LG PC14DAB User manual

PC14-UB.DGBRLL_ENG(UK)_6128
PC14DAB(PC14-UB)
P/NO : MFL42956128
FOR THE GUARANTEE TERMS & CONDITIONS, PLEASE REFER TO BACK COVER OF THIS MANUAL.

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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE
COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE 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.
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: This product employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Shall the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized
service center. Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. 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 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 center. 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.
Disposal of your old appliance
1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it
means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately
from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.
3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health.
4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance,
please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
This product is manufactured to comply with EMC Directive
2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC. European representative :
LG Electronics Service Europe B.V. Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands (Tel : [phone])
Safety Precaution
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

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Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.
Contents Hooking up the Unit 4 Main Unit 5 Remote control 6 Listening to CDs 7 Using an iPod 8 Listening to music from your portable device 9 Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field 9 Listening to the radio 10 Listening to the DAB 11 Setting the Clock 12 Using your unit as an alarm clock 12 Using an USB device 13 Recording to USB 14 Troubleshooting 15 Specifications 15
POWER: This unit operates on a mains supply of 100 - 240V, 50/60Hz. WIRING: This unit is supplied with a BSI 1363 approved 13 amp mains plug, fused at 5 amp. When replacing the fuse always use a 5 amp BS 1362, BSI or ASTA approved type. Never use this plug with the fuse cover omitted. To obtain a replacement fuse cover contact your dealer. If the type of plug supplied is not suitable for the mains sockets in your home, then the plug should be removed and a suitable type fitted. Please refer to the wiring instructions below: WARNING: Amains plug removed from the mains lead of this unit must be destroyed. A mains plug with bared wires is hazardous if inserted in a mains socket. Do not connect either wire to the earth pin, marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow. If any other plug is fitted, use a 5 amp fuse, either in the plug, or at the distribution board. IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following codes: - BLUE: NEUTRAL, BROWN: LIVE - As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this unit may not correspond with the coloured marking identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.
iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
•“Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessory has
been designed to connect specifically to iPod and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
•Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or
its compliance with safety and regulatory standards

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Hooking up the Unit (Back Panel)
Plug the power Cord into a wall socket
a. Before connecting the AC power
cord, check whether the operating voltage of your unit is identical with the voltage of your local power supplied.
b. Connect one end of the AC power
cord (supplied) to the AC IN socket located at the backside of your unit.
c. Plug the other end into the wall
outlet.
PHONES (Headphone jack) Connect a headphone plug ( 3.5 mm) into the jack to listen to the sound through headphones. Connecting headphones (not supplied) will switch off the speakers.
Connect the DAB aerial
Place it to the place where strong signals are received.

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Main Unit
CLOCK (For setting the clock and checking the time.).
BB/xx
Play/ Stop.
USB REC. Recording to USB.
ALARM 1, 2
With the ALARM function you can turn CD, iPod, DAB,
USB play and radio reception on at a desired time.
(See use your unit as an alarm clock)
EJECT
Ejects or inserts the CD from the slot loader.
VOL. (vv/VV) Control the volume when using any function. TUN.-/+ / ./> Scanning/ Tuning/ Searching
iPod Dock
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Turn on or off.
INPUT/FUNC.(function) Selects the function.
CD Slot • Do not push a disc forcibly into the CD slot. • Do not pull or push a disc while a disc is ejected. • Press EJECT again to reinsert the disc after ejecting it.
• pick it to the CD slot with the label side toward.
FM ANT.
FM radio antenna
USB Port
SNOOZE/SET
Top controls
Front controls

Remote control
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• Listen to your tracks repeatedly or
randomly.
• Select another tracks. (iPod Docking)
• Stops playback or recording • Saves radio stations. • Sets the alarm function
• Starts or pauses playback
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CH
-/+
TUN
BB/XX
• Selects the radio station. • Search for a section within a track. • Skips Fast backward or Forward.
REPEAT
MENU
xx
ENTER
• Power on/ off
• Fall asleep while listening to your
unit.
• Dim the display light.
• You can wake up to music or a
radio program at a preset time.
F
ALARM
• Changes the functions.
Change the functions among iPod, PORTABLE, FM, DAB, CD, USB.
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SLEEP
LIGHT
• Search for a folder of MP3/ WMA
Files. When a CD containing MP3/ WMA files in several folders is being played, press FOLDER•PRESET to select the folder you want to play.
• Choose a ‘preset number’ for a
radio station.
• Control the volume when using any
function.
• Sound quality adjustment.
You can choose sound impressions
MUTE
EQ
• Temporarily stop the sound
Press the button again to return to the sound.
VOL
FOLDER
•
PRESET
v
v
+
-
Put the battery in the remote control Make sure that the + (plus) and - (minus) on the battery (size AAA) match those on the remote control.
• Search radio stations by DAB
radio type.
• Changes the display information
of DAB channel.
• Starts or pauses recording
• Search radio stations by DAB
radio type
• Aligning the service names • DAB band scanning
RDS
DAB MODE
REC
PTY
SCAN/SORT

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NOTE : • This unit cannot be operated by 8cm disc. (Using 12cm disc only) • when you insert disc in the during play mode it plays the disc
automatically .
About MP3/ WMA MP3/ WMA Disc compatibility with this unit is limited as follows: • Sampling Frequency : 32 - 48 kHz (MP3), 32 - 48 kHz (WMA) •Bit rate : 32 - 320 kbps (MP3), 40 - 320 kbps (WMA) • CD-R physical format : ISO 9660/ JOEILT • If you record MP3/ WMA files using the software which cannot create a
FILE SYSTEM, for example “Direct-CD” etc., it is impossible to playback MP3 files. We recommend that you use “Easy-CD Creator”, which creates an ISO 9660 file system.
•Do not use special letters such as “/ : * ? “ < >”etc. •Even if the total number of files on the disc has more than 1000, it will
only be shown up to 999.
Listening to CDs
1. Insert the CD:
The display will show the total number of tracks (files).
2. Select the CD function 3. Start the CD playing 4. To stop a CD playing
ON UNIT ON REMOTE
INPUT/FUNC.
BB/xx BB/xx
F
BB/XX
xxENTER
Listening to CDs - more you can do Pausing or restarting a CD 1 Press
BB/[]
during playback.
2Press this button again to resume play.
Searching for a section within a track Hold bb / BB on the unit or ./>on the remote control
during playback
and release it at the point you want to listen to. Skipping to another track (files) Press bb / BB on the unit or ./>on the remote control in stop status. Listening to your tracks (files) repeatedly or randomly Press REPEAT/MENU on the remote control repeatedly, the display changes in the following order, RPT 1 - RPT ALL - RANDOM - OFF.

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Using an iPod
You can listen to music by connecting iPod to the player. Connect iPod to “iPod DOCK” on the upper part of the unit.
1. Select the iPod function 2. “IPOD” displays 3. Start the playing 4. Before disconnecting the iPod,
change to any other function by pressing
5. Remove iPod
ON UNIT ON REMOTE
INPUT/FUNC.
BB/xx
INPUT/FUNC.
F
BB/XX
F
Using an iPod - more you can do Listening to music from your iPod Operate iPod by using the unit or the remote control after connected to the unit. When connected, the unit operates as the connected iPod does and the states like FOLDER •PRESET are changed by the iPod setting.
For “iPod Touch” model, the explanation of some functions may not be applicable.
NOTE : • When the connection with iPod is not solid and the remaining battery is
not enough, the message “ERROR” is displayed.
• iPod is automatically charged when connected to the player. • While operating iPod to change the iPod sleep mode, press and hold
BB/XXon the remote control for about 5 seconds and to exit the iPod
sleep mode by pressing BB/XXagain
ON REMOTE
BB/XX
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REPEAT/MENU
FOLDER •PRESET
Operations
Pause or restart
Skip or Search
Moves to the previous menu
Move to a desired item
Choose a item
Using the remote control
BB/xx
bb / BB
- -
ON UNIT

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Listening to music from your portable player
1. Connect the portable player by
plugging the unit into PORTABLE IN on the rear of the unit
2. Turn the power on 3. Select the PORTABLE function 4. Turn the portable player on and
start it playing
ON UNIT
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INPUT/FUNC.
ON REMOTE
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F
The unit can be used to play the music from many types of portable player.
Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field
This system has a number of pre-set surround sound fields. You can select a desired sound mode by using EQ. The displayed items for the Equalizer may be different depending on sound sources and effects.
ON DISPLAY Description
POP This program lends an enthusiastic atmosphere to the CLASSIC sound, giving you the feeling you are at an actual JAZZ pop, classic or jazz concert. NORMAL You can enjoy the sound without equalizer effect.

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Listening to the radio
1. Select the FM 2. Select the radio station 3. To ‘save’ a radio station:
Apreset number will show in the display.
4. To select a ‘saved’ station 5. To confirm press: Up to 30 radio
stations can be saved.
INPUT/FUNC.
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F
./>
xxENTER
FOLDER•PRESET
xxENTER
Listening to the radio - More you can do Looking for radio stations automatically 1 Press and hold TUN. - /+ on the unit or TUN - /+ on the remote control
for more than 0.5 second.
2The tuner will scan automatically and stop when it finds a radio station. Deleting all the saved stations 1Press and hold ENTER on the
remote control
for two seconds. “ERASE”
shows.
2 Press ENTER on the
remote control
to erase all the saved stations.
Improve poor FM reception Press PLAY (BB/xx)on the unit or PLAY (BB/XX) (MO./ST.) on the
remote control. This will change the tuner from stereo to mono and usually improve the reception.
ON UNIT ON REMOTE
Pulls out the FM antenna from the main unit.
See information about your radio stations - optional The FM tuner is supplied with the Radio Data System (RDS) facility. This shows the letters RDS on the display, plus information about the radio station being listened to. Press RDS on the remote control several times to view the information. PTY - Programme Type, such as News, Sport, Jazz. RT - Radio Text, the name of the radio station. CT - Time Control, the time at the location of the radio station. PS - Programme Service name, the name of channel. You can search the radio stations by programme type by pressing RDS. The display will show the last PTY in use. Press PTY one or more times to select your preferred programme type. Press and hold ./>. The tuner will search automatically. When a station is found the search will stop.