Samsung HL-S5679W Dlp Tv Owners Instructions

							Owner’s Instructions
HL-S5679W
This device is a Class B digital apparatus.
Register your product at www.samsung.com/global/register
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Trademark Notice
In the United States, TV GUIDE and other related marks are registered marks of Gemstar-TV Guide 
International, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates. In Canada, TV GUIDE is a registered mark of 
Transcontinental Inc., and is used under license by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
Aux États Unis TV GUIDE et d’autres marques relatives sont des marques déposées de 
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. et/ou d’une de ses sociétés affiliées. Au Canada TV GUIDE 
est une marque déposée de Transcontinental Inc., utilisée sous licence de Gemstar-TV Guide 
International, Inc.
License Notice
The TV Guide On Screen system is manufactured under license from Gemstar-TV Guide 
International, Inc. and/or one of its affiliates.
Le système TV Guide On Screen est fabriqués sous licence de Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. 
et/ou d’une de ses sociétés affiliées.
Patent Notice
The TV Guide On Screen system is protected by one or more of the following United States patents
4,908,713; 6,498,895; 6,850,693; 6,396,546; 5,940,073; 6,239,794 to Gemstar-TV Guide
International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Le système TV Guide On Screen est protégé par au moins un des brevets américains (USA) de
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. et/ou de ses sociétés affililiées: 4,908,713; 6,498,895;
6,850,693; 6,396,546; 5,940,073; 6,239,794.
Disclaimer Notice
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. and/or its related affiliates are not in any way liable for the
accuracy or availability of the program schedule information or other data in the TV Guide On
Screen system and cannot guarantee service availability in your area. In no event shall Gemstar-TV
Guide International, Inc. and/or its related affiliates be liable for any damages in connection with
the accuracy or availability of the program schedule information or other data in the TV Guide On
Screen system.
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. et/ou ses filiales ne sont responsables en aucune manière de
l’exactitude ou de la disponibilité des informations relatives aux programmes de télévision ou des
autre informations fournies dans le système TV Guide On Screen et ne peut pas garantir la
disponibilité du service dans votre région. En aucun cas, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.,
et/ou ses filiales ne peuvent être tenues responsables pour tout dommage en relation avec
l’exactitude ou la disponibilité des informations relatives aux programmes de télévision ou
des autre informations fournies dans le système TV Guide On Screen.
©2006 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
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							A Guide to Digital TV
•What is Digital Television?
Digital television (DTV) is a new way of transmitting high quality video and audio to your TV set.
Using DTV, broadcasters can transmit high definition TV (HDTV) images, Dolby digital surround
audio, and new services such as multicasting (transmitting more than one program on the same 
TV channel) and datacasting. Several of these services can be combined into a single digital 
broadcast.
Digital Television Services
•Digital Picture Quality
DTV programs are transmitted in two different formats. The first is Standard Definition Television
(SDTV) and the second is High Definition Television (HDTV).
•SDTV program formats include 480-line interlaced (480i) and 480-line progressive (480p) video.
480i programs are essentially a digital version of our current analog TV programs, while the 480p
format offers improved image detail over 480i. Some 480p programs are broadcast in widescreen
and are comparable to progressive-scan DVD movies in image quality.
•HDTVprogram formats include 1080-line interlaced (1080i) and 720-line progressive (720p). 
Both HDTV formats are always broadcast in widescreen, and offer much higher picture quality than
SDTV.
•Dolby Surround Sound
With DTV, you can listen to a variety of Dolby digital audio formats from Dolby Surround 2.0 to
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, using your home audio system. Many HDTV programs are now 
broadcast with DD 5.1 soundtracks.
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U.S.A Only
Other countries
The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain third
parties. In particular, this product is licensed under the following US patents:
5,991,715, 5,740,317, 4,972,484, 5,214,678, 5,323,396, 5,539,829, 5,606,618, 5,530,655, 5,777,992,
6,289,308, 5,610,985, 5,481,643, 5,544,247, 5,960,037, 6,023,490, 5,878,080, and under US Published
Patent Application No. 2001-44713-A1.
This license is limited to private non-commercial use by end-user consumers for licensed contents. No rights are 
granted for commercial use. The license does not cover any product unit other than this product unit and the license
does not extend to any unlicensed product unit or process conforming to ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3 used
or sold in combination with this  product unit. The license only covers the use of this product unit to encode and/or
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for product features or functions that do not conform to the ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3.
The product unit accompanying this user manual is licensed under certain intellectual property rights of certain
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No rights are granted for commercial use. The license does not cover any product unit other than this product unit
and the license does not extend to any unlicensed product unit or process conforming to ISO/IEC 11172-3 or
ISO/IEC 13818-3 used or sold in combination with this product unit. The license only covers the use of this 
product unit to encode and/or decode audio files conforming to the ISO/IEC 11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3. 
No rights are granted under this license for product features or functions that do not conform to the ISO/IEC
11172-3 or ISO/IEC 13818-3.
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							CableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs
CableCARD and Digital Cable Ready TVs are the products of a new digital cable standard. 
This new standard is called OpenCable and it is a concerted effort to standardize the digital cable 
service network interface in North America. For more information, please refer to www.cablelabs.com.
Digital Cable Ready TVs are equipped with a proper digital cable tuner to receive digital cable signals 
from your local cable service provider. They are also designed to work with digital cable card modules 
(PCMCIA card modules called CableCARDs). These PCMCIA card modules or CableCARDs will be 
provided by your local cable service provider after a proper subscription process.
The provided CableCARD from your local cable service provider needs to be inserted into the 
CableCARD slot of a Digital Cable Ready TV. Please refer to page 22 for how to insert the CableCARD.
A digital set-top box which used to be provided by the cable service provider is no longer needed with 
Digital Cable Ready TVs and CableCARDs.
When CableCARD is inserted into the slot, the TV screen will show the message that CableCARD is 
inserted and tries to download necessary data such as channel information or subscription information 
from your digital cable service provider. When you insert CableCARD for the first time, this process 
may take a few minutes depending on the amount of data your cable provider needs to send. 
During this process the digital cable service provider or CableCARD may display messages on the TV 
screen to help or give you further information.
Please contact your local cable provider for more information on service availability and how to 
acquire a CableCARD.
NOTE
•This television receiver supports the copy protection system regulated by DTLA (Digital Transmission
Licensing Administrator). It should be noted that copy protected content may not be viewable
depending on your particular connections.
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							Q&A
1. Is the antenna I use for existing TV reception good enough for DTV?
Over-the-air (OTA) digital TV broadcasting uses the same channels as analog TV and works well
with many existing TV antennas. However, DTV broadcast channel assignments are different than
analog channels. You should find out whether your local DTV broadcasts are on VHF (channels 
2-13) or UHF (channels 14-69) to see if you need a different antenna.
If your DTV channels are on UHF and you already get good UHF reception, your present antenna
may work fine. The same holds true for VHF DTV reception. Note that in some markets, both VHF
and UHF channels are used for DTV broadcasts.
You can find out the latest DTV channel assignments for your area by browsing selected Internet
web sites such as www.titantv.com, www.10000watts.com, and www.fcc.gov.
2. How difficult is it to receive DTV signals indoors?
This depends on whether your local DTV stations are running full power or not and how close your
location is to the transmission tower. DTV receivers do not require as much signal as analog TV
receivers to produce high-quality images and sound.
Once the DTV signal level exceeds a certain threshold at the receiver, the digital video and audio
data is decoded at the same quality it was originally encoded for broadcast.
This is a big advantage for DTV over analog TV - there is no noise, ghosting, static, or scratchy
audio.
3. How can I connect an antenna in my townhouse, co-operative apartment, 
condominium, or apartment?
The Federal Communications Commission’s OTARD Rule (part of the Telecommunications Act of
1996) allows residents of condominiums, townhouse, or members of neighborhood associations to
put up outside antennas for reception of broadcast TV signals as long as those antennas are not
located in common areas and are no more than 12’ in height.
Residents of rental units (apartments, etc.) are not covered by the OTARD rules and will have to use
indoor antennas to receive DTV broadcasts. It is possible that the landlord of an apartment complex
can provide broadcast DTV signals via a master TV antenna system to each apartment.
4. Can I connect my DTV set-top receiver to my cable TV service?
Cable TV systems use a different method for transmitting digital TV programs that is currently 
incompatible with broadcast DTV set-top receivers. So you will still need to use an outdoor or 
indoor antenna to receive OTA broadcast DTV programs.
The good news is that you won’t have to pay a monthly or per-program charge to watch OTA DTV
and HDTV programs. They’re free, unlike subscription satellite TV or premium cable TV. All you
need is an antenna and a DTV set-top receiver to enjoy clear, sharp widescreen images and 
high-quality audio.
5. I hear a Clicking sound in standby mode.
You will hear the sound if you have set both ANTENNA (Air) and Cable to “Yes” in the TV Guide
On ScreenTMSetup.
However, do not worry about this since the sound comes from inside your TV while it receives data
for your TV Guide.
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							Table of Contents
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Your New Wide TV .................................................................................10Viewing Position ....................................................................................................10
List of Features .......................................................................................................11
Accessories ...........................................................................................................11
Front Panel Indicators .............................................................................................12
Right Side Buttons ..................................................................................................13
Side Panel Jacks ....................................................................................................13 
Rear Panel Jacks ....................................................................................................14
Remote Control ......................................................................................................15
Connections ...........................................................................................18Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas ........................................................................18
Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads ..............................................................18
Connecting Cable TV .............................................................................................19
Cable without a Cable Box...........................................................................19
Cable with a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels...................................19
Cable with a Cable Box that Descrambles Some (But Not All) Channels ............20
Connecting a VCR .................................................................................................21
Connecting a VCR to the Video or S-Video/Audio jack....................................21
Connecting CableCARD .........................................................................................22
Connecting a Camcorder .......................................................................................23
Connecting a DVD Player .......................................................................................24
Connecting to HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) ..............................24
Connecting to Y, P
B, PR.................................................................................24
Connecting to Audio and Video Jacks............................................................25
Connecting a DTV Set-Top Box ................................................................................26
Connecting to Y, P
B, PR.................................................................................26
Connecting to DVI (Digital Visual Interface) ....................................................26
Connecting a VCR and DTV Set-Top Box ........................................................27
Connecting to HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) ..............................27
Connecting a Digital Audio System ..........................................................................28
Connecting to an Analog Amplifier ..........................................................................29
Operation ..............................................................................................32Turning the TV On and Off .....................................................................................32
Dynamic Menus and On-Screen Displays .................................................................32
Navigating Menus by Using the Menu Map .............................................................33
Selecting a Menu Language ....................................................................................34
Memorizing Channels ............................................................................................35
Changing Channels ...............................................................................................37
Customizing Your Remote Control ............................................................................38
Remote Control Codes............................................................................................42
Setting the Clock....................................................................................................45
Setting the On/Off Timer ........................................................................................47
Setting the Sleep Timer ...........................................................................................48
Viewing an External Signal Source ..........................................................................49
Assigning Names to External Input Mode .................................................................50
Channel Control .....................................................................................52Selecting Your Favorite Channels .............................................................................52
Viewing the Channel Lists .......................................................................................53
Adding and Erasing Channels.................................................................................54
Labeling the Channels ............................................................................................55
Fine Tuning Analog Channels         ........................................................................56
Checking the Digital-Signal Strength         ..............................................................57
LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) .....................................................................................58
Picture Control ........................................................................................60Picture Control .......................................................................................................60
Changing the Picture Size.......................................................................................63
Digital Noise Reduction ..........................................................................................64
Digital
Analog
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DNIe (Digital Natural Image engine)........................................................................\
65
Setting the My Color Control Mode ........................................................................\
.66
Using the Color Weakness Enhancement Feature.......................................................68
Setting the Film Mode ........................................................................\
....................69
Viewing Picture-In-Picture........................................................................\
.................70
Freezing the Picture........................................................................\
........................76
Setting the Blue Screen Mode........................................................................\
..........77
Setting the Color Gamut  ........................................................................\
...............78
Sound Control ........................................................................\
................80Sound Control ........................................................................\
...............................80
Setting the SRS TSXT ........................................................................\
......................82
Auto Volume........................................................................\
..................................83
Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track          .................................................84
Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track          .................................................85
Selecting the Internal Mute ........................................................................\
..............86
Setting the On/Off Melody ........................................................................\
.............87
Special Features ........................................................................\
.............90Setting the Function Help ........................................................................\
................90
Menu Transparency Level........................................................................\
................91
Using Game Mode ........................................................................\
........................92
Using the V-Chip ........................................................................\
............................93
Using the V-Chip for Digital channels .....................................................................103\
Viewing Closed Captions (On-Screen Text Messages)          ....................................105
V iewing Closed Captions (On-Screen Text Messages)          ....................................107
Using a CableCARD ........................................................................\
....................109
Using the CableCARD Setup Function ....................................................................110
Using TV Guide On Screen
TM........................................................................\
........112
Using TV Guide On ScreenTMSetup........................................................................\
113
Using the D-Net ........................................................................\
............116How to connect compatible IEEE1394 Devices........................................................116
Connection Options ........................................................................\
.....................118
4-Pin and 6-Pin Connectors ........................................................................\
...........119
Selecting a D-Net device ........................................................................\
..............120
The D-Net control panel ........................................................................\
................122
Operating Tips ........................................................................\
............................124
Recording Tips........................................................................\
.............................126
T ips on stopping recording ........................................................................\
...........126
Tr oubleshooting (D-Net) ........................................................................\
................127
PC Display ........................................................................\
...................132Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display .............................................................132
Adjusting the Picture Quality ........................................................................\
.........135
Changing the Picture Position ........................................................................\
........136
Adjusting the Picture Quality and Position Automatically...........................................137
Changing the Picture Size (PC Mode) ....................................................................138
Viewing the Current Resolution ........................................................................\
......139
Initializing the Picture Settings ........................................................................\
.......140
WISELINK ........................................................................\
....................142Using the WISELINK Function ........................................................................\
........142
Using the WISELINK Menu ........................................................................\
...........143
Using the PHOTO (JPEG) List ........................................................................\
.........144
Using the MP3 List ........................................................................\
.......................151
Using the Setup Menu ........................................................................\
..................153
Appendix ........................................................................\
.....................156Tr oubleshooting ........................................................................\
...........................156
Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV ........................................................................\
158
Using Your TV in Another Country ........................................................................\
.158
Specifications ........................................................................\
..............................159
Analog
Analog
Digital
Digital
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							SAMSUNG
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							Your New Wide TV
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							Viewing Position
To optimize your viewing comfort, please follow the guidelines below for viewing distance. 
If viewing for an extended period of time, sit as far back from the screen as possible.
Your New Wide TV
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When installing the product, make sure to keep
it away from the wall (more than 10cm/4 inches)
for ventilation purposes.
•  Poor ventilation may cause an increase in the 
internal temperature of the product, resulting 
in a shortened component life and degraded 
performance.
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