Samsung PS58C6500 manual

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    Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE If you have any questions or comments relating to Samsung products, please contact the SAMSUNG customer care centre. Country Customer Care Centre Web Site EIRE 0818 717100 www .samsung.com/ie U.K 0845 SAMSUNG (7267864) www .samsung.com/uk © 2010 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. BN68-02807J-00 P l a s m a[...]

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    2 English Figures and illustrations in this User Manual ar e provided for refer ence only and may differ from actual pr oduct appearance. Product design and specifications may be changed without notice. Digital TV notice 1. Function alities r elated to D igital TV ( DVB) are only availa ble in count ries/are as where DVB-T (MPEG 2 and MPEG4 AV C) [...]

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    3 English Contents Get t ing S ta r ted 4 4 Accessories 5 Viewing the Control Panel 6 Viewing the Remote Control 7 Connecting to an Antenna 7 Plug & Play (Initial Setup) Con nec tio ns 8 8 Connecting to an A V Device 9 Connecting to an Audio Device 10 Changing the Input Source Bas ic Feat ures 1 1 11 How to Navigate Menus 11 Using the INFO butt[...]

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    4 English Getting Started Accessories ✎ Ple ase m ake sure t he fol lowin g items a re inc lud ed wi th your PD P T V . If a ny items a re mis sin g, cont act you r dea ler . ✎ Th e items’ co lou rs an d sha pes m ay var y de pen ding o n the mo del s. ✎ Cab les n ot inc lude d in the p ack age co ntents c an be p urch ase d sep aratel y . [...]

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    5 01 Getting Started English Viewing the Contr ol Panel ✎ Th e prod uct co lou r and s hap e may var y d epe ndin g on the m ode l. Remote control sensor Aim the remote contr ol towards this spot on the TV . SOURCE  T oggles between all the available input sources. In the on-screen menu, use this button as you would use the ENTER  button on[...]

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    6 Getting Started English Viewing the Remote Contr ol ✎ Th is is a sp eci al re mote cont rol for th e vis uall y imp aire d per son s and ha s Bra ille p oints o n the Powe r , Ch ann el an d Volume b ut tons. Installing batteries (Battery size: AAA) ✎ NOTE x Use th e rem ote contro l with in 23 feet f rom th e T V . x Br ight l ight m ay af f[...]

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    7 01 Getting Started English Connecting to an Antenna When the TV is initially powered on, basic settings pr oceed automatically. ✎ Pre set: Con nec ting th e mai ns and a ntenn a. Plug & Play (Initial Setup) When the TV is initially powered on, a sequence of on-scr een prompts will assist in configuring basic settings. Press the POWER  b[...]

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    8 English Connections Connecting to an A V Device Using an HDMI or HDMI/DVI cable (up to 1080p) Available devices: DVD, Blu-ray player , HD cable box, HD STB (Set-T op-Box) satellite receiver , cable box, STB satellite receiver ✎ HD MI IN 1(DVI), 2 , 3, 4, P C/DVI AU DIO I N x Wh en us ing an H DMI /DVI ca ble c onn ecti on, you m ust us e the HD[...]

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    9 English 02 Connections Using a Component (up to 1080p) or Audio/Video (480i only) and Scart Cable Available devices: DVD, Blu-ray player , cable box, STB satellite receiver , VCR ✎ In E xt . mod e, DTV O ut su ppor ts M PEG SD V ide o and Au dio on ly . ✎ T o o btain t he be st pic ture qu ali ty , th e Com pone nt co nne ctio n is rec omm en[...]

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    10 English Connections Changing the Input Source Source List Use to select TV or other external input sources such as DVD / Blu-ray players / cable box / STB satellite receiver connected to the TV . ■ TV / Ext. / PC / A V / Component / HDMI1/DVI / HDMI2 / HDMI3 / HDMI4 / USB ✎ In the S our ce L ist , c onne cted inp uts wi ll be h ighl ighte d.[...]

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    11 English 03 Basic Features Basic Features How to Navigate Menus Before using the TV , follow the steps below to learn how to navigate the menu and select and adjust differ ent functions. 1 ENTER  / Direction button: Move the cursor and select an item. Confirm the setting. 2 RETURN button: Returns to the previous menu. 3 MENU button: [...]

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    12 English Basic Features Using Scheduled View 1 Red ( View Mode ): View the list of programmes that are playing now or coming up. 2 Y ellow ( +24 Hours ): Viewing the list of programmes to be broadcasted after 24 hours. 3 Blue ( Ch. Mode ): Select the type of channels you want to display on the Channel View window . ( All , TV , Radio , D[...]

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    13 English 03 Basic Features 3. After you have changed the settings, the channel list for each group can be viewed in my channels. Channel List Y ou can see all the channels searched. Use to select a customized channel, for thecurrently selected input, fr om the lists All / TV / Radio / Analogue. ✎ Th e cur rent in put i s indi cated i n the bot [...]

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    14 English Basic Features  Editing Channels Channel Manager Option Menu (in Channel Manager ) 1. Select a channel and press the TOOLS button. 2. Edit the channel name or number using the Edit Channel Name or Edit Channel Number menu. ■ Edit Channel Name (analogue channels only): Assign your own channel name. ■ Edit Channel Number (digital ch[...]

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    15 English 03 Basic Features Picture Menu  Changing the Preset Pictur e Mode Mode  Select your preferr ed picture type. ■ Dynamic : Suitable for a bright room. ■ Standard : Suitable for a normal envir onment. ■ Relax : Suitable for reducing eye strain. ✎ Re la x is not ava ila ble in P C mode. ■ Movie : Suitable for watching movies [...]

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    16 English Basic Features ■ White Balance : Adjust the colour temperature for a more natural pictur e. R-Offset / G-Of fset / B-Offset : Adjust each colour’ s (red, gr een, blue) darkness. R-Gain / G-Gain / B-Gain : Adjust each colour’ s (red, green, blue) brightness. Reset : Resets the White Balance to it’ s default settings. ■ 10p White[...]

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    17 English 03 Basic Features ■ Screen Mode (16:9 / Wide Zoom / Zoom / 4:3) : Available only when pictur e size is set to Auto Wide . Y ou can determine the desired pictur e size at the 4:3 WSS (Wide Screen Service) size or the original size. Each European country r equires differ ent picture size. ✎ Not ava ilab le in P C , C ompo nen t or HD M[...]

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    18 English Basic Features Using Y our TV as a Computer (PC) Display Setting Up Y our PC Software (Based on Windows XP) Depending on the version of Windows and the video card, the actual screens on your PC may dif fer in which case the same basic set-up information will almost always be applied. (If not, contact your computer manufacturer or Samsung[...]

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    19 English 03 Basic Features Auto V olume (Off / Normal / Night) T o equalize the volume level on each channel, set to Normal . ■ Night : This mode provides an impr oved sound experience compared to Normal mode, making almost no noise. It is useful at night. Speaker Select (External Speaker / TV Speaker) A sound echo may occur due to a differ enc[...]

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    20 English Basic Features Setup Menu  Setting the Time Time ■ Clock : Setting the clock is for using various timer features of the TV .  The current time will appear every time you pr ess the INFO button. ✎ If you d isco nne ct the p ower c ord, you have to se t the c lock a gai n. Clock Mode (Auto / Manual) ✎ De pen ding o n the bro ad[...]

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    21 English 03 Basic Features ■ Change PIN : Change your personal ID number requir ed to set up the TV . ✎ If you fo rget th e PIN cod e, pres s the re mote co ntrol bu tton s in the fo llow ing se que nce, w hich res ets the PIN to “0 - 0- 0- 0” : P OWER (of f ) → MU TE → 8 → 2 → 4 → POWE R (on) .  Other Features Language ■ M[...]

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    22 English Basic Features ■ Menu T ransparency (Bright / Dark) : Set the T ransparency of the menu. ■ Melody (Off / Low / Medium / High) : Set so that a melody plays when the TV is turned on or off. Common Interface ■ CI Menu : This enables the user to select from the CAM- provided menu. Select the CI Menu based on the menu PC Card. ■ Appli[...]

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    23 English 03 Basic Features Installing the Latest V ersion ■ By USB : Insert a USB drive containing the firmware upgrade file, downloaded from “www .samsung.com,” into the TV . Please be careful not to disconnect the power or remove the USB drive until upgrades are complete. The TV will be turned off and on automatically after completing t[...]

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    24 English Advanced Features Connecting to a PC Using an HDMI/DVI Cable / a D-sub Cable Display Modes (D-Sub and HDMI/DVI Input) Optimal resolution is 1920 X 1080 @ 60 Hz. Mode Resolution Horizontal Frequency (KHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) Pixel Clock Frequency (MHz) Sync Polarity (H / V) IBM 640 x 350 720 x 400 31.469 31.469 70.086 70.087 25.175 2[...]

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    25 English 04 Advanced Features Network Connection Y ou can set up your TV so that it can access the Internet through your local area network (LAN) using a wir ed or wireless connection.  Connecting to a Wired Network Y ou can attach your TV to your LAN using cable in three ways: y Y ou can attach your TV to your LAN by connecting the LAN port o[...]

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    26 English Advanced Features Network Setup (Auto) Use the Automatic Network Setup when connecting your TV to a network that supports DHCP . T o set up your TV’ s cable network connection automatically, follow these steps: How to set up automatically 1. Connect your TV to your LAN as described in the previous section. 2. T urn on your TV , press t[...]

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    27 English 04 Advanced Features  Connecting to a Wireless Network T o connect your TV to your network wirelessly, you need a wireless r outer or modem and a Samsung W ireless LAN Adapter (WIS09ABGN, WIS09ABGN2, WIS10ABGN), which you connect to your TV’ s back or side panel USB jack. See the illustration below . Samsung’ s W ireless LAN adapt[...]

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    28 English Advanced Features Network Setup (Samsung Auto Configuration) This function is available in APs (Access Points) that support Samsung Auto Configuration. If your AP does not, you can connect through PBC (WPS), auto, or manually. ✎ Th is fu nctio n is avai lab le wh en SWL (Sa msu ng Wi rel ess L ink ) is set to O ff . ✎ Y o u can c h[...]

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    29 English 04 Advanced Features Network Setup (PBC (WPS)) How to set up using PBC (WPS) If your router has a PBC (WPS) button, follow these steps: 1. Connect your TV to your LAN as described in the previous section. 2. T urn on your TV , press the MENU button on your remote, use the ▲ or ▼ button to select Setup , and then press the ENTER  b[...]

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    30 English Advanced Features 8. T o enter the Pass Phrase, follow these general directions: – Press the number buttons on your r emote to enter numbers. – Use the direction buttons on your r emote to move from button to button on the Security Key scr een. – Press the Red button to change case or display symbols/characters. – T o a enter let[...]

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    31 English 04 Advanced Features SWL(Samsung Wireless Link) This function lets you connect a Samsung device that supports the PBC (WPS) to your TV . Y ou can connect devices to the TV even if a sharer is not connected to the TV . ✎ T o u se the In tern et@T V , the A P (acce ss po int) mu st be co nne cted to the w irel ess n etwo rk. ✎ If a Sa [...]

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    32 English Advanced Features Media Play  Connecting a USB Device 1. T urn on your TV . 2. Connect a USB device containing photo, music and/or movie fi les to the USB 1 (HDD) or USB 2 jack on the side of the TV . 3. When USB is connected to the TV , popup window appears. Then you can select Media Play .  Connecting to the PC through network Y[...]

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    33 English 04 Advanced Features ✎ No su ppo rte d fun ctio ns wh en co nne cting to th e PC thro ugh ne two rk: x Th e Bac kgro und Mu sic a nd Ba ckgr oun d Mus ic Se tt ing f unct ions. x Sor ti ng fi les by p refer enc e in the Ph otos , Mu sic , and V id eos fo lde rs. x Th e  (RE W ) or  (FF ) bu tton w hile a m ovie i s play ing. ✎ [...]

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    34 English Advanced Features  Screen Display Move to the file you desired using the up/down/right/left buttons and then pr ess the ENTER  or  (Play) button. The file is played. ✎ Sup por ts th e Vie w Devi ces a nd Ho me in Me dia P lay ho mepa ge. Videos Playing Video 1. Press the ◄ or ► button to select Videos , then press the EN[...]

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    35 English 04 Advanced Features y Supported Video Formats File Extention Container Video Codec Resolution Frame rate (fps) Bit rate (Mbps) Audio Codec *.avi *.mkv A VI MKV Divx 3.11 / 4.x / 5.1 / 6.0 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 8 MP3 / AC3 / LPCM / ADPCM / DTS Core XviD 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 8 H.264 BP / MP / HP 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 25 MPEG4 SP / ASP 1920x1080 6 ~ 30 [...]

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    36 English Advanced Features Playing movie file continuously (Resume Play) If you exit the playing Videos function, it can be played later from the point where it was stopped. ✎ If you p ress t he EN TER  but ton ( Ch apte ri ng ) dur ing p layin g the f ile, you c an exp lore s cen e div ide d into 5 ch apter s you wa nt. 1. Select the movie[...]

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    37 English 04 Advanced Features  Playing the Multiple Files Playing the selected video/music/photo files 1. Press the Y ellow button in the file list to select the desired file. 2. Repeat the above operation to select multiple files. ✎ NOTE x Th e  ma rk ap pea rs to the le f t of the se lec ted fi les. x T o c anc el a se lec tion, p r[...]

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    38 English Advanced Features Videos/Music/Photos Play Option menu During playing a file, press the TOOLS button. Category Operations Videos Music Photos Title Y ou can mo ve the othe r file dir ectly.  Repeat M ode Y ou can play mov ie and musi c files re peatedly.   Pictur e Size Y ou can adjust the picture size for pr eferen ce.  P[...]

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    39 English 04 Advanced Features Anynet+ What is Anynet+?  Anynet+ is a function that enables you to control all connected Samsung devices that support Anynet+ with your Samsung TV’ s remote. The Anynet+ system can be used only with Samsung devices that have the Anynet+ feature. T o be sure your Samsung device has this feature, check if ther e [...]

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    40 English Advanced Features Anynet+ Menu The Anynet+ menu changes depending on the type and status of the Anynet+ devices connected to the TV . Anynet+ Menu Description View TV Changes Anynet+ mode to TV broadcast mode. Device List Shows the Anynet+ device list. (device_name) MENU Shows the connected device menus. E.g. If a DVD recor der is connec[...]

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    41 English 04 Advanced Features  Listening through a Receiver Y ou can listen to sound through a r eceiver (i.e Home Theatre) instead of the TV Speaker . 1. Select Receiver and set to On . 2. Press the EXIT button to exit. ✎ If you r rece ive r supp or ts au dio on ly , it m ay not app ea r in the d evic e list. ✎ Th e rece ive r will wo rk [...]

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    42 English Advanced Features Internet@TV  Getting Started with Internet@TV ✎ NOTE x Co nfig ure th e net work s etti ngs b efore us ing I nter net @T V . For m ore info rma tion, ref er to “Net wor k Con nec tion” ( p. 25) . x Uns upp or ted font s with in the p rovid er’ s co ntent w ill not d isp lay nor mal ly . x Slow r esp onse s an[...]

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    43 English 04 Advanced Features Account Login For a application with multiple account, use ◄ and ► to access the differ ent account. ✎ For a m ore en joyab le app lic ation ex pe rie nce, re giste r and l og in to you r acc ount. ✎ For in stru ctio ns on c reati ng an ac cou nt, refer to Se tt ings → I nter ne t@T V ID → Cr ea te . 1. P[...]

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    44 English Advanced Features  Using the Internet@TV service Samsung Apps Samsung Apps is a store for downloading applications to be used on Samsung TV/A V equipment. Users can enjoy a variety of contents like videos, music, photos, games, useful information etc. using the downloaded applications. Additional applications will be available hereaft[...]

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    45 English 04 Advanced Features AllShare  About AllShare AllShare connects your TV , mobile phones and other devices which are compatible thr ough a network. On your TV , you can view call arrivals, SMS messages and schedules set on your mobile phones. In addition, you can play media contents including videos, photos and music saved on your mobi[...]

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    46 English Advanced Features Call Arrival Alarm If a call arrives while you are watching TV , the alarm window appears. Schedule Alarm While you are watching TV , the alarm window appears to display the register ed event. ✎ Y o u can c onf igu re view ing s etti ngs fo r sch edul e co ntents on yo ur mo bile p hon es. For t he pro ced ures, re fe[...]

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    47 English 05 Other Information Analogue Channel T eletext Feature The index page of the T eletext service gives you information on how to use the service. For T eletext information to be displayed correctly, channel r eception must be stable. Otherwise, information may be missing or some pages may not be displayed. ✎ Y o u can c han ge T e letex[...]

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    48 English Other Information Assembling the Cables Stand T ype Enclose the cables in the Cable Tie so that the cables are not visible through the transparent stand. 3 1 2 1 2 3 W all-Mount T ype ✎ Do n ot pull th e cab les to o hard w hen a rra ngin g the m. This m ay cau se da mag e to the prod uct’s conn ect ion ter min als. [XU]BN68-02807J-0[...]

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    49 English 05 Other Information Installing the W all Mount Assembling the Blanking Bracket When installing the TV onto a wall, attach the Blanking Bracket as shown. Installing the W all Mount Kit The wall mount kit (sold separately) allows you to mount the TV on the wall. For detailed information on installing the wall mount, see the instructions p[...]

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    50 English Other Information Securing the Installation Space Keep the requir ed distances between the product and other objects (e.g. walls) to ensure pr oper ventilation. Failing to do so may result in fir e or a problem with the product due to an incr ease in the internal temperature of the product. ✎ Wh en us ing a st and or w all-m ount, u s[...]

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    51 English 05 Other Information T roubleshooting If you have any questions about the TV , first refer to this list. If none of these tr oubleshooting tips apply, please visit “www . samsung.com,” then click on Support, or contact the call centre listed on the back-cover of this manual. Issues Solutions and Explanations Pictur e Quality First o[...]

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    52 English Other Information Issues Solutions and Explanations Ther e is no pict ure/Video . • Check ca ble connect ions (rem ove and r econnect al l cables co nnected to t he TV and ex ternal devices) . • Set your external devic es’ (Cable/S et top Box, DVD, Blu-ra y etc) video outputs to match the connecti ons to the TV input. Fo r example,[...]

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    53 English 05 Other Information Issues Solutions and Explanations Y our setti ngs are lost after 3 0 minutes o r every ti me the TV i s turned off . • If the T V is in the Store De mo mode, it will res et audio an d picture settings e very 30 minu tes. Change the sett ings fro m Store Demo mode to Home Use mo de in the P lug & Play ( Initial [...]

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    54 English Other Information Specifications Panel na tive 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz Envir onmental Co nsiderations Operatin g T emperat ure Operatin g Humidity Storage T emperatur e Storage Humidity 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F) 10% to 80%, non-condensing -20°C to 45°C (-4°F to 113°F) 5% to 95%, non-condensing TV Syste m Analogue: B/G, D/K, L, I [...]

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    55 English 05 Other Information Index A AllShare 45 Amplify 18 Antenna 13 Anynet+ 39 Auto Adjustment 17 Auto V olume 19 B Background Music 38 Balance L/R 18 Basic View 37 Batteries 6 Black T one 15 Blanking Bracket 49 Brightness 15 C Cable Tie 4, 48 Change PIN 21 Channel Manager 12 Channel Menu 13 Clock 20 Colour T one 16 Component 9 Connecting to [...]

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    W ar ning! Important Safety Instructions Please read the appr opriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Samsung product befor e attempting to install the product. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER A[...]

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    Wiring the Mains Power Supply Plug (UK Only) IMPORT ANT NOTICE The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse. The value of the fuse is indicated on the pin face of the plug and, if it requir es replacing, a fuse approved to BSI1362 of the same rating must be used. Never use the plug with the fuse cover omitte[...]

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