Page 2 - Safety Instructions; Note to CATV system installer:; CAUTION
Warning! Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOTREMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with ...
Page 3 - Thank You for Choosing Samsung; • Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
S AFETY 1 Thank You for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Your new Samsung TV represents the latest in televisiontechnology. We designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabili-ties, making it one of the best products in its class. We are proud to offer you ...
Page 5 - O N T E N T S
C O N T E N T S 1 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Front Panel Buttons . . . . ...
Page 7 - List of Features; C h a p t e r O n e; O U R; T V
C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .1 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 • Adjustab...
Page 8 - Familiarizing Yourself with The TV; Front Panel Buttons; MENU
1 .2 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 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 TV/VIDEO Press this button t...
Page 9 - AUDIO IN jacks
C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .3 Y O U R N E W T V Œ AUDIO IN jacks Used to connect the audio signals from a camcorder or videogame. ´ VIDEO IN jack Used to connect a video signal from acamcorder or a video game. ˇ SUPER VIDEO IN jack Used to connect an S-Video signal froma camcorder or a video ga...
Page 12 - Display; PIP Controls
1 .6 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Y O U R N E W T V Remote Control (continued) Æ Display Press to display the currentchannel and the audio-video settings. ı Sleep Press to select a preset timeinterval for automatic shutoff. ˜ Aspect Press to change the screen size. ¯ V.chip (Option) Press to set up...
Page 13 - Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas; C h a p t e r Tw o; N S T A L L A T I O N; Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads
C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .1 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 2.2. If you have two anten...
Page 14 - Connecting Cable TV; To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below.; Cable without a Cable Box; Because this TV is; Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads
2 .2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 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 antenna terminal onback of the TV. Because this TV is cable-ready, you do not need a cable box to view unscramb...
Page 15 - Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels; Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels; This terminal might be labeled
C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .3 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 isconnected to theANTENNA OUT terminalon your cable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT,” “VHF OUT,” or simply,“OUT.” 2 Connect the other endof this cab...
Page 17 - Connecting a VCR; if you have not yet
C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .5 g. u- I N S T A L L A T I O N 3 Connect a coaxial cablebetween the ANTENNAOUT terminal on theVCR and the antenna terminal on the TV. 4 Connect a set of audiocables between theAUDIO OUT jacks on theVCR and the AUDIOjacks on the TV. 5 Connect a video cablebetween the...
Page 18 - Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV; (The VCR input jacks might be either on the front or on back of the VCR.); Connecting an S-VHS VCR; Make sure the jacks you are using are underneath the number “3.”
2 .6 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION I N S T A L L A T I O N 3 Connect an S-videocable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack onthe VCR and the S-VIDEO INPUT jack on the TV. 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 t...
Page 19 - Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box
C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .7 I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box Connect the Y, Pb, and Pr video outputs of the set-top box to their corresponding inputs onthe TV. Next, connect the Left and Right audio from the set-top box to the corresponding L and R terminals on the ...
Page 20 - Connecting a Surround Speakers
2 .8 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting a Surround Speakers 1 Connects to a rear-surroundamp: Surround Left, Surround Rightand Center. Connecting a Speakers (Variable Audio Output) 1 The “VARIABLE AUDIO OUT”terminals cannot be used forexternal speakers. You musthook the...
Page 21 - Connecting a Camcorder
C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .9 2 Connect an audio cablebetween the AUDIOOUTPUT jack on thecamcorder and theAUDIO terminals on theside of the TV. 3 Connect a video cablebetween the VIDEOOUTPUT jack on thecamcorder and theVIDEO terminal on theside of the TV. 1 Locate the A/V outputjacks on the cam...
Page 22 - Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
2 .10 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION 2 .10 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLATION I N S T A L L A T I O N ▼ 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. (Assu...
Page 23 - 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.
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 Power button. You can also use the Power button on the front panel. C HAPTER T HREE : O PERATION 3 .1 Plug & Play Feature When the TV is initially powered On, five basic customer settings proceed automatically and subseque...
Page 25 - Viewing the Display; The on-screen displays; Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays; Viewing the Menus; The on-screen menus disappear; Menu; buttons
C HAPTER T HREE : O PERATION 3 .3 O P E R A T I O N Viewing the Display The display identifies the current channel and the statusof certain audio-video settings. ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after about ten seconds. * V-chip Option Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Viewing the Menus ▼ 1...
Page 26 - Selecting a Menu Language
3 .4 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION O P E R A T I O N Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press the VOL + button to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish, or French. 4 Press the Menu button twice to exit. 2 Press the VOL + button to display the “FUNC-TION” menu. Press the CH ▼ button twice to s...
Page 27 - Memorizing the Channels; and; Selecting the Video Signal-source
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .5 O P E R A T I O N 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 el...
Page 28 - Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method); The TV automatically cycles
3 Press the VOL + button. The TV will begin memorizing all of theavailable channels. 3 .6 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION O P E R A T I O N Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channelsand stores them in memory. Thistakes about one ...
Page 29 - Changing Channels; Using the Channel Buttons; When you press the; or; buttons, the TV changes channels in; Directly Accessing Channels; Use the number buttons to quickly tune to any channel.; Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method)
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .7 O P E R A T I O N Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 1 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons to change channels. When you press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons, the TV changes channels in sequence. You will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TVmust h...
Page 30 - Adjusting the Volume; Using Mute
3 .8 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION O P E R A T I O N Adjusting the Volume 1 Press the VOL + or – VOL buttons to increase or decrease the volume. 1 Press Mute and the sound cuts off. The word “Mute” will appear in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2 To turn mute off, press the Mute button again,...
Page 31 - Labeling the Channels; next to the channel number.; Note: You cannot select
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .9 O P E R A T I O N 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 four fields, where each field is a letter, a num- ber, “*”, or a blank. When the Display but...
Page 32 - Setting the Clock; Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually; When selecting the hours, be sure; The time will appear every time
3 .10 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION O P E R A T I O N Setting the Clock Setting the clock is neccessary in order to use the various timer features of the TV. Also, you can check the time while watching the TV. (Just press Display.) Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually 1 Press the Menu button to di...
Page 33 - Option 2: Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .11 Option 2: Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the TV Clock 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button three times to highlight“FUNCTION.” Press the VOL + button. 2 Press the VOL + button to select Clock set“Auto”. 3 Press the...
Page 35 - Customizing the Picture; After adjusting an item, the gauge; The customer can select
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .13 O P E R A T I O N 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. The PICTURE icon will behighlighted (starts blink-ing). Customizing the Picture You can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color, andsharpness according to personal pre...
Page 36 - Using Automatic Picture Settings; Choose
3 .14 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION O P E R A T I O N Using Automatic Picture Settings Your TV has two automatic picture settings (“Standard” and “Mild”) that are preset at thefactory. You can activate either Standard or Mild by pressing P.Mode (or by making aselection from the menu). Or, you can ...
Page 37 - Customizing the Sound
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .15 O P E R A T I O N 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select “Equalizer”and press the VOL+ but- ton. 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button to highlight the SOUNDicon (starts blinking). Customizing the Sound The sound settings can be adjusted ...
Page 38 - Using Automatic Sound Settings; Standard
3 .16 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION Using Automatic Sound Settings Your TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Speech,” and “Movie”)that are preset at the factory. You can activate any of them by pressing the S.Mode button (or by making a selection from the on-screen menu). Or...
Page 39 - Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 3 .17 O P E R A T I O N 2 Press the TV/Video but- ton on the remote con-trol, and the followingon-screen menu willappear: 1 Make sure that the remote control is controlling the TV set.(Press the MODE button and make sure that the “TV” LED is illuminated.) Viewing a VC...
Page 40 - C h a p t e r F o u r; P E C I A L; Customizing Your Remote Control; Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your VCR (or DVD); The remote control has four; When your remote control is in
4 .1 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 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 Customizing Your Remote Control Your TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote control. In addition to controlling the TV, the universal remote can also operate a VCR, DVD and a cable box(even if your VCR ...
Page 41 - VCR Codes; DVD Codes
4 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .2 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S VCR Codes AdmiralAiwaAkaiAudio DynamicsBell & HowellBroksonicCandleCannonCitizenColortymeCraigCurtis-Mathes DaewooDBXDimensiaDynatechElectrohomeEmerson FisherFunaiGEGo VideoHarman KardonHitachiInstant ReplayJC Penney JCLJVC...
Page 42 - Cable Box; Make sure you enter 3 digits of; If your cable box does not turn; When your remote control is; Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your Cable Box
4 .3 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 2 , 9 7 628 , 855586559098179976667 , 569 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Cable Box Codes ▼ 4 Enter 3 digits of the cable box code listed below for yourbrand of cable box . Make sure you enter 3 digits of the code, even if the first digit is a“0.” (If more than...
Page 43 - Fine Tuning Channels; After you adjust the fine tuning,
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .4 4 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. 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button twice to highlight“CHANNEL....
Page 44 - Pressing
4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) If the TV is operating in a weak-signal area, sometimes the LNA function can improve the reception (a low-noise preamplifier boosts the incoming signal). 2 Press the CH ▼ button three times to select“LNA.” 3 Press the VOL - or VOL + button to...
Page 45 - Digital Noise Reduction
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .6 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Digital Noise Reduction If the broadcast signal received by your TV is weak, you can activate the DigitalNoise Reduction feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear onthe screen. 1 Press the Menu button to di...
Page 46 - Tilt
6 4 .7 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 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. 2 Press the VOL+ button. Press the CH ▼ four times to select “Tilt”. 3 Press the...
Page 47 - Changing the Screen Size; This is a standard TV screen size.
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .8 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Changing the Screen Size Note: The Wide, Normal and Panorama modes cannot be selected when you arein Component (Y, Pb, Pr) mode. You must be in the RF, Video or S-Video mode tochange the screen size. (For models TSK2792F/TSK279...
Page 48 - Freezing the Picture
8 4 .9 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES Using the R.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 minu...
Page 49 - Dolby Pro Logic
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .10 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 2 Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Dolby Surround” andPress the VOL+ button. 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button to highlight “SOUND” and pressthe VOL+ button. Special Sound Options: Dolby ...
Page 50 - The text at the bottom of the; Stereo
0 4 .11 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 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 SA...
Page 51 - Adjusting the Headphone Sound; Note: Headphones must; Note: When you want to
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .12 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Adjusting the Headphone Sound The headphone option is especially useful when simultaneously watching the mainscreen and the PIP window. 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button once to highlight“SOUND...
Page 52 - Auto Volume
2 4 .13 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Auto Volume Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions, and it is inconvenient to adjustthe volume every time the channel is changed. “Auto volume” automatically adjusts thevolume of the desired channel by lowerin...
Page 53 - Switching the Internal Speakers On/Off
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .14 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Switching the Internal Speakers On/Off When the internal speakers are switched off, all the sound is routed to the externalspeakers. 1 Press the Menu button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button once to highlight“SOUND” a...
Page 54 - Setting the On/Off Timer; Before using the timer, you must
4 4 .15 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 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 highlightthe “FUNCTION” menu. ▼ Before using the timer, you must set the TV’s clock. (See “Setting theClock” on page 3....
Page 55 - Setting the Sleep Timer
4 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .16 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S 5 Press the VOL + button to highlight “On/Off.” Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons to turn the on-timer “On.” (Repeatedlypressing the CH ▲ or CH ▼ buttons will alter- nate between on andoff.) ▼ To deactivate the “On time,” select ...
Page 56 - caption mode; Viewing Closed Captions; Note: The Caption feature does not work with DVD or DTV signals.
4 .17 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 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 t...
Page 57 - Note: The PIP feature does not work with DVD or DTV signals.; If you turn TV off while watching; Quick way to access the PIP
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .18 4 S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Viewing Picture-in-Picture You can use the PIP feature to simultaneously to watch two video sources. Note: The PIP feature does not work with DVD or DTV signals. Activating Picture-in-Picture 1 Press the Menu button to display...
Page 58 - Swapping the Contents of the PIP image and Main image
8 4 .19 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S Press the Source button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available signal sources:“TV,” “Video 1,” “Video 2,” “Video 3,” “Video 4,” “S-Video 1,”“S-Video 2” and “DVD”. ▼ For more information about external A/V components ...
Page 59 - POWER OFF; Quick way to access the V-Chip
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .20 4 Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN) Using the V-Chip (Option) The V-Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappropriate forchildren. The user must first enter a PIN (personal ID number) before any of the V-Chiprestrictions ca...
Page 60 - How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines”
0 4 .21 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 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....
Page 61 - Note: These categories consist of
C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .22 4 2 Press the CH ▼ button six times to highlight the “V-chip” menu. Press the VOL+ button. The “Enter pin” screen will appear. Enter your 4-digit PIN number. 3 The “V-chip mode” screen will appear. Press the CH ▼ button, and highlight the field for “TV Guide...
Page 64 - Identifying Problems; 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
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 5 .1 C HAPTER F IVE : T ROUBLESHOOTING 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 Possi...
Page 65 - Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV; Placement; Using Your TV in Another Country; P P E N D I X
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 with e...
