Summary of the content on the page No. 1
HT-C450
HT-C453
HT-C455
Digital 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
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Safety Information Safety Warnings TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” CAUTION : TO PREVENT ELECTRIC This symbol indicates important inside the product that presents a risk of SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO instructions accompanying the electric shock or personal injury. WIDE SLOT, F
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Precautions ~ Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the back of your product. ~ Install your product horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7.5~10cm). ~ Do not place the product on amplifiers or other equipment which may become hot. Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. ~ Do not stack anything on top of the product. ~ Before moving the product, ensure the Disc Insert Ho
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Safety Information Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs Licence Small scratches on the disc may reduce sound and ~ ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format picture quality or cause skipping. created by DivX,Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more Be especially careful not to scratch discs when information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video. handling them. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certifie
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
ENGLISH Contents 2 Safety Warnings SAfety InformAtIon 3 Precautions 3 Accessories 4 Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs 4 Licence 2 4 Copyright 4 Copy Protection 7 Icons that will be used in manual GettInG StArteD 7 Disc Types and Characteristics 11 Description 11 Front Panel 12 Rear Panel 7 13 Remote control 15 Connecting the Speakers ConneCtIonS 18 Connecting the Video Out to your TV 20 Connecting the FM Antenna 21 Connecting Audio from External Components 15 22 Before Starting (
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Contents 27 Disc Playback BASIC funCtIonS 27 Audio CD(CD-DA)/MP3/WMA Playback 28 JPEG File Playback 28 Using the Playback Function 32 Sound Mode 27 34 Listening to Radio 34 Connecting Microphone 35 USB Function ADvAnCeD funCtIonS 35 CD Ripping 35 36 Troubleshooting otHer InformAtIon 37 Country code list 38 Specifications 36 ~ Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance. English English
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
01 Getting Started Getting Started Icons that will be used in manual Disc types and Characteristics Make sure to check the following terms before reading the user manual. Region Code Icon Term Definition The product and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the This involves a function codes do not match, the disc will not play. available with DVD-Video or DVD DVD±R/±RW discs that have been recorded and Region finalised in Video
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Getting Started CD-R MP3 Discs Disc types that can be played ~ Only CD-R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played. Disc Types & Recorded Disc Max. Playing Time Mark (Logo) Signals Size ~ MP3 file names should contain no blank spaces or special characters (. / = +). Approx. 240 min. ~ Use discs recorded with a compression/ (single-sided) decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps. 12 cm Approx. 480 min. ~ Only files with the ".mp3" and ".MP3" extensions (double-sid
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
01 Getting Started DVD±R/±RW, CD-R/RW Discs ~ When you play a disc whose sampling frequency is higher than 48khz or 320kbps, you may experience ~ Software updates for incompatible formats are not shaking on the screen during playback. supported. ~ Sections with a high frame rate might not be played (Example : QPEL, GMC, resolutions higher than while playing a DivX file. 800 x 600 pixels, etc.) ~ Since this product only provides encoding formats ~ If a DVD-R/-RW disc has not been recorde
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Getting Started USB Devices that can be used with the ~ Some MP3 players, when connected to this product, may not operate depending on the sector size of their product file system. ~ USB Storage Device, MP3 Player, Digital Camera ~ The USB host function is not supported if a product that transfers media files by its manufacturer specific ~ Removable HDD program is connected. - Removable HDDs equipped with less than 160 ~ Does not operate with Janus enabled MTP (Media Gbytes are supported
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
01 Getting Started Description Front Panel MIC 1 MIC 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MIC 1 MIC 2 13 DISC TRAY Insert disc here. 1 DISPLAY Displays the playing status, time, etc. 2 REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR Detects signals from the remote control. 3 OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON ( ) Opens and closes the disc tray. 4 The mode switches as follows : 5 FUNCTION BUTTON ( ) DVD/CD ➞ D.IN ➞ AUX ➞ USB ➞ FM. Goes back to the previous title/chapter/track. TUNING DOWN & SKIP BUTTON ( ) 6 Tunes down the FM frequency band.
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Getting Started Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VIDEO FM ANT. OUT DIGITAL HDMI OUT AUDIO IN OPTICAL COMPONENT AUX IN OUT 5.1 CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT Connect the front, Centre,surround speakers and subwoofer. 1 CONNECTORS EXTERNAL DIGITAL OPTICAL IN JACK Use this to connect external equipment capable of digital output. 2 (DIGITAL AUDIO IN) Using an HDMI cable, connect this HDMI output jack to the HDMI input jack HDMI OUT JACK 3 on your TV for the best quality picture. Connect to the 2CH Analogue output
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
01 Getting Started remote control Tour of the Remote Control This is mode selection button. or FUNCTION POWER TV SOURCE Press to select TV's video mode. Turn the product on and off. To open and close the disc tray. DVD RECEIVER/TV SLEEP Press to select DVD RECEIVER/TV ECHO SLEEP : Set the time to shut off mode. the product itself. 1 2 3 ECHO :Adjust the echo level of the microphone. Press the number button to operate options. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Select the desired DSP/EQ audio DSP /EQ mode. Selec
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Getting Started Installing batteries in the Remote TV Brand Code List Control Brand Code Brand Code Admiral * Battery size: AAA 56, 57, 58 MTC 18 (M.Wards) A Mark 01, 15 NEC 18, 19, 20, 40, 59, 60 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, Anam 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, Nikei 03 12, 13, 14 AOC 01, 18, 40, 48 Onking 03 Bell & Howell 57, 58, 81 Onwa 03 (M.Wards) 06, 07, 08, 09, 54, 66, Brocsonic 59, 60 Panasonic 67, 73, 74 Candle 18 Penney 18 03, 15, 17, 18, 48, 54, Cetronic 03 Philco 59, 62, 69, 90 15, 17, 18, 40, 4
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
02 Connections 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. Connecting the Speakers Position of the product Place it on a stand or cabinet shelf, or under the SW TV stand. Selecting the Listening Position The listening position should be located about 2.5 to 3 times the distance of the TV's screen size away from the TV. Example :
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Connections Connecting the Speakers Speaker Components HT-C450 ( L ) ( R ) ( L ) ( R ) F R O N T REAR C E N T R E S U B W O O F E R S P E A K E R C A B L E Speaker Components Assembled Speakers HT-C453 HT-C453 ( L ) ( R ) SCREW (Large): 2EA SCREW (Small): 8EA CENTRE SPEAKER C E N T R E F R O N T S T A N D ( L ) ( R ) S P E A K E R REAR SUBWOOFER FRONT S T A N D B A S E REAR S U B W O O F E R C A B L E SPEAKER SPEAKER HT-C455 HT-C455 ( L ) ( R ) SCREW (Large): 4EA SCREW (Small): 16EA CEN
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
02 Connections Connections Installing the Speakers on the Tallboy Stand * HT-C453 only - Front Speakers 1 2 2 * HT-C455 only - Front/Rear Speakers 1. Turn the Stand Base upside-down and connect Stand it to the Stand. Base Stand 2. Insert four small screws clockwise into the four holes marked using a screwdriver as shown in the illustration. 3 4 4 4 Speaker 3. Connect the upper Speaker to the assembled Stand. 4. Insert another large screw clockwise into the hole Stand on the rear of the spe
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Connections Connecting the video out to your tv Choose one of the three methods for connecting to a TV. METHOD 3 (supplied) FM FM ANT ANT.. VIDEO OUT Green HDMI OUT Blue Red COMPONENT AUX IN AUX IN OUT METHOD 2 METHOD 1 (Option) METHOD 1 : HDMI Connect an HDMI cable (Option) from the HDMI OUT jack on the back of the product to the HDMI IN jack on your TV. METHOD 2 : Component Video If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs, connect a Component video cable(not supplied) from th
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
02 Connections ✎ NOTE ` Resolutions available for the HDMI output are 480p(576p), 720p,1080i/1080p. See page 23 for the resolution setting. ` This product operates in Interlace scan mode 480i(576i) for component/composite output. ` After making the video connection, set the Video input source on your TV to match the corresponding Video output mode on your product. See your TV owner's manual for more information on how to select the TV's Video Input source. ` Turn this product on fi rst befo
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Connections Connecting the fm Antenna FM Antenna (supplied) FM ANT. VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT DIGITAL HDMI OUT HDMI OUT AUDIO IN OPTICAL COMPONENT COMPONENT AUX IN AUX IN OUT OUT 1. Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM Antenna jack. 2. Slowly move the antenna wire around until you fi nd a location where reception is good, then fasten it to a wall or other rigid surface. ✎ NOTE ` T his product does not receive AM broadcasts. 0 English English 1
