There are usually two situations in which a pin code becomes necessary - the desire to block the TV and situations when it is already blocked, but the user has forgotten the password he entered. There are also cases when a person changes the factory code, installing his own, and forgets about it.
If the device is locked, you can find out about it by seeing a blue screen instead of TV programs with a key or password entry field displayed on it. Also, if you want to enable, for example, child lock, you cannot do without knowing the PIN code. Regardless of the circumstances, in in this case There is no unsolvable problem.
To unlock a Samsung Smart TV, you need to have a remote control remote control(PDU). Without it, it will not be possible to resolve the issue. The user needs to know a special combination of numbers. Sometimes, in extreme cases, you will have to return to the factory settings, reset the channel settings and configure them again. In the most difficult cases, the master stitches software on the Samsung TV again.
In most situations, owners can cope on their own, without the help of specialists. This is especially easy if you still have the instructions from the TV.
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The easiest way to find out the standard PIN code for a Samsung TV is to get the instructions for your model or find it on the Internet. It contains a special section devoted to this issue. There you can also find out what to do if the password was changed and then lost. Having neither instructions nor access to the network, you can only rely on your memory, which, unfortunately, most often fails in such matters, and a locked device blocks access to the Smart Hub.
Standard for TVs Samsung Smart The TV manufacturer sets a simple pin – 0000 (less often 1111). If the owner has not changed it or has not used it at all before, there will be no problems. If there have been changes, as an option, you can reset the settings to return the old password.
The PIN code for Samsung TVs can be reset using the remote control in a simple way:
You need to turn on your TV;
Then you should press the Mute button + Update button - Update button + Update button in a clear sequence.
To have the same access in the hub and continue to use TV, you can restore the factory code (for TVs built before 2012, this is the same 0000 by default). You need to find the EXIT button on the remote control, hold it down and hold it for at least ten seconds.
For newer models, from 2012, the procedure for resetting the user password is carried out by pressing the buttons on the remote control in the sequence: Mute, 8, 2, 4, Power (power button). You need to press the buttons quickly.
When it's not always about the password
Before you unlock your Samsung TV to watch TV programs with Smart technology, you need to find out the exact cause of the inconvenience by answering the question: “Do I really know why the problem occurred?”
Main nuances:
Without a Smart TV remote control, it is impossible to restore anything. If it is faulty or lost, you should purchase a new remote control;
If every time after turning off the Smart TV, the channel settings are lost, then the problem is in the firmware and it needs to be updated;
You can check the functionality of the remote control using an ordinary camera on your phone by holding down any button on the remote control and pointing it at the phone camera. If there is a flash in the photo, then everything is fine with the remote control, and if the TV does not respond to it, you should call a technician.
In rare cases, we may need to reset the LCD TV settings to factory settings or Default settings. This can be done by resetting using the remote control.
Basically on everyone modern TVs Samsung, the reset is the same. The only thing that may differ is some of the names of the menu settings items.
Let's look at the process of resetting settings to factory settings using the example of a Samsung TV from the D series.
Using the remote control, go to the TV section. To do this, press the “EXIT” key on the remote control. Hold it for 7-10 seconds.
After holding the key, a new window will appear. See photo below.
The window that opens offers the opportunity to restore all default settings, both the general TV menu and the Smart TV and Smart Hub settings. To do this, you just need to click and confirm the “OK” button.
In some models Samsung series F, H this key does not work. Therefore, owners of LCD TVs of this series, in order to reset the settings to factory settings, will need to do the following manipulations.
You need to press the “MENU” button on the Samsung TV remote control and go to the “Support” menu section.
After this, select the “Self-diagnosis” menu subsection.
Next, you need to select the “Reset” menu item. You will be required to enter your security PIN. The default value is 0000. A reset warning window will appear. We agree with it and press the “Yes” screen key.
There is a similar option on D series TVs.
We also press the “MENU” button on the remote control. Then go to the “System” menu section. Go to the “Plug & Play” subsection.
Press the “OK” key. In the window that appears, enter the security PIN code. The settings will automatically be reset to factory settings.
After this, you can re-configure the TV from setting the time, country, setting TV channels, video, audio and others.
The next step to reset to factory settings is to go to Smart Hub. Press the “SMART” button on the remote control.
Next, select the settings section by pressing the blue key on the remote control. See photo below.
Smart TV will reboot. After the restart, you will see that all the widgets you previously installed will be deleted.
If you now try to log in under the “Develop” account, you will see a window that will indicate that account will need to be recreated. In this case, you will need to re-accept the terms of the service agreement.
After this, services will be updated and services and widgets will be installed.
Video tutorial: various ways resetting general settings on TVs Samsung models D, H,F
Instructions for resetting general settings, Smart TV and Smart Hub on Samsung TVs
Before we begin describing the steps to reset the settings to factory settings, we must warn you that there must be good reasons for such a decision. If you understand the seriousness of this procedure and its consequences, then follow our recommendations. We will tell you how to completely reset settings on a Samsung TV (D, H, F series).
ATTENTION!!! If you have any questions about the operation of your device, contact experienced technicians for advice or professional repair of Samsung TVs.
Resetting settings on Samsung D series TVs (not all models):
- On remote control press the “EXIT” key. We need to hold this button for ten seconds. Thus, we go to the “TV” menu.
- If you did everything correctly, then a window like this will appear in front of you.
- In this window you can reset absolutely all settings to the original level, and in the menu you can reset not only General settings your TV, but also Smart TV and Smart Hub settings. To reset all previously installed settings It will be enough to press the “Ok” key.
Resetting settings on Samsung TVs (H, F series)
Using such a simple procedure, you can reset the settings only on Samsung TVs that belong to the D series, but not on all of their models, but we will talk about this later. If your TV is an H or F series, this procedure will not help. Owners of TVs of these series, in order to reset the settings to factory settings, need to:
- Press the “Menu” button on the remote control.
- After that, go to the “Support” item.
- And select the “Self-diagnosis” tab in it.
- After these steps, you click on the “Reset” section.
- Please note that you will need to enter your PIN code to do this. Note that the standard PIN code consists of four zeros, but if you changed it for various reasons, you will need to enter the code that you specified.
- Once you enter the correct PIN code, a warning will appear on your TV screen that all settings will be reset to their original settings. If you agree with this, then simply click “Yes”.
Resetting settings on some D series models
It should be noted that on some D-series TVs, which we talked about earlier, resetting the settings to factory level also occurs similar to the previous one, but there are minor differences. If necessary, you can seek advice from the Samsung helpers service center by leaving a request on the website. So, if you have a Samsung TV (D series), however, with the very first method that we described, you could not reset the settings on it, you probably need to go another way:
- Take the remote control for your TV and press the “Menu” button on it.
- After that, go to “System”.
- Then you will need to select the “Plug & Play” option from the proposed list. Confirm the selection of this item with the corresponding “Ok” key.
- When you do all this, a window will pop up in front of you in which you will need to enter your PIN code. After you enter this code, all settings on your Samsung TV will automatically be reset to factory settings.
Factory reset using Smart Hub
Let's talk about one more option:
- Press “SMART” on the remote control.
- In the settings window that opens, select the “Reset” section.
- In the same way as in the methods above, we enter the PIN code, by default it is four zeros.
- After confirming your actions by clicking the “Ok” section, the settings will be automatically reset and the TV will reboot.
After this procedure, all widgets will be deleted, the settings will be updated, and the account will have to be created again.
We hope that one of the options we offered to return your Samsung TV to factory settings helped you.