What you Need
In order to perform this troubleshooting you will need the samsung TV remote.
You will also need the connection URL of the screen/s you are troubleshooting.
You can get the connection URL by:
- When your Samsung screen is on, press the home button on the remote. This will bring up a menu screen. Press the up arrow button (to select change URL) and press enter. This will bring up a URL - record the URL.
Using the Remote
- The arrow buttons - use these to navigate through menu options
- The enter button - use this to select an option
- The menu button - used for general screen settings
- The home button - used for settings of the software
- Mute
Ensure that you are aiming the front of the remote at the TV remote sensor.
This is on the bottom left corner of the screen if it is in a portrait orientation or the bottom right if in landscape.
Troubleshooting Steps
The first thing to try with a Samsung that isn't updating is to turn the screen off, and then turn it on again to see if that forces an update.
If this is required on a regular basis to get the screen to update then please contact support - details are in the contact support section below.
If this doesn't resolve the issue then the next step is to try a factory reset of the screen.
- First turn the screen off using the remote
- Press the following buttons in order: mute, 1, 8, 2, power - for best results press each button for around half a second
- The following menu should appear on the screen (if it doesn't, repeat steps 1 and 2):
- Press the enter button on the remote, and press it again when the next menu appears
- The screen should go blank - wait 10 seconds and then turn the screen on again
- The first time setup screen will appear - the defaults we use to set up the screens are:
- Language: English
- Orientation: Portrait (unless your screen is in a landscape orientation);
- Screen Off Timer (0 Hours);
- Network Settings: Auto-detects if wired and DHCP, otherwise select the wireless network/input settings for wired, non-DHCP network
- Date/Time: Current date/time
- URL Launcher - this is where you need the URL for the screen
- Device Name: Go straight to next and skip this step
- Setup is complete
- Press enter again (URL Launcher should be selected) and your DDB should show up
Contacting Support
Support can be contacted at [email protected].
If you have tried the above steps and are still experiencing issues, we will need a couple of photos to help us determine the cause of the issue.
- Press the menu button on the remote
- Navigate down to 'Support' and press enter on the remote
- Navigate to 'Contact Samsung' and press enter on the remote
- Take a photo of the window that appears (such that all text is visible), press the down button on the remote and take another photo
- Send those photos through to [email protected]