Samsung HT-D555K manual

Digital Home Entertainment 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/register HT-D550K HT-D553K HT-D555K HT-D550WK HT-D553WK HT-D555WK[...]

2 English English 3 Safety Information  TO R EDUC E TH E RI SK O F EL ECTR IC S HOCK , DO NOT REM OVE THE COVE R(OR BAC K). NO U SER- SERV ICEA BLE PART S AR E IN SIDE . RE FER SERV ICIN G TO QUA LIFI ED S ERVI CE P ERSO NNEL .  RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This sym bol indi ca[...]

2 English English 3  Chec k fo r th e su ppli ed a cces sori es b elow . HDMI Cabl e Vide o Cab le FM A ntenn a ASC micro phon e FUNCTION TV SOURCE POWER DISC MENU MENU TITLE MENU MUTE MIC VOL+ MIC VOL- REPEAT VOL TUNING /CH TOOLS RETURN EXIT INFO A B C D DSP /EQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 RECEIVER SLEEP DVD ECHO TV P.BASS[...]

4 English English 5  Smal l sc ratc hes on t he d isc may redu ce s ound and pict ure qual ity or c ause ski ppin g. Be e spec iall y ca refu l no t to scr atch dis cs w hen hand ling the m. Holding discs Do n ot t ouch the pla ybac k s[...]

4 English English 5 Contents  2 2 Safety Warnings 3 Precautions 3 Accessories 4 Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs 4 Copyright 4 Copy Protection 4 License  7 7 Icons that will be used in manual 7 Disc Types and Characteristics 11 Description[...]

6 English English 7  32 32 Disc Playback 32 Audio CD(CD-DA)/MP3/WMA Playback 33 JPEG File Playback 33 Using the Playback Function 37 Sound Mode 39 Listening to Radio  40 40 USB Function 40 USB Recording [...]

6 English English 7 01 Getting Started Getting Started  Make sur e to che ck t he f ollo wing ter ms b efor e read ing the user man ual. Icon Term Den itio n DVD This inv olve s a func tion avai labl e wi th D VD-V ideo or DVD± R/±R W di scs that[...]

8 English Getting Started English 9 Getting Started CD-R MP3 Discs Onl y CD -R d iscs wit h MP 3 l es i n IS O 96 60 o r Joli et f orma t ca n be pla yed. MP3 le nam es s houl d co ntai n no bla nk s pace s or s peci al c hara cter s (. / = +). Use dis cs r ecor ded with a c ompr essi on/ deco mpre ssio n da ta r ate grea ter than 128 Kbps . [...]

8 English English 9 01 Getting Started DVD±R/±RW, CD-R/RW Discs Sof twar e up date s fo r in comp atib le f orma ts a re n ot supp orte d. (Exa mple : Q PEL, GMC , re solu tion s hi gher tha n 800 x 60 0 pi xels , et c.) If a DV D-R/ -RW disc has not bee n re cord ed prop erly in DVD Vide o fo rmat , it wil l no t be play able . DivX (Digital int[...]

10 English Getting Started English 11 Notes on USB connection Supp orte d de vice s: U SB s tora ge m edia , MP 3 play er, digi tal came ra If a fol der or  le n ame is l onge r th an 1 0 char acte rs, it m ay n ot p rope rly disp lay or oper ate. A su btit le  le b igge r th an 3 00KB may not be prop erly dis play ed. A ce rtai n US B/di git[...]

10 English English 11 01 Getting Started  Front Panel  DISC TRA Y Inse rt d isc here .  DISP LAY Disp lays the pla ying sta tus, tim e, e tc.  REMO TE C ONTR OL S ENSO R Dete cts sign als from the rem ote cont rol.  OPEN / C LOSE BUT TON ( ) Open s an d cl oses the dis c tr ay.  FUNC TION BUT TON ( ) [...]

12 English Getting Started English 13  COOL ING FAN The fan alwa ys r evol ves when the pow er i s on . En sure a m inim um o f 10 cm of c lear spa ce o n al l si des of t he f an w hen inst alli ng t he p rodu ct.  SPEA KERS OUT PUT CONN ECTO RS Conn ect the fron t, C ente r, s urro und spea kers and sub woof er. (HT- D550 WK/D 553W K/D5 55W[...]

12 English English 13 01 Getting Started FUNCTION TV SOURCE POWER DISC MENU MENU TITLE MENU MUTE MIC VOL+ MIC VOL- REPEA T VOL TUNING /CH TOOLS RETURN EXIT INFO A B C D DSP /EQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 RECEIVER SLEEP DVD ECHO TV P .BASS GIGA DIMMER S.VOL AUDIO UPSCALE S/W LEVEL MO/ST USB REC TU NE R ME MO RY FUNCTION TV SOURCE POWER DISC MENU MENU TITLE[...]

14 English Getting Started English 15 Installing batteries in the Remote Control NOTE Plac e ba tter ies in t he r emot e co ntro l so the y ma tch the pola rity : ( +) t o (+ ) an d (– ) to (–) . Alwa ys r epla ce b oth batt erie s at the sam e ti me. Do n ot e xpos e th e ba tter ies to h eat or  ame. The remo te c ontr ol c an b e us ed u[...]

14 English English 15 02 Connections This section involves various methods of connecting the product to other external components. Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord.  Fron t Sp eake rs ei Plac e th ese spea kers in[...]

16 English Connections English 17 SURR OUND CENT ER SUBW OOFER HT- D550 K NOTE Ref er t o p age 18 t o i nsta ll the Spe aker s o n th e Ta llb oy S tan d. ✎ ` Speaker Components Speaker Components FRON T (L) (R) SURR OUND (L) (R) CENT ER STAN D STAN DBAS E SUBW OOFER SPEA KER CABL E HT- D553 K SCRE W (5× 15): 2EA SCRE W (4× 20): 8EA FRON[...]

16 English English 17 02 Connections SURR OUND CENT ER SUBW OOFER HT- D550 WK NOTE Ref er t o p age 18 t o i nsta ll the Spe aker s o n th e Ta llb oy S tan d. ✎ ` Speaker Components Speaker Components FRON T (L) (R) SURR OUND (L) (R) CENT ER STAN D STAN DBAS E SUBW OOFER SPEA KER CABL E HT- D553 WK SCRE W (5× 15): 2EA SCRE W (4× 20): 8EA[...]

18 English Connections English 19 Installing the Speakers on the Tallboy Stand * HT -D55 3K/D 553W K on ly - Fro nt S peak ers * HT -D55 5K/D 555W K on ly - Fro nt/S urro und Spea kers Turn the Sta nd B ase upsi de-d own and conn ect it t o th e St and. Inse rt s mall scr ews (4*2 0, F or c onne ctin g St and & St and Base ) cl ockw ise into th[...]

18 English English 19 02 Connections Connecting The Speakers (Continued) * HT -D55 0WK/ D553 WK/D 555W K on ly Wireless Receiver Module : SWA-5000 (HT-D550WK/D553WK/D555WK only) Wireless Receiver Module TX Card Speaker Cable (2EA) DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL WIRELESS FM ANT HDMI OUT AUX IN 2 COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT WIRELESS In case of HT-D550WK DIGITA[...]

20 English Connections English 21 NOTE The rear spea kers for HT-D5 50K/D 553K /D555 K ca n als o be conn ecte d to the W irel ess R ecei ver M odule (SW A-500 0) i f you purc hase it s epara tely . Plac e the wir eless rec eiver modu le a t the rea r of the liste ning posi tion. If the w irel ess r eceiv er m odule is too c lose to t he pr oduc t,[...]

20 English English 21 02 Connections  Choo se o ne o f th e th ree meth ods for conn ecti ng t o a TV. FM ANT FA NET (Only For Service) DIGITAL AUDIO IN WIRELESS OPTICAL SURROUND SUBWOOFER SURROUND HDMI OUT SPEAKERS OUT AUX IN 2 COMPONENT OUT VI[...]

22 English Connections English 23 HDMI FUNCTION HDMI Auto Detection Function If y our TV i s Sa msun g TV and it supp orts CEC fun ctio n.Th e pr oduc t's vide o ou tput wil l au toma tica lly chan ge t o HD MI mode whe n co nnec ting an HDMI cab le w hile pow er i s on . HDMI (Hi gh D e nitio n Mu ltim edia Int erfa ce) HDMI is an i nter f[...]

22 English English 23 02 Connections  MIC 2 MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 1 ASC IN/ AUX IN 1 Aud io Cab le (n ot sup plie d) Aud io Out AUX1 : Connecting an External Component/MP3 player Comp onen ts s uch as a n MP 3 Pl ayer . Conn ect ASC [...]

24 English Connections English 25 AUX2 : Connecting an External Analog Component Anal og s igna l co mpon ents suc h as a V CR. Conn ect AUX IN 2 (Au dio) on the back of the prod uct to t he A udio Out of the exte rnal Ana log comp onen t. Be s ure to m atch the col ors of t he c onne ctin g ja cks. Pres s th e FU NCTI ON b utto n to sel ect AUX 2 [...]

24 English English 25 03 Setup  Pres s th e PO WER butt on w hen it i s pl ugge d in TV f or t he  rst time . Init ial Sett ing scre en w ill be d ispl ayed . > Move " Select Initia l Sett ings > On-Scr een La nguage Select a lan guage f[...]

26 English Setup English 27  You can con gure var ious dis play opt ions suc h as the TV A spec t, R esol utio n, e tc. TV Aspect Depe ndin g on the typ e of tel evis ion you have , yo u may want to adju st t he s cree n se ttin g. 4:3 Pan- Scan ~ Se le ct w he n yo u wa nt t o se e th e 16 :9 vi de o su pp li ed b y th e DV[...]

26 English English 27 03 Setup  Speaker Setting Speaker Size You can set the Spea ker Size of the Cent er a nd S urro und Spea kers , as wel l as Tes t To ne i n th is m ode. Settin gs m Move " Select ' Return " Select ' Return Speak er Sett ing Speaker Size ▶ Sound E dit Delay T ime T est Ton e : Off For the Fr[...]

28 English Setup English 29 Ideal Center Speaker placement Df: The distance from Front Speaker Dc: The distance from Center Speaker Ds: The distance from Surround Speaker Place all speakers within this circle. Ideal Surround Speaker placement Setting the Center Speaker If t he d ista nce of D c is equ al t o or lon ger than the dist ance of Df i n [...]

28 English English 29 03 Setup NOTE ASC setu p ca n be mad e wh en t here is no d isc in t he p rodu ct. You cann ot a djus t th e vo lume dur ing the ASC setu p. If t he a uto soun d mi crop hone is disc onne cted duri ng t he A SC s etup , th e se tup will be canc eled . When ASC fun ctio n is act ivat ed, the DSP/ EQ, Dolb y Pr o Lo gic ll a nd [...]

30 English Setup English 31 HDMI AUDIO The audi o si gnal s tr ansm itte d ov er t he H DMI Cabl e can be t oggl ed O n/Of f. Off : Video i s tr ansm itte d ov er t he H DMI conn ecti on c able onl y, a nd a udio is outp ut thro ugh the prod uct spea kers onl y. On : Bot h vi deo and audi o si gnal s ar e tr ansm itte d over the HDM I co nnec tion [...]

30 English English 31 03 Setup  You can sele ct t he l angu age you pref er f or o n- scre en m enu, dis c me nu, etc. OSD Lang uage Sele ct t he l angu age for the on- scre en d ispl ays. Disc Men u Sele ct t he l angu age for the disc menu dis play s. Audi o Sele ct t he l angu age for disc aud io. Subt itle Sele ct t he l[...]

32 English Basic Functions English 33  Pres s th e OP EN/C LOSE  ( ^ ) but ton. Plac e a disc gen tly into the tra y wi th t he d isc' s labe l fa cing up. Pres s th e OP EN/C LOSE ( ^ ) but ton to c lose the disc tra y. NOTE Resu me f unct ion: Whe n yo u st op d isc play , th e prod uct reme mber s w[...]

32 English English 33 04 Basic Functions  Imag es c aptu red with a d igit al c amer a or cam cord er, or JPEG le s on a P C ca n be sto red on a CD and then play ed b ack with thi s pr oduc t. Inse rt a JPE G di sc o n th e di sc t ray. Pres s th e _+ but tons to sele ct P hoto , an d then p[...]

34 English Basic Functions English 35 Step Motion Play D Pres s th e PA USE butt on r epea tedl y. The pict ure move s fo rwar d on e fr ame each tim e the butt on i s pr esse d du ring pla ybac k. NOTE No s ound is hear d du ring ste p mo tion pla ybac k. 5 Minute Skip function D Duri ng p layb ack, pre ss t he _ , + but ton. Play back ski ps 5 mi[...]

34 English English 35 04 Basic Functions Repeat Playback B A D DVD/DivX Repeat You can repe at t he t itle , ch apte r or the sec tion (A-B Repe at) of t he D VD/D ivX. Repeat OFF Duri ng D VD/D ivX play back , pr ess the REPE AT b utto n on the rem ote cont rol. Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct a desi red repe at m ode, the n pr ess the ENTE R b[...]

36 English Basic Functions English 37 Displaying Disc Information Change Select 1/1 2/20 0:05:2 1 1/1 EN AC3 5. 1 1/1 EN 1/1 D Change Select 1/6 1/1 1/1 EN Duri ng p layb ack, pre ss t he T OOLS butt on o n th e re mote con trol . Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct t he desi red item . Pres s th e _+ but tons to make the des ired setu p ch ange and[...]

36 English English 37 04 Basic Functions Selecting the Subtitle Language D Pres s th e TO OLS butt on. Pres s th e $% but tons to sele ct S UBTI TLE ( ). Pres s th e _+ but tons to sele ct t he d esir ed subt itle lan guag e. Depe ndin g on the lan guag es o n a DVD disc , a di ffer ent subt itle lan guag e is sel ecte d ea ch time the but ton is p[...]

38 English Basic Functions English 39 GIGA The GIGA Sou nd F unct ion ampl ies bas s an d im prov es b ass twic e as muc h fo r yo u to app reci ate powe rful rea l so und. The GIGA Sou nd f eatu re w ill be a ppli ed o nly to t he subw oofe r. Pres s th e GI GA b utto n. NOTE If G IGA Soun d is set to 'ON' , ot her soun d e ld effe[...]

38 English English 39 04 Basic Functions Dolby Pro Logic II Mode You can sele ct t he d esir ed D olby Pro Log ic I I au dio mode . Pres s th e PL I I bu tton . MUSI C When lis teni ng t o mu sic, you can expe rien ce s ound eff ects as if y ou a re list enin g to the act ual perf orma nce. MOVI E Adds rea lism to the movi e so undt rack . PROL OG [...]

40 English Advanced Functions English 41  Playing Media Files using the USB Host Feature You can enjo y me dia  les su ch a s pi ctur es, movi es and musi c sa ved on a n MP 3 pl ayer , US B me mory stic k or dig ital cam era in h igh qual ity vide o wi th 5 .1 chan nel soun d, b y co nnec ting the sto rage de[...]

40 English English 41 05 Advanced Functions NOTE D o no t di scon nect the USB con nect ion or t he powe r ca ble duri ng t he U SB R ecor ding . Othe rwis e, i t ma y ca use dama ge t o th e da ta. To s top USB Reco rdin g, p ress the STO P butt on a nd d isco nnec t th e US B de vice aft er the syst em s tops pla ying the CD comp lete ly. If y ou[...]

42 English Other Information English 43  Refe r to the cha rt b elow whe n th is p rodu ct d oes not func tion pro perl y. I f th e pr oble m yo u ar e ex peri enci ng i s not list ed b elow or if t he i nstr ucti on b elow doe s no t he lp, turn off the pro duct , di scon nect the pow er c ord, and cont[...]

42 English English 43 06 Other Information Sym ptom Che ck/ Reme dy • The p rodu ct i s no t wo rkin g. (Exa mple : Th e po wer goes out or the fron t pa nel key does n't work or a str ange noi se i s he ard. ) • The p rodu ct i s no t wo rkin g norm ally . • Press and hold the STO P ( @ ) bu tton on the remo te c ontr ol f or l onge r t[...]

44 English Other Information English 45  Gene ral Weig ht 2.7 Kg Dime nsion s 429. 1 (W) x 5 3.34 (H) x 249 (D) mm Oper ating Tem perat ure Range +5°C ~+35° C Oper ating Hum idity Ran ge 10 % to 7 5 % FM T uner Sign al/no ise ratio 70 d B Usab le se nsit ivity 10 d B Tota l har moni c dis tort ion 0.5 % Disc[...]

44 English English 45 06 Other Information HT- D55 0K / HT -D5 50W K Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions (W x H x D) Weights HT- D55 3K / HT -D5 53W K Speaker Speaker system 5.1ch speaker system Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Ra[...]

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