Samsung TFT LCD Television LN-T3242H User Manual
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English - Connecting a dVd player/Set-top Box The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV. . Connect a Component Cable between the COMPONENT IN(1 or 2) [Y, PB, PR] jacks on the TV and the COMPONENT [Y, PB, PR] jacks on the DVD/Set-Top Box. . Connect Audio Cables between the COMPONENT IN(1 or 2) [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD/Set-Top Box. Component video separates the video into Y (Luminance (brightness)), Pb (Blue) and Pr (Red) for enhanced video quality. Be sure to match the component video and audio connections. For example, if connecting the video cable to COMPONENT IN, connect the audio cable to COMPONENT IN also. Each DVD Player/STB has a different back panel configuration. When connecting a DVD player/STB, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable. dVd player/Set-t op Box tV rear panel Component Cable (not supplied) audio Cable (not supplied) 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 . Connect a Video Cable between the AV IN2 [VIDEO] jack on the TV and the VIDEO OUT jack on the camcorder. . Connect Audio Cables between the AV IN2 [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the camcorder. Camcorder tV Side panelVideo Cable (not supplied) audio Cable (not supplied) Each Camcorder has a different back panel configuration. When connecting a Camcorder, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable. BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 92007-02-09 �� 9:21:10
English - 0 Connecting a dVd player/Set-top Box via hdmI This connection can only be made if there is an HDMI Output connector on the external device. . Connect an HDMI Cable between the HDMI IN (1,2 or 3) connector on the TV and the HDMI connector on the DVD player/Set-Top Box. dVd player rear panel tV rear panel hdmI Cable (not supplied) What is HDMI? • HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface), is an interface that enables the transmission of digital audio and video signals using a single cable. • The difference between HDMI and DVI is that the HDMI device is smaller in size, has the HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) coding feature installed. Each DVD player/STB has a different back panel configuration.. 32, 40, 46 inch model supports HDMI3 only Connecting a dVd player/Set-t op Box via dVI This connection can only be made if there is a DVI Output connector on the external device. . Connect a DVI to HDMI Cable or DVI-HDMI Adapter between the HDMI IN 1 connector on the TV and the DVI connector on the DVD player/Set-Top Box. . Connect Audio Cables between the DVI IN(HDMI 1) [R-AUDIO-L] jack on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player/ Set-Top Box. Each DVD player/STB has a different back panel configuration. When connecting a DVD player/STB, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable. When using an HDMI/DVI cable connection, you must use the HDMI IN 1 terminal. tV rear panel dVd player / Set-t op Box audio Cable (not supplied) dVI to hdmI Cable (not supplied) When using an HDMI cable connection, it is only possible from the HDMI 2 IN terminal. BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 102007-02-09 �� 9:21:12
Connecting an Amplifier/DVD Home Theater . Connect Audio Cables between the AUDIO OUT [R-AUDIO-L] on the TV and AUDIO IN [R-AUDIO- L] on the Amplifier/DVD Home Theater. When an audio amplifier is connected to the "AUDIO OUT [L-AUDIO-R]" terminals: Decrease the volume of the TV, and adjust the volume level with the Amplifier’s volume control. Amplifier/DVD Home Theater tV rear panel audio Cable (not supplied) Each Amplifier/DVD Home Theater has a different back panel configuration. When connecting an Amplifier/DVD Home Theater, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable. English - Connecting a digital audio System . Connect an Optical Cable between the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL)” jacks on the TV and the Digital Audio Input jacks on the Digital Audio System. When a Digital Audio System is connected to the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL)” terminal: Decrease the volume of the TV, and adjust the volume level with the system’s volume control. digital audio System tV rear panel optical Cable (not supplied) 5.1CH audio is possible when the TV is connected to an external device supporting 5.1CH. Each Digital Audio System has a different back panel configuration. The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a Digital Audio System to your TV. Connecting a pC . Connect a D-Sub Cable between PC IN [PC] connector on the TV and the PC output connector on your computer. . Connect a PC Audio Cable between PC IN [AUDIO] jack on the TV and the Audio Out jack of the sound card on your computer. pC tV rear panel d-Sub Cable (not supplied) pC audio Cable (not supplied) Each PC has a different back panel configuration When connecting a PC, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable. When using an HDMI/DVI cable connection, yor must use the HDMI IN 1 terminal. BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 112007-02-09 �� 9:21:14
English - plug & play feature When the TV is initially powered on, basic settings proceed automatically and subsequently: . Press the powEr button on the remote control. The message “Menu language, Shop Mode, Channels and Time will be set.” is displayed. Press the EntEr button, then “Select the language of the OSD” menu is automatically displayed. . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select language, then press the EntEr button. The message “Select Home Mode when installing this TV at home.” is displayed. . Press the ◄ or ► buttons to select “Shop” or “Home”,then press the EntEr button. The message “Select the antennas to memorize.” is displayed. We recommend setting the TV to Home mode for the best picture in your home environment. Shop mode is only intended for use in retail environments. If the unit is accidentally set to Shop mode and you want to return to Dynamic (Home) mode, press any Volume button and then hold down the mEnu button for five seconds on the side panel of the TV. . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to memorize the channels of the selected connection. Press the EntEr button to select “Start”. If the antenna is connected to ANT 1(AIR), select “Air” and if it is connected to ANT 2 (CABLE), select “Cable”. If both ANT 1 (AIR) and ANT 2 (CABLE) are connected, select the “Air + Cable”. In Cable mode, you can select the correct signal source among STD, HRC, and IRC by pressing the ▲ or ▼ button, then press the EntEr button. Contact your local cable company to identify the type of cable system that exists in your particular area. . The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. After all the available channels are stored, the Auto program menu reappears. Press the EntEr button when channel memorization is complete. The message “Select the clock mode.” is displayed. To stop the search before it has finished, press the EntEr button with stop selected. 6. Press the EntEr button. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select “Manual” or “Auto”, then press the EntEr button. The message “Set to daylight Saving time” is displayed. turning the tV on and off Press the powEr button on the remote control. You can also use the button on the front of the panel. operation Select home mode when installing this tV at home. plug & play plug & play air 0 0% Clock Set Shop Stop menu language, Shop mode, Channels and t ime will be set. Start languageplug & playEnglish Español français move Enter Skip Select the language of the oSd. home move Enter Skip Select the antennas to memorize. Startair plug & playCable air+CableStartStart move Enter Skip Enter Skip auto program in progress. Clock mode : move Enter Skip Select the clock mode.plug & play auto manual plug & play auto program is complete. 6 Channels were memorized. air : 6, Cable : 0. Enter Skip oK BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 122007-02-09 �� 9:21:18
English - . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select “Off” or “On”, then the EntEr button. The message “Select the time zone in which you live.” is displayed. . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to highlight the time zone for your local area. Press the EntEr button. If you have received a digital signal, the time will be set automatically. If not, see page 47 to set the clock. . The message “Enjoy your watching.” is displayed. When you have finished, press the EntEr button. Changing Channels . Press the Ch or Ch button to change channels. When you press the Ch or Ch button, the TV changes channels in sequence. You will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels). You will not see channels that were either erased or not memorized. See page 16 to memorize channels. If you want to reset this feature... . Press the mEnu button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select "Setup", then press the EntEr button. . Press the EntEr button again, to select "Plug & Play". . The message "Menu language, Shop Mode, Channels and Time will be set." is displayed. using the Channel Buttons . Press the prE-Ch button. The TV will switch to the last channel viewed. To quickly switch between two channels that are far apart, tune to one channel, then use the number button to select the second channel. Then use the prE-Ch button to quickly alternate between them. using the prE-Ch Button to select the previous Channel dSt : move Enter Skip Set to daylight saving time. plug & play off on move Enter Skip Selects a cable signal type for your location. plug & playnewfoundland atlantic EasternCentral mountain pacific alaska hawaii Enjoy your watching. oK Setupplug & play ► language : English ► t ime ► Game mode : off ► V-Chip ► Caption ► menu t ransparency : medium ►▼more tV move Enter return menu language, Shop mode, Channels and t ime will be set. Start BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 132007-02-09 �� 9:21:20
English - adjusting the Volume . Press the Vol or Vol buttons to decrease or increase the volume. using mute At any time, you can cut off the sound using the mutE button. . Press mutE button and the sound cuts off. The word " " will appear in the lower-left corner of the screen. . To turn mute off, press the mutE button again, or simply press the Vol or Vol buttons. Viewing the display . Press the Info button on the remote control. The TV will display the channel, the type of sound, and the status of certain picture and sound settings. Press the Info button once more or wait approximately 10 seconds and the display disappears automatically. The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video settings. air mono picture mode : dynamic Sound mode : Custom mtS : Stereo Caption : off V-Chip : off 0 : pm BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 142007-02-09 �� 9:21:21
English - Viewing the menus . With the power on, press the mEnu button. The main menu appears on the screen. The menu’ s left side has five icons: Picture, Sound, Channel, Setup, Input. . Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select one of the five icons. Then press the EntEr button to access the icon’s sub-menu. . Press the ExIt button to exit. The on-screen menus disappear from the screen after about one minute. InputSource list : tV ► Edit name ► tV move Enter Exit memorizing the Channels Your TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both "off-air" (Air) and "Cable" channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the Ch or Ch buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change channels by entering the channels digits. There are three steps for memorizing channels: selecting a broadcast source, memorizing the channels (automatic) and adding or deleting channels (Channel List). Selecting the Video Signal-source Before your television can begin memorizing the available channels, you must specify the type of signal source that is connected to the TV (i.e. an Air or a Cable system). . Press the mEnu button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select "Channel", then press the EntEr button. . Press the EntEr button select “Antenna”. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select “Air” or “Cable”, then press the EntEr button. Press the ExIt button to exit. antenna : air ► auto program ► Clear Scrambled Channel ► Channel list ► name ► fine t une ► Signal Strength ► lna : off ► Channel move Enter return tV Channel move Enter return tVantenna : air ► auto program Clear Scrambled Channel Channel list name fine t une Signal Strength lna : off airCable BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 152007-02-09 �� 9:21:23
English - 6 Storing Channels in memory (automatic method) . Press the mEnu button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select “Channel”, then press the EntEr button. . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select "Auto Program", then press the E nt Er button. . Press the ▲ or ▼ buttons to select the antenna connection, then press the EntEr button. Air: “Air” antenna signal. / Cable: “Cable” antenna signal. / Air+Cable: “Air” and “Cable” antenna signals. . When selecting the Cable TV system: Press the EntEr button to start the auto program. By default, the cable TV system is set to “STD”. If you want to select another type of cable system, press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “STD”, “HRC” or “IRC”. STD, HRC and IRC identify various types of cable TV systems. Contact your local cable company to identify the type of cable system that exists in your particular area. At this point the signal source has been selected. Press the EntEr button to start the auto program. To stop the search before it has finished, press the EntEr button with stop selected. . After all the available channels are stored, the “Auto Program” menu reappears. Press the ExIt button to exit. Alternately, you can press the auto proG. button on the remote control to bring up the Auto Program menu. move Enter return antenna : Cable ► auto program ► Clear Scrambled Channel ► Channel list ► name ► fine t une ► Signal Strength ► lna : off ► Channel move Enter return tV move Enter return Select the antennas to memorize. Channel move Enter return tV StartairCable air+CableStartStart plug & play auto program is complete. 6 Channels were memorized. air : 6, Cable : 0. auto program Cable 0 0% Stop Enter return auto program in progress. move Enter return Selects a cable signal type for your location.auto program move Enter return tV analog StartStd hrC IrC digitalStd hrC IrC oK Enter return BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 162007-02-09 �� 9:21:26
English - after the television has been set up properly, your remote control can operate in five different modes: tV, dVd, Cable, Set-t op Box, VCr. pressing the corresponding button on the remote control allows you to switch between these modes, and control whichever piece of equipment you choose. The remote control might not be compatible with all DVD Players, VCRs, Cable boxes, and Set-Top Boxes. Setting up the remote to operate your VCr . Turn off your VCR. . Press the VCr button on your TV’s remote control. . Press the SEt button on your TV’s remote control. . Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the VCR code listed on page 19 of this manual for your brand of VCR. Make sure you enter three digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0”. (If more than one code is listed, try the first one.) . Press the powEr button on the remote control. Your VCR should turn on if your remote is set up correctly. If your VCR does not turn on after set up, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4, but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of VCR. If no other codes are listed, try each VCR code, 000 through 080. Note on Using Remote Control Modes: VCR When your remote control is in “VCR” mode, the volume buttons still control your TV’s volume. Setting up the remote to operate your Cable Box . Turn off your cable box. . Press the CaBlE button on your TV’s remote control. . Press the SEt button on your TV’s remote control. . Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the cable box code listed on page 20 of this manual for your brand of cable box. Make sure you enter three digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0”. (If there is more than one code listed, try the first one.) . Press the powEr button on the remote control. Your cable box should turn on if your remote is set up correctly. If your cable box does not turn on after set up, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4, but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of cable box. If no other codes are listed, try each code, 000 through 046. Note on Using Remote Control Modes: Cable Box When your remote control is in “CABLE” mode, the volume buttons still control your TV’s volume. Setting up your remote Control BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 172007-02-09 �� 9:21:27
English - Setting up the remote to operate your dVd . Turn off your DVD. . Press the dVd button on your TV’s remote control. . Press the SEt button on your TV’s remote control. . Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the DVD code listed on page 20~21 of this manual for your brand of DVD. Make sure you enter three digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0”. (If there is more than one code listed, try the first one.) . Press the powEr button on the remote control. Your DVD should turn on if your remote is set up correctly. If your DVD does not turn on after set up, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4, but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of DVD. If no other codes are list-ed, try each code, 000 through 141. Note on Using Remote Control Modes: DVD When your remote control is in “DVD” mode, the volume buttons still control your TV’s volume. Setting up the remote to operate your StB . Turn off your STB. . Press the StB button on your TV’s remote control. . Press the SEt button on your TV’s remote control. . Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the STB code listed on page 21 of this manual for your brand of STB. Make sure you enter three digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0”. (If there is more than one code listed, try the first one.) . Press the powEr button on the remote control. Your STB should turn on if your remote is set up correctly. If your STB does not turn on after set-up, repeat steps 2, 3 and 4, but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of STB. (If no other codes are listed, try each code, 000 through 074.) Note on Using Remote Control Modes: STB When your remote control is in “STB” mode, the volume buttons still control your TV’s volume. BN68-01167A-Eng-00.indd 182007-02-09 �� 9:21:28