Troubleshooting

Before requesting service (troubleshooting), please check the following.

Problem

 

Action

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No operations can be

Check the batteries in the remote. May need replacing.

 

 

 

Operate the remote control at a distance of no more than 20 feet.

 

 

 

performed with remote.

 

 

P4

Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes to drain the microprocessor inside the remote to reset it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinstall batteries and try remote again.

 

 

 

Disc does not play.

Ensure that the disc is installed with the label side facing up.

 

 

P7

Check the region number of the DVD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1 channel sound is not

5.1 channel sound is reproduced only when the following conditions

 

 

 

being reproduced.

 

are met. :

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) The DVD player is connected with the proper amplifier

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) The disc is recorded with 5.1 channel sound.

 

 

P12

 

 

Check whether the disc being played has the “Dolby 5.1 ch” mark on

 

 

 

 

the outside.

 

 

 

 

 

Check if your audio system is connected and working properly.

 

 

 

 

 

In a SETUP Menu, is the Audio Output set to Bitstream?

 

 

 

The

icon appears on

The features or action cannot be completed at this time because:

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

1. The DVD’s software restricts it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The DVD’s software doesn’t support the feature (e.g., angles).

 

 

P15

 

 

 

3. The feature is not available at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. You’ve requested a title or chapter number or search time that is

 

 

 

 

 

 

out of range.

 

 

 

Disc Menu doesn’t appear.

Check if the disc has a Menu.

 

 

P29~30

Play mode differs from the

Some of the functions selected in the Setup Menu may not work

 

 

P29~34

Setup Menu selection.

 

properly if the disc is not encoded with the corresponding function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The screen ratio cannot be

The Screen Ratio is fixed on your DVDs.

 

 

P34

changed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No audio.

Make sure you have selected the correct Digital Output in the Audio

 

 

P33

 

Options Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forgot password

Press power on from a cold start with no disc in the unit. Press the STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

and PLAY buttons simultaneously on the front panel for three seconds. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Menu Language display will appear. Select the desired language

 

 

 

 

 

 

button. Press the SETUP button on the remote control to select the Parental

 

 

P32

 

 

 

Mode. The Parental Mode is now unlocked as indicated on the display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the DOWN button to select Parental. Press ENTER and the Create

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password display will appear. You can now set your rating level and

 

 

 

 

 

 

change your password to a new number.

 

 

 

If you experience other

Go to the contents and find the section of the instruction book that

 

 

 

problems.

 

 

contains the explanations regarding the current problem, and follow

 

 

 

 

 

 

the procedure once again.

 

 

 

 

 

If the problem still cannot be solved, please contact your nearest

 

 

 

 

 

 

authorized service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

Power Requirements

AC 120 V, 60 Hz

 

 

Power Consumption

15 W

 

General

Weight

6.2 lbs

 

Dimensions

W 16.9 in x D 9.4 in x H 3.1 in

 

 

Operating Temperature Range

+41°F to +95°F

 

 

Operating Humidity Range

10 % to 75 %

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

Reading Speed : 11.45 ft/sec.

 

(DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC)

Approx. Play Time

 

 

 

(Single Sided, Single Layer Disc) : 135 min.

Disc

CD : 5"

Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec.

(COMPACT DISC)

Maximum Play Time : 74 min.

 

CD : 31/2"

Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec.

 

(COMPACT DISC)

Maximum Play Time : 20 min.

 

VCD : 5"

Reading Speed : 3.9 to 4.6 ft/sec.

 

 

Maximum Play Time : 74 min. (Video + Audio)

 

Composite Video

1 channel : 1.0 Vp-p (75 load)

Video

Component Video

Y : 1.0 Vp-p (75 load)

 

Pr : 0.70 Vp-p (75

load)

Output

 

Pb : 0.70 Vp-p (75

load)

 

S-VIDEO

Luminance Signal : 1.0 Vp-p (75 load)

 

 

Chrominance Signal : 0.286 Vp-p (75 load)

 

2 Channel

L(1/L), R(2/R)

 

Audio

*Frequency Response

48 kHz Sampling : 4 Hz to 22 kHz

 

96 kHz Sampling : 4 Hz to 44 kHz

Output

*S/N Ratio

110 dB

 

 

*Dynamic Range

100 dB

 

 

*Total Harmonic Distortion

0.004 %

 

 

 

*: Nominal specification

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd reserves the right to change the specifications without notice.

Weight and dimensions are approximate.

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Samsung DVD-M301 manual Troubleshooting, Specifications, General, Audio