LG RN9N, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... POWER SPEAKER SYSTEM MODEL RN9N 2004_Rev02 www lg com Copyright 2020 2021 LG Electronics Inc All Rights Reserved Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference MFL71697320 ...

Page 2: ... exposed to water dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the apparatus WARNING Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit CAUTION Do not use high voltage products around this product ex Electrical swatter This product may malfunction due to electrical shock CAUTION Do not block any ventilation openings I...

Page 3: ...r deterioration unplug it discontinue use of the device 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 device CAUTION Be careful to make sure chi...

Page 4: ...ations 17 USB Operations 18 Selecting a folder and an MP3 WMA file 19 Deleting a file folder or format 20 Playback Effect 20 AUTO DJ 20 DJ PAD 21 Using BLUETOOTH wireless technology 21 Listening to music stored on the Bluetooth devices 24 Using the LG XBOOM App 24 About LG XBOOM App 24 Install LG XBOOM App onto Your Bluetooth Device 25 Activate Bluetooth with LG XBOOM App 26 Sound adjustment 26 Se...

Page 5: ...ting 35 Dimmer 36 AUTO POWER On 37 Auto function change 38 Setting the Clock 38 Setting the Clock through LG XBOOM App 39 WIRELESS PARTY LINK Connection 4 Troubleshooting 41 Troubleshooting 41 General 42 NOTES to release Demo mode 5 Appendix 43 General specifications 44 Trademarks and licenses 45 Maintenance 45 Handling the Unit ...

Page 6: ...ce Playback effects Listens to music with various sound and playback effects USB Direct Recording Records music to your USB device LG XBOOM LG XBOOM is an app designed to let you take control of some of LG s latest audio devices Page 24 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: ...is unit does not support all USB devices USB device requirement y y Devices which require additional program installation when you have connected it to a computer are not supported y y Do not extract the USB device while in operation y y For a large capacity USB it may take longer than a few minute to be searched y y To prevent data loss back up all data y y If you use a USB extension cable or USB...

Page 8: ...n Selects the function and input source Input source Function Display USB USB1 USB2 Optical OPTICAL LG Sound Sync Optical LG OPT Bluetooth BT LG Sound Sync Wireless LG TV Mute Mutes the sound Controls this unit using TV remote Page 31 FOLDER W S Searches for a folder of MP3 WMA files When a USB containing MP3 WMA files in several folders is being played press FOLDER W S to select the folder you wa...

Page 9: ... information in OPTICAL mode Sees Bluetooth device name of the unit in BT READY Sees the name of connected all Bluetooth device in Bluetooth mode When these units are successfully connected each other in WIRELESS PARTY LINK mode each of connected device names appears in the each unit c 0 to 9 numerical buttons Selects numbered files CLOCK Sets a clock and checks a time This button is not available...

Page 10: ...atus if you press USB REC DEMO show demo mode c USB 1 Port You can play sound files by connecting the USB device d Display window e USB 2 Port You can play sound files by connecting the USB device f F Function Selects the function and input source Input source Function Display USB USB1 USB2 Optical OPTICAL LG Sound Sync Optical LG OPT Bluetooth BT LG Sound Sync Wireless LG TV ...

Page 11: ...VOICE CANCELLER You can reduce the vocal tones during music playback from various input sources EQ Chooses sound impressions l CLUB DRUM USER DJ PAD Selects CLUB DRUM or USER sound effect to mix If you want to use USER you have to register a source with LG XBOOM app Android Only 1 2 3 DJ PAD Press a desired sound pad m MIC Microphone ECHO Selects ECHO mode VOCAL EFFECTS Selects various vocal effec...

Page 12: ...L IN Connect an optical device d GUITAR IN Connect a guitar e MIC Microphone IN Connect a microphone f AC IN socket y y Connect the power cord to wall outlet directly if possible Or when you use an extension cable it is highly 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 ext...

Page 13: ...nd hold on the remote control for 3 seconds in Optical function BT Lock On Off Page 23 It allows you to connect a Bluetooth device only on BT Bluetooth and LG TV functions Initial setting of this function was set to off ON Press and hold N for 5 seconds in BT Bluetooth function OFF Press and hold N for 5 seconds in BT Bluetooth function Auto Power On Page 36 It allows the unit to turn on automatic...

Page 14: ...wall outlet Unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet if you do not use for an extended period of time Note Optional Equipment Connection USB Connection Connect a USB device or MP3 player etc to the USB ports on the unit USB device Removing the USB device from the unit 1 Choose a different function mode 2 Remove the USB device from the unit Note ...

Page 15: ...e be sure to remove the protection plug cover if your cable has the cover y y You can enjoy the TV audio through the speakers of this unit In the case of some TV models you must select the external speaker option from the TV menu For details reference your TV user manual Note Make sure to properly align and connect the optical cable improper alignment may cause damage to the jack O X Caution Optic...

Page 16: ... control of this unit while using LG Sound Sync If you use TV s remote control again the unit synchronizes with the TV According to TV Specifications the volume and mute of this unit synchronize with TV y y If the connection fails check the conditions of this unit and your TV power function y y Make sure of the condition of this unit and the connection in the cases below when using LG Sound Sync T...

Page 17: ...us file Playing after 3 seconds press C to go to the beginning of the file 2 By using SEARCH Rotate Multi jog or C V and press N to play the file Playing repeatedly or randomly Press REPEAT on the remote control repeatedly Refer to the note for details about the display change y y Repeat Shuffle playback operates as follows On Display Description OFF Plays songs in order and stops the playback ONE...

Page 18: ...W S repeatedly until a desired folder appears 2 Select the file you want by using C V 3 Press N to play it y y 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 one y y File...

Page 19: ...DIR Select the folder you want to delete FORMAT Select to format the USB device If you want to exit the current mode press DELETE on the remote control repeatedly until FORMAT appears and then press DELETE on the remote control once again 3 To delete file folder or format press and hold DELETE on the remote control y y Do not extract the USB device during operation play delete etc y y Regular back...

Page 20: ...file whose length is less than 60 seconds y y Only SEQUENTIAL is selected when played JUKEBOX list Note DJ PAD It allows you to mix CLUB DRUM or USER sound effect Each mode has up to 3 sounds effect 1 Press and hold DJ PAD CLUB DRUM or USER on the unit to select a desired DJ PAD sound effect 2 Press a DJ PAD 1 2 3 of desired sound on the unit y y If you want to use USER you have to register a sour...

Page 21: ...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 Bluetooth device displ...

Page 22: ...e connection has interference from other electronic devices y y Depending on the type of the device you may not be able to use the Bluetooth function y y You can enjoy wireless system using phone MP3 Notebook etc y y The more distance between the unit and the Bluetooth device the lower the sound quality becomes y y Bluetooth connection will be disconnected when the unit is turned off or the Blueto...

Page 23: ... To turn this function on press and hold N for about 5 seconds in BT Bluetooth function ON BT LOCK appears then you can limit Bluetooth connection To turn this function off press and hold N for about 5 seconds in BT Bluetooth function OFF BT LOCK appears y y Even if you set up Bluetooth connection lock to On this unit turns on by Auto Power function Turn off Auto Power function to prevent it Page ...

Page 24: ... two ways to install LG XBOOM App onto Your Bluetooth Device Install LG XBOOM App through QR code 1 Install LG XBOOM app through QR code Use the scanning software to scan the QR code Android iOS 2 Tap an icon for installation y y Make sure that your Bluetooth device is connected to the Internet y y Make sure that your Bluetooth device has a scanning software application If you don t have one downl...

Page 25: ...e in the software version as follow Android O S Ver 5 0 or later iOS O S iOS10 or later y y If you use LG XBOOM app for operation there would be some differences between LG XBOOM app and the supplied remote control Use the supplied remote control as necessary y y Depending on the Bluetooth device LG XBOOM app may not work y y After connection of LG XBOOM app music may be output from your Bluetooth...

Page 26: ...ound mode by using SPECIAL EQ on the remote control or SPECIAL EQ BASS BLAST or BASS BLAST on the unit On Display Region Description FUNK REGUETON SAMBA MERENGUE AXE SALSA SERTANEJ FORRO Latin America Optimized equalizer for the music genre preferred in each region ARABIC Middle East DANGDUT Indonesia AFRO Africa INDIA India By pressing BASS BLAST or BASS BLAST on the remote control or pressing an...

Page 27: ...ickly 1 Connect the USB device to USB 2 port on the unit 2 Connect a USB device including desired audio files to USB 1 port on the unit 3 Press F to select USB 1 function 4 Press USB REC on the remote control or USB REC DEMO on the unit to start copying Press USB REC on the remote control or USB REC DEMO on the unit while displaying total folder and file index All files on USB 1 will be copied Pre...

Page 28: ...y y You can record various sound using DJ PAD MIC or GUITAR Except USB Copying y y Microphone and Guitar sound will be recorded by fixed volume level even if you control Microphone and Guitar 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 stopped y y When you are recording during playback the sound now playing is output y y ...

Page 29: ... and hold JUKEBOX on the remote control to enter the edit mode Playing will be stopped when you press JUKEBOX on the remote control 2 Press FOLDER W S on the remote control to select a file to edit 3 Press C V on the remote control 4 Press JUKEBOX on the remote control 5 Repeat 2 to 4 to store the other files 6 Press JUKEBOX on the remote control once again To play the JUKEBOX list press N on the ...

Page 30: ...lay Description ON DRC DRC function is turned on OFF DRC DRC function is turned off This function only operates on OPTICAL function Note CHILDSAFE Mode This function helps to prevent you from being surprised when you turn on the unit in case that the volume of the unit is set at a high level To turn on CHILDSAFE mode press and hold OK on the unit when the volume of the unit is MIN In CHILDSAFE mod...

Page 31: ...e up down and mute Press and hold on the remote control for about 3 seconds in OPTICAL function to turn on or off this function On Display Description ON TV REMOTE TV REMOTE function is turned on OFF TV REMOTE TV REMOTE function is turned off y y Supported TV brands LG Panasonic Philips Samsung Toshiba Vizio y y Make sure that the sound output of your TV is set to External speaker y y Depending on...

Page 32: ...o not connect a microphone to the GUITAR IN jack Note Using Microphone 1 Connect your microphone to the MIC IN jack 2 Play the music you want 3 Sing along with the accompaniment Adjust the microphone volume by pressing MIC GUITAR on the unit y y When not using the microphone set the MIC volume to minimum or turn off the MIC and remove the microphone from the MIC IN jack y y If the microphone is se...

Page 33: ...lable on the mono source y y To initialize it change the function or disconnect the microphone y y This function may not be initialized depending on the status of connected devices Note KEY CHANGER You can adjust the key to 9 steps 4 steps higher 4 steps lower and the original key y y To make key more sharp one by one press the KEY CHANGER L repeatedly during playback y y To make the key more flat...

Page 34: ...ERT MIC appears in the display window y y If you press KEY CHANGER or MIC ECHO on VOCAL EFFECTS mode after backing up current VOCAL EFFECTS turn off VOCAL EFFECTS mode and operate KEY CHANGER or ECHO mode y y To turn off VOCAL EFFECTS mode press and hold VOCAL EFFECTS Note ECHO When you connect your microphone to the MIC jack you can give an echo effect to the sound from the microphones by pressin...

Page 35: ... on the room lights or turn off the LIGHTING of the unit y y You can also turn off the light by pressing and holding LIGHTING Note Sleep Timer Setting Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to select delay time between 10 and 180 minutes After the delay time the unit will be turned off To cancel the sleep function press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly until OFF appears y y You can che...

Page 36: ...unction may not operate y y Depending on the connected device the unit turns on but Bluetooth function may not be connected y y If you disconnect Bluetooth connection by this unit some Bluetooth devices try to connect to the unit continually Therefore it is recommended to disconnect the connection before turning off the unit y y If you try to connect to the LG XBOOM app Bluetooth function of this ...

Page 37: ...n the external device connected to this unit by an optical cable this unit changes the function to optical You can hear the sound from your device When LG TV is connected When you turn on your LG TV connected by LG Sound Sync Wireless connection this unit changes the function to LG TV You can hear the sound from your TV y y This function is not available during recording or deleting y y If the Blu...

Page 38: ...emote control to confirm your selection 5 Select the hours by pressing C V on the remote control 6 Press SET on the remote control 7 Select the minutes by pressing C V on the remote control 8 Press SET on the remote control Setting the Clock through LG XBOOM App Install LG XBOOM app on your Android or iOS device Page 24 25 Your unit s clock will be automatically synchronized with your device by ac...

Page 39: ... is compatible with unit that supports WIRELESS PARTY LINK 1 Press 3 TWIN on the unit ROLE SELECT appears in the display window 2 Press 3 TWIN on the unit to select MAIN or OTHER unit Selects MAIN unit Selects OTHER Two units try to connect with each other 3 When these units are successfully connected each other each of connected device names appears in the each unit ...

Page 40: ...ach other y y WIRELESS PARTY LINK connection will be disconnected when you turn off the unit or press 3 TWIN on the unit y y Sound of MAIN unit and OTHER unit may be different depending on playback status or source Note y y Check the following information when connecting to Bluetooth You can connect only one Bluetooth device in the MAIN unit You cannot connect Bluetooth device to the OTHER unit WI...

Page 41: ...s unit and the connected external device TV Woofer DVD player Amplifier etc and then try connecting again y y Previous setting may not be saved when device power is shut off No Power y y The power cord is not plugged in Plug in the power cord y y Check whether electricity failed Check the condition by operating electronic devices using the same AC outlet No sound y y Check whether you select right...

Page 42: ...hether your LG TV supports LG Sound Sync y y Check connection of LG Sound Sync y y Check sound setting of your TV and this unit The AUTO POWER ON function does not work y y Check connection of the external device such as TV or Bluetooth device y y Depending on the connected device this function may not operate USB is not recognized y y Format the USB device and connect it again When formatting the...

Page 43: ... in OPTICAL IN 3 3 V p p Optical jack x 1 Microphone MIC IN Sensitivity 20 mV 1 kHz 6 3 mm jack x 1 Guitar GUITAR IN Sensitivity 190 mV 1 kHz 6 3 mm jack x 1 System Frequency Response 250 to 20 000 Hz Signal to noise ratio More than 80 dB Dynamic range More than 80 dB Bus Power Supply USB 5 V 0 500 mA Available Digital Input Audio Sampling Frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Available...

Page 44: ...designed to connect specifically to iPhone or iPod respectively 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 Please note that the use of this accessory with iPhone or iPod may affect wireless performance Compatible iPhone iPod y y The unit supports the mod...

Page 45: ...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 unit To clean the unit use a soft dry cloth If the surfaces are extremely dirty use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use strong solvent...

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