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    Owner’ s Instructions COLOR TELEVISION CL-21K40MQ CL-21M40MQ Register your product at www .samsung.com/global/register AA68-03810A-Eng_Latin 8/18/06 10:14 AM Page 1[...]

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    English - 2 C ONTENTS Chapter 1: Y our New TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 List of Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    English - 3 C ONTENTS Chapter 4: Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Fine T uning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Selecting the Color T one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Changing the Screen Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    English - 4 List of Features Y our TV was designed with the latest technology . This TV is a high-performance unit that includes the following special features: • Easy-to-use remote contr ol • Easy-to-use on-screen menu system • Automatic timer to turn the TV on and off • Adjustable picture and sound settings that can be stored in the TV’[...]

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    English - 5 POWER Familiarizing Y ourself with The TV Control Buttons Y ou can control your TV’ s basic features, including the on-screen menu. T o use the more advanced features, you must use the remote contr ol. Y OUR N EW TV 1 MENU Press to see an on-screen menu of your TV's features. 2 – VOL + Press to increase or decrease the volume. [...]

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    English - 6 Y OUR N EW TV Connection Jacks (Side) Y ou can use the Side panel jacks to connect an A/V component that is used only occasionally , such as a camcorder or video game. (For information on connecting equipment, see page 15.) 1 AUDIO Input Audio signals from VCRs, DVD players and similar devices. 2 VIDEO Input V ideo signals from VCRs, DV[...]

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    English - 7 Y OUR N EW TV Connection Jacks (Rear) Use the rear panel jacks to connect an A/V component that will be connected continuously , such as a VCR or a DVD player . Because there are two sets of input jacks, you can connect two dif ferent A/V components (i.e., a VCR and a DVD, 2 VCRs, etc.) For more information on connecting equipment, see [...]

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    Y OUR N EW TV English - 8 Remote Control Y ou can use the remote control up to about 23 feet from the TV . When using the r emote, always point it directly at the TV . 1 POWER Tu rns the TV on and off. 2 Number buttons Press to select channels directly on the TV . 3 - Use to select a channel over 100, For example for channel 122, press “ - ”, t[...]

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    English - 9 Connecting VHF and UHF Antennas If your antenna has a set of leads that look like this, see “Antennas with 300-ohm Flat T win Leads” below . If your antenna has one lead that looks like this, see “Antennas with 75-ohm Round Leads” on next page. If you have two antennas, see “Separate VHF and UHF Antennas” on next page. Anten[...]

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    English - 10 I NST ALLA TION Connecting Cable TV To connect to a cable TV system, follow the instructions below . Cable without a Cable Box ▼ 1 Plug the incoming cable into the “VHF/UHF” antenna terminal on back of the TV . Because this TV is cable-ready , you do not need a cable box to view unscrambled cable channels. 2 Plug the combiner int[...]

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    English - 11 I NST ALLA TION Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels ▼ 1 Find the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. This terminal might be labeled “ANT OUT”, “VHF OUT” or simply , “OUT”. 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the “VHF/UHF” antenna terminal on the back of the T[...]

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    English - 12 I NST ALLA TION 4 Connect a coaxial cable between the ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable box and the B–IN terminal on the RF(A/B) switch. 5 Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B) switch. ANT IN 6 Connect the last coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on the RF (A/B[...]

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    English - 13 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a VCR These instructions assume that you have already connected your TV to an antenna or a cable TV system (according to the instructions on pages 9-12). Skip step 1 if you have not yet connected to an antenna or a cable system. 1 Unplug the cable or antenna from the back of the TV . 2 Connect the cable or an[...]

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    English - 14 I NST ALLA TION Connecting a DVD Player The rear panel jacks on your TV make it easy to connect a DVD player to your TV . Note: Only 480i formats ar e supported. (In component mode). Note: For an explanation of Component video, see your DVD player's owner's manual. 1 Connect a set of audio cables between the AUDIO INPUT 2 jac[...]

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    English - 15 I NST ALLA TION 2 Connect an audio cable between the AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the AUDIO terminals on the side of the TV . 3 Connect a video cable between the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the camcorder and the VIDEO terminal on the side of the TV . 1 Locate the A/V output jacks on the camcorder . They are usually found on the side[...]

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    English - 16 I NST ALLA TION ▼ 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 contr ol 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[...]

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    English - 17 O PERA TION Chapter Three O PERA TION Tu rning the TV On and Off Press the POWER button on the remote control. Yo u can also use the POWER button on the front panel. V iewing the Menus and On-Screen Displays V iewing the Menus V iewing the Display ▼ The on-screen displays disappear after about ten seconds. When Closed Caption has bee[...]

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    English - 18 O PERA TION Selecting a Menu Language 2 Press the œ œ or √ √ button to select the appropriate language: English, Spanish or French. Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Function”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. Language œ œ English √ ?[...]

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    English - 19 O PERA TION Memorizing the Channels Y our TV can memorize and store all of the available channels for both “air” (antenna) and cable channels. After the available channels are memorized, use the CH and CH buttons to scan through the channels. This eliminates the need to change channels by entering the channel digits. There are thr [...]

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    English - 20 O PERA TION 3 Press the œ œ or √ √ button. The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels. Storing Channels in Memory (Automatic Method) ▼ The TV automatically cycles through all of the available channels and stores them in memory . This takes about one to two minutes. Press the MENU button at any time to interrupt [...]

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    English - 21 O PERA TION Adding and Erasing Channels (Manual Method) 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Channel”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Add/Erase”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. 3 Press the œ œ , √ √ or number buttons [...]

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    English - 22 O PERA TION Changing Channels Using the Channel Buttons Press the CH or CH button to change channels. When you press CH or CH , the TV changes channels in sequence. Y ou will see all the channels that the TV has memorized. (The TV must have memorized at least three channels.) Y ou will not see channels that were either erased or not me[...]

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    English - 23 O PERA TION 1 Press the MENU button to display menu. Press the œ œ or √ √ button to select “Picture”. Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the contrast, brightness, sharpness, color , and tint according to personal pr eference. (Alternatively , you can use one of the “automatic” settings. See[...]

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    English - 24 O PERA TION Using Automatic Picture Settings Y our TV has three automatic picture settings (“Dynamic”, “Standard” and “Movie”) that are preset at the factory . Y ou can activate either Dynamic, Standard or Movie by making a selection from the menu. Or , you can select “Custom” which automatically recalls your personaliz[...]

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    English - 25 Adjusting the V olume Using the MUTE Button At any time, you can temporarily cut off the sound using the MUTE button. 1 Press the MUTE button and the sound cuts off. The word “Mute” will appear in the lower -left cor- ner of the screen. 2 To turn mute off, press the MUTE button again, or simply press either the VOL + or VOL - butto[...]

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    English - 26 O PERA TION 4 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select a particular item to be changed. Press the œ œ or √ √ button to increase or decrease the value of a particular item. Press the EXIT button to exit. Using Automatic Sound Settings Y our TV has four automatic sound settings (“Standard”, “Music”, “Movie” and “Speech?[...]

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    English - 27 O PERA TION Setting the Clock 1 Press the MENU button to display the on-screen menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Function”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “T ime”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. The T ime menu will appear on the screen, and “Clock” will be[...]

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    English - 28 O PERA TION V iewing a VCR or Camcorder T ape Y ou must select the appropriate mode in order to view the VCR or Camcorder signal on the TV . 1 Press the MENU button to display the menu. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Channel”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “TV/A V”. [...]

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    English - 29 Chapter Four S PECIAL F EA TURES Fine T uning Channels Use fine tuning to manually adjust a particular channel for optimal reception. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Fine tune”, then press the œ œ or √ √ button. 4 To store the fine tuning setting in the TV’ s memory , press the ▲ or ▼ button to select “Select[...]

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    English - 30 S PECIAL F EA TURES Selecting the Color T one 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select "Color T one". 3 Press the œ œ or √ √ button repeatedly to select “Cool”, “Normal” or “ War m ” . Press the EXIT button to exit. 1 Press the MENU button to display menu. Press the œ œ or √ √ button to select “Pictur[...]

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    English - 31 S PECIAL F EA TURES Changing the Screen Size 3 Press the œ œ or √ √ button repeatedly to select “Normal” or “Zoom”. Press the EXIT button to exit. • Normal : Sets the picture to 4:3 normal mode. This is a standar d TV screen size. • Zoom : Magnifies the size of the picture on scr een. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to [...]

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    English - 32 S PECIAL F EA TURES Using the Surf Feature This feature allows you to set the TV to return to a particular channel after a certain amount of time. For example, you may be watching a channel when commercials start. Y ou can set the Surf to “5 minutes”, then switch channels. After 5 minutes, the TV will return to the original channel[...]

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    English - 33 S PECIAL F EA TURES Choosing a Multi-Channel Sound (MTS) Soundtrack Depending on the particular program being br oadcast, you can listen to stereo, mono or a Separate Audio Program. (SAP audio is usually a for eign-language translation. Sometimes SAP has unrelated information like news or weather .) 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to sel[...]

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    English - 34 S PECIAL F EA TURES Extra Sound Settings • Auto V olume 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. “Auto V olume” lets you automatically adjust the volume of the desired channel by lowering the sound output when the modulation sign[...]

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    English - 35 S PECIAL F EA TURES Setting the On/Off T imer 3 Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select "On time". Press the œ œ or √ √ button to select the “On time” hours. (The hours digits will be highlighted.) Press the ▲ or ▼ button repeatedly to select the appropriate hours (i.e., the hour when the TV will turn on.) 4 Press[...]

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    English - 36 S PECIAL F EA TURES 5 Press the √ √ button to select “On/Off”. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to turn the On time “On”. (Repeatedly pressing the ▲ or ▼ button will alternate between on and off.) 6 When finished, press the √ √ button . ▼ To deactivate the “On time”, select “Off” during this step. 7 To set the [...]

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    English - 37 S PECIAL F EA TURES ▼ Misspellings and unusual characters sometimes occur during closed caption transmissions, especially those of live events. There may be a small delay before captions These are not malfunctions of the TV . 3 Press the œ œ or √ √ button to turn closed captioning On/Off. ▼ In “ Caption ” mode, captions a[...]

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    English - 38 If the TV seems to have a problem, first try this list of possible pr oblems and solutions. If none of these troubleshooting tips apply , then call your nearest service center . Identifying Problems Chapter Five T ROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Solution Poor picture T ry another channel. Adjust the antenna. Check all wire connections.[...]

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    English - 39 Cleaning and Maintaining Y our TV W ith proper care, your TV unit will give you many years of service. Please follow these guidelines to get the maximum performance from your TV . Placement • Do not place the TV near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not place the TV near appliances with electric motors that create m[...]

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    Standard scr een format televisions (4:3, the aspect ratio of the screen width to height) are primarily designed to view standard format full-motion video. The images displayed on them should primarily be in the standard 4:3 ratio format and constantly moving. Displaying stationary graphics and images on screen, such as the dark top and bottom lett[...]

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    P rinted in Mexico AA68-0381 0A-04 Contact SAMSUNG WORLD-WIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to S amsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care center . Country ARGENTINE BRAZIL CHILE COST A RICA ECUADOR EL SAL V ADOR GUA TEMALA JAMAICA MEXICO P ANAMA PUERT O RICO REP . DOMINICANA TRINIDAD & T OBAGO VENEZUELA Custome[...]