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ELECTRONICS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

SERVICE DIVISION

400 Valley Road, Suite 201

Mount Arlington, NJ 07856

1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864)

www.samsung.com

AH68-01751R

HT-AS601B SEA 2005.4.15 9:33 AM Page 2

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Page 1: ...ELECTRONICS SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC SERVICE DIVISION 400 Valley Road Suite 201 Mount Arlington NJ 07856 1 800 SAMSUNG 1 800 726 7864 www samsung com AH68 01751R ...

Page 2: ...Instruction Manual Digital Surround AV Receiver System HT AS601B ...

Page 3: ...LADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE REAR COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper ...

Page 4: ... for a long period of time Protect the player from moisture i e vases and excess heat e g fireplace or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields i e speakers Disconnect the power cable from the AC supply if the player malfunctions Your player is not intended for industrial use Use of this product is for personal use only Condensation may occur if your player or disc have been stored in...

Page 5: ...om the appliance CLEANING Unplug this video product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning LIGHTNING For added protection of this video product receiver during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This wi...

Page 6: ...ay expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel REPLACEMENT PARTS When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards SAFETY CHECK Upon com...

Page 7: ...tal Features 5 DTS Digital Theater Systems DTS play backs 5 1 channel sound with less compression than Dolby Digital for richer sound DTS ES DTS ES is the surround format implementing 6 1 channels while preserving compatibility with existing DTS Digital Sound formats DTS Reproduces digital PCM or analog stereo over 6 1 channels using a high precision DTS digital matrix SFE Sound Field Effect Using...

Page 8: ...Mode 19 Setting the Speaker Listening Distance 21 Setting DRC Dynamic Range Compression 23 Test Tone 24 Setting Speaker Level 27 Dolby Pro Logic llx Mode 29 Dolby Pro Logic llx Effect 31 NEO 6 Mode 33 SFE Mode 35 EX ES Mode 37 Stereo Mode 39 RADIO OPERATION Listening to Radio 41 Presetting Radio Stations 42 MISCELLANEOUS Convenient Functions 43 Operating your TV with the Remote Control 45 Operatin...

Page 9: ...UP button SURROUND button HEADPHONE Jack INPUT button 7 SPEAKER INDICATORS DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIX INDICATOR RADIO BROADCASTING RECEIVING INDICATOR RADIO STEREO INDICATOR DIGITAL INDICATOR RADIO FREQUENCY INDICATOR DTS ES 96 24 INDICATOR LIVE SURROUND INDICATOR L PCM INDICATOR NEO 6 INDICATOR DOLBY DIGITAL EX INDICATOR MPEG2 INDICATOR FRONT DISPLAY DOLBY INDICATOR ...

Page 10: ...DEO OUTPUT JACK FRONT SPEAKER TERMINALS SURROUND BACK SPEAKER TERMINALS Rear Panel Accessories œœ CD AUDIO INPUT JACKS DVD AUDIO INPUT JACKS VCR SAT AUDIO INPUT JACKS Remote Control AH59 01327H FM Antenna AH42 00019A User s Manual AH68 01751R AM Antenna AH42 00017A VCR AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS SUBWOOFER OUTPUT JACKS 1 2 PREPARATION DVD VIDEO INPUT JACK CENTER SPEAKER TERMINALS SURROUND SPEAKER TERMINALS...

Page 11: ...ttons DIMMER button MODE button Direct Function Select buttons TV Indicator VCR Indicator AV RECEIVER Indicator DVD Indicator MODE button MO ST button SUBWOOFER button SFE MODE button EX ES button EFFECT button STEREO button MOVE SELECT button TUNER MEMORY button TUNING CHANNEL button SPEAKER LEVEL button TEST TONE button SPEAKER SETUP button SPEAKER DISTANCE button Remote Control 9 ...

Page 12: ...ttery cover on the back of the remote by pressing down and sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow 1 Insert two 1 5V AAA batteries paying attention to the correct polarities and 2 Replace the battery cover 3 Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking batteries Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries t...

Page 13: ... 2 3 3 3feet above rear speakers facing slightly downwards Surround Back Speaker SL SR 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 Align the front face of the front speakers with the front face of the center speaker or place them slightly in front of the center speakers ...

Page 14: ...UBWOOFER BUILT IN POWER AMPLIFIER PS AW601B FRONT R PS AF601B FRONT L PS AF601B SURROUND R PS AR601B SURROUND L PS AR601B MAIN UNIT AV R601B CENTER PS AC601B SURROUND BACK PS AB601B 1 Press the tab of the speaker connector 2 Insert the black wire into the black terminal and the red wire into the red terminal Connecting Speaker Wire 1 Connect the SUBWOOFER OUT terminal of the amplifier HT AS601B to...

Page 15: ...Disconnect the power plug from the outlet if you will not use this unit for a long period of time Before moving or installing the product be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord Connecting Video Component 13 Video Projector ...

Page 16: ...ere is a Digital Out for the satellite cable STB it can be connected to the SAT Optical connector on the rear panel to provide multi channel surround If there is no Digital Out connector on the STB connect the Analog Audio Out connector to the VCR SAT Audio In on the unit If the external component has only one Audio Output jack connect it to either the right or left Audio Input jack of the main un...

Page 17: ...necting External Component CD Player DVD or 5 1 Channel Player Before moving or installing the product be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord Connecting Audio Component 5 1 Channel 15 ...

Page 18: ...g fan is activated automatically to supply cool air to the unit Please observe the following cautions for your safety Make sure the unit is well ventilated If the unit has poor ventilation the temperature inside may rise and cause damage to it Do not obstruct the cooling fan or ventilation holes If the cooling fan or ventilation holes are covered with a newspaper or cloth heat may build up inside ...

Page 19: ... or off even if you press the POWER button on the remote control while the main unit is turned off When you turn off the power by pressing the POWER button on the remote control the unit will be in standby mode To completely turn off the power press the POWER button of the main unit Standby indicator will be turned off You can operate your TV VCR DVD AV Receiver with one remote control See pages 4...

Page 20: ...ct Analog Digital Input REMOTE CONTROL You can directly select 5 1CH VCR SAT DVD CD For DVD VCR SAT Function ANALOG and OPTICAL DVD OPTICAL V S OPTICAL will be selected repetitively For CD Function ANALOG and COAXIAL will be selected repetitively MAIN UNIT Press INPUT button Each time you press the this button 5 1CH MULTI CH CD DVD VCR SAT FM AM will be selected in turn Press the ANALOG DIGITAL bu...

Page 21: ...SPK S SPK SB SPK SW SPK CROVR SPK MODE OFF will be selected in turn Press button to set the speaker mode To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press the SPK SEL button of the remote control to select SPK MODE OFF To turn the SUBWOOFER On or Off Press SUBWOOFER button Each time you press this button SW SPK YES SW SPK NO will be selected in turn If F SPK is set to SMALL SW SPK is automatica...

Page 22: ...ARGE Select when you use large speaker You can listen to full range sound SMALL Select this when you use small speaker Bass below 100Hz will not be output NONE Select this when you use no speaker YES Subwoofer Select this when you use Subwoofer Speaker NO Subwoofer Select when you do not use Subwoofer Speaker CROVR Select the crossover frequency for the best bass response in your room 20 F SPK Fro...

Page 23: ...ce from the speaker to listening position between 0 0 5feet in intervals of 1 foot For S R S B S L Speaker you can set the distance from the speaker to listening position between 0 0 15feet in intervals of 1 foot To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press the SPEAKER DISTANCE button of remote control to select DISTANCE OFF If the listening position is beyond the range of speaker distance...

Page 24: ...lect the speaker you want Each time you press this button F L CEN F R S R S B S L S W will be selected in turn Press SELECT button to set the speaker distance For F L CEN F R S W Speaker you can set the distance from the speaker to listening position between 0 0 5feet in intervals of 1 foot For S R S B S L Speaker you can set the distance from the speaker to listening position between 0 0 15feet i...

Page 25: ...rs on the display Press SURROUND button to set DRC Each time you press this button DRC STD DRC MAX DRC MIN will be selected in turn To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn the VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit SETUP MODE OFF appears on the display and the unit exits Setup Mode You can only set this function via the main unit STD Sets DRC effect to standard MAX Sets DRC effect to maximum ...

Page 26: ...E button Test signal will be automatically output as follows F L CEN F R S R S B S L S W During test tone output press button to adjust the speaker output level from 10 to 10 dB by 1 step To Stop Test Tone Press TEST TONE button again To Automatically Output Test Tone REMOTE CONTROL 1 OPERATION ...

Page 27: ...ton Test signal will be automatically output as follows F L CEN F R S R S B S L S W During test signal output press SELECT button to adjust the speaker output level from 10 to 10 dB by 1 step To Automatically Output Test Tone MAIN UNIT 1 2 3 To Stop Test Tone Method 1 Press INPUT button 2 times TEST T OFF appears on the display and test tone stops Method 2 Turn VOLUME CONTROL SETUP MODE OFF appear...

Page 28: ... T MANU appears in the display Press SURROUND button Each time you press this button F L CEN F R S R S B S L S W will be selected in turn Press SELECT button to set the test tone as you want You can adjust the speaker output level from 10 to 10dB by 1 step To Manually Output Test Tone MAIN UNIT 1 2 4 3 To Stop Test Tone Method 1 Press INPUT button 1 time TEST T OFF appears on the display and test ...

Page 29: ... S B S L S W SPK LEVEL OFF will be selected in turn Press button to set the speaker level you want You can adjust it from 10 to 10dB by 1 step The sound gets quieter at 10dB and louder at 10dB Default setting value is 00dB To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press SPK LEVEL button on the remote control to select SPKLEVEL OFF 27 Remote Control 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...Setup Menu 28 Press SETUP button SETUP MODE appears on the display and the unit enters into Setup Mode Press INPUT button 7 times LEVEL SETUP appears on the display Press SURROUND button Each time you press this button F L CEN F R S R S B S L S W will be selected in turn Press SELECT button to set to the speaker level you want You can adjust it from 10 to 10dB by 1 step The sound gets quieter at 1...

Page 31: ...s mode provides 5 1 channel sound from 2 channel sources Press MODE button Each time you press this button MUSIC CINEMA MATRIX GAME PROLOGIC will be selected in turn 29 To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds REMOTE CONTROL 1 ...

Page 32: ...s this button DPL ll x NEO 6 SFE STEREO will be selected in turn Press SELECT button Each time you press SELECT button MUSIC CINEMA MATRIX GAME PROLOGIC will be selected in turn Each time you press SELECT button PROLOGIC GAME MATRIX CINEMA MUSIC will be selected in turn Dolby Pro Logic ll x Mode You cannot use Dolby Pro Logic ll x Mode for multi channel signals such as Dolby Digital and DTS Pro Lo...

Page 33: ... button C WIDTH DIMENSION PANORAMA DPL llx EFT OFF will be selected in turn Press button to select Dolby Pro Logic IIx effect you want C WIDTH You can set from 0 to 7 DIMENSION You can set from 7 to 7 PANORAMA You can Set it ON or OFF 31 To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press Effect button of remote control to select DLP ll x EFT OFF REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 ...

Page 34: ... imaging To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit SETUP MODE OFF appears on the display and exits Setup Mode 32 Press SETUP button SETUP MODE appears on the display and enters into Setup Mode Press INPUT button 9 times DPL ll x MODE appears on the display Press SURROUND button Each time you press this button C WIDTH DIMENSION PANORAMA will be selected in ...

Page 35: ...n digital matrix decoder DTS NEO 6 decoder discretes 2 channel sound to Discrete 6 1 channel sound MUSIC NEO 6 MUSIC Mode is optimized for music playback CINEMA NEO 6 CINEMA Mode is optimized for movie playback NEO 6 Mode NEO 6 Mode can be used with DTS and Dolby Digital multi channel signals Pro Logic works only for PCM audio signals with sampling frequency of 32KHz 44KHz or 48KHz To Exit Setup M...

Page 36: ...pears on the display Press SURROUND button CEN IMG appears on the display Press SELECT buttontosetthesoundimageyouwant You can set the sound image from 0 to 5 You can use this function to set the sound image of Center Speaker only via the main unit To Exit Setup Mode Waitforabout5secondsorturnVOLUMECONTROLofthemainunit SETUPMODEOFF appears onthedisplayandexitsSetupMode If TV or screen is installed...

Page 37: ...ffects to digitally simulate actual music environments such as concert halls or movie theaters Press SFE MODE button Each time you press this button HALL THEATER ARENA CLUB DOME STADIUM CHURCH will be selected in turn 35 To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds REMOTE CONTROL 1 ...

Page 38: ...l be selected in turn Press SELECT button Each time you press Select button HALL THEATER ARENA CLUB DOME STADIUM CHURCH will be selected in turn Each time you press Select button CHURCH STADIUM DOME CLUB ARENA THEATER HALL will be selected in turn To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds MAIN UNIT 1 2 OPERATION ...

Page 39: ... Each time you press this button EX ES AUTO EX ES ON EX ES OFF will be selected in turn 37 AUTO 6 1 channel sound will be played back at 6 1 channel and 5 1 channel sound will be output as 5 1 ON 5 1 channel sound will be converted to and output as 6 1 channel OFF 6 1 channel sound will be converted to and output as 5 1 channel EX ES Mode To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press EX ES ...

Page 40: ...l EX in the system without rear center speaker You need to set it to EX ES Mode when playing back disk encoded to Dolby Digital EX in 6 1 channel Some disks encoded with Dolby Digital EX do not contain identification signal In this case set EX ES to ON Rear center channel is added to DTS 5 1 channel improving the sense of direction and space for sound Since DTS ES decoder is built in in the main u...

Page 41: ... Press STEREO button STEREO appears in the display and Stereo Mode is selected Press SURROUND button briefly to select STEREO Each time you press this button DPL ll x NEO 6 SFE STEREO will be selected in turn To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds REMOTE CONTROL MAIN UNIT ...

Page 42: ...Surr Neo 6 O O O O DIGITAL L R SB Dolby Surr EX SFE DIGITAL L C R SL SR SB SW Dolby D 5 1ch SFE DIGITAL L C R SL SR SW Dolby D 2ch SFE O O O O O DIGITAL L R Dolby D 2ch Surr SFE O O O O O DIGITAL L R SB DTS ES SFE dts ES L C R SL SR SB SW DTS 5 1ch SFE dts L C R SL SR SW L PCM Audio SFE O O O O O L PCM L R Analog SFE O O O O O ANALOG Dolby D Surr EX Dolby Digital EX O O O O O DIGITAL L C R SL SR S...

Page 43: ... to increase or decrease frequency by step by step Press INPUT button to select FM or AM Select the frequency Automatic Tuning Press and hold TUNING CH button to automatically tune in frequency Manual Tuning Press TUNING CH button briefly to increase or decrease the frequency step by step To Listen to Mono Stereo Press MO ST button on the remote Each time you press this button STEREO MONO will be ...

Page 44: ...TUNER MEMORY button Tuner number will blink on the display Press TUNING CH button to select preset 2 You can select from presets 1 to 30 Press TUNER MEMORY button Tuner number will disappear and station 89 1 will be saved in preset 2 To preset other stations repeat steps 2 to 5 To Listen to Preset Station Press Select button of the remote control to select the PRESET and press TUNING CH button Ex ...

Page 45: ...gain changes the sleep time from what you have set earlier To Cancel Sleep Timer Press SLEEP button until SLEEP OFF appears on the display To Output Sound Again Press MUTE button again MUTE will disappear and sound will Output Press the MUTE button MUTE appears on the display This function is useful when answering a doorbell or telephone call 43 SLEEP Mute and Adjust Display function can only be o...

Page 46: ...nit will turn automatically back on in 5 seconds Do not turn the volume up too high when you use headphones as It may damage your hearing Reset Function Using Headphone REMOTE CONTROL Press the DIMMER button Eachtimeyoupressthis thebrightnessofthedisplaywillbeadjusted You can adjust the brightness of the display Adjust the Display REMOTE CONTROL MISCELLANENOUS Using the RESET function will erase a...

Page 47: ...ontrol flash 2 3 Point the remote control toward the TV 4 While holding down POWER button enter the code corresponding to your brand of TV IfthecodematchestheTV scode theTVwillbeturnedoff IfthereismorethanonecodelistedforyourTVinthetable enter oneatatimetodeterminewhichcodeworks YoucanusetheTVPOWER VOLUME CHANNEL andNumeric buttons 0 9 5 If TV is turned on or off when you press the power button of...

Page 48: ... NIKEI 003 ONKING 003 ONWA 003 PANASONIC 006 007 008 009 054 066 067 073 074 PENNEY 018 PHILCO 003 015 017 018 048 054 059 062 069 090 PHILIPS 015 017 018 040 048 054 062 072 112 114 117 118 PIONEER 063 066 080 091 PORTLAND 015 018 059 PROTON 040 QUASAR 006 066 067 RADIOSHACK 017 048 056 060 061 075 RCA PROSCAN 018 059 067 076 077 078 092 093 094 REALISTIC 003 019 SAMPO 040 SAMSUNG 000 015 016 017...

Page 49: ...wn POWER button enter the code corresponding to your brand of VCR DVD IfthecodematchestheVCR DVD scode theVCR DVD will beturnedoff IfthereismorethanonecodelistedforyourVCR DVD inthe table enteroneatatimetodeterminewhichcodeworks If you want to operate your DVD player press the Device Select button until the DVD indicator on the remote control flashes YoucanuseVCR DVD POWER VOLUME PLAY PAUSE STOP S...

Page 50: ...Y 019 020 072 PENTAX 001 020 021 033 062 PHILCO 001 033 046 049 091 094 PHILIPS 001 030 033 049 050 066 091 PILOT 025 PIONEER 049 PORTLAND 011 QUASAR 001 033 049 067 091 107 108 RICO 036 RCA PROSCAN 001 020 021 031 032 033 049 051 062 066 070 091 104 REALISTIC 001 009 025 033 044 048 054 091 101 105 SAMSUNG 000 006 031 032 057 058 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 SANYO 008 009 046 048 0...

Page 51: ...ctedtoStereo Refer to pages 9 10 to connect it properly Refer to pages 11 12 to select LARGE or SMALL Refer to pages 27 38 to select other Surround Modes Remote controller does not work There is no sound from surround speaker The sound from each device is changed during stereo playback Can t receive broadcasting Is AM or FM antenna connected properly Are the batteries exhausted Is the distance bet...

Page 52: ...l PCM and Analog input signal There is no sound when playing DTS encoded DVD and CD Is analog input selected Check whether digital external component is properly connected and refer to page 19 to select the digital input Can t select NEO 6 Mode Is the input signal selected properly Use PCM and Analog input signal Product Protection Function Heat Protection Protection function works if the main uni...

Page 53: ...ponse S N Ratio Usable Sensitivity Distortion Rated Output Front Speaker Left Right Center Speaker Surround Speaker Left Right Surround Back Speaker Input Sensitivity Impedance S N Ratio Analog Input 6 1CH Analog Input Separation 1KHz Analog Input 6 1CH Analog Input Digital Input 96KHz PCM TV Format Input Level Impedance Output Level Impedance Video Frequency Response Component Video Frequency Res...

Page 54: ...vices parts supplies accessories applications installations repairs external wiring or connectors not supplied and authorized by SAMSUNG or which damage this product or result in service problems incorrect electrical line voltage fluctuations and surges customer adjustments and failure to follow operating instructions cleaning maintenance and environmental instructions that are covered and prescri...

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