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of
Contents
Features.........................5
Important
REGULATORYINFORMATION.
FCCWARNING........................9
CAUTION............................9
safety
instructions
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
RegulatoryNotices...............12
Warning.............................12
Caution.............................12
IndustryCanadarequirement.
FCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT.
. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
FCCWarning.........................12
Disposalofyouroldappliance.
. . . . . . . . .
Packagecontents.................14
Nameofeachcomponent.
Topandfrontviews....................15
Rightandleftviews....................16
. . . . . . . .
Installingsoftware................17
Before
installing
LGMediaCenter.....................18
LGLyricsCenter.....................19
Installing
Win98SE
the
MSC
operating
Device
program
Driver
. . . .
. . . . .
.13
.15
Installationofthe
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12
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ConnectingtothePC..............24
To
Use
a
mode...............................24
Todownloadfiles......................24
When
MP3
Mode...............................25
the
Using
Todownloadfiles......................27
Replacingfirmware................28
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media
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therapy
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disk-In
feature
toPCin
the
MSC
. . . .
23
the
MTP
MTP
mode
27
Toupgradefirmware...................28
Installationandconnection
. . . . . . . . .
.29
TousetheACadapter..................29
Tochargethebattery...................29
ToconnecttheUSBcable...............30
To
disconnect
the
USB
Cable
(In
the
MSC
mode)...............................30
17
22
Basicoperation...................32
Toturnon/offthepower.................32
Lockfeature..........................32
Resetfeature.........................32
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Table
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Volumecontrol.......................33
Homemenuscreen....................33
Toselectfeatures.....................33
Playingmusic....................34
Musicplayingscreen...................34
Toplaythemusicfile...................34
Pause..............................35
Tosearchthenextorpreviousfile
. . . . . . . .
Speedsearch........................35
Repeat..............................35
EZmenu(Seeonpage53).............35
ViewMusicFile..................36
ViewPlaylist.........................36
Playlist-MyPlaylist....................36
Playlist-PCPlaylist...................36
Library..............................37
Recordedfile.........................37
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To
Playlist
add/delete
file
to/from
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Playlist..............................38
ViewAllList..........................38
PlayingVideo....................39
Toplayvideofiles.....................39
Toplayvideofile/pause................39
. . . . .
Toplaythenextorpreviousmusicfile
39
Speedsearchofvideofiles..............39
CaptureScreen.......................39
EZmenu(Seeonpage53)..............40
ViewPlaylist..........................40
ViewAllList..........................40
35
ViewPhotoFile...................41
Viewthephotofile.....................41
ViewPlaylist..........................42
ViewAllList..........................42
EZmenu(Seeonpage53)..............42
ViewText.......................43
ViewTextFile.........................43
ViewPlaylist..........................43
ViewAllList..........................44
EZmenu(Seeonpage53)..............44
My
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Voicerecording.......................45
Toconnecttotheexternaldevice
To
record
through
an
external
device
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
.46
46
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Contents
FMradioreception................48
FMradioreceptionscreen...............48
TolistentotheFMradio................48
TosearchtheFMradiostations.
TosetFMradiochannel................49
To
TosearchChannel....................50
TodeleteSavedChannel...............51
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. . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
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UsingEZmenu..................53
ToselectEZfeature...................53
Set/Move/CancelBookmark.
Mediaselection.......................54
. . . . . . . . . . .
Toselectthemedia,...................54
TosetRadioChannel..................55
PageFind...........................55
Favoritesongs........................56
Settingdetails....................57
Setupmenustructure..................57
Music...............................57
Photo...............................58
Radio...............................58
Record..............................58
48
Text................................59
Battery..............................59
50
Time................................59
Generalsetup.........................60
USB................................60
the
Media
application
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Center
Firmware
program
52
LGMediaCenter......................61
LG
Using
Updating
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. . . . .
61
61
LGLyricsCenter......................62
Viewthemanual.......................62
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Installationofthe
Adobe
Acrobat
Reader
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62
Troubleshooting..................63
Specifications....................65
http://www.lge.com.....................66
Supportedfilespecification.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
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MF-JM53E8K/W
MF-JM53X8K/W
Names
Model
By
FM
Voice
Recording
O O O
X
X X X
O O
Line-in
14

Name
of
each
component
Top
and
front
views
1.
2
.
3
.
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
.
-
-
-
5.
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
.
Display
Line-in
/USB
Search
Music
mode:
Radio
mode(Optional):
Text
mode:
Video
mode:
Photo
mode:
mode:
Setting
Navigation
Move
up/down
Move
up/down
Presstomake
Search/FF(
Music
mode:
Radio
mode(Optional):
Text
mode:
Video
mode:
Photo
mode:
mode:
Setting
Reset
hole
/
REW
ports
( )
Previous
Previous
Previous
Previous
Exit
Bar
to
to
menu
Next
Next
Next
Next
Select
/
Backward
Title
/
Search
Decrease
Page
File
/
Search
Photo
the
menu
control
volume
menus
navigate
selections
)/Forwardbutton
Title
/
Search
Increase
page
File
/
Search
photo
the
corresponding
button
frequency
frequency
menu.
15

Name
Right
and
left
of
views
each
component
1.
Play
2
.
EZ
3
.
Menu
-
Press
-
When
are
availableineach
4
.
Record
5
.
Earphones
6
. M
7.
Hold
-
Slide
from
-
This
doesn't
/
Pause
button
button
oncetoaccess
the
Music,
highlighted,
button/A-B
IChole
to
the
working.
is
helpful
accidently
button
Photo,
PRESS
folder.
port
(Optional)
HOLD
positiontoprevent
when
you
power
(Power
the
main
VideoorText
AND
Repeat
wanttomake
on
whenitis
on/off)
menu
HOLD
to
menu
view
other
sure
stored.
the
icons
the
buttons
player
files
16

Installing
Before
gram
Check
computer
Player.
Minimum
Operating
Windows
installing
the
minimal
before
system
-
CD
ROM
Drive
-
MinimumofPentium3
(minimum)
-
100MB
or
Hi-color
MSC
For
Media
Download
mode
(16
environment
MTP
Media
mode
Media
user
Windows
more
Player
only)
larger
mode
XP/SP1
can
information,
the
Media
-
-
-
-
-
The
Windows
dows
The
with
Windows
system
usingLGportable
requirements
or
bit)
Player
is
applied.
Player
download
Media
10.
JANUS
the
processor
hard
disk
higher
is
applied
or
higher-version
10.Tothe
10
Player
see
DRM-applied
Player
software
operating
requirements
HDD
/
128MB
800X600
space,
level
vide
card,
to
the
PC
equipped
OS
lower-version
the
file
using
10
menu.
the
menu
Help
10
files
or
LG
Media
pro-
for
your
MP3
Memory
mode
Sound
with
or
the
Win-
OS,
Synchronize
of
Windows
through
Center.
(MTP
card
-
Download
Media
Center.
-
Download
Cast
or
a
LG
Media
Center
-
Windows
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Windows
6.0
or
higher
-
Windows
automatically
Media
Center.
edinordertoinstall
-
The
MTP
Center.
LG
the
Music
the
Lyrics
-
Windows
therapy
-
Windows
9
or
Center
higher
DRM-applied
X-Sync
the
music
store
files
music
2000/XP
Media
Player
Media
Player
installed
Internet
Internet
modeisrecommended
98SE/ME/2000/XP
98SE/ME/2000/XP,
purchased
through
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or
or
during
connection
Internet
files
through
at
theLGMedia
/
Internet
higher
Explorer
installationofthe
mustbeconnect-
Explorer.
for
theLGMedia
mode
(MSC
Windows
the
theLGMedia
Center.
Explorer
will
LG
only)
Media
Player
LG
be
17

Installing
Media
LG
2
3
4
5
1.
ROM.
.
-
.
.
checkbox,
.
button.
Insert
Select
For
Follow
Read
Select
Center
the
operation
theLGMedia
more
information,
the
the
License
the
displayed
and
installation
Agreement.
click
program
see
on
software
CD
into
Center.
61
and
page
instructions.
Select
button.
[Next]
and
path,
click
page
the
on
the
CD
62.
[Next]
6
.
7
.
Click
on
[Install]
installationoftheLGMedia
During
the
user
can
the
Internet
install
and
environment.
buttontostart
the
Windows
for
Explorer
installation.
Media
the
operating
Center,
Player
18

Installing
8
.
After
button.
finishing
the
software
installation,
click
on
[Finish]
LG
2
3
1.
.
.
Lyrics
Insert
ROM.
Select
Follow
the
the
the
Center
operation
LG
Lyrics
displayed
program
Center.
instructions.
CD
into
the
CD
9
.
ClickonStart
Center
>
All
the
Programs
program.
to
start
>
LG
Media
4
.
Select
the
language,
and
click
on
button.
[OK]
19

Installing
5
.
Click
on
[Next]
6
.
Read
the
checkbox.
License
software
button.
Agreement,
7
.
Select
the
on
[Yes]
installation
installation
button.
button.
and
select
the
8
9
.
.
Program
Click
path,
will
start.
and
click
on
[Next]
20

Installing
10
.
Windows
appear.
Click
media
on
software
format
installation
button.
[Yes]
screen
will
11
.
Click
on
button
to
finish
[OK]
installationofthe
program.
12
.
ClickonStart
ter to
start
the
>
All
program.
programs
>
LG
Lyrics
Cen-
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