Samsung HT-P30 manual

DIGIT AL HOME THEA TER SYSTEM HT -P30 Instruction Manual COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO[...]

1 Safety W arnings Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. CAUTION-INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEA TED, A VOID EXPO- SURE TO BEAM. This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage which can cause electric shock is present inside thi[...]

GB 2 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 ventilation slots are not covered. Do not stack anything on top of the p[...]

3 Multi-Disc Playback & FM T uner The HT -P30 combines the convenience of multi-disc playback capability , including DVD-AUDIO, DVD-VIDEO, VCD, CD, MP3-CD, CD-R/RW , and DVD-R/RW , with a sophisticated AM/FM tuner , all in a single player . Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II is a new form of multi-channel audio signal decoding technology tha[...]

4 PREP ARA TION PREP ARA TION Safety W arnings ..................................................................................................................................................................1 Precautions ...............................................................................................................................[...]

DVD (Digital V ersatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology . Now you can enjoy these realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall. V I D E O DVD players and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order f[...]

GB 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 disk over 700MB/80 minute as much as possible since it may not be played back. • Some CD-RW (Rewritable) media, may not be playable. • Only CD-Rs tha[...]

—Front Panel— DOLBY DIGIT AL indicator PRO LOGIC indicator TITLE indicator GROUP indicator PROGRAM indicator STEREO indicator CHAPTER indicator TRACK indicator TUNER indicator DSP indicator P .SCAN indicator 7 Power ( ) button Standby indicator Disc T ray V olume buttons Headphone Jack RADIO FREQUENCY indicator System Status Display SPEAKER ind[...]

GB —Rear Panel— 8 AM Antenna Connector FM Antenna Connector 5.1 Channel Speaker Output T erminals V ideo Output Connector Connect the TV's video input jacks (VIDEO IN) to the VIDEO OUT connector . External Audio Component Input Connector External Digital Optical Input Connector Use this to connect external equipment capable of digital outp[...]

9 Description PL II MODE button VOLUME button MENU button TV , DVD POWER button TV indicator SLEEP button CANCEL button RETURN button Number(0~9) buttons MODE button TV/VIDEO, DIMMER button OPEN/CLOSE button DVD RECEIVER indicator Cursor/Enter button DSP/EQ button EZ VIEW , NT/P AL button SLIDE MODE button TUNER MEMOR Y , P .SCAN button SOUND EDIT [...]

GB 10 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 Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote by pressing down and slid[...]

RS LS C L SW R Rear Speakers • Place these speakers behind your listening position. • If there isn't enough room, place these speakers to 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 sound effects[...]

GB 12 CONNECTIONS • Make sure the colors of the speaker terminals match the colors of the connecting plugs. Black Press down the terminal tab on the back of the speaker . 1 Insert the black wire into the black terminal (–) and the gray wire into the gray (+) terminal, and then release the tab. 2 Connect the connecting plugs to the back of the D[...]

13 VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN TV S-Video • When the Progressive scan mode is selected, the VIDEO and S-VIDEO outputs do not feed any signal. Note METHOD 1 METHOD 3 METHOD 2 Choose one of the three methods for connecting to a TV . Connecting the V ideo Out to TV METHOD 1 Composite Video ............... Good Quality Connect the supplied video cabl[...]

GB CONNECTIONS Press STOP button. • When disc is played back, press the STOP button twice so that “ STOP ”, appears on the display . Press and hold P .SCAN button on the remote control for over 5 seconds. • Pressing and holding the button for over 5 seconds will select " Progressive Scan " and " Interlace Scan " repetiti[...]

15 Connecting External Components Connect Audio In on the DVD player to Audio Out on the external analog component. • Be sure to match connector colors. 2 Analog signal components such as a VCR or TV . Press AUX on the remote control to select ‘DIGIT AL IN / AUX’. • Each time the button is pressed, the selection changes as follows: DIGIT AL[...]

GB 16 CONNECTIONS Connecting the FM and AM Antennas 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 f[...]

• Y ou can operate the TV after TV indicator (red) blinks 1 time, and operate DVD receiver after DVD indicator (green) blinks 1 time. • 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 60 for more information on the operati[...]

GB CONNECTIONS • In this manual, the instructions marked with "DVD ( )" are applicable to DVD-VIDEO, DVD-AUDIO, and DVD-R/RW discs. Where a particular DVD type is mentioned, it is indicated separately . • Depending on the content of the disc, the initial screen may appear different. DVD Note Groups and tracks (DVD-AUDIO) • DVD-audio[...]

19 2 Load a disc. • Depending on the content of the disc, the initial screen may appear different. 1 Press OPEN/ CLOSE button to open the disc tray . 3 Press OPEN/ CLOSE button to close the disc tray . • Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up. Note To stop playback, press STOP during playback. • If pressed once, ?[...]

GB 20 OPERA TION MP3 • Depending on the recording mode, some MP3-CDs may not play . • T able of contents of a MP3-CD varies depending on the MP3 track format recorded on the disc. • MP3 file support: MPEG1 LA YER3 (BITRA TE : 128KBPS~320KBPS , SAMPLING FREQ.: 32K/44.1K/48KHz) Note 2 In Stop mode, use to select the album, and then press the EN[...]

Slide Mode 21 Place the JPEG disc on the disc tray . • Each time the button is pressed, the slide moves backward or forward. Press to skip to the next slide. 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. 2 • Playback starts automatically . • Each time the button is pressed, the image makes the transition as follows: Press SLIDE MODE button. 3 From top to bo[...]

GB 22 To view the previous or next image with 9 windows, press . OPERA TION 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 selected image is played for 5 secon[...]

23 DivX Playback Fast playback Skip Forward/Back During playback, press the button. • Go to the next file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk. • Go 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 and hold or during playback. • Ea[...]

GB 24 OPERA TION • When playing the DivX disk, you can play the file with extension of A VI only . • Among the available DivX audio formats, DTS Audio is not supported. • WMV V8 is not supported for WMV files. • When burning a subtitle file to a CD-ROM with your PC, be sure to burn it as an SMI file. • "DivX will not play when its sa[...]

Press INFO button. • Each time the button is pressed, the display changes as follows: Press the REMAIN button. • For checking the total and remaining time of a title or chapter being played. DVD The information display disappears from the screen The information display disappears from the screen The information display disappears from the scree[...]

GB 26 OPERA TION Fast Playback DVD VCD MP3 CD Press and hold . • Each time the button is held down during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: Press SLOW button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: Slow Playback DVD VCD DivX • Reverse slow playback does not work with VCD and Di[...]

27 Press REPEA T button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the repeat playback mode changes as follows: CHAPTER Repeatedly plays the selected chapter . TITLE Repeatedly plays the selected title. GROUP Repeatedly plays the selected group. RANDOM Plays tracks in random order . (A track that has already been played may be played aga[...]

GB 28 • The A-B Repeat function will not work on an MP3 or JPEG disc. 2 Press Cursor button to move to REPEA T PLA YBACK ( ) display . • For a VCD or CD, press INFO button 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 d[...]

29 DVD 2 Press Cursor button to move to ANGLE ( ) display . Press INFO button. 1/3 • Each time the button is pressed, the angle changes as follows: 3 Press Cursor , or numeric buttons to select the desired angle. 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/3 • The Angle function works only with discs on which multiple angles have been recorded. Note Step Function DVD VCD ?[...]

GB 30 DVD VCD DVD 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 format, black bars at the top and bottom of the TV screen can be removed by pressing the EZ VIEW button. • This function will not work if the DVD is recorded with multi-camera angl[...]

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 still[...]

GB 32 OPERA TION • Depending on the number of languages on a DVD disc, a different audio language (ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, etc.) is selected each time the button is pressed. 2 Press Cursor , buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired audio language. 1 Press INFO button twice. SP 2/3 FR 3/3 EN 1/3 EN 01/ 03 OFF SP 02/ 03 FR 03/ 03 OFF / 0[...]

• The selected file will be played. • An MP3 or JPEG disc cannot be moved from the disc information screen. • When playing an MP3 or JPEG disc, you cannot use , to move a folder . To move a folder , press (Stop) and then press , . DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG 2 Press Cursor , buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired title/track and then press [...]

GB 34 OPERA TION 2 Press Cursor , button to move to ‘T itle Menu’. DVD 1 In Stop mode, press MENU button. 3 Press ENTER button. • The title menu appears. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. DVD 2 • When you select the disc menu that is not supported by the disc, the " This menu is not supported " message appears on the scr[...]

OSD (On-Screen Display) language is set to English by default. Setting the Language 35 2 1 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘ Setup ’ and then press ENTER button. • To select other language, select OTHER and enter the language code of your country. (See 64 page for language code of countries) AUDIO, SUB TITLE an[...]

GB 36 SETUP * 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) 4 • Once the setup is complete, if the language was set to English, OSD will be displayed in English. 3 Selecting the Subt[...]

37 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[...]

GB 38 SETUP The horizontal to vertical screen size ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while that of widescreen and high definition TVs is 16:9. This ratio is called the aspect ratio. When playing DVDs recorded in different screen size, you should adjust the aspect ratio to fit your TV or monitor. ✱ For a standard TV, select either "4:3LB"[...]

• 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, you c[...]

GB 40 SETUP 4 • Enter the old password, a new password, and confirm new password. • The setting is complete. 3 5 Press Cursor button to move to ‘P ASSWORD’ and then press ENTER button. Press ENTER button. Enter the password and then press ENTER button. 2 1 Press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER bu[...]

41 DVD VCD JPEG Select this to set the Samsung Logo image as your wallpaper. Select this to set the desired image as your wallpaper. • “ COPY LOGO DATA ” will be displayed on the TV screen. • The selected wallpaper will be displayed. 2 1 3 During playback, press PLA Y/P AUSE button when an image you like appears. Press LOGO button. The powe[...]

GB 42 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 Change the W allpaper 5 4 Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. Press to select the desired ‘USER’, and then press ENTER . Press RETURN button [...]

43 2 1 Press the MENU button while the disc tray is open. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. 4 3 Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. Press Cursor button to move to ‘DVD TYPE’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor , button to move to ‘DVD VIDE[...]

GB 44 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, LS, and RS, each time the button is pressed, the mode switches alternately [...]

45 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[...]

GB 46 Df: The distance from FRONT SPEAKER Dc: The distance from CENTER SPEAKER Ds: The distance from SURROUND SPEAKER Ideal CENTER SPEAKER placement It is desirable to place all speakers within this circle. Ideal SURROUND SPEAKER placement SETUP • You can set the delay time for C between 00 and 05mSEC and for LS and RS between 00 and 15mSEC. 4 3 [...]

L: Front Speaker (L) C: Center Speaker SW: Subwoofer R: Front Speaker (R) LS: Rear Speaker (L) RS: Rear Speaker (R) To end the test tone, press TEST TONE button again. Press TEST T ONE button. • Test tone will be produced as follows: When playing a DVD or CD, this will work only in Stop mode. • Use this function to check that each speaker is co[...]

GB 48 12 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. • The Cursor button is pressed, the greater the effect, and the Cursor button is pressed, the smaller the effect. 34 Press Cursor button to move to ‘DRC’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor , to adjust the ‘DRC’. Press R[...]

49 Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. 2 1 4 3 In Stop mode, press MENU button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor button to move to ‘SOUND EDIT’ and then press ENTER button. Method 1 When adjusting the audio quality using the setup sc[...]

GB • The adjustments will appear on the main unit's display, not on your TV screen. 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[...]

51 Video may look slower than the audio if it is connected with digital TV. In this case, adjust the delay time of audio to optimal status to fit the video. AV SYNC Setup Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. • 'Audio' menu appears. 2 1 • Setup menu appears. • AV-SYNC screen[...]

GB 52 • "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 from 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[...]

53 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 realistic multi-channel effect, as if using five speakers, while using just the front left and right s[...]

GB 54 12 • You can select between 0 and 7. • You can select between 0 and 6. 34 • PANORAMA: This mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting "wraparound" effect with side wall imaging. • CENTER WIDTH: Sound is output to the center speaker only. The front left and right speakers produce phan[...]

55 2 1 • The selection toggles back and forth between "FM ➝ AM" each time the FM button is pressed. T une in to the desired station. Press TUNER button. Automatic T uning 2 Manual T uning 2 1 Select a broadcast station. Press the STOP ( ) button to select PRESET and then press button to select the preset station. Automatic T uning 1 P[...]

GB 56 To tune in to a preset station, press on the remote control to select a channel. • Refer to Step 2 on page 55 to automatically or manually tune in to a station. 2 1 • Each time the button is pressed, the band switches between "FM ➝ AM". • “PRGM” flashes in the display. 3 Example: Presetting FM 89.1 in the memory Press to[...]

57 • "SLEEP" will be displayed. Each time the button is pressed the preset time changes as follows: 1 0 ➝ 20 ➝ 30 ➝ 60 ➝ 90 ➝ 120 ➝ 150 ➝ OFF . TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz Press SLEEP button. Sleep T imer Function You can set the time that the DVD player will shut itself off. Convenient Functions • The remain[...]

GB 58 • Each time the button is press, the brightness changes as follows: DARK ➞ BRIGHT . TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz 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 • ‘ MUTE ’ flash in the display.[...]

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 control 1 [...]

GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SAMSUNG ANAM DAEWOO LG HITACHI JVC SHARP SONY TOSHIBA SANYO MITSUBISHI MATSUSHITA TELEFUNKEN RCA PANASONIC SABA PHILIPS GRUNDIG ZENITH MIVAL NOBLEX EMERSON MAGNAVOX LOEWE THOMSON NORDMENDE LOEWE OPTA BLAUPUNKT SIEMENS TV Brand Code List No. Brand Code 00(Initial Value)[...]

61 • Is the power cord plugged securely into the outlet? • Turn off the power and then turn it back on. • Check the region number of the DVD. DVD discs purchased from abroad may not be playable. • CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs cannot be played on this DVD player. • Make sure that the rating level is correct. • Are you using a deformed disc or a [...]

GB 62 • 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 distanc[...]

63 Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. Do not keep in direct sunlight Keep in a cool ventilated area Keep in a clean Protection jacket. Store vertically. When you get fingerprints or dirt on the disc, clean it with a mild det[...]

GB 64 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 Albania[...]

Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions (W x H x D) Weights S P E A K E R 5.1ch speaker system Front/Rear speaker 4 Ω x 4 150Hz~20kHz 85dB/W/M 75W 150W 85.5 x 156 x 98 mm 0.5 Kg / 0.35 Kg Center speaker 4 Ω 150Hz~20kHz 85dB/W/M 80W 160W 300 x 85.5 x 98 mm 0.65 Kg Subwoofer speaker 3 Ω 30Hz~15[...]

GB 66 MISCELLANEOUS Memo[...]

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