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- Page 1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. SERVICE DIVISION 400 Valley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) www.samsung.com ELECTRONICS AH68-01751R...
- Page 2 Digital Surround AV Receiver System HT-AS601B Instruction Manual...
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Page 3: Safety Warnings
This symbol alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions accompanying the unit. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. -
Page 4: Precautions
(furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4inches). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Do not stack anything on top of the player. Do not place the player on amplifiers or other equipment which may become hot. -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
The openings should never be blocked by placing the video product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. - Page 6 This video product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other.) This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug.
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Page 7: Features
This product is a pure digital AV receiver that performs digital signal processing to minimize signal distortion and loss. Dolby Pro Logic ll x Dolby Pro Logic ll x is a new type of multiple channel audio signal decoding method that improves upon existing Dolby Pro Logic. DTS 96/24 DTS is the surround format implementing 5.1 channel multi channel sounds at 96KHz/24bit. -
Page 8: Table Of Contents
Stereo Mode ...39 RADIO OPERATION Listening to Radio ...41 Presetting Radio Stations ...42 MISCELLANEOUS Convenient Functions ...43 Operating your TV with the Remote Control...45 Operating your VCR (DVD) with the Remote Control...47 Before Calling for Service...49 Specifications ...51 WARRANTY ...52... -
Page 9: Description
Description [ Front Panel ] HEADPHONE Jack POWER STANDBY Indicator POWER button REMOTE CONTROL Sensor [ Display ] DTS ES 96/24 INDICATOR DOLBY INDICATOR DOLBY DIGITAL EX INDICATOR DOLBY PRO LOGIC II INDICATOR NEO:6 INDICATOR SETUP button ANALOG / DIGITAL BUTTON... -
Page 10: Rear Panel
JACK DVD VIDEO INPUT FRONT SPEAKER JACK TERMINALS CENTER SPEAKER TERMINALS MONITOR VIDEO OUTPUT JACK œœ AM Antenna (AH42-00017A) User’s Manual (AH68-01751R) COOLING FAN SURROUND BACK SPEAKER TERMINALS SURROUND SPEAKER TERMINALS VCR AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS SUBWOOFER OUTPUT JACKS 1, 2... -
Page 11: Remote Control
Description [ Remote Control ] TV Indicator VCR Indicator POWER button AV RECEIVER Indicator TV VIDEO, FUNCTION button DVD Indicator SLEEP button MODE button MO/ST button TUNER button SUBWOOFER button NEO : 6 button DIMMER button SFE MODE button MODE button... - Page 12 Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking batteries: • Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity:(+) to (+)and (–)to (–). • Use the correct type of batteries.Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage.
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Page 13: Connecting The Speakers
Connecting the Speakers Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. Position of AV Receiver • Place AV Receiver on a dedicated stand or rack. Front Speakers • Place these speakers in front of your listening position, facing inwards (about 45°) toward you. - Page 14 Press the POWER button on the rear side of the subwoofer to turn the power on. Using the subwoofer’s VOLUME control, you can set the desired bass level (See pages 27-28 "Setting Speaker Level" to set the Sub level in the menu). Connecting Speaker Wire Press the tab of the Insert the black wire into the black(-) speaker connector.
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Page 15: Connecting External Components
Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. DVD Player Video Projector • Disconnect the power plug from the outlet if you will not use this unit for a long period of time. - Page 16 SAT and VCR. You cannot connect both devices at the same time. • If there is a Digital Out for the satellite/cable STB, it can be connected to the SAT Optical connector on the rear panel to provide multi-channel surround. If there is no Digital Out connector on the STB, connect the Analog Audio Out connector to the VCR/SAT Audio In on the unit.
- Page 17 Connecting External Component Connecting Audio Component/ 5.1 Channel Before moving or installing the product, be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power cord. CD Player DVD or 5.1 Channel Player...
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Page 18: Connecting The Fm And Am Antennas
• rise and cause damage to it. Do not obstruct the cooling fan or ventilation holes. (If the cooling fan or ventilation holes are • covered with a newspaper or cloth, heat may build up inside the unit and fire may result.) -
Page 19: Before Using The Av Receiver
Press the POWER ( This unit will be turned on or set to Standby mode. • This unit will not turn on or off even if you press the POWER button on the remote control • while the main unit is turned off. -
Page 20: Selecting External Component Input
Each time you press the this button, 5.1CH MULTI CH • AM will be selected in turn. To Select Analog/Digital Input You can listen to sound in Analog 2 Channel or Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel using this unit. Press the ANALOG/DIGITAL button. For DVD, VCR/SAT Function •... -
Page 21: Setting The Speaker Mode
To turn the SUBWOOFER On or Off. Press SUBWOOFER button. Each time you press this button, SW SPK : YES, SW SPK : NO will be selected in turn. • If F.SPK is set to ‘SMALL’, SW SPK is automatically set to ‘YES’. -
Page 22: Main Unit
Press SELECT ( ) button to set the speaker mode. To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn the VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit. • “SETUP MODE OFF” appears on the display and exits Setup Mode. -
Page 23: Setting The Speaker Listening Distance
DISTANCE OFF will be selected in turn. Press …† button to set the speaker distance. For F.L, CEN, F.R, S.W Speaker, you can set the distance from the speaker to • listening position between 0.0~5feet in intervals of 1 foot. - Page 24 For S.R, S.B, S.L Speaker, you can set the distance from the speaker to listening • position between 0.0~15feet in intervals of 1 foot. To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn the VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit. “SETUP MODE • OFF” appears on the display and exit Setup Mode.
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Page 25: Setting Drc (Dynamic Range Compression)
Setting DRC You can use this function to enjoy Dolby Digital sound when watching movies at low volume at night. Setting DRC STD : Sets DRC effect to standard. • MAX : Sets DRC effect to maximum. • MIN : Sets DRC effect to minimum. -
Page 26: Test Tone
Press TEST TONE button. Test signal will be automatically output as follows; F.L • During test tone output, press …† button to adjust the speaker output level • from -10 to +10 dB by 1 step. To Stop Test Tone Press TEST TONE button again. - Page 27 Test Tone Use the test tone to check speaker connection status or level. To Automatically Output Test Tone √ MAIN UNIT Press SETUP button. “SETUP MODE” appears on the display and enters into Setup Mode. • Press INPUT button 4 times.
- Page 28 Press SELECT( )button to set the test tone as you want. You can adjust the speaker output level from -10 to +10dB by 1 step. • To Stop Test Tone Method 1) Press INPUT button 1 time.
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Page 29: Setting Speaker Level
The sound gets quieter at -10dB and louder at +10dB. • Default setting value is 00dB. • To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or press SPK LEVEL button on the remote control to select • SPKLEVEL OFF. - Page 30 The sound gets quieter at -10dB and louder at +10dB. • Default setting value is 00dB • To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit. “SETUP • MODE OFF” appears on the display and exits Setup Menu.
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Page 31: Dolby Pro Logic Llx Mode
Dolby Pro Logic llx Mode This mode provides 5.1 channel sound from 2 channel sources. REMOTE CONTROL Press MODE button. Each time you press this button, MUSIC • PROLOGIC will be selected in turn. To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds. - Page 32 To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds. • You cannot use Dolby Pro Logic ll x Mode for multi channel • signals such as Dolby Digital and DTS. Pro Logic works only for PCM audio signals with sampling •...
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Page 33: Dolby Pro Logic Llx Effect
Dolby Pro Logic llx Effect This function works only in Dolby PRO LOGIC IIX MUSIC Mode. REMOTE CONTROL Press MODE button to select ‘MUSIC’ Mode. Press EFFECT button. Each time you press this button, C-WIDTH • DPL llx EFT OFF will be selected in turn. - Page 34 Dolby Pro Logic llx Effect C-WIDTH : This sets the width of the center image. The higher the setting, the less • sound comes from the center speaker. DIMENSION : Incrementally adjusts the sound field (DSP)from the front or rear.
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Page 35: Neo:6 Mode
NEO:6 Mode You can play back 2 channel sound over 6.1 channels when enjoying music or a movie. NEO:6 Mode can be used with DTS and Dolby • Digital multi channel signals. Pro Logic works only for PCM audio signals with •... - Page 36 You can set the sound image from 0 to 5. • To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit. ‘SETUP MODE OFF’ appears • on the display and exits Setup Mode.
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Page 37: Sfe Mode
SFE Mode The SFE (Sound Field Effect) function uses 7 different DSP sound field effects to digitally simulate actual music environments such as concert halls or movie theaters. REMOTE CONTROL Press SFE MODE button. Each time you press this button, HALL •... - Page 38 MAIN UNIT Press SURROUND button briefly to select ‘SFE’ Mode. Each time you press this button, DPL II x • selected in turn. Press SELECT( ) button. Each time you press Select ( ) button, HALL • CLUB DOME STADIUM...
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Page 39: Ex/Es Mode
This mode enable you to listen to 6.1 channel surround from Dolby Digital-EX and DTS-ES sources. This function works when a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel source is inputted, and does not work with LPCM and Dolby Digital 2 channel sources. - Page 40 • OFF will be selected in turn. To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds or turn VOLUME CONTROL of the main unit. ‘SETUP • MODE OFF’ appears on the display and exits Setup Mode. DTS-ES (Discrete 6.1, Matrix 6.1) Rear center channel is added to DTS 5.1 channel, improving the...
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Page 41: Stereo Mode
Stereo Mode You can select this mode when you listen to sound through the Front Left and Right speakers and subwoofer. REMOTE CONTROL Press STEREO button. “STEREO” appears in the display and Stereo Mode is • selected. To Exit Setup Mode Wait for about 5 seconds. - Page 42 Stereo L/R : Front Speaker (Left/Right) C : Center Speaker SL/SR : Surround Speaker (Left/Right) SB : Surround Back Speaker SW : Subwoofer 2 channel Dolby Digital signal has Dolby Digital Pro Logic. Speaker Setup is set to LARGE, SMALL, or YES.
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Page 43: Listening To Radio
Listening to Radio You can listen to the chosen band (FM, AM broadcast stations) by using either the automatic or manual tuning operation. REMOTE CONTROL Press TUNER button. Each time you press this button, FM • selected. Select frequency. Automatic Tuning 1 •... -
Page 44: Presetting Radio Stations
You can select from presets 1 to 30. • Press TUNER MEMORY button. Tuner number will disappear and station 89.1 will be saved in preset 2. • To preset other stations, repeat steps 2 to 5. To Listen to Preset Station Press Select button of the remote control to select the PRESET and press •... -
Page 45: Convenient Functions
SLEEP : OFF • To Check Sleep Timer Press SLEEP button. The remaining time before this unit will shut itself off is shown on the display. • Pressing the button again changes the sleep time from what you have set earlier. •... - Page 46 Using Headphone Use headphones (not supplied) for private listening pleasure. Connect the headphone to the headphone jack and listen to music. Do not turn the volume up too high when you use headphones as It • may damage your hearing.
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Page 47: Operating Your Tv With The Remote Control
You can use the TV POWER, VOLUME, CHANNEL, and Numeric • buttons (0~9). The remote control may not work on some brands of TVs. Also, some operation may not be possible depending on your brand of TV. The remote control will work with Samsung TVs by default. - Page 48 Code Number ADMIRAL 056, 057, 058 (M.WARDS) A MARK 001, 015 ANAM 001, 002, 003, 004,005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014 001, 018, 040, 048 BELL & HOWELL 057, 058, 081 (M.WARDS) BROCSONIC 059, 060 CANDLE...
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Page 49: Operating Your Vcr (Dvd) With The Remote Control
If the code matches the VCR (DVD)'s code, the VCR (DVD) will • be turned off. If there is more than one code listed for your VCR (DVD) in the • table, enter one at a time to determine which code works. - Page 50 Code Number ADMIRAL 043, 106 (M.WARDS) AWIA 044, 045, 046 AKAI 088, 089, 090 ANAM 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, AUDIO DYNAMIC 019, 047, 092 BELL & HOWELL 048, 093 (M.WARDS) BROKSONIC 092, 094, 095 CANON 001, 033, 049, 091...
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Page 51: Before Calling For Service
Can't receive broadcasting. There is no sound from surround speaker. There is no sound from center speaker Check Is the power code plugged into the outlet? • Is there static electricity in the air? • Are the speaker and external •... - Page 52 - If speaker terminal is shorted - If speaker cord is shorted If there is no problem when you turn it on again after turning it off, PROTECTION mark will disappear on the display and the unit will work properly.
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Page 53: Specifications
Impedance Rated output Maximum output Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight S/N ratio, distortion, separation and usable sensitivity are based on measurement using AES-17 filter. 120V, 60 Hz 0.9W 9.25 Ibs 16.9 x 2.6 x 13.7 inches 41°F ~ 95°F 10%~75% 87.5~108.0MHz... -
Page 54: Warranty
(*90 Days Parts and Labor for Commercial Use) This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, and is valid only on products purchased and used in the United States. To receive warranty service, the purchaser must contact SAMSUNG for problem determination and service procedures. Warranty service can only be performed by a SAMSUNG authorized service center. - Page 55 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD WIDE ¤ Region Country Customer Care Center Web Site...