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How To Set The Sleep Timer
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Question:

How to set the clock and activate the Sleep Timer on my LCD TV?

 

Answer:

To turn on the Sleep Timer on your LCD TV, you must first set the clock.

Setting The Clock

To set the clock, follow these steps:

  1. Turn on your TV.
  2. Press the Menu button on your remote control. The Main menu appears.
  3. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select Setup, and then press the ENTER button. The Setup menu appears.
  4. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select Time, and then press the ENTER button. The Time menu appears.
  5. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote if necessary to select Clock Set, and then press the ENTER button. The Clock Set screen appears.
  6. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to set the hour, and then press the ▶ arrow button to move to Min.
  7. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to set the minute, and then press the ▶ arrow button to move to am/pm.

    Note: You can press the ◀ arrow button to move back to Minute or Hour if you need to adjust the hour or minute setting..

  1. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select am or pm.
  2. Press the ENTER button when you have set the clock to the correct time.
  3. Press the EXIT button to exit.

Set The Sleep Timer

The Sleep Timer lets you set the TV so that it automatically shuts off after a preset amount of time has passed - 30 minutes to 180 minutes - from the time you set it.

To set the Sleep Timer, follow these steps:

  1. Turn on your TV.
  2. Press the Menu button on your remote control. The Main menu appears.
  3. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select Setup, and then press the ENTER button. The Setup menu appears.
  4. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select Time, and then press the ENTER button. The Time menu appears.
  5. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select Sleep Timer, and then press the ENTER button. The Sleep Timer screen appears.
  6. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrow button on your remote to select the preset time you want the TV to remain on before shutting off, and then press the ENTER button.
  7. Press the EXIT button on your remote to exit.

An Alternate Method for Setting the Sleep Timer

Press the Sleep button on your remote repeatedly until the appropriate time interval appears on the screen of your TV.

Note: The Sleep Timer is a single action function. It works once, and then you must reset it to use it again. 

Important: The procedures above work with most Samsung LCD TVs. Yours may be different. For exact information about setting the Clock and Sleep Timer function on your TV, see your user's manual. Look for sections titled Setting the Clock and Setting the Sleep Timer in the Operation chapter. If you don't have your user's manual, click here to view your manual on line. 

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