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DIGITAL HOME
THEATER SYSTEM
HT-P38
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA, INC.
HEADQUARTERS
7037 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 6R3
TEL: 1-905-542-3535
www.samsung.ca
SERVICE DIVISION
Instruction Manual
7037 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 6R3
1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864)
COMPACT
COMPACT
DIGITAL VIDEO
AH68-01701S DIGITAL AUDIO
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PREPARATION ENG Safety Warnings Precautions Note to CATV system installer : CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This reminder is provided to call the CATV system KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT installer’s attention to Section 820~40 of the NEC LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical Ens
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PREPARATION ENG Features Contents PREPARATION Safety Warnings..................................................................................................................................................................1 Precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................2 Multi-Disc Playback & FM Tuner Features......................................................
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PREPARATION ENG Notes on Discs DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital Disc Recording Format surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you can enjoy these realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall. CD-R Discs Some CD-R discs may not be playable depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC) and the • condition of the disc. Home Theaters and the discs are coded by region. These re
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PREPARATION ↔ ENG Description —Front Panel— —Rear Panel— Video Output Connector Connect the TV's video input jacks Power ( ) button Open/Close button COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (VIDEO IN) to the VIDEO OUT connector. Connectors Standby indicator Tuning Up & Skip ( ) buttons Volume buttons Connect a TV with component video inputs External Video Component Input Connectors Tuning Down & Skip ( ) buttons to these jacks. Disc Tray Direct Play button Cooling Fan Function button FM Antenna Connecto
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PREPARATION ENG Description —Remote Control— Insert Remote Batteries DVD RECEIVER indicator TV indicator OPEN/CLOSE button TV, DVD POWER button Remove the battery Insert two 1.5V AAA Replace the battery 1 2 3 MODE button TV/VIDEO, DIMMER button cover on the back batteries, paying cover. DISC SKIP button of the remote by attention to the correct pressing down and polarities (+ and –). DVD button AUX button sliding the cover in TUNER button Number(0~9) buttons the direction of the arrow. REMAI
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CONNECTIONS ENG Connecting the Speakers Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. Center Speaker Green C Front Speaker (R) Front Speaker (L) SW L R Red White SL SR Gray Purple Blue Rear Speaker (R) Rear Speaker (L) Position of the Home Theater Selecting the Listening Position • Place it on a stand, cabinet shelf, or under the The listening position should be located about 2.5 to 3 TV stand. times the distance of the TV's screen size awa
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CONNECTIONS ENG Connecting the Video Out to TV P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function Choose one of the three methods for connecting to a TV. Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fields of picture information alternate to create the entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Scan uses one field of information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and detailed picture without visible scan lines. Press STOP button. 1 When disc is played back, press the STOP
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CONNECTIONS ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ENG Connecting External Components Connecting the FM and AM Antennas If AM reception is poor, connect an Connecting an External Digital / Analog Component outdoor AM antenna(not supplied). Example: Digital signal components such as a Set-Top Box or CD Recorder. Analog signal components such as a VCR or TV. AM Loop Antenna (supplied) Audio Cable If the external analog component has only one Audio Out, connect either left or right. Optical Cable FM Antenna (supplied) (no
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CONNECTIONS ENG Before Using Your Home Theater Your Home Theater is capable of playing DVD, CD, MP3, DivX and JPEG discs.Depending on the disc you are using, Disc terminology these instructions may vary slightly. Read the instructions carefully before using. Groups and tracks (DVD-AUDIO) DVD-audio is divided into several large sections called "groups" and • smaller sections called "tracks". Numbers are allotted to these sections. These numbers are called "group numbers" and "track numbers". Pre
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OPERATION ENG Disc Playback Selecting a Disc in the Disc changer The DVD/CD function is automatically selected when Disc Skip is pushed. Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open the To select a specific disc, press the corresponding DIRECT PLAY 1 disc tray. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) buttons on the front panel or DISC SKIP on the remote control, until the required disc indicator flashes. If the disc selected is not loaded, the next disc is played automatically. • Load a disc. • Place a disc gently into the tray wi
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OPERATION ENG MP3-CD Playback Displaying Disc Information Data CDs (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) encoded in MP3 format can be played. You can view disc playback information on the TV screen. MP3 Press the In Stop mode, use Press INFO button. OPEN/CLOSE button to select Each time the button is pressed, the display changes as follows: • 1 2 to open the disc tray, the album, and then and then load the press the ENTER DVD VCD CD MP3 DivX JPEG MP3 disc. button. The MP3 menu screen will appear and • pla
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OPERATION ENG JPEG JPEG File Playback Images captured with a digital camera or camcorder, or JPEG files on a PC can be stored on a CD and then played back with this Home Theater. Slide Mode Digest Function You can view 9 JPEG images on the TV screen. Press DIGEST Press Cursor , , , buttons Place the JPEG disc on the disc tray. 1 button during to select the desired image and 1 2 playback. then press ENTER button. JPEG files will be shown in • The selected image is played for 5 sec
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OPERATION ● ● ➞ ➞ ➞ ➞ ENG DivX Playback Subtitle Display Press the SUBTITLE button. Skip Forward/Back Each time you press the button, your selection will toggle between “SUBTITLE ON” (1/1, 1/2 ...) and • “SUBTITLE OFF”. During playback, press the button. • If the disc has only one subtitle file, it will be played automatically. • Go to the next file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk. Go to the previous file whenever you press butt
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OPERATION ➞ ➞ ➞ ➞ ● ENG Playing Media Files using the USB HOST feature Skip Forward/Back You can connect and play files from external USB storage devices such as MP3 players, USB flash memory, etc. using the Home Theater's USB HOST function. During playback, press the button. When there is more than a file, when you press the button, the next file is selected. • When there is more than a file, when you press the button, the previous file is selected. • Press the
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OPERATION ENG Checking the Remaining Time Fast/Slow Playback Fast Playback Slow Playback DVD VCD CD MP3 Press and hold . Press SLOW button. Press the REMAIN button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, Each time the button is held down during playback, • For checking the total and remaining time of a title or chapter • the playback speed changes as follows: the playback speed changes as follows: being played. DVD VCD DivX Each time the REMAIN button is pressed DVD-
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OPERATION ENG Repeat Playback A-B Repeat Playback Repeat playback allows you to repeatedly play a chapter, title, track (song), or directory (MP3 file). You can repetitively play back a designated section of a DVD. DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG DVD VCD CD Press REPEAT button. Press Cursor button Press INFO button Each time the button is pressed during playback, the repeat playback mode changes as follows: • to move to REPEAT twice. 1 2 PLAYBACK ( ) display. DVD- DVD- VIDEO AUDIO Repeat Playback
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OPERATION ENG DVD VCD Step Function Zoom (Screen Enlarge) Function This function allows you to enlarge a particular area of the displayed image. DVD VCD Press STEP button. The picture moves forward one frame each time the button is pressed • Press Cursor , , during playback. Press ENTER Press ZOOM , buttons to move to the area button. button. 1 2 3 During fast playback of a CD or MP3-CD, sound is heard only at 2x speed, • Note you want to enlarge. and not at 4x, 8x, and 32x speeds.
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OPERATION ENG Bonus Group / Navigating Pages Selecting Audio/Subtitle Language DVD Audio Language Selection Function DVD- Bonus Group AUDIO Press Cursor , Some DVD-Audio discs have an extra ‘bonus’ group that requires a 4-digit key Press INFO button buttons or numeric number to access. See the disc packaging for details and the-key number. twice. buttons to select the 1 2 desired audio language. When you play a DVD-Audio disc that has a Depending on the number of languages on a • bonus grou
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OPERATION ENG DVD Moving Directly to a Scene/Song Using Disc Menu You can use the menus for the audio language, subtitle language, profile, etc. DVD menu contents differ from disc to disc. Press Cursor , Press Cursor , DVD VCD CD In Stop mode, Moving to a Title/Track Moving to a Chapter buttons to move to , buttons to press MENU 1 2 3 ‘DISC MENU’ and then select the desired Press Cursor , buttons Press Cursor , button. press ENTER button. or numeric buttons to sele
