Samsung HT-C550 manual

Digital Home Cinema System user manual Imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. To receive more complete service, please register your product at www.samsung.com/register HT-C550 HT-C553 HT-C555 HT-C650W HT-C653W HT-C655W[...]

2 English English 3 Safety Information  TO R EDUC E TH E RI SK O F EL ECTR IC S HOCK , DO NOT REM OVE THE COVE R(OR BAC K). NO U SER- SERV ICEA BLE PART S AR E IN SIDE . RE FER SERV ICIN G TO QUA LIFI ED S ERVI CE P ERSO NNEL . CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This sym bol indi cate s “d ange[...]

2 English English 3  Chec k fo r th e su ppli ed a cces sori es b elow . Vide o Cab le FM A ntenn a ASC micro phon e HDMI Cabl e(Op tion) FUNCTION TV SOURCE POWER DVD RECEIVER/TV SLEEP DISC MENU MENU TITLE MENU MUTE MIC VOL+ MIC VOL- REPEAT VOL TUNING /CH TOOLS RETURN EXIT INFO A B C D TUNER MEMORY DIMMER S . VOL AU[...]

4 English English 5  Smal l sc ratc hes on t he d isc may redu ce s ound and pict ure qual ity or c ause ski ppin g. Be e spec iall y ca refu l no t to scr atch dis cs w hen hand ling the m. Holding discs Do n ot t ouch the pla ybac k s[...]

4 English English 5 Contents  2 2 Safety Warnings 3 Precautions 3 Accessories 4 Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs 4 Licence 4 Copyright 4 Copy Protection  7 7 Icons that will be used in manual 7 Disc Types and Characteristics 11 Description[...]

6 English English 7  33 33 Disc Playback 33 Audio CD(CD-DA)/MP3/WMA Playback 34 JPEG File Playback 34 Using the Playback Function 38 Sound Mode 40 Listening to Radio 40 Connecting Microphone  41 41 USB Function 41 CD Ripping ?[...]

6 English English 7 01 Getting Started Getting Started  Make sur e to che ck t he f ollo wing ter ms b efor e read ing the user man ual. Icon T erm De nit ion DVD This inv olve s a func tion avai labl e wi th D VD-V ideo or DVD± R/±R W di scs tha[...]

8 English Getting Started English 9 Disc types that can be played Disc Typ es & Mark (Lo go) Reco rded Sign als Disc Size Max. Pla ying Tim e DVD- VIDE O VIDE O 12 c m Appr ox. 240 min. (sin gle- side d) Appr ox. 480 min. (dou ble- side d) 8 cm Appr ox. 80 m in. (sin gle- side d) Appr ox. 160 min. (dou ble- side d) AUDI O-CD AUDI O 12 c m 74 m [...]

8 English English 9 01 Getting Started DVD±R/±RW, CD-R/RW Discs Sof twar e up date s fo r in comp atib le f orma ts a re n ot supp orte d. (Exa mple : Q PEL, GMC , re solu tion hig her than 800 x 60 0 pi xels , et c.) If a DV D-R/ -RW disc has not bee n re cord ed prop erly in DVD Vide o fo rmat , it wil l no t be play able . DivX (Digital intern[...]

10 English Getting Started English 11 USB Devices that can be used with the product USB Stor age Devi ce, MP3 Play er, Digi tal Came ra Remo vabl e HD D - Re mova ble HDDs equ ippe d wi th l ess than 160 Gbyt es a re s uppo rted . Re mova ble HDDs equi pped wit h 16 0Gby tes or m ore may not be reco gniz ed, depe ndin g on the dev ice. - If the con[...]

10 English English 11 01 Getting Started  Front Panel  DISC TRA Y Inse rt d isc here .  DISP LAY Di spla ys t he p layi ng s tatu s, t ime, etc .  REMO TE C ONTR OL S ENSO R Dete cts sign als from the rem ote cont rol.  OPEN /CLO SE B UTTO N ( ) Open s an d cl oses the dis c tr ay.  FUNC TION BUT TON [...]

12 English Getting Started English 13  5.1 CHAN NEL SPEA KER OUTP UT CONN ECTO RS Conn ect the fron t, c entr e, r ear spea kers and sub woof er.  EXTE RNAL DIG ITAL OPT ICAL IN JACK (DIG ITAL AUD IO I N) Use this to conn ect exte rnal equ ipme nt c apab le o f di gita l ou tput .  TX C ARD CONN ECTI ON ( WIRE LESS ) The TX c ard enab les [...]

12 English English 13 01 Getting Started  Tour of the Remote Control FUNCTION TV SOURCE POWER DVD RECEIVER/TV SLEEP DISC MENU MENU TITLE MENU MUTE MIC VOL+ MIC VOL- REPEA T VOL TUNING /CH TOOLS RETURN EXIT INFO A B C D TU NER ME MO RY DIMMER S . VOL AUDIO UPSCALE P .BASS MO/ST CD RIPPING DSP /EQ 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

14 English Getting Started English 15 Installing batteries in the Remote Control NOTE Plac e ba tter ies in t he r emot e co ntro l so the y ma tch the pola rity : ( +) t o (+ ) an d (– ) to (–) . Alwa ys r epla ce b oth batt erie s at the sam e ti me. Do n ot e xpos e th e ba tter ies to h eat or  ame. The remo te c ontr ol c an b e us ed u[...]

14 English English 15 02 Connections This section involves various methods of connecting the product to other external components. Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord.  Fron t Sp eake rs ei Plac e th ese spea kers in[...]

16 English Connections English 17 (L) (R ) (L) (R ) FRON T REAR CE NTRE S UBWOO FER Speaker Components FRON T (L) (R ) REAR (L) (R ) CENT RE STAN D STAN DBAS E SUBW OOFER SPEA KER CABL E HT- C553 HT- C550 FRON T (L) (R ) STAN D STAN DBAS E SPEA KER CABL E REAR (L) (R ) Assembled Speakers   SPEA KERC ABLE NOTE Ref er t o p ag[...]

16 English English 17 02 Connections (L) (R ) (L) (R ) FRON T REAR CE NTRE S UBWOO FER Speaker Components FRON T (L) (R ) REAR (L) (R ) CENT RE STAN D STAN DBAS E SUBW OOFER SPEA KER CABL E HT- C653 W HT- C650 W FRON T (L) (R ) STAN D STAN DBAS E SPEA KER CABL E REAR (L) (R ) Assembled Speakers   SPEA KERC ABLE HT- C655 W HT[...]

18 English Connections English 19 * HT -C55 3/C6 53W only - F ront Spe aker s * HT -C55 5/C6 55W only - F ront /Rea r Sp eake rs Turn the Sta nd B ase upsi de-d own and conn ect it t o th e St and. Inse rt f our smal l sc rews clo ckwi se i nto the four hol es m arke d us ing a scre wdri ver as s hown in the illu stra tion . Conn ect the uppe r Sp [...]

18 English English 19 02 Connections Connecting The Speakers * HT -C55 0/C5 53/C 555 only Pres s do wn t he t ermi nal tab on t he b ack of t he s peak er. Inse rt t he b lack wir e in to t he b lack ter mina l (– ) an d th e re d wi re i nto the red term inal (+) , an d th en r elea se t he t ab. Connect the connecting plugs to the back of the p[...]

20 English Connections English 21 HT-C650W DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL Front Speaker (R) Subwoofer Centre Speaker Rear Speaker (R) Wireless Receiver Module Front Speaker (L) Rear Speaker (L) * Re fer to p age 17 f or t he s peak ers of H T-C6 53W/ C655 W.  Connecting The Speakers (Co[...]

20 English English 21 02 Connections Pres s do wn t he t ermi nal tab on t he b ack of t he s peak er. Inse rt t he b lack wir e in to t he b lack ter mina l (– ) an d th e re d wi re i nto the red term inal (+) , an d th en r elea se t he t ab. Connect the connecting plugs to the back of the product by matching the colours of the speaker plugs t[...]

22 English Connections English 23  Choo se o ne o f th e th ree meth ods for conn ecti ng t o a TV. FM ANT . iPod DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL WIRELESS HDMI OUT AUX IN 2 COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT FM ANT . WIRELESS AUX IN 2 METHOD 1 : HDMI Conn ect an [...]

22 English English 23 02 Connections METHOD 3 : Composite Video Conn ect the supp lied Vid eo c able fro m th e VI DEO OUT jack on the back of the prod uct to t he V IDEO IN jack on y our TV. NOTE Reso luti ons avai labl e fo r th e HD MI o utpu t ar e 48 0p(5 76p) , 72 0p,1 080i /108 0p. See page 28 for the reso luti on sett ing. This pro duct ope[...]

24 English Connections English 25  HDMI FUNCTION HDMI Auto Detection Function The prod uct' s vi deo outp ut w ill auto mati call y ch ange to HDMI mod e wh en c onne ctin g an HDM I ca ble whil e po wer is o n. HDMI (Hi gh D e ni tion M[...]

24 English English 25 02 Connections  iPod DIGIT AL AUDIO IN OPTICAL WIRELESS HDMI OUT AUX IN 2 COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT WIRELESS HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT AUX IN 2 VIDEO OUT FM ANT . Conn ect the FM a nten na s uppl ied to t he F M An tenn a ja ck. Slow ly m ove the ante nna wi[...]

26 English Connections English 27  DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL WIRELESS FM ANT HDMI OUT AUX IN 2 COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT WIRELESS FM ANT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT EXT (AV) Optical Cable (not supplied) Audio Cable (not suppl[...]

26 English English 27 03 Setup  Pres s th e PO WER butt on w hen it i s pl ugge d in TV f or t he  rst time . Init ial Sett ing scre en w ill be d ispl ayed . Move Selec t R eturn Initi al sett ing > On-Scre en Lan guage Select a lan guage for t[...]

28 English Setup English 29  You can con gure var ious dis play opt ions suc h as the TV A spec t, R esol utio n, e tc. TV Aspect Depe ndin g on the typ e of tel evis ion you have , yo u may want to adju st t he s cree n se ttin g. 4:3 Pan- Scan ~ Se le ct w he n yo u wa nt t o se e th e 16 :9 vi de o su pp li ed b y th e DV[...]

28 English English 29 03 Setup  Speaker Setting Speaker Size You can set the Spea ker Size of the Cent re, Rear Spe aker s and also Tes t To ne i n th is m ode. Settin gs Move Selec t R eturn Speake r Sett ing Speaker Size ▶ Sound E dit Delay T ime Test To ne : OFF Select Return For the Fron t sp eake rs, the mode is set to S mall [...]

30 English Setup English 31 Ideal Centre Speaker placement Df: The distance from Front Speaker Dc: The distance from Centre Speaker Dr: The distance from Rear Speaker It is desirable to place all speakers within this circle. Ideal Rear Speaker placement Setting the Centre Speaker If t he d ista nce of D c is equ al t o or lon ger than the dist ance[...]

30 English English 31 03 Setup NOTE ASC setu p ca n be mad e wh en t here is no d isc in the prod uct. You cann ot a djus t th e vo lume usi ng t he v olum e cont rol butt ons, bec ause the vol ume leve l is xe d duri ng t he A SC s etup . If t he a uto soun d mi crop hone is disc onne cted duri ng t he A SC s etup , th e se tup will be canc ell[...]

32 English Setup English 33  Initial Setting By u sing the Ini tial Set ting , yo u ca n se t la ngua ge, TV a spec t an d AS C(Au to S ound Cal ibra tion ) se ttin g. Chec k if the ASC mic roph one is c onne cted to the prod uct. NOTE If a n HD MI c able is conn ecte d to the pro duct , the TV a spec t do es n ot a ppea r an d it[...]

32 English English 33 04 Basic Functions  Pres s th e OP EN/C LOSE  ( ^ ) but ton. Plac e a disc gen tly into the tra y wi th t he d isc' s labe l fa cing up. Pres s th e OP EN/C LOSE ( ^ ) but ton to c lose the disc tra y. NOTE Resu me f unct ion: Whe n yo u st op d isc play , th e prod uct reme mber [...]

34 English Basic Functions English 35  Imag es c aptu red with a d igit al c amer a or cam cord er, or JPEG le s on a P C ca n be sto red on a CD and then play ed b ack with thi s pr oduc t. Inse rt a JPE G di sc o n th e di sc t ray. Pres s t he _+ bu tton s t o s elec t P hoto , a nd then p[...]

34 English English 35 04 Basic Functions Step Motion Play D Pres s th e PA USE butt on r epea tly. The pict ure move s fo rwar d on e fr ame each tim e the butt on i s pr esse d du ring pla ybac k. NOTE No s ound is hear d du ring ste p mo tion pla ybac k. 5 Minute Skip function D Duri ng p layb ack, pre ss t he _ , + but ton. Play back ski ps 5 mi[...]

36 English Basic Functions English 37 Repeat Playback B A D DVD/DivX Repeat You can repe at t he t itle , ch apte r or the sec tion (A-B Repe at) of t he D VD/D ivX. Repeat OFF Duri ng t he D VD/D ivX play back , pres s th e RE PEAT but ton on t he remo te c ontr ol. Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct a desi red repe at m ode, the n pr ess the ENTE[...]

36 English English 37 04 Basic Functions Displaying Disc Information D Change Select 03/04 001/00 1 0:00:2 1 KO 1/2 EN 02/ 02 1/1 Duri ng t he p layb ack, pre ss t he TOOL S bu tton on the remo te cont rol. Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct t he d esir ed item . Pres s th e _+ but tons to make the des ired setu p ch ange and the n pr ess the ENTE [...]

38 English Basic Functions English 39 Selecting the Subtitle Language D Pres s th e TO OLS butt on. Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct S UBTI TLE ( ) disp lay. Pres s th e _+ but tons or nume ric butt ons to sele ct t he d esir ed s ubti tle lang uage . Depe ndin g on the num ber of l angu ages on a DVD disc , a diff eren t su btit le l angu age is[...]

38 English English 39 04 Basic Functions D S P ( D i gi t a l Si g n a l P r o c e ss o r ) / EQ DSP (Dig ital Sig nal Proc esso r) : DSP mod es h ave been des igne d to sim ulat e di ffer ent acou stic envi ronm ents . EQ : You can sele ct R OCK, POP , or CLA SSIC etc . to o ptim ize the soun d fo r th e ge nre of m usic you are play ing . Pres s [...]

40 English Basic Functions English 41  Using buttons on the Remote Control Pres s th e FU NCTI ON b utto n to sel ect FM . Tune in to t he d esir ed s tati on. Automatic Tuning 1 : When the [ ] buttons is pressed, a preset broadcast station is selected. Automatic Tuning 2 : P ress and hol d th e[...]

40 English English 41 05 Advanced Functions  Playing Media Files using the USB Host Feature You can enjo y me dia  les suc h as pic ture s, m ovie s and musi c sa ved on a n MP 3 pl ayer , US B me mory stic k or dig ital cam era in h igh qual ity vide o wi th 5 .1 chan nel soun d by con nect ing the stor age d[...]

42 English Other Information English 43  Refe r to the cha rt b elow whe n th is p rodu ct d oes not func tion pro perl y. I f th e pr oble m yo u ar e ex peri enci ng i s not list ed b elow or if t he i nstr ucti on b elow doe s no t he lp, turn off the pro duct , di scon nect the pow er c ord, and cont[...]

42 English English 43 06 Other Information Sym ptom C heck/R emedy • The p rodu ct i s no t wo rkin g. (Exa mple : Th e po wer goes out or the fron t pa nel key does n't work or a str ange noi se i s he ard. ) • The p rodu ct i s no t wo rkin g norm ally . • Press and hol d th e ST OP ( @ ) b utto n on the rem ote cont rol for long er t [...]

44 English Other Information English 45 Specications Gene ral Weig ht 2.77 Kg Dime nsion s 429. 26 (W ) x 58.42 (H) x 27 4.32 (D) mm Oper ating Tem perat ure Range +5°C~+3 5°C Oper ating Hum idity Ran ge 10 % to 7 5 % FM T uner Sign al/no ise ratio 70 d B Usab le se nsit ivity 10 d B Tota l har moni c dis tort ion 0.5 % Disc DVD (Digi tal Vers[...]

44 English English 45 06 Other Information HT- C55 0 Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions (W x H x D) Weights HT- C55 3 Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensio[...]

46 English Other Information HT- C65 0W Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions (W x H x D) Weights HT- C65 3W Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions (W x H x [...]

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