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Page 1: ...sung com global 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 Country Customer C...

Page 2: ...to avoid black borders top or bottom by using the zoom function This will help eliminate the black borders and fit the picture to the entire area of the screen Using a video game console may cause ima...

Page 3: ...a Music 37 Using and Sorting the Movie List 38 Playing a Movie File 39 Deleting the Photo Music Movie File 40 Picture Music Settings Using WISELINK Pro 41 Using the Setup Menu 41 WISELINK Pro DLNA Se...

Page 4: ...e wall For detailed information on installing the wall mount see the instructions provided with the Wall Mount items Contact a technician for assistance when installing the wall mounted bracket Samsun...

Page 5: ...n the remote control 4 C P P Press to change channels In the on screen menu use the C P P buttons as you would use the and buttons on the remote control 5 P POWER Press to turn the TV on and off 6 POW...

Page 6: ...led AV devices Set Top Boxes DVD players No additional Audio connection is needed for an HDMI to HDMI connection When using an HDMI DVI cable connection you must use the HDMI IN 2 jack What is HDMI Hi...

Page 7: ...cables to R AUDIO L on your set and the other ends to corresponding audio out connectors on the A V device 9 HEADPHONES JACK Headphone may be connected to the headphone output on your set While the he...

Page 8: ...nel P Previous channel MENU Displays the main on screen menu a W LINK This function enables you to view and play photo and music files from an external device b RETURN Returns to the previous menu c U...

Page 9: ...compartment 3 Replace the cover Remove the batteries and store them in a cool dry place if you won t be using the remote control for a long time Using the remote control with the ON OFF light button s...

Page 10: ...l when you wish to interrupt viewing temporarily during a meal for example 1 Press the POWERP button on the remote control The screen is turned off and a red standby indicator appears on your set 2 To...

Page 11: ...and easily The Tools menu changes depending on which external input mode you are viewing 1 Press the TOOLS button The Tools menu will appear 2 Press the or button to select a menu 3 Press the ENTERE...

Page 12: ...the ENTERE button at any time to interrupt the memorization process After all the available channels are stored the message Set the Clock Mode is displayed 7 Press the ENTERE button Press the or butt...

Page 13: ...r directly by pressing the number 0 9 buttons If there is abnormal sound or no sound reselect the sound standard required Search When you do not know the channel numbers Press the or button to start t...

Page 14: ...programme by pressing the button Exit the guide Press the blue button If the next programme is selected it is scheduled with the clock icon displayed If the ENTERE button is pressed again press the b...

Page 15: ...nnels or Favourite menu in the same manner Add to Favourite Delete from Favourite You can set channels you watch frequently as favourites The symbol will be displayed and the channel will be set as a...

Page 16: ...S button to use the option menu Change Info Select to change a viewing reservation Cancel Schedules Select to cancel a viewing reservation Information Select to view a viewing reservation You can also...

Page 17: ...Gamma You can adjust the Primary Colour Red Green Blue Intensity Colour Space Colour Space is a colour matrix composed of red green and blue colours Select your favourite Colour Space to experience th...

Page 18: ...selecting Just Scan in HDMI 1080i 1080p or Component 1080i 1080p mode Select Position by pressing the or button Use the or button to move the picture Reset Press the or button to select Reset then pre...

Page 19: ...ovie or Standard Picture Reset Reset Picture Mode Cancel Resets all picture settings to the default values Select a picture mode to be reset The reset is performed for each picture mode N N N N N View...

Page 20: ...e Resolution Horizontal Frequency kHz Vertical Frequency Hz Pixel Clock Frequency MHz Sync Polarity H V IBM 640 x 350 720 x 400 31 469 31 469 70 086 70 087 25 175 28 322 VESA 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x...

Page 21: ...tton to display Tools menu You can also configure the sound mode by selecting Tools Sound Mode Equalizer The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal preferences Mode You can select a soun...

Page 22: ...hen Audio Description is set to On While viewing a Digital channel this function can be selected Auto Volume Off On Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions and so it is not easy to adj...

Page 23: ...f a new TV set is 0 0 0 0 You can change the PIN by selecting Change PIN from the menu You can lock some channels in Channel List refer to page 13 Child Lock is available only in TV mode Change PIN Yo...

Page 24: ...he selected language is unavailable in the broadcast Preference Primary Audio Language Secondary Audio Language Primary Subtitle Language Secondary Subtitle Language Primary Teletext Language Secondar...

Page 25: ...This mode accelerates the playing speed when using an external game console connected to the TV If you set any of the three Entertainment modes to On the settings will be locked and can not be adjust...

Page 26: ...pgrade with master power on Select On by pressing the or button 45 minutes after entering standby mode a manual upgrade is automatically conducted Since the power of the unit is turned on internally t...

Page 27: ...t the hour minute and activate inactivate To activate timer with the setting you ve chosen set to Activate Volume Set the required volume level Contents When the On Time is active you can turn on a sp...

Page 28: ...ver has failed turn the external modem off turn it on again after at least 10 seconds and then try again For the connections between the external modem and the Sharer Router refer to the owner s manua...

Page 29: ...e Wiselink terminal of the TV You must use the Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter WIS 08BG to use a wireless network The Samsung Wireless LAN Adapter is sold separately Contact a Samsung Electronics agent o...

Page 30: ...a wireless network Your TV may fail to locate an AP that is configured as a private SSID type In this case please change the AP settings and try again If your Internet service provider has registered...

Page 31: ...ernet Protocol Setup to Manual Setup 4 Select an AP through Select Access Point 5 Select Network Test to check the network connectivity N Source List Edit Name Source List Use to select TV or other ex...

Page 32: ...n to the Product Guide main menu WISELINK Pro Connecting a USB Device 1 Press the POWER button to turn the TV on 2 Connect a USB device containing photo music and or movie files to the WISELINK jack U...

Page 33: ...iles saved on a USB Mass Storage Class MSC device Entering the WISELINK Pro Menu 1 Press the MENU button Press the or button to select Application then press the ENTERE button 2 Press the or button to...

Page 34: ...t button Selects file from the file list Selected files are marked with a symbol c Press the yellow button again to cancel a file selection Jump button Jumps to the previous sorting group Jumps to the...

Page 35: ...ttern Unclassified Folder It Sorts photos by folder If there are many folders in USB the photos files are shown in order in each folder The photo file in the Root folder is shown first and the others...

Page 36: ...ideShow Control Buttons ENTERE Play Pauses the Slide Show Exit Slide Show and return to the photo list Play the Slide Show TOOLS Run various functions from the Photo menus Pause the Slide Show Change...

Page 37: ...y one or in a Slide Show If you set Background Music to On a screen appears immediately where you can set the Background Music To use this feature there must be music and photo files stored on the USB...

Page 38: ...erence It sorts music files by preference Favourites You can change the music files preferences Changing the Favourites setting Select the desired music file in the Music list then press the Green but...

Page 39: ...When all music files in the folder or the selected file are played once Repeat Mode is Off Playing the music group 1 Press the or button to select a sorting standard Title Artist Mood Genre Folder Pr...

Page 40: ...by name Preference It sorts movies by preference Favourites You can change the movie preferences Changing the Favourites setting Select the desired movie file in the movie list then press the Green b...

Page 41: ...MS IMA AAC LC MPEG 4 ASP 720 x 576 24 25 30 PS MPEG2 1920 x 1088 24 25 30 AC3 MPEG1 Layer 1 2 3 LPCM TS MPEG2 1920 x 1088 24 25 30 AC3 MPEG1 Layer 1 2 3 LPCM Video Play Control Buttons ENTERE Play Pa...

Page 42: ...Size Fit Play video at the TV screen size Original Play video at the original size Information The movie file information is displayed Remove Safely You can remove the device safely from the TV N N N...

Page 43: ...e WISELINK Pro menu 2 Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTERE button 3 Press the or button to select the desired option 4 Press the or button to select the option then press the ENTE...

Page 44: ...necting to the Network 1 When connecting to the network is complete set up the network on the TV The first 3 parts of the subnet address of the TV and the PC IP addresses should be the same and only t...

Page 45: ...lied with the product Alternatively you can download the file from www samsung com 2 Install the SAMSUNG PC Share Manager as shown in the figures below 3 When the installation is complete the PC Share...

Page 46: ...ile Property Shows information on the selected file or folder Method 1 Select a file or folder and select the File menu and then select the Property sub menu Method 2 Select a file or folder right cli...

Page 47: ...d 2 Select a folder from the Shared Folder pane right click over the selected folder and then select Unshare Folder from the pop up menu Method 3 Locate the mouse pointer over a folder in the Shared F...

Page 48: ...sing the Allow Accept Deny button To delete an item select the item and select Delete Item Server Server You can run or stop using your PC as a server Run DLNA Digital Media Server when Windows Starts...

Page 49: ...Viewing the Information Rotating the Photo file Viewing a Slide Show During a Slide Show option menu Play Pause Slide Show Speed Zoom Rotate Music Music List option menu Sorting Music List Viewing the...

Page 50: ...lume of the played content CONTENT Exit Content Library mode If you press the Volume or MUTE button no OSD is displayed but the function operates accordingly Content Library contains text graphics ima...

Page 51: ...the screen For the 2 embedded games the copyrights are reserved by each of the corresponding game providers and all issues related to copyrights are reserved by the corresponding game providers More d...

Page 52: ...content other than the built in contents will be provided via the Samsung com website with or without charge Downloading Content 1 Visit the www samsung com website and open the Content Library page...

Page 53: ...jack on your TV and the Digital Audio Input on the Home Theater When following the connection above the Optical jack only outputs 2 channel audio You will only hear sound from the Home Theater s Fron...

Page 54: ...ot automatically displayed in the device list Press the red button to search for the connected device If you have selected external input mode by pressing the SOURCE button you cannot use the Anynet f...

Page 55: ...ton The Anynet function only works when the active source on the TV remote control is set to TV The button works only while in the recordable state You cannot control Anynet devices using the buttons...

Page 56: ...n situations Searching channels Operating WISELINK Pro Plug Play etc When connecting or removing the HDMI 1 3 cable please make sure to search devices again or turn your TV off and on again Check if t...

Page 57: ...EITHER SAMSUNG OR THE CONTENT PROVIDER OR THROUGH TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL SAMSUNG OR THE CONTENT PROVIDER BE HELD LIABLE WHETHER IN...

Page 58: ...Service The news provider may be changed in the future 1 Press the INFO L button on the remote control 2 Press the or button to move to the News service and press the ENTERE button Press the ENTERE bu...

Page 59: ...checking the symbol contents of the newspaper or website 4 Press the ENTERE button to set a favourite stock The selected stock is set as a Favorite Stock To delete your favourite stocks Press the Gree...

Page 60: ...size Standard or Large through InfoLive service Background Colour You can select the Background Colour of InfoLive service The colour is applied to each service option and setup window InfoLive s Pos...

Page 61: ...Press it twice to overlap the teletext with the current broadcasting screen 7 1 sub page Used to display the available sub page 8 2 page up Used to display the next teletext page 9 3 page down Used t...

Page 62: ...Setting Up the Remote to Operate Your VCR DVD STB and Cable Box 1 Turn off your VCR DVD STB and Cable Box 2 Press the MODE button and make sure that the VCR DVD and STB LED is illuminated 3 Press the...

Page 63: ...8 026 037 062 064 OPTIMUS 020 ORION 073 074 075 076 PANASONIC 021 056 071 072 PENTAX 019 041 075 PENTEX RESEARCH 008 PHILCO 021 056 059 PHILIPS 021 080 PIONEER 019 026 039 053 PORTLAND 015 049 055 PRO...

Page 64: ...141 SHERWOOD 039 041 SVA 042 SYLVANIA 043 093 SHARP 140 SANSUI 062 SANYO 062 090 SET TOP BOX CABLE BOX Product Code ALPHASTAR 023 ANAM 043 CHANNEL MASTER 018 034 CROSSDIGITAL 019 CHAPARRAL 035 DIRECT...

Page 65: ...is selected the message Current position saved as Position1 is displayed 5 Press the ENTERE button The saved Position appears on the left side of the OSD Moving to the remembered position 1 Complete...

Page 66: ...lows To avoid the TV from falling 1 Put the screws into the clamps and firmly fasten them onto the wall Confirm that the screws have been firmly installed onto the wall You may need additional materia...

Page 67: ...malfunctions Replace the remote control batteries Clean the upper edge of the remote control transmission window Check the battery terminals Check signal cable message is displayed Check that the sig...

Page 68: ...mm 1 119 X 283 X 745 mm 1 263 X 48 X 779 mm 1 263 X 314 X 832 mm Weight With Stand 19 kg 25 kg 31 kg Environmental Considerations Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Temperature Storage H...

Page 69: ...hildren access to the Service should assist them in setting up any relevant accounts and supervise their access to the Service By allowing your child access to the Service they will be able to access...

Page 70: ...the global nature of the Internet you agree to comply with all local laws and rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content Specifically you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding...

Page 71: ...ithout limitation Yahoo Shopping are subject to confirmation by and the terms and conditions of business of the relevant Merchant 15 LINKS The Service may provide or third parties may provide links to...

Page 72: ...on such information 21 NOTICE Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail The Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by displaying notices or links to...

Page 73: ...articular attention to cords at plug end adaptors and the point where they exit from the appliance To protect this apparatus from a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long pe...

Page 74: ...YELLOW Warranty Card United Kingdom This Samsung product is warranted for a period of twelve 12 months from the original date of purchase against defective materials and workmanship In the event that...

Page 75: ...man health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should con...

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