Samsung HC-R5251W manual

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    Owner’ s Instructions PROJECTION TELEVISION ............................................................................................................................ ............. HC-P4241W HC-P4741W HC-P5241W HC-R5251W √ Register your product at www .samsung.com/global/register BP68-00284B-00Eng(HCR5251) 9/21/05 3:29 PM Page 1[...]

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    Important Warranty Information Regarding T elevision Format Viewing Standard scr een format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving. Displaying stationary[...]

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    3 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Y our New Digital TV .................... 5 List of Features .......................................................................................... 5 Accessories ................................................................................................ 5 Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV ....................[...]

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    C ONTENTS Chapter 3: Operation (continued) ............................ 30 Picture Contr ol .......................................................................................... 30 Customizing the Picture .................................................................. 30 Using Automatic Picture Settings .....................................[...]

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    5 List of Features Y our TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote contr ol • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’ s memor y[...]

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    Y OUR N EW TV Familiarizing Y ourself with Y our New TV Control Buttons Y ou can control your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol. • The actual configuration on your TV may be differ ent, depending on your model. 6 Œ POWER Press to turn the TV on and off. ´ S[...]

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    7 Y OUR N EW TV Connection Jacks (Side or Front) Y ou can connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally , such as a camcorder or video game. For information on connecting equipment, see page 16. Œ S-VIDEO Input Connect an S-Video signal from a camcorder or video game. ´ VIDEO Input Connect the video signal from a camcorder or video game[...]

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    Y OUR N EW TV Connection Jacks (Rear) Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously , such as a VCR or a DVD player . For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 10~16. 8 Œ Antemma terminal Connect to an antenna or a cable TV system. ´ Audio/Video Output jacks Connect to the audio/video input[...]

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    9 Y OUR N EW TV Remote Control Y ou can use the remote contr ol up to about 23 feet from the TV . When using the r emote control, always point it dir ectly at the TV . Y ou can also use your remote contr ol to operate your VCR, DVD, Cable box, and some Samsung Set-top boxes. See pages 59~60 for details. Œ POWER Tu rns the TV on and off. ´ P .SIZE[...]

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    Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat T win Leads,” below . If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads,” on next page. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antennas,” on next page. 10 I NST ALLA [...]

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    11 I NST ALLA TION Plug the antenna lead into the “ANT IN” terminal on the rear panel. Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads 1 Connect both antenna leads to the combiner . 2 Plug the combiner into the “ANT IN” terminal on the rear panel. Separate VHF and UHF Antennas If you have two separate antennas for your TV (one VHF and one UHF), you must c[...]

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    I NST ALLA TION 12 1 Find the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the “ANT IN” terminal on the rear panel. Cable with a Cable box that Descrambles All Channels œ This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT”, “VHF OUT”, or simply “OUT”. Plug the incoming cable i[...]

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    13 I NST ALLA TION Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels If your cable box descrambles only some channels (such as premium channels), follow the instructions below . Y ou will need a two-way splitter , an RF (A/B) switch, and four lengths of coaxial cable. (These items are available at most electr onics stores.) After you’ve ma[...]

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    I NST ALLA TION Connecting a VCR These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antenna or a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 10-13). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system. 14 1 Connect a coaxial cable between the “ANT IN” terminal on the TV and the ANTENNA OUT [...]

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    15 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a DVD Player The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . Connecting to Y , P B , P R 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the “COMPONENT IN 1 (L, R)” (or “COMPONENT IN 2 (L, R)”) jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD player . 2 Connect a set of video cables [...]

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    I NST ALLA TION 16 Connecting a Camcorder The side panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a camcorder to your TV . They allow you to view the camcorder tapes without using a VCR. (Also see “V iewing an External Signal Source” on page 37.) 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder . They are usually found on the side or rear of the [...]

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    17 I NST ALLA TION 1 Slide the back cover all the way out to open the battery compartment of the remote control. 2 Install two AAA size batteries. Installing Batteries in the Remote Control œ Make sure to match the “ + ” and “ – ” ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment. 3 Replace the cover . œ Remove the batteries[...]

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    Tu rning the TV On and Off 18 O PERA TION Chapter Three Press the POWER button on the remote control. Y ou can also use the POWER button on the front panel. 1 Press the POWER button on the remote control. The “Start Plug & Play” is displayed. Press the ENTER button to start. Plug & Play Feature When the TV is initially powered On, basic[...]

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    19 O PERA TION 5 When it has finished, the “T ime” menu is displayed. Set the clock. TV Time Move Enter Skip Clock --:--am √ On Timer : Off √ Off Timer : Off √ Sleep Timer : Off √ 4 The “Check antenna input” is displayed. Make sure that the antenna is connected to the TV . Press the ENTER button to start the auto program. The “Aut[...]

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    O PERA TION 20 1 Press the MENU button. The main menu is displayed. There are five menu groups: “Input”, “Picture”, “Sound”, “Channel” and “Setup”. V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays œ Y ou can also use the MENU , CH /, VOL + / - and ( ENTER ) buttons on the control panel of the TV to make selections. Source List √ Edi[...]

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    21 O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 2 Press the ENTER button to select “Language”. Press the … or † button to select the appropriate language, then press the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : Plug & Play Self Focus Caption Time V-Chip English Español Français 1 Press the MENU butto[...]

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    O PERA TION Adjusting the Screen Automatically (Self Focus) The “Self Focus” feature automatically finds the optimum picture quality when blurring, overlapping colors or incorrect focus occurs. These conditions may be caused by moving your TV . 22 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER b[...]

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    23 O PERA TION Deactivating the Automatic Execution of the Self Focus The “Self Focus” feature starts on default. It will automatically begin 10 minutes after switching on the power and the appearance of the screen image. T o set the optimum picture quality , the “Self Focus” will automatically begin again after another 30 minutes, as the s[...]

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    O PERA TION 24 Selecting the Video Signal Source Before your TV can begin memorizing the available channels, you must specify the type of signal source that is connected to the TV (i.e., an antenna or a cable system). 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the ENTER button [...]

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    25 O PERA TION Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) First, select the correct signal sour ce (“Air”, “STD”, “HRC” or “IRC”) as described on the previous page. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Auto Program”,[...]

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    O PERA TION 26 Adding and Erasing Channels To add channels that were not memorized (or to delete unwanted channels fr om memory): 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. TV Channel Move Enter Return Air/CATV : Air √ Auto Program √ Favorite Channels √ Fine Tune œ 00 √ Add/De[...]

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    27 O PERA TION Using the Channel Buttons Changing Channels Press the CH or CH button to change channel. When you press the CH or CH button, the TV changes channels in sequence. Y ou will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels.) Y ou will not see channels that were either erased or not mem[...]

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    O PERA TION 28 To Store Y our Favorite Channels: Selecting Y our Favorite Channels Y ou can store your favorite channels for each available input sour ce (such as TV and CA TV). This allows you to quickly and easily find frequently watched channels by pressing the FAV .CH button on the remote contr ol. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Fav[...]

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    29 O PERA TION Labeling the Channels Use this feature to assign an easy-to-remember label to any channel (i.e., “CBS”, “ESPN”, “PBS2”, CNN1”, etc.) A label consists of five fields, where each field is a letter , a number or a blank. When the INFO button is pressed, the channel label will appear next to the channel number . 1 Press the[...]

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    O PERA TION 30 Customizing the Picture Picture Control Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the “Contrast”, “Brightness”, “Sharpness”, “Color” and “T int” according to personal pr eference. (Alternatively , you can use one of the automatic settings. See next page.) 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to se[...]

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    31 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standar d” and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either “Dynamic”, “Standard” or “Movie” by pressing the P .MODE button (or by making a selection from the menu). Or , you can select “Custom” whic[...]

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    O PERA TION 32 Sound Control Using the MUTE Button At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound by using the MUTE button. 1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control. The message “Mute” is displayed and the sound cuts off. 2 To turn mute off press the MUTE button again or , press either the VOL - or VOL + button. Mute Customizing the So[...]

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    33 O PERA TION Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has automatic sound settings (“Standard”, “Music”, “Movie” and “Speech”) that ar e preset at the factory . Y ou can activate these sound settings by pressing the S.MODE button (or by making a selection from the menu), or you can select “Custom”, which automatically r ecalls [...]

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    O PERA TION 34 Option 1: Setting the Clock Manually Setting the Clock Setting the clock is necessary in order to use the various timer features of the TV . Also, you can check the time while watching the TV . (Just press the INFO button.) 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Set[...]

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    35 O PERA TION Option 2: Setting the Clock Automatically The Clock can be set automatically if you are receiving a digital signal. œ Certain br oadcasts may not transmit the correct time. In this case, set the time manually . 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Ente[...]

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    O PERA TION 36 6 Press the … or † button to select “DST” ( D aylight S aving T ime), then press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “Y es” or “No”, then press the ENTER button. Press the EXIT button to exit. TV Clock Move Enter Return Clock Mode : Auto Clock Set : 09:30 PBS Channel œ œ Air 3 Time Zone : EAST DS[...]

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    37 O PERA TION Setting the Signal Source V iewing an External Signal Source Use the remote contr ol to switch between viewing signals from connected equipment, such as VCR, DVD, Set-T op box and the TV source (br oadcast or cable). 2 Press the ENTER button to select “Source List”. Press the … or † button to select a signal source, then pres[...]

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    O PERA TION 38 Assigning Names to External Sources This feature enables you to name the input sour ce you have connected. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Edit Name”, then press the ENTER button. TV Edit Name Move Enter Return AV1 : ----- √ AV2 : ----- √ AV3 : ----- √ S-Video : ----- √ Component1: ----- √ Component2: ----- √[...]

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    39 S PECIAL F EA TURES Chapter Four Fine T uning Channels The Fine T uning function lets you manually adjust the TV’ s tuner if you have difficulty tuning channels. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. TV Channel Move Enter Return Air/CATV : Air √ Auto Program √ Favorite Ch[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES 40 Changing the Screen Size 2 Press the … or † button to select “Size”, then press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select the screen format you want. Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Picture”, then press the ENTER button. TV Picture Move E[...]

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    41 S PECIAL F EA TURES Selecting the Color T one 2 Press the … or † button to select “Color T one”, then press the ENTER button. Press the œ or √ button to increase or decrease the value of the color tone (“Warm 10~1”, “Normal”, and “Cool 1~10”). Press the EXIT button to exit. Color Tone Normal 1 Press the MENU button. Press [...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES 42 Setting the Blue Screen Mode If no signal is being received or the signal is very weak, a blue screen automatically replaces the noisy picture backgr ound. If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, you must set the “Blue Screen” mode to “Of f”. 2 Press the … or † button to select “Blue Screen”, then pr[...]

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    43 S PECIAL F EA TURES Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) track Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to “Mono”, “Stereo” or “SAP ( S econdary A udio P r ogram)”. “SAP” audio is usually a foreign-language translation. Sometimes “SAP” has unrelated information like news or weather . 1 Press the ME[...]

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    Setting the On/Off Melody A melody sound can be set to come on when the TV is powered On or Of f. S PECIAL F EA TURES Auto V olume Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions, and it is inconvenient to adjust the volume every time the channel is changed. “Auto V olume” automatically adjusts the volume of the desired channel by lower[...]

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    45 S PECIAL F EA TURES BBE BBE is a built-in effect that adds clarity , punch and dynamics to the sound. 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Sound”, then press the ENTER button. TV Sound Move Enter Return Mode : Custom √ √ Equalizer √ √ MTS : Stereo √ √ Auto Volume : Off √ √ Melody : On √ √ BBE : [...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES V iewing Closed Caption Information Y our TV decodes and displays the closed captions information that is broadcast along with some television shows. These captions are usually subtitles for the hearing impaired or translations into other languages. All VCRs recor d the closed caption signal from television programs, so pr e-rec[...]

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    47 S PECIAL F EA TURES 4 Press the … or † button to select “Channel”, then press the ENTER button. Press the … or † button to select “1” or “2”, then press the ENTER button. TV Caption Move Enter Return Caption : On Mode : Caption Channel : 1 Field : 1 2 1 5 Press the … or † button to select “Field”, then press the ENTER[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 48 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : English √ Plug & Play √ Self Focus √ Caption √ Time √ V-Chip √ 2 Press the … or † button to select “T ime”, then press the ENTER butto[...]

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    49 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the Sleep T imer The sleep timer automatically shuts off the TV after a pr eset time (from 30 to 180 minutes). 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : English √ Plug & Play √ Self Focus √ Caption √ Time ?[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES Using the V -Chip Access to channels and programs is contr olled by a passwor d (i.e., a 4-digit secret code that is defined by the user). The on-screen menu will instruct you to assign a passwor d (and you can change it later , if necessary). How to Change Y our Password 50 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button t[...]

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    51 S PECIAL F EA TURES How to Enable/Disable the Rating Controls 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : English √ Plug & Play √ Self Focus √ Caption √ Time √ V-Chip √ 2 Press the … or † button to select “V-Chip”, then pres[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES How to Set up Restrictions Using the “TV Parental Guidelines” The parental restrictions can be set up using either of two methods: The “TV Par ental Guidelines” or “MP AA Rating”. 52 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Lan[...]

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    53 S PECIAL F EA TURES How to Set up Restrictions Using the “MP AA Rating” The Movie rating system uses the “MP AA” ( M otion P icture A ssociation of A merica) system, and its main application is for movies. When the rating controls is on, the TV will automatically block any pr ograms that are coded with objectionable ratings (either “MP[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES Important Notes About Parental Locks Explanation of the MP AA and TV (FCC) Rating Systems: 54 TV-MA Mature audiences only . This program may contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence and explicit sexual content. TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned. This program may contain sophisticated themes, sexual content, stron[...]

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    55 S PECIAL F EA TURES How to Set up Restrictions Using the “Canadian English” 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : English √ Plug & Play √ Self Focus √ Caption √ Time √ V-Chip √ 2 Press the … or † button to select “V-[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES 56 How to Set up Restrictions Using the “Canadian French” 1 Press the MENU button. Press the … or † button to select “Setup”, then press the ENTER button. TV Setup Move Enter Return Language : English √ Plug & Play √ Self Focus √ Caption √ Time √ V-Chip √ 2 Press the … or † button to select “V-C[...]

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    57 S PECIAL F EA TURES Customizing Y our Remote Control Y our TV comes equipped with a universal remote contr ol. In addition to controlling the TV , the universal remote contr ol can also operate a VCR, Cable box, DVD, and some Samsung Set-top boxes (even if your VCR, Cable box and DVD are made by manufacturers other than Samsung). 1 Tu rn off you[...]

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    S PECIAL F EA TURES 58 Remote Control Codes VCR Codes Cable Box Codes DVD Codes BP68-00284B-00Eng(HCR5251) 8/31/05 10:13 AM Page 58[...]

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    59 If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . T ROUBLESHOOTING Chapter Five Identifying Problems Poor picture. Poor sound quality . No picture or sound. No color , wrong colors or tints. Picture r olls vertically . [...]

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    Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper car e, your TV unit will give you many years of service. Please follow these guidelines to get the maximum performance from your TV . Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not place the TV near appliances with electric motors that create magnetic fiel[...]

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    1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864) Samsung Electronics America Service Division 400 V alley Road, Suite 201 Mount Arlington, NJ 07856 www .samsung.com Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. Samsung Customer Car e 55 Standish Court Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2 www .samsung.ca BP68-0 0284B-00 BP68-00284B-00Eng(HCR5251) 8/31/05 10:13 AM Page 64[...]