Samsung PN64D550C1F, PN59D550C1F User Manual

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Contents

Channel Menu

• Using the Channel Menu 1

• Memorizing Channels 17

• Other Features 22

Basic Features

• Changing the Preset Picture Mode 24

• Adjusting Picture Settings 25

• Changing the Picture Size 26

• Changing the Picture Options 31

• Using the TV with Your PC 38

• Changing the Preset Sound Modes 42

• Adjusting Sound Settings 43

Preference Features

• Wired Network Connection 51

• Wireless Network Connection 62

• Setting the Time 88

• Blocking Programs 95

• Other Features 107

• Economical Solutions 112

• Picture In Picture (PIP) 123

• Support Menu 126

Advanced Features

• 3D 138

• AllShare™ 150

• Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) 156

• Using the My Contents 166

• Videos 176

• Music 183

• Photos 185

• My Contents - Additional Functions 187

Other Information

• TroubleShooting 194

• Anti-theft Kensington Lock 206

• License 208

Channel Menu

❑Using the Channel Menu

Press the CONTENT button to select Watch TV, and then select the desired menu
item. Choose from Schedule Manager, Channel List, and Channel Manager.

Watch TV

Schedule Manager

Channel List

Channel Manager

▶

My Contents Source

● The displayed image may differ depending on the model.

English

■Schedule Manager

O

CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Schedule Manager

→

ENTER

→

E

To cancel or set Timer Viewing. Timer Viewing lets you display the channel you
want at the time of your choice.

Using 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.

English

To use Timer Viewing, follow these steps:

1. Press the ENTER

2. Press the l / r /

Start Time.

●

Antenna: Select the desired antenna source.

●

Channel: Select the desired channel.

●

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

select Manual, you can set the day you want.

N

The

c

button to add a scheduled viewing.

E

u

/

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

d

mark indicates a day you are selected.

English

●

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

You can only schedule memorized (added) channels.

N

On the Information screen, you can change or cancel a scheduled viewing.

●

Cancel Schedules: Cancel a scheduled viewing.

●

Edit: Change a scheduled viewing.

◀ ▶

●

Return: Return to the previous screen.

English

■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, you can view

Added Channels, channel information, Favorites, and manage channels.

O

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

●

Added Channels: Shows all added

(memorized) channels.

Channel List

Added Channels

6-1 TV#6

7 TV#7

3 Air

a

23 TV#6

33 TV#6

32 TV#6

9 Air

a

11 Air

a

●

Favorites 1-5: Shows all favorite channels,

arranged 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.

English

Air

● The displayed image may differ depending on the
model.

Antenna { Program View L CH. Mode E Watch k Page

a

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. If you
have favorites in more than one Favorite Group, press the

(CH Mode) to

L

view the other groups. Press the l button to return to the Channel List.

N

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.

English

●

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 /

E

Displays details of the selected program.

●

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

k

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Description

a

)

An analog channel.

A reserved program.

English

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

You can use Timer Viewing in 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. 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. The Program List for that channel appears.

3. Press the

u

or

buttons to select the desired program, and then press the INFO

d

button.

◀ ▶

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

button.

5. Press RETURN twice to exit.

N

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

Cancel Schedules.

E

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■Channel Manager

O

CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Channel Manager

→

ENTER

→

E

Using Channel Manager, you can add, edit, or delete Added and Favorite
channels. You can also add and edit channel

Channel Manager

Added Ch.

Selected items : 4 Channel Number

1/1 page

names - for analog channels only.

●

(

) Added Ch.: Shows all added

channels.

●

(

◀ ▶

) All Channels: Shows all currently

Air

Antenna } Sorting k Page E Select T Tools R Return

a

available channels. Includes channels that

● The displayed image may differ depending on the

have not been added.

●

(

) Favorites 1-5: Shows five favorite

model.

channels, arranged in up to five groups. Each group has a separate screen.

N

Using the colored buttons with Channel Manager.

●

●

Red (Antenna): Switches between Air and Cable.

a

Blue (Sorting): Sorts the channel list by channel number or by channel

}

name.

English

N

Using the Arrow buttons with Channel Manager

1. Highlight a channel in the first column on the left, and then press the Left

arrow button. The Channel Manager sub-menu appears.

2. Use the Up or Down arrow buttons to select Added Ch., All Channels
or Favorites 1 through 5, and then press ENTER

or the Right arrow

E

button. The cursor enters the screen you selected.

N

If you have no favorites in a Favorite Group, the cursor will not enter that
screen.

◀ ▶

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Description

a

c

F

An analog channel.

A selected channel.

A favorite channel.

English

Channel Manager Option Menu

t

Manage channels using the Channel Manager menu options (Watch, Add to

Favorites / Edit Favorites, Channel Name Edit, Add / Delete, Deselect All, Select
All). The Option menu items that appear may differ depending on the channel status

and type.

1. Use the arrow buttons to select a channel, and then press the ENTER

A check appears next to the channel.

N

You can select more than one channel by highlighting each channel with the
cursor, and then pressing ENTER

N

Pressing ENTER

again deselects the channel.

E

E

.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote.

3. Select an option, and then press ENTER

to activate the option or change its

E

settings.

N

Exceptions: Select All. See the end of the Channel Manager section for

button.

E

information.

English

Options

●

Watch: Watch the channel you selected. To use, select Watch on the Option

menu, and then press ENTER

●

Add to Favorites / Edit Favorites: Add to Favorites appears if the channel

E

.

you selected is not already a favorite. Edit Favorites appears if the channel you
selected is already a favorite.

Using Add to Favorites to add a channel to the Favorites List:

◀ ▶

1. Select Add to Favorites, and then press the ENTER

button. The Add to

E

Favorites screen appears.

2. The Add to Favorites screen has five groups, Favorites 1, Favorites 2, etc. You

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

3. Select OK, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

English

E

E

again.

.

Using Edit Favorites to delete a channel from the Favorites List:

1. Select Edit Favorites, and then press the ENTER

button. The Edit

E

Favorites screen appears.

2. The Favorites Group you assigned the channel to is checked. Select the group,
and then press ENTER

3. Select OK, press ENTER

. The check disappears.

E

, and then press ENTER

E

E

again.

Using Edit Favorites to move a channel from one Favorites Group to another:

1. Select Edit Favorites, and then press the ENTER

button. The Edit

E

Favorites screen appears.

2. The Favorites Group you assigned the channel to is checked. Select the group,

and then press ENTER

. The check disappears.

E

3. Use the Up or Down arrow key to highlight a different group, and then press
ENTER

4. Select OK, press ENTER

. A check appears by the group’s name.

E

, and then press ENTER

E

English

E

again.

●

Channel Name Edit (analog channels only): 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.

●

Add / Delete: Add a channel to or delete a channel from the Channel List. When

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

Deleting a Channel from the Channel List:

1. Select Delete, and then press the ENTER

button. The Delete pop-up

E

◀ ▶

appears.

2. Select OK on the pop-up, press ENTER

English

, and then press ENTER

E

E

again.

Adding a Channel to the Channel List:

1. Select a deleted channel on the All Channels list, and then press the
ENTER

N

Deleted channels are grayed out.

E

button.

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote. The Options menu appears.

3. Select Add, press ENTER

N

NOTE

●

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

, and then press ENTER

E

E

again.

Channel List, on the All Channels list.

●

A gray-colored channel on the All Channels list indicates the channel has

been deleted from the Channel List.

●

The Add menu only appears for deleted channels.

English

●

Deselect All: Deselect all the selected channels.

N

You can only select Deselect All when you have selected one or more
channels.

●

Select All: Select all the channels in the channel list. To use, choose Select All

in the Options menu, and then press ENTER

. All channels are selected and a

E

check appears by each channel. You can then apply one of the other options on
the Options menu to all the selected channels.

◀ ▶

English

❑Memorizing Channels

O

MENU

m

Channel

→

→

ENTER

E

■Antenna (Air / Cable)

t

To select Air or Cable, follow these steps:

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 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.

English

1. Push MENU

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

on your remote.

E

2. Select Antenna, and then press ENTER

E

.

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

N

You can select both if you have both connected.

◀ ▶

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 Search or 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 Air only, Auto Program starts.

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

E

.

E

.

7. Repeat for Analog.

8. Select Search or NEXT, and then press ENTER

N

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

. Auto Program starts.

E

channels. When done, the Auto Program menu then reappears. This process

◀ ▶

can take up to 30 minutes.

English

How to Stop Auto Programming

1. Press the ENTER

button.

E

2. A message will ask Stop Auto Program? Select Yes by pressing the l or r
button.

3. Press the ENTER

button.

E

English

❑Other Features

O

MENU

■Clear Scrambled Channel

This function is filters out scrambled channels after Auto Program is completed.
This process may take up to 20~30 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 the fine-tuning, select Reset.

English

Basic Features

❑Changing the Preset Picture Mode

O

MENU

■Picture Mode

Picture modes apply preset adjustments to the picture. Select a mode using the

m

Picture

→

Picture Mode

→

ENTER

→

E

up and down arrow keys, and then press the ENTER

N

When connecting a PC, you can only select Entertain and Standard.

●

Dynamic: Suitable for a bright room.

button.

E

◀ ▶

●

Standard: Suitable for a normal environment.

●

Movie: Suitable for watching movies in a dark room.

●

Entertain (When connecting a PC): Suitable for watching movies and games.

Picture Menu

English

❑Adjusting Picture Settings

O

MENU

■Cell Light / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Color / Tint (G/R)

Your television has several options for adjusting picture quality. Select an option

m

Picture

→

ENTER

→

E

using the up and down arrow keys, and then press ENTER

. Use the arrow

E

keys to adjust the option value or select an option setting. When done, press

ENTER

N

When you make changes to Cell Light, Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness,

E

.

Color or Tint (G/R), the OSD will be adjusted accordingly.

N

When connecting a PC, you can only make changes to Cell Light, Contrast,

Brightness, and Sharpness.

N

You can adjust and store settings for each external device connected to the TV.

N

Lowering picture brightness reduces power consumption.

English

❑Changing the Picture Size

O

MENU

■Screen Adjustment

Screen Adjustment provides various picture size and aspect ratio options. Select

m

Picture

→

Screen Adjustment

→

ENTER

→

E

an option using the up and down arrow keys, and the press ENTER
arrow keys to select an option in the sub-menu, and then press ENTER

●

Picture Size: If you have a cable box or satellite receiver, it may have its own

◀ ▶

set of screen sizes as well. However, we highly recommend you use your TV’s

. Use the

E

E

.

16:9 mode most of the time.

16:9: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide screen mode.

English

Zoom1: Use for moderate magnification. Cuts off the top and sides.

Zoom2: Use for a stronger magnification.

Wide Fit: Enlarges the aspect ratio of the picture so it fits the entire screen.

N

Available with HD 1080i / 720p signals in 16:9 mode.

4:3: Sets the picture to (4:3) mode. For analog TV programs.

N

Do not set your TV to 4:3 format for a long time. The borders displayed
on the left and right, or top and bottom of the screen may cause image
retention (screen burn) which is not covered by the warranty.

Screen Fit: When your TV inputs HDMI (720p / 1080i / 1080p) or Component

(1080i / 1080p) signals, displays the full image without any cut-off.

●

Position: Adjusts the picture position. Position is only available if Picture size is

set to Zoom1, Zoom2, Wide Fit, or Screen fit.

English

N

To use the Position function after selecting Zoom1, Zoom2 or Wide Fit, follow
these steps:

1. Press the

2. Press the ENTER

3. Press the

4. Press the ENTER

5. Select Close by pressing the

button to select Position.

d

button.

E

u

or

button to move the picture up or down.

d

button.

E

and r buttons sequentially. To reset the picture

d

position, press Reset.

◀ ▶

N

If you want to reset the pictures to its original position, select Reset in the

Position screen, and then press ENTER

default position.

. The picture will be reset to its

E

English