Samsung HT-Q40 manual

Home Theater System with 5 Disc DVD Changer HT -Q40 Instruction Manual COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. SERVICE DIVISION 400 V alley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) www .samsung.com Q40(1~40)_XAA_ENG 2/28/06 15:1312:0 Page 2[...]

ENG 12 Safety W arnings Precautions Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the back of your player . Install your player horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4inches). Make sure the ven tilation slots are not covered. Do not stack any[...]

ENG 4 3 READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operatin[...]

PREP ARA TION Safety W arnings .................................................................1 Precautions.........................................................................2 Safety Instructions ..............................................................3 Features .........................................................................[...]

ENG 8 7 PREP ARA TION CD-R Discs • Some CD-R discs may not be playable depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC) and the condition of the disc. • Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R disc. Do not use CD-R discs over 700MB/80 minute as they may not be played back. • Some CD-RW (Rewritable) media, may not be playable. • Only CD-Rs that[...]

ENG 9 Description PREP ARA TION —Front Panel— Power ( ) button Standby indicator Function button Headphone Jack USB port Disc T ray Open/ Close button Direct Play buttons V olume control T uning Down & Skip ( ) buttons T uning Up & Skip ( ) buttons Play/Pause ( ) button Stop ( ) button —Rear Panel— FM Antenna Connector External Audi[...]

ENG 12 Insert Remote Batteries The remote control can be used up to approximately 23 feet/7 meters in a straight line. It can also be operated at a horizontal angle of up to 30° from the remote control sensor . Range of Operation of the Remote Control Caution PREP ARA TION Description Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote by pressing [...]

ENG SR SL C L SW R 14 Rear Speakers • Place these speakers behind your listening position. • If there isn't enough room, place these speakers so they face each other . • Place them about 60 to 90cm (2 to 3feet) above your ear , facing slightly downward. * Unlike the front and center speakers, the rear speakers are used to handle mainly s[...]

15 ENG 16 METHOD 1 Composite Video ............... Good Quality Connect the supplied video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the VIDEO IN jack on your television. METHOD 2 Component (Progressive Scan) Video ............... Best Quality If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs, connect a component vid[...]

17 ENG 18 CONNECTIONS Connecting the FM Antenna The cooling fan supplies cool air to the unit to prevent overheating. Please observe the following cautions for your safety . • Make sure the unit is well-ventilated. If the unit has poor ventilation, the temperature inside the unit could rise and may damage it. • Do not obstruct the cooling fan o[...]

• Buttons Enabled for TV Operation: POWER, CHANNEL, VOLUME, TV/VIDEO, and Numeric (0-9) buttons. • By default, the remote control is set to work with Samsung TVs. See page 65 for more information about remote control operation with other manufacturer's TVs. 19 23 Press TV button to set the remote to TV mode. Press the POWER button to turn [...]

ENG 22 OPERA TION To stop playback, press ST OP during playback. • If pressed once, “ PRESS PLA Y ” is displayed and the stop position will be stored in memory . If PLA Y/P AUSE ( ) button or ENTER button is pressed, playback resumes from the stop position. (This function works only with DVDs.) • If pressed twice, “ STOP ” is displayed,[...]

ENG • Depending on the recording mode, some MP3/WMA-CDs may not play . • T able of contents of a MP3-CD varies depending on the MP3/WMA track format recorded on the disc. Note 2 In Stop mode, use to select the album, and then press the ENTER button. • The MP3/WMA menu screen will appear and playback will start. • The appearance of the menu [...]

ENG Rotate/Flip Function button: Flip V ertically button: Flip Horizontally button: Rotate 90° Counterclockwise Digest Function 2 Press Cursor , , , buttons to select the desired image and then press ENTER button. 1 Press DIGEST button during playback. • JPEG files will be shown in 9 windows. Yo u can view 9 JPEG images on the TV screen. • The[...]

ENG Fast playback 28 Skip Forward/Back During playback, press the button. • Goes to the next file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk. • Goes to the previous file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk. To play back the disc at a faster speed, press or during playback. • Each time you pre[...]

ENG 30 29 OPERA TION Checking the Remaining T ime Fast Playback DVD CD MP3 Press . • Each time the button is pressed during playback, Press SLOW button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: Slow Playback DVD DivX Fast/Slow Playback Skipping Scenes/Songs Press . • Each time the button is pre[...]

ENG 32 • The A-B Repeat function does not operate with MP3,CD or JPEG discs. 2 Press Cursor button to move to REPEA T PLA YBACK ( ) display . • For a CD once. 1 Press INFO button twice. A - A - ? REPEA T : A— A - B REPEA T : A—B • The specified segment will be played repeatedly . 4 Press ENTER button at the end of the desired • When ENT[...]

ENG 34 DVD DVD 2 Press Cursor , , , buttons to move to the area you want to enlarge. 1 Press ZOOM button. • Each time the button is pressed, the zoom level changes as follows: 3 Press ENTER button. Press EZ VIEW button. • Each time the button is pressed, the zoom function will switch between On and Off. • When a movie is played in Widescreen [...]

ENG Some DVD-Audio discs have an extra ‘bonus’ group that requires a 4-digit key number to access. See the disc packaging for details and the-key number . Bonus Group When you play a DVD-Audio disc that has a bonus group, the key number input screen appears automatically . • Y ou can select the desired image from a DVD-Audio disc containing s[...]

File name File Bit rate V ersion Pixel Sampling extension Frequency Still Picture JPG JPG .JPEG – – 640*480 – Music MP3 .MP3 80~384kbps – – 44.1kHz WMA .WMA 56~128kbps V8 – 44.1kHz Movie WMV .WMV 4Mbps V1,V2,V3,V7 720*480 44.1KHz~48KHz DivX .A VI,.ASF 4Mbps DivX3.1 1~DivX5.1,Xvid 720*480 44.1KHz~48KHz 2 Press the FUNCTION button on the [...]

• The selected file will be played. • When playing an MP3 or JPEG disc, you cannot use , to move to a folder . To move a folder , press (Stop) and then press , . ENG 40 DVD CD MP3 JPEG 2 Press Cursor , buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired title/track and then press ENTER button. 1 Press INFO button. 01/05 001/040 0:00:37 1/1 03/05 0[...]

ENG 42 SETUP OSD (On-Screen Display) language is set to English by default. Setting the Language 41 * If the language you selected is not recorded on the disc, menu language will not change even if you set it to your desired language. Selecting the OSD Language Selecting the Audio Language (recorded on the disc) 2 1 In Stop mode, press MENU button.[...]

43 2 1 4 3 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. • Once the setup is complete, you will be taken to the previous screen. Press Cursor button to move to ‘TV DISPLA Y’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor , button to select the desired item and then press ENTER button. Pres[...]

ENG • This function works only if a DVD disc contains the rating level information. Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. 4 • The password is set to "7890" by default. • Once the setup is complete, you will be taken to the previous screen. • If you have selected Level 6, y[...]

ENG 48 SETUP 2 1 3 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘LOGO’ and then press ENTER button. To select one of the 3 wallpaper settings you've made 5 4 Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. Press to select the desired ‘USER’, and then[...]

ENG 50 SETUP 2 1 4 3 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. In the Speaker Setup, press the ENTER button again. Press Cursor , , , buttons to move to the desired speaker and then press ENTER button. • For C, SL, and SR, each time the button is pressed, the mode switches alternately[...]

51 Setting up the Speaker Delay T ime When 5.1CH Surround Sound is played, you can enjoy the best sound if the distance between you and each speaker is the same. Since the sounds arrive at the listening position at different times depending on the placement of speakers, you can adjust this difference by adding a delay effect to the sound of the Cen[...]

L: Front Speaker (L) C: Center Speaker SW: Subwoofer R: Front Speaker (R) SL: Rear Speaker (L) SR: Rear Speaker (R) Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. 2 1 In Stop or no disc mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. 3 Press Cursor bu[...]

ENG Adjusting Front/Rear Speaker Balance • You can select between 00 and –06 and OFF. • The volume decreases as you move closer to –6. Adjusting Center/Rear/Subwoofer Speaker Level • The volume level can be adjusted in steps from +6dB to –6dB. • The sound gets louder as you move closer to +6dB and quieter as you get closer to -6dB. 2 [...]

ENG 58 • "DSP" appears on the display panel. • Each time the button is pressed, the selection changes as follows: POP, JAZZ, ROCK: Depending on the genre of music, you can select POP, JAZZ, and ROCK. STUDIO : Provides a sense of presence as if in a studio. CLUB : Simulates the sound of a dance club with a throbbing bass beat. HALL : P[...]

ENG 60 SETUP This function works only in Dolby Pro Logic MUSIC mode. Dolby Pro Logic II Effect 59 Press PL II MODE button. PRO LOGIC II • MUSIC: When listening to music, you can experience sound effects as if you are listening to the actual performance. • CINEMA: Adds realism to the movie soundtrack. • PRO LOGIC: You will experience a realist[...]

ENG 62 To tune in to a preset station, press on the remote control to select a channel. • Refer to Step 2 on page 61 to automatically or manually tune in to a station. 2 1 • “PRGM” flashes in the display. 3 Example: Presetting FM 89.1 in the memory Press TUNING/CH to select "89.10". Press the TUNER button and select the FM band. ?[...]

ENG 64 • Each time the button is pressed, the brightness changes as follows: DARK ➞ BRIGHT . Adjusting Display Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display on the main unit so it won't interfere with your movie viewing. Press DIMMER button. MISCELLANEOUS 63 • "SLEEP" will be displayed. Each time the button is pressed[...]

ENG Operating a TV with the Remote Control • The remote control may not work on some brands of TVs. Also, some operations may not be possible depending on your brand of TV. • If you do not set the remote control with the code for your brand of TV, the remote control will work on a Samsung TV by default. When operating a TV with the remote contr[...]

ENG 68 • Is the TV power on? • Are the video cables connected properly? • Is the disc dirty or damaged? • A poorly manufactured disc may not be playable. • Disc is rotating but no picture is produced. • Picture quality is poor and picture is shaking. • Is the remote control being operated within its operation range of angle and distan[...]

ENG 70 MISCELLANEOUS Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1181 Frisian 1334 Latvian, Lettish 1506 Slovenian 1028 Abkhazian 1183 Irish 1345 Malagasy 1507 Samoan 1032 Afrikaans 1186 Scots Gaelic 1347 Maori 1508 Shona 1039 Amharic 1194 Galician 1349 Macedonian 1509 Somali 1044 Arabic 1196 Guarani 1350 Malayalam 1511 Albani[...]

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SAMSUNG Home Theater LIMITED W ARRANTY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SAMSUNG) and delivered new, in th e original carton to the original consumer purchaser, is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship f or a limited warranty [...]