Samsung Ht D453k User Manual

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02 Connections
Connecting the fm Antenna
Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM Antenna jack.
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
  This product does not receive AM broadcasts.
Connecting microphone
You can enjoy the feeling of a karaoke bar in the comfort of your home. 
Watch the video and sing along the lyrics displayed on the TV screen 
against the accompaniment.
Connect the microphone to the MIC jack on the front of the product.
Press the MIC VOL button to adjust the volume of the microphone.
Press the  ECHO button to adjust the echo level of the microphone.
   NOTE
If you hear strange noises (squealing or howling) while using the Karaoke feature, move the microphone away 
from the speakers. Turning down the microphone's volume or the speaker volume is also effective.
The microphone does not operate in the AUX and TUNER mode.
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FM ANT
FA NET(Only For Service)DIGITAL
AUDIO IN
OPTICAL
SURROUND SUBWOOFER SURROUND
HDMI OUT
SPEAKERS OUT
AUX IN COMPONENT
OUT
VIDEOOUT
FA NET(Only For Service)HDMI OUT
COMPONENTOUTAUX IN
VIDEOOUT
FM Antenna (supplied)
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Connecting Audio from External Components
AUX : Connecting an External Analog Component
Analog signal components such as a VCR.Connect  AUX IN (Audio) on the back of the product to the Audio Out of the external Analog component. 
Be sure to match the Colors of the connecting jacks.
Press the  FUNCTION  button to select  AUX input. 
The mode switches as follows : 
DVD/CD  ➞ D.IN  ➞ AUX  ➞ USB  ➞ FM
   NOTE
You can connect the Video Output jack of your VCR to the TV, and connect 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
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AUDIO IN
OPTICAL
SURROUND SUBWOOFER SURROUND
HDMI OUT
SPEAKERS OUT
AUX IN COMPONENT
OUT
VIDEOOUTFM ANT
FA NET(Only For Service)
SUBWOOFERSURROUND
HDMI OUT
SPEAKERS OUT
COMPONENTOUT
VIDEOOUTFM ANT
Optical Cable
(not supplied)
Audio Cable (not supplied)
If the external Analog component  has only one Audio Out, connect  either left or right.
Set-Top Box VCR
AUX
OPTICAL
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03 Setup
Before Starting (Initial Setting)
Press the POWER button when it is plugged in 
TV for the fi rst time.
Initial Setting screen will be displayed.
>Move    " Select 
Initial settings > On-Screen Language
Select a language for the on-screen displays
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Nederlands FrançaisDeutsch Italiano
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the desired 
language, then press the  ENTER button.
Press the  ENTER button to select Start button.
Press the ▲▼ buttons to select desired TV Aspect, 
then press the  ENTER button.
If the HDMI cable is connected to the 
product, TV Zspect does not appear.
 NOTE
If you have not selected a preferred language in 
the initial settings, you will see a language 
selection window next time you turn on the 
product.
Your language selection will apply to all menus: 
On-Screen Menu, Disc Menu, Audio, Subtitle.
If you want to move to the previous screen, press 
the RETURN  button.
Once you select a menu language, you can 
change it by pressing the  STOP (@ ) button on the 
remote control for more than 5 seconds with no 
disc inserted.
When the Initial Setting screen does not appear, 
refer to the Initial Setting. (see page 27)
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Setting the Setup menu
The access step may differ depending on the selected 
menu. The GUI (Graphical User Interface) in this 
manual may differ, depending on the fi rmware version.
FUNCTION
TV SOURCEPOWER
DISC MENU MENU TITLE MENU
MUTE MIC VOL+
MIC VOL-
REPEAT
VOLTUNING
/CH
TOOLS
RETURN EXIT
INFO
A B C D
DSP /EQ
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RECEIVER
SLEEPDVDECHO
TV
P.BASSGIGA
DIMMER S.VOLAUDIO
UPSCALE
S/W LEVEL MO/ST USB REC
TUNER 
MEMORY
DISC MENUTITLE MENUMIC VOL-
TOOLSINFO
ABCD
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1MENU BUTTON : Display the home menu.
2RETURN BUTTON : Return to the previous 
setup menu.
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ENTER / DIRECTION BUTTON
Move the cursor and select an item.
Select the currently selected item.
Confi rm the setting.
4EXIT BUTTON : Exit the setup menu.
Function    DVD/CD       Settings
Press the 
POWER button.
Press the 
_+ buttons to select  Settings, then 
press the  ENTER button.
Press the 
$% buttons to select the desired 
menu, then press the  ENTER button.
Press the 
$% buttons to select the desired 
sub-menu, then press the  ENTER button.
Press the 
$% buttons to select the desired 
item, then press the  ENTER button.
Press the  EXIT button to exit the setup menu.
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Setup
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Display
You can configure various display options such as 
the TV Aspect, Resolution, etc.
TV Aspect
Depending on the type of television you have, you 
may want to adjust the screen setting.
4:3 Pan-Scan~
Select when you want to see the 16:9 
video supplied by the DVD without the 
black bars on top and bottom, even 
though you have a TV with a 4:3 ratio 
screen(extreme left and right portion of 
the movie picture will be cut off).
4:3 Letter Box~
Select when you want to see the total 
16:9 ratio screen DVD supplies, even 
though you have a TV with a 4:3 ratio 
screen. Black bars will appear at the 
top and bottom of the screen.
16:9 Wide~
You can view the full 16:9 picture on 
your widescreen TV.
NOTE
When using HDMI, the screen is automatically converted to the 
16:9 Wide mode and TV Aspect is deactivated.
If a DVD is in the 4:3 ratio, you cannot view it in the wide screen.
Since DVD discs are recorded in various image formats, they will 
look different depending on the software, the type of TV, and the 
TV aspect ratio setting.
BD Wise 
(Samsung products only)
BD Wise is Samsung's latest inter-connectivity 
feature. When you connect Samsung products with 
BD-Wise to each other via HDMI, the optimum 
resolution will be set automatically.
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. 
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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 resolution in BD Wise 
mode, you must set BD mode to Off in advance.
BD Wise will be disabled if the product is 
connected to a device that does not support 
BD Wise.
Resolution 
Sets the output resolution of the HDMI video signal. The 
number in 480p(576p), 720p, 1080i and 1080p indicates 
the number of lines of video. 
The i and p indicate interlace and progressive scan, 
respectively.
480p(576p)  : Outputs 480 lines of progressive video.
720p  : Outputs 720 lines of progressive video.
1080i  : Outputs 1080 lines of interlaced video.
1080p  : Outputs 1080 lines of progressive video.
BD Wise  : Automatically sets the optimal resolution when 
connected via HDMI to a TV with the BD Wise feature. (The 
BD Wise menu item appears only if BD Wise is set to On.)
NOTE
If Component or Composite is connected, the 
resolution supports only 480i(576i).
1080P may not appear depending on TV.
HDMI Format
You can optimize the Color setting from the HDMI 
output. Select a connected device Type.
Monitor :  Select if connected to a Monitor via HDMI.
TV :  Select if connected to a TV via HDMI.
Video Out Signal
 
Different countries apply different TV standard. 
You can select from NTSC or PAL.
NTSC :   You can select the NTSC video format.
PAL :  You can select the PAL video format.
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03 Setup
Audio
Speaker Setting
Speaker Size
You can set the Speaker Size of the Center and Surround 
Speakers, as well as Test Tone in this mode.
Settings
mMove    " Select    ' Return" Select    ' Return
Speaker Setting
Speaker Size ▶Sound Edit
Delay Time
T
est Tone  :   Off
For the Front, the mode is set to Small.
For the Subwoofer, the mode is set to Present.
For the Center and Surround, you can switch the 
mode to Small or None.
- Small :    Select this when using the speakers.
- None  : 
  Select this when no speaker is 
connected.
NOTE
The speaker mode may vary depending on the 
Dolby Pro Logic and Stereo settings.
Sound Edit
You can adjust the balance and level for each speaker.
Settings
mMove    " Select    ' Return
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Ideal Center 
Speaker placement
Df: The distance from Front Speaker
Dc: The distance from Center Speaker
Ds: The distance from Surround Speaker
Place all speakers within this circle.
Ideal Surround  
Speaker placement
Setting the Center Speaker
If the distance of Dc is equal to or longer than the  
distance of Df in the figure, set the mode as 0ms.  
Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.
Distance 
between  
Df and Dc 0.00m 0.34m 0.68m 1.06m 1.40m 1.76m
Delay  Time00 ms 01 ms 02 ms 03 ms 04 ms 05 ms
Setting the Surround Speaker
If the distance of Dc is equal to or longer than the 
distance of Ds in the figure, set the mode as 0ms.  
Otherwise, change the setting according to the table.
Distance between 
Ds and Dc 0.00m 1.06m 2.11m 3.16m 3.62m 5.29m
Delay  Time00 ms 03 ms 06 ms 09 ms 12 ms 15 ms
NOTE
With  PL II (Dolby Pro Logic II), the delay time 
may be different for each mode.
With AC-3 and DTS, the delay time can be set 
between 00 and 15mSEC.
The Center channel is only adjustable on 5.1 
channel discs.
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Test Tone
Settings
mMove    " 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  ➞ Surround Right  ➞ Surround 
Left  ➞ Subwoofer  in order.   
To stop the test tone, press the  ENTER button.
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)
This feature balances the range between the loudest 
and quietest sounds. You can use this function to 
enjoy Dolby Digital sound when watching movies at 
low volume at night.
You can select either Full, 6/8, 4/8, 2/8, off.
AUDIO SYNC
Video and audio sync may not match with digital TV. 
If this occurs, adjust the audio delay time to
match the videoYou can set the audio delay time between 0 mSec 
and 300 mSec. Set it to the optimal status.
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03 Setup
HDMI Audio
The audio signals transmitted over the HDMI Cable 
can be toggled On/Off.Off :   Video is transmitted over the HDMI 
connection cable only, and audio is output 
through the product speakers only.
On :   Both video and audio signals are transmitted 
over the HDMI connection cable, and audio 
is output through your TV speakers only.
NOTE
The default setting of this function is HDMI Audio Off.
HDMI Audio is automatically down-mixed to 2ch for 
TV speakers.
When HDMI Audio is set to On, PL II /DSP EQ
/P.BASS doesn't work.
With HDMI AUDIO set to 'On', the volume can be 
adjusted only using the TV remote control.
User EQ
You can confi gure the equalizer settings manually to 
your preference.
Settings
mMove    " Select    ' Returna Reset    > Adjust    < Move    ' Return
User EQdB
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This can be also done using the DSP/EQ button. 
(see page 35)
Audio Return Ch.
You can enjoy TV sound from the Home Cinema 
speakers by using just one HDMI cable.
Off  : Turn the Audio Return Channel function off.
Auto  : Listen to TV sound from the Home Cinema 
speakers if your TV is compatible with the Audio 
Return Channel function.
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When Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is Off, the Audio 
Return Channel function is not available.
Using an ARC (Audio Return Channel)-
uncertifi ed HDMI cable may cause a problem in 
compatibility.
ARC function is only available if an ARC-
compliant TV is connected.
KARAOKE SCORING
Karaoke score display can be toggled On or Off.
Off :  Turns off the karaoke score display.
On :   After the singing, the score is displayed on the 
screen.
NOTE
This function is available only for the CD-DA/DVD.
Karaoke score may be affected by ambient noise.
System
Initial Settings
By using the Initial Setting, you can set the language and 
TV aspect. 
NOTE
If the HDMI cable is connected to the product, 
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.
NOTE
This option is not activated if you select OK.To 
activate this option, please activate the DivX(R) 
Deactivation.
Even after you reset the system, the settings of 
DivX Registration will not be reset.
DivX(R) Deactivation
Select this to get a new registration code.
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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.
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To select a language that does not appear in the 
menu, select OTHERS in the Disc Menu, Audio and 
Subtitle, and enter the language code of your 
country (see page 39).
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ou 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 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 "0000" by default.
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previous screen.
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Change Password
Select  Change  and enter the 4-digit password to set 
the parental lock using the number buttons on the 
remote control.
mMove    " Select    ' Return
Settings
Parental Rating   : Off
Password     : Change   ▶Display
Audio
System
Language
Security
Support
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
Provide the product information such as Model 
code, Softrware Version, etc.
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04 Basic Functions
Disc Playback
 
Press the OPEN/CLOSE  (^ ) button.
Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc's 
label facing up.
Press the  OPEN/CLOSE  (^ ) 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 product because 
they violate the CSS(Content Scrambling System: 
a copy protection system) recommendations.
a    will appear when an invalid button is pressed.
TV Screen Saver/Power Saving Function
If no button input is made for more than 5 minutes 
in Stop or Play mode, the screen saver will get 
activated.
If the product is left in the screen saver mode for 
more than 20 minutes, the power will 
automatically turn off. (Except when playing music)
 
 
 
 
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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 first track will be played 
automatically. 
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previous/next track.
For the MP3/WMA disc, press the  _+ 
buttons to select  Music, then press the 
ENTER  button.
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Press the  $%_+ buttons to select  a 
desired file and press the ENTER button. 
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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 files cannot be played.
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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 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 file will play and slide show will 
start.
To stop slide show, press the  PAUSE (# ) button.
You can view the previous/next file by pressing 
the ◀,▶ buttons during the slideshow mode.
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JPEG 1
JPEG 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 files and 2048 x 1536 (or 3.0 
MPixel) for progressive image files. 
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Using the Playback function
Forward/Reverse Search
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Press the  () buttons for Search Function.
 
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NOTE
No sound is played in search mode.
The playback search produces sound only when 
searching at 
)1 and )2 speed.
This function is available only for the CD-DA.
Skipping Scenes/Songs
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Press the  [] buttons.
Each time the button is pressed during playback, 
the previous or next chapter, track or directory 
(file) 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.
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D*1 ➞ * 2 ➞ * 3
NOTE
No sound is heard during slow playback.
Reverse slow playback does not work.
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