Samsung Electronics America inc
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Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter 1 Your New TV
Chapter 3 Operation
Chapter 4 Special Features
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
List of Features
Chapter One
Ø POWER
Familiarizing Yourself with The TV
ˆ POWER & TIMER indicator
and signals from other components
Œ AUDIO INPUT jacks
Connect a set of external headphones to this
Front Panel Jacks
ˇ SUPER VIDEO INPUT jack
For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1
ˆ RESET
Remote Control
Œ POWER
Ô MODE
¸ VCR Controls
Remote Control
Y O U R N E W T
F. F
´ Number buttons
Remote Control Œ Power
˝ MODE
+100
˘ Display
Remote Control ¯ Reset
Y O U R N E W T
¿ Sleep
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas
Chapter Two
Connecting Cable TV
I N S TA L L AT I O N
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels
This terminal might be labeled
After you’ve made this connection, set the A/B switch to the “A” position for normal viewing. Set the A/B switch to the “B” position to view scrambled channels. When you set the A/B switch to “B,” you will need to tune your TV to the cable box’s output channel, which is usu- ally channel 3 or
Connecting a VCR
Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV
Your TV can be connected to an S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCR
Connecting a DVD Player 480i/480p
Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV
Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box 480p/1080i
Connecting a Camcorder
2.9 CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION
Slide the cover out com- pletely
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
Install two AA size batteries
Replace the cover
Turning the TV On and Off
Plug & Play Feature
Chapter Three
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If you want to reset this feature
O P E R AT I O N
The message “Plug & Play” is displayed
O P E R AT I O N
Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays
With the power on, press the MENU button
Viewing the Menus
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Selecting a Menu Language
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button to exit
Memorizing the Channels
Selecting the Video Signal-source
Storing Channels in Memory Automatic Method
Press the MENU button to display the menu
O P E R AT I O N
Adding and Erasing Channels Manual Method
Press the VOL+ button
Using the Channel Buttons
Adjusting the Volume
Changing Channels
Directly Accessing Channels
Labeling the Channels
“Labeling” in the A/V mode
O P E R AT I O N
When selecting the hours, be sure
Setting the Clock
Option 1 Setting the Clock Manually
O P E R AT I O N
O P E R AT I O N
Option 2 Using the Local PBS Channel to Automatically Set the
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TV Clock
O P E R AT I O N
O P E R AT I O N
Customizing the Picture
After adjusting an item, the gauge
will automatically disappear after about 5 seconds
Using Automatic Picture Settings
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Customizing the Sound
O P E R AT I O N
Press the MENU button exit
Using Automatic Sound Settings
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Viewing an External Signal Source
O P E R AT I O N
Press the CH button to select “TV/AV”
Customizing Your Remote Control
Chapter Four
DVD Codes
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
VCR Codes
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Cable Box
Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your Cable Box
4.3 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Codes
“*” will appear when you press DIS- PLAY while watching this channel
Fine Tuning Channels
After you adjust the fine tuning
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Pressing VOL - or VOL + will
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
alternate between “On” and “Off.”
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Tilt
CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Press the MENU button to display the menu
Pressing the VOL- or VOL+ but
Digital Noise Reduction
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
ton will alternate between “On” and “Off”
Changing the Screen Size
TXM3097WHF/ TXM3098WHF
TXM3297HF / TXM2797HF / TXM2796HF / TXM3296HF / TXM3298HF / TXM2798HF
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Changing the Color Tone
4.9 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
Press the CH button to select Color Tone
Using the R.Surf Feature
Freezing the Picture
set the TV’s clock. See “Setting the Clock” on page
Setting the On/Off Timer
Before using the timer, you must
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Setting the Sleep Timer
Sound Features
Surround
Auto Volume
Turbo Sound
Melody
Press the MENU button to display the menu
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Note Turbo sound and BBE are exclusive relation
Press the MENU button to exit
Viewing Closed Captions
and on the tape’s packaging
Viewing Picture-in-Picture
Activating Picture-in-Picture
Selecting a Signal Source External A/V for PIP
Changing the Size of the PIP Window
TXM3298HF / TXM3098WHF / TXM2798HF
Quick way to access the SWAP
Swapping the Contents of the PIP image and Main image
Just press the SWAP button on the remote control
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Quick way to access the PIP channel
Just press the CH or CH buttonblue color on the remote control
Changing the PIP Channel
Using the V-Chip
Setting Up Your Personal ID Number PIN
How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip
How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines”
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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Note These categories consist of
TV-Y Young children TV-Y7 Children 7 and over
4.25 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Note The V-Chip will automati
How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Blocks a Channel “Emergency Escape”
Viewing the Demonstration
4.27 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S
Identifying Problems
Chapter Five
Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV
Using Your TV in Another Country
Specifications
M E M O
A.2 APPENDIX
M E M O
APPENDIX A.3
M E M O
A.4 APPENDIX