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List of Features

Your TV was designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit that
includes the following special features:

• Easy-to-use remote control

• Easy-to-use on-screen menu system

• Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off

• Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’s memory

• Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels

• A special filter to reduce or eliminate reception problems

• Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible

• Built-in, dual channel speakers

• A special sleep timer

• Surround, Turbo sound, Auto Volume

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Summary of Contents for CT-17K30ML

Page 1: ...Owner s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION CT 21M21MQ CT 21K30ML CT 21M20MQ CT 21V10MQ CT 17K30ML CT 17M16MQ Register your product at www samsung com global register ...

Page 2: ...teries in the Remote Control 16 Chapter 3 Operation 17 Turning the TV On and Off 17 Plug Play Feature depending on the model 17 Viewing the Menus and On Screen Displays 19 Viewing the Menus 19 Viewing the Display 19 Selecting a Menu Language 20 Memorizing the Channels 21 Selecting the Video Signal source 21 Storing Channels in Memory Automatic Method 22 Adding and Erasing Channels Manual Method 23...

Page 3: ...ng the Surf Feature 36 Choosing a Multi Channel Sound MTS Soundtrack 37 Extra Sound Settings 38 Setting the On Off Timer 39 Setting the Sleep Timer 40 Viewing Closed Captions 41 Viewing the Demonstration 42 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 43 Identifying Problems 43 Appendix 44 Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV 44 Using Your TV in Another Country 44 Specifications 44 ...

Page 4: ...en menu system Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV s memory Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels A special filter to reduce or eliminate reception problems Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible Built in dual channel speakers A special sleep timer Surround Turbo sound Auto Volume Chapter One YOUR NEW...

Page 5: ...OL Press to increase or decrease the volume Also used to select items on the on screen menu ˇ CH and CH Press to change channels Also press to select various items on the on screen menu You can use the CH or CH button switch on the TV when it is standby mode Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV ˆ STAND BY indicator Lights up when you turn the power off Ø I Power...

Page 6: ...cca sionally such as a camcorder or video game For information on connecting equipment see page 15 Œ AUDIO INPUTS Audio signals from VCRs DVD players and similar devices VIDEO INPUT Video signals from VCRs DVD players and similar devices ˇ HEADPHONE Connect a set of external headphones to this jack for private listening ...

Page 7: ...r devices AUDIO INPUTS Audio signals from VCRs DVD players and similar devices ˇ DVD INPUT Connect video from a DVD player VHF UHF Connect to an antenna or to a cable TV system ˆ AUDIO VIDEO MONITOR OUTPUT These audio video signals are identical to A V signals being displayed on the big screen Typically used as the input signals for a recording VCR Note VIDEO MONITOR OUTPUT doesn t operate in the ...

Page 8: ...Multichannel Television Stereo Press to choose stereo mono or Separate Audio Program SAP broadcast Available in AV mode only depending on the model TURBO Press to turn the TURBO sound On or Off PRE CH Tunes to the previous channel Ô TV VIDEO Press to display all of the available video sources i e Antenna Cable VCR CH and CH Channel Up Down Press CH or CH to change channels Ò INFO Press to see the ...

Page 9: ...ntennas see Separate VHF and UHF Antennas on next page Antennas with 300 ohm Flat Twin Leads If you are using an off air antenna such as a roof antenna or rabbit ears that has 300 ohm twin flat leads follow the directions below Chapter Two INSTALLATION 1 Place the wires from the twin leads under the screws on the 300 75 ohm adaptor not supplied Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws 2 Plug the ad...

Page 10: ... 2 Plug the combiner into the VHF UHF terminal on the bottom of the rear panel Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate antennas for your TV one VHF and one UHF you must combine the two antenna signals before connecting the antennas to the TV This procedure requires an optional combiner adaptor available at most electronics shops 1 Connect both antenna leads to the combiner Antennas ...

Page 11: ...escrambles only some channels such as premium channels follow the instructions below You will need a two way splitter an RF A B switch and four lengths of coaxial cable These items are available at most electronics stores 1 Find and disconnect the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA IN terminal on your cable box This terminal might be labeled ANT IN VHF IN or simply IN 2 Connect this cable to a...

Page 12: ...rminal on the RF A B switch and the VHF UHF terminal on the rear of the TV After you ve made this connection set the A B switch to the A position for normal view ing 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 usually channel 3 or 4 Incoming Cable Cable Box RF A B Switch Sp...

Page 13: ...l cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the VCR and the antenna terminal on the TV 4 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the AUDIO jacks on the TV 5 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the VIDEO jack on the TV Follow the instructions in Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape to view your VCR tape A coaxial cable is usually included with...

Page 14: ... video see your DVD player s owner s manual 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO INPUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player 2 Connect a video cable between the DVD INPUT Y Pb Pr jacks on the TV and the DVD OUT Y Pb Pr jacks on the DVD player DVD Player Rear Panel TV Rear Panel Video Cable DVD Player Rear Panel TV Rear Panel Audio Cable ...

Page 15: ...ck of the camcorder 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 Also see Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape on page 31 The audio video cables shown here are usually included with a Camcorder If not check your local electronics store If your camcorder is stereo you need to connect a...

Page 16: ...for a long time The remote control can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV Assuming typical TV usage the bat teries last for about one year 2 Install two AAA size batteries Make sure to match the and ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Slide the cover out com pletely ...

Page 17: ... the TV is initially powered On five basic customer settings proceed automatically and subsequently Setting the language Video signal source Ant input check Auto pro gram and Clock 2 Press the œ œ or button to select the desired lan guage Press the MENU button to enter the lan guage and then the Channel menu is auto matically displayed 3 Press the œ œ or button to select the desired video signal s...

Page 18: ... button refer to Setting the clock on page 30 6 When you have finished press the MENU button The message Enjoy your watching is displayed 7 If you want to reset this feature 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the or button to select the Function menu and press the button 3 Press the or button to select Plug Play and press the button The message Plug Play is displayed Auto Program ANT 30 Exit Time Clo...

Page 19: ...bout thirty seconds You can also use the MENU CHANNEL and VOLUME buttons on the control panel of the TV to make selections 1 Press the INFO button on the remote control The on screen display shows any or all of the following Active channel picture mode audio mode audio source and the time indicates a channel has been manually fine tuned 2 Use the and buttons to highlight one of the 4 icons Then pr...

Page 20: ...r French Press the EXIT button to exit the menu 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Function then press the œ œ or button Language œ œ English Time Caption Plug Play Demonstration Function Move Select Exit Language œ œ English Time Caption Plug Play Demonstration Function Move Select Exit ...

Page 21: ...e of signal source that is connected to the TV i e an antenna or a cable system 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the œ œ or button 2 Repeatedly press the œ œ or button to cycle through these choices ANT antenna STD HRC or IRC all cable TV Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Note STD HRC and IRC identify various types of cable TV system...

Page 22: ...hannel menu 2 Press the or button to select Auto Program 1 First select the correct signal source ANT STD HRC IRC See steps 1 2 on previous page Press the MENU button then press the or button to select Channel then press the œ œ or but ton 4 After all the available channels are stored the channel menu reappears Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Auto Program ANT 30 Exit ANT CATV œ œ ANT Auto P...

Page 23: ...e œ œ or number buttons to select the channel you want added or erased 4 Press the or button to select Select Press the œ œ or button to select Added or Erased Press the EXIT button to exit the menu ANT CATV œ œ ANT Auto Program TV AV œ œ TV Fine Tune Add Erase Labeling Channel Move Select Exit Channel ANT 11 Select Erased Channel Move Select Exit Channel ANT 12 Select Erased Channel Move Select E...

Page 24: ...nnel 27 press 2 then 7 The TV will change channels when you press the second number When you use the number buttons you can directly select channels that were either erased or not memorized To select a channel over 100 press the 100 button For channel 122 press 100 then 2 then 2 To change to single digit channels 0 9 faster press 0 before the single digit For channel 4 press 0 then 4 Using the PRE...

Page 25: ... has four fields See top paragraph 4 Press the or button to select a letter a number or a blank Pressing the or button results in this sequence A B Z blank 0 1 9 Note You cannot select Labeling in the A V mode 5 Press the button to switch to the next field which will be high lighted Select a second letter or digit using the and buttons as above Repeat the process to select the last three digits Pr...

Page 26: ...n press the œ œ or button The words Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color and Tint will appear on the screen After adjusting an item the gauge will automatically disappear after about 5 seconds 3 Press the or button to select a particular item then press the œ œ or button to increase or decrease the value of a particular item Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Contrast 100 Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjus...

Page 27: ...tandard Optimal indoor screen condition Choose Movie when viewing the TV in low light or when playing video games Choose Custom if you want to adjust the settings according to personal preference see Customizing the Picture page 26 1 Press the MENU button to display menu Press the œ œ or button to select Picture 2 Press the œ œ or button to select the Dynamic Standard Movie or Custom picture setti...

Page 28: ...Press the or button to select Adjust then press the œ œ or button The words Bass Treble and Balance will appear on the screen 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Sound menu then press the œ œ or button Customizing the Sound You can use the on screen menus to adjust the bass treble and balance according to individual preference Alternatively you can use one of ...

Page 29: ...en watching music videos or concerts Choose Movies when watching movies Choose Speech when watching a show that is mostly dialogue i e news Choose Custom to recall your personalized settings 2 Press the œ œ or button repeatedly to select the Standard Music Movie Speech or Custom sound settings Press the EXIT button to exit the menu 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to...

Page 30: ...roper time of day AM or PM You can change the hours by pressing or repeatedly or by holding down either of these buttons 4 After the hour is entered press the button at this point the minutes dig its will be selected Press the or button to select the correct min utes Press the EXIT button to exit the menu The time will appear every time you press the INFO button Language œ œ English Time Caption P...

Page 31: ...between viewing the signals com ing from equipment con nected to the TV s A V jacks and the TV signal Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Alternate method Simply press the TV VIDEO button on the remote control to select an External Signal Source AV ANT CATV œ œ ANT Auto Program TV AV œ œ TV Fine Tune Add Erase Labeling Channel Move Select Exit ANT CATV œ œ ANT Auto Program TV AV œ œ TV Fine Tun...

Page 32: ...œ or but ton to select Erased Press the EXIT button to exit the menu 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the œ œ or button 3 Press the œ œ and but tons to adjust the fine tun ing ANT CATV œ œ ANT Auto Program TV AV œ œ TV Fine Tune Add Erase Labeling Channel Move Select Exit Fine Tune 0 Select Erased Channel Move Adjust Exit Fine Tune 3 Sele...

Page 33: ...tton to exit the menu 1 Press the MENU button to display menu Press the œ œ or button to select Picture Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Normal Size Normal Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit ...

Page 34: ... Magnifies the size of the picture on screen 2 Press the or button to select Size 1 Press the MENU button to display menu Press the œ œ or button to select Picture Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Zoom Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Di...

Page 35: ...3 Press the œ œ or button to select Digital NR On Press the EXIT button to exit the menu 2 Press the or button to select Digital NR 1 Press the MENU button to display menu Press the œ œ or button to select Picture Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Digital NR Off Picture Move Select Exit Mode œ œ Dynamic Adjust Color Tone Cool Size Normal Digital NR On Picture Move Select Exit Mod...

Page 36: ...se the Surf 1 While you are watching the channel to which you want to return press the R SURF button The on screen display will read Surf off 2 Press the R SURF button again to set the timer in thirty second intervals up to five minutes 3 The time you set will begin counting down on the screen When the time runs out the TV will return to the channel you were watching when you set the timer Surf Of...

Page 37: ...o or Mono is Selectable in AV mode Choose Stereo for channels that are broadcasting in stereo Choose Mono for channels that are broadcasting in mono or if you are having difficulty receiving a stereo signal Choose SAP to listen to the Separate Audio Program which is usually a foreign language translation 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Sound menu then pres...

Page 38: ...vie and Speech Turbo Sound Turbo sound suitably emphasizes both higher and lower bands of sound and includes other effects 2 Press the or button to select required item you want 3 Press the œ œ or button to select On or Off Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Alternate method Turbo Sound Simply press the TURBO button on the remote con trol to change the turbo sound setting Turbo Sound On 1 Pres...

Page 39: ...ng the Clock on page 30 When you set the hours make sure the correct time of day AM or PM appears to the right of the hour 1 Press the MENU button to display the on screen menu Press the or button to select Function then press the œ œ or button 2 Press the or button to select Time then press the œ œ or button The Time menu will appear on the screen Language œ œ English Time Caption Plug Play Demon...

Page 40: ...proce dure as in steps 3 6 above Press the EXIT button to exit the menu Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the appro priate time interval appears any of the preset values from Off to 180 After about 5 seconds the sleep display will disappear from the screen and the time interval will be set Setting the Sleep Timer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a preset time from 10 to 1...

Page 41: ...deo tapes also provide closed captions Most pre recorded commercial video tapes provide closed captions as well Check for the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the tape s packaging 2 Press the or button to select the Caption then press the œ œ or button 5 Depending on the particular broadcast it might be necessary to make changes to Channels and Field Use the œ œ and buttons...

Page 42: ...nu Press the or button to select Function then press the œ œ or button Language œ œ English Time Caption Plug Play Demonstration Function Move Select Exit Language œ œ English Time Caption Plug Play Demonstration Function Move Select Exit 3 Each of the menu options is displayed in turn When you wish to stop the demonstration press any button on the remote control Press the EXIT button to exit the ...

Page 43: ...annel Adjust the antenna No picture or sound Try another channel Press the TV VIDEO button Make sure the TV is plugged in Check the antenna connections No color wrong colors or tints Make sure the program is broadcast in color Adjust the picture settings If the set is moved or turned in a different direction the power should be OFF for at least 30 minutes Picture rolls vertically Adjust the antenn...

Page 44: ...parts inside Wipe your TV with a clean dry cloth Never use water cleaning fluids wax or chemicals Do not put heavy objects on top of the cabinet Temperature If your TV is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm place unplug the power cord and allow at least two hours for moisture that may have formed inside the unit to dry completely Using Your TV in Another Country If you plan to take your TV with y...

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