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Disc Type and Characteristics

This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs with the corresponding logos :

* DO NOT play CD-ROM, CD-I and DVD-ROM in this player! 

(CDGs play audio only, not graphics.)

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DIGITAL

SOUND

STEREO

• Playback

Region
Number

• PAL colour

system in U.K,
France, Germany,
China etc.

• Dolby

Digital disc

• Digital

Audio disc

• Stereo

disc

• DTS disc

Disc Markings

Both the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the
disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play.
The Region Number for this player is described on the rear panel of the player.

Playback Region Number

PAL

12 Cm

8 Cm

Single-sided

240 min.

Double-sided

480 min.

Single-sided

80 min.

Double-sided

160 min.

Audio

+

Video

Audio

+

Video

Audio

• DVD contains excellent s o u n d

and video due to Dolby Digital
and MPEG-2 system.

• Various screen and audio

functions can be easily selected
through the on-screen menu.

• Video with CD sound, VHS

quality & MPEG-1 compression
technology.

• An LP is recorded as an analog

signal with more distortion. CD
is recorded as a Digital Signal
with better audio quality, less
distortion and less deterioration
of audio quality over time.

VIDEO-CD

AUDIO-CD

12 Cm

8 Cm

74 min.

20 min.

12 Cm

8 Cm

74 min.

20 min.

Disc Types

(Logos)

Recording

Types

Disc Size

Max.

Playing

Time

Characteristics

DVD

• NTSC broadcast
system in USA,
Canada, japan,
South Korea, etc.

N T S C

Safety Instructions

The following illustrations represent precautions.

The lightning bolt is a warning sign alerting you to dangerous voltage inside the product.

DO NOT OPEN THE DVD-VCR. Refer to service personnel.

THIS DEVICE IS NOT FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL

ENVIRONMENTS

Do NOT expose the DVD-VCR
to extreme temperature condi-
tions (below 5°C and above
40°C) or to extreme humidity
conditions (less than 10% and
more than 75%).

Do NOT expose the DVD-VCR
to direct sunlight.

Do NOT expose the DVD-VCR
to any liquids.

Do NOT place any objects on
the  DVD-VCR  or  remote
control.

During a storm and/or light-
ning, unplug the DVD-VCR
from the mains socket and
aerial.

If the remote control is not
used for a long period of time,
remove the batteries and store
it in a cool, dry place.

00046L  DVD-V55K/XSG-GB1  11/9/02 11:06 AM  Page 4

Summary of Contents for DVD-V55K

Page 1: ...DVD VCR DVD V55K Instruction Manual www samsungvcr com 00046L DVD V55K XSG GB1 11 9 02 11 06 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...g from DVD to VCR 12 Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control 13 Setting the Date and Time 13 Menu Language 14 SETTING UP YOUR DVD VCR Selecting the Colour Mode 15 Intelligent Picture Control 16 Auto Power off 16 Selecting the Cassette Type 17 Auto Repeat Play 17 Displaying Hiding On Screen Information 18 Selecting the Recording Speed 18 Protecting a Recorded Cassette 19 Connecting an RCA Audio V...

Page 3: ...ogy An LP is recorded as an analog signal with more distortion CD is recorded as a Digital Signal with better audio quality less distortion and less deterioration of audio quality over time VIDEO CD AUDIO CD 12 Cm 8 Cm 74 min 20 min 12 Cm 8 Cm 74 min 20 min Disc Types Logos Recording Types Disc Size Max Playing Time Characteristics DVD NTSC broadcast system in USA Canada japan South Korea etc NTSC...

Page 4: ...T F ADV STEP 29 ECHO 30 FAST FORWARD SKIP NEXT 31 DISC MENU 32 PLAY STILL 33 RIGHT 34 DOWN 35 MARK INDEX 36 SUBTITLE Front View of the DVD VCR Rear View of the DVD VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 LINE OUT TO TV COMPOSITE 2 LINE IN 1 3 AUDIO LINE OUT S VIDEO OR COMPONENT 4 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 5 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL 6 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL 7 S VIDEO OUT VIDEO CASSETTE COMPARTMENT KEY CONTROL BUTTONS PL...

Page 5: ...for detailed connection instructions and associated safety precautions Display Indicators Accessories You have just purchased a SAMSUNG Video Cassette Recorder DVD VCR Together with your DVD VCR you will find the following accessories in the box REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES AUDIO VIDEO CABLE OWNER S INSTRUCTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 The DVD Deck is active 2 A DVD CD VCD or SVCD is loaded 3 ...

Page 6: ...9 52 pages press the DVD button on the remote control to select and watch DVD 1 1 2 3 4 GB 10 Connecting DVD VCR to the TV using the RCA Cable You can connect your DVD VCR to the television using the RCA cable if the appropriate input is available on the television You thus Obtain better quality sound and pictures Simplify the setting up procedure of your DVD VCR Make sure that both the television...

Page 7: ...to increase or decrease the value Result The day of the week is displayed automatically You can hold the or buttons down to scroll more quickly through the values 6 On completion press RETURN to exit the menu RETURN CLOCK SET 12 00 1 JAN 2002 TUE MAIN MENU CLOCK SET RETURN ENTER Copying from DVD to VCR The DVD VCR allows you to copy the contents of a DVD to a VHS tape with a press of the COPY butt...

Page 8: ...ress the SETUP button 2 Set Language Using the or buttons move the selection arrow to Language set then press ENTERbutton 3 Set menu Language Move the selection bar to your desired Language then press ENTER button 1 MAIN MENU LANGUAGE SET RETURN ENTER LANGUAGE SET RETURN ENTER Arabic English 00046L DVD V55K XSG GB1 11 9 02 11 06 AM Page 14 ...

Page 9: ...ou can record NT4 43 1 Press SETUP on the remote control Result The MAIN MENU is displayed 2 Press the corresponding or buttons to select the Option option 3 Press the ENTER button to select this option Result The USER SET menu is displayed 4 Press the corresponding or buttons until the cursor is placed on the COLOUR SYSTEM option 5 Press the button to select AUTO PAL MESECAM B W AUTO When playing...

Page 10: ... 1 During playback press the SETUP button on the remote control Result The MAIN MENU is displayed 2 Press the corresponding or buttons to select the Option option 3 Press the ENTER button to select this option Result The USER SET menu is displayed 4 Press the corresponding or buttons until the cursor is placed on the IPC option 5 Press the or button to select the IPC intelligent picture control op...

Page 11: ...s displayed In long play mode LP is displayed VCR VCR Connecting an RCA Audio Video Input Cable VCR You can connect other audio video equipment to your DVD VCR using audio video cables if the appropriate outputs are available on the equipment chosen Examples You wish to copy a video cassette with the help of a second VCR see page 20 You wish to play back and or copy pictures taken with a camcorder...

Page 12: ...orded for the length of time requested At the end of that time the DVD VCR stops recording automatically 6 If you wish to cancel the recording before the end press STANDBY ON If the end of the tape is reached while recording The recording stops and power off 2 4 3 VCR LENGTH 2 30 SET LENGTH PRESS REC Recording from Another VCR or Camcorder You can copy a cassette to your DVD VCR from another video...

Page 13: ...tect the Cassette Video heads 2 2 1 1 VCR VCR Playing a Cassette Adjusting Picture Alignment Automatically Adjusting Picture Alignment Manually This function allows you to play back any pre recorded cassette 1 Switch on both the television and your DVD VCR 2 Insert the video cassette to be played If the safety tab on the cassette is intact press ll Otherwise the cassette is played automatically Wh...

Page 14: ...ated 3 These Index searches can be made forwards press or backwards press 4 To cancel an Index search simply press the II or button You can set an index number up to 20 2 1 1 2 etc Prev Seq Seq being played Next Seq etc VCR Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame Playing a Sequence at Variable Speeds You can Stop the cassette at a given frame image Advance one frame at a time No sound is heard when play...

Page 15: ... 2 2 0 00 00 VCR SQPB Super VHS Quasi Playback VCR This function is for playback of Super VHS format tapes only not for recording 1 Inset the SVHS format tape that you want to see 2 Press PLAY ll to start playing the cassette 3 Press SVHS button to start SQPB If the SQPB is on during normal playback the video output is distorted 3 Picture Search Fast Forward Rewind Picture Search enables you to Fa...

Page 16: ... KARAOKE button on the remote control 2 Press the corresponding or buttons to select the SCORE mode 3 Press the or buttons to select the SCORE mode ON 4 Score will pop up whenever a song is completed Using the KARAOKE Function SCORE Function 1 Press the STANDBY ON button and insert KARAOKE tape 2 Press the KARAOKE button to turn the KARAOKE mode ON 3 Press ll to start playing the cassette 4 When y...

Page 17: ... Input Jack Dolby Digital Decoder TV S Video Jack RCA Jack Digital Audio out Jack LINE Audio out Jack Analog Audio Input Jack The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD VCR player with a TV and other components It is only available for DVD The VCR out can not watch by this connection or or DVD ...

Page 18: ...s displayed 2 Press the corresponding or buttons to select the DVD option 3 Press the ENTER button to select this option Result The DVD SETUP menu is displayed Disc Menu Setup of the Menu Language Use the Menu preference menu to select the language you want a DVD s disc menu to be displayed in Audio Setup of the Audio Language Use the Audio preference menu to select the soundtrack language Subtitl...

Page 19: ...d Audio Options Display Options RETURN ENTER RETURN ENTER AUDIO LANGUAGE English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Original Others RETURN ENTER SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Automatic English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Others DVD SETUP Disc Menu English Audio English Subtitle Automatic Parental Unlocked Audio Options Display Options RETURN ENTER 1 With the unit in Stop mode press ...

Page 20: ...evel Low Quasi PAL Off DVD Out Component Setting Up the Audio Options 1 With the unit in Stop mode press the SETUP button on the remote Result The MAIN MENU is displayed 2 Press the corresponding or buttons to select the DVD option 3 Press the ENTER button to select this option Result The DVD SETUP menu is displayed 4 Use the or buttons to select Audio Options Then press the ENTER button 5 Use the...

Page 21: ...o Still the image Then use the Search Forward to play in slow motion at variable speeds Each press increases the slow motion speed playback to 1 8 1 4 or 1 2 normal speed Audio is muted during slow motion playback Press the ll Play Still button to resume normal playback 5 Stop Resume Press the Stop button once to stop playback To resume the DVD CD from the point where the disc stopped press the ll...

Page 22: ...apter number elapsed time audio and subtitle will be displayed Use the or NUMBER buttons to enter a different title then press the ENTER button Use the or or NUMBER buttons to enter a chapter number then press the ENTER button To enter the time from which you want to start use the or buttons to select then use the NUMBER buttons to enter the time Then press the ENTER button Use the or buttons to c...

Page 23: ...e the or buttons to select PROGRAM Press the ENTER button 3 Use the or buttons to select the first chapter or track to add to the program Press the ENTER button The selection numbers appear in the Program Order box 4 Press the PLAY STILL button The disc will be played in programmed order 1 With the stop mode press the MODE button 2 Use the or buttons to select RANDOM Press the ENTER button The dis...

Page 24: ...A disc must have at least two titles for the TITLE MENU function to work When pressing the TITLE button with a CD the unit enters the INTRO mode INTRO lets you listen to the beginning of each track for about 10 seconds Track View VCD Index View VCD Digest Play 1 During play press the DIGEST button You ll see the 9 individual windows representing each of the chapters on the TV screen When each wind...

Page 25: ...appear on screen The subtitle languages are represented by abbreviations This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs A DVD disc can contain up to 32 subtitle languages How to have the same subtitle language come up whenever you play a DVD Refer to Setting Up the Language Features on page 32 Selecting the Audio Language You can select a desired lan...

Page 26: ...DOLBY DIGITAL However some of these discs do not contain rear channel sound signals Depending on the disc the Zoom and 3D Sound function may not work 3D Sound Functions DVD DVD Using the Bookmark Function The Bookmark function lets you select parts of a DVD or VCD MENU OFF mode so that you can quickly find the section at a later time 1 During play press the MARK button on the remote The Bookmark i...

Page 27: ...rk of The SDMI Foundation You cannot copy such files Your DVD player only accepts one level of file directory Consequently you must choose either to save all your MP3 recording files at the root of the disc and or create folders in the directory for each artist or music type e g classical rock jazz etc Important The above recommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play...

Page 28: ...e only when the Karaoke mode is ON When using I button it can not work at the last song When using Request function the REPEAT function does not work If the CLEAR button is pressed when the Request message is not shown on the screen all the songs on your playlist will be cleared KARAOKE on KEYCON REQUEST REQUEST 03 02 50 1 Pressing the KARAOKE button makes the karaoke ON mode 2 Select the KEYCON u...

Page 29: ...IONS Make sure to turn the KARAOKE MODE to OFF to play a movie disc or play in a general mode If you play a movie disc with the KARAOKE ON a score will show up every time when a chapter is over Vocal Fader Guide Melody Score Function Types of Karaoke disc VOCAL FADER off GUIDE MELODY on SCORE MODE off Technical Specifications Rated voltage 110 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption 25 Watts Weight 4 5 Kg ...

Page 30: ...his player cannot play CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc Insert a DVD a VIDEO CD or a CD 5 1 channel sound is reproduced only when the following conditions are met 1 The DVD VCR player is connected with the proper amplifier 2 The disc is recorded with 5 1 channel sound Check whether the disc being played has the Dolby 5 1 ch mark on the outside Check if your audio system is connected and working properly The f...

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