Samsung DVD839 manual

S afety Info rmation TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI- FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates “dan- gerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or person- al injury . CAUTION: DVD PLA YERS USE AN INVISIBLE [...]

C a re & Maintenance For trouble free operation, follow the instructions shown below . Handling Cautions Formation of Condensation Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity , condensation may form if warm air comes in contact with any cold parts inside the player • When condensation forms inside the player , the player may not operate [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS DVD739+839 11/4/95 11:19 AM Page 4[...]

Disc Features .......................................................... 6 Disc T ype and Characteristics ................................ 7 Description .............................................................. 8 • Front Panel (DVD-839) ................................................ 8 • Front Panel (DVD-739) .............................[...]

D isc Featur e s Excellent Sound The Dolby Digital system developed by Dolby Labs provides crystal clear sound reproduction. Screen Video with MPEG2 compression technology . Both regular and widescreen(16:9) pictures can be viewed. Slow Motion An important scene can be viewed in slow motion. Programmed Play Y ou can program tracks to play in desire[...]

D isc T ype and Characteristics This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs with the corresponding logos: Disc Markings ~ DIGIT AL SOUND STEREO • Playback Region Number • NTSC broadcast system in U.S.A, Canada, Korea, Japan, etc. • Dolby Digital disc • Digital Audio disc • Stereo disc • DTS disc *DO NOT play CD-RO[...]

D escription-Fr ont Panel Front Panel Controls DVD-839 Front Display ST ANDBY LAMP • When the unit is first plugged in, the indi cator lights. When power is pressed on, the lamp goes out. POWER ON/OFF • Use to turn your player on and off (standby). HEADPHONES JACK • Y ou can attach headphones here for pri- vate listening. HEADPHONES VOLUME ?[...]

D escription-Fr ont Panel DVD-739 Front Panel Controls Front Display ST ANDBY LAMP • When the unit is first plugged in, the indi cator lights. When power is pressed on, the lamp goes out. POWER ON/OFF • Use to turn your player on and off (standby). DISPLA Y (See below) • Operation indicators are displayed here. DISC TRA Y • Press OPEN/CLOSE[...]

OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pr Pb R1 L1 R2 L2 V1 V2 D escription-Rear Panel DVD-839 Rear Panel DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to an A/V Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder . ANALOG AUDIO OUT JACKS • [...]

D escription-Rear Panel DVD-739 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pr Pb DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use a coaxial digital cable to connect to an A/V Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder . ANALOG AUDIO OUT JACKS • Connect to the Audio input jacks of your television, audio/vi[...]

A T our of the Remote Contr o l DVD Function Buttons DVD POWER Button NUMBER Buttons OPEN/CLOSE Button SETUP Button • Brings up the DVD player ’s Setup menu ZOOM Button SEARCH Buttons • Allows you to search forward/backward through a disc. STOP Button STEP Button • Advances playback one frame at a time. RETURN Button • Returns to a previo[...]

A T our of the Remote Contr o l (Cont d) TV Function Buttons TV POWER Button TV/VIDEO Selection Button CHANNEL UP/DOWN Buttons VOLUME UP/DOWN Buttons NOTE This icon indicates an invalid button press. If remote doesn’t operate properly: 1. Open the battery cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert two AA batteries. Make sure that the polari- ties[...]

C hoosing a Connection The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and othe components. DVD-839 Before Connecting the DVD Player Connecting to a TV (For Video) RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT R1 L1 R2 L2 V1 V2 VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Y Pr Pr Pb Pb TV DVD PLA YER Connecting to a TV • Method [...]

RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT R1 L1 R2 L2 OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT C hoosing a Connection (Cont d) Connecting to an Audio System AUD SYST DV PLA Y Connecting to an Audio System Rear Panel • Method 1 DVD Player + 2ch Stereo Amplifier or Dolby Pro Logic Decoder • Method 2 DVD Player + Amplifier with Dolby Digital Decoder/DTS Decod[...]

C hoosing a Connection The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and othe components. DVD-739 Before Connecting the DVD Player Connecting to a TV (For Video) RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Y Pr Pr Pb Pb TV DVD PLA YER Connecting to a TV • Method 1 DVD Player + [...]

C hoosing a Connection (Cont d) DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL AUD SYST DV PLA Y Connecting to an Audio System Method 1 Method 2 Analog Audio Out Audio Input Jacks Digital Audio Input Jack Dolby Digital Decoder 2ch Amplifier Digital Audio Out Rear Panel DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pr [...]

Before Playback • T urn on a TV and press the TV/VIDEO button to select video mode. • T urn on your Audio System to select AUX, CD or DVD. • Refer to your AUDIO Owner’s Manual. After plugging in the player , the first time you press the DVD POWER button, this screen comes up : If you want to select the language, press a NUM- BER button. (Th[...]

P laying a Disc (Cont d) D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D / / / / C C C C D D D D 1. 1. Stopping Playback Press the STOP button in playback. 2. 2. Removing Disc Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. 3. 3. Pausing Playback Press the PLA Y/P AUSE or STEP button on the remote during playback. - Screen stops, no sound. - T o resume again,[...]

S e a r ching & Skipping thr ough a Chapter or T rack During playback, you can search quickly through a chapter or track or use the skip function to jump to the next selection. Searching through a Chapter or T rack Skipping T racks D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D / / / / C C C C D D D D 2. 2. Press the NEXT SKIP or BACK [...]

When Playing a DVD 1. 1. During playback, press the DISPLA Y button on the remote. - Current title, chapter number and elapsed time will be displayed. • Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to select a title or a chapter number . Use the UP/DOWN button or Number buttons to enter a different title or chapter number , then press the ENTER button. • T o ente[...]

R epeat Play Repeat play allows you to repeat a track, title, or the entire disc. D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D / / / / C C C C D D D D When playing a CD/VCD When playing a DVD 1 1 Press the REPEA T button once to display the current status. 2 2 Press the REPEA T button twice to repeat the current track. 3 3 Press the REPE[...]

1. 1. Press the A-B REPEA T button at the beginning (A) of the segment you want to review . 2. 2. Press the A-B REPEA T button again at the end (B) of the segment you want to review . The segment will begin repeating. 1 1 Press the A-B REPEA T button. U sing the A-B Repeat Function The A-B Repeat function lets you mark a segment to repeat between t[...]

P r ogram Playback in a Specific Or der Program playback lets you set up a specific order for playback of titles, chapters or tracks on a disc only . Th function works in stop mode only . D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D / / / / C C C C D D D D Program VCD or CD Program DVD 1. 1. In stop mode, press the MODE button. 2. 2. Use[...]

U sing the Disc V iew Function The desired music or video display can be accessed directly without using the menu function. D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D / / / / C C C C D D D D 1.,1 1.,1 2.,2 2.,2 3.,3 3.,3 4.,4 4.,4 NOTE • When in VCD 1.1 & 2.0 mode (MENU OFF mode), this function works. • In stop mode on VCD, pre[...]

• This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs. • A DVD disc can contain up to 8 audio languages. 1. 1. Press the AUDIO button. 2. 2. Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired lan- guage on a DVD. - The audio and subtitle languages are represented by abbreviations. 3. 3. Use the UP/DOWN butto[...]

S electing the Subtitle Language When a DVD is recorded with subtitles, you can use the Subtitle feature to view the subtitles on-screen. If a menu is encoded on the disc, you can also select by using the MENU button. D D D D V V V V D D D D Using the MENU button Using the SUBTITLE button 1. 1. Press the SUBTITLE but- ton. 2. 2. Use the UP/DOWN but[...]

S electing the Desir e d S c r een Angle When a DVD contains multiple angles of a particular scene, you can select the Angle function. Using the ANGLE button D D D D V V V V D D D D Check to see if an ‘ANGLE ( )’ mark is present at the upper right hand corner of the screen. 1. 1. When an ‘ANGLE’ mark is shown, press the ANGLE button. (Angle[...]

Using the Bookmark Function (DVD/VCD) 1. 1. During playback, press the BOOKMARK button on the remote. Then ‘MARKER’ will be displayed. 2. 2. Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to move to the desired bookmark icon. 3. 3. When you reach the scene you want to mark, press the ENTER button. The icon will change to a number (1, 2, or 3). 4. 4. Press the BOOKM[...]

U sing the Zoom and 3D Sound D D D D V V V V D D D D / / / / V V V V C C C C D D D D Using the Zoom Function (DVD/VCD) Using the 3D Sound Function The simulated surround effect (SP A TIALIZER N-2-2 depends on the disc contents. If you connect the unit to your stereo system, you can enhance sound quality and produce a greater surround effect. This f[...]

1. 1. Press the SETUP button on the remote in the play or stop mode. PLA YER MENU : Setup of the Display Language (See P32) Use the Player preference menu to select the language fo the player ’s on-screen displays. DISC MENU : Setup of the Menu Language (See P33) Use the Menu preference menu to select the language you want a DVD’s disc menu to [...]

S etting Up the Language Featur e s If you set the player menu, disc menu, audio and subtitle language in advance, it will come up automatically every time you watch a movie. Using the Player Menu D D D D V V V V D D D D 1. 1. Press the SETUP button when in play or stop mode. 2. 2. Use the UP/DOWN button to select the PLA YER MENU. 3. 3. Press the [...]

S etting Up the Language Featur e s (Cont d) Using the Subtitle Language Using the Disc Menu Language Using the Audio Language D D D D V V V V D D D D This function changes the lan- guage only for the text on the disc menu screens. 1 1 Press the SETUP button when in play or stop mode. 2 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select DISC MENU. 3 3 Press the EN[...]

SETTING THE P ARENT AL LEVEL A. A. Press the SETUP button when in play or stop mode. B. B. Press the UP/DOWN button to select P ARENT AL. C. C. Press the ENTER button and enter your 4-digit pass word by pressing the 0-9 button. D. D. Move to the RA TING LEVEL by using the UP/DOWN button and press the ENTER button. E. E. Move to LEVEL 6 by using the[...]

4. 4. Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTER but- ton. DIGIT AL OUTPUT PCM : Converts to PCM(2CH) 48kHz/16Bit audio. Select PCM when using the Analog Audio Outputs. BITSTREAM : Converts to Dolby Digital BITSTREAM (5.1CH). Select BITSTREAM when using the Digital Audio Output. NOTE : Be sure to select the correct Digi[...]

1. 1. 2.,3.,4. 2.,3.,4. S etting Up Display Options D D D D V V V V D D D D 4. 4. Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTER button. TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTER BOX : Select when you want to see the total 16:9 ratio screen DVD supplies, even though you have a TV with a 4:3 ratio screen. Black bars will appear at the top and bo[...]

C ontr olling a TV with the Remote The remote can also be set up to control most TVs. T o program the remote, use the code that corresponds t your brand. 1. 1. T urn on the TV . 2. 2. Point the DVD’s remote at the TV . 3. 3. While holding the TV POWER button down, enter the code for your brand. While holding down the TV button, enter 0. 4. 4. If [...]

T r oubleshooting Guide Proper function of your DVD player is mostly dependent on the discs you play . When some of the functions indicated in the I/B do not work properly , it is highly probable that the disc is responsible. We strongly recommend you review the instruction book before you start using the player . For your convenience, we have enli[...]

S pecifications DVD-839 Audio Output AC 120 V , 60 Hz 19 W 7.5 lbs W 16.9 in x D 1 1.0 in x H 3.5 in +41°F to +95°F 10% to 75% Reading Speed : 1 1.45 ft/sec. Approx. Play T ime (Single Sided, Single Layer Disc) : 135 min. Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec. Maximum Play T ime : 74 min. Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec. Maximum Play T ime : 20 min[...]

S pecifications DVD-739 Audio Output AC 120 V , 60 Hz 18 W 7.5 lbs W 16.9 in x D 1 1.0 in x H 3.5 in +41°F to +95°F 10% to 75% Reading Speed : 1 1.45 ft/sec. Approx. Play T ime (Single Sided, Single Layer Disc) : 135 min. Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec. Maximum Play T ime : 74 min. Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec. Maximum Play T ime : 20 min[...]

W arranty (for USA users only) This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (SAMSUNG) and delivered new , in the original carton to the original consumer purchaser , is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defec in materials and workmanship for the following limited warranty period: One (1) Y ea[...]

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.(SECA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SECA further warrants that if this product falls to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective materials, SECA will repair or replace the product at its option. All[...]