Performing a Factory Reset on a Samsung Display when unavailable in Settings

Created by John Pasternack, Modified on Wed, 18 Mar at 2:49 PM by John Pasternack

Factory Reset on Samsung Displays when unavailable from the Settings Menu

This tutorial is only for experienced users that are familiar with Samsung displays and are allowed to perform factory reset. You perform any steps on your own risk without any guarantee.

In an unlikely event when you need to perform Factory reset on the device, please follow the steps below.

  1. Turn the display on
  2. Switch to HDMI/Display Port video source
  3. Turn off the display, wait until the RED IR light starts to glow
  4. Using IR Remote control press this sequence: MUTE - 1 - 8 - 2 - POWER ON
  5. The display boots into the Factory/service menu
  6. Navigate to Option using arrows on IR Remote control and confirm
  7. Select Factory Reset
  8. Display reboots


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