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DIGITAL HOME CINEMA SYSTEM HT-DB750 HT-DB1750 HT-DB1850 Instruction Manual TV DVD RECEIVER OPEN/CLOSE TV/VIDEO MODE DIMMER TUNER BAND SLOW SUB TITLE MO/ST SUPER5.1 MUSIC MOVIE V-H/P V-H/P TUNING/CH VOLUME PL II PL II MODE EFFECT ENTER RDS DISPLAY TEST TONE PTY–...
Safety Warnings Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT exposure. LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 CAUTION-INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED, AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
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.
The HT-DB750/HT-DB1750/HT-DB1850 automatically shuts itself off after 20 minutes in the stop or pause mode. Customized TV Screen Display The HT-DB750/HT-DB1750/HT-DB1850 allows you to select your favorite image during JPEG, DVD, or VCD playback and set it as your background wallpaper.
Contents PREPARATION Safety Warnings..................................1 Precautions ..................................2 Features....................................3 Notes on Discs..................................5 Description ..................................7 CONNECTIONS Connecting the Speakers..............................11 Connecting the FM and AM(MW/LW) Antennas.........................13 Connecting the Video to TV ..............................14 Connecting External Components ............................15 Before Using Your DVD Player............................17 OPERATION Disc Playback ..................................18 Displaying Disc Information ..............................19 Checking the Remaining Time............................20 Fast/Slow Playback................................21...
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 V I D E O realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie theater or concert hall. DVD players and the discs are coded by region.
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Disc Recording Format CD-R Discs • Depending on the disc recording device (CD-Recorder or PC ) and the condition of the disc, some CD-R discs may not be playable. • Use a 650MB/74 minute CD-R. Avoid CD-R media, as they may not be playable. •...
—Rear Panel— VIDEO OUT SELECT SWITCH Video Output Connector Use the switch to set video out Connect the TV's video input jacks (VIDEO IN) to the VIDEO OUT connector. SCART JACK Connect to a TV with scart input jack. External Digital Component Input Connector Use this to connect external equipment capable of digital output.
Description —Remote Control— TV indicator DVD POWER button DVD RECEIVER indicator MODE button TV/VIDEO, DIMMER button OPEN/CLOSE button DVD button AUX button TUNER BAND button Auto Sound Calibration button SUBTITLE button SLOW, MO/ST button SUPER 5.1 button MOVIE button Live Surround Mode button/ Virtual Headphone button Play/Pause button Stop button...
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Insert Remote Batteries Remove the battery Insert two 1.5V AAA Replace the battery cover on the back of batteries, paying cover. the remote by attention to the correct pressing down and polarities (+ and –). sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow.
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 • Place it on a stand or cabinet shelf, or under The listening position should be located about 2.5 to 3 the TV stand.
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Front Speaker (L) Front Speaker (R) Center Speaker White Green Purple Blue Gray Subwoofer Rear Speaker (R) Rear Speaker (L) Back of the Speakers Back of the Main Unit Press down the terminal Insert the wire into the Connect the connecting jacks to tab on the back of the terminal and release the the back of the DVD player.
Connecting the FM and AM Antennas ( MW/LW ) If AM reception is poor, connect an outdoor AM antenna(not supplied). If FM reception is poor, connect an outdoor FM antenna (not supplied). AM Loop Antenna (supplied) ANTENNA Snap the tabs on the loop into the FM Antenna (supplied) slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna.
Connecting the Video to TV VIDEO SCART 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. Scart (Best 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.
Connecting External Components Connecting an External Digital Component Example: Digital signal components such as a DVD or CD Recorder. Optical Cable (not included) DIGITAL OUT Connect the Digital Input (OPTICAL) to the Digital Output on the external digital component. Press AUX on the remote control to select ‘DIGITAL IN’. •...
Connecting an External Analog Component Example: Analog signal components such as a VCR, Camcorder, and TV. Audio Cable If the external analog component has only one Audio Out, connect either left or right. Connect Audio In on the DVD player to Audio Out on the external analog component. •...
VOLUME, TV/VIDEO, and Numeric (0-9) buttons. be the same as the video format of your TV. • By default, the remote control is set to work with Samsung TVs. See page 61 for more information on the operation of the remote control.
Disc Playback Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray. Load a discs. • Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s Press OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. • Playback starts automatically. JPEG • Playback starts automatically. DVD RECEIVER SMART NAVI Something like you...
Displaying Disc Information You can view playback information on the disc on the TV screen. Press INFO button. • Each time the button is pressed, the display changes as follows: JPEG DVD RECEIVER SMART NAVI Something like you Back for good Love of my life More than words Display disappears...
Checking the Remaining Time Press the REMAIN button. • For checking the total and remaining time of a title or chapter being played. Each time the REMAIN button is pressed VCD 2.0 with PBC is OFF TITLE ELAPSED TRACK ELAPSED TITLE REMAIN TRACK REMAIN CHAPTER ELAPSED...
Fast/Slow Playback Fast Playback Press and hold • Each time the button is held down during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: Slow Playback Press SLOW button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the playback speed changes as follows: •...
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. TITLE 01/05 CHAPTER 002/040 DVD RECEIVER SMART NAVI Something like you Back for good Love of my life...
Repeat Playback Repeat playback allows you to repeatedly play a chapter, title, track (song), or directory (MP3 file). JPEG Press REPEAT button. • Each time the button is pressed during playback, the repeat playback mode changes as follows: JPEG Repeat Playback Options CHAPTER Repeatedly plays the selected chapter.
A-B Repeat Playback Press Cursor button Press INFO button to move to REPEAT twice. PLAYBACK display. • For a VCD or CD, press INFO button once. Press Cursor Press ENTER buttons to select ‘A-’ button at the end and then press ENTER of the desired button at the beginning segment.
Angle Function This function allows you to view the same scene in different angles. Press Cursor Press INFO button. button to move to ANGLE display. Press Cursor buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired angle. • Each time the button is pressed, the angle changes as follows: •...
Zoom Function This function allows you to enlarge a particular area of the displayed image. Zoom (Screen Enlarge) Function Press Cursor , , Press ENTER Press ZOOM , buttons to move to the area button. button. you want to enlarge. •...
Selecting Audio/Subtitle Language Audio Language Selection Function Press Cursor Press INFO button buttons or numeric buttons to select the twice. desired audio language. • Depending on the number of languages on a DVD disc, a different audio language (KOREAN, ENGLISH, JAPANESE, etc.) is selected each time the button is pressed.
Moving Directly to a Scene/Song Moving to a Title/Track Moving to a Chapter Press Cursor , buttons Press Cursor , or numeric buttons to select buttons to move to Press INFO button. the desired title/track and then Chapter display. press ENTER button. 01/05 001/040 0:00:37...
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 Press MENU buttons to move to button. ‘DISC MENU’ 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 , Press ENTER Press MENU button to move to button.
Setting the Language OSD language is set to English by default. Press Cursor Press MENU button to move to button. ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press MENU button to exit the setup screen. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
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Press Cursor Press Cursor Press ENTER button to select the button to select the button. desired item and then desired language and then press ENTER button. press ENTER button. • Once the setup is complete, if the language was set to English, OSD will be displayed in English. Selecting the Selecting the Selecting the...
Setting TV Screen type Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor Press Cursor button to move to ‘TV button to select the DISPLAY’ and then desired item and then press ENTER button. press ENTER button.
Adjusting the TV Aspect Ratio (Screen Size) The horizontal to vertical screen size ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while that of wide screen and high definition TVs is 16:9. This ratio is called the aspect ratio. When playing DVDs recorded in different screen size, you should adjust the aspect ratio to fit your TV or monitor.
Setting Parental Controls (Rating Level) Use this to restrict playback of adult or violent DVDs you do not want children to view. Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
Press Cursor Press Cursor , button Enter the password button to move to to select the desired rating and then press ‘PARENTAL’ and then level and then press ENTER button. press ENTER button. ENTER button. • • The password is set to "7890" by default. If you have selected Level 6, you •...
Setting the Password You can set the password for the Parental (rating level) setting. Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Setup’ and then press ENTER button. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
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Press Cursor button to Press ENTER Enter the password move to ‘PASSWORD’ and then press button. and then press ENTER ENTER button. button. • Enter the old password, a new password, and confirm new password. • The setting is complete. Press RETURN button to return to the previous level.
‘USER’ and then setup screen. press ENTER button. Select this to set the Select this to set the desired Samsung Logo image as image as your wallpaper. your wallpaper. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
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Press Cursor Press Cursor button to move to button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Setup’ and then ‘LOGO’ and then press ENTER button. press ENTER button. Press RETURN button to return to the previous level. Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open and then close the disc tray.
Setting the Speaker Mode Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor In the Speaker , buttons to move to the desired Setup, press the speaker and then ENTER button again. press ENTER button.
Setting the Test Tone Press Cursor Press Cursor button button to move to to move to ‘TEST Press MENU button. ‘Audio’ and then TONE’ and then press press ENTER button. ENTER button. • The test tone will be sent to L SW in that order.
Setting the Delay Time Press Cursor button to move to ‘Audio’ and Press MENU button. then press ENTER button. Setting up the Speaker Delay Time When 5.1CH Surround Sound is played, you can enjoy the best sound if the distance between you and each speaker is the same. Since the sounds arrive at the listening position at different times depending on the placement of speakers, you can adjust this difference by adding a delay effect to the sound of the Center Speaker and Surround Speakers.
Press Cursor Press Cursor button Press Cursor , buttons to move to move to ‘DELAY to set the Delay to the desired TIME’ and then press time. speaker and then ENTER button. press ENTER button. • You can set the delay time for C between 00 and 05mSEC and for LS and RS between 00 and 15mSEC.
Setting the Audio Quality You can adjust the balance and level for each speaker. When adjusting the audio quality using the setup screen Method 1 Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU button. ‘Audio’ and then press ENTER button. Press Cursor button Press Cursor...
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When manually adjusting with the SOUND EDIT button Method 2 Adjusting Front Speaker Balance Adjusting Rear Speaker Balance Adjusting Center Speaker Level Press SOUND Press SOUND Press SOUND EDIT button and EDIT button and EDIT button and then press Cursor then press Cursor then press Cursor TITLE...
Setting the DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) You can use this function to enjoy Dolby Digital sound when watching movies at low volume at night. Press Cursor button to move to Press MENU ‘Audio’ and then button. press ENTER button. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
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Press Cursor Press Cursor button to move to to adjust ‘DRC’ and then the ‘DRC’. press ENTER button. • The longer the Cursor button is held down, the greater the effect, and the longer Cursor button is held down, the smaller the effect. •...
Auto Sound Calibration Setup * This function is available only for DVD/CD playback. Auto Sound Calibration By setting the auto sound calibration function just once when you relocate or install the unit, you can have the unit automatically recognize the distance between speakers, levels between channels, and frequency characteristics to create 5.1-channel sound field optimized for the listener's environment.
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Plug the auto sound calibration microphone into the auto sound calibration input jack. Place the auto sound calibration microphone at the listener's position. Adjust the volume control on the main unit as follows: • If the distance between the listener and the speaker is over 5 m: Set the main unit's volume to over 25.
Live Surround Mode Super 5.1 Function Live Surround Mode Function Movie Sound Field Function You can reproduce a 2-channel sound source, such If you select Music Sound Field when listening to a You select from 3 different modes of sound field 2-channel sound source, it will be reproduced in as VCD, CD, and radio broadcast, in 5.1-channel for movies.
• To purchase headphones, please • Each time the button is pressed, the contact the nearest Samsung selection alternates between Electronics Customer Center. VIRTUAL ON and VIRTUAL OFF. V-H/P • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels when using headphones.
Dolby Pro Logic II Mode You can select the desired Dolby Pro Logic II audio mode. Press PL II MODE button. • Each time the button is pressed, the mode changes as follows. LINEAR PCM TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT TUNED MPEG-2 AAC MPEG TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT...
Dolby Pro Logic II Effect This function works only in Dolby Pro Logic MUSIC mode. Press PL II EFFECT button Press PL II MODE and then press Cursor button to select ‘MUSIC’ buttons to select the mode. mode. • You can select either 0 or 1. TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT TUNED TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT...
Listening to Radio You can listen to the chosen band (FM, MW, LW broadcast stations) by using either the automatic or manual tuning operation. Remote Control Unit Press TUNER/ Tune in to the desired station. BAND button. • Automatic Tuning 1 When is pressed, a The selection toggles back...
Presetting Stations You can store up to: • FM Frequency Modulation 15 FM stations • AM(MW) Medium Wave 8 MW stations • LW Long Wave 7 LW stations Example: Presetting FM 89.1 in the memory Press the TUNER(BAND) Press the TUNER Press button and select MEMORY button.
About RDS broadcasting Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example,the stations send their station names,as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music,etc.
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PTY (Program Type) indication and PTY-SEARCH function One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels by specifying the PTY codes. To search for a program using the PTY codes Display Program Type Before you start, remember...
Convenient Functions Sleep Timer Function You can set the time that the DVD player will shut itself off. Press SLEEP button. • "SLEEP" will be displayed. Each time the button is pressed the preset time changes as follows: 10 OFF. TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT TUNED...
Adjusting Display Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display on the main unit so it won't interfere with your movie viewing. Press DIMMER button. • Each time the button is press, the brightness changes as follows: SLIGHTLY DARK DARK BRIGHT. Mute Function This is useful when answering a doorbell or telephone call.
The remote control may not work on some brands of TVs. Also some operations may not be possible depending on your brand of TV. • If you do not set the remote control with the code for your brand of TV, the remote control will work on a Samsung TV by default. Downloaded From TheatreSystem-Manual.com Manuals...
Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, turn off the unit, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized dealer or Samsung Electronics Service Center. Symptom Check/Remedy Disc tray does not open.
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Symptom Check/Remedy • Disc is rotating but no • Is the TV power on? • Are the video cables connected properly? picture is produced. • Is the disc dirty or damaged? • Picture quality is poor and • A poorly manufactured disc may not be playable. picture is shaking.
Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs Small scratches on the disc may reduce sound and picture quality or cause breaks in playback. Be especially careful not to scratch discs when handling them. 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.
Specifications 230W Power Consumption 9.3Kg Weight 430 x 75 x 368 mm Dimensions (W x H x D) +5°C~+35°C Operating Temperature Range 10%~75% Operating Humidity Range 10dB Usable Sensitivity 60dB S/N Ratio 0.5% Distortion 54dB Usable Sensitivity 40dB S/N Ratio Distortion 1.0Vp-p(75Ω...
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HT-DB1750 5.1ch speaker system Speaker system Front/Center/Rear speaker Subwoofer speaker Impedance 6Ω x 5 6Ω Frequency range 150Hz~20KHz 40Hz~250Hz Output sound pressure level 85dB/W/M 86dB/W/M Rated input 100W Maximum input 172W 200W Front 115 x 1307 x 110 mm Dimensions (W x H x D) 296 x 390 x 360 mm Rear 115 x 1252 x 110 mm...
Notes on Terminology Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number ANGLE of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left , from the right , etc.). With such discs, the Angle button can be used to change the angle of view for specific scenes. These numbers are recorded on DVD discs.