Samsung Ht Ds490 Instruction Manual

To open the remote control cover, push the
top of the cover, then slide downward.
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Insert Remote Batteries
The remote control can be used up to approximately 23
feet/7 meters in a straight line. It can also be operated at
a horizontal angle of up to 30° from the remote control
sensor.
Range of Operation of the Remote Control 
Remove the battery
cover on the back
of the remote by
pressing down and
sliding the cover in
the direction of the
arrow.1Insert two 1.5V AAA
batteries, paying
attention to the...

RSLS
C
LSWR
Rear Speakers
•Place these speakers behind your listening position.
•If there isnt enough room, place these speakers to face each other.
•Place them about 60 to 90cm (2 to 3feet) above your ear, facing
slightly downward.
*Unlike the front and center speakers, the rear speakers are used
to handle mainly sound effects and sound will not come from
them all the time.
Subwoofer
•The position of the subwoofer is not so critical. 
Place it anywhere you like.
•Usually, it is placed by a corner near...

•Make sure the colors of the speaker terminals
match the colors of the connecting jacks.•Insert the black wire into the black 
(–) terminal and the gray wire into
the gray (+) terminal.
•Make sure the polarities (+ and –)
are correct.
Black
Press down the terminal
tab on the back of the
speaker. 1Insert the wire into the
terminal and release the
terminal tab. 2Connect the connecting jacks to
the back of the DVD player.3
Gray
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Back of the SpeakersBack of the Main Unit
CONNECTIONS
SUBWOOFER
CENTER...

Connect your pair of
wireless rear speakers,
(L) and (R), to the
wireless rear amplifier.1Insert the power plug into an outlet,
and then press the POWERbutton 
on the front panel.
•The Power Standby indicator will light up.
•To  turn off the wireless rear amplifier, 
press the  POWERbutton in Standby mode.
2•Do not connect the wireless rear speakers
to the speaker outputs on the back of the
main unit. Malfunction may result.
•The wireless receiving antenna is built into
the wireless rear amplifier. 
Keep...

•Sound will be heard from the wireless rear speakers in
DVD 5.1-CH or Dolby Pro Logic II mode only.
•In 2-CH mode, no sound will be heard from the wireless
rear speakers.
Reset the system if a communication failure occurs, or if the synchroniz\
ing signal indicator does not light
up and the REAR CHK message blinks on the main units display.  
Reset the system while the main unit and the wireless rear amplifier (S\
WA-1000) are in Power Standby
mode.
Resetting Wireless Communication
With the main unit...

Connecting the Video Out to TV
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METHOD 2   Scart ...............
Better Quality
If you television is equipped with an SCART input, connect an Scart Jack (not supplied)
from the AV OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the SCART IN jack on your
television.
METHOD 1   Composite Video  ...............
Good Quality
Connect the supplied video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the
system to the VIDEO IN jack on your television.
METHOD 3   Component (Progressive Scan) Video...

CONNECTIONS
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P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function
Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fields of picture informatio\
n alternate to create the
entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Sca\
n uses one field of
information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and de\
tailed picture without
visible scan lines. 
Press STOP button.
•When disc is played back, press the  STOPbutton twice so that “ STOP”, appears on the display.
Press and hold P.SCAN button on the...

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Press AUXon the remote control to select ‘DIGITAL IN’.
•Each time the button is pressed, the selection changes as follows:  DIGITAL IN ➝AUX 1  ➝AUX 2 .
•You can also use the  FUNCTIONbutton on the main unit.
The mode switches as follows:  DVD/CD ➝DIGITAL IN  ➝AUX1  ➝AUX2  ➝FM  ➝AM .
Connecting External Components
Connect the Digital Input (OPTICAL) to the Digital Output on the exter\
nal
digital component.1
2
SUBWOOFER
CENTER
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4 Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
ΩANTENNA
DIGITAL OUT...

Press AUXon the remote control to select AUX 1 or AUX 2.
•Each time the button is pressed, the selection changes as follows:  DIGITAL IN ➝AUX 1  ➝AUX 2 .
•You can also use the  FUNCTIONbutton on the main unit.
The mode switches as follows:  DVD/CD ➝DIGITAL IN  ➝AUX1  ➝AUX2  ➝FM  ➝AM .
Connect Audio In on the DVD player to Audio Out on the external analog component.
•Be sure to match connector colors.
1
2
SUBWOOFER
CENTER
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4 Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
ΩANTENNA
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Example: Analog...

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Connecting the FM and AM Antennas
Snap the tabs on the loop into the
slots of the base to assemble the
AM loop antenna.
SUBWOOFER
CENTER
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
ΩANTENNA
FM Antenna  (supplied) AM Loop Antenna 
(supplied)
If AM reception is poor, connect an
outdoor AM antenna(not supplied).