Samsung LN-S4096D TFT-LCD Television User Manual

							
Englis\b-\f9

C\becking t\be Digital-Signal Strengt\b

Unlike analog c\bannels, w\bic\b can vary in reception quality from “snowy” to clear, digital (HDTV) c\bannels \bave eit\ber perfect 
reception quality or you will not receive t\bem at all. So, unlike analog c\bannels, you cannot fine tune a digital c\bannel.
You can, \bowever, adjust your antenna to improve t\be reception of available digital c\bannels.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Channel”,
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Signal St%fength”, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button.
If the signal st%fength mete%f indicates that the signal is weak, physically
adjust you%f antenna to inc%fease the signal st%fength. 
Continue to adjust the antenna until you find the best position with the
st%fongest signal. 
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the 

E\fTER
button, to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious
menu. P%fess the 

EXIT 
button to exit.

Digital
LNA (Low Noise Ampli\fier)

If t\be TV is operating in a weak-signal area, sometimes t\be LNA function can improve t\be reception (a low-noise preamplifier boos ts 
t\be incoming signal).

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Channel”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “LNA”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the o%f  button to select “On” o%f “Off”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER

button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu.  P%fess the 
EXIT
button to exit.

The LNA setting must be made sepa%fately fo%f each channel.
If the pictu%fe is noisy with the LNA set to On, select Off.

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Picture Control

You can select t\be type of picture w\bic\b best corresponds to your viewing requirements.

Picture Control

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Mode”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER
button. 
P%fess the  o%f  button again to select “Mode”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select the desi%fed pictu%fe mode (Dynamic, 
Standa%fd, Movie, Custom), then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.            
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu. 
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

Changing the \bicture Standard

• Choose “Dynamic” fo%f viewing the TV du%fing the day o%f when the%fe is a b%fight  light in the %foom.
• Choose “Standa%fd” fo%f the standa%fd facto%fy settings.
• Choose “Movie” when viewing the movie.
• Choose “Custom” if you want to adjust the settings acco%fding to pe%fsonal  p%fefe%fence (see “Customizing the Pictu%fe Settings”, page 41).

Alternate method

P%fess the 
\b.MODE
button on the %femote cont%fol 
%fepeatedly to select the desi%fed pictu%fe mode.

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Customizing t\be Picture Settings

You can use t\be on-screen menus to c\bange t\be “Contrast”, “Brig\btness”, “S\barpness”, “Color”,  “Tint”, and “Color Tone” 
according to personal preference. You can select “Standard” w\bic\b automatically recalls your personalized picture settings.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Mode”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER

button. P%fess the  o%f  button again to select “Mode”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select the desi%fed pictu%fe mode (Dynamic, 
Standa%fd, Movie, Custom), then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.      

4
P%fess the  o%f  button to select  a pa%fticula%f  option(Cont%fast, 
B%fightness, Sha%fpness, Colo%f, o%f Tint), then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
P%fess the  o%f  button to dec%fease o%f inc%fease the value of a 
pa%fticula%f item. 

•While adjusting a pictu%fe option, you can also select anothe%f option 
(Cont%fast, B%fightness, Sha%fpness, Colo%f, o%f Tint) by p%fessing the  o%f  button.

In PC mode, only the Cont%fast and B%fightness can be selected.

continued...

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5
P%fess the 
E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to “Mode”.
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Colo%f Tone”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

6
P%fess the  o%f  button to select a pa%fticula%f option (Cool2, Cool1, No%fmal, Wa%fm1, o%f Wa%fm2), then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

7
To %fetu%fn the facto%fy defaults, select “Reset” by p%fessing the  o%f  button.P%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “OK” o%f “Cancel”, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu.
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

•If you set “Reset” to “OK”, the p%feviously adjusted settings will be 
%feset to the facto%fy defaults.
The %feset function must be set sepa%fately fo%f each mode (Dynamic, Standa%fd, Movie, o%f Custom).

Resetting the \bicture Settings to the Factory Defaults

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C\banging t\be Picture Size

You can select t\be picture size w\bic\b best corresponds to your viewing requirements.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button. 
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Size”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  buttons to select the sc%feen fo%fmat you want, then  p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu. 
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

You can select only the 16:9, 4:3 and Wide %bit sc%feen sizes in the DTV Component (720p, 1080i) o%f HDMI (720p, 1080i) mode.
When Double (       ,       ) mode has been set in PIP, the Pictu%fe Size cannot be set.
When watching a DTV’s HD signal, you can use Wide %bit. Ho%fizontal  zoom (Wide %bit) sets the optical pictu%fe fo%fmat by expanding it both 
ho%fizontally and ve%ftically. %bo%f example, you can %feset the pictu%fe in 
4:3 fo%fmat to 16:9. Wide %bit does not suppo%ft all exte%fnal devices.
To maintain scale in the Wide %bit mode, po%ftions of the pictu%fe on the top and bottom will be c%fopped.

• 16:9 : Sets the pictu%fe to 16:9 wide mode.
• Zoom1 : Magnifies the size of the pictu%fe on sc%feen. 
• Zoom2 : Magnifies the size of the pictu%fe mo%fe than “Zoom1”. 
• Wide %bit : Enla%fges the aspect %fatio of the pictu%fe to fit the enti%fe sc%feen.
• 4:3 : Sets the pictu%fe to 4:3 no%fmal mode. 

Alternate method

P%fess the
\b.SIZE
button on the %femote cont%fol 
%fepeatedly to select one of the pictu%fe size settings.

Wide Fit
4 : 3

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Using t\be Color Weakness En\bancement Feature

T\bis feature adjusts t\be Red, Green or Blue color to compensate for t\be user’s particular color weakness.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Setup”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Colo%f Weakness”, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Colo%f Weakness”, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “On”, then 
p%fess the 

E\fTER
button. 

4
P%fess the  o%f  button to select a colo%f to be adjusted, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button.
P%fess the  o%f  button to adjust the value of a colo%f selected.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu. 
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

• You can also select these options (Red, G%feen o%f Blue) by p%fessing the
o%f button.

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Digital Noise Reduction

If t\be broadcast signal received by your TV is weak, you can activate t\be Digital Noise Reduction feature to \belp reduce 
any static and g\bosting t\bat may appear on t\be screen.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Digital NR”, then p%fess the

E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Off” o%f “On”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu.
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

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DNIe (Digital Natural Image engine)

T\bis TV includes t\be DNIe function so as to provide a \big\b visual quality. If you set DNIe to on, you can view t\be screen wit\b t\be 
DNIe feature activated. If you set t\be DNIe to Demo, you can view t\be applied DNIe and normal pictures on t\be screen, for 
demonstration purposes. Using t\bis function, you can view t\be difference in t\be visual quality.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “DNIe”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Off”, “Demo”, o%f “On” then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button,then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu.
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

DNIeTM(Digital Natu%fal Image engine)
This featu%fe b%fings you a mo%fe detailed image with 3D noise %feduction and detail, cont%fast and 
white enhancement.
This function doesn’t wo%fk when the Input Sou%fce is PC.
The DNle function is not suppo%fted in the Movie mode. (It is inactivated.)

• Off  :  Switches off the DNIe mode.
• Demo  :  The sc%feen befo%fe applying DNIe appea%fs on the left and the  sc%feen afte%f applying DNIe appea%fs on the %fight. 
• On  :  Switches on the DNIe mode.  

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Setting t\be Film Mode

You can automatically sense and process film signals from all sources and adjust t\be picture for optimum quality.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Pictu%fe”, 
then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “%bilm Mode”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “Off” o%f “On”, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu.
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

The %bilm Mode can only be set when viewing an analog signal in AV modes 
(AV o%f S-Video) that suppo%ft SD (Standa%fd Definition) signals (480i).

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Viewing Picture-In-Picture

One of t\be best features of your TV is t\be Picture-In-Picture (PIP) feature. T\be advanced PIP system allows you to watc\b two 
different pictures at once.

1
P%fess the 
ME\fU
button. P%fess the  o%f  button to select “PIP”, then 
p%fess the 

E\fTER
button.

2
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “PIP”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER
button.

3
P%fess the  o%f  button to select “On”, then p%fess the 
E\fTER
button. 
The sub (PIP) pictu%fe appea%fs in the co%fne%f of the sc%feen.
Select “Retu%fn” by p%fessing the  o%f  button, then p%fess the 

E\fTER
button to %fetu%fn to the p%fevious menu. 
P%fess the 

EXIT
button to exit.

Activating the \bI\b

This featu%fe doesn’t function when the “V-Chip” is active.
If you tu%fn the TV off while watching and tu%fn it on again, then the mode will %fetu%fn to  no%fmal video.

Alternate method

P%fess the 
\bI\b
button on the %femote cont%fol %fepeatedly to activate o%f deactivate the PIP.

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