LG CJ98, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...www lg com OWNER S MANUAL Mini Hi Fi System Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference MODEL CJ98 CJ98 NJ98F MFL00000000 ...

Page 2: ...ON Do not use high voltage products around this product ex Electrical swatter This product may malfunction due to electrical shock 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 perf...

Page 3: ...rticular attention to plugs wall outlets and the point where the cord exits the appliance The Power Plug is the disconnecting device In case of an emergency the Power Plug must remain readily accessible 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 ...

Page 4: ... MP3 WMA file 19 Deleting a file folder or format 19 Playback Effect 19 DJ EFFECT 19 SCRATCH 20 AUTO DJ 20 DJ PRO 21 DJ LOOP 21 PARTY THRUST 22 Using BLUETOOTH wireless technology 22 Listening to music stored on the Bluetooth devices 25 Using the Music Flow Bluetooth App 25 About Music Flow Bluetooth App 25 Install Music Flow Bluetooth App onto Your Bluetooth Device 26 Activate Bluetooth with Musi...

Page 5: ...lock 39 Setting the Clock through Music Flow Bluetooth App 39 Using your player as an alarm clock 40 LG Sound Sync 41 WIRELESS PARTY LINK Connection 4 Troubleshooting 42 Troubleshooting 42 General 5 Appendix 44 General specifications 45 Speakers specifications 45 Trademarks and Licenses 46 Maintenance 46 Notes on Discs 46 Handling the Unit ...

Page 6: ...c Playback effects Listens to music with various sound and playback effects USB Direct Recording Records music to your USB device Music Flow Bluetooth Music Flow Bluetooth is an app designed to let you take control of some of LG s latest audio devices Page 25 LG Sound Sync Controls volume level of this unit by the remote control of your LG TV that is compatible with LG Sound Sync ...

Page 7: ...ve File System you cannot use it on LG players Mastered Live File System Disc format system for Windows Vista Compatible USB Devices y y MP3 Player Flash type MP3 player y y USB Flash Drive Devices that support USB2 0 or USB1 1 y y The USB function of this unit does not support all USB devices USB device requirement y y Devices which require additional program installation when you have connected ...

Page 8: ... USB2 AUX input AUX Portable input PORTABLE Bluetooth BT LG Sound Sync Wireless LG TV Radio FM Mute Mutes the sound PRESET FOLDER W S Chooses a preset number for a radio station Page 27 Searches for a folder of MP3 WMA files When a CD USB containing MP3 WMA files in several folders is being played press PRESET FOLDER W S to select the folder you want to play JUKEBOX MEMORY Stores radio stations Pa...

Page 9: ...In status of WIRELESS PARTY LINK connection device name of SLAVE unit appears in the MASTER unit and device name of MASTER unit appears in the SLAVE unit c 0 to 9 numerical buttons Selects numbered tracks files or preset number CLOCK Sets a clock and checks a time ALARM With the ALARM function you can turn on CD USB play and tuner reception at a desired time d VOICE CANCELLER You can enjoy the fun...

Page 10: ...Opens and closes the disc tray e Display window f DJ LOOP Selects DJ LOOP mode DJ LOOP mode can use during CD USB playback T Play Pause Starts or pauses playback Selects stereo mono U Skip Search Skips forward Searches for a section within a track file Selects the radio stations REGION EQ BASS BLAST Chooses region equalizer Press and hold to select BASS effect directly g USB 2 Port You can play so...

Page 11: ...anges the key to suit your vocal range MIC Microphone Adjust microphone volume p PARTY THRUSTER lever Slide up the lever to create a party atmosphere q Disc tray r CLUB DRUM USER DJ PRO Selects CLUB DRUM or USER sound effect to mix If you want to use USER you have to register a source with Music Flow Bluetooth app 1 2 3 4 DJ PRO PAD Press a desired sound pad s SCRATCH SEARCH LEVEL CONTROL Turns cl...

Page 12: ...y recommended to use an extension cable of 110 V 15 A or 230 V 15 A otherwise the unit may not operate properly because of the lack of power supply y y Do not overload the extension cord with excessive electrical load Caution b ANTENNA FM c AUX IN L R Connect an auxiliary device d SPEAKER LIGHTING SYSTEM Connect the speaker lighting cables e SPEAKERS connector b c d e a ...

Page 13: ...ing on each nation s regulations Affix the ferrite core for power cord You must affix a ferrite core in order to reduce or eliminate electrical interference 1 Pull the stopper a of the ferrite core to open 2 Wind the power cord around the ferrite core twice 3 Close the ferrite core until it clicks ...

Page 14: ...ct the speakers to the unit make sure to connect the speaker s cable and plug to the corresponding speaker connector y y Check the volume level before playing music to prevent infirm child and pregnant women from being shocked by the sudden and loud sound from the unit y y Do not use the unit in a limited space It may damage a person s hearing It is recommended to use it in a wide space y y Be car...

Page 15: ...e PORT IN 3 5 mm connector Portable cable MP3 player etc Listening to music from your portable player or external device The unit can be used to play the music from many types of portable player or external device 1 Connect the portable player to the PORT IN connector of the unit Or Connect the external device to the AUX IN connector of the unit 2 Turn the power on by pressing 1 3 Press F to selec...

Page 16: ...om the unit 1 Choose a different function mode or press Z on the remote control or I on the unit twice in a row 2 Remove the USB device from the unit Note Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM antenna for listening to the radio Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM antenna connector FM antenna Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna Note ...

Page 17: ... U on the unit to go to the next track file Playing less than 2 seconds press C on the remote control or Y on the unit to go to the previous track file Playing after 3 seconds press C on the remote control or Y on the unit to go to the beginning of the track file Playing repeatedly or randomly Press REPEAT on the remote control repeatedly Refer to the note for details about the display change y y ...

Page 18: ...FOLDER W S repeatedly until a desired folder appears 2 Press N to play it The first file of folder will be played y y CD USB Folders Files are recognized as below y y If there is no file in a folder the folder will not appear y y Folders will be presented as the following order ROOT FOLDER 1 FOLDER 3 FOLDER 7 FOLDER 8 FOLDER 5 FOLDER 6 y y File will be played from file No 1 to file No 14 one by on...

Page 19: ...cording to the USB status lock etc Caution Playback Effect The unit supports various sound and playback effects DJ EFFECT SCRATCH DJ PRO AUTO DJ DJ LOOP PARTY THRUST DJ EFFECT It allows you to enjoy DJ EFFECT such as Flanger Phaser Wah Delay sound effect 1 Press DJ EFFECT on the unit to select a desired DJ EFFECT FLANGER PHASER WAH DELAY DJ OFF 2 Turn SCRATCH SEARCH LEVEL CONTROL on the unit clock...

Page 20: ...DJ is not supported in the music file whose length is less than 60 seconds y y Only AUTO DJ SEQUENTIAL is selected when played JUKE BOX list Note DJ PRO It allows you to mix CLUB DRUM or USER sound effect Each mode has up to 4 sounds effect 1 Press and hold DJ PRO CLUB DRUM or USER on the unit to select a desired DJ PRO sound effect 2 Press DJ PRO pad 1 2 3 4 of desired sound on the unit y y If yo...

Page 21: ...DJ LOOP on the unit Note PARTY THRUST It allows you to create a party atmosphere 1 Select the mode by pressing PARTY THRUSTER MODE on the unit The sound effect will react differently according to the mode MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 2 After selecting the mode slide up the lever of PARTY THRUSTER on the unit to create a party atmosphere The lighting on the speakers the LED lighting and the sound effect wi...

Page 22: ...efer to your Bluetooth device s user guide Once a pairing operation is performed it does not need to be performed again 1 Turn on the unit When Bluetooth connection lock is activated you can search Bluetooth device in BT function Note 2 Operate the Bluetooth device and perform the pairing operation When searching for this unit with the Bluetooth device a list of the devices found may appear in the...

Page 23: ...dical equipment a microwave or a wireless LAN device y y You should connect your Bluetooth device to this unit again when you restart it y y Even if this unit connected up to 3 Bluetooth devices in the Bluetooth mode you can play and control music by using only one of the connected devices Note Controls connected Bluetooth device You can control connected Bluetooth device by the unit play pause st...

Page 24: ...splay window y y When you use the Bluetooth function adjust the volume to a proper level on the Bluetooth device y y If a Bluetooth device is connected when using LG TV LG TV is disconnected and the Bluetooth device is connected y y When you connect Bluetooth device iOS device etc to this unit or operate the device the volume level can be synchronized with each other y y Bluetooth connection will ...

Page 25: ... all three phone and create a customized playlist from all the phones Sampler Creator Record effects on your smartphone and very simply sync them via Bluetooth to the system Be as creative as you can be Install Music Flow Bluetooth App onto Your Bluetooth Device There are two ways to install Music Flow Bluetooth app onto your Bluetooth device Install Music Flow Bluetooth App through QR code 1 Inst...

Page 26: ... y y Music Flow Bluetooth app will be available in the software version as follow Android O S Ver 4 0 3 or later y y If you use Music Flow Bluetooth app for operation there would be some differences between Music Flow Bluetooth app and the supplied remote control Use the supplied remote control as necessary y y Depending on the Bluetooth device Music Flow Bluetooth app may not work y y After conne...

Page 27: ...o mono and usually improve the reception Presetting the Radio Stations You can preset 50 stations for FM Before tuning make sure to turn down the volume 1 Press F until FM appears in the display window 2 Select the desired frequency by pressing TUNING on the remote control or Y U on the unit 3 Press JUKEBOX MEMORY on the remote control A preset number will blink in the display window 4 Press PRESE...

Page 28: ...cognition The programme type e g Jazz or News will appear in the display RT Radio Text A text message contains special information from the broadcast station This text may scroll across the display CT Time controlled by the channel This shows the time as broadcast by the station You can search the radio stations by programme type by pressing RDS SET on the remote control The display will show the ...

Page 29: ...lect a desired sound mode by using REGION EQ on the remote control or REGION EQ BASS BLAST on the unit On Display Region Description FUNK REGUETON SAMBA MERENGUE AXE SALSA SERTANEJ FORRO Latin America Optimized sound effect for the music genre preferred in each region ARABIC Middle East DANGDUT Indonesia AFRO Africa INDIA India y y On some speakers sound may not be heard or heard in low sound depe...

Page 30: ...ng press and hold USB REC on the remote control or USB REC DEMO on the unit for 3 seconds Otherwise the recording continues Pausing recording During CD USB playback or pause or external sound source recording press USB REC on the remote control or USB REC DEMO on the unit to pause recording Press it again to restart recording y y VOICE CANCELLER or KEY CHANGER will be reset if you use recording fu...

Page 31: ...g y y A file is recorded by about 512 Mbyte when you record for a long term Note y y You can record various sound using DJ EFFECT SCRATCH DJ PRO or MIC Except when recording USB CD that are in stop status y y You can control recorded microphone sound according to microphone volume y y You may not store more than 2 000 files y y In case of the unsupported MP3 WMA file the file recording may be stop...

Page 32: ...on the display window Editing JUKE BOX 1 Press and hold JUKEBOX MEMORY on the remote control to enter the edit mode Playing will be stopped when you press JUKEBOX MEMORY on the remote control 2 Press PRESET FOLDER W S on the remote control to select a track file to edit 3 Press C V on the remote control 4 Press JUKEBOX MEMORY on the remote control 5 Repeat 2 to 4 to store the other tracks files 6 ...

Page 33: ...ld OK on the unit when the volume of the unit is MIN and this mode is turned on In case of CD USB or BT function CHILDSAFE mode does not work after about 2 minutes from power on the unit even if this mode is enabled Note DEMO In the power off state press USB REC DEMO on the unit once The unit will power on and display the each of functions with demo sound in the display window To cancel the DEMO f...

Page 34: ...the sound from the microphones by pressing ECHO Note VOICE CANCELLER You can enjoy the function while playing the music by reducing singer vocal of music in the various source Press the VOICE CANCELLER and ON will appear in display window To cancel it press VOICE CANCELLER again The quality of the VOICE CANCELLER may be different depending on the recording conditions of music files y y This functi...

Page 35: ...ay window Note VOCAL EFFECTS When you connect your microphone to the MIC jack you can enjoy karaoke function by changing voice in the various source To select various mode press VOCAL EFFECTS repeatedly or press VOCAL EFFECTS then turn MASTER VOLUME MULTI JOG on the unit when vocal effects mode appears in the display window BASS SOPRANO HELIUM ROBOT DUET MAN DUET WOMAN BASS ECHO1 SOPRANO ECHO1 HEL...

Page 36: ...O mode and operate VOCAL EFFECTS mode Press ECHO again after backing up current VOCAL EFFECTS operate ECHO mode Note LIGHTING This function offers a party atmosphere by operating speaker lighting and beat of music Press LIGHTING on the unit Select the mode by turning MASTER VOLUME MULTI JOG on the unit OFF PARTY PEACEFUL ROMANTIC COOL UPBEAT FIERY EXCITED DYNAMIC HEALING SUNNY OFF y y Lighting fun...

Page 37: ...trol once The display window will be darkened by half To cancel it press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly until dim off All the lighting turns off when dimmer is being operated Note Auto power down This unit will turn itself off to save electricity in the case were the main unit is not connected to an external device and is not used for 15 minutes The unit will also turn itself off after six...

Page 38: ...ired with this unit automatically this unit can turn on by an input source when this unit is turned off y y If you turn off the unit by pressing the power button for more than 5 seconds Auto Power On function is disabled To activate it turn on the unit Note Auto function change This unit recognizes input signals such as Bluetooth and LG TV or connected portable device and then changes suitable fun...

Page 39: ...k 1 Turn the unit on 2 Press and hold ALARM on the remote control 3 Press C V on the remote control to change the hours and minutes and press RDS SET on the remote control to save 4 Press C V on the remote control to select function and press RDS SET on the remote control to save Press C V on the remote control to select a preset number when you select tuner and then press RDS SET on the remote co...

Page 40: ... the connection in the cases below when using LG Sound Sync The unit is turned off Changing to a different function Disconnecting the wireless connection caused by interference or a distance y y The amount of time to turn off this unit is different depending on your TV y y If you try to change the function on using the LG TV function volume will be changed according to the LG TV volume level y y D...

Page 41: ...ou can use microphone in the SLAVE unit only In case of SLAVE unit some functions are supported only y y When WIRELESS PARTY LINK is disconnected SLAVE unit is changed to BT function y y If the connection is failed FAILED appears in the display window y y Mute function is synchronized with each other y y WIRELESS PARTY LINK connection will be disconnected when you turn off the unit or press WIRELE...

Page 42: ... y Check whether you select right function Press function button and check the selected function y y Check to see if the speakers are connected correctly Speaker cables connected correctly The unit does not start playback y y An unplayable disc is inserted Check the playable disc y y No disc is inserted Insert a disc y y The disc is dirty Clean the disc Page 46 y y The disc is inserted upside down...

Page 43: ... obstacle y y The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Replace the batteries with new ones No speaker light y y Check whether the speaker light cables are connected to the unit correctly Connect the speaker light cables to the unit correctly y y Check the speaker light effects by pressing LIGHTING on the unit LG Sound Sync does not work y y Check whether your LG TV supports LG Sound Sync ...

Page 44: ...s 1 kHz 0 dB 600 Ω RCA jack L R Portable in PORT IN 1 0 Vrms 3 5 mm stereo jack x 1 Microphone MIC 1 2 Sensitivity 20 mV 1 kHz 6 3 mm jack x 2 Tuner FM Tuning Range 87 5 to 108 0 MHz or 87 50 to 108 00 MHz System Frequency Response 40 to 20 000 Hz Signal to noise ratio More than 75 dB Dynamic range More than 80 dB Bus Power Supply USB 5 V 0 500 mA Amplifier RMS Output power Total output 3 500 W RM...

Page 45: ...0 W RMS Max Input power HIGH 1 180 W RMS MID 1 180 W RMS LOW 1 140 W RMS Dimensions W x H x D Approx 454 mm x 652 mm x 400 mm y y Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks and Licenses The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under license Other trademarks and trade names are those of their r...

Page 46: ...arton and packing materials If you need to ship the unit for maximum protection re pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory Keeping the exterior surfaces clean Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide spray near the unit Wiping with strong pressure may damage the surface Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long period of time Cleaning the u...

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