Samsung CT-21K3W - Manuals

7 List of Features Your TV was designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit thatincludes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote control • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings tha...

8 Familiarizing Yourself with The TV Front Panel Buttons The buttons on the front panel control your TV’s basic features, including the on-screenmenu. To use the more advanced features, you must use the remote control. Y O U R N E W T V Œ MENU Press to see an on-screen menu of your TV's fea-tures. ´...

9 Y O U R N E W T V Rear Panel Jacks Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously, such as a VCR or a DVD player. Because there are two sets of input jacks, you can connect two different A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more informa...

11 Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads,” below. If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads,” on page 12. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF An...

12 Connecting Cable TV To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below: Cable without a Cable Box ▼ 1 Plug the incoming cableinto the VHF/UHF antennaterminal on back of the TV. Because this TV is cable-ready, you do not need a cable box to viewunscrambled cable channels. 2 Plug the co...

13 I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels ▼ 1 Find the cable that is con-nected to the ANTENNAOUT terminal on yourcable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT,” “VHF OUT,” or simply,“OUT.” 2 Connect the other end ofthis cable to the VHF/UHFantenna termi...

14 4 Connect a coaxial cablebetween the ANTENNAOUT terminal on the cablebox and the B–IN terminalon the A/B switch. 5 Connect another cablebetween the other OUTterminal on the splitterand the A–IN terminal onthe RF (A/B) switch. 6 Connect the last coaxialcable between the OUTterminal on the RF (A/B)...

16 Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Your TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second VCR.To do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect a set of audiocables between theAUDIO OUT jacks on theTV and the AUDIO INjacks on the VCR. 2 Connect a video...

17 I N S T A L L A T I O N 2 Connect an audio cablebetween the AUDIO OUT-PUT jack on the cam-corder and the AUDIOterminals on the rear ofthe TV. 3 Connect a video cablebetween the VIDEO OUT-PUT jack on the cam-corder and the VIDEO ter-minal on the rear of theTV. 1 Locate the A/V outputjacks on the c...

18 ▼ 3 Replace the cover. Remove the batteries and store them in a cool, dry place if you won’tbe using the remote control for along time. The remote control can be used upto about 23 feet from the TV. (Assuming typical TV usage, the bat-teries last for about one year.) ▼ 2 Install two AA sizebatter...

O P E R A T I O N 19 C h a p t e r T h r e e O P E R A T I O N Turning the TV On and Off Press the POWER button on the remote control. You can also use the POWER button on the front panel. Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Viewing the Menus Viewing the Display ▼ The on-screen displays disappe...

O P E R A T I O N 20 Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press MENU twice to exit. 2 Press VOL + to select the appropriate language:English, Spanish, orFrench. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select “Function”,then press the VOL + but- ton. 02478A(E)-CHAPTER 3 4/4/03 4:03 PM Page...

O P E R A T I O N 21 Memorizing the Channels Your TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “off-air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change chan- ...

O P E R A T I O N 22 3 Press the VOL + button. The TV will begin memorizing all of theavailable channels. Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channelsand stores them in memory. Thistakes about one to two minutes. Press the MENU but...

O P E R A T I O N 23 Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) 1 Press the MENU button. Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Channel,” then press the VOL+ but- ton. 2 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to select“Add/Erase”.Press the VOL+ button. 3 Press the VOL-/+ or num- ber buttons to select thecha...

O P E R A T I O N 24 Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 1 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to change channels. When you press CH ▲ or CH ▼ , the TV changes channels in sequence. You will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels.)You wi...

O P E R A T I O N 25 Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screenmenu. Press the CH ▼ button three times to select“Function.” Press the VOL + button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select “Time” menu. Press the VOL + button: The Time menu willappear on the screen, and“Clock” will b...

O P E R A T I O N 26 1 Press MENU to display menu. Customizing the Picture You can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color, andsharpness according to personal preference. (Alternatively, you can use one of the “automatic” settings. See next page.) 2 Press VOL – or VOL...

O P E R A T I O N 27 Using Automatic Picture Settings Your TV has three automatic picture settings (“Standard”, “Natural”, and “Mild”) that arepreset at the factory. You can activate either Standard, Natural or Mild by making aselection from the menu. Or, you can select “Custom” which automatically ...

O P E R A T I O N 28 2 Press the VOL - or VOL + button repeatedly, untilthe word “Custom” isselected.(When Custom is select-ed, the words “Adjust”will appear on thescreen.) 3 Press the CH ▼ button to select “Adjust”, thenpress the VOL+ button. (The words Bass, Treble,and Balance will appearon the sc...

O P E R A T I O N 29 Using Automatic Sound Settings Your TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Movie,” and “Speech”)that are preset at the factory. You can activate any of them by making a selection from theon-screen menu. Or, you can select “Custom,” which automatically recall...

O P E R A T I O N 30 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select “Melody”, thenpress the VOL+ or VOL– button to select the “On”or “Off”. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button to select “Sound” menu ,then press the VOL+ but- ton. Setting The On/Off Melody You can hear clear melody ...

O P E R A T I O N 31 Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape You must select the appropriate mode in order to view the VCR orCamcorder signal on the TV. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button twice to select“Channel”, then press the VOL+ button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button twice to s...

32 C h a p t e r F o u r S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Fine Tuning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optimal reception. 1 Select the appropriatechannel. Press the MENU button to display the menu.Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Channel”menu, then press the VO...

33 Changing the Screen Size 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the VOL + button to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Press the CH ▼ button twice to select "Size." 3 Press the VOL + or VOL - button repeatedly toselect “Normal” or“Zoom”. Press the MENU button twice to exit. • Normal...

34 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Using the Surf This feature allows you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certainamount of time. For example, you may be watching a channel when commercialsstart. You can set the Surf to “5 minutes”, then switch channels. After 5 minutes,the TV w...

35 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Setting the On/Off Timer 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button three times to select"Function" menu, thenpress the VOL+ button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select "Time", then pressthe VOL+ button. 3 Press the CH ▼ button t...

36 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 5 Press the VOL + button to select “On/Off.” Press the CH ▲ (or CH ▼ ) button to turn the on-timer “On.” (Repeatedlypressing the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button will alter- nate between on and off.) 6 When finished, press the VOL + button . ▼ To deactivate the “On time,” select ...

37 Sound Features Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack Depending on the particular program being broadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, ora Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a foreign-language translation.Sometimes SAP has unrelated information like news or weather.) 2 Pre...

38 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Extra sound settings (Turbo Sound, Surround, or Auto Volume ) • Turbo Sound Turbo sound suitably emphasizes both higher and lower bands of sound (and includesother effects). • Surround “Surround” converts a monaural sound signal into two identical left and right chan...

39 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S ▼ Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur duringclosed caption transmissions, especial-ly those of live events. There may be asmall delay before captions appearwhen you change channels. These arenot malfunctions of the TV. 3 Press the VOL + or VOL – butto...

41 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V-Chip. (See previoussection.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guide-lines or the MPAA rating. How to Ena...

45 If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible problems and solutions.If none of these troubleshooting tips apply, then call your nearest service center. Identifying Problems C h a p t e r F i v e T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Problem Possible Solution Poor picture Try another...

46 Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV With proper care, your TV unit will give you many years of service. Please follow theseguidelines to get the maximum performance from your TV. Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places.• Do not place the TV near appliances wit...