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    03 Setup
    System
    Initial Setting
    By using the Initial Setting, you can set the language,
    TV aspect and ASC(Auto Sound Calibration) setting.
    Check if the ASC microphone is connected to the 
    product.
    NOTE
    If an HDMI cable is connected to the product, 
    the TV aspect does not appear and it is set to 
    16:9 Wide automatically.
    DivX(R) Registration
    View DivX(R) VOD Registration Code to purchase
    and play DivX(R) VOD content.
    Language
    You can select the language you prefer for on-
    screen menu, disc menu, etc.
    OSD 
    LanguageSelect the language for the on-
    screen displays.
    Disc MenuSelect the language for the disc 
    menu displays.
    AudioSelect the language for disc audio.
    SubtitleSelect the language for disc subtitles.
    a   To select a language that does not appear in the 
    menu, select OTHERS in the Disc Menu, Audio and 
    Subtitle, and enter the county code (see page 44).
    a    You cannot select OTHERS in the OSD Language 
    menu.
    NOTE
    The selected language will only appear if it is 
    supported on the disc.
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    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 level you want to set.
    A larger number indicates that the program is intended 
    for adult use only. For example, if you select up to Level 
    6, discs that contain Level 7, 8 will not play.
    Enter the password and then press the  ENTER button.
    - The password is set to "7890" by default.
    -   Once the setup is complete, you will be taken to the 
    previous screen.
    Change Password
    Select  Change  and enter the 4-digit password to set 
    the parental lock using the number buttons on the 
    remote control.
    Move   Select              Return
    Settings
    Parental   : OffPassword   : Change  ►Display
    Audio
    System
    Language
    SecuritySupport
    If you forgot your password
    Remove the disc.
    Press and hold the  STOP ( ) button on the 
    remote control for 5 seconds or more. All 
    settings will revert to the factory settings.
    Support
    Product Information
    Product information such as Model code, Software 
    Version, etc. is provided.
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    Basic Functions
    Disc Playback
     
    Press the OPEN/CLOSE  (\b ) button.
    Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc's 
    label facing up.
    Press the  OPEN/CLOSE  (\b ) button to close 
    the disc tray.
    NOTE
    Resume function: When you stop disc play, the 
    product remembers where you stopped, so when 
    you press  PLAY button again, it will pick up 
    where you left off. (This function works only with 
    DVDs.)
    Press the  STOP button twice during playback to 
    disable the Resume function.
    If no buttons are pressed on the product or 
    remote control for more than 3 minutes when the 
    product is in Pause mode, it will change to STOP 
    mode.
    The initial screen may appear different, depending 
    on the content of the disc.
    Pirated discs will not play in this unit because they 
    violate the CSS(Content Scrambling System: a 
    copy protection system) recommendations.
    œ   will appear when an invalid button is pressed.
    TV Screen Saver/Power Saving Function
    If the main unit 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.
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    Basic Functions
    Audio CD(CD-DA)/MP3/WMA Playback
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    Function   DVD/CD                            Repeat   Play Mode
    Insert an Audio CD(CD-DA) or an MP3 Disc into the 
    disc tray.
    For an Audio CD, the fi rst track will be played 
    automatically.
    -  Press the  #$ buttons to move to the 
    previous/next track.
    For the MP3/WMA disc, press the  ◄► 
    buttons to select  Music, then press the 
    ENTER  button.
    -   Press the  ▲▼◄► buttons to select  a 
    desired file and press the  ENTER button. 
    -   Press the   buttons to move to the
    previous/next pages.
    Press the  STOP ( ) button to stop playback.
    NOTE
    Some MP3/WMA-CDs may not play, depending on 
    the recording mode.
    Table of contents of a MP3-CD varies depending on 
    the MP3/WMA track format recorded on the disc.
    WMA-DRM fi les cannot be played.
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    04 Basic Functions
    JPEG File Playback
    Images captured with a digital camera or camcorder, or 
    JPEG fi les on a PC can be stored on a CD and then 
    played back with this product.
    Insert a JPEG disc on the disc tray.
    Press the 
    ◄► buttons to select Photo, and 
    then press the  ENTER button.
    Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the folder you 
    want to play, and then press the  ENTER button.
    Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the photo you 
    want to play, and then press the ENTER button.
    The selected fi le will play and slide show will 
    start.
    To stop slide show, press the  PAUSE ( ) 
    button.
    You can view the previous/next fi le by 
    pressing the ◄,► buttons during the 
    slideshow mode.
    2010/01/01
    JPEG 1JPEG 2
    JPEG 3
    Function   DVD/CD                            Pages      Return
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    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 fi les and 2048 x 1536 (or 3.0 
    MPixel) for progressive image fi les. 
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    Using the Playback Function
    Forward/Reverse Search
    dB AD
    Press the   buttons to use the Search 
    Function.
     
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     1  ➞    2  ➞    3  ➞    4
    NOTE
    No sound is played in search mode.
    Skipping Scenes/Songs
    dB AD
    Press the  #$ buttons.
    Each time the button is pressed during playback, 
    the previous or next chapter, track or directory 
    (fi le) will be played.
    You cannot skip chapters consecutively.
    Slow Motion Play        
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    Press the  PAUSE ( ) button and then   button  for 
    Slow Motion play.
    d  1 ➞  2 ➞  3
    D1 ➞  2 ➞  3
    NOTE
    No sound is heard during slow playback.
    Reverse slow playback does not work.
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    Basic Functions
    Step Motion Play   
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    Press the  PAUSE button repeatedly.
    The picture moves forward one frame each time 
    the button is pressed during playback.
    NOTE
    No sound is heard during step motion playback.
    5 Minute Skip function   D
    During playback, press the ◄ ,► button.
    Playback skips 5 minutes forward whenever you 
    press the 
    ► button.
    Playback skips 5 minutes backward whenever 
    you press the 
    ◄ button.
    NOTE
    You can operate this function only on the DivX.
    Using the Disc Menu  
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    You can view the menus for the audio language, 
    subtitle language, profi le, 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.
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    Using the Title Menu  
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    For DVDs containing multiple titles, you can view the 
    title of each movie. 
     During playback, press the  TITLE 
    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.
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    TITLE MENU
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    Repeat Playback
    dBAD
    DVD/DivX Repeat
    You can repeat the title, chapter or the section(A-B 
    Repeat) of the DVD/DivX.
    Repeat    OFF  
    During DVD/DivX playback, press 
    the  REPEAT  button on the remote 
    control.
    Press the  ▲▼ buttons to select a 
    desired repeat mode, then press the  ENTER 
    button.
    Press the ▲▼ buttons to select  OFF to return 
    to normal play, then press the  ENTER button.
    ZTitle ➞ Chapter  ➞ A -  ➞ Off
    DTrack ➞ Dir  (Directory)  ➞ Disc ➞ Off
    CD/MP3 Repeat
    During the CD/ MP3 playback, press the 
    REPEAT button repeatedly to select the repeat 
    mode you want.
    B
            
    (Normal  Repeat Track   Repeat All   
    Random   Repeat Section A-B)
    A
          
    (Normal    Repeat Track  
    Repeat Dir (Directory)   Repeat All  Random)
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    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 the  ENTER button at the point where you 
    want repeat play to start (A).
    Press the  ENTER button at the point where you 
    want repeat play to stop (B).
    To return to normal playback,For DVD, press the  ▲▼ buttons to select to OFF. 
    For CD, press the  REPEAT button to select to .
    NOTE
    The A-B Repeat function does not operate with 
    DivX, MP3 or JPEG discs.
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    Basic Functions
    Displaying Disc Information
    dD
    Change   Select
    03/04001/001
    0:00:21
    KO 1/2
    EN 02/02
    1/1
    During playback, press the  TOOLS 
    button on the remote control.
    Press the  ▲▼ buttons to select the 
    desired item.
    Press the  ◄► buttons to make the desired 
    setup change and then press the  ENTER 
    button.
    -   You may use the number buttons of the 
    remote control to control items.
    To make Disc information disappear, press the 
    TOOLS  button again.
    NOTEIf you are playing contents from the tools menu, some 
    functions may not be enabled depending on the disc.
    You can also select DTS, Dolby Digital or Pro Logic, 
    depending on the disc.
    Some tools menus may differ depending on discs and 
    fi les.
    TOOLS menu
    Title(  ) : To access the desired title 
    when there is more than one in the disc. 
    For example, if there is more than one 
    movie on a DVD, each movie will be 
    identifi ed as a Title.
    Chapter (   ) : Most DVD discs are 
    recorded in chapters so that you can 
    quickly fi nd a specifi c chapter.
    Playing time (   ) : Allows playback of 
    the fi lm from a desired time. You must 
    enter the starting time as a reference. 
    The time search function does not 
    operate on some discs.
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    Audio (  ): Refers to the fi lm'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 
    or, if you prefer, turn them off from the 
    screen. A DVD Disc can contain up to 
    32 subtitle languages.
    Angle (   ): When a DVD contains 
    multiple angles of a particular scene, you 
    can use the Angle function.
    Selecting the Audio Language
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    Press the  TOOLS button.
    Press the  ▲▼ buttons to select  AUDIO ( 
     ).
    Press the  ◄► buttons or numeric buttons to 
    select the desired audio language.
    Depending on the number of languages on a 
    DVD disc, a different audio language is 
    selected each time the button is pressed.
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    Selecting the Subtitle Language
    dD
    Press the  TOOLS button.
    Press the  ▲▼ buttons to select  SUBTITLE (
       ).
    Press the 
    ◄► buttons or numeric buttons to 
    select the desired subtitle language.
    Depending on the number of languages on a 
    DVD disc, a different subtitle language is 
    selected each time the button is pressed.
    NOTE
    Depending on the disc, the Subtitle and Audio 
    Language functions may not be available.
    On the DivX fi le format, the subtitle languages 
    may be represented by only numbers.
    Caption Function
    D
    You must have some experience with video 
    extraction and editing in order to use this feature 
    properly.
    To use the caption function, save the caption fi le 
    (*.smi) in the same fi le name as that of the DivX 
    media fi le (*.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 fi le name.
    The subtitle of DivX fi les are *.smi, *.sub, *.srt over 
    148 kbyte is not supported.
    Angle Function                     
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    This function allows you to view the same scene in 
    different angles.
    Press the  TOOLS button.
    Press the  ▲▼ buttons to select ANGLE (
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    select the desired angle.
    NOTE
    The Angle function works only with discs on 
    which multiple angles have been recorded.
    Sound Mode
    P.BASS 
    The P.BASS function provides a bass boost to 
    reinforce the low frequencies.
    The MP3 ENHANCE function provides better sound 
    quality by upscaling the sampling frequency.
    Press the  P.BASS button.
    2 Channel
    LPCM sourcePOWER BASS ON ➞
    POWER BASS OFF
    MP3 fi le 
    POWER BASS ON  ➞
    POWER BASS OFF  ➞
    MP3 ENHANCE ON
    NOTE
    The P.BASS function is only available with 2 
    channel LPCM sources such as MP3, Divx, CD 
    and WMA. 
    The P.BASS function does not work with DSP/EQ 
    or Dolby Pro Logic ll modes.
    If you press P.BASS in the DSP/EQ mode, the 
    DSP/EQ mode is automatically shut off and the 
    P. BASS function will be turned on.
    The MP3 Enhancement function is only available 
    with MP3 fi les.
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    Basic Functions
    DSP (Digital Signal Processor)/EQ
    DSP (Digital Signal Processor) : DSP modes have 
    been designed to simulate different acoustic 
    environments. 
    EQ : You can select ROCK, POP, or CLASSIC etc. 
    to optimize the sound for the genre of music you are 
    playing
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    Press the  DSP/EQ button.
    POPS, 
    JAZZ, 
    ROCKSelect POPS, JAZZ, or ROCK, 
    depending on the genre of music 
    you're listening to.
    STUDIOProvides a sense of presence as if in a 
    studio.
    CLUBSimulates the sound of a dance club 
    with a throbbing bass beat.
    HALLProvides a clear vocal as if listening in a 
    concert hall.
    MOVIEProvides the feeling of a movie cinema.
    CHURCH Provides the feeling of being in a 
    grand church.
    PASS Select this for normal listening.
    S.VOL (SMART VOLUME)
    This will regulate and stabilize the volume level 
    against a drastic volume change when 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   
      
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    You can select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio 
    mode. 
    Press the 
    PL II  button.
    MUSICWhen listening to music, you can 
    experience sound effects as if you are 
    listening to the actual performance.
    CINEMAAdds realism to the movie soundtrack.
    PROLOG
    You can listen to a 2CH sound source 
    in 5.1CH surround sound with all 
    speakers active.
    -  A specifi c speaker(s) may not be 
    output depending on the input signal.
    MATRIXYou will hear multi-channel surround 
    sound.
    STEREOSelect this to listen to sound from the 
    front left and right speakers and the 
    subwoofer only.
    NOTE
    When selecting Pro Logic II mode, connect 
    your external device to the AUDIO INPUT jacks 
    (L and R) on the product. If you connect to only 
    one of the inputs (L or R), you cannot listen to 
    surround sound.
    The Pro Logic II function is only available in 
    Stereo mode.
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    Listening to Radio
    Using buttons on the Remote Control
    Press the FUNCTION button to select FM.
    Tune in to the desired station.
    Automatic Tuning 1 : When the # $ button is 
    pressed, a preset broadcast station is selected.
    Automatic Tuning 2
     : Press and hold the 
    TUNING/CH (
    ) button to automatically 
    search for active broadcasting stations. 
    Manual Tuning : Press the 
    TUNING/CH (
    ) 
    button to increase or decrease the frequency 
    incrementally.
    Using buttons on the product 
    Press the FUNCTION (  ) button to select 
    FM.
    Select a broadcast station.
    Automatic Tuning 1 : Press the STOP (  ) 
    button to select PRESET and then press the 
     
    # $ buttons to select the preset station.
    Automatic Tuning 2 : Press the STOP (  ) 
    button to select MANUAL and then press and 
    hold the
     # $ buttons to automatically 
    search 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.
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    Example : Presetting FM 89.10 in the memory 
    Press the FUNCTION button to select FM.
    Press the TUNING/CH () button to select 
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    Press the TUNER MEMORY button. 
    Number fl ashes on the display.
    Press the # $ buttons to select 
    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.
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    Advanced Functions
    USB Function
    Playing Media Files using the 
    USB Host Feature
    You can enjoy media fi les such as pictures, movies 
    and music saved on an MP3 player, USB memory 
    stick or digital camera in high quality video with 5.1 
    channel sound, by connecting the storage device to 
    the USB port of the product.
    AUX IN 1/
    ASC IN
    Connect the USB device to the USB port on the 
    front panel of the product.
    Press the FUNCTION button to select USB.
    USB appears on the display screen and then 
    disappears.
    Press the 
    ◄► buttons to select Videos, Music 
    or Photo.
    - Select a fi le to play.
    Safe USB Removal
    To prevent damage to the memory stored in the 
    USB device, perform safe removal before 
    disconnecting the USB cable.
    Press the YELLOW(C) button.
    -  REMOVE will appear on the display.
    Remove the USB cable.
    NOTE
    To listen to your music fi les with 5.1 channel 
    sound, you must set the Dolby Pro Logic II 
    mode to Matrix. (See page 38)
    Remove the USB cable from the USB port 
    slowly. Otherwise, it may cause damage.
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    Using an iPod
    You can enjoy music and video fi les from an iPod 
    through the product. 
    iPodDIGITAL
    AUDIO IN
    OPTICAL
    WIRELESSHDMI OUT
    AUX IN 2COMPONENT
    OUTVIDEO
    OUTDIGITALAUDIO INHDMI OUT
    AUX IN 2COMPONENTOUT
    VIDEOOUT
    iPod
    Connect the iPod dock connector to the iPod 
    Jack on the rear panel of the product.
    Place the iPod in the dock.
    Listening to Music
    You can play music fi les stored in the iPod by 
    connecting it to the product.
    Music
      Function   iPod       
    Press the FUNCTION button to select iPod.
    Connect the iPod dock connector to the 
    iPod 
    Jack on the rear panel of the product.
    Place the iPod in the dock.
    Your iPod is automatically turned on.
    “iPod” appears on the TV screen.
    Press the ◄► buttons to select Music.
    Select the music fi le to play.
    -  You can use the remote control or product to 
    control simple playback functions such as the 
    PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, 
    #/ $, /  
    and 
    REPEAT buttons. See page 13.
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