Samsung 15A8, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...TELEVISION Owner s Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ENG REMOTE CONTROL ON SCREEN MENUS TELETEXT FUNCTION depending on the model ELECT ...

Page 2: ...t yourself Contact qualified service personnel During a storm conditions especially when there is lightning unplug the television from the mains socket and aerial If the remote control is not used for a long period of time remove the batteries and store it in a cool dry place Mode System CZ PAL B G D K I SECAM B G D K I NTSC4 43MHz CW PAL B G D K I SECAM B G D K I L L NTSC4 43MHz CS PAL B G D K I ...

Page 3: ...gital Noise Reduction Feature 22 Changing the Sound Standard 23 Adjusting the Sound Settings 24 Extra Sound Settings depending on the model 25 Selecting the Sound Mode depending on the model 26 Selecting the Turbo Sound 27 Adjusting the Volume 27 Switching the Sound Off Temporarily 27 Setting the Sleep Timer 28 Setting and Displaying the Current Time 28 Switching the Television On and Off Automati...

Page 4: ...Y VOLUME ADJUSTMENT CHANNEL SELECTION POWER STAND BY TIMER INDICATOR REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR MENU DISPLAY VOLUME ADJUSTMENT CHANNEL SELECTION POWER STAND BY TIMER INDICATOR REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR TV VIDEO SELECTION MENU DISPLAY VOLUME ADJUSTMENT CHANNEL SELECTION POWER STAND BY INDICATOR REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR TIMER INDICATOR ...

Page 5: ...N RCA AUDIO VIDEO INPUT CONNECTORS This figure shows the Standard Connector jack panel The actural configuration on your TV may be different depending on the model DVD INPUT CONNECTORS OPTION S VIDEO CONNECTOR OPTION RCA AUDIO VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS RGB 2 1 SCART AUDIO VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS OPTION INPUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO RCA AUDIO VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT CONNECTORS ...

Page 6: ...IGIT CHANNEL SELECTION TURBO SOUND ON OFF OPTION TEMPORARY SOUND SWITCH OFF VOLUME DECREASE PREVIOUS CHANNEL DIRECT CHANNEL SELECTION TUNER CABLE NETWORK SELECTION EXTERNAL INPUT SELECTION ON SCREEN DISPLAY AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF PICTURE SIZE NEXT CHANNEL VOLUME INCREASE PICTURE STANDARD SOUND STANDARD OPTION SOUND MODE SELECTION OPTION MENU DISPLAY Buttons and markings are subject to change ...

Page 7: ...LETEXT HOLD FASTEXT TOPIC SELECTION TELETEXT NEXT PAGE TELETEXT PREVIOUS PAGE TELETEXT DISPLAY MIX LIST FLOF MODE SELECTION TELETEXT REVEAL TELETEXT STORE PICTURE SIZE TELETEXT SUB PAGE PROGRAMME SELECTION BY NAME Buttons and markings are subject to change ...

Page 8: ...battery with on the remote control on the battery with on the remote control 3 Replace the cover by pushing it in the direction of the arrow PRESS To view television channels correctly a signal must be received by the set from one of the following sources An outdoor aerial A cable television network Plug the aerial or cable network input cable to the 75Ω coaxial socket on the rear of the televisio...

Page 9: ...Placing Your Television in Standby mode Your television can be placed in Standby mode in order to reduce Power consumption Wear of the cathode ray tube The Standby mode can be useful when you wish to interrupt viewing temporarily during a meal for example The television is placed automatically in Standby mode when you turn it on 1 Press the POWER button on the remote control Result The screen is t...

Page 10: ...nu is displayed 4 Select your country by pressing the or button To search the channels select the Search by pressing the or button and then press the or button refer to Storing the Channels Automatically on page 13 Press the MENU button to skip Result The Time menu is displayed 5 Press the or button to move to the hour or minute Set the hour or minute by pressing the or button refer to Setting and...

Page 11: ... button to select the Demonstration and press the or button Result Each of the menu options is displayed in turn 4 When you wish to stop the demonstration press any button on the remote control Select Enter Exit Picture Mode Custom Adjust Digital NR Off Select Enter Exit Function Language English Time Plug Play Blue screen Off Childlock Demonstration Select Enter Exit Function Language English Tim...

Page 12: ...ndications 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the or button to select the Function 3 Press the or button to select the Language 4 Select a particular language by pressing the or button repeatedly 5 When you have finished press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Select Adjust Exit Function Language English Time Plug Play Blue screen Off Childlock Demonstratio...

Page 13: ...OPE CHINA HONGKONG U K AUSTRALIA NZ INDONESIA SOUTH AFRICA AMERICA 6 Press the or button to select the Search and press the or button Result The horizontal bar is displayed and then channels are stored in an order which reflects their positions in the frequency range Finally the search will end automatically 7 When searching and storing is complete the Sort menu is displayed To Then Sort the store...

Page 14: ...to PAL SECAM NT4 43 NT3 58 option NT4 43 is a trick playback mode used by special VCR s to play PAL recorded videos in NTSC mode 5 Press the or button to select the Sound system and press the or button repeatedly until the sound is of the best quality Result The Sound system is changed BG DK I M option Storing the Channels Manually Select Adjust Exit Manual store Color system Auto Sound system BG ...

Page 15: ... number select the Store and press the or button Result OK is displayed 9 Repeat Steps 6 to 8 for each channel to be stored 10 When you have finished manual storage press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Storing the Channels Manually continued Select Adjust Exit Manual store Color system Auto Sound system BG Search 138MHz Channel S 6 Prog No P12 Store S...

Page 16: ...ext letter button Move back the previous letter button The characters available are Letters of the alphabet A Z Numbers 0 9 Special characters space 5 You can have each channel newlynamed 6 When you have finished entering the name press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Giving Channels Names Select Enter Exit Channel Auto store Manual store Name Add Eras...

Page 17: ...on Result The Add Erase menu is displayed 4 Press the or button to select the required channel 5 To add or erase the desired channel by pressing the or button 6 When you have finished adding and erasing channels press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Skipping Unwanted Channels Select Adjust Exit Add Erase P 0 Added P 1 Added P 2 Added P 3 Added Select A...

Page 18: ...on clear picture and Result The horizontal bar s good sound quality cursor moves to the left or right memorise adjusted or button to select the Store picture or sound or button Result OK is displayed erase adjusted or button to select the Erase picture or sound or button Result OK is displayed 5 When you have finished press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal view...

Page 19: ... channel is displayed Result The selected channel is exchanged with the one previously stored to the chosen number Example If you select P 1 for the From and P 3 for the To Channel 1 becomes channel 3 Channel 3 becomes channel 1 7 To Press the Confirm the exchange or button to select the Store of channel numbers or button Result OK is displayed You can exchange other channel numbers by selecting F...

Page 20: ...u are satisfied with the settings press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing You can use your remote control to select the type of picture which best corresponds to your viewing requirements To select the required picture effect simply press the P STD Picture standard button on the remote control Result The following picture effects are available in the ord...

Page 21: ...s an automatic degaussing system that is activated if magnetic interference is present To degauss the television screen switch power off by pressing the ON OFF button on the front panel refer to Automatic Degaussing To Remove Colour Patches on page 38 If you make any changes to the Adjust settings the picture standard is automatically switched to Custom Select Enter Exit Picture Mode Custom Adjust...

Page 22: ...ay appear on the screen 1 Press the MENU button Result The Picture menu is displayed 2 Press the or button 3 Press the or button to select the Digital NR 4 To select the On by pressing the or button 5 When you have finished press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Activating Deactivating the Digital Noise Reduction Feature Select Adjust Exit Picture Mode ...

Page 23: ...rmal viewing You can use your remote control to select the type of special sound effect to be used when watching a given broadcast To select the required sound effect simply press the S STD Sound standard button on the remote control Result The following sound effects are available in the order given Custom Standard Music Movie Speech You can display the sound adjust or equalizer menu directly by ...

Page 24: ...just or Equalizer menu is displayed 5 Select the required option and adjust to satisfy your preference 6 When you are satisfied with the settings press the TV button or press the MENU button repeatedly to return to normal viewing Select Enter Exit Sound Mode Custom Adjust Auto volume Off Melody Off Pseudo stereo Off Select Enter Exit Sound Mode Custom Equalizer Auto volume Off Melody Off Pseudo st...

Page 25: ...the TV is powered ON or OFF Pseudo stereo Pseudo stereo converts a monaural sound signal into two identical left and right channels Once the Pseudo stereo is set to On or Off the setting applies to the sound effects such as Standard Music Movie and Speech 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the or button to select the Sound and press the or button 3 To Press the Change an option or button Select the r...

Page 26: ...k or if intermittent Stereo Mono and automatic switching occurs then switch to the Mono mode When receiving mono sound in the AV mode connect to the L input jack on the panels If the mono sound comes out only from the left speaker then press the S MODE I II button Type of broadcast Regular broadcast Standard audio Regular NICAM Mono NICAM Stereo NICAM Dual I II Regular broadcast Standard audio Bil...

Page 27: ... to the right Press the button to decrease the volume cursor moves to the left The volume setting is retained When you switch the television to standby mode When you switch the television off using the ON OFF button on the front panel If there is a power failure Adjusting the Volume Volume 12 Selecting the Turbo Sound depending on the model Turbo sound On Turbo sound suitably emphasizes both highe...

Page 28: ...you press the DISPLAY button You must also set the time if you wish to use the automatic On Off timers The clock setting will be re activated when pressing the ON OFF button on the front panel 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the or button to select the Function and press the or button 3 Press the or button to select the Time and press the or button Result The Time menu is displayed with the Clock ...

Page 29: ...ess the or button to set the mode to On Result The On time and Off time options are displayed 6 Press the or button to select the On time 7 Set the time at which you wish the television to be switched On To Press the Move to the hour or minute or button Adjust the hour or minute or button 8 In the same way set the time at which you wish the television to be switched Off 9 When you have finished se...

Page 30: ...children from watching unsuitable programmes 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the or button to select the Function and press the or button 3 Press the or button to select the Childlock and press the or button 4 Set to On by pressing the or button If you want to unlock a channel set to Off 5 Press the or button to select the Prog No Select the number of the channel to be locked by pressing the or bu...

Page 31: ...play teletext information at any time but signal reception must be good Otherwise Information may be missing Some pages may not be displayed To activate the teletext mode and display the contents page 1 Using the or button select the channel providing the teletext service 2 Press the TTX MIX button to activate the teletext mode Result The contents page page 100 is displayed It can be redisplayed a...

Page 32: ...d in sequence To freeze the display on a given page press the HOLD Press the HOLD again to resume 3 Using the various display options To display Press the Both teletext information and TTX MIX the normal broadcast Hidden text REVEAL answers to quiz games for example The normal screen REVEAL again A secondary page SUB PAGE by entering its 4 digit number The next page PAGE UP The previous page PAGE ...

Page 33: ...h between LIST mode FLOF mode The various topics included in the teletext pages are color coded and can be selected by pressing the colored buttons on the remote control 1 Display the teletext contents page by pressing the TTX MIX button 2 Press the colored button corresponding to the topic that you wish to select The available topics are listed on the status information line Result The page is di...

Page 34: ...ayers or a VCR RGB 2 1 Rear of TV Video disc player Decoder Video game device VCR Camcorder or Satellite receiver AV cable or INPUT 1 MONITOR OUT INPUT 2 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R These figures show typical connector jack panels The actual configuration on your TV may be different depending on your model INPUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO AUDIO or option ...

Page 35: ...ent with an S Video output such as a camcorder or VCR Rear of TV VCR Camcorder INPUT 1 MONITOR OUT INPUT 2 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R and Connecting to the Rear DVD Input depending on the model The DVD RCA AUDIO L and R connectors are used for equipment with a DVD output Rear of TV DVD INPUT 1 MONITOR OUT INPUT 2 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R ...

Page 36: ...ment such as camcorders video disc players and some video game devices Video disc player Decoder Video game device Camcorder Side of TV Front of TV These figures show typical connector jack panels The actual configuration on your TV may be different depending on your model ...

Page 37: ...phones at a high volume may damage your hearing Connecting Headphones Once you have connected up your various audio and video systems you can view the different sources by selecting the appropriate input 1 Check that all the necessary connections have been made 2 Switch the television on and if necessary press the VIDEO button one or more times until the required input is displayed Depending on th...

Page 38: ... an indoor aerial Replace the remote control batteries Clean the upper edge of the remote control transmission window Check the battery terminals Troubleshooting Before Contacting Service Personnel No sound or picture Normal picture but no sound No picture or black and white picture Sound and picture interference Blurred or snowy picture distorted sound Remote control malfunctions A degaussing coi...

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Page 40: ... AFTER SALES SERVICE Do not hesitate to contact your retailer or service agent if a change in the performance of your product indicates that a faulty condition may be present AA68 00886C ENG ELECTRONICS ...