Samsung LT-P326W TFL LCD Television User Manual

							BN68-00653A-01
1-800-SAMSUNG(1-800-726-7864)
U.S.A
Samsung Electronics America
Service Division
400 Valley Road, Suite 201
Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
www.samsungusa.com 
Canada
Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.
Samsung Customer Care
7037 Financial Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 6R3
www.samsung.ca
LT-P326W
This device is a Class B digital apparatus.
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							Contents 1
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Your New TV
List of Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
List of Parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Right-side Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear Panel Jacks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
If remote control doesn’t work  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2: Installation
Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Separate VHF and UHF Antennas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting Cable TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cable without a Cable Box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels  . . . . 9
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels  . . 9
Connecting HDMI  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to connect Core  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting an S-VHS VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting a DVI-D Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting a DVD Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a Digital TV Set-Top Box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ANYNET  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
What is the Anynet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anynet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting TV + DVD/VCR Combo:                                       
Connecting AV Signal Cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
C
onnecting TV + DVD Receiver: Connecting AV Signal Cables . 19
Connecting TV + DVD Combo + DVD Receiver:
Connecting AV Signal Cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3: Operation
Turning the TV On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Channel Buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Pre-CH Button to select the Previous Channel . . . . . 21
Adjusting the Volume  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Mute  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Viewing the Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting Up Your Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote Control Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 4: Special Features
Plug & Play Feature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Memorizing the Channels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting the Video Signal-source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method)  . . . . . . . . . 29
Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method)  . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Labeling Channels    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
To set-up your Favorite Channels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
To Select Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
To Edit the Input Source Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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CONTENTS
Using Automatic Picture Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Customizing the Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Automatic Sound Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customizing the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting a Menu Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting the Blue Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fine Tuning Channels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Viewing Picture-in-Picture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Activating Picture-in-Picture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting a Signal Source (External A/V) for PIP  . . . . . . . . . . 42
Swapping the Contents of the PIP and Main image  . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing the PIP Channel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing the Location of the PIP Window  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing the Size of the PIP Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DNIe(Digital Natural Image engine)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
MCC (My Color Control)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Easy Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Detail Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I2C (Intelligent Image Control)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
IBC (Intelligent Brightness Control)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing the Screen Size.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Freezing the Picture  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the Color Tone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting the TruSurround XT(SRS TSXT)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Volume Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Special Sound Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting the Headphone Sound   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Selecting the Main or Sub Sound  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sub Woofer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Clock    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting the On/Off Timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Setting the Sleep Timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Viewing Closed Captions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the V-Chip  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Color Weakness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Selecting the Melody  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 5: PC Display
Using Your TV as a Computer (PC) Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Set up Your PC Software (Windows only)  . . . . . . . . . 70
How to Auto Adjust   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting the Screen Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing the Screen Position  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
To Initialize the Screen Position or Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
Identifying Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix
Installing the Stand  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wall Mount Installation Guide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning and Maintaining Your TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using Your TV in Another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Display Modes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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List of Parts
Please make sure the following items are included with your LCD TV.
If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
Chapter One
YOURNEWTV
Remote Control(BN59-00435A)
& Batteries (AAA x 2)RF Cable
(AA39-00039A)Power Cord 
(3903-000085)
Owner’s
InstructionsCore(3301-001201)
x 2 (See Page 11)Stand
(BN96-00380A)
List of Features
MCC (My Color Control):
Users can adjust colors to their preference by adjusting skin,sky and grass
tones.
I2C (Intelligent Image Control):
Automatically detects the input visual signal and adjusts to creat optimum
contrast.
IBC (Intelligent Brightness Control):
Adjusts the screen brightness automatically depending on the brightness of
the surrounding environment.
Color Weakness :
This feature enable those with a color weakness to view images as those
with normalvision.
JBL high performance built-in speakers:
Enables reproduction of broadband frequency sound.
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Familiarizing Yourself with Your New TV
Right-Side Panel Buttons
The buttons on the Right-side panel control your TV’s basic features, including the on-
screen menu. To use the more advanced features, you must use the remote control.
YOURNEWTV
POWER
Press to turn the TV on and off.
CH
Press to change channels.
Also press to highlight various items
on the on-screen menu. 
+ VOL –
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Also used to select items on the
on-screen menu.
MENU
Press to see an on-screen menu of
your TV’s features.
SOURCE
Displays a menu of all of the available
input sources (TV, AV, S-VIDEO, Component 1,
Component 2, HDMI, DVI, PC).
POWER INDICATOR
Lights when unit is in standby mode.
Lights green after setting on/off timer.
REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR
Aim the remote control towards this spot
on the TV.
LIGHT DETECTING SENSOR
Adjusts brightness of screen automatically 
by detecting brightness of surrounding 
environment. This sensor works when IBC is on.
SPEAKER
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YOURNEWTV
Rear Panel Jacks
Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected
continuously, such as a VCR or a DVD player. 
For more information on connecting equipment, see pages 7-14.
HDMI IN 
Supports connections between HDMI-
connection-enabled AV devices (set top
boxes, DVD players, AV receivers and digital
TVs).
DVI-D INPUT 
Connect to the digital video output jack on
your DVD/Set-top Box.
(DVI-D terminal does not support PC.)
DVI-D AUDIO INPUT
Connect to the audio output jack on your 
DVD/Set-top Box.
PC VIDEO (D-SUB) INPUT
Connect to the video output port on your PC.
PC AUDIO (D-SUB) INPUT
Connect to the audio output jack on your PC.
COMPONENT IN 2
Connect component video/audio from a
DVD/VCR/Set-top Box.
COMPONENT IN 1
Connect component video/audio from a 
DVD/VCR/Set-top Box.
S-VIDEO
Connect a Video signal from a 
camcorder or VCR
AV INPUT/OUTPUT
Connect a Video signal from 
a camcorder or VCR.
ANT IN
Connect to an antenna or to a cable TV system.
SUBWOOFER OUTPUT
Connect to an active (powered) subwoofer.
ANYNET
HEADPHONE JACK
Connect a set of external headphones
for private listening.
POWER INPUT
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YOURNEWTV
Remote Control
You can use the remote control up to a distance of about 23 feet from the TV. 
When using the remote, always point it directly at the TV. 
MODE
Selects a target device to be controlled
by the Samsung  remote control
(TV, VCR, Cable, DVD, Samsung STB)
(See pages 23~26)
CH and CH
(Channel UP/Down) 
Press CH or CH to 
change channels. (See Page 21)
VOL + and VOL - 
Press to increase or decrease
the volume. (See Page 21)
SOURCE
Press to display all of the available
video sources. (See Page 31)
UP / DOWN / LEFT / 
RIGHT / ENTER
Use to select on-screen menu
items and change menu values.
(The remote control will only
function with VCR or DVD units
that are compatible with the LCD TV.)
PIP FUNCTIONS
Picture-in-Picture ON/OFF(See pages 41~42) 
POWER
Turns the TV on and off.
(See Page 21)
P.SIZE
Press to change the screen size.
(See Page 48)
P.MODE
Adjusts the TV picture by selecting
one of the preset factory settings.
(See Page 33)
MUTE
Press to temporarily cut off
the sound. (See Page 21)
MENU
Displays the main on-screen 
menu.(See Page 22)
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YOURNEWTV
PRE-CH
Tunes to the previous channel.
(See page 21)
INFO
Use to see information on the
current broadcast. (See Page 22)
EXIT
Press to exit the menu.
SIZEPress to make the PIP window
double, large or small.
(See Page 42)
    CH    Displays the available channels
in sequence.
(These buttons change channels
in the PIP window only.)
(See Page 42)
RESET
When your remote does not work,
change the batteries and press the
RESET button for 2-3 seconds
before use.
SET BUTTON
SET button on TV remote control
adjusts 5 separate devices - TV,
VCR, Cable, DVD, or Samsung 
Set-top box. 
(See pages 23~26)
+100
Press to select channels over 100.
For example, to select channel 121,
press “+100”, then press “2” and “1”.
(See Page 29)
Anynet
Press the Anynet button to bring 
up the Anynet menu. (See Page 16)
STILL
Press to stop the action during
a particular scene. Press again to
resume normal video.
(See Page 48)
MTS
(Multi channel Television Stereo)
Press to choose stereo, mono or
Separate Audio Program
(SAP broadcast). (See Page 52)
SRS
(See Page 50)
AUTO PROG.Press to automatically store
selected TV/cable channels.
(See Page 29)
ADD/DELUse to store and delete channels
to/from memory. (See Page 30)
DNIe
Press to improve the digital video
quality. (See Page 43)
PC MODE
Press to switch to the PC mode.
(See pages 70~74)
FAV.CHTunes to the channels in your
favorite channel list. (See Page 31)
VCR/DVD Functions- 
Rewind
- 
Stop
- 
Play/Pause
- 
Fast/Forward
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3
Replace the cover.
Remove the batteries and store them
in a cool, dry place if you won’t be
using the remote control 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.)
2
Install two AAA size
batteries.
Make sure to match the “+” and
“
–” ends of the batteries with the
diagram inside the compartment.
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
1
Slide the cover out
completely.
YOURNEWTV
If remote control doesn’t work
Check the following:
1. Is the TV power switch on?
2. Are the plus and minus ends of the batteries reversed?
3. Are the batteries drained?
4. Is there a power outage, or is the power cord unplugged?
5. Is there a special fluorescent light or a neon sign nearby?
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Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas
If your antenna has a set of leads that
look like this, see “Antennas with
300-ohm Flat Twin Leads” below.
If your antenna has one lead that looks
like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm
Round Leads” on page 8.
If you have two antennas, see “Separate
VHF and UHF Antennas” on page 8.
Antennas with 300-ohm Flat Twin Leads
If you are using an off-air antenna (such as a roof antenna or “rabbit ears”) that has
300-ohm twin flat leads, follow the directions below.
Chapter Two
INSTALLATION
1Place the wires from
the twin leads under
the screws on a 300-
75 ohm adaptor (not
supplied). Use a
screwdriver to tighten
the screws.
2
Plug the adaptor into
the ANT IN
terminal on the
bottom of the back
panel.
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