Samsung SP50L7HX, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PICTURE IN PICTURE PIP COLOUR WEAKNESS ENHANCEMENT MODE MY COLOUR CONTROL SRS TruSurroundXT DIGITAL NATURAL IMAGE ENGINE This device is a Class B digital apparatus ...

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Page 3: ...USING YOUR TELEVISION Storing Channels Automatically 15 Storing Channels Manually 16 Skipping Unwanted Channels 18 Sorting the Stored Channels 19 Activating the Child Lock 20 Assigning Names to Channels 21 Fine Tuning Channel Reception 22 Using the LNA Low Noise Amplifier Feature 23 Viewing the Channel Scan Picture 23 Displaying Information 24 Freezing the Current Picture 24 Changing the Picture S...

Page 4: ...iewing an External Signal Source 45 Assigning Names to External Sources 46 USING THE TELETEXT FEATURE Teletext Feature 47 Displaying the Teletext Information 48 Selecting Display Options 48 Selecting a Teletext Page 49 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONNECTIONS Connecting to the External Input Output 50 Connecting to the Audio Output 51 Connecting to the S Video Input 51 Connecting to the Digital Inpu...

Page 5: ... the on screen menu Press to activate or change a particular item Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV Press to see the on screen menu Press to decrease or increase the volume and to select items when using the on screen menu Standby state Standby indicator Red Press and hold the POWER button for a few seconds to turn the TV on or off Touching the control panel using your finger will...

Page 6: ...the TV is turning on Refer to the TV set s display for animation details When successfully turned on an animated Smile figure appears and then fades out slowly When these indicators appear there is a possible problem with the TV Lamp or other component may be defective Please contact a certified technician Check if the ventilation hole on the rear of the set is blocked because if the inner tempera...

Page 7: ...eo outputs of DVD or DTV Set Top Box 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i Y PB and PR video signal outputs are available ˆ Audio Output Connect to the external audio amplifier Ø SCART Input Output Inputs or outputs for external devices such as VCR DVD video game device or video disc players PC Input Connect to the PC audio video outputs DVI Audio Input Connect to the audio output jacks for device with D...

Page 8: ...ear of the TV Cable Television Network or Connecting a Satellite Receiver or Decoder In order to watch television programmes broadcast via a satellite network you must connect a satellite receiver to the rear of TV Also in order to descramble a coded transmission signal you must connect a decoder to the rear of TV Using a RCA cable Connect the receiver or decoder RCA cable to one of the RCA connec...

Page 9: ...ECT SELECTION MAKE THE REMOTE CONTROL WORKS FOR TV VCR CABLE BOX CATV DVD PLAYER OR SET TOP BOX STB SOUND MODE SELECTION VOLUME DECREASE NEXT CHANNEL TELETEXT NEXT PAGE CURRENT TIME DISPLAY TELETEXT SUBPAGE TELETEXT DISPLAY MIX BOTH TELETEXT INFORMATION AND THE NORMAL BROADCAST DNIe ON DEMO OFF TELETEXT SIZE SELECTION AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF TELETEXT CANCEL SET THE MBR CODE OF REMOTE CONTROL FOR THE ...

Page 10: ...e symbol downwards and then pulling firmly to remove it 2 Insert two R03 UM4 AAA 1 5V or equivalent batteries taking care to respect the polarities on the battery against on the remote control on the battery against on the remote control 3 Replace the cover by aligning it with the base of the remote control and pressing it back into place Do not mix battery types i e alkaline and manganese Inserti...

Page 11: ...switch on the back of the set It is best to unplug the set from the mains and aerial Placing Your Television in Standby Mode The mains lead is attached to the rear of your 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 switch on the rear of the television toward ON I 3 Press t...

Page 12: ...Press this button and the symbol is displayed Enter the two digit channel number Used to switch repeatedly between the last two channels displayed To quickly switch between two channels that are far apart tune to one channel then use the numeric buttons to select second channel Then use the PRE CH button to quickly alternate between them Used to increase the volume Used to decrease the volume Used...

Page 13: ...rch Result The search will end automatically Channels are sorted and stored in an order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last To stop the search before it has finished or return to normal viewing press the EXIT or ENTER button 7 When the channels have been stored the Clock Set menu is displayed Press the ENTER button to set the current time Press t...

Page 14: ... the first time you must select the language which will be used for displaying menus and indications 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Setup Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Language Press the ENTER button Result The available languages are listed 5 Select t...

Page 15: ...ls are sorted and stored in an order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last The programme originally selected is then displayed To stop the search before it has finished or return to normal viewing press the EXIT or ENTER button 9 When the channels have been stored you can Sort them in the order required see page 19 Clear a channel see page 18 Assig...

Page 16: ... number by pressing the or button 6 If necessary select the broadcasting standard required Press the œ or button to select Colour System and press the or button The colour standards are displayed in the following order depending on the model AUTO PAL SECAM 7 Press the œ or button to select Sound System and press the or button The sound standards are displayed in the following order depending on th...

Page 17: ...at Steps 8 to 10 for each channel to be stored Channel mode P Programme mode When completing tuning the broadcasting stations in your area have been assigned to position numbers from P00 to P99 You can select a channel by entering the position number in this mode C Real channel mode You can select a channel by entering the assigned number to each air broadcasting station in this mode S Cable chann...

Page 18: ...ess the or button to select Add Delete Press the ENTER button Result The Add Delete menu is displayed with the current channel automatically is selected 5 Press the or button to select the channel to be added or deleted Press the ENTER button 6 To add or delete the channel select Added or Deleted by pressing the or button 7 Press the ENTER button to confirm Skipping Unwanted Channels Add Delete TV...

Page 19: ...esult The Sort menu is displayed 5 Select the channel that you wish to move by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 6 Select the number of the programme to which the channel is to be moved by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button Result The channel is moved to its new position and all other channels are shifted accordingly 7 Repeat Steps 5 to 6 until you have moved all the channel...

Page 20: ... Child Lock Press the ENTER button Result The Child Lock menu is displayed with the current channel automatically is selected Blue Screen is displayed when the Child Lock is activated 5 Press the or button to select the channel to be locked 6 Press the ENTER button To lock the channel select Locked by pressing the or button to unlock the channel select Unlocked 7 Press the ENTER button to confirm ...

Page 21: ... Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Name Press the ENTER button Result The Name menu is displayed with the current channel automatically is selected 5 If necessary select the channel to be assigned to a new name by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button Result Arrow indications are displayed around the name box 6 Press the or button to selec...

Page 22: ...horizontal bar is displayed 5 To obtain a sharp and clear picture and good sound quality press the œ or button until you reach the required setting 6 To store the fine tuning setting in the TV s memory press the ENTER button Result The symbol is displayed beside the programme number 7 To reset the fine tuning to 0 select Reset by pressing the or button then press the ENTER button Fine Tuning Chann...

Page 23: ...used in weak signal LNA amplifies the TV signal in the weak signal area but not noise This feature is working only in a weak signal condition and that is memorized on relevant channel s additional information 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Channel Result The options available in the Channel group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Pr...

Page 24: ...played varies according to the selected source P1 Mono Picture Standard Sound Custom SRS TSXT Off Sleep Timer Off Clock TV You can freeze the picture when watching a television programme simply by pressing the STILL button To return to normal viewing press it again In the PIP mode the main and sub pictures are stilled at the same time Freezing the Current Picture Still ...

Page 25: ...ith the Mode is selected 5 Press the ENTER button once again Select the required option by pressing the or button Result The following modes are available Dynamic Standard Cinema 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can also select these options simply by pressing the P MODE Picture Mode button Changing the Picture Standard Picture Mode Standard Colour Tone Warm1 Size 16 9 Digital NR Off DNIe O...

Page 26: ... pressing the or button Press the ENTER button Result The previously adjusted picture settings will be reset to the factory defaults 8 Press the MENU button Result The options available in the Picture group are displayed again 9 Press the or button to select Colour Tone Press the ENTER button 10 Select the required option by pressing the or button Result The following modes are available Cool2 Coo...

Page 27: ...nify the size of the picture more than 4 3 4 3 Sets the picture to 4 3 normal mode 16 9 4 3 PC HDMI or DVI Mode The picture position and size adjustment are available in these mode by pressing the or button Not available for DTV signals 480p 576p 720p 1080i 5 Select the required mode by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button You can select these option by simply pressing the P SIZE button o...

Page 28: ...IeTM Digital Natural Image engine Picture Mode Standard Colour Tone Warm1 Size 16 9 Digital NR Off DNIe On My Colour Control Film Mode Off PIP TV Move Enter Return Off Demo On DNIe Demo DNIe On DNIe Off If the signal received by your television is weak you can activate this feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is ...

Page 29: ...vailable Blue Emphasizes Clear Blues Green Emphasizes Mild Greens Pink Emphasizes Warm Skin Colours Standard Standard Picture Custom Changing the settings in the Detail Control menu will automatically set to Custom see next page 6 Select the required mode by pressing the œ or button Result The original picture before adjustment is shown on the left side while the selected mode is shown on the righ...

Page 30: ...the œ or button until you reach the required setting Result Changing the adjustment value will refresh the adjusted screen 8 Press the MENU button Result The options available in the Detail Control group are displayed again 9 To return the factory defaults select Reset by pressing the or button Result The previously adjusted colours will be reset to the factory defaults 10 Press the ENTER button P...

Page 31: ...s the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Film Mode Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button Off Switches off the film mode On Automatically senses and processes film signals from all sources and adjusts the picture for optimum quality 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm Not available in the Component 480p 576p 720p 1080i PC HDMI or DVI mode Picture Mode Standar...

Page 32: ...to select Picture Result The options available in the Picture group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select PIP Press the ENTER button Result The PIP is selected 5 Press the ENTER button again To activate set the PIP to On by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 6 Press the or button to select Source Press the ENTER button Select a source of the sub picture ...

Page 33: ...utton Easy functions of remote control Buttons Feature PIP Used to activate or deactivate the PIP function directly SWAP Used to interchange the main picture and the sub picture When the main picture is in the Video mode and the sub picture is in the TV mode you might not hear the sound of main picture when pressing the SWAP button after changing the sub picture channel At this time reselect the c...

Page 34: ... ENTER button again 5 Select the option by pressing the or button The sound effects are displayed in the following order Standard Music Movie Speech Custom 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can also set these options simply by pressing the S MODE Sound Mode button Changing the Sound Standard Sound Mode Custom Equalizer SRS TSXT Off Auto Volume Off Internal Mute Off TV Move Enter Return Sound...

Page 35: ...lso set these options simply by pressing the SRS button Setting the SRS TSXT The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal preferences 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Sound Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Equalizer Press the ENTER button Result...

Page 36: ... the sound output when the modulation signal is decrease 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Sound Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Auto Volume Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button Adjusting the Volume Auto...

Page 37: ... 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button until the Sound is selected Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button until the Internal Mute is selected Press the ENTER button 5 Select Off or On by pressing the or button 6 Press the ENTER button to confirm The or MUTE button doesn t operate when th...

Page 38: ...ak and an automatic switching occurs then switch to the Mono When receiving a mono sound in the AV mode connect to the AUDIO L input connector on the side of the television If the mono sound comes out only from left speaker press the DUAL I II button Type of broadcast Regular broadcast Standard audio Regular NICAM Mono NICAM Stereo NICAM Dual 1 2 Regular broadcast Standard audio Bilingual or Dual ...

Page 39: ...ress the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Setup Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Time Press the ENTER button Result The options available in the Time group are displayed with Clock Set is selected 5 Press the ENTER button again Result The Clock Set menu is displayed 6 ...

Page 40: ...on 6 Select the preset time intervals Off 30 60 90 120 150 180 by pressing the or button 7 Press the ENTER button to confirm You can also set these options simply by pressing the SLEEP button If the sleep timer is not yet set Off is displayed If the sleep timer is already set the remaining time before which the television switches to standby mode is displayed Your TV automatically turns off when i...

Page 41: ...ng the or button 7 To activate the On Timer with the settings satisfied select Activation by pressing the œ or button then select Yes by pressing the or button 8 Press the MENU button Result The options available in the Time group are displayed again 9 Press the or button to select Off Timer Press the ENTER button Result The options available in the Off Timer group are displayed 10 Set the Off Tim...

Page 42: ...ness Off PC AV Setup TV Off On Setup Move Enter Return Plug Play Language English Time Blue Screen Off Melody On Colour Weakness Off PC AV Setup TV Off On If no signal is being received or the signal is very weak a blue screen automatically replaces the noisy picture background If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture you must set the Blue Screen mode to Off 1 Press the MENU button Result ...

Page 43: ...available in the Colour Weakness group are displayed 5 Press the ENTER button again Press the or button to select On then press the ENTER button 6 Press the or button to select the colour you wish to adjust then press the ENTER button 7 Press the œ or button to adjust to your preference 8 Press the MENU or ENTER button to confirm Setup Move Enter Return Plug Play Language English Time Blue Screen ...

Page 44: ...esult The PC menu is displayed again 7 Press the or button to select Position Press the ENTER button Set to the required position by pressing the œ button Press the ENTER button 8 To adjust the screen quality and position automatically select the Auto Adjustment by pressing the or button Result The Auto Adjustment is displayed The screen quality and position are automatically adjusted 9 Press the ...

Page 45: ...e ENTER button Result The options available in the Source List group are displayed 4 Press the ENTER button again 5 Press the or button to select signal source then press the ENTER button You can also set these options simply by pressing the SOURCE button If you change the external source while viewing pictures might take a short period of time to be switched Viewing an External Signal Source Inpu...

Page 46: ...r button to select the external source to be edited Press the ENTER button Result The device names available are listed VCR DVD Cable STB HD STB Satellite STB AV Receiver DVD Receiver Game Camcorder DVD Combo DHR DVD HDD Recorder PC TV 6 Select the required device by pressing the or button 7 Press the ENTER button to confirm Assigning Names to External Sources Input Source List TV Edit Name TV Mov...

Page 47: ...ivided into numbered pages see diagram Part Contents A Selected page number B Broadcasting channel identity C Current page number or search 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 hea...

Page 48: ...e lets you view the actual broadcast and teletext information separately on the screen 4 If you wish to display the teletext information on a single screen press the TTX MIX button again 5 To exit from the teletext display press the TV button Selecting Display Options When you have displayed a Teletext page you can select various options to suit your requirements To display Press the Hidden text r...

Page 49: ...m is used by the broadcasting company the different topics covered on a Teletext page are colour coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons on the remote control Press the coloured button corresponding to the topic that you wish to select the available topics are given on the status line Result The page is displayed with other coloured information that can be selected in the same w...

Page 50: ...eo game device Video disc player Satellite receiver This end can be fitted with A SCART connector An S Video connector and two audio RCA connectors L R EXT 2 Three RCA connectors VIDEO AUDIO L and R If you have a second VCR and wish to copy cassette tape connect the source VCR to EXT1 or EXT3 and the target VCR to EXT2 so that you can redirect the signal from EXT1 or EXT3 to EXT2 If you have a dec...

Page 51: ...ith an S Video output such as a camcorder or VCR Camcorder VCR To play picture and sound both the S VIDEO and AUDIO L R connectors must be used and Rear of the TV Connecting to the Audio Output The RCA AUDIO OUT L and R connectors are used for equipment such as an audio system Rear of the TV Audio system ...

Page 52: ...se jacks high definition pictures can be displayed on the screen in their digital forms The HDMI DVI IN does not support the Analog R red G green and B blue signals Rear of the TV and Rear of the TV or DTV receiver DVD Personal Computer Please check if the HDMI source s power is on in case that you fail to select HDMI from the Source List even after you connected the cable of the HDMI source DTV S...

Page 53: ...nectors are used for equipment with a DVD or DTV receiver output 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i DTV receiver DVD Rear of the TV Connecting to the PC Input The PC video and AUDIO L R connectors are used for interfacing with your PC Personal Computer Rear of the TV and ...

Page 54: ... 4 Click on the Monitor tab then set the Screen Refresh Rate with reference 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 Press the OK button close the window then press the OK button on the Display Registration Information window Automatic re booting may commence at this moment 6 Shutdown t...

Page 55: ...n If a vertical and horizontal frequency select mode exists select 60Hz vertical and 31 5kHz horizontal In some cases abnormal signals such as stripes might appear on the screen when the PC power is turned off or if the PC is disconnected If so press the SOURCE button to enter the Video mode Also make sure that the PC is connected When connecting a notebook PC to the television make sure that the ...

Page 56: ... pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 6 Select the souce to be directed to the output connector selected by pressing the or button Ext 1 Default TV Ext 2 Variable TV Ext 1 Video Ext 1 S Video Ext 3 Video Ext 3 S Video AV or S Video Ext 3 Variable TV Ext 1 Video Ext 1 S Video Ext 2 Video Ext 2 S Video AV or S Video S Video will be converted to Video signal 7 Press the ENTER button to confi...

Page 57: ...ur VCR Cable box DVD or STB When your remote control is in the VCR CATV DVD or STB mode the volume buttons still control your television s volume To program the cable receiver controls Press the SELECT button to select CATV Point the remote control at the cable receiver and press the SET button Then press the company code number s for the component in page 59 Ex If the component is manufactured by...

Page 58: ... 019 025 041 042 021 002 007 018 019 021 026 037 041 054 056 007 008 018 021 026 037 007 008 018 026 037 070 025 038 025 021 036 056 059 Marantz Marta MEI Memorex MGA Midland Minolta Mitsubishi Montgomery Ward MTC Multitech NEC Optimus Panasonic Pentax Pentex Research Philco Philips Pioneer Portland PROSCAN Quartz Quasar Radio Shack Realistic RCA Samsung Sansui Sanyo Scott Sears Sharp Shimom Signa...

Page 59: ...rol Codes continued Anvision GI Hamlin Hitachi Jerrold Macom Magnavox Oak Panasonic Philips Pioneer RCA Regal 017 018 041 003 024 031 025 030 038 039 025 030 019 023 028 026 003 022 027 037 044 019 021 023 028 004 018 020 044 014 022 040 003 Regency SA Samsung Scientific Atlanta Sprucer Stargate 2000 Sylvania Texscan Tocom Universal Viewstar Wamer amex Zenith 015 023 042 043 000 001 002 003 004 00...

Page 60: ...amp as it will be hot The lamp must be the same code to avoid damage to the TV The lamp code is indicated on the lamp case or the side of TV After checking the lamp code give to the store where you purchased the TV or to a Samsung Service Center Caution Do not touch the glass part of the lamp with your bare hands nor insert any foreign object inside the cover as it may cause poor screen quality el...

Page 61: ...itch toward OFF O or the POWER button on the remote control or the front of the television Check the picture contrast and brightness settings Check the volume Check the volume Check whether the volume MUTE button on the remote control has been pressed Check that the Internal Mute is set to On Adjust the colour settings Check that the broadcast system selected is correct Try to identify the electri...

Page 62: ...t are given for information purposes only and are subject to modification without notice Model name Colour systems TV standards Audio output power Dimensions W x D x H Weight SP50L7HX SP56L7HX PAL SECAM NTSC4 43 BG DK I L L 15 W 15 W 1361 x 520 x 1388 mm 1491 x 556 x 1482 mm 56 7 kg 61 kg ...

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Page 64: ...ELECTRONICS BP68 00389B 00 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 ...