Samsung HW-J7501 manual

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    Curved 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 'This Nanum Gothic Eco font is provided by NA VER' HW-J7500 HW-J7501[...]

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    3 2 GETTING ST ARTED FEA TURES GETTING ST ARTED Streaming Music Services The Curved Soundbar makes diving into all your favourite music easier than ever before, thanks to its Wi-Fi capabilities. Simply access the Samsung Multir oom App to experience the best of the internet’s subscription str eaming music services. Surr ound Sound Expansion The S[...]

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    3 ENG GETTING ST ARTED SAFETY INFORMA TION SAFETY W ARNINGS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates “danger ous voltage” inside the pr oduct that pr esents a [...]

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    5 4 GETTING ST ARTED PRECAUTIONS 99.1mm 99.1mm 68.6 mm 99.1mm Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the power r equirements listed on the identification sticker located on the back of your pr oduct. Install your pr oduct horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space ar ound it for ventilation (7~10 cm). Make [...]

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    5 ENG GETTING ST ARTED ● Figur es and illustrations in this User Manual are pr ovided for refer ence only and may differ fr om actual pr oduct appearance. ● An administration fee may be char ged if either (a) an engineer is called out at your request and ther e is no defect with the pr oduct (i.e. where the user manual has not been r ead). (b) [...]

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    7 6 GETTING ST ARTED WHA T’S INCLUDED BEFORE READING THE USER’S MANUAL Note the following terms before r eading the user manual. + Icons used in this manual Icon T erm Definition Caution Indicates a situation wher e a function does not operate or settings may be cancelled. Note Indicates tips or instructions on the page that help you operate a [...]

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    7 ENG DESCRIPTIONS TOP / FRONT P ANEL (Power) Button T urns the power on and off. VOL. - / + Contr ols the volume level. The numeric value of the volume level appears in the fr ont panel display. Display Displays the curr ent mode. (Sour ce) Button Selects the D.IN, AUX, HDMI, BT , TV , or USB input. ● While the unit is powered on, pressing the ([...]

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    9 8 DESCRIPTIONS REAR / BOTTOM P ANEL AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V 5V 0.5A DC 24V (Power Supply In) Connect the DC power adaptor to the power supply jack, and then connect the AC power adaptor plug to a wall outlet. SPK ADD Press the button to connect Soundbar to the H[...]

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    9 ENG DESCRIPTIONS REMOTE CONTROL Anynet+ Press the Anynet+ button to turn the Anynet+ function on or off. (Default : Auto Power Link OFF , ON - ANYNET+ / OFF - POWER LINK or OFF - ANYNET+ / ON - POWER LINK ). The Anynet+ function lets you control the Soundbar with the r emote fr om an Anynet+ compatible Samsung TV . The Soundbar must be connected [...]

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    11 10 DESCRIPTIONS STREAMING MUSIC Press STREAMING MUSIC button to listen to an Internet radio station. Each time you pr ess this button, the Soundbar switches to the next default station, cycling thr ough the 3 default stations. T o use the STREAMING MUSIC function, the soundbar must be connected to the network. (See page 28 ) DRC (Dynamic Range C[...]

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    11 ENG INST ALLA TION INST ALLING SOUNDBAR INST ALLING BOTH SOUNDBAR AND TV TO THE W ALL MOUNT TYPE ● This model corr esponds to the 2015 Samsung curved TV S8500/S9000 - 55"/65", S9500 - 65". Please r efer to the home page of Samsung Electronics to see the detail list of corr esponding models. ● When mounting the Soundbar to a JS[...]

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    13 12 INST ALLA TION AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) 3. F asten the four Holder-Scr ews 1 and four of the Holder-Scr ews 2 to the four holes in the Soundbar , as shown in the illustration. AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL [...]

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    13 ENG INST ALLA TION 65” S9500 TV 6. If you mount the Soundbar on a matched Samsung TV , use the Guide on TV to put the TV-Mount on TV securely. 7. F asten the TV-Mount to the TV using the remaining 4 Holder-Screws 2 . 8. After attaching the TV-Mount , mount the TV on the wall. Soundbar base TV base, with TV-Mount attached 9. Push the Soundbar o[...]

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    15 14 INST ALLA TION INST ALLING SOUNDBAR TO TV ST AND Y ou can install Soundbar to TV stand if you have Soundbar matching TV with this model. Check for the supplied accessories shown below. Holder-F oot : 3EA Holder-Screw 2 : 3EA 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V A[...]

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    15 ENG INST ALLA TION 4. Align the Soundbar’s centr e with the centr e of the base of the TV , and then carefully push it onto the stand as far as it will go, as shown in the illustration. Be careful not to unbalance the TV . ● Do not place a heavy thing or step on the main unit. INST ALLING SOUNDBAR TO FREE-ST ANDING 1. Centre the Soundbar on [...]

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    17 16 INST ALLA TION ASSEMBLING THE CLAMP-WIRE AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) Clamp-Wir e Attach the clamp-wir e to the unit as shown, and then run the cables thr ough the clamp-wir e to ke[...]

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    17 ENG CONNECTIONS ● Do not connect the power cord of this pr oduct or your TV to a wall outlet until all connections between components ar e complete. ● Before moving or installing this pr oduct, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. CONNECTING THE SUBWOOFER CONNECTING TO THE SUBWOOFER AUTOMA TICALL Y The main unit and s[...]

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    19 18 CONNECTIONS ● Before moving or installing the pr oduct, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. ● If the main unit is powered off, the wir eless subwoofer will be in standby mode and the ST ANDBY LED on the upper side will come on after the Link indicator (Blue LED) blinks for 30 seconds. ● If you use a device that [...]

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    19 ENG CONNECTIONS CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTIONS WITH TV USING HDMI (DIGIT AL) CABLE 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) HDMI IN HDMI OUT (TV -ARC) HDMI Cable 1. Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) jack on the back of the product to the HDMI IN jack on your TV . 2. Press the (Sour ce) but[...]

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    21 20 CONNECTIONS + Auto Power Link If you have connected the main unit to a TV with a digital optical cable, set the Auto Power function ON to have the Soundbar turn on automatically when you turn the TV on. AUTO POWER LINK Display ON OFF - ANYNET+ / ON - POWER LINK OFF ON - ANYNET+ / OFF - POWER LINK 1. Connect the Soundbar and a TV with an Optic[...]

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    21 ENG CONNECTIONS ● The TV SoundConnect (SoundShar e) function is supported by some Samsung TVs released from 2012 on. Check whether your TV supports the TV SoundConnect (SoundShare) function befor e you begin. (F or further information, r efer to the TV’s user manual.). ● If your Samsung TV was released befor e 2014, check the SoundShar e s[...]

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    23 22 CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE HDMI CABLE HDMI is the standard digital interface for connecting to TVs, projectors, DVD players, Blu-ray players, set top boxes, and mor e. HDMI pr events any degradation to the signal due to conversion to analogue and maintains the video and audio quality of the original digital source. Digital D[...]

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    23 ENG CONNECTIONS + AUX Cable 1. Connect AUX IN (Audio) on the main unit to the AUDIO OUT jack of the Sour ce Device. 2. Press the (Sour ce) button on the top panel of Soundbar or the SOURCE button on r emote contr ol to select the AUX mode. + Optical Cable 1. Connect OPTICAL IN (Audio) on the main unit to the OPTICAL OUT jack of the Sour ce Devic[...]

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    25 24 CONNECTIONS ● Digital camera PTP protocols ar e not supported. ● Do not r emove the USB device while it is transferring files. ● DRM-pr otected music files (MP3, WMA) from commer cial web sites cannot be played. ● External HDDs ar e not supported. ● Mobile phone devices are not supported. ● File F ormat Type Compatibility list: Ex[...]

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    25 ENG FUNCTIONS INPUT MODE Press the (Sour ce) button on the main unit’s top p anel or the SOURCE button on the remote contr ol to select the mode you want. Input mode Display Optical Digital input ARC (HDMI OUT) input D.IN AUX input AUX HDMI input HDMI BLUETOOTH mode BT TV SoundConnect TV USB mode USB The unit turns off automatically in the fol[...]

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    27 26 FUNCTIONS BLUETOOTH Y ou can connect a Bluetooth device to the Soundbar and enjoy music with high quality ster eo sound, all without wir es! TO CONNECT THE SOUNDBAR TO A BLUETOOTH DEVICE Check if the Bluetooth device supports the Bluetooth compliant ster eo headset function. Bluetooth device Connect 1. Press the (Sour ce) button on the main u[...]

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    27 ENG FUNCTIONS ● The Soundbar supports SBC data (44.1kHz, 48kHz). ● Connect only to a Bluetooth device that supports the A2DP (A V) function. ● Y ou cannot connect the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device that supports only the HF (Hands Fr ee) function. ● Once you have pair ed the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device, selecting " [Samsung] Soun[...]

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    29 28 FUNCTIONS USING THE NETWORK ST ANDBY ON FUNCTION The Network Standby On function becomes available if wir eless connection was pr operly established between the smart device and Soundbar . This function turns on the Soundbar automatically when a smart device attempts to connect to the Soundbar via Bluetooth or W i-Fi. If the Soundbar was turn[...]

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    29 ENG FUNCTIONS INST ALLING THE SAMSUNG MUL TIROOM APP T o use the Soundbar , you must download and then install the Samsung Multir oom App by accessing the app thr ough Google play or the App Stor e. With the Samsung Multiroom App installed, you can play music stor ed in your smart device, from connected devices and other content pr oviders, and [...]

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    31 30 FUNCTIONS SOFTW ARE UPD A TE 5V 0.5A SPK ADD Wi-Fi SETUP DC 24V AUX IN LAN HDMI IN OPTICAL IN HDMI OUT (TV-ARC) 5V 0.5A UPD A TING WITH USB Samsung may offer updates for the Soundbar's system firmware in the future. If an update is of fered, you can update the firmware by connecting a USB device with the firmware update stored on it to t[...]

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    31 ENG FUNCTIONS ● After the update, all settings are r eset to their factory default settings. W e recommend you write down your settings so that you can easily r eset them after the update. Note that updating firmware resets the subwoofer connection too. If connection to the subwoofer is not re-established automatically after the update, r efer[...]

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    33 32 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service, please check the following. The unit will not turn on. • Is the power cord plugged into the outlet? ¼ Connect the power plug to the outlet. A function does not work when the button is pr essed. • Is ther e static electricity in the air? ¼ Disconnect the power plug and connect it[...]

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    33 ENG APPENDIX SPECIFICA TIONS Model name HW-J7500 / HW-J7501 GENERAL USB 5V / 0.5A W eight Main Unit 4 kg Subwoofer (PS-WJ7500 / PS-WJ7501) 7.8 kg Dimensions (W x H x D) Main Unit 1230 x 47.5 x 170 mm Subwoofer (PS-WJ7500 / PS-WJ7501) 500 x 332 x 161 mm Operating T emperature Range +5°C to +35°C Operating Humidity Range 10 % to 75 % AMPLIFIER R[...]

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    -2- UNITED KINGDOM EIRE This Samsung product is warranted for the period of twelve (12) months from the origi- nal date of purchase, against defective materials and workmanship. In the event that warranty service is required, you should return the product to the retailer from whom it was purchased. However , Samsung Authorised Dealers and Authorise[...]

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    Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care Centre. Area Contact Centre  Web Site ` Europe U.K 0330 SAMSUNG (7267864) www.samsung.com/uk/support EIRE 0818 717100 www.samsung.com/ie/support GERMANY 0180 6 SAMSUNG bzw. 0180 6 7267864* (*0,20 €/Anruf aus d[...]