Samsung 300 manual

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2 English Figures and illustrations in this User Manual ar e provided for refer ence only and may differ from actual pr oduct appearance. Product design and specifications may be changed without notice. Digital TV notice 1. Functionalities related to Digital TV (DVB) ar e only available in countries/areas where DVB-T (MPEG2 and MPEG4 A VC) digital[...]

3 English Contents Get t ing S ta r ted 4 4 Accessories 5 Viewing the Control Panel 6 Viewing the Remote Control 7 Connecting to an Antenna 7 Plug & Play (Initial Setup) Connections 8 8 Connecting to an A V Device 10 Connecting to an Audio Device 11 Changing the Input Source Basic F eatures 12 12 How to Navigate Menus 12 Using the INFO button ([...]

4 English Getting Started Accessories Ple ase m ake sure t he fol lowin g items a re inc lud ed wi th your LCD T V . If any i tems a re mis sing, c onta ct your d eal er . ✎ Th e items’ co lou rs an d sha pes m ay var y de pen ding o n the mo del s. ✎ Remote Control & Batteries (AAA x 2) y Owner’ s Instructions y Cleaning Cloth y Power [...]

5 01 Getting Started English Viewing the Control Panel Th e prod uct co lou r and s hap e may var y d epe ndin g on the m ode l. ✎ Co ntact w ith ob jec ts or pa rt icle s othe r than yo ur f inge r may sw itch on th e L CD l ight. ✎ Remote control sensor Aim the remote contr ol towards this spot on the TV . SOURCE E T oggles between all the av[...]

6 Getting Started English Viewing the Remote Control Th is is a sp eci al re mote cont rol for th e vis uall y imp aire d per son s and ha s Bra ille p oint s on the Powe r , Ch ann el, and ✎ V olume butt ons. Installing batteries (Battery size: AAA) NOT E ✎ Use th e rem ote contro l with in 23 feet f rom th e T V . x Br ight l ight m ay af fec[...]

7 01 Getting Started English Connecting to an Antenna When the TV is initially powered on, basic settings pr oceed automatically . Pre set: Con nec ting th e mai ns and a ntenn a. ✎ Plug & Play (Initial Setup) When the TV is initially powered on, a sequence of on-scr een prompts will assist in configuring basic settings. Press the POWER P bu[...]

8 English Connections Connecting to an AV Device Using an HDMI or HDMI/DVI cable (up to 1080p) Available devices: DVD, Blu-ray player , HD cable box, HD STB (Set-T op-Box) satellite receiver , cable box, STB satellite receiver HD MI IN 1(DVI) ✎ , 2(AR C) , 3 , 4 / PC/ DVI AUD IO IN Wh en us ing an H DMI /DVI ca ble c onn ecti on, you m ust us e t[...]

9 English 02 Connections Using a Component (up to 1080p) or Audio/Video (480i only) and Scart Cable Available devices: VCR, DVD, Blu-ray player , cable box, STB satellite receiver In ✎ Ext. mod e, DTV O ut su ppo rt s MPEG SD V ide o and Au dio o nly . T o o btain t he be st pic ture qu ali ty , th e Com pone nt co nne ctio n is rec omm end ed ov[...]

10 English Connections Connecting to an Audio Device Using an Optical (Digital) or Audio (Analogue) Cable or Headphone Connection Available devices: digital audio system, amplifier , DVD home theatre DI GIT AL AU DIO O UT (OP TICA L) ✎ Wh en a di gita l aud io syste m is con nec ted to the x DI GIT AL AU DIO O UT (OP TICA L) ja ck, de cre ase th[...]

11 English 02 Connections Changing the Input Source Source List Use to select TV or other external input sources such as DVD / Blu-ray players / cable box / STB satellite receiver connected to the TV . TV / Ext.1 / Ext.2 / PC / A V / ■ Component / HDMI1/DVI / HDMI2 / HDMI3 / HDMI4 / USB In the ✎ So urc e Lis t , connected inp uts wi ll be h igh[...]

12 English Basic Features How to Navigate Menus Before using the TV , follow the steps below to learn how to navigate the menu and select and adjust differ ent functions. 1 MENU button: Displays the main on-screen menu. 2 ENTER E / Direction button: Move the cursor and select an item. Confirm the setting. 3 RETURN button: Returns to the previous m[...]

13 English 03 Basic Features Using Scheduled View 1 Red ( View Mode ): View the list of programmes that are playing now or coming up. 2 Y ellow ( +24 Hours ): Viewing the list of programmes to be broadcasted after 24 hours. 3 Blue ( Ch. Mode ): Select the type of channels you want to display on the Channel View window . –– The Ch. Mode differs [...]

14 English Basic Features 3. After you have changed the settings, the channel list for each group can be viewed in My channels . Channel Menu Retuning Channels ¦ Antenna (Air / Cable) 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 sy[...]

15 English 03 Basic Features Editing Channels ¦ Channel Manager Option Menu (in Channel Manager ) 1. Select a channel and press the TOOLS button. 2. Edit the channel name or number using the Edit Channel Name or Edit Channel Number menu. Edit Channel Name ■ (analogue channels only): Assign your own channel name. Edit Channel Number ■ (digital [...]

16 English Basic Features Picture Menu Changing the Preset Pictur e Mode ¦ Mode t Select your preferr ed picture type. Dynamic ■ : Suitable for a bright room. Standard ■ : Suitable for a normal environment. Natural ■ : Suitable for reducing eye strain. Natur al ✎ is not ava ila ble i n PC mod e. Movie ■ : Suitable for watching movies in [...]

17 English 03 Basic Features White Balance ■ : Adjust the colour temperature for a more natural pictur e. R-Offset / G-Of fset / B-Offset : Adjust each colour’ s (red, gr een, blue) darkness. R-Gain / G-Gain / B-Gain : Adjust each colour’ s (red, green, blue) brightness. Reset : Resets the White Balance to it’ s default settings. 10p White [...]

18 English Basic Features Digital Noise Filter (Off / Low / Medium / High / Auto ■ / Auto Visualisation) : When the broadcast signal is weak, some static and ghosting may appear . Select one of the options until the best picture is displayed. Auto Visualisation : When changing analogue channels, displays signal strength. On ly avai lab le for a n[...]

19 English 03 Basic Features sug ges ted for oth er ite ms, suc h as keyb oard s and co mpute r mon itors, th at you may te nd to fi xate or co nce ntrate on. If yo ur eyes s how si gns of fa tigu e or dr yn es s or if you h ave any of th e above sy mptoms, imm edi ately d isc ontin ue use of t his de vic e and do not re sum e usin g it for at l ea[...]

20 English Basic Features How to watch the 3D image 1. Press the CONTENT button, then the Content View menu will appear . 2. Press the ◄ or ► button, then select 3D . T o watch in 3D, wear glasses and press the power button on the glasses. Viewing 3D TV motion pictures for long periods may cause eye fatigue and/or dizziness. 3. Select OK , then[...]

21 English 03 Basic Features Picture Reset (OK / Cancel) Resets your current pictur e mode to its default settings. Setting up the TV with Y our PC ¦ Set the input source to PC. Auto Adjustment t Adjust frequency values/positions and fine tune the settings automatically . Not available when connecting with an HDMI/D VI cable . ✎ Screen Coarse /[...]

22 English Basic Features Audio Language (digital channels only) Change the default value for audio languages. The available language may differ depending on the ✎ broadcast. Audio Format (MPEG / Dolby Digital 5.1) (digital channels only) When sound is emitted from both the main speaker and the audio receiver , a sound echo may occur due to the d[...]

23 English 03 Basic Features If the s tereo s ign al is we ak an d an au tomatic sw itch ing, ✎ oc curs, t hen sw itch to the m ono. On ly act ivated i n stereo s oun d sign al. ✎ On ly avai lab le whe n the ✎ Input sou rce is se t to TV . Setup Menu Setting the Time ¦ Time Clock ■ : Setting the clock is for using various timer features of[...]

24 English Basic Features Locking Programme ¦ Security Th e PIN inp ut sc reen a ppe ar s before t he setu p scre en. ✎ Enter yo ur 4-d igi t PIN, the d efaul t of whi ch is “0 - 0- 0- 0” . ✎ Cha nge t he PIN us ing th e Cha nge PI N op tion. Child Lock (Off / On) ■ : Lock channels in Channel Manager , to prevent unauthorized users, such[...]

25 English 03 Basic Features Af ter co nne ctin g the ga me co nso le, set x Ga me Mo de to On to preve nt poo r pict ure qu alit y . If x Game Mode is On : Picture mode is set to Standard and Sound mode is set to Movie . BD Wise (Off / On) ■ : Provides the optimal pictur e quality for Samsung DVD, Blu-ray and Home Theatre pr oducts which support[...]

26 English Basic Features Software Upgrade Software Upgrade can be performed via a br oadcasting signal or by network connection or downloading the latest firmware fr om “www .samsung.com,” to a USB memory device. Current V ersion the software already installed in the TV . Sof t ware is re pre sen ted as “ Y ea r /M onth /Day_ Vers ion” . [...]

27 English 04 Advanced Features Advanced Features Connecting to a PC Using an HDMI/DVI Cable / a D-sub Cable Display Modes (D-Sub and HDMI/DVI Input) Optimal resolution is 1920 X 1080 @ 60 Hz. Mode Resolution Horizontal Frequency (KHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz) Sync Polarity (H / V) IBM 640 x 350 720 x 400 31.469 31.469 7[...]

28 English Advanced Features Network Connection Y ou can set up your TV so that it can access the Internet through your local area network (LAN) using a wir ed or wireless connection. Connecting to a Wired Network ¦ Y ou can attach your TV to your LAN using cable in three ways: Y ou can attach your TV to your LAN by connecting the LAN port on the [...]

29 English 04 Advanced Features Network Setup (Auto) Use the Automatic Network Setup when connecting your TV to a network that supports DHCP . T o set up your TV’ s cable network connection automatically , follow these steps: How to set up automatically 1. Connect your TV to your LAN as described in the previous section. 2. T urn on your TV , pre[...]

30 English Advanced Features Connecting to a Wireless Network ¦ T o connect your TV to your network wirelessly , you need a wireless r outer or modem and a Samsung W ireless LAN Adapter (WIS09ABGN, WIS09ABGN2, WIS10ABGN), which you connect to your TV’ s back or side panel USB jack. See the illustration below . Samsung’ s W ireless LAN adapter [...]

31 English 04 Advanced Features Network Setup (Samsung Auto Configuration) This function is available in APs (Access Points) that support Samsung Auto Configuration. If your AP does not, you can connect through PBC (WPS) , auto, or manually . Th is fu nctio n is avai lab le wh en ✎ SWL(Samsung Wi rel ess L ink ) is set to Off . Y o u can c hec [...]

32 English Advanced Features 7. Press the Red button on your r emote. 8. Press the PBC (WPS) button on your r outer within 2 minutes. Y our TV player automatically acquires all the network setting values it needs and connects to your network. 9. After the network connection is set up, press the RETURN button to exit the Network Setup screen. Networ[...]

33 English 04 Advanced Features Network Setup (Ad-Hoc) Y ou can connect to a mobile device without an access point through the “Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter” by using a peer to peer network. Th is fu nctio n is avai lab le wh en ✎ SWL(Samsung Wi rel ess L ink ) is set to Off . How to connect to new Ad-hoc device 1. Follow Steps 1 through 6 in[...]

34 English Advanced Features SWL(Samsung Wireless Link) This function lets you connect a Samsung device that supports the PBC (WPS) to your TV . Y ou can connect devices to the TV even if a sharer is not connected to the TV . T o u se the In tern et@T V , the A P (acce ss po int) mu st be ✎ co nne cted to the w irel ess n etwo rk. If a Sa msu ng [...]

35 English 04 Advanced Features Media Play Connecting a USB Device ¦ 1. T urn on your TV . 2. Connect a USB device containing recor ded tv , photo, music and/or movie files to the USB 1 (HDD) or USB 2 jack on the side of the TV . 3. When USB is connected to the TV , popup window appears. Then you can select Media Play . Connecting to the PC throu[...]

36 English Advanced Features No su ppo rte d fun ctio ns wh en co nne cting to th e PC thro ugh ne two rk: ✎ Th e x Background Music and B ackgr ou nd Mus ic S et ting functions. Sor ti ng fi les by p refer enc e in the x Photos , Music , and Videos fo lde rs. Th e x  (RE W ) or µ (FF ) bu tton w hile a m ovie i s play ing. Th e Div x DR M, M[...]

37 English 04 Advanced Features Screen Display ¦ Move to the file you desired using the up/down/right/left buttons and then pr ess the ENTER E or  (Play) button. The file is played. Sup por ts th e ✎ Vi ew Dev ices and Contents Mode in Med ia Pla y homepage. Recorded TV T o use the recording or Timeshift Mode function, the connected USB dev[...]

38 English Advanced Features ✎ NOT E Re cord ed vi deo s are DR M (digi tal ri ghts m anag eme nt) protec ted an d can not be p layed o n a PC or othe r T Vs, nor c an x they b e playe d whe n the ma in bo ard of the T V is cha nge d. Data b road cast s can not be re cord ed. x Th e avail abil it y of both re cord ing an d the x Tim es hif t Mo d[...]

39 English 04 Advanced Features Videos Playing Video 1. Press the ◄ or ► button to select Videos , then press the ENTER E button in the Media Play menu. 2. Press the ◄ / ► / ▲ / ▼ button to select the desir ed file in the file list. 3. Press the ENTER E button or  (Play) button. The selected file is displayed on the top with its p[...]

40 English Advanced Features Other Restrictions NOT E ✎ If the re are p robl ems w ith the c onten ts of a cod ec, the c ode c will n ot be su ppo rte d. x If the i nfor matio n for a Co ntai ner i s inco rre ct an d the fi le is i n erro r , the C onta ine r wil l not be a ble to pl ay x correctly . Sou nd or v ide o may not wo rk if th e conte [...]

41 English 04 Advanced Features Music Playing Music 1. Press the ◄ or ► button to select Music , then pr ess the ENTER E button in the Media Play menu. 2. Press the ◄ / ► / ▲ / ▼ button to select the desir ed file in the file list. 3. Press the ENTER E button or  (Play) button. – During playing the music, you can search using the[...]

42 English Advanced Features Playing the Multiple Files ¦ Playing the selected recor ded TV/video/music/photo files 1. Press the Y ellow button in the file list to select the desired file. 2. Repeat the above operation to select multiple files. NOT E ✎ Th e x c ma rk ap pea rs to the le f t of the se lec ted fi les. T o c anc el a se lec tio[...]

43 English 04 Advanced Features Recorded TV/Videos/Music/Photos Play Option menu During playing a file, press the TOOLS button. Category Operations Recorded TV V ideos Music Photos Title Y ou can move the other file directly . c c Repeat Mode Y ou can play recor ded tv , movie and music files repeatedly . c c c Picture Size Y ou can adjust the p[...]

44 English Advanced Features Anynet+ What is Anynet+? t Anynet+ is a function that enables you to control all connected Samsung devices that support Anynet+ with your Samsung TV’ s remote. The Anynet+ system can be used only with Samsung devices that have the Anynet+ feature. T o be sure your Samsung device has this feature, check if ther e is an[...]

45 English 04 Advanced Features Anynet+ Menu The Anynet+ menu changes depending on the type and status of the Anynet+ devices connected to the TV . Anynet+ Menu Description View TV Changes Anynet+ mode to TV broadcast mode. Device List Shows the Anynet+ device list. (device_name) MENU Shows the connected device menus. E.g. If a DVD recor der is con[...]

46 English Advanced Features Listening through a Receiver ¦ Y ou can listen to sound through a r eceiver (i.e Home Theatre) instead of the TV Speaker . 1. Select Receiver and set to On . 2. Press the EXIT button to exit. If you r rece ive r supp or ts au dio on ly , it m ay not app ea r in the d evic e list. ✎ Th e rece ive r will wo rk w hen yo[...]

47 English 04 Advanced Features T roubleshooting for Anynet+ ¦ Problem Possible Solution Anynet+ does not work. Check if the device is an Anynet+ device. The Anynet+ system supports Anynet+ devices only . • Only one receiver (home theatr e) can be connected. • Check if the Anynet+ device power cord is pr operly connected. • Check th[...]

48 English Advanced Features Internet@TV Getting Started with Internet@TV ¦ NOT E ✎ Co nfig ure th e net work s etti ngs b efore us ing x Internet@T V . Fo r more i nfor matio n, refer to “N etwo rk Co nne ctio n” (p. 28) . Uns upp or ted font s with in the p rovid er’ s co ntent w ill not d isp lay nor mal ly . x Slow r esp onse s and / o[...]

49 English 04 Advanced Features Account Login For a application with multiple account, use ◄ and ► to access the differ ent account. For a m ore en joyab le app lic ation ex pe rie nce, re giste r ✎ and l og in to you r acc ount. For in stru ctio ns on cr eatin g an ac coun t, refer to ✎ Setting up Settings → Internet@TV ID → Create . 1[...]

50 English Advanced Features Using the Internet@TV service ¦ Samsung Apps Samsung Apps is a store for downloading applications to be used on Samsung TV/A V equipment. Users can enjoy a variety of contents like videos, music, photos, games, useful information etc. using the downloaded applications. Additional applications will be available hereafte[...]

51 English 04 Advanced Features AllShare About AllShare ¦ AllShare connects your TV , mobile phones and other devices which are compatible thr ough a network. On your TV , you can view call arrivals, SMS messages and schedules set on your mobile phones. In addition, you can play media contents including videos, photos and music saved on your mobil[...]

52 English Advanced Features Call Arrival Alarm If a call arrives while you are watching TV , the alarm window appears. Schedule Alarm While you are watching TV , the alarm window appears to display the register ed event. Y o u can c onf igu re view ing s etti ngs fo r sch edul e ✎ co ntents on yo ur mo bile p hon es. For t he pro ced ures, re fe[...]

53 English 05 Other Information Other Information Analogue Channel Teletext Feature The index page of the T eletext service gives you information on how to use the service. For T eletext information to be displayed correctly , channel reception must be stable. Otherwise, information may be missing or some pages may not be displayed. Y o u can c han[...]

54 English Other Information Installing the Wall Mount Assembling the Blanking Bracket When installing the TV onto a wall, attach the Blanking Bracket as shown. Preparing befor e installing Wall-Mount (46 ~ 55 inch TVs) T o install a wall-mount from another manufacturer , use the Holder-Ring. Installing the W all Mount Kit ¦ W all mount items (sol[...]

55 English 05 Other Information W all Mount Kit Specifications (VESA) Th e wall m ount k it ✎ is not s upp lied, b ut so ld sep arate ly . Install your wall mount on a solid wall perpendicular to the floor . When attaching to other building materials, please contact your nearest dealer . If installed on a ceiling or slanted wall, it may fall an[...]

56 English Other Information Anti-theft Kensington Lock The Kensington Lock is not supplied by Samsung. It is a device used to physically fix the system when using it in a public place. The appearance and locking method may differ fr om the illustration depending on the manufacturer . Refer to the manual provided with the Kensington Lock for addit[...]

57 English 05 Other Information Troubleshooting If you have any questions about the TV , first refer to this list. If none of these tr oubleshooting tips apply , please visit “www . samsung.com,” then click on Support, or contact the call centre listed on the back-cover of this manual. Issues Solutions and Explanations Picture Quality First of[...]

58 English Other Information Issues Solutions and Explanations No Picture, No Video There is pictur e/Video. Check cable connections (remove and r econnect all cables connected to the TV and exter nal • devices). Set your external devices’ (Cable/Set top Box, DVD, Blu-ray etc) video outputs to match the • connections to the TV input. Fo[...]

59 English 05 Other Information Issues Solutions and Explanations Y ou see small particles when you look closely at the edge of the frame of the TV . This is part of the product’ s design and is not a defect. • The PIP menu is not available. PIP • functionality is only available when you are using a HDMI, PC or components sour ce (p. 25[...]

60 English Other Information Specifications Panel native 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz Environmental Considerations Operating T emperature Operating Humidity Storage T emperature Storage Humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F) 10% to 80%, non-condensing -20°C to 45°C (-4°F to 113°F) 5% to 95%, non-condensing TV System Analogue: B/G, D/K, L, I (Dependi[...]

61 English 05 Other Information Index A AllShare 51 Amplify 21 Antenna 23 Anynet+ 44 AUDIO OUT 10 Auto Adjustment 21 Auto V olume 22 B Background Music 43 Balance L/R 21 Basic View 42 Batteries 6 Black T one 16 Blanking Bracket 54 Brightness 14 C Cable Tie 4, 55 Change PIN 24 Channel Manager 13 Channel Menu 14 Clock 23 Colour T one 17 Component 9 C[...]

• The slots and openings in the cabinet and in the back or bottom are provided for necessary ventilation. T o ensure reliable operation of this apparatus, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be blocked or covered. - Do not cover the slots and openings with a cloth or other materials. - Do not block the slots an[...]

IMPORT ANT NOTICE The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse. The value of the fuse is indicated on the pin face of the plug and, if it requires replacing, a fuse approved to BSI1362 of the same rating must be used. Never use the plug with the fuse cover omitted if the cover is detachable. If a replacement[...]

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