Samsung SIR-T151, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...nstructions DIGITAL TV SET TOP BOX MD68 00276A 01 ENG SIR T151 Samsung Electronics America inc SERVICE DIVISION 400 Valley Road Suite 201 Mount Arlington NJ 07856 1 800 SAMSUNG 1 800 726 7864 www samsungusa com ...

Page 2: ...l be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Caution FCC regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Caution To prevent electric shock match the wide blade of plug to the wide slot and fully insert the plug Attention pour eviter les chocs electriques introd...

Page 3: ...ripod bracket or table where it can fall A falling product can cause serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufac turer or sold with the product Follow the manufacturer s instructions when mounting the unit and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer Move the product and cart wi...

Page 4: ...vice the product yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Unplug the unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions when the power supply cord or plug is damaged if liquid has been spilled on the unit or if objects have fallen into the unit if the product has been exposed to rain or water if the product does not operat...

Page 5: ...laced 480i and 480 line progressive 480p video 480i programs are essentially a digital version of our current analog TV programs while the 480p format offers improved image detail over 480i Some 480p programs are broadcast in widescreen and are comparable to progressive scan DVD movies in image quality HDTV program formats include 1080 line interlaced 1080I and 720 line progressive 720p Both HDTV ...

Page 6: ... TV with component video inputs you can enjoy DTV broadcasts by simply adding a low cost DTV set top receiver and antenna 2 Using your existing analog TV set Your analog TV set can be used to view down converted DTV broadcasts by connecting the DTV set top receiver to your composite yellow RCA jack or S video black circular jack AV inputs as well as connecting stereo audio inputs While the picture...

Page 7: ...r not and how close your location is to the transmission tower DTV receivers do not require as much sig nal as analog TV receivers to produce high quality images and sound Once the DTV signal level exceeds a certain threshold at the receiver the digital video and audio data is decoded at the same quality it was originally encoded for broadcast This is a big advantage for DTV over analog TV there i...

Page 8: ...DTV set top receivers So you will still need to use an out door or indoor antenna to receive OTA broadcast DTV programs The good news is that you won t have to pay a monthly or per program charge to watch OTA DTV and HDTV programs They re free unlike subscription satellite TV or premium cable TV All you need is an antenna and a DTV set top receiver to enjoy clear sharp widescreen images and high q...

Page 9: ...ecking the Digital Signal Reception 3 5 Setting the Time and Date 3 6 Chapter 4 Special Features 4 1 Changing the Screen Format 4 1 Choosing a Multitrack Language 4 4 Choosing a Digital Sound Format Dolby or PCM 4 5 Using Dynamic Range Compression DRC 4 6 Setting Up Captions On Screen Text Messages 4 7 Rating Control Menu 4 9 Electronic Program Guide 4 12 Using the EPG Electronic Program Guide 4 1...

Page 10: ...ENTER Press to activate a selection when using the on screen menus ˆ MENU Press to display the on screen menus Ø INFO Press to display information about the current box set tings and program Channel number Time Program title Program duration Caption Rating control Digital picture grade and MTS language EXIT Press to completely exit from all the on screen menus NOTES In this instruction book the te...

Page 11: ...Connect this terminal to the digital audio input of a TV set i e to a TV set that has a fiber optic connector for digi tal audio Or connect this terminal to the digital audio input of a separate component i e AC3 AMP RESOLUTION SELECT Switches between 1080i interlaced scanning 720p progressive scanning 480p progressive scanning and 480i interlaced scanning formats Switches the DTV Component output...

Page 12: ...t jack fiber optic connector on the Set Top Box and the Optical jack on the TV Or connect an Audio Video cable between the Lt Rt Analog Audio Output jacks on the Set Top Box and the L R Audio IN jacks on the TV Normal TV Connect an Audio cable between the Audio Out jacks on the Set Top Box and the Analog Left Right jacks on the TV NOTE The TV set must be digital compatible i e it must have the app...

Page 13: ...ss to view the signal sources that are available for display on your TV ˆ ASPECT 1 Press to change the screen format according to the screen aspect ratio and the input signal for mat Ø MUTE 1 Press to temporarily cut off the sound Volume Up Down 1 Press to increase or decrease the volume Menu 1 Press to display the on screen menus or to switch back to the previous menu screen that was displayed Ba...

Page 14: ...le Program duration Caption Rating control Digital picture grade and MTS language FAV CH Favorite Channel 1 Press to switch among your favorite channels Channel Channel Up and Down 1 2 3 Press to change channels GUIDE 1 Press to display the on screen Electronic Program Guide EPG Menu UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT 1 Use to move the on screen pointer up down left or right ENTER 1 While using the on screen menu...

Page 15: ...he TV buttons POWER VOL CH Number buttons To use these buttons in TV you must first switch the remote control to TV mode by using the SELECT button 2 The VCR buttons POWER FF REW PLAY STOP PAUSE To use these buttons in VCR you must first switch the remote control to VCR mode by using the SELECT button 3 The CATV buttons POWER CH Number buttons To use the CABLE Set Top Box you must first switch the...

Page 16: ...lar menu press ENTER The menu system has three different levels The four icons on the left side of the screen are the first level menu Guide Preference Channel and Setup When you activate one of these four icons the on screen display presents a second level submenu which often leads to a third level submenu Main Menu Level 1 Sub menu Level 2 Sub menu Level 3 Example The Setup sub menu Example Scre...

Page 17: ...wn buttons to choose Help On Press ENTER and the on screen help appears Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight each of the icons and read the description of the features that each icon represents You can press EXIT at any time and the menus will disappear from the screen To turn the on screen help off Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Help Off icon and press ENTER The on screen help...

Page 18: ...am duration The status of closed captions if the broadcast includes them and if you have turned on the closed captions fea ture See page 4 7 Rating control settings See page 4 8 The digital picture grade such as HD High Definition or SD Standard Definition The audio track languages English Spanish French See page 4 4 To view the Info Press INFO on the remote control To hide the Info Press INFO aga...

Page 19: ... and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to select Air or Cable STD HRC or IRC Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Scan Start icon and press ENTER 4 That s it The Set Top Box will automatically scan and store all of the digital DTV channels that are available in your local area 5 Press EXIT when channel memorization is complete NOTES The Set Top Box MUST be connected to an antenna...

Page 20: ...ntrol Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Channel icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Add Delete Channels icon and press ENTER 4 Repeatedly pressing ENTER will alternate between Add channel Message the channel is in memory and Delete channel Message The channel is not in memory Press the number buttons or CH buttons to switch to the appropriate channel an...

Page 21: ...ess to return to the previous channel you viewed For exam ple if the box is tuned to channel 55 and then you change to channel 56 pressing PRE CH will return to channel 55 FAV CH button Press to switch among your favorite channels See page 3 4 CH and button Press CH or to move up or down to the next available channel Press and hold CH or to cycle quickly through the channels NOTES You must first c...

Page 22: ... the Select Favorite Channels icon and press ENTER 3 To designate a particular channel as a Favorite Channel highlight the channel number and press ENTER For each Favorite Channel a yellow dot icon will appear next to the channel number When more than six favorite channels exist press the arrow buttons to add channels 4 Press EXIT 5 You can now jump from one favorite channel to another by pressing...

Page 23: ...buttons to highlight the Channel icon and press ENTER Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Channel Signal Strength icon and press ENTER 3 If the signal strength meter indi cates that the signal is weak physically adjust your antenna to increase the signal strength Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the strongest signal 4 When you have finished adjusting y...

Page 24: ...e Auto Time Setup icon and press ENTER 3 You will be asked if your local area observes Daylight Savings Time Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight Yes or No and press ENTER 4 Use the Menu Up Down Left Right buttons to highlight the time zone for your local area and to move the highlight to the appropriate time zone on the map of the United States Press ENTER That s it As you have received a di...

Page 25: ... Box 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Setup icon then use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Screen Format icon Press ENTER 3 Press ENTER and select your TV screen size using the Menu Up Down buttons 4 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the screen format you want and press ENTER 5 Press EXIT 4 1 ...

Page 26: ... screen Blank panels appear at the top and bottom of the screen 1080i doesn t support letter box mode FULL mode will be automatically selected Full Choose this when you want the television to adjust the16 9 image vertically so it fills your 4 3 screen No blank panels will be added and the image is horizontally unal tered Zoom Choose this when receiving a 16 9 image and you want the wide movie form...

Page 27: ... of the video to be a centered picture with blank panels on the right and left sides Full Choose this when you want the television to adjust the 4 3 image horizontally so it fills your 16 9 screen No blank panels will be added and the image is vertically unal tered This setting is especially useful for viewing 4 3 formatted DVDs Zoom Choose this when receiving a 4 3 image and you want to maintain ...

Page 28: ...ram To select a multi track language 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Preference icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Multi Language icon and press ENTER 4 Use the Menu Up Down button to choose the appropriate lan guage and press ENTER The available languages will vary depending on the program 5 Press EXIT...

Page 29: ...Output After connecting the optical or coaxial digital audio component you must specify the trans mission format Dolby or PCM as appropriate to your particular equipment 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Setup icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down button to highlight the Sound Output icon and press ENTER 4 Use the Menu Up Down butto...

Page 30: ...lume difference automatically 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Setup icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the DRC On Off icon and press ENTER Use the Menu Up Down buttons to alternate between DRC On and DRC Off and press ENTER again 4 Press EXIT CHAPTER FOUR Special Features 4 4 ...

Page 31: ...tions 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Preference icon and press ENTER Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Closed Captions icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to alternate between Caption On and Caption Off and press ENTER 4 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Caption Display Options and press ENTER ...

Page 32: ...you want The default is Style 0 Foreground This option consists of Default White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan You can change the color of the letter The default is White Background This option consists of Default White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan You can change the ground color of the caption The default is Black Return to Default This option sets each of Service Size Styl...

Page 33: ...the Menu Up Down button to highlight Change on the bottom and press ENTER Use the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to enter your current password 4 Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter a changed password 5 Re enter the new password to con firm 6 Your new password is now activated Press EXIT NOTES Password Error If you forget the password re do steps 1 3 At step 3 when the ...

Page 34: ...ontrol icon and press ENTER 3 Enter your password correctly 4 After the password is entered the screen will display the rating control menu This menu lists both MPAA and TV FCC Parental ratings You can independently lock the MPAA and TV ratings The locked MPAA TV FCC ratings are indicated as the symbol 5 Use the Menu Up Down Left Right buttons and the ENTER button to activate the appropriate restr...

Page 35: ...designed for a very young audience including chil dren from ages two six TV FCC ratings The particular rating that you have selected will be locked and indicated as a red L on a blue background Also all of the age based ratings will be locked within the partic ular group i e group 1 or group 2 Suppose that the TV G rating and all of its contents V S L and D are locked In that case more restrictive...

Page 36: ...he set default guide is Mini Guide C Scrolls backwards quickly 2 hours Press the Green button on the remote control and repeatedly press ENTER until the appropriate time is displayed D Displays titles and other details about upcoming programs of particular chan nels Highlight the program and press ENTER to see additional and detailed information The availability of additional details depends on th...

Page 37: ...ss the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Guide icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Set Default Guide icon and press ENTER 4 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to alternate between Mini and Full and press ENTER ...

Page 38: ... Viewing Information about One Channel 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control 2 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Guide icon and press ENTER 3 Use the Menu Up Down buttons to highlight the Mini Guide icon and press ENTER ...

Page 39: ...Down buttons to highlight the channel number in the left column and press ENTER Obtain additional program details Use the Menu Up Down Left Right buttons to highlight the title of a program and press ENTER Exit from the Program Guide and return to normal viewing mode Press the Blue button FF or the EXIT button NOTES You can switch to the GUIDE mode quickly by pressing the GUIDE button on the remot...

Page 40: ...rol 2 Press the SET button on the remote control The LED for the active component will light for 30 seconds Use the number buttons to enter the code by manufacturer See tables on pages 4 16 4 18 Each code must be three digits long For example to enter the code 6 press 0 0 and 6 To enter the code 76 press 0 7 and 6 See the remote control code tables on the following pages to find the appropriate co...

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Page 44: ...of your tuner as a guide Make sure audio connections are correct Try another channel sometimes broadcasters have problems with DTV audio encoding Make sure the MUTE button on your TV is off Try both analog and digital coaxial optical audio connections Make sure you have connected the DTV set top receiver correctly to your DTV ready or analog TV set For a three wire component connection match the r...

Page 45: ...ppliances that create magnetic fields Liquids Do not handle liquids near or on the Set Top Box Cabinet Never open the cabinet or touch the parts inside Wipe your Set Top Box with a clean dry cloth Never use water cleaning fluids wax or chemicals Do not put heavy objects on top of the cabinet Temperature If your Set Top Box is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm place unplug the power cord for at ...

Page 46: ...by 2 watts Dimensions W x D x H 15 x 12 36 x 3 07 inches Weight 7 5 lbs Tuning system type F S Band coverage VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Antenna 75 ohm external antenna terminal for VHF UHF Number of inputs outputs 75 ohm V UHF In Out DTV Out component Y PB PR Video Out S Video Out Dolby Digital Out Optical Dolby Digital Out Coxial 2 Analog Audio Out Rt Lt Resolution Select Switch ...