Samsung 6840 User manual

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Samsung UH0

TV

Ultra High Definition

4K

user

manual

Warning!

Important Safety

Instructions

(Please

read

the

Safety

Instructions

before

using

your

TV.)

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a

fi

re

or

e!ect

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shock.

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not

expcse rhis apparatus lG

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place :t

near·

water

(nea

r a bathtub,

vva

shbowl, kitchen sink,

or

laundry tub,

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a wet baser

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if

this apparat

us

acc

identally gets

we

t

unplug

it

ar

:d

contact

an

authonzed dealer irnmediate!y.

• This apparatus

uses

batteri

es

. in your community, there might be environmental regulationsthat require

you

to

dispose

of

these battenes proper·!

y_

Plea

se

contact your local authoriti

es

for

dispo

sa

l or recycling

inforrnation

• Do

no

t overload wail cut:ets, extension cor

ds

or

ada

pto

rs b

ey

ond their capacity, sin

ce

this can result in fi

re

or

electric shock.

• Power-supp

!y

cords should be placed

so

that

they are

not

likely

to

be walked

on

or

pinched

by

it

e

ms

placed upon

or

against them.

Pay

part1cuiar attention to cor

ds

at the plug end, at

wa

ll outlets, and

the

point where they exit from the appliance.

•

To

protect

th1s

apparatus from a lightning storm.

or

when

it

is

le

ft

unattended and unused

for

long

perio

ds

of

time, unplug

1t

from the wall

outle

t and disconnect the antenna

or

cable

system_

T

his

will

prevent darnage

to

the set due

to

lightning and

powe

r line surges.

• Befo

re

connecting the

AC

po

wer

cord

to

th

e

DC

adaptor outlet, make sure

the

vo

lt

age design

at

ion

of

the

DC

adap

to

r

co

rresponds

to th

e local electrical supply.

•

Ne

ve

r insert anything rnetal!ic

1nto

the open parts

of

this apparatus. Doing

so

may c

rea

te

a

danger

of

electric sho

ck

.

• To avoid electric shock, never touch the inside

of

this apparatus. Only a qualified technician should open

this apparat

us.

•

Make

sure

to pl

ug

the power

cord

in

until it

is

fi

rmly

seated

.

When

unpluggi

ng

the power

cord

from awall

outlet.

always

pu

ll

on

the power

cord's

plug.

Never

unplug

by

pul

li

ng

on

the power

cord.

Do

not touch

the

power

cord

with wet

hands.

• If

this

apparatus

does

not operate normally-

in

particular. ifthere

are

any

unusual

sounds

or

smells

coming

from

it-

unplug it immediately

and

contact

an

authorized

dealer

or

service

center.

•

Be

sure

to

pull

the power

plug

out of the outlet if the

TV

is

to

rema

in

unused

or if

you

are

to

leave

the

house

for

an

extended

period of t

ime

(especially

when

children,

elderly

or d

isa

bled

people

will

be

left

alone

in

the

house).

-

Accumulated

dust

can

cause

an

e

le

ctric

shock,

an

electric

leakage

or afi

re

by

causing

the power

co

rd

to

generate

sparks

and

heat or the insulation to deteri

orate.

•

Be

sure

to contact

an

authorized

service

center

for

in

formation if

you

i

ntend

to

install

your

TV

in

a location

with

heavy

dust,

high

or low

te

mperatures,

high

humidity,

chemical

substances,

or

where

itwill operate

24

hours

a

day

such

as

in

an

airport, atrain station,

etc.

Failing

to

do

so

may

lead

to

serious

damage

to

your

TV.

•

Use

only aproperly grounded

plug

and

wa

ll

outlet.

-

An

improper ground

may

cause

electric

shock

or equipment

damage

.

(Class

I

Equipment

only

.)

•

To

turn this

apparatus

off completely,

you

must di

sconnect

it from the

wall

outlet.

Consequent

ly,the

wall

outlet

and

power

plug

must

be

readi

ly

accessib

le

at

al

l ti

mes.

•

Do

not allow

chi

l

dren

to

hang

onto the product.

•

Store

the

accessories

(battery,

etc.)

in alocation

safely

out of the

reach

of

child

ren

.

•

Do

not i

nsta

ll

the

product

in

an

unsta

bl

elocation

such

as

a

shaky

self,

a

slanted

floor, or a

loca

tion

exposed

to v

ib

rat

ion

.

•

Do

not drop or stri

ke

the product. If the product

is

damaged,

disconne

ct t

he

power

cord

and

contact a

service

center

.

•

To

cl

ean

th

is

apparatus

, unplug the power

cord

from the

wa

ll

outlet

and

wi

pe

the product

using

asoft,

dry

cloth.

Do

not

use

any

chemica

ls

such

as

wax,

benzene,

alcohol,

th

in

ners

, i

nsecticide,

air

fresheners,

lubr

ican

ts,

or detergent.

Th

ese

chemicals

can

dama

ge

the

appearance

of the

TV

or

erase

the printing

on

the product.

•

Do

not

expose

this

apparatus

to

dri

pping

or

splash

i

ng

.

•

Do

not

dispose

of batteries

in

a

fi

re

.

•

Do

not short-circuit, di

sassemble,

or overheat t

he

batterie

s.

•

The

re

is

danger of

an

explosion

if

you

replace

the batteries

used

in

the

remote

with

the

wrong type of

battery.

Re

p

lace

on

lywith the

same

or

equ

i

valent

type.

•

WARN

I

NG-

TO

PREVEN

TT

HE

SPRE

AD

OF

FIRE,

KEEP

CAN

DLES

OR

OT

HER

I

TEMS

WITH

OPEN

FLAMES

AWAY

FROM

THIS

PRODUCT

AT

AL

LTI

MES.

•

This

product

contains

chem

ic

als

known to the

State

of

Ca

lifornia to c

ause

cancer

and

reproductive toxicity.

•

Use

care

when

touchi

ng

t

he

TV

after it

ha

s

been

on

for

some

time.

Some

parts

can

be

warm

tothe touch.

Internet

Security

Samsung

takes

anumber

of

steps

to protect itsInternet-compatib

le

Smart

T

Vs

agains

t unauthorized

incurs

i

ons

and

hacking.

For

example

,

certain

sensitive

communicati

ons

between the

TV

and

the Internet

servers

are

encrypted.

In

addition, the

TV

'soperating

system

has

ado

pted controlsto prevent the

in

stal

lati

on

of

unauthori

zed

ap

pli

cat

i

ons

.

Although we

ta

ke

steps

to p

rote

ct your

SmartTV

and

information,

no

Internet-connected

dev

ice

or

transmiss

i

on

is

comp

l

ete

ly

secure

.

We

therefore

encourage

you

to

ta

keadditional

steps

to safeguard

you

r

TV

,

secure

your Internet c

onn

ect

i

on

, and

min

im

i

ze

the ri

sk

of

u

na

utho

ri

ze

d

access

.

These

steps

are

listed

be

low:

•

When

Samsung

re

l

ease

ssoftware updates to

1m

prove

the

sec

urity

on

your

TV

, you

shou

ld promptly i

nsta

ll

these

updates.

To

automatic

ally

recei

ve th

ese

updates, turn

on

"

Auto

Update

"

in

the

TV's

menu

(Suppo

rt

>

Softwa

re

Update

>

Auto

Update

).

When

an

up

date

is

availab

l

e,

a popup

message

appears

on

the

TV

screen.

Accept the software download

and

update

by

se

lecting

YES

when promp

ted

.T

ake

ste

ps

to

s

ecu

re

your wir

eless

router

and

network.

Your

rou

te

r's

manua

l

shou

ld p

rov

i

de

additi

ona

l detailsabout how to

implement the following

me

as

ures

:

•

Secure

your

wireless

router'smanagement sett

in

gs

with au

ni

que

passwo

rd

to prevent unauthori

zed

changes

to security rel

ated

sett

in

g

s.

• Impl

ement

standard e

nc

ryption (e.

g.

, W

PA2

e

nc

ryptio

n)

on

your wi

rel

es

srouter to

secu

re

you

r

wi

re

l

ess

network

s1g

na

i.

•

Secu

re

access

to your wirel

ess

network with a hard-to-gu

ess

password.

•

Co

nfirm

you

r

ro

ute

r's

fi

rewa

ll

setti

ng

isen

ab

led (if

so

equ

ipp

ed)

.

• M

ake

sure

a

ll

yo

ur

In

ternet connected

de

vi

ces

are

beh

i

nd

you

r network'sfi

rewa

l

l.

• If your router or modem

ha

sastandby mode button,

use

itto d

is

connect your home network from the

Internetwh

en

it

is

n

ot

in

use.

• U

se

stro

ng

passwo

r

ds

for a

ll

yo

ur

Inte

rn

et accounts

(N

etfl

ix,

Face

book,

Skype,

etc.

).

If your

TV

has

a

camera

,

recess

the

camera

in

to the

TV's

b

eze

lwhen it

is

not in

use.

Recessing

t

he

camera

makes

it

in

operat

ive

.

• If

any

u

nexp

ect

ed

me

ssag

es

appear

on your

TV

screen

requesting

permiss

i

on

to

li

nk

a

device

or

en

able

a

remote

sessio

n, do

NO

T

accept.

•

Do

not

vis

it

suspic

iousweb s1

tes

an

d

do

not inst

all

any

suspicious

programs.

We

recommend

users

in

sta

ll

on

lythose

au

thori

zed

apps

provided by

Samsung

through

Samsung

Smart

Hub

.

Figures

and

illustrations

in

this

User

Manual

are

provided

for

reference

only

and

may

differ from the

actual

product

appearance

.

Product

design

and

specifications

may

change

without notice.

Features

of

your

new

TV

SMART

HUB

Your

TV

featu

re

s

Smart

Hub,

a multi-purpose entertainment

and

family center.With

Smart

Hub,

you

can

surf

the

web,

download

appl

i

cations

,

and

stay

in

touch with family

and

fri

ends

through

social

networking

serv

i

ces

.

In

add

ition,

you

can

view

or

play

photo,

video

,

and

music

files

stored

on

external

storage

dev

i

ces

.

Press

the ebutton to

open

the

First

Screen

.

and

se

l

ect

the

Panel

icon

.

You

will

move

to the

Pane

l

screen

.

Choose

a

serv

ice

using

the

1cons

disp

l

ayed

in

the top part of the

screen.

Smart

Hub

serv

ic

es

and

functiona

li

ty

i

nclude

:

Games:

You

can

view

all

game

apps

provided

by

Smart

Hub

and

downl

oad

and

play

games

you

sel

ec

t

SAM

SUNG

APPS:

Samsung

Apps

offers

an

extensive

collecti

on

of f

ree

an

d for-pay

news,

sports,

weather,

and

gaming content

you

can

download directly to

and

enjoy

on

your T

V.

On

TV:

Vi

ew

a

list

i

ng

of

programs

that

are

currently airi

ng

or

are

schedu

l

ed

to

air.

Se

l

ect

a program to

watch.

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS:

Purchase

and

stream

movies

and

se

ries

di

rectly

from

the Internet.

MULTIMEDIA:

Pl

ay

back

photo,

video

. and mu

sic

files

from

an

external storage

device

.

Anynet+

(HDMI-CEC)

Le

ts

you

to control a

ll

connec

ted

Samsu

ng

dev

1

ces

that

suo

port Anynet+ with

yo

ur

Samsung

TV's

remote

.

e-Manual

Prov

i

des

adetail

ed,

on

-screen

user's

manua

l built into your

TV

(p

age

17).

SMART

Inte

ract

ion

Access

and

control

menu

options

and

functions

us

ing

mo

tions.

To

use

Smart

Interaction,

co

n

nect

the

SMART

TV

camera

(

sold

separately)

to the T

V.

Device

Manager

Use

the

TV

features

with a

USB

or Bluetooth

keyboard

and

mouse

.

MHL

&

Screen

Mirroring

Display

smobile

device

scr

een

s

on

the

TV

usin

g awi

reless

connection.

Contents

01.

Turning

on

the

TV

and

Cabling

7

Turning

on

and

Control

li

ng

the

TV

7 Arrange the

cables

using

t

he

Cable

Holder

8 Upgrading the

TV

us

i

ng

a

UHD

Evo

l

ut

i

on

Kit

(sold

separately)

02.

Using

the

Remote

Control

9

Us

i

ng

the

Remote

Control

11

Switching

Between

Vi

de

o

Source

s

11

Us

i

ng

the

Remote

Control to Control

External

Devices

11

Connecting the

IR

Extender

Cable

12

Setting

Up

the

Un

i

versal

Remote

Control

03.

Smart

Hub

04.

Using

the

e-Manual

17

Lau

nching the e

-Manua

l

17

Add

iti

onal

e-Ma

nual

Featur

es

18

Updating thee-Manual to the L

ate

st

Vers

i

on

05.

Troubleshooting

and

Maintenance

19

Troub

leshooti

ng

21

Network

Troub

le

shooting

24

Eco

S

en

so

r a

nd

Screen

Brightness

25

Gett

in

g

Remote

Suppo

rt

25

Car

i

ng

for the

TV

06.

Specifications,

wall

mounting,

and

other

information

26

Specifications

27

D

im

ens

i

ons

28

Lic

en

s

es

29 Mounting the

TV

on

a

Wa

ll Usi

ng

the

Wa

ll

Mount

Kit

(Op

ti

ona

l)

30

Provid

in

g

Proper

Vent

ilati

on

for

Your

TV

31

Securing

the

TV

to the

Wall

32

Warranty Informati

on

33

SAMSUNG

BRAND

PRODUCTS

01

~Turning

on the

TV

and Cabling

Turning

on

and

Controlling

the

TV

You

can

turn

on

the

TV

us

i

ng

the

Remote

Control

or

t

he

TV's

Controller,

a

smal

l joysti

ck-like

button

on

the

back

of

the

TV

in i

ts

lower-left

corner.

You

can

also

use

the

TV's

Controller to operate

the

TV

without the

Remote

Control.

Open

Smart

Hub.

Open

the

menu.

Select

a

source.

Turn

off

the

TV.

Remote

control

sensor

When

you

use

the

Remote

Control, the

standby

LED

does

not light,

except

when

you

pr

ess

the (!)

button.

Arrange

the

cables

using

the

Cable

Holder

Make

sure

you

have

the

correc

t

cable

be

fo

re

plugging it

in.

Illustrations of

com

mo

n

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the remote control within

23

feet

of

the

TV.

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may

affect the performance

of

the remote control. Avoid using near bri

ght

fluorescent lights

or neon

signs

.

-The color and shape

may

vary

depending on the model.

Switching

Between

Video

Sources

Press

the

SOURCE

button

to

switch between external devices connected

to

the TV

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example,

to

switch

to

a game console connected

to

the second HDMI connector,

press

the

SOURCE

button.

The

Source

List

appears

across

the top

of

the

screen

.

From

the Source list, select HDMI2.

-The connector names may vary depending on the product.

Using

the

Remote

Control

to

Control

External

Devices

MENU >

System

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The

universal remote control feature lets you control cable boxes, Blu-ray pl

ayers,

home theaters, and other

third-party external devices connected

to

the

TV

using the

TV

's remote control.

For

each

external device you

want

to

control, you must run the universal remote set up process.

The

first step

in

the process

is

connecting

theIR extender cable (included)

to

the

TV

and

pos

itioning the transmitter end

of

the cable

in

front

of

the

devi

ce

you

want

to

control.

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can

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use

the Anynet+ (HDMI

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function

to

operate external Samsung devices

with

your TV's

remote control wi

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th

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IR

ex

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to

the TV's

IR

output

connector

as

shown in the diagram, and then position the transmitter end within 4 inches

(1

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of

the

external device's remote control

sensor,

pointing

in

the directi

on

of

the

sensor.

There

can

be

no obstacles between the transmitter end

of

the

IR

extender cable and the external device. Any

obstacles will interfere

with

the transmission

of

the remote control signals.

Setting

Up

the

Universal

Remote

Control

-Ifyou

want

to

control a set-top-box, you need

to

have your zip code and your cable provider's name and

location on hand before

you

begin.

If

you

want

to

control a Blu-ray player

or

home theater, you need

the

manufacturer's name and model number.

1.

Turn on the external device you

want

to

control

with

the

universal remote function.

2.

Press

the

SOURCE

button

on your remote

to

bring up the

Source

screen.

3.

Select the

Universal

Remote

Setup

icon.

-

You

can

also start

Un1versal

Remote

Se

tup through

the

TV

's menu. Navigate

to

System>

Universal

Remote

Setup

.

4.

The

TV

checks

if

theIR extender cable

is

connected. If

it

confirms the connection, pr

ess

the

~

button

.

5.

Select the type

of

device you

want

to

control-

set-top-box, Blu-ray player,

or

home theater.

6.

Fo

llow the di

re

ctions on t

he

screen

to

complete the set up and register the device.

The

directions will

be

different, depending on the device you

want

to

control.

7.

Once set up

is

complete and you have

conf

irmed

that

you

can

use

the

TV

remote

to

control the device,

disconnect the

IR

extender cable from

the

TV

and set it aside.

You

can

now

control the device directly with

your remote.

Controlling

an

External

Device

with

the

TV

Remote

During the unive

rs

al

rem

ote

set up process, the

TV

registers

the

connector (source)

the

external dev

ic

e

is

connected to.

To

control a

reg

is

tered external device

with

your TV's

re

mo

te,

sele

ct the external device on the

Source List.

1.

Press

the

SOURCE

button

on your remote.

2.

Select the source

the

devi

ce

isconnected

to

(HDMI1,

HDM12,

etc.)

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nt

rol the device with the remote.

For

example, if the device

is

a set-top-box,

press

the

channel buttons

on

th

e remote

to

change the channe

l.

For

information on additional functions,

see

"Con

tr

olling External

De

v

ices

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TV

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l.

Smart

Hub

is

the control center of the

TV.

Through

Smart

Hub

you

can

view

TV

program

schedules

and

select

shows

to watch, download

and

i

nstall

apps

and

games,

select

and

stream

movies

and

TV

shows,

and

playback

photo. vi

deo,

and

music

files

located

on

Blu-ray

players.

USB

devices.

smart

phones

and

tablets,

your

computer.

and

the Internet.

Smart

Hub

has

five

main

panels

:

Games,

SAMSUNG

APPS,

On

TV,

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS,

and

MULTIMEDIA.

To

move

from

panel

to

panel,

select

one

of

the

icons

at the top of the

screen

.

You

can

also

press

left or right

button to

display

the

panel.

Each

panel

gives

you

access

to additional

screens

.

To

open

the

additional

screens,

select

items

on

the

panel

or

select

an

icon

or hotspot

on

the

screen

.

-

The

TV

must

be

connected to the Internet to

access

Smart

Hub

.

Games

Panel

The

Games

panel

displays

games

you

can

download to

and

play

on

your

TV

.

You

can

also

update or

delete

downloaded

games

.

The

Games

panel

has

two

sub-panels

:

All

Games

and

My

Page

.

All

Games

displays

al

l the

games

available

through

Smart

Hub

.

My

Page

displays

the

games

you

have

downloaded. Most

games

listed

on

the

Games

panel

are

free,

while

some

require

a

fee

.

To

download a for-pay

game,

you

must

have

a

Samsung

Account with a

registered

credit

card.

Basic

Games

Panel

Functions

In

the

My

Page

or

All

Games

panel,

move

the

focus

to a

game

,

and

then

pre

ss

and

hold

the

[311

button.

An

Opti

ons

drop down list

appears

with the followi

ng

functions.

•

Download/Delete

:Downloads

games

to the

TV

or

removes

games

from the

TV

.

•

View

detail

:

Displays

detailed information about the

se

lected

game

.

Quickly

Downloading

and

Installing

a

Game

Select

a

game,

and

then

press

and

hold the

[311

butto

n.

When

the

Options

dro

p down list

appears,

select

Download

from the

list.

If the

game

is

free.

the

game

you

s

elected

is

in

sta

lle

d

on

the

TV.

If the

game

is

not

free.

follow the directions

on

the

screen

to

pay

for

and

download the

game

.

SAMSUNG

APPS

Panel

T

he

SAM

SUNG

APPS

panel

di

sp

l

ays

a

var

i

ety

of

free

an

d for

pay

news

, sp

orts

, weather,

and

gaming

apps.

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Samsung

Apps

pan

el hasa n

umb

er of

sub-panels

i

ncl

ud

ing

Most

Popular

,

What's

new,

and

Categories

.

2.

Move the

focus

to

an

app,

and

then

press

and

hold

the [31 button.

When

the Optionsdrop down list

appears,

select

Download

from

the

list.

If the

app

is

free,

the

app

you

selected

is

i

nstalled

on

the

TV

. If the

app

isnot

free,

follow the

directions

on

the

screen

to

pay

for

and

download the

app

.

On

TV

Panel

On

TV

displays

your

current

program

li

ve

in a

smal

l window, a list of

recommended

pr

ograms

currently

on

other

channels,

and

a li

st

of

recommended

programs

that will air

later.

Use

these

lists

to

change

the

channel,

view

more information about

recommended

programs

running

later,

including how

much

time

is

leftuntil

they

air.

You

can

also

set

up

a

Schedule

Viewing

of a

program

that

hasn

't

aired

yet.

To

view aprogr

am

recomme

n

de

d

by

On

TV

,

sele

ct

the i

mage.

The

On

TV

panel

ha

sthe followi

ng

main

subpanels

:

•

Guide

:

Displays

the program

schedule

of

each

digital

channel.

You

can

check

the program

schedule

and

set

up

a

Schedule

Viewi

ng

.

•

Timeline

View

:

Displays

program recommendati

ons

for different ti

mes

of the

da

y.

•

Trending

:

Dis

p

lays

what

is

the

most

trendy or popular content

on

Twitter,

You

can

set

up

a

Schedule

Viewing

to v

ie

w.

On

TV

Panel

Functions

Move

the

focus

to a

program

,

and

then

press

and

hold

the [31 butt

on

.

An

Options

drop

down l

ist

appears

wi

th

the following function

s.

•

View

details:

Di

spl

ays

detailed informati

on

about the

selected

program

.

•

Schedule:

Sets

up

a

Schedule

forthe

selected

program.

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS

Panel

Buy

or rent

movies

and

TV

shows

online

and

stream

them to your

TV

using

apps

downloaded

via

Smart

Hub.

This

is

called

Video

on

Demand

(VOD)

.

The

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS

screen

displays

recommended

movies

and

TV

shows

and

displays

multiple

VOD

content

sources

so

you

can

browse

and

watch

all

more

easily

.

The

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS

panel

has

the following

main

subpanels

:

•

Featured:

View

movies

or

TV

programs grouped according to

various

themes,

such

as

movies

with a

specific actor or

an

actor who

acted

in

a

TV

ser

i

es,

etc.

•

Movies

:View

movies

by

release

date,

popularity, or

genre

.

•

TV

Shows

:

Search

TV

shows

by

air

date,

popularity, or

genre

.

•

Trailers

:View movie trailers for upcoming

movies

.

·

Trending

:View

movies

and

TV

programs that

are

the most trendy or popular

on

Twitter.

Basic

MOVIES

&

TV

SHOWS

Panel

Functions

Move

the

focus

to a

movie

or

TV

program,

and

then

press

and

hold the

(31

button.

An

Options drop down list

appears

with the following functions.

·

Play

Content

Now

:

Displays

the

names

of one or

more

content

providers.

Select

acontent provider to

play

the

selected

movie

or

TV

program immediately.Ifthe

app

for the content provider

you

selected

is

not

installed

on

the

TV,

a pop-up window

appears

.

In

the pop-up window,

select

either

to

display

the

app's

information

page

or to install

the

app

immediately. Note that

you

can

also

install the

app

from the

app's

information

page

.

MULTIMEDIA

The

MULTIMEDIA

Panel

lets

you

play

media

content

saved

on

USB

devices,

smartphones,

cameras,

computers,

or

in

Storage

Services

.

The

MULTIMEDIA

Panel

has

three

main

subpane

ls:

USB

Drive,

Network

Device,

and

Storage

Service

.

USB

Drive

displays

USB

devices

connected to the

TV

. Network

Device

displays

devices

connected

to

your

TV

through your

home

network

(a

computer, asmart

phone,

etc.).

Storage

Service

displays

services

such

as

Dropbox

and

SkyDrive

linked

via

your

Samsung

account to the

TV

.

Allowing

Connections

with

a

Computer

or

Mobile

Device

To

play multimedia content located on a computer

or

mobile device on the

TV,

you

ne

ed

to:

1.

Establish the connection

to

the computer

or

device.

2.

Allow

the connection

with

the computer/mobile device on the

TV.

For

information about establishing connections,

see

the

"Connect

to

a

PC"

and "

Connect

to

a

Phone"

sections

of

the e-Manual.

To

allow a connection

with

a computer

or

mobile device,

follow

these steps:

1.

Select

Network

Device

in the

MULTIMEDIA

panel. The devices connected

to

the

TV

are

l1sted

.

2. Select

Options>

Multimedia

device

settings

. The

dev1ces

connected

to

the

TV

are

listed.

• Alternatively, select

Multimedia

Device

Settings

from

the

Network

menu

to

see

the list

of

the devices

connected

to

the

TV.

3.

Allow

the connection

with

the devi

ce

you

want

to

connect

to

the

TV.

Playing

Content

1.

If you

want

to

play content located

1n

a Storage Service, navigate

to

the

Smart

Hub>

Samsung

Account

menu, and then select Log

In

to

s1gn

in

to

your Samsung account. If you

want

to

play content located on a

device connected

to

the

TV

using Samsung Link,

go

to

Step 2 below.

2. Select

Network

Device

or

Storage

Service

in the

MULTIMEDIA

panel. The devices

or

Storage

Services

connected

to

the TV appear.

3. Select a device

or

Storage

Service

. The folders and fi

les

shared by the selected device

or

Storage Service

appear.

4. Select the media content you

want

to

play from

the

list.

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the

e-Manual

launching

thee-Manual

MENU

>

Support>

e-Manual

The

embedded e-manual contains information about your TV's

key

features.

-Alternatively, you can download a copy

of

thee-manual

from

Samsung's website, and read

it

on your

computer

or

print

it

out.

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(e

.g.,

Picture

Mode)

indicate a menu item and bold words in

white

(e

.g.,

Smart

Hub

)

indicate remote control buttons.

-Arrows are used

to

indicate

the

menu path. (Example:

MENU

>

Picture

>

Picture

Mode)

1.

Press

theE-MANUAL

button.

You

can also select

Support>

e-Manual

in

the TV's menu.

2.

Select a category from the left side

of

the screen. Once a

sele

ction

ha

s been made, the contents

of

the

selected category appear on the right side

of

the

screen.

3.

Select an item from the list.

Th

isopens thee-manual on the corresponding page.

If

a

description

doesn

•t

fit

on

a

single

screen

...

•

Pos

ition the foc

us

on

th

e page

to

display

~

I

·

~

on

the

screen.

Pr

ess

the

A

or

v

buttons

to

scroll the

page up and

down

.

Additional

e-Manual

Features

loading

Pages

using

Keywords

Se

lect

Search

to

bring up the search screen. Enter a

search

term, and then select

Done

.

Select an item from the

search

results

to

load the corresponding page.

Loading

Pages

from

the

Index

Page

Select

Index

to bring

up

the

index

screen

.

Select

a

keyword

from

the

li

st

to navigate to the

relevant

page.

Using

History

to

Load

Previously

Read

Pages

Select

Opened

page

. A list of

previously

read

pages

is

shown.

Select

a

page

.Thee-Manual jumps to

the

selected

page

.

Accessing

the

Menu

from

the

e-Manua

l

Select

$

(Try

Now)

from the right

side

ofa feature-descripti

on

page

to

access

the corresponding

menu

it

em

and

try outthe feature right

away.

If

you

want to

read

the

e-Manual

entry

on

a

spec

ific

screen

menu

feature:

•

Press

the

E-MANUAL

button to

load

the corresponding e-Manual

page

.

-

The

e-Manual cannot

be

accessed

from

some

menu

screens

.

Loading

Reference

Pages

Select

8

(Link)

from the right

side

of afeature-description p

age

to

access

the c

orrespond

i

ng

re

f

erence

page

.

Updating

the

e-Manual

to

the

Lates

t

Version

You

c

an

update the

e-

M

an

u

al

inthe

same

way

you

up

da

te

apps

.

1.

Select

e-Manual

item

in

the

SAMSUNG

APPS

scree

n.

2.

Press

and

ho

ld the Gil button.A

po

p-up

menu

appea

rs.

3.

Sele

ct

Update

Apps

from t

he

pop

-up

menu. A

pop

-u

p

vvindow

a

pp

ea

r

s.

4.

S

el

ect

e-Manual

in

the popupwindow, a

nd

th

en

selec

t

Update

.

Configuring

Auto

Update

MENU

)

Smart

Hub

)

Apps

Settings

To

update thee

-manua

l

au

to

ma

t

ically,

naviga

te to the

Smart

Hub

>

Apps

Settings

menu

and

set

the

Auto

Update

opti

on

to

On

. Thee-

manu

al

is

u

pda

ted automati

cally

wh

en

an

upda

te

becom

es

ava

i

lable

.

OS~Troubleshooting

and

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

If

the

TV

seems

to

have

a problem, first

review

th

is

li

st

of

possible

problems

and

solutions

. A

ls

o,

review

the

Troubleshooting

Section

in

thee-Manual. If

none

of the troub

lesh

oot

ing

tips

apply,

vis

it www.samsung.com/

support or

call

Samsung

Customer

S

erv

ice

at

1-800-SAMSUNG

(1

-800-726-7864).

Issues

Flickering

and

Dimming

Screen

Color

is

No

t

Correct

Solutions

and

Explanations

Try

disab

li

ng

some

of

the

TV

's

ene

rgy

efficiency

features

.

Disabl

e

Energy

Saving

(System

>

Eco

Solution

>

Eco

Sensor)

and

/or

Energy

Saving

(

System>

Eco

Solution

>

Energy

Saving)

and

check

again.

Run

a

Self

Diagnosis

Picture

Te

st

(Support>

Self

Diagnosis>

Picture

Test

).

If the picture

problem

is

caus

ed

by

the

TV,

t

he

problem

should

be

v1s

ib

le

in

the

Picture

Test.

If the

problem

is

not v

isible,

next confirm that the

TV's

video

input ports

are

connected to

the

correct

external

video

device

output

ports

and

that

none

of

the

connections

are

loose.

Finally,

if

possible,

test

your external v

id

eo

dev

i

ces

by

connecting them to another

TV.

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Brightness

Adju

st the followi

ng

settings:

Navigate

to

Picture

and

adjust

Backlight

,

Contrast

,

Brightness,

Sharpness,

Color

, T

int

(G/R)

and

oth

er

pi

cture

quality adjustment settings.

Blurred

I

mages

Turn

on

Auto

Motion

Plus

(P

icture

>

Picture

Options>

Auto

Motion

Plus

).

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Unwanted

Powering

O

ff

Che

ck

if

Sleep

Timer

(Sy

stem

>

Time

>

Sleep

Timer)

has

been

enabled.

Sleep

Timer

automati

cally

turns

off

the

TV

after

an

amount of t

im

ethat

you

select.

If the

Sleep

Timer

has

not

been

enabled,

see

if

No

Signal

Power

Off

(S

ystem

>

Eco

Solution

>

No

Signal

Power

Off)

or

Auto

Power

Off

(S

ystem

>

Eco

Solution

>

Auto

Power

Off

)

has

been

enabled

.

No

Signal

Power

Off

turns offthe

TV

if

no

signal

has

been

rece

i

ved

by

the

TV

for a

specified

per

i

od

time.

Auto

Power

Off

turns

off

the

TV

ifthere

has

been

no

user

input

in

four

hours

.

T

rouble

Power

ing

On

Confirm that the power

cord

is

connected

a

nd

that the remote

has

live

batteries

and

is

fun

ctioni

ng

correctly

. If the power

cord

is

connected

properly

and

the

remote

contr

a!

is

ope

ra

ting

normally,

there

might

be

a

problem

with

the

antenna

cab

le

connect

ion or

the

cable/satellite

bo

x

might not

be

t

urned

on

.

Check

the

antenna

con

ne

ction or turn

on

the

cable/satell

ite b

ox

.

Stand

Assemb

ly

Cannot

Find

a

Channe

l

If

you

have

a

ny

tr

oub

le

assembling

the

stand

,

review

the

stand

assembly

Instruction

1n

the

Quick

Start

Guid

e.

Re-run

Setup

(Go

to

MENU

>

System

>

Setup)

or

run

Auto

Program.

(Go

to

MENU

>

Broadcasting

>

Auto

Program

).

-

For

detailed troubl

es

hooting informati

on,

w

atc

hthe

tr

oubl

esh

ooting vi

deos

at

www

.

sams

u

ng

.

com

/sp

sn

.

Issues

The

TV

won't

turn on.

There

is

no picture/video.

Solutions

and

Explanations

Make

sure

the

AC

power cord

IS

securely plugged m to the wall outlet and

the TV

Make

sure

the wall outlet

is

working.

Try

pressing the 0

button

on the

TV

to

make

sure

the problem

is

not

the

remote. If the

TV

turns on, refer

to

"Remote control does

not

work" below.

Check the cable connections. Remove and reconnect all cables connected

to

the

TV

and external devices.

Set

the video outputs

of

your external devices (Cable/Sat

Box,

DVD,

Blu-

ray

etc)

to

match the TV's input connections.

For

example, if

an

external

device's

output

is

HDMI, it should

be

connected

to

an

HDMI input on the

TV

Make sure your connected devices

are

powered on.

Be

sure

to

select the correct input source.

Reboot the connected device

by

unplugging it, and then reconnecting the

device's power cable.

The

remote control does

not

Replace

the remote control batteries. Make sure the batteries

are

installed

work.

with

their poles(+/-)

in

the correct direction.

The cable/set top box remote

control doesn't turn the

TV

on

or

off

or

adjust the

volume.

Clean

the sensor's transmission

window

on the remote.

Try

pointing the remote directly at the

TV

from

5-6

feet away.

Program the Cable/Set remote control

to

operate the TV Refer

to

the

Cable/Set-Top-Box user manual

for

the SAMSUNG

TV

code.

-This

TFT

LED

panel

is

made up

of

sub pixels which require sophisticated technology

to

produce. There

may

be,

however, a

few

bright

or

dark pixels on the screen. These pixels wi

ll

have no impact on the

performance

of

the

product.

-

To

keep your TV in optimum condition, upgrade

to

the latest software.

Use

the Update

Now

or

Auto

Update functions on the TV's menu

(Screen

MENU

>

Support>

Software

Update>

Update

now

or

Screen

MENU>

Support>

Software

Update>

Auto

Update).

Samsung 6840 User manual

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