Samsung TX-R3079WH, Owner'S Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...ark 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 televisions Displaying any stationary...

Page 3: ... Surf Feature 34 Setting the Time 35 __ __u__ Turning the TV On and O 13 Plug Play Feature 13 Changing Channels 15 Adjusting the Volume 16 viewing the DispIay 16 Viewing me Menus 16 Iden ifyinc _robtems 48 Memorizing the Channels 17 Specifications 48 Setting Up Your Remote Control 18 To SeIect the Source 23 To Edit the Input Source Name 23 Selecting a Menu Language 38 Usir j the V Chip 38 Viewing ...

Page 4: ...s most DVD players Set top boxes Cable Boxes and VCRs SRS TruSurround XT SRS TruSurround XT provides a virtual Dolby surround system Accessories Please make sure the following items are included with your TV If any items are missing contact your dealer Remote Control AA59 00381A AAA Batteries Owner s Instructions Safety Guide Manual Warranty Cards Registration Card Not available in all locations T...

Page 5: ...1 2 depending on the model In the on screen menu use this button as you would use the ENTER button on the remote control E O MENU Press to see an on screen menu of your TV s features VOL Press to increase or decrease the volume In the on screen menu use the VOL buttons as you would use the and I_ buttons on the remote control Q O O XCHV Press to change channels In the on screen menu use the A CH V...

Page 6: ...nnect Component video audio UPGRADE PORT USB For service only 0 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL Connect to a Digital Audio component O HDMI IN TX S2779H TX R3079WH HDMI 1 2 IN TX S2782H TX R3080WH TX R3081WH TX S3082WH Connect to the HDMI jack of a device with an HDMI output O ANT 1 IN AIR ANT 2 IN CABLE Connect to an antenna air or cable TV system Side Panel lacks Use the left side panel jacks to conne...

Page 7: ...Cable channels i_ ABD DEL Use to store and delete channels to from memory O SET Sets the remote to control your TV VCR Cable DVD or Set Top Box TV DVD STB CABLE VCR Press to operate your TV DVD STB CABLE box or VCR O SOURCE Press to display all of the available video sources PRE CH Tunes to the previous channel FAV CH Press to switch to your favorite channels SLEEP Press to select a preset time in...

Page 8: ...e this see Antennas with 300 _ Flat Twin Leads below p If your antenna has one lead that looks like this see Antennas with 75 _ Round Leads If you have two antennas see Separate VHF and UHF Antennas Antennas with 300 _ Flat Twin Leads If you are using an offair antenna such as a roof antenna or rabbit ears that has 300 _Q twin fiat leads tk llow the directions below 1 Place the wires from the twin...

Page 9: ...d and disconnect the cable that is connected to the ANT IN terminal on your cable box Thisterminalmight be labeled ANTIN VHF IN orsimply IN 2 Connect this cable to a two way splitter 3 Connect an Antenna cable between an OUTPUT terminal on the splitter and the IN terminal on the cable box Incoming i c _ c J cable Splitter RF A e Cable Box Switch 4 Connect an Antenna cable between the ANT OUT termi...

Page 10: ...the VCR and the AV IN 1 L AUDIO R jacks on the TV If you have a mono non stereo VCR use a Y connector not supplied to hook up to the right and left audio input jacks of the TV If your VCR is stereo you must connect two cables Connecting an S VHS VCR Your Samsung TV can be connected to an S Video signal from an S VHS VCR This connection delivers a better picture as compared to a standard VHS VCR TV...

Page 11: ...VD Player Set Top Box 1 2 Connect a Video Cable or S Video Cable between the AV IN2 VIDEO or S VIDEO jack on the TV and the VIDEO OUT jack on the camcorder Connect Audio Cables between the AV IN2 L AUDIO R jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the camcorder The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player Set Top Box to your TV DVD Player Set Top Box Audio Cable Not suppli...

Page 12: ... Set Top Box If connecting via HDMI DVI you must also connect audio cables Connect Audio Cables between the AV IN 1 L AUDIO R jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player Set Top Box Connecting a Digital Audio System The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a Digital Audio System to your TV Digital Audio System TV Rear Panel What is OPTICAL Converts the electric signal ...

Page 13: ... subsequently 1 Press the POWER button on the remote control The message Menu language Channels and Time will be set is displayed Press the ENTER button then Select the language of the OSD menu is automatically displayed 2 Press the ENTER button to enter the language Press the or button to select language then press the ENTER button Select the antennas to memorize menu is automatically displayed 3...

Page 14: ...ucansetthe Month Day Year Hour andMinutedirectlyby pressing the number buttonson the remotecontrol 7 The message Enjoy your watching is displayed When you have finished press the ENTER button _ _ Even if the ENTER button is not pressed the message will automatically disappear after several seconds Setting the Clock Automatically 8 Press the ENTER button Press the or button to select On or Off then...

Page 15: ...o memorize channels Usin_ the Number Buttons Use the number buttons to quickly tune to any channel 1 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 Using the Button The button is used to select channels that broadcast a digital signal 1 For example for channel 7 digital press 7 then t...

Page 16: ... 1 Press the INFO button on the remote control The TV will display the channel the type of sound and the status of certain picture and sound settings II1 CAPTION INFO R SURF Press the INFO button once more or wait approximately 10 seconds and it disappears automatically Viewing the Menus 1 With the power on press the MENU button The main menu appears on the screen Its left side has five icons Inpu...

Page 17: ...on to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER button 2 Press the or button to select Auto Program then press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select the antenna connection then press the ENTER button Air Air antenna signal Cable Cable antenna signal Air Cable Air and Cable antenna signals If the antenna is connected to ANT 1 IN AIR select Air and if it ...

Page 18: ...epeat 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 AUTO PROG ADD DEL MTS SRS _ AMSUNG Setting Up the Remote control to Operate Your Cable Box 1 Turn off your cable box 2 Press t...

Page 19: ...odes DVD When your remote control is in DVD mode the volume buttons still control your TV s volume AUTO PROG ADD DEI MTS SRS _AMSUNG Settinu_DUUthe Remote control to Operate Your Set _ 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 list...

Page 20: ... 021 026 037 062 MARTA 006 KONIA 036 ORION 073 074 075 076 MEI 021 MEMOREX 006 021 024 025 MGA 034 MIDLAND 005 MINOLTA 019 041 075 Brand Code MITSUBISHi 019 034 041 046 MONTGOMERYWARD 020 MTC 002 025 MULTITECH 002 005 025 038 NEC 007 008 018 026 037 062 064 0PTIMUS 020 PANASONIC 021 056 071 072 PENTAX 019 041 075 PENTEX RESEARCH 008 PHILCO 021 056 059 PHILIPS 021 080 PIONEER 019 026 039 053 PORTLA...

Page 21: ...m014 SET TOP BOX Brand Code ALPHASTAR 023 ANAM 043 CHANNEL MASTER 018034 CROSSDIGITAL 019 CHAPARRAL 035 DIRECT TV 015 016 017 019 022 045 060 061 062 065 066 067 068 DAEWO0 074 DISH NETW0RK SYSTEM 069070 DISHPR0 069 DRAKE 018024 032 DXANTENNA 027 ECHOSTAR 025069 070 071 EXPRESSVU 069 G01 069 GE 065 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 046047 048 063 064 HTS 069 HOME CABLE 056 HITACHI 022 HUGHES NETWORK 015017 IQ 02...

Page 22: ...7 LASONIC 058 MOBILE AUTHORITY054 MEMOREX 055 MALATA 056 MAG NAVOX 076 093 MINTEK 074 094 MONYKA 073 Product Code Home TheaterVCR COMBO 014015016 HDD Record COMBO 017 TWINTRAY COMBO 018 STBDVD COMBO 019 DVD Receiver 020 AVReceiver 021 Bra d Code NORCENT 048 049 050 NEXT BASE 052 NEC 053 NANTAUS 144 NESA 074 0PTOMEDIA ELECTRONICS 105 0PTIVIEW 072 0NKY0 076 092119 PHILCO 044 045 PRINCETON 046 047 PR...

Page 23: ...models TX S2779H and TX R3079WH HDMII HDMI2 will appear in the Source list for models TX S2782H TX R3080WH TX R3081WH and TX S3082WH To Edit the Input Source Name Name the device connected to the input jacks to make your input source selection easier 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the ENTER button to select Input Press the or button to select Edit Name then press the ENTER butto...

Page 24: ...ityand sharpnessOfthe Picture choose Starldard for the StandardfactorySettings choose Movie WhenWatchingmovies Choosecustom if you want to adjust the settingsaccordingto persona preference Picture mode needs to be adjusted separately for each input Press the P MODE button on the remote control to select one of the standard picture settings 3 Press the or button to select Contrast Brightness Sharpn...

Page 25: ... format you want then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit 16 9 Sets the piCture to i6 9 Wide mode Zoom1 Magnifies the size of the picture on the screen Zoom2 Expands the Zoom1 format picture 4 3 Sets the picture to 4 3 normal mode RMODE SMODE RSIZE SSTRENGTH AUTO PROG ADD DEL MTS _Qq _ 5_ Press the P SIZE button on the remote control repeatedly to change the picture size Changing ...

Page 26: ...isplay the menu Press the or button to select Picture then press the ENTER button 2 Press the or button to select Film Mode then press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select Off or On then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit Sound Control Using Automatic Sound Settings Your TV has automatic sound settings Standard Music Movie Speech and Custom that are preset at the fact...

Page 27: ... of the particular frequency then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit L R Sound Balance Adjustment Toadjustthe soundbalanceof the L R speakers Bandwidth Adjustment lOOHz 300Hz 1KHz 3KHz IOKHz Toadjustthe levelof differentbandwidth frequencies If youmakeanychangesto the equalizersettings thesoundmodeisautomatically switchedto the Custom mode Setting the SRS TruSurround XT TruSurrou...

Page 28: ...TV transmission system is capable of simultaneous transmission of many audio tracks fk r example simultaneous translations of the program into fk_rcign languages The availability of these additional multitracks depends upon the program Preferred Language 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Sound then press the ENTER button 2 Press the or button to select Multi...

Page 29: ... are broadcastingin mono O r if YOU are having difficu tyreceMng a steree signal ChooseStereo for channelsthat are broadcastingin Stereol ChooseSAP to listen to the SeparateAudio Program which isusually a foreign language translation Press the MTS button on the remote control repeatedly to select Mono Stereo or SAP Setting the On Off Melody A melody sound can be set to come oi1when the TV is power...

Page 30: ...d ANT 2 tN CABLE are connected select the antenna inpul you want Ifthe antenna input is not selected propeny noise may appear on the screen j Adding and Erasing Channels You can add or delete a channel to display the channels you want only To use the Channel Manager fimction first run Auto Program see page 17 1 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then ...

Page 31: ...he menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER button Press the or button to select Channel Manager then press the ENTER button 3 Press the or button to select All or Added then press the ENTER button 4 Press the 4 I button to select a channel as a favorite channel then press the ENTER button Press the CH and CH v button to display the next channel list page 5 Press the or butt...

Page 32: ...ode You can set All Added or Favorite to be the Default List that appears when you press the CH MGR button 1 2 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER button Press the or button to select Channel Manager then press the ENTER button ANTENNA CH MGR FAVCH SLEEP _ PAUSE FF 3 Press the or button to select Default List Mode then press the ENTE...

Page 33: ...tal broadcasting channels are automatically assigned and thus cannot be assigned by users _ When you use a cable card to watch cable broadcasting it may take some time for a channel name to be displayed due to the time it takes to receive data _ If you add or delete the TV channel the corresponding label information will also be added or deleted Fine Tuning Analog Channels Use fine tuning to manua...

Page 34: ...IT button to exit You canalso pressthe S STRENGTH button on the remotecontrolto checkthe RMODE SMODE S STRENGTH M_ signal strength A_OG_L _ _ rSI Using the R Surf Feature This feature alk ws you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certain amount of time For example you may be watching a channel when commercials start You can set the R Surf to 5 minutes then switch channels Afte...

Page 35: ... Press the ENTER button to select Clock 3 Press the ENTER button to select Clock Mode Press the or button to select Manual then press the ENTER button 4 Press the or button to select Clock Set then press the ENTER button 5 Press the or button to move to Month Day Year Hour Minute or am pm Set the date and time you want by pressing the or button then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to ...

Page 36: ...ropriate time zone on the map of the United States then press the ENTER button 6_ Press the A or button to select DST Daylight Saving Time then press the ENTER button Press the A or T button to select On or Off then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit Depending on the broadcast station and signal the auto time may not be set correctly Ifthis occurs set the time manually Air or cab...

Page 37: ...Thisfunctionisonlyavailablein timer On mode and preventsoverheating whichmayoccurifa TV ison fortoo long Setting the Sleep Timer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a preset time from 30 to 180 minutes 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER button Press the or button to select Time then press the ENTER button 2 Press th...

Page 38: ...s the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER button 2 Press the or button to select V Chip then press the ENTER button The message Enter PIN will appear Enter your 4 digit PIN number _ ThedefaultPINnumberof a newTV setis 0 0 0 0 3 The V Chip screen will appear Press the or button to select Change PIN then press the ENTER button The Change PIN scree...

Page 39: ...onal identification number PIN and enable the V Chip See previous section Parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods The TV guidelines or the MPAA rating 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER button 2 Press the or button to select V Chip then press the ENTER button The message Enter PIN will appear Enter your 4 dig...

Page 40: ...ically block certain categories that are More restrictive For example if you block L sub rating in TV PG then the L sub ratings in TV 14 and TV MA will automatically be blocked Press the EXIT button to clear all the screens Or proceed to the next section and set up additional restrictions based on the MPAA codes These categories consist of two separate groups TV Y and TV Y7 young children through ...

Page 41: ...reen will appear Press the A or T button to select MPAA Rating then press the ENTER button 4_ 5_ Press the A or T button to select a appropriate restriction Press the ENTER button to activate the restriction selected The _ symbol is indicated While is selected press the ENTER button to block or unblock the category Press the EXIT button to exit Allow all Press to unlock all TV ratings Block all Pr...

Page 42: ...T button to exit _ Allow all Press to unlock all TV ratings Block all Press to lock all TV ratings E Exempt programming includes news sports documentaries and other information programming talk shows music videos and variety programming C Programming intended for children under age 8 C8 Programming generally considered acceptable for children 8 years and over to watch on their own G General progra...

Page 43: ... the restriction selected The _ symbol is indicated Allowall Pressto unlockall TV ratings Blockall Pressto lockallTV ratings E Exempt programming ndudes news sports decumentaries and other information programming ta k shows music videos and variety programming G General 8 ans a0t rec0mmended for young Children 13 ans Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 3 16 ans Programmin...

Page 44: ... Downloadable U S Rating menu is available for use after information is downloaded from the broadcasting station However depending on the information from the broadcasting station it may not be available for use 4_ Press the A or _ button to select a appropriate restriction Press the ENTER button to activate the restriction selected The _ symbol is indicated Press the EXIT button to exit Allow all...

Page 45: ... the _ or T button to select the desired sub menu options see options below then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit Theavailabilityof captionsdependsonthe programbeingbroadcast Default meansto followthe standardset bythe broadcaster ForegroundandBackgroundcannotbe setto havethe samecolor ForegroundOpacityand Background Opacitycannotbe bothsetto Transparent Size This optionconsist...

Page 46: ...e ENTER button CAPTION INFO RSURF 4 Press the or button to select Caption Mode then press the ENTER button Press the or button to select the submenu CC1 CC4 or Text1 Text4 you want then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit The default is CCI CCl The Primary Synchronous Caption Service These are captions in the primary language that must be in sync with the sound preferably matched ...

Page 47: ...wing the poor picture you must set the Blue Screen mode to Of t 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER button Setting the Function Help 2 Press the or button to select Blue Screen then press the ENTER button Press the or button to select On or Off then press the ENTER button Press the EXIT button to exit Displays help on the menu flmcti...

Page 48: ... control nl_tll lnctions The mmge Is too light or too dark The visual qualities of digital channels wiry Although the TV captmn shows ftD the visual quality is not satisfhctory Adjust the Brightness and Contrast Adjust the Fine tuning The visual qualities of digital channels may wiry depending on the original production method analog or digital 11the original production method is digital fligh vis...

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