Samsung DIVA500P Users Manual

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Notes

• If you select surround setting while playing a DVD, the player does not output Dolby Digital signals from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack (when you set “Dolby Digital” to “D-PCM”).

• If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal, a loud noise (or no sound) will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

DVD Settings and Adjustments

Audio Setup

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Screen Setup

“Screen Setup” allows you to set the screen according to the playback and connection conditions.

SET UP

V/v/B/b

ENTER O RETURN

Screen Setup

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode.

The “SETUP MENU” appears.

Press V/v/B/b to select (DVD Setup), then press ENTER.

The “DVD SETUP” menu appears.

Press V/v to select “Screen Setup,” then press ENTER.

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Press V/v to select the setup item from the displayed list: “TV Type,” “Black Level,” or “Video Out.”

Press B/b to select an item, then press O RETURN to confirm the setting.

Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.

Menu choices

• TV Type (DVD only)

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standard or wide). The default setting is indicated in bold print.

DVD Settings and Adjustments

4:3 Letter Box Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide

picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

4:3 Pan Scan Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV. Automatically

displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit.

16:9 Select this when you connect a wide-screen TV or a TV with a wide

mode function.

4:3 Pan Scan4:3 Letter Box 16:9

•Black Level

You can enhance the black level by increasing the brightness and contrast when viewing DVDs with the PROGRESSIVE indicator turned off. The default setting is indicated in bold print.

On Increases the contrast.

Off Stops the increase of the contrast.

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Screen Setup

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•Video Out You must set this setting when you use S VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT jacks to connect to the TV. The default setting is indicated in bold print.

S-Video Select this when you use the S VIDEO OUT jack on the rear panel

Component Select this when you use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks

Tip

• You can select the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

When you press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel when the DVD player is in stop mode, progressive signal is selected and the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up in blue. Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signal. When you are connected to a standard (interlace format) TV, turn off the PROGRESSIVE indicator.

Notes

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the “DVD SETUP” menu settings and

not all the functions described may work.

• Depending on the DVD, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 Pan

Scan” or vice versa.

• The connection using S VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks is only for the

DVD player.

• If you select progressive signal when you connect the DVD player to a TV that cannot accept

the signal in progressive format, the image quality will deteriorate. In this case, press the PROGRESSIVE button to turn off the PROGRESSIVE indicator.

• You can output progressive signal only from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. If you turn

on the PROGRESSIVE indicator when you set “Video Out” to “S-video”, COMPONENT VIDEO OUT takes priority over S VIDEO OUT.

• The PROGRESSIVE button is not available when the DVD player is in play mode. Use the

PROGRESSIVE button in stop mode.

to connect to the TV.

on the rear panel to connect to the TV.

Screen Setup

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Setting the display or sound track language

You can set various languages for the disc’s menu, sound track or subtitle.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop

mode The “SETUP MENU” appears.

SET UP

V/v/B/b

ENTER O RETURN

DVD Settings and Adjustments

Press V/v/B/b to select (DVD Setup), then press ENTER.

The “DVD SETUP” menu appears.

Press V/v to select the language setup item from the displayed list: “DVD Menu,” “Audio,” or “Subtitle.” Then press ENTER.

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Setting the display or sound track language

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Press V/v to select the desired language, then press ENTER.

• DVD MENU LANGUAGE You can select the desired language for the disc’s menu.

• AUDIO LANGUAGE Switches the language of the sound track. When you select “Original,” the language given priority in the disc is selected.

• SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD. When you select “Audio Follow,” the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track.

Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.

Tip

If you select “Others” in step 4, an additional language menu appears. Press V/v/B/b to select the desired language, then press ENTER.

Notes

• When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected.

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the DVD SETUP settings and not all the functions described may work.

Setting the display or sound track language

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The “Parental Control” function allows you to set a playback limitation level.

Number buttons

SET UP

DVD Settings and Adjustments

V/v/B/b

ENTER

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop mode.

The “SETUP MENU” appears.

Press V/v/B/b to select (DVD Setup), then press ENTER.

The “DVD SETUP” menu appears.

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

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Press V/v to select “Parental,” then press ENTER.

Press b to select “Yes”.

• If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password appears. Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons.

The display for confirming the password appears. Re-enter the password.

• When you have already registered a password

The display for entering the password appears. Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons.

Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Press V/v to select “Rating Level,” then press ENTER.

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Press V/v to select the level you want, then press ENTER.

The options are as follows. Level 8 (Adult) y Level 7 y Level 6 y

Level 5 y Level 4 y Level 3 y Level 2 y Level 1 (Kids Safe)

The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.

To change the password

Select “Change Password” in step 4.

The display for entering a new password appears. Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons.

The display for confirming the password appears. Re-enter the new password.

To turn off the Parental Control function

Set “Use Password” to “No” in Step 4.

To play a disc for which Parental Control is set

Insert the disc, then press H PLAY.

The display for entering your password appears. Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons.

The player starts playback.

DVD Settings and Adjustments

If you forget your password

Remove the disc and turn off the DVD-VCR.

Turn on the DVD-VCR again with no disc in the unit.

Hold down m and M on the front panel simultaneously for 5 seconds.

“reset ok” appears on the screen. Turn off the DVD-VCR.

The password is cleared. To create a new password, follow step 4 on page 68.

Notes

• When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function, playback cannot be limited on this player.

• All the ratings higher than the level you select will be blocked.

• Write your password down and keep it in a safe place in case you forget it.

Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

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DVD Additional Operations

Using the DVD’s menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button.

When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using the MENU button.

Number buttons

V/v/B/b ENTER

TOP MENU

Press TOP MENU or MENU. The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

Press V/v/B/b to select the item you want to play or change. You can also use the number buttons to select the item.

Press ENTER.

Note

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button.

Using the DVD’s menu

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Zooming into a scene

You can zoom into a scene during playback or still mode. To zoom into a JPEG image, see “Playing JPEG image files” on page 87.

Press ZOOM.

“ ” appears.

ZOOM

V/v/B/b ENTER

DVD Additional Operations

Press V/v/B/b to move “ ” to the position where you want to zoom in.

Press ENTER repeatedly to change the magnification. Each time you press the button, the magnification changes as shown below. 2× t 4× t 2× t normal magnification

Notes

• You cannot use 4

• The zoom function may not work depending on the DVD.

× magnification when you play VIDEO CDs.

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Zooming into a scene

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Changing the angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ ” appears in

the display when you press ANGLE during playback. This means that you can change the viewing angle.

Press ANGLE during playback. The angle number appears on the display. The number after the slash indicates the total

number of angles.

Press B/b repeatedly to select the angle number. The scene changes to the selected angle.

ANGLE

B/b

Changing the angles

Note

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the angles even if multi-angles are

recorded on the DVD.

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Displaying the subtitle

If subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD.

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

Press B/b repeatedly to select the language.

Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies.

Refer to “DVD Audio/Subtitle Language” on page 117 for the abbreviation of the language.

SUBTITLE

V/v/B/b ENTER

DVD Additional Operations

Press V/v repeatedly to select “On.”

To turn off the subtitles

Select “Off” in step 3.

Note

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn them off.

Displaying the subtitle

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Various play mode functions (Program play,

Shuffle play, Repeat play)

You can set the following play modes:

• Program play (page 74)

• Shuffle play (page 76)

• Repeat play (page 77)

Note

• The play mode is canceled when:

– you open the disc tray – the player enters standby mode by pressing [/1.

Creating your own program (Program play)

You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program. You can program up to 20 tracks.

Number buttons

CLEAR

REPEAT

Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

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H PLAY

V/v/B/b

ENTER

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4 5

Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop mode.

Press B/b to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTER.

Press V/v/B/b to select the track number you want to program, then press ENTER.

You can also use the number buttons to enter the track number.

To program other tracks, repeat step 3. The programed track numbers are displayed in the selected order.

DVD Additional Operations

Press H PLAY to start program play. Program play starts. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by

pressing H PLAY.

To stop program play

Press CLEAR.

To change or cancel a program

Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Creating your own program (Program play).”

Press CLEAR.

The last programed number is canceled. Follow step 3 for new programing.

Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

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Playing in random order (Shuffle play)

You can shuffle the playback order of tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing order.

CLEAR

REPEAT

V/v/B/b

ENTER

Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop mode.

Press B/b to select “SHUFFLE”, then press ENTER.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR.

Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

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Playing repeatedly (Repeat play)

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title, chapter, or track repeatedly.

CLEAR

REPEAT

B/b

Press REPEAT during playback.

DVD Additional Operations

Press REPEAT or B/b repeatedly to select the item to be repeated.

When playing a DVD

• Chapter: repeats the current chapter.

• Title: repeats the current title on a disc.

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• Track: repeats the current track.

• Disc: repeats all of the tracks.

When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)

• Track: repeats the current track.

To return to normal play

Select “Off” or press CLEAR in step 2.

Various play mode functions (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

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Using bookmarks

You can store scenes in the player’s memory as bookmarks.

You can set up to three bookmarks. Select “MENU OFF” before setting up

bookmarks on a VIDEO CD (see “Playing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functions” on page 90).

CLEAR

BOOKMARK

H PLAY

B/b

ENTER

Using bookmarks

Press BOOKMARK during playback. Three bookmark placeholders (- - - ) appear

next to the bookmark icon.

Press B/b to select one of the placeholders.

Play the DVD scene you want, then press ENTER. The selected placeholder changes to a number (1, 2 or 3).

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