Samsung TX-R2764, TX-R3064W, TX-R3264, TXR2765, TX-R3065W, TX-R3265, TX-R2664W manual

Owner’ s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION TX-R2764/TX-R3064W TX-R3264/TX-R2765 TX-R3065W/TX-R3265 TX-R2664W[...]

2 Important Warranty Information Regarding T elevision Format V iewing Standard scr een format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are pri- marily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving. Displaying stati[...]

C ONTENTS 3 Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C ONTENTS 4 Chapter 3: Operation (Cont.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Customizing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using Automatic Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Viewing an External Signal Sour ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 S[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 5 Chapter One Y OUR N EW TV 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: • Full Flat Screen • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stor ed in the TV’ s memory • Auto[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 6 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-scr een menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the r emote control. ˛ TV/VIDEO, SOURCE Press to change between viewing TV programs and signals from other components. « MENU P[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 7 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 camcorder or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see page 20.) ˛ AUDIO INPUT jacks Used to connect the audio signals from a cam- corder or video game. « VIDEO INPUT jack Used to connect a vi[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 8 ANT IN 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 thr ee sets of input jacks, you can connect three dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more information on connecting equipment, see pages[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 9 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 Set-T op Box, VCR, DVD and cable box. See page 63 for details. ˛ POWER T urns the TV on and off. « S.MODE Adjust the TV sound by select[...]

Y OUR N EW TV 10 Remote Control  TV/COMPONENT Press to switch the TV , COMPO- NENT1 or 2 mode.  VCR(DVD, DVR or STB) Controls REW (Rewind) Press to rewind a tape in your VCR(DVD, DVR or STB). STOP Press this button to stop a tape during play , record, rewind or fast forward. If the button is pressed during Full-Automatic play , the function w[...]

I NST ALLA TION 11 Chapter T wo I NST ALLA TION 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 “Separate VHF and[...]

I NST ALLA TION 12 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 into the VHF/UHF t[...]

I NST ALLA TION 13 Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels ▼ 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 . Connecting[...]

I NST ALLA TION 14 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal 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 and the [...]

I NST ALLA TION 15 ANT IN 3 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the VCR and the antenna terminal on the TV . AN 4 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the AUDIO jacks on the TV . ANT IN 5 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the VIDEO jack on the TV . Follow the [...]

I NST ALLA TION 16 ANT IN 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 “1.” A 2 Connect a set of audio cables between the [...]

I NST ALLA TION 17 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. T o do this, connect your second VCR as follows: ANT IN 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR. ANT IN 2 Connect a video cable betwe[...]

I NST ALLA TION 18 Connecting a Digital TV Set-T op Box (480p/1080i) Connecting to 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 corre- sponding L and R terminals on the TV . (The connections for a typical set-to[...]

I NST ALLA TION 19 Note: For detailed information, refer to the Set T op Box instruction manual. ANT IN 3 Connect a video cable between the COMPO- NENT INPUT 2 (Y , P B , P R ) or COMPONENT INPUT 1 (Y , P B , P R ) jacks on the TV and the VIDEO OUT (Y , P B , P R ) jacks on the Set T op Box. Video Cable Set T op Box Rear Panel TV Rear Panel[...]

I NST ALLA TION 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 back o[...]

I NST ALLA TION 21 ▼ 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 AAA size batteries. Make sure to [...]

O PERA TION 22 O PERA TION Chapter Three O PERA TION 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 also use the POWER button[...]

O PERA TION 23 5 Press the ˆ 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) Press[...]

O PERA TION 24 Viewing the Display ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after ten seconds. Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Viewing the 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 the scr[...]

O PERA TION 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 ˇ or ˆ button to select the appropriate language: “English”, “Español” or “Français”. Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ butto[...]

O PERA TION 26 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 chan- nels by entering the channel digits. There are thr ee [...]

O PERA TION 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 Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channels and stores them in[...]

O PERA TION 28 Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) 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/Delete”, [...]

O PERA TION 29 Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons 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 channels that were either erased or not memorized. D[...]

O PERA TION 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, where 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 number . [...]

O PERA TION 31 Setting the Clock Setting the clock is necessary in order to use the various timer features of the TV . Also, you can check the time while watching the TV . (Just press 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 press th[...]

O PERA TION 32 Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically The Clock can be set automatically if you are 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 Enter[...]

O PERA TION 33 6 Press the  or  button to select “T ime Zone”, then press the ˇ or ˆ button to select the time zone for your local area. A TL. : Atlantic EAST : Eastern CEN. : Central MTN. : Mountain P AC. : Pacific ALAS. : Alaska HA W . : Hawaii 7 Press the  or  button to select “DST” ( D aylight S aving T ime), then press th[...]

O PERA TION 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 , T int and according to personal pr eference. (Alternatively , you can use one of the “Automa[...]

O PERA TION 35 Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has three automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standar d” and “Movie” ) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Dynamic, Standard, Movie or Custom by pressing the P .MODE button (or by making a selection from the menu). Or , you can select “Custom” which a[...]

O PERA TION 36 Adjusting the V olume Press the VOL + or VOL – button to increase or decrease the volume. Using the MUTE Button 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 mute off, press[...]

O PERA TION 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- vidual pre[...]

O PERA TION 38 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 either Standard, Music, Movie or Speech by pressing the S.MODE button (or by making a selection fr om the menu). Or , you can select “Custom”, whi[...]

O PERA TION 39 Viewing an External Signal Source Use the remote contr ol to switch between viewing signals from connected equipment, such as VCRs, DVD, Set-T op Box and the TV source (br oadcast or cable). Setting the Signal Source 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play menu, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ENTER button again. Press the ▲ [...]

O PERA TION 40 Assigning Names to External input mode 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 ˇ or ˆ button to select external device (VCR, DVD, Cable STB, S[...]

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 t[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 ˇ ˇ Dynamic ˆ ˆ Custom ˆ ˆ Color tone : Warm1 Size : Wide Digital NR : On Tilt : 0 2 Press the  or  button to select “Color ton[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 43 • W ide: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode. • Panorama: Use this mode for the wide aspect ratio of a panoramic pictur e. (Option) • Zoom1: Magnifies the size of the picture on scr een. Y ou can also move the picture on scr een using the ▲ or ▼ button on the remote contr ol. • Zoom2: Magnifies the size of the pict[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 44 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 scr een. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the  or  button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER butt[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 ˇ ˇ Dyna[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 46 Using the R.Surf Feature 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 R.Surf to “5 minutes”, then switch channels. After minutes, the TV will return to the original channel. T o us[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 47 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 weather .) ▼ The text at the bottom of the menu tells [...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 48 Adjusting the V olume Automatically Each broadcasting 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 desired channel by lowering the sound output when the modulation signal is high or[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 49 Setting the Surround Y our Samsung TV can create a "surr ound" effect such that the sound seems to come fr om all directions. Once the “Surr ound” is set to “On”, the setting applies to sound effects such as Standard, Music, Movie and Speech. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ?[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 50 Setting the T urbo Sound T urbo sound emphasizes the bass and treble frequencies to add fullness to the sound. 1 Press the MENU button to dis- play the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. Move Adjust Return Sound Mode ˇ ˇ Standard ˆ ˆ Equalizer ˆ ˆ MTS : Stereo Auto [...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 51 Setting the On/Off T imer ▼ Before 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 (front panel of TV .) ▼ T o deactivate the “On T imer ,” select “Off” during this step. 1 Press the MENU button to dis-[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 52 ▼ After about 5 seconds, the sleep display will disappear from the screen, 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 (from 30 to 180 minutes). ▼ Absent Power Off When you set the timer “On”, your television will eventually be turned [...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 “T ime”, then[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 54 ▼ 5 Depending on the particular broadcast, it might be necessary to make changes to “Channels” and “Field”: Use the ▲ , ▼ , ˇ and ˆ buttons to make the changes. (Follow the same procedure as in steps 3~4 above.) Press the EXIT button to exit the menu. Differ ent channels and fields display differ ent informati[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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”. Setting The On/Off Melody Y ou can hear clear a melody sound when the TV is powered On or Of f. 3 Press the ˇ or ˆ button to select “On”[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 user must fi[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 57 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines” 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 Parental Guidelines or the MP AA rating. How to Enable/Disable the V -Chip 2 Press the[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 (ever ybody else). The restrictions for these two gr oups work independently: If a household includes very young children as well as young adults, the TV Parental Guidelines must be set up separate[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 ˆ button. This will cycle through the available sub-ratings (FV ,L, S, D or V). A letter (“U” or “B”) will[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 60 Note: The V -Chip will automati- cally block any category that is “more restrictive.” For example, if you block the “PG-13” category , 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 par- ti[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 61 How to Set up Restrictions Using the Canadian French 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 ▲ or ▼ button to sel[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 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 informa tion programming, talk shows,[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 63 Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our TV comes equipped with a universal remote contr ol. In addition to controlling 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 are made by manufacturers other than Samsung). • The remote contr ol might [...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 64 VCR Codes 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 011 014 015 016 017 018 019 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 035 Samsung LG(Goldstar) Daewoo Daewoo, LG(Goldstar) Daewoo Curtis Mathes, Dimensia, General Electric, PROSCAN, RCA Bell & Howell, Fisher , JC Penny , JCL, Kenwood, Marantz, NEC, Quartz, Radio Shac[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 65 S PECIAL F EA TURES Chapter Five 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 Problem Possible Solution Poor picture T ry another channel. Adjust the antenn[...]

S PECIAL F EA TURES 66 A PPENDIX M EMO M EMO A PPENDIX 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 ap[...]

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