Samsung ST54T6 ST62T6, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Instructions PROJECTION TELEVISION ST54T6 ST62T6 BP68 01744A 00 ENG ...

Page 2: ...all be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Caution FCC CSA regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifica tions 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...

Page 3: ...pod bracket or table where it can fall A falling TV 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 manu facturer or sold with the TV Follow the manufacturer s instruc tions when mounting the unit and use a mounting accessory rec ommended by the manufacturer Move the TV and cart with care Quick s...

Page 4: ... in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Do not attempt to service the TV 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 t...

Page 5: ...s and images on screen such as the dark side bars on non expanded standard format television video and programming should be limited to no more than 15 of the total television viewing per week Additionally viewing other stationary images and text such as stock market reports video game displays station logos web sites or computer graphics and patterns should be limited as described above for all t...

Page 6: ...layer 480i 2 7 Connecting to Y PB PR 2 7 Connecting to regular audio and video jacks 2 7 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 2 8 Chapter 3 Operation 3 1 Turning the TV On and Off 3 1 Plug Play Feature 3 1 Using the Perfect Focus Feature 3 3 Adjusting Manual Convergence 3 4 Adjust Red Convergence 3 5 Viewing the Menus and On Screen Displays 3 6 Viewing the Menus 3 6 Viewing the Display 3 6 S...

Page 7: ...Auto Volume Melody 4 8 Choosing a Multi Channel Sound MTS track 4 9 Viewing Closed Captions 4 10 Viewing Picture in Picture 4 11 Activating Picture in Picture 4 11 Selecting a Signal Source Antenna or Cable for PIP 4 12 Selecting a Signal Source External A V for PIP 4 12 Swapping the Contents of the PIP Image and Main Image 4 13 Changing the Size of the PIP Window 4 13 Changing the PIP Channel 4 1...

Page 8: ...table picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV s memory Automatic channel tuning for up to 181 channels A special filter to reduce or eliminate reception problems Fine tuning control for the sharpest picture possible A built in multi channel sound decoder for stereo and bilingual listening Built in dual channel speakers A special sleep timer Picture in Picture Component Video Input ...

Page 9: ...lso press to highlight various items on the on screen menu VOL Press to increase or decrease the volume Also used to select items on the on screen menu ˆ MUTE Press to temporarily cut off the sound Ø Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV POWER Press to turn the TV on and off Timer indicator When the TV is turned on the Timer indicator blinks about ten times This ...

Page 10: ... video game ˇ AUDIO INPUT jacks Use to connect the audio signals from a cam corder or video game S VIDEO INPUT jack Use to connect an S Video signal from a cam corder or a video game Front Panel Jacks You can use the front panel jacks to connect an A V component that is used only occasionally such as a camcorder or video game For information on connecting equipment see pages 2 1 2 8 ...

Page 11: ... Connect to an antenna or to a cable TV system AUDIO VIDEO MONITOR OUTPUT jacks Connect to the audio video input jacks of a recording VCR Note The monitor out does not operate in DVD ˇ VIDEO INPUT jacks Connect to the video output jacks of VCRs DVD players and similar devices Two sets are avail able Video1 and Video2 AUDIO INPUT jacks Connect to the audio output jacks of VCRs DVD players and simil...

Page 12: ...onfirmation Ô Display Press to display the current channel and the audio video settings Caption Controls the caption decoder Ò Fav CH Favorite Channel Press to switch between your favorite channels Ú PIP Controls PIP ON Activates picture in picture Scan Press to memorize scan the available channels Swap Exchanges the video signal that is currently displayed on the main screen with the signal in th...

Page 13: ...f you have two antennas see Separate VHF and UHF Antennas on page 2 2 Antennas with 300 ohm Flat Twin Leads If you are using an off air antenna such as a roof antenna or rabbit ears that has 300 ohm twin flat leads follow the directions below Chapter Two INSTALLATION 1 Place the wires from the twin leads under the screws on the 300 75 ohm adaptor not sup plied Use a screwdriver to tighten the scre...

Page 14: ...T IN antenna terminal on the rear of the TV 2 Plug the combiner into the ANT IN terminal on the rear panel INSTALLATION Antennas with 75 ohm Round Leads Plug the antenna lead into the ANT IN terminal on the rear panel Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate antennas for your TV one VHF and one UHF you must combine the two antenna signals before connecting the antennas to the TV This...

Page 15: ...F IN or simply IN Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels If your cable box descrambles only some channels such as premium channels follow the instructions below You will need a two way splitter an RF A B switch and four lengths of coaxial cable These items are available at most electronics stores 1 Find and disconnect the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA IN ter minal on you...

Page 16: ...IN terminal on the RF A B switch 6 Connect the last coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on the RF A B switch and the ANT IN terminal on the rear of the TV After you ve made this connection set the A B switch to the A position for normal view ing Set the A B switch to the B position to view scrambled channels When you set the A B switch to B you will need to tune your TV to the cable box s outpu...

Page 17: ...al cable is usually included with a VCR If not check your local electronics store 2 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR and the AUDIO jacks on the TV If you have a mono VCR connect L mono to VCR audio out using only one audio cable 3 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR and the VIDEO jack on the TV If you have a S VHS VCR use the S Video conn...

Page 18: ... camcorder and the VIDEO terminal on the sidet of the TV The audio video cables shown here are usually included with a Camcorder If not check your local electronics store If your camcorder is stereo you need to connect a set of two cables Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV Your TV can send out signals of its picture and sound to be recorded by a second VCR To do this connect your second...

Page 19: ...2 To enable Component video viewing connect video cables between the Y PB and PR inputs on the TV and Y PB and PR or Y CB CR outputs on the DVD player Note For an explanation of Component video see your DVD player s owner s instruction Connecting to regular audio and video jacks 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player 2 Connect...

Page 20: ...ol can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV Assuming typical TV usage the Batteries last for about one year 2 Install two AA size batteries Make sure to match the and ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Slide the back cover all the way out to open the battery compartment of the remote control INSTALLATION ...

Page 21: ...ng the Clock 1 Press the Power button on the remote control The message Plug Play is displayed It flickers for a little while and then the Language menu is automatically displayed 2 Press the Left or Right button to select the desired language Press the Menu button to enter the language and then the ANT CATV menu is automatically displayed 3 Press the Left or Right button to select the desired to ...

Page 22: ...minute by pressing the Up or Down button refer to Setting the clock on page 3 19 6 When you have finished press the Menu button The message Enjoy your watching is displayed 7 If you want to reset this feature 1 Press the Menu button 2 Press the Down button three times to select the Function menu and press the ENTER button 3 Press the Down button to select Plug Play and press the ENTER button The m...

Page 23: ...ton to select Convergence then press the ENTER button 3 Press the Down button to select Perfect Focus then press the ENTER button Perform Perfect Focus in the following sequence Green Red Blue Press Menu button to exit OPERATION Notes If any error happens during Perfect Focus then perform Perfect Focus once again If you can t make adjustments after Perfect Focus then make manual adjustments Still ...

Page 24: ...bably needs alignment Be sure to use the remote control for the convergence adjustments First steps 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Function then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select Convergence then press the ENTER button 3 The Manual Convergence screen will appear and the word Red will be high lighted ...

Page 25: ...orizontal red line is visible use CH buttons to move the line so that it is superimposed on the hori zontal center line i e make a single horizontal line that is as white as possible 6 If a vertical red line is visible use the VOL buttons to move the line so that it is superimposed on the vertical center line i e make a sin gle vertical line that is as white as possible Adjust Red Convergence 7 Fo...

Page 26: ...on screen menus disappear from the screen after thirty seconds You can also use the Menu CHANNEL and VOLUME buttons on the control panel of the TV to make selections 1 Press the Display button on the remote control The TV will display the chan nel the type of audio and the status of certain video and audio settings indicates a channel has been manually fine tuned 2 Press the Up or Down button to t...

Page 27: ...cting a Menu Language 2 Press the Down button to select Language then press the Left or Right button to select the lan guage Press the Menu button to exit 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Function then press the ENTER button ...

Page 28: ...ecting the Video Signal source Before your television can begin memorizing the available channels you must specify the type of signal source that is connected to the TV i e an antenna or a cable system 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Channel then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select ANT CATV then Press the Left or Right button to cycle through these choi...

Page 29: ...n button to select Auto Program then press the ENTER button 1 First select the correct sig nal source ANT STD HRC IRC See steps 1 2 on pre vious page Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Channel then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Add Erase button Repeatedly pressing this button will alternate between Added and Erased Press the Menu button to exit You can view any channel incl...

Page 30: ...buttons to quickly tune to any channel Press the number buttons to go directly to a channel For example to select channel 27 press 2 then 7 The TV will change channels when you press the second number When you use the number buttons you can directly select channels that were either erased or not memorized To select a channel over 100 press the 100 button For channel 122 press 100 then 2 then 2 To ...

Page 31: ...ss the Menu button Press the Down button to select Channel then press the ENTER but ton To View Your Favorite Channels Press the Fav CH button repeatedly to jump from one favorite channel to another 2 Press the Down button to select Fav Channel then press the ENTER button 3 Press the Left or Right button to select the first channel To select more favorite channels press Up or Down button then pres...

Page 32: ... 2 Press the Down button to select Add Erase then press the ENTER button 3 Press the ENTER button then press Up or Down button or number buttons to select the channel you want to add or erase Press the Menu button 4 Press the Up or Down button to select Select Press the Left or Right button to select Added or Erased Press the Menu button to exit the menu OPERATION ...

Page 33: ...n to select Channel then press the ENTER button 3 Press the Down button to select Labeling Press the ENTER button to begin labeling The left most field will be highlighted Each label has four fields See top paragraph 4 Press the Up or Down button to select a letter a number or a blank Press the Up or Down button results in this sequence A B Z blank 0 1 9 5 Press the ENTER button switch to the next...

Page 34: ...ng to personal preference Alternatively you can use one of the automatic settings See next page Customizing the Picture 2 Press the Down button to select Adjust then press the ENTER button The words Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color and Tint will appear on the screen 3 Press the Up or Down button to select a particular item 4 Press the Left or Right button to increase or decrease the value of a ...

Page 35: ...ard factory settings Choose Dynamic for viewing the TV during the day or when there is bright light in the room Choose Movie when viewing the Movie Choose Custom if you want to adjust the settings according to personal pref erence see Customizing the Picture page 3 14 1 Press the Menu button The Picture icon will be highlighted Press the ENTER button 2 Press the Left or Right button to select the ...

Page 36: ...arily cut off the sound using the Mute button 1 Press the Mute button and the sound cuts off The word Mute will appear in the lower left corner of the screen 2 To turn mute off press the Mute button again or simply press either the Left or Right button Press the VOL or VOL buttons to increase or decrease the volume ...

Page 37: ...ENTER button 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Sound the press the ENTER button Customizing the Sound The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal perferences Alternatively you can use one of the automatic settings See next page 4 Press the Left or Right button to highlight a particu lar item to be changed Press the Up or Down button to increase or decrease the va...

Page 38: ...Standard for the standard factory settings Choose Music when watching music videos or concerts Choose Speech when watching a show that is mostly dialogue i e news Choose Movies when watching movies Choose Custom to recall your personalized settings 2 Press the Left or Right button repeatedly to select the Standard Music Movie Speech or Custom sound settings 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down b...

Page 39: ...enu will appear on the screen and Clock will be highlighted When selecting the hours be sure to select the proper time of day AM or PM 3 Press the ENTER button again the hours digits will be highlighted Press the Up or Down button repeatedly until the correct hour appears The time will appear every time you press the Display button 4 After the hour is entered Press the ENTER button at this point t...

Page 40: ...80i the TV source broadcast or cable 1 Press the TV Video button You will switch between viewing the signals coming from equipment connected to the TV s A V jacks and the TV signal When you connect equip ment to the TV you can choose between the fol lowing sets of jacks Video 1 Video 2 S Video 1 or Component on the TV s rear panel and Video 3 or S Video 2 on the TV s front panel ...

Page 41: ...utton to select the Channel then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select Fine tune 3 Press the Left or Right button to adjust the fine tuning 4 To store the fine tuning setting in the TV s memory press the Up button A star icon will appear To reset the fine tuning to 00 press the Down button Press the Menu button to exit After you adjust the fine tuning will appear when you press ...

Page 42: ... you can activate the Digital Noise Reduction feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen 1 Press the Menu button The Picture icon will be highlighted Press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select Digital NR 3 Press the Left or Right button to select On Press the Menu button to exit ...

Page 43: ...the reception a low noise preamplifier boosts the incoming signal SPECIAL FEATURES 2 Press the Down button to select LNA 3 Press the Left or Right button to select On Press the Menu button to exit 1 Press the Menu button The Picture icon will be highlighted Press the ENTER button Pressing Left or Right button will alternate between On and Off ...

Page 44: ...e 1 Press the Menu button The Picture icon will be highlighted Press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select Color tone 3 Press the Left or Right button to select Normal Warm 1 Warm 2 Cool 2 or Cool 1 according to personal preference Press the Menu button to exit ...

Page 45: ...s then switch channels After 5 minutes the TV will return to the original channel To use the R surf 1 While you are watching the channel to which you want to return press the R surf button The on screen display will read Surf off 2 Press the R surf button again to set the timer in thirty second intervals up to five minutes 3 The time you set will begin counting down on the screen When the time run...

Page 46: ...own button to select Time then press the ENTER button 3 Press the Down button to select On time Press the ENTER button to select the On time hours The hours digits will be high lighted Press the Up or Down button repeatedly to select the appropriate hours i e the hour when the TV will turn on When you set the hours make sure the correct time of day AM or PM appears to the left of the hour 4 Press ...

Page 47: ...e Menu button to exit To deactivate the On time select Off during this step If no function buttons including remote control buttons or front panel buttons are operated for three hours after the TV is turned on with the by On time feature the TV will be automatically turned off 1 Press the Sleep button on the remote control 2 Press Sleep repeatedly until the appropriate time interval appears any of...

Page 48: ... the volume of the desired channel by lowering the sound output when the modulation signal is high or by raising the sound output when the modulation signal is low Melody You can hear clear a melody sound when the TV is powered on or Off 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Sound then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select S Function then press the ENTER button...

Page 49: ... to select Mono SAP or Stereo Press the Menu button to exit The text at the bottom of the menu tells you if the incoming audio is Stereo SAP or Mono Quick way to access the MTS menu Just press the MTS button on the remote control 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Sound then press the ENTER button Choose Stereo for channels that are broadcasting in stereo Choose Mono for chann...

Page 50: ...heck for the closed caption symbol in your television schedule and on the tape s packaging 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select Function then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Down button to select Caption then press the ENTER button 5 Depending on the particular broadcast it might be necessary to make changes to Channels and Field Use the Up Down Left and Right buttons to make...

Page 51: ...ture 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select PIP then press the ENTER button 2 Press the Left or Right button to select PIP On Press the Menu button to exit Quick way to access the PIP menu Simply press the PIP button on the remote control If you turn TV off while watching and turn it on again the PIP window will disappear Note The PIP feature doesn t work with Component signals SP...

Page 52: ...the Left or Right button until the appropriate type of cable system is is displayed STD HRC or IRC Press the Menu button to exit 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select PIP then press the ENTER button Selecting a Signal Source External A V for PIP 2 Press the Down button to select TV AV then press the Left or Right button to cycle through all of the available signal sources TV Vide...

Page 53: ... image in the PIP win dow will appear on the main screen and vice versa Press the Menu button to exit Quick way to access swapping Simply press the Swap button on the remote control 1 Press the Menu button Press the Down button to select PIP then press the ENTER button Changing the Size of the PIP Window 2 Press the Down button to select Size then press the Left or Right button to select the Large...

Page 54: ...ate button repeatedly the PIP window moves from corner to corner on the TV screen Changing the Location Rotating in PIP mode This procedure scans all of the available channels and then stores them in memory Press the Scan button and the memorized channels will appear in sequence for 2 to 3 seconds per channel Press the Scan button again to stop the scanning process When Scan stops the viewing mode...

Page 55: ...control to the VCR or DVD mode 4 Enter 3 digits of the VCR or DVD code listed on page 4 22 for your brand of VCR or DVD Make sure you enter 3 digits of the code even if the first digit is a 0 If more than one code listed try the first one 5 Press the POWER button on the remote control Your VCR or DVD should turn on If your VCR or DVD turns on your remote control is now set correctly If your VCR or...

Page 56: ...other codes are listed try each cable box code 000 through 077 6 Once your remote control is set up press the MODE button any time you want to use the remote to operate your cable box When your remote control is in the CABLE mode the volume buttons still control your TV s vol ume Also the VCR control buttons PLAY PAUSE etc will still operate your VCR 3 On your Samsung remote control press SET 2 Pr...

Page 57: ...CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL FEATURES 4 17 SPECIAL FEATURES Cable Box Codes VCR Codes DVD Codes Note The remote control might not be compatible with all DVD Players VCRs and Cable boxes ...

Page 58: ...other channel Adjust the antenna No picture or sound Try another channel Press the TV Video button Make sure the TV is plugged in Check the antenna connections No color wrong colors or tints Make sure the program is broadcast in color Adjust the picture settings Picture rolls vertically Adjust the antenna Check all wire connections The TV operates erratically Unplug the TV for 30 seconds then try ...

Page 59: ...n the cabinet or touch the parts inside Wipe your TV 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 TV is suddenly moved from a cold to a warm place unplug the power cord and allow at least two hours for moisture that may have formed inside the unit to dry completely Using Your TV in Another Country If you ...