LG Hb 976tzw Owners Manual

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4. Connect the speaker wire to the terminal on the 
speaker.
 Make sure the wire marked black goes in to the terminal marked “–” (minus) and the other  wire 
goes in to the terminal marked “+” (plus).
Step 4
Be careful that the speaker  
does not fall down. 
Otherwise it may result in  
the speaker malfunctioning  
and causing personal injury  
and/ or property damage. >Caution
 

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Positioning the system
The following illustration shows an example of 
positioning the system. Note that the illustrations 
in these instructions differ from the actual unit for 
explanation purposes. 
For the best possible surround sound, all the 
speakers other than the subwoofer should be 
placed at the same distance from the listening 
position (
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Connecting the 
System
Attaching the speakers to the 
subwoofer
1. Connect speaker wires to the subwoofer. 
Each speaker wire is color-coded. Use matching 
color wires for corresponding speakers.
Color Speaker Position
Green Center Center
Red Front Front right
White Front Front left
2. Connect the speaker wire to the terminal on the speaker.
 Make sure the wire marked black goes in to the terminal marked “–” (minus) and the other  wire 
goes in to the terminal marked “+” (plus)....

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Wireless connection
Connect the AC power cords of all the systems to a 
wall outlet.  
When you turn on the player, the wireless 
connection will be completed automatically.
LED indicator
LED Color Operation
Blue (Blink) The connection is not 
completed.
Blue The connection is completed.
Red The connection is in standby 
mode or failed.
Off  
(No display) The AC power cord is unplugged.
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Be sure to match the speaker, cable to the 
appropriat
e terminal on the unit: + to + and...

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Connecting to Your TV
Make one of the following connections, depending 
on the capabilities of your existing equipment.
 yHDMI connection (page 25)
 yVideo connection (page 27)
 yDepending on your TV and other 
equipment you wish to connec
t, there are 
various ways you could connect the player. 
Use only one of the connections described 
in this manual.
 y Please refer t

o the manuals of your TV, 
stereo system or other devices as necessary 
to make the best connections.
 y...

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 y If a connected HDMI device does not accept 
the audio output of the player , the HDMI 
device’s audio sound may be distorted or 
may not output.
 y When you use HDMI connection, you can 
change the r

esolution for the HDMI output. 
(Refer to “Resolution Setting” on page 27.)
 y Select the type of video output fr

om the 
HDMI OUT jack using [HDMI Color Setting] 
option on the [Setup] menu (see page 37).
 y Changing the resolution when the 
connection has alr

eady been...

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Video Connection
Connect the COMPOSITE jack on the player to the 
video in jack on the TV using a video cable. You can 
hear the sound through the system’s speakers.
LANHDMI OUT
OPTICAL INCOMPOSITE
HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2
Rear of the unit
Video cable
TV
Resolution Setting
The player provides several output resolutions for 
HDMI OUT jack. You can change the resolution 
using [Setup] menu.
1.
 Press HOME ( n).
2.
 Use  A/D  to select the [Setup] and press 
ENTER ( b). The [Setup] menu...

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Antenna connection
Connect the supplied antenna for listening to the 
radio.
Rear of the subwoofer
After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep 
it as horizontal as possible. Be sure to fully 
extend the FM wire antenna. ,Note
Connections with 
external device
PORT. IN connection
You can enjoy the sound from your portable audio 
player through the speakers of this system.
Connect the headphones (or line out ) jack of the 
portable audio player into the PORT. IN socket of 
this...

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OPTICAL IN connection
You can enjoy the sound from your component 
with a digital optical connection through the 
speakers of this system.
Connect the optical output jack of your 
component into the OPTICAL IN jack on the unit. 
And then select the [OPTICAL] option by pressing 
RADIO&INPUT and ENTER (
b). Or press OPTICAL to 
select directly.
You can also use the F (Function) button on the 
front panel to select the input mode.
LANHDMI OUT
OPTICAL INCOMPOSITE
HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2...

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Connecting to your 
Home Network
This player can be connected to a local area 
network (LAN) via the LAN port on the rear panel or 
the internal wireless module.  
By connecting the unit to a broadband home 
network, you have access to services such as 
software updates, BD-LIVE interactivity and on-line 
content services.
Wired network connection
Using a wired network provides the best 
performance, because the attached devices 
connect directly to the network and are not...