Samsung CXM1974, CXM 1374 User Manual
TV/VCR
Combination Unit
Owner ’s Manual
CXM1974
CXM1374
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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.
Attention: Pour eviter les chocs electriques, introduire la lame le plus large de
la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.
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.
Important Safety Information
Always be careful when using your TV/VCR. 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/VCR.
• Retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
• Heed all warnings on the TV/VCR and in the operating instructions.
• Follow all operating and use instructions.
• Unplug the TV/VCR 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/VCR 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/VCR. The unit is designed with slots in
the cabinet for ventilation to protect it from overheating. Do not
block these openings, and do not place the TV/VCR on a bed, sofa,
rug, or other similar surface. Do not place it near a radiator or heat
register. If you place the TV/VCR on a rack or bookcase, ensure that
there is adequate ventilation and that you’ve followed the
manufacturer’s instructions for mounting.
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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Important Safety Information, continued
• Do not place the TV/VCR on an unstable cart,
stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The TV/VCR may
fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult,
and serious damage to the unit. Use only with a
cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the
TV/VCR. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions
when mounting the unit, and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. Move the TV/VCR and its cart with
care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may
cause the unit and cart to overturn.
• Operate your TV/VCR 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.
• Use only a grounded or polarized outlet. For your safety, this
TV/VCR is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug
having one blade wider than the other. This plug will fit into the
power outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully
into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug still doesn’t fit,
contact your electrician to replace your outlet.
• 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/VCR 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/VCR.
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Important Safety Information, continued
• Ground outdoor antennas. If an outside antenna or cable system is
connected to the TV/VCR, 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/VCR 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:
– 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/VCR has been exposed to rain or water
– if the TV/VCR does not operate normally by following the
operating instructions
– if the TV/VCR has been dropped or the cabinet has been
damaged
– when the TV/VCR 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/VCR 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/VCR, ask the
service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the
TV/VCR is in a safe operating condition.
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Chapter 1: Learning About Your New TV/VCR ..................7
List of Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understanding the Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front Panel Controls & Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2: Installation...........................................................12
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Antennas With 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads. . . . . . . . . . 12
Antennas With 75-ohm Round Leads. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Separate VHF and UHF Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting Cable TV Systems to the TV/VCR. . . . . . . . . . 13
Cable Without a Converter Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cable With a Converter Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3: TV Operation........................................................16
Viewing the On-screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the On-screen Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the Signal Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Programming the Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Choosing Picture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Customizing Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Resetting Standard Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting the Sleep Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using the On/Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4: VCR Operation.....................................................23
Inserting and Ejecting a Video Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing a Video Tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing a Tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pausing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Picture Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Time Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Memory Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using P.PLUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recording TV Programs as You Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Editing While Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Advanced Recording Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
One-touch Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Timer Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Program Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Chapter 5: Special Features.................................................30
Using True Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Block Repeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing Closed Captions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using Special Playback Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Frame Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Skip search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Jet search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Copying, or Dubbing, a Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making the Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting...................................................34
Identifying TV Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Identifying VCR Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Appendix..................................................................................35
Caring for Your TV/VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Video Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
About Video Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Caring for Video Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Recording Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
The Record Safety Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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List of Features
Your Samsung TV/VCR was
designed and engineered using
the latest technology. This
TV/VCR is a full-featured, highperformance 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 infrared
remote control
• Easy-to-use on-screen menu
system you can use from the
front panel or the remote
control
• Closed captioning
• On-screen programmed
recording of up to six events
in one year
• Digital auto-tracking
• Repeat play
• Infra-red wireless remote
control system
• Quick-start, full loading
system
• High-speed rewinding
• High-quality video circuitry
• 181-channel capability
(frequency synthesized tuner)
• Auto channel programming
• One-touch recording (up to
four hours)
• Eight-hour recording on a
single T-160 video cassette
• Auto clock setting
• Rental picture plus
• Tri-lingual on-screen displays
(English, Spanish, and
French)
• Jet-search
Checking Parts
Once you have unpacked your
TV/VCR, check to make sure that
you have all the parts shown
here. If any piece is missing or
broken, call your dealer.
(The TV illustration shown does
not necessary match the design
of your TV set.)
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Front Panel Controls & Jacks
The buttons on the front panel
control basic features.
For more advanced features,
you will use the remote control.
1 VIDEO and AUDIO IN jacks
Connect components, such
as a camcorder, to these
jacks.
2 EARPHONE jack
Connect a set of earphones
(with a mini connector) to
this jack.
3 STAND BYindicator
Lit when TV/VCR power is
Off.
4 REC indicator
Lit when the TV/VCR is
recording or when program
times are stored.
5 REMOTE sensor
Receives signals from the
remote control.
6 STOP/EJECT button
Press to stop a video tape
during play, record, rewind,
or fast forward. Press to
eject a video tape if the
tape is stopped.
7 REW button
Press to rewind a video
tape.
8 PLAYbutton
Press to play a video tape.
9 FF button
Press to fast forward a
video tape.
10 – VOL and VOL+ buttons
(VOLUME)
Press to change the volume
or to change features on
the menu.
11 CH▼ and CH▲ buttons
(CHANNEL)
Press to change channels
or to select features on the
menu.
12 POWER button
Press to turn the TV/VCR on
or off.
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Rear Panel
1 VHF antenna mount
VHF rod antenna mount.
See page 12.
2 Antenna terminal
Use this terminal (VHF/UHF
IN FROM ANT) to connect
the TV/VCR to a 75-ohm
outdoor antenna or cable
system. See page 12.
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Remote Control
Use the remote control within 33
feet (10 meters) of the TV/VCR
and point it directly at the
TV/VCR.
1 POWER
Press to turn the TV/VCR
on and off.
2 Number buttons
Press to select specific
channels.
3 +100
Press to select channels over
100.
4 REW (rewind)
Press to rewind a tape.
5 STOP
Press to stop a tape.
6 PLAY
Press to play a tape.
7 FF (fast forward)
Press to fast forward a
tape.
8 CLEAR
Press to correct
programming errors, clear
programs, or reset the tape
counter.
9 –VOL and VOL+ (volume)
Press – VOL to decrease or
VOL+ to increase the
volume.
10 CH▲ and CH▼ (channel)
Press CH▲ or CH▼ to
change channels. Also
used with the menu
system.
11 MENU
Press to display the onscreen menu.
12 DISPLAY
Press to show on-screen
displays.
13 LINE IN
Press to select the
component connected to
the Audio/Video jacks.
14 PRE-CH (previous channel)
Press to return to the last
channel viewed.
15 MUTE
Press to silence the
volume.
16 P.STD (picture-standard)
Press to select memorized
or standard picture
settings.
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Remote Control
Use the remote control within 33
feet (10 meters) of the TV/VCR
and point it directly at the
TV/VCR.
17 EJECT
Press to eject a tape.
18 REC (record)
Press to begin recording.
19 TRK+, – (tracking)
Press to adjust tape
tracking.
20 P.PLUS
Press to compensate for a
poor rental tape.
21 P. (pause)/STILL
Press to freeze a video
frame.
22 SPEED
Press to select the tape
recording speed.
23 F.ADV (frame advance)/SKIP
Press to advance a tape
frame-by-frame or to use
skip search.
24 SLOW+, –
Press to watch a tape in
slow motion.
25 REPEAT
Press to play a tape or a
section of tape repeatedly.
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Connecting VHF and
UHF Antennas
If you do not have cable TV, you
must connect an antenna to your
TV/VCR. First you need to identify
your antenna’s lead type:
• If you are using the antenna
that has 300-ohm twin flat
leads, (see the illustration
below) see “Antennas With
300-ohm Flat Twin Leads,”on
this page.
• If your antenna has a 75-ohm
round lead (see the
illustration below), see
“Antennas With 75-ohm
Round Leads,” on this page.
• If you have two antennas,
see “Separate VHF and UHF
Antennas,” on this page.
Antennas With 300-ohm
Flat Twin Leads
If you use a different 300-ohm
antenna with twin flat leads,
follow the directions below, but
skip step 1.
1 Push the stem of the rod
antenna into the antenna
mount.
2 Place the wires from the twin
leads under the screws on
the 300-75 ohm adapter.
Use a screwdriver to tighten
the screws.
3 Plug the adapter into the
terminal on the rear panel of
the TV/VCR.
Extend the antenna and
adjust it for the clearest
picture.To reduce the risk of
damage, only adjust the
antenna by moving the black
plastic base.
Antennas With 75-ohm
Round Leads
1 Plug the lead into the
terminal on the rear panel of
the TV/VCR.
Separate VHF and UHF
Antennas
If you have two separate antennas for your TV/VCR (one VHF
and one UHF), you must combine
the two antenna signals before
connecting them to the TV/VCR.
This procedure requires a combiner attachment that you can
purchase at an electronics
store.
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