Samsung TX-N2668WH Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’ s Instructions C O L O R T E L E V I S I O N T X - N 2 6 6 8 W H[...]

2 Important Warranty Information Regarding T elevision Format V iewing Standard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are pri- ma ri ly d e si gned to vie w stand ard forma t f ull -mo ti on vi deo. The images display e d on t hem should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving. D[...]

C O N T E N T S 3 Chap ter 1: Y o u r New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C O N T E N T S 4 Chap ter 3: Opera ti on (Cont. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Customizing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using Automatic Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Viewing an External Signal Sour ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Y O U R N E W T V 5 Chapt er O ne Y O U R N E W T V List of Features Y our TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special featur es: • Full Flat Screen • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and of f • Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’ s memo[...]

Y O U R N E W T V 6 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV F r ont Pane l Butt ons The buttons on the fr ont panel control your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the mor e advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol. Œ T V / V I D E O Press to change between viewing TV programs and signals from other components. ´[...]

Y O U R N E W T V 7 Side Pa nel Jack s Y ou can use the side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occa - sionally , such as a camcorder or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see page 20.) Œ A U D I O INP UT ja ck s Used to connect the audio signals from a cam- corder or video game. ´ VID EO INPUT jack Used [...]

Y O U R N E W T V 8 Rear Panel Jacks Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously , such as a VCR or a DVD player . Because there are three sets of input jacks, you can connect thr ee dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 11[...]

Y O U R N E W T V 9 Remote Cont r o l Y ou can use the r emote control up to about 23 feet fr om the TV . When using the remote, always point it dir ectly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote control to operate your Set-T op Box, VCR, DVD and cable box. See page 63 for details. Œ P O W E R T urns the TV on and off. ´ S . M O D E Adjust the T[...]

Y O U R N E W T V 10 Remote C ont r o l ¿ T V / C O M P O N E N T Press to switch the TV , COMPO- NENT1, or 2 mode ¸ VCR(D VD, DVR or ST B) Cont r o l s REW (Rewind) Press to rewind a tape in your VCR(DVD, DVR or STB). S T O P Press this button to stop a tape during play, record, rewind or fast forward. If the button is pressed during Full-Automa[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 11 C h a p t e r T w o I N S TA L L AT I O N Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat T win Leads” below . If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads” on next page. If you have two antennas, see [...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 12 Connecting Cable TV T o connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below . Cable withou t a C able Box 1 Plug the incoming cable into the VHF/UHF antenna terminal on back of the TV . Because this TV is cable-ready , you do not need a cable box to view unscrambled cable channels. 2 Plug the combiner into the VHF/U[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 13 Con necting to a Cab le B ox tha t Descra mble s A ll Chan nels 1 Find the cable that is con- nected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT”, “VHF OUT” or simply , “OUT”. 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the VHF/UHF antenna terminal on the back of the TV . [...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 14 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT ter minal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the RF(A/B) switch. 5 Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch. 6 Connect the last coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on the RF (A/B) switch a[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 15 3 Connect a coaxial 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 instruction[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 16 3 Connect an S-video cable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the S-VIDEO INPUT jack on the TV . An S-video cable is usually included with an S-VHS VCR (If not, check your local electr onics store.) Make sure the jacks you ar e using are underneath the number “1.” 2 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUD[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 17 Con necti ng a Second VCR to Reco rd from t he TV Y our TV can send out signals of its pictur e and sound to be recorded by a second VCR. T o do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable between t[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 18 Connecting a DVD Player (480i) The r ear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the COMPONENT INPUT 1 (L, R) or COMPONENT INPUT 2 (L, R) jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player . 2 Connect a video cable between the COMPO- NENT INPUT [...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 19 Connecting a Digital TV Set-T op Box (480p/1080i) Connecti ng t o Y , P B , P R Connect the Y , P B , and P R video outputs of the set-top box to their corresponding inputs on the TV . Next, connect the Left and Right audio from the set-top box to the cor re- sponding L and R terminals on the TV . (The connections for a typ[...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 20 2 Connect an audio cable between the AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the AUDIO terminals on the side of the TV . 3 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the VIDEO terminal on the side of the TV . 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder . They are usually found on the side or [...]

I N S TA L L AT I O N 21 3 Replace the cover . Remove the batteries and stor e them in a cool, dry place if you won’ t be using the r emote control for a long time. The r emote control can be used up to about 23 feet fr om the TV . (Assuming typical TV usage, the batteries last for about one year .) 2 Install two AAA size batteries. Make sur e to[...]

O P E R AT I O N 22 O P E R AT I O N C h a p t e r T h r e e O P E R AT I O N 1 Press the POWER button on the remote control. The message “Plug & Play” is displayed. It flickers for a little while and then the “Language” menu is automatically dis- played. T urning the TV On and Off Press the POWER button on the remote control. Y ou can [...]

O P E R AT I O N 23 5 Press the √ button to move to the hour or minute. Set the hour or minute by press- ing the ▲ or ▼ button. (refer to “Setting the Clock” on page 31.) 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)[...]

O P E R AT I O N 24 V iewi ng th e Displ ay The on-screen displays disappear after ten seconds. Viewing the Menus and On-Scr een Displays Vie wi ng th e Menus 1 With the power on, press the MENU button . The main menu appears on the screen. Its left side has five icons: Input, Picture, Sound, Channel and Setup. The on-screen menus disappear from th[...]

O P E R AT I O N 25 Selecting a Menu Language 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the œ or √ button to select the appropriate language: “English”, “Español” or “Français”. Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼[...]

O P E R AT I O N 26 Memorizing the Channels Y our TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “off-air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels ar e memorized, use the CH and CH buttons to scan thr ough the channels. This eliminates the need to change chan- nels by entering the channel digits. There are t[...]

O P E R AT I O N 27 3 Press the ENTER button. The TV will begin memorizing all of the avail- able channels. After all the available channels are stored, the channel menu reappears. Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. Storing C hanne ls in Memory (Automa tic Method) The TV automatically cycles thr ough all of the available channels and stor es t[...]

O P E R AT I O N 28 Add ing and Eras ing Channe ls ( Manua l Metho d) First, press the CH or CH button or the number buttons to select the channel you want to add or delete. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Add/[...]

O P E R AT I O N 29 Changing Channels Usin g t he Cha nnel B utto ns Press the CH or CH button to change channels. When you pr ess CH or CH , the TV changes channels in sequence. Y ou will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least thr ee channels.) Y ou will not see channels that were either erased or not [...]

O P E R AT I O N 30 Labeling the Channels Use this feature to assign an easy-to-remember label to any channel (i.e., “CBS”, “ESPN”, “PBS2”, CNN1”, etc.) A label consists of four fields, wher e each field is a letter , a number , “*”, or a blank. When the INFO button is pressed, the channel label will appear next to the channel num[...]

O P E R AT I O N 31 Setting the Clock Setting the clock is necessary in or der to use the various timer features of the TV . Also, you can check the time while watching the TV . (Just pr ess the INFO button.) Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then p[...]

O P E R AT I O N 32 Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically The Clock can be set automatically if you ar e receiving a digital signal. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “T ime”, then press the ENTER button. Move[...]

O P E R AT I O N 33 6 Press the … or † button to select “Time Zone”, then press the œ or √ button to select the time zone for your local area. A TL. : Atlantic EAST : Eastern CEN. : Central MTN. : Mountain P AC. : Pacific ALAS. : Alaska HAW . : Hawaii 7 Press the … or † button to select “DST” ( D aylight S aving T ime), then pres[...]

O P E R AT I O N 34 1 Press the MENU button to dis - play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER button. Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color , Tint and accor ding to personal preference. (Alter natively , you can use one of the “[...]

O P E R AT I O N 35 Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has three automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standar d” and “Movie” ) that are pr eset at the factor y . Y ou can activate either Dynamic, Standard, Movie or Custom by pressing the P .MODE button (or by making a selection fr om the menu). Or , you can select “Custom”[...]

O P E R AT I O N 36 Adjusting the V olume Press the VOL + or VOL – button to incr ease or decrease the volume. Using the M U T E B u t t o n At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. 1 Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off. The word “Mute” will appear in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2 T o turn mu[...]

O P E R AT I O N 37 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Equalizer”, then press the ENTER button. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. Customizing the Sound Y ou can use the on-screen menus to adjust the Equalizer setting, accor ding to indi- vidua[...]

O P E R AT I O N 38 Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standar d”, “Music”, “Movie” and “Speech”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Standar d, Music, Movie or Speech by pressing the S.MODE button (or by making a selection fr om the menu). Or , you can select “Custom?[...]

O P E R AT I O N 39 V iewing an External Signal Source Use the r emote contr ol to switch between viewing signals from connected equipment, such as VCRs, DVD, Set-T op Box and the TV sour ce (broadcast or cable). Sett ing t he Si gnal S ource 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play menu, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ENTER button again. Pre[...]

O P E R AT I O N 40 Assign ing Na me s to Ex ternal inpu t mod e 1 Press the MENU button to dis - play menu, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “Edit Name”, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the source list. 4 Press the œ or √ button to select external device (VCR, DVD,[...]

41 Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optional reception. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. After you adjust the fine tuning, “*” will appear when you press INFO while watching this channel. 2 Press the ?[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 42 Changing the Color T one 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER button. Move Adjust Return Picture Mode œ Dynamic √ Custom √ Color tone : Warm1 Size : Wide Digital NR : On Tilt : 0 2 Press the … or † button to select “Color t[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 43 • W ide: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode. • Panorama: Use this mode for the wide aspect ratio of a panoramic picture. (Option) • Zoom1: Magnifies the size of the picture on screen. Y ou can also move the picture on screen using the ▲ or ▼ button on the remote contr ol. • Zoom2: Magnifies the size of th[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 44 Digital Noise Reduction If the broadcast signal received by your TV is weak, you can activate the Digital Noise Reduction featur e to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen. 1 Press the MENU button to dis - play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the E[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 45 T ilt Due to the Earth’ s magnetic field there may be same minor image tilt depending on the TV’ s location. When this occurs, follow the steps below . 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER button. Move Adjust Return Picture Mode ?[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 46 Using the R.Surf Feature This featur e allows you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certain amount of time. For example, you may be watching a channel when commer cials start. Y ou can set the R.Sur f to “5 minutes”, then switch channels. After minutes, the TV will return to the original cha[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 47 Ch oosi ng a Multi -C hann el Sou nd (M TS) S o u n d t r a c k Depending on the particular pr ogram being br oadcast, you can listen to Ster eo, Mono, or a Separate Audio Pr ogram. (SAP audio is usually a foreign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unr elated information like news or weather .) The text at the b[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 48 Adjus ting the V olume A utomati ca lly Each br oadcasting station has its own signal conditions, which can make it necessary to adjust the volume every time the channel is changed. “Auto volume” lets you automati - cally adjust the volume of the desir ed channel by lowering the sound out put when the modulation [...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 49 Move Adjust Return Sound effect Surround œ Off √ Turbo sound : Off Move Adjust Return Sound effect Surround œ On √ Turbo sound : Off 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Sound effect” then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the œ or √ button to select “On” or “Off”. Press the EXIT button to exit[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 50 Move Adjust Return Sound effect Surround : Off Turbo sound œ On √ 4 Press the œ or √ button to select “On” or “Off”. Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. Alternate method: Simply press the TURBO button on the remote con- trol to select the T urbo sound setting. Turbo : On Set ting the D ol by V i rt [...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 51 Setting the On/Off T imer Befor e using the timer , you must set the TV’ s clock. (See “Setting the Clock” on page 31). When any of the timers are set, the “T imer” LED will illuminate (fr ont panel of TV .) T o deactivate the “On T imer ,” select “Off” during this step. 1 Press the MENU button to d[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 52 After about 5 seconds, the sleep display will disappear fr om the scr een, and the time interval will be set. Setting the Sleep T imer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a pr eset time (fr om 30 to 180 minutes). Absent Power Off When you set the timer “On”, your television will eventually be tur[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 53 Setting the Preferred V olume Level and Channel The preferred volume and channel can be set for when the timer automatically turns on the TV . 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Time?[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 54 5 Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary to make changes to “Channels” and “Field”: Use the ▲ , ▼ , œ and √ buttons to make the changes. (Follow the same procedure as in steps 3~4 above.) Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. Dif ferent channels and fields display dif ferent inf[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 55 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Melody”. Setti ng The On/ Off Mel ody Y ou can hear clear a melody sound when the TV is power ed On or Off. 3 Press the œ or √ button to se[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 56 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “V-Chip”, then press the ENTER but - ton. The “Enter Pin” screen will appear . Enter your 4- digit PIN number , Enter Pin Enter Pin : - - - - Using the V -Chip The V -Chip feature automatically locks out pr ogramming that is deemed inappropriate for children. The us[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 57 How t o Se t up R estr ictio ns U si ng the “TV Paren tal Gui deline s” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V -Chip. (See previous section.) Parental r estrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV Par ental Guidelines or the MP AA rating. How t o En able/D isable [...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 58 Note: These categories consist of two separate groups: TV -Y and TV -Y7 (young children thr ough age 7), and TV -G through TV -MA (everybody else). The r estrictions for these two groups work independently: If a household includes ver y young childr en as well as young adults, the TV Parental Guidelines must be set u[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 59 6 How to set the FV , D, L, S and V sub-ratings: First, select one of these TV-Ratings: TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV -14 or TV-MA (See Step 4, on previous page). Next, while the TV-Rating is selected , repeatedly press the √ button. This will cycle through the available sub-ratings (FV ,L, S, D or V). A letter (“U” or “B[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 60 Note: The V -Chip will automati- cally block any category that is “more r estrictive.” For example, if you block the “PG-13” categor y , then “R,” “NC- 17,” and “X” will automatically be blocked also. 4 The “MP AA Rating” screen will appear . Repeatedly press the ▲ or ▼ button to select a [...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 61 How t o Se t up R estr ictio ns U si ng the Cana di an Fr e n c h 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “V-Chip”, then press the ENTER but- ton. The “Enter Pin” screen will appear . Enter your 4- digit PIN number. Enter Pin Enter Pin : - - - - 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 62 4 The “Canadian French” screen will appear . Repeatedly press the ▲ or ▼ button to select a particular Canadian French category. Pressing the ▲ or ▼ button will cycle through the Canadian French categories: E Exempt programming includes...news, sports, documentaries and other infor ma tion programming, ta[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 63 Cu stomiz ing Y our R emot e Con tr o l Y our TV comes equipped with a universal remote contr ol. In addition to contr olling the TV , the universal remote contr ol can also operate a Set-T op Box, VCR, Cable box and DVD (even if your VCR, Cable box and DVD ar e made by manufacturers other than Samsung). • The remo[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 64 VCR Codes Cable Box Codes DVD Codes Remote Control Codes[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 65 S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S C h a p t e r F i v e T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If the TV seems to have a pr oblem, first try this list of possible problems and solutions. If none of these tr oubleshooting tips apply , then call your near est service center . Identifying Problems Problem Possible Solution Poor pictu[...]

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 66 A P P E N D I X M E M O M E M O A P P E N D I X Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper car e, your TV unit will give you many years of service. Please follow these guidelines to get the maximum performance fr om your TV . Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • D[...]

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