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LG NP8540 Owner's manual | Manualzz

SMART Hi-Fi AUDIO

Wireless Multi-room

Model : NP8740 / NP8540

NP8740W / NP8540W

NP8740B / NP8540B

NP8740D / NP8540D

ENGLISH | SIMPLE MANUAL

The actual product may differ from the image.

ENG

1 Getting Started

1 Getting Started

Getting Started 3

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 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.

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.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

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 built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instruction has been adhered to.

NOTICE: For safety marking information including product identification and supply ratings, please refer to the main label on the bottom or rear of the apparatus.

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4 Getting Started

CAUTION : Do not use high voltage products around this product. (ex.

Bug Zapper) This product may malfunction due to electrical shock.

CAUTION : Only use the AC adapter supplied with this device. Do not use a power supply from another device or another manufacturer. Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord

Check the specification page of this owner’s manual to be certain of the current requirements of this device. 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. The Power Plug is the disconnecting device. In case of an emergency, the Power Plug must remain readily accessible.

Getting Started 5

Disposal of your old appliance

1. 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.

2. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

3. 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.

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LG Electronics hereby declares that this/these product(s) is/are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2009/125/EC and 2011/65/EU.

Contact office for compliance of this product :

LG Electronics (Levant) - Jordan

Abdali Project, Rafik Al-Hariri Avenue, The Boulevard,

Central Square, 5th Floor y Please note that this is NOT a Customer Service contact point. For

Customer Service Information, see Warranty Card or contact the dealer that you purchased this product.

6 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

3 Safety Information

8 Unpacking

9 Top Panel

10 Rear Panel

2 Using Multi-Room

11 Multi-Room Network Setup

11 – Step 1. Home Network Requirement

12 – Step 2. Installing “Music Flow Player” App and Media

Server

14 – Step 3. Initial Multi-Room Setup

19 – Step 4. Add Speakers (Optional)

21 – Using the Bridge

23 Enjoying Multiple MUSICflow Product

23 – 1. Home Cinema Mode

(Surround Sound Mode)

24 – 2. Grouping Mode

24 – 3. L/R Stereo Mode

3 Using External device

25 Using External device

25 – 1. PORTABLE IN connection

26 – 2. BLUETOOTH® connection

4 Troubleshooting

27 Troubleshooting

5 Appendix

32 About Status LED’s Condition

34 Specification

35 Open source software notice

Table of Contents 7

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2 y To view the instructions of advanced features, visit http://www.lg.com

and then download Owner’s

Manual. Some of the content in this manual may differ from your unit. y Some of the content in this manual may differ from

Music Flow Player app depending on the application’s version.

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8 Getting Started

Unpacking

AC adapter

Unit

LAN cable

Simple Manual

Power cord y Depending on the region, the supplied accessories may differ.

Top Panel

a b f

Getting Started 9

1 c d e g a 1 / !/ F button

- Power On / Changing the

mode

- Switching to the standby

mode b Volume wheel

Turn the wheel clockwise to increase volume, or counterclockwise to decrease volume.

c Bluetooth status

LED (page 32) d Portable In status

LED (page 32) e Network status

LED (page 33) f NFC Tag (page 26) g Speaker

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Rear Panel

a

2 Using Multi-Room b c a Speaker duct

A hole for plentiful bass sound on speaker cabinet.

b Wi-Fi SETUP button

Connects initial

MUSICflow product to your network wirelessly.

d e f c ADD button

Adds additional

MUSICflow products to your network.

(In case one or more

MUSICflow products are connected) d DC IN (AC adapter input) e PORTABLE IN connector f ETHERNET (LAN) port

2 Using Multi-Room

Using Multi-Room 11

Multi-Room Network Setup

Step 1. Home Network Requirement

a d c

2 b a Make sure that a wireless network environment using a router is installed at your home. The home router should be connected to the internet.

b Connect your smart device to your home network.

c Connect the speaker to the power supply.

d If you want to enjoy the music on media server (PC, Mac or

Network Storage), connect the media server to your home network.

.

Caution for Home Network Requirement y MUSICflow system communicates over both 2.4 GHz and

5 GHz home network supporting 802.11b/g/n wireless technology. y Wireless signal interference may lead to disconnection of network or stopping playback.

y Depending on the speed of your network, playback of online contents may not work well.

y Network connection may not be made with some routers

(or modem) from certain internet communication service providers. In such case, purchase a router from general market and use.

y Because of a firewall on your PC, Music Flow PC Software may not work well. In this case, disable all your firewalls and try to connect again. Refer to your firewall’s instruction or website.

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Step 2. Installing “Music Flow Player”

App and Media Server

Installing “Music Flow Player” App

Download “Music Flow Player” on the App Store or Google Play

Store.

A B

OR

A

B

Type “Music Flow Player” in the search bar and tap “Search”.

Scan the QR code using the scanning application.

, Note for “Music Flow Player” App y Depending on the device, “Music Flow Player” app may not work.

y Music Flow Player app will be available in version of the software as follow;

Android O/S : Ver 4.0 (or later) iOS O/S : Ver 6.0 (or later)

Using Multi-Room 13

Installing Media Server software on your PC or

Mac

Media server software allows you to access audio files stored in media server (PC, Mac or Network storage) and enjoy them on your speaker via home networking. On www.lg.com website, type model name in the search bar and find media server software on support tab.

y Windows : Music Flow PC Software y Mac OS : Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials

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, Note for using Media Server y On your PC or Mac, you must share the folder contained

Audio content to play them on MUSICflow system.

y On your NAS device, you also must change the settings of your NAS device to ensure that DLNA server is enabled.

y On your Firewall software, you may also need to change the settings of your firewall software to ensure that Windows file sharing is not blocked.

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Step 3. Initial Multi-Room Setup

When installing the MUSICflow product for the first time, you can choose two types of connection as below.

Option 1. Wired connection

(MUSICflow Mesh Network Connection)

Connect the one of MUSICflow products (sound bar, speaker or bridge) to the home router using LAN cable.

Then you can connect the additional MUSICflow products

(Optional) to your home network wirelessly (MUSICflow Mesh

Network). Refer to “Step 4. Add Speakers (Optional)” on page

19.

If you have a bridge

Bridge (Wired Connection) à One speaker (Add speakers)

à Other speakers (Add speakers)

If you do not have a bridge

Initial speaker (Wired Connection) à Other speakers (Add speaker)

LAN Cable

Using Multi-Room 15

Simple Setup Guide (Wired Connection)

1. Ensure that your smart device is connected to your Wi-Fi network.

2. Select the product you want to connect.

3. Launch Music Flow Player App and follow “Wired

Connection” instructions on set-up wizard.

4. Connect LAN cable from router to any one of MUSICflow product (sound bar, speaker or bridge).

5. Power on the MUSICflow product and wait until you see a white LED become solid.

6. If you install successfully, update speaker software to the latest:

[Home à Settings à Version Info.] m Tip

Separated from the router’s Wi-Fi environment, composes wireless network among MUSICflow products.

Using MUSICflow mesh network, Wireless coverage is expanded, which offers stable music streaming service.

In the below case, MUSICflow Mesh Network connection is recommended.

1. When the Wi-Fi coverage cannot reach whole house because home router performance is unstable.

(In case that your home router supports only 802.11 b/g 2.4

GHz.)

2. When you want to enjoy MUSICflow system in stable wireless network environment.

3. When you want to use in below mode.

1) Multi-Room & Group-play Mode

2) Home Cinema Mode

3) Hi-Fi (24 bit/192 kHz) Mode : When you enjoying the highquality audio source (ex: flac)

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Option 2. Wireless connection

(Standard Wireless Connection)

When the wired connection is unavailable between MUSICflow products and home router, MUSICflow products offer music streaming service within home router’s Wi-Fi coverage.

Connect one of the MUSICflow products (sound bar, speaker) to the home router wirelessly.

(Option)

Then you can connect the additional MUSICflow products to your home Wi-Fi network wirelessly.

Refer to “Step 4. Add Speakers (Optional)” on page 19.

Wireless signal

Using Multi-Room 17

Simple Setup Guide (Wireless Connection)

1. Ensure your smart device is connected to your Wi-Fi network.

2. Select the product you want to connect.

3. Launch Music Flow Player App and follow “Wireless

Connection” instructions on set-up wizard.

4. Press (Wi-Fi Setup icon) button at the back or top of the

MUSICflow product (sound bar, speaker or bridge).

5. Check if the network indicator LED is blinking in a white and red color.

6. Please input the password of Home Router for connecting

MUSICflow product to home router.

If you have iOS device, you must take the three steps below (6-1~6-3)

6-1. Press home button of iOS device and go to [Settings].

If you can select “MusicFlow_Setup” in Wi-Fi settings. The

App and MUSICflow product will be connected.

6-2. Move to Music Flow Player App and input the password of home router for connecting MUSICflow product to home router.

6-3. Press home button of iOS device and go to [Settings].

Reconnect to your Home Wi-Fi network. And move to

Music Flow Player App again.

7. If you install successfully, update speaker software to the latest:

[Home à Settings à Version Info.]

, Note y If you failed for “Wireless connection” configuration. It seems that location is too far from the router, it may not be connected. Place and use it at a location that is close enough to router.

y Music Flow PC Software installed on desktop is not supports wireless connection procedure. In this case, use the Music

Flow Player on smart device.

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2.4 GHz), sound may be broken in group play or surround playback mode. In this case, connect the speaker in

MUSICflow Mesh Network.

m Tip

Offers music streaming service in MUSICflow system within home router’s Wi-Fi coverage.

In the below case, Standard wireless connection is recommended.

1. When all speakers are within the home router’s Wi-Fi coverage.

(If case that your home router supports 802.11n 2.4/5 GHz )

2. When the wired connection is unavailable between

MUSICflow products and home router.

3. When you want to use in below mode.

1) When you use single speaker MUSICflow system.

2) Group-play in the Wi-Fi coverage of the home router

3) L/R stereo Mode

Using Multi-Room 19

Step 4. Add Speakers (Optional)

If you connect the initial MUSICflow product to your home network, you can connect the additional MUSICflow products

(sound bar, speaker or bridge) to your home network.

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Simple Setup Guide (Add Speakers)

1. If you have additional speakers, power on the speaker.

2. Launch smart device or PC application and follow instructions on set-up wizard.

[Home à Add Speakers]

3. Press (ADD icon) button at the back or at the top of the

MUSICflow product (sound bar, speaker or bridge) which is you want to connect.

4. Check if network indicator LED is blinking in a red color.

5. If you install successfully, update speaker software to the latest:

[Home à Settings à Version Info]

, Note

If you failed for “Add Speaker” configuration. It seems that location is too far from between speakers, it may not be connected. Place and use it at a location that is close enough to router and each speakers.

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, Note for Multi-Room Setup y You can make all wireless/wired connection according to the location of the router. But we recommend that you connect the first speaker or bridge to the router using LAN cable and connect additional speakers for network stability.

y When the “Firmware update”pop-up appears on Music Flow

Player App, touch to start updating.

y If you connected a speaker with a LAN cable and installed additional speakers: If there is a speaker with frequent sound breaking it may not be close enough with the LAN cable connected speaker, install an additional Bridge or another speaker in a middle location between the LAN cable connected speaker and the speaker with sound breaking and try again.

y Even if you connected speakers with MUSICflow mesh network, music sound breaks by ambient signal interference causing Wi-Fi network defect. In this case, you can try to change Mesh network channel of MUSICflow system at the

[Settings à Advanced settings à Mesh Network Channel] y When making connection, “Mesh network composition” may appear and it takes about 30 seconds. This message appears once in first installation but may appear again when you change network environment.

Using Multi-Room 21

Using the Bridge

1. Use as a root device

(wired to the home router)

When your home router is located too far from any speaker location that is to be connected via wired mode: a According to “Simple Setup Guide (Wired Connection)”, connect the Bridge to your home router with LAN cable.

b According to “Simple Setup Guide (Add Speakers)“, add

MUSICflow products to your home network.

2 b a

Bridge

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2. Use as a wireless extender

When you want to expand MUSICflow mesh network coverage:

Preparation: Initial MUSICflow product is connected to your home router with LAN cable.

a According to “Simple Setup Guide (Add Speakers)“, add the

Bridge to your home network. b According to “Simple Setup Guide (Add Speakers)“, add

MUSICflow products to your home network.

b a

Bridge

Using Multi-Room 23

Enjoying Multiple MUSICflow

Product

1. Home Cinema Mode

(Surround Sound Mode)

Simply add a LG MUSICflow sound bar to your network and synchronize it with your LG MUSICflow speakers to enjoy a home cinema system experience.

If you have a bridge

Bridge (Wired Connection) à Sound bar (Add speaker) à

Other speakers (Add speaker)

If you do not have a bridge

Sound bar (Wired Connection) à Other speakers (Add speaker)

, Note

If you connect the MUSICflow Speakers to your Home Cinema, those speakers must be same model.

Requirement

y MUSICflow Sound Bar x 1 y MUSICflow Speaker x 2 (Same model) y Network Bridge (optional)

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2. Grouping Mode

Speakers placed in separate rooms can play the same music or different music based on your needs.

Synchronize your multi-room speakers together to play the same song in every room.

Requirement

y More than 2 MUSICflow y Network Bridge (optional)

3. L/R Stereo Mode

Set your speakers to stereo sound with Music Flow Player Apps to enjoy movies and your favourite tracks.

Requirement

y MUSICflow Speaker x 2 y Network Bridge (optional)

3 Using External device

Using External Device 25

Using External device

1. PORTABLE IN connection

3

Connect any device which has portable out ( ) to the

PORTABLE IN connector of the unit by using a 3.5 mm stereo cable.

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2. BLUETOOTH® connection

1. Select the Bluetooth mode with 1 / !/ speaker.

F button on the

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2. On your Bluetooth device, make sure that Bluetooth is on and select “Music Flow H5 (or H7) (XX.XX).

H5 (or H7)(XX.XX)

Music Flow H5 (XX.XX)

3. Play music on your Bluetooth device.

NFC for Easy Pairing (Android Only)

You can pair simply and easily by tagging on the mark.

4 Troubleshooting

, Note

If you are listening to music using the Music Flow Player app, seamless playback is activated instead of Bluetooth pairing.

4 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting 27

Troubleshooting

Software Update

When the MUSICflow device is connected to your home network, check whether the firmware version is the latest on all speakers and the Music Flow Player application.

Your MUSICflow device might require a more recent firmware to be installed for optimal operation.

[Settings à Version Info]: You can check if your speaker has the latest firmware.

How can I initialize speaker?

If you press down “ (Add)” button until Beep sounds once, the network related settings are initialized. (For sound bar,

“DISABLED” is displayed in the display window.)

If you press down “ (Add)” button until Beep sounds twice, factory initialization is performed. (For sound bar “RESET” is displayed in the display window.)

Speaker is not connected.

1. For a speaker that is already connected, make sure the phone is connected to the same router as the speaker. If not, connect to the same router, also check the following.

1-1. Set Power off / on, and check the connection.

1-2. If it is not solved by 1-1, close the application and run again.

1-3. If it is not solved by 1-2, reset the Speaker and reconnect. To reset, press and hold the “ADD” button for 8 seconds until you hear one beep.

1-4. If it is not solved by 1-3, delete the App and reinstall, then try again.

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2. If you change the location of the speaker that is in use,

2-1. If the changed location is too far from the home router, it may not be connected. Place and use it at a location that is close enough to router.

2-2. Connect the speaker with a LAN cable, and for additionally installed speakers, if they are not close enough to the speaker connected with a LAN cable, additionally install Bridge or another speaker in the middle location between the speaker connected with LAN cable and the speaker with sound being disconnected.

There are times that speaker disappears from the application

1. If the speaker blinking lamp is not blinking, and stays as white: Even after the speaker power off and on, if the problem continues, in this case you have to reset the speaker

(To reset, press and hold the “ADD” button for 8 seconds until you hear one beep. ) then you need to register again. Carry out speaker installation or additional procedures.

2. If the speaker blinking lamp blinks white - network signal is unstable. Wait for a while, or move the speaker to another location closer to another speaker or router.

3. Press menu key or menu at the top right side of Home screen to end Music Flow Player app and run again.

Music sound breaks and unstable MUSICflow system

1. If speaker with breaking sound is connected through wireless connection mode, y If the distance between the speaker and home router is not close enough, the corresponding condition may occur. Move the speaker closer to the home router and try again.

Troubleshooting 29 y If the device playing the source sound (Ex. phone or laptop) is at a place without fluent home router signal, move the corresponding device closer to the home router and try again.

2. If you connected a speaker with a LAN cable and installed additional speakers:

If the speaker with frequent sound breaking is not close enough with the LAN cable connected speaker, install a

Bridge or other another speaker in the middle location between the LAN cable connected speaker and the speaker with sound breaking, and try again.

3. Even if you connected speakers with MUSICflow mesh network, music sound breaks by ambient signal interference causing Wi-Fi network defect. In this case, you can try to change Mesh network channel of MUSICflow system at the

[Settings à Advanced settings à Mesh Network Channel].

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How can I compose Music Library? / Song is not added even though library is updated.

Just by adding a song to DLNA server, Music Library is not automatically updated. When you add a song to the server, in

[Settings à Music Library à Synchronization], run Music Library synchronization again. Even after Music Library synchronization, if song is not added, check the followings.

1. Check if DLNA server or PC SW shared folder is designated.

2. Check if DLNA server contents list is renewed.

y Even if you copy the file into the server, server contents list may not be immediately renewed, so check the server setting.

y If you copy a song into the phone with a method other than MTP, it may not be reflected to the server contents list. In such case, rescan the contents in the phone, or turn off and start the phone again.

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3. The sharing may be blocked, so check DLNA server program setting or firewall setting.

y If you are using LG Musicflow PC software, when you designate shared folder, the corresponding folder will be automatically added to Music Library in a minute.

LG MUSICflow product is turned off automatically.

There are some cases that power off will occur if not receiving sound signal: y Optical, HDMI ARC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (DLNA) mode: if there is no sound signal during 20 minutes.

y Portable-In : no sound signal during 6 hours.

In case of Network connected, it will go to Network standby mode (White LED).

In case of Network disconnected, it will go to Standby mode

(Red LED).

What is the type of music file that can be played?

y You can play the files with extension mp3, wma, flac, m4a, aac, ogg, and wav.

y For mp3 and wma, sampling frequency is 32- 48 kHz, and for flac, it supports up to 192 kHz, 24 bit.

y Even if the above conditions are satisfied, it may not be played according to the characteristics of the file or media server.

y DRM applied file cannot be played.

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How can I use Spotify?

LG MUSICflow product supports Spotify connect method provided by Spotify. Through this, you can use the function supported by Spotify by connecting to the speaker through

Spotify application. If Music Flow speaker is in the network composed of the same router, Spotify application Speaker shape Icon is changed, and when you press this Icon, you can check and select the speakers in the same network. (When the speaker is selected, the icon changes to green.)

How can I use HomeChat?

After HomeChat device registration, you can use Home Chat.

Each of the family members can register and use one speaker in

HomeChat, and one person can register several speakers.

For details, refer to http://www.lghomechat.com.

, Note

Depending on the region, some services (ex. Spotify,

Homechat, etc.) are unavailable.

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About Status LED’s Condition

Bluetooth

Color

(Off) (White)

(White)

Status

The unit is waiting for

Bluetooth pairing

The unit is paired to Bluetooth

Portable In

Color

(White)

Status

Portable cable is connected.

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Appendix 33

Network

Color

(Off ) (White)

(White) (Red)

(White)

(Off) (Red)

(Dimmed Whtie)

Status

The unit is waiting for network connection

The initial unit is being connected to the network

( button is pressed)

The unit is connected to the network

The additional unit is being connected to the network

( button is pressed)

Network Status

Network standby mode

Standby Mode

Status

Standby mode

(Red)

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, Note for Status LED’s Condition y When you set the group at first, Network status LED turns green.

y The additional groups are set, the Network status LED color is changed in group order.

[Green > Magenta > Cyan > Blue > Yellow] y If the grouped speakers switch to the network standby mode, the brightness of Network status LED gets dark.

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Specification

AC adapter:

Model: DA-48A18

Manufacturer: Yang Ming

Industrial

Input: 100 - 240 V ~ 50/60 Hz

Output: 18 V 0 2.67 A

Power consumption:

NP8740 (NA9740): 12 W

NP8540 (NA9540): 10 W

Networked standby: 5.4 W

(If all network ports are activated.)

Bluetooth: Codec SBC

Dimensions (W x H x D):

NP8740 (NA9740):

Approx. (370 x 232 x 110) mm without foot

NP8540 (NA9540):

Approx. (340 x 207 x 88) mm without foot

Net Weight (Approx.):

NP8740 (NA9740): 4.1 kg

NP8540 (NA9540): 3.25 kg y Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Appendix 35

Open Source Software Notice

Information

To obtain the source code under GPL, LGPL, MPL, and other open source licenses, that is contained in this product, please visit http://opensource.lge.com.

In addition to the source code, all referred license terms, warranty disclaimers and copyright notices are available for download.

LG Electronics will also provide open source code to you on

CD-ROM for a charge covering the cost of performing such distribution (such as the cost of media, shipping, and handling) upon email request to [email protected]. This offer is valid for three (3) years from the date on which you purchased the product.

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