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DVD MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM

WITH USB HOST

DVD/CD/MP3-CD/CD-R/RW PLAYBACK

user manual

MAX-DG56

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Page 1: ...H USB HOST DVD CD MP3 CD CD R RW PLAYBACK user manual MAX DG56 imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing a Samsung product To receive a more complete service please register your product at www samsung com global register ...

Page 2: ...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 This apparatus shall always be connected to a AC outlet with a protective grounding connection To disconnect the apparatus from the mains the plug must be pulled out from the mains socket therefore the mains plug shall be readily o...

Page 3: ...ntended for industrial use Use of this product is for personal use only Condensation may occur if your player or disc have been stored in cold temperatures If transporting the player during the winter wait approximately 2 hours until the unit has reached room temperature before using DISCCHANGE OPEN CLO SE PHONE MIC MICVOL MIN MAX AUXIN1 PARTY P SOUND P BASS MP3 CD DVD TUNER AUX CD RIPPING USB DIS...

Page 4: ...rt hall V I D E O DVD players 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 given on the rear panel of the player Your DVD player will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes 1 6 Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection Because of this y...

Page 5: ... Function 29 Selecting Audio Subtitle Language 30 Moving Directly to a Scene Song 31 Using Disc Menu 32 Using the Title Menu 33 SETUP Setting the Language 34 Setting TV Screen type 35 Setting Parental Controls Rating Level 37 Setting the Password 38 Setting the DRC Dynamic Range Compression 39 AV SYNC Setup 40 RADIO OPERATION About RDS broadcasting 41 Listening to Radio 43 Presetting Stations 44 M...

Page 6: ...ABLE AUDIO IN 3 HEADPHONE JACK 4 MIC 5 MIC VOLUME 6 PARTY 7 POWER SOUND 8 POWER BASS 9 SEARCH FUNCTION BUTTONS TUNING MODE OR STOP BUTTON 10 CD RIPPING 11 USB JACK 12 USB FUNCTION 13 AUX FUNCTION 14 TUNER FUNCTION 15 MP3 CD DVD FUNCTION 16 WINDOW DISPLAY 17 VOLUME 18 COMPACT DISC COMPARTMENT 19 OPEN CLOSE 20 DISC CHANGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ...

Page 7: ... TV s video input jacks VIDEO IN to the VIDEO OUT connector 4 AUX IN 2 connector 5 Component Output Connectors Connect a TV with component video input jacks to these jacks 6 FM Antenna Connector 1 3 2 4 5 6 WHAT S INCLUDED Check for the supplied accessories below Video Cable FM Antenna User s Manual Remote Control ...

Page 8: ...utton OPEN CLOSE button REMAIN button ANGLE button POWER BASS button DEMO button TUNER MEMORY button DIMMER button PARTY button SUBTITLE button INFO button Cursor ENTER button RETURN button REPEAT button TUNING button Tuning Preset button MUTE button AUDIO button SLEEP button MO ST button ZOOM button POWER SOUND button REPEAT A B button CD RIPPING button STEP button CD Skip buttons EXIT button Pla...

Page 9: ... Remote Control PREPARATION Caution Remove the battery 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 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...

Page 10: ...o achieve the correct sound quality insert those speaker connector cables to the speaker connector terminals of the system Connecting the Speakers Before moving or installing the product be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord 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...

Page 11: ...er to the Component Video Input jacks on your TV METHOD 1 Component Video Best Quality METHOD 3 supplied METHOD 2 METHOD 1 Connect the supplied Video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the DVD Player to the VIDEO IN jack on your TV METHOD 3 Composite Video Good Quality If your television is equipped with an SCART input connect an Scart Jack not supplied from the AV OUT jack on the back p...

Page 12: ...t by the odd field to form a single frame One frame displayed every 1 25th of a second contains two interfaced fields thus a total of 50 fields are displayed every 1 50th of a second The interlaced scanning method is intended for capturing a still object Interlaced Scan 1 FRAME 2 FIELDS The progressive scanning method scans one full frame of video consecutively down the screen line by line An enti...

Page 13: ...AUX button to select AUX1 input The mode switches as follows AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX2 Rear Panel Audio Cable not supplied If the external analog component has only one Audio Out connect either left or right 1 Connect AUX IN 2 Audio on the MINI COMPACT rear panel to the Audio Out of the external analog component Be sure to match connector colors 2 Press the AUX button to select AUX2 input The mode switches...

Page 14: ...lied 1 Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL Jack 2 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 This unit does not receive AM broadcasts Note ...

Page 15: ...R appears in the display The current time is now set 5 When the correct time is displayed press ENTER Increase the minutes Decrease the minutes 4 When the correct hour is displayed press ENTER The minutes flash Increase the hours Decrease the hours 3 Press ENTER The hour flashes You can display the time even when you are using another function by pressing TIMER CLOCK once You can also use on the p...

Page 16: ...ow For checking the remaining time of a title or chapter being played DVD CD MP3 TITLE REMAIN TIME CHAPTER REMAIN TIME ELAPSED TIME If you press the REMAIN button the remaining time is displayed To cancel this function press the REMAIN button again 1 1 Press the REMAIN button Press the REMAIN button ...

Page 17: ...n is pressed playback resumes from the stop position This function works only with DVDs If pressed twice STOP is displayed and if PLAY button is pressed playback starts from the beginning To stop playback press STOP button during playback For mixed discs the play order is as below MP3 WMA DIVX JPEG Depending on the content of the disc the initial screen may appear different Depending on the record...

Page 18: ...hen press the ENTER button The MP3 WMA menu screen will appear and playback will start The appearance of the menu depends on the MP3 WMA disc WMA DRM files cannot be played Use to select the track 1 Load the MP3 WMA disc 4 Press the STOP button to stop playback To select another album and track repeat Steps 2 and 3 above 3 To change the album use to select another album in Stop mode and then press...

Page 19: ... Cursor buttons during playback Press INFO button during playback TV displays as below Original Image 1 Use to select icon and then press ENTER button each time you press the button your selection will rotate as clockwise 2 Use to select icon and then press ENTER button each time you press the button your selection will change as below x2 x4 x2 Off 3 Use to select icon and then press ENTER button ...

Page 20: ...file whenever you press button if there are over 2 files in the disk Go to the previous file whenever you press button if there are over 2 files in the disk Press button Each time the button is pressed during playback the playback speed changes as follows To resume normal playback press PLAY button ...

Page 21: ...e supported In addition XviD is supported Audio compatibility MP3s encoded at bit rates from 8kbps to 320kbps AC3s from 32kbps to 640kbps and WMAs from 48kbps to 384kbps are supported In addition for subtitles this unit will support Text format SMI SPEC VIDEO Compatibility DivX3 11 Up to the latest VERSION AUDIO Compatibility MP3 CBR 8kbps 320kbps AC3 CBR 32kbps 640kbps WMA CBR1 Stereo case 48kbps...

Page 22: ... external USB storage devices such as MP3 players USB flash memory etc using the player s USB function To stop playback press the STOP button 21 Fast playback Skip Forward Back During playback press the or button When there is more than a file when you press the button the next file is selected When there is more than a file when you press the button the previous file is selected To play back the ...

Page 23: ...han 160 Gbytes are supported Removable HDDs equipped with 160Gbytes or more may not be recognized depending on the device If the connected device does not work due to insufficient power supply you can use a separate power cable to supply power so that it can work properly The connector of the USB cable may differ depending on the manufacturer of the USB device USB card Reader One slot USB card rea...

Page 24: ...c What is a Chapter Each title on a DVD disc is divided into several smaller sections called chapters appears on the TV screen If this symbol appears on the TV screen while buttons are being operated that operation is not possible with the disc currently being played What is a Track File A section of video or a music file recorded on a CD or MP3 CD Depending on the disc the disc information displa...

Page 25: ... the button is pressed during playback the playback speed changes as follows Slow Playback DVD DivX 24 OPERATION During fast playback of a CD or MP3 CD sound is not heard No sound is heard during slow playback and step motion playback Note To resume normal playback press PLAY button To resume normal playback press PLAY button In Pause mode or Slow mode or Step mode you can use the button to select...

Page 26: ... file will be played The picture moves forward one frame each time the button is pressed during playback Playing Frame by Frame Press STEP button Skip Skip Step DivX CD Track01 Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 Track02 Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 Track03 Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 CD ...

Page 27: ...ene in different angles DVD 1Press ANGLE button Each time the button is pressed the angle changes as follows The Angle function works only with discs on which multiple angles have been recorded Note 26 OPERATION 2 Press Cursor buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired angle ...

Page 28: ...NTER button Select Cancel Repeat playback Select Repeat playback one Chapter Select Repeat playback one Title Select Repeat playback A B DVD DVD CD MP3 DIVX CD MP3 DIVX Repeat Playback Options Track Off Folder Track Folder Disc Shuffle Off Track Disc Shuffle Off Track Repeatedly plays the selected track Folder Repeatedly plays all tracks in the selected folder Disc Repeatedly plays the entire disc...

Page 29: ...as elapsed from point A RPT A is displayed RPT OFF is displayed RPT A B is displayed 2 Press the REPEAT A B button at the point where you want repeat play to stop B 1 Press the REPEAT A B button at the point where you want repeat play to start A 3 To return to nomal play press the REPEAT A B button again ...

Page 30: ...f the displayed image Each time the button is pressed the zoom level changes as follow 2 x 4 x OFF 2 x 4 x 2 x OFF Zoom Screen Enlarge Function DVD DVD 2 Press Cursor buttons to move to the area you want to enlarge 1Press ZOOM button 3 Press ENTER button DivX DivX JPEG JPEG ...

Page 31: ...uage Selection Function DVD Subtitle Language Selection Function DVD Note 1Press INFO button 3 3 PressCursor ornumericbuttonstoselectthe desiredAudiolanguageandthen pressENTERbutton PressCursor ornumericbuttonstoselectthe desiredSubtitlelanguageand thenpressENTERbutton You can use the AUDIO or SUBTITLE button on the remote control to select an audio or subtitle language Depending on the disc the S...

Page 32: ...c Time 5 Press the numeric buttons to select the desired time and then press ENTER button Moving to a Specific Time 3 Press Cursor or numeric buttons to select the desired part and then press ENTER button Moving to a Title Chapter You can press on the remote control to move directly to the desired title chapter Depending on the disc you may not be able to move to the selected title or time Note ...

Page 33: ...ton Press Cursor buttons to move to DISC MENU and then press ENTER button 4 3 Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item and then press ENTER button Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item and then press ENTER button Disc Menu Disc Menu Press MENU button to exit the setup screen Press RETURN button to return to the previous level Press EXIT button to exit the setup screen ...

Page 34: ...utton to move to Title Menu and then press ENTER button DVD 1 In stop mode press MENU button Press MENU button to exit the setup screen 33 Press RETURN button to return to the previous level Press EXIT button to exit the setup screen Disc Menu 4 3 Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item and then press ENTER button Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item and then press ENTER button ...

Page 35: ...hen press ENTER button 3 Once the setup is complete if the language was set to English OSD will be displayed in English Selecting the Audio Language recorded on the disc Selecting the Subtitle Language recorded on the disc Selecting the DivX Subtitle Language recorded on the disc 4 Press Cursor button to select the desired item and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to select the desired ...

Page 36: ...essages Off you can t see the screen messages 4 6 3 5 In stop mode press MENU button Press Cursor button to move to Setup and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to move to Display Setup and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to move to Screen Messages and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to Tv Aspect and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button to Video Output and t...

Page 37: ...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 screen Select this to play a 16 9 picture in the pan scan mode on a conventional TV You can see the central portion of the screen only with the sides of the 16 9 picture cut off 4 3LB 4 3 ...

Page 38: ...o 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 Setup and then press ENTER button Press Cursor button ...

Page 39: ...e to Setup and then press ENTER button Enter the old password a new password and confirm new password The setting is complete 3 5 Press Cursor button to move to Parental Setup and then 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 SETUP Disc Menu ...

Page 40: ... Press Cursor button to move to Audio and then press ENTER button 3 4 Press Cursor to adjust the DRC Press RETURN button to return to the previous level Press MENU button to exit the setup screen Press EXIT button to exit the setup screen Press Cursor button to select the DRC and then press ENTER button You can set the DRC between 0 and 8 Set it to the optimal status Disc Menu ...

Page 41: ...dio delay time between 0 ms and 300 ms Set it to the optimal status Press Cursor buttons to select the Delay Time of AV SYNC and then press the ENTER button Video may look slower than the audio if it is connected with digital TV In this case adjust the delay time of audio to optimal status to fit the video Press Cursor buttons to move to AV SYNC and then press ENTER button In stop mode press MENU ...

Page 42: ...perly or if the signal strength is weak If searching finishes at once PS and RT will not appear on the display When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service the RDS indicator lights up on the display Description on RDS function PTY Program Type Displays the type of programme currently being broadcast PS NAME Program Service Name Indicates the name of broadcasting station and is compos...

Page 43: ...RT EDUCATE DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED POP M ROCK M M O R M LIGHT M Program Type News including an announced opinion and report Several matters including a current incident documentary discussion and analysis Information including weights and measures returns and forecast matters interesting the customer medical information etc Sports Education Drama Radio serial etc Culture National or local cul...

Page 44: ...L and then briefly press to tune in to a lower or higher frequency Manual Tuning Each time the button is pressed the sound switches between STEREO and MONO In a poor reception area select MONO for a clear interference free broadcast Press MO ST button to listen in Mono Stereo This applies only when listening to an FM station Remote Control Unit Main Unit Press the STOP button to select PRESET and ...

Page 45: ...band 5 4 You can select between 1 and 15 Press the TUNER MEMORY button Press the TUNER MEMORY button 6 To preset another station repeat steps 2 to 5 Press TUNING or to select preset number You can store up to kHz MHz 15 FM stations RADIO OPERATION kHz MHz kHz MHz kHz MHz kHz MHz If you can t press TUNER MEMORY in 5 seconds the preset disappears and FM displays Press TUNING or to select 89 10 ...

Page 46: ...he CD will reload CD RIPPING Function You can rip a compact disc as a MP3 file on the USB This feature enables you to ripping with the start of the disc or track of your choice 2 1 3 Connect the USB Switch the system on by pressing POWER Load a compact disc Digital Audio 4 Press CD RIPPING button on remote control to starting ripping Press the OPEN CLOSE button to open the CD door Insert a CD and ...

Page 47: ...played when the system switches on Press ENTER to confirm the timer 5 4 a Set the hour by pressing or button b Press ENTER The minutes flash c Set the minutes by pressing or button d Press ENTER OFFTIME is displayed for a few seconds followed by any switch off time already set you can now set the timer switch off time TUNER radio a Press ENTER b Select a preset station by pressing or DVD CD compac...

Page 48: ...tart automatically as shown by the TIMER indication on the display If you no longer wish to use the timer you must cancel it is no longer displayed To cancel the timer press TIMER ON OFF once is displayed again To resume the timer press TIMER ON OFF again 47 ...

Page 49: ...D Function Your mini compact system is equipped with the function of POWER SOUND mode The function of POWER SOUND mode amplifies bass and improves high key or bass twice as much for you to appreciate powerful real sound POWER BASS Function Your mini compact system has a bass amplification function called Power Bass This function makes the sound more powerful and real Your mini compact system has a...

Page 50: ...e LIVE Balance suitable for cinema CINEMA When CD Ripping the DSP EQ function can t work and the DSP EQ automatically covert to PASS mode Press DSP EQ on the remote control until the required option is selected Selecting DSP EQ Your mini compact system is equipped with a preset equalizer that allows you to choose the most appropriate balance between treble and bass frequencies according to the typ...

Page 51: ...LEEP button Each time the button is pressed the selection changes as follows 90 MIN 60 MIN 45 MIN 30 MIN 15 MIN OFF Press SLEEP button Sleep Timer Function You can set the time that the DVD player will shut itself off To cancel the sleep timer press SLEEP button until OFF appears on the display MUTE appears in the display To turn off mute press the button again Mute Function This is useful when an...

Page 52: ... Function You can view the various functions available on your system DEMO Function DIMMER Function Each time the button is press the brightness changes as follows DIMMER ON Dim DIMMER OFF Bright DIMMER Function You can adjust the brightness of the display on the main unit so it won t interfere with your movie viewing Press DIMMER button Press DEMO button Press any buttons to cancel DEMO function ...

Page 53: ... a 6 3ø MIC jack into the Mic terminal Connecting Headphones Microphone Connect one Microphone Turn the MIC VOL knob to adjust the MIC Volume You can connect a set of headphones to your mini component system so that you can listen to music or radio programmers without disturbing other people in the room The headphones must have a 3 5ø jack or an appropriate adapter You can also insert microphone t...

Page 54: ... to the outside of the disc Handling discs Handling and Storing Discs Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs Small scratches on the disc may reduce sound and picture quality or cause breaks in playback Be especially careful not to scratch discs when handling them Condensation may form if warm air comes into contact with cold parts inside the player When condensation forms inside the player the pla...

Page 55: ...immediately when the Play Pause button is pressed No sound is heard during fast playback slow playback and step motion playback Are the speakers connected properly Is the speaker setup correctly customized Is the disc severely damaged Sound is not produced Was the DVD player suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm one When condensation forms inside the player remove the disc and let the player ...

Page 56: ...s necessary Turn off the power and hold the STOP button on the main unit for longer than 5 seconds Using the RESET function will erase all stored settings Do not use this unless necessary The password for rating level has been forgotten The main unit is not working Example The power goes out or strange noise is heard The DVD player is not working normally Is the antenna connected properly If the a...

Page 57: ...ure discs other than Kodak Fuji Picture CDs may take longer to start playing or may not play at all CD R MP3 Discs Only CD R discs with MP3 files in ISO 9660 or Joliet format can be played MP3 file names should be 8 characters or less in length and contain no blank spaces or special characters Use discs recorded with a compression decompression data rate greater than 128Kbps Only files with the mp...

Page 58: ...e menu displayed on the TV monitor Both the DVD player and DVD discs are encoded with a region number If the region number on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of the DVD player the player cannot play the disc Translated appearing 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 mo...

Page 59: ...atio 85 dB at 1 KHz with filter Distortion 0 1 at 1 KHz Channel separation 75 dB Disc sizes Diameter 120 or 80 mm Thickness 1 2 mm AMPLIFIER Output power Front Speaker 4 Ω 90W CH RMS IEC total harmonic distortion 10 Subwoofer Speaker 4 Ω 100W CH RMS IEC total harmonic distortion 10 Channel separation 45 dB Signal noise ratio 60 dB GENERAL Power consumption 50W Dimensions 377 D x 227 H x 270 W mm W...

Page 60: ...59 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre Region Country Customer Care Center Web Site ...

Page 61: ...ecycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal Correct disposal of batteries in this product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems This marking on the battery manual or packaging indicates that the...

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