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LCD TV user manual imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. T o receive mor e complete service, please register your pr oduct at www .samsung.com/register Model Serial No. Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre. Cou[...]
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2 English Figures and illustrations in this User Manual ar e provided for refer ence only and may differ fr om actual product appearance. Product design and specifications may be changed without notice. Still image warning Avoid displaying still images (like jpeg pictur e files) or still image element (like TV programme logo, panorama or 4:3 imag[...]
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3 English Contents Get t ing S ta r ted 4 4 Accessories 4 Viewing the Control Panel 5 Viewing the Remote Control 6 Connecting to an Antenna 6 Plug & Play (Initial Setup) Connections 7 7 Connecting to an A V Device 8 Connecting to an Audio Device 8 Changing the Input Source 9 How to Navigate Menu 9 Channel Menu Basic F eatures 1 0 11 Picture Men[...]
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4 English Getting Started Accessories Ple ase m ake sur e the fol lowi ng item s are in clu ded w ith you r LCD T V . If a ny item s are mi ssi ng, con tact yo ur de ale r . ✎ Th e items’ co lou rs an d sha pes m ay var y d epe ndi ng on th e mod els. ✎ Remote Control & Batteries (AAA x 2) y Owner’ s Instructions y W arranty Card / Safe[...]
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5 01 Getting Started English Viewing the Remote Contr ol Installing batteries (Battery size: AAA) NOT E ✎ Use th e rem ote contro l with in 23 fee t from th e T V . x Br ight l ight m ay af fec t the pe r form anc e of the re mote x co ntrol. Avoid u sin g nea rby sp eci al f luo resc ent l ight o r neo n signs. Th e col our a nd sha pe m ay var [...]
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6 Getting Started English Connecting to an Antenna When the TV is initially powered on, basic settings pr oceed automatically. Pre set: Con nec ting th e mai ns an d anten na. ✎ Plug & Play (Initial Setup) When the TV is initially powered on, a sequence of on-scr een prompts will assist in configuring basic settings. Press the POWER P button[...]
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W W B G R R W Y Y ellow Red White W W B G R R W Y Red Blue Green 7 English 02 Connections Connections Connecting to an A V Device Using an HDMI / DVI Cable: HD connection (up to 1080p) Available devices: DVD, Blu-ray player , HD cable box, HD STB (Set-T op-Box) satellite receiver , cable box, satellite receiver (STB) HD MI IN 1(DVI), 2 , 3 / PC/ DV[...]
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8 English Connections Connecting to an Audio Device Using an Optical or Audio Cable Connection Available devices: digital audio system, amplifier , DVD home theatr e DI GIT AL AU DIO O UT (OP TICA L) ✎ Wh en a di gita l aud io syste m is co nne cted to the x DI GIT AL AU DIO O UT (OP TICA L) ja ck, de cre ase th e volu me of both th e T V and t [...]
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9 English 03 Basic Features How to Navigate Menu Before using the TV , follow the steps below to learn how to navigate the menu and select and adjust differ ent functions. 1 ENTER E / Direction button: Move the cursor and select an item. Confirm the setting. 2 RETURN button: Retur ns to the previous menu. 3 MENU m button: Displays the main on-scre[...]
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10 English Basic Features Using Favourite Channels ¦ * My Channels (in Channel Manager ) Shows all favourite channels. Edit My Channels ■ t : Y ou can set the selected channels to desired my channels gr oup. Th e “ ✎ * ” sym bol w ill be d isp layed a nd the c ha nne l will be se t as a my ch ann el. 1. Select a channel and press the TOOLS[...]
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11 English 03 Basic Features Scheduled (in Channel Manager ) Y ou can view , modify or delete a a show you have r eserved to watch. Change Info ■ : Change a show you have reserved to watch. Cancel Schedules ■ : Cancel a show you have reserved to watch. Information ■ : Display a show you have reserved to watch. (Y ou can also change the reserv[...]
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12 English Basic Features Changing the Picture Options ¦ Advanced Settings (available in Standard / Movie mode) Y ou can adjust the detailed setting for the screen including colour and contrast. In PC m ode, you c an on ly ma ke cha nge s to ✎ Dy na mic Co ntr as t, Ga mm a and W hite B al anc e . Black T one (Of f / Dark / Darker / Darkest) ■[...]
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13 English 03 Basic Features NOT E ✎ Af ter se le ctin g Scre en Fi t in HD MI (1 0 80 i / 1 0 80 p) x or C ompo nen t ( 1 08 0i / 1080 p) mode: Adju sts th e Position or Size by usi ng ▲ , ▼ , ◄ , ► b utto n. De pen din g on the i nput s ourc e, the pi ctur e size x opti ons may v ar y . Th e avail abl e items m ay dif fe r de pen ding o[...]
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14 English Basic Features Sound Menu Changing the Preset Sound Mode ¦ Mode t Standard ■ : Selects the normal sound mode. Music ■ : Emphasizes music over voices. Movie ■ : Provides the best sound for movies. Clear V oice ■ : Emphasizes voices over other sounds. Amplify ■ : Incr ease the intensity of high-frequency sound to allow a better [...]
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15 English 03 Basic Features Sound Reset (OK / Cancel) Reset all sound settings to the factory defaults. Selecting the Sound Mode ¦ When you set to Dual l ll , the current sound mode is displayed on the screen. Audio T ype Dual I-II Default A2 Stereo Mono Mono Automatic change Stereo Stereo ↔ Mono Dual Dual I ↔ Dual II Dual I NICAM Stereo Mono[...]
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16 English Basic Features Locking Programs ¦ Security Th e PIN inp ut sc ree n app ear s befo re the se tup sc ree n. ✎ Enter yo ur 4-d igi t PIN, the d efau lt of wh ich is “ 0- 0- 0 -0” . ✎ Cha nge t he PIN us ing th e Cha nge P IN opt ion. Child Lock (Off / On) ■ : Lock channels in Channel Manager , to prevent unauthorized users, such[...]
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17 English 03 Basic Features T roubleshooting ■ : If the TV seems to have a problem, refer to this description. If no ne of the se tro uble sh ootin g tips a pply, conta ct ✎ the S ams ung cu stome r ser v ice c entr e. Software Upgrade Software Upgrade can be performed by downloading the latest firmware fr om samsung.com to a USB memory devic[...]
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18 English Advanced Features Connecting to a PC Using an HDMI/DVI Cable / a D-sub Cable Display Modes (D-Sub and HDMI/DVI Input) Optimal resolution is 1920X1080@60Hz. Mode Resolution Horizontal Frequency (KHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz) Sync Polarity (H / V) IBM 640 x 350 31.469 70.086 25.175 +/- 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28[...]
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19 English 04 Advanced Features TV Side Panel USB Drive Media Play Connecting a USB Device ¦ 1. T urn on your TV . 2. Connect a USB device containing photo, music and/or movie files to the USB (HDD) jack on the side of the TV . 3. When USB is connected to the TV , popup window appears. Then you can select Media Play . It mi ght not wo rk pro pe r[...]
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20 English Advanced Features Screen Display ¦ Move to the desired file using the up/down/right/left buttons and then pr ess the ENTER E or (Play) button. The file is played. Sup por ts th e ✎ Vi ew Dev ice s and Contents Mode in Me dia Pl ay homepage. Videos Playing Video 1. Press the ◄ or ► button to select Videos , then press the ENT[...]
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21 English 04 Advanced Features Supported Video Formats y File Extention Container Video Codec Resolution Frame rate (fps) Bit rate (Mbps) Audio Codec *.avi *.mkv AV I MKV Divx 3.11 / 4.x / 5.1 / 6.0 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 8 MP3 / AC3 / LPCM / ADPCM / DTS Core XviD 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 8 H.264 BP / MP / HP 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 25 MPEG4 SP / ASP 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 [...]
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22 English Basic Features Playing movie continuously (Resume Play) If you exit the playing movie function, the movie can be played later from the point wher e it was stopped. 1. Select the movie file you want to play continuously by pressing the ◄ or ► button to select it from the file list section. 2. Press the (Play) / ENTER E button. 3[...]
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23 English 04 Advanced Features Playing Multiple Files ¦ Playing selected video/music/photo files 1. Press the Y ellow button in the file list to select the desir ed file. 2. Repeat the above operation to select multiple files. NOT E ✎ Th e x c ma rk ap pea rs to the l ef t of the se le cted f ile s. T o c anc el a se le ctio n, pres s the Y[...]
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24 English Advanced Features Settings Using the Setup Menu Cont. movie play help (Resume Play) (On / Off) ■ : Select to display the help pop-up message for continuous movie playback. Get the DivX® VOD registration code ■ : Shows the registration code authorized for the TV . If you connect to the DivX web site and register , you can download th[...]
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25 English 04 Advanced Features Anynet+ What is Anynet+? t Anynet+ is a function that enables you to control all connected Samsung devices that support Anynet+ with your Samsung TV’ s r emote. The Anynet+ system can be used only with Samsung devices that have the Anynet+ feature. T o be sure your Samsung device has this feature, check if ther e i[...]
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26 English Advanced Features Anynet+ Menu The Anynet+ menu changes depending on the type and status of the Anynet+ devices connected to the TV . Anynet+ Menu Description View TV Changes Anynet+ mode to TV br oadcast mode. Device List Shows the Anynet+ device list. Recording : (*r ecorder) Starts recording immediately using the r ecorder . (This is [...]
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27 English 04 Advanced Features Listening through a Receiver ¦ Y ou can listen to sound through a r eceiver (i.e Home Theatre) instead of the TV speaker . 1. Select Receiver and set to On . 2. Press the EXIT button to exit. If you r rec eive r sup por ts au dio o nly , it m ay not ap pea r in the d evi ce lis t. ✎ Th e rec eive r wil l work w he[...]
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28 English Other Information FM T ransmitter Setup Not ava ila ble in s ome l oca tions ✎ Frequency Configuration ¦ FM transmitter’ s fr equency must be set differ ently from any FM radio frequency in the vicinity of the TV in or der to achieve y good signal receptivity fr ee of radio interference. If a TV channel frequency falls within the F[...]
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29 English 05 Other Information NOT E ✎ Th is fea ture is n ot avail abl e in all c oun trie s. x Ins tall ing th e anten na di rect ly on th e back of t he T V may re sul t in po or si gna l stren gth. A llow so me roo m bet wee n the x T V an d the an tenna . Hav ing th e FM tran smi tte r anten na in di rec t cont act w ith the T V a nten na c[...]
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30 English Other Information Analogue Channel T eletext Feature The index page of the T eletext service gives you information on how to use the service. For T eletext information to be displayed correctly, channel r eception must be stable. Otherwise, information may be missing or some pages may not be displayed. Y o u can c han ge T e letex t pag [...]
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31 English 05 Other Information Anti-theft Kensington Lock The Kensington Lock is not supplied by Samsung. It is a device used to physically fix the system when using it in a public place. The appearance and locking method may differ fr om the illustration depending on the manufacturer . Refer to the manual provided with the Kensington Lock for ad[...]
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32 English Other Information W all Mount Kit Specifications (VESA) W all mount kit is not supplied but sold separately. ✎ Install your wall mount on a solid wall perpendicular to the floor . When attaching to other building materials, please contact your nearest dealer . If installed on a ceiling or slanted wall, it may fall and r esult in seve[...]
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33 English 05 Other Information Securing the TV to the W all Caution : Pulling, pushing, or climbing onto the TV may cause the TV to fall. In particular , ensure that your children do not hang over or destabilize the TV ; doing so may cause the TV to tip over , resulting in serious injuries or death. Follow all safety precautions pr ovided on the i[...]
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34 English Other Information T r oubleshooting If you have any questions of TV , first refer to this list. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply, please visit ‘www .samsung. com’ site, then click on Support or contact Call Centre on list of last page. Issue Solution Picture Quality First of all, please perform the Picture T est to confi[...]
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35 English 05 Other Information Issue Solution No Picture, No Video TV won’t turn on. Make sure the AC power cor d is plugged in securely to the wall outlet and the TV . ▪ Make sure the wall outlet is working. ▪ T ry pressing the ▪ POWER button on the TV to make sure the r emote is working properly. If the TV turns on, it may be caused by R[...]
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36 English Other Information Issue Solution Channel menu is grey out. (unavailable) Channel ▪ menu is only available when TV source is selected. Y our settings are lost after 30 minutes or every time TV is turned off. If TV is in the ▪ Store Demo mode, it will r eset audio and picture settings every 30 minutes. Please change from Stor e Demo mo[...]
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37 English 05 Other Information Specifications Panel native 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz Environmental Considerations Operating T emperature Operating Humidity Storage T emperature Storage Humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F) 10% to 80%, non-condensing -20°C to 45°C (-4°F to 113°F) 5% to 95%, non-condensing Stand Swivel (Left / Right) -20˚ ~ 20˚[...]
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38 English Other Information Index A Anynet+ 25 Audio out jack 8 Auto Adjustment 13 Auto Store 10 B Balance 14 Blanking Bracket 31 C Child Lock 16 Component 7 D Digital Audio out 8 D-sub 18 E Editing channels 10 Energy Saving 11 Equalizer 14 F Favourite Channel 9 H HDMI 7, 25 Home Theatre 8 I Input Source 8 L Language 16 License 36 M Manual Store 1[...]