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9

Connecting the Speakers

• Connect the satellite speakers, center speaker, and

subwoofer to the terminals on the rear panel using
speaker cords supplied.

• Connect the red cord to the red (+) terminal and the

black cord to the black (-) terminal.

Subwoofer

Left front
speaker

Left rear
speaker

Right rear
speaker

Right front
speaker

Center

speaker

Press and hold the terminal tab.

1

Insert the speaker cord.

2

Release the finger.

3

•

For details on the “

Ideal Speaker Placement

” see page 32.

Right rear speaker

Right front speaker

Left front speaker

Left rear speaker

Subwoofer

Center speaker

1

2

3

Red

Black

Summary of Contents for HT-DM550

Page 1: ...DIGITAL HOME THEATER SYSTEM HT DM550 Instruction Manual V I D E O COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO ...

Page 2: ...nstructions accompanying the unit WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELE...

Page 3: ...ue to lightning could damage the unit Do not expose the unit to direct sun radiation or other heat sources This could lead to overheating and malfunction of the unit The battery used in this product contains the chemicals that are harmful to the environment Do not dispose of batteries in the general household waster It is recommended that the replacement of the battery should be done by technician...

Page 4: ...irectly to your TV not to a VCR Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy protected DVD discs This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by methods claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovis...

Page 5: ...Storing Discs Disc Type and Protection Specifications Reference CHAPTER 6 MISCELLANENOUS 41 43 44 45 46 Listening to the Radio Presetting stations CHAPTER 5 RADIO OPERATION 39 40 Connecting the Speakers Connect Video to TV Connecting the FM and AM MW LW Antennas AUX Connections Controlling a TV with the Remote Connecting your System to the Power Supply Before Using the DVD Player 9 10 11 12 13 13 ...

Page 6: ... MPEG TITLE PBC PRGM ST TUNED kHZ MHZ L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L STEREO indicator DSP indicator PBC indicator RADIO FREQUENCY indicator PROGRAM indicator System Status Display SPEAKER indicator DOLBY DIGITAL indicator TUNER indicator LINEAR PCM indicator DTS Disc indicator Display Tuning Down Skip buttons Tuning Up Skip buttons Open Close button Standby indicator TITLE indicator ...

Page 7: ...digital output External Video Component Input Connector External Audio Component Input Connector Video Output Connector Connect the TV s video input jacks VIDEO IN to the VIDEO OUT connector S Video Output Connector If the TV is equipped with an S Video input connector S VIDEO IN connect it to the player s S Video output jack AM Antenna Connector COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT jacks Connect a TV wit...

Page 8: ... TV Channel TV VIDEO DVD button TUNER button AUX button Open Close button Title button Menu button Audio MO ST mono stereo button Subtitle button Display button Return button Mute button Clear button Volume Control buttons Speaker output volume control Play Pause button Stop button Tuning Preset CD Skip button Tuning Up Down CD Search button Sleep button Direction Enter button Step button Setup bu...

Page 9: ...ese precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame CAUTION To open the remote control cover push the top of the cover then slide downward Listening on he...

Page 10: ...nd the black cord to the black terminal Subwoofer Left front speaker Left rear speaker Right rear speaker Right front speaker Center speaker Press and hold the terminal tab 1 Insert the speaker cord 2 Release the finger 3 For details on the Ideal Speaker Placement see page 32 Right rear speaker Right front speaker Left front speaker Left rear speaker Subwoofer Center speaker 1 2 3 Red Black ...

Page 11: ...supplied from the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back panel of the system to the S VIDEO IN jack on your television Component Video Best Quality If your television is equipped with Component Video inputs connect a component video cable not supplied from the Pr Pb and Y jacks on the back panel of the system to the corresponding jacks on your television When the Progressive scan mode is selected the VIDEO ...

Page 12: ...ntenna not supplied AM Loop Antenna supplied Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna FM Antenna supplied Cooling fan See About Cooling Fan below If AM reception is poor connect an outdoor AM antenna not supplied A cooling fan is mounted on the rear panel of the center unit to prevent abnormal temperature inside the center unit thus assuring normal opera...

Page 13: ...output jacks Connect to external equipment with analog output Example Video TV etc Always connect the video and audio connection cables to the equivalent colored jack Optical Cable To view pictures from external input first connect the VIDEO IN jack and then connect the VIDEO OUT jack TV not supplied Press AUX on the remote control to select DIGITAL IN AUX1 or AUX2 Press Function on the main unit ...

Page 14: ... 27 02 20 22 13 14 22 24 12 16 02 10 31 15 16 14 24 28 13 14 24 33 34 07 16 19 21 Samsung Akai FIisher Grundig Hitachi JVC LG Mitsubishi Mival Nokia Nordmende Panasonic Philips Saba Sanyo Schneider Sharp Sony Telefunken Thomson Toshiba CODES If there is more than one code listed in the table enter one at a time to determine which code works TV Turn on or off the TV VOLUME Adjust the volume TV VIDE...

Page 15: ... capable of playing DVD VCD and CD discs User instructions may vary depending on the type of disc Read the instructions carefully before use TV TV VIDEO DVD Prepe rations before use Turn on the power to your DVD player and TV 1 Select a video mode by pressing the TV VIDEO button 2 Press the DVD button to select the DVD input function 3 TV Broadcast System This device is designed to work with the P...

Page 16: ... STOP is shown on the display When the Play Pause button or Return button is pressed subsequently playback resumes from the position at which it was stopped If the Stop button is pressed a second time the resume play memory function is canceled and STOP is shown on the display When the Play Pause button is pressed playback starts from the beginning The button is located only on the Front Panel of ...

Page 17: ...DOLBY DVD indicator TITLE indicator TITLE ELAPSED indicator CHAPTER indicator ANGLE indicator REPEAT indicator DISC TYPE indicator AUDIO LANGUAGE indicator SUBTITLE LANGUAGE indicator Turning the sound off temporarily What is a Title What is a Chapter Press the Mute button during playback This operation may be useful when you need to greet the guests or answer the telephone A movie contained in a ...

Page 18: ...n 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can CD R MP3 DISC Only CD R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played The file name of the MP3 file may not be longer than 8 characters and should contain no blank spaces or special characters Use discs recorded with a compression decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps Only files with the mp3 and MP3 extensions can be playe...

Page 19: ... on the disc will be played once in random order REPEAT ONE Current track will be repeated REPEAT DIR Tracks in the current directory will be repeated REPEAT DISC All tracks on the disc will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed Your DVD player can also play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in digital audio format When recording your own CD R or CD RW discs make sure t...

Page 20: ...ack it moves to the next or previous chapter and plays it Playing Frame by Frame The picture moves forward one frame each time the button is pressed Step Press the and button Press the and button Press the Step button During playback you can search quickly through a chapter or track for a specific scene or tune No sound is heard during high speed playback slow playback and step motion playback rev...

Page 21: ...time of a title or chapter being played The slow playback speed changes and the selections 1 2X 1 4X 1 8X 1 16X and normal play are repeated Checking the Remaining Time REMAIN TIME CHAPTER REMAIN TIME TITLE CHAPTER TIME TITLE TIME REMAIN TIME DISC REMAIN TIME TRACK DISC TIME TRACK TIME Each time the Remain button is pressed Slow Remain Press the Slow button Press the Remain button ...

Page 22: ...peat Press the Repeat button Repeat playback operation is not possible with version 2 0 VCD discs if PBC is turned on To operate this feature press the MENU button and then select PBC OFF Press the Repeat A B button at the beginning A of the segment you want to review Press the Repeat A B button again at the end B of the segment you want to review The segment will begin repeating To return to norm...

Page 23: ...ffer from disc to disc 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 Using the Title Menu TITLE V I D E O 1 2 1 8 00 00 00 T C CHAPTER V I D E O 1 2 1 8 00 00 00 T C TIME V I D E O 1 2 1 8 00 00 00 T C To move directly to a title chapter or time Each time the buttons are pressed the de...

Page 24: ...e Subtitle Language V I D E O OFF 1 1 1 1 SPA ENG FRE OFF ENG 1 3 2 3 3 3 Depending on the number of languages recorded on a DVD disc a different subtitle language ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH etc is selected each time the button is pressed To make the subtitles disappear select OFF Audio MO ST Subtitle Press the Audio button Press the Subtitle button If the word INVALID appears on the TV screen while b...

Page 25: ...nlarged portion you want to watch This function only works with discs on which multiple angles have been recorded During playback press the Angle button to select the desired angle 1 3 2 3 3 3 normal in that order Selecting the desired Screen Angle Zoom Angle Functions 2 Zoom Angle Press the Zoom button Press the Angle button Only 2X zoom operation is possible during VCD playback ...

Page 26: ...ROGRAM PLAY Press the Program button 1 Press the Enter button then use the Number buttons to select the desired title 2 3 You can use also just the Up Down Left Right button Press the Enter button then use the Number buttons to select the desired chapter Press the Enter button 4 At this time you can continue programming if you want to 5 When programming more than 10 tracks select and then press th...

Page 27: ...Press the Enter button 4 Repeat steps 1 4 above to change the program 5 The cursor moves to the number below You can program or change particular tracks for VCD or CD discs in the same manner You can use also just the Left Right button To delete the entire Program When you have entered a wrong number Clear Press the Clear button When you want to delete a selection during programming select the tra...

Page 28: ...an set the sleep time so that the unit powers off automatically after a preset period of time To Review Sleep Setting Activating Dynamic Range Compression D R C You can enjoy a powerful sound even at a low volume level by compressing the dynamic range difference between the maximum and minimum sounds From the remote control ONLY Press the D R C button Each time you press the button the dynamic ran...

Page 29: ...t ENGLISH CHINESE CHINESE OSD LANGUAGE SYSTEM AUDIO SUBTITLE LANGUAGES ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN JAPANESE MENU LANGUAGE Move Setup Exit ENGLISH ENGLISH CHINESE CHINESE OSD LANGUAGE SYSTEM AUDIO SUBTITLE LANGUAGES PLAYERMENULANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLELANGUAGE DISCMENULANGUAGE 3 4 Press the Setup button from the stop mode To End the Language Features Setup Setup Press the Setup button again...

Page 30: ...it LANGUAGES SYSTEM TV SCREEN 4 3 LB OFF RATING LEVEL OUTPUT DIGITAL TV SCREEN 4 3 PS 16 9 4 3 LB Move Setup Exit LANGUAGES SYSTEM OFF RATING LEVEL BITSTREAM OUTPUT DIGITAL TV SCREEN Move Setup Exit LANGUAGES SYSTEM 4 3 LB Press the Up Down button to select the desired sub item and then press the Enter button 4 5 From the stop mode press the Setup button 1 Press the Left Right button to select the...

Page 31: ...en the rating level password has been forgotten 30 4 3 LB OFF RATING LEVEL OUTPUT DIGITAL TV SCREEN 4 3 PS 16 9 4 3 LB Move Setup Exit LANGUAGES SYSTEM 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...

Page 32: ...e Front speaker Small Center speaker Small Rear speaker Small Subwoofer Use Center Speaker Delay Time Rear Speaker Delay Time Center speaker Not Used Rear speaker Not Used Setting up Delay Time from 00 05ms Setting up Delay Time from 00 15ms 1 Press the Left Right button to select the desired item Press the SPK Mode button 2 SMALL When this setting is selected low frequencies of below 200 Hz are a...

Page 33: ...elow to install speakers in appropriate locations 5 3 ms 10 6 ms 15 9 ms Df The distance from FRONT SPEAKER Dc The distance from CENTER SPEAKER Ds The distance from SURROUND SPEAKER Setting REAR SURROUND SPEAKERS If the distance of Df is equal to the distance of Ds in the figure set the mode as 0ms Otherwise change the setting according to the table Setting CENTER SPEAKER If the distance of Dc is ...

Page 34: ...e of 6 00 6 range of 6 00 6 Front Speakers L level R level Rear Speakers L level R level Center Speaker Rear Speakers Subwoofer Speaker Sound Edit Press the Sound Edit button 2 The display changes depending on the current audio output mode DSP PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO STEREO etc While in DSP or PRO LOGIC mode TEST TONE may operate differently for VCDs or CDs Speaker Setting Methods The test signal will ...

Page 35: ... Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II is a new multi channel playback format developed by Dolby Laboratories using feedback logic steering technology and offering improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits Dolby Pro Logic II can be used to decode not only sources recorded in Dolby Surround but also regular stereo sources into five channels front left front right center surround left and surrou...

Page 36: ...ovements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic It can be used to decode not only sources recorded in Dolby Surround but also regular stereo sources into five channels front left right center and surround left right In addition various parameters can be set according to the type of source and the contents so you can adjust the sound field with greater precision Pro Logic II Mode Select one of the modes...

Page 37: ...e heard only from the center speaker only from the left right speakers as a phantom image or from all three front speakers to varying degrees Dimension Control This control gradually adjusts the soundfield either towards the front or towards the rear Each time the DSP DPL II Effect button is pressed This function works only in the DPL II M Dolby Pro Logic II Music Mode 1 2 Press the DSP DPL II Eff...

Page 38: ... with this unit These DSP modes can be used to add acoustic surround effects while reproducing stereo analog or linear PCM digital signals When one of the DSP modes is selected the DSP indicator lights up on the display Press the DSP DPLII Mode button DSP modes available according to the input signal format O Possible X Not possible Provides a clear vocal and simulates the feeling of a concert hal...

Page 39: ...s function works only in the DSP Mode This function works only in the DSP Mode 2 3 Press the Sound Edit button Each time you press the button the indication on the display changes as follows 1 Press the DSP DPL II Mode button Press the Left Right button to adjust the DSP sound parameter ROOM To adjust the resonance based on the room size The larger this value is the more effective the resonance is...

Page 40: ...on areas select Mono mode for a clear interference free broadcast To Listen in Mono Stereo Audio MO ST Remote Control Unit Press the Stop button to select the PRESET mode Then press the button to select a station stored in the preset Press the Stop button to select the MANUAL mode on the front panel Then hold in the button to make the unit begin automaticall searching for broadcast stations Press ...

Page 41: ... 3 4 5 6 You can store up to Press the Program button on the remote control FM1 will flash If you want to save 89 1 to FM1 press Program again To preset other stations follow steps 1 5 again If you want to save 89 1 to another preset location FM2 FM15 press or then press Program to save it to that location 15 FM stations 8 MW stations 7 LW Option stations FM Frequency Modulation AM MW Medium Wave ...

Page 42: ... Was the player moved suddenly from a cold pace to a warm one When condensation forms inside the player remove the disc and let the player stand for 1 or 2 hours with the power on You can use the player after the condensation disappears Picture does not appear sound is not produced the disc tray opens 2 5 seconds later Are the speaker cables loose Is there any dirt or debris at the end of the spea...

Page 43: ...t operate with DVDs that do not include multiple audio or subtitle languages Audio or subtitle language does not operate Is the remote control being used within the appropriate distance and angle of operation for the unit Are the batteries dead Does tje disc have a Menu The Menu button is pressed but the Menu screen does not appear While the player is in the stop mode hold the Stop button down on ...

Page 44: ...ning wipe gently from the inside to the outside of the disc Disc Storage Condensation may form if warm air comes into contact with cold parts inside the player When condensation forms inside the player the player may not operate correctly If this occurs remove the disc and let the player stand for 1 or 2 hours with the power on Do not allow the discs to become contaminated with dirt Do not load cr...

Page 45: ... Single sided Approx 480 min Double sided Approx 80 min Single sided Approx 160 min Double sided 74 min 20 min 74 min 20 min 8cm 12cm 8cm 12cm 8cm Audio Video Audio Recording Types Disc Types Disc Size Max Playing Time Usable Discs Dolby Digital disc DTS Disc Digital Audio disc Stereo disc MP3 disc NTSC broadcast system in USA Canada Japan South Korea etc ...

Page 46: ...m 5 C 35 C 10 75 10dB 60dB 0 5 54dB 40dB 2 1 0Vp p 75Ω load Y 1 0Vp p 75Ω load Pr 0 7Vp p 75Ω load Pb 0 7Vp p 75Ω load Luminance Signal 1 0Vp p 75Ω load Color Signal 0 286Vp p 75Ω load 60W x 2 6Ω Distortion 10 60W 6Ω Distortion 10 60W x 2 6Ω Distortion 10 100W 3Ω Distortion 10 20Hz 20KHz 75dB 50dB AUX 500mV Impedance Frequency range Output sound pressure level Rated input Maximum input S P E A K E...

Page 47: ...ring at the bottom of the screen A DVD disc can contain up to 32 subtitle languages These numbers are recorded on DVD discs When a disc contains two or more movies these movies are numbered as Title 1 Title 2 etc These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and audio CDs They enable specific tracks to be located quickly Contains recordings of pictures and sound whose qualit...

Page 48: ...THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUFACTURED BY AH68 01142J ...

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