Samsung TX-S2783 User Manual

Owner’s InstructionsCOLOR TELEVISIONTX-S2783Register your product at www.samsung.com/global/registerAA68_03783A_00Eng 3/17/06 4:32 PM Page 1

YOUR NEW TVEnglish - 10Connection Jacks (Side)You can connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally, such as a camcorder orvideo game. (For

YOUR NEW TVEnglish - 11Connection Jacks (Rear)Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously, such as a VCR

YOUR NEW TVEnglish - 12Remote ControlYou can use the remote control up to about 23 feet from the TV. When using the remote,always point it directly at

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 13Connecting VHF and UHF AntennasIf your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Le

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 14Separate VHF and UHF AntennasIf you have two separate antennas for your TV (one VHF and one UHF), you must combine the two ant

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 15Connecting Cable TVTo connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below.Cable without a Cable Box1Plug the incoming

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 16Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some ChannelsIf your cable box descrambles only some channels (such as premium chan

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 17Connecting a VCRThese instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an air or a cableTV system (according to

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 18Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TVYour TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 19Connecting a DVD PlayerThe rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV.• Please be sure to mat

English - 2Important Warranty InformationRegarding Television FormatViewingStandard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen wid

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 20Connecting to an Analog Amplifier• Please be sure to match the color coded input terminals and cable jacks.The “AV OUT (L, R)”

INSTALLATIONEnglish - 213Close the cover as shown inthe figure.œ Remove the batteries and storethem in a cool, dry place if youwon’t be using the remo

OPERATIONEnglish - 221Press the POWER buttonon the remote control.The “Start Plug & Play” isdisplayed.Press the ENTER button,then the “Language” i

OPERATIONEnglish - 234Press the … or † buttonto select the desiredconnection.Press the ENTER button tomemorize the channels ofthe selected connection.

OPERATIONEnglish - 245Press the œœor √√ button tomove to the hour orminute. Set the clock bypressing the ▲ or ▼button, then press theMENU button.6Th

OPERATIONEnglish - 25Viewing the Menus and On-Screen DisplaysViewing the MenusViewing the DisplayThe display identifies the current channel and the st

OPERATIONEnglish - 26Selecting a Menu Language1Press the MENU button.Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “Setup”, thenpress the ENTER button.2Press the ▲

OPERATIONEnglish - 27Memorizing the ChannelsYour TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “off-air” (antenna)and cable channel

OPERATIONEnglish - 284Press the … or † buttonto select the antennaconnection, then press theENTER button.First analog, then digitalchannels will bemem

OPERATIONEnglish - 29•All available channels are automatically stored in memory when channels are selected bythe direct tuning function.• The TV must

English - 3A Guide to Digital TVWhat is Digital Television?Digital television (DTV) is a new way of transmitting high quality video and audio toyour T

OPERATIONEnglish - 30Adding and Erasing ChannelsTo add channels that were not memorized (or to delete unwanted channels from memory):1Press the MENU b

OPERATIONEnglish - 31Changing ChannelsUsing the Channel ButtonsPress the CH or CH button to change channels.When you press CH or CH , the TV changes c

OPERATIONEnglish - 32Labelling the ChannelsUse this feature to assign an easy-to-remember label to any channel (i.e., “CBS”, “ESPN”,“PBS2”, “CNN1”, et

OPERATIONEnglish - 33Picture ControlYou can select the type of picture which best corresponds to your viewing requirements.Using Automatic Picture Set

OPERATIONEnglish - 341Press the MENU button.Press the … or † buttonto select “Picture”, thenpress the ENTER button.Customizing the PictureYou can use

OPERATIONEnglish - 355Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “Color Tone”,then press theENTERbutton.Press the … or † button to select a particular item(“Coo

OPERATIONEnglish - 36Sound ControlAdjusting the VolumeUsing the MUTE ButtonAt any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button.1P

OPERATIONEnglish - 37Using Automatic Sound SettingsYour TV has automatic sound settings (“Standard”, “Music”, “Movie”, and “Speech”) that arepreset at

OPERATIONEnglish - 382Press the … or † buttonto select “Equalizer”, thenpress the ENTER button.Press the œ or √ button toselect the balance or apartic

OPERATIONEnglish - 39Setting the ClockSetting the clock is necessary in order to use the various timer features of the TV. Also, youcan check the time

English - 4How to View Digital TelevisionThere are three ways to watch DTV. The first is to use an integrated digital TV; one witha built-in digital t

OPERATIONEnglish - 40Alternate method:Press the SOURCE buttonon the remote controlrepeatedly to select thedesired signal source.Viewing an External Si

OPERATIONEnglish - 41Assigning Names to External Input Mode2Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “Edit Name”,then press the ENTERbutton.3Press the ▲ or ▼

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 42SPECIAL FEATURESChapter FourFine Tuning ChannelsThe Fine Tuning function lets you manually adjust the TV’s tuner if you ha

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 43DigitalChecking the Digital-Signal StrengthUnlike analog channels, which can vary in reception quality from “snowy” to cle

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 441Press the MENU button.Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “Picture”, thenpress the ENTER button.2Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto s

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 45Digital Noise ReductionIf the signal received by the television is weak, you can activate this feature toreduce any static

OPERATIONEnglish - 46TiltDue to the Earth’s magnetic field there may be some minor image tilt dependingon the TV’s location. When this occurs, follow

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 47Using the R.Surf FeatureThis feature allows you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certainamount of t

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 48Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track Depending on the particular program being broadcast, you can listen to Mono, S

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 49Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track The digital-TV transmission system is capable of simultaneous transmission of

English - 5Q&A1.Is the antenna I use for existing TV reception good enough for DTV?Over-the-air (OTA) digital TV broadcasting uses the same channe

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 50Extra Sound Settings (Auto Volume, Pseudo Stereo, or Turbo Plus)The following sound settings can be adjusted to suit your

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 51Setting the On/Off Timer1Press the MENU button.Press the … or † buttonto select “Setup”, thenpress the ENTER button.3Press

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 52Setting the Preferred OptionThe preferred TV source, channel and volume can be set for when the timer automaticallyturns o

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 53Setting the Sleep TimerThe sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a preset time (from 30 to 180 minutes).1Press

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 54Viewing Closed Captions(On-Screen Text Message)Your TV decodes and displays the closed captions that are broadcast with ce

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 55œ Different channels and fields display different information:Field 2 carries additionalinformation that supplementsthe i

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 56Viewing Closed Captions(On-Screen Text Message)The Digital Captions function operates on digital channels. 1Press the MENU

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 575Press the ENTER button toselect “Size”.Press the … or † buttonto select one you want,the press the ENTERbutton.Set other

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 58Setting the Blue Screen ModeIf no signal is being received or the signal is very weak, a blue screen automatically replace

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 59Setting the On/Off MelodyYou can hear a melody sound when the TV is powered on or Off.1Press the MENU button.Press the … o

CONTENTSEnglish - 6Chapter 1: Your New TV ...8List of Features ...

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 60Using the V-Chip Access to channels and programs is controlled by a password (i.e., a 4-digit secret codethat is defined b

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 61How to Change Your Password2Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “V-Chip”, thenpress the ENTER button.Press the number button

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 623Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “TV ParentalGuidelines”, then pressthe ENTER button. 4You can independentlylock the TV r

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 63How to Set up Restrictions using the Movie Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, XThe Movie rating system uses the Motion Pictu

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 64Important Notes About Parental Locks Explanation of the MPAA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems:TV (FCC) Age-Based RatingsTV-YAll

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 653Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “CanadianEnglish”, then press theENTER button. How to Set up Restrictions Using “Canadia

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 664Press the ▲ or ▼ button toselect one of thecategories, then press the√ button. Pressing the ▲ or ▼button to select “B” or

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 673Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select “DownloadableU.S. Rating”, then pressthe ENTER button. 2Press the ▲ or ▼ buttonto select

SPECIAL FEATURESEnglish - 684You can independentlylock the TV ratings. Thelocked TV ratings areindicated by the symbol“”. To unlock a lockedchannel, p

English - 69TROUBLESHOOTINGChapter FiveIf the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible problems and solutions. Ifnone of these trou

CONTENTSEnglish - 7Chapter 3: Operation...36Sound Control...

English - 70AppendixCleaning and Maintaining Your TVPlease follow these guidelines to get the maximum performance from your TV.Placement• Do not place

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AA68-03783A-02Contact SAMSUNG WORLD-WIDEIf you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNGcustomer care ce

YOUR NEW TVEnglish - 8List of FeaturesYour TV is designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit thatincludes the following sp

YOUR NEW TVEnglish - 9Familiarizing Yourself with the TVControl ButtonsYou can control your TV’s basic features, including the on-screen menu. To use