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Learning about your new TV

Front panel jacks, buttons and indicators

EARPHONE jack (Option)

Connect a set of external earphones to this jack for private listening.

VIDEO and AUDIO input jacks (Option)

Use these jacks to connect a camcorder or video game.

MENU

Press to see an easy-to-use on-screen menu of your TV’s features.

– VOL and VOL +

Press to change the volume or to change features on the menu.

▼

and CH

▲

Press to change channels or to select features on the menu.

Remote Control Sensor

Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV.

STAND BY

Lights up when you turn the power off.

POWER

Press to turn the TV on or off.

✓

The front panel buttons control basic features, including the on-screen menu sys-
tem. To use the more advanced features, you will need the remote control.

Rear panel

VIDEO and AUDIO input jacks

Use these jacks to connect a VCR or other video equipment.

VHF/UHF Antenna terminal

Use this terminal to connect an outdoor antenna or cable system.

✓

For information on connecting equipment, please see page 10.

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Summary of Contents for TXH1372

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Page 2: ... your TV receiver To reduce the risk of fire electrical shock and other injuries keep these safety precautions in mind when installing using and maintaining your machine Read all safety and operating instructions before operating the TV receiver Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference Heed all warnings on the TV receiver and in the operating instructions Follow all operat...

Page 3: ... An outside antenna system should not be placed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system be extremely careful to keep from touching the power lines or circuits Contact with such lines can be fatal Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords Overloading ca...

Page 4: ...arts are required be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in additional damage to the unit Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV receiver ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the TV receiver is in a safe o...

Page 5: ...with a converter box 11 Connecting a VCR 12 Connecting a camcorder Option 13 Installing batteries in the remote control 13 Chapter 3 TV Operation 14 Turning the TV on off 14 Viewing the menus 14 Seeing special help 15 Selecting the menu language 15 Memorizing the channels 16 Storing channels in memory 16 Adding and erasing channels 16 Fine tuning channels 17 Changing channels 18 Using the channel ...

Page 6: ...he SURF 24 Viewing Closed Captions 25 Spanish Quick Reference 26 Appendix 31 Troubleshooting 31 Identifying problems 31 Cleaning and maintaining your TV 32 Using your TV in another country 32 Specifications 32 CONTENTS 2 CONTENTS AA68 00569G E 7 15 02 4 56 PM Page 7 ...

Page 7: ...time you choose Special picture settings pre set at the factory for the highest resolution Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels A previous channel button to quickly see the last channel you were viewing Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible A special sleep timer Tri lingual on screen displays English Spanish and French Checking parts Once you have unpacked your TV check ...

Page 8: ...s to change channels or to select features on the menu 6 Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV 7 STAND BY Lights up when you turn the power off 8 POWER Press to turn the TV on or off The front panel buttons control basic features including the on screen menu sys tem To use the more advanced features you will need the remote control Rear panel 1 VIDEO and AUDIO in...

Page 9: ...unt of time that you set 8 P STD Press to adjust the TV picture by selecting one of the spe cial factory settings or your own custom setting 9 MUTE Press to mute silence the volume 0 MENU Press this button to see the easy to use menu system B VOL and VOL Volume Press VOL to lower the vol ume press VOL to raise the volume Also use with the menu system C SLEEP Press for the TV to automati cally turn...

Page 10: ...ion not used ERASE Press to erase channels or to canel features while working with the on screen menus The ERASE button does not work for this TV set Func tion not used 100 Press to directly select chan nels over 100 For example to select channel 121 press 100 then press 2 and 1 5 REW Rewind Press to rewind a tape in your VCR REC Press to begin recording with your VCR STOP Press to stop a tape in ...

Page 11: ...ast forward the tape in your VCR PAUSE Press to pause your VCR s tape SKIP TIMER Press when viewing a chan nel to automatically return to that channel after an amount of time that you set TV VIDEO Press to switch between a TV picture and a picture from a connected component VCR LDP etc VOL and VOL Volume Press VOL to lower the vol ume press VOL to raise the volume Also use with the menu system MEN...

Page 12: ...digits of the VCR code listed on the next page for your brand of VCR Make sure you enter both digits of the code even if the first digit is a 0 If there is more than one code listed try the first one Aim the remote control at the VCR Press POWER on the remote control Your VCR should turn on If your VCR turns on your remote control is now Setup correctly If your VCR does not turn on repeat steps 2 ...

Page 13: ... code listed try the first one Aim the remote control at the cable box Press POWER on the remote control Your cable box should turn on If your cable box turns on your remote control is now Setup correctly If your cable box does not turn on 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 cable box code oo through 35 Once...

Page 14: ...ntenna has one lead that looks like the illustration below see Antennas with 75 ohm Round Leads on page 11 If you have two antennas see Separate VHF and UHF Antennas on page 11 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 1 Place the wires from the twin leads under the sc...

Page 15: ...ble TV Choose one of the sections below for connecting a cable system This TV is cable ready you don t need a converter for basic cable channels Cable without a Converter Box To connect cable without a converter box 1 Plug the incoming cable into the TV s antenna terminal Cable with a Converter Box To connect cable with a converter box to descramble channels 1 Find the cable that is connected to t...

Page 16: ...m at your local electronics store 1 Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV 2 Connect the cable or antenna to the VCR s ANTENNA IN terminal Connect a coaxial cable to the VCR s ANTENNA OUT terminal 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s antenna terminal Connect an audio cable to the VCR s AUDIO OUT terminal 6 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s AUDIO IN terminal 7 ...

Page 17: ... IN terminal 4 Connect a video cable to the camcorder s VIDEO OUT terminal 5 Connect the other end of the cable to the TV s VIDEO IN terminal Installing batteries in the remote control 1 Pull the cover to the full to take it out 2 Install two AA size batteries Make sure to match the and ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment 3 Replace the lid Remove the batteries and store t...

Page 18: ...power on press the MENU button The main menu appears on the screen The Video menu is highlighted All on screen displays and menus disappear from the screen in less than twenty seconds 2 With the main menu on the screen press MENU repeatedly You will cycle through the Video menu the Time menu and the Setup menu Video menu Time menu Setup menu If you press MENU while the Setup menu is on the screen ...

Page 19: ...t the A V Jacks For more information about viewing a VCR or camcorder tape see page 22 Selecting the menu language You can display the TV menus in English Spanish or French 1 Press MENU repeatedly until you see the Setup menu 2 Press CH until Language is highlighted 3 Press VOL or VOL to select either English Spanish or French 4 Press DISPLAY to exit the menus 15 CHAPTER THREE TV OPERATION TV OPER...

Page 20: ...zing all of the stations The TV cycles through the channel numbers and memorizes the available channels This takes one to two minutes When the TV is finished it will display the Memorize channels screen Press MENU at any time to interrupt the memorization process and return to normal viewing 4 Press MENU twice to clear the screen Adding and Erasing Channels A channel can be manually added to or er...

Page 21: ...emory To do so use the number buttons on the remote control to select the channel Fine tuning channels You can fine tune a channel to make it come in clearer 1 Press CH CH or the number buttons to select a channel 2 Press MENU repeatedly until you see the Setup menu Press CH until you select Fine tune 3 Press VOL and VOL until the channel becomes as clear as possible When the slide box displays a ...

Page 22: ... the TV 2 If you want to select a channel over 100 press the 100 button on the remote control For example to see channel 122 press 100 then 2 then 2 To change to single digit channels 1 9 faster press 0 before the single digit For example to change to channel 4 press 0 then 4 Scanning the channels You can automatically scan all of the channels in memory at the touch of just one button 1 Press the ...

Page 23: ...t the correct hour When you have selected the correct hour press VOL Make sure that you select the proper time of day AM or PM You will see AM or PM to the right of the minutes 4 Press the CH or CH buttons to select the correct minute When you have selected the correct minute press DISPLAY to exit the menus The clock will now appear every time you press DISPLAY AA68 00569G E 7 15 02 4 56 PM Page 2...

Page 24: ...corner of the screen 2 To turn mute off press MUTE again or simply raise or lower the volume with the VOL and VOL buttons Customizing the picture You can use the on screen menus to change the contrast brightness sharpness color and tint on your TV To customize your picture 1 Press MENU You will see the open Video menu 2 Press VOL or VOL until the word Custom appears 3 Press CH to select the item y...

Page 25: ...omatic Picture This is a special Samsung feature that automatically adjusts your picture for you 1 With the power on press P STD to select an automatic picture set ting Choose Standard to set the TV to operate at top performance according to your TV s specifications Choose Sports for viewing the TV during the day or when there is bright light in the room Choose Movies when viewing movies or VCR ta...

Page 26: ...0 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 or 360 minutes 2 To cancel the sleep timer press SLEEP until the on screen display reads Off You can also cancel the sleep timer by turning the TV off then turning it on again Viewing a VCR or camcorder tape When you connect a VCR or camcorder to your TV with the A V jacks you need to adjust your TV To do this 1 Press the TV VIDEO button when you wish to vie...

Page 27: ...V s clock 2 Press VOL to set the timer to on When you later want to turn the timer off press VOL to set the timer to off 3 Press CH to highlight On time Press VOL 4 Press CH or CH to select the hour when you want the TV to turn on Make sure the correct time of day AM or PM appears to the right of the minutes 23 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES AA68 00569G E 7 15 02 4 56 ...

Page 28: ...For example you may be watching a channel when commercials start You can set the SURF to 2 min utes then switch channels After 2 minutes the TV will return to the original channel To use the SURF 1 While you are watching the channel to which you want to return press SURF The on screen display will read Skip off 2 Press SURF again to set the timer in thirty second intervals up to five minutes The t...

Page 29: ... Misspellings and odd characters can occur in captioning Also there may be a captioning delay after changing channels Neither situation is a TV malfunction 4 Press CH to highlight Mode Press VOL or VOL to choose Capt captions or Text In caption mode captions appear and cover a small portion of the picture In text mode information unre lated to the program such as news reports are displayed and oft...

Page 30: ...trar en pan talla el canal actual el origen de la señal la programación de encendido etc SURF Oprima cuando esté mirando un canal para regresar automáticamente a dicho canal después de un período de tiempo especificado por usted P STD Imagen estándar Oprima para seleccionar configuraciones de imágenes en memoria o estándar MUTE Oprima para silenciar enmudecer el volumen MENU Oprima para hacer visu...

Page 31: ...cenamiento de Canales Consulte la página 16 Almacenando Canales en Memoria Œ Oprima MENU repetidas veces hasta hacer visualizar el menú de ajuste Oprima VOL Vera una pantalla para selecionar el tipo do antena o sistema de cable al que está conectado Si conectó una antena deje realzado Antena Si conectó cable oprima CH para realzar el tipo de cable que tenga STD HRC o IRC ˇ Oprima VOL El televisor ...

Page 32: ...cambiará los canales cuando oprima el segundo número Si desea seleccionar un canal mayor de 100 oprima el botón 100 Por ejemplo para ver el canal 122 oprima 100 después 2 y después 2 Cambiando Canales Usted puede cambiar automáticamente todos los canales en la memo ria con solo tocar un botón Œ Oprima CH SCAN Para detener el cambio de canales oprima cualquier botón Seleccionando el Canal Anterior ...

Page 33: ...eccione Movies cuando vea películas o contas de reproductora de videos Seleccione Mild cuando esté viendo el televisor con las luces bajas o cuando esté jugando juegos de video Seleccione Custom si desea hacer los ajustes usted mismo Configuración del Cronómetro de Apagado Consulte la página 22 Œ Oprima repetidas veces SLEEP para fijar el tiempo que desea que la TV permanezca encendida Usted puede...

Page 34: ...o de SURF Œ Mientras esté mirando el canal al cual desea regresar oprima SURF La visualización en pantalla mostrará Skip off Oprima SURF de nuevo para programar el cronómetro en intervalos de 30 segundos hasta cinco minutos Visualización de Subtítulos Consulte la página 25 Su TV decodifica y visualiza los subtítulos que son transmitidos en algunos programas de televisión Estos subtítulos generalme...

Page 35: ...y Try another channel 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 Picture rolls vertically Adjust the antenna Check all wire connections The TV won t turn on Make sure the wall outlet is working ...

Page 36: ...cts 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 you to a foreign country please be aware of the different television systems that are in use around the world A TV desig...

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