Sound Bar Quick Guide
Installing and using the Product
- a Connect the sound bar to your TV via an optical cable or an HDMI cable.
- A Sound bar
- B Remote Control Receiver / Status LED
- C Wireless Subwoofer - Install it close to the sound bar.
- D External Device - (Blu-ray player, game console, etc.)
- b If you are using an external device (ex. Blu-ray player, game console, etc.), connect it to the sound bar via an HDMI cable.
- c Connect to power in the following order: wireless subwoofer [ sound bar. Then, turn on the sound bar. When the connection is automatically established with the sound bar, the LED on the wireless subwoofer will light up green. ([ See “Connecting the Product” on page 6.)
- d Using the product with your TV ([ See “Connecting with an Optical Cable”, “Connecting with an HDMI Cable” on page 16, 19.)
- A Press the Function button repeatedly until the first from above LED lights up in white among the three LEDs.
- B On your TV's settings, set the output speaker to [HDMI ARC], [Optical], or [External Speaker].
- e Connecting the product to your smartphone via Bluetooth ([ See “Connecting via Bluetooth” on page 24.)
- A Tap the Settings button on your smartphone and select Bluetooth. Turn on the Bluetooth function. (Off > On)
- B Press the Bluetooth pair button. After a moment, the second LED lights up in blue and blinking among the three LEDs.
- C Find and tap the product on your smartphone. The product appears as “LG DS40Q (XX)”.
- f Connecting to the LG Sound Bar app ([ See “Connecting with a Smartphone via LG Sound Bar app” on page 27.)
- A Find and install the LG Sound Bar app on Google Play or App Store from your smartphone.
- B You can get more information regarding its use by selecting [Help] in [Setting].
Manually connecting the sound bar to the wireless subwoofer ([ See “Connecting the wireless subwoofer manually” on page 8.)
If you see a red LED on the front of the wireless subwoofer, it means that the sound bar is not connected to the subwoofer. If this is the case, connect them in the following order.
- A Press the Power button on the sound bar to turn it off.
- B Press the PAIRING button on the back of the disconnected wireless subwoofer. Check if LED blinks green.
- If you still see a red LED on the front of the wireless subwoofer, press and hold the button on the back of the subwoofer again.
- C Press the Power button on the sound bar to turn it on.
- D When the connection is established, you will see a green LED light on the front of the wireless subwoofer.
Table of Contents
Sound Bar Quick Guide
2 Installing and using the Product
Installation
6 Connecting the Product
Exploring the Product
9 Front
11 Status LED
13 Back
14 Exploring Remote Control
Connecting to the TV
16 Connecting with an Optical Cable
18 Connecting with LG Sound Sync (Wireless)
19 Connecting with an HDMI Cable
Connecting to an External Device
21 Connecting with an HDMI Cable
23 Connecting with an Optical Cable
Using the Product as an Audio System
24 Connecting via Bluetooth
27 Connecting with a Smartphone via LG Sound Bar app
29 Connecting to a USB Storage Device
30 Voice feedback function
Mounting the Product to a Wall
31 Checking before mounting to a wall
33 Mounting the Product to a Wall
Safety Precautions
35 Safety and Regulatory
Before Reporting Product Malfunction
38 Troubleshooting
Appendix
41 Specifications
43 Registered Trademarks and Licenses
44 Handling the Product
Installation