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 correct
polarities (+ and –).2Replace the battery
cover.3
Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells:
•Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity:(+) t\
o (+)and (–)to (–).
•Use the correct type of batteries.Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage.
•Always replace both batteries at the same time.
•Do not expose batteries to heat or flame.
Caution
PREPARATION
 
						

							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 the front speakers.
Front Speakers  
•Place these speakers in front of your listening
position, facing inwards (about 45°) toward you.
•Place the speakers so that their tweeters will be at
the same height as your ear.
•Align the front face of the front speakers with the
front face of the center speaker or place them
slightly in front of the center speakers.
Center Speaker
•It is best to install it at the same height as the front
speakers.
•Y ou can also install it directly over or under the TV.
Position of the DVD Player
•Place it on a stand or cabinet shelf, or under
the TV stand.
Selecting the Listening Position
The listening position should be located about 2.5 to 3
times the distance of the TVs screen size away from the
TV. Example: For 32 TVs 2~2.4m (6~8feet)
For 55 TVs 3.5~4m (11~13feet)
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Connecting the Speakers
Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord.
RL
C
RSLS
SW
 
						

							•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
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4 Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
Ω
Front Speaker (R)
Subwoofer Center Speaker
Front Speaker (L)
PurpleWhite
Red
Green
Wireless Rear
Speaker (L) Wireless Rear
Speaker (R)Blue Gray
Wireless Rear Amplifier
(SWA-1000)
(W
ith built-in wireless
receiving antenna)
 
						

							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 the unit away from water and
moisture.
•For optimal listening performance, make
sure that the area around the proposed
wireless rear amplifier location is clear of
any obstructions.
Back of Wireless Rear Amplifier Wireless Rear Speaker (R) 
Wireless Rear Speaker (L)
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Caution
Connecting Wireless Rear Speakers
•Do not apply a strong shock to the wireless transmission antenna. Breaka\
ge may result.
•Do not touch the wireless transmission antenna during operation. Noise o\
r interference to communications may result.
ANTENNA
SUBWOOFER
CENTER
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4
Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
Ω
•Place the wireless rear amplifier at the rear of the listening position.\
 If the wireless rear amplifier is too close to the mai n unit, some sound
interruption may be heard due to interference.
•If you use a device such as a microwave oven, wireless LAN Card, Bluetoo\
th equipment, or any other device that uses the same
frequency (2.4GHz) near the system, some sound interruption may be hea\
rd due to interference.
•The transmission distance of radio wave is about 33 feet but may vary de\
pending on your operating environment. If a steel-concr ete wall
or metallic wall is between the main unit and the wireless rear amplifie\
r, the system may not operate at all because the radio  wave cannot
penetrate metal.
Stand the wireless transmission antenna to face upward for best communic\
ation status.
Caution
Note
When using the wireless transmission antenna
 
						

							•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 turned off, press and
hold the remote controls REMAINbutton
for 4 seconds.
•Press the button until the volume control indicator
lights up blue. (The indicator will turn off in 1 second.)
With the wireless rear amplifier turned
on, use a ball point pen or a pair of
tweezers to press the  RESETbutton on
the back of the unit 2 to 3 times.2 1
Y ou can turn the mood light on the wireless rear amplifier on or off, as well as change the light to one of 7 different
colors according to your preference.
T urning On the Mood Light
Press the  POWERon the
wireless amplifier.
•The Power Standby indicator on
the wireless amp panel will light up
and the mood light will turn on.
1Press the  COLOR MODE button.
•Each time the button is pressed, the color changes as
follows: Blue➞Light Green ➞Red ➞Sky Blue ➞
Y ellow ➞Pink ➞White .
2
Turn on the main unit.
•The wireless rear amplifiers synchronizing signal
indicator will light up.
•If Power Standby mode continues, repeat Steps 1
to 3 above.
3
RESET Button
•Press the POWER button on the wireless amp.
The wireless rear amplifier and the mood light will turn off. 
When the wireless amp is powered on again, the mood light will be blue.
•In Power Standby mode, press the ON/OFF button on the Wireless amp.
The mood light will light up or turn off with the last color selected.
Turning Off the Mood Light
Turning off the Wireless Amp and Mood Light
Back of Wireless Rear Amplifier
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Caution
CONNECTIONS
 
						

							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  ...............
Best Quality
If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs, connect a component video
cable (not supplied) from the Pr, Pb and Y jacks on the back panel of the system to the
corresponding jacks on your television.
SUBWOOFER
CENTER
IMPEDANCE
FRONT / CENTER / REAR : 4 Ω
SUBWOOFER : 4
Ω
SCART
INVIDEOIN COMPONENT
IN
TV
ANTENNA
•When the Progressive scan mode is selected, the VIDEO and SCART outputs
do not feed any signal. See page 16 to select Progressive Scan.Note
For using the SCART cable
• If Scart is equipped for your TV, set RGB-COMPOSITE selectorof the center unit to RGB. You can get a better picture quality by
using Scart setting.
• If Scart (RGB Input) is not equipped for your TV,  set RGB-COMPOSITE selector to COMPOSITE.
COMPOSITE RGB
COMPOSITE
RGB
Make sure that turn off and disconnect the plug from outlet before moving or installing the pr\
oduct.
In connecting to video, select one of following three methods that suits\
 for TV and connect it.
METHOD 1METHOD 3METHOD 2
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							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 remote control for over 5 seconds.
•Pressing and holding the button for over 5 seconds will select  Progressive Scan and Interlace Scan 
repetitively.
•When you select P.SCAN,  P.SCAN  will appear on the display
In interlaced-scan video, a frame consists of two inter-
laced fields (odd and even), where each field contains
every other horizontal line in the frame. 
The odd field of alternating lines is displayed first, and
then the even field is displayed to fill in the alternating
gaps left by the odd field to form a single frame. 
One frame, displayed every 1/30th of a second, contains
two interfaced fields, thus a total of 60 fields are dis-
played every 1/60th of a second.
The interlaced scanning method is intended for capturing
a still object. 
Interlaced Scan (1 FRAME = 2 FIELDS)
The progressive scanning method scans one full frame of
video consecutively down the screen, line by line.
An entire image is drawn at one time, as opposed to the
interlaced scanning process by which a video image is
drawn in a series of passes.
The progressive scanning method is desirable for dealing
with moving objects.   
Progressive Scan (FULL FRAME)
What is Progressive (or Non-Interlaced) Scanning?
•This function works only on TVs equipped with component video inputs (Y, Pr, Pb) that support
Progressive Video. (It does not work on TVs with conventional component inputs, i.e., non-progressive
scan TVs.)
•Depending on the brand and model of your TV, this function may not work.
Note
Press and hold  NTSC/PALbutton on the remote controller for over 5 seconds while the power is tu\
rned off. 
•NTSC  or PA L will appear in the display. 
At this time, press the  NTSC/PALbutton shortly to select between  NTSC and  PA L.
•Each country has a different video format standard. 
•For normal playback, the video format of the disc must be the same as th\
e video format of your TV. 
Selecting the Video Format
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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
Example: Digital signal components such as a Set-Top Box or CD Recorder.
Connecting an External Digital Component
Optical Cable
(not included)
 
						

							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 signal components such as a VCR or TV.
Connecting an External Analog Component
Audio Cable
If the external analog
component has only one
Audio Out, connect either left or right.
CONNECTIONS
 
						

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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).