Samsung HT-AS720 manual

Instruction Manual Digital Surround A V Receiver System A V -R720 HT -AS720 THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUF ACTURED BY : AH68-0 1989 B[...]

3 GB Precautions Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the back of your player. Inst all your player horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7.5~10cm). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Do not stack anything on top of the am[...]

5 4 Contents PREP ARA TION Safety W arnings ..............................................................................................................2 Precautions......................................................................................................................3 Features ......................................................[...]

7 GB 6 [ Rear panel ] SUBWOOFER AUDIO OUTPUT JACK PREP ARA TION Description [ Front panel ] [ Display ] POWER button POWER STANDBY Indicator SETUP button FUNCTION button 7.1CH IN STEREO button TONE CONTROL button VOLUME CONTROL INPUT MODE button HEADPHONE Jack AUX IN Jack Accessories √√ œœ FM ANTENNA JACK DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT JACK [...]

9 GB 8 Insert remote control 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 Remove the battery cover in the direction of the arrow . 1 Insert two 1.5V AAA batteries, [...]

11 GB 10 CONNECTIONS Connecting the speakers Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. SL SR SBL SBR • 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) abov[...]

13 GB 12 SA T (Cable/Satellite/Settop Box) VCR TV • If the external component has only one audio output jack, connect it to either the right or left audio input jack of the main unit. • Connect the audio cable's red plug to the red jack and white cable to the white jack. CONNECTIONS Connecting external devices DVD or Blu-RA Y Player Before[...]

15 GB 14 Connecting external devices (cont’d) CD Player Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. Connecting audio/7.1 channel devices By connecting through the HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) interface, you can play back digital video and audio without conversion to analog. C[...]

16 17 GB CONNECTIONS 1. Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal as a temporary measure. 2. Slowly move the antenna wire around until you find a location where reception is good, then fasten it to a wall or other rigid surface. Connecting the FM antenna FM antenna connection FM antenna (supplied) Camcorder Connecting AUX com[...]

19 GB 18 T o select a function Method 1 Method 2 Press the FUNCTION button. • Each time you press this button, FM ➝ 7. 1 MULTI CH ➝ CD ➝ DVD ➝ SAT ➝ VCR ➝ AUX will be selected in turn. Press CD, VCR, DVD, 7.1CH, SA T , AUX or TUNER button. • You can directly select the desired function. OPERA TION Remote control functions You can op[...]

21 GB 20 Press SETUP button, and then press ENTER ( ) button. • “SETUP MODE” appears on the display and goes into Setup Mode. Press button to select the “SPK SETUP”, and then press ENTER ( ) button. Press button to select the speaker you want. • Each time you press this button, FRONT ➝ CEN ➝ SURR ➝ S.BACK ➝ SUB ➝ CROVR will be[...]

23 GB 22 OPERA TION Setting the speaker listening distance √ • If the listening position is beyond the range of the speaker distance setup, set the speaker distance to the maximum. • The distance range of the overall speaker system is determined based on the F.L(front left) speaker distance from the listening position. • Based on the max de[...]

25 GB 24 OPERA TION Setting HDMI AUDIO You can set HDMI audio settings. √ Press SETUP/MENU button, and then press ENTER button. • “SETUP MODE” appears on the display and goes into Setup Mode. Press button to select the “HDMI AUDIO”, and then press ENTER button. • “HDMI : AVR” appears on the display. Press …† button to set the [...]

27 GB 26 OPERA TION T est tone Use the test tone check the speaker connection status or level. √ T o automatically output test tone Press SETUP/MENU button, and then press ENTER button. • “SETUP MODE” appears on the display and the unit goes into Setup Mode. Press button to select the “TEST -T AUTO”, and then press ENTER button. • Tes[...]

29 GB 28 • F.L (front left) : -10 ~ +10dB • CEN (centre) : -10 ~ +10dB • F.R (front right) : -10 ~ +10dB • S.R (surround right) : -10 ~ +10dB • SBR (surround back right) : -10 ~ +10dB • SBL (surround back left) : -10 ~ +10dB • S.L (surround left) : -10 ~ +10dB • S.W (subwoofer) : -10 ~ +10dB Setting Speaker Level OPERA TION Setting [...]

31 GB 30 OPERA TION • C-WIDTH : This sets the width of the centre image. The higher the setting, the less sound comes from the centre speaker. • DIMENSION : Incrementally adjusts the sound field (DSP)from the front or surround. • PANORAMA : This mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting "wraparo[...]

33 GB 32 OPERA TION Setting EX/ES mode When surround back speakers are connected, you can listen to 6.1 or 7.1 multi-channel sound using the built-in Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES decoder. This function works when a Dolby Digital or DTS source (such as a DVD player) is input, and does not work with L.PCM and Dolby Digital 2 channel sources. P[...]

35 GB 34 OPERA TION L/R : front speaker (left/right) C : centre speaker SL/SR : surround speaker (left/right) SBL/SBR : surround back speaker (left/right) SW : subwoofer Surround Mode and Input Signal Chart • Channel status displays are dependent on the speaker configuration. • SFE mode works with 2-ch signals. Dolby D Surr. EX Dolby Digital 5.[...]

GB 36 Presetting radio Stations You can preset up to 30 FM stations. Press TUNER button. Press TUNING MODE button to select MANUAL and then press TUNING/CH( ) button to select 89.10. • Refer to step 2, page 36, to tune in automatically and manually. Press TUNER MEMOR Y button. • Tuner number will blink on the display. Press TUNING/CH( ) button [...]

39 GB 38 PTY (Program T ype) indication and PTY -SEARCH function T o search for a programme using the PTY codes Before you start, remember... • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations. • To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the se[...]

GB • Using the RESET function will erase all stored settings. • Do not use this unless necessary. Caution ! Reset function Press the MUTE button. • MUTE appears on the display. Press “ 0 ” button five times and then press ENTER button. • “INITIAL : NO” appears on the display. Press …† buttons to select “YES”. • The unit wi[...]

43 GB 42 Operating your 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. • The remote control will work with Samsung TVs by default. 1 Press POWER button to turn on the TV . 2 Press TV button to set the remote to TV mode. 3 Point the remo[...]

45 GB 44 Operating your DVD or VCR with the remote control • The remote control may not work on some brands of DVD (VCR). Also, some operations may not be possible depending on your brand of DVD (VCR). • The remote control will work with Samsung DVD (VCR) by default. 1 Press POWER button to turn on the DVD (VCR). 2 Press DVD button to set the r[...]

47 GB 46 Before calling for service Symptom Check Remedy The unit will not turn on. A function does not work when the button is pressed. Sound is not produced. Picture does not appear on a TV when the function is selected. • Is the power cord plugged into the outlet? • Is there static electricity in the air? • Are the speakers and external co[...]

49 GB 48 Specifications ❈ S/N ratio, distortion, separation and usable sensitivity are based on measurement using AES (Audio Engineering Society) guidelines. • If PROTECTION appears on the display, check whether the speaker terminal is shorted and then turn on the unit MISCELLANEOUS Product protection function Heat protection • The protection[...]