Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HCM6525W Samsung
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Owner’ s Instructions PROJECTION TELEVISION .........................................................................................................
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S AFETY 1 Thank Y ou for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung Projection TV r epresents the latest in television technology . W e designed it with easy-to-use on-scr een menus and closed captioning capabilities, making it one of the best products in its class.
•P r otect the power cor d. Power supply cor ds should be routed so that they won’ t be walked on or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, con- venience receptacles, and the point where they exit fr om the unit.
S AFETY 3 - G 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 standar d 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving.
C ONTENTS 1 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C ONTENTS 2 C ONTENTS Chapter 3: Operation (Cont.) . . . . . . . . . .3.14 Sound Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.16 Adjusting the V olume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 .1 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV List of Features Y our Samsung TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy.
C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .2 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV Front Panel Buttons The buttons on the front panel contr ol your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol.
1 .3 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 2 Y OUR N EW TV Œ S-VIDEO INPUT jack Use to connect an S-Video signal from a cam- corder or a video game. ´ VIDEO INPUT jack Use to connect a video signal from a camcorder or a video game. ˇ AUDIO INPUT jacks Use to connect the audio signals from a cam- corder or video game.
C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .4 Y OUR N EW TV Rear Panel Jacks Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continu- ously , such as a VCR or a DVD player . Because there are two sets of input jacks, you can connect two dif ferent A/V components (i.
1 .5 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 4 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote contr ol up to about 23 feet from the TV . When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote contr ol to operate your VCR and cable box.
C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .6 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control (continued) ¯ ANT A/B Press to select the ANT A or ANT B. ˘ R.surf Press to automatically return to a preferred channel after a user - preset time delay .
2 .1 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 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 2.
2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .2 Connecting Cable TV Y ou can connect differ ent cable systems to your TV , including cable without a cable box, and cable with a cable box that descrambles some or all channels.
2 .3 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 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 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .4 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 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.
2 .5 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 4 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 2.1-2.3). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system.
2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .6 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a Camcorder The front panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a camcor der to your TV . They allow you to view the camcorder tapes without using a VCR. (Also see “Selecting a Signal Sour ce (External A/V)” on page 3.
2 .7 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 6 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a DVD (480i, 480p) Player The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . Connecting Y , P B , P R 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the DVD audio in jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD play- er .
2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .8 Connecting a DTV Set-T op Box (480p, 1080i) When switching to the DTV mode, either 480p or 1080i format is automatically selected according to the input signal.
2 .9 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 8 I NST ALLA TION ▼ 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 .
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .1 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 front panel.
3 .2 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 4 Move the joystick left or right to select "A" or “B”. Press the Menu button to enter the Antenna Setting, and then “Ant. Input Check” is automatically displayed. 5 Make sure that the anten- na is connected to the TV .
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .3 Using the Perfect Focus Feature (HCL652W/HCL6515W/HCL4715W/HCL473W/HCM5525W/ HCM553W/HCM6525W/HCM653W) When the picture size is distorted after moving the TV set, use the Perfect Focus feature to adjust for the optimum picture size set in the Factory .
3 .4 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Adjusting Manual Convergence If the color appears spread out or “smeared” on the scr een, the convergence pr obably needs alignment. Be sure to use the remote contr ol for the conver gence adjustments.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .5 O PERA TION 4 While “Red” is highlighted, press the joystick to enter: A crosshair pat- tern will appear on the screen.
3 .6 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION V iewing the Display The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video settings. ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after ten seconds. V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays V iewing the Menus ▼ 1 With the power on, press the Menu button .
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .7 O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 2 Move the joystick down to select “Language”, then move the joystick to the left or right to select the lan- guage. Press the Menu button to exit. 1 Press the Menu button.
3 .8 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Memorizing the Channels Y our TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “of f-air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CH and CH but- tons to scan through the channels.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .9 3 The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. After all the available channels are stored, the Auto program menu reap- pears.
3 .10 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 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. Y ou will see all the chan- nels that the TV has memorized.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .11 O PERA TION Selecting Y our Favorite Channels Y ou can store up to ten of your favorite channels for each available input sour ce (such as TV and CA TV).
3 .12 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Setting the Blue Screen Mode If no signal is being received or the signal is very weak, a blue screen automatically r eplaces the noisy picture backgr ound. If you wish to continue viewing the poor pic- ture, you must set the “Blue screen” mode to “Of f”.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .13 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 four fields, where each field is a letter , a num- ber , “*”, or a blank.
3 .14 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 1 Press the Menu button. The “PICTURE” icon will be highlighted (starts blinking), then press the joystick to enter . Picture Control Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color , and sharpness according to personal pr eference.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .15 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Yo ur TV has two automatic pictur e settings (“Standard”, “Dynamic” and “Mild”) that ar e pre- set at the factory . Y ou can activate either Standard, Dynamic or Mild by pressing P .
3 .16 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 1 Press the Menu button. The “PICTURE” icon will be highlighted (starts blinking). Then press the joystick to enter . Selecting the Color T one Sound Control Adjusting the V olume 2 Move the joystick down to select “Color T one”.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .17 O PERA TION 2 Move the joystick to the left or right repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is selected. (When Custom is selected, the words “T reble,” “Bass,” and “Balance” will appear on the screen.
3 .18 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Speech,” and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate any of them by pressing the S.
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .19 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 Display .) Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually 1 Press the Menu button.
3 .20 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Option 2: Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the TV Clock 1 Press the Menu button. Move joystick down to select “FUNCTION”, then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick down to select “T ime”, the press the joystick to enter .
C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .21 O PERA TION Selecting a Signal Source (External A/V) Y ou must select the appropriate mode in or der to view the VCR or Camcorder signal on the TV .
4 .1 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Chapter Four S PECIAL F EA TURES Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optimal reception. 1 Select the appropriate channel. Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “CHANNEL”, then press the joystick to enter .
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .2 S PECIAL F EA TURES Digital Noise Reduction If the broadcast signal r eceived by your TV is weak, you can activate the Digital Noise Reduction feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the scr een.
2 4 .3 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Changing the Screen Size Press the Aspect button to change the screen. • W ide: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode. • Panorama: Use this mode for the wide aspect ratio of a panoramic picture. • Zoom1: Magnifies the size of the picture on scr een.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .4 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.
4 .5 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “FUNCTION”, then press the joystick to enter . ▼ Before using the timer , you must set the TV’ s clock.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .6 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Move the joystick to the right to highlight “On/Off”, then move the joystick up or down to select “On” or “Off”. When finished, move the joystick to the right. ▼ To deactivate the “On time,” select “Off” during this step.
4 .7 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 6 S PECIAL F EA TURES 2 Move the joystick down to select “Dolby Pro Logic”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Move the joystick to the left or right to select appropri- ate mode (“Wide”, “Phantom”, or “Normal”).
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .8 S PECIAL F EA TURES Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, or a Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a for eign-language translation.
4 .9 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 8 S PECIAL F EA TURES Auto V olume Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions, and so it is not easy for you to adjust the volume every time the channel is changed.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .10 S PECIAL F EA TURES ▼ Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur dur- ing closed caption transmissions, especially those of live events. There may be a small delay befor e captions appear when you change channels.
4 .11 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 0 S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Picture-in-Picture Y ou can use the PIP feature to simultaneously watch two video sour ces. Activating Picture-in-Picture 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter .
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .12 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Selecting a Signal Source (Antenna or Cable) for PIP 2 Move the joystick down to select “ANT/CA TV .
4 .13 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 2 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Swapping the Contents of the PIP Image and Main Image 2 Move the joystick down to select “Swap,” then move the joystick to the left or right.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .14 S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick down to select “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Changing the PIP Channel 2 Move the joystick down to select “Channel,” then move the joystick to the left or right to change the channel that appears in the PIP window .
4 .15 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 Setting Up Y our Personal ID Number (PIN) Using the V -Chip The V -Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappr opriate for children. The user must first enter a PIN (personal ID number) before any of the V -Chip r estrictions can be set up or changed.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .16 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V -Chip. (See previous section.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guidelines or the MP AA rating.
4 .17 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 6 2 Move the joystick down to select “V-Chip,” then press the joystick to enter . The “Enter Pin” screen will appear . Enter your 4- digit PIN number . 3 The “V-chip mode” screen will appear . Move the joystick down to highlight the field for “TV Guidelines,” press the joy- stick to enter .
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .18 How to Set up Restrictions using the MP AA Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X The MP AA rating system uses the Motion Picture Association of America (MP AA) system, and its main application is for movies. (Eventually , movie videocassettes will be encoded with MP AA rat- ings.
4 .19 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 8 How to Reset the TV after the V -Chip Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”) If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following mes- sage will appear: “Excessive rating.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .20 Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote contr ol. In addition to controlling the TV , the universal remote can also operate a VCR, DVD and cable box (even if your VCR and cable box are made by manufacturers other than Samsung).
4 .21 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 0 S PECIAL F EA TURES ▼ 4 Enter 3 digits of the cable box code listed below for your brand of cable box . Make sure you enter 3 digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0.” (If more than one code listed, try the first one.
C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .22 S PECIAL F EA TURES Cable Box Codes VCR Codes DVD Codes Note: The r emote contr ol might not be compatible with DVD Player , VCR, Cable box and others manufactur ed by another company .
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 Note: If you watch a still image or the screen in the Normal(4:3) aspect ratio for- mat for a long time, images may be burned onto the screen.
A PPENDIX A .1 Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper car e, your TV unit will give you many years of service. 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.
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