Samsung HW-J250 manual

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    W ir eless Audio - Soundbar Imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung pr oduct. T o receive mor e complete service, please register your product at www .samsung.com/r egister User manual HW -J250[...]

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    2 FEA TURES 3 FEA TURES TV SoundConnect TV S oundCo nnect lets yo u list en to audio from your T V on y our So undbar via a Blueto oth co nnectio n and lets y ou cont rol the sou nd. Special Sound Ef fects Y ou ca n selec t dif fere nt Sou nd Ef fects - V oic e (Red ) / Sport s (Gr een ) / 3 D Soun d Plus (White ) / ST ANDARD (Origi nal So und) - d[...]

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    2 3 ENG SAFETY INFORMA TION SAFETY INFORMA TION SAFETY W ARNINGS TO R EDUCE T HE RIS K OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE CO VER (O R BACK) . NO U SER-SER VICEABL E P ARTS ARE I NSIDE. REFER S ERVICIN G TO QU ALIFIE D SERVIC E PERS ONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indic ates “d anger ous vol tage” inside the prod[...]

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    4 SAFETY INFORMA TION 5 Duri ng thu nderst orms, d isconn ect th e AC p lug fr om th e wall outle t. V olt age pe aks due to li ghtnin g coul d dama ge the unit. Pr otect the pr oduct fro m moist ure (i.e. vases), and exce ss hea t (e.g . a fir epla ce) or equip ment cr eati ng str ong m agnetic or el ectric field s. Unp lug the power cabl e fr om [...]

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    4 5 ENG CONTENTS 2 FEA TURES 2 Licenses 3 SAFETY INFORMA TION 3 Safety W ar nings 4 Precautions 6 GETTING ST AR TED 6 Before r eading the User’ s Manual 6 What’ s Included 7 DESCRIPTIONS 7 T op/Front Panel 8 Rear Panel 9 REMOTE CONTROL 9 Remote Control Buttons and Functions 11 CONNECTIONS 11 Installing the W all Mount 12 Detaching the W all Mou[...]

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    6 GETTING ST ARTED 7 GETTING ST ARTED BEFORE READING THE USER’S MANUAL Note the f ollowi ng term s befo re r eadin g the user m anual. ▶ Icons used in this manual Icon T erm Defi nition Caut ion Indi cates a situ ation w here a fun ction does no t oper ate or setti ngs may be ca nceled . Note Indi cates tips o r instr uction s on t he pag e tha[...]

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    6 7 ENG DESCRIPTIONS (P ower) Butto n T urns th e power on an d of f. ST ANDBY i ndicat or (Re d ) Blue tooth POWER ON indi cator (Gr een ) VOL -/+ Cont rols the vo lume l evel. LED Disp lays t he cur rent mode. Disp lay Color Inpu t mode Whit e D.IN (Opti cal Di gital i nput) mode Red AUX input mode Gr een TV S oundCo nnect Whit e BLUE TOOTH mode [...]

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    8 DESCRIPTIONS 9 REAR P ANEL ● When disco nnecti ng the power cable of the AC pow er ada ptor f rom the wal l outl et, pu ll the plug. Do n ot pul l the cable. ● Do n ot con nect t his uni t or o ther c ompone nts to an AC outlet until all c onnecti ons be tween compon ents ar e comp lete. (U SB Po rt) Conn ect US B devi ces suc h as M P3 pla y[...]

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    8 9 ENG REMOTE CONTROL D . I N A U X ▶ Installing the Batteries in the Remote Control 1. Use a suit able c oin to turn the remo te cont rol' s batt ery cove r coun ter cl ockwise to re move i t as sh own in the figu re a bove. 2. Inse rt a 3 V lith ium bat tery . Ke ep the posi tive ( +) pol e facin g up w hen inse rting the ba ttery . Pu t [...]

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    10 REMOTE CONTROL 11 D . I N A U X ● Soun dbar i s a Sa msung p ropr ietary name. ● Oper ate th e TV u sing th e TV's rem ote co ntrol . USB Pr ess th e USB b utton to sel ect th e USB mode. REPE A T Pr ess to set th e REPE A T fu nction during music playb ack fr om a USB devi ce. OFF- REPEA T : Cancel s Repe at Pla yback ( White ). TRAC K[...]

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    10 11 ENG CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS INST ALLING THE W ALL MOUNT Y ou ca n use t he wal l moun t brac ket to mount this u nit on a wall . ▶ Installation Precautions ● Inst all on a ver tical w all on ly . ● For the in stalla tion, a void a locat ion wi th high tempe ratur e or humi dity , or a wall that cannot sustai n the weight of th e set. ?[...]

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    12 CONNECTIONS 13 DET ACHING THE W ALL MOUNT 1. Pull the S oundba r upwar ds a s show n in t he figu re t o sepa rate it fr om the wall m ounts. ● Do n ot han g onto the in stalle d unit and a void st riking or dr oppi ng the unit. ● Secu re t he unit firml y to t he wal l so t hat it does n ot fal l off . If t he uni t fall s off , it m ay cau[...]

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    12 13 ENG CONNECTIONS INST ALLING THE BRACKET WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE W ALL-MOUNT INST ALLA TION GUIDE 2 inches (5 cm) or more 2 inches (5 cm) or more 6.3 inches (16 cm) 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) Minimum 12.9 ~ 13.2 inches (32.8 ~ 33.5cm) 1. Plac e W all Mo unt L on the desir ed wa ll sur face p aralle l to th e floo r as s hown a bove. M ark th e loca[...]

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    14 CONNECTIONS 15 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE USING AUDIO (ANALOG) CABLE OR OPTICAL (DIGIT AL) CABLE This unit comes equippe d with one d igital optica l in j ack an d one analog audio in jac k (Aux In), giving you tw o ways to conn ect it to a TV . Audio Cable (not supplied) Optical Cable (supplied) BD/ DVD player/ Set-top box/ Game console AUX [...]

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    14 15 ENG FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS INPUT MODE Pr ess ea ch mode butto n on t he r emote c ontr ol or the ( ) b utton on the main u nit’ s t op pan el to select the mode you w ant. Inpu t mode Disp lay D.IN (Opti cal Di gital i n) (W hite) AUX input (R ed) TV S oundCo nnect (G reen ) BLUE TOOTH mode (Whi te) USB mode (Wh ite) ● Use the pr ovide d cab[...]

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    16 FUNCTIONS 17 BLUETOOTH Y ou ca n conne ct a B luetoo th dev ice to the So undbar and e njoy mu sic wi th hig h qual ity ste reo sound, all wi thout wire s! ▶ T o connect the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device Chec k if t he Blu etooth device suppo rts th e Bluet ooth c omplia nt ste reo h eadset funct ion. Bluetooth device Connect 1. Pr ess the ( [...]

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    16 17 ENG FUNCTIONS ▶ Bluetooth POWER on (Bluetooth POWER) When the B luetoo th Powe r On f unctio n is o n and t he Sou ndbar is turne d of f, if a pre viousl y pair ed Bl uetoot h devic e trie s to p air wi th the Soundb ar , the S oundba r turns on aut omatic ally . 1. T o tu rn Bluet ooth P ower O N, pr ess th e Blue tooth POWER button on the[...]

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    18 FUNCTIONS 19 USING THE SAMSUNG AUDIO REMOTE APP Installing the Samsung Audio Remote App T o control the product with your Smart Device via the Samsung Audio Remote app, download the Samsung Audio Remote App from the Google Play stor e. Starting the Samsung Audio Remote App After y ou install the Samsung Audio Remote app, follow the instru ctions[...]

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    18 19 ENG FUNCTIONS TV SOUNDCONNECT Y ou ca n enjoy TV so und th rough your Soundb ar whe n it is conne cted t o a Sa msung T V that suppo rts th e TV Soun dConne ct fun ction. ▶ Connecting a TV to the Soundbar Connect 1. T urn on the TV and So undbar . ● Set the "A dd New Device " menu selec tion o f the TV t o "On" . 2. Pr[...]

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    20 FUNCTIONS 21 USB Y ou ca n play music files locate d on US B stor age de vices throu gh the Sound bar . Display USB port 1. Conn ect th e USB device to the USB p ort on the pr oduct. 2. Pr ess th e ( ) but ton on the m ain uni t’ s top panel or t he USB butt on on the r emote contr ol to select the USB mo de. ● The L ED wil l blin k indic at[...]

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    20 21 ENG FUNCTIONS SOFTW ARE UPDA TE Sams ung ma y off er upd ates f or the Sound bar's s ystem firm ware in the futur e. If a n upda te is offer ed, you ca n updat e the firmwa re by conn ecting a USB device with the fi rmwar e upda te stor ed o n it to the U SB por t on y our So undbar . Note that if the re ar e mu ltiple update files , you[...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOOTING 23 TROUBLESHOOTING Befo re r eques ting s ervice , plea se chec k the follow ing. The unit w ill no t turn o n. ● Is t he pow er cor d plu gged i nto th e outl et? ¼ Co nnect the po wer pl ug to t he out let. A fu nction does not wor k when the b utton is pr essed. ● Is t here static elect ricity in th e air? ¼ Di sconne ct[...]

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    22 23 ENG APPENDIX APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS Mode l name HW-J 250 GENE RAL USB 5 V / 0.5 A We ight 1.8 Kg Dime nsions (W x H x D) 720 × 67 × 75 mm Oper ating T empera ture Range +5°C ~+35° C Oper ating Humidi ty Rang e 10 % to 75 % AMPL IFIER Rate d Outp ut Pow er 80 W (TWT= 4 OHM, THD = 10 %, 1 kHz, WOOF ER = 4 OHM, THD = 1 0 %, 1 00Hz) S/N Rat[...]

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    [Corr ect d isposal of batte ries in this pr oduct] (Appl icable in count ries wit h separa te colle ction s ystems) This marking on the battery , manua l or pa ckaging indicate s that t he batte ries in this pr oduct should n ot be di sposed o f with other ho usehold waste at the end of their wo rking li fe. Wher e mark ed, the chemica l symbo ls [...]