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Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE REAR COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This Compact Disc player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Key features of DVD-H40A 1. Digital Video Recording. 2. Recorded Program List. 3. Highlight Play. 4. Editing Recorded Video. 5. DVD, CD, VCD, MP3, Photo CD Play. 6. Digital Audio Juke Box. 7. Family Photo Album. 8. Connection with DVC, VCR or STB. 1. Digital Video Recording “ Instant recording ” of TV program by pushing one button. Unlike VCR, it provides consumer to record TV program instantly by touching record button on the remote. “ Live TV Pause ” guarantees consumer not to miss a single TV scene.
Key features of DVD-H40A (cont.) Key features of DVD-H40A (cont.) 4. Editing the Recorded Video Program 6. Digital Audio Jukebox • DVD-H40 can divide selected video program as 2 or more programs. 1. playing picture ( I frame ) 2. FPS, RPS, pause keys can be used < start position > 1. Pressing enter button, then division will start 2. Color will be changed. (White -> Blue) • “Juke box” enables consumer to enjoy thousands of music in HDD without replacing Audio CD every time.
Key features of DVD-H40A (cont.) Key features of DVD-H40A (cont.) • Editing function enables you to select, clear, delete, move or rename your favorite images or photo and make your own directory. 7. Family Photo Album • Enjoy JPEG Images from CD or HDD with easy & user friendly GUI. Up to 10,000 JPEG images (Standard file size 100kbyte) can be saved and edited in HDD. It supports Kodak Photo CD format.
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Disc Type and Characteristics MP3 Play (CD-R MP3 disc requirements) This DHR player is capable of playing the following types of discs with the corresponding logos : Disc Types (Logos) Recording Disc Size Types DVD 12 Cm Audio + Video 8 Cm VIDEO-CD 12 Cm Max. Playing Time(files) Characteristics Single-sided 240 min. Double-sided 480 min. Single-sided 80 min. Double-sided 160 min. • DVD contains excellent sound and video due to Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 system.
Front View of the DHR(DVD HDD Recorder) Display Indicators 1 DVD DECK STANDBY/ON BUTTON OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON COPY BUTTON DVD SELECT BUTTON 2 3 11 13 12 CHANNEL BUTTONS STOP BUTTON AUDIO L, R INPUT2 JACK F.
Infrared Remote Control 1 STANDBY/ON button 2 ZOOM/TV MUTE button 3 0~9 button 4 3D button 5 VOLUME +/ - button 6 INPUT SELECT button 7 DVD button 8 REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH/SKIP PREVIOUS button 9 STOP button Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 17 2 18 4 19 11 CLEAR button 5 20 12 ENTER/DIRECTION button 6 21 7 22 23 24 25 26 27 13 RECORD button 15 DISC MENU button 16 SUBTITLE/TIMER button 17 OPEN/CLOSE button 18 TV/DHR button (not used) ◆ Purchase the DHR ◆ Find that
Deciding How to Connect DHR(DVD HDD Recorder) Connecting DHR(DVD HDD Recorder) to the TV using the Coaxial Cable To receive television programs a signal must be received from one of the following sources: You must take into account various factors when connecting audio or video systems: ◆ Types of connectors available on your systems ◆ Systems connected permanently to the DHR (satellite receiver for example) or temporarily (camcorder for example) Your DHR is equipped with the following connectors.
Connecting Other Equipment to Your DHR Your DHR remote control will work with Samsung televisions and compatible brands. You can connect other audio and/or video equipment to your DHR in different ways. The following illustrations give a few examples of the connection possibilities. ➢ Using the TV Button on the Remote Control To determine whether your television is compatible, follow the instructions below.
Basic Connections/Auto Setup In this section, you will connect the DHR to your television and run Auto Setup, which automatically searches for channels and sets the DVD/HDD View The DHR uses one set of controls to operate DVD & HDD. The following buttons are helpful in successfully controlling each one. player’s internal clock. 1 1 from antenna or cable 1 2 2 Connect the RF antenna cable from your indoor/outdoor antenna or cable wall outlet to the IN(FROM ANT.) jack on the rear panel of the DHR.
Basic TV Tuner Operations 1 Playing a Disc 1 Press the PROG. buttons. • Press to change to the next or previous channel. 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. • The STANDBY indicator light is on and the tray opens. 2 Press the 0~9 buttons. • Press to select channels directly. 2 Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up. 3 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start play.
Set-Up Change set language You can setup about special functions of DHR. Change set language You can select set language. You can select set language. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Set-Up using buttons. 3 Select Language using buttons. 4 Select language you want to change using buttons, then press the ENTER or buttons. • Set language would be changed to selected language. see page 27 Set the TV channel You can set air/cable TV channel in manual or automatically.
Set-Up Set the TV channel Set-Up Set the clock You can set air/cable TV channel in manual or automatically. You can adjust present time and see it thru front panel display. Also you can add or remove channels. To use timer recording, you have to set the clock. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Set-Up using buttons. 3 Select Channel using buttons. 4 See below submenu setup. Select mode using buttons, then press the ENTER or buttons.
Set-Up Set the output audio options You can optimize audio status depends on your audio system. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Set-Up using buttons. 3 Select Audio Options using ENTER or buttons. 4 See below audio output setup. Select mode using then press the ENTER or buttons. buttons, then press the ENTER or buttons, then press the buttons, Set-Up Set the display options You can adjust TV display status. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Set-Up using buttons.
Set-Up HDD Format You can erase all data in HDD. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Set-Up using buttons. 3 4 Digital Recorder It has a 40Giga Byte large quantity HDD(Hard Disk Drive). So you can edit saved programs and record in digital format(MPEG2). buttons, then press the ENTER or Select HDD Format using or buttons. Watch the recorded program in HDD buttons, then press the ENTER Select Format option using buttons, then press the ENTER button.
Watch the recorded program in HDD Digital Recorder It shows recorded data and you can make it play. It prevents children from watching adult or violent programs. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Digital Recorder, then press the ENTER or 3 Select Program List , then press the ENTER or 4 Select program to see using buttons, then press the ENTER button. • The Selected program starts to play, then go back to the Program list after end of playback.
Change the lock password Digital Recorder 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Digital Recorder, then press the ENTER or buttons, then press the ENTER 3 Select Edit using buttons. Enter a 4-digit password using the 0-9 buttons on remote control. • Write your password down, and keep it in a safe place in case you need it to change your setting later. • Initial password is set as 1111 .
Edit the recorded program in HDD(Divide) Digital Recorder You can divide a program to several parts and save. Edit the recorded program in HDD(Delete) Digital Recorder You can delete recorded programs. This is used to delete unwanted files to free up more space. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Digital Recorder, then press the ENTER or 3 Select Edit using buttons. buttons. buttons, then press the ENTER or 4 Select Divide using buttons.
Edit the recorded program in HDD(Partial Delete) Digital Recorder You can delete parts you want to skip like commercial. Make sure present time is set. Press the MENU button. 2 Select Digital Recorder, then press the ENTER or buttons. 3 Select Edit using buttons. 4 Select Partial Delete using ENTER or buttons. 5 Select a program to delete using the ENTER or buttons. buttons, then press 6 Search parts you want to delete using /Pause) buttons.
Record TV program(G-Code) Digital Recorder You can record TV programs using G-Code function. 42 Digital Recorder You can save watching TV program or DVD title in HDD. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Digital Recorder, then press the ENTER or 3 Select Recording using or buttons. 4 Select G-Code, then press the ENTER or 5 Enter the program’s G-Code code to record, then press ENTER button. • Refer to TV program guide magazine to find G-Code. • Make sure set Prog.
Record TV program (One Touch Recording) Digital Recorder Your DHR stops automatically after the requested length of time. 3 3 1 Switch on the television. 2 To monitor the programme being recorded, select the television channel reserved for use with your DHR (or the LINE input if used). 3 3 4 Select: • The station to be recorded using the PROG ( or ) buttons or • The LINE1, LINE2 source using the INPUT SEL.
DVD player Disc Copy You can copy DVD title to HDD. Copy protected DVD titles will not be copied. 2 2 You can select language of DVD title's menu, audio, subtitle. 1 Press the MENU button. 1 Insert DVD title to copy and change to DVD mode using DVD button on the remote control or on the front panel. 2 Select DVD Player using or buttons. 2 Press the Copy button on the front panel or the REC button on the remote control. 3 Select submenu you want to change using then press the ENTER or buttons.
DVD player Set the parental lock You can adjust DVD title's rating for children. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select DVD Player using or buttons. 3 Select Parental Lock using or buttons. 4 Enter a 4-digit password using the 0-9 buttons on remote control, then press the ENTER button. • Write your password down, and keep it in safe place in case you need it to change your setting later. • Initial password is set as 1111 . Select Lock setting using or buttons.
Using the Disc/Title Menu DVD player Many DVDs feature their own menu system, where you can select Titles, Chapters, Audio Tracks, Subtitles, and special disc features, such as movie trailers, and information on the cast. Use these buttons to make selections in the Disc menus. 1 2 Press the DISC MENU button to access DVD's disc menu. • Move to DVD's disc menu. 1 2 Press the TITLE button to access DVD's title menu. • Move to DVD's title menu.
DVD player Using the Display Function 1 Press the Display button during DVD playing. During DVD/CD playback you can select from the following special playback options. To resume normal playback, press the (PLAY/PAUSE) button. 2 Select submenu to change using using buttons. Pause You check DVD title's status or select options. 1 ➢ buttons, then change option • If you would like to save changes or escape menu, press the Return or Display buttons again.
DVD player A-B Repeat The A-B Repeat function allows you to repeat any segment of a DVD or CD. Simply mark the beginning point (A) and the ending point (B) of the segment you want to review. 1 1 Press the REPEAT A-B button at starting position. •“A” will be selected when A-B repeat is selected. “B” will be selected after pressing the REPEAT A-B button. 2 Repeat from "A" to "B". 3 Press the REPEAT A-B button again to cancel A-B repeat.
Using the Bookmark Function (DVD/VCD) DVD player The Bookmark function lets you select parts of a DVD or VCD (MENU OFF mode) so that you can quickly find the section at a later time. 1 Juke Box You can play MP3 files in HDD. You also make your own play-list or edit MP3 files easily. 1 Press the Mark button during playback. View the MP3 file list in HDD 2 Mark desired scene using the Enter button. • You can mark up to 3 scenes. see page 58 3 Press the Mark button again to turn off menu.
Juke Box View the MP3 file list in HDD/CD You can display files on screen and play. • HDD playlist is exactly same to CD Playlist in menu operation. Below step is an example of HDD PlayList. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Juke Box using buttons. 3 Select HDD Playlist using or buttons. 4 Select Folder or file using buttons, then press the ENTER button. • Press the ENTER button again to cancel file selection.
Juke Box Copy MP3 file from CD to HDD You can copy MP3 files from CD to HDD. Photo Album You can display JPEG files in CD or HDD and make your own Photo Album or edit JPEG files easily. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Juke Box using buttons. buttons, then press the ENTER or 3 Select Copy MP3 CD to HDD using ENTER or buttons. 4 Select folder or files to copy from CD to HDD using buttons, then press the ENTER button. • Press the ENTER button again to cancel file selection.
Photo Album View the JPEG file list in HDD/CD You can display files on screen and play. • HDD playlist is exactly same to CD Playlist in menu operation. Below step is an example of HDD playlist. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Photo Album using or buttons. buttons, then press the ENTER Select HDD Playlist using or buttons. buttons, then press the ENTER 3 4 ➢ 5 ➢ Select Folder or file using buttons, then press the ENTER button. • You can preview the selected file at the right side window.
Photo Album Copy JPEG file from CD to HDD Technical Specifications You can copy JPEG files from CD to HDD. 1 Press the MENU button. 2 Select Photo Album using or buttons. 3 Select Copy Photo CD to HDD using the ENTER or buttons. 4 Select files to copy from CD to HDD using press the ENTER button. • Press ENTER button to cancel file selection. ➢ 5 buttons, then press the ENTER buttons, then press 220 - 240V~, 50Hz Power consumption 33 Watts Weight 4.
Problems and Solutions 1. No power - Check that the power plug is connected to a wall outlet. - Have you pressed the STANDBY/ON button? 2. When the power is turned on, the logo is displayed for some time before the picture appears. - The DHR has a built-in hard disk drive (HDD). Because of the time required to initialize the hard disk drive, the logo will be displayed on the screen for about 15 seconds after power-on. 3. The television programme was not recorded - Check the DHR aerial connections.
