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- Page 1 HDTV I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L Tantus Digital HCJ555W/HCJ655W HDTVInstruction Manual...
- Page 2 HDTV...
- Page 3 WELCOME TO A NEW WORLD! The world of Samsung is newer, brighter and more exciting than ever thanks to the new wave of video technology you have just pur- chased. It’s a window into a new world of dazzling color •...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Quick Start ............. . . Connecting Your Equipment . - Page 5 Using Special Picture Features ........Adjusting Picture Options Manually .
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Page 7: Quick Start
For more detailed instructions, please see the appropriate sections in this manual. Samsung encourages you to explore your new system. You can’t make a mistake. At any time you can return to the factory settings by unplugging your HDTV for a few minutes and then plugging it in again. -
Page 8: Connecting Your Equipment
HDTV HDTV nderstanding the emote ontrol onnecting quipment Overview of the Front Panel With the HDTV front panel door closed, there are two buttons visible: OPEN/CLOSE and POWER. Open the door to view the other buttons and connectors. POWER button Press to turn the HDTV power on and off. -
Page 9: Overview Of The Rear Panel
Overview of the Rear Panel The rear panel consists of the following inputs, outputs and connectors: CABLE antenna input Use to connect cable TV. VHF/UHF antenna input Use to connect an indoor/outdoor antenna. SPEAKER connectors Use to connect front right and left speakers. S-VHS 1 and S-VHS 2 inputs Use to connect components with Super Video capability. -
Page 10: Selecting The Cables You Will Need
Selecting the Cables You Will Need The cables you will need for connecting components to your HDTV are not supplied with the HDTV, but they are readily available from your local electronics store. The following is a list of cables you may need. The specific cables you will need depend upon the components you would like to connect. -
Page 11: Connecting Antennas
Connecting Antennas This section shows how to connect cable TV with and without a cable box, and how to con- nect an indoor/outdoor antenna. If you have cable TV with a cable box, and also plan on con- necting a VCR, please see the section on how to connect a VCR with a cable box (page 7). Cable TV without a Cable Box If you have cable TV and do not use a cable box, plug and screw the cable into the rear cable antenna input as shown in the following illustration. -
Page 12: Connecting Video Equipment
Connecting Video Equipment This section shows how to connect the following video equipment to your HDTV: a VCR without a cable box, a VCR with a cable box, a VCR using Monitor Out, a Digital Satellite System (DSS), a Digital Video Disc (DVD) player with standard or advanced video outputs, a laser disc player and a camcorder. -
Page 13: Vcr With Monitor Out Outputs
VCR with Monitor Out Outputs If you connect a VCR with the MONITOR OUT outputs on the rear panel of the HDTV, the VCR will record exactly what you are viewing on the HDTV. For example, if you want to record from your camcorder, connect the camcorder to the HDTV front panel inputs (VIDEO 3) and the VCR to the HDTV rear panel MONITOR OUT outputs. -
Page 14: Digital Video Disc (Dvd) Player
Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player with Standard or Advanced Video Outputs To connect a DVD player with: • standard video outputs , connect it to the VIDEO 1 inputs on the HDTV. • advanced video outputs , connect it to the COMPONENT inputs on the HDTV using special connectors. -
Page 15: Laser Disc Player
Laser Disc Player To connect a laser disc player, follow the illustration below. NOTICES: MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT HD COMPONENT EXTERNAL SPEAKER (8 15W) 1080i Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "AC-3", "ProLogic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. -
Page 16: Connecting Audio Equipment
Connecting Audio Equipment This section will show how to connect the following audio equipment to your HDTV: front speakers, rear speakers, a subwoofer and an audio system. Front Speakers, Rear Speakers and a Subwoofer Right Front Speaker Right Front Speaker Left Front Speaker Left Front Speaker Subwoofer... -
Page 17: Audio System
OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT output. Be certain to remove the black cover from the optical output before inserting the cable. • both coaxial and optical digital audio inputs, Samsung recommends you use the optical digital output. Do not connect both coaxial and optical cables. This may damage your equipment. NOTE... -
Page 18: Hdtv
I-Point “joystick” and the menus allows you to operate the HDTV with ease. If you need some assistance while using the remote control and the menus, Samsung has provided an on-screen help feature. See “Using the On-screen Help” on page 16. - Page 19 REW (Rewind) button Press to rewind a videocassette. PLAY button Press to play a videocassette or digital video disc. SELECT button Press to choose the component you wish the remote control to operate. As you press SELECT, a green light will blink on the remote control under the compo- nent name: TV, VCR, CATV, DSS and DVD.
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Page 20: Installing The Remote Control Batteries
S.MODE (Sound Mode) button (see page 30) Press to select different sound options for your HDTV. V.CHIP button (see page 38) Press to select the Parental Locks menu. This menu allows you to lock out channels or programs you do not wish the HDTV to display. CAPTION button (see page 42) Press to turn closed captioning on or off. -
Page 21: Understanding The On-Screen Menu System
Understanding the On-screen Menu System The menu system presents information on three different levels. The icons on the left side of the screen are the first level menu. The options are Picture, Sound, Time, Setup, Guide and Help. When you use the remote control to select an icon at the first level, the HDTV displays a second level menu. -
Page 22: Using The On-Screen Help
Using the On-screen Help To turn the on-screen help on: Point the remote control at the HDTV and press the MENU button. The first level menu and the yellow on-screen pointer appear on the screen. Press the I-Point control up, down, left or right to move the pointer across the screen until the Help/Off icon changes from blue to red. -
Page 23: Viewing The Display
Viewing the Display You can quickly check the status of many of the HDTV features and options by using the Display. The Display shows: • The current time and date. See page 20. • Parental lock settings. See page 38. •... -
Page 24: Setting Up Your Hdtv
HDTV HDTV etting There are a few things to do before you can fully enjoy all of the features of your HDTV. These include: selecting the menu language (if you prefer to read the menus in French or Spanish, rather than English), memorizing channels, adding and deleting channels, setting the time and date, setting up favorite channels, fine tuning analog channels, checking digital channel signal strength and adjusting the convergence. -
Page 25: Adding And Deleting Channels
If you connected both a cable and an indoor/outdoor antenna: Repeat steps 2-4 on page 18, but select the other antenna in step 4. For exam- ple, if the HDTV has already memorized the cable TV channels, select indoor/outdoor antenna in step 4. You can now press ANTENNA on the remote control to switch back and forth between cable TV and indoor/outdoor antenna channels. -
Page 26: Setting The Time And Date
Setting the Time and Date To set the time and date: Highlight the Time icon and press ENTER. Highlight Set The Clock and press ENTER. You will be asked whether you follow daylight savings time or not. Highlight Yes or No and press ENTER. Highlight the time zone in which you live on the map of the United States. -
Page 27: Selecting Your Favorite Channels
NOTE Selecting Your Favorite Channels To use this feature, first set up the You can store up to ten of your favorite channels for each available input source “memorized” chan- (such as TV and CATV). Then, when you press the FAV-CH button on the remote nels. -
Page 28: Fine Tuning Analog Channels
You can, however, adjust your antenna to attempt to pick up digital channels that digital strength. you are not currently receiving. To do this, Samsung has provided a meter that you can use to check digital signal strength. The stronger the signal strength is, the more digital channels you will be able to watch. -
Page 29: Adjusting The Convergence
When you have finished adjusting your antenna, highlight Done and press ENTER. Adjusting the Convergence Samsung recommends that you check the convergence on your HDTV screen. To check the convergence settings: Highlight the Setup icon and press ENTER. Highlight Adjust Convergence and press ENTER. -
Page 30: Viewing The Guides And Displays
HDTV iewing the uides and isplays Your HDTV includes special features to help you navigate through your viewing options. The Program Guide, Channel Guide and Minor Channel Display provide information and navigation tools for “major” and “minor” channels. A“major“ channel is a group of channels belonging to a broadcast corporation. For example, the XYZ Broadcasting Corporation may broadcast three different channels: XYZ-1, XYZ-2 and XYZ-3. - Page 31 Scrolls back quickly through program times. Highlight and press ENTER repeatedly until the time you are looking for is displayed. Pressing ENTER scrolls the display back in 2 1/2 hour increments. Scrolls back through program times. Highlight and press ENTER repeatedly until the time you are looking for is displayed.
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Page 32: Viewing The Channel Guide
Viewing the Channel Guide The Channel Guide displays information about an individual channel, both about the program currently being broadcast and upcoming programs on that same channel. The Channel Guide supplies a higher level of detail about individual programs; it provides a program synopsis and lists all of the minor channels available. -
Page 33: Viewing The Minor Channel Display
Displays time in one hour increments for upcoming programs. Scrolls forward through upcoming program times. Highlight • and press ENTER repeatedly until the time you are looking for is displayed. Scrolls forward quickly through upcoming program times. Highlight •• and press ENTER repeatedly until the time you are looking for is displayed. -
Page 34: Using Special Picture Features
When you have finished adjusting the picture options, press ENTER. Press EXIT to exit the menu. Using Preset Picture Options The picture options let you choose from Samsung’s preset picture settings that are designed especially for certain kinds of programming. To select a preset picture option: Highlight the Picture icon and press ENTER. -
Page 35: Selecting The Picture Size
Mild Contrast Softens pictures that appear too bright or harsh. Custom Picture Sets the contrast, brightness, tint, color and sharpness settings to those you select using the Custom Picture menu. See “Adjusting Picture Options Manually,” on page 28. Press ENTER. The menus temporarily disappear so that you can see the effect of the adjust- ment on the screen, then the menus return. -
Page 36: Using Special Sound Features
This setting will automatically adjust the sound level. Press EXIT to exit the menu. Using Preset Sound Options The sound options let you choose from Samsung's preset sound settings that are designed especially for certain kinds of programming. To select a preset sound option: Highlight the Sound icon and press ENTER. -
Page 37: Setting Up Speakers
NOTE Movies Evokes the movie theater experience. You can also select pre- set sound options with- Speech out using the menus. Enhances the sound of programs that contain mostly dialogue. Press S.MODE on the Custom Sound remote control and the Sets the bass, treble and dynamic range compression settings to those you sound options display appears. -
Page 38: Adjusting The Speaker Settings
NOTE Adjusting the Speaker Settings Surround Delay : When either Prologic or AC-3 is You may make the following adjustments through the Speaker Control menu: received and Dolby left/right speaker balance, center speaker volume, left and right surround speaker Surround (or Phantom Center) mode is selected, volume and surround delay. -
Page 39: Adjusting Multitrack
Phantom Center Simulates the sound from the center speaker using the left and right speakers. Stereo Produces standard stereo sound from the front speakers only. To select a listening mode option: Highlight the Sound icon and press ENTER. Highlight Listening Mode and press ENTER. Highlight the listening mode you desire (Dolby Surround, Dolby 3 Stereo, Phantom Center, or Stereo). -
Page 40: Using Special Time Features
HDTV sing pecial eatures Your HDTV comes equipped with special time features such as a sleep timer and the ability to program the HDTV to turn on and off automatically at a time you specify. You must set the HDTV clock before setting any of the special time features. If you have not done so, see “Setting the Time and Date”... -
Page 41: Turning On The Hdtv Automatically
Turning On the HDTV Automatically The Time On feature will turn the HDTV on every day at a specific time, tuned to a specific channel and at a specific volume level that you select. To set Time On: Highlight the Time icon and press ENTER. Highlight Set On Time and press ENTER. -
Page 42: Turning Off The Hdtv Automatically
To turn the Time On feature off or to change the settings: Highlight the Time icon and press ENTER. If you would like to turn the Time On feature off , highlight Set On Time and press ENTER. “Off” will appear next to the Set On Time option. If you would like to set a different time, press ENTER twice and repeat steps 2 –... - Page 43 To turn the Time Off feature off or to change the settings: Highlight the Time icon and press ENTER. The off time you set previously is displayed. If you would like to turn the Time Off feature off, highlight Set Off Time and press ENTER.
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Page 44: Setting Parental Locks
HDTV etting arental ocks Your HDTV allows you to lock out all of the channels, which prevents them from being viewed, or to lock out programs (broadcast on any channel) which exceed specific rating limits. The channels and programs are locked out by way of a secret code, which you select. The first time you lock channels or lock programs by ratings, the HDTV will ask you to enter a secret code. -
Page 45: Locking Programs By Ratings
Locking Programs by Ratings This feature allows you to lock out programs using the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) TV Parental Guidelines. The MPAA rating system, used for defining motion picture content, now interacts with V-chip technology, allowing you to lock out motion pictures with specific ratings. - Page 46 NOTE To lock channels by rating: You can quickly Highlight the Setup icon and press ENTER. access the Set Locks Highlight Set Parental Locks and press ENTER. by Rating menu by pressing V.CHIP on Highlight Lock Channels By Rating and press ENTER. the remote control.
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Page 47: Changing Your Secret Code
When you finish, press EXIT to exit the menu. You will not be able to view channels airing programs with ratings that you locked out without entering a secret code. To turn Set Locks by Rating off: Highlight the Setup icon and press ENTER. Highlight Set Parental Locks and press ENTER. -
Page 48: Using Other Special Features
HDTV sing ther pecial eatures Using Closed Captions NOTE Misspellings and The Closed Caption feature displays captions or text for analog channel unusual characters program that include this information in their broadcast. A caption is a often occur during printed version of the dialogue, narration and/or sound effects of a TV closed caption trans- program or a translation into another language. -
Page 49: Watching A Demonstration Of The Menu System
To adjust this setting: Highlight Main and press ENTER to display the captions in the primary language of the broadcast. Highlight Sub and press ENTER to display the captions in a secondary language. Press EXIT to exit the menus. Watching a Demonstration of the Menu System The Demo Mode cycles through menus and features of the HDTV, demonstrating the use of the menu system. -
Page 50: Appendix
If you encounter difficulties when operating your HDTV, please check the list of problems and possible solutions below to see if you can fix the problem yourself. If you are still having difficulties, please call 1-800-SAMSUNG for assistance. Can’t select a specific channel with CH yz The channel may not be in memory. -
Page 51: Understanding On-Screen Messages
• Aim the remote control directly at the HDTV and make certain no objects block the path. Secret code error If you forget the secret code, press the remote control buttons DISPLAY, , and when the display asks you to enter the secret code. -
Page 52: Programming The Remote Control To Operate Other Components
Rralistic 4 Regency 2, 33 Sierra I, II, III 1 SA 70, 71, 72 Sony DBS 15, 21 Samsung 44, 3, 22, 63, 64 STS 19 Scientific Atlanta 70, 71, 72 STS 1,2,3,4 5, 6, 7, 8 Signature 46 Toshiba 9, 26... -
Page 53: Dvd Remote Control Codes
Radio Shack/Realistic 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 19, 27, 43, 53 Broksonic 10 RCA 0, 5, 7, 8, 28, 35, 37, 54, 69 Candle 7, 9, 13, 45, 46, 52 Samsung 7, 13, 22, 32, 42 Canon 8, 53 Sansui 16 Citizen 7, 9, 13, 45, 46, 52... -
Page 54: Navigating Menus With Front Panel Buttons
Navigating Menus with Front Panel Buttons Generally, you will use the remote control to navigate the on-screen menus. Under certain circumstances, however, you may choose to navigate the menus using the HDTV’s front panel buttons. For more information on using the on-screen menu system, see page 15. - Page 55 • moves back from a second level menu to the first level menu • exits from the first level menu VOLUME –/+ buttons • moves the pointer to the right or left to highlight Channel and Program Guide options • increases/decreases the value of the numbers in the Time>Set the Clock menu when adjusting the HDTV time and date settings •...
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Page 56: Glossary
Glossary 4:3 Aspect Ratio The screen size of normal television; the format for analog channels or for digital channels and VCR programs not filmed in a widescreen format. 16:9 Aspect Ratio The screen size of HDTV; a format which allows for an accurate display of digital signals that are broadcast in a widescreen format. - Page 57 Dolby 3 Stereo A Listening Mode menu option in which sound is broadcast through the left and right front speakers and the center speaker. Dynamic Range Compression An optional sound setting that tones down the volume of the loudest sounds and optimizes the quieter sounds, such as dialogue.
- Page 58 for example, you can choose any one of those languages through the Select Multitrack menu. Signal Strength Digital (HDTV) channels either have perfect reception quality or you will not receive them at all. Repositioning your antenna may increase the strength of the digital signals you receive.
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Page 59: Specifications
Specifications General Specifications Model HCJ555W HCJ655W Color standard 330 line NTSC color 700 line DTV Power requirement AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power consumption(W) When in use: 245 ± 20 In standby: 0.95 ± 20 Dimensions (W x D x H) 53 x 24.9 x 57.2 in... -
Page 60: Index
Index +100 button ......12, 20 Convergence, adjusting ....23, 50 Adding channels . - Page 61 Number buttons ......12, 20 SDTV ........52 Off timer, setting .
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