Samsung HW-J550 manual

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    Wireless Audio - Soundbar Imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung pr oduct. T o receive mor e complete service, please register your pr oduct at www.samsung.com/r egister User manual 'Thi s Nanu m Gothi c Eco f ont is pr ovided by NA VER' HW-J550 HW-J551 HW-J550-J551-ZA ENG-20150203.indd 1 2015/2/7 13:48:19[...]

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    2 FEA TURES 3 FEA TURES TV SoundConnect TV S oundCo nnect l ets you liste n to au dio fr om your TV on you r Soun dbar vi a a Bl uetooth connec tion a nd lets you contr ol t he soun d. HDMI HDMI trans mits vi deo and audio signal s simul taneou sly, an d pr ovide s a cle arer pictur e. The unit i s also equippe d with the AR C funct ion wh ich let [...]

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    2 3 ENG SAFETY INFORMA TION 1) Read these in structio ns. 2) Keep these In structio ns. 3) Heed all warn ings. 4) F oll ow all i nstructio ns. 5) Do no t use th is appar atus nea r water . 6) Clean only wi th dry c loth. 7) Do no t block any vent ilation openings. Install in acco rdance with the manu factur er's ins truction s. 8) Do no t inst[...]

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    4 SAFETY INFORMA TION 5 Duri ng thu ndersto rms, di sconne ct the AC plug fr om the wall o utlet. V oltag e peak s due t o ligh tning c ould dama ge the unit. Pr otect the p rod uct fr om m oistur e (i. e. vas es), an d exce ss hea t (e.g. a fir eplac e) or equipme nt cr eating str ong magnet ic or e lectric field s. Unpl ug 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 arnings 4 Precautions 6 GETTING ST ARTED 6 Before r eading the User’s Manual 6 What’s Included 7 DESCRIPTIONS 7 T op/Fr ont Panel 8 Rear Panel 9 REMOTE CONTROL 9 Remote Contr ol Buttons and Functions 11 CONNECTIONS 11 Installing the W all Mount 12 Detaching the W all Mount[...]

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    6 GETTING ST ARTED 7 GETTING ST ARTED BEFORE READING THE USER’S MANUAL Note the f ollowin g terms befor e r eading the u ser man ual. ▶ Icons used in this manual Icon T erm Defi nition Caut ion Indi cates a situa tion wh ere a func tion do es not operat e or se ttings may be canc eled. Note Indi cates tips or instru ctions on the page t hat he [...]

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    6 7 ENG DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIPTIONS TOP/FRONT P ANEL (P ower) Butto n T urns t he pow er on a nd off. VOL -/+ Cont rol s the volume level. The numeri c value of the volum e level appe ars in the fr ont pan el dis play. Dis play Disp lays t he curr ent mode. ● I f ther e is no inp ut fr om t he pr oduct or r emote c ontr ol fo r 25 se conds, the dis[...]

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    8 DESCRIPTIONS 9 REAR P ANEL HDMI OUT(TV) OPTICAL IN HDMI IN AUX IN DC 24V (P ower Supply In) Conn ect th e DC po wer ada ptor to t he pow er supp ly jack , and then conne ct the AC powe r adap tor pl ug to a wall o utlet. (U SB Por t) Conn ect US B devic es such as MP3 player s her e to p lay fil es on t he dev ices. HDM I OUT (TV) Outp uts di git[...]

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    8 9 ENG REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS WOOF ER Y ou can contr ol th e woof er volu me. Pr ess th e W oofer button, and t hen pr ess t he [ , ] but ton to incr ease or d ecre ase the subwo ofer vo lume. Y ou can select SW (-1 2, -6, -5,-4,- 3,-2 ,-1, 0 ,+1,+2, +3,+4,+ 5,+6). AUTO POWER Auto Power Link: Synchr oniz[...]

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    10 REMOTE CONTROL 11 Blue tooth POWER Pr ess th e Bluet ooth P OWER bu tton o n the r emot e to tu rn the Blue tooth POWER o n funct ion on and off. See pages 19 and 21 for detail s. SOUN D Pr ess th e SOUND butto n on th e re mote to add d epth an d spac iousne ss to t he soun d. Each time the but ton is pres sed, t he sele ction c hanges as fol l[...]

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    10 11 ENG CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS INST ALLING THE W ALL MOUNT Y ou can use the wall mount b racket to mou nt this unit on a wa ll. ▶ Installation Pr ecautions ● Inst all on a vert ical wa ll onl y. ● F or th e inst allatio n, avo id a lo cation with h igh tem peratu re or humi dity, or a wa ll that canno t susta in the weight of the set. ● [...]

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    12 CONNECTIONS 13 DET ACHING THE W ALL MOUNT 1. Pull t he Sou ndbar upwards as sh own in the f igur e to sepa rate i t fr om th e wall mount s. ● Do n ot han g onto the i nstall ed unit and a void s trikin g or d rop ping t he uni t. ● Secu re the uni t firm ly to the wa ll so that it does not fa ll off. If the unit falls off, it may cau se an [...]

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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 4.6 inches (11.6 cm) 5.1 inches (13 cm) Minimum 9.4 ~ 9.7 inches (23.9 ~ 24.6cm) 1. Pla ce W all Mount L on the d esir ed wa ll sur face para llel t o the floor as s hown a bove. Mar k the locat ion[...]

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    14 CONNECTIONS 15 CONNECTING THE WIRELESS SUBWOOFER The Subwoo fer's l inking ID is pres et at t he fact ory an d the m ain un it and subwoof er sho uld lin k (conn ect wir eless ly) aut omatic ally wh en the main u nit and subwo ofer ar e tu rned on . If t he Link indic ator ( ) d oes no t ligh t when the ma in unit and s ubwoofe r ar e turne[...]

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    14 15 ENG CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE USING AN HDMI CABLE HDMI is th e stand ard dig ital i nterf ace for connec ting t o TVs, pro jector s, DVD players , Blu- ray pla yers, set top boxe s, and more . HDMI pre vents a ny deg radatio n to t he sign al due to con version to an alog an d maint ains t he vide o and audi o qual ity of the [...]

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    16 CONNECTIONS 17 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE USING AUDIO (ANALOG) CABLE OR OPTICAL (DIGIT AL) CABLE This unit comes e quipped with one dig ital op tical in jack and o ne anal og audi o in j ack (Au x In), giving you two ways t o conne ct it t o a TV . A UX I N AUDIO OUT O PT IC A L IN OPTICAL OUT HDMI IN AUX IN HDMI OUT(TV) OPTICAL IN Audio Cabl[...]

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    16 17 ENG FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS INPUT MODE Pr ess th e ( ) but ton on the ma in unit ’s top p anel or th e ( SOUR CE ) bu tton on the r emote contr ol to sele ct the mode y ou want . Inpu t mode Disp lay Opti cal Di gital i nput D.IN AUX input AUX HDMI input HDMI BLUE TOOTH mode BT TV S oundCo nnect TV USB mode USB The unit t urns off automa ticall[...]

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    18 FUNCTIONS 19 BLUETOOTH Y ou can connect a Blu etooth device to the Soundb ar and enjoy music w ith hi gh qual ity st ereo sound, all with out wi res! ▶ T o connect the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device Chec k if t he Blue tooth d evice support s the B luetoo th comp liant ster eo head set fun ction. Bluetooth device Connect 1. Pr ess th e ( ) but[...]

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    18 19 ENG FUNCTIONS ▶ Bluetooth POWER on (Bluetooth POWER) When the B luetoot h Power On fu nction is on a nd the Soundb ar is turned off, if a pr eviousl y pair ed Bl uetoot h devi ce tri es to p air wit h the Soundba r , the Sound bar tur ns on automat ically. 1. T o tu rn Blu etooth Power O N, pr ess t he Blue tooth POWER b utton o n the remo [...]

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    20 FUNCTIONS 21 USING THE SAMSUNG AUDIO REMOTE APP Installing the Samsung Audio Remote App T o contr ol the pr oduct with your Sm art Device via the Samsung Audio Re mote app, downlo ad the Samsung Audio R emote App by accessing th e app thr ough Goo gle Play sto re. Starting the Samsung Audio Remote App After y ou install t he Samsung Au dio Remot[...]

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    20 21 ENG FUNCTIONS TV SOUNDCONNECT Y ou can enjoy T V soun d thr ough your S oundbar when i t is c onnecte d to a Samsun g TV th at sup ports t he TV Soun dConne ct func tion. ▶ Connecting a TV to the Soundbar Connect 1. T urn on the T V and S oundbar . ● Open the m enu of the TV . ● Move to Sp eaker S ettings on th e "Soun d" tab.[...]

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    22 FUNCTIONS 23 USB Y ou can play mu sic fi les loc ated o n USB s torage device s thr ough the So undbar . Display USB port 1. Conn ect th e USB d evice t o the USB por t on th e back of th e pr oduct. 2. Pr ess th e ( ) button on th e main unit’s top pane l or t he ( S OURCE ) button on the r emote c ontr ol to select the US B mode . 3. USB app[...]

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    22 23 ENG FUNCTIONS SOFTW ARE UPD A TE Sams ung ma y offer u pdates for th e Sound bar's syst em fir mware in th e futur e. If a n upda te is o f fer ed, y ou can update the fi rmwar e by c onnect ing a U SB devi ce wit h the f irmwar e upda te sto red o n it t o the U SB por t on yo ur Soun dbar . Note that if ther e ar e mu ltiple update fil[...]

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    24 TROUBLESHOOTING 25 TROUBLESHOOTING Refe r to t he tabl e below when this pr oduct d oes no t funct ion pr ope rly. If the pr oblem you ar e exp erienci ng is not listed below or if t he ins tructio ns belo w do n ot help , turn off the pro duct, disconn ect th e power cord, and cont act Sa msung E lectr onics at 1- 800-SAM SUNG ( 1-800-7 26-7864[...]

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    24 25 ENG APPENDIX APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS Mode l name HW-J 550/HW -J551 GENE RAL USB 5V/0 .5A W eight Main Unit 3.7 lbs Subw oofer 15.0 lbs Dime nsions (W x H x D ) Main Unit 37.1 x 2.2 x 2.6 inches Subw oofer 17.8 x 13. 2 x 6.1 inches Oper ating T emper atur e Range +41° F to + 95°F Oper ating Humidit y Range 10 % to 75 % AMPL IFIER Rate d Out[...]

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    W ARRANTY LIMITED W ARRANTY T O ORIGINAL PURCHASER This SAMSU NG bran d pr oduct, as su pplied and di stribut ed by S amsung Electr onics A merica , Inc. (SAMSUN G) and delive red n ew, in the or iginal carton to the origi nal con sumer purch aser , is warrant ed by SAMSUNG agains t manu factur ing def ects in mater ials an d workm anship for a lim[...]