In this article, you’ll get to know where are the basic features that you were using in your old TV, and what all new features are available on new Smart TV. I know there is a lot to cover, hence without any ado let get started —
How to use Samsung Smart TV remote controller?
The first thing you will notice is the remote controller. Samsung Smart TV remote controller has a very sleek and smooth design. The remote control is compatible with all Samsung Smart TV. They have replaced all the traditional number pad buttons to include only a few controllers. Below is the Samsung Smart TV remote controller buttons and usage guide: Note: I got a lot of negative feedback on the below Samsung Smart TV remote video as I have just demoed very basic stuff. However, will be posting another video with advance controller usage including the EXTRA button features.
Connect Samsung Smart TV with the Internet WiFi connection
The next thing you wanna do is to connect with your internet and start using the Smart features. When you accidentally hit any app from the Smart Home screen pane, you will get an error saying: Basically, you have to connect your SmartTV with the internet to access the apps and view its content. I suggest connecting your Smart TV over WiFi rather than any other mode. Reason being able to cast your smartphone screen or control apps if you’re connected within the same WiFi network. Follow the steps to connect your Samsung Smart TV with the Internet over WiFI: Before we get started, make sure that you have a strong internet connection and it’s WiFi password. This is a one time set up for WiFi connection. Next time when you turn on your TV, the WiFi network will be automatically connected just like our smartphones. You can also check the network connection status by accessing any Smart TV app like YouTube, and watch for any error like mentioned earlier.
Samsung Smart TV: Adjust brightness and Picture Settings
If you turn on the TV for the first time, the display is not set up for our surrounding light condition. We may need to adjust the brightness and picture settings to match our room lighting to make the picture more visually good. There are some preset display settings in the Samsung Smart TV which you can check from Home Screen bar, however, if you need to customize it completely then need to use Expert settings. Please follow the steps to adjust brightness and expert picture settings for Samsung Smart TV:
Change Samsung Smart TV User PIN Code
The Smart TV PIN comes very handy for child lock protection. It helps in setting a lock for satellite channels that you do not want your family or kids to watch. We can even lock the installed apps on Smart TV for protection. Here are the steps to change the default Samsung Smart TV PIN: Be mindful that if you forget your new Smart TV PIN, there is no way to reset to back to default. You may need to visit the Samsung Service Center to have the system software restored.
Samsung Smart TV Apps: Search and Install apps on TV
Samsung Smart TV is pre-installed with a few basic apps, and thankfully the Samsung TV has the feature to navigate and search through the Smart TV Apps store and install whatever you prefer on SmartTV. But there are a few caveats! One can only install the apps that are available in store but cannot download and install from external sources. Here are the complete steps to search and install apps on Samsung Smart TV: Also, note that the apps are region-restricted, for example, a SmartTV app which is available for the US may not be available for the UK region and vice-versa. Check out this list of Samsung Smart TV Apps for more details on regional apps.
Move or Remove Apps from the Samsung Smart TV Home Screen
Like I mentioned earlier, Samsung Smart TV is pre-installed with few apps and some of these apps are also available on Home Screen bar for quick access. But I few not so useful or never going to use. Hence, I thought of moving or removing useless Samsung Smart TV apps from the home screen. You can easily follow these steps to remove or move apps for Smart TV home screen. Removing Smart App for the home screen doesn’t uninstall the apps, instead, it will remove the shortcut access from the home screen. Uninstalling or deleting a Samsung Smart TV app is explained in the next section of this post.
Delete Samsung Smart TV App or Application
In earlier sections, we have learned how to install, move or remove the Samsung Smart TV apps, in this section sharing the steps to delete or completely uninstall the Smart TV App. Follow the below simple steps to delete the Samsung Smart TV apps from your Television. Note*: You can only delete the Apps that are highlighted in bright colors. The Smart TV does not allow to deleting the system apps which are greyed out in the partially darker color. Uninstalling or deleting the unused application actually helps in gaining the Smart TV storage memory space that allows adding more apps. In case you’re running out of memory, then I suggest deleting the useless apps.
Setup Sleep Timer on Samsung Smart TV
I don’t think you need any introduction this Sleep Timer feature as it’s been one of the most used and old features from the traditional colour TV era. This feature is really useful at night time if you’re watching some shows or movies on TV and you “anticipate” that you’ll fall asleep in say 30 mins. All you need is set up the timer and watch the show worry-free. Here are the steps to enable sleep timer on Samsung Smart TV: You’ve now enabled the sleep timer for Samsung Smart TV. I think you should also set up an Auto Power Off feature that is detailed further in this guide later.
Change the display Language Settings in Smart TV
Samsung Smart TV becomes handy when you’re not a native English speaker and want all the options and display commands to appear in the local language. Samsung supports a vast variety of languages globally and which also includes some very local languages. Learn how to change the menu and setting language in your Samsung Smart TV easily. You can easily switch to the desired language available from preset language storage for your region. Follow these steps to change the language settings for Samsung Smart TV: The language change will be applied entirely on your Samsung Smart TV screen within a moment. You can always switch back to English following the same steps mentioned and selecting English as a language on step #4.
Auto Power Off Smart TV after hours of inactivity
I think every Smart TV user should set up Auto Power Off on your Samsung Smart TV that will actually help to save energy and power consumption. This feature is useful when you’re not around your TV and it’s still running for long hours. Especially in offices after working hours were there is complete inactivity, Auto Power Off feature help in turning off your TV. This feature can be used even in the household just like sleep timer on old TVs. Follow the steps here to set up Auto Power Off Timer on Samsung TV: I personally use 4 hours as default power off timer which I think will be most prominent in-case if we are watching an hour and a half long movie and fall asleep. You can also Turn Off the Auto Power Off by selecting the “OFF” command from the list.
Update Samsung Smart TV software online automatically
Lastly, learn how to update the Samsung Smart TV software or firmware online hassle-free. Samsung regularly pushes updates to TV software that can help in smooth functioning and bug fixes. But, these updates will be stopped eventually as time passes and your Smart TV becomes old and incompatible for further updates, just like our smartphones. Here are the steps to manually update Samsung Smart TV Software OTA: (optional) If you’ve USB connected to Samsung TV, it will also check for any available updates locally before searching online. However, you can skip these steps if no software files on your USB storage. You can also turn ON Auto-update feature for any automatic updates in the future without manual check regularly.
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