Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DynaFlat TX R2678WH Samsung
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Owner’ s Instructions AA68-03263B-00 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Samsung Electronics America Service Division 400 V alley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 www .samsung.com Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. Samsung Customer Care 7037 Financial Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6R3 www .
English - 2 Important Warranty Information Regarding T elevision Format V iewing Standard scr een format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving.
English - 3 A Guide to Digital TV What is Digital T elevision? Digital television (DTV) is a new way of transmitting high quality video and audio to your TV set.
English - 4 How to V iew Digital T elevision There are thr ee ways to watch DTV . The first is to use an integrated digital TV ; one with a built-in digital television tuner . The second is to connect an external DTV set-top r eceiver to a DTV -ready television or monitor .
English - 5 Q&A 1. Is the antenna I use for existing TV reception good enough for DTV? Over -the-air (OT A) digital TV br oadcasting uses the same channels as analog TV and works well with many existing TV antennas. However , DTV br oadcast channel assign- ments are dif ferent than analog channels.
English - 6 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Y our New Digital TV . . . . . . . . . .8 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English - 7 C ONTENTS Chapter 3: Operation (Cont.) . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Sound Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Adjusting the V olume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English - 8 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV List of Features Yo ur Samsung TV is designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy.
English - 9 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV Control Buttons Y ou can control your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu.
English - 10 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV Œ AUDIO Input Connect audio signals from a camcorder or video game. ´ VIDEO1 Input Connect a video signal from a camcorder or video game. ˇ S-VIDEO Input Connect an S-Video signal from a camcorder or video game.
English - 11 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV 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 page 14~24. ΠAudio-Video Output jacks Connect to the audio/video input jacks of a recording VCR.
English - 12 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote control up to about 23 feet fr om the TV . When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote control to operate your VCR, DVD, and Cable Box, and Samsung set-top box.
English - 13 Y OUR N EW D IGIT AL TV Remote Control (continued) ˛ ADD/DEL Press to add or erase channels in the TV’ s memory . ◊ AUTO.PROG Press to display the memorized channels menu. ± BBE BBE is a built-in effect that adds clarity , punch and dynamics to the sound.
English - 14 Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat T win Leads,” below . If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads,” on page 15.
English - 15 Connecting Cable TV Y ou can connect different cable systems to your TV , including cable without a cable box, and cable with a cable box that descrambles some or all channels.
English - 16 I NST ALLA TION Cable with a Cable box that Descrambles All Channels 1 Find the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT”, “VHF OUT”, or simply , “OUT”. 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the ANT 1 IN or ANT 2 IN terminal on the rear panel.
English - 17 I NST ALLA TION 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch. 5 Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch.
English - 18 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a VCR These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antenna or a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 14~17). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system.
English - 19 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Y our TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recor ded by a second VCR. To do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR.
English - 20 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a DVD Player Connecting to Y , P B , P R The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the COMPONENT 1 INPUT (L, R) or COMPONENT 2 INPUT (L, R) jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player .
English - 21 Connecting a Digital TV Set-T op Box (480p/720p/1080i) Connecting to Y , P B , P R Connect the Y , P B , and P R video outputs of the set-top box to their corresponding inputs on the TV . Next, connect the Left and Right audio from the set-top box to the corresponding L and R terminals on the TV .
English - 22 I NST ALLA TION Connecting to HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface) 1 Connect a coaxial cable to the ANTEN- NA IN terminal on the Set-T op Box and the antenna terminal on the TV . 2 Connect in HDMI cable between the HDMI IN jack on the TV and the HDMI OUT jack on the Set T op Box.
English - 23 Connecting a Camcorder The side panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a camcorder to your TV . They allow you to view the camcorder tapes without using a VCR. (Also see “V iewing an External Signal Source” on page 44). 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder .
English - 24 Connecting to a Digital Audio System There are many types of audio systems on the market today . A simplified illustration of an audio system is shown below . For more information, see your audio system owner’ s manual. 1 If your system has an optical digital audio input, connect it to the OPTICAL OUT jack on the TV .
English - 25 ▼ 3 Replace the cover . Remove the batteries and store them in a cool, dry place if you won’ t be using the remote contr ol for a long time. The remote contr ol can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV . (Assuming typical TV usage, the batteries last for about one year .
English - 26 O PERA TION Chapter Three O PERA TION Tu rning the TV On and Off Press the POWER button. Yo u can also use the POWER button on the fr ont panel.
English - 27 O PERA TION 4 The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. After all the available channels are stored, the “Auto Program” menu reappears. Press the MENU button when channel memorization is complete. “Set to daylight savings time.
English - 28 O PERA TION V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays V iewing the Menus 1 With the power on, press the MENU button. The “Input” menu appears on the screen. Its left side has six icons: Input, Picture, Sound, Channel, Setup and Guide.
English - 29 O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 2 Press the … or † button to select “Language”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button.
English - 30 O PERA TION Selecting the Antenna Input Y ou can connect two different signal sour ces by choosing the antenna input (Air or Cable). 2 Press the ENTER button to select “Antenna”. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 31 O PERA TION Memorizing the Channels Y our 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.
English - 32 O PERA TION Storing Channels in Memory œ Press the ENTER button at any time to interrupt the memorization process and r etur n to the Channel menu.
English - 33 O PERA TION Adding and Erasing Channels To add channels that were not memorized (or to delete unwanted channels fr om memory): 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Add/Delete”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 34 O PERA TION Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons Press the CH or CH button to change channel. When you press CH or CH , the TV changes channels in sequence. Y ou will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels.
English - 35 O PERA TION Selecting Y our Favorite Channels Y ou can store your favorite channels for each available input source (such as TV and CA TV), This allows you to quickly and easily find frequently watched channels by pressing the FA V .CH button on the remote control.
English - 36 O PERA TION 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.
English - 37 O PERA TION Picture Control Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, sharpness, color and tint according to personal pr eference. Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standard”, and “Movie”) that ar e preset at the factory .
English - 38 O PERA TION 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER button. Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the “Contrast”, “Brightness”, “Sharpness”, “Color”, “T int”, and “Color T one” according to personal pr eference.
English - 39 O PERA TION 5 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Color T one”, then press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select a particular item (“Cool 2”, “Cool 1”, “Normal”, “W arm 1”, or “W arm 2”), then press the ENTER button.
English - 40 O PERA TION 3 Press the œ or √ button to select a particular item to be changed. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to increase or decrease the value of a particular item. Press the EXIT button to exit. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Equalizer”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 41 O PERA TION Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has automatic sound settings (“Standard”, “Music”, “Movie” and “Speech”) that are preset at the factory .
English - 42 O PERA TION 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 1 Press the MENU button.
English - 43 O PERA TION œ The current time will appear every time you press the INFO button. œ Y ou can set the Month, Day , Y ear , Hour , and Minute directly by pressing the number buttons on the remote contr ol. 6 Press the œ or √ button to move to “Month”, “Day”, “Y ear”, “Hour”, “Minute”, or “am/pm”.
English - 44 O PERA TION Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically The Clock can be set automatically if you are receiving a digital signal. 1 Press the MENU button.
English - 45 O PERA TION 6 Press the … or † button to select the time zone for your local area (and to move highlight to the appropriate time zone on the map of the United States).
Alternate method: Simply press the TV/VIDEO or TV/COMP . button on the remote control to select an External Signal Source. TV/VIDEO : Video 1, V ideo 2, Video 3, S-V ideo.
English - 47 O PERA TION 3 Press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select the external device: VCR, DVD, D-VHS, Cable STB, HD STB, Satellite STB, PVR STB, A V Receiver , DVD Receiver , GAME, Camcorder , Combo, PC, VOD STB, TV .
English - 48 Chapter Four S PECIAL F EA TURES Fine T uning Analog Channels The Fine T uning function let you manually adjust the TV’ s tuner if you have difficulty tuning analog channels. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button.
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 receive them at all. So, unlike analog channels, you cannot fine tune a digital channel.
English - 50 S PECIAL F EA TURES • 16:9 : Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode. • Panorama : Use this mode for the wide aspect ratio of a panoramic picture. (W ide TV) • Zoom 1 : Magnifies the size of the pictur e on the screen. • Zoom 2 : Expands the Zoom 1 format pictur e.
English - 51 S PECIAL F EA TURES T ilt Due to the Earth’ s magnetic field there may be some minor image tilt depending on the TV’ s location. When this occurs, follow the steps below . 2 Press the … or † button to select “T ilt”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 52 S PECIAL F EA TURES Using the R.Surf Feature This feature allows you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certain amount of time. For example, you may be watching a channel when commercials start. Y ou can set the R.Surf to “5 minutes”, then switch channels.
English - 53 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Auto V olume”, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the … or † button to select “On”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 54 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “BBE”, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the … or † button to select “On”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 55 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Multi-T rack Options”, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the ENTER button to select “Preferred Language”.
English - 56 S PECIAL F EA TURES When an Analog Signal is received Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to Mono, Stereo or a SAP .
English - 57 S PECIAL F EA TURES Choosing a Digital Sound Format Digital sound can be output from the r ear -panel connector on your TV . The digital sound output is optical connector labeled “DIGIT.
English - 58 S PECIAL F EA TURES 6 Press the … or † button to adjust “Hour”, then press the √ button to move to the next step. Set other items using the same method as listed on the previous page. When finished setting the timer , press the EXIT button to exit.
English - 59 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the Sleep T imer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a pr eset time (from 30 to 180 minutes). 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 60 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press the number buttons (0 – 9) on the remote control to enter your current password. Press the number buttons (0 – 9) to enter a new password. Re-enter the new password to confirm. Enter Current PIN Change PIN Confirm New PIN T V Change PIN ** * ** ** 0 ~ 9 Enter PIN 4 The “V-Chip” menu is displayed.
English - 61 S PECIAL F EA TURES How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines” The parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The “TV Par ental Guidelines” or “MP AA Rating”. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.
5 Y ou can independently lock the movie ratings. The locked movie ratings are indicated by the symbol “ ”. Press the … / † / œ / √ buttons and the ENTER button to activate the appropriate restrictions for movie rating system. Press the EXIT button to exit.
English - 63 S PECIAL F EA TURES Important Notes About Parental Locks Explanation of the MP AA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems: TV (FCC) Age-Based Ratings TV-MA Mature audiences only . This program may contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence and explicit sexual content.
English - 64 S PECIAL F EA TURES 3 Press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “On”, then press the ENTER button. V iewing Closed Captions Setting Up Analog Captions (On-Screen T ext Messages) The Analog Caption function operates in either analog RF channel mode or external signal mode.
English - 65 S PECIAL F EA TURES 3 Press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “On”, then press the ENTER button. Setting Up Digital Captions (On-Screen T ext Messages) The Digital Captions function operates on digital channels. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Caption”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 66 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the option(Service, Size, Style, Foreground or Background) you want. Press the ENTER button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the desired setting, then press the ENTER button.
English - 67 S PECIAL F EA TURES Menu T ransparency Level Adjusts the transparency of the menu screen. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Menu T ransparency”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 68 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the Function Help Displays help on the menu functions. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Function Help”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 69 S PECIAL F EA TURES Electronic Program Guide Y our TV has an “Electronic Pr ogram 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.
English - 70 S PECIAL F EA TURES A Displays which channel is currently selected to show program information in the Channel Guide. B Displays W atch Icon in the full guide mode when program time is current. The Remind Icon appears once you have selected a program with the ENTER button to view in the future.
English - 71 S PECIAL F EA TURES Using the Electronic Program Guide 2 Press the … or † button to select “Default Guide”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Guide”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 72 S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Information about a Single Channel 2 Press the … or † button to select “Mini Guide”, then press the ENTER button. 4 Press the Blue button or EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Guide”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 73 S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Information about Channels Displays the program time and content for all channels. This function is available only when the program is digital. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Full Guide”, then press the ENTER button.
English - 74 S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 pr ogram.
English - 75 S PECIAL F EA TURES To view the Remind List 2 Press the … or † button to select “Remind List”, then press the ENTER button. To remove all the scheduled programs Press the √ button to select "Cancel All", then press the ENTER button.
English - 76 S PECIAL F EA TURES Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our TV comes equipped with a universal remote control. In addition to contr olling the TV , the universal remote contr ol can also operate a Set-T op Box, VCR, Cable box and DVD (even if your VCR, Cable box and DVD are made by manufacturers other than Samsung).
English - 77 S PECIAL F EA TURES VCR Codes Cable Box Codes DVD Codes Remote Control Codes AA68-03263C-00_eng_Chapter4 3/11/05 4:38 PM Page 77.
English - 78 If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . Identifying Problems Chapter Five T ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Solution Poor picture.
English - 79 A PPENDIX Cleaning and Maintaining Y our 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 magnetic fields, such as vacuum cleaners.
English - 80 A PPENDIX AA68-03263C-00_eng_Appendix 3/11/05 4:33 PM Page 80.
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