Contact SAMSUNG WORLD-WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care center. Comment contacter Samsung dans le monde Si vous avez des suggestions ou des questions concernant les produits Samsung, veuillez contacter le Service Consommateurs Samsung. Contacte con SAMSUNG WORLD-WIDE Si tiene alguna pregunta o comentario referente a nuestros productos, por favor contacte con nuestro Servicio de Atención al Cliente. Country Customer Care Center Web Site Address Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Customer Service 55 Standish Court Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2 Canada Samsung Electronique Canada Inc., Service á la Clientéle 55 Standish Court Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2 Canada Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 105 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660-0511 LN-R237W1 LN-R238WA LN-R238WXC CANADA 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267864) www.samsung.com/ca U.S.A 1-800-SAMSUNG (7267864) www.samsung.com BN68-00883S-01 This device is a Class B digital apparatus. Register your product at www.samsung.com/global/register Precautions When Displaying a Still Image A still image may cause permanent damage to the TV screen. · Digital Ready TV: When you select the regular screen (4:3) mode to watch an SD-grade digital broadcast (and the set-top box output is 480p). Although digital broadcasting must be in the wide screen (16:9) HD format, broadcasters sometimes show programs made originally in the regular screen format (4:3) by converting the signals into digital form, in which case the left and right side edges of the screen are cropped. Note: If the borders at the left, right and the center of the screen remain fixed for an extended period of time, the amount of light transmission will also remain varied and as a result the borders may leave traces. · Digital Ready TV: When you select the wide screen (16:9) mode to watch an SD-grade digital broadcast (and the set-top box output is 1080i). Do not leave the screen in pause mode for extended periods of time as you may experience temporary or permanent image burn. · Digital Ready TV: When the TV receives HD-grade signals (and the set-top box output is 1080i). When you watch a digital HD-grade broadcast on a regular (4:3) TV with the screen size "16:9" or "Panorama" selected, you will be able to watch the program but the top and bottom edges of the screen will be cropped. Note: If the borders at the top, bottom and the center of the screen remain fixed for an extended period of time, the amount of light transmission will also remain varied and as a result the borders may leave traces. Do not leave the screen in pause mode for extended periods of time as you may experience temporary or permanent image burn. · Integrated Digital TV (Wide-screen): When the TV receives SD-grade (regular) broadcasting signals (receives 480p regular signals). · Digital Ready TV (wide-screen): digital TV: When the TV receives SD-grade (regular) broadcasting signals (with a set-top box). Although digital broadcasting must be in the wide screen (16:9) HD format, broadcasters sometimes show programs made originally in the regular screen format (4:3) by converting the signals into digital form, in which case the left and right side edges of the screen are cropped. Note: If the borders at the left, right and the center of the screen remain fixed for an extended period of time, the amount of light transmission will also remain varied and as a result the borders may leave traces. · When you watch an analog (regular) broadcast on a wide-screen TV (with the 4:3 screen mode selected). Do not leave the screen in pause mode for extended periods of time as you may experience temporary or permanent image burn. · When you watch a DVD, CD or a video in wide-screen (21:9) format on a wide-screen (16:9) TV. · When you connect a computer or a game console to the TV and select the 4:3 screen mode. If you connect a DVD player, computer or a game console to the wide-screen TV and watch a movie or play a game in regular (4:3) or wide (21:9) screen mode, the left and right side edges, or the top and bottom edges of the screen will be cropped. Note: If the borders at the left, right and the center of the screen remain fixed for an extended period of time, the amount of light transmission will also remain varied and as a result the borders may leave traces. Do not leave the screen in pause mode for extended periods of time as you may experience temporary or permanent image burn. CONTENTS Chapter 1: General Information List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons on the Lower-Right Part of the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If the remote control doesn't work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 Chapter 2: Connections Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Separate VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cable without a Cable Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels . . . . . 9 Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels . . . 9 Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting an S-VHS VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting a DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting a Digital TV Set-top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting an Amplifier/DVD Home Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting a DVD/Set-top box via DVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a DVD/Set-top box via HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter 3: Operation Turning the TV On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Channel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Number Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the PRE-CH Button to select the Previous Channel . . . . . Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plug & Play Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorizing the Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Video Signal-source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) . . . . . . . . . . Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) . . . . . . . . . . . . To Select the Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Edit the Input Source Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 Chapter 4: Picture Control Using Automatic Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Color Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Screen Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freezing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DNIe (Digital Natural Image engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My Color Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easy Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detail Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brightness Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Picture-in-Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents-1 CONTENTS Activating Picture-in-Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Signal Source (External A/V) for PIP . . . . . . . . . . . Swapping the Contents of the PIP and Main image . . . . . . . . . . Changing the PIP Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Size of the PIP Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Position of the PIP Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PIP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Chapter 5: Sound Control Using Automatic Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the TruSurround XT (SRS TSXT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Internal Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Main or Sub (PIP) Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6: Channel Control Fine Tuning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Chapter 7: PC Display Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up Your PC Software (Based on Windows XP) . . . . . . . How to Auto Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Screen Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Screen Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initializing the Screen Position or Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 51 52 53 54 55 Chapter 8: Time Setting Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Setting the Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Setting the On/Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Chapter 9: Function Description Selecting a Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the V-Chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Set up Restrictions Using the `TV Parental Guidelines' . How to Set up Restrictions Using the MPAA Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X, NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip Blocks a Channel (`Emergency Escape') . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to Set up Restrictions Using the `Canadian English' . . . . . How to Set up Restrictions Using the `Canadian French' . . . . . . Viewing Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Blue Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 61 61 63 64 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Identifying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Appendix Installing the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disconnecting the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Wall Mount Kit . . . . . . ...