Samsung AH68-02293B, User Manual

Page 1: ...ital Home Cinema 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 C350 ...

Page 2: ... dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus The Mains plug is used as a disconnect device and shall stay readily operable at any time This apparatus shall always be connected to a AC outlet with a protective grounding connection To disconnect the apparatus from the mains the plug must be pulled out from the mains socket therefore the mai...

Page 3: ...wall outlet Voltage peaks due to lightning could damage the product Do not expose the product to direct sunlight or other heat sources This could lead to overheating and malfunction of the product Protect the product from moisture and excess heat or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields i e speakers Disconnect the power cable from the AC supply if the product malfunctions Your prod...

Page 4: ...created by DivX Inc This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video Visit www divx com for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video ABOUT DIVX VIDEO ON DEMAND This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to play DivX Video on Demand VOD content To generate the registration code locate the DivX VOD section in the device setup menu Go to vod...

Page 5: ...15 Connecting the Speakers 17 Connecting the Video Out to your TV 19 Connecting the FM Antenna 20 Connecting Audio from External Components Setup 21 21 Before Starting Initial Setting 21 Setting the Setup menu 22 Display 22 TV Aspect 22 BD Wise 22 Resolution 22 HDMI Format 23 Audio 23 Speaker Setting 24 DRC Dynamic Range Compression 24 AV SYNC 24 HDMI AUDIO 25 EQ Optimizer 25 System 25 Initial Set...

Page 6: ...tion 32 Sound Mode 33 Listening to Radio 33 Connecting Microphone Advanced Functions 34 34 USB Function 34 CD Ripping Other Information 35 35 Troubleshooting 36 Country code list 37 Specifications Contents Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance ...

Page 7: ...ere a function does not operate or settings may be cancelled NOTE This involves tips or instructions on the page that help each function operate Shortcut Key This function provides direct and easy access pressing the button on the remote control Disc Types and Characteristics Region Code The product and the discs are coded by region These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play If ...

Page 8: ... should contain no blank spaces or special characters Use discs recorded with a compression decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps Only files with the mp3 and MP3 extensions can be played Only a consecutively written multisession disc can be played If there is a blank segment in the Multisession disc the disc can be played only up to the blank segment If the disc is not closed it will take l...

Page 9: ...p to 720x480 pixels TV screen resolutions higher than 800 will not be supported When you play a disc whose sampling frequency is higher than 48khz or 320kbps you may experience shaking on the screen during playback Sections with a high frame rate might not be played while playing a DivX file Since this product only provides encoding formats authorized by DivX Networks Inc a DivX file created by th...

Page 10: ... may experience problems Supported file Formats Format Still Picture Music Movie File name JPG MP3 WMA WMV DivX File extension JPG JPEG MP3 WMA WMV AVI Bit rate 80 320 kbps 56 128 kbps 4Mbps 4Mbps Version V8 V1 V2 V3 V7 DivX3 11 DivX5 1 XviD Pixel 640x480 720x480 Sampling Frequency 44 1kHz 44 1kHz 44 1KHz 48KHz CBI Control Bulk Interrupt is not supported Digital Cameras that use PTP protocol or re...

Page 11: ...k to the previous title chapter track Tunes down the FM frequency band 7 STOP BUTTON Stops disc playback 8 PLAY PAUSE BUTTON Plays a disc or pauses playback 9 TUNING UP SKIP BUTTON Goes to the next title chapter track Tunes up the FM frequency band 10 VOLUME CONTROL BUTTON Volume adjustment 11 POWER BUTTON Turns the product on and off 12 USB PORT Connect here and play files from external USB stora...

Page 12: ...nect this HDMI output jack to the HDMI input jack on your TV for the best quality picture 4 AUX IN JACKS Connect to the 2CH Analogue output of an external device such as a VCR 5 VIDEO OUT JACK Connect your TV s Video Input jack VIDEO IN to the VIDEO OUT jack 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT JACKS Connect a TV with Component video inputs to these jacks 7 FM ANTENA JACK Connect the FM antenna Rear Panel DIG...

Page 13: ...els down Press to skip forwards Change channels up Select on screen menu items and change menu value Used to change the audio subtitle language angle etc Press to select the DVD receiver mode Press to select TV Exit the menu Return to the previous menu Press to check the disc title menu This is mode selection button or Press to select TV s video mode Press to preset FM stations Press to pause a di...

Page 14: ... Cetronic 03 Philco 03 15 17 18 48 54 59 62 69 90 Citizen 03 18 25 Philips 15 17 18 40 48 54 62 72 Cinema 97 Pioneer 63 66 80 91 Classic 03 Portland 15 18 59 Concerto 18 Proton 40 Contec 46 Quasar 06 66 67 Coronado 15 Radio Shack 17 48 56 60 61 75 Craig 03 05 61 82 83 84 RCA Proscan 18 59 67 76 77 78 92 93 94 Croslex 62 Realistic 03 19 Crown 03 Sampo 40 Curtis Mates 59 61 63 Samsung 00 15 16 17 40...

Page 15: ...downward Unlike the front and centre speakers the rear speakers are used to handle mainly sound effects and sound will not come from them all the time Subwoofer g The position of the subwoofer is not so critical Place it anywhere you like Position of the product Place it on a stand or cabinet shelf or under the TV stand Selecting the Listening Position The listening position should be located abou...

Page 16: ...e black wire into the black terminal and the red wire into the red terminal and then release the tab Connect the connecting plugs to the back of the product by matching the colours of the speaker plugs to the speaker jacks 1 2 3 Black Red HT C350 DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL FM ANT HDMI OUT AUX IN COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT Front Speaker R Subwoofer Rear Speaker R Rear Speaker L Front Speaker L Centre Sp...

Page 17: ...levision is equipped with Component Video inputs connect a Component video cable not supplied from the COMPONENT OUT Pr Pb and Y jacks on the back of the product to the Component Video Input jacks on your TV METHOD 3 Composite Video Connect the supplied Video cable supplied from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the product to the VIDEO IN jack on your TV HDMI OUT AUX IN COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT FM...

Page 18: ... TV having an HDMI input jack HDMI connection description HDMI outputs only a pure digital signal to the TV If your TV does not support HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection random noise appears on the screen What is the HDCP HDCP High band width Digital Content Protection is a system for protecting DVD content outputted via HDMI from being copied It provides a secure digital link between...

Page 19: ...y move the antenna wire around until you find a location where reception is good then fasten it to a wall or other rigid surface NOTE This product does not receive AM broadcasts 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL HDMI OUT AUX IN COMPONENT OUT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT AUX IN VIDEO OUT FM ANT FM Antenna supplied ...

Page 20: ...e Audio Output jacks of the VCR to this product OPTICAL Connecting an External Digital Component Digital signal components such as a Cable Box Satellite receiver Set Top Box Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL on the back of the product to the Digital Output of the external digital component Press the FUNCTION button to select D IN The mode switches as follows DVD CD D IN AUX USB FM 1 2 1 2 DIGIT...

Page 21: ...ress and hold the Number 7 button on the remote control for over 5 seconds while the product is urned off NTSC or PAL will appear on the display At this time press the Number 7 button to select either NTSC or PAL The video format of the disc must be the same as he video format of your TV 1 2 3 4 5 Setting the Setup menu The access step may differ depending on the selected menu The GUI Graphical Us...

Page 22: ...ally On The original resolution of the DVD disc will be output to the TV direct Off The output resolution will be fixed according to the Resolution previously set regardless of the resolution of the disc NOTE This will optimize the picture quality according to the content In the DVD disc etc that you want to play and the product or your BD Wise compliant Samsung TV If you want to change the resolu...

Page 23: ...alance You can select between 0 and 6 The volume decreases as you move closer to 6 Adjusting Centre Rear Subwoofer Speaker Level The volume level can be adjusted in steps from 6dB to 6dB The sound gets louder as you move closer to 6dB and quieter as you get closer to 6dB Delay Time If the speakers cannot be placed at equal distances from the listening position you can adjust the delay time of the ...

Page 24: ... adjustable on 5 1 channel discs Test Tone Settings Move Select Return Speaker Setting Speaker Size Sound Edit Delay Time Test Tone On Select Return Use the Test Tone feature to check the speaker connections Press the _ buttons to select ON The test tone will be sent to Front Left Center Front Right Rear Right Rear Left Subwoofer in order To stop the test tone press the ENTER button DRC Dynamic Ra...

Page 25: ...de of your country see page 36 a You cannot select OTHERS in the OSD Language menu NOTE The selected language will only appear if it is supported on the disc Security The Parental Lock function works in conjunction with DVDs that have been assigned a rating which helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches There are up to 8 rating levels on a disc Parental Rating Select the rating...

Page 26: ...creen Saver Power Saving Function If the product is left in the stop mode for more than 5 minutes without being used a screen saver will appear on your TV If the product is left in the screen saver mode for more than 25 minutes the power will automatically turn off Automatic Power Off Function 1 2 3 Audio CD CD DA MP3 WMA Playback BA Track01 1 17 0 15 3 59 Function DVD CD Repeat Play Mode Insert a...

Page 27: ...on G Press the GREEN B or YELLOW C button during the PAUSE mode GREEN B Button Rotate 90 counterclockwise YELLOW C Button Rotate 90 clockwise NOTE The maximum resolutions supported by this product are 5120 x 3480 or 19 0 MPixel for standard JPEG files and 2048 x 1536 or 3 0 MPixel for progressive image files 1 2 3 4 Using the Playback Function Forward Reverse Search BDA Press the buttons for Searc...

Page 28: ...to make the desired selection then press the ENTER button NOTE Depending on the disc menu setup items may vary and this menu may not be available 1 2 Using the Title Menu For DVDs containing multiple titles you can view the title of each movie During playback press the TITLE button on the remote control Press the _ buttons to make the desired selection then press the ENTER button NOTE Depending on...

Page 29: ...eat All Random 1 2 3 1 A B Repeat Playback B You can repeatedly play back a designated section of a DVD or CD During the DVD disc or CD playback press the REPEAT button on the remote control For DVD press the buttons to select A For CD press the REPEAT button repeatedly until appears Press the ENTER button at the point where you want repeat play to start A Press the ENTER button at the point where...

Page 30: ...a specific chapter Playing time Allows playback of the film from a desired time You must enter the starting time as a reference The time search function does not operate on some discs 1 2 3 4 Audio Refers to the film s soundtrack language A DVD Disc can contain up to 8 audio languages Subtitle Refers to the subtitle languages available in the disc You will be able to choose the subtitle languages ...

Page 31: ...deo extraction and editing in order to use this feature properly To use the caption function save the caption file smi in the same file name as that of the DivX media file avi within the same folder Example Root Samsung_007CD1 avi Samsung_007CD1 smi Up to 60 alphanumeric characters or 30 East Asian characters 2 byte characters such as Korean and Chinese for the file name The subtitle of DivX files...

Page 32: ...channel effect while using just the front left and right speakers MATRIX You will hear multi channel surround sound STEREO Select this to listen to sound from the front left and right speakers and the subwoofer only MP3ENH You can upscale your MP3 level sound 24 kHz 8bit to CD level sound 44 1 kHz 16bit The MP3 Enhancement function is only available MP3 file POWER BASS ON This function stresses lo...

Page 33: ...ect preset number You can select between 1 and 15 presets Press the TUNER MEMORY button again Press the TUNER MEMORY button before number disappears from the display Number disappears from the display and the station is stored in memory To preset another station repeat steps 2 to 5 To tune in to a preset station press the buttons on the remote control to select a channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 34: ...the entire CD press and hold the CD RIPPING button on the remote control FULL CD RIPPING appears on the display and ripping starts Press the STOP button to stop ripping When the CD ripping is done a directory named RIPPING will be created in the USB device and the ripped file will be saved in a format of SAM XXXX MP3 NOTE Do not disconnect the USB connection or the power cable during the CD rippin...

Page 35: ...e volume When listening to a CD radio or TV sound is output to the front speakers only Select PROLOG by pressing PL II Dolby Pro Logic II on the remote control to use all six speakers Dolby Digital 5 1 CH Surround Sound is not produced Is there Dolby Digital 5 1 CH mark on the disc Dolby Digital 5 1 CH Surround Sound is produced only if the disc is recorded with 5 1 channel sound Is the audio lang...

Page 36: ... 1039 Amharic 1149 Spanish 1253 Icelandic 1350 Malayalam 1491 Kinyarwanda 1531 Turkmen 1044 Arabic 1150 Estonian 1254 Italian 1352 Mongolian 1495 Sanskrit 1532 Tagalog 1045 Assamese 1151 Basque 1257 Hebrew 1353 Moldavian 1498 Sindhi 1534 Setswana 1051 Aymara 1157 Persian 1261 Japanese 1356 Marathi 1501 Sangro 1535 Tonga 1052 Azerbaijani 1165 Finnish 1269 Yiddish 1357 Malay 1502 Serbo Croatian 1538...

Page 37: ...mplifier Front speaker output 55W x 2 3Ω Centre speaker output 55W 3Ω Rear speaker output 55W x 2 3Ω Subwoofer output 55W 3Ω Frequency range 20Hz 20KHz S N Ratio 70dB Channel separation 60dB Input sensitivity AUX 400mV 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 Nominal specification Samsun...

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