Samsung CT-21M16MJ, CT-17N11MJ, CT-15K9MJ User Manual

Owner’s Instructions

COLOR TELEVISION

AA68-03380A-00

CT-21M16MJ

CT-17N1 1MJ

CT-15K10MJ

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Your New TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Familiarizing Yourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front Panel Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Side Panel Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Separate VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Cable without a Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles

All Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles

Some Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Connecting a Camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 3: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Turning the TV On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting a Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Memorizing the Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting the Video Signal-source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) . . . . . . . . 18

Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method). . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Channel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Directly Accessing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the PRE-CH Button to select the Previous Channel . . . 20

Channel Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Customizing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Automatic Picture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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CONTENTS

Chapter 4: Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Fine Tuning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Selecting the Color Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Changing the Screen Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the Surf Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Extra Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the On/Off Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting the Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Viewing Closed Captions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Identifying Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using Your TV in Another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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List of Features

Your TV was designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features:

• Easy-to-use remote control

• Easy-to-use on-screen menu system

• Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off

• Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’s memory

• Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels

• Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible

• A special sleep timer

Chapter One

YOUR NEW TV

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Familiarizing Yourself with The TV

Front Panel Buttons

The buttons on the front panel control your TV’s basic features, including the on-screen menu. To use the more advanced features, you must use the remote control.

YOUR NEW TV

Press to see an on-screen menu of your TV's features.

VOL – , +

Press to increase or decrease the volume. Also used to select items on the on-screen menu.

CH (▼) and CH (▲)

Press to change channels. Also press to select various items on the on-screen menu.

Remote Control Sensor

Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV.

STAND BY indicator

Lights up when you turn the power off.

POWER

Press to turn the TV on and off.

CT-21M16MJ

CT-17N11MJ

CT-15K10MJ

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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.

For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 8-12.

YOUR NEW TV

Side Panel Jacks

You can use the Side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally, such as a camcorder or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see page 13.)

AUDIO INPUT

Audio signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices.

VIDEO INPUT

Video signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices.

HEADPHONE

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

VIDEO INPUT

Video signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices.

AUDIO INPUT

Audio signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices.

VHF/UHF

Connect to an antenna or to a cable TV system.

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YOUR NEW TV

Remote Control

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

POWER

Turns the TV on and off.

Number buttons

Press to select channels directly on the TV.

+100

Press to select channels over 100. For example, to select channel 121, press “+100,” then press “2” and “1.”

MUTE

Press to temporarily cut off the sound.

VOL -, VOL +

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

SLEEP

Press to select a preset time interval for automatic shutoff.

∏

Displays the main on-screen menu.

”

PRE-CH

Tunes to the previous channel.

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TV/VIDEO

Press to display all of the available video sources (i.e., Antenna/Cable, VCR).

CH and CH (Channel Up/Down)

Press CH or CH to change channels.

INFO

Press to see the time, channel, etc., on- screen.



EXIT

Press to exi t the menu.

Up, Down, Left, Right (▲, ▼, œ, √)/ ENTER

Press to select highlight up, down, left, or right. While using the onscreen menus, press the ENTER button to activate (or change) a particular item.

R-SURF

Press the SURF button to automatically return to a preferred channel after a user-preset time delay.

CH.SCAN

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

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Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas

If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin 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 UHF Antennas” on next page.

Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads

If you are using an off-air antenna (such as a roof antenna or “rabbit ears”) that has 300-ohm twin flat leads, follow the directions below.

Chapter Two

INSTALLATION

Place the wires from the twin leads under the screws on the 300-75 ohm adaptor (not supplied). Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws.

Plug the adaptor into the VHF/UHF terminal on the bottom of the back panel.

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INSTALLATION

Connecting Cable TV

To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below.

Cable without a Cable Box

▼

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.

Plug the combiner into the VHF/UHF terminal on the bot tom of the rear panel.

Separate VHF and UHF Antennas

If you have two separate antennas for your TV (one VHF and one UHF), you must combine the two antenna signals before connecting the antennas to the TV. This procedure requires an optional combiner-adaptor (available at most electronics shops).

Connect both antenna leads to the combiner.

Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads

Plug the antenna lead into the VHF/UHF terminal on the bottom of the back panel.

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INSTALLATION

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels

▼

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”.

Connect the other end of this cable to the VHF/UHF antenna terminal on the back of the TV.

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels

If your cable box descrambles only some channels (such as premium channels), follow the instructions below. You will need a two-way splitter, an RF (A/B) switch, and four lengths of coaxial cable. (These items are available at most electronics stores.)

▼

Find and disconnect the cable t hat is connected to the ANTENNA IN terminal on your cable box .

This terminal might be labeled

“ANT IN”, “VHF IN” or simply, “IN”.

Connect this cable to a two-way split ter.

Connect a coaxial cable between an OUTPUT terminal on the splitter and the IN terminal on the cable box.

Incoming Cable

Split ter

Incoming Cable

Cable Box

Split ter

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INSTALLATION

Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the RF(A/B) switch.

Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch.

Connect the last coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on the RF (A/B) switch and the VHF/UHF terminal on the rear of the TV.

After you’ve made this connection, set the A/B switch to the “A” position for normal viewing. Set the A/B switch to the “B” position to view scrambled channels. (When you set the A/B switch to “B”, you will need to tune your TV to the cable box’s output channel, which is usually channel 3 or 4.)

Incoming

Cable

Cable Box

RF (A/B)

Switch

Split ter

Incoming

Cable

Cable Box

RF (A/B)

Switch

Split ter

Incoming

Cable

Cable Box

RF (A/B)

Switch

TV R ear

Split ter

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