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DVD Player
DVD-P181K
www.samsung.com/ph
AK68-01690G
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PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS 1. Setting up due to sharp changes in temperature, the player may not operate - Refer to the identification label located on correctly. If this occurs, leave the player at the rear of your player for its proper operat- room temperature until the inside of the ing voltage. player becomes dry and operational. - Install your player in a cabinet with ade- quate ventilation holes. (7~10cm) Do not 4. Disc block ventilation holes on any of the compo- nents for air circulation.
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BEFORE YOU TABLE OF BEFORE YOU TABLE OF START CONTENT START CONTENT Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setup General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disc Type and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tour of the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Re
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SETUP SETUP Note General Features - Discs which cannot be played with this player. Excellent Sound • DVD-ROM • DVD-RAM Dolby Digital, a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, provides crystal clear sound reproduc- • CD-ROM • CDV tion. • CDI • CVD • CDGs play audio only, not graphics. Screen Both regular and widescreen(16:9) pictures can be - Ability to play back may depend on recording viewed. conditions. • DVD-R, +R Slow Motion An important scene can be viewed in slow motion. • CD-RW • D
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Disc Type and Characteristics This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs with the correspond- ing logos: Disc Types (Logos) Recording Types Disc Size Max. Playing Time Characteristics - DVD contains excellent sound Single-sided 240 min. DVD 12 Cm and video due to Dolby Digital Double-sided 480 min. Audio and MPEG-2 system. + - Various screen and audio func- Video Single-sided 80 min. 8 Cm tions can be easily selected Double-sided 160 min. through the on-screen menu. VIDEO
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Description Front Panel Controls 1 2 8 3 4 7 5 6 5. MICROPHONE VOLUME 1. STANDBY/ON ( ) Use to adjust microphone volume level. Use the button When STANDBY/ON is pressed on, the indicator by pressing it. Turn it to the left or right to control the goes out and the player is turned on. volume. 2. STANDBY indicator 6. DISPLAY When the unit is first plugged in, this indicator Operation indicators are displayed here. lights. 7. OPEN/CLOSE /STOP ( ) 3. DISC TRAY Stops disc play. Place the disc here.
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Rear Panel 4 1 2 3 1. AUDIO OUT JACKS - Connect to the Audio input jacks of your television or 4. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACKS audio/video receiver. - Use either coaxial digital cable to connect to a com- patible Dolby Digital receiver. 2. VIDEO OUT JACK - Use either coaxial digital cable to connect to an A/V - Use a video cable to connect to the Video input jack Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital, MPEG2 or on your television. DTS decoder. 3. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT JACKS - Use these jacks if you
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Tour of the Remote Control 6. SEARCH Buttons ( ) / Allow you to search forward/backward through a disc. 7. VIDEO SEL.Button Change video output mode 16 1 8. SKIP Buttons ( ) / 17 Use to skip the title, chapter or track. 9. STOP Button ( ) 18 10. MENU Button 2 Brings up the DVD player’s menu. 11. ENTER/ Buttons 3 19 / , / This button functions as a toggle switch. 4 20 12. EZ VIEW Button The aspect ratio of a picture can easily be adjusted 5 21 according to the screen size of your TV
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CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS Choosing a Connection The following shows examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and other components. Before Connecting the DVD Player - Always turn off the DVD player, TV, and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. - Refer to the user’s manual of the additional components you are connecting for more information on those particular components. Connection to a TV (For Video) 1 Using component video cables (not incl
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Connection to a TV (Interlace) - Connecting to your TV using Component video cables. - You will enjoy high quality and accurate color reproduction images. Component video separates the pic- ture element into black and white(Y), blue(PB), red(PR) signals to present clear and clean images. (Audio signals are delivered through the audio output.) 1 Using component video cables (not included), connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal on the rear of the DVD player to the COMPONENT IN terminal of TV. W
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Connection to a TV (Progressive) 1 Using component video cables (not included), connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal on the rear of the DVD player to the COMPONENT IN terminal of TV. 2 Using the audio cables, connect the AUDIO (red and WHITE white) OUT on the rear of the DVD player to the AUDIO (red and white) IN terminals of TV. Turn on the DVD play- RED BLUE GREEN er and TV. RED 3 Component cable (not included) Audio Cable Press the input selector on your TV remote control until the Compon
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Connection to an Audio System (2 Channel Amplifier) 1 Using the audio cables, connect the AUDIO (red and white) OUT on the rear of the DVD player to the AUDIO (red and white) IN terminals of the Amplifier. 2 WHITE Using the video signal cable(s), connect the VIDEO or COMPONENT OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD play- RED er to the VIDEO orCOMPONENT IN terminal of your TV. 3 Audio Cable Turn on the DVD player, TV, and Amplifier. RED WHITE 4 Press the input select button of the Amplifier to sele
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Connection to an Audio System (Dolby digital, MPEG2 or DTS Amplifier) 1 If using a coaxial cable (not included), connect the DIGI- TAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) terminal on the rear of the DVD player to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN (COAXIAL) termi- nal of the Amplifier. 2 Using the video signal cable(s), connect the VIDEO or COMPONENT OUT terminals on the rear of the DVD play- er to the VIDEO or COMPONENT IN terminal of TV. Audio Cable 3 Turn on the DVD player, TV, and Amplifier. 4 Press the input select butt
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BASIC FUNCTIONS BASIC FUNCTIONS 4. Stopping Play Playing a Disc Press the STOP ( ) button during play. 5. Removing Disc Before Play Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button. - Turn on your TV and set it to the correct Video 6. Pausing Play Input by pressing TV/VIDEO button on the TV Press the PLAY/PAUSE ( ) or STEP button on the remote control. remote control during play. - If you connected an external Audio System, turn - Screen stops, no sound. on your Audio System and set it to the correct To resume,
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2. Press the /buttons to select the desired item. Using the Search and Skip Functions 3. Press the / buttons to make the desired setup and then press the ENTER button. During play, you can search quickly through a chap- - You may use the number buttons of the remote control ter or track, and use the skip function to jump to the to directly access a title, chapter or to start the next selection. playback from the desired time. 4. To make the screen disappear, press the RETURN button Searchin
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DVD/VCD Note - Depending on a disc, the Disc Menu may not work. - You can also use the Disc Menu, using the DISC MENU button on the remote control. - Only Menu Off is available for VCD2.0. Each press of the DISC MENU button toggles between Menu On and Menu Off. Repeat Play T ( Press the REPEAT button to change playback mode. Not When playing a DVD/VCD - - A-B REPEAT allows you to set point(B) directly - DVD repeat play by chapter,title or disc VCD after point (A) has been set. repeat play by
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If you are using a 4:3 TV For 16:9 aspect ratio discs ADV ADVANCED ANCED - 4:3 Letter Box Displays the content of the DVD title in 16:9 aspect ratio. The FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen. - 4:3 Pan&Scan Adjusting the Aspect Ratio The left and right portions of the screen are cut off and the (EZ View) central portion of the 16:9 screen is displayed. - SCREEN FIT To play back using aspect ratio The top and bottom portions of the screen are cut off and
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Note - This function depends on audio languages are encoded on the disc and may not work. - A DVD disc can contain up to 8 audio lan- guages. Using the Bookmark - To have the same audio language come up whenever you play a DVD; Function Refer to “Using the Audio Language” on page 23. This feature lets you bookmark sections of a DVD or VCD (Menu Off mode) so you can quickly find them Selecting the Subtitle at a later time. Using the Bookmark Function Language (DVD/VCD) You can select a desired su
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- : STOPfile icon. Using the Zoom Function - : PLAY file icon Using the Zoom Function (DVD/VCD) - : WMAfile icon - During DVD or VCD play or pause mode, press ZOOM button on the remocontrol repetedly to zoom in - : MP3 file icon. 2X/3X/4X - During VCD play, press ZOOM button to zoom in - : JPG file icon. 2X/4X/2X/Normal in order. - : AVI file icon. - : CD file icon. - : Folder file icon - : current file icon Folder Selection Clips Menu for MP3/WMA/JPEG/CD - To sel
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CD-R MP3/WMA file MPEG4 Playback MPEG4 Play Function When you record MP3 or WMA files on CD-R, please refer to the following. AVI files are used to contain the audio and video - Your MP3 or WMA files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET data. Format files with the “.avi&DivX” extensions format. can be played. ISO 9660 format and Joliet MP3 or WMA files are compatible with Microsoft's DOS and Windows, and with 1. Open the disc tray. Place the disc on the tray. Apple's Mac. This format is the most widel
