Samsung PT5492 User manual

Owner’s
Instructions
54” PROJECTION TELEVISION
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AA68-01957A(SPA)
PT5492S
Instrucciones
del Usuario
54” TELEVISOR DE PROYECCIÓN
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PT5492S
AA68-01808A

Warning! Important
Safety Instructions
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is
dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of
this product.
This symbol alerts you that important literature concerning
operation and maintenance has been included with this product.
Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (Section 54 of
Canadian Electrical Code, Part I), that provides guidelines for proper grounding
and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall 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, introduire la lame le plus large de la
fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.
Important: One Federal Court has held that unauthorized recording of
copyrighted TV programs is an infringement of U.S. copyright laws.
Certain Canadian programs may also be copyrighted and any unauthorized
recording in whole or in part may be in violation of these rights.
To prevent damage which may result in fire or electric shock
hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

SAFETY 1
Thank You for Choosing This TV
Thank you for choosing this TV! Your new Projection TV represents the latest in television
technology. We designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabili-
ties, making it one of the best products in its class. We are proud to offer you a product that
will provide convenient, dependable service and enjoyment for years to come.
Important Safety Information
Always be careful when using your TV receiver. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock,
and other injuries, keep these safety precautions in mind when installing, using, and
maintaining your machine.
• Read all safety and operating instructions before operating your TV.
• Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference.
• Heed all warnings on the TV receiver and in the operating instructions.
• Follow all operating and use instructions.
• Unplug the TV receiver from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth; do not use
liquid or aerosol cleaners.
• Never add any attachments and/or equipment without approval of the manufacturer. Such
additions can increase the risk of fire, electric shock, or other personal injury.
• Do not use the TV receiver where contact with or immersion in water is a possibility, such as
near bath tubs, sinks, washing machines, swimming pools, etc.
• Do not place the TV on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, 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 stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces can make the
unit and cart unsteady and likely to overturn.
• Provide ventilation for the TV receiver. The unit is designed with slots in the cabinet for ven-
tilation to protect it from overheating. Do not block these openings with any object, and do
not place the TV receiver on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. Do not place it near a
radiator or heat register. If you place the TV receiver on a rack or bookcase, ensure that there
is adequate ventilation and that you’ve followed the manufacturer’s instructions for mount-
ing.
• Operate your TV receiver only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your appliance dealer
or local power company.
• Use only a grounded or polarized outlet. For your safety, this TV is equipped with a polarized
alternating current line plug having one blade wider than the other. This plug will fit into the
power outlet only one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try
reversing the plug. If the plug still does not fit, contact your electrician to replace your outlet.

• Protect the power cord. Power supply cords should be routed so that they won’t be walked on
or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, con-
venience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit.
• Unplug the TV from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system during a light-
ning storm or when left unattended and unused for long periods of time. This will prevent dam-
age to the unit due to lightning and power-line surges.
• Avoid overhead power lines. An outside antenna system should not be placed in the vicinity of
overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such
power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, be extremely careful to keep
from touching the power lines or circuits. Contact with such lines can be fatal.
• Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric
shock.
• Do not insert anything through the openings in the unit, where they can touch dangerous volt-
age points or damage parts. Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV.
• Ground outdoor antennas. If an outside antenna or cable
system is connected to the TV, be sure the antenna or
cable system is grounded so as to provide some
protection against voltage surges and built-up static
charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA No.70-1984, provides information about
proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure,
grounding of the lead-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 the power-supply cord or plug is damaged
- if liquid has been spilled on the unit or if objects have fallen into the unit
- if the TV has been exposed to rain or water
- if the TV does not operate normally by following the operating instructions
- if the TV has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged
- when the TV exhibits a distinct change in performance
• If you make adjustments yourself, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions. Adjusting other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive
work by a qualified technician to restore the TV to normal.
• When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts
specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part.
Unauthorized substitutions may result in additional damage to the unit.
• Upon completion of any service or repairs to this TV, ask the service technician to
perform safety checks to determine that the TV is in a safe operating condition.
2SAFETY
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.
This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning in accordance
with §15.119 of the FCC rules.

SAFETY 3
Important Warranty Information
Regarding Television Format Viewing
Standard screen format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are pri-
marily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed on them
should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving. Displaying station-
ary graphics and images on screen, such as the dark top and bottom letterbox bars (wide
screen pictures), should be limited to no more than 15% of the total television viewing per
week.
Wide screen format televisions (16:9, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primar-
ily designed to view wide screen format full-motion video. The images displayed on them
should primarily be in the wide screen 16:9 ratio format, or expanded to fill the screen if your
model offers this feature, and constantly moving. Displaying stationary graphics and images on
screen, such as the dark side-bars on non-expanded standard format television video and pro-
gramming, 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 images that exceed the above
guidelines can cause uneven aging of picture tubes (CRTs) that leave subtle, but permanent
burned-in ghost images in the television picture. To avoid this, vary the programming and
images, and primarily display full screen moving images, not stationary patterns or dark bars.
On television models that offer picture sizing features, use these controls to view the different
formats as a full screen picture.
Be careful in the selection and duration of television formats used for viewing. Uneven CRT
aging as a result of format selection and use, as well as other burned-in images, is not covered
by your Samsung limited warranty.

CONTENTS
1 CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.1
List of Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Front Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
Rear Panel Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5
Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Separate VHF and UHF Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Connecting Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Cable without a Cable Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles
All Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles
some Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4
Connecting an S-VHS VCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
Connecting a Second VCR to Record from the TV . . . . . . . 2.6
Connecting a Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8
Chapter 3: Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Turning the TV On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Adjusting basic convergence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Adjust Red Convergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Adjust Blue Convergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Viewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
Viewing the Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
Viewing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
Selecting a Menu Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
Memorizing the Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5
Selecting the Video Signal-source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5
Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method). . . . . . . 3.6
Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) . . . . . . . . 3.7
Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7
Using the Channel Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7
Directly Accessing Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8
Adjusting the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
Using Mute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
Customizing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10
Using Automatic Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Customizing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Using Automatic Sound Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14

CONTENTS 2
CONTENTS
Chapter 4: Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
Customizing Your Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your
VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1
Setting Up Your Remote Control to Operate Your
Cable Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2
Setting the On/Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4
Setting the Sleep Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5
Viewing Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6
Fine Tuning Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7
LNA(Low Noise Amplifier). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8
Special Audio Options: MTS and Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9
Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack. . . . . 4.9
Using Wireless Headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10
Setting up Wireless Headphones with Picture-in-Picture. . . . 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 . 4.12
Changing the PIP Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13
Changing the Location (Rotating) the PIP Window . . . . . . 4.13
Freezing the PIP Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13
Changing the Size of the PIP Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13
Scanning the Available Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13
Using the V-Chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14
Setting Up Your Personal ID Number (PIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14
How to Enable/Disable the V-Chip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV guidelines” . . . . 4.15
How to Set up Restrictions using the MPAA Ratings:
G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17
How to Reset the TV after the V-Chip Blocks
a Channel (“Emergency Escape”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
Identifying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
Using Your TV in Another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1

1.1 CHAPTER ONE: YOUR NEW TV
List of Features
Your TV was designed with the latest technology. This TV is a high-performance unit that
includes the following special features:
• Easy-to-use remote control
• Easy-to-use on-screen menu system
• Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off
• Adjustable 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 (15 watts per channel)
• A special sleep timer
• Picture-in-Picture
• Headphone jack for private listening
Chapter One
YOUR NEW TV

CHAPTER ONE: YOUR NEW TV 1.2
Familiarizing Yourself with The TV
Front Panel Buttons
The buttons on the front panel control your TV’s basic features, including the on-screen
menu. To use the more advanced features, you must use the remote control.
YOUR NEW TV
ΠPOWER
Press to turn the TV on and off.
´ TV/VIDEO
Press this button to display a menu of all
the available signal sources. When the
menu appears, use the CH buttons to high-
light a particular source, and then press
VOL+ to select it.
ˇ CH ▼and CH ▲
Press to change channels. Also press to
highlight various items on the on-screen
menu.
¨ Remote Control Sensor
Aim the remote control towards this spot
on the TV.
ˆ MUTE
Press to temporarily cut off the sound.
Ø MENU
Press to see an on-screen menu of your
TV's features.
∏ VOL – , +
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Also used to select items on the on-
screen menu.
” TIMER indicator
When the TV is turned on, the TIMER indi-
cator blinks ten times. This indicator illu-
minates when the TIMER mode is set to
the “On” position after setting the clock
and either the On timer or Off timer, with
the remote control. Even if the power is
turned off, this indicator stays lit. (Clock
must be set before using this function.)

1.3 CHAPTER ONE: YOUR NEW TV
YOUR NEW TV
ΠVIDEO IN jack
Used to connect a video signal from a
camcorder or a video game.
´ AUDIO IN jacks
Used to connect the audio signals from a
camcorder or video game.
ˇ SUPER VIDEO INPUT
jack
Used to connect an S-Video signal from a
camcorder or a video game.
Front Panel Jacks
You can use the frontpanel 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 – 2.7.)