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Features

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Multi-Disc Playback & AM/FM Tuner

The HT-DB600 combines the convenience of multi-disc playback capability,

including DVD, VCD, CD, MP3-CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-RW, with a

sophisticated AM/FM tuner, all in a single player.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II is a new form of multi-channel audio
signal decoding technology that improves upon existing
Dolby Pro Logic.

Built-in 5.1-Channel Amplifier

The HT-DB600 comes with a built-in 5.1-channel amplifier,
allowing you to enjoy dynamic sound. 

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

DTS is an audio compression format developed by Digital Theater
Systems Inc. It delivers full-frequency 5.1 channel sound.

Power Saving Function

The HT-DB600 automatically shuts itself off after 20 minutes
in the stop or pause mode.

TV Screen Saver Function

The HT-DB600 automatically brightens and darkens the brightness of
the TV screen after 2 minutes in the stop or pause mode.
The HT-DB600 automatically switches itself into the power saving mode
after 20 minutes in the screen saver mode.

Customized TV Screen Display

The HT-DB600 allows you to select your favorite image during JPEG,
DVD, or VCD playback and set it as your background wallpaper.

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Contents

PREPARATION

Safety Warnings..................................................................................................................................................................1
Precautions .........................................................................................................................................................................3
Features..............................................................................................................................................................................3
Notes on Discs....................................................................................................................................................................5
Description ..........................................................................................................................................................................7

CONNECTIONS

Connecting the Speakers....................................................................................................................................................11
Connecting the Video to TV ................................................................................................................................................13
P.SCAN(Progressive Scan) Function .................................................................................................................................14
Connecting External Components ......................................................................................................................................15
Connecting the Antennas....................................................................................................................................................17
Before Using Your DVD Player...........................................................................................................................................19

OPERATION

Disc Playback .....................................................................................................................................................................21
Selecting a Disc in the Disc changer ..................................................................................................................................22
Displaying Disc Information ................................................................................................................................................23
Checking the Remaining Time............................................................................................................................................24
Fast/Slow Playback.............................................................................................................................................................25
Skipping Scenes/Songs ......................................................................................................................................................26
Repeat Playback.................................................................................................................................................................27
A-B Repeat Playback..........................................................................................................................................................28
Angle Function ....................................................................................................................................................................29
Zoom Function ....................................................................................................................................................................30
Selecting Audio/Subtitle Language .....................................................................................................................................31
Moving Directly to a Scene/Song........................................................................................................................................32
JPEG File Playback ............................................................................................................................................................33
Using Disc Menu.................................................................................................................................................................35
Using the Title Menu ...........................................................................................................................................................36

SETUP

Setting the Language..........................................................................................................................................................37
Setting TV Screen type .......................................................................................................................................................39
Setting Parental Controls (Rating Level).............................................................................................................................41
Setting the Password ..........................................................................................................................................................43
Setting the Wallpaper..........................................................................................................................................................45
Setting the Speaker Mode ..................................................................................................................................................47
Setting the Test Tone..........................................................................................................................................................48
Setting the Delay Time........................................................................................................................................................49
Setting the Audio Quality........................................................................................................................................................................51
Setting the DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)...............................................................................................................53
Sound Field (DSP)/EQ Function .........................................................................................................................................54
Dolby Pro Logic II Mode......................................................................................................................................................55
Dolby Pro Logic II Effect .....................................................................................................................................................56

RADIO OPERATION

Listening to Radio ...............................................................................................................................................................57
Presetting Stations..............................................................................................................................................................58

MISCELLANEOUS

Convenient Functions .........................................................................................................................................................59
Operating the TV with the Remote Control .........................................................................................................................61
Before Calling for Service ...................................................................................................................................................63
Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs ............................................................................................................................65
Specifications......................................................................................................................................................................66
Notes on Terminology.........................................................................................................................................................67
Warranty .............................................................................................................................................................................68

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Page 1: ...E CANCEL ZOOM REMAIN TUNERMEMORY PL II EFFECT VOLUME DSP EQ REPEAT BAND MO ST TV VIDEO MODE DIMMER V I D E O COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO Instruction Manual AH68 01287S SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CANADA INC HEADQUARTERS 7037 Financial Drive Mississauga Ontario Canada L5N 6R3 TEL 1 905 542 3535 www samsung ca SERVICE DIVISION 7037 Financial Drive Mississauga Ontario Canada L5N 6R3 1 800 SAM...

Page 2: ...th 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 Do not stack anything on top of the player Do not place the player on amplifiers or other equipment which may become hot Before moving the player ensure the disc tray is e...

Page 3: ...allpaper PREPARATION Contents PREPARATION Safety Warnings 1 Precautions 3 Features 3 Notes on Discs 5 Description 7 CONNECTIONS Connecting the Speakers 11 Connecting the Video to TV 13 P SCAN Progressive Scan Function 14 Connecting External Components 15 Connecting the Antennas 17 Before Using Your DVD Player 19 OPERATION Disc Playback 21 Selecting a Disc in the Disc changer 22 Displaying Disc Inf...

Page 4: ...e recorded on a single CD a maximum of 300 folders can be played What is MP3 MP3 is short for MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG is an acronym for Moving Pictures Experts Group MP3 is a file format with compression ratio of 1 12 128 Kbps That is you can use MP3 format to record about 12 times the usual amount of data on a regular CD DVD Digital Versatile Disc offers fantastic audio and video thanks to ...

Page 5: ...sc Tray Open Close button Direct Play button Volume control Disc Change button Tuning Down Skip buttons Tuning Up Skip buttons Play Pause button Stop button AM Antenna Connector FM Antenna Connector External Video Component Input Connectors External Audio Component Input Connector 5 1 Channel Speaker Output Terminals COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT jacks Connect a TV with component video inputs to th...

Page 6: ...the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame TV DVD RECEIVER OPEN CLOSE DVD TUNER AUX EZ VIEW NTSC PAL SLOW DISC SKIP STEP TUNING CH PL II R E T U R N MENU INFO M U T E MODE ENTER P SCAN SOUNDEDIT TESTTONE SLEEP LOGO DIGEST SLIDEMODE CANCEL ZOOM REMAIN TUNER MEMORY PL II EFFECT VOLUME DSP EQ REPEAT BAND MO ST TV VIDEO MODE DIMMER PL II MODE button TUNING CH button MENU button DVD POWER b...

Page 7: ...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 A...

Page 8: ...tion switches back and forth between P SCAN and I SCAN each time the button is held down for a minimum of 1 second The previous mode is indicated in the display first followed by the selected mode in about a second In interlaced scan video a frame consists of two interlaced fields odd and even where each field contains every other horizontal line in the frame The odd field of alternating lines is ...

Page 9: ...eo In on the DVD player to Video Out on the external analog component 2 3 4 VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN L R 16 Example Analog signal components such as a VCR Camcorder and TV Connecting an External Analog Component Video Cable Audio Cable If the external analog component has only one Audio Out connect either left or right Press AUX on the remote control to select DIGITAL IN Each time the button is pressed ...

Page 10: ...a supplied to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal as a temporary measure 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 If reception is poor connect an outdoor antenna Before attaching a 75Ω coaxial cable with a standard type connector disconnect the supplied FM antenna not supplied CONNECTIONS FM antenna connection 1 2...

Page 11: ...EIVER Press the POWER button to turn on the TV 5 6 Press the MODE button so that the DVD RECEIVER indicator on the remote control flashes Press DVD button to select DVD CD mode Before Using Your DVD Player Your DVD player is capable of playing DVD VCD CD MP3 and JPEG discs Depending on the disc you are using these instructions may vary slightly Read the instructions carefully before using 19 By de...

Page 12: ...ppear on the TV screen Something like you Back for good Love of my life More than words I need you My love Uptown girl DVDRECEIVER SMARTNAVI If pressed once PRESS PLAY is displayed and the stop position will be stored in memory If PLAY PAUSE button or ENTER button is pressed playback resumes from the stop position This function works only with DVDs If pressed twice STOP is displayed and if PLAY PA...

Page 13: ...he disc currently being played What is a Track File A section of video or a music file recorded on a VCD CD or MP3 CD Screen Display DVD display VCD display CD display MP3 CD display TITLE display CHAPTER display TRACK FILE display ELAPSED TIME display REPEAT PLAYBACK display AUDIO LANGUAGE display SUBTITLE display STEREO L R display DOLBYDIGITALdisplay ANGLE display Depending on the disc the disc...

Page 14: ...ressed playback will skip back or forward 5 minutes TITLE 01 05 CHAPTER 002 040 TITLE 01 05 CHAPTER 004 040 Fast Slow Playback Fast Playback DVD VCD CD MP3 Press and hold Each time the button is held down during playback the playback speed changes as follows Press SLOW button Each time the button is pressed during playback the playback speed changes as follows Slow Playback DVD VCD 25 Reverse slow...

Page 15: ... mode changes as follows DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG Repeat playback operation is not possible with version 2 0 VCD discs if PBC is turned on To use Repeat Playback on a VCD with PBC you should set the PBC to OFF in the disc menu See page 35 CHAPTER Repeatedly plays the selected chapter TITLE Repeatedly plays the selected title RANDOM Plays tracks in random order A track that has already been played may b...

Page 16: ... and bottom of the TV screen can be removed by pressing the EZ VIEW button This function will not work if the DVD is recorded with multi camera angle format Black bars may not disappear because some DVD discs have a built in horizontal to vertical ratio 29 Angle Function This function allows you to view the same scene in different angles DVD 2 Press Cursor button to move to ANGLE display 1Press IN...

Page 17: ... Chapter display Moving to a Chapter 01 05 025 040 1 17 30 1 1 5 Press Cursor buttons to move to time display Moving to a Specific Time Press the numeric buttons You can press on the remote control to move directly to the desired title chapter or track Depending on the disc you may not be able to move to the selected title or time 31 Selecting Audio Subtitle Language Depending on the number of lan...

Page 18: ...camera or camcorder or JPEG files on a PC can be stored on a CD and then played back with this DVD player Slide Mode JPEG 33 Place the JPEG disc on the disc tray Each time the button is pressed the slide moves backward or forward Press to skip to the next slide 1 Playback starts automatically Each image is shown for 5 seconds before another image is displayed Press the OPEN CLOSE button 2 Each ima...

Page 19: ...tween PBC ON and OFF When you select the disc menu that is not supported by the disc the This menu is not supported message appears on the screen 1Press MENU button Press Cursor buttons to move to DISC MENU and then press ENTER button 4 Press ENTER button 3 Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item PBC Playback Control Function When playing a VCD version 2 0 you can select and view various s...

Page 20: ...move to Setup and then press ENTER button 4 Once the setup is complete if the language was set to English OSD will be displayed in English 3 Selecting the Subtitle Language recorded on the disc Selecting the Disc Menu Language recorded on the disc Press ENTER button 5 Press Cursor button to select the desired item and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to select the desired language and t...

Page 21: ...our TV or monitor For a standard TV select either 4 3LB or 4 3PS option according to personal preference Select 16 9 if you have a wide screen TV Select this to view a 16 9 picture in the full screen mode on your wide screen TV You can enjoy the wide screen aspect Select this to play a 16 9 picture in the letter box mode on a conventional TV Black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the scre...

Page 22: ...s Cursor button to move to Setup and then press ENTER button 4 The password is set to 7890 by default Once the setup is complete you will be taken to the previous screen If you have selected Level 6 you cannot view DVDs with Level 7 or higher The higher the level the closer the content is to violent or adult material 3 5 Press Cursor button to move to PARENTAL and then press ENTER button Press Cur...

Page 23: ...ord The setting is complete 3 5 Press RETURN button to return to the previous Press MENU button to exit the setup screen 43 44 Press Cursor button to move to PASSWORD and then press ENTER button Press ENTER button Enter the password and then press ENTER button SETUP Setting the Password You can set the password for the Parental rating level setting ...

Page 24: ... Cursor button to move to LOGO and then press ENTER button Press MENU button to exit the setup screen Press OPEN CLOSE button to open and then close the disc tray Press Cursor button to move to USER and then press ENTER button DVD VCD JPEG To Change the Wallpaper 1 During playback press PLAY PAUSE button when you see an image you like Press LOGO button LOGO COPYING will be displayed on the TV scre...

Page 25: ...nd STEREO the speaker mode may vary Press RETURN button to return to the previous level Press MENU button to exit the setup screen 47 48 Note SETUP SMALL Select this when using the speakers NONE Select this when no speakers are installed 2 1Press MENU button Press Cursor button to move to Audio and then press ENTER button 3 Press Cursor button to move to TEST TONE and then press ENTER button The t...

Page 26: ...und 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 Df The distance from FRONT SPEAKER Dc The distance from CENTER SPEAKER Ds The distance from SURROUND SPEAKER Ideal CEN...

Page 27: ... as you get closer to 6dB Method 1 Whenadjustingtheaudioqualityusingthesetupscreen Method 2 When manually adjusting with the SOUND EDIT button 2 1 Adjusting Front Speaker Balance Adjusting Rear Speaker Balance Press SOUND EDIT button and then press Cursor 3 Adjusting Center Speaker Level 4 5 Adjusting Rear Speaker Level Adjusting Subwoofer Speaker Level Press RETURN button to return to the previou...

Page 28: ...el Press MENU button to exit the setup screen Sound Field DSP EQ Function DSP Digital Signal Processor DSP modes have been designed to simulate different acoustic environments EQ You can select from ROCK POP or CLASSIC depending on the genre of music DSP appears on the display panel Each time the button is pressed the selection changes as follows POP JAZZ ROCK Depending on the genre of music you c...

Page 29: ...t left and right speakers produce phantom sound DIMENSION Incrementally adjusts the sound field DSP from the front or rear When playing a DVD disc encoded with two or more channels multi channel mode will be selected automatically and Dolby Pro Logic II button does not work You can select either 0 or 1 Press PL II MODE button to select MUSIC mode Press PL II EFFECT button and then press Cursor but...

Page 30: ...s only when listening to an FM station To tune in to a preset station press on the remote control to select a channel Refer to Step 2 on page 57 to automatically or manually tune in to a station 2 1 Each time the button is pressed the band switches between FM and AM TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz PRGM flashes in the display 3 Example Presetting FM 8...

Page 31: ...u can set the time that the DVD player will shut itself off Adjusting Display Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display on the main unit so it won t interfere with your movie viewing To cancel the sleep timer press SLEEP button until OFF appears on the display Press DIMMER button Using Headphones Use headphones not supplied for private listening pleasure MUTE ON appears in the displa...

Page 32: ...and press POWER If the TV turns off or on the setting is complete TV DVDRECEIVER Note MISCELLANEOUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SAMSUNG ANAM DAEWOO LG HITACHI JVC SHARP SONY TOSHIBA SANYO MITSUBISHI MATSUSHITA TELEFUNKEN RCA PANASONIC SABA PHILIPS GRUNDIG ZENITH MIVAL NOBLEX EMERSON MAGNAVOX LOEWE THOMSON NORDMENDE LOEWE OPTA BLAUPUNKT SIEMENS TV B...

Page 33: ... on the disc Dolby Digital 5 1 CH Surround Sound is produced only if the disc is recorded with 5 1 channel sound Is the audio language correctly set to DOLBY DIGITAL 5 1 CH in the information display Dolby Digital 5 1 CH Surround Sound is not produced Symptom Check Remedy Is the TV power on Are the video cables connected properly Make sure that the disc is not a PAL disc Is the disc dirty or damag...

Page 34: ...hours with the power on Note Power Consumption Weight Dimensions W x H x D Operating Temperature Range Operating Humidity Range Usable Sensitivity S N Ratio Distortion Usable Sensitivity S N Ratio Distortion Component Video Composite Video Component Video S VIDEO Front speaker output Center speaker output Rear speaker output Subwoofer speaker output Frequency range S N Ratio Channel separation Inp...

Page 35: ...ional surround sound 5 1 or 6 Channel Digital Surround sound reproduced from DVDs and LDs recorded as a digital signals with disc marking With better sound quality dynamic range and directionality than traditional Dolby surround technology you can enjoy dynamic realistic sound CHAPTER NUMBER DVD PCM PBC PLAYBACK CONTROL REGION NUMBER SUBTITLES TITLE NUMBER TRACK NUMBER VIDEO CD A 4 channel analog ...

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