Samsung TX-R3079WH - Manuals

Page 4 - How to View Digital Television; Integrated TVs versus DTV-ready TVs and monitors; NOTE

English - 4 How to View Digital Television There are three ways to watch DTV. The first is to use an integrated digital TV; one witha built-in digital television tuner. The second is to connect an external DTV set-topreceiver to a DTV-ready television or monitor. This type of TV or monitor will have...

Page 6 - O N T E N T S

C O N T E N T S English - 6 Chapter 1: Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Famili...

Page 8 - C h a p t e r O n e; O U R; T V; List of Features; • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off; Accessories

Y O U R N E W T V English - 8 C h a p t e r O n e Y O U R N E W T V List of Features Your Samsung TV is designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unitthat includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote control • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic ti...

Page 9 - Familiarizing Yourself with the TV

Y O U R N E W T V English - 9 Familiarizing Yourself with the TV Control Buttons You can control your TV’s basic features, including the on-screen menu. To use the moreadvanced features, you must use the remote control. Œ SOURCE Press to change between viewing TV programsand signals from other compo...

Page 10 - VIDEO Input

Y O U R N E W T V English - 10 Connection Jacks (Side) You can connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally, such as a camcorderor video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see page 22.) Œ S-VIDEO Input Connect an S-Video signal from a camcorder orvideo game. ´ VIDEO Input Con...

Page 11 - For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 14 – 24.

Y O U R N E W T V English - 11 Connection Jacks (Rear) Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously, such as a VCR or a DVD player. For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 14 – 24. Œ Digital Audio Output jack(OPTICAL) Connect to a Digital A...

Page 14 - C h a p t e r Tw o; N S T A L L A T I O N; Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas; Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 14 C h a p t e r Tw o I N S T A L L A T I O N 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 Roun...

Page 15 - Connecting Cable TV; To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below.; Cable without a Cable Box

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 15 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 “ANT 2 IN (Cable)”terminal on the rear panel. 2 Plug the combiner into the“ANT 1 IN (Air)” terminalon the rear panel. S...

Page 16 - Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 16 Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels 1 Find the cable that isconnected to theANTENNA OUT terminalon your cable box. œ This terminal might be labeled“ANT OUT”, “VHF OUT” orsimply, “OUT”. 2 Connect the other end ofthis cable to the “ANT 2IN (Cabl...

Page 18 - Connecting a VCR; • Also, you can connect to “AV IN 4” on the side panel of TV.

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 18 Connecting a VCR These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antennaor a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 14~17). 1 Connect a coaxial cable between the“ANT 1 IN (Air)” terminal on the TV andthe antenna out termin...

Page 19 - Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 19 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 audio cables betweenthe AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and theAUDIO I...

Page 20 - Connecting to Regular Audio and Video Jacks; Connecting a DVD Player

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 20 1 Connect a set of audio cables betweenthe “COMPONENT IN 1 (L, R)” (or“COMPONENT IN 2 (L, R)”) jacks on theTV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on theDVD player. 2 Connect a set of video cables betweenthe “COMPONENT IN 1 (Y, P B , P R )” (or “COMPONENT IN 2 (Y, P B , P R )...

Page 21 - Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box; Connecting to HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 21 Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a set-top box to your TV. Connecting to Y, P B , P R 1 Connect a coaxial cable to theANTENNA IN terminal on the set-topbox. 2 Connect a set of audio cables betweenthe “COM...

Page 22 - Connecting a Camcorder

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 22 Connecting a Camcorder The side panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a Camcorder to your TV. They allowyou to view the Camcorder tapes without using a VCR. 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on theCamcorder. They are usually found onthe side or rear of the C...

Page 23 - Connecting to a Digital Audio System

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 23 Connecting to a Digital Audio System There are many types of digital audio systems on the market today. A simplified illustration of an audio system is shown below. For more information, see youraudio system owner’s manual. If your audio system has an opticaldigi...

Page 24 - Connecting to an Analog Amplifier

I N S T A L L A T I O N English - 24 Connecting to an Analog Amplifier The “AUDIO OUT” terminals cannot beused for external speakers. You musthook them up to an amplifier. When an audio amplifier is connectedto the “AUDIO OUT” terminals:Decrease the gain (volume) of theaudio amplifier, and adjust th...

Page 25 - Make sure to match the “; Installing Batteries in the Remote Control

Y O U R N E W T V English - 25 3 Replace the cover. œ Remove the batteries and storethem in a cool, dry place if youwon’t be using the remotecontrol for a long time. The remote control can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV. (Assuming typical TV usage, the batteries last for about one year.) 2 ...

Page 26 - C h a p t e r T h r e e; P E R A T I O N; Turning the TV On and Off; You can also use the; POWER; button on the front panel.

O P E R A T I O N English - 26 O P E R A T I O N 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. You can also use the POWER button on the front panel. Plug & Play Feature When the TV is initially powered On, basic customer settings proceed automaticall...

Page 28 - Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays; Viewing the Menus; MENU

O P E R A T I O N English - 28 Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Viewing the Menus Viewing the Display The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video settings. 1 With the power on, pressthe MENU button . The “Input” menu appearson the screen. Its left sidehas...

Page 29 - Selecting a Menu Language; Selecting the Antenna Input

O P E R A T I O N English - 29 Selecting a Menu Language 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Language”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “English”,“Spanish”, or “French”,then press the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ▲ or ...

Page 30 - Memorizing the Channels; and CH; Selecting the Video Signal Source; ENTER

O P E R A T I O N English - 30 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 ...

Page 31 - Storing Channels in Memory; The TV must be connected; • All available DTV and analog channels are automatically stored

O P E R A T I O N English - 31 Storing Channels in Memory œ The TV must be connected to an antenna in order toreceive digital TV signals.Even if a particular channelis deleted from the memory,you can always tune to thatchannel directly by usingthe number buttons on theremote control. 6 Press the ENT...

Page 32 - Adding and Erasing Channels

O P E R A T I O N English - 32 Adding and Erasing Channels To add channels that were not memorized (or to delete unwanted channels from memory): 3 Repeatedly pressing the ENTER button will alternate between add channel anddelete channel. Press the CH or CH button to switch to theappropriate channel,...

Page 33 - Changing Channels; Using the Channel Buttons; CH; CH; When you press; CH; or; CH; , the TV changes channels in sequence. You will see all the; Using the Number Buttons; Use the number buttons to quickly tune to any channel.; To select a channel over 100, press the; Using the PRE-CH Button to Select the Previous Channel

O P E R A T I O N English - 33 Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 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...

Page 34 - Selecting Your Favorite Channels; Then, when you press the; To Store Your Favorite Channels:; Press to clear all channels.

O P E R A T I O N English - 34 Selecting Your Favorite Channels You can store your favorite channels for each available input source (such as TV and CATV). Then, when you press the FAV.CH button on the remote control, the TV displays only the favorite channels you previously stored, allowing you to ...

Page 35 - Labeling the Channels; a number or a blank. When the; INFO; button is pressed, the channel label will appear

O P E R A T I O N English - 35 Labeling the Channels Use this feature to assign an easy-to-remember label to any channel (i.e., “CBS”, “ESPN”, “PBS2”, CNN1”, etc.) A label consists of five fields, where each field is a letter, a number or a blank. When the INFO button is pressed, the channel label w...

Page 36 - Picture Control; Using Automatic Picture Settings; Choose “Standard” for the standard factory settings.

O P E R A T I O N English - 36 Picture Control You can select the type of picture which best corresponds to your viewing requirements. Using Automatic Picture Settings Your TV has automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standard”, and “Movie”) that are presetat the factory. You can activate either D...

Page 37 - Customizing the Picture

O P E R A T I O N English - 37 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Picture”, thenpress the ENTER button. Customizing the Picture You can use the on-screen menus to change the “Contrast”, “Brightness”, “Sharpness”,“Color”, “Tint”, and “Color Tone” according to personal prefere...

Page 39 - Sound Control; Adjusting the Volume; At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the; MUTE

O P E R A T I O N English - 39 Sound Control Adjusting the Volume Using the MUTE Button At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. Press the VOL + or VOL - buttons to increase or decrease the volume. MUTE 1 Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off. The “MUTE” is di...

Page 40 - Using Automatic Sound Settings

O P E R A T I O N English - 40 Using Automatic Sound Settings Your TV has automatic sound settings (“Standard”, “Music”, “Movie”, and“Speech”) that are preset at the factory. You can activate either Standard, Music,Movie or Speech by making a selection from the menu. Or, you can select“Custom,” whic...

Page 41 - Customizing the Sound

O P E R A T I O N English - 41 2 Press the … or † button to select “Equalizer”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the œ or √ button to select a particularfrequency to adjust.Press the … or † button to increase or decrease thelevel of the particularfrequency. Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press th...

Page 42 - Setting the Clock; you can check the time while watching the TV. (Just press the; Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually

O P E R A T I O N English - 42 Setting the Clock Setting the clock is necessary in order to use the various timer features of the TV. Also, you can check the time while watching the TV. (Just press the INFO button.) Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Time”, the...

Page 43 - Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically

O P E R A T I O N English - 43 Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically The clock can be set automatically if you are receiving a digital signal. œ The set time can be changedaccording to thebroadcasting station andsignal when you set up autotime.If there is a differencebetween the real time and se...

Page 44 - Viewing an External Signal Source; Setting the Signal Source; SOURCE

O P E R A T I O N English - 44 Viewing an External Signal Source Use the remote control to switch between viewing signals from connected equipment, such as a VCR, DVD, set-top box, and the TV source (broadcast or cable). Setting the Signal Source 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ENTER button to se...

Page 45 - Assigning Names to External Input Mode

O P E R A T I O N English - 45 3 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the signalsource to be edited, thenpress the ENTER button. 4 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the external device(VCR, DVD, D-VHS, CableSTB, HD STB, Satellite STB,PVR STB, AV Receiver, DVDReceiver, GAME, Camcorder,Combo, PC, VOD STB...

Page 46 - C h a p t e r F o u r; P E C I A L; Fine Tuning Analog Channels; • Only analog TV channels can be fine tuned.; Analog

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 46 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 Analog Channels The Fine Tuning function lets you manually adjust the TV’s tuner if you have difficultytuning channels. Air 7 Auto Fine Tuned 0 Reset Fine Tune Air 7 Manually Fine Tuned 3 Reset...

Page 47 - Checking the Digital-Signal Strength; Digital

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 47 Checking the Digital-Signal Strength Unlike analog channels, which can vary in reception quality from “snowy” to clear,digital (HDTV) channels have either perfect reception quality or you will not receivethem at all. So, unlike analog channels, you cannot f...

Page 48 - Changing the Screen Size; Viewing with a 16:9 signal

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 48 Changing the Screen Size 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Picture”, thenpress the ENTER button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Size”, then pressthe ENTER button. Press the œ or √ button to select the screen formatsyou want. ...

Page 49 - Tilt

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 49 Tilt Due to the Earth’s magnetic field there may be some minor image tilt depending on theTV’s location. When this occurs, follow the steps below. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Picture”, thenpress the ENTER button. 2 Press the ...

Page 50 - Using the R.Surf Feature

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 50 Using the R.Surf Feature 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 commercials start.You can set the R.Surf to “5 minutes”, then switch channels. Af...

Page 51 - MTS

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 51 Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track The digital-TV transmission system is capable of simultaneous transmission of many audiotracks (for example, simultaneous translations of the program into foreign languages). The availability of these additional “m...

Page 52 - track; Mono”

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 52 2 Press the … or † button to select “Multi-TrackOptions”, then press the ENTER button. Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track Depending on the particular program being broadcast, you can listen to Mono, Stereo,or SAP. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ...

Page 54 - Choosing a Digital Sound Format

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 54 Choosing a Digital Sound Format Digital sound can be output from the rear-panel connector on your TV. The digitalsound output is an optical connector labeled “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL)”. Afterconnecting an optical digital-audio component, you must specify...

Page 55 - BBE

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 55 BBE BBE is a built-in effect that adds clarity, punch and dynamics to the sound. 2 Press the … or † button to select “BBE”, then press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “On” or “Off”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to ex...

Page 56 - Setting the On/Off Timer; You must set the clock first.; Auto Power Off

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 56 Setting the On/Off Timer 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Time”, then pressthe ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “On Timer”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to adjust “Hour”, then pressthe √ button to move to the next s...

Page 57 - Setting the Sleep Timer

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 57 œ After about 5 seconds, thesleep display will disappearfrom the screen, and the timeinterval will be set. Setting the Sleep Timer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a preset time (from 30 to 180 minutes). 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to sele...

Page 58 - How to Change Your Password

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 58 How to Change Your Password Using the V-Chip (USA) Access to channels and programs is controlled by a password (i.e., a 4-digit secret code thatis defined by the user). The on-screen menu will instruct you to assign a password (and youcan change it later, i...

Page 59 - How to Enable/Disable the Rating Controls

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 59 h How to Enable/Disable the Rating Controls 3 The “V-Chip” menu is displayed. Press the ENTER button to select “V-Chip Lock”.Press the … or † button to select “On” or “Off”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button....

Page 60 - How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines”; : Children 7 and over

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 60 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines” The parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The “TV ParentalGuidelines” or “MPAA Rating”. 3 The “V-Chip” menu is displayed. Press the … or † button to select “TV Parental...

Page 61 - How to Set up Restrictions using the Movie Ratings:

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 61 4 You can independently lockthe movie ratings. Thelocked movie ratings areindicated by the symbol“ ”. Press the … / † / œ / √ buttons and the ENTER button to activate theappropriate restrictions for movie rating system. Press the EXIT button to exit. T V MP...

Page 62 - Important Notes About Parental Locks; FV; In addition, more restrictive ratings will be locked as well.

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 62 Important Notes About Parental Locks Explanation of the MPAA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems: TV (FCC) Age-Based Ratings TV-MA Mature audiences only. This program maycontain mature themes, profane language,graphic violence and explicit sexualcontent. TV-14 Pare...

Page 65 - The Digital Captions function operates on digital channels.

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 65 3 Press the ENTER button to select “Caption”. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “On”, then press the ENTER button. Viewing Closed Captions(On-Screen Text Messages) The Digital Captions function operates on digital channels. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to sele...

Page 66 - • The availability of

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 66 6 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Size”, then pressthe ENTER button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select one you want, thenpress the ENTER button. Set other listed optionsbelow using the samemethod as above. Press the EXIT button to exit. Size This option ...

Page 67 - Menu Transparency Level; Adjusts the transparency of the menu screen.; Setting the Function Help; Displays help on the menu functions.

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 67 Menu Transparency Level Adjusts the transparency of the menu screen. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “MenuTransparency”, then pressthe ENTER button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select level, then pressthe ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. T V ...

Page 68 - Electronic Program Guide; Viewing the Electronic Program Guide; You can use the; GUIDE; button on the remote control to display the Electronic

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 68 Electronic Program Guide Your TV has an “Electronic Program Guide” to help you navigate through all the possible viewing options. The EPG supplies information, such as program lists, start and end times of all available channels. In addition, detailed infor...

Page 69 - Using the Electronic Program Guide; Mini Guide

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 69 Using the Electronic Program Guide 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “DefaultGuide”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Guide”, thenpress the ENTER button. Mini Guide √ Full Guide √ Remind List √ Defau...

Page 70 - Viewing Information about a Single Channel; EXIT; button on the remote control to view the program information for

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 70 Viewing Information about a Single Channel 3 Press the Blue button or EXIT button to exit. 2 Press the ENTER button to select “Mini Guide”. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to view information aboutone channel by time. You can switch betweenFull Guide mode and Mini...

Page 71 - Viewing Information about Channels; buttons, and then press the

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 71 Viewing Information about Channels Displays the program time and content for all channels. This function is available only when the program is digital. 3 Press the Green button toactivate “-2 Hours” andthe Yellow button to activate “+2 Hours”. 4 You may now...

Page 72 - Remind List; Reminded Viewing List; scheduled time even if you are watching another program.

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 72 Remind List Reminded Viewing List If you have made a scheduled viewing list of programs you would like to see, the channel will be automatically switched to the scheduled program at the scheduled time even if you are watching another program. 1 Press the ME...

Page 73 - To View the Remind List

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 73 To View the Remind List Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select a program to beremoved, then press the ENTER button. To remove all programs,press the √ button to select “Cancel All”, thenpress the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. To Remove the Schedul...

Page 74 - Customizing Your Remote Control

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 74 Customizing Your Remote Control Your TV comes equipped with a universal remote control. In addition to controlling the TV,the universal remote control can also operate a VCR, Cable box, DVD, and set-top box. • The remote control might not be compatible with...

Page 75 - VCR Codes; Cable Box Codes

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S English - 75 VCR Codes Cable Box Codes DVD Codes Remote Control Codes AA68-03556A-00Eng 3/23/05 5:07 PM Page 75

Page 76 - C h a p t e r F i v e; R O U B L E S H O O T I N G; Problem; Identifying Problems

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 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 English - 76 Problem Possible Solution Poor picture. Try another channel.Adjust the antenna.Check all wire connections. Poor sound quality. Try another channel.Adjust the antenna. No picture or sound. Try another chann...

Page 77 - Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV; Placement; Using Your TV in Another Country; A p p e n d i x

M E M O English - 77 M E M O M E M O Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV Please follow these guidelines 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 with electric motors that create mag...

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