Samsung HT-F5500 User Manual

Samsung HT-F5500 User Manual

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  • Page 1 HT-F5500 HT-F5550 5.1CH Blu-ray™ Home Entertainment System user manual imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. To receive more complete service, please register your product at www.samsung.com/register...
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Safety Information Warning TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates “dangerous CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, This symbol indicates voltage”...
  • Page 3: Disc Storage & Management

    • If the product makes an abnormal noise or produces Disc Storage & Management a burning smell or smoke, turn off the power switch immediately and disconnect the power plug from • Holding Discs the wall outlet. Then, contact the nearest customer - Fingerprints or scratches on service centre for technical assistance.
  • Page 4: Using The 3D Function

    Safety Information Using the 3D Function The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION FOR Interface, and the HDMI 3D PICTURES. Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Read and understand the following safety information HDMI Licencing LLC in the United States and other before using the 3D function.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    39 Listening to Radio 40 Using the Special Effects Remote Control Buttons Contents NETWORK SERVICES 42 Logging In to Your Samsung Account 42 Before Using Movies & TV Shows or Apps SAFETY INFORMATION 43 Using Movies & TV Shows 43 Using Apps...
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Please note that this is not a defect in the product. Samsung cannot guarantee that this product will play every disc bearing the Blu-ray Disc, DVD or CD logo because disc formats evolve, and problems and errors may occur during the creation of Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and CD software and/or the manufacture of discs.
  • Page 7: Logos Of Discs The Product Can Play

    Region Code Logos of Discs the Product can Play Both products and discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match for a disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play. The Region Number for this product is displayed on the rear panel of the product.
  • Page 8: Supported Formats

    Getting Started Supported Formats Video File Support File Frame rate Bit Rate Container Video Codec Resolution Audio Codec Extension (fps) (Mbps) Divx 3.11 / 4 *.avi / 5 / 6 *.mkv *.asf MPEG4 SP/ASP *.wmv H.264 BP/ *.mp4 Dolby Digital MP/HP *.3gp LPCM...
  • Page 9 • If playback from a USB HDD is unstable, provide additional power by plugging the HDD into a wall socket. If the problem continues, contact the USB HDD manufacturer. • SAMSUNG is not responsible for any data file damage or data loss. English...
  • Page 10: Accessories

    Getting Started AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) • This product can play back AVCHD format discs. These discs are normally recorded and used in camcorders. • The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format. • The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format compresses images with greater efficiency than the conventional image compressing format.
  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Front Panel VOLUME CONTROL OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP FUNCTION DISC TRAY DISPLAY 5V 0.5A POWER REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR | NOTES | When the product is on, do not let children touch the product's surface. It will be hot. To upgrade the product's software through the USB jack, you must use a USB flash drive. When the product displays the Blu-ray Disc menu, you cannot start the movie by pressing the 6 button on the product or the remote.
  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Getting Started Remote Control Tour of the Remote Control Press to select the home cinema's mode (HDMI, AUX, BD/DVD, etc.). Turn the product on and off. FUNCTION Press to select TV's video mode. To change to Television mode and SOURCE control the TV, press the TV button.
  • Page 13: Installing Batteries In The Remote Control

    18, 40 remote control may not work on some brands of TVs. 03, 15, 40 Toshiba 19, 57, 63, 71 The remote control will work with Samsung TVs by Vidtech default. 01, 15, 16, 17, 37, 38, 39, Videch 59, 60, 69...
  • Page 14: Connections

    * Unlike the front and centre speakers, the surround speakers are used mainly for sound effects. Sound will not come from them all the time. Subwoofer The position of the subwoofer is not so critical. Place it anywhere you like. Speaker Components HT-F5500 Front x 2 Surround x 2 Centre Speaker Cable x 6...
  • Page 15: Installing The Speakers On The Tallboy Stand

    HT-F5550 Screw (5 Centre Front/Surround x 4 Stand x 4 Stand Base x 4 Speaker Cable x 6 Subwoofer Installing the Speakers on the Tallboy Stand * HT-F5550 only - Front/Surround Speakers Turn the Stand Base upside-down and connect it Stand Base to the Stand.
  • Page 16 Connect the speaker wire plugs from each speaker to the back of the product by matching the colours of the speaker plugs to the colours of the speaker jacks. * In case of HT-F5500 Surround Speaker (R) Surround Speaker (L)
  • Page 17: Connecting To Tv/External Devices

    Connecting to TV/External Devices AUX IN FM ANT AUX IN FM ANT POWER SURROUND SURROUND FRONT FRONT SUBWOOFER CENTER OPTICAL 5V 350mA SPEAKERS OUT DIGITAL HDMI HDMI IN AUDIO IN WIRELESS LAN OPTICAL DIGITAL HDMI HDMI IN AUDIO IN White Method 1 Method 2 Method 3...
  • Page 18: Connecting To A Network Router

    Broadband service Broadband service | NOTES | Broadband This product is compatible with only Samsung's modem Wireless LAN Adapter. (not supplied) (Model name: WIS09ABGN). The Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter is sold separately. Contact a Samsung Electronics retailer | NOTES | for purchasing.
  • Page 19: Settings

    Add App Web Browser Settings System DVD 24fps Conversion Support a Samsung Account Smart Hub Screen Size Size 3 Movies & TV Shows : Download movies and TV Shows from the Internet. To access the menus, sub-menus, and options on the Settings screen, please refer to the remote | NOTES | control illustration on the next page.
  • Page 20: Settings Menu Functions

    When you connect a Samsung TOOLS INFO product and a Samsung TV with BD BD Wise Wise to each other via HDMI, and BD Wise is on in both the product and TV, the product outputs video at...
  • Page 21 Lets you direct the sound from the Progressive Lets you improve picture quality TV to the Home Cinema speakers. Mode when viewing DVDs. Requires a HDMI connection and an Audio Return Channel (ARC) Audio compatible TV. • If Audio Return Channel is set to Lets you configure the settings of on and you are using an HDMI the speakers you have connected...
  • Page 22 Settings Network Smart Features Network Lets you check the current network Lets you set your preferences for Status and Internet status. using Apps.  Push Notification Settings : Configure the network connection Apps Settings Receive notifications from selected so you can enjoy various features services.
  • Page 23 Samsung TV remote. To operate supported. this function, you must connect this If a wireless HID Keyboard does not product to an Anynet+ Samsung TV operate because of interference, using an HDMI cable. move the keyboard closer to the If you want to use an Anynet+ product.
  • Page 24: Networks And The Internet

    Settings In the Home screen, select Settings, and then Support press the E button. When activated, lets Samsung Select Network, and then press the E button. Call Centre agents diagnose and Select Network Settings, and then press the E fix problems with the product button.
  • Page 25 Select the desired network, and then press the E Select the IP setting field, and then set it to Enter manually. button. Select a value to enter (IP Address, for example), On the Security screen, enter your network's and then press E. Use the number keypad on security code or pass phrase.
  • Page 26 Settings On the Security type screen that appears, use the WPS(PBC) ▲▼ buttons to select the network's Security type, One of the easiest ways to set up the wireless network and then press the E button. On the next screen, connection is using the WPS(PBC) function.
  • Page 27: Upgrading Software

    E button. and then turns on again by itself. The Connecting pop-up appears, followed by the Samsung Electronics takes no legal responsibility for Connected pop-up. When it closes, you should product malfunction caused by an unstable Internet...
  • Page 28 Product Information section of 12. In the product’s menu, go to Settings > Support > the Contact Samsung screen. Software Update. Do not turn off the product during the software 13. Select Update now.
  • Page 29: Media Play

    Media Play Your home cinema can play content located on Blu-ray/ Method 1 DVD/CD discs, USB devices, PCs, smart phones, tablets, and on the Web. Turn the product on. To play content located on your PC or a mobile device, Connect the USB device to the USB port on you must connect the PC or mobile device and the the front panel of the product.
  • Page 30: Playing A Disc With User Recorded Content

    AllShare from the automatically. Samsung.com website. If your cellular phone is DLNA compatible, you can Go to www.samsung.com. play contents without connecting a USB cable. See Click Support at the top of the page. "Using the AllShare Network Function" on page 30.
  • Page 31: Controlling Video Playback

    Play back View button to go to the playlist. PC's files POPUP During playback, press this button to AllShare Control PC's MENU display the Popup menu. Connection files to Product Smart Phone (Only available with Samsung phones supporting AllShare functionality.) English...
  • Page 32: Using The Tools Menu

    Media Play 2 Playback related buttons To return to normal play, press the REPEAT button The product does not play sound in Search, Slow, or again, press the ▲▼ buttons to select Off, and then Step mode. press the E button. •...
  • Page 33 Press the E button at the If there is more than one movie on point where you want repeat the disc or device, select to start a play to stop (B). different title. Select Search Titles, and | NOTES | Search Titles then press the E button.
  • Page 34: Controlling Music Playback

    Media Play Select Send to upload Subtitle Select to set the desired subtitle selected files to apps (Picasa, Settings options. Facebook etc) or devices. To view a scene from another Send To use Send, you need to angle. The Angle option displays establish an account with the Angle the number of angles available to...
  • Page 35 Using the View & Options Menus Fast Play (Audio CD (CD-DA) only) During playback, press the 3 or 4 button. On the screen that lists the music files, use the ▲▼◄► Each time you press the 3 or 4 button, the buttons to select View or Options in the upper right, and playback speed will change.
  • Page 36 Media Play Use the  buttons to select a track, and then Select to manage the text Options Encoding press the E button. A check appears to the left of encoding options. the track. Repeat Step 3 to select and check additional tracks. | NOTES | To remove a track from the list, move to the track, Depending on the disc or storage device, the Options...
  • Page 37: Using Bluetooth

    When done, select the Rip button using the ▲▼ • The further the distance is between the Home Cinema buttons, and then press the E button. and the Bluetooth device, the worse the quality is. The Rip pop-up appears. If the distance exceeds the Bluetooth operational range, the connection is lost.
  • Page 38: Playing Photo Contents

    Media Play In Bluetooth mode, the screen saver will start if | NOTES | the Bluetooth device stays in the Ready state for 5 The Home Cinema only supports Middle Quality SBC minutes. To reconnect the Bluetooth device, turn off data (up to 237kbps@48kHz), and does not support the screen saver, and then connect the device.
  • Page 39: Listening To Radio

    Select Send to upload Equaliser This function is only available when selected files to on line Settings Equaliser Mode is On. sites (Picasa, Facebook etc) or devices. To use | NOTES | Send Send, you need to Depending on the disc or storage device, the Options establish an account with menu may differ.
  • Page 40: Using The Special Effects Remote Control Buttons

    Media Play • Game : Enhances the excitement of a game’s Press the TUNER MEMORY button. sound. • NUMBER flashes on the display. • Matrix : Select to hear multi channel surround Press the TUNER MEMORY button again. sound. • Press the TUNER MEMORY button before •...
  • Page 41 Each time you press the TV SOUND button, TV SOUND ON/OFF flashes shortly on the Display part on the Front panel, then change to D.IN. - TV SOUND ON : Output to Home theatre speakers. - TV SOUND OFF : Output to Anynet+ connected TV Speaker.
  • Page 42: Network Services

    Samsung account. TV Shows or Apps for the first time, the product will ask To log in to your Samsung account, follow these steps: you to perform the Smart Hub set up procedure. With the Home screen displayed, press the RED (A) On the Home screen, select either Movies &...
  • Page 43: Using Movies & Tv Shows

    If you don't have a credit card associated with your Using Movies & TV Shows Samsung account, after you log in, the Register Card screen will appear. Follow the directions on the You can download or stream for pay and free-of-charge screen.
  • Page 44 Category : XXXXX | Version : X.XXX | Size : XX.XKB the account. Press the RED (A) button on your remote Contact Info : admin@samsung.com (If you need to contact us, please use this address.) to log in. If you haven’t registered a card, after you log in, press...
  • Page 45 Delete an App from My Apps Using the Edit Menu Functions On the More Apps screen, use the ▲► buttons to Lock/Unlock go to Edit at the top of the screen, and then press the E button. Using the Lock/Unlock function and the Security PIN, you Select Edit My Apps, and then press the E can lock applications so they cannot be started on either button.
  • Page 46: Update Apps

    Network Services Select OK, and then press the E button. The Move to Folder folder is renamed. Move to Folder lets you move apps to the folder of your Select Close on the right side of the screen, and choice. then press the E button.
  • Page 47: Using The Web Browser

    Select Web Browser on the Home screen, and then press the E button. | NOTES | http://www.samsung.com When you run the Web Browser with the product connected by HDMI to a BD Wise compatible TV - and BD Wise is on - the browser is maximized to fill the screen and the TV's resolution is set to the optimal resolution automatically.
  • Page 48: Using The Keyboard Pop-Up

    To access symbols and additional punctuation Browser. marks, highlight the 123#& button on the left, and • : Lets you enter a http://www.samsung.com then press the E button. page address manually using the keyboard To delete a character you entered, move the pop-up.
  • Page 49: Using The Setting Menu

     Manage Approved Sites : Lets then press the E button. you key in URLs to add to the http://www.samsung.com Approved Sites List and delete Enable Grabbing sites from the Approved Sites Reading Tools list.
  • Page 50: Linking Your Internet Service Accounts To The Product

    Select BD Data Management, and then press the E button. On the Home screen, press the RED (A) button on your remote to log in to your Samsung Account. Select Select Device, and then press the E button. After you have logged in, press the RED (A) button on your remote again.
  • Page 51: Appendix

    • Depending on the disc type, some aspect ratios not support CEC. may not be available. • If your Samsung TV has an Anynet+ logo, then it • If you select an aspect ratio and option which is supports the Anynet+ function.
  • Page 52 Appendix DivX® Video On Demand Selecting the Subtitle Language • For more information about DivX(R) VOD, visit • Depending on the Blu-ray Disc / DVD, you may be “http://vod.divx.com”. able to change the subtitle language in the Disc Menu. Press the DISC MENU button. Front Display •...
  • Page 53 Digital Output Selection Bitstream Bitstream Bitstream Setup (Re-encoded (Unprocessed) (Re-encoded DTS) Dolby D) Connection HDMI supported AV receiver Re-encoded Up to PCM 7.1ch DTS re-encoded Dolby Digital * Re-encoded Dolby Digital Up to PCM 5.1ch Dolby Digital DTS re-encoded Dolby Digital * Dolby Digital Re-encoded Up to PCM 7.1ch...
  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Refer to the table below when this product does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions below do not help, turn off the product, disconnect the power cord and contact the nearest authorized dealer or Samsung Electronics Service Centre. Symptom Check/Remedy I cannot eject the disc.
  • Page 55 Symptom Check/Remedy The remote control does • Are you operating the remote within its operational range and within the proper angle relative not work. to the sensor? • Are the batteries drained? • Have you selected the mode (TV/BD) functions of the remote control (TV or BD) correctly? •...
  • Page 56 Appendix Symptom Check/Remedy No HDMI output. • Check the connection between the TV and the HDMI jack of the product. • Check if your TV supports 576p/480p/720p/1080i/1080p HDMI input resolution. Abnormal HDMI output • If random noise appears on the screen, it means that TV does not support HDCP screen.
  • Page 57: Specifications

    Specifications Weight 2.3 kg Dimensions 430.00 (W) x 55.00 (H) x 252.00 (D) mm General Operating Temperature Range +5°C to +35°C Operating Humidity Range 10 % to 75 % Signal/noise ratio 55 dB FM Tuner Usable sensitivity 12 dB Total harmonic distortion 0.5 % Video 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p/480p...
  • Page 58 3.41 • Network speeds equal to or below 10Mbps are not supported. • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd reserves the right to change the specifications without notice. • Weight and dimensions are approximate. • Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
  • Page 59 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre. Contact Centre  Contact Centre  Area Web Site Area Web Site ` Middle East www.samsung.com/ SYRIA 18252273 Levant(English) U.A.E...

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