Samsung TV guides based on Samsung’s English e-manuals: EU manuals for 2017–2026 TVs and US manuals for 2020–2026. Menus change with the TV’s software, so each guide shows the path for your menu layout.
Record aerial TV programmes to a USB hard drive on a UK or European Samsung TV, schedule recordings, and pause or rewind live TV with Timeshift. Drive requirements, limits and the steps for each menu layout.
Turn off Start with Smart Hub Home (Autorun Smart Hub on older TVs), Autorun Samsung TV Plus and Autorun Last App, so your Samsung TV stops opening them at switch-on. Paths for each menu layout.
Switch Samsung's Game Mode on, off or back to Auto from quick settings or the full menu, know what changes when it's on, and what to do when it's greyed out or keeps switching on. Paths for each menu layout.
Find Samsung's motion setting, Picture Clarity, toggle it from Quick Settings or adjust it under Expert Settings, and see how Game Mode changes it.
Where the Apps screen is on each year's Samsung TV, how to install and open an app, add it to your Home Screen, and what to check first.
Set Samsung's Sleep Timer from Quick Settings or the full menu for your TV's year, and when to use Off Timer or Auto Power Off instead.
Find Caption Settings (US) or Subtitle Settings (UK/EU) for TV broadcasts by model year, use the quick toggle, and fix captions that are greyed out on HDMI.
Stop or start the voice that reads out menus on a Samsung TV: the Volume-button shortcut, the Settings path by model year, and how it differs from Audio Description.
Open Network Status and IP Settings on a 2018–2026 Samsung TV to read its IP address, and what to check when it's on your network but not online.
Update a Samsung TV with Software Update → Update Now over the internet or from a USB drive, turn Auto Update on or off, and what changes after the restart.
Where Power On with Mobile is on each year's Samsung TV (2018–2026), how it works with SmartThings and AirPlay, and why IP Remote is a separate setting.
Turn on Anynet+ so your Samsung remote controls a cable box, Blu-ray player or soundbar, stop devices turning on and off with the TV, and what to check when Anynet+ can't see a device.
Where Samsung's Device Connection Manager is for your TV's menu, what Access Notification and Device List do, how to rename the TV for phone apps, and what Samsung doesn't document about a device you denied.
Connect a USB or Bluetooth keyboard, mouse or gamepad to a Samsung TV, see what each keyboard shortcut does (on newer TV software F1 is power, not the red button), and where the mouse works. Paths for each menu layout.
Re-pair a Samsung Smart Remote with Return and Play/Pause, reset its connection on 2025–2026 TVs, check its battery level, and run the TV's remote check.
Add a Samsung TV to the SmartThings app and use its remote, open the QR-code mobile remote on 2025–2026 TVs, and fix a phone remote that stops working.
Check where your Samsung TV is sending its sound, then work through Samsung's checks for the volume, headphone jack, Sound Test and the connected device. Paths for each menu layout.
Find the energy-saving and auto-brightness settings that make a Samsung TV darken or flicker on its own, turn them off one at a time, and know when the dimming is normal. Paths for each menu layout.
What to check when a console, streaming stick, set-top box or PC shows nothing on a Samsung TV, shows "Mode Not Supported", or loses HDR: the input, the cable, HDMI Troubleshooting and Input Signal Plus. Paths for each menu layout.
Where to find Self Diagnosis on a Samsung TV for each menu layout, which built-in tests your TV has (Picture or Video Test, Sound Test, HDMI checks, Signal Information or Broadcast Signal, Remote Control), what each result tells you and where to go next.
Find the timer and power-saving setting that switches a Samsung TV off on its own, stop The Frame going to Art mode instead of turning off, and fix settings that reset every few minutes. Paths for each menu layout.
Find the factory reset option for your Samsung TV's year, get past the PIN prompt, and decide whether Reset Smart Hub or Reset Picture is enough.
Run Samsung's connection test, check the Wi-Fi switch and password, restart the router and TV, and tell a Wi-Fi fault from an internet outage, with menu paths for 2020–2026 TVs.
Switch your Samsung TV to an HDMI device from the Source or Connected Devices list, rename an input such as HDMI 1 to your console's name, and add it to the Home screen. Steps for each menu layout.
Show your Galaxy phone's screen on a Samsung smart TV with Smart View: what the TV needs, Samsung's phone-side steps, how to stop, and what to check when the TV doesn't appear. Other Android phones are covered only as far as Samsung documents them.
Turn on Apple AirPlay on a supported Samsung TV, then mirror your screen or send a video from your iPhone or iPad, and what to check if the TV isn't listed.
Pair Bluetooth headphones from Bluetooth Speaker List on a 2020–2026 Samsung TV, hear the TV speaker at the same time, and fix dropouts or lip-sync delay.
Fix no sound from a soundbar on HDMI ARC/eARC: set Digital Output Audio Format to Auto (2020–2026) or check it isn't on Dolby Digital+ (2017–2019), and set up Anynet+.
