Samsung LS15E23C, LS17E24C User Manual

LCD TV

LS15E23C
LS17E24C

Owner’s Instructions

Before operating the unit,

please read this manual thoroughly,

and retain it for future reference.

ON-SCREEN MENUS

PC DISPLAY

PICTURE IN PICTURE (PIP)

TELETEXT

English-2

Caution

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE REAR COVER, NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

The lightning flash and arrow head
within the triangle is a warning
sign alerting you of “dangerous
voltage” inside the product.

The exclamation point within the
triangle is a warning sign alerting
you of important instructions
accompanying the product.

WARNING: TO PREVENT DAMAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

☛

The main voltage is indicated on the rear of your set and the frequency is 50 or 60 Hz.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2002 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is strictly forbidden.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or
for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.

The

Samsung logo is the registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.;
VESA, DPMS and DDC are registered trademarks of Video Electronics Standard
Association; the E

NERGYSTAR

name and logo are registered trademarks of the

U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As an E

NERGYSTAR

Partner,

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has determined that this product meets the

E

NERGYSTAR

guidelines for energy efficiency. All other product names
mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.

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Safety Instructions

œ Do NOT expose the TV to extreme

temperature conditions or to extreme
humidity conditions.

These illustrations represent precautions concerning your TV.

œ Do NOT expose the TV to any

liquids.

œ During a storm conditions (especially

when there is lightning) unplug the
TV from the mains socket and aerial.

œ Always keep the power adaptor in a

well-ventilated area.

œ Keep the power adaptor away from

any other heater. Possible fire hazard.

Do NOT expose the TV to direct

sunlight.

√

If the TV is broken, do not try to

repair it yourself. Contact qualified

service personnel.

√

Keep all power adaptors apart.

Possible fire hazard.

√

Remove and discard the plastic

cover from the power adaptor before

use. Possible fire hazard.

√

If the remote control is not used for a

long period of time, remove the

batteries and store it in a cool, dry

place.

√

THIS DEVICE IS NOT FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

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Contents

(continued)

◆ FOREWORD

■

Caution .......................................................................................................... 2

■

Safety Instructions .......................................................................................... 3

◆ CONNECTING AND PREPARING YOUR TV/Monitor

■

Viewing the Control Panel.............................................................................. 6

■

Viewing the Connection Panel ....................................................................... 7

-

Connecting an Aerial or Cable Television Network ..................................... 8

-

Connecting DVD, VCR, or DTV Set-Top Box .............................................. 8

-

Connecting Computer................................................................................. 8

-

Connecting External A/V Devices ............................................................... 9

-

Kensington Slot ........................................................................................... 9

■

Viewing Pictures From External Sources......................................................... 9

■

Attaching a Wall or Arm Mounting device..................................................... 10

■

Installing VESA Compliant Mounting device .................................................. 10

■

Inserting the Batteries in the Remote Control.................................................. 11

■

Viewing the Remote Control (All Functions Except Teletext)........................... 12

■

Viewing the Remote Control (Teletext Functions) ........................................... 13

■

Switching On and Off .................................................................................... 14

■

Placing in Standby Mode ............................................................................... 14

■

Becoming Familiar with the Remote Control.................................................. 15

◆ SETTING THE CHANNELS

■

Storing Channels Automatically...................................................................... 16

■

Sorting the Stored Channels ........................................................................... 17

■

Storing Channels Manually............................................................................. 18

■

Giving Channels Names................................................................................. 20

■

Skipping Unwanted Channels ........................................................................ 21

■

Fine Tuning Channel Reception...................................................................... 21

◆ USING THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS (continued)

■

Changing the Picture Standard ....................................................................... 22

■

Adjusting the Picture Settings ......................................................................... 22

■

Selecting the Picture Format........................................................................... 23

■

Freezing the Current Picture........................................................................... 23

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Contents

◆ USING THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS

■

Changing the Sound Standard ........................................................................ 24

■

Adjusting the Sound Settings .......................................................................... 24

■

Enjoying the Dolby Sound.............................................................................. 25

■

Selecting the Sound Mode.............................................................................. 25

■

Viewing the Picture In Picture (PIP)................................................................ 26

■

Switching Off Automatically........................................................................... 27

■

Displaying Information................................................................................... 27

◆ USING THE PC FUNCTIONS

■

Setting up Your PC Softerware (Based on Windows 98).................................. 28

■

Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast ............................................................ 29

■

Adjusting the Image Quality........................................................................... 30

■

Changing the Image Position.......................................................................... 31

■

Adjusting the Color ........................................................................................ 32

■

Initializing the Image Settings......................................................................... 33

◆ USING THE TELETEXT FEATURE

■

Teletext Feature .............................................................................................. 34

■

Displaying the Teletext Information ................................................................ 35

■

Selecting a Page by Number .......................................................................... 36

■

Using FLOF to Select a Page .......................................................................... 37

■

Storing Teletext Pages ..................................................................................... 37

◆ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE

■

Troubleshooting: Before Contacting Service Personnel ................................... 38

■

Power Saver ................................................................................................... 39

■

Technical and Environmental Specifications ................................................... 40

■

Display Modes ............................................................................................... 41

■

Maintenance of Your Telelvision..................................................................... 41

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➢

Press Important Note

Symbols

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Viewing the Control Panel

ΠPC

Selects PC source

´ PIP

Activates PIP (Picture-In-Picture) directly in PC
mode.

ˇ TV/VIDEO

Displays a menu of all of the available input
sources (TV/Video1/Video2/S-Video).

¨ MUTE

Temporary sound switch off

ˆ MENU

Opens the on-screen menu.

Ø CH/ CH

❷❷

Moves the selector up or down on the OSD.
Increases or decreases the channel number.

Ø VOL➛➛/ ❿❿VOL

Moves the selector left or right on the OSD.
Increases or decreases the level of audio volume
and the values of the selected function.

∏ EXIT

Exits from the on-screen menu.

” AUTO

Allows you experience the quality of displayed
picture. The values of fine, coarse and position are
adjusted automatically. (It works PC mode only.)

’ POWER

Turns ON/OFF your set.

˝ Power Indicator

Ô Remote Control Sensor

 Speakers

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Viewing the Connection Panel (continued)

☛

Whenever you connect an audio or video system to your set,
ensure that all

elements are switched off. Refer to the
documentation supplied with your equipment for detailed
connection instructions and associated safety precautions.

Power Input

Option

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Viewing the Connection Panel (continued)

ΠConnecting an Aerial or Cable Television Network

(depending on the model)

To view television channels correctly, a signal must be received by the set from one of the following sources:

- An outdoor aerial

- A cable television network

- A satellite network

´ Connecting DVD, VCR or DTV Set-Top Box

- Connect the RCA Cable to “AUDIO(L)” and “AUDIO(R)” on the rear of your set and the other end to “Audio
Out” connector of the DVD, VCR, or DTV Set-Top Box.

- Connect the RCA Cable to “Y”, “Pb”, and “Pr” on the rear of your set and the other end to “Component Out”
connector of the DVD, VCR, or DTV Set-Top Box.

ˇ Connecting Computer

- Connect the 15 Pin D-SUB connector to the PC video connector.

- Connect the stereo audio cable to ”Audio (ST)” on the rear of your set and the other end to “Audio Out” of
the sound card on your computer.

➣

15 Pin D-SUB connector

Pin Separate H/V Composite H/V

1 Red (R) Red (R)
2 Green (G) Green (G)
3 Blue (B) Blue (B)
4 Grounding Grounding
5 Grounding (DDC return) Grounding (DDC return)
6 Grounding - Red (R) Grounding - Red (R)
7 Grounding - Green (G) Grounding - Green (G)
8 Grounding - Blue (B) Grounding - Blue (B)

9 No connection No connection
10 Grounding - Sync. / Self test Grounding - Sync. / Self test
11 Grounding Grounding
12 DDC - SDA (Date) DDC - SDA (Date)
13 Horizontal Sync. Horizontal/Vertical Sync.
14 Vertical Sync. Not used
15 DDC - SCL (Clock) DDC - SCL (Clock)

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Viewing Pictures From External Sources

Once you have connected up your various audio and video systems,
you can view the different sources by selecting the appropriate input.

1 Check that all the necessary connections have been made (refer to

pages 8 and 9 for further details).

2 Switch your set on and if necessary, press the TV/VIDEO button

repeatedly. The input sources are displayed in the following order:

TV

-

VIDEO -S-VIDEO -Component

TV/VIDEOPCPC

DISPLA

STILL

.STD

S.STD

Viewing the Connection Panel (continued)

¨ Connecting External A/V Devices

- Connect RCA or S-VIDEO cable to an appropriate external A/V device such as VCR, DVD, or Camcorder.

- Connect RCA audio cables to “AUDIO (L)” and “AUDIO (R)” on the rear of your set and the other ends to
corresponding audio out connectors on the A/V device.

- Headphone may be connected to the headphone output (

Ø) on the rear of your set. While the headphone is

connected, the sound from the built-in speakers will be disabled.

ˆ Kensington Slot

- This television has been designed to apply a burglarproof lock.

➢

Retractable Stand

Tilt the screen until you feel comfortable.
The maximum tilt angle is 15 degree to the
backward direction. Please do not tilt the
television other than specified range.

Excessive force to tilt the television
other than specified range may give
permanent damage to the mechanical
part of the stand.

15

Power

TV/VIDEO

P.STD

DISPLA

Y STILL

S.STD

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Attaching a Wall or Arm Mounting Device

This television supports VESA mounting standard for use with various VESA mounting devices. To install
any VESA mounting device, please follow the instructions given.

( A ) ( B )

1 Lay the television face-down on a flat surface with a cushion or other soft materials to protect the screen.

2 Remove all cable connected on the television.

3 Remove the four screws and then remove the Stand from the television.

4 Connect all cable you removed at step 2.

5 Now you are ready to install Wall/Arm mounting device depending on your applications.

Installing VESA Compliant Mounting Device

Align the mounting interface pad with the holes in the rear cover mounting pad and secure it with the four
screws that came with the arm-type base, wall mount hanger or other bases.

Rear cover mounting pad

Mounting

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Inserting the Batteries in the Remote Control

You must insert or replace the batteries in the remote control when
you:

◆

Purchase your set

◆

Find that the remote control is no longer operating
correctly

1 Remove the cover on the rear of the remote control by pressing the

symbol downwards and then pulling firmly to remove it.

2 Insert two R03, UM4, “AAA” 1.5V or equivalent batteries taking care to

respect the polarities:

◆+on the battery against +on the remote control

◆-on the battery against -on the remote control

3 Replace the cover by aligning it with the base of the remote control

and pressing it back into place.

➣

Do not mix battery types, i.e. alkaline and manganese.

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Viewing the Remote Control (All Functions Except Teletext)

SLEEP

DUAL

LIST/FLOF

CANCEL

PIP

ON

TTX/MIX

AUT

PRE-CH

EXIT

MUTE

TV/VIDEO

DISPLA

STILL

Power

LOCA

SUBP

AGE

Numeric buttons for

direct channel access

Sound mode selection

Picture freeze

Picture size selection

Automatic switch-off

Television On/Off

Available sources selection

One/Two-digit channel selection

Previous channel

Exit from the OSD/

Picture-In-Picture Off

Temporary sound switch-off

Picture effect selection

Sound effect selection

Picture-In-Picture On/
PIP source selection

Self-adjust to the incoming
video signal

Volume decrease

Next channel

Volume increase

➣

The performance of the remote control may be affected by bright light.

Display the setting information

Select to the PC mode directly

Menu display and
change confirmation

Previous channel

PIP size selection

PIP location selection

Power

TV/VIDEO

P.STD S.STD

PC DISPLA

Y STILL

P

MENU

P

MUTE

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

SUBP

SIZE

PRE-CH

AUT

CANCEL

AGE

LOCA

-/--

0

TTX/MIX

SLEEP

DUAL

I/II LIST/FLOF

P.SIZE PIP

EXIT

O

ON

TE

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Viewing the Remote Control (Teletext Functions)

SLEEP

DUAL

LIST/FLOF

CANCEL

PIP

ON

TTX/MIX

AUT

PRE-CH

EXIT

MUTE

TV/VIDEO

DISPLA

STILL

Power

LOCA

SUBP

AGE

Teletext hold

Teletext reveal

Teletext display/

mix both teletext information

and the normal broadcast

Teletext store

Teletext previous page

Teletext mode selection
(List or Flof)

Teletext cancel

Teletext next page

Programme selection by name

Teletext sub-page

Teletext size selection

Fastext topic selection

Exit from the Teletext display

Power

TV/VIDEO

P.STD S.STD

PC DISPLA

Y STILL

P

MENU

P

MUTE

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

-/--

0

TTX/MIX

EXIT

PRE-CH

AUT

O

SLEEP

DUAL

I/II LIST/FLOF

P.SIZE PIP

SUBP

AGE

SIZE

CANCEL

ON

LOCA

TE

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Switching On and Off

The mains lead is attached to the rear of your set.

1 Plug the mains lead into an appropriate socket.

Result

:

A Standby indicator lights off on the front panel.

2 Press the Power ( ) button to switch on.

3 To switch off, press the Power ( ) button again.

Placing in Standby Mode

Your set can be placed in Standby mode, in order to reduce the power
consumption.

The Standby mode can be useful when you wish to interrupt viewing
temporarily (during a meal, for example).

1 Press the Power ( ) button.

2 To switch back on, simply press the Power ( ) button again or a

numeric button.

➣

Do not leave your set in Standby mode for long periods of
time (when you are away on holiday, for example). Turn off
by pressing the ( ) button. It is best to unplug the set from
the mains and aerial.

TV/VIDEOPCPC

DISPLA

STILL

.STD

S.STD

TV/VIDEOPCPC

DISPLA

STILL

.STD

S.STD

Power

TV/VIDEO

P.STD

DISPLA

Y STILL

S.STD

Power

TV/VIDEO

P.STD

DISPLA

Y STILL

S.STD