Samsung BD-P1200 manual

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G etting Started 2- English W arning T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMO VE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P AR TS ARE INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates “dangerous v oltage” inside the product that presents a r isk of electric shock or personal injur y . This symbol indicat[...]

G etting Started English - 3 Important Safety Instructions Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. F ollow all the saf ety instructions listed below . K eep these operating instructions handy for future ref erence. 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) F ollow all instructions. [...]

G etting Started 4- English General Features Play er Features Digital Photo Viewer (JPEG) Y ou can enjo y digital photos on your TV . MP3 Playbac k This unit can pla y mp3 files from CD-R/-RW , D VD-R/- R W/-RAM discs. HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) HDMI reduces picture noise by allo wing a pure digital video/audio signal path from the[...]

G etting Started English - 5 Before Reading the User ’ s Manual Make sure to chec k the follo wing ter ms before reading the user man ual. Icons that will be used in manual 1) Be sure to be familiar with Saf ety Instr uctions before using this product. (See pages 2~3) 2) If a problem occurs , check the T roubleshooting. (See pages 50~51) ©2007 S[...]

G etting Started 6- English Contents Getting Started W arning .................................................................2 Precautions ...........................................................3 Important Safety Instructions ............................3 Handling Cautions ................................................3 Maintenance of Cabin[...]

G etting Started English - 7 Disc T ype and Characteristics BD-ROM - BD-RE A UDIO + VIDEO Single sided BD-R (25GB/50GB) Single sided(5 inches) 240 D VD-VIDEO A UDIO + VIDEO Double sided(5 inches) 480 Single sided(3 1/2 inches) 80 Double sided(3 1/2 inches) 160 A UDIO-CD A UDIO Single sided(5 inches) 74 Single sided(3 1/2 inches) 20 Single-sided 480[...]

Blu-ray Disc Compatibility Blu-ra y Disc is a new and e volving f ormat. Accordingly , disc compatibility issues are possible . Not all discs are compatible and not ev er y disc will play back. For additional inf or mation, refer to the Compliance and Compatibility Notice section of this Manual. If you encounter compatibility problems , please cont[...]

G etting Started English - 9 • Pla yback can be perf or med with D VD-RW discs in both the Video and VR Modes. • Once a D VD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes D VD-Video . Ability to play bac k ma y depend on recording conditions. • Y ou cannot pla y a D VD-RAM in most D VD components due to compatibility issues. • Only D V[...]

G etting Started 10 - English Disc Storage Be careful not to harm the disc because the data on these discs is highly vulnerab le to the environment. • Do not keep under direct sunlight. • K eep in a cool ventilated area. • Store vertically . • K eep in a clean protection jack et. • If you mo ve y our Blu-ra y disc play er suddenly from a [...]

G etting Started English - 11 1. PO WER BUTT ON T urns the Blu-ray disc pla yer on and off . 2. ST ANDBY INDICA TOR When the unit is first plugged in, this indicator lights. 3. DISC TRA Y Opens to accept a disc. 4. OPEN/CLOSE BUTT ON Opens and closes the disc tra y . 5. DISPLA Y Displa ys the playing status , time, etc. 6. SEARCH/SKIP BUTT ONS Goes[...]

G etting Started 12 - English Rear P anel 1. 5.1CH ANALOG A UDIO OUT Connect to a 5.1CH analog input on an A/V amplifier 2. A UDIO OUT Connects to the audio input of external equipment using audio cables . 3. VIDEO OUT Connects the input of external equipment using a video cable . 4. S-VIDEO OUT Connects the input of external equipment using an S-V[...]

G etting Started English - 13 OPEN/CLOSE TV POWER TV VOL M EN U DISC M ENU M ARKER Z OOM RE T URN TV CH POWER STEP SLO W EXIT INFO POPU P MENU T I TLE MENU AUDIO REPEA T REPE A T SUBTITLE PLA Y STOP TV INP UT SEL . CA NCEL TV MUT E ENTER T our of the Remote Control 11. DISC MENU Button Use this to enter the disc menu. 12. INFO Button This will disp[...]

G etting Started Unpacking Accessories Check f or the supplied accessories below . Preparing the Remote Control Install Batteries in the Remote Control • Open the battery cover on the bac k of the remote control. • Inser t two AAA batteries. Make sure that the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly . • Close the battery cover . If the rem[...]

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16 - English C onnecting C onnections This section inv olves v a rious methods of connecting the Blu-ra y disc play er to other e xter nal components. Quick Overview A Quick Ov er view presented in this guide will giv e you enough inf or mation to star t using the Blu-ray disc pla yer . Connecting to a TV with HDMI Jack Connecting to a TV with DVI [...]

English - 17 C onnecting Choosing a Connection The f ollowing shows e xamples of connections commonly used to connect the Blu-ra y disc play er with a TV and other components. Y ou may choose from HDMI, COMPONENT , S-VIDEO or VIDEO , mode for video output from the pla yer to y our TV . Use the OUTPUT SELECT b utton on the front panel of the unit to[...]

18 - English C onnecting ■ Depending on your TV , cer tain HDMI output resolutions ma y not work. ■ Please refer to the user's man ual of your TV . ■ If an HDMI or HDMI-D VI cable is plugged into TV , the Blu-ra y disc pla yer ’ s output is set to HDMI/D VI automatically within 10 seconds. ■ If Component and HDMI are both connected, [...]

English - 19 C onnecting ■ Depending on the manuf acturer , the component terminals on your TV ma y be marked “ R-Y , B-Y , Y ” or “ Cr , Cb , Y ” instead of “ PR, PB, Y ” . The number and position of terminals may v ar y depending on the TV set. Please ref er to the user's manual of your TV . NOTE Connecting to a TV (Component) [...]

20 - English C onnecting Connecting to an A udio System (2 Channel Amplifier) 1. Using the audio cables , connect the A UDIO (red and white) OUT ter minals on the rear of the Blu-ra y disc pla yer to the A UDIO (red and white) IN ter minals of your Amplifier . 2. Using the video signal cable(s), connect the HDMI OUT , COMPONENT , S-VIDEO , or VIDEO[...]

English - 21 C onnecting Connecting to an A udio System (Dolby Digital, MPEG2 or DTS Amplifier) 1. If using an optical cable (not included), connect the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) terminal on the rear of the Blu-ra y disc play er to the DIGIT AL A UDIO IN (OPTICAL) ter minal of your Amplifier . If using a coaxial cable (not included), connect the[...]

22 - English C onnecting Connecting to Samsung's FTP/Internet site for Software Upgrades 1. Using the Direct LAN Cable (UTP cable), connect the LAN terminal on the rear of the Blu-ray disc pla yer to the LAN terminal of your modem. - Connect to the Internet for future software upg rades. LAN LAN Modem INTERNET ■ See pages 45~48 for the Softw[...]

English - 23 P layback ■ T urn on your TV and set it to the correct Video Input (the input the Blu-Ra y play er is connected to) on the TV's. ■ If you connected an e xternal Audio System, turn on your A udio System and set it to the correct Audio Input. After plugging in the pla yer , the first time you press the PO WER button, this screen[...]

24 - English P layback Skipping T rac ks During playbac k, press the SKIP ( ) button. When pla ying a BD/D VD , if you press the SKIP ( ) button, it mov es to the next chapter . If you press the SKIP ( ) button, it mo ves to the beginning of the chapter . One more press makes it mo ve to the beginning of the pre vious chapter . ■ No sound is hear[...]

English - 25 P layback Step Motion Play Press the STEP button on the remote control during pla y for Step Motion pla y . • Each time the button is pressed a ne w frame will appear . • When the STEP button is pressed, the ne xt frame will be activated. • Press the PLA Y/P A USE ( ) b utton to resume normal play . Slow Motion Pla y In pause or [...]

26 - English P layback • Title : T o access the desired title when there is more than one in the disc. F or example , if there is more than one movie on a BD/D VD , each movie will be identified as a Title. • Chapter : Most BD/D VD discs are recorded in chapters so that you can quic kly find a specific passage. • A udio : Refers to the film&a[...]

English - 27 P layback Y ou can select a desired audio language quickly and easily with the A UDIO button. Using the A UDIO button 1 Press the A UDIO button during pla yback. The Audio changes when the button is pressed repeatedly . • The audio languages are represented by abbre viations. 2 T o remov e the A UDIO icon, press the CANCEL or RETURN [...]

28 - English P layback Y ou can select a desired subtitle quickly and easily with the SUBTITLE button. Using the SUBTITLE button 1 Press the SUBTITLE button. The subtitle changes when the button is pressed repeatedly . The subtitle languages are represented by abbre viations. 2 T o remov e the SUBTITLE icon, press the CANCEL or RETURN button. < [...]

English - 29 P layback Playing bac k a bookmark Using the MARKER button 1 During playbac k, press the MARKER button on the remote control. 2 Press the œ √ buttons to select a bookmarked scene. 3 Press the ENTER or PLA Y/P AUSE( ) button to star t playing from the selected scene . ■ When the disc tra y is opened and then closed, bookmarks will [...]

30 - English P layback 2 Press the œ √ buttons to select a bookmarked scene. 3 Press the CANCEL button to delete the selected bookmark. Bookmark 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 -- -- MOVE PLAY CANCEL RETURN Bookmark 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 -- -- -- MOVE SELECT RETURN Playing an MP3 1 Inser t an MP3 disc into the disc tra y . • The Menu screen is display [...]

English - 31 P layback Buttons on the Remote Control used for A udio CD(CD-D A)/ MP3 disc playbac k OPEN/CLOSE TV POWER TV V O L MENU DISC MENU MARKER ZOOM RETURN ENTER TV CH POWER STEP SLOW EXIT INFO POPUP MENU TITLE MENU AUDIO REPEA T REPEA T SUBTITLE PLA Y STOP TV INPUT SEL. CANCEL TV MUTE 1. …† buttons : Selects a track (song). 2. œ√ but[...]

32 - English P layback Playlist Y ou can create a playlist with up to 30 tracks . 1 Press the BLUE(D) button during the Music List pla yback. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select a trac k, then press the ENTER button to add it to the Playlist. Repeat this procedure to add additional tracks . 3 If there is an undesired track in the pla ylis[...]

English - 33 P layback V iewing a Picture Viewing a Picture 1 Inser t a JPEG disc into the disc tray . • The Menu screen is display ed. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select Photo , then press the ENTER button. • The Photo List is displayed. 3 Press the … … † † œ√ buttons to select a picture . • T o see the ne xt 8 pictures[...]

34 - English P layback Zoom T o setup , follow steps 1 to 2 in "Vie wing a Picture" on page 33. 3 -1 Press the ENTER button to select the picture y ou want to see, then press the INFO b utton. 4 Press the … … † † buttons to select Zoom , then press the œ√ buttons to select On . 5 When the magnifier appears, use the … … † [...]

English - 35 P layback Move Photo/Go T o Photo List T o setup , follo w steps 1 to 2 in "Viewing a Picture" on page 33. 3 -1 Press the ENTER button to select the picture y ou want to see. 4 Press the … … † † buttons to mov e the previous or ne xt picture. 5 T o go Photo List, press the RETURN or ST OP button. Image 10.jpg 006/016 [...]

36 - English P layback Example: Viewing JPEG pictures 1 Inser t a Mixed disc(JPEG+MP3) into the disc tra y . • The Menu screen is display ed. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select Photo , then press the ENTER button. • The Photo List is displayed. 3 Press the …†œ √ buttons to select a picture . - T o go to the Music List - Press [...]

English - 37 S ystem Setup The on-screen menus allow y ou to enable or disab le various functions on y our Blu-ray disc pla yer . Use the f ollowing buttons to open and na vigate through the on-screen menus. 1 EXIT Button Press this button to e xit the on screen menu. 2 …†œ √ Buttons Press these buttons on the remote control to mo ve the sel[...]

38 - English S ystem Setup 1 With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select Setup , then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Press the … … † † buttons to select Language Setup , then press the ENTER or √ button. Language setup menu will be displa yed. BD BD Player Language Setup Title Music P[...]

English - 39 S ystem Setup 4 Press the … … † † buttons to select the desired audio option from the options described below , then press the ENTER or √ button. 5 Press the … … † † buttons to select the desired item, then press the ENTER button. ■ Press the RETURN or œ button to return to the pre vious menu. Press the MENU button[...]

40 - English S ystem Setup 5 Press the … … † † œ√ buttons to select the desired Speaker , then press the ENTER button. Speaker Setup Speaker • Large : Deliv ers full bandwidth sound with bass below 100 Hz. • Small : If LFE is on, bass below 100 Hz will outputted through a Subwoof er instead of the speakers. If LFE is off and the F ro[...]

English - 41 S ystem Setup Setting up the V ideo display/output Options This function allows y ou to setup the TV screen settings. This function depends on disc type. It may not work f or some disc types. 1 With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select Setup , then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 [...]

42 - English S ystem Setup Movie Frame (24 Fs) Movies are usually filmed at 24 fr ames per second. Some Blu-r ay discs ha ve the capability of pla ying back at this frame r ate. Setting the Movie F rame (24Fs) feature to ON allo ws you to adjust the Blu-ra y pla yer's HDMI output to 24 frames per second f or improv ed picture quality . If your[...]

English - 43 S ystem Setup Screen Message • On : Displays messages related to oper ation mode. • Off : Does not displa y messages related to operation mode. Front Displa y • Automatic : Display is dark during playback and bright when the unit is in Stop mode. • Dim : Select to dim the display windo w . • Br ight : Select to brighten the d[...]

44 - English S ystem Setup Format Y ou can optimiz e the HDMI output for connection to a TV or Monitor . • TV : Select if connected to a TV via HDMI. • Monitor : Select if connected to a Monitor via HDMI. If the pla yer is connected to a TV , the Monitor option is unav ailable . Sharpness T o adjust the picture shar pness (Off/Low/Middle/High).[...]

English - 45 S ystem Setup Setting up the System Upgrade Samsung ma y offer upgr ades to your Blu-ra y play er's firmware in the future. T o upgrade this firmware you m ust : 1. Go to samsung.com and refer to 'SUPPOR T' page to download the firmware and burn an update CD . or 2. Connect this pla yer's LAN terminal to the LAN ter[...]

46 - English S ystem Setup 9 When the installation is done, y ou will see a message of “ Update Completed ” . The play er will automatically turn off in 3 seconds. All settings will rev er t to the factory settings. And the ne xt time you star t the system, you will see the menu language selection window . 6 T o perform the system upgrade , pre[...]

English - 47 S ystem Setup 4 Press the … … † † buttons to select System Information , then press the ENTER or √ button. Y ou can see detailed information about the current firmware. System Information When the firmware upgrade is done, chec k the fir mware details by f ollowing the steps belo w . 1 With the unit in Stop mode, press the ME[...]

48 - English S ystem Setup 1 With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button. 2 Press the … … † † buttons to select Setup , then press the ENTER or √ button. 3 Press the … … † † buttons to select Parental Setup , then press the ENTER or √ button. When you operate y our Blu-ra y disc play er for the first time, the “ Enter Ne[...]

English - 49 S ystem Setup Changing the P assw ord 1 Press the … … † † buttons to select New P assw ord , then press the ENTER or √ button. 2 Enter the 4-digit pass word using the number buttons on the remote control. The “ Confirm the passw ord ” message will be display ed. 3 Enter your pass word again using the number buttons on the[...]

R eference 50 - English R eference T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Bef ore requesting ser vice (troubleshooting), please check the f ollowing. • Chec k the batter ies in the remote control. They ma y need replacing. • Operate the remote[...]

R eference English - 51 The icon appears on screen. • The features or action cannot be completed at this time because: 1. The BD/D VD ’ s software restricts it. 2. The BD/D VD ’ s software doesn ’ t suppor t the feature (e.g., angles) 3. The feature is not a vailab le at the moment. 4. Y ou ’ ve requested a title or chapter number or sear[...]

R eference 52 - English - Samsung Electronics Co ., Ltd reser ves the right to change the specifications without notice. - Weight and dimensions are appro ximate. Specifications A C 120V ~ 60Hz 40 W 9.3 Ibs 16.9 (W) x 12.8 (D) x 3.1 (H) inches + 41 ° F to + 95 ° F 10 % to 75 % Reading Speed : 4.917m/sec Reading Speed : 3.49 ~ 4.06 m/sec. Appro x.[...]

English - 53 COPY PRO TECTION • Because AACS (Adv anced Access Content System) is approv ed as content protection system for BD f or mat, similar to use of CSS (Content Scramble System) for D VD format, cer tain restr ictions are imposed on playbac k, analog signal output, etc., of AA CS protected contents. The operation of this product and restr[...]

54 - English W arranty (for USA users only) This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed b y SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC . (SAMSUNG) and delivered new , in the original car ton to the or iginal consumer purchaser , is warranted by SAMSUNG against man ufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for the f ollowing limited warr ant[...]

English - 55 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you ha ve an y questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre. Region Country Customer Care Center W eb Site[...]