Samsung ST-54T6, ST-62T6 manual

Owner’ s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION ................................................................................................................ ............. ST -54T6 ST -62T6 Printed in Mexico AA68-01791A(ENG) 01791A(E)-FRONT COVER 11/10/05 3:21 PM Page 1[...]

Wa rning! Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside par t of this product. This sym[...]

S AFETY 1 Thank Y ou for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung Projection TV r epresents the latest in television technology . W e designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabilities, making it one of the best products in its class. W e are proud to of fer you a pr oduct that will provide con[...]

•P r otect the power cor d. Power supply cor ds should be routed so that they won’ t be walked on or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, con- venience receptacles, and the point where they exit fr om the unit. • Unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system [...]

C ONTENTS C ONTENTS 1 Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 C ONTENTS C ONTENTS Chapter 4: Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Customizing Y our Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Setting Up Y our Remote Control to Operate Y our VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Setting Up Y our Remote Control to Operate[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .1 List of Features Y our Samsung TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote contr ol • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings [...]

1 .2 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV Front Panel Buttons The buttons on the front panel contr ol your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol. Y OUR N EW TV Œ TV/VIDEO Press this button to display a menu of all the available signal [...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .3 Y OUR N EW TV Œ AUDIO IN jacks Used to connect the audio signals from a camcorder or video game. ´ VIDEO IN jack Used to connect a video signal from a camcorder or a video game. ˇ SUPER VIDEO INPUT jack Used to connect an S-Video signal from a camcorder or a video game. Front Panel Jacks Y ou can use the front [...]

1 .4 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Y OUR N EW TV 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 laser disc player . Because there are two sets of input jacks, you can connect two dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a laserdisc, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more information [...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .5 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote contr ol up to about 23 feet from the TV . When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote contr ol to operate your VCR and cable box. See page 4.1 for details. Œ POWER Tu rns the TV on and off. ´ ADD/ERASE Press to ad[...]

Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control (continued) ¸ VCR controls REC Press to begin recording. (Note: A VCR must be connected.) P AUSE Press to pause the tape. REW (Rewind) Press to rewind a tape. STOP Press to stop a tape in your VCR. PLA Y Press to play the tape. FF (Fast Forwar d) Press to fast forward a tape. ˛ SET Used during set up of this Samsung r[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .1 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 page 2.2. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antenn[...]

2 .2 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION Connecting Cable TV To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below . Cable without a Cable 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 in[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .3 I NST ALLA TION Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels ▼ 1 Find the cable that is connected 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[...]

2 .4 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION Splitter Incoming Cable Cable Box RF (A/B) Switch A B IN CABLE OUT 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the A/B switch. RF (A/B) Switch A B Splitter Incoming Cable Cable Box IN CABLE OUT 5 Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .5 I NST ALLA TION 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 [...]

2 .6 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I NST ALLA TION 3 Connect an S-video cable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the S-VIDEO INPUT jack on the TV . Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Y our TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recor ded by a second VCR. To do this, connect your second VCR as follows: 1 Connect [...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .7 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 . I NST ALLA TION Camcorder Output Jacks VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT 1 Locate the A/V o[...]

2 .8 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I NST ALLA TION ▼ 3 Replace the cover . Remove the batteries and store them in a cool, dry place if you won’ t be using the remote contr ol for a long time. The remote contr ol can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV . (Assuming typical TV usage, the Batteries last for about one year .) ▼ 2 Install two [...]

Chapter Three O PERA TION Move Exit Ent. ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Language Caption V-chip ANT English 1 Press MENU . Press CH ▼ twice to highlight the Setup icon (starts blinking). Move Ent. Menu ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Language Caption V-chip ANT English 2 Press VOL +. Press CH ▼ three t[...]

3 .2 C HAPTER T HREE :O PERATION O PERA TION Up/Down L/R Menu ± Please, use remote control R 4 While “Red” is highlighted (letters are blue color), press the VOL+ button: A crosshair pattern will appear on the screen. If either a vertical or a horizontal red line is visible, then the convergence needs alignment. Up/Down L/R Menu ± Please, use[...]

C HAPTER T HREE :O PERATION 3 .3 O PERA TION V iewing the Display The display identifies the current channel and the status of certain audio-video settings. ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after about ten seconds. V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays V iewing the Menus ▼ 1 With the power on, press MENU . The main menu appears on the scr[...]

3 .4 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press VOL + to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish, or French. 4 Press MENU twice to exit. 2 Press VOL + to display the “SET UP” menu. Press CH ▼ four times to highlight Language. Move Sel. Menu ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Lang[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .5 O PERA TION Memorizing the Channels Y our TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “of f-air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change channels by enter[...]

3 Press VOL + again. The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. 4 After all the available channels are stored, the Auto program menu reappears. Press Menu three times to exit. 3 .6 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available [...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .7 O PERA TION Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 1 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to change channels. When you press 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 three channels.) Y ou will not see[...]

3 .8 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screen menu. 2 Press CH ▼ twice to highlight “SET UP .” Press VOL + . Move Ent. Menu ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Language Caption V-chip ANT English 3 Press CH ▼ twice to highlight T ime menu. Press VOL + : [...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .9 O PERA TION Adjusting the V olume 1 Press VOL + or – VOL to increase or decrease the volume. 1 Press MUTE and the sound cuts off. The word “Mute” will appear in the lower -left corner of the screen. 2 To turn mute off, press MUTE again, or simply press either the VOL – or VOL + button. Using Mute At any[...]

3 .10 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 1 Press MENU to access the main menu. The VIDEO icon will be highlighted (starts blink- ing). Move Ent. Exit ± VIDEO Settings Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color Tint Custom Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color , and sharpness acc[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .11 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Yo ur Samsung TV has two automatic pictur e settings (“Standard” and “Mild”) that ar e preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Standard or Mild by pressing P .Mode (or by making a selection from the menu). Or , you can select “Custom” which auto[...]

3 .12 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 2 Press VOL - or VOL + repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is high- lighted. (When Custom is highlighted, the words “Bass,” “T reble,” and “Balance” will appear on the screen. Move Sel. Menu ± AUDIO Settings Treble Bass Balance MTS Headphone Custom Mono Main 3 Press the CH ▲ or [...]

Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Speech,” and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate any of them by pressing the S.MODE button (or by making a selection from the on-scr een menu). Or , you can select “Custom,” which automatically recalls your pe[...]

3 .14 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION 2 Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control, and the following on- screen menu will appear: TV/Video Menu ANT/CA TV V ideo1 V ideo2 V ideo3 S-Video1 S-Video2 DVD 1 Make sure that the remote control is controlling the TV set. (Press the MODE button and make sure that the “TV” LED is illuminated.) V i[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .1 Chapter Four S PECIAL F EA TURES Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our Samsung TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote contr ol. In addition to controlling the TV , the universal remote can also operate a VCR, DVD and a cable box (even if your VCR and cable box are made by manufacturers other than Sa[...]

4 .2 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES VCR Codes Admiral Aiwa Akai Audio Dynamics Bell & Howell Broksonic Candle Cannon Citizen Colortyme Craig Curtis-Mathes Daewoo DBX Dimensia Dynatech Electrohome Emerson Fisher Funai GE Go Video Harman Kardon Hitachi Instant Replay JC Penney JCL JVC Kenwood KLH LG Lloyd Logik LXI Magnavo[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .3 , 9 7 6 2 8 , 8 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 9 0 9 8 1 7 9 9 7 6 6 6 7 , 5 6 9 S PECIAL F EA TURES Cable Box Codes Anvision Cablestar Eagle Eastern Int. General Instrument GI Hamlin Hitachi Jerroid Macom Magnavox NSC Oak Osk Sigma Panasonic Philips Pioneer Randtek RCA Regal Regency SA Samsung Signature Sprucer Starcom Starg[...]

4 .4 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ twice to highlight the “SET UP” sub-menu. Move Exit Ent. ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Language Caption V-chip ANT English ▼ Before using the timer , you must set the TV’ s clock. (See ?[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .5 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press VOL + to highlight “On/Off.” Press CH ▲ (or CH ▼ ) to turn the on-timer “On.” (Repeatedly pressing CH ▲ or CH ▼ will alternate between on and off.) 6 When finished, press VOL + . SET UP Time Clock On time Off time Sleep Off On time volume 6 : 30 AM 5 : 15 AM On -- :[...]

4 .6 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES ▼ Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur during closed caption transmissions, especial- ly those of live events. There may be a small delay before captions appear when you change channels. These are not malfunctions of the TV . 3 Press VOL + or VOL – to turn closed caption[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .7 S PECIAL F EA TURES Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optimal reception. 1 Select the appropriate channel. 2 Press MENU . Press CH ▼ two times to highlight “SET UP .” Move Exit Ent. ± SET UP Channel set up ANT / CATV Time Convergence Language Caption V-ch[...]

4 .8 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) If the TV is operating in a weak-signal area, sometimes the LNA function can impr ove the r eception (a low-noise preamplifier boosts the incoming signal). 2 Press VOL + to select “Channel set up.” Press CH ▼ twice to highlight “LNA.” Move Sel. Menu ± S[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .9 S PECIAL F EA TURES Special Audio Options: MTS and Headphones Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, or a Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a for eign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unrelated in[...]

4 .10 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Setting up Wireless Headphones with Picture-in-Picture (See page 4.11 for information about the various options for picture-in-picture.) Move Sel. Menu ± AUDIO Settings Treble Bass Balance MTS Headphone Custom Mono Main 1 Press MENU and press CH ▼ once to highlight the AUDIO icon. Press VOL+ , then press [...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .11 S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Picture-in-Picture Y ou can use the PIP feature to simultaneously to watch two video sour ces. Note: The PIP feature does not work with DVD signals. Activating Picture-in-Picture 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to highlight the PIP menu. Press VOL + to [...]

4 .12 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ four times to select the PIP menu. Press VOL + to select the PIP menu. PIP PIP TV/Video Swap PIP size ANT/CATV Channel On TV Small ANT ANT 4 Move Sel. Menu ± Selecting a Signal Source (Antenna or Cable) for PIP 2 Press CH ▼ four times to s[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .13 S PECIAL F EA TURES Press PIP CH ▲ or CH ▼ to change the channel that appears in the PIP window . Changing the PIP Channel When you press the ROT A TE button repeatedly , the PIP win- dow moves from corner to corner on the TV screen. Changing the Location (Rotating) the PIP Window Press STILL to stop the[...]

4 .14 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Using the V -Chip The V -Chip feature automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappr opriate for children. The user must first enter a PIN (personal ID number) before any of the V -Chip r estrictions can be set up or changed. Note : When the V -chip feature is active, the PIP and channel-auto prog[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .15 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” First, set up a personal identification number (PIN), and enable the V -Chip. (See previous section.) Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The TV guide- lines or the MP AA rating. How to Enable/Disable the V -Chip 1 Press ME[...]

4 .16 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 2 Press CH ▼ six times to highlight the “V- chip” menu. Press VOL+ . The “Enter pin” screen will appear . Enter your 4-digit PIN number . Menu SET UP V-chip Enter pin : 3 The “V-chip mode” screen will appear . Press the CH ▼ button, and highlight the field for “TV Guidelines.” (Note: When[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .17 How to Set up Restrictions using the MP AA Ratings: G, PG, PG- 13, R, NC-17, X The MP AA rating system uses the Motion Picture Association of America (MP AA) system, and its main application is for movies. (Eventually , movie videocassettes will be encoded with MP AA ratings.) When the V -Chip lock is on, th[...]

4 .18 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES How to Reset the TV after the V -Chip Blocks a Channel (“Emergency Escape”) If the TV is tuned to a restricted channel, the V-Chip will block it. The screen will go blank and the following message will appear: “Excessive rating.” To resume normal viewing, tune to a different channel using the number [...]

If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . Identifying Problems Note: If you watch a still image for a long time, some burning images may be seen on the screen. C HAPTER F IVE : T ROUBLESHOOTING 5 .1 Chapter Five T [...]

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 from your TV . Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not place the TV near appliances with electric motors that create magnetic fiel[...]