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Troubleshooting: 

Before Contacting Service Personnel

Before contacting Samsung after-sales service, perform the following simple checks.

If you cannot solve the problem using the instructions below, note the model and serial number of the
television and contact your local dealer.

No sound or picture

Normal picture but no sound

No picture or black and white picture

Sound and picture interference

Blurred or snowy picture, 

distorted sound 

Remote control malfunctions

Check that the mains lead has been connected to a wall socket.

Check that you have pressed the “ 

” button (On/Off) and the

POWER

(

) button.

Check the picture contrast and brightness settings.

Check the volume.

Check the volume.

Check whether the volume 

MUTE 

(

) button on the remote control

has been pressed.

Adjust the colour settings.

Check that the broadcast system selected is correct.

Try to identify the electrical appliance that is affecting the television,
then move it further away.

Plug your television into a different mains socket.

Check the direction, location and connections of your aerial. 
This interference often occurs due to the use of an indoor aerial.

Replace the remote control batteries.

Clean the upper edge of the remote control (transmission window).

Check the battery terminals.

Summary of Contents for SP-43T9HER

Page 1: ...COLOR TELEVISION SP47Q7 SP52Q7 SP43T9 SP54T9 Owner s Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ON SCREEN MENUS PICTURE IN PICTURE PIP ...

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Page 3: ... and images on screen such as the dark side bars on non expanded standard format television video and programming should be limited to no more than 15 of the total television viewing per week Additionally viewing other stationary images and text such as stock market reports video game displays station logos web sites or computer graphics and patterns should be limited as described above for all te...

Page 4: ... 13 14 Viewing the Demonstration 15 Displaying Information 15 Choosing Your Language depending on the model 16 Adjusting Convergence 17 SETTING THE CHANNELS Storing Channels Automatically 18 Sorting the Stored Channels 19 Storing Channels Manually 20 21 Skipping Unwanted Channels 22 Activating the Child Lock 23 Fine Tuning Channel Reception 24 USING YOUR TELEVISION Using the LNA Low Noise Amplifie...

Page 5: ...4 Selecting Display Options 45 Selecting a Teletext Page 46 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONNECTIONS Connecting to the External Devices depending on the model 47 Connecting to the S Video Input depending on the model 48 Connecting to the Audio Outputs 49 Connecting to the Component Input 50 Connecting to the DVI Input depending on the model 51 Connecting to the PC Input 52 PC Input Mode 53 RECOMMEND...

Page 6: ...or SOURCE and access to the selected option on the menu system Control Panel of Your Television depending on the model The actual configuration on your TV may be different depending on your model a Input Source Selection Accessing to the Selected Option on the Menu System b Input Source Selection c Menu Display d Channel Selection e Volume Adjustment f Power On Off g Remote Control Sensor h Standb...

Page 7: ...refer to pages 47 53 Whenever you connect an audio or video system to your television ensure that all elements are switched off Refer to the documentation supplied with your equipment for detailed connection instructions and associated safety precautions a ANT IN VHF UHF 75Ω b AV INPUT VIDEO AUDIO 1 2 c AV OUTPUT VIDEO AUDIO d S VIDEO1 e DVI AUDIO INPUT f PC AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT g PC VIDEO INPUT OUT...

Page 8: ...E REMOTE CONTROL AGAIN PREVIOUS CHANNEL TELETEXT PREVIOUS PAGE DNIe ON OFF DEMO TELETEXT SUB PAGE PIP FUNCTIONS PIP ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING PIP ON SWAPPING THE MAIN AND THE SUB PICTURE SWAP SELECTING THE CHANNEL OF SUB PICTURE P MAKE THE REMOTE CONTROL WORKS FOR TV VCR CATV DVD PLAYER STB VCR DVD FUNCTIONS REWIND STOP PLAY PAUSE FAST FORWARD PICTURE SIZE TELETEXT SIZE SELECTION VOLUME INCREASE ...

Page 9: ... control by pressing the symbol downwards and then pulling firmly to remove it 2 Insert two R03 UM4 AAA 1 5V or equivalent batteries taking care to respect the polarities on the battery against on the remote control on the battery against on the remote control 3 Replace the cover by aligning it with the base of the remote control and pressing it back into place Inserting the Batteries in the Remot...

Page 10: ...wise connect the receiver or decoder directly to the television To view television channels correctly a signal must be received by the set from one of the following sources An outdoor aerial A cable television network A satellite network 1 In the first three cases connect the aerial or network input cable to the 75Ω coaxial socket on the rear of the television 2 If you are using an indoor aerial y...

Page 11: ...oring Channels Automatically on page 18 or Storing Channels Manually on page 20 4 To switch your television off press the I button On Off again Placing Your Television in Standby Mode Your television can be placed in Standby mode in order to reduce the power consumption The Standby mode can be useful when you wish to interrupt viewing temporarily during a meal for example 1 Press the POWER button ...

Page 12: ...ber depending on the model PRE CH 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 second channel Then use the PRE CH button to quickly alternate between them Used to increase the volume Used to decrease the volume MUTE Used to switch the sound off temporarily To ...

Page 13: ...rch will end automatically Channels are sorted and stored in an order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last When it has finished the Clock Set menu is displayed To stop the search before it has finished or return to normal viewing press the EXIT button 7 Press the œ or button to move to the hour or minute Set the hour or minute by pressing the or b...

Page 14: ...up group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Plug Play option is selected Press the ENTER button Result The message Plug Play is displayed 5 For further details on how to set refer to the opposite page Plug Play Feature depending on the model continued Setup Move Enter Return Time Plug Play Language English Convergence Blue Screen Off Melody On More TV ...

Page 15: ...the or button until the Demonstration option is selected Press the ENTER button Result Each of the menu options is displayed in turn When you wish to exit from the demonstration press the MENU or EXIT button on the remote control Viewing the Demonstration You can view the channel information and setting status you select by pressing the INFO button on the remote control Displaying Information P 1 ...

Page 16: ... button until the Language is selected Press the ENTER button Result The languages available are listed 5 Select the appropriate language by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice 6 When you are satisfied with your choice press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing Choosing Your Language depending on the model Setup Move Enter Return Time Plug Play Language Engl...

Page 17: ... control Use the œ or button to select the position Press the 0 button to select red or blue convergence To move the line so that it is superimposed on the horizontal or vertical center line use the œ or button i e make a signal horizontal or vertical line that is as white as possible Press the MENU button to exit You can adjust convergence automatically for the optimum in the factory 7 Press the ...

Page 18: ...search will end automatically Channels are sorted and stored in an order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last The programme originally selected is then displayed To stop the search before it has finished or return to normal viewing press the EXIT button 9 When the channels have been stored you can Sort them in the order required see page 19 Clear ...

Page 19: ... Sort menu is displayed 5 Select the channel that you wish to move by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 6 Select the number of the programme to which the channel is to be moved by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button Result The channel is moved to its new position and all other channels are shifted accordingly 7 Repeat Steps 5 to 6 until you have moved all the channels to the ...

Page 20: ...annel select the Prog by pressing the œ or button Press the or button until you find the correct number 7 If necessary select the broadcasting standard required Press the œ or button until the Color is selected and press the or button The color standards are displayed in the following order Auto PAL SECAM NT4 43 NT3 58 8 Press the œ or button until the Sound is selected and press the or button The...

Page 21: ...g the ENTER button 12 Repeat Steps 9 to 11 for each channel to be stored Channel mode P Programme mode When completing tuning the broadcasting stations in your area have been assigned to position numbers from P00 to max P99 You can select a channel by entering the position number in this mode C Real channel mode You can select a channel by entering the assigned number to each air broadcasting stat...

Page 22: ... until the Channel is selected Result The options available in the Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Add Delete is selected Press the ENTER button Result The Add Delete menu is displayed with the current channel selected 5 To delete or add the required channel select the Delete or Add and press the ENTER button Skipping Unwanted Channels Add Delet...

Page 23: ...the or button to select Channel Result The options available in the Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Child Lock Press the ENTER button Result The Child Lock menu is displayed and the current channel is shown as selected 5 Press the or button to select the channel to be locked 6 Press the ENTER button To lock the channel select Locked by pressing ...

Page 24: ...e options available in the Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Fine Tune is selected Press the ENTER button Result The horizontal bar is displayed 5 To obtain a sharp and clear picture and good sound quality press the œ or button until you reach the setting Fine Tuning Channel Reception P 1 0 Fine Tune Reset Return Move œ œ Adjust Save P 1 is fine t...

Page 25: ... 2 Press the or button until the Channel is selected Result The options available in the Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the LNA is selected Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm Using the LNA Low Noise Amplifier Feature Channel Move Enter Return Auto Store Manual Store Add Delete Sort ...

Page 26: ...lt The options available are listed 5 Select the option by pressing the or button Result The following modes are available Dynamic Standard Movie Custom 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can select these options by simply pressing the P MODE Picture Mode button on the remote control Changing the Picture Standard Picture Move Enter Return Mode Dynamic Custom Color Tone Normal Size Digital NR ...

Page 27: ...horizontal bar is displayed Move the horizontal bar s cursor left or right by pressing the œ or button 5 Press the MENU button to return the Picture menu Press the or button until the Color Tone is selected Press the ENTER button Result The following modes are available Cool 2 Cool 1 Normal Warm 1 Warm 2 6 Select the required color tone by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm C...

Page 28: ...ode 16 9 Adjusting the ratio of picture from 4 3 to 16 9 Panorama Adjusting the wide picture to natural size Zoom 1 Enlarging the normal 4 3 picture by 120 Zoom 2 Enlarging the normal 4 3 picture by 150 4 3 Normal 4 3 ratio picture 5 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can select these options by simply pressing the P SIZE button on the remote control At this time lifting is available in the Zoo...

Page 29: ...button until the Digital NR is selected Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm Using the Digital NR Digital Noise Reduction Feature You can freeze the picture when watching a television programme simply by pressing the STILL button To return to normal viewing press it again Freezing the Current Picture Picture Move Enter Return Mode Dy...

Page 30: ...s the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the DNIe is selected Press the ENTER button 5 Press the or button to change the setting On Switches on the DNIe mode Demo Option The screen before applying DNIe appears on the right and the screen after applying DNIe appears on the left Off Switches off the DNIe mode You can also set these options simply by pressing the DNIe button DNIeTM Digital Natu...

Page 31: ...l the Setup is selected Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Blue Screen is selected Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm Setting the Blue Screen Mode Setup Move Enter Return Time Plug Play Language English Convergence Blue Screen Off Melody On More TV ...

Page 32: ... TV AV1 AV2 AV3 S Video1 S Video2 8 Select a source of the sub picture by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 9 Press the or button until the Size is selected Press the ENTER button Result The sizes available are displayed Large Small Double1 Double2 10 Select a size of the sub picture by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 11 Press the or button until the Swap is selected Pres...

Page 33: ...ctions of remote control Buttons Feature PIP Used to activate or deactivate the PIP function directly SWAP Used to interchange the main picture and the sub picture When the main picture is in the Video mode and the sub picture is in the TV mode you might not hear the sound of main picture when pressing the SWAP button after changing the sub picture channel At this time reselect the channel of main...

Page 34: ...lected 4 Press the ENTER button again 5 Select the option by pressing the or button The sound effects are displayed in the following order Standard Music Movie Speech Custom 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can also set these options simply by pressing the S MODE Sound Mode button Changing the Sound Standard Sound Move Enter Return Mode Custom Equalizer SRS TSXT Off Auto Volume Off TV Sound...

Page 35: ...ompelling virtual surround sound experience through any two speaker playback system including internal television speakers It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button until the Sound is selected Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until t...

Page 36: ...the ENTER button to confirm Adjusting the Volume Automatically You can hear clear melody sound when the television is powered on or off 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button until the Setup is selected Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Melody is selected Press the ENTER bu...

Page 37: ...omatic switching occurs then switch to the Mono When receiving a mono sound in the AV mode connect to the AUDIO L input connector on the panel front or side depending on the model If the mono sound comes out only from left speaker press the DUAL I II button Type of broadcast Regular broadcast Standard audio Regular NICAM Mono NICAM Stereo NICAM Dual I II Regular broadcast Standard audio Bilingual ...

Page 38: ...e is selected Press the ENTER button Result The options available in the Time group are displayed with Clock is selected 5 Press the ENTER button 6 Press the or button to move to the Hour Min Minute or am pm Set the hour or minute by pressing the or button 7 Press the INFO button to display the current time You can also set the hour and minute by pressing the numeric buttons directly Setting the C...

Page 39: ...Timer menu is displayed with the Min is selected 6 Select the preset time interval 30 60 90 120 150 180 for staying on by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button to confirm You can also set these options simply by pressing the SLEEP button If the sleep timer is not yet set Off is displayed If the sleep timer is already set the remaining time before which the television switches to Standby mo...

Page 40: ...ressing the or button 8 Press the MENU button Result The options available in the Time group are displayed again 9 Press the or button until the Off Timer is selected Press the ENTER button Result The Off Timer menu is displayed 10 Select the Hour Min am pm or Activation by pressing the œ or button Set these by pressing the or button Absent Power Off When you set the timer On your television will ...

Page 41: ...ress the MENU button and select Input 7 Press the or button until the Edit Name is selected Press the ENTER button Result The options available in the Edit Name group are displayed 8 Press the or button to select the edited external source Press the ENTER button Result The device names available are listed VCR DVD Cable STB HD STB Satellite STB AV Receiver DVD Receiver Game Camcorder DVD Combo DHR...

Page 42: ...d shimmers 10 When you are satisfied with the setting press the MENU button to return to the PC Setup menu 11 Press the or button until the Fine Tune is selected Press the ENTER button Result The horizontal bar is displayed Press the œ or button until you reach the setting You can adjust the quality and position of displayed picture to the optimum automatically 12 When you are satisfied with the s...

Page 43: ...ided into numbered pages see diagram Part Contents A Selected page number B Broadcasting channel identity C Current page number or search indications D Date and time E Text F Status information FASTEXT information Teletext information is often divided between several pages displayed in sequence which can be accessed by Entering the page number Selecting a title in a list Selecting a coloured headi...

Page 44: ...activate the teletext mode Result The contents page is displayed It can be redisplayed at any time by pressing the index button 3 Press the TEXT MIX button again Result The screen will be split into two This Double Teletext feature lets you view the actual broadcast and teletext information separately on the screen 4 If you wish to display the actual broadcast at the same time as the teletext page...

Page 45: ...ames for example The normal screen reveal again A secondary page sub page The broadcast when searching for a page cancel The next page page up The previous page page down Double size letters in the size Upper half of the screen Once Lower half of the screen Twice Normal screen Three times To return to the normal display after using the reveal or size feature press the TV button again TV ...

Page 46: ...adcasting company the different topics covered on a Teletext page are colour coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons on the remote control Press the coloured button corresponding to the topic that you wish to select the available topics are given on the status line Result The page is displayed with other colored information that can be selected in the same way 3 To display the p...

Page 47: ...he source VCR to AV 1 and the target VCR to MONITOR OUT so that you can redirect the signal from source VCR to target VCR If you have a decoder connect the decoder to the VCR and the VCR to the television MONITOR OUT is used for displaying the current picture to an external device When you wish to record the current picture connect the VCR to MONITOR OUT Side of the TV Input Camcorder Video disc p...

Page 48: ... the model The S VIDEO and RCA AUDIO L R connectors are used for equipment with an S Video output such as a camcorder or VCR Side of the TV Camcorder VCR and Rear of the TV and To play pictures and sound both the S VIDEO and RCA connectors must be used ...

Page 49: ...O OUT connectors are used for equipment such as an audio system or external amplifier to take full advantage of the Surround sound effect Audio System External Amplifier Connecting to the Audio Outputs Rear of the TV ...

Page 50: ...he Component Input The COMPONENT 1 connectors are used for equipment with a DVD output 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i The COMPONENT 2 connectors are used for DTV receiver 480p 576p 720p 1080i DVD Rear of the TV DTV receiver ...

Page 51: ...51 ENG Connecting to the DVI Input depending on the model The DVI IN and RCA AUDIO L R connectors are used for equipment with a DVI output and Rear of the TV DTV receiver Personal Computer ...

Page 52: ...all cases If not contact your computer manufacturer or Samsung Dealer First click on Settings on the Windows start menu While Settings is highlighted move the cursor so that Control Panel is highlighted When the control panel screen appears click on Display and a display dialog box will appear Navigate to the Settings tab on the display dialog box The correct setting of size resolution is 1024 x 7...

Page 53: ...sconnected If so press the SOURCE button to enter the Video mode Also make sure that the PC is connected When horizontal synchronous signals seem irregular in PC mode check PC power saving mode or cable connections Same modes as PC are supported for the signal input to the DVI jack Only a separate sync signal is supported The interlace mode is not supported The television might operate abnormally ...

Page 54: ...code tables to find the appropriate code for your particular component If more than one code is listed try each one separately until you find the one that works 5 Press the POWER button on the remote control The component you select should turn on If it turns on your remote control is now set correctly If it does not turn on repeat steps above but try one of the other codes listed for the brand of...

Page 55: ...19 025 041 042 021 002 007 018 019 021 026 037 041 054 056 007 008 018 021 026 037 007 008 018 026 037 070 025 038 025 021 036 056 059 Marantz Marta MEI Memorex MGA Midland Minolta Mitsubishi Montgomery Ward MTC Multitech NEC Optimus Panasonic Pentax Pentex Research Philco Philips Pioneer Portland PROSCAN Quartz Quasar Radio Shack Realistic RCA Samsung Sansui Sanyo Scott Sears Sharp Shimom Signatu...

Page 56: ...l Codes continued Anvision GI Hamlin Hitachi Jerrold Macom Magnavox Oak Panasonic Philips Pioneer RCA Regal 017 018 041 003 024 031 025 030 038 039 025 030 019 023 028 026 003 022 027 037 044 019 021 023 028 004 018 020 044 014 022 040 003 Regency SA Samsung Scientific Atlanta Sprucer Stargate 2000 Sylvania Texscan Tocom Universal Viewstar Wamer amex Zenith 015 023 042 043 000 001 002 003 004 005 ...

Page 57: ...ll socket Check that you have pressed the I button On Off and the POWER button Check the picture contrast and brightness settings Check the volume Check the volume Check whether the volume MUTE button on the remote control has been pressed Adjust the colour settings Check that the broadcast system selected is correct Try to identify the electrical appliance that is affecting the television then mo...

Page 58: ...58 Memo ENG ...

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Page 60: ...ELECTRONICS BP68 00261A 01 AFTER SALES SERVICE Do not hesitate to contact your retailer or service agent if a change in the performance of your product indicates that a faulty condition may be present ...

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