How to Use a Samsung HT-J5500/ZA Sound System

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

The Samsung HT-J5500 Home Theater System transforms your TV into an online entertainment hub with digital surround sound. Smart Blu-ray technology gives you access to websites, video, and more, while the Opera TV store lets you choose from hundreds of apps. Put yourself in the center of the action with 3-D Blu-ray video and enjoy your DVDs with near-HD picture clarity thanks to HD upconversion video upscaling. Dolby Digital Plus with DTS Sound and Dolby True HD audio deliver enhanced surround sound with richness and clarity.

This guide will cover:

• Basic Setup
• Pairing with Bluetooth devices
• Basic remote functions
• Connecting your system to a network

2. Basic Setup for Your Samsung HT-J5500/ZA Home Theater System

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3. How to Proceed

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4. Pair Bluetooth Devices to Your Samsung HT-J5500/ZA Surround Sound System

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5. Remote Overview

Remote Overview

⏻Power
Turns on or off your Blu-Ray system.⏏️EjectOpens the disk tray.FunctionChoose if your Blu-Ray player will play a disk, or provide sound for your television or another device.Volumeâž•Increases the volume.Volumeâž–Decreases the volume.Mute🔇Mutes the sound.Number ButtonsUsed for entering numbers, such as typing in a specific chapter or station preset.Disc MenuOpens the first menu on your DVD or Blu-Ray disk.Title MenuPopupOpens the pop-up menu for certain Blu-Ray titles, or the main menu on DVDs.⏮Skip BackSkips back one chapter or song in the media you're playing.⏭Skip ForwardSkips forward one chapter or song in the media you're playing.⏪RewindRewind the media you're playing.⏩Fast ForwardFast forwards the media you're playing.⬛StopStops the media you're playing.▶️PlayStarts, or re-starts playback.⏸PausePauses the media you're playing. Press again to play.SubtitleTurns on or off subtitles, or switches which subtitle track you are viewing.HomeðŸReturns to the system menu.RepeatRepeats a title, chapter, or track, over and over.ToolsOpens the tools menu.↑Up ArrowMoves up in the menus.InfoiDisplays information about the current media, radio, or online content being shown.←Left ArrowMoves left in the menus.⏎EnterEnters the selection in the menus.→Right ArrowMoves right in the menus.Return⟲Goes back one level in the menus.↓Down ArrowMoves down in the menus.Exit→🚪Exit the current menu.A B Tuner Memory-C MO/ST-DColor Buttons Used for certain Blu-Ray and DVD movies to access special features.Tuner Memory Set a preset for the FM radio.MO/ST - Mono / Stereo Selects Mono or Stereo for radio broadcasts.TV Sound📺Select sound to play on your television or your surround sound speakers.DSP/EQSelect the audio mode you want.TuningDownSearch for FM radio stations down.TuningUpSearch the FM radio stations up.

6. Network Connection

1. If you are using a wired connection for your network devices, connect the Ethernet wires from each to your switch, and to your home router.
   

If you intend to use a wireless connection for your devices, skip this step.

7. Wi-Fi Connection

1. Push the Home button on your remote.
   

1. Select Settings.
   

1. Select Network.
   

1. For Network Type, select Wireless.
   

1. Select your wireless network from the list.
2. Enter your password for your Wi-Fi network.

8. Insert Disc

1. Press the Eject button on the device to open the tray
   

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2. Place the disc into the tray with the label facing up.
3. Press the eject button on the device to close the tray.
4. If it is a commercially recorded disc, the content on the disc will start playing automatically.