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Owner’ s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION .......................................................................................................................... ............. CL-29A5P / CL-29A5W CL-29A6P / CL-29A6W CL-29A7P / CL-29A7W CL-29M6P / CL-29M6W CL-34M9P IMPOR TER Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. de C.V . Saturno No. 44, Col Nueva Indust[...]

W arning! Impor tant 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 sy[...]

S AFETY 1 Thank Y ou for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung TV repr esents the latest in television technology . W e designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabili- ties, making it one of the best products in its class. W e are proud to of fer you a product that will provide convenient, d[...]

• Protect the power cor d. Power supply cords 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 du[...]

C ONTENTS C ONTENTS 1 Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Familiarizing Y ourself with The 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 Y our Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 F[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .1 List of Features Y our 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 that can[...]

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 to change between viewing TV programs and signals from ot[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .3 Y OUR N EW TV Side Panel Jacks Y ou can use the Side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occa- sionally , such as a camcorde or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1 Р2.8.) ΠAUDIO INPUT jacks Used to connect the audio signals from a cam- corder of video game[...]

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 laserdisc 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 o[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .5 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote control up to about 23 feet fr om the TV . When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote control to operate your VCR and cable box. See page4.1 for details. Œ POWER T urns the TV on and off. ´ Number buttons Press to[...]

1 .6 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control ˜ VCR controls 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. P AUSE Press to play or pause the tape. ¯ PIP Controls (For models CL-29A5P/CL-29A6P/ CL-29A7P/CL-29M6P/CL-34M9P) SW AP Exchange[...]

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 T o 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 i[...]

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 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the 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) [...]

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 . An S-video cable is usually included with an S-VHS VCR. (If not, check your local electronics stor e.) Make sure the jacks you are using ar e underneath the number “ 2. ” 2 Connect a set o[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .7 Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Y our TV can send out signals of its picture 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 bet[...]

2 .8 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 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 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder . They are us[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 2 .9 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[...]

3 .1 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION O PERA TION Chapter Three O PERA TION Plug & Play Feature When the TV is initially powered On, five basic customer settings pr oceed automatically and subsequently: Setting the language, video signal source, Ant. input check, Auto pr ogram, and Clock. 1 Press POWER button on the remote control. The message [...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .2 O PERA TION 4 Make sure that the antenna is connected to the TV . And then press VOL+ or VOL- . The “Auto Porgram” is active. Press MENU to skip. (refer to “Auto program” on page 3.6.) 5 Press VOL+ or VOL- to move to the hour or minute. Set the hour or minute by pressing the CH ▲ or CH ▼ . (refer to[...]

O PERA TION 3 .3 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION Viewing the Display ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after about ten seconds. Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Viewing the Menus ▼ 1 With the power on, press MENU . The main menu appears on the screen. Its left side has five icons: Picture, Sound, Channel, Function and PIP . The on-scr[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .4 O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press VOL + to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish, or Portuguese. 4 Press MENU twice to exit. 2 Press VOL + to display the “Function” menu. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select “Function.”[...]

O PERA TION 3 .5 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 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 are memorized, use the CH ▲ and CH ▼ buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change chan- nels by ente[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .6 O PERA TION 3 Press VOL + . 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 twice to exit. Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channels an[...]

O PERA TION Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) 1 Press MENU , then pess CH ▼ twice to select “Channel”. Press VOL+ to access the channel sub-menu. 2 Press CH ▲ or CH ▼ to select “Add/Erase”. Press VOL+ . 3 Press VOL+ . Press CH ▲ / ▼ or num- ber button to select the channel you want to added or erased. Press MENU . 4 Pres[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .8 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[...]

O PERA TION 3 .9 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 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, where each field is a letter , a num- ber , “*”, or a blank. When the DISPLA Y button is pressed, the channel label [...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .10 O PERA TION Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screen menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select “Function.” Press VOL + . 2 Press CH ▼ three times to select T ime menu. Press VOL + : The T ime menu will appear on the screen, and “Clock” will be highlighted (blue color). 3 Pres[...]

O PERA TION 1 Press MENU to display menu. Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, tint, color , and sharpness according to personal pr eference. (Alternatively , you can use one of the “automatic” settings. See next page.) 2 Press VOL – or VOL + repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is s[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .12 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our Samsung TV has three automatic picture settings (“Standard”, “Natural”, and “Mild”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Standard or Mild by making a selection from the menu). Or , you can select “Custom” which automaticall[...]

O PERA TION 3 .13 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 2 Press VOL - or VOL + repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is selected. (When Custom is selected, the words “Adjust” will appear on the screen. 3 Press CH ▼ to select “Adjust”, then press VOL+. (The words Bass, T reble, and Balance will appear on the screen.) Press the CH ▲ or CH ?[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .14 O PERA TION Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard,” “Music,” “Movie,” and “Speech”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate any of them by making a selection from the on-screen menu. Or , you can select “Custom,” which automatically [...]

O PERA TION 3 .15 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 2 Press VOL - or VOL + repeatedly , until the word “Custom” is selected. (When Custom is selected, the words “Adjust” will appear on the screen. 3 Press CH ▼ to select “Adjust”, then press VOL+. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ to select “Sound” menu. Setting The On/[...]

C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .16 O PERA TION Viewing a VCR or Camcorder T ape Y ou must select the appropriate mode in order to view the VCR or Camcorder signal on the TV . 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ twice to select “Channel”, then press VOL+ . 2 Press CH ▼ twice to select “TV/A V”. 3 Press VOL+ or VOL- . Y ou wi[...]

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

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .2 VCR Codes S PECIAL F EA TURES[...]

4 .3 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Cable Box Codes ABC Antronix Archer Comtronics Eagle Comtronics Eastern Gemini General Instruments Hamlin Hitachi Jerrold Memorex Oak Panasonic Paragon Pioneer Pulsar RCA Realistic Regal Regency Samsung Scientific Atlanta Signal Signature SL Marx Sprucer Starcom Stargate Tandy TeleCaption [...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .4 Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optional reception. 1 Select the appropriate channel. Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ twice to select “Channel” menu. ▼ After you adjust the fine tuning, the letters “*” will appear when you press DISPLA Y[...]

4 .5 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Digital Noise Reduction If the broadcast signal r eceived by your TV is weak, you can activate the Digital Noise Reduction feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press VOL + to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Press C[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .6 S PECIAL F EA TURES LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) (For models CL-29A5P/CL-29A6P/CL-29A7P/CL-29M6P/CL-34M9P) If the TV is operating in a weak-signal area, sometimes the LNA function can impr ove the reception (a low-noise preamplifier boosts the incoming signal). 2 Press the CH ▼ button five times to select “S[...]

4 .7 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 . 2 Press the CH ▼ button five times to select “Setup.” Press the VOL + button. 3 Press the CH ▼ but- ton to select “T ilt.?[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .8 S PECIAL F EA TURES Changing the Screen Size 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press VOL + to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Press CH ▼ twice to select "Size." 3 Press VOL + or VOL - repeatedly to select “Normal”, “Zoom”, or “Wide”. Press MENU twice to exit. • Normal : Sets the pic[...]

4 .9 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES Using the R.Surf This feature 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 commercials start. Y ou can set the Surf to “ 5 minutes ” , then switch channels. After minutes, the TV will return to the original chann[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .10 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select "Function" menu. 2 Press VOL+ to select the “Function” sub-menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select "T ime". Press VOL+ . 3 Press CH ▼ to select "On time". Pr[...]

4 .11 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press VOL + to select “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 + . ▼ T o deactivate the “On time,” select “Off” during this step. 7 T o set the Of[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .12 S PECIAL F EA TURES Sound Features 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 information like news or wea[...]

4 .13 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Extra sound settings (T urbo Sound, Surround, Auto V olume or Virtual surround) • T urbo Sound T urbo sound emphasizes the bass and treble frequencies to add fullness to the sound. • Surround Y our TV can create a “ Surround ” ef fect such that the sound seems to come from all dir[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .14 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 captio[...]

4 .15 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Viewing Picture-in-Picture (For models CL-29A5P/CL-29A6P/CL-29A7P/CL-29M6P/CL-34M9P) 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. When PIP is selected in the Zoom mode, the Mode is automatically converted[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .16 S PECIAL F EA TURES When you press the SWAP button: The image in the PIP window will appear on the main screen, and vice versa. Swapping the Contents of the PIP image and Main image Press the PIP CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to change the channel that appears in the PIP window . Changing the PIP Channel 1 Press t[...]

4 .17 C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES S PECIAL F EA TURES Enjoying Games Y ou can enjoy the game (Chicken Farm), programmed in this TV . 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select the “Function” menu. Press VOL + . 2 Press CH ▼ five times to select the “Game” menu. Press VOL +. The READY window will be display[...]

C HAPTER F OUR :S PECIAL F EATURES 4 .18 S PECIAL F EA TURES Viewing the Demonstration T o become familiar with the various menus provided by your television, you can view the inbuilt demonstration. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ three times to select the “Function” menu. Press VOL + . 2 Press CH ▼ four times to select “Demo[...]

5 .1 C HAPTER F IVE : T ROUBLESHOOTING 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 Chapter Five T ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Solution Poor picture T ry another channel. Adjust the antenna. C[...]

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[...]