Samsung SP50L7HD manual CableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs

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CableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs

CableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs are the products of a new digital cable standard. This new standard is called OpenCable and it is a concerted effort to standardize the digital cable service network interface in North America. For more information, please refer to www.cablelabs.com.

Digital Cable Ready TVs are equipped with a proper digital cable tuner to receive digital cable signals from your local cable service provider. They are also designed to work with digital cable card modules (PCMCIA card modules called CableCARDs). These PCMCIA card modules or CableCARDs will be provided by your local cable service provider after a proper subscription process.

The provided CableCARD from your local cable service provider needs to be inserted into the CableCARD slot of a Digital Cable Ready TV. Please refer to page 24 for how to insert the CableCARD.

A digital set-top box which used to be provided by the cable service provider is no longer needed with Digital Cable Ready TVs and CableCARDs.

When CableCARD is inserted into the slot, the TV screen will show the message that CableCARD is inserted and tries to download necessary data such as channel information or subscription information from your digital cable service provider. When you insert CableCARD for the first time, this process could take few minutes depending on the amount of data your cable provider needs to send. During this process the digital cable service provider or CableCARD may display messages on the TV screen to help or give you further information.

Please contact your local cable provider for more information on service availability and how to acquire a CableCARD.

NOTE

•This television receiver supports the copy protection system regulated by DTLA (Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator). It should be noted that copy protected content may not be viewable depending on your particular connections.

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Contents Owner’s Instructions Page Digital Television Services Guide to Digital TVCableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs How difficult is it to receive DTV signals indoors? Table of Contents Channel Control M S U N G Your New Wide TV Viewing Position Replacing the LampEnglish List of Features AccessoriesFront Panel Buttons Front Panel Information Window Rear Panel Jacks Antenna terminalsRemote Control ModeInstalling Batteries in the Remote Control M S U N G Connections Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas Antennas with 75-ohm Round LeadsCable without a Cable Box Connecting Cable TVCable with a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels N n e c t i o n s Connecting a VCR Connecting a VCR to the Video or S-Video/Audio jackConnecting CableCARD Connecting a Camcorder Connecting a DVD Player Connecting to Y, PB, PRConnecting a DTV Set-Top Box Connecting to DVI Digital Visual InterfaceConnecting to Hdmi High Definition Multimedia Interface Connecting a Digital Audio System Connecting to an Analog AmplifierM S U N G Operation Turning the TV On and Off Viewing the Menus and On-Screen DisplaysViewing the Menus Viewing the DisplaySetup Selecting a Menu LanguageMemorizing the Channels Selecting the Video Signal SourceChannel Auto Program Adding and Erasing Channels Add/DeleteUsing the Channel Buttons Using the Number ButtonsUsing the Button Changing ChannelsCustomizing Your Remote Control DVD playerRemote Control Codes VCR Codes Cable Box Codes DVD CodesSetting the Clock Option 1 Setting the Clock ManuallyTime ClockOption 2 Setting the Clock Automatically Time ZoneOn Timer Setting the On/Off TimerOff Timer Sleep Timer Setting the Sleep TimerAlternate method Setting the Signal Source Viewing an External Signal SourceSource List Assigning Names to External Input Mode Edit NameM S U N G Channel Control To View Your Favorite Channels Selecting Your Favorite ChannelsFavorite Channels Labeling the Channels NameAnalog Fine TuneSignal Strength DigitalLNA Low Noise Amplifier Picture Control Resetting the Picture Settings to the Factory Defaults Picture ControlCustomizing the Picture ModeUsing Automatic Picture Settings Selecting the Color Tone Changing the Picture Size SizeDigital Noise Reduction DNIeTM Digital Natural Image engine Using the Easy Control Menu Setting the My Color Control ModeMy Color Control Customizing the setting of My Color Control Detail ControlUsing the Color Weakness Enhancement Feature Color WeaknessSetting the Film Mode Viewing Picture-In-Picture Activating the PIPSelecting an External Source PIPSwapping the Sub Picture and Main Picture Changing the Size of the Sub Picture Changing the Location of the Sub Picture Changing the Channel of the Sub Picture Selecting the Sound Source SoundFreezing the Picture Setting the Blue Screen Mode Sound Control Adjusting the Volume Using the Mute ButtonSound Control Customizing the SoundUsing Automatic Sound Settings EqualizerSetting the SRS Tsxt Auto Volume Multi-Track Options Input Preferred Language English Picture Choosing a Digital Sound Format Selecting the Internal Mute Setting the On/Off Melody Special Features Special Features Setting the Function HelpMenu Transparency Level Chip Using the V-ChipChange PIN How to Enable/Disable the Rating Controls How to Set up Restrictions Using the TV Parental Guidelines TV Parental Guidelines How to Set up Restrictions Using the Mpaa Rating Mpaa RatingImportant Notes About Parental Locks TV FCC Age-Based RatingsCaption Default Mode Default Caption Options Font Style Caption OptionsUsing the CableCARD Displaying CableCARD related informationCableCARD Reset Using the CableCARD Setup FunctionCableCARDTM Setup Channel List Reorganization Guide Using the GuideChannel List Adding and Erasing Channels Appendix Troubleshooting P e n d iUsing Your TV in Another Country Cleaning and Maintaining Your TVSpecifications BP68-00561A-00