Samsung LA40N8, Owner'S Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ... a long period of time may leave traces of borders displayed on the left right and center of the screen caused by the difference of light emission on the screen Playing a DVD or a game console may cause a similar effect to the screen Damages caused by the above effect are not covered by the Warranty Displaying still images from Video games and PC for longer than a certain period of time may produc...

Page 3: ...4 Connecting Headphones 24 Selecting the Sound Mode 24 Setting the Time Setting and Displaying the Current Time 25 Setting the Sleep Timer 25 Switching the Television On and Off Automatically 26 Function Description Choosing Your Language 27 Using Game Mode 27 Setting the Blue Screen Mode Selecting the Melody 28 Setting the Home Theatre PC 28 Setting the Light Effect LA32R8 LA37R8 LA40R8 LA40N8 LA...

Page 4: ...stand screw may not be included depending on the model Wall mount items sold separately allow you to mount the TV on the 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 Samsung Electronics is not responsible for any damage to the product or injury to yours...

Page 5: ...nels In the on screen menu use the CH buttons as you use the and buttons on the remote control Without the Remote Control you can turn on the TV by using the Channel buttons 5 POWER Press to turn the TV on and off Power Indicator Blinks and turns off when the power is on and lights up in stand by mode Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards this spot on the TV 6 Speakers 1 2 3 4 5 6 F...

Page 6: ...xternal A V Devices AV IN 1 Connect RCA cable to an appropriate external A V device such as VCR DVD or Camcorder Connect RCA audio cables to R AUDIO L on the rear of your set and the other ends to corresponding audio out connectors on the A V device 2 Connecting AUDIO Connect RCA audio cables to R AUDIO L on the rear of your set and the other ends to corresponding audio in connectors on the Amplif...

Page 7: ...dels 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i 1080p HDMI DVI 50Hz X X X O O O O HDMI DVI 60Hz X O X X O O O Component O O O O O O O The external devices that support lower versioned HDMI mode may not implement sound output for the TV with the latest HDMI version HDMI 1 3 In this case connect to HDMI IN 2 and DVI IN HDMI 2 R AUDIO L on the back panel of the TV Part of lower versioned HDMI cables may cause an...

Page 8: ... sometimes labeled Y B Y and R Y or Y Cb and Cr Connect RCA audio cables optional to R AUDIO L on the rear of your set and the other ends to corresponding audio out connectors on the DVD This LCD TV displays its optimum picture resolution in 720p mode This LCD TV displays its maximum picture resolution in 1080i mode 0 Kensington Lock The Kensington lock optional is a device used to physically fix ...

Page 9: ...ng Anynet function only Refer to page 43 a P Next channel P Previous channel b Exit the OSD c Control the cursor in the menu d Use to see information on the current broadcast e Runs the Anynet view functions and sets up Anynet devices f Picture size selection g PIP Picture In Picture On Off SOURCE Input source selection POSITION PIP position selection P Next channel P Previous channel h When your ...

Page 10: ...ppears on the front of your set 2 To switch your set back on simply press the POWER numeric buttons 0 9 TV button or channel up down button again Do not leave your set in standby mode for long periods of time when you are away on holiday for example It is best to unplug the set from the mains and aerial Placing Your Television in Standby Mode 1 Lift the cover at the back of the remote control upwa...

Page 11: ...cted correctly 5 Select the appropriate country by pressing the or button Press the ENTER OK button to confirm your choice 6 The Auto Store menu is displayed with the Start selected Press the ENTER OK button The channel search will start and end automatically After all the available channels are stored the Clock Set menu appears Press the ENTER OK button at any time to interrupt the memorization p...

Page 12: ...ogramme numbers may not correspond to actual or desired programme numbers However you can sort numbers manually and clear any channels you do not wish to watch 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the ENTER OK button to select Area 3 Select the appropriate area by pressing the or button Press the ENTER OK button to...

Page 13: ...equired by pressing the or button then press the ENTER OK button If there is an abnormal sound or no sound re select the sound system required 9 If you know the number of the channel to be stored press the or button to select Channel Press the ENTER OK button Select C Air channel or S Cable channel by pressing the or button Press the button to select channel Select the required number by pressing ...

Page 14: ...hild Lock setting so keep the remote control away from children 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to select Channel Manager then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or button to select Child Lock then press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the or button to select On or Off Press the ENTER OK button 5 ...

Page 15: ...These names can be changed allowing you to assign new names 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Channel then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to select Name then press the ENTER OK button 3 If necessary select the channel to be assigned to a new name by pressing the or button Press the ENTER OK button The selection bar is displayed around the na...

Page 16: ... Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the ENTER OK button to select Picture 2 Press the ENTER OK button again to select Mode 3 Press the or button to select the desired picture effect Press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button to exit Dynamic Selects the picture for high definition in a bright room Standard Selects the picture for optimum display in a normal environment Movie Sel...

Page 17: ...1 Detailed Settings Backlight 10 sMore Move Enter Return TV Changing the Colour Tone You can select the most comfortable colour tone to your eyes 1 To select the desired picture effect follow the Changing the Picture Standard instructions number 1 to 3 on page 14 2 Press the or button to select Colour Tone then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or button to select the desired colour tone setti...

Page 18: ...button Press the or button until you reach the optimal setting Reset The previously adjusted white balance will be reset to the factory defaults My Colour Control Pink Green Blue White Reset This setting can be adjusted to suit your personal preferences Pink Green Blue White Changing the adjustment value will refresh the adjusted screen Select the required option by pressing the or button then pre...

Page 19: ...er selecting use the or button to magnify or reduce the picture size in the vertical direction Wide Zoom Move the screen up down using the or buttons after selecting the by pressing the or ENTER OK button Changing the Picture Size You can select these options by simply pressing the P SIZE button on the remote control Size 16 9 Wide Zoom Zoom 4 3 Just Scan Move Enter Return Picture rMore Size 16 9 ...

Page 20: ...n PC mode This function is available in Dynamic mode DNIe Off Demo On This TV includes the DNIe function so as to provide a high visual quality If you set DNIe to on you can view the screen with the DNIe feature activated If you set the DNIe to Demo you can view the applied DNIe and normal pictures on the screen for demonstration purposes Using this function you can view the difference in the visu...

Page 21: ...of the sub picture by pressing the or button and then press the ENTER OK button If main picture is in PC and Component mode Size is not available Viewing the Picture In Picture PIP Press the PIP button on the remote control repeatedly to activate or deactivate the PIP TV Setup rMore Wall Mount Ajustment Energy Saving Off HDMI Black level Low PIP Move Enter Return PIP PIP On Source TV Size Position...

Page 22: ...be active when the sub picture is set to TV 8 Press the EXIT button to exit You may notice that the picture in the PIP window becomes slightly unnatural when you use the main screen to view a game or karaoke Source Used to select a source of the sub picture Size Used to select a size of the sub picture Position Used to move the sub picture Programme Used to Change the sub picture PIP Settings O PI...

Page 23: ...m Equalizer SRS TS XT Off Auto Volume Off Internal Mute Off Sound Select Main Reset Move Enter Return Standard Music Movie Speech Custom TV TV The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal preferences 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Sound then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to select Equalizer then press the ENTER OK button 3 Pr...

Page 24: ...und Select Main Reset Move Enter Return Sound Mode Standard Equalizer SRS TS XT Off Auto Volume Off Internal Mute Off Sound Select Main Reset Move Enter Return Off On TV TV Adjusting the Volume Automatically Each broadcasting station has its own signal conditions and so it is not easy for you to adjust the volume every time the channel is changed This feature allows you to automatically adjust the...

Page 25: ...d Select Main Reset Move Enter Return Off On During the PIP features activation you can listen to the sound of the sub picture 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Sound then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to select Sound Select then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or button to select Main Press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button...

Page 26: ...nto the corresponding port you can operate only SRS TS XT and Auto Volume in Sound menu Prolonged use of headphones at a high volume may damage your hearing You will not receive sound from the speakers when you connect headphones to the system The headphone volume and TV volume are adjusted differently Connecting Headphones Resetting the Sound Settings to the Factory Defaults If Game Mode is On th...

Page 27: ...01 00 am pm am To Move to Month Day Year Hour Minute or am pm Set the Month Day Year Hour Minute or am pm Press the ENTER OK button Press the or button or button You can select a time period of between 30 and 180 minutes after which the television automatically switches to standby mode 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER OK button 2 ...

Page 28: ... Repeat Select a Once Everyday Mon Fri Mon Sat Sat Sun Press the or button Volume Adjust a 0 100 Press the or button Programme Adjust a Programme Press the or button When finished press the RETURN button to return The current time will appear every time you press the INFO button You can set the hour minute directly by pressing the number buttons on the remote control Press the EXIT button to exit ...

Page 29: ... console and connect another external device cancel game mode in the setup menu If you display the TV menu in Game mode the screen shakes slightly Game Mode is not available in TV mode If Game Mode is On Picture Mode changes to Standard and Sound Mode changes to Custom automatically The user cannot change these to other modes Sound Mode in the Sound menu is deactivated Adjust the sound using the e...

Page 30: ...Movie as in PC Mode 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or button to select Setup then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or button to select Home Theatre PC Press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or button to select Off or On Press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button to exit This function is available only in PC mode Setting the Home Theatre PC TV Setup Plug Play Langu...

Page 31: ...ing the or button Press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button to exit TV Setup Plug Play Language English Time Game Mode Off Blue Screen Off Melody Off PC Home Theatre PC Off Light Effect Watching Mode On sMore Move Enter Return TV Setup Plug Play Language English Time Game Mode Off Blue Screen Off Melody Off PC Home Theatre PC Off Light Effect Off sMore Move Enter Return Off Standby Mode On...

Page 32: ...stment Energy Saving Off HDMI Black level Low PIP Move Enter Return Off Low Medium High Auto 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu Press the or buttons toselect Setup then press the ENTER OK button 2 Press the or buttons to select HDMI Black Level then press the ENTER OK button 3 Press the or buttons to select Normal or Low then press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button to exit This ...

Page 33: ... your set 3 Select the required device by pressing the or button Press the ENTER OK button Press the SOURCE button on the remote control to toggel between all the available source TV mode can be selected by pressing the TV button number buttons 0 9 and the P button on the remote control But it cannot be selected using the SOURCE button Selecting the Source Mode Custom Equalizer SRS TSXT Off Auto V...

Page 34: ...d To activate the teletext mode and display the contents page 1 Using the P or P button select the channel providing the teletext service 2 Press the TEXT MIX button to activate the teletext mode The contents page is displayed It can be redisplayed at any time by pressing the MENU button 3 Press the TEXT MIX button again The actual broadcast will be displayed with Teletext Double and Mix in order ...

Page 35: ...ring its 4 digit number The next page The previous page Double size letters in the Upper half of the screen Lower half of the screen Normal screen Press the TEXT MIX INFO INFO PRE CH P P SOURCE Once Twice Three times Using Fastext to Select a Teletext Page The various topics included in the teletext pages are colour coded and can be selected by pressing the coloured buttons on the remote control 1...

Page 36: ...1 Turn off your cable box 2 Press the CABLE button on your TV s remote control 3 Press the SET button on your TV s remote control 4 Using the number buttons on your remote control enter three digits of the cable box code listed on page 37 of this manual for your brand of cable box Make sure you enter three digits of the code even if the first digit is a 0 If there is more than one code listed try ...

Page 37: ... remote control is in DVD mode the volume buttons still control your TV s volume Setting Up the Remote to Operate Your STB 1 Turn off your STB 2 Press the STB button on your TV s remote control 3 Press the SET button on your TV s remote control 4 Using the number buttons on your remote control enter three digits of the STB code listed on page 38 of this manual for your brand of STB Make sure you e...

Page 38: ...EI 021 MEMOREX 006 021 024 025 MGA 034 MIDLAND 005 MINOLTA 019 041 075 MITSUBISHI 019 034 041 046 Brand Code MONTGOMERY WARD 020 MTC 002 025 MULTITECH 002 005 025 038 NEC 007 008 018 026 037 062 064 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 PROSCAN 017 QUARTZ 018...

Page 39: ...eceiver 020 AV Receiver 021 DVD Brand Code ANAM 030 AUDIOVOX 075 AUDIOLOGIC 085 ANABA 072 APEX DIGITAL 070 071 074 086 083 084 088 111 112 AIWA 114 BROKSONIC 062 BLAUPUNKT 074 B K 122 123 CURTIS MATHES 027 CYBER HOME 077 078 079 082 CLARION 080 125 CIRRUS 081 CYBER HOME 065 CINEVISION 095 DAEWOO 066 DENON 146 FARENHEIT 067 068 FISHER 090 GPX 060 GO VIDEO 061 089 133 135 GE 069 074 GREENHILL 074 HI...

Page 40: ...IRECT TV 015 016 017 019 022 045 060 061 062 065 066 067 068 DAEWOO 074 DISH NETWORK SYSTEM 069 070 DISHPRO 069 DRAKE 018 024 032 DX ANTENNA 027 ECHOSTAR 025 069 070 071 EXPRESSVU 069 GOI 069 GE 065 GENERALINSTRUMENT 046 047 048 063 064 HTS 069 HOME CABLE 056 HITACHI 022 HUGHES NETWORK 015 017 IQ 020 IQ PRISM 020 JANEIL 059 JERROID 063 JVC 069 070 LG Goldstar 044 073 Brand Code MAGNAVOX 016 021 03...

Page 41: ... the dialog box Setting up Your PC Software Based on Windows XP Display Modes Both screen position and size will vary depending on the type of PC monitor and its resolution The resolutions in the table are recommended All resolutions between the supported limits are supported Mode IBM VESA Resolution 640 350 640 x 480 720 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 76...

Page 42: ...tical Frequency Hz Pixel Clock Frequency MHz Sync Polarity H V 640 X 350 31 469 70 086 25 175 640 x 480 31 469 59 940 25 175 720 x 400 31 469 70 087 28 322 640 X 480 35 000 70 000 28 560 640 x 480 37 861 72 809 31 500 640 x 480 37 500 75 000 31 500 800 x 600 43 750 70 000 45 500 800 x 600 37 879 60 317 40 000 800 x 600 48 077 72 188 50 000 800 x 600 46 875 75 000 49 500 1024 x 768 57 672 72 000 78...

Page 43: ...button to adjusting the Vertical Position Press the or button to adjust the Horizontal Position Press the ENTER OK button 4 Press the EXIT button to exit Adjusting the PC Screen Automatically Auto Adjustment Auto adjustment allows the PC screen of set to self adjust to the incoming PC video signal The values of fine coarse and position are adjusted automatically 1 Follow the Coarse and Fine Tuning...

Page 44: ...the HDMI 1 HDMI 2 or HDMI 3 jack on the TV and the HDMI OUT jack of the corresponding Anynet device using the HDMI cable 2 Connect the HDMI IN jack of the home theater and the HDMI OUT jack of the corresponding Anynet device using the HDMI cable Connect only one receiver You can connect an Anynet device using the HDMI 1 3 cable Some HDMI cables may not support Anynet functions Anynet works when th...

Page 45: ...n It is switched to the selected device 4 If you cannot find a device you want press the or button to select Searching Connections then press the ENTER OK button The meassage Configuring Anynet connection is displayed When searching devices completes the connected devices are listed in the Anynet menu Switching to the selected devices may take up to 2 minutes You cannot cancel the operation during...

Page 46: ...ng to the device when you are watching a TV program CH button Audio Device When Receiver is activated VOL button MUTE button Anyview2 When watching TV Play Pause The Anynet function only works when the remote control is set to TV The REC button works only while in the recordable state You cannot control Anynet devices using the buttons on the side of the TV You can control Anynet devices only usin...

Page 47: ... if the Anynet Function of Anynet device is set on I want to start Anynet Check if the Anynet device is properly connected to the TV and check if the Anynet HDMI CEC is set to On in the Anynet Setup menu Press the TV button on the TV remote control to switch to TV Then press the Anynet button to show the Anynet menu and select a menu you want I want to exit Anynet Select View TV in Anynet menu Pre...

Page 48: ...ation manual is to be used when attaching the wall mount to a wall When attaching to other building materials please contact your nearest dealer Button Operations Wall mount angle adjustment Tilt Up Tilt Down Move right Move left Reset Moves to the initial installation position Remembering the position and moving to the remembered position Remembers 3 positions with the Red Green and Yellow button...

Page 49: ...to a wall socket Check that you have pressed the POWER buttons on the front of the set Check the picture contrast and brightness settings Check the volume Normal picture but no sound Check the volume Check whether the MUTE button has been pressed on the remote control Check if Internal Mute is on Screen is black and power indicator light blinks steadily On your computer check Power Signal Cable Th...

Page 50: ... Diagonal 40 inch 46 inch 52 inch PC Resolution 1920 X 1080 60 Hz 1920 X 1080 60 Hz 1920 X 1080 60 Hz Sound Output 10 W X 2 10 W X 2 10 W X 2 Dimension WxDxH Body With stand 971 x 87 x 628 mm 971 x 300 x 687 mm 1106 x 104x 706 mm 1106 x 326 x 768 mm 1257 x 111 x 800 mm 1257 x 326 x 860 mm Weight With stand 20 7 kg 29 6 kg 36 4 kg Environmental Considerations Operating Temperature Operating Humidit...

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