LG SR85TS-F, AR805TS User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

DIGITAL A/V RECEIVER
SYSTEM

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

MODEL

AR805TS (AR805TS, SR85TS-F/S/C/W)

P/NO : MFL63267063

Safety Information

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Safety Information

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 ash 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
sucient 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
conned space such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to
water (dripping or splashing) and no objects lled
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 specication 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 re. 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

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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, re 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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Safety Information

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Contents

Contents

1

Safety Information

2 Cautions and Warnings

3 Copyrights

2

Preparation

6 Introduction

6 About the “ ” Symbol

Display

6 Symbols Used in this

Manual

6 Accessories

7 Required cables

8 Remote control

10 Front panel

11 Rear panel

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Installation

12 Installing speakers

13 Connecting speakers

14 Connecting to Your TV

14 Video/Audio (Left/Right)

connection

15 HDMI connection

16 Resolution Setting

16 Connecting TV or components

with HDMI jack

17 Connecting components with

analog video and audio jacks

17 AV IN 1 connection

17 AV IN 2 connection

18 Connecting components with

Digital Audio jacks

18 Optical digital audio

connection

18 Coaxial digital audio

connection

19 Connecting the portable device

19 Connecting the antennas

20 Connecting the headphones

21 Settings

21 Adjusting the Setup

Settings

21 [Language] Menu

21 [Display] Menu

22 [Audio] Menu

23 [Others] Menu

Contents

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Operation

24 Turning On the unit

24 Selecting the input source

25 Adjusting the speaker levels

26 Enjoying various sound mode

26 Sound Effect

27 Bass Blast

27 Setting the USER EQ

27 Listening to FM/AM radio

27 Automatic tuning

27 Manual tuning

28 Presetting radio stations

28 Tuning to preset stations

28 Deleting the preset stations

28 Deleting all the preset

stations

29 Playing the USB device

29 Basic operations

31 Listening to music

32 Playing a movie file

34 Viewing a photo

35 Dimmer

35 Screen Saver

36 Using the Sleep Timer

36 Using microphone

5

Maintenance

37 Handling the Unit

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Troubleshooting

38 Troubleshooting

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Appendix

40 Trademarks and Licenses

41 Specifications

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6 Preparation

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Preparation

Introduction

Preparation

About the “ ” Symbol Display

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

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

MUSIC

PHOTO

Movie les contained in
the USB

Music les contained in
the USB

Photo les contained in
the USB

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied
accessories.

FM antenna (1) AM antenna (1)

HDMI cable (1) Speaker cables (5)

Analog audio cable
(1)

Remote control (1) Batteries (2)

Composite video
cable (1)

7Preparation

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)

• Optical digital audio cable

• USB cable

• HDMI cable

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Preparation

• Portable cable

NOTE

• Turn o 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.

• Coaxial digital audio cable

8 Preparation

Remote control

Preparation

Battery Installation

• • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • •

POWER (1): Switches the unit ON or OFF.

TV control buttons: Controls the TV. (LG TV

only)

: Turns the TV on or o.

--1-

- AV/INPUT : Switches the TV’s input source

between the TV and other input sources.

INPUT buttons: Selects the input source you
want to use. (Page 25)

- AV: Selects the input source connected to

AV IN 1/2 jack.

- PORTABLE: Selects the input source

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.
(Page 32)

DIMMER: The display window is darken by
half. (Page 35)

SLEEP: Sets the system to turn o
automatically at a specied 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.

9Preparation

• • • • • • • • • b • • • • • • • •

./>

(SKIP): Goes to the next or previous

chapter / track / le.

m/M

(SCAN): Searches backward or

forward.

x

(STOP): Stops playback.

N

(PLAY): Starts playback.

X

(PAUSE): Pauses playback.

• • • • • • • • • c • • • • • • • •

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

SOUND EFFECT: Selects a sound eect mode.
(Page 26)

VOL (-/+) : Adjusts speaker volume.

MUTE ( ): Turns o the sound temporarily.

Press the button again to restore the sound.

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

• • • • • • • • • d • • • • • • • •

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 les 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)

• • • • • • • • • e • • • • • • • •

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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Preparation

10 Preparation

Front panel

Preparation

STANDBY/ON (1/[)

a

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

INPUT SELECTOR

b

Selects the input source. Rotate this knob

until the input source you want appears in
the display window.

Display window

c

Shows the current status of the unit.

MASTER VOLUME

d

Adjusts the speaker volume.

PHONES connector

e

Connects a stereo headphone plug (

3.5 mm) to PHONES connector for private
listening. (Page 20)

MULTI CONTROL

f

Adjusts the various options.

BASS BLAST

g

Selects the BASS BLAST sound mode

directly. (Page 27)

SOUND EFFECT

h

Selects a sound eect mode. (Page 26)

j

k

USER EQ

i

l

m

n o

p

Sets the USER EQ mode (BASS, MIDDLE

and TREBLE). (Page 27)

ENTER

j

Acknowledges menu selection.

PLAY/PAUSE

k

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.

STOP

l

Stops playback.

MIC

m

Connects a microphone ( 6.3 mm) to

MIC jack.

PORT. IN

n

Connects a portable device (MP3 player,

etc) to PORT. IN jack.

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

o

Connects the components with analog

audio/video output jacks (camcorder,
video game, etc).

USB port (5 V 500 mA)

p

Connects an USB device to USB port.

Rear panel

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Preparation

a

Speakers connectors

a

Connects the speaker cables.

OPTICAL IN 1/2

b

Connects other components with an

optical digital audio output.

COAXIAL IN 1/2

c

Connects other components with a coaxial

digital audio output.

HDMI IN

d

Connects the component with HDMI

output.

HDMI OUT

e

Connects a TV or component with HDMI

input.

b

d

c

efghi

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

f

Connects the components with analog

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

AUDIO L/R OUTPUT

g

Connects the components with analog

audio input jacks.

Antenna connectors

h

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

VIDEO OUT

i

Connects to your TV or projector with

video input.

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Installation

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

Installation

illustrations in these instructions dier 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
conguration

B

A

C

G

F

F

A

D

A

H

A

A

A

A

A

E

Front speaker (left)/ B Front speaker

A

(right)

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

Center speaker

C

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

Rear speaker (left)/ E Rear speaker

D

(right)

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

Subwoofer

F/G

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 reections.

Unit

H

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.

13Installation

Connecting speakers

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

Speaker system connection

Front speaker (R)

Black

SubwooferSubwoofer

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

Red

Center speaker

Noir

Black

Rear speaker (R)

Red

Red

Front speaker (L)

Noir

Black

Rear speaker (L)

Red

Red

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

Color Speaker Position

Green Center Center

Orange Subwoofer Any front

position

Red Front Front right

White Front Front left

Grey Rear Rear right

Blue Rear Rear left

To connect the cable to the speakers,

press each plastic nger pad to open the
connection terminals on the base of each
speaker. Insert the wire and release the
nger pad.

CAUTION

• Be careful to make sure children not to put their
hands or any objects into the *speaker duct.
*Speaker duct: A hall for plentiful bass sound on
speaker cabinet (enclosure).

• 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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Installation

Connect the black end of each wire to the

terminals marked -(minus) and the other
end to the terminals marked + (plus).

14 Installation

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)

Installation

NOTE

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

• Turn o 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).