Samsung CT-501FS, CT-15K8W, CT-15K8, CT-14H4 User Manual

Color Television

Owner’s Manual

TXJ1371/1971/1366/1966/1396/1996/1367 TXH1372/1373/1386/1970/1972/1973/1986 14S1/20S1/3355/5055/5355/331E/501E 33H1/50H1/331F/331H/501H/338C/508C 3338/5038/3339/5039/3373/5073/3385/5085 3366/5066/14F2/20F2/14R1/20R1/2038/21S1 333E/503E/501F/142F/202F/211S/141S/201S 20H3/14H3/20F2N/14F3N/15K8/14H4/20H4

Warning! Important Safety Instructions

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE 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 alerts you that important literature concerning operation and maintenance has been included with this product.

Note to CATV system installer:This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (Section 54 of Canadian Electrical Code, Part I), that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Caution: FCC regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Caution: To prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of plug to the wide slot, and fully insert the plug.

Important: One Federal Court has held that unauthorized recording of copyrighted TV programs is an infringement of U.S. copyright laws.

To prevent damage which may result in fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

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Important Safety Information

Always be careful when using your TV receiver. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and other injuries, keep these safety precautions in mind when installing, using, and maintaining your machine.

• Read all safety and operating instructions before operating the TV receiver.

• Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference.

• Heed all warnings on the TV receiver and in the operating instructions.

• Follow all operating and use instructions.

• Unplug the TV receiver from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth; do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

• Never add any attachments and/or equipment without approval of the manufacturer. Such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or other personal injury.

• Do not use the TV receiver where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility, such as near bath tubs, sinks, washing machines, swimming pools, etc.

• Provide ventilation for the TV receiver. The unit is designed with slots in the cabinet for ventilation to protect it from overheating. Do not block these openings with any object, and do not place the TV receiver on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Do not place it near a radiator or heat register. If you place the TV receiver on a rack or bookcase, ensure that there is adequate ventilation and that you’ve followed the manufacturer’s instructions for mounting.

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As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

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• Do not place the TV receiver on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The TV receiver may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the TV receiver. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions when mounting the unit, and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. Move the TV receiver and its cart with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the unit and cart to overturn.

• Operate your TV receiver only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your appliance dealer or local power company.

• Protect the power cord. Power supply cords should be routed so that they are unlikely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit.

• Unplug the TV receiver from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system during a lightning storm or when left unattended and unused for long periods of time. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power-line surges.

• Avoid overhead power lines. An outside antenna system should not be placed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or

circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, be extremely careful to keep from touching the power lines or circuits. Contact with such lines can be fatal.

• Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock.

• Do not insert foreign objects through openings in the unit, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or damage parts. Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV receiver.

• Ground outdoor antennas. If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the TV receiver, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No.70-1984, provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

• Do not attempt to service the TV receiver yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

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- when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged

- if liquid has been spilled on or objects have fallen into the unit

- if the TV receiver has been exposed to rain or water

- if the TV receiver does not operate normally by following the operating instructions

- if the TV receiver has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged

- when the TV receiver exhibits a distinct change in performance

If you make adjustments yourself, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Adjusting other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the TV receiver to normal.

• When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in additional damage to the unit.

• Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV receiver, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the TV receiver is in a safe operating condition.

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.

This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning in accordance with §15.119 of the FCC rules.

Chapter 1: Your New TV........................................................3

List of features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Checking parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Learning about your new TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Front panel jacks, buttons and indicators . . . . . . . . . 4

Rear panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Remote control(TYPE 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote control(TYPE 2-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote control(TYPE 2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting Up Your Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up your remote control to operate your VCR

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Setting up your remote control to operate your Cable Box

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Chapter 2: Installation...........................................................10

Connecting VHF and UHF antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Antennas with 300-ohm flat twin leads . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Antennas with 75-ohm round leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Separate VHF and UHF antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting cable TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cable without a converter box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cable with a converter box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting a camcorder (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3: TV Operation........................................................14

Turning the TV on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Viewing the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Seeing special help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting the menu language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Memorizing the channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Storing channels in memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adding and erasing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Fine tuning channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the channel buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Directly accessing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Scanning the channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting the previous channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Raising or lowering the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Customizing the picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using Automatic Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Viewing the on-screen displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setting the Sleep Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Viewing a VCR or camcorder tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chapter 4: Special features ..................................................23

Setting the On/Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the SURF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing Closed Captions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Spanish Quick Reference.....................................................26

Appendix..................................................................................31

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Identifying problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Cleaning and maintaining your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using your TV in another country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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List of features

Your Samsung TV was designed and engineered using the latest technology. This TV is a full-featured, high-performance unit that not only meets, but exceeds, industry standards. Along with the standard features you expect, Samsung has included the following special features:

• Easy-to-operate remote control

• Easy-to-use on-screen menu system you can use from the front panel or the remote control

• Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off at any time you choose

• Special picture settings, pre-set at the factory for the highest resolution

• Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels

• A previous channel button to quickly see the last channel you were viewing

• Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible

• A special sleep timer

• Tri-lingual on-screen displays (English, Spanish, and French)

Checking parts

Once you have unpacked your TV, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown here. (The TV figure shown does not necessary match the design of your TV set).

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Learning about your new TV

Front panel jacks, buttons and indicators

2 EARPHONE jack (Option)

Connect a set of external earphones to this jack for private listening.

2 VIDEO and AUDIO input jacks (Option)

Use these jacks to connect a camcorder or video game.

3 MENU

Press to see an easy-to-use on-screen menu of your TV’s features.

4 – VOL and VOL +

Press to change the volume or to change features on the menu.

5 CH ▼ and CH ▲

Press to change channels or to select features on the menu.

6 Remote Control Sensor

Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV.

7 STAND BY

Lights up when you turn the power off.

8 POWER

Press to turn the TV on or off.

✓ The front panel buttons control basic features, including the on-screen menu sys-

tem. To use the more advanced features, you will need the remote control.

Rear panel

1 VIDEO and AUDIO input jacks

Use these jacks to connect a VCR or other video equipment.

2 VHF/UHF Antenna terminal

Use this terminal to connect an outdoor antenna or cable system.

✓ For information on connecting equipment, please see page 10.

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Remote control (TYPE 1)

You can use the remote control up to a distance of about 23 feet from the TV. When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV.

1 POWER

Press to turn the TV on and off.

2 TV/VIDEO

Press to watch TV picture and a picture from a connected component (VCR, LDP etc.).

3 Number buttons

Press to directly select channels on the TV.

4 +100

Press to directly select channels over 100. For example, to select channel 121, press

+100, then press 2 and 1.

5 CH ▲ and CH ▼ (Channel)

Press CH ▲ or CH ▼ to change channels. Also use with the on-screen menu system.

6 DISPLAY

Press to see the time, channel, etc., on-screen. Also press to exit (quit) the menu system.

7 SURF

Press when viewing a channel to automatically return to that channel after an amount of time that you set.

8 P-STD

Press to adjust the TV picture by selecting one of the special factory settings or your own custom setting.

9 MUTE

Press to mute (silence) the volume.

0 MENU

Press this button to see the easy-to-use menu system.

B VOL – and VOL + (Volume)

Press VOL – to lower the volume; press VOL + to raise the volume. Also use with the menu system.

C SLEEP

Press for the TV to automatically turn off after an amount of time that you set.

D CH.SCAN (Channel Scan)

Press to have the TV automatically scan all of the channels it has memorized.

E PRE-CH (Previous Channel)

Press to see the last channel you were watching.

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For models: TXJ1371/1971/1366/1966/1367/ TXH1372/1373/1970/1972/ 331E/501E/33H1/50H1/331F/ 331H/501H/3338/5038/3339/ 5039/3373/5073/3385/5085/ 3366/5066/5055/5355/3355/ 338C/508C/14S1/20S1/14F2/ 20F2/14R1/20R1/2038/21S1/ 333E/503E/501F/142F/202F/ 211S/141S/201S/20H3/14H3/ 20F2N/14F3N/15K8/14H4/20H4

Remote control (TYPE 2)

You can use the remote control up to a distance of about 23 feet from the TV. When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV. You can also use your remote control to operate most VCR’s and cable boxes. For more information, see page 8.

1 POWER

Press to turn the TV on and off.

2 Number buttons

Press to directly select channels on the TV.

SLEEP

Press for the TV to automatically turn off after an amount of time that you set.

ADD

Press to add channels or to add features while working with the on-screen menus.

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ERASE

Press to erase channels or to canel features while working with the on-screen menus.

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work for this TV set. (Function not used)

+100

Press to directly select channels over 100. For example, to select channel 121, press

+100, then press 2 and 1.

5 REW(Rewind)

Press to rewind a tape in your VCR.

REC

Press to begin recording with your VCR.

STOP

Press to stop a tape in your VCR.

MUTE

Press to mute (silence) the volume.

CH ▲ and CH ▼ (Channel)

Press CH ▲ or CH ▼ to change channels. Also use with the on-screen menu system.

P-STD

Press to adjust the TV picture by selecting one of the special factory settings or your own custom setting.

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1 TV

Press to use your remote control to operate your TV.

VCR

Press to use your remote control to operate your VCR.

CABLE

Press to use your remote control to operate a cable box.

SET

Use this button when you are setting up your remote control to operate your VCR or cable box.

DISPLAY

Press to see the time, channel, etc., on-screen. Also press to exit (quit) the menu system.

PLAY

Press to play the tape in your VCR.

FF (Fast Forward)

Press to fast forward the tape in your VCR.

PAUSE

Press to pause your VCR’s tape.

SKIP TIMER

Press when viewing a channel to automatically return to that channel after an amount of time that you set.

TV/VIDEO

Press to switch between a TV picture and a picture from a connected component (VCR,LDP etc.).

VOL – and VOL + (Volume)

Press VOL – to lower the volume; press VOL + to raise the volume. Also use with the menu system.

Press this button to see the easy-to-use menu system.

PRE-CH (Previous Channel)

Press to see the last channel you were watching.

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Setting Up Your Remote Control

Your Samsung TV comes equipped with a “universal” remote control. This remote not only operates your Samsung TV, but it can operate most VCR’s and cable boxes as well, even if your VCR and cable box are made by other manufacturers. Before you can do this, however, you have to “set up” the remote.

Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your VCR

1 Turn off your VCR.

On your Samsung remote control, press SET. Press the VCR button on the top right of your remote control.

✓ Your remote control has three “modes”: the “TV” mode, the “VCR” mode, and

the “CABLE” mode. Pressing the “VCR” button puts the remote control in the “VCR” mode.

Enter both digits of the VCR code listed on the next page for your brand of VCR.

✓ Make sure you enter both digits of the code, even if the first digit is a “0”.

If there is more than one code listed, try the first one.

Aim the remote control at the VCR. Press POWER on the remote control. Your VCR should turn on. If your VCR turns on, your remote control is now “Setup” correctly

✓ If your VCR does not turn on, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4, but try one of the other

codes listed for your brand of VCR. If no other codes are listed, try each VCR code, oo through 72.

Once your remote control is set up, press the VCR button any time you want to use the remote to operate your VCR.

✓ When your remote control is in the “VCR” mode, the volume buttons still con-

trol your TV’s volume. When your remote is in the “TV” mode, the VCR control buttons (PLAY, PAUSE,

etc.) will still operate your VCR.

VCR Codes

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