Samsung PN43F4500BFXZA User Manual

❑Memorizing channels

Your TV memorizes channels and adds the memorized channels to the Channel

List with the Auto Program function. Before your TV can memorize channels,

you must specify the signal source, either Air or Cable. If you select cable, when you start Auto Program, you must also specify the cable system type, STD,

HRC, or IRC. If you don’t know your cable system type, contact your local cable

company for the information. Most cable companies use STD.

If you have connected your TV to a cable or satellite set top box, you do not

need to run the Auto Program function.

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■Auto Program

Scans for channels automatically and stores them in the TV’s memory. To start Auto Program, follow these steps:

1. Select Auto Program, and then press ENTER

2. Press the ENTER

3. Select Both, Air, or Cable by highlighting and then pressing ENTER

Broadcasting

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button to select Start.

Auto Program

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ENTER

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4. If you selected Cable, you must specify your cable systems. First, select

Digital Cable System, and then press ENTER

5. Select STD, HRC, or IRC, and then press ENTER

6. Repeat for Analog Cable System.

7. Select Scan, and then press ENTER

After all the available channels are stored, Auto Program removes scrambled

channels. When done, the Auto Program menu then reappears. This process can take up to 30 minutes.

. Auto Program starts.

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How to Stop Auto Programming

1. Press the ENTER

2. A message will ask Stop Auto Program? Select Yes by pressing the ◄ or ►

button.

3. Press the ENTER

If you select Change Settings, the antenna setting screen appears. You

can re-set the antenna settings and start channel search again.

Select Scan Again, and then press the ENTER

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channel search.

button to select Stop.

button.

button to restart

■Antenna

To change the source of your TV signal, follow these steps:

1. Select Antenna, and then press ENTER

2. Select the source of your TV signal, Air or Cable.

Selecting Air or Cable also changes the actual signal input from Air to Cable

or Cable to Air.

Broadcasting

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Antenna

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ENTER

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❑Using the Channel menu

■Channel List

The Channel List contains the channels your TV displays (Added channels) when you press the channel button on your remote. On the Channel List screen, you can also view channel information, Added Ch., and Favorites 1-5. Press the

(Mode) button to change the channel mode.

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When you press the CH LIST button, the Channel List screen is displayed immediately.

Broadcasting

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Channel List

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ENTER

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Channel Mode

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Antenna: Switch between Air and Cable.

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Edit Favorites: Set channels you watch frequently as favorites. Add or

delete a selected channel in Favorites 1-5.

For detailed information about using Edit Favorites, refer to “Edit

Favorites”.

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Favorites 1-5: Show all favorite channels, arranged in up to five groups.

Each group has a separate screen.

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Added Ch.: Show all added channels.

The TV displays Favorites 1-5 only if you have added favorites using

Edit Favorites.

■Schedule Manager

You can schedule the TV to display a channel automatically at a selected time. In addition, you can view, modify, or delete the scheduled viewing information.

You must set the current time first using the Time

System menu to use this function.

1. Select Schedule on the Schedule Manager screen, and then press the ENTER

Broadcasting

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button. The Schedule Viewing menu appears.

Schedule Manager

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ENTER

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Clock function in the

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2. Press the l/r/

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Antenna: Select the desired broadcasting signal.

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Channel: Select the desired channel.

u/d

buttons to set each menu option.

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Repeat: Select Once, Manual, Sat~Sun, Mon~Fri or Everyday. If you

select Manual, you can set the day you want.

A check (

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Date: You can set a desired date.

Date is available only when you select Once in Repeat.

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Start Time: You can set the start time you want.

If you want to edit or cancel a scheduled viewing, select the scheduled viewing on Schedule Manager. Then, press the ENTER

select Edit or Delete.

) mark indicates a day you selected.

button and

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■Edit Channel

You can add, edit, or delete channels from the Channel List.

Deleting a channel from the Channel List

1 Go to Edit Channel screen.

2. Press the

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button. The (

You can select more than one channel.

Press ENTER

Broadcasting

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u/d

buttons to select a channel, and then press the ENTER ) mark indicates the channel you’ve selected.

button again to deselect the channel.

Edit Channel

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ENTER

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3. Press the b (Delete) button. The selected channel is deleted from the

Channel List.

Adding a channel to the Channel List

1. On the Edit Channel screen, press the TOOLS button, and then select

Category.

2. Select All and press the OK button. The All Channel List appears.

Your TV will display all channels, including channels you deleted from the

Channel List, in the All Channel List.

A gray-colored channel indicates the channel has been deleted from the

Channel List.

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3. Select a deleted channel, and then press the b (Add) button.

Using the colored and function buttons with Edit Channel.

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Green (Delete / Add)

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Delete: Deletes a channel from the channel list.

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Add: Adds a deleted channel. It only appears when you select a deleted

channel in All.

Blue (Select All / Deselect All): Selects or deselects all channels at

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once.

(Go To): Goes directly to a channel when you press the channel's

numbers. For example, to go to Channel 12 press 1 then 2.

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(Page): Moves to the next or previous page.

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(Tools): Displays the option menu. The option menu items that appear

may differ depending on the channel status and type.

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Antenna: Selects the broadcasting signal, air or cable.

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Category: Changes the channel mode. Select All, Added Ch., Recently Viewed, or Mostly Viewed. The channel mode you select is

displayed.

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Edit Favorites: Go to the Edit Favorites screen directly.

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Rename Channel (analog channels only): Lets you assign a name of

up to ﬁve characters to a channel. For example, Food, Golf, etc. This

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makes it easier to ﬁnd and select the channel.

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Information: Displays details of the selected program.

■Edit Favorites

You can add, edit, or delete favorite channels to or from one or more of 5 favorite lists.

Adding a channel to Favorites 1-5

1. Go to the Edit Favorites screen.

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2. Press the button.

3. Choose a specific favorite list among Favorites 1-5 using the b (Change

Fav.) button, and then press the

Broadcasting

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u/d

buttons to select a channel, and then press the ENTER

Edit Favorites

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(Add) button. The selected channel is

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ENTER

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added to the favorites list you have chosen in Favorites 1-5.

A channel can be added to more than one of the five favorite lists in

Favorites 1-5.

Deleting a channel from the Favorites 1-5

1. On the Edit Favorites screen, select a favorite list using b (Change Fav.)

button.

2. Move to the favorite list, and then select the channel you want to delete.

3. Press the } (Delete) button. The selected channel is deleted from Favorites

1-5.

If you want to change the favorite channel order, press the a (Change

order) button, and then change the order using the

u/d

buttons.

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Using the colored and function buttons with Edit Favorites.

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Red (Category / Change order)

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Category: Changes the channel mode to Added Ch., Recently Viewed, or Mostly Viewed, and then displays the selected channel

mode.

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Change order: Changes the favorite channel order.

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Green (Change Fav.): Changes the displayed favorite list.

Yellow (Select All / Deselect All): Selects or deselects all channels at

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once.

(Done): Completes changing the channel order.

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Blue (Add / Delete)

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Add: Adds selected channels to Favorites 1-5.

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Delete: Deletes a favorite channel from Favorites 1-5.

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numbers. For example, to go to Channel 12 press 1 then 2.

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may differ depending on the channel status and type.

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(Go To): Goes directly to a channel when you press the channel's

(Page): Moves to the next or previous page.

(Tools): Displays the option menu. The option menu items that appear

Copy to Favorites: Edits the selected favorite channel in Favorites 1-5. You can add to or delete from favorite lists.

Rename Favorites: Lets you assign names to favorite channels.

Antenna: Selects the broadcasting signal, air or cable.

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Edit Channel: Go to the Edit Channel screen directly.

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Information: Displays details of a selected program.

❑Blocking Programs

■Program Rating Lock

Prevent unauthorized users, such as children, from watching unsuitable programs. Access blocked programs when you enter the default or a user defined 4-digit PIN code.

The PIN input screen appears before the setup screen appears.

Broadcasting

→

Program Rating Lock

→

ENTER

→

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Enter a 4-digit PIN. The default PIN is 0-0-0-0. Change the PIN using the

Change PIN option.

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Program Rating Lock: When On, lets you block TV programs based on their

ratings.

TV Rating: Lets you block TV programs based on their ratings. This function

allows you to control which TV programs your children can watch. TV Rating displays a grid with locks. The following categories are on the left side:

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TV-Y: Young children / TV-Y7: Children 7 and over / TV-G: General

audience / TV-PG: Parental guidance / TV-14: Viewers 14 and over / TV-

MA: Mature audience

The following categories are on top:

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ALL / FV: Fantasy violence / V: Violence / S: Sexual situation / L: Adult

Language / D: Sexually Suggestive Dialog

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To block certain content, you select a lock, and press ENTER is, you “click it”.). For example, click the lock at the intersection of V and

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TV-MA, and you block all programs that are rated violent and for mature

adults. The locks are also assigned to related groups. For example, if you click TV-Y under ALL, then TV-Y7 will also automatically be blocked.

Similarly, if you click TV-G under ALL, then all the categories in the young adult group will be blocked (TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14 and TV-MA). The sub- ratings (D, L, S, V) work similarly. So, if you block the L sub-rating in TV-

PG, then the L sub-ratings in TV-14 and TV-MA will automatically be

blocked.

To unblock a category, click the lock. To unblock all the categories in

a row, click the lock under ALL.

To watch a blocked program, you must enter the Security code when

requested.

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Movie Rating (MPAA): You can block movies based on their MPAA rating.

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has implemented a rating system that provides parents or guardians with advanced information on which films are appropriate for children.

Movie Rating (MPAA) displays a column with locks and the following ratings

categories:

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G: General audience (no restrictions). / PG: Parental guidance suggested.

/ PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned. / R: Restricted. Children under 17 should be accompanied by an adult. / NC-17: No children under age 17. /

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X: Adults only. / NR: Not rated.

To block certain content, you select a lock, and press ENTER is, you “click it”.). For example, click the X lock and you block all X-rated movies. The rating categories are also grouped so that clicking one category blocks all the categories a parent would block along with it. For example, if you block the PG-13 category, then R, NC-17 and X will automatically be blocked also.

To unblock a category, click the lock.

(That

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Canadian English Rating: You can block TV programs based on their

Canadian English rating.

Canadian English Rating displays a column with locks and the following

ratings categories:

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C: Programming intended for children under age 8. / C8+: Programming

generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own. / G: General programming, suitable for all audiences. / PG: Parental Guidance. / 14+: Programming contains themes or content which may not be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. / 18+: Adult

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programming.

To block certain content, you select a lock, and press ENTER is, you “click it”.). For example, click the 18+ lock and you block all TV programs rated 18+. The rating categories are also grouped so that clicking one category blocks all the categories a parent would block along with it. For example, if you block the G category, then PG, 14+ and 18+ will automatically be blocked.

To unblock a category, click the lock.

(That

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Canadian French Rating: You can block TV programs based on their French

Canadian rating.

Canadian French Rating displays a column with locks and the following

ratings categories:

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G: General / 8 ans+: Programming generally considered acceptable for

children 8 years and over to watch on their own. / 13 ans+: Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13. / 16 ans+: Programming is not suitable for children under the age of 16. / 18 ans+: Programming restricted to adults.

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To block certain content, you select a lock, and press ENTER you “click it”.). For example, click the 18 ans+ lock and you block all TV programs rated 18 ans+. The rating categories are also grouped so that clicking one category blocks all the categories a parent would block along with it. For example, if you block the 8 ans+ category, then 13 ans+, 16

ans+ and 18 ans+ will automatically be blocked also.

To unblock a category, click the lock.

(That is,

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Downloadable U.S. Rating: Parental restriction information you can use

while watching DTV channels.

NOTE

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If information is not downloaded from the broadcasting station, the

Downloadable U.S. Rating menu is deactivated.

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Parental restriction information is automatically downloaded while you watch DTV channels. It may take several seconds.

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The Downloadable U.S. Rating menu is available for use after information is downloaded from the broadcasting station. However,

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depending on the information from the broadcasting station, it may not be available for use.

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Parental restriction levels differ depending on the broadcasting station. The default menu name and Downloadable U.S. Rating

change, depending on the downloaded information.

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Even if you set the on-screen display to another language, the

Downloadable U.S. Rating menu will appear in English only.

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Blocking one rating level will automatically block other categories that deal with more sensitive material.

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The rating titles (For example: Humor Level, etc.) and TV ratings (For example: DH, MH, H, etc.) may differ depending on the broadcasting

station.

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❑Other Features

■Channel Settings

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Fine Tune

(analog channels only)

If the reception is clear, you do not have to fine tune the channel. This is done automatically during the search and store operation. If the signal is weak or

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distorted, fine tune the channel manually.

Fine tuned channels that have been saved have an asterisk ( * ) on the

right-hand side of the channel number in the channel banner.

To reset the fine-tuning, select Reset.

Broadcasting

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Channel Settings

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ENTER

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Clear Scrambled Channel

This function filters out scrambled channels after Auto Program is completed. This process may take 20~30 minutes.

How to Stop the Clear Scrambled Channels Function

1. Press the ENTER

2. Press the l button to select Yes.

3. Press the ENTER

This function is only available in Cable mode.

button to select Stop.

button.

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