LG ARX8000 Owner’s Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

DIGITAL A/V RECEIVER SYSTEM

Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference.

MODEL

ARX8000 (ARX8000, SR85TS-F/S/C/W)

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Safety Information

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

Cautions and Warnings

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over heating. The openings shall be never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product shall not be placed in a builtin installation such as a bookcase or rack unless

proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instruction has been adhered to.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord

Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit;

That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the specification page of this owner’s manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it, discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized service centre. Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical

abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cord exits the appliance. To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains cord plug. When installing the product, ensure that the plug is easily accessible.

Safety Information

This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator.

Safety way to remove the battery or the battery from the equipment:

Remove the old battery or battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possible threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put it in the appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batteries or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local, free reimbursement systems batteries and accumulators. The battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Copyrights

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without permission. This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these discs picture noise will appear. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS,

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.

You have to set the disc format option to [Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live File System, you cannot use it on LG players.

(Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system for Windows Vista)

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Contents

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Safety Information

2Cautions and Warnings

3Copyrights

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Preparation

6 Introduction

6About the “” Symbol Display

6Symbols Used in this Manual

6Accessories

7Required cables

8Remote control

10Front panel

11Rear panel

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Installation

12Installing speakers

13Connecting speakers

14Connecting to Your TV

14Video/Audio (Left/Right) connection

15HDMI connection

16Resolution Setting

16Connecting TV or components with HDMI jack

17Connecting components with analog video and audio jacks

17	AV IN 1 connection

17AV IN 2 connection

18Connecting components with Digital Audio jacks

18Optical digital audio connection

18Coaxial digital audio connection

19Connecting the portable device

19Connecting the antennas

20Connecting the headphones

21Settings

21Adjusting the Setup Settings

21	[Language] Menu

21[Display] Menu

22[Audio] Menu

23[Others] Menu

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Operation

24 Turning On the unit

24Selecting the input source

25Adjusting the speaker levels

26Enjoying various sound mode

26Sound Effect

27Bass Blast

27	Setting the USER EQ
27 Listening to FM/AM radio
27	Automatic tuning

27Manual tuning

28Presetting radio stations

28	Tuning to preset stations
28	Deleting the preset stations

28Deleting all the preset stations

29Playing the USB device

29	Basic operations

31Listening to music

32Playing a movie file

34Viewing a photo

35Dimmer

35Screen Saver

36Using the Sleep Timer

36Using microphone

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Maintenance

37 Handling the Unit

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Troubleshooting

38 Troubleshooting

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Appendix

40Trademarks and Licenses

41Specifications

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“” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that specific media.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

FM antenna (1)

AM antenna (1)

Symbols Used in this Manual

NOTE

Indicates special notes and operating features.

CAUTION

Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages from abuse.

A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to the disc represented by the symbol.

			Movie files contained in
	MOVIE
			the USB
			Music files contained in
	MUSIC
			the USB
			Photo files contained in
	PHOTO
			the USB

HDMI cable (1)

Speaker cables (5)

Analog audio cable	Composite video
(1)	cable (1)

Remote control (1)

Batteries (2)

Coaxial digital audio cable (1)

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Required cables

The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages assume the use of the following connection cables.

You must purchase the connection cables separately if necessary.

•Analog audio cable

White (L)

Red (R)

•Composite video cable

Yellow

•Analog audio/Composite video cable

Yellow (Video)

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

•HDMI cable

•Portable cable

NOTE

•Turn off the power to all components before making any connections.

•When connecting an audio/video cable, be sure to match the colour-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components: yellow (video) to yellow; white (left, audio) to white; and red (right, audio) to red.

•When connecting optical digital cables, insert the cable plugs straight in until they click into place.

•Do not bend or tie optical digital cables.

•Optical digital audio cable

•USB cable

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	Remote control		• • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • •
			POWER (1): Switches the unit ON or OFF.
			TV control buttons: Controls the TV. (LG TV
			only)
			- 1 : Turns the TV on or off.
			- AV/INPUT : Switches the TV’s input source
	2		between the TV and other input sources.
			INPUT buttons: Selects the input source you
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			- PORTABLE: Selects the input source
			want to use. (Page 25)
			- AV: Selects the input source connected to
			AV IN 1/2 jack.
			connected to PORT. IN jack.
			- OPTICAL: Selects the input source
			connected to OPTICAL IN 1/2 jack.
			- COAXIAL: Selects the input source
			connected to COAXIAL IN 1/2 jack.
			- HDMI IN: Selects the input source
			connected to HDMI IN jack.
			- RADIO: Selects the FM/AM.
			- USB: Selects the input source connected to
			USB port.
			CLEAR: Deletes a preset stations. (Page 28)
			REPEAT: Selects a play mode. (Repeat
			playback/ Random playback) (Page 32)
			AUTO DJ: Selects the AUTO DJ mode.
	Battery Installation		(Page 32)
			DIMMER: The display window is darken by
			half. (Page 35)
			SLEEP: Sets the system to turn off
			automatically at a specified time. (Page 36)
	Remove the battery cover
	on the rear of the Remote
	Control, and insert two R03
	(size AAA) batteries with
	and	matched correctly.

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./>(SKIP): Goes to the next or previous chapter / track / file.

m/M(SCAN): Searches backward or forward.

x(STOP): Stops playback.

N(PLAY): Starts playback.

X(PAUSE): Pauses playback.

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SPEAKER LEVEL: Sets the sound level of desired speaker. (Page 25)

SOUND EFFECT: Selects a sound effect mode. (Page 26)

VOL (-/+) : Adjusts speaker volume.

MUTE (): Turns off the sound temporarily. Press the button again to restore the sound.

BASS BLAST: Selects the BASS BLAST sound mode directly. (Page 27)

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SETUP: Displays or exits the [SETUP] menu.

RETURN (O): Moves backwards in the menu or exits the setup menu.

INFO/DISPLAY (): Displays or exits Onscreen Display. (Page 33, 35)

ENTER (): Acknowledges menu selection.

MARKER: Marks music files on the [MUSIC] menu. (Page 31)

PRESET (-/+): Selects a preset stations.

TUNING (-/+): Tunes in the desired radio station.

U/u/I/i (up/ down/ left/ right): Selects an option in the menu.

MONO/STEREO: Selects mono/stereo in FM mode. (Page 27)

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MIC VOL (-/+): Adjusts the microphone volume. (Page 36)

ECHO VOL (-/+): Adjusts the echo volume. (Page 36)

0 to 9 numerical buttons: Selects numbered options in a menu.

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aSTANDBY/ON (1/[)

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

bINPUT SELECTOR

Selects the input source. Rotate this knob until the input source you want appears in the display window.

cDisplay window

Shows the current status of the unit.

dMASTER VOLUME

Adjusts the speaker volume.

ePHONES connector

Connects a stereo headphone plug ( 3.5 mm) to PHONES connector for private listening. (Page 20)

fMULTI CONTROL

Adjusts the various options.

gBASS BLAST

Selects the BASS BLAST sound mode directly. (Page 27)

hSOUND EFFECT

Selects a sound effect mode. (Page 26)

iUSER EQ

Sets the USER EQ mode (BASS, MIDDLE and TREBLE). (Page 27)

jENTER

Acknowledges menu selection.

kPLAY/PAUSE

Starts playback.

Pauses playback, press it again to exit pause status.

Moves to the BASS mode if you press PLAY/ PAUSE on the front panel while the “USER EQ” is displayed in the display window.

lSTOP

Stops playback.

mMIC

Connects a microphone ( 6.3 mm) to MIC jack.

nPORT. IN

Connects a portable device (MP3 player, etc) to PORT. IN jack.

oAV IN 2 (L-AUDIO-R, VIDEO)

Connects the components with analog audio/video output jacks (camcorder, video game, etc).

pUSB port (5 V 500 mA)

Connects an USB device to USB port.

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aSpeakers connectors

Connects the speaker cables.

bOPTICAL IN 1/2

Connects other components with an optical digital audio output.

cCOAXIAL IN 1/2

Connects other components with a coaxial digital audio output.

dHDMI IN

Connects the component with HDMI output.

eHDMI OUT

Connects a TV or component with HDMI input.

fAV IN 1 (L-AUDIO-R, VIDEO)

Connects the components with analog audio/video output jacks (DVD player, Bluray disc player, Satellite tuner, Set-top box, etc).

gAUDIO L/R OUTPUT

Connects the components with analog audio input jacks.

hAntenna connectors

FM – Connects the FM wired antenna. AM – Connects the AM loop antenna.

iVIDEO OUT

Connects to your TV or projector with video input.

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Installing speakers

The unit allows you to use 5.2 channel system. The following illustration shows an example of positioning the system. Note that the

illustrations in these instructions differ from the actual unit for explanation purposes. For the best possible rear sound, all the speakers other than the subwoofer should be placed at the same distance from the listening position (A).

Example of 5.2 channel speaker system configuration

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AFront speaker (left)/ BFront speaker (right)

Place the front speakers to the sides of the monitor or screen and as flush with the screen surface as possible.

CCenter speaker

Place the center speaker above or below the monitor or screen.

DRear speaker (left)/ ERear speaker (right)

Place these speakers behind your listening position, facing slightly inwards.

F/GSubwoofer

The position of the subwoofer is not so critical, because low bass sounds are not highly directional. But it is better to place the subwoofer near the front speakers. Turn it slightly toward the center of the room to reduce the wall reflections.

HUnit

CAUTION

• Be careful that the speaker should not fall down. Otherwise it may result in the speaker malfunctioning and causing personal injury and/ or property damage.

•Make sure to install the speaker with other people in order to prevent it from falling and causing injuries to the installer.

	Installation
Connecting speakers	2. Connect the wires to the speakers. Connect
	the other end of each wire to the correct
	speaker according to the color coding:

Before connecting the cables, be sure to						Color	Speaker	Position
disconnect the AC power cord.						Green	Center	Center
Speaker system connection						Orange	Subwoofer	Any front
								position
Front speaker (R)		Center speaker		Front speaker (L)		Red	Front	Front right
Black	Red	Noir	Red	Noir	Red	White	Front	Front left
						Grey	Rear	Rear right
						Blue	Rear	Rear left
						To connect the cable to the speakers,
						press each plastic finger pad to open the
						connection terminals on the base of each
						speaker. Insert the wire and release the
						finger pad.
						CAUTION
		Black	Red	Black	Red
		Rear speaker (R)		Rear speaker (L)		• Be careful to make sure children not to put their
Subwoofer	Subwoofer					hands or any objects into the *speaker duct.
						*Speaker duct: A hall for plentiful bass sound on
						speaker cabinet (enclosure).

1.Connect the wires to the unit. To connect the cable to the unit, press each plastic finger pad to open the connection terminal. Insert the wire and release the finger pad.

•Place the centre speaker at a safe distance from the child’s reach. Otherwise it may result in the speaker falling down and causing personal injury and/or property damage.

•The speakers contain magnet parts, so color irregularity may occur on the TV screen or PC monitor screen. Please use the speakers far away from either TV screen or PC monitor.

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Connect the black end of each wire to the terminals marked -(minus) and the other end to the terminals marked + (plus).

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Connecting to Your TV

You can watch the selected input image when you connect the VIDEO OUT or HDMI OUT jack to a TV.

It is not necessary to connect all the cables. Connect the cables according to the jacks of your components.

•Video/Audio (Left/Right) connection (page 14)

•HDMI connection (page 15)

NOTE

•Before connecting the cables, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

•Turn off the power to all components before making any connections.

•When connecting an audio/video cable, be sure to match the colour-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components: yellow (video) to yellow; white (left, audio) to white; and red (right, audio) to red.

Video/Audio (Left/Right) connection

Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the unit to the video in jack on the TV using a video cable. Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the unit to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables.

	Video/Audio Connection
	Unit
	Audio cable
	TV	Video
		cable

Set the TV’s source to VIDEO (refer to TV’s Owner’s manual).