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MAX-DG89 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 Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the back of your player. Install your player horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4inches). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered.
HDMI transmits DVD video and audio signals simultaneously,and provides a clearer picture. Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) Function Anynet+ is a function that can be used to operate the main unit using a Samsung TV remote control, by connecting the Mini Component System to a SAMSUNG TV using a HDMI Cable. (This...
Contents PREPARATION Safety Warnings .................................1 Precautions..................................2 Features .....................................3 Notes on discs ..................................5 Description..................................7 CONNECTIONS Connecting the Speakers ..............................11 Connecting the Video Out to your TV ..........................13 HDMI Function..................................14 P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function ..........................17 Connecting External Components ............................18 Connecting the FM Antennas .............................20 Setting the Clock ................................21 OPERATION Disc Playback ..................................22...
Notes on Discs DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you can enjoy these realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall.
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Disc Recording Format This product does not support Secure (DRM) Media files. CD-R Discs • Some CD-R discs may not be playable depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC) and the condition of the disc. • Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R disc. Do not use CD-R discs over 700MB/80 minute as they may not be played back. •...
Description —Front Panel— COMPACT DISC COMPARTMENT AUX IN 1 JACK MIC 1 JACK USB JACK MIC 2 JACK WINDOW DISPLAy HEADPHONE JACK What’s included Check for the supplied accessories below. Video Cable FM Antenna User's Manual Remote Control...
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. Position of the DVD Player Selecting the Listening Position The listening position should be located about 2.5 to 3 times the •...
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• Do not let children play with or near the speakers. They could get hurt if a speaker falls. • Keep the speaker out of reach of children so as to prevent children from inserting their hands or alien substances into the duct (hole) of the subwoofer speaker.
See your TV owner's manual for more information on how to select the TV's Video Input source. Mini Component If you use an HDMI cable to connect a Samsung TV to the main unit, you can operate the using •...
Content is encrypted at the source device to prevent unauthorized copies from being made. What is Anynet+? • Anynet+ is a convenient function that offers linked operation of this unit through Samsung TV's with the Anynet+ feature. —...
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When you playback CD during CEC ON, if you turn off the TV Power, the Mini Component doesn't automatically turn off the Power. BD Wise (Samsung products only) You can select to use the BD Wise menu only if the Mini Component is connected to a Samsung TV that supports BD Wise using an HDMI cable. •...
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Setting the HDMI Audio The audio signals transmitted over the HDMI Cable can be toggled ON/OFF. MENU button. In Stop mode, press the button to move to <Audio> and then press the Press the Cursor ENTER button. Press the Cursor button to move to <HDMI AUDIO>...
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 AUX IN 1(Audio) on the MINI COMPACT front panel to the Audio Out of the external component/MP3 player. Press the AUX button to select <AUX1> input. The mode switches as follows : AUX 1AUX 2 D.IN.
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Connecting External Components OPTICAL : Connecting an External Digital Component Digital signal components such as a Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box). Rear Panel Optical Cable (not supplied) Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO IN (OPTICAL) on the MINI COMPACT to the Digital Output of the external digital component.
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 by pressing POWER twice. button. • "CLOCK" is displayed. When the correct Press ENTER.
Disc Playback Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray. Load a disc. • Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up. Press OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. • For mixed discs, the play order is as below:MP3/WMA DIVX JPEG. Note •...
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. Press button, the picture will rotate as clockwise.
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. Press the FUN. button Connect the USB on the main set or the 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, and then press ENTER button to select the desired item. DIVX Display disappears Display disappears •...
Fast 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 Slow Playback Press SLOW button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: DivX • In Pause mode or Slow mode, you can use button to select as below: • To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( ) button.
Skipping Scenes/Songs JPEG DIVX Briefly press • Each time the button is pressed briefly during playback, the previous or next chapter, track, or directory (file) will be played. JPEG DIVX Playing Frame by Frame DIVX Press STEP button. • The picture moves forward one frame each time the button is pressed during playback.
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: Title Chapter ...
AB Repeat Playback DIVX Press the REPEAT A-B Press the REPEAT A-B Repeat Track Repeat Random Repea Repeat Track Repeat Random Repeat O button at the point where you button at the point where you want repeat play to stop (B). want repeat play to start (A).
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 the area. Each time the button is pressed, the zoom level changes as follow: 2 x ...
Selecting Audio/Subtitle Language Audio Language Selection Function DIVX INFO button. Press Press Cursor , buttons to select the Audio. Press Cursor , buttons to select the desired Audio language. Depending on the number of languages • on a DVD disc, a different audio language (ENGLISH, SPAIN,FRENCH, etc.) is selected each time the button is pressed.
Moving Directly to a Scene /Song Moving to a Title DIVX INFO button. Press Press Cursor , buttons to select the Title. Press Cursor , or numeric buttons to select the desired Title and then press ENTER button. Moving to a Chapter INFO button.
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 , button to select the In stop mode, press button to move to ‘Language Setup’ MENU button. ‘Setup’ and then and then press ENTER press ENTER button. button.
Setting TV Screen type PressCursor buttontomoveto Instopmode,press ‘Setup’andthen MENUbutton. pressENTERbutton. 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. • Y oucanselect'On'or'Off'. • Y oucanselect'I-SCAN'or'P-SCAN'.
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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).
Setting the Delay Time Ifthespeakerscannotbeplacedatequaldistancesfromthelisteningposition,youcanadjustthe delaytimeoftheaudiosignalsfromtherearspeakers. PressCursor InStopmode, buttontomoveto pressMENU ‘Audio’andthen button. pressENTERbutton. ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT Setting up the Speaker Delay Time When5.1CHSurroundSoundisplayed,youcanenjoythebestsoundif thedistancebetweenyouandeachspeakeristhesame.Sincethesounds arriveatthelisteningpositionatdifferenttimesdependingonthe placementofspeakers,youcanadjustthisdifferencebyaddingadelay effecttothesoundoftheCenterSpeakerandRearSpeakers. Note • W ithDDPLII(DolbyProLogicII),thedelaytimemaybedifferentforeachmode.
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PressCursor,, PressCursorbutton ,buttonstomove PressCursor, tomoveto‘DelayTime’ tothedesired tosettheDelay andthenpressENTER speakerandthen time. button. pressENTERbutton. • Y oucansetthedelaytimeforC between00and05mSECandfor LSandRSbetween00and 15mSEC. ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT Setting CENTER SPEAKER • Ideal CENTER IfthedistanceofDcisequaltoorlongerthanthe SPEAKER placement distanceofDfinthefigure,setthemodeas0ms. Otherwise,changethesettingaccordingtothetable. Distance between Df and Dc Delay Time 0.00m 0ms 0.34m 1ms...
Setting the Audio Quality Youcanadjustthebalanceandlevelforeachspeaker. When adjusting the audio quality using the setup screen PressCursor InStopmode, buttontomoveto pressMENU ‘Audio’andthen button. pressENTERbutton. ENTERSELECT ENTERSELECT Adjusting Front/Rear Speaker Balance Note • Y oucanselectbetween-7to7. • T hevolumedecreasesasyoumovecloserto–7. Adjusting Center/Rear/Subwoofer Speaker Level • T hevolumelevelcanbeadjustedinstepsfrom+6dBto–6dB. • T hesoundgetslouderasyoumovecloserto+6dBandquieteras yougetcloserto-6dB.
Dolby Pro Logic II Mode You can select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode. Pressthe PL II MODEbutton. Eachtimethebuttonispressed,themodechangesasfollows. MUSIC CINEMA PROLOGIC MATRIX STEREO PRO LOGIC II •MUSIC: W henlisteningtomusic,youcanexperiencesoundeffectsasifyou arelisteningtotheactualperformance. •CINEMA :Addsrealismtothemoviesoundtrack. •PROLOGIC: Y ouwillexperiencearealisticmulti-channeleffect,asifusing fivespeakers,whileusingjustthefrontleftandright speakers.
Dolby Pro Logic II Effect This function works only in Dolby Pro Logic MUSIC mode. PL II MODEbuttontoselect<MUSIC>mode. Pressthe P ressthe PL II EFFECTbuttontoselect<PANORAMA>,thenpressthe Cursor buttonstoselectthedesiredeffectsetting. • Youcanselecteither0or1. • ThismodeextendsthefrontstereoimagetoincludetheRearspeakersforanexciting "wraparound"effectwithsidewallimaging. P ressthe PL II EFFECTbuttontoselect<C-WIDTH>,thenpressthe Cursor buttontoselectthedesiredeffectsetting. • Youcanselectbetween0and7.
Presetting Stations You can store up to: 15 FM stations Example: Presetting FM 89.1 in the memory PressTUNING PresstheTUNER PresstheTUNER buttonandselect toselect MEMORY button. theFMband. "89.10". • R efertoStep2onpage55 toautomaticallyormanually tuneintoastation. Topresetanother PressTUNING PresstheTUNER station,repeat toselectpreset MEMORY button. steps2to5. number. • • Y oucanselectbetween1and...
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. • T IME ONisdisplayedforafew 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/Treble Level/Bass Level 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. When CD Ripping,the P.SOUND function PresstheP.SOUNDbutton.
DSP/EQ Function DSP(Digital Signal Processor) : DSP modes have been designed to simulate different acoustic environments. EQ : You can select ROCK, POP, or CLASSIC to optimize the sound for the genre of music you are playing. PresstheDSP/EQ button. Each time the button is pressed, the selection changes as follows: PASS ➞...
DEMO Function / DIMMER Function ECO Function DEMO Function Youcanviewthevariousfunctionsavailableonyoursystem. PressDEMO/DIMMERbutton. • T hevariousfunctionsavailablearelistedinturnonthedisplay. • A llthesefunctionsaredescribedindetailinthisbooklet. Forinstructionsonhowtousethem,refertotheappropriatesections. DIMMER Function Youcanadjustthebrightnessofthedisplayonthemainunitsoitwon't interferewithyourmovieviewing. PressDEMO/DIMMERbutton. • E achtimethebuttonispress,thebrightnesschangesasfollows: DEMO ONDIMMER ON(Dim)DIMMER OFF(Bright). Note PressanybuttonstocancelDEMOfunction. Whenyouturnoffthemainunit,DEMOfunctionwillbeautostart after10senconds.ifyouwanttocancelthisDEMOfunction,press DEMO/DIMMERbuttonagain. ECO Function You can save the power consumption while the unit is turned off (on standby) InStandbymode,pressand holdthePOWERbuttonfor...
Connecting Headphones/Microphone You can connect a set of headphones to your mini component system so that you can listen to music or radio programmers without disturbing other people in the room. The headphones must have a 3.5ø jack or an appropriate adapter. You can also insert microphone to sing along with your favorite CDs.
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.RefertotheDVDdiscjacketand changed. thenselecttheappropriatefunction. 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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