Samsung LN40D550K1F User Manual

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Contents

Channel Setting

•

Using the Channel menu (Watch TV) 1

• Memorizing channels 17

• Other Features 21

Basic Features

•

Picture Menu 23

• Sound Menu 39

Preference Features

• Network

•

System Menu 79

• Support Menu 112

Advanced Features

• My Contents 123

• Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) 153

• AllShare™

for LCD 550 series

for LCD 550 series

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165

Other Information

• Troubleshooting 172

Anti-theft Kensington Lock 190

•

• License 192

❑Using the Channel menu (Watch TV)

Watch TV

Press the CONTENT button to select Watch TV, and then select the desired
menu item. Choose from Schedule Manager, Channel List, and Channel

Manager.

■Schedule Manager

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CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Schedule Manager

→

ENTER

→

E

Select the Schedule menu item to access the Timer Viewing function. Timer

Viewing let you display the channel you want at the time of your choice.

Schedule Manager

Channel List

Channel Manager

My Contents

Source

▶

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Using Timer Viewing

You can set the TV to display a desired channel automatically on a day and at a
time of your choice.

You must set the current time first using the Time



System menu to use this function.

To use Timer Viewing, follow these steps:

1. Press the ENTER

2. Press the ENTER

◀ ▶

3. Press the

Start Time.

●

Antenna: Select Air or Cable.

●

Channel: Select the desired channel.

◄/►/▲/▼

button on the Schedule Manager screen.

E

button to add a scheduled viewing.

E

buttons to set Antenna, Channel, Repeat, Date, and

Clock function in the

→

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Repeat: Select Once, Manual, Sat~Sun, Mon~Fri or Everyday. If you

select Manual, you can set the day you want.

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A check (

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Date: You can set a desired date.

Date is available only when you select Once in Repeat.

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●

Start Time: You can set the start time you want.

If you want to edit or cancel a scheduled viewing, select the scheduled
viewing on the Schedule List, and then select Edit or Cancel Schedules.

) mark indicates a day you selected.

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◀ ▶

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■Channel List

AC B D

AC B D

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CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Channel List

→

ENTER

→

E

The Channel List contains the channels your TV displays (added channels) when
you press the Channel button on your remote control. On the Channel List,
you can view Added Channels, channel information, Favorites, and manage
channels.

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When you press the CH LIST
button on the remote control, the

Channel List screen is displayed

Channel List

Added Channels

6-1 TV#6

7-1 TV#7

◀ ▶

3 Air

at once.

●

Added Channels: Show all added

(memorized) channels.

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23 TV#23
33 TV#33
32 TV#32
9 Air

a

11 Air

a

●

Favorites 1-5: Show all favorite

channels, arranged in up to five
groups. Each group has a separate screen.

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Air

Antenna

Program View  CH Mode E Watch k Page

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AC B D

ACB D

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The TV displays Favorites only if you have added favorites using Add to

Favorites.

If you want to view the list of favorite channels quickly, press the CH LIST
button, and then press the ► (CH Mode) button to display Favorites

1-5. If you have favorites in more than one Favorite Group, press the ►



(CH Mode) to view the other groups. Press the
return to the Added Channels.

Using the colored and function buttons with the Channel List.

●

●

Red (Antenna): Switches the mode and display between Air or Cable.

(CH Mode) button to

◄

◀ ▶

●

●

●Yellow (Program View / Channel View):

For digital channels, switches the display between Program View and

Channel View. When you select a digital channel in Channel View, press

once to display a list of programs on that channel. Press again to re­display the Added Channels.

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●

ACB D

●

(CH Mode / Channel): Toggles between the Favorites list (if you have

L

added favorites using Add to Favorites) and the Added Channels.

●

●

●

When you press the

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other channels using

(Watch): Press to watch the channel you selected.

E

(Page): Scrolls the Channel List to the next or previous page.

k●

●(Program View) button, you can move to
(Channel) button.

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Channel Status Display Icons

◀ ▶

Icon Description

a

)

An analog channel.

A reserved program.

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How to use Timer Viewing in Channel List (digital channels only)

ACB D

You can use Timer Viewing in Channel List to schedule a digital channel program for
viewing. The TV will turn on and display the digital channel program when the program
begins.

To schedule a digital program, follow these steps:

1. Press the CH LIST button, then select a desired digital channel.

2. Press the

●(Program View) button. The Program List for that channel appears.

3. Press the ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the desired program, and then press the

◀ ▶

4. Select Timer Viewing, and then press the ENTER



ENTER

If you want to cancel Timer Viewing, follow Steps 1 through 3, and then select

E●

or INFO button.

button.

E

Cancel Schedules.

English

■Channel Manager

AC B D



CONTENT

Watch TV

→

Channel Manager

→

ENTER

→

E

Using Channel Manager, you can add, edit, or delete Added and Favorite
channels. You can also edit channel names - for analog channels only.

●

( ) Added Ch.: Show all added

Channel Manager

Added Ch.

Selected items: 4 Channel Number

channels.

3 ---- Air

a

4 ---- Air

●

( ) All Channels: Show all
currently available channels.

Includes channels that have not

◀ ▶

been added.

●

( ) Favorites 1-5: Show favorite

Air

a
a

a

a

Antenna

5 ---- Air

6-1 TV #6

7-1 TV #7

8 ---- Air

9-1 TV #9

10 ---- Air

Sorting E Select T Tools R Return

a

a
a

a
a
a

11 ---- Air

11-1 TV #11

12 ---- Air

13 ---- Air

14-1 TV #14

15 ---- Air

16 ---- Air

17 ---- Air

channels, arranged in up to
five groups. Each group has a
separate screen.

English

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Using the colored buttons with Channel Manager

A

●

●

●

●

Using the Arrow buttons with Channel Manager

1. Highlight a channel in the first column on the left, and then press the Left

2. Use the Up or Down arrow buttons to select Added Ch., All Channels

Red (Antenna): Switches between Air and Cable.

Blue (Sorting): Sorts the channel list by channel number or by name.

arrow button. The Channel Manager sub-menu appears.

or Favorite 1 through 5, and then press ENTER

◀ ▶

button. The cursor enters the screen you selected.

If you have no favorites in a Favorite Group, the cursor will not enter

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that screen.

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or the Right arrow

E

Channel Status Display Icons

Icon Description

a

c



T

◀ ▶

Channel Manager Option Menu

Manage channels using the Channel Manager menu options (Watch, Add to

Favorites / Edit Favorites, Channel Name Edit, Add / Delete, Deselect All, Select
All).The Option menu items that appear may differ depending on the channel status

and type.

An analog channel.

A selected channel.

A favorite channel.

Displays the Channel Manager option menu.

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English

1. Use the arrow buttons to select a channel, and then press the

check appears next to the channel.

You can select more than one channel by highlighting each channel with the



T●

Tools button. A

cursor, and then pressing ENTER

2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote control.

3. Select an option, and then press ENTER

settings.

Exceptions: Select All. See the end of the Channel Manager section for



information.

E

.

to activate the option or change its

E

◀ ▶

Options

●

Watch: Watch the channel you selected. Appears only if you selected a channel

you are not currently watching. To use, select Watch on the Option menu, and
then press ENTER

E

.

English

●

Add to Favorites / Edit Favorites: Add to Favorites appears if the channel

you selected is not already a favorite. Edit Favorites appears if the channel you
selected is already a favorite.

Using Add to Favorite to add a channel to the Favorites List:

1. Select Add to Favorites, and then press the ENTER

Favorites screen appears.

2. The Add to Favorites screen has five groups, Favorites 1, Favorites 2,

etc. You can add a favorite channel to any one of the groups. Select a group

◀ ▶

3. Select OK, press ENTER

using the up and down arrows on your remote control, and then press

ENTER

E

.

, and then press ENTER

E

button. The Add to

E

again.

E

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Using Edit Favorites to delete a channel from the Favorites List:

1. Select Edit Favorites, and then press the ENTER

button. The Edit

E

Favorite screen appears.

2. The Favorite Group you assigned to that channel is checked. Select the
group, and then press ENTER

3. Select OK, press ENTER

, and then press ENTER

E

. The check disappears.

E

E

again.

Using Edit Favorite to move a channel from one Favorite Group to another:

◀ ▶

1. Select Edit Favorites, and then press the ENTER

button. The Edit

E

Favorite screen appears.

2. The Favorite Group you assigned to that channel is checked. Select the

group, and then press ENTER

. The check disappears.

E

3. Use the Up or Down arrow key to highlight a different group, and then press
ENTER

4. Select OK, press ENTER

. A check appears by the group’s name.

E

, and then press ENTER

E

English

E

again.

●

Channel Name Edit (analog channels only): Assign a name of up to five characters

to a channel. For example, Hist, Food, Golf, etc. This makes it easier to find and
select the channel.

●

Add / Delete: Add a channel or delete a channel from the channel list. When you

use the channel button on your remote control to change channels, your TV only
displays the channels on the channel list.

Deleting a Channel from the Channel List:

1. Select Delete, and then press the ENTER

◀ ▶

2. Select OK on the pop-up, press ENTER

appears.

E

again.

English

button. The Delete pop-up

E

, and then press ENTER

E

Adding a Channel to the Channel List:

1. Select a deleted channel on the All Channels list, and then press the
ENTER

Deleted channels are grayed out.



2. Press the TOOLS button on your remote control. The Options menu
appears.

3. Select Add, press ENTER

NOTE



button.

E

, and then press ENTER

E

E

again.

◀ ▶

●

Your TV will display all channels, including channels you deleted from the
channel list, on the All Channels list.

●

A gray-colored channel on the All Channels list indicates the channel has
been deleted from the channel list.

English

●

Add only appears if you have selected a deleted channel on the All
Channels list.

●

Delete only appears if you have selected an added channel on the
Added Ch. or All Channels list.

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Deselect All: Deselect all the selected channels.

Deselect All apppears only when you have selected one or more channels.

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●

Select All: Select all the channels in the channel list. To use, choose Select All

in the Options menu, and then press ENTER

◀ ▶

check appears by each channel. You can then apply one of the other options on
the Options menu to all the selected channels.

English

. All channels are selected and a

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❑Memorizing channels

MENU



Your TV memorizes channels and adds the memorized channels to the Channel

List with the Auto Program function. Before your TV can memorize channels,

you must specify the signal source, either Air or Cable. If you select cable, when
you start Auto Program, you must also specify the cable system type, STD,

HRC, or IRC. If you don’t know your cable system type, contact your local cable

company for the information. Most cable companies use STD.

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Channel

→

ENTER

→

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◀ ▶

English

■Antenna (Air / Cable)

To begin the memorizing procedure, follow these steps:

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1. Push MENU

2. Select Antenna, and then press ENTER

3.

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◀ ▶

Select the source of your TV signal,

Auto Program.

Selecting Air or Cable also changes the actual signal input from Air to Cable
or Cable to Air. Outside the menu, you can do the same thing by pressing

the TOOLS button on your remote control. On the Tools menu, select

Switch to Air or Switch to Cable.

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Channel

→

ENTER

→

Air

E

E

or

on your remote control.

.

Cable

. Go to the next section,

English

■Auto Program

Scans for channels automatically and stores them in the TV’s memory.
To start Auto Program, follow these steps:

1. Push MENU

2. Select Auto Program, and then press ENTER

3. Select Air or Cable or both by highlighting and then pressing ENTER

If●you●selected●Air●or●Cable●or●both●on●the●Antenna●screen,●your●choice●will●

●

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already●be●selected.

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Channel

→

ENTER

→

on your remote control.

E

.

E

E

.

◀ ▶

4. Select Search or Next, and then press ENTER

5. If you selected Cable, the Cable System screen appears. Select Digital

Cable System, and then press ENTER

If●you●selected●Air●only,●Auto Program●starts.

●

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.

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.

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6. Select STD, HRC, or IRC, and then press ENTER

7. Repeat for Analog Cable System.

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.

8. Select Search or Next, and then press ENTER

After all the available channels are stored, Auto Program removes scrambled



channels. When done, the Auto Program menu then reappears.This process
can take up to 30 minutes

. Auto Program starts.

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How to Stop Auto Programming

1. Press the ENTER

button.

E

◀ ▶

2. A message will ask Stop Auto Program? Select Yes by pressing the  or 

button.

3. Press the ENTER

button.

E

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❑Other Features



MENU

m

Channel

→

ENTER

→

E

■Clear Scrambled Channel

This function filters out scrambled channels after Auto Program is completed.
This process may take up to 20~30 minutes.

How to Stop the Clear Scrambled Channels Function

1. Press the ENTER

button to select Stop.

E

◀ ▶

2. Press the  button to select Yes.

3. Press the ENTER

This function is only available in Cable mode.



button.

E

English

■Fine Tune

(analog channels only)
If the reception is clear, you do not have to fine tune the channel, as this is done

automatically during the search and store operation. If the signal is weak or
distorted, fine tune the channel manually.

●

Select Fine Tune in the Channel menu.

Fine tuned channels that have been saved are marked with an asterisk “*” on



the right-hand side of the channel number in the channel banner.

To reset the fine-tuning, select Reset.



◀ ▶

English

❑Changing the Preset Picture Mode



MENU

m

Picture

→

Picture Mode

→

ENTER

→

E

■Picture Mode

Picture modes apply preset adjustments to the picture. Select a mode using the
up and down arrow keys, and then press ENTER

In PC mode, you can only select Entertain and Standard.

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●

Dynamic: Suitable for a bright room.

◀ ▶

●

Standard: Suitable for a normal environment.

●

Natural

●

Movie: Suitable for watching movies in a dark room.

for LCD 550 series

: For a display that is comfortable to the eye.

E

.

●

Entertain: Suitable for watching movies and games.

English

❑Adjusting picture settings



MENU

m

Picture

→

Backlight

→

ENTER

→

E

■Backlight / Contrast / Brightness / Sharpness / Color / Tint (G/R)

Your television has several options for adjusting picture quality. Select an option
using the up and down arrow keys, and then press ENTER
keys to adjust the option value or select an option setting. When done, press

ENTER

NOTE



E

.

. Use the arrow

E

◀ ▶

●

When you make changes to Backlight, Contrast, Brightness,

Sharpness, Color or Tint (G/R), the OSD will be adjusted accordingly.

●

In PC mode, you can only make changes to Backlight, Contrast,

Brightness, and Sharpness.

●

You can adjust and store settings for each external device connected to
the TV.

●

Lowering picture brightness reduces power consumption.

English

■Screen Adjustment

MENU



Screen Adjustment provides various picture size and aspect ratio options. Select

an option using the up and down arrow keys, and then press ENTER
arrow keys to select an option in the sub-menu, and then press ENTER

●

Picture Size: If you have a cable box or satellite receiver, it may have its own

set of screen sizes as well. However, we highly recommend you use your
TV’s16:9 mode most of the time.

16:9: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide screen mode.

m

Picture

→

Screen Adjustment

→

ENTER

→

E

. Use the

E

E

.

◀ ▶

Zoom1: Magnifies the picture moderately. Cuts off the top and sides.

Zoom2: Magnifies the pictrue more than Zoom1.

Wide Fit: Enlarges the aspect ratio of the picture so it fits the entire screen.

English

4:3: Sets the picture to 4:3 mode. For analog TV programs.

Do not set your TV to 4:3 format for a long time. The borders displayed



on the left and right, or top and bottom of the screen may cause image
retention (screen burn) which is not covered by the warranty.

Screen Fit: When your TV inputs HDMI (720p / 1080i / 1080p) or Component

(1080i / 1080p) signals, displays the full image without any cut-off.

Smart View1

Smart View2

◀ ▶



NOTE

●

●

●

Smart View1 is enabled only in HDMI mode.

Smart View2 is enabled only in DTV and HDMI modes.

The picture size can vary depending on the input resolution when you
play content using Videos in My Contents.

for LCD 550 series

for LCD 550 series

: Reduces original screen size by 50%.

: Reduces original screen size by 75%.

English

●

Position: Adjusts the picture position. Position is only available if Picture size

is set to Zoom1, Zoom2, Wide Fit, or Screen fit.

To use the Position function after selecting Zoom1, Zoom2 or Wide Fit,



follow these steps:

1. Select the Position, and then press the ENTER

2. Select the Position button, and then press ENTER

3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to move the picture up or down.

4. Press the ENTER

button.

E

button.

E

E

.

◀ ▶

If you want to reset the pictures to its original position, select Reset in the



Position screen, and then press ENTER

its default position.

. The picture will be reset to

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English



To use the Position function after selecting Screen Fit when connected
to an HDMI (1080i/1080p) or Component (1080i/1080p) source, follow

these steps:

1. Select the Position, and then press the ENTER

2. Select the Position button, and then press ENTER

3. Press the

4. Press the ENTER

If you want to reset the pictures to its original position, select Reset in the



◀ ▶

Position screen, and then press ENTER

its default position.

▲, ▼, ◄

or ► button to move the picture.

button.

E

. The picture will be reset to

E

button.

E

E

.

English