Samsung CT-25M21MQ User Manual

CT29M16MQU CT25M20MQU CT29M20MQU CT21T20MQU

COLOR TELEVISION

Owner’s Instructions

Important Warranty Information Regarding Television Format Viewing

Standard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily 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 stationary graphics and images on screen, such as the dark top and bottom letterbox bars (wide screen pictures), should be limited to no more than 15% of the total television viewing per week.

Wide screen format televisions (16:9, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily designed to view wide screen format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the wide screen 16:9 ratio format, or expanded to fill the screen if your model offers this feature, and constantly moving. Displaying stationary graphics and images on screen, such as the dark side-bars on non-expanded standard format television video and programming, should be limited to no more than 15% of the total television viewing per week.

Additionally, viewing other stationary images and text such as stock market reports, video game displays, station logos, web sites or computer graphics and patterns, should be limited as described above for all televisions. Displaying any stationary images that exceed the above guidelines can cause uneven aging of picture tubes (CRTs) that leave subtle, but permanent burned-in ghost images in the television picture. To avoid this, vary the programming and images, and primarily display full screen moving images, not stationary patterns or dark bars. On television models that offer picture sizing features, use these controls to view the different formats as a full screen picture.

Be careful in the selection and duration of television formats used for viewing. Uneven CRT aging as a result of format selection and use, as well as other burned-in images, is not covered by your Samsung limited warranty.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Familiarizing Yourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Rear Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Separate VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cable without a Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels . . 11 Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels 11

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

Connecting an S-VHS VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV. . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a Camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 3: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Tu r ning the TV On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Plug & Play Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Viewing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting a Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Memorizing the Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Selecting the Video Signal-source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) . . . . . . . . 23

Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method). . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the Channel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Directly Accessing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the PRE-CH Button to select the Previous Channel . . . 25

Labeling the Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the Mute Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Customizing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using Automatic Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Customizing the Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Automatic Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting the Blue Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting The On/Off Melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Viewing an External Signal Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting the Signal Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Assigning Names to External input mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Chapter 4: Special Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing the Color Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing the Screen Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Digital Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

DNIe JrTM(Digital Natural Image engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the R.Surf Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Extra sound settings (Auto Volume, Turbo Sound or Pseudo Stereo) . . 44

Setting the On/Off Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setting the Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the Preferred Volume Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Viewing Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Viewing the Demonstration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Identifying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using Your TV in Another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Chapter One

YOUR NEW TV

List of Features

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

• Full Flat Screen

• 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

•A special filter to reduce or eliminate reception problems

•A built-in multi-channel sound decoder for stereo and bilingual listening

• Built-in, dual channel speakers

•A special sleep timer

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YOUR NEW TV

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.

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Œ ´ ˇ ¨ ˆ Ø

Ø ¨ ˆ Œ ´ ˇ

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Œ ´ ˇ ¨ ˆ Ø

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

VOL – and +

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

CH and CH

Press to change channels. Also press to select various items on the on-screen menu. You can use the CH or CH button, switch on the TV when it is standby mode.

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 16.)

Remote Control Sensor

Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV.

TIMER indicator

When the TV is turned on, the TIMER indicator blinks five times. This indicator illuminates when the TIMER mode is set to the “On” position after setting the clock and either the On timer or Off timer, with the remote control. Even if the power is turned off, this indicator stays lit. (Clock must be set before using this function.)

I (Power)

Press to turn the TV on and off.

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AUDIO INPUT jacks

Used to connect the audio signals from a camcorder or video game.

VIDEO INPUT jack

Used to connect a video signal from a camcorder or video game.

HEADPHONE

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

YOUR NEW TV

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 two sets of input jacks, you can connect two different A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.)

For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 9 – 15.

VIDEO INPUT jack

Video signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices.

AUDIO INPUTS (INPUT1

and 2)

/DVD AUDIO INPUTS

(INPUT 2)

Audio signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices. Use these jacks to connect the audio signals from a DVD player when using the DVD video input jacks. When not using the DVD jacks, these audio jacks function as audio for Video 2 or S-VIDEO.

SUPER VIDEO INPUT jack (CT29M16MQU/CT25M20MQU/ CT29M20MQU)

S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCR or DVD player. Note: In S-Video mode, Audio Output depends what kind of audio input source is connected to the side audio input jacks (AV2).

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT jacks

Connect video from a DVD player. Note: Only black and white signals are output from a monitor in DVD mode.

AUDIO-VIDEO MONITOR OUTPUT jacks

These audio-video signals are identical to A/V signals being displayed on the big screen. (Typically used as the input signals for a recording VCR.)

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VHF/UHF

Connect to an antenna or to a cable TV system.

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.

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 exit 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.

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MTS (Multichannel Television Stereo)

Press to choose stereo, mono or Separate Audio Program (SAP broadcast).

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TURBO

Press to turn the TURBO sound On or Off.

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R-SURF

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

CH.SCAN

Not available.

Chapter Two

INSTALLATION

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 page next.

If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antennas”, on page next.

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.

Place the wires from the twin leads under the screws on the 30075 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

Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads

Plug the antenna lead into the VHF/UHF terminal on the bottom of the back 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 a an optional combiner-adaptor (available at most electronics shops).

Connect both antenna leads to the combiner.

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

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.

cable-ready, you do not need a cable box to view unscrambled cable channels.

Because this TV is

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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 that is connected to the ANTENNA IN terminal on your cable box.

Connect this cable to a two-way splitter.

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

Incoming Cable

Splitter

▼

This terminal might be labeled “ANT IN”, “VHF IN” or simply, “IN”.

Splitter

Cable Box

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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.

Incomin g Cable

Splitter

Cable Box

RF (A/B)

Switch

RF (A/B)

Switch

RF (A/B)

Switch

TV Rear

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.)

Connecting a VCR

These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antenna or a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 9-11). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system.

Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV.

Connect the cable or antenna to the ANTENNA IN terminal on the back of the VCR.

Incoming Cable or Antenna

VCR Rear Panel

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Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the VCR and the antenna terminal on the TV.

VCR Rear Panel

TV Rear Panel

Coaxial Cable

A coaxial cable is usually included with a VCR. (If not, check your local electronics store).

Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the AUDIO jacks on the TV.

VCR Rear Panel

Audio Cable

TV Rear Panel

Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the VIDEO jack on the TV.

VCR Rear Panel

Video Cable

TV Rear Panel

Follow the instructions in “Viewing an External Signal Source” to view your VCR tape.

Note: This figure shows the Standard connector-jack panel. The actual configuration for your TV may be different.

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INSTALLATION

Connecting an S-VHS VCR

(CT29M16MQU/CT25M20MQU/CT29M20MQU)

Your Samsung TV can be connected to an S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCR. (This connection delivers a better picture as compared to a standard VHS VCR.)

To begin, follow steps 1–3 in the previous section to connect the antenna or cable to your VCR and your TV.

Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the 2 AUDIO INPUT jacks on the TV.

VCR Rear Panel

TV Rear Panel

Coaxial Cable

TV Rear Panel

Audio Cable

Make sure the jacks you are using are underneath the number “2.”

Connect an S-video cable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the S-VIDEO INPUT jack on the TV.

VCR Rear Panel

Video Cable

TV Rear Panel

An S-video cable is usually included with an S-VHS VCR. (If not, check your local electronics store.)

Note: This figure shows the Standard connector-jack panel. The actual configuration for your TV may be different.

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INSTALLATION

Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV

Your TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second VCR. To do this, connect your second VCR as follows:

Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV and the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR.

TV Rear Panel

VCR Input Panel

Audio Cable

(The VCR input jacks might be either on the front or on back of the VCR.)

Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the TV and the VIDEO IN jack on the VCR.

TV Rear Panel

Video Cable

Refer to your VCR’s instructions for more information about how to record using this kind of connection.

Connecting a DVD Player

The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV.

VCR Input Panel

Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO INPUT 2 jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player.

Connect a video cable between the COMPONENT INPUT (Y, Pb, Pr) jacks on the TV and the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y, Pb, Pr) jacks on the DVD player.

DVD Player Rear Panel

Audio Cable

DVD Player Rear Panel

Video Cable

TV Rear Panel

Note: For an explanation of Component video, see your DVD player's owner's manual.

Note: This figure shows the Standard connector-jack panel. The actual configuration for your TV may be different.

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INSTALLATION

Connecting a Camcorder

The side panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a camcorder to your TV. They allow you to view the camcorder tapes without using a VCR. (Also see “Viewing an External Signal Source” on page 35).

Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder. They are usually found on the side or back of the camcorder.

Camcorder

Output Jacks

Connect an audio cable between the AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the AUDIO terminals on the side of the TV.

Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the VIDEO terminal on the side of the TV.

Camcorder

Output Jacks

Camcorder

Output Jacks

Audio Cable

Y-Connector

Video Cable

TV Side Panel

The audio-video cables shown here are usually included with a Camcorder. (If not, check your local electronics store.) If your camcorder is stereo, you need to connect a set of two cables.

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