Samsung PS-42C6H, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...VISION PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL Owner s Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Register your product at www samsung com global register ON SCREEN MENUS Picture In Picture PIP Energy Saving TELETEXT Option SRS TruSurroundXT Digital Natural Image engine Country BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY ITAL...

Page 2: ...elow 5 C 41 F A still image displayed too long may cause permanent damage to the PDP Panel Watching the PDP TV in 4 3 format for a long period of time may leave traces of borders displayed on the left right and centre of the screen caused by the difference of light emission on the screen Playing a DVD or a game console may cause similar effect to the screen Damages caused by the above effect are n...

Page 3: ... 13 Sorting the Stored Channels 14 Assigning Names to Channels 14 Fine Tuning Channel Reception 15 PICTURE CONTROL Changing the Picture Standard 16 Customizing the Picture Settings 16 Selecting the Picture Size 17 Digital NR 17 SMD 17 DNIe Demo 17 Viewing the Picture in Picture PIP 18 SOUND CONTROL Sound Features 19 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Time Features 20 Language 21 Blue Screen 21 Melody 21 Energy ...

Page 4: ... ˇ Press to decrease or increase the volume In the on screen menu use the buttons as you use the œ and buttons on the remote control C P Press to change channels In the on screen menu use the C P buttons as you use the and buttons on the remote control ˆ ENTER Press to confirm a selection Ø Power button Press to turn the TV on and off Power Indicator Power Off Blue Power On Off Remote Control Sens...

Page 5: ...he HDMI jack of a device with HDMI output These inputs can also be used as a DVI connection with separate analog audio inputs An optional HDMI DVI cable will be necessary to make this connection When using the optional HDMI DVI adapter the DVI analog audio inputs on your TV allow you to receive left and right audio from your DVI device Not compatible with PC When connecting this product via HDMI o...

Page 6: ...t device to be controlled by the Samsung remote control TV DVD STB CABLE VCR Available source selection Previous channel Automatic Power off Selects the PC mode directly VCR DVD Function Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward Next channel Previous channel Exit the on screen menu Control the cursor in the menu Use to see information on the current broadcast Picture freeze Picture size selection Select...

Page 7: ... The mains lead is attached to the rear of the television 1 Plug the mains lead into an appropriate socket The main voltage is indicated on the rear of the television and the frequency is 50 or 60Hz 2 Press the Power button On Off on the front of the television or press the POWER button on the remote control to switch the television on The programme that you were watching last is re selected autom...

Page 8: ...items in the menu Press the ENTER button to enter items in the menu 4 Press the œ button to change the selected items Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu 5 Press the EXIT button to exit from the menu Freezing the Current Picture You can freeze the picture when watching a television programme simply by pressing the STILL button To return to normal viewing press it again This functi...

Page 9: ...he or button You can enter the hours or minutes by using the numeric buttons on the remote control 8 Press the ENTER button to confirm your setting The message Enjoy your viewing is displayed If you want to reset this feature 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER button 3 Press the ENTER button again to select Plug Play The message t...

Page 10: ...r cable You can give a name to the external source 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select Edit Name then press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select the external source to be edited then press the ENTER button 5 Select the required device by pressing or then press the ENTER button Available device names VCR DVD D VHS Cable ST...

Page 11: ...r button to select Channel then press the ENTER button 3 Press the ENTER button again The available countries are listed 4 Select your country by pressing the or button then press the ENTER button 5 Press the or button to select Auto Store then press the ENTER button 6 Press the ENTER button again to start the search The search will end automatically To stop the search before it has finished press...

Page 12: ...e sound standard required Search When you do not know the channel numbers Press the or button to start the search The tuner scans the frequency range until the first channel or the channel that you selected is received on the screen Store When you store the channel and associated programme number Set to OK by pressing the ENTER button Channel mode P Programme mode When completing tuning the broadc...

Page 13: ...t video and audio 6 Press the or button to select Child Lock then press the ENTER button 7 Select On by pressing the or buttons then press the ENTER button 8 Press the or buttons to select the Channel Manager then press the ENTER button 9 Move to the field by pressing the œ buttons select a channel to be locked and press the ENTER button If you press the ENTER button again the symbol next to the c...

Page 14: ...lly when channel information is broadcast These names can be changed allowing you to assign new names 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select Name then press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select the channel to be assigned to a new name then press the ENTER button 5 Press the or butto...

Page 15: ...ress the ENTER button 5 Press the EXIT button to exit Fine Tune Store will change the colour of the Channel OSD On Screen Display from White to Red and add the mark FineTuning Channel Reception 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 you may have to fine tune the channe...

Page 16: ...ur PC Mode Press the œ or button until you reach the optimal setting Colour Tone Cool2 Cool1 Normal Warm1 Warm2 Reset You can return to the factory defaults picture settings The reset function is set for each picture mode and colour tone 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Picture then press the ENTER button 3 Press the ENTER button twice 4 Select the requir...

Page 17: ... vertically using the or button after selecting the by pressing the œ or button 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Picture then press the ENTER button 3 Select the required option by pressing the or button then press the ENTER button Available options Digital NR SMD DNIe Demo 4 When you are satisfied with your setting press the ENTER button 5 Press the EXIT...

Page 18: ... button to select Picture then press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select PIP then press the ENTER button 4 Select the required option by pressing the or button then press the ENTER button Available options PIP On Off Source Position Programme 5 When you are satisfied with your setting press the ENTER button 6 Press the EXIT button to exit TV Ext 1 Ext 2 Component HDMI PC Main Sub Pict...

Page 19: ...ers It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats You can select these options simply by pressing the SRS button on the remote control TruSurround XT SRS and Symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround XT technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc Auto Volume On Off Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions and so it is not easy to adjust the volume every...

Page 20: ...ressing the SLEEP button on the remote control If the sleep timer is not yet set Off is displayed If it is already set the remaining time before which the television switches to standby mode is displayed On Timer Off Timer You can set the On Off timers so that the television will switch on or off automatically at the time you select You must set the clock first On Timer Select Hour Minute Programm...

Page 21: ...mum power saving mode regardless of the surrounding illumination You can select these options simply by pressing the E SAVING button on the remote control Language Blue Screen Melody Energy Saving Setup Move Enter Return Plug Play Language English Time Game Mode Off Blue Screen Off Melody Off PC More TV 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Setup then press th...

Page 22: ...r pixel shift All White This function helps remove after images on the screen by changing the colour of pixels to white Use this function when there are remaining after images or symbols on the screen especially when you displayed a still image on the screen for a long time Signal Pattern This function helps remove after images on the screen by moving all the pixels on the PDP according to a patte...

Page 23: ...ence to the Display Modes Table Set the Vertical Frequency and Horizontal Frequency individually if you can do so instead of setting the Screen refresh rate 5 Click on OK to close the window then Click on OK button to the Display Properties window Automatic re booting may commence at this moment Setting upYour PC Software Based on Windows XP 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the ...

Page 24: ...020 37 684 48 363 56 476 57 672 60 023 44 772 47 712 Vertical polarity N P N N P N N N P P N P P P P P N N N P P N P Horizontal polarity P N N N P N N N P P N P P P P N N N N P P P P PS 42C6H PS 50C6H 640 x 350 720 x 400 640 x 480 800 x 600 848 x 480 1024 x 768 1280 x 720 1360 x 768 Resolution Dot X Line N Negative P Positive The interlace mode is not supported The television might operate abnorma...

Page 25: ... button 2 Press the œ or button to adjust the screen quality vertical stripes may appear or the picture may be blurry Press the ENTER button Position Adjust the PC s screen positioning if it does not fit the TV screen 1 Adjust the position by pressing the œ button 2 Press the ENTER button Auto Adjustment Auto adjustment allows the PC screen of set to self adjust to the incoming PC video signal The...

Page 26: ...o resume press it again Ø Ø page up Used to display the next teletext page mode Press to select the teletext mode LIST FLOF If you press it in the LIST mode it switches into the List save mode In the List save mode you can save teletext page into list using the store button page down Used to display the previous teletext page index Used to display the index contents page at any time while you are ...

Page 27: ... indications D Date and time E Text F Status information FASTEXT information Teletext information is often divided between several pages displayed in sequence which can be accessed by Entering the page number Selecting a title in a list Selecting a coloured heading FASTEXT system Press the TV button to exit from the teletext display Teletext Feature depending on the model ...

Page 28: ...ptive Screws Wall Mount Bracket ASSY HINGE RIGHT Separate ASSY HINGE into Left and Right ASSY HINGE LEFT 1 The wall mount bracket is delivered separately Please tighten the captive screw in the direction of the arrow after assembling the bracket Install the Wall Mount Bracket after the screws are securely inserted into the wall Instructions on Securing the SET to the Wall Mount Bracket The exterio...

Page 29: ...w Refer to the illustration on the right 3 The angle can be adjusted from 0 to 15 by 2 Hold onto the middle of the PDP to adjust the angle not the sides of the PDP Connecting External Devices to the PDP To connect external devices such as a DVD or a Home Theater System to the PDP please refer to following instructions 1 Be sure to remove the safety pins underneath the PDP If the safety pins are no...

Page 30: ... VCR Cable DVD or Set Top Box Pressing the corresponding button on the remote control allows you to switch between these modes and control whichever piece of equipment you choose The remote control might not be compatible with all DVD Players VCRs Cable boxes and Set Top Boxes Setting Up the Remote to Operate Your Cable Box 1 Turn off your cable box 2 Press the CABLE button on your TV s remote con...

Page 31: ...mote Control Modes DVD When your remote control is in DVD mode the volume buttons still control your TV s volume Setting Up the Remote to Operate Your Set Top Box 1 Turn off your STB 2 Press the STB button on your TV s remote control 3 Press the SET button on your TV s remote control 4 Using the number buttons on your remote control enter three digits of the STB code listed on page 33 of this manu...

Page 32: ...81 082 083 021 056 059 007 008 018 021 026 037 062 006 036 073 074 075 076 021 006 021 024 025 034 005 019 041 075 Brand MITSUBISHI MONTGOMERY WARD MTC MULTITECH NEC OPTIMUS PANASONIC PENTAX PENTEX RESEARCH PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN QUARTZ QUASAR RADIOSHACK REALISTIC RCA SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHIMTOM SIGNATURE SONY SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TASHIKA TATUNG TEAC TECHNICS TEKNIK...

Page 33: ...17 020 020 059 063 069 070 Brand ALPHASTAR ANAM CHANNEL MASTER CROSSDIGITAL CHAPARRAL DIRECT TV DAEWOO DISHNETWORKSYSTEM DISHPRO DRAKE DX ANTENNA ECHOSTAR EXPRESSVU GOI GE GENERALINSTRUMENT HTS HOME CABLE HITACHI HUGHES NETWORK IQ IQ PRISM JANEIL JERROID JVC Brand LG Goldstar MAGNAVOX MEMOREX MOTOROLA MACOM MITSUBISHI NEXT LEVEL PHILIPS PRIMESTAR PANASONIC PAYSAT PROSCAN RCA RADIOSHACK REALISTIC S...

Page 34: ... MATHES CYBER HOME CLARION CIRRUS CINEVISION DAEWOO DENON FARENHEIT FISHER GPX GO VIDEO GE GREENHILL HITACHI HITEKER HOYO HARMAN KARDON IRT INTEGRA JBL JVC JATON KENWOOD KISS KONKA KLH LG Goldstar LOEWE LASONIC MOBILE AUTHORITY MEMOREX MALATA MAGNAVOX MINTEK MONYKA Brand NORCENT NEXT BASE NEC NANTAUS NESA OPTOMEDIA ELECTRONICS OPTIVIEW ONKYO PHILCO PRINCETON PROSCAN PANASONIC PHILIPS ROTEL RIO RCA...

Page 35: ...rrect Sound and picture interference Try to identify the electrical appliance that is affecting the television then move it further away Plug the television into a different mains socket Blurred or snowy picture distorted sound Check the direction location and connections of your aerial This interference often occurs due to the use of an indoor aerial Remote control malfunctions Replace the remote...

Page 36: ...r human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling Business users s...