Samsung PS-42C96HC, Owner'S Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...xels will have no impact on the performance of the product Avoid operating the TV at temperatures below 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 DV...

Page 3: ...Freezing the Current Picture 22 Sound Control Sound Features 23 Selecting the Sound Mode depending on the model 24 Function Description Time Features 25 Language Blue Screen Melody Light Effect Energy Saving HDMI Black Level 26 Using the Game Mode 27 Wall mount adjustment Sold separately 28 Viewing the Picture in Picture PIP 29 Screen Burn Protection 30 PC Display Setting up Your PC Software Based...

Page 4: ... Component Cables Audio Cables Video Cable PC Cable Scart Cable PC Audio Cable HDMI Cable HDMI DVI Cable Ferrite Core Power Cord Headphones Cable S Video Cable The ferrite core is used to shield the cable from interference When connecting a cable open the ferrite core and clip it around the cable Using the Stand Base Two or more people should carry the PDP Never lay the PDP on the floor because of...

Page 5: ...he volume In the on screen menu use the buttons as you use the and buttons on the remote control 4 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 5 ENTER Press to confirm a selection 6 Power button Press to turn the TV on and off Power Indicator Power Off Blue Power On Off Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards ...

Page 6: ...amme without disturbing the other people in the room Prolonged use of headphones at a high volume may damage your hearing Continued Whenever you connect an audio or video system to your set ensure that all elements are switched off When connecting an external device match the colour of the connection terminal to the cable The product colour and shape may vary depending on the model The product col...

Page 7: ...es If an error message is displayed please contact your service provider When the channel information configuration has finished the message Updating Completed is displayed indicating that the channel list is now updated Insert the CI Card in the direction marked on it 9 HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2 Connect to the HDMI jack of a device with HDMI output These inputs can also be used as a DVI connection with...

Page 8: ... VCR on the remote Available source selection Previous channel DTV menu display a Records for Live Broadcasting b VCR DVD Function Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward c Next channel Previous channel d Exit the on screen menu e Control the cursor in the menu f Use to see information on the current broadcast g Runs the Anynet view functions and sets up Anynet devices h Picture In Picture On Off i Pi...

Page 9: ... the active source button TV DVD CABLE STB VCR on the remote Available source selection Previous channel DTV menu display a Selects the HDMI mode directly b VCR DVD Function Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward c Next channel Previous channel d Exit the on screen menu e Control the cursor in the menu f Use to see information on the current broadcast h Picture In Picture On Off i Picture effect sele...

Page 10: ... light or a neon sign nearby Switching Your Television On and Off The main lead is attached to the rear of the television 1 Plug the main 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...

Page 11: ...ranteed Several functions may not be available in some countries This product is only applicable in Finland Its quality is not guaranteed in other countries 1 If the television is in standby mode press the POWER button on the remote control The message Start Plug Play is displayed Press the ENTER OK button 2 The Language menu will automatically appear after several seconds 3 Select the appropriate...

Page 12: ...the Month Day Year Hour or Minute directly by pressing the numeric buttons on the remote control 8 Press the ENTER OK button to confirm your setting The message Enjoy your viewing is displayed When you have finished press the ENTER OK button Even if the ENTER OK button is not pressed the message will automatically disappear after several seconds If you want to reset this feature 1 Press the MENU b...

Page 13: ...utton to select the signal source then press the ENTER OK button Available signal sources TV Ext 1 Ext 2 AV S Video Component PC HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI3 DTV HDMI3 mode is available only in PS 42Q96HC PS 50Q96HC models You can select these options simply by pressing the SOURCE button on the remote control To watch television programme again press the TV DTV button and select the channel number required M...

Page 14: ... do not wish to watch 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the ENTER OK button again The available countries are listed 4 Select your country by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button Even though you have changed the country setting in this menu the country setting for DTV is not changed Use the Pl...

Page 15: ... the channel to be stored Press the or button to select C Air channel or S Cable channel Press the button then press the or button to select the required number You can also select the channel number directly by pressing the numeric buttons 0 9 If there is abnormal sound or no sound re select the sound standard required Search When you do not know the channel numbers Press the or button to start t...

Page 16: ...rom watching unsuitable programmes by muting out video and audio 6 Press the or button to select Child Lock then press the ENTER OK button 7 Select On by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button 8 Press the or button to select Channel List then press the ENTER OK button 9 Move to the field by pressing the buttons select a channel to be locked and press the ENTER OK button If you press...

Page 17: ...V or external input mode Channel names will be assigned automatically 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 OK button 3 Press the or button to select Name then press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the or button to select the channel to be...

Page 18: ...tton to select Fine Tune then press the ENTER OK button 4 To obtain a sharp and clear picture and good sound quality press the or button until you reach the optimal setting Press the ENTER OK button To reset the fine tuning to 0 select Reset by pressing the or button Press the ENTER OK button 5 Press the EXIT button to exit Fine Tune Store will change the colour of the Channel OSD On Screen Displa...

Page 19: ...ic Standard Movie 5 Select the required option by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button 6 When you are satisfied with your setting press the ENTER OK button 7 Press the EXIT button to exit Contrast Brightness Sharpness Colour Tint In TV AV S Video modes of the PAL system you cannot use the Tint Function Contrast Brightness Colour Tone PC Mode Press the or button until you reach the...

Page 20: ...Offset B Offset R Gain G Gain B Gain Reset You can adjust the color temperature for more natural picture colors R Offset G Offset B Offset R Gain G Gain B Gain Changing the adjustment value will refresh the adjusted screen Select the required option by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button Press the or button until you reach the optimal setting Reset The previously adjusted white b...

Page 21: ...en using the Zoom enables the positioning and sizing of the screen to up down direction using the or button as well as the screen size Move the screen up down using the or button after selecting the by pressing the or button Resize the screen vertically using the or button after selecting the by pressing the or button Selecting the Screen Mode When setting the picture size to Auto Wide in a 16 9 w...

Page 22: ...n you can view the screen with the DNIe feature activated If you set the DNIe to Demo you can view the applied DNIe and normal pictures on the screen for demonstration purposes Using this function you can view the difference in the visual quality DNIeTM Digital Natural Image engine This feature brings you more detailed image with 3D noise reduction detail enhancement contrast enhancement and white...

Page 23: ... by pressing the SRS button on the remote control PS 42C96HC PS 50C96HC Auto Volume Off On Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions and so it is not easy to adjust the volume every time the channel is changed This feature lets you automatically adjust the volume of the desired channel by lowering the sound output when the modulation signal is high or by raising the sound output when...

Page 24: ...NICAM Mono Normal NICAM Stereo NICAM stereo Mono Normal NICAM DUAL I II NICAM dual 1 NICAM dual 2 Mono Normal A2 Stereo Regular broadcast Standard audio Mono Normal use Bilingual or DUAL I II Dual I Dual II Stereo Stereo Mono Forced mono If the receiving conditions deteriorate listening will be easier if the mode is set to Mono If the stereo signal is weak and automatic switching occurs switch to ...

Page 25: ...al Off 30 60 90 120 150 or 180 for staying on by pressing the or button Timer 1 Timer 2 Timer 3 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 Press the or button to select the required item below Press the or button to adjust to the setting satisfied On Time Select hour minute and No Yes To activate time...

Page 26: ... the LED dazzles your eyes Off The blue LED is always off Standby Mode On The blue LED lights while in Standby mode and it turns off when your TV is turned on Watching Mode On The blue LED lights when watching TV and it turns off when your TV is turned off On The blue LED always lights Set the Light Effect to Off to reduce the power consumption Energy Saving Off Low Medium High This feature adjust...

Page 27: ...he game console and connect another external device cancel game mode in the Setup menu If you display the TV menu in Game mode the screen shakes slightly Game Mode is not available in TV mode If Game Mode is On Picture Mode is automatically changed to Standard and users cannot change the mode Sound Mode in the Sound menu is deactivated Adjust the sound using the equalizer The Reset Sound function ...

Page 28: ...ed position you adjusted Using the remote Control Buttons Button Operations Wall mount angle adjustment Tilt Up Tilt Down Move right Move left Reset Moves to the initial installation position Red Green Yellow Remembering the position and moving to the remembered position Remembers 3 positions with the Red Green and Yellow buttons Moves to the remembered position using these 3 color buttons For ins...

Page 29: ...te the PIP function You can select these options simply by pressing the PIP button on the remote control Source TV Ext 1 Ext 2 AV You can select a source of the sub picture Size You can select a size of the sub picture If main picture is in PC and Component mode Size is not available Position You can select a position of the sub picture Programme You can select a channel of the sub picture only wh...

Page 30: ... 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 pattern Use this function when there are remaining after images or s...

Page 31: ...use on the Windows Desktop then click on Properties The Display Properties will be displayed 2 Click on Settings tab then set the Display Mode with reference to the Display Modes Table You do not need to change the Colours settings 3 Click on Advanced A new settings dialog box will be displayed 4 Click on the Monitor tab then set the Screen refresh rate with reference to the Display Modes Table Se...

Page 32: ... N P N P 72 188 48 077 P P 75 000 46 875 P P 1024 x 768 60 004 48 363 N N 70 069 56 476 N N 72 000 57 672 N P N P 75 029 60 023 P P 1360 x 768 60 015 47 712 P P N Negative P Positive The interlace mode is not supported The television might operate abnormally if a non standard video format is selected 480i p 576i p 720p or 1080i is not available in PC mode For the PS 42Q96HC PS 42C96HC PC text qual...

Page 33: ...e center of screen 1 Press the or button to select Coarse or Fine then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to adjust the screen quality vertical stripes may appear or the picture may be blurry Press the ENTER OK button Position Adjust the PC s screen positioning if it does not fit the TV screen 1 Adjust the position by pressing the button 2 Press the ENTER OK button Auto Adjustment Aut...

Page 34: ...U button to display the menu 2 Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or button to select Home Theatre PC then press the ENTER OK button 4 Select Off or On by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button 5 Press the EXIT button to exit This function is available only in PC mode Move Enter Return Plug Play Language English Time Game Mode Off Blue Scr...

Page 35: ... Store Auto Cable Aerial Manual Store Cable Aerial Edit Favourite Channels Channel List All Favourites Default Setup Menu Transparency High Medium Low Opaque Parental Lock Parental Rating Change PIN Subtitle Off On Subtitle Mode Normal Hard of hearing Audio Format PCM Dolby Digital Digital Text Disable Enable Time Zone System Product Information Signal Information Software Upgrade Common Interface...

Page 36: ...rmation about the current programme may be displayed While viewing a programme press the INFO button The programme information is displayed The information is displayed Parental Rating Video Type SD HD Radio Audio Type Mono Stereo Dual Dolby Digital Existence of Teletext or DVB Subtitle Audio Language To exit from banner information press the INFO button Audio Language Subtitle Language Teletext L...

Page 37: ...ice found Check the aerial connection message is displayed 1 2 Manual Store You can specify the channel for a fast channel search Press the or button to select Manual Store then press the ENTER OK button Press the or button to select Cable then press the ENTER OK button Frequency Displays the frequency for the channel Differs in each country Modulation Displays available modulation values Symbol r...

Page 38: ...ourite Channels menu press the or button to select the required channel Press the green button The space for entering the number is a blank Enter the new channel number Press ENTER OK button to store or RETURN button to cancel Press the button to delete an entered digit If you enter a number already assigned to another channel the number is assigned to the selected channel and the previous number ...

Page 39: ...Now Next Guide For the six channels indicated in the left hand column displays the Current programme and the Next programme information Full Guide Displays the programme information as time ordered 30 minute segments One and half hours of programme information is displayed which may be scrolled forwards or backwards in time Press the or button to select Now Next Guide or Full Guide Press the ENTER...

Page 40: ...led programme select a programme by pressing the or button then press the green button If necessary select the programme to be deleted by pressing the or button then press the blue button When watching analog TV the reserved DTV channel cannot be changed The channel is only changed automatically to the reserved channel when you are watching DTV Scheduling programme only functions with the televisi...

Page 41: ...ta message will be displayed and you will not be able to change the channel even if you press the ENTER OK button When the No Data message appears and you cannot change the channel press the channel number directly using the numeric buttons 3 Language This menu consists of 4 sub menus Audio Language Subtitle Language Teletext Language and Preference 3 1 Audio Language Subtitle Language Teletext La...

Page 42: ... the language setting the Audio Language Subtitle Language and the Teletext Language of the Language menu refer to page 41 are automatically changed to the selected language The Audio Language Subtitle Language and the Teletext Language of the Language menu show a list of languages supported by the current channel and the selection is highlighted If you change this language setting the new selecti...

Page 43: ...ain message is displayed Press the ENTER OK button Press the or button to select the age rating you want to lock out then press the ENTER OK button If you want to change the PIN code press the or button to select Change PIN then press the ENTER OK button Enter your new PIN code by using the numeric buttons 0 9 The Confirm New PIN is displayed Re enter your new PIN code to confirm by using the nume...

Page 44: ...ignals are any format of PCM and Dolby Digital the input format is applied regardless of the setting If the input signals are not any of those the setting is not applied Digital Text Enable Disable UK only If the programme is broadcast with digital text this feature is enabled MHEG Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Coding Experts Group An International standard for data encoding systems used i...

Page 45: ...e Inforamtion Press the ENTER OK button then the current software version is shown To display the software version information press the ENTER OK button again Manual Upgrade Press the ENTER OK button to search for new software from the currently broadcasting channels Standby Mode Upgrade On Off Press the ENTER OK button To continue software upgrade with master power on Select On by pressing the or...

Page 46: ...enu based on the PC Card menu Reset You can reset the values stored to the factory default values The Reset operation deletes all channel information and user preferences returning all values to their default factory state Press the ENTER OK button with Reset selected The Enter PIN is displayed Enter your current 4 digit PIN code by using the numeric buttons 0 9 The warning message is displayed Al...

Page 47: ...the optical cable between Digital Audio Out Optical on your TV and Digital Audio Input on the receiver Connect only one receiver You can listen to 5 1 channel sound through the home theatre s speakers Otherwise you can only listen to 2 channel stereo sound in other cases Make sure to connect the Digital Audio IN Optical of the home theatre and the TV correctly to listen to TV sound through the hom...

Page 48: ...ess the ENTER OK button It is switched to the selected device 4 If you cannot find a device you want press the or button to select Searching Connections then press the ENTER OK button The meassage Configuring Anynet connection is displayed When searching devices completes the connected devices are listed in the Anynet menu Switching to the selected devices may take up to 2 minutes You cannot cance...

Page 49: ...Pause Device with built in Tuner After switching to the device when you are watching a TV program CH button Audio Device When Receiver is activated VOL button MUTE button The Anynet function only works when the remote control is set to TV The REC button works only while in the recordable state You cannot control Anynet devices using the buttons on the side of the TV You can control Anynet devices ...

Page 50: ...gain or restart your TV Check if the Anynet Function of Anynet device is set on I want to start Anynet Check if the Anynet device is properly connected to the TV and check if the Anynet HDMI CEC is set to On in the Anynet Setup menu Press the TV button on the TV remote control to switch to TV Then press the Anynet button to show the Anynet menu and select a menu you want I want to exit Anynet Sele...

Page 51: ...ode 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 6 sub page Used to display the available sub page 7 page up Used to display the next teletext page 8 page down Used to display the previous teletext page 9 cancel Used to display the broadcast when searching for a page 0 reveal Used to...

Page 52: ...nt page number or search indications Date and time Text 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 DTV button to exit from the teletext display ...

Page 53: ...ard dimension as they may cause damage to the inside of the TV set For wall mounts that do not comply with the VESA standard screw specifications the length of the screws may differ depending on their specifications Do not use screws that do not comply with the VESA standard screw specifications Do not use fasten the screws too strongly this may damage the product or cause the product to fall lead...

Page 54: ...up repeat steps 2 3 and 4 but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of VCR If no other codes are listed try each VCR code 000 through 080 Note on Using Remote Control Modes VCR When your remote control is in VCR mode the volume buttons still control your TV s volume 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 55: ...des 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 57 of this manual for your bra...

Page 56: ...70 025 038 025 081 082 083 021 056 059 007 008 018 021 026 037 062 006 036 073 074 075 076 021 006 021 024 025 034 005 019 041 075 Brand MITSUBISHI MONTGOMERY WARD MTC MULTITECH NEC OPTIMUS PANASONIC PENTAX PENTEX RESEARCH PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN QUARTZ QUASAR RADIO SHACK REALISTIC RCA SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHIMTOM SIGNATURE SONY SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TASHIKA TATUNG TEA...

Page 57: ...GHES NETWORK IQ IQ PRISM JANEIL JERROID JVC Code 023 043 018 034 019 035 015 016 017 019 022 045 060 061 062 065 066 067 068 074 069 070 069 018 024 032 027 025 069 070 071 069 069 065 046 047 048 063 064 069 056 022 015 017 020 020 059 063 069 070 Brand LG Goldstar MAGNAVOX MEMOREX MOTOROLA MACOM MITSUBISHI NEXT LEVEL PHILIPS PRIMESTAR PANASONIC PAYSAT PROSCAN RCA RADIOSHACK REALISTIC STS STAR TR...

Page 58: ...74 122 123 027 065 077 078 079 082 080 125 081 095 066 146 067 068 090 060 061 089 133 135 069 074 074 064 113 071 073 091 110 089 092 091 022 033 115 116 073 051 108 109 073 059 100 106 107 074 075 025 031 057 058 054 055 056 076 093 074 094 073 Brand NORCENT NEXT BASE NEC NANTAUS NESA OPTOMEDIA ELECTRONICS OPTIVIEW ONKYO PHILCO PRINCETON PROSCAN PANASONIC PHILIPS ROTEL RIO RCA RAITE ROWA SAMPO S...

Page 59: ...e the remote control batteries Clean the upper edge of the remote control transmission window Check that the and ends of the batteries are inserted correctly Check that the batteries are drained Screen is black and power indicator light blinks steadily On your computer check Power Signal Cable The TV is using its power management system Move the computer s mouse or press any key on the keyboard On...

Page 60: ...imension WxHxD Body With stand 1055 x 700 x 104 mm 1055 x 759 x 316 mm 1231 x 789 x 104 mm 1231 x 849 x 316 mm Weight Body With stand 31 kg 34 kg 42 kg 44 kg Environmental Considerations Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Temperature Storage Humidity 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F 10 to 80 non condensing 20 C to 45 C 4 F to 113 F 5 to 95 non condensing This device is a Class B digital ap...

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Page 63: ...or 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 ...