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HT-C550
HT-C553
HT-C555
HT-C650W
HT-C653W
HT-C655W
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HT-C550-XAC_0122.indd Sec1:1 HT-C550-XAC_0122.indd Sec1:1 2010-01-23 2:24:46 2010-01-23 2:24:46
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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 REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC This symbol indicates important inside the product that presents a risk of SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). instructions accompanying the product. electric shock or personal
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Precautions • Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identifi cation sticker located on the back of your product. • Install your product horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4 inches). • Do not place the product on amplifi ers 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 H
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Safety Information Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs License 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 offi cial DivX Certifi ed device that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for more information Be especially careful not to scratch discs when and software tools to convert your fi les into DivX video. ABOUT DIVX handling them. VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certifi e
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ENGLISH Contents 2 Safety Warnings SAFETY INFORMATION 3 Precautions 3 Accessories 4 Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs 4 License 2 4 Copyright 4 Copy Protection 7 Features GETTING STARTED 7 Icons that will be used in manual 8 Disc Types and Characteristics 11 Description 11 Front Panel 7 12 Rear Panel 13 Remote control 15 Connecting the Speakers CONNECTIONS 22 Connecting the Video Out to your TV 24 Connecting the FM Antenna 24 Connecting Audio from External Components 15 26 Bef
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Contents 32 Disc Playback BASIC FUNCTIONS 32 Audio CD(CD-DA)/MP3/WMA Playback 33 JPEG File Playback 33 Using the Playback Function 37 Sound Mode 32 39 Listening to Radio 40 USB Function ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 40 Using an iPod 42 CD Ripping 40 43 Troubleshooting OTHER INFORMATION 44 Language code list 45 Index 46 Specifi cations 43 • Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance. 6 English HT-C550-XAC_0122.indd 6 HT-C550-
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01 Getting Started Getting Started Features Icons that will be used in manual Playback of many disc types Make sure to check the following terms before reading the user manual. This product allows you to play back various discs, including DVD-Video, DVD±R/±RW , CD-DA, Icon Term Defi nition CD-R/-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD and DivX. This involves a function USB Host support available with DVD-Video or You can enjoy media fi les such as pictures, movies DVD DVD±R/±RW discs that d and music saved on a
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Getting Started Getting Started Disc types that can be played Disc Types and Characteristics Disc Types & Recorded Disc Region Code Max. Playing Time Mark (Logo) Signals Size The product and the discs are coded by region. These Approx. 240 min. regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the (single-sided) codes do not match, the disc will not play. 5 inches Approx. 480 min. (double-sided) VIDEO Region Approx. 80 min. Disc Type Area Code DVD-VIDEO (single-sided) 3 1/2 in
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01 Getting Started • If a DVD-R/-RW disc has not been recorded CD-R MP3 Discs properly in DVD Video format, it will not be • Only CD-R discs with MP3 fi les in ISO 9660 or playable. Joliet format can be played. • MP3 fi le names should contain no blank spaces DivX (Digital internet video express) or special characters (. / = +). DivX is a video fi le format developed by Microsoft and is • Use discs recorded with a compression/ based on MPEG4 compression technology to provide decompression da
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Getting Started - If you install multiple memory devices into a multi USB Host Specifi cation card reader, you may experience problems. USB Host Specifi cation Supported fi le Formats • Supports USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 compliant devices. • Supports devices connected using the USB A type Still Format Music Movie Picture cable. • Supports UMS (USB Mass Storage Device) V1.0 File name JPG MP3 WMA WMV DivX compliant devices. • Supports the device of which the connected drive is File JPG .MP3 .WMA .
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01 Getting Started Description Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AUX IN 1/ ASC IN 12 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 1 ➞AUX 2 ➞ USB ➞IPOD ➞ FM. Goes back to the previous title/chapter/track. TUNING DOWN & SKIP BUTTON ( ) 6 Tunes down the FM frequenc
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Getting Started Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VIDEO FM ANT . OUT DIGITAL HDMI OUT AUDIO IN OPTICAL iPod WIRELESS COMPONENT AUX IN 2 OUT Connect the front, center,rear speakers and subwoofer. 5.1 CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT (HT-C650W/C653W/C655W does not have rear speaker connectors on the product, the 1 CONNECTORS rear speakers are connected to the Wireless Receiver module.) iPod JACK Connect the iPod dock connector here. 2 EXTERNAL DIGITAL OPTICAL IN JACK Use this to connect external equipment capa
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01 Getting Started Remote control Tour of the Remote Control This is mode selection button. FUNCTION POWER TV SOURCE or 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 Set the time to shut off the mode. product itself. Press the number button to operate options. Select the desired DSP/EQ audio DSP /EQ mode. Select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode. Press to search backwards Pre
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Getting Started Installing batteries in the Remote TV Brand Code List Control Brand Code Brand Code Admiral 56, 57, 58 MTC 18 * Battery size: AAA (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
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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 :
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Connections Connecting the Speakers Speaker Components HT-C550 (L) (R) (L) (R) FRONT REAR CENTER SUBWOOFER SPEAKER CABLE Speaker Components Assembled Speakers HT-C553 HT-C553 (L) (R) SCREW (Large): 2EA SCREW (Small): 8EA CENTER SPEAKER CENTER FRONT STAND (L) (R) SPEAKER REAR SUBWOOFER FRONT REAR STAND BASE SUBWOOFER CABLE SPEAKER SPEAKER HT-C555 HT-C555 (L) (R) SCREW (Large): 4EA SCREW (Small): 16EA CENTER SPEAKER FRONT STAND (L) (R) CENTER FRONT/REAR SPEAKERS SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER STAND BAS
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02 Connections Speaker Components HT-C650W (L) (R) (L) (R) FRONT REAR CENTER SUBWOOFER SPEAKER CABLE Speaker Components Assembled Speakers HT-C653W (L) (R) SCREW (Large): 2EA SCREW (Small): 8EA CENTER SPEAKER CENTER FRONT STAND (L) (R) REAR SUBWOOFER FRONT SPEAKER SPEAKER SPEAKER STAND BASE REAR SUBWOOFER CABLE HT-C655W HT-C655W (L) (R) SCREW (Large): 4EA SCREW (Small): 16EA CENTER SPEAKER FRONT STAND (L) (R) CENTER SUBWOOFER STAND BASE SUBWOOFER REAR REAR FRONT SPEAKER SPEAKER SPEAKER
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Connections Connecting the Speakers Installing the Speakers on the Tallboy Stand * HT-C553/C653W only - Front Speakers * HT-C555/C655W only - Front/Rear Speakers 1. Turn the Stand Base upside-down and connect it to the Stand. 1 Stand Base Stand 2. Insert four small screws clockwise into the four holes marked using a 2 screwdriver as shown in the illustration. 3. Connect the upper Speaker to the assembled Stand. 3 Speaker Stand 4. Insert another large screw clockwise into the hole on the rear
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02 Connections Connecting The Speakers * HT-C550/C553/C555 only 1. Press down the terminal tab on the back of the speaker. 2. Insert the black wire into the black terminal (–) and the red wire into the red terminal (+), and then release the tab. 3. Connect the connecting plugs to the back of the product by matching the Black Red colors of the speaker plugs to the speaker jacks. In case of HT-C550 Center Speaker Front Speaker (R) Front Speaker (L) DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL iPod Rear Speaker (R)
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Connections Connecting the Speakers Connecting The Speakers (Continued) * HT-C650W/C653W/C655W only Wireless Receiver Module : SWA-5000 (HT-C650W/C653W/C655W only) TX Card Wireless Receiver Module Speaker Cable (2EA) ✎ NOTE HT-C650W/C653W/C655W doesn’t have the rear speaker connectors on the product. The rear speakers are connected to the Wireless receiver module. This product should be connected with the SWA-5000 only. In Case of HT-C650W Center Speaker Front Speaker (R) Front Speaker (L)
