Samsung LN40A540P2FXZA User Manual

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Rear Panel / Side Panel Jacks

Quick Setup Guide

LN40A540P2F/LN46A540P2F/ LN52A540P2F

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 WISELINK 7 AV IN 2, S-VIDEO 8 HEADPHONE

Video Input Performance Comparison

HDMI/DVI

PC/COMPONENT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

Best

Better

Good

Normal

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

Audio Output Performance Comparison

OPTICAL (Digital)

AUDIO (Analog)

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Best

Normal

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, WISELINK, etc.

Controls the caption decoder.

E.MODE

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

Use these buttons in the

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

ON/OFF

Press to backlight the buttons on the remote. This function is convenient for using at night or when the room is dark. (Using the remote control with the ON/OFF light button set to On will reduce the battery usage time.)

PRE-CH

Tunes to the previous channel.

CH / CH

Press to change channels.

SOURCE

Press to display and select the available video sources.

W.LINK (WISELINK)

This function enables you to view and play photo and music files from an external device.

(

Displays the main on-screen menu.

)

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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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.

➣

The TV may not output sound and pictures may be displayed with abnormal color when DVD players/Cable Boxes/Satellite

➣

receivers supporting HDMI versions older than 1.3 are connected. When connecting an older HDMI cable and there is no sound, connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI IN 2 jack and the audio cables to the DVI IN (HDMI2) [R-AUDIO-L] jacks on the back of the TV. If this happens, contact the company that provided the DVD player/Cable Box/Satellite receiver to confirm the HDMI version, then request an upgrade.

HDMI cables that are not 1.3 may cause annoying flicker or no screen display.

➣

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.

➣

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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).

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

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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)

Audio 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 IN2 [VIDEO]

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

Connect Audio Cables between the AV IN2 [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.

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