Samsung HT-A100 manual

Digital Home Theater 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/global/register HT-A100 02056S-HT-A100-XAC-ENG.indd 1 2008-03-18 �� 11:55:55[...]

2 features Playback of many disc types Th e HT -A 10 0 al lo ws y ou t o pl ay b ac k va ri ou s di sc s, i nc lu di ng D VD -A UD IO , DV D- VI DE O, C D, M P3 -C D, W MA -C D, D iv X, CD -R /R W, a nd D VD ±R /R W. DVD-Audio compatible Exp erien ce th e sup er hi gh-qu ality audi o per forma nce o f DVD -Audi o. Th e on- board 24-b it/19 2kHz DA[...]

safety information SAFETY WARNINGS TO REDUC E THE RISK OF E LECTR IC SH OCK, DO NO T REM OVE R EAR C OVER (or B ACK). NO U SER SER VICEA BLE P ARTS INSID E. RE FER S ERVIC ING T O QUA LIFIE D SER VICE PERSO NNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Thi s sym bol i ndica tes “ dange rous volta ge” ins ide t he pr oduct that pres ents a ri[...]

4 safety information PRECAUTIONS Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identifi cation sticker located on the back of your player. Install your player horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4 inches). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Before moving the p[...]

5 ENG contents FEATURES 2 2 What’s included SAFETY INFORMATION 3 3 Safety Warnings 4 Precautions GETTING STARTED 7 7 Before Reading the User’s Manual 8 Playable Discs 8 Do not use the following types of disc! 8 Copy Protection 9 Disc Type and Characteristics DESCRIPTION 10 10 Front Panel 11 Rear Panel REMOTE CONTROL 12 12 Tour of the Remote Con[...]

6 SYSTEM SETUP 42 42 Setting the Language 43 Setting TV Screen Type 44 Setting Parental Controls (Rating Level) 44 Setting the Password 45 Setting the Wallpaper 45 To Select One of the 3 Wallpaper Settings you've made 46 DVD Playback Mode 46 Setting the DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) 47 Setting the AV SYNC 47 Setting the HDMI Audio RADIO 48 4[...]

7 ENG ● GETTING STARTED getting started BEFORE READING THE USER’S MANUAL Mak e sur e to check the follo wing terms befo re re ading the user manua l. Icons that will be used in manual Ico n Term Defi nitio n DVD T his i nvolv es a funct ion a vaila ble w ith D VD or DVD- R/DVD -RW d iscs that hav e bee n rec orded and finali zed i n Vid eo Mo[...]

8 getting started PLAYABLE DISCS Dis c Typ e Mar k (Lo go) Rec orded Sign als Dis c Siz e Max . Pla ying Time DVD -AUDI O DVD -VIDE O AUDIO + VI DEO 5 i nches App rox. 240 m in. ( singl e-sid ed) App rox. 480 m in. ( doubl e-sid ed) 3 1 /2 in ches App rox. 80 mi n. (s ingle -side d) App rox. 160 m in. ( doubl e-sid ed) AUD IO-CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUD[...]

9 ENG ● GETTING STARTED DISC TYPE AND CHARACTERISTICS Thi s pro duct does not s uppor t Sec ure ( DRM) Media files . CD- R Di scs So me CD -R di scs m ay no t be playa ble d epend ing o n the disc reco rding devi ce (C D-Rec order or P C) an d the con ditio n of the d isc. Us e a 6 50MB/ 74 mi nute CD-R disc. Do not u se CD -R di scs o ver 7 00M[...]

10 description FRONT PANEL POW ER( ) B UTTON TUN ING D OWN & SKIP ( ) BUT TON Volume Control DIS C TRA Y STO P ( T ) BUTT ON 10 AUX IN 1 Jack EJECT BUTTON PLAY/PAUSE ( ) BUTTON 11 Hea dphon e Jac k FUN CTION BUTT ON TUN ING U P & S KIP ( ) B UTTON 12 USB Port 7 8 9 10 11 12 02056S-HT-A100-XAC-ENG.indd 10 2008-03-18 �� 11:56:02[...]

11 ENG ● DESCRIPTION REAR PANEL SPE AKER OUTPU T CON NECTO RS Con nect the f ront, subw oofer spea kers. VID EO OU TPUT JACK Con nect the T V's V ideo Input jack (VID EO IN ) to the V IDEO OUT j ack. COM PONEN T VID EO OU TPUT JACKS Con nect a TV with Compo nent video inpu ts to thes e jac ks. HDM I OUT JACK Use the HDMI cable , con nect thi[...]

12 remote control TOUR OF THE REMOTE CONTROL 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 18 17 16 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 02056S-HT-A100-XAC-ENG.indd 12 2008-03-18 �� 11:56:07[...]

13 ENG ● REMOTE CONTROL PORT button TV/VIDEO button EJECT button CANCEL button PAUSE button PLAY button STOP button SEARCH buttons TUNING/CH button MUTE button RETURN button Cursor/ENTER button SUBTITLE button EXIT button INFO button REPEAT button ZOOM button DIMMER button DVD RECE IVER butto n TV button POWER button Number (0~9) buttons REMAIN b[...]

14 remote control 14 Operation Range of the Remote Control The remo te co ntrol can be us ed up to a pprox imate ly 23 feet (7 me ters) in a stra ight line. It c an al so be oper ated at a horiz ontal ang le of up t o 30° from the remot e con trol senso r. When operating a TV with the remote control 1. Pres s the TV b utton to s et th e rem ote t [...]

15 ENG ● REMOTE CONTROL TV Bra nd C ode List Admiral (M.Wards) A Mark Anam AOC Bell & Howell (M.Wards) Brocsonic Candle Cetronic Citizen Theater Classic Concerto Contec Coronado Craig Croslex Crown Curtis Mates CXC Daewoo Daytron Dynasty Emerson Fisher Funai Futuretech General Electric (GE) Hall Mark Hitachi Inkel JC Penny JVC KTV KEC KMC LG [...]

16 connections CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS This section involves various methods of connecting the Digital Home Theater to other external components. Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. connections Position of Digital Home Theater Plac e it on a s tand o r cab inet s helf, or un der th e[...]

17 ENG ● CONNECTIONS Connecting The Speakers Pre ss do wn th e ter minal tab on th e bac k of the s peake r. Ins ert t he bl ack w ire i nto t he bl ack t ermin al (– ) and the red w ire i nto the red (+) t ermin al, a nd th en re lease the tab. Con nect the c onnec ting plugs to t he ba ck of the Home Theat er. Mak e sur e the colo rs of the s[...]

18 connections CONNECTING THE VIDEO OUT TO YOUR TV Cho ose o ne of the three meth ods f or co nnect ing t o a T V. METHOD3 (supplied) METHOD2 METHOD1 METHOD 1 : HDMI Con nect the H DMI c able from the H DMI O UT ja ck on the back of th e DVD Play er to the HDMI IN ja ck on your TV. METHOD 2 : Component Video If your telev ision has Compo nent Video[...]

19 ENG ● CONNECTIONS HDMI Auto Detection Function The play er's video outp ut wi ll au tomat icall y cha nge t o HDM I mod e whe n con necti ng an HDMI cabl e whi le po wer i s on. HDMI (Hig h Defin ition Multi media Inter face) HDMI is a n inte rface that enable s the digit al tra nsmis sion o f vid eo and audio data with just a sing le co[...]

20 connections HDMI FUNCTION Resolution Selection Thi s fun ction allo ws th e use r to selec t the scre en re solut ion f or HDM I out put. In Stop mode, pres s and hold the SD/HD (Sta ndard Defi n ition /High Defi nit ion) butto n on the r emote cont rol f or lon ger t han 5 seco nds. Res oluti ons a vaila ble f or th e HDM I out put a re 48 0p[...]

21 ENG ● CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AUDIO FROM EXTERNAL COMPONENTS AUX1 : Connecting an External Component/MP3 player Com ponen ts su ch as an M P3 Pl ayer Conne ct AU X IN 1 (Au dio) on th e Hom e The ater to th e Aud io Ou t of the e xtern al co mpone nt/MP 3 pla yer. Pre ss th e AUX butt on on the remot e con trol to se lect AUX1 input . You can a[...]

22 connections AUX2 : Connecting an External Analog Component Ana log s ignal comp onent s suc h as a VCR . Conne ct AU X IN 2 (Au dio) on th e Hom e The ater to th e Aud io Ou t of the e xtern al an alog compo nent. Be sure to ma tch c onnec tor c olors . Pre ss th e AUX butt on on the remot e con trol to se lect AUX 2 inpu t. You can also use t h[...]

23 ENG ● CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA Conne ct th e FM anten na su pplie d to the F M 75 Ω COAX IAL J ack. Slowl y mov e the ante nna w ire a round unti l you find a loc ation wher e rec eptio n is good, then fast en it to a wal l or other rigi d sur face. Th is un it do es no t rec eive AM br oadca sts. Cooling Fan The cooling fan sup[...]

24 before using your home theater The DVD Home Theater's remote can be used to control Samsung TVs. Plug the main u nit's power cord into the AC power supp ly. Press the DVD RECEIVER button to switch to DVD RECEIVER mode to operate the DVD Home Theater. Press the FUNCTION button on the main unit or DVD button on the remote to enable DVD/C[...]

25 ENG ● PLAYBACK playback DISC PLAYBACK B Loa d a d isc v ertic ally into the D isc I nsert Hole . Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up. Clo se th e com partm ent b y pre ssing the PLAY ( ) b utton . Playback starts automatically. To stop play back, pre ss th e ST OP ( @ ) bu tton duri ng pla ybac k. If press ed on[...]

26 playback MP3/WMA-CD PLAYBACK Dat a CDs (CD- R, CD -RW) encod ed in MP3/ WMA f ormat can be pl ayed. A Loa d the MP3/ WMA d isc. The MP3/WMA menu screen will appear and playback will start. The appearance of the menu depends on the MP3/WMA disc. WMA-DRM fi les cannot be played. In Stop mode, use the C ursor  ,  ,  ,  b utton to selec[...]

27 ENG ● PLAYBACK JPEG FILE PLAYBACK Ima ges c aptur ed wi th a digit al ca mera or ca mcord er, o r JPE G fi les on a PC c an be stor ed on a CD and then can b e pla yed b ack w ith t his H ome T heate r. Rotate/Flip Function G Pre ss th e Cur sor  ,  ,  ,  but ton d uring play back. The maxi mum r esolu tions supp orted by t his p [...]

28 playback DIVX PLAYBACK The func tions disc ussed on t his p age a pply to Di vX di sc pl aybac k onl y. Skip Forward/Back D Dur ing p layba ck, p ress the [ , ] bu tton. Goe s to the n ext fi le w henev er yo u pre ss th e ] b utton , if there are over 2 fi les in t he di sc. Goe s to the p revio us fi le wh eneve r you pres s the [ b utton ,[...]

29 ENG ● PLAYBACK If the Disc has more than One Subtitle File D If the d isc has m ore than one subti tle fi le, t he d efau lt sub title may not matc h th e mov ie an d yo u wil l ha ve to selec t yo ur su btit le la ngua ge as fol lows : In Stop mode, pres s the Curs or  ,  but ton, selec t the des ired subti tle ( ) f rom t he TV scre e[...]

30 playback USING THE PLAYBACK FUNCTION Displaying Disc Information BAGD You can view disc playb ack i nform ation on the T V scr een. Pre ss th e INF O but ton. Dep endin g on the d isc, the d isc i nform ation disp lay m ay app ear d iffer ent. Dep endin g on the d isc, you c an al so se lect DOLBY DIGI TAL, or PRO L OGIC. ap pears on t he TV scr[...]

31 ENG ● PLAYBACK Fast Playback B A D Pre ss th e ( , ) but ton. Eac h tim e the butt on is pres sed d uring play back, the play back spe ed ch anges as f ollow s: ( 2X  ( 4X  ( 8X  ( 3 2X   P LAY ) 2X  ) 4 X  ) 8X  ) 32X   PLA Y Dur ing f ast p layba ck of a CD or M P3-CD , sou nd is hear d onl y at 2x speed , and n[...]

32 playback Repeat Playback B A GD Rep eat p layba ck al lows you t o rep eated ly pl ay a chapt er, t itle, tra ck (s ong), or d irect ory ( MP3 fi le). Pre ss th e REP EAT b utton . Eac h tim e the butt on is pres sed d uring play back, the repea t pla yback mode cha nges as fo llows : DVD-VIDEO REP EAT : CHAP TER  REPE AT : TITLE  RE PEAT[...]

33 ENG ● PLAYBACK A-B Repeat Playback You can repea tedly play back a de signa ted s ectio n of a DVD . Pre ss th e INF O but ton t wice. Pre ss th e Cur sor  butt on to move to R EPEAT PLAY BACK ( ) dis play. Pre ss th e Cur sor  ,  bu tton to se lect A- an d the n pre ss the ENTE R but ton. Whe n the ENTE R but ton i s pre ssed, the se[...]

34 playback Angle Function Thi s fun ction allo ws yo u to view the s ame s cene in di ffere nt ang les. Pre ss th e INF O but ton. Pre ss th e Cur sor  butt on to move to A NGLE ( ) dis play. Pre ss th e Cur sor  ,  bu tton or nu meric butt ons t o sel ect the desi red a ngle. Eac h tim e the butt on is pres sed, the a ngle chang es as fo[...]

35 ENG ● PLAYBACK Bonus Group DVD-AUDIO Som e DVD -Audi o dis cs ha ve an extr a ‘bo nus’ group that requ ires a 4-d igit key numb er to acce ss. S ee th e dis c pac kagin g for deta ils a nd th e key num ber. Whe n you play a DV D-Aud io di sc th at ha s a b onus group , the key numbe r inp ut sc reen appea rs au tomat icall y. If you e ject[...]

36 playback Subtitle Language Selection Function Pre ss th e INF O but ton t wice. Pre ss th e Cur sor  butt on to move to S UBTIT LE ( ) dis play. Pre ss th e Cur sor  butt on or nume ric b utton s to selec t the des ired subti tle. EN 01/03  SP 02/0 3  F R 03/ 03  OFF/0 3  EN 01/03 To opera te th is fu nctio n, yo u can also pre[...]

37 ENG ● PLAYBACK Using the Disc Menu You can use t he me nus f or th e aud io la nguag e, su btitl e lan guage , pro fi le, et c. DVD menu cont ents diffe r fro m dis c to disc. In Stop mode, pres s the MENU butt on. Pre ss th e Cur sor  ,  bu tton or nu meric butt ons to move to Di sc Me nu an d the n pre ss th e ENT ER bu tton. Whe n yo[...]

38 playback USING THE BLUETOOTH You can use a Blue tooth devi ce to let you e njoy music with high qual ity s tereo soun d, al l wit hout wires ! What is Bluetooth? Blu etoot h is an ne w tec hnolo gy th at en ables Blue tooth -comp liant devi ces t o eas ily i nterc onnec t wit h eac h oth er us ing a shor t wir eless conn ectio n. A B lueto oth d[...]

39 ENG ● PLAYBACK You can disco nnect the Home Thea ter S ystem from the Blue tooth dev ice. (refe r to Bluet ooth devic e's u ser's manu al) The Home Thea ter S ystem will be d iscon necte d. Whe n the Home Thea ter S ystem is d iscon necte d fro m the Blu etoot h dev ice, the H ome T heate r Sys tem w ill d ispla y " Di sconn ect[...]

40 playback PLAYING MEDIA FILES USING THE USB HOST FEATURE You can enjoy medi a fi les such as p ictur es, m ovies and music save d on an MP 3 pla yer, USB m emory stic k or digit al cam era i n hig h qua lity video by c onnec ting the s torag e dev ice t o the USB port of th e Hom e The ater. Con nect the U SB de vice to th e USB port on t he si [...]

41 ENG ● PLAYBACK Fast playback Dur ing p layba ck, p ress the ( , ) bu tton. Eac h tim e you pres s eit her b utton , the play back speed wil l cha nge a s fol lows: 2x  4x  8x  3 2x  N ormal . Compatible Devices USB devi ces t hat s uppor t USB Mass Stor age v 1.0. (USB devic es th at op erate as a remo vable disc in Windo ws (2 000[...]

42 system setup For your convenience, you can set this Home Theater's features for the best use in your home environment. SETTING THE LANGUAGE OSD (On-S creen Disp lay) langu age i s set to E nglis h by defau lt. In Stop mode, pres s the MENU butt on. Pre ss th e Cur sor % but ton t o mov e to Setup and then press the ENT ER or + bu tton. Sel [...]

43 ENG ● SYSTEM SETUP SETTING TV SCREEN TYPE Dep endin g on your TV ty pe (W ide S creen or c onven tiona l 4:3 ), yo u can sele ct th e TV' s asp ect r atio. In Stop mode, pres s the MENU butt on. Pre ss th e Cur sor % but ton t o mov e to Setup and then press the ENT ER or + bu tton. Pre ss th e Cur sor % but ton t o mov e to TV DI SPLAY a[...]

44 system setup SETTING PARENTAL CONTROLS (RATING LEVEL) Use this to r estri ct pl aybac k of adult or v iolen t DVD s you do n ot wa nt ch ildre n to view. In Stop mode, pres s the MENU butt on. Pre ss th e Cur sor % but ton t o mov e to Setup and then press the ENT ER or + bu tton. Pre ss th e Cur sor % bu tton to mo ve to PARE NTAL and t hen p r[...]

45 ENG ● SYSTEM SETUP SETTING THE WALLPAPER G Whi le wa tchin g a D VD or JPEG CD, you c an se t the imag e you like as b ackgr ound wallp aper. Dur ing p layba ck, p ress the P AUSE ( ) butt on wh en an image you like appea rs. Pre ss th e LOG O but ton. COPY LOGO DATA will be displayed on the TV screen. The powe r wil l tur n off and then back [...]

46 system setup DVD PLAYBACK MODE Som e DVD -Audi o dis cs co ntain DVD- Video as w ell a s DVD -Audi o. To play back the D VD-Vi deo p ortio n of the D VD-Au dio d isc, set t he un it to DVD-V ideo mode. Pre ss th e MEN U but ton w hile the d isc t ray i s ope n. Pre ss th e Cur sor % bu tton to mo ve to Setu p and then pres s the ENT ER or + bu t[...]

47 ENG ● SYSTEM SETUP SETTING THE AV SYNC Vid eo ma y loo k slo wer t han t he au dio i f it is co nnect ed to a di gital TV. If th is oc curs, adju st th e aud io de lay t ime t o to match the video . In Stop mode, pres s the MENU butt on. Pre ss th e Cur sor % bu tton to mo ve to Audi o and then pres s the ENT ER or + bu tton. Pre ss th e Cur s[...]

48 radio LISTENING TO RADIO Remote Control Pre ss th e TUN ER bu tton to se lect the F M ban d. Tun e in to th e des ired stati on. Aut omati c Tun ing 1 : Wh en th e [ , ] butt on is pre ssed, a pr eset broad cast stati on is sele cted. Aut omati c Tun ing 2 : Pr ess a nd ho ld th e , , . but ton t o aut omati cally sear ch fo r act ive bro adcas [...]

49 ENG ● CONVENIENT FUNCTION SLEEP TIMER FUNCTION You can set t he ti me th at th e Hom e The ater will shut itsel f off . Press the SLEEP button. SLEE P wil l be d ispla yed. E ach ti me th e butt on is press ed, th e pre set time chan ges as follo ws :  10  20  30  60  90  120  150  OFF To confi rm th e sle ep ti mer s [...]

50 convenient function V-SOUND (VIRTUAL SOUND) The 2-ch annel soun ds ca n be liste ned w ith v irtua l eff ects for p roduc ing m uch m ore r ealis tic s ounds as i n 5.1 chan nels. Press the V-SOUND button. Each time the b utton is pr essed, the select ion ch anges as foll ows : V. SO ON  V.SO OFF VIRTUAL HEADPHONE FUNCTION Use head phone s (3[...]

51 ENG ● TROUBLESHOOTING Ref er to the chart belo w whe n thi s uni t doe s not func tion prope rly. If th e pro blem you a re ex perie ncing is n ot li sted bel ow or if t he in struc tion below does not help, turn off the u nit, disco nnect the power cord , and cont act t he ne arest aut horiz ed de aler or Sa msung Elec troni cs Se rvice Cent [...]

52 troubleshooting SYM PTOM Ch eck/ Reme dy • Dis c is rota ting but no pic ture is p roduc ed. • Pic ture qual ity i s po or an d pic ture is s hakin g. • I s the TV power on? • A re th e vi deo c able s con nect ed pr oper ly? • I s the dis c dir ty o r dam aged ? • A poor ly m anufa ctur ed di sc m ay no t be play able . Aud io la ng[...]

53 ENG ● LANGUAGE CODE LIST language code list Ent er th e app ropri ate c ode n umber for the i nitia l set tings “Dis c Aud io”, “Disc Subt itle” and/ or “D isc M enu” (Se e pag e 42) . Cod e Langu age Co de Lan guage C ode La nguag e Code La nguag e 102 7 Afa r 118 1 Fri sian 133 4 L atvia n, Le ttish 1506 Sloven ian 102 8 Abkha zi[...]

54 DIGITAL CAMERA P r o d u c t Company Type Finepix-A340 Fuji Digital Camera Finepix-F810 Fuji Digital Camera Finepix-F610 Fuji Digital Camera Finepix-f450 Fuji Digital Camera Finepix S7000 Fuji Digital Camera Finepix A310 Fuji Digital Camera KD-310Z Konica Digital Camera Finecam SL300R Kyocera Digital Camera Finecam SL400R Kyocera Digital Camera [...]

55 ENG ● APPENDIX appendix CAUTIONS ON HANDLING AND STORING DISCS Sma ll sc ratch es on the disc may r educe soun d and pict ure q ualit y or cause skip ping. Be espec ially care ful n ot to scra tch d iscs when handl ing t hem. Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get[...]

56 appendix SPECIFICATIONS Gen eral Pow er Co nsump tion 55 W Wei ght 8.8 Ibs Dim ensio ns 18. 5 (W) x 7. 7 (H) x 4. 6 (D) inch es Ope ratin g Tem perat ure R ange +41°F to + 95°F Ope ratin g Hum idity Rang e 1 0 % t o 75 % Dis c DVD (Dig ital Versa tile Disc) Rea ding Speed : 3. 49 ~ 4.06 m/sec . App rox. Play Time (Sing le Si ded, Singl e Lay e[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.(SECA), warrants that this product is free from defective material and workmanship. SECA further warrants that if this product falls to operate properly within the specified warranty period and the failure is due to improper workmanship or defective materials, SECA will repair o[...]

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Before using the speaker cords When operating the speaker cords, in order to comply with CE EMC Directives and to reduce any possible harmful interference, use the enveloped toroidal ferrite core as like upper diagram. 1 2 3 Pull the fi xing tab of the T oroidal ferrite core to open it. Roll the speaker cords. Insert the T oroidal ferrite core as [...]

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