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DIGITAL HOME 
THEATER SYSTEM

HT-SK5

V I D E O

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

COMPACT

DIGITAL VIDEO

Instruction Manual

AH68-01241T

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

SERVICE DIVISION

400 Valley Road, Suite 201

Mount Arlington, NJ 07856

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

www.samsungusa.com

Summary of Contents for HTSK5

Page 1: ...5 V I D E O COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO Instruction Manual AH68 01241T SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC SERVICE DIVISION 400 Valley Road Suite 201 Mount Arlington NJ 07856 1 800 SAMSUNG 1 800 726 7864 www samsungusa com ...

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: ...ting instructions POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal POLARIZATION This video pro...

Page 4: ...ION Contents PREPARATION Safety Warnings 1 Precautions 2 Safety Instructions 3 Features 5 Notes on Discs 7 Description 9 CONNECTIONS Connecting the Speakers 13 Connecting the Video to TV 15 P SCAN Progressive Scan Function 16 Connecting External Components 17 Connecting the Antennas 19 Before Using Your DVD Player 21 OPERATION Disc Playback 23 Selecting a Disc in the Disc changer 24 Displaying Dis...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...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 7: ... at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame TV DVD RECEIVER OPEN CLOSE DVD TUNER AUX EZ VIEW 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 button...

Page 8: ...s You can also install it directly over or under the TV Position of the DVD Player Place it on a stand or cabinet shelf or under the TV stand Selecting the Listening Position The listening position should be located about 2 5 to 3 times the distance of the TV s screen size away from the TV Example For 32 TVs 2 2 4m 6 8feet For 55 TVs 3 5 4m 11 13feet 13 Connecting the Speakers Before moving or ins...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...eo In on the DVD player to Video Out on the external analog component 2 3 4 VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN L R 18 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 11: ...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 12: ... so that the TV indicator on the remote control flashes TV DVDRECEIVER TV DVDRECEIVER 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 inst...

Page 13: ... 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 PAUSE button is pressed playback starts from the beginning To stop playback press STOP du...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...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 27 Reverse slow...

Page 16: ... 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 37 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 17: ...m 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 31 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 INFO button ...

Page 18: ...e to Chapter display Moving to a Chapter 01 05 025 040 1 17 30 1 1 5 Press Cursor buttons to move to time 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 33 Selecting Audio Subtitle Language Depending on the number of languag...

Page 19: ...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 35 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 20: ...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 21: ...to 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 an...

Page 22: ...o fit your 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 t...

Page 23: ...ress 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 ...

Page 24: ...ssword The setting is complete 3 5 Press RETURN button to return to the previous Press MENU button to exit the setup screen 45 46 Press Cursor button to move to PASSWORD and then press ENTER button Press ENTER button Enter the password and then press ENTER button Setting the Password You can set the password for the Parental rating level setting ...

Page 25: ...ess 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 s...

Page 26: ...on PRO LOGIC and STEREO the speaker mode may vary Press RETURN button to return to the previous level Press MENU button to exit the setup screen 49 50 Note 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 butt...

Page 27: ... 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 Df The distance from FRONT SPEAKER Dc The distance from CENTER SPEAKER Ds The distance from SURROUND SPEAKER Ideal ...

Page 28: ...r 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 previous level Press MEN...

Page 29: ...level 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 yo...

Page 30: ...ront 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 ...

Page 31: ...tion To tune in to a preset station press on the remote control to select a channel Refer to Step 2 on page 59 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 TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz PRGM flashes in the display 3 Example Presettin...

Page 32: ... 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 display To restore ...

Page 33: ...the TV and press POWER If the TV turns off or on the setting is complete TV DVDRECEIVER Note 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 Brand Co...

Page 34: ...e 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 damaged A p...

Page 35: ...nd for 1 or 2 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 ...

Page 36: ...und to be defective during the limited warranty period specified above All replaced parts and products become the property of SAMSUNG and must be returned to SAMSUNG Replacement parts and products assume the remaining original warranty or ninety 90 days whichever is longer SAMSUNG s obligations with respect to software products distributed by SAMSUNG under the SAMSUNG brand name are set forth in t...

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