Samsung BD-H8500A User manual

Blu-rayDiscPlayer
BD-F8500
Application
Models
BD-H8500/BD-H8500A/
BD-H8500M/BD-H8500N
/BD-H8509S/BD-H8900/
BD-H8900A/BD-H8900M/
BD-H8900N/BD-H8909S
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SERVICEMANUAL
Blu-RayDiscPlayerContents
1.Precautions
2.ProductSpecications
3.DisassemblyandReassembly
4.Troubleshooting
5.PCBDiagrams
6.SchematicDiagrams
RefertotheservicemanualintheGSPN(seetherearcover)formoreinformation.

Contents
Contents
1.Precautions......................................................................................................................................1−1
1.1.SafetyPrecautions...................................................................................................................1−1
1.1.1.Warnings...................................................................................................................1−1
1.1.2.ServicingtheBlu-rayDiscPlayer...................................................................................1−1
1.1.3.FireandShockHazard.................................................................................................1−1
1.1.4.ProductSafetyNotices.................................................................................................1−2
1.2.ServicingPrecautions...............................................................................................................1−3
1.2.1.GeneralServicingPrecautions.......................................................................................1−3
1.3.StaticElectricityPrecautions......................................................................................................1−4
1.4.InstallationPrecautions.............................................................................................................1−5
2.ProductSpecications........................................................................................................................2−1
2.1.ProductSpecication................................................................................................................2−1
2.1.1.PlayerFeatures...........................................................................................................2−2
2.1.2.Blu-rayDiscFeatures...................................................................................................2−2
2.1.3.Disctypesandcontentsyourproductcanplay..................................................................2−3
2.1.4.Disctypesyourproductcannotplay................................................................................2−4
2.1.5.AvailableRecordingTimeforinternalHDD.....................................................................2−4
2.1.6.Regioncode...............................................................................................................2−5
2.1.7.LogosofDiscstheproductcanplay................................................................................2−5
2.1.8.SupportedFormats.......................................................................................................2−6
2.2.ChassisProductSpecication.....................................................................................................2−10
2.3.OptionProductSpecication......................................................................................................2−19
3.DisassemblyandReassembly..............................................................................................................3−1
3.1.CabinetandPCB.....................................................................................................................3−1
3.1.1.TopCabinetRemoval...................................................................................................3−1
3.1.2.Wi-FiModuleRemoval................................................................................................3−2
3.1.3.AssyDeckRemoval.....................................................................................................3−3
3.1.4.AssyS-HDDRemoval.................................................................................................3−4
3.1.5.S.M.P.SPCBRemoval.................................................................................................3−5
3.1.6.FrontPCBRemoval.....................................................................................................3−6
3.1.7.MainPCBRemoval.....................................................................................................3−7
3.2.PCBLocation.........................................................................................................................3−8
4.Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................4−1
4.1.Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................4−1
4.2.SoftwareUpdate......................................................................................................................4−12
4.2.1.UpdateNow...............................................................................................................4−12
4.2.2.AutoUpdate...............................................................................................................4−13
4.3.DeckAdjustment.....................................................................................................................4−14
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Contents
5.PCBDiagrams..................................................................................................................................5−1
5.1.WiringDiagram.......................................................................................................................5−2
5.2.MainPCB..............................................................................................................................5−3
5.3.FrontPCB..............................................................................................................................5−5
5.4.TouchPCB.............................................................................................................................5−6
6.SchematicDiagrams..........................................................................................................................6−1
6.1.AllBlockDiagram...................................................................................................................6−2
6.2.Power....................................................................................................................................6−5
6.2.1.AboutS.M.P .S(RingingChokeConverterMethod)............................................................6−5
6.2.2.Circuitdescripcotion[FL Y -BackRCC(RingingChokeConverter)]Control............................6−5
6.2.3.InternalBlockDiagram(InternalBlockDiagramofS.M.P .SCircuit)....................................6−7
6.3.S.M.P.S(S.M.P .SPCB).............................................................................................................6−8
6.4.PowerBlock(MainPCB)..........................................................................................................6−9
6.5.FrontEndSC75011(MainPCB)................................................................................................6−10
6.6.FrontEndSC75012(MainPCB)................................................................................................6−11
6.7.F_Micom(MainPCB).............................................................................................................6−12
6.8.HDMI4KUPSCALER(MainPCB)...........................................................................................6−13
6.9.HDMI_GPIO(MainPCB).........................................................................................................6−14
6.10.Ethernet_USB(MainPCB)........................................................................................................6−15
6.11.FOX-BMMCFlash(MainPCB)................................................................................................6−16
6.12.FOX-BDDR3(MainPCB)........................................................................................................6−17
6.13.FOX-BInterface(MainPCB)....................................................................................................6−18
6.14.SA TA_USB(MainPCB)...........................................................................................................6−19
6.15.TSD_Power(MainPCB)...........................................................................................................6−20
6.16.Tuner_LNB(MainPCB)...........................................................................................................6−21
6.17.CI(MainPCB)........................................................................................................................6−22
6.18.Front(FrontPCB)....................................................................................................................6−23
6.19.Touch(TouchPCB)..................................................................................................................6−24
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1.Precautions
1.Precautions
1.1.SafetyPrecautions
Followthesesafety,servicingandESDprecautionstopreventdamageandtoprotectagainstpotentialhazards
suchaselectricalshock.
1.1.1.Warnings
CAUTION
Forcontinuedsafety,donotattempttomodifythecircuitboard.DisconnecttheACpowerandDCpowerjackbefore
servicing.
1.1.2.ServicingtheBlu-rayDiscPlayer
1)WhenservicingtheBlu-rayDiscPlayer,DisconnecttheAClinecordfromtheACoutlet.
2)Itisessentialthatservicetechnicianshaveanaccuratevoltagemeteravailableatalltimes.Checkthecalibration
ofthismeterperiodically.
1.1.3.FireandShockHazard
Beforereturningthemonitortotheuser,performthefollowingsafetychecks:
1)Inspecteachleaddresstomakecertainthattheleadsarenotpinchedorthathardwareisnotlodgedbetweenthe
chassisandothermetalpartsinthemonitor.
2)Inspectallprotectivedevicessuchasnonmetalliccontrolknobs,insulatingmaterials,cabinetbacks,adjustmentand
compartmentcoversorshields,isolationresistorcapacitornetworks,mechanicalinsulators,etc.
3)LeakageCurrentHotCheck:
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1.Precautions
CAUTION
Besurenopowerisappliedtothechassisorcircuit,andobserveallothersafetyprecautions.
4)Withtheunitcompletelyreassembled,plugtheAClinecorddirectlyintoa120VACoutlet.Withtheunit’sACswitch
rstintheONpositionandthenOFF,measurethecurrentbetweenaknownearthground(metalwaterpipe,conduit,
etc.)andallexposedmetalparts,including:metalcabinets,screwheadsandcontrolshafts.Thecurrentmeasuredshould
notexceed0.5milliamp.Reversethepower-plugprongsintheACoutletandrepeatthetest.
1.1.4.ProductSafetyNotices
Someelectricalandmechanicalpartshavespecialsafetyrelatedcharacteristicswhichareoftennotevidentfromvisual
inspection.Theprotectiontheygivemaynotbeobtainedbyreplacingthemwithcomponentsratedforhighervoltage,
wattage,etc.Partsthathavespecialsafetycharacteristicsareidentiedbyonschematicsandpartslists.Asubstitute
replacementthatdoesnothavethesamesafetycharacteristicsastherecommendedreplacementpartmightcreateshock,re
and/orotherhazards.Productsafetyisunderreviewcontinuouslyandnewinstructionsareissuedwheneverappropriate.
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1.Precautions
1.2.ServicingPrecautions
DANGER
Anelectrolyticcapacitorinstalledwiththewrongpolaritymightexplode.
CAUTION
Beforeservicingunitscoveredbythisservicemanual,readandfollowtheSafetyPrecautionssectionofthismanual.
NOTE
Ifunforeseencircumstancescreateconictbetweenthefollowingservicingprecautionsandanyofthesafetyprecautions,
alwaysfollowthesafetyprecautions.
1.2.1.GeneralServicingPrecautions
1)Alwaysunplugtheunit’sACpowercordfromtheACpowersourceanddisconnecttheDCPowerJackbefore
attemptingto:(a)removeorreinstallanycomponentorassembly,(b)disconnectPCBplugsorconnectors,(c)connecta
testcomponentinparallelwithanelectrolyticcapacitor.
2)Somecomponentsareraisedabovetheprintedcircuitboardforsafety.Aninsulationtubeortapeissometimesused.
Theinternalwiringissometimesclampedtopreventcontactwiththermallyhotcomponents.Reinstallallsuchelements
totheiroriginalposition.
3)Afterservicing,alwayscheckthatthescrews,componentsandwiringhavebeencorrectlyreinstalled.Makesurethat
theareaaroundtheservicedparthasnotbeendamaged.
4)ChecktheinsulationbetweenthebladesoftheACplugandaccessibleconductiveparts(examples:metalpanels,
inputterminalsandearphonejacks).
5)InsulationCheckingProcedure:DisconnectthepowercordfromtheACsourceandturnthepowerswitchON.Connect
aninsulationresistancemeter(500V)tothebladesoftheACplug.Theinsulationresistancebetweeneachbladeofthe
ACplugandaccessibleconductiveparts(seeabove)shouldbegreaterthan1megohm.
6)Alwaysconnectatestinstrument’sgroundleadtotheinstrumentchassisgroundbeforeconnectingthepositivelead;
alwaysremovetheinstrument’sgroundleadlast.
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1.Precautions
1.3.StaticElectricityPrecautions
Somesemiconductor(solidstate)devicescanbeeasilydamagedbystaticelectricity.Suchcomponentsarecommonly
calledElectrostaticallySensitiveDevices(ESD).ExamplesoftypicalESDareintegratedcircuitsandsomeeld-effect
transistors.Thefollowingtechniqueswillreducetheincidenceofcomponentdamagecausedbystaticelectricity.
1)Immediatelybeforehandlinganysemiconductorcomponentsorassemblies,draintheelectrostaticchargefromyour
bodybytouchingaknownearthground.Alternatively,wearadischargingwrist-strapdevice.Toavoidashockhazard,
besuretoremovethewriststrapbeforeapplyingpowertothemonitor.
2)AfterremovinganESD-equippedassembly,placeitonaconductivesurfacesuchasaluminumfoiltoprevent
accumulationofanelectrostaticcharge.
3)Donotusefreon-propelledchemicals.ThesecangenerateelectricalchargessufcienttodamageESDs.
4)Useonlyagrounded-tipsolderingirontosolderordesolderESDs.
5)Useonlyananti-staticsolderremovaldevice.Somesolderremovaldevicesnotclassiedas“anti-static”cangenerate
electricalchargessufcienttodamageESDs.
6)DonotremoveareplacementESDfromitsprotectivepackageuntilyouarereadytoinstallit.MostreplacementESDs
arepackagedwithleadsthatareelectricallyshortedtogetherbyconductivefoam,aluminumfoilorotherconductive
materials.
7)ImmediatelybeforeremovingtheprotectivematerialfromtheleadsofareplacementESD,touchtheprotectivematerial
tothechassisorcircuitassemblyintowhichthedevicewillbeinstalled.
CAUTION
Besurenopowerisappliedtothechassisorcircuitandobserveallothersafetyprecautions.
8)MinimizebodymotionswhenhandlingunpackagedreplacementESDs.Motionssuchasbrushingclothestogether,or
liftingyourfootfromacarpetedoorcangenerateenoughstaticelectricitytodamageanESD.
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1.Precautions
1.4.InstallationPrecautions
1)Keepthepowercordawayfromanyheatemittingdevices,asameltedcoveringmaycausereorelectricshock.
2)Donotplacetheproductinareaswithpoorventilationsuchasabookshelforcloset.Theincreasedinternaltemperature
maycausere.
3)Makesuretoturnthepoweroffandunplugthepowercordfromtheoutletbeforerepositioningtheproduct.Alsocheck
theexternalconnectorsiftheyarefullyunplugged.Damagetothecordmaycausereorelectricshock.
4)Wheninstallingtheproduct,leaveenoughspace(0.4m)betweentheproductandthewallforventilationpurposes.A
riseintemperaturewithintheproductmaycausere.
5)Ifanequipmentisprovidedwithareplaceablebattery,andifreplacementbyanincorrecttypecouldresultinan
explosion(forexample,withsomelithiumbatteries),thefollowingapplies:
CAUTION
•Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrecttypedisposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtotheinstructions.
•Donotdisposeofbatteriesinare.
•Donotshortcircuit,disassembleoroverheatthebatteries.
•Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttype.
•Donotbeexposedtoexcessiveheatsuchassunshine,reorthelike.
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2.ProductSpecications
2.ProductSpecications
2.1.ProductSpecication
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2.ProductSpecications
2.1.1.PlayerFeatures
•SupportsaV arietyofDiscTypes
-Blu-ray(BD-ROM,BD-RE,BD-R),DVDVideo,DVD-RW/-R(Vmodeandnalizedonly)discsandAudioCD.
-CD-RW/CD-R,DVD-RW/-RandUSBstoragedevicecontentsuchasMP3,JPEGandDivXles.
•HDMI(HighDenitionMultimediaInterface)
HDMIreducespicturenoisebyallowingapuredigitalvideo/audiosignalpathfromtheplayertoyourTV .
2.1.2.Blu-rayDiscFeatures
Blu-rayDiscscanstore25GB(singlelayer)or50GB(duallayer)onasinglesideddisc-about5to10timesthecapacity
ofaDVD.Blu-rayDiscsalsosupportthehighestqualityHDvideoavailableintheindustry(upto1920x1080at40
Mbit/sec)–Largecapacitymeansnocompromiseonvideoquality.Furthermore,aBlu-rayDischasthesamefamiliarsize
andlookasDVD.
NOTE
ThefollowingBlu-rayDiscfeaturesarediscdependantandwillvary.
Appearanceandnavigationoffeatureswillalsovaryfromdisctodisc.
Notalldiscswillhavethefeaturesdescribedbelow.
•Videohighlights
TheBD-ROMformatformoviedistributionsupportsthreehighlyadvancedvideocodecs,includingA VC,VC-1,
andMPEG-2.
HDvideoresolutionsarealsoavailable:
-1920x1080HD
-1280x720HD
•ForHigh-DenitionPlayback
Toviewhigh-denitioncontentsinBDdiscs,anHDTV(HighDenitionTelevision)isrequired.Somediscsmay
requireusingtheplayer'sHDMIOUTtoviewhigh-Denitioncontent.Theabilitytoviewhigh-Denitioncontenton
BDdiscsmaybelimiteddependingontheresolutionofyourTV .
•Graphicplanes
Twoindividual,fullHDresolution(1920x1080)videolayersareavailableontopoftheHDvideolayer.
Onelayerisassignedtovideo-relatedgraphics(likesubtitles),andtheotherlayerisassignedtointeractiveelements,
suchasbuttonsormenus.V ariouswipes,fadesandscrolleffectsmaybeavailableonbothlayers.
•Menugraphics
Support256fullcolorresolutiongraphicsandanimation,therebygreatlysurpassingthecapabilitiesofDVDVideo.
UnlikeDVD,Menuscanbeaccessedduringvideoplayback.
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2.ProductSpecications
•Menusounds
WhenyouhighlightorselectamenuoptiononaBlu-raydisc,soundscanbeheardsuchasbuttonclicksoravoice
overexplainingthehighlightedmenuchoice.
•Multi-page/PopUpMenus
WithDVD-Video,playbackisinterruptedeachtimeanewmenuscreenisaccessed.DuetoBlu-rayDisc'sabilityto
preloaddatafromthediscwithoutinterruptingplayback,amenumayconsistofseveralpages.
Youcanbrowsethroughthemenupagesorselectdifferentmenupaths,whiletheaudioandvideoremainplaying
inthebackground.
•Interactivity
CertainBlu-rayDiscsmaycontainAnimatedmenusandTriviagames.
•UserBrowsableSlideshows
WithBlu-rayDiscs,youcanbrowsethroughvariousstillpictureswhiletheaudioremainsplaying.
•Subtitles
DependingonwhatiscontainedontheBlu-rayDisc,youmaybeabletoselectdifferentfontstyles,sizesandcolorsfor
thesubtitles,Subtitlesmayalsobeanimated,scrolledorfadedinandout.
•BD-LIVE
YoucanuseaBlu-rayDiscsupportingBD-LIVEthroughnetworkconnectiontoenjoyvariouscontentsprovided
bythediscmanufacturer.
2.1.3.Disctypesandcontentsyourproductcanplay
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2.ProductSpecications
NOTE
•TheproductmaynotplaycertainCD-RW/RandDVD-Rbecauseofthedisctypeorrecordingconditions.
•IfaDVD-RW/-RhasnotbeenrecordedproperlyinDVDvideoformat,itwillnotbeplayable.
•YourproductwillnotplaycontentthathasbeenrecordedonaDVD-Ratabit-ratethatexceeds10Mbps.
•YourproductwillnotplaycontentthathasbeenrecordedonaBD-RorUSBdeviceatabitratethatexceeds25Mbps.
2.1.4.Disctypesyourproductcannotplay
•HDDVD
•DVD-RAM
•DVD-RW(VRmode)
•3.9GBDVD-RforAuthoring.
•DVD-ROM/PD/MVDisc,etc
•SuperAudioCD(exceptCDlayer)
•CVD/CD-ROM/CDV/CD-G/CD-I/LD(CD-Gsplayaudioonly,notgraphics.)
NOTE
•TheproductmaynotplaycertainCD-RW/RandDVD±RW/±Rbecauseoftherecordingconditions.
•IfaDVD±RW/±RhasnotbeenrecordedproperlyinDVDvideoformat,itwillnotbeplayable.
•YourproductwillnotplaycontentthathasbeenrecordedonaDVD±RW/±Ratabit-ratethatexceeds10Mbps.
•YourproductwillnotplaycontentthathasbeenrecordedonaBD-RE/Ratabitratethatexceeds25Mbps.
•Playbackmaynotworkforsometypesofdiscs,orwhenyouusespecicoperations,suchasanglechangeandaspectratio
adjustment.Informationaboutthediscsiswrittenindetailonthediscbox.Pleaserefertothisifnecessary.
•WhenyouplayaBD-Jtitle,loadingmaytakelongerthananormaltitleorsomefunctionsmayperformslowly.
2.1.5.AvailableRecordingTimeforinternalHDD
YoucanrecorddigitalbroadcastontheinternalHDDasbelow.Dependingontheactualbroadcast,availablerecordingtime
maybedifferentwiththetableshownbelowInOnScreenDisplay,youcancheckavailablerecordingtimeasshownin
"high"caseinthetableshownbelow.
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2.ProductSpecications
NOTE
•Sincetheproduct'sTimeshiftandotherimplementedfunctionsrequireacertainamountofHDDspaceallocatedinternally,
thetotalsizeshowninthe"StorageDeviceManager"ofSettingsmenumaydifferfromtheHDD'scapacityshownin
themanual.
2.1.6.Regioncode
Boththeproductandthediscsarecodedbyregion.Theseregionalcodesmustmatchinordertoplaythedisc.Ifthecodes
donotmatch,thediscwillnotplay.TheRegionNumberforthisproductisdescribedontherearpaneloftheproduct.
2.1.7.LogosofDiscstheproductcanplay
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2.ProductSpecications
2.1.8.SupportedFormats
VideoFileSupport
•Limitations
-Evenwhentheleisencodedbyasupportedcodeclistedabove,alemightnotbeplayedifitscontenthas
aproblem.
-Normalplaybackisnotguaranteedifthele’scontainerinformationiswrongortheleitselfiscorrupted.
-FileshavinghigherBitrate/frameratethanindicatedinthetableabovemaystutterwhenplayedback.
-Seek(Jump)functionisnotavailableifthele’sindextableisdamaged.
-Whenyouplaybackaleremotelythroughanetworkconnection,videoplaybackmaystutterdependingon
thenetworkspeed.
-SomeUSB/Digitalcameradevicesmaynotbecompatiblewiththeproduct.
-TheA VScodecissupportedonlybymodelsforChina.
-The*.psleextensionissupportedonlybymodelsforChina.
-TheDivXcodecisnotsupportedbymodelsforAmerica.
-IftheoriginalcontentofalewasrecordedinUHD,itcannotbeplayed.
•Videodecoder
-SupportsuptoH.264Level4.1.(DoesnotsupportFMO/ASO/RS)
-DoesnotsupportVC1/AP/L4.
-CODECsexceptforWMVv7,v8,MSMPEG4v3,MVC,VP6
1)Below1280x720:60framesmax.
2)Above1280x720:30framesmax.
-DoesnotsupportGMC2orhigher.
-SupportsSV AFTop/Bottom,SidebySide,Left/Rightviewsequencetype(2ES)
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2.ProductSpecications
-SupportsBDMVCSpec.
•Audiodecoder
-SupportsWMA10PRO(Upto5.1).
-DoesnotsupportWMAlosslessaudio.
-AlsosupportstheM2prole.
-TheRealAudio10losslessformatisnotsupportedbymodelsforChinaandHongKong.
-DoesnotsupportQCELP/AMRNB/WB.
-Supportsvorbis(Upto2ch).
-SupportsDD+(Upto5.1ch)
-TheDTSLBRcodecissupportedonlyforMKV/MP4/TScontainers.
NOTE
•PlaybackofsomeMKVorMP4lemaynotbesupporteddependingontheirvideoresolutionandframerate.
SupportedSubtitleFileFormats
MusicFileSupport
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2.ProductSpecications
PictureFileSupport
NotesontheUSBconnection
•YourproductsupportsUSBstoragemedia,MP3products,digitalcameras,andUSBcardreaders.
•SomeUSB/digitalcameradevicesmaynotbecompatiblewiththeproduct.
•YourproductsupportstheFA T16,FA T32,andNTFSlessystems(readonly).
•ConnectUSBdevicesdirectlytotheproduct’sUSBport.ConnectingthroughaUSBcablemaycausecompatibility
problems.
•Insertingmorethanonememorydeviceintoamulti-cardreadermaycausethereadertooperateimproperly.
•TheproductsupportsthePTPprotocol.
•DonotdisconnectaUSBdeviceduringa"loading"process.
•Thebiggertheimageresolution,thelongertheimagetakestodisplay.
•ThisproductcannotplayMP3leswithDRM(DigitalRightsManagement)downloadedfromcommercialsites.
•Yourproductonlysupportsvideothatisunder30fps(framerate).
•YourproductonlysupportsUSBMassStorageClass(MSC)devicessuchasthumbdrives,ashcardreadersandUSB
HDD.(HUBisnotsupported.)
•CertainUSBHDDDevices,multi-cardreadersandthumbdrivesmaynotbecompatiblewiththisproduct.
•IfsomeUSBdevicesrequireexcessivepower,theymaybelimitedbythecircuitsafetydevice.
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2.ProductSpecications
•IfplaybackfromaUSBHDDisunstable,provideadditionalpowerbypluggingtheHDDintoawallsocket.Ifthe
problemcontinues,contacttheUSBHDDmanufacturer.
•Duringtheplaybackorcopying,donotdisconnectaUSBdevice.
•SAMSUNGisnotresponsibleforanydataledamageordataloss.
•Yourproductdoesnotsupportcompressionle,sparseleandencrptionleofNTFS.
-YoucanrepairorformataUSBdeviceonyourDesktopPC.(MS-WindowsOSonly)
ConnectaUSBdevicebeforeusingtheTimeshiftandRecordedTVfunctions
•TousetheTimeshiftmodeortheRecordedTVfunction,aconnectedUSBdevicemustbeexecutetheDeviceFormat
functiontoproperformforrecording.
-Duringthedeviceformatting,donotdisconnectthedevicewhileformattingisinprogress.Ifyouformatthe
device,allleswillbedeleted.
-Beforeformattingyourdevicetothisproduct,pleasebackupyourlestopreventthemfromdamageorlossof
data.SAMSUNGisnotresponsibleforanydataledamageordataloss.
•RecordedvideosareDRM(digitalrightsmanagements)protectedandcannotbeplayedonaPCorotherproduct.Note
thatlessavedontheTVcannotbeusedafterthemainboardischanged.
•Atleast100MBoffreespaceisrequiredforrecording.
•Recordingwillstopifthestorage'sfreespacebecomeslessthan50MB.
•IftheUSBdevicehasfailedtheDevicePerformanceTest,theUSBdevicemustgothroughtheDeviceFormatand
DevicePerformanceTestagainbeforeyourecordwiththeGuideorChannelManager.Ifthedevicehasfailedthe
PerformanceTest,Itcannotbeusedforrecording.
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2.ProductSpecications
2.2.ChassisProductSpecication
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2.ProductSpecications
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