Samsung PDP-MONITOR (PLASMADISPLAYPANEL) manual

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    PDP-MONITOR (P LASMA D ISPLA Y P ANEL ) Owner’ s Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly , and retain it for future reference. R egister your product at www .samsung.com/global/register This device is a Class A digital apparatus. ON-SCREEN MENUS Energy Saving SRS T ruSurroundXT D igital N atural I mage e ngine B[...]

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    English - 2 ◆ Screen Image retention Do not display a still image (such as on a video game or when hooking up a PC to this PDP Monitor) on the plasma monitor panel for more than 2 hours as it can cause screen image retention. This image retention is also known as “screen burn”. T o avoid such image retention, reduce the degree of brightness a[...]

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    English - 4 ➢ The product colour and shape may vary depending on the model. Control P anel Front (or Side) Panel Œ SOURCE Displays a menu of all of the available input sources (PC, HDMI (Option)). ´ MENU Press to see the on-screen menu of your PDP Monitor ’s features. ˇ VOL + , - Press to increase or decrease the volume. In the on-screen men[...]

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    English - 5 ➢ The product colour and shape may vary depending on the model. Connection P anel Œ POWER IN - Connect the supplied power cord. ´ SERVICE - Connector for service only . ˇ HDMI/DVI IN (Option) - Connect to the HDMI jack of a device with HDMI output. These inputs can also be used as a DVI connection with separate analog audio inputs.[...]

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    English - 6 Vie wing the Remote Control (depending on the model) ➢ The performance of the remote control may be affected by bright light. ➢ This is a special remote control for the visually impaired, and has Braille points on the Power , Channel and V olume buttons. Œ Œ POWER button (turns the PDP Monitor on and off) ´ ´ Number buttons for [...]

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    English - 7 Installing Bat teries in the Remote Control 1 Lift the cover at the back of the remote control upward as shown in the figure. 2 Install two AAA size batteries. ➢ Make sure to match the “+” and “–” ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover as shown in the figure. ➢ Remove the batteries[...]

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    English - 8 View i ng the Menus 1 Press the MENU () b u tton. The main menu is displayed on the screen. Its left side has four icons: Input , Picture , Sound , and Setup . 2 Press the … or † button to select one of the icons. Press the ENTER () button to access the icon’s sub-menu. 3 Press the … or † button to move to items in the menu. P[...]

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    English - 9 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the ENTER () button to select Source List . 3 Press the ENTER () button again. 4 Press the … or † button to select the signal source, then press the ENTER () button. A vailable signal source : PC , HDMI (Option) ➢ Y ou can select these options simply by pressing the SOURCE bu[...]

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    English - 10 Y ou can select the type of picture which best corresponds to your viewing requirements. 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the … or † button to select Picture , then press the ENTER () button. 3 Press the ENTER () button twice. 4 Select the required mode by pressing the … or † button, then press the ENTER [...]

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    English - 11 al S electing the Picture Size Y ou can select the picture size which best corresponds to your viewing requirements. 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the … or † button to select Picture , then press the ENTER () button. 3 Press the … or † button to select Size , then press the ENTER () button. 4 Select th[...]

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    English - 12 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the … or † button to select Sound , then press the ENTER () button. 3 Select the required option by pressing the … or † button, then press the ENTER () button. A vailable options : Mode , Equalizer , SRS TSXT , Auto Volume , Reset (If Game Mode is On) 4 When you are satisf[...]

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    English - 13 on. ll 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the … or † button to select Setup , then press the ENTER () button. 3 Select the required option by pressing the … or † button, then press the ENTER () button. A vailable options : Language , Game Mode , Blue Screen , Melody , PC , Energy Saving , Screen Burn Protec[...]

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    English - 14 To reduce the possibility of screen burn, this unit is equipped with screen burn prevention technology . This technology enables you to set picture movement up/down (V ertical Line) and side to side (Horizontal Dot). The T ime setting allows you to program the time between movement of the picture in minutes. 1 Press the MENU () button [...]

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    English - 15 s on. s n or The Windows display-settings for a typical computer are shown below . But the actual screens on your PC will probably be different, depending upon your particular version of Windows and your particular video card. But even if your actual screens look different, the same, basic set-up information will apply in almost all ca[...]

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    English - 16 Both screen position and size will vary depending on the type of PC monitor and its resolution. The table below shows all of the display modes that are supported: Input Mode (PC) IBM PC / A T Compatible Vi deo Signal V ertical frequency (Hz) 70.086 70.087 59.940 70.000 72.809 75.000 56.250 60.317 70.000 72.188 75.000 60.000 74.769 60.0[...]

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    English - 17 e) 1 Press the MENU () button to display the menu. 2 Press the … or † button to select Setup , then press the ENTER () button. 3 Press the … or † button to select PC , then press the ENTER () button. 4 Select the required option by pressing the … or † button, then press the ENTER () button. A vailable options : Image Lock ,[...]

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    English - 18 How to Install the Wall Mount Brac k et ➢ This installation guide may be different from the PDP Monitor User’s manual. Please refer to the proper installation guide for your product. Installation Notes ◆ Contact a technician for installing the wall bracket. ◆ Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any damages to the product[...]

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    English - 19 s o How to Install the Wall Mount Brac k et 3 T ighten the screws of the plastic hanger (shown in picture 2) to the back side of the PDP Monitor . 4 Remove the Safety Pins. Fasten the 4 plastic latches assembled at step ( # ) on the back side of the PDP Monitor using the guide holes of the wall mount, push ( ! ) and hook ( @ ) down to [...]

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    English - 20 Set ting Up Y our Remote Control Setting Up the Remote to Operate Y our VCR 1 T urn off your VCR. 2 Press the VCR button on your PDP’s remote control. 3 Press the SET button on your PDP’s remote control. 4 Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the VCR code listed on page 22 of this manual for your b[...]

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    English - 21 e f r x. Set ting Up Y our Remote Control Setting Up the Remote to Operate Y our DVD 1 T urn off your DVD. 2 Press the DVD button on your PDP’s remote control. 3 Press the SET button on your PDP’s remote control. 4 Using the number buttons on your remote control, enter three digits of the sureur rter three digits of the h -ted, try[...]

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    English - 22 Remote Control Codes VCR Brand SAMSUNG ADMIRAL AIW A AKAI AUDIO DYNAMICS BELL&HOWELL BROKSONIC CANDLE CANON CITIZEN COLORTYME CRAIG CURTIS MA THES DAEWOO DB DIMENSIA DYNA TECH ELECTROHOME EMERSON FISHER FUNAI GENERAL ELECTRIC GO VIDEO LG(Goldstar) HARMAN KARDON HIT ACHI INST ANT REPLA Y JC PENNEY JCL KENWOOD KLH LIOYD LOGIK LXI JVC[...]

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    English - 23 Set ting Up Y our Remote Control continued... CABLE BOX Brand SAMSUNG GI HAMLIN HIT ACHI JERROLD MACOM MAGNA VOX OAK P ANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER RCA REGAL Code 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 041 003 024 031 025 030 038 039 025 030 019 023 028 026 003 022 027 037 044 019 021 023 028 004 018 020 044 014 022 040 003 Brand REGENCY SA SCIEN[...]

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    English - 24 Set ting Up Y our Remote Control SAMSUNG DVD Product DVD DVDR BD Record VCR COMBO VCR Record DHR COMBO Code 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 Product Home Theater VCR COMBO HDD Record COMBO TWIN TRA Y COMBO STB DVD COMBO DVD Receiver AV Receiver Code 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 DVD Code 030 075 085 072 070 071[...]

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    English - 25 Before contacting the Samsung after-sales service, perform the following simple checks. If you cannot solve the problem using the instructions below , note the model and serial number of the PDP Monitor and contact your local dealer . No sound or picture ◆ Check that the mains lead has been connected to a wall socket. ◆ Check that [...]

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