Samsung UE40B8000 user manual General

	Setup
Option	Description
General	❑ Game Mode

When connecting to a game console such as PlayStation™ or Xbox™, you can enjoy a more realistic gaming experience by selecting game menu.

■If Game Mode is On:

•Picture mode is automatically changed to Standard and cannot be changed.

•Sound mode is automatically changed to Custom and cannot be changed. Adjust the sound using the equalizer.

•The Reset Sound function is activated. Selecting the Reset function after setting the equalizer resets the equalizer settings to the factory defaults.

❑BD Wise

Provides the optimal picture quality for SAMSUNG DVD, Blu-ray and Home Theatre products which support BD Wise. You can enjoy a richer picture when using them connected to this Samsung TV.

■Connect SAMSUNG products that have BD Wise using an HDMI cable.

■When the BD Wise set to On, the picture mode is automatically changed to the optimal resolution.

■BD Wise is available in HDMI mode.

❑Energy Saving

This feature adjusts the brightness of the TV in order to reduce power consumption. When watching TV at night, set the Energy Saving mode option to High to reduce eye fatigue as well as power consumption.

If you select Picture Off, the screen is turned off and you can only hear the sound.

Press any button to get out of Picture Off.

❑Menu Transparency

You can set the Transparency of the menu.

❑Melody

A melody sound can be set to come on when the TV is powered On or Off.

■The Melody does not play

•When no sound is output from the TV because the MUTE button has been pressed.

•When no sound is output from the TV because the volume has been reduced to minimum with the volume (-) button.

•When the TV is turned off by Sleep Timer function.

❑Light Effect

You can turn the LED on/off on the front of TV. Turn it off to save power or if the LED bothers you.

Set the Light Effect to Off to reduce the power consumption.

■Off: LED is always Off.

■In Standby: LED is On when TV is turned off.

■Watching TV: LED is On when watching TV.

■Always: LED is always On, regardless of TV settings.

■Restrictions on game mode (Caution)

•To disconnect the game console and connect another external device, set Game Mode to Off in the setup menu.

•Game Mode is not available in regular TV, PC and Ext mode.

•While PIP is in operation, the Game Mode function cannot be used.

■If the picture is poor when external device is connected to TV, check if Game Mode is On. Set Game Mode to Off and connect external devices.

■Press the TOOLS button to display the Tools menu. You can also set the Energy Saving option by selecting Tools → Energy Saving.

N

■In the TOOLS menu, Picture Off function is not supported.

LED

■The colour of light may very depending on the model.

35

English Using the Menus