Samsung T24A350 User Manual

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Contents

Channel Menu

• Using the Channel Menu 1

• Memorizing Channels 22

• Other Features 26

Basic Features

• Changing the Preset Picture Modes 28

• Adjusting Picture Settings 29

• Changing the Picture Size 31

• Changing the Picture Options 36

• Using the TV with Your PC 43

• Changing the Preset Sound Modes 47

• Adjusting Sound Settings 48

Preference Features

• Setting the Time 56

• Blocking Programs 64

• Economical Solutions 76

• Picture In Picture (PIP) 78

• Other Features 82

• Support Menu 92

Advanced Features

• What is Anynet+?

• Setting Up Anynet+ 105

• Switching between Anynet+ Devices 107

• Listening through a Receiver 109

• Troubleshooting for Anynet+ 110

• Using the My Contents 113

• Connecting a USB Device 114

• My Contents Selection Screen 120

• Videos 121

• Music 128

• Photos 130

• My Contents - Additional Functions 132

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Other Information

• TroubleShooting 137

• Anti-theft Kensington Lock 150

• License 152

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

CONTENT

O

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 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.

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To use Timer Viewing, follow these steps:

1. Press the ENTER

2. Press the ENTER

3. Press the l / r /

Start Time.

●

Antenna: Select the desired broadcasting signal.

●

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

mark indicates a day you selected.

c

E

E

u

button to select Schedule Manager.

button to add manual booking.

/

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

d

●

Date: you can set a desired date.

N

Date is available only when you select Once in Repeat.

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●

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.

N

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

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

Air

Antenna { Program View

a

CH Mode E Watch k Page

L

● The displayed image may differ depending on the
model.

English

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Added Channels: Shows all added (memorized) channels.

●

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.

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 r (CH Mode) to

◀ ▶ ◀

view the other groups. Press the l button to return to the Added Channels.

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 redisplay the Channel List.

●

/ r (CH Mode / Channel): Toggles between the Favorites list (if you have

l

added favorites using Add to Favorites) and the Added Channels.

●

(Watch): Press to watch the channel you selected.

E

●

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

k

English

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.

English

3. Press the

button.

u

or

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

d

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

E

button.

5. Press the RETURN button to exit.

N

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

Cancel Schedules.

◀ ▶ ◀

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■Channel Manager

O

CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Channel Manager

→

ENTER

→

E

Using Channel Manager, you can add, edit,

Channel Manager

Added Ch.

Selected items : 4 Channel Number

1/1 page

or delete Added and Favorite channels. You
can also add and edit channel names.

(for analog channels only)

Antenna } Sorting k Page E Select T Tools R Return

Air

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◀ ▶

model.

a

English

●

●

(

(

) Added Ch.: Shows all added channels.

) All Channels: Shows all currently available channels. Includes channels

that have not been added.

●

(

) Favorites 1-5: Shows favorite 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 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
button. The Channel Manager sub-menu appears.

2. Use the

u

or

buttons to select Added Ch., All Channels or Favorites

d

1 through 5, and then press ENTER

the screen you selected.

N

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

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Description

or the r button. The cursor enters

E

l

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

button.

E

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 deselect 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
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

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E

again.

E

.

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

, and then press ENTER

E

. The check disappears.

E

E

again.

◀ ▶ ◀

English

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

E

again.

English

●

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 Manager.

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

◀ ▶ ◀

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Deleting a Channel from the Channel Manager:

1. Select Delete, and then press the ENTER

button. The Delete pop-up

E

appears.

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

, and then press ENTER

E

Adding a Channel to the Channel Manager:

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

N

Deleted channels are grayed out.

button.

E

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

E

again.

3. Select Add, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

English

E

again.

N

NOTE

●

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

Channel Manager, on the All Channels list.

●

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

been deleted from the Channel Manager.

●

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

Channels list.

●

◀ ▶ ◀

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

Ch. or All Channels list.

English

●

Deselect All: Deselect all the selected channels.

N

Deselect All apppears only 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

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

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.

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

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

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

on your remote.

E

.

E

.

E

E

.

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

System, and then press ENTER

N

If you selected Air only, Auto Program starts.

E

.

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

7. Repeat for Analog.

E

.

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

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

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❑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

button to select Stop.

E

2. Press the l button to select Yes.

3. Press the ENTER

N

This function is only available in Cable mode.

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 Modes

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

In PC mode, 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: Suitable for watching movies and games.

N

It is available in PC mode.

English