Samsung LN26A450C1DXZA Quick Guide

1-800-SAMSUNG (7267864)

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

105 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660-0511

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., Customer Service

55 Standish Court Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4B2

Call center hours of operation (Mon-Sun 9AM-12AM EST).

To register this product please visit www.samsung.com/global/register.

LN26A450C1D/LN32A450C1D/

LN37A450C1D/LN40A450C1D

Rear Panel / Side Panel Jacks

1 AUDIO OUT 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) 3 PC IN [PC] / [AUDIO] 4 HDMI IN 1, 2, 3 / DVI IN (HDMI2)

[R-AUDIO-L]

5 ANT IN 6 AV IN 2 7 HEADPHONE 8 POWER INPUT

(LN26A450C1D, LN40A450C1D)

9 SERVICE 0 COMPONENT IN 1, 2 / AV IN 1 ! EX-LINK @ KENSINGTON LOCK

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Rear Panel / Side Panel Jacks

(LN32A450C1D, LN37A450C1D)

1 SERVICE 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) 3 PC IN [PC] / [AUDIO] 4 AUDIO OUT

5 COMPONENT IN 1, 2 / AV IN 1 6 ANT IN 7 HDMI IN 1, 2, 3 / DVI IN (HDMI1)

[R-AUDIO-L]

8 EX-LINK

Video Input Performance Comparison

HDMI/DVI

PC/COMPONENT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

Best

Better

Good

Normal

9 KENSINGTON LOCK 0 POWER INPUT ! AV IN 2 @ HEADPHONE

Audio Output Performance Comparison

OPTICAL (Digital)

AUDIO (Analog)

Best

Normal

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Remote Control

See “Remote Control” in the owner’s instructions for details.

POWER

Turns the TV on and off.

Selects the TV mode directly.

NUMERIC BUTTONS

Press to change the channel.

Press to select additional channels (digital and analog) being broadcast by the same station. For example, to select channel “54-3”, press “54”, then press “ ” and “3”.

(MUTE)

Press to temporarily cut off the sound.

VOL- / VOL+

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

CH LIST

Used to display Channel Lists on the screen.

TOOLS

Use to quickly select frequently used functions.

INFO

Press to display information on the TV screen.

COLOR BUTTONS

Use these buttons in the Channel list, etc.

SRS

Selects SRS TruSurround XT mode.

E.MODE

Press to select the preset display and sound modes for sports, cinema and games.

Use these buttons in the DMA

and Anynet+ modes. ( : This remote can be used to control recording on Samsung recorders with the Anynet+ feature)

SOURCE

Press to display and select the available video sources.

PRE-CH

Tunes to the previous channel.

CH> / CH<

Press to change channels.

Displays the main on-screen menu.

Controls the caption decoder.

(

RETURN

Returns to the previous menu.

)

 UP▲/DOWN▼/LEFT◄/

RIGHT►/ENTER

Use to select on-screen menu items and change menu values.

EXIT

Press to exit the menu.

DMA (Digital Media Adapter)

Use this when connecting a SAMSUNG DMA device through an HDMI interface and switching to DMA mode. For more information on the operating procedures, refer to the user manual of the DMA. This button is available when "Anynet+(HDMI-CEC)" is "On".

MTS

Press to choose stereo, mono or Separate Audio Program (SAP broadcast).

FAV.CH

Press to switch to your favorite channels.

P.SIZE

Picture size selection.

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Connections (LN26A450C1D, LN40A450C1D)

Connecting a DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) via HDMI

TV Side Panel

TV Rear Panel

DVD Player or Cable Box/

Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box)

HDMI Cable (Not supplied)

Each DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) has a different back panel configuration.

➣

Connect an HDMI Cable between the HDMI IN (1, 2 or 3) jack on

the TV and the HDMI jack on the DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box).

What is HDMI?

•

HDMI(High-Definition Multimedia Interface), is an interface that enables the transmission of digital audio and video

signals using a single cable.

•

The difference between HDMI and DVI is that the HDMI device is smaller in size and has the HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) coding feature installed.

Connecting a DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) via DVI

TV Rear Panel

DVD Player or Cable Box/

Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box)

Audio Cable (Not supplied)

DVI to HDMI Cable (Not supplied)

Each DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) has a different back panel configuration.

➣

When connecting a DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box), match the color of the connection terminal to the

➣

cable.

When using an HDMI/DVI cable connection, you must use the HDMI IN 2 jack.

➣

Connect a DVI to HDMI Cable or DVI-HDMI Adapter between the

HDMI IN 2 jack on the TV and the DVI jack on the DVD Player or Cable Box/ Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box).

Connect Audio Cables between the DVI IN (HDMI 2) [R-AUDIO-L] jack on

the TV and the DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box).

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Connecting a DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) via Component cables

TV Rear Panel

DVD Player or Cable Box /

Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box)

Component Cable (Not supplied)

Audio Cable (Not supplied)

Connect a Component Cable between the COMPONENT IN (1 or 2)

[Y, PB, PR] jacks on the TV and the COMPONENT [Y, PB, PR] jacks on the DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box).

Connect Audio Cables between the COMPONENT IN(1 or 2) [R-AUDIO-L]

jacks on the TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player or Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box).

Component video separates the video

➣

into Y (Luminance (brightness)), Pb (Blue) and Pr (Red) for enhanced video quality. Be sure to match the component video and audio connections. For example, if connecting a Component video cable to COMPONENT IN 1, connect the audio cable to COMPONENT IN 1 also.

Each DVD Player or Cable Box/

➣

Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) has a different back panel configuration.

When connecting a DVD Player or

➣

Cable Box/Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box), match the color of the connection terminal to the cable.

Connecting a Camcorder

Camcoder

S-Video cable (Not supplied)

Video cable (Not supplied)

Audio cable

(Not supplied)

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TV Side Panel

Connect a Video Cable (or S-Video Cable) between the AV IN 2 [VIDEO]

(or S-VIDEO) jack on the TV and the VIDEO OUT jack on the camcorder.

Connect Audio Cables between the AV IN 2 [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the

TV and the AUDIO OUT jacks on the camcorder.

Each Camcorder has a different back

➣

panel configuration.

When connecting a Camcorder, match

➣

the color of the connection terminal to the cable.

Connecting a VCR

Video Connection

TV Side Panel

Follow the instructions in “Viewing a VCR or Camcorder Tape” to view your VCR tape.

Each VCR has a different back panel configuration.

➣

When connecting a VCR, match the color of the connection terminal to the cable.

➣

When connecting to AV IN 1, the color of the AV IN 1 [Y/VIDEO] jack (Green) does not match the color of the video cable

➣

(Yellow).

TV Rear Panel

RF Cable

Audio Cable (Not supplied)

Video Cable (Not supplied)

VCR Rear Panel

(Not supplied)

Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV.

Connect the cable or antenna to the ANT IN terminal on the

back of the VCR.

Connect an RF Cable between the ANT OUT terminal on the

VCR and the ANT IN terminal on the TV.

Connect a Video Cable between the VIDEO OUT jack

on the VCR and the AV IN 1 [Y/VIDEO] or AV IN 2 [VIDEO] jack on the TV.

Connect Audio Cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the

VCR and the AV IN 1 (or AV IN 2) [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the TV.

If you have a “mono” (non-stereo)

➣

VCR, use a Y-connector (not supplied) to hook up to the right and left audio input jacks of the TV. If your VCR is stereo, you must connect two cables.

S-Video Connection

TV Side Panel

TV Rear Panel

VCR Rear Panel

RF Cable

(Not supplied)

Audio Cable (Not supplied)

S-Video Cable (Not supplied)

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To begin, follow steps 1–3 in the previous section to connect

the antenna or cable to your VCR and your TV.

Connect Audio Cables between the AUDIO OUT jacks on the

VCR and the AV IN 2 [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the TV.

Connect an S-Video Cable between the S-VIDEO OUT jack

on the VCR and the AV IN 2 [S-VIDEO] jack on the TV.

An S-Video cable may be included with a VCR. (If not, check your local electronics store.)

Each VCR has a different back

➣

panel configuration.

When connecting a VCR, match

➣

the color of the connection terminal to the cable.

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