Samsung PN59D6500DFXZA User Manual

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Contents

Channel Menu

• Using the Channel Menu 1

• Using the Favorite Channels 19

• Memorizing Channels 23

• Other Features 27

Basic Features

• Changing the Preset Picture Mode 29

• Adjusting Picture Settings 30

• Changing the Picture Size 31

• Changing the Picture Options 37

• Using the TV with Your PC 47

• Changing the Preset Sound Modes 51

• Adjusting Sound Settings 52

Preference Features

• Wired Network Connection 61

• Wireless Network Connection 72

• Setting the Time 103

• Blocking Programs 112

• Economical Solutions 126

• Picture In Picture (PIP) 129

• Other Features 132

• Support Menu 147

Advanced Features

• 3D 160

• Smart Hub 172

• Setting up Smart Hub 186

• Using Smart Hub 208

• Videos 218

• Music 225

• Photos 229

• Smart Hub - Additional Functions 232

• Using Samsung Apps 237

• AllShare™ 251

• Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) 257

Other Information Menu

• TroubleShooting 267

• Anti-theft Kensington Lock 282

• License 284

❑Using the Channel Menu

To access the Channel Menu, press the

SMART HUB button on your remote. After

Smart Hub appears, use the arrow buttons on
your remote to select Channel, and then press
the ENTER

button.

E

■Schedule Manager

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SMART HUB

Schedule Manager

→

→

● The displayed image may differ depending on the

ENTER

Favorites Schedule ManagerChannel

Source

model.

E

Recommended

Videos Photos Music

Login b Sort by { Edit Mode } Settings

a

▶

Press the SMART HUB button on your remote, and then select Schedule Manager

to access the Timer Viewing function. Timer Viewing lets you display the channel

you want at the time of your choice.

English

Using the Timer Viewing

You can set the TV to display a desired channel automatically on a day and at a time
of your choice.

N

You must set the current time first using the Time

Clock function in the System

→

menu to use this function.

To use Timer Viewing, follow these steps:

1. Press the ENTER

▶

2. Press the l / r /

Start Time.

●

Antenna: Select the desired broadcast signal.

●

Channel: Select the desired channel.

N

You can only select memorized channels.

E

u

button to add manual booking.

/

buttons to set Antenna, Channel, Repeat, Date, and

d

English

▶

●

Repeat: Select Once, Manual, Sat~Sun, Mon~Fri or Everyday. If you select
Manual, you can set the day you want.

N

The

●

Date: You can set a desired date.

N

Date is available only when you select Once in Repeat.

●

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

N

On the Information screen, Choose a schedule so you can change or

mark indicates a day you selected.

c

▶

cancel a schedule viewing.

●

Cancel Schedules: Cancel a scheduled viewing.

●

Edit: Change a scheduled viewing.

●

Return: Return to the previous screen.

English

▶

■Channel List

6-1 TV #6

7 Air

8 Air

9 Air

No Information

9-2 TV #10

9-3 TV #11

9 Air

10-1 TV #12

10-2 TV #13

10 Air

11 Air

6 Air

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The Channel List contains the channels your
TV displays (Added Channels) when you press
the Channel button on your remote. On the

Channel List, you can view Added Channels,

channel information, Favorites, and manage
channels.

O

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

Channel List

Added Channels

Air

Antenna { Program View L CH Mode E Watch k Page

a

● The displayed image may differ depending on the
model.

▶

English

●

Added Channels: Shows all added channels.

●

Favorites 1-5: Shows all favorite channels, in up to five groups. Each group

has a separate screen.

N

The TV displays Favorites only if you have added favorites using Add to

Favorites.

N

If you want to view the list of favorite channels, press the CH LIST button,
and then press the r (CH Mode) button to display Favorites 1-5. Press the

button to return to the Channel List.

l

▶

▶

English

Using the colored and function buttons with the Channel List.

●

●

Red (Antenna): Switches the mode and display between Air or Cable.

a

Yellow (Program View / Channel View): For digital channels, switches the

{

display between Program View and Channel View. When you select a digital
channel in Channel View, press once to display a list of programs on that
channel. Press again to re-display the Channel List.

●

l / r

(CH Mode): Toggles between the Favorites list (if you have added

favorites using Add to Favorites) and the Channel List.

▶

●

(Watch / Information): Press to watch the channel you selected / Displays

E

details of the selected program.

●

(Page): Scrolls the Channel List to the next or previous page.

k

▶

English

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Operations

▶

a

)

An analog channel.

A reserved program.

How to use Timer Viewing in Channel List (digital channels only)

You can use Timer Viewing in the Channel List to schedule a digital channel
program for viewing. The TV will turn on and display the digital channel program
when the program begins.

▶

English

To schedule a digital program, follow these steps:

1. Press the CH LIST button, then select a desired digital channel.

2. Press the { (Program View) button.

▶

3. Press the

u

or

buttons to select the desired program, and then press the

d

INFO button.

4. Press the l or r buttons to select Timer Viewing, and then press the

ENTER

button.

E

5. Press RETURN.

N

If you want to cancel Timer Viewing, follow Steps 1 through 3, and then
select Cancel Schedules.

▶

English

■Channel

6 Air

6-1 TV #6

7 Air

8 Air

9 Air

9-1 TV #9

9-2 TV #10

9-3 TV #11

9-4 TV #12

10 Air

11 Air

12 Air

13 Air

14 Air

15 Air

13-1 TV #15

10-1 TV #13

10-2 TV #14

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SMART HUB

Channel

→

ENTER

→

E

▶

Using the Channel function, you can add
channels, delete Added channels, set Favorite
channels, use the program guide for digital
broadcasts and change between the All

Channels and Added Ch. screen. You can

also change the antenna or channel settings by
selecting the icons in the top right corner of the
screen.

Channel

● The displayed image may differ depending on the
model.

All channels

Added Ch.

▶

English

●

Antenna: Toggle between Air or Cable. To access the Antenna function,

use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the Antenna icon on the top right
corner of the screen.

●

Edit Mode: Add channels to the Favorites list and delete channels from

the Channel List.

N

To change between All Channels and Added Ch., select All Channels or

▶

Added Ch. on the screen, and then press the ENTER

button.

E

▶

English

●

Edit Mode: Setting channels you watch frequently as favorites.

▶

1. Select the
the ENTER

Edit Mode on the upper right of your screen, and then press

button.

E

2. Press the arrow buttons to select a channel as a favorite, and then press

ENTER

N

You can select more than one channel.

N

Pressing ENTER

. A check appears to the left of the channel.

E

again deselects the channel.

E

3. Select Edit Favorites at the bottom of your screen, and then press

ENTER

. The Edit Favorites pop-up appears.

E

▶

English

4. Highlight a group on the Favorites list, and then press ENTER

N

The Edit Favorites screen has five groups (Favorites 1, Favorites 2, etc.).

E

.

You can add a favorite channel to any one of the groups. Select a group
using the up and down arrows on your remote.

▶

5. Select OK, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

E

again.

▶

English

●

Using Edit Mode to Delete a Channel from the Channel List

▶

1. Select the
the ENTER

2. Press the l / r /

ENTER

N

You can select more than one channel.

N

Pressing ENTER

E

Edit Mode on the upper right of your screen, and then press

button.

E

u

/

buttons to select a channel, and then press

d

. A check appears to the left of the channel.

again deselects the channel.

E

3. Select Delete at the bottom of your screen, and then press ENTER
pop-up appears asking if you want to delete the item.

4. Select OK, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

again. The channel

E

E

. A

▶

is deleted from the Channel List.

N

The Deselect function that appears with the Delete function lets you
deselect all selected channels.

English

N

Using the TOOLS button with Channel

To use the TOOLS button functions, highlight a channel in the Added Ch. List or

All Channels list, and then press the TOOLS button.

●

Add / Delete: Add a channel to or delete a channel from the Added Ch. List.

When you use the Channel button on your remote to change channels, your TV
only displays the channels on the Added Ch. List.

To Add a channel using the TOOLS button in Channel, follow these steps:

▶

1. Use the arrow buttons to select All Channels, and then press ENTER

N

All Channels will be at the very top or bottom of the screen.

2. On the All Channels screen, select a greyed out channel.

3. Press the TOOLS button.

4. Select Add on the TOOLS menu, press ENTER

ENTER

E

again.

English

, and then press

E

E

.

▶

To Delete a channel using the TOOLS button in Channel, follow these steps:

▶

1. Use the arrow buttons to select Added Ch., and then press ENTER

N

Added Ch. will be at the very top or bottom of the screen.

2. On the Added Ch. screen, select a channel.

3. Press the TOOLS button.

4. Select Delete on the TOOLS menu, press ENTER

ENTER

E

again.

, and then press

E

E

.

▶

English

N

NOTE

●

●

●

●

Your TV lists all available channels, both Added and deleted, on the

All Channels menu.

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

Add only appears if you have selected a deleted channel on the

All Channel list.

Delete only appears if you have selected an Added channel on the

▶

Added Ch. or All Channels list.

●

You can also delete a channel on the All Channels list. Added channels

are bright. Deleted channels are dim. To delete an Added channel on

the All Channels list, select a bright channel, press the TOOLS button,

select Delete, press ENTER

English

, then press ENTER

E

E

again.

▶

●

Edit Favorites: Removing a channel from list of favorites using the TOOLS

button.

To remove a channel from the list of favorites, follow these steps:

1. Highlight a favorite channel in the Added Ch. or All Channels list, and then
press the TOOLS button.

▶

2. Select Edit Favorites in the TOOLS menu, and then press the ENTER
button. The Edit Favorites screen appears.

3. The group this favorite is assigned to has a
that group on the Edit Favorites screen, press the ENTER

4. Select OK, press the ENTER

button, and then press the ENTER

E

mark in front of it. Highlight

c

button.

E

E

button again. The channel is removed from the list of favorites.

E

▶

English

●

Channel Name Edit (Appears only if you have selected an analog channel.):

Assign a name of up to five characters to a channel. For example, Hist, Food,
Golf, etc. This makes it easier to find and select the channel.

●

Upcoming Program (Appears only if you have selected a digital channel.):

View details on the program being aired on the selected digital channel.

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Operations

▶

a

c

F

An analog channel.

A selected channel.

A favorite channel.

▶

English

❑Using the Favorite Channels

■Favorites

O

SMART HUB

View all of your favorite channels.
Your favorite channels are organized in up to five groups (Favorites 1-5). If you
want to move from one favorite group to another, follow these steps:

1. Move the cursor to the group name displayed on the top of the screen, and

Favorites

→

ENTER

→

E

▶

then press the ENTER

button. A list of groups appears.

E

2. Use the up or down arrow key to select a group, and then press the ENTER

button. The group you select appears on the screen.

English

E

▶

Functions on the Favorites Screen

To access the functions listed below, use the arrow buttons to move the cursor
to the icon of your choice on the top right corner of the screen, and then press

▶

ENTER

●

View Mode: Toggles between the view and Thumbnail of your favorite

E

.

channels. Thumbnail displays a picture of the program currently on.

●

●

Antenna: Toggles between Air and Cable.

Sorting: Toggles between sorting favorites by Category and sorting by

Title.

●

Edit Mode: Delete channels from the Favorites list. For instructions, see

the next page.

▶

English

To use View Mode, Antenna, or Sorting, select the appropriate icon as described

▶

above, and then press ENTER
selection, and then press ENTER

. Use the left or right arrow button to make your

E

.

E

Using Edit Mode to Delete a Favorite

1. Select the

press the ENTER

2. Press the l / r /

ENTER

N

You can select more than one channel.

N

Press ENTER

E

Edit Mode icon on the upper right of your screen, and then

button.

E

u

/

buttons to select a channel, and then press

d

. A check appears to the left of the channel.

again to deselect the channel.

E

▶

3. Select Delete at the bottom of your screen, and then press ENTER
up appears asking if you want to delete the item.

English

. A pop-

E

4. Select OK, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

again. The channel is

E

deleted from Favorites.

N

The Deselect function that appears with the Delete function lets you deselect all
selected channels.

N

If you have assigned a channel to more than one favorite group (say Favorites
1 and Favorites 2), you must repeat this process in both groups to remove a
channel entirely from your Favorites.

▶

▶

English

❑Memorizing Channels

O

MENU

m

Channel

→

→

ENTER

E

■Antenna (Air / Cable)

Your TV memorizes channels and adds the memorized channels to the Channel.
Before your TV can memorize channels, you must specify the signal source, either

Air or Cable. If you select Cable, when your 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.

t

▶

English

●

To select Air or Cable, follow these steps:

▶

1. Push MENU

2. Select Antenna, and then press ENTER

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

on your remote.

E

.

E

3. Select the source of your TV signal, Air or Cable, and then press the

RETURN button.

▶

English

■Auto Program

Scans for channels automatically and stores them in the TV’s memory.

●

To start Auto Program, follow these steps:

▶

1. Push MENU

2. Select Auto Program, and then press ENTER

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

on your remote.

E

.

E

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

N

If you selected Air or Cable or both on the Antenna screen, your choice
will already be selected.

4. Select Next, and then press ENTER

E

.

E

.

▶

English

5. If you selected Cable, the Cable System screen appears. Select Digital,

▶

and then press ENTER

N

If you selected Antenna only, Auto Program starts.

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

E

.

E

.

7. Repeat for Analog.

8. Select Next, and then press ENTER

N

After all the available channels are stored, Auto Program removes

. Auto Program starts.

E

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

▶

English

❑Other Features

O

MENU

■Clear Scrambled Channel

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

How to Stop the Clear Scrambled Channels function

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

E

▶

1. Press the ENTER

2. Press the

button to select Yes .

u

3. Press the ENTER

N

This function is only available in Cable mode.

button to select Stop.

E

button.

E

English

▶

■Fine Tune

(analog channels only)

If the reception is clear, you do not have to fine tune the channel, as this is done
automatically during the search and store operation. If the signal is weak or
distorted, fine tune the channel manually. Scroll to the left or right until the image is
clear.

N

Settings are applied to the channel you’re currently watching.

N

Fine tuned channels that have been saved are marked with an asterisk “*” on

▶

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

N

To reset fine-tuning, select Reset.

English

▶