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    ENG DVD PLA YER DVD-E138A DVD-1010 DVD-E138B DVD-E238 DVD-E338K DVD-P538K AK68-00141K E138A 00141K(Cover)XTC 4/9/03 10:20 AM Page 2[...]

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    2 3 Precautions Precautions 1 2 3 4 5 Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your play . Install your player horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7~10cm). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Do no[...]

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    SETUP CONNECTIONS BASIC FUNCTIONS ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS KARAOKE FUNCTIONS CHANGING SETUP MENU REFERENCE 4 5 Before you start T able of contents If remote doesn’t operate properly: Open the battery cover on the back of the remote. Insert two AA batteries. Make sure that the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly . Replace the battery cover . •[...]

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    SETUP 6 7 General Features Disc T ype and Characteristics Excellent Sound Dolby Digital, a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories provides crystal clear sound reproduction. Screen Video with MPEG-2 compression technology . Both regular and widescreen(16:9) pictures can be viewed. Slow Motion An important scene can be viewed in slow motion. Prog[...]

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    SETUP Description-Front Panel 8 9 Description-Front Panel 1 6 78 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 DVD-E138B DVD-P538K Front Panel Controls 1. ST ANDBY/ON • When the unit is first plugged in, the indicator lights. When ST ANDBY/ON is pressed on again, the light goes out and the player is turned on. 2. MIC 1 • Connect microphone 1 for Karaoke functions. 3. MIC 2 ?[...]

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    SETUP Display Indicators 10 11 1. Disc type indicators 2. Play / Pause / Forward play 3. Displays various messages concerning operations such as PLA Y , STOP , LOAD ... no DISC : No disc loaded. OPEN : The disc tray is open. LOAD : Player is loading disc information. 1 2 3 Front Panel Display Rear Panel Description-Rear Panel 1. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT [...]

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    SETUP 1. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT JACKS • Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to a compatible Dolby Digital receiver . Use to connect to an A/V Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. 2. ANALOG AUDIO OUT JACKS • Connect to the Audio input jacks of your television, audio/video receiver . 3. VIDEO OUT JACKS • Use[...]

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    SETUP T our of the Remote Control 1. DVD POWER Button • T urns the power on or off. 2. NUMBER Buttons 3. STEP Button • Advances play one frame at a time. 4. I.REPLA Y Button • This function is used to replay the previous 10 seconds of the movie from the current position. 5. EZ VIEW Button • Easy View can convert Letter Box images to full sc[...]

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    SETUP 16 17 T our of the Remote Control T our of the Remote Control 1. DVD POWER Button • T urns the power on or off. 2. NUMBER Buttons 3. STEP Button • Advances play one frame at a time. 4. I.REPLA Y Button • This function is used to replay the previous 10 seconds of the movie from the current position. 5. EZ VIEW Button • Easy View can co[...]

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    SETUP T our of the Remote Control 1. DVD POWER Button • T urns the power on or off. 2. ZOOM Button • Enlarges the DVD picture. 3. NUMBER Buttons 4. MENU Button • Brings up the DVD player ’ s setup menu. 5. VOLUME Buttons 6. TV/VIDEO Button 7. I.REPLA Y Button • This function is used to replay the previous 10 seconds of the movie from the [...]

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    CONNECTIONS 20 21 Choosing a Connection Before Connecting the DVD Player Connection to an Audio System Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 AUDIO SYSTEM DVD PLA YER e.g) DVD-P538K The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and other components. • Always turn off the DVD player , TV , and other components be[...]

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    BASIC FUNCTIONS 22 23 Playing a Disc Before Play Play • T urn on your TV and press the TV/VIDEO button to select the video mode. • T urn on your Audio System and select AUX, CD or DVD. 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 NUMBER button. ([...]

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    BASIC FUNCTIONS 24 25 Using the Search & Skip Functions During play , 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 DVD-E138A/DVD-1010/DVD-E138B/DVD-E238/DVD-E338K : Press the or button on the remote and press again to search at a [...]

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    BASIC FUNCTIONS 26 27 Using the Disc and T itle Menu DVD Setup Press ENTER key for Disc Menu Title Menu Function Disc Menu ENTER RETURN MENU DVD Setup Disc Menu Title Menu Function ENTER RETURN MENU Press ENTER key for Title Menu Using the Title Menu During the playback of a DVD disc, Press the MENU button on the remote. Select T itle Menu using th[...]

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    BASIC FUNCTIONS Repeat the current track, chapter , title, a chosen section (A-B), or all of the disc. When playing a DVD Press the REPEA T button on the remote. Repeat screen appears. Select Chapter , T itle or A-B using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. * REPEA T A-B • Press the REPEA T button. Select A-B on screen with the LEFT/RIGHT buttons or press th[...]

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    BASIC FUNCTIONS 30 Adjusting the Aspect Ratio (EZ View) For 16:9 aspect ratio discs • 4:3 Letter Box Displays the content of the DVD title in 16:9 aspect ratio. The black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen. • 4:3 Pan Scan The left and right of the screen are cut off and displays the central portion of the 16:9 screen. • Scre[...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Selecting the Audio Language Y ou can select a desired language quickly and easily with the AUDIO button. Using the AUDIO button Press the AUDIO button. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select the desired language on a DVD. - The audio languages are represented by abbreviations. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select Stereo, LEFT or [...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Selecting the Subtitle Language Y ou can select a desired subtitle quickly and easily with the SUBTITLE button. Using the SUBTITLE button Press the SUBTITLE button. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select the desired subtitle language. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to determine whether or not the subtitle will be displayed. - Initially ,[...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS 36 37 Using the Bookmark Function 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 This feature lets you bookmark sections of a DVD or VCD (MENU OFF mode) so you can quickly find them at a later time. Using the Bookmark Function (DVD/VCD) During play , press the BOOKMARK button on the remote. The Bookmark icons will be displayed. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons [...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS 38 39 MP3/WMA Play When the first song file is playing, the music folder menu will appear on the right side of the screen. Up to 8 music folders can be displayed at a time. If you have more than 8 folders on a disc, press the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to bring them up on the screen. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select the desired music f[...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS 40 41 Program Play & Random Play PROGRAM RANDOM NOTE • Depending on the disc, the Program and Random Play functions may not work. • T o resume normal play , press the CLEAR button. • PROGRAM/RANDOM playback cannot be used if the disc contains more than two types of file extensions. • This unit can support a maximum o[...]

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    ADV ANCED FUNCTIONS Picture CD Playback 42 43 • Only files with the ".jpg" and ".JPG" extensions can be played. • If the disc is not closed, it will take longer to start playing and not all of the recorded files may be played. • Only CD-R discs with JPEG files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played. • The name of the[...]

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    KARAOKE FUNCTIONS 44 45 Connect the Mixed Audio Out terminals with the TV or AMP . Connect Mic into Mic 1 or Mic 2 jack. - When the MIC should be connected, karaoke function can operate. Press the KARAOKE button. Select the "Keycon" using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. By use of the LEFT/RIGHT buttons, change to the desired tone. : T o let 7 sca[...]

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    CHANGING SETUP MENU 46 47 Using the Setup Menu The Setup menu lets you customize your DVD player by allowing you to select various language preferences, set up a parental level, even adjust the player to the type of television screen you have. T o make the setup screen disappear after setting up, press the MENU button again. With the unit in Stop m[...]

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    CHANGING SETUP MENU Setting Up the Language Features With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button. Select Setup using UP/DOWN buttons, then RIGHT or ENTER button. Select Language Setup using UP/DOWN buttons, then press the RIGHT or ENTER button. Select Audio using UP/DOWN buttons, then press the RIGHT or ENTER button. Press the UP/DOWN buttons[...]

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    CHANGING SETUP MENU AUDIO SETUP DTS : Off Dynamic Compression : On PCM Down Sampling : On Digital Output : PCM Speaker Setup Speaker Setup Multi Channel Output : Analog AUDIO SETUP DTS : Off Dynamic Compression : On PCM Down Sampling : On Digital Output : PCM Speaker Setup Multi Channel Output Multi Channel Output : : Analog Analog Surround Sound S[...]

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    CHANGING SETUP MENU TV Aspect Depending on the type of television you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting (aspect ratio). 1 . 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 bottom of the screen. 2 . 4:3 Pan Sc[...]

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    CHANGING SETUP MENU Controlling a TV with the Remote (DVD-P538K only) The remote can also be set up to control most TVs. T o program the remote, use the code that corresponds to your brand. e.g) For SAMSUNG _1 TVs While holding down the TV POWER button, enter 0 and then 1. The remote may not be able to control every model TV of the brands listed. N[...]

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    REFERENCE 56 57 Specifications *: Nominal specification • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd reserves the right to change the specifications without notice. • Weight and dimensions are approximate. Power Requirements Power Consumption Weight Dimensions Operating T emperature Range Operating Humidity Range DVD (DIGIT AL VERSA TILE DISC) CD : 12Cm (COM[...]