Samsung HT-C445N, User Manual

Page 1: ...ma 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 C450N HT C453N HT C455N HT C445N ...

Page 2: ...FEATED AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM Wiring the Main Power Supply Plug UK Only IMPORTANT NOTICE The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse The value of the fuse is indicated on the pin face of the plug and if it requires replacing a fuse approved to BS1362 of the same rating must be used Never use the plug with the fuse cover removed If the cover is detachable a...

Page 3: ...In order to disconnect the product completely from the power supply remove the AC plug from the wall outlet especially when left unused for a long period of time During thunderstorms disconnect the AC plug from the 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 ...

Page 4: ... for 1 or 2 hours with the power on Licence ABOUT DIVX VIDEO DivX is a digital video format 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 gener...

Page 5: ... 15 Connecting the Speakers 18 Connecting the Video Out to your TV 20 Connecting the FM Antenna 21 Connecting Audio from External Components SETUP 22 22 Before Starting Initial Setting 22 Setting the Setup menu 23 Display 23 TV Aspect 23 BD Wise 23 Resolution 23 HDMI Format 24 Audio 24 Speaker Setting 25 DRC Dynamic Range Compression 25 AV SYNC 25 HDMI AUDIO 26 EQ Optimizer 26 System 26 Initial Se...

Page 6: ...Playback Function 32 Sound Mode 34 Listening to Radio ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 35 35 USB Function 35 CD Ripping OTHER INFORMATION 36 36 Troubleshooting 37 Language code list 38 Specifications Contents Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance ...

Page 7: ...here 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: ... names 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 t...

Page 9: ...d the user may experience problems such as broken images or no sound Supported Video Formats Format Supported Versions AVI DivX3 11 DivX5 1 XviD WMV V1 V2 V3 V7 Supported Audio Formats Format Bit Rate Sampling Frequency MP3 80 320kbps 44 1khz WMA 56 128kbps AC3 128 384kbps 44 1 48khz DTS 1 5Mbps 44 1khz DivX files including audio and video files created in the DTS format can only support up to 6Mbps...

Page 10: ...he product s USB port Connecting through another cable may raise problems with USB compatibility Inserting more than one memory device to a multi card reader may not operate properly PTP protocol for digital camera is not supported Do not disconnect USB device during a Reading process Bigger the image resolution the longer the delay to displaying DRM applied MP3 WMA or video files downloaded from a...

Page 11: ... DVD CD D IN AUX USB FM 6 TUNING DOWN SKIP BUTTON Goes back 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 US...

Page 12: ...ct 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 DIGIT...

Page 13: ...volume Search for active FM stations and change channels Cut off the sound temporarily Press to check the disc menu Press this to move to the home menu Select on screen menu items and change menu value Return to the previous menu Allow access to common functions of the product such as the Photo List or GREEN B Press to preset FM stations Select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode Set the tim...

Page 14: ...Nikei 03 AOC 01 18 40 48 Onking 03 Bell Howell M Wards 57 58 81 Onwa 03 Brocsonic 59 60 Panasonic 06 07 08 09 54 66 67 73 74 Candle 18 Penney 18 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...

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 abo...

Page 16: ...D BASE SPEAKER CABLE REAR L R Assembled Speakers SPEAKER CABLE NOTE Refer to page 17 to install the Speakers on the Tallboy Stand HT C453N HT C445N C455N HT C445N C455N Connecting the Speakers Speaker Components CENTRE SPEAKER REAR SPEAKER SUBWOOFER FRONT SPEAKER FRONT REAR SPEAKER CENTRE SPEAKER SUBWOOFER CENTRE SUBWOOFER SCREW 5 15 2EA SCREW 4 20 8EA SCREW 5 15 4EA SCREW 4 20 16EA ...

Page 17: ...r to the assembled Stand Insert another large screw 5 15 For connecting Speaker Stand clockwise into the hole on the rear of the speaker using a screwdriver This is the appearance after the speaker is installed Follow this steps to install other speaker 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting The Speakers Press down the terminal tab on the back of the speaker Insert the black wire into the black terminal and the red...

Page 18: ...the product to the Component Video Input jacks on your TV METHOD 3 Scart Europe only If your television is equipped with a SCART input connect the supplied video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the product to the VIDEO jack on the Scart adapter Europe only then connect the SCART adapter s jack to the SCART IN jack on your television METHOD 4 Composite Video Connect the supplied Video ...

Page 19: ...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 a video source PC DVD etc and a display devic...

Page 20: ... Antenna jack 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 NOTE This product does not receive AM broadcasts 1 2 FM ANT HDMI OUT AUX IN VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT AUX IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT OUT FM Antenna supplied ...

Page 21: ...onnect the 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 ...

Page 22: ...d 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 User Inte...

Page 23: ...cally 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 24: ...Balance 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 25: ... only 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...

Page 26: ...f your country see page 37 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 lev...

Page 27: ...when an invalid button is pressed TV Screen 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 1 2 3 Basic Functions Audio CD CD DA MP3 WMA Playback BA Track01 1 17 0 15 3 59 Function DVD CD ...

Page 28: ...CD Pages Return 642 X 352 ROOT Rotate Function 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 Reve...

Page 29: ...isc Menu d You can view the menus for the audio language subtitle language profile etc During playback press the DISC MENU button on the remote control Press the buttons 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 d For DVDs containing multiple titles you can view the title...

Page 30: ...nt B Normal Repeat Track Repeat All Random Repeat Section A B A Normal Repeat Track Repeat Dir Directory Repeat All Random 1 2 3 1 A B Repeat Playback dB 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 ...

Page 31: ...a DVD each movie will be identified as a Title Chapter Most DVD discs are recorded in chapters so that you can quickly find 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 langu...

Page 32: ...and Chinese for the file name The subtitle of DivX files are smi sub srt over 148 kbyte is not supported 1 2 3 Angle Function d This function allows you to view the same scene in different angles Press the TOOLS button Press the buttons to select ANGLE display Press the buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired angle NOTE The Angle function works only with discs on which multiple angles have ...

Page 33: ... changing channels or during a scene transition Press the S VOL button Each time the button is pressed the selection changes as follows SMART VOLUME ON SMART VOLUME OFF Dolby Pro Logic II Mode You can select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode Press the PL II button MUSIC When listening to music you can experience sound effects as if you are listening to the actual performance CINEMA Adds re...

Page 34: ...h the band Manual Tuning Press the STOP button to select MANUAL and then press the buttons to tune in to a lower or higher frequency Setting Mono Stereo Press the MO ST button Each time the button is pressed the sound switches between STEREO and MONO In a poor reception area select MONO for a clear interference free broadcast 1 2 1 2 Presetting Stations Example Presetting FM 89 10 in the memory Pr...

Page 35: ...the remote control while the system is playing a track or stopped temporarily To rip 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 M...

Page 36: ...djust the 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 au...

Page 37: ...ya 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 15...

Page 38: ...20 min Video Output Composite Video 480i 576i 1 channel 1 0 Vp p 75 load Component Video 480i 576i Y 1 0 Vp p 75 load Pr 0 70 Vp p 75 load Pb 0 70 Vp p 75 load Video Audio HDMI 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 576p Amplifier Front speaker output 83W x 2 3 Centre speaker output 83W 3 Rear speaker output 83W x 2 3 Subwoofer output 85W 3 Frequency range 20Hz 20KHz S N Ratio 65dB Channel separation 60dB Input se...

Page 39: ... 104 5 x 68 5 mm Centre 360 x 74 5 x 68 5 mm Subwoofer 155 x 350 x 285 mm Front 2 77 Kg Centre 0 57 Kg Rear 0 4 Kg Subwoofer 3 8 Kg Front 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Centre 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Subwoofer 3 40Hz 160Hz 88dB W M 85W 170W Rear 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Front 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Centre 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Subwoofer 3 40Hz 160Hz 88dB W M 85W ...

Page 40: ...e level Rated input Maximum input Dimensions W x H x D Weights Front Rear 90 x 1100 x 119 mm stand base 250 x 250 Centre 360 x 74 5 x 68 5 mm Subwoofer 168 x 350 x 285 mm Front Rear 3 49 Kg Centre 0 57 Kg Subwoofer 3 8 Kg Front Rear 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Centre 3 140Hz 20KHz 86dB W M 83W 166W Subwoofer 3 40Hz 160Hz 88dB W M 85W 170W ...

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Page 42: ...tally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Correct disposal of batteries in this product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems This marking on the bat...