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MAX-DG56 DVD MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM WITH USB HOST DVD/CD/MP3-CD/CD-R/RW PLAYBACK user manual imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing a Samsung product. To receive a more complete service, please register your product at www.samsung.com/global/register...
Safety Warnings This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside CAUTION the product that presents a risk of electric shock RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN or personal injury. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE REAR COVER (or BACK). This symbol indicates important instructions NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
Precautions DI SC CHANGE OPEN/ CLOSE GE OPEN / CLOSE DI SC CHAN TUNE CD/ DVD M P3- RI PPI NG P . BASS P . SOUN AUX I PHON PART PHONE AUX I N 1 M P3- CD/ DVD TUNER P .
The MAX-DG56 automatically switches itself into the power saving mode after 20 minutes in the screen saver mode. Power Saving Function The MAX-DG56 automatically shuts itself off after 20 minutes in the stop mode(only for USB, DVD). DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology.
Description —Front Panel— DISC CHANGE OPEN/CLOSE PORTABLE PHONES AUDIO IN MP3-CD/DVD TUNER P. SOUND P. BASS PARTY RIPPING MIN. .MAX MIC VOL 10 11 STANDBy/ON 12. USB FUNCTION PORTABLE AUDIO IN 13. AUx FUNCTION HEADPHONE JACK 14. TUNER FUNCTION 15. MP3-CD/DVD FUNCTION MIC VOLUME 16.
—Rear Panel— 2 3 4 5 Speaker Connector Terminals Video Output Connector Connect the TV's video input jacks (VIDEO IN) to the VIDEO OUT connector. AUx IN 2 connector Component Output Connectors Connect a TV with component video input jacks to these jacks. FM Antenna Connector What’s included Check for the supplied accessories below.
Insert Remote Batteries Remove the battery Insert two 1.5V AAA Replace the battery cover in the direction batteries, paying cover. of the arrow. attention to the correct polarities (+ and –). Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells: Caution •...
Connecting the Speakers Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. The loudspeaker connector terminals are located on the rear of the system. There are two terminals on the system: left speaker (marked L) right speaker (marked R) To achieve the correct sound quality,insert those speaker connector cables to...
Connecting to a TV Please be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord before moving or installing this unit. Please choose one video connection method. Method 1 Using Video Out (Good Quality) Connect Video Out on the player to Video Press the TV/VIDEO button on the remote In on your TV.
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Connecting to a TV(Con’t) Please be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord before moving or installing this unit. Please choose one video connection method. Method 2 Component Video (Best Quality) Use this method if your TV have Pr,Pb andY jacks. If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs,connect a component video cable from the Pr,Pb and Y jacks on the back panel of the system to the corresponding jacks on your television.
P.SCAN Function (Progressive Scan) Unlike regular Interlace Scan, in which two fields of picture information alternate to create the entire picture (odd scan lines, then even scan lines), Progressive Scan uses one field of information (all lines displayed in one pass) to create a clear and detailed picture without visible scan lines.
Connecting External Components AUx1 : Connecting an External Component/MP3 player Components such as an MP3 Player AUx1 : Front Panel Connect PORTABLE AUDIO IN (Audio) on the MINI COMPACT front panel to the Audio Out of the external component/MP3 player. Press the AUx button to select <AUX1>...
Connecting the FM Antennas FM Antenna (supplied) Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL Jack. Slowly move the antenna wire around until you find a location where reception is good, then fasten it to a wall or other rigid surface. •...
Setting the Clock For each step, you have a few seconds to set the required options. If you exceed this time, you must start again. Switch the system on Press TIMER/CLOCK Press ENTER. by pressing POWER twice. The hour flashes. button.
Disc Playback Selecting a CD in the Disc changer To select a specific disc, press the DISC CHANGE button on the front panel or DISC SKIP on the remote control, until the required disc indicator flashes. Result: All the discs will be played in turn, starting with the one selected. •...
MP3/WMA-CD Playback Load the MP3/WMA to select the album, disc. and then press the ENTER button. • • The MP3/WMA menu screen will appear to select the track. and playback will start. • The appearance of the menu depends on the MP3/WMA disc. •...
JPEG File Playback JPEG 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 DVD player. Rotate/Flip Function Press Cursor , , , buttons during playback. button: Flip Vertically button: Rotate 90°...
Divx Playback Skip Forward/Back During playback, press the button. • Go to the next file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk. • Go to the previous file whenever you press button, if there are over 2 files in the disk.
5 Minutes Skip function During playback, press the button. • Go to the screen 5 minutes after whenever you press button. • Go to the screen 5 minutes earlier whenever you press button. • For MPG format files, 5 minute skip function is not supported. Note Audio Display Press the AUDIO button.
Playing Media Files using the USB feature You can connect and play files from external USB storage devices such as MP3 players, USB flash memory, etc. using the player's USB function. Connect the USB Press the USB button to select the USB cable.
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usB host specification • Supports USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 compliant devices. • Supports devices connected using the USB A type cable. USB Host Specification • Supports UMS (USB Mass Storage Device) V1.0 compliant devices. • Supports the device of which the connected drive is formatted in the FAT(FAT, FAT16, FAT32) file system.
Displaying Disc Information You can view playback information on the disc on the TV screen. Press INFO button. • Press Cursor buttons select the desired item. • What is a Title? A movie contained in a DVD disc. • What is a Chapter? Each title on a DVD disc is divided into several smaller sections called "chapters".
Fast/Slow Playback Fast Playback Press buttons . • Each time you press either button during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: • To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( ) button. Slow Playback Press SLOW button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: DivX •...
Skipping Scenes/Songs Briefly press • Each time the button is pressed briefly during playback, the previous or next chapter, track, or directory (file) will be played. • But, you cannot skip chapters consecutively. Skip Track01 Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 Track02...
Angle Function This function allows you to view the same scene in different angles. Press Cursor buttons or numeric Press ANGLE buttons to select the button. desired angle. • Each time the button is pressed, the angle changes as follows: •...
Repeat Playback Repeat playback allows you to repeatedly play a chapter, title, track (song), or directory (MP3 file). DIVX Press REPEAT button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the repeat playback mode changes as follow: • Press the REPEAT button or cursor button to select one mode then press ENTER button.
AB Repeat Playback DIVX Press the RePeat a-B Press the RePeat a-B button at the point where you button at the point where you want repeat play to stop (B). want repeat play to start (A). 'RPT A-' is displayed. 'RPT A-B' is displayed.
Zoom Function This function allows you to enlarge a particular area of the displayed image. Zoom (Screen Enlarge) Function DivX JPEG Press Cursor , , Press ZOOM , buttons to button. move to the area you want to enlarge. ENTER SELECT ENTER SELECT Press ENTER button.
Selecting Audio/Subtitle Language Audio Language Selection Function Press Cursor Press Cursor , or numeric buttons to select the buttons to select the Press INFO button. desired Audio language and then Audio and then press press ENTER button. ENTER button. • Depending on the number of languages on a Note DVD disc, a different audio language (ENGLISH,...
Moving Directly to a Scene/Song Moving to a Title/Chapter Press Cursor buttons to select the Press INFO button. Title/Chapter. Moving to a Title/Chapter Moving to a Specific Time Press Cursor , Press Cursor or numeric buttons to buttons to select the select the desired part and Time.
Using Disc Menu You can use the menus for the audio language, subtitle language, profile, etc. DVD menu contents differ from disc to disc. Press Cursor , buttons In stop mode, press to move to ‘DISC MENU’ MENU button. and then press ENTER button.
Using the Title Menu For DVDs containing multiple titles, you can view the title of each movie. Depending on the disc, this function may either not work at all or may work differently. Press Cursor , button to move to In stop mode, press ‘Title Menu’...
Setting the Language OSD language is set to English by default. Press Cursor Press Cursor In stop mode, press button to select the button to move to MENU button. desired item and then ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. press ENTER button. Disc Menu Press Cursor button to select the...
Setting TV Screen type PressCursor, buttontomoveto Instopmode,press ‘Setup’andthen MENUbutton. pressENTERbutton. Disc Menu PressCursor, PressCursor, buttontomoveto buttonto'TvAspect' ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT ‘DisplaySetup’and andthenpress thenpressENTER ENTERbutton. button. • Y oucanselect'4:3LetterBox','4:3 Pan&Scan'or'16:9Wide'modefor yourTV. PressCursor, PressCursor, buttontomoveto buttonto'Video ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT ‘ScreenMessages’ Output'andthen andthenpress pressENTERbutton. ENTERbutton.
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Adjusting the TV Aspect Ratio (Screen Size) ThehorizontaltoverticalscreensizeratioofconventionalTVsis4:3,whilethatofwidescreenandhigh definitionTVsis16:9.Thisratioiscalledtheaspectratio.WhenplayingDVDsrecordedindifferent screensize,youshouldadjusttheaspectratiotofityourTVormonitor. ForastandardTV,selecteither"4:3LB"or"4:3PS"optionaccordingto personalpreference.Select"16:9"ifyouhaveawidescreenTV. : S electthistoviewa16:9pictureinthefull-screen 16:9 Wide modeonyourwidescreenTV. •Youcanenjoythewidescreenaspect. : S electthistoplaya16:9pictureintheletterbox 4:3LB modeonaconventionalTV. (4:3 Letter box) • B lackbarswillappearatthetopandbottomofthescreen. : S electthistoplaya16:9pictureinthepan&scan 4:3PS modeonaconventionalTV. (4:3 Pan&Scan) • Y oucanseethecentralportionofthescreenonly(withthe sidesofthe16:9picturecutoff).
Listening to Radio Youcanlistentothechosenband(FMbroadcaststations)byusingeitherthe automaticormanualtuningoperation. Remote Control Unit Tune in to the PressTUNER desired station. button. PresstheSTOP( )button Automatic Tuning 1 toselectPRESETandthen press buttontoselect TUNING or thepresetstation. PresstheSTOP( )buttonto Automatic Tuning 2 select"AUTO"andthenpress buttontoautomatically TUNING or...
Presetting Stations You can store up to: 15 FM stations Example: Presetting FM 89.1 in the memory PresstheTUNER Press TUNING buttonandselect PresstheTUNER or toselect theFMband. MEMORY button. "89.10". • R efertoStep2onpage41 toautomaticallyormanually tuneintoastation. Topresetanother Press TUNING PresstheTUNER station,repeat or toselect MEMORY button.
CD RIPPING Function You can rip a compact disc as a MP3 file on the USB This feature enables you to ripping with the start of the disc or track of your choice. Loadacompact Switchthesystem Connectthe onbypressing disc(Digital USB. POWER. Audio).
Timer Function • T hetimerenablesyoutoswitchthesystemonoroffatspecifictimes. • I fyounolongerwantthesystemtobeswitchedonoroffautomatically,youmustcancelthetimer. • B eforesettingthetimer,checkthatthecurrenttimeiscorrect. • F oreachstep,youhaveafewsecondstosettherequiredoptions. Ifyouexceedthistime,youmuststartagain. Example:Youwishtowakeuptomusiceverymorning. PressTIMER/ PresstheENTER Switchthesystem CLOCkuntil button. onbypressing TIMERis POWER. displayed. • O N TIMEisdisplayedforafew seconds,followedbyanyswitch- ontimealreadyset;youcanset thetimerswitch-ontime. Pressorbutton Setthetimer Setthetimer toadjustthevolume switch-offtime. levelandpress switch-ontime. ENTER. • a. S etthehourbypressingor a. S etthehourbypressingor...
Canceling the Timer Afterhavingsetthetimer,itwillstartautomaticallyasshownbytheTIMERindicationonthe display.Ifyounolongerwishtousethetimer,youmustcancelit. Tocancelthetimer,pressTIMER ON/OFFonce. • i snolongerdisplayed. Toresumethetimer,pressTIMER ON/OFFagain. • i sdisplayedagain. Note • Y oucancancelthetimerwhilethepowerisonorwhiletheplayerisinstandby.
POWER SOUND/POWER BASS/PARTY Function POWER SOUND Function Your mini-compact system is equipped with the function of POWER SOUND mode . The function of POWER SOUND mode amplifies bass and improves high key or bass twice as much for you to appreciate powerful real sound. WhenCDRipping,theP.SOUNDfunction PresstheP.SOUNDbutton.
DSP/EQ Function Selecting DSP/EQ Your mini-compact system is equipped with a preset equalizer that allows you to choose the most appropriate balance between treble and bass frequencies, according to the type of music you are listening to. PressDSP/EQ ontheremotecontroluntil therequiredoptionisselected. To obtain a...
DEMO Function / DIMMER Function / ECO Function DEMO Function Youcanviewthevariousfunctionsavailableonyoursystem. PressDEMObutton. • T hevariousfunctionsavailablearelistedinturnonthedisplay. • A llthesefunctionsaredescribedindetailinthisbooklet. Forinstructionsonhowtousethem,refertotheappropriatesections. DIMMER Function Youcanadjustthebrightnessofthedisplayonthemainunitsoitwon't interferewithyourmovieviewing. PressDIMMERbutton. • E achtimethebuttonispress,thebrightnesschangesasfollows: DIMMER ON(Dim)DIMMER OFF(Bright). Note PressanybuttonstocancelDEMOfunction. Whenyouturnoffthemainunit,DEMOfunctionwillbeautostart after10senconds.ifyouwanttocancelthisDEMOfunction,press DEMObuttonagain. ECO Function You can save the power consumption while the unit is turned off (on standby) InStandbymode,pressand holdthePOWERbuttonfor...
Connecting Headphones/Microphone Youcanconnectasetofheadphonestoyourminicomponentsystemsothatyoucanlisten tomusicorradioprogrammerswithoutdisturbingotherpeopleintheroom.Theheadphones musthavea3.5øjackoranappropriateadapter. YoucanalsoinsertmicrophonetosingalongwithyourfavoriteCds. Connecttheheadphones Plug a microphone with a 6.3ø MIC tothePHONESjackon jack into the Mic terminal. thefrontpanel. • • T heloudspeakersarenolongerusedto ConnectoneMicrophone. outputthesound. • TurntheMIC VOLknobtoadjusttheMICVolume. Note • P rolongeduseofheadphonesatahighvolumemaydamageyourhearing.
Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs Smallscratchesonthediscmayreducesoundandpicturequalityorcausebreaksin playback.Beespeciallycarefulnottoscratchdiscswhenhandlingthem. Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. Handling and Storing Discs When you get fingerprints or dirt on the disc, clean it with a mild detergent diluted in water and wipe with a...
Before Calling for Service Refertothechartbelowwhenthisunitdoesnotfunctionproperly.Iftheproblemyouareexperiencingisnot listedbeloworiftheinstructionbelowdoesnothelp,turnofftheunit,disconnectthepowercord,andcontact thenearestauthorizeddealerorSamsungElectronicsServiceCenter. Symptom Check/Remedy Disc tray does not open. • Isthepowercordpluggedsecurelyintotheoutlet? • Turnoffthepowerandthenturnitbackon. • C hecktheregionnumberoftheDVD. DVDdiscspurchasedfromabroadmaynotbeplayable. Playback does not start. • C D-ROMsandDVD-ROMscannotbeplayedonthisDVD player. • Makesurethattheratingleveliscorrect. The remote control does • I stheremotecontrolbeingoperatedwithinitsoperationrangeof angleanddistance? not work.
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Symptom Check/Remedy Audio language and • A udiolanguageandsubtitleswillnotworkforDVDsnotcontaining subtitles do not work. them.Anddependingonthedisc,theymayworkdifferently. Menu screen does not appear even • A reyouusingadiscthatdoesnotcontainmenus? when the menu function is selected. Aspect ratio cannot be • Y oucanplay16:9DVDsin16:9WIDEmode,4:3LETTERBOX mode,or4:3PANSCANmode,but4:3DVDscanbeseenin4:3 changed. ratioonly.RefertotheDVDdiscjacketandthenselectthe appropriatefunction. Can't receive radio • I stheantennaconnectedproperly? •...
Notes on Terminology RecordedontosomeDVDdiscsaresceneswhichhavebeensimultaneouslyshot ANGLE fromanumberofdifferentangles(thesamesceneisshotfromthefront,fromthe left,fromtheright,etc.). Withsuchdiscs,theAnglebuttoncanbeusedtochangetheangleofviewfor specificscenes. ThesenumbersarerecordedonDVDdiscs.ATitleissubdividedintomany CHAPTER sections,eachofwhichisnumbered,andspecificpartsofthevideocanbe NUMBER searchedquicklyusingthesenumbers. Ahigh-densityopticaldisconwhichhigh-qualitypicturesandsoundhavebeen recordedbymeansofdigitalsignals.Incorporatinganewvideocompression technology(MPEG-2)andhigh-densityrecordingtechnology,aDVDdisc comprisestwo0.6mmthickdiscsbondedtogether. AnacronymforPulseCodeModulation-anothernamefordigitalaudio. ThisisrecordedonavideoCD(version2.0).Selectedscenesorinformationcan (PLAYBACk bechosenfromthemenudisplayedontheTVmonitor. CONTROL) BoththeDVDplayerandDVDdiscsareencodedwitharegionnumber. REGION NUMBER IftheregionnumberontheDVDdiscdoesnotcorrespondtotheregionnumber oftheDVDplayer,theplayercannotplaythedisc. Translatedappearingatthebottomofthescreen.ADVDdisccancontainupto SUBTITLES 32subtitlelanguages. ThesenumbersarerecordedonDVDdiscs.Whenadisccontainstwoormore TITLE NUMBER movies,thesemoviesarenumberedasTitle1,Title2,etc. Thesenumbersareassignedtothetrackswhicharerecordedonvideoand TRACk NUMBER audioCDs.Theyenablespecifictrackstobelocatedquickly. Containsrecordingsofpicturesandsoundwhosequalityisroughlycomparable VIDEO CD tothatofvideotape.
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