Samsung pmnDVD-909 manual

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2 S afety Information 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[...]

3 C ar e & 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 opera[...]

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CONNECTIONS BASIC FUNCTIONS REFERENCE CHANGING SETUP MENU SETUP 5 Disc Features ......................................................... . 6 Disc T ype and Characteristics ............................... . 7 Description ............................................................. . 8 • Front Panel (DVD-909) .....................................[...]

D isc Featur es 6 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 desir[...]

SETUP D isc T ype and Characteristics This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs, having the corresponding logos: 7 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[...]

D escription-Fr ont Panel 8 Front Panel Controls DVD-909 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[...]

SETUP D escription-Fr ont Panel 9 DVD-709 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 O[...]

OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT MIXED AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT V1 V2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pr Pb R FRONT L R SURROUND L CENTER R1 R2 L1 L2 S/W D escription-Rear Panel 10 DVD-909 Rear Panel DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to a compatible Dolby Digital receiver . Use to c[...]

SETUP DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT D escription-Rear Panel 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/video receiver , or VCR. VIDEO O[...]

12 A T our of the Remote Contr ol 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 pre[...]

SETUP A T our of the Remote Contr ol (Cont’d) 13 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 po[...]

C hoosing a Connection The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and other components. DVD-909 Before Connecting the DVD Player Connecting to a TV (For Video) MIXED AUDIO OUT R1 R2 L1 RL L2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Y Pr Pr Pb Pb VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT V1 V2 TV DVD PLA YER 14 Connecting to a TV • Meth[...]

MIXED AUDIO OUT R1 R2 L1 RL L2 ANALOG AUDIO OUT R FRONT L R SURROUND L CENTER S/W OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT CONNECTIONS C hoosing a Connection (Cont’d) Connecting to an Audio System AUDIO SYSTEM DVD PLA YER 15 Connecting to an Audio System Rear Panel • Method 1 DVD Player + 2ch Stereo Amplifier or Dolby Pro Logic Decode[...]

C hoosing a Connection The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and other components. DVD-709 Before Connecting the DVD Player Connecting to a TV (For Video) RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT TV DVD PLA YER 16 Connecting to a TV • Method 1 DVD Player + TV with V ideo Input Jack • Me[...]

CONNECTIONS C hoosing a Connection (Cont’d) 17 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT RL ANALOG AUDIO OUT RL AUDIO SYSTEM DVD PLA YER 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 C[...]

Before Playback • T urn on a TV and press 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 DVD POWER button, this screen comes up : If you want to select the language, press a NUM- BER button. (This scree[...]

BASIC FUNCTIONS 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 19 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[...]

S ear 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 SK[...]

BASIC FUNCTIONS 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 butt[...]

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[...]

BASIC FUNCTIONS 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 [...]

P r ogram Playback in a Specific Order Program playback lets you set up a specific order for playback of titles, chapters or tracks on a disc only . This 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. Us[...]

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 25 1.,1 1.,1 2.,2 2.,2 3.,3 3.,3 4.,4 4.,4 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS NOTE • When in VCD 1.1 & 2.0 mode (MENU OFF mode), this function works. • In[...]

• 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 ed Scr 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. (An examp[...]

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 BOOKMA[...]

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 [...]

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 for 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 es 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 32 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 th[...]

CHANGING SETUP MENU S etting Up the Language Featur es (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 33 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 DIS[...]

S etting Up the Par ental Level The Parental Level function works in conjunction with DVDs that have been assigned a rating - which helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches. There are up to 8 rating levels on a disc. D D D D V V V V D D D D SETTING THE P ASSWORD SETTING THE P ARENT AL LEVEL 34 1. 1. Press the SETUP button when i[...]

SPEAKER SETUP (DVD-909 only) T o select the SPEAKER SETUP to hear surround sound. 4. 4. Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTER button. 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 BITSTREA[...]

4. 4. Use the UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTER button. 5. 5. Use the UP/DOWN button to select speaker mode desired. Then press the ENTER button. Setting up SPEAKER MODE • If you have connected the system to a speaker with low fre- quencies of 100Hz or below , select ‘Found(Large illustration)’. •[...]

1. 1. 2.,3.,4. 2.,3.,4. CHANGING SETUP MENU S etting Up Display Options D D D D V V V V D D D D 37 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 a[...]

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 to your brand. 38 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.[...]

REFERENCE 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[...]

2 channel 5.1 channel Output Level *Frequency Response *S/N Ratio *Dynamic Range *T otal Harmonic Distortion S-VIDEO Component Video Composite Video VCD : 5 inches CD : 3 1/2 inches (COMP ACT DISC) CD : 5 inches (COMP ACT DISC) DVD (DIGIT AL VERSA TILE DISC) Operating T emperature Range Operating Humidity Range Dimensions Weight Power Consumption P[...]

REFERENCE Audio Output AC 120 V , 60 Hz 17 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. Reading [...]

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