Different ways of listening to music. LG SJ8

Different ways of listening to music

There are a number of differing ways of listening to music : Group, Surround and Seamless playbacks.

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Note

If you want to enjoy the group playback and

Surround playback, it is recommended that at least one speaker is connected by LAN cable. To change speaker connection setting when all the speaker have been already connected wirelessly, reset all the speaker and connect again after connecting the one speaker of them.

In the wireless connection, the smoothness of playback is subject to the location of installed speaker. Install the speakers at a short distance from the router. To enjoy the smooth group playback or surround playback wirelessly, it is recommended to use the router supporting

802.11n. In this case, set the router’s security mode setting to OPEN or AES.

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Group Playback

You can group multiple speakers linked to the Music

Flow Player app and play the same music through all the connected speakers in the same group.

1. Select [Connected Speakers] on the side menu of

Music Flow Player app.

2. Connected speakers appear.

Select the [

] on the speaker desired song plays through.

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3. Grouping option appears.

Tap the checkbox to select the speaker you want to play with. Then select [OK].

Surround Sound Mode (Home

Cinema Mode)

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

Preparations

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Sound Bar

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Two speakers of same model (if possible)

1. Select [Connected Speakers] on the side menu of

Music Flow Player app.

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4. The speakers is ready to group playback.

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Note

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If the speakers are not grouped, you can enjoy different music on each speaker.

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It is recommended to connect less than 3 devices for the smooth playback.

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The weak signal because of the long distance between speakers or wireless router and signal interference may cause abnormal playback.

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Depending on your wireless environment, the grouping may be broken.

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For smooth group playback, it is recommended to select the speaker connected by LAN cable as a master speaker.

If you set the master speaker connected wirelessly, placed closer from the speaker connected wired.

2. Connected speakers appear.

Select the [

] on the speaker.

3. Surround environment option appears.

Select the left and right speakers by tapping connected speakers. Then select [OK].

4. The speakers are ready to surround playback.

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Note

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It is recommended to set the surround speakers to same models.

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The weak signal because of the long distance between speakers or wireless router and signal interference may cause abnormal playback.

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Depending on your wireless environment, the grouping may be broken.

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For smooth playback, it is recommended to select the speaker connected by LAN cable as a master speaker. If you set the master speaker connected wirelessly, placed closer from the speaker connected wired.

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To enjoy the home cinema system without

Music Flow Player app, follow the below

steps.

1. Plug in the Sound bar

2. Connect the sound bar to home network.

(Wired or Wireless)

3. Plug in the rear speakers.

4. Connect the rear speakers to home network. (Wired or Wireless)

5. Press

(Add) button on the sound

bar.

The sound bar beeps and [HOME

CINEMA READY] is scrolled on the display window.

6. Press

(Add) button on the left rear speaker and wait for a few seconds.

7. After the left rear speaker connection,

press

(Add) button on the right rear speaker.

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Configuring home cinema mode with existing speakers, you need to update software of the speakers to the latest version.

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Check every speaker’s network connection when you cannot set the speakers. If the speakers are not connected to the home network, refer the “Connecting the speaker to your Home Network”.

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Seamless playback

You can easily change the playing speaker from your smart device or the speaker to the another speaker without pause.

To use Seamless playback, you have to set up Auto

Music Play to On. (Page 53)

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Note

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It is not supported when you go out of the house with your smart device.

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WI-FI function on smart device must be turned on.

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If the input source is

Bluetooth

, seamless

play is not supported. (Media server and online streaming service are supported).

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In case of the online streaming service, the music you are listening to is played from the

beginning.

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On seamless play, each speaker keeps its existing volume value. If no sound coming out from the speaker during playback, check the switched speaker’s volume is set to 0.

Changing playing speaker from a smart device to a speaker

1. If the smart device playing music is carried from outside to a room where the connected speaker is in, the pop-up window on the smart device will appear to ask you which speaker you want to play music through.

2. Select the speaker on the pop-up list, the music you are listening to is played through without a pause.