2008 Samsung HL61A750 LED DLP owners thread and FAQ - Page 317

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

It is a jpeg.

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/p..._1920x1080.jpg

Originally Posted by Low Tech

Please correct if I am wrong... displaying any Jpg file via thumb drive will set the TV to presentation mode... I dont see any way to get around adjusting Gama or user settings also.

The best way is to push the image to DVD by creating a high res background and author on a 4.7gb dvd. As a Pc connection is not going to be the same as video.

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

Welcome. We'll try answer as many of your questions as we can.

First of all, this particular DLP is superior to any LCD and all but possibly the Pioneer Kuro and top tier Panasonic plasmas. They may fall just shy of those two plasmas in very, very minor ways...there are advantages however. No burn-in and no image retention and no motion blur.

You can acheive incredible black levels and very accurate colors with this DLP and the size is great!

The lighting in the stores is just horrible. Don't judge these displays based on those experiences.

BTW...your room layout would be perfect for either the 61" or 67" model.

This display also works wonderfully with the PS3. Many of us have one...including me.

If you purchase this display, we have suggested user settings and service menu settings to get your pictuer to near professional grade calibration levels.

Originally Posted by rmac694203

As I said on ps3f, you should grab the DLP man. I think any flaw in the set is trumped by the size and price point. If I were you, I would get it from somewhere local like BB, and keep the set for the 30 days. If you're not happy with the way it looks, return it and get the LCD.

Ps3 games look amazing. BD look great. I'm totally happy with my DLP. My wife is also happy with it, which is saying something. I never even hear her complain about the money we spent. Now that's a good buy.

Originally Posted by rmac694203

The side couch may present some problems. I have a similar setup and my side couch is watchable from the farthest seat, but the nearest seat is basically useless and the middle one is decent. It doesn't bother me, because my designated seat is front and center.

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

I'm not sure. I viewed it on my PS3.

Originally Posted by jrcorwin

I'm not sure. I viewed it on my PS3.

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

For those of you who go into the service menu often, I'll write up the procedure to enable keeping your Movie Mode settings when you exit the service menu, if anyone is interested.

Originally Posted by TomHuffman

You have mentioned this more than once. So how do you do this? You also mentioned that the Aperture fix was lost when existing the service menu. Does this procedure fix that as well?

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

Time is not always on my side, Tom.

The answer to the Aperture fix is no, it will not fix that. Apparently a bug on the older DLPs as well.

Originally Posted by Metfanant

hey guys....i posted a thread with some questions regarding the HLxxA750 sets....was just wondering if i could get some replies...i guess reply here...it will be easier....

i know rear projection is known for accurate color, good motion processing, high black level performance, but poor off angle viewing...

i had the chance this weekend to mess with one of these in best buy...and conveniently, a Samsung 750 LCD was on the wall near it...the picture quality seemed awesome...but as i messed with the settings quite a bit, it just seemed like i couldn't get the DLP to match the vibrant color, "pop" and "crispness" of the LCD....

is there something i'm missing?...is this due to lighting in the store?? how do these sets REALLY perform compared to LCD and plasma?...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1#post15924408

Originally Posted by Artjohn

Hi Lee:

If it is not too great a burden, I am hoping you will be able to post the info that Tom asked about on getting in and out of the service menu without losing the movie mode settings.

In that same vein, is there a way to get in and out of the service menu without shutting the display down and restarting?

BTW, thank you for all your postings here.

The 67A750 is a really nice display, (we are loving it!

Folks like you who take the time to post here and share their extraordinary knowledge with the ordinary folk just make it all a little better.

Best regards,

Artjohn

Originally Posted by asiandude

so are you saying that the apature opens back up each time you exit the service menu and power off and on?

Originally Posted by jayoldschool

Is there a setting I can adjust to get the MUTE icon to disappear from the screen when the TV audio is muted? I have a custom sequence programmed on my 880 to mute the TV and un-mute my AVR (nice for watching TV with good sound, then mute so you go back to TV sound for the commercials).

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

As usual, be very careful on what you are changing in the Service Menu!

First off, the hex code for creating a Service Menu button(for those of you that use universal remotes, and have a way to convert this to the format your remote needs)

"Service Menu" hex code:
0000 006D 0000 0022 00AB 00AB 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0715

To enter Service Mode, you would hit the INFO button followed quickly by the new SERVICE button. To exit service menu, you would press the SERVICE button twice.

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

As usual, be very careful on what you are changing in the Service Menu!

First off, the hex code for creating a Service Menu button(for those of you that use universal remotes, and have a way to convert this to the format your remote needs)

"Service Menu" hex code:
0000 006D 0000 0022 00AB 00AB 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0715

To enter Service Mode, you would hit the INFO button followed quickly by the new SERVICE button. To exit service menu, you would press the SERVICE button twice.


Modifying and Keeping your Movie Mode settings:

You will need to set this for each input that you use.

With the TV off,
Enter the Service Menu using Mute-1-8-2-Power on the remote.

Cursor RIGHT on OptionByte Menu
Cursor DOWN until you get to Expert Adj. (OFF if you've never enabled it)
Cursor RIGHT to Select it.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle on/off, Leave it set to ON.
Hit MENU button on remote to take you out of this menu.
Cursor DOWN until you get to Expert Settings.
Cursor RIGHT to select Calibration.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle it ON
*From this point, you can just cursor DOWN to get to the next item, no need to hit MENU on the remote.
Cursor DOWN to P-MODE
Cursor RIGHT to select it.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle Movie/Calibration

The difference between Movie and Calibration in this menu will be:

Calibration mode will gray out picture settings in the user menus, using settings you set up in the Expert Menus.
You will notice that your Picture Mode settings will now be: Dynamic, Standard, Calibration(instead of Movie). When you power back on your TV, you will come up in Picture Mode calibration, but only on the input you started the system menu in. On the other inputs, you will have to change your picture mode to Calibration.

P-MODE Movie will only retain your Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, and Tint Settings, you will have to go into Detailed Settings and Picture Options and set those to where you want.

Cursor DOWN to Color Tone.
Cursor RIGHT or LEFT to change to WARM2(or whatever Color Tone you want)
Cursor DOWN to Contrast
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Brightness
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Color
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Tint
CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT to set your chosen value
CURSOR DOWN to Sharpness
CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT to set your chosen value
Hit MENU button twice to get back to main menu

Cursor DOWN to Expert D-Setting
Cursor RIGHT to Select
Change each item to what you want when using Picture Mode 'Calibration', using cursor controls.
When done, hit MENU on remote to get back to main menu.
Cursor DOWN to Expert Others
Change each item that's not grayed out to what you want when using Picture Mode 'Calibration'
When done, hit MENU on remote to get back to main menu.

Power off the TV.
Power on the TV, check your settings, modify what you need to in Detailed Settings and Picture Options.

Additional:

Changing your default STANDARD Mode Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, and Tint Settings:

Enter the Service Menu
Cursor DOWN to EPA STANDARD
Cursor RIGHT to SELECT
Cursor RIGHT on Standard Contrast
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to level you want
Cursor DOWN to next item, cursor LEFT/RIGHT to adjust.
When you've gone through all the items, hit MENU on remote.
Power off TV.

Power back on TV,
Change to the next input you use. Repeat steps above.

Finally,Enjoy your TV.

Originally Posted by asiandude

so are you saying that the apature opens back up each time you exit the service menu and power off and on?

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

.. I then decided, what the heck, let's adjust SB Gain (for Static Black?). I ran the numbers up until the entire screen went black, including the service menu! ..

Originally Posted by Yahwey

Static Black? - that's good.

I take it that the default 0 is the brightest screen - lightest black.

So to get the best deep inky blacks from this set without destroying the brightness, would 100 - 170 be best?

Originally Posted by aaronwt

Mine always comes up in calibration mode when I turn my 67" on. But I also had it professionally calibrated.

Originally Posted by Low Tech


I assume that some service menu items need to be performed using the serial interface. I may have to give it a try some time... need a 25 foot serial cable also.

Originally Posted by Lee Bailey

As usual, be very careful on what you are changing in the Service Menu!

First off, the hex code for creating a Service Menu button(for those of you that use universal remotes, and have a way to convert this to the format your remote needs)

"Service Menu" hex code:
0000 006D 0000 0022 00AB 00AB 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 003F 0016 003F 0016 0715

To enter Service Mode, you would hit the INFO button followed quickly by the new SERVICE button. To exit service menu, you would press the SERVICE button twice.


Modifying and Keeping your Movie Mode settings:

You will need to set this for each input that you use.

With the TV off,
Enter the Service Menu using Mute-1-8-2-Power on the remote.

Cursor RIGHT on OptionByte Menu
Cursor DOWN until you get to Expert Adj. (OFF if you've never enabled it)
Cursor RIGHT to Select it.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle on/off, Leave it set to ON.
Hit MENU button on remote to take you out of this menu.
Cursor DOWN until you get to Expert Settings.
Cursor RIGHT to select Calibration.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle it ON
*From this point, you can just cursor DOWN to get to the next item, no need to hit MENU on the remote.
Cursor DOWN to P-MODE
Cursor RIGHT to select it.
Cursor RIGHT to toggle Movie/Calibration

The difference between Movie and Calibration in this menu will be:

Calibration mode will gray out picture settings in the user menus, using settings you set up in the Expert Menus.
You will notice that your Picture Mode settings will now be: Dynamic, Standard, Calibration(instead of Movie). When you power back on your TV, you will come up in Picture Mode calibration, but only on the input you started the system menu in. On the other inputs, you will have to change your picture mode to Calibration.

P-MODE Movie will only retain your Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, and Tint Settings, you will have to go into Detailed Settings and Picture Options and set those to where you want.

Cursor DOWN to Color Tone.
Cursor RIGHT or LEFT to change to WARM2(or whatever Color Tone you want)
Cursor DOWN to Contrast
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Brightness
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Color
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to set your chosen value
Cursor DOWN to Tint
CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT to set your chosen value
CURSOR DOWN to Sharpness
CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT to set your chosen value
Hit MENU button twice to get back to main menu

Cursor DOWN to Expert D-Setting
Cursor RIGHT to Select
Change each item to what you want when using Picture Mode 'Calibration', using cursor controls.
When done, hit MENU on remote to get back to main menu.
Cursor DOWN to Expert Others
Change each item that's not grayed out to what you want when using Picture Mode 'Calibration'
When done, hit MENU on remote to get back to main menu.

Power off the TV.
Power on the TV, check your settings, modify what you need to in Detailed Settings and Picture Options.

Additional:

Changing your default STANDARD Mode Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, and Tint Settings:

Enter the Service Menu
Cursor DOWN to EPA STANDARD
Cursor RIGHT to SELECT
Cursor RIGHT on Standard Contrast
Cursor RIGHT/LEFT to level you want
Cursor DOWN to next item, cursor LEFT/RIGHT to adjust.
When you've gone through all the items, hit MENU on remote.
Power off TV.

Power back on TV,
Change to the next input you use. Repeat steps above.

Finally,Enjoy your TV.

Originally Posted by WWIII

I am still on "pending final audit"

anyone any farther with thier rebate?

anyone send thiers in before me?

Originally Posted by tgbdp54

How are you checking your rebate status on http://www.checkmyrebate.com/Status.asp the page never loads for me and google suggests they went bankrupt. How can I verify the status of my rebate?