Samsung LW32A23W, Owner'S Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...0A23W 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 BN68 448D 03Eng 10 29 03 1 08 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...oduct names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Plug and Play The adoption of the new VESA Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup It allows you to install your set in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion Your computer system can easily identify and configure itself for use wi...

Page 3: ...y to repair it yourself Contact qualified service personnel During storm conditions especially when there is lightning unplug your set from the mains socket and aerial Do not overload wall outlets or extension cord Possible fire hazard Always keep your set in a well ventilated area Do not step on or twist the power cord Keep the power cord away from any heat source Possible fire hazard If the remo...

Page 4: ...ision in Standby Mode 13 Becoming Familiar with the Remote Control 14 Plug and Play 15 Choosing Your Language 16 SETTING THE CHANNELS Storing Channels Automatically 17 Sorting the Stored Channels 18 Storing Channels Manually 19 Editing the Channels 21 Assigning Channels Names 22 Fine Tuning Channel Reception 23 LNA Low Noise Amplifier 23 SETTING THE PICTURE Changing the Picture Standard 24 Adjusti...

Page 5: ...d on Windows 2000 or XP 43 Adjusting the PC Screen Automatically 44 Coarse and Fine Tuning of the Image 45 Changing the Image Position 46 Initializing the Image Settings 46 Selecting the DVI Mode 47 USING THE TELETEXT FEATURE Teletext Decoder 48 Displaying the Teletext Information 48 Selecting a Specific Teletext Page 49 Using FLOF to Select a Teletext Page 50 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE Troubleshooti...

Page 6: ...f the available input sources TV AV1 AV2 AV3 S VIDEO COMP1 COMP2 PC DVI MENU Press to see an on screen menu of your TV s features Press to increase or decrease the volume Also used to select items on the on screen menu C P Press to change channels Also press to highlight various items on the on screen menu Without the Remote Control You can turn on TV by using the Channel buttons 1 5 6 7 2 3 4 BN6...

Page 7: ...hould connect the Set Top Box to the VCR or DVD and connect the VCR or DVD to your set Input Output Specification 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 m...

Page 8: ...g Computer Connect the DVI connector to the PC video connector Connect the stereo audio cable to PC AUDIO IN STEREO on the rear of your set and the other end to Audio Out of the sound card on your computer Connecting Digital Audio Inputs Connect optical digital audio cable or coaxial cable RCA audio cable to DIGITAL AUDIO IN on the rear of your set and the other end to DIGITAL OUT of the equipment...

Page 9: ... 12 11 Main Speaker When the speakers are attached with LCD TV Main Speaker When the speakers are separated from LCD TV Connect the speaker audio cables to the main speaker output jacks on the rear of your set making sure that the polarities are correctly aligned The speakers MUST have more than 10watts rating Impedance 8Ω Mount the brackets on the speaker and your set Connect the speaker and your...

Page 10: ... page 26 PICTURE STANDARD SELECTION Refer to page 24 MAKE THE REMOTE CONTROL WORKS FOR TV VCR CABLE DVD STB INFORMATION DISPLAY CURRENT CHANNEL AND AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS Refer to page 38 PREVIOUS CHANNEL NEXT CHANNEL Refer to page 14 PREVIOUS CHANNEL VIDEO INPUT SOURCE SELECTION Refer to page 42 EXIT FROM THE OSD CHANGE CONFIRMATION CONTROL THE CURSOR IN THE MENU Refer to page 14 DOLBY PRO LOGIC II...

Page 11: ...ET RESET P SIZE SLEEP PIP DNIe PC SWAP P REW STOP PLAY PAUSE FF Viewing the Remote Control Teletext Functions TELETEXT HOLD TELETEXT CANCEL TELETEXT INDEX TELETEXT REVEAL TELETEXT NEXT PAGE TELETEXT PREVIOUS PAGE TELETEXT SUB PAGE TELETEXT SIZE SELECTION TELETEXT DISPLAY MIX Teletext Function Refer to page 46 48 for details BN68 448D 03Eng 10 29 03 1 09 AM Page 11 ...

Page 12: ...l for a long time The remote control can be used up to about 23 feet from the TV Assuming typical TV usage the batteries last for about one year The remote control doesn t work Check the following 1 Is the TV power switch on 2 Is the selected source TV and not video cable or DVD 3 Are the plus end and the minus end of the battery reversed 4 Did the battery run out 5 Is there a power outage 6 Is th...

Page 13: ...always put the TV in stand by mode with the remote control Use of the the power switch on the TV will clear all time related settings Benefit This full power off function is as effective as unplugging the power cable TV switches to standby mode when powered off by the remote control To return power to the screen press the remote control ON or channel button Pressing the power button on the TV does...

Page 14: ...ed to select a channel numbered ten or over Press this button and enter the two digit channel number Used to increase the volume Used to decrease the volume MUTE Used to switch the sound off temporarily To turn the sound back on press this button again or press the button MENU Used to display the Used to return to the on screen menu system previous menu or normal viewing EXIT Used to exit the On S...

Page 15: ...Result The message Ant Input Check is displayed with the OK is selected 4 Press the ENTER or button Result The following countries are available Belgie Deutschland Espania France Italia Nederland Schweiz Sverige UK East Europe Others 5 Select your Country by pressing the or button Press the ENTER or button Result The channel search will start and end automatically 6 Select the Hour or Min by press...

Page 16: ...splaying menus and indications 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Setup Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press the or button to select Language Press the ENTER or button Result The available languages are listed 5 Select a particular language by pressing the or button repeatedly Press ...

Page 17: ...o select ATM Press the ENTER or button Result The Start is selected 7 Press ENTER button to search the channels The sub menu is changed from Start to Stop with channel search started Result The search will end automatically Channels are sorted and stored in an order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last The programme originally selected is then dis...

Page 18: ...button to select Sort Press the ENTER or button Result The Prog Channel and Name are displayed 4 Select the Channel number that you wish to change by pressing the or button repeatedly Press the ENTER or button Result The selected Channel number and Name is moved to right side 5 Press the or button to move to the position which you would like to change and then press the ENTER button Result The sel...

Page 19: ...ENTER button again To assign a programme number to a channel find the correct number by pressing the or button and then press the ENTER button 6 Press the or button to select Colour System and then press the ENTER or button Select the Colour System required by pressing the or button repeatedly and then press the ENTER or button Result The colour standards are displayed in the following order AUTO ...

Page 20: ...ncy range until the first channel or the channel that you selected is received on your screen 11 Press the or button to select Store and then press the ENTER or button Select Yes by pressing the or button and then press the ENTER button Result The channel and associated programme number are stored 12 Repeat Steps 9 to11 for each channel to be stored Chan nn nel mode P Programme mode When tuning is...

Page 21: ...to select Add Delete Press the ENTER or button Result The state of current channel is displayed 4 Press the button to select Channel that you wish to Add or Delete Result If the channel that you wish to edit is not in memory the Add is selected and displayed Otherwise if the channel that you wish to edit is in memory the Delete is selected and displayed 5 Press the ENTER button to Add or Delete ch...

Page 22: ...he channel to be assigned to a new name by pressing the or button Press the ENTER or button Result The selection bar is displayed around the name box 5 To Then Select a letter number or symbol Press the or button Move on the next letter Press the button Move back the previous letter Press the button Confirm the name Press the ENTER button The characters available are Letters of the alphabet A Z Nu...

Page 23: ... press the ENTER button 6 To reset the fine tuning select Reset by pressing or button and then press the ENTER button To return to the previous menu select Return by pressing or button and press the ENTER button LNA Low Noise Amplifier If the set is operating in a weak signal area sometimes the LNA function can improve the reception 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press...

Page 24: ...djusting the Custom Picture Your set has several settings which allow you to control picture quality 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Picture Result The options available in the Picture group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press or button to select Custom Picture and press the ENTER or button 5 Select the option Contrast Brightn...

Page 25: ...ure size which best corresponds to your viewing requirements 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Picture Result The options available in the Picture group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press or button to select Size and press the ENTER or button 5 Select the required option by pressing the or button repeatedly The following option...

Page 26: ...group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press the or button to select DNIe and then press the ENTER or button Select the required option by pressing the or button The following options are available You can also select these options by simply pressing the DNIe button 5 When you are satisfied with your choice press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing DNIe Demo The screen shows the...

Page 27: ...NTER or button again Select On by pressing the or button and then press the ENTER or button 6 Press the or button to select TV Video and press ENTER or button Select a source of the sub picture by pressing the or button and press the ENTER or button Result The sources are displayed in the following order TV AV1 AV2 AV3 S Video Comp1 Comp2 7 To interchange the main picture and the sub picture selec...

Page 28: ...sed to operate ON OFF function of PIP directly SWAP Used to interchange the main picture and the sub picture When the main picture is in the Video mode and the sub picture is in the set mode you might not hear the sound of main picture when pressing the SWAP button after changing the sub picture channel At this time reselect the main picture channel Used to select the channel of sub picture PIP Se...

Page 29: ... Additional sound adjustments are available on your set For further details refer to pages 30 to 37 You can switch the sound off temporarily Example You wish to answer the telephone 1 Press the MUTE button Result The sound is switched off and Mute is displayed 2 When you wish to turn the sound back on press the MUTE button again or either of the volume buttons Result The sound comes back on at the...

Page 30: ...d Mode button on the remote control The sound settings can be adjusted to suit your personal preferences 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Sound Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Select Custom Sound by pressing the or button and then press the ENTER or button Result Bass and Treble are...

Page 31: ...able in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press the or button to select Sound Select and then press the ENTER or button Result Main and Sub are displayed When the PIP option only be On you can select these option 5 Select the Sub by pressing the or button Press the ENTER or button Result You can listen to the sound of the sub picture To listen the sound of current main pi...

Page 32: ...he option On or Off by pressing the or button Press the ENTER or button You can also select these option Dolby Pro Logic II On Off by simply pressing the SURROUND button on the remote control For further details of output depending on each option refer to 34 page 7 Press the or button to select Dynamic Range Press the ENTER or button If you wish to adjust the volume for nighttime viewing select Of...

Page 33: ...elay Press the ENTER or button Result The options available in the Time Delay group are displayed 18 Select the speaker Rear Left and Rear Right by pressing the or button Adjust the Time Delay 0 15ms of the surround channel by pressing the or button Press the ENTER button 19 When you are satisfied with the setting press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to ret...

Page 34: ...ft Surround Sub Woofer Output Input Source Mono Mono Lo Ro Lt Rt 5 1ch Dolby Digital PCM Stereo L R DTS MPEG I Stereo only MPEG II Main Left Center Main Right Right Left Surround Sub Woofer Output Input Source In case of Pro Logic On In case of Pro Logic Off The output of Sub Woofer is changed depending on the speaker setting BN68 448D 03Eng 10 29 03 1 09 AM Page 34 ...

Page 35: ...utton 6 Press the ENTER or button Result Off AV1 AV2 AV3 S Video Comp1 Comp2 PC DVI are displayed Select the option Off AV1 AV2 AV3 S Video Comp1 Comp2 PC DVI by pressing the or button 7 When you are satisfied with your choice press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing Optical cable Changes electric pulses into optical signals for tran...

Page 36: ...you connect headphones to the system You can adjust the headphone settings to suit your preferences The following headphones settings are available Volume Balance Bass Treble 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Sound Result The options available in the Sound group are displayed 3 Press the ENTER or button 4 Press the or button to select Headpho...

Page 37: ...switching occurs then switch to the MONO When receiving a mono sound in the AV mode connect to the AUDIO L input connector on the rear panel Type of broadcast Regular broadcast Standard audio Regular NICAM Mono NICAM Stereo NICAM Dual I II Regular broadcast Standard audio Bilingual or Dual I II Stereo On screen indication MONO Normal use MONO MONO NICAM Normal STEREO MONO NICAM Normal MONO Normal ...

Page 38: ...R or button Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed with Time selected 3 Press the ENTER or button Result The Time menu are displayed with clock selected 4 Press the ENTER or button 5 To Press the Move to Hour or Min or button Set the hour or minute or button 6 When you have satisfied with the setting press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT butt...

Page 39: ...e through the preset time intervals 30 60 90 120 150 180 Result The TV automatically switches to standby mode when the timer reaches 0 6 To cancel the sleep timer function select Set by pressing the or button and then select Off by pressing the or button You can set the sleep timer by simply pressing the SLEEP button on the remote control 1 Press the SLEEP button on the remote control Result If th...

Page 40: ...selected 4 Press the or button to select On timer Press the ENTER or button Result The On Time menu are displayed 5 Set the time channel and volume level at which you wish the set to be switched on To Press the Move to Hour Min Prog and Volume or button Set Hour Minute Prog No and or button Volume level Move to Set or button Select On to enable above setting or button 6 Press the or button to sele...

Page 41: ...ue screen mode to Off 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Setup Press the ENTER or button Result The options available in the Setup group are displayed 3 Press the or button to select Blue Screen Press the ENTER or button 4 Select the required option On or Off by pressing the or button 5 Press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing BN68 44...

Page 42: ...CR DVD Cable STB HD STB Satellite STB AV Receiver DVD Receiver Game Camcorder DVD Combo DVD HDD Recorder PC 6 When you are satisfied with the setting press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing Once you have connected up your various audio and video systems you can view the different sources by selecting the appropriate input 1 Check th...

Page 43: ...omputer manufacturer or Samsung Dealer 1 First click on Settings on the Windows start menu While Settings is highlighted move the cursor so that Control Panel is highlighted 3 Navigate to the Settings tab on the display dialog box The correct setting of size resolution 1280 x 768 pixels If a vertical frequency option exists on your display settings dialog box the correct value is 60 or 60 Hz Other...

Page 44: ...p Press the ENTER or button Result The options available in the PC Setup menu are displayed 4 Press the or button to select Auto Adjustment Press the ENTER or button Result After the PC screen twists during the auto adjustment procedure the screen quality and position are automatically adjusted Auto adjustment allows the PC screen of set to self adjust to the incoming PC video signal The values of...

Page 45: ...ct Coarse or Fine Press the ENTER or button Result The horizontal bar is displayed 6 Press the or button to adjust the screen quality Vertical stripes may appear or the picture may become blurry 7 When you are satisfied with the settings press the MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing The purpose of picture quality adjustment is to remove o...

Page 46: ...elect the PC mode This function does not work in DVI Digital mode 1 Press the MENU button Result The main menu is displayed 2 Press the or button to select Setup Press the ENTER or button 3 Press the or button to select PC Setup Press the ENTER or button Result The options available in the PC Setup menu are displayed 4 Press the or button to select Image Reset Press the ENTER or button Result You ...

Page 47: ... the PC Setup menu are displayed 4 Press the or button to select DVI Select Press the ENTER or button 5 Press the or button to select DVI Analog or DVI Digital 6 Press MENU button to return to the previous menu or press the EXIT button to return to normal viewing You can select the DVI mode DVI Analog or DVI Digital according to the pc input source video board video card or graphics card BN59 0037...

Page 48: ... 1 Using the P or P button select the channel providing the teletext service 2 Press the TTX MIX button to activate the teletext mode Result The contents page is displayed It can be redisplayed at any time by pressing the INDEX button 3 To display the actual broadcast simultaneously with the teletext page press the TTX MIX button 4 To return to normal viewing press the CANCEL button 5 Press the TT...

Page 49: ...the various display options To display Press the Both teletext information and TTX MIX the normal broadcast Hidden text REVEAL answers to quiz games for example The normal screen REVEAL again A secondary page SUB PAGE by entering its 4 digit number The next page PAGE UP The previous page PAGE DOWN Double size letters in the SIZE Upper half of the screen Once Lower half of the screen Twice Normal s...

Page 50: ...The available topics are listed on the status information line Result The page is displayed with additional color coded information that can be selected in the same way 3 To display the Press the Previous page Red button Next page Green button 4 When you have finished press the CANCEL button to return to the normal broadcast MUTE P VIDEO TTX MIX INFO E X I T M E N U STILL S MODE ENTER DUAL I II SU...

Page 51: ...at the broadcast system selected is correct Try to identify the electrical appliance that is affecting the set and move it further away Plug your set into a different mains socket Check the direction location and connections of your aerial This interference is often due to the use of an indoor aerial Replace the remote control batteries Clean the upper edge of the remote control transmission windo...

Page 52: ...s restricted to cleaning as explained below Unplug the LCD TV from the power outlet before cleaning To clean your flat panel display screen lightly dampen a soft clean cloth with water or mild detergent If possible use a special screen cleaning tissue or solution suitable for the antistatic coating To clean the LCD TV cabinet use a cloth lightly dampened with a mild detergent Never use flammable c...

Page 53: ...to a desk or a heavy stationary object The Kensington lock is a device used to physically fix the system when using it in a public place The locking device has to be purchased separately The appearance and locking method may differ from the illustration depending on the manufacturer Please refer to the manual provided with the Kensington lock for proper use Figure 2 Figure 1 Cable Optional BN68 44...

Page 54: ...e to the right side of the bracket and vice versa Be aware of the correct installation direction of the bracket when you set the angle to 30 and 32 degrees The direction for 30 and 32 degrees is indicated on the bracket surface When you first open the box the bracket is not assembled Put the left and right brackets in the direction of the arrow and tighten the captive screws 1 Attach the LCD TV on...

Page 55: ... below and put the plastic screw anchors in 2 LCD TV Wall bracket Wall 1 Attach the plastic screw anchors to each of the left right brackets as in 1 2 Assemble the bracket bars to the left right brackets as in the picture on the left They are left right and upper lower symmetry and the assembly direction does not matter Warning 1 Installing a wall bracket must be done by a qualified professional i...

Page 56: ... 0 7 Vp p 75 ohm TV Colour System PAL SECAM NTSC 4 3 Sound System BG DK I L Video Colour System PAL NTSC SECAM Video System CVBS S VHS RGB Scart 1 Video Input Output 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm RGB Input 0 7 Vp p 75 ohm Audio Input Output 500mVrms Scart 2 Video Input Output 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm Audio Input Output 500mVrms Component Video Input 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm Audio Input 500mVrms Power Supply Input AC 100 250 V 50...

Page 57: ... display modes that are supported Mode Resolution Horizontal Vertical Pixel Clock Sync Polarity Frequency kHz Frequency Hz Frequency MHz H V MAC 640 x 480 35 000 66 667 30 240 832 x 624 49 726 74 551 49 500 IBM 640 x 480 31 469 59 940 25 175 720 x 400 31 469 70 087 28 322 VESA 640 x 480 37 861 72 809 31 500 640 x 480 37 500 75 000 31 500 800 x 600 37 879 60 317 40 000 800 x 600 48 077 72 188 50 00...

Page 58: ...2 No connection 13 No connection 14 DDC Input Power 5V 15 Self Raster Pin Description 16 Output Signal Connection 17 Rx 0 18 Rx 0 19 Grounding 20 No connection 21 No connection 22 Grounding 23 Rx C 24 Rx C 25 C3 Analog Blue 26 C5 Analog Grounding 27 C4 Analog Horizontal sync 28 C2 Analog Green 29 C5 Analog Grounding 30 C1 Analog Red DVI connector BN68 448D 03Eng 10 29 03 1 09 AM Page 58 ...

Page 59: ...nsion lead or consult your dealer for assistance However if there is no alternative to cutting off the plug remove the fuse and then safely dispose of the plug Do NOT connect the plug to a mains socket as there is a risk of shock hazard from the bared flexible cord IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As these colours may ...

Page 60: ...listed on page 63 of this manual for your brand of VCR Make sure you enter three digits of the code even if the first digit is a 0 If more than one code is listed try the first one 5 Press the Power button on the remote control Your VCR should turn on if your remote is set up correctly If your VCR does not turn on after set up repeat steps 2 3 and 4 but try one of the other codes listed for your b...

Page 61: ...first one 5 Press the Power button on the remote control Your cable box should turn on if your remote is set up correctly If your cable box does not turn on after set up repeat steps 2 3 and 4 but try one of the other codes listed for your brand of cable box If no other codes are listed try each code 000 through 077 Note on Using Remote Control Modes Cable Box When your remote control is in Cable ...

Page 62: ...ontrol enter three digits of the DVD code listed on page 63 of this manual for your brand of DVD 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 the first one 5 Press the Power button on the remote control Your DVD should turn on if your remote is set up correctly If your DVD does not turn on after set up repeat steps 2 3 and 4 ...

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Page 65: ...SERVICE Do not hesitate to contact your retailer or service agent if a change in the performance of your product indicates that a faulty condition may be present ELECTRONICS BN68 448D 03Eng 10 29 03 1 09 AM Page 65 ...