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W arning! Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING 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 part of this product. This symbol [...]

S AFETY 1 Thank Y ou for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung TV r eceiver represents the latest in television technology . It has easy-to-use, on-screen menus and closed-captioning capabilities, making this TV one of the best products in its class. This pr oduct will pr ovide convenient, dependable service and enjoyme[...]

• Protect the power cor d. Power supply cords should be routed so that they will not be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them. Pay par ticular attention to cord placement at plugs, convenience r eceptacles, and at the point where they exit fr om the unit. • Unplug the TV receiver fr om the wall outlet and disconnect the antenn[...]

C ONTENTS 1 C O N T E N T S C hapte r 1: Y our Ne w TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 C ONTENTS C O N T E N T S Chap ter 3: Operati on (Con t...) . . . . . . . . . . 3 . 8 Adjusting the V olume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Using Mute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Labeling the Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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-perfor mance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use r emote control • Easy-to-use on-scr een menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable pictur e and sound settings that [...]

1 .2 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV F r ont Pan el Bu ttons The buttons on the front panel contr ol your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced featur es, you must use the remote control. Y O U R N E W T V Œ M E N U Press to see an on-screen menu of your TV's fea- tur[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .3 Y O U R N E W T V F r ont/ Side P anel J acks Y ou can use the Side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occasion- ally , such as a camcorder or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see pages 2.1 Р2.8.) ΠA U D I O I N P U T S Audio signals from VCRs, DVD players and simil[...]

1 .4 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Y O U R N E W T V Rear Pa nel Jack s 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 two sets of input jacks, you can connect two dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more information on conn[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .5 Remot e Co n tr 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 directly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote contr ol to operate your VCR, DVD and cable box. See page 4.1 for details. Œ P O W E R T urns the TV on and of f. ´ Number buttons Pres[...]

1 .6 C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV Remot e Contr o l ¯ VCR Contr o l s • REW (Rewind) Press to rewind a tape in your VCR. • 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-Automatic play, the function will be can- celled. • P L A Y Press the PLAY button to play back p[...]

C HAPTER O NE : Y OUR N EW TV 1 .7 Remot e Contr o l Œ P O W E R T urns the TV on and off. ´ Numb er butto ns Press to select channels directly on the TV . ˇ + 1 0 0 Press to select channels over 100. For example, to select channel 121, press “+100,” then press “2” and “1.” ¨ M U T E Press to temporarily cut off the sound. ˆ C H ?[...]

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

C HAPTER T WO : I NST ALLA TION 2 .2 Connecting Cable TV T o connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below . Cable without a Ca ble Bo x 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[...]

2 .3 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I N S TA L L AT I O N Con ne cti ng to a Cab le Box that De scrambl es 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 [...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NST ALLATION 2 .4 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) sw[...]

2 .5 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I N S TA L L AT I O N 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 o[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NST ALLATION 2 .6 I N S TA L L AT I O N 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 store.) Make sure the jacks you ar e using are under neath the number “2”. 2 Connect a s[...]

2 .7 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION I N S TA L L AT I O N Connecting a DVD Player (Option) The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . Note: For an explanation of Component video, see your DVD player's owner's manual. 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO INPUT 2 jacks on the TV and the AU[...]

C HAPTER T WO : I NST ALLATION 2 .8 I N S TA L L AT I O N 2 Connect an audio cable between the AUDIO OUT- PUT jack on the cam- corder and the AUDIO terminals on the side of the TV . 3 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT- PUT jack on the cam- corder and the VIDEO ter- minal on the side of the TV . 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcord[...]

2 .9 C HAPTER T WO : I NSTALLA TION 3 Replace the cover . Remove the batteries and store them in a cool, dr y 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 from the TV . (Assuming typical TV usage, the bat - teries last for about one year .) 2 Install two AA size batteries. M[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .1 Chapt er T hr 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 displayed. T urning the TV On and Off Press the POWER button on the remote control.[...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .2 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION 4 Make sure that the antenna is connected to the TV . And then pr ess the VOL+ or VOL- button to activate "Auto Program" or press the MENU button to skip. (refer to “Auto program” on page 3.6.) 5 Press the VOL+ or VOL- button to move to the hour or minute. Set the hour or minute by[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .3 V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays Vi ewing t he Me nus Vi ewing t he Dis play The on-scr een displays disappear after about twelve seconds. When Closed Caption has been set, the icon( ) will appear by pr ess- ing the Display button. 1 With the power on, press the MENU button . The main [...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .4 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION Selecting a Menu Language 3 Press MENU twice to exit. 2 Press VOL + to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish, or French. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. Press CH ▼ thr ee times to select “Function”, then press the VOL + but- ton.[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .5 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 [...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .6 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 Press the VOL + button. The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. Storing Chan nels in Mem ory (Automati c Method) The TV automatically cycles thr ough all of the available channels and stor es them in memory . This takes about one to two minutes. Pr ess the MENU button at a[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .7 Adding and Erasing C hann els (Manu al M ethod) 1 Press the MENU button. Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Channel”, then press the VOL+ but- ton. 2 Press the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button to select “Add/Erase”. Press the VOL+ button. 3 Press the VOL-/+ or num- ber buttons to select th[...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .8 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERATION Changing Channels Using the C hannel Button s 1 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 three channels.) Y ou will [...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .9 Labeling the Channels Use this featur e 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 [...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .10 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screen menu. Press the CH ▼ button three times to select “Function”. Press the VOL + button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select “T ime” menu. Press the VOL + button: The T ime menu will appear on the screen, and “Clock”[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .11 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 prefer ence. (Alter natively , you can use one of the “automatic” settings. See next page.) 2 Press VOL – or VOL + [...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .12 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has three automatic pictur e settings (“Dynamic”, “Standard”, and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Dynamic, Standar d, or Movie by mak- ing a selection fr om the menu. Or , you can select “Custom” which[...]

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

O P E R AT I O N 3 .14 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 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 any of them by making a selection from the on-screen menu. Or , you can select “Custom”, which automatic[...]

O P E R AT I O N C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION 3 .15 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select “Melody”, then press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select the “On” or “Off”. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button to select “Sound” menu , then press the VOL+ but- ton. Setting The On/Off Melody Y ou can hear cl[...]

O P E R AT I O N 3 .16 C HAPTER T HREE : TV O PERA TION V iewing a VCR or Camcorder T ape Y ou must select the appropriate mode in or der to view the VCR or Camcor der signal on the TV . 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Channel”, then press the VOL+ button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button twice to [...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .1 C h a p t e r F o u r S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Customizing Y our Remote Control (CL21M6W/CL25M6W/CL29M6W/CL29M9W/CL21A8W/ CL21S8W/CL29K3W) Y our TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote control. In addition to controlling the TV , the universal remote can also operate a VCR, DVD and a cable box ([...]

4 .2 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S VCR C odes DVD Cod es[...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .3 S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Cable Box Co d es 4 Enter both digits of the cable box code listed below for your brand of cable box . Make sur e you enter both digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0.” (If mor e than one code listed, try the first one.) 5 Press POWER . Y our cable box should t[...]

4 .4 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a par ticular channel for optimal reception. 1 Select the appropriate channel. Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button twice to select “Channel” menu, then press the VOL+ button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button three times to s[...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .5 Changing the Screen Size 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the VOL + button to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select "Size". 3 Press the VOL + or VOL - button repeatedly to select “Normal” or “Zoom”. Press the MENU button twice to exit. • Nor[...]

4 .6 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES Digital Noise Reduction If the br oadcast signal received 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 the MENU button to display the menu. Press the VOL + button to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Pres[...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .7 T ilt (CL29M6W/CL29M9W/CL29K3W/CL29M5W) Due to the Ear th’ s magnetic field ther e 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 display the menu. Press the VOL + button to select the “Picture” menu. 2 Press the CH[...]

4 .8 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Using the Surf Feature This feature allows you to set the TV to retur n 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 5 minutes, the [...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .9 S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Setting the On/Off T imer 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button three times to select "Function" menu, then press the VOL+ button. 2 Press the CH ▼ button to select "T ime", then press the VOL+ button. 3 Press the CH ▼ butto[...]

4 .10 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S 5 Press the VOL + button to select “On/Off.” Press the CH ▲ (or CH ▼ ) button to turn the on- timer “On.” (Repeatedly pressing the CH ▲ or CH ▼ button will alter- nate between on and off.) 6 When finished, press the VOL + button . T o deactivate the “On time,?[...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .11 Sound Features Cho osing a Mult i-Channel Soun d (MTS) S oundtr ack Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono, or a Separate Audio Pr ogram. (SAP audio is usually a foreign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unrelated information like news or weather .) 2 Pre[...]

4 .12 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Extra s ound s ettings (T urbo So und, Surr oun d, or Auto V olume ) • T urbo Sound T urbo sound suitably emphasizes both higher and lower bands of sound (and includes other ef fects). • Surround “Surround” converts a monaural sound signal into two identical left and rig[...]

C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 .13 S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur during closed caption transmissions, especial- ly those of live events. Ther e may be a small delay befor e captions appear when you change channels. These ar e not malfunctions of the TV . 3 Press the VOL + or VOL – button [...]

4 .14 C HAPTER F OUR : S PECIAL F EATURES S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S Viewing the Demonstration T o become familiar with the various menus provided by your television, you can view the in built demonstration. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the CH ▼ button to select the “Function” menu. Press the VOL+ button. 2 Press the C[...]

C HAPTER F IVE : T ROUBLESHOOTING 5 .1 If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these tr oubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . Identifying Problems 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 Pr oblem Possible Solution Poor picture T r y another chann[...]

A .1 A PPENDIX Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper care, 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 extr emely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not place the TV near appliances with electric motors that cr ea[...]