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    Owner ’ s Instructions SPK4215M AA68-01689A-cover 4/12/05 10:45 AM Page 3[...]

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    Wa rning! Impor tant Safety Instructions 2 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates high voltage is present inside. It is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this product. This symb[...]

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    Thank you for choosing Samsung! Y our new Samsung product represents the latest in television technol- ogy . W e designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabilities, making it one of the best products in its class. W e are proud to offer you a product that will provide convenient, dependable ser vice and enjoyment for ye[...]

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    •P rotect the power cord. Power supply cords should be routed so that they won’t be walked on or pinched by objects placed on or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience recepta- cles, and the point where they exit from the unit. • Unplug the Monitor from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system [...]

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    User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the fol- lowing warning: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter[...]

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    User Instructions Screen Image retention Do not display a still image (such as on a video game or when hooking up a PC to this Monitor) on the plasma monitor panel for more than 2 hours as it can cause screen image retention. This image retention is also known as “screen burn”. T o avoid such image retention, refer to page 26 and 42 of this man[...]

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    Setup Y our New Plasma Display Panel ................................................................................................................10 Remote Control Buttons ............................................................................................................................12 W all Installation Instructions ................[...]

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    PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Setup Y our New Plasma Display Panel ....................................................10 Remote Control Buttons ................................................................12 W all Installation Instructions ..........................................................14 Tu r ning the PDP On and Off .......................[...]

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    Remote Control Signal Receiver Aim the remote control towards this spot on the Monitor . Power Button Press to turn the PDP on and off. Front Panel Y our New Plasma Display Panel 10 Checking Parts Remote Control/ AAA Batteries Diskette (Plug & Play RS-232C) S-VHS Cable V ideo Cable (15Pin) V ideo Cable Power Cord Owner’ s Instruction AA68-016[...]

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    11 Rear Panel Composite Input jack Connect a video signal from external sources like VCRs or DVD players. S-video Input jack Connect a S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCRs or DVD players. RGB Input jack (15pin) Connect to the video output jack on your PC. Power Input jack RS-232C Input jack Component Input (Y , Pb, Pr) jacks Connect a video signal fro[...]

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    Remote Contr ol Buttons Œ Power button Tu r ns the PDP on and off. ´ Number buttons ˇ Display button Press to display information on the PDP screen. ¨ Menu button Displays the main on-screen menu. ˆ CH (Channel) and VOL (V olume) buttons Not available for this Monitor . Ø Mute button Not available for this Monitor . ∏ P .Mode button Adjust [...]

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    ı VCR control buttons Controls VCR tape functions: Stop, Rewind, Play/Pause, Fast For ward. ˜ Set button Use during set up of this remote control, so that it will work compatibly with other devices (VCR, cable box, DVD, etc.) ¯ Clock set button Press to clock setting. ˘ PIP control buttons Source : Press to select one of the available signal so[...]

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    W all Installation Instructions 1 Do not install the PDP on any place other than vertical walls. 2 To protect the per formance of the PDP and prevent troubles, avoid the following places: • Next to spring cooler detectors. • Places subject to vibration or shock. • Near high voltage cables. • Around heating apparatus 3 Install the PDP consid[...]

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    1 See the drawing of the wall attachment panel shown in page 14 to check for the stability of the wall where the PDP is to be installed. If the wall is not enough strong to support the PDP , strengthen the wall before installation. 2 Fix the wall attachment panel on the wall using bolts as shown in the following figure: Fixing bolts must protrude f[...]

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    16 4 Remove four large screws from the rear side of the display . 5 Insert the hexagonal bolts, dish-type washers, and insulation rubber into the four screwholes as shown in the following figure: Œ Hexagonal bolt ´ Dish-type washer ˇ Insulation rubber 6 Put the insulation rubber point protruding from the rear top of the display in the groove on [...]

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    7 Insert the fixing bolts into the boltholes on both sides (left and right) of the wall fixing panel. Keep the fixing bolts tight to prevent the display from separating from the panel, and falling to the floor . Remove the fixing bolts from both sides (left and right) of the wall attachment panel. Lift and pull the bottom of the display a small amo[...]

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    Tu rning the Monitor(PDP) On and Off Tu rning the Monitor(PDP) On and Off Press the Power button on the remote control. The PDP will turn on and you will be ready to use it’ s features. Y ou can also use the Power button on the front of the PDP . Notes: • If your Monitor isn’t turned on when the power button is pressed: Press the MODE button [...]

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    Displaying Status Information Press the Display button on the remote control. The PDP will display the Screen size, Resolution, Current time, and screen mode. Displaying Clock Press the Clock Display button on the remote control. The Current time will display on the screen. Indication Lights 19 VIDEO Video : Aspect : 10 : Movie Wide 30 Am (VIDEO, S[...]

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    PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Connecting PC and Operation Connecting to a PC ......................................................................22 Adjusting the PC Screen ................................................................26 Changing the Position of the Image ................................................27 Changing the Size of the Image[...]

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    Connecting to a PC This PDP set is not compatible with Macintosh PC. 22 Connect a PC (15pin) cable between the Video Output jack on the PC and the RGB in (15p D-SUB) on the PDP . • For an explanation of Component video, see your PC owner’ s instruction. To watch the PC screen: 1. T urn on PDP and press the RGB button to select the PC mode. 2. T[...]

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    23 Setting up Y our Monitor Plug and Play Our adoption of the new VESA  Plug and Play solution eliminates complicated and time consuming setup. It allows you to install your monitor in a Plug and Play compatible system without the usual hassles and confusion. Y our PC system can easily identify and configure itself for use with your display . Th[...]

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    24 How to Set up Y our PC Software (Windows only) The Windows display-settings for a typical computer are shown below . But the actual screens on your PC will probably be different, depending upon your particular version of Windows and your particular video card. But even if your actual screens look different, the same, basic set-up information wil[...]

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    25 Notes: Both screen position and size will var y , depending on the type of PC monitor and its resolution. The table below shows all of the display modes that are supported: • The interlace mode is not supported. • The PDP operates abnormally if a non-standard video format is selected. Notes: • When this PDP is used as a PC display , 24-bit[...]

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    26 Adjusting the R.G.B Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button, then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick down to select the “Color Con- trol”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Y ou can select "User" or "Normal" by moving the joystick left or right. Select "User&q[...]

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    27 After connecting the PDP to your PC, adjust the position of screen if it is not well-aligned. Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Press the joystick to enter , then adjust the position of screen by using the joysti[...]

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    28 Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Scal- ing”, then move the joystick left or right to select the “Fill All” or “Normal”(1:1). 3 Press the Menu button to exi[...]

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    29 Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Zoom/Pan”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Move the joystick left or right to enlarge the image. • The picture can be expan[...]

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    30 Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Zoom/Pan”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Press the joystick to enter , then adjust the position of screen by using the joys[...]

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    31 Picture Automatic Adjustment On/Off Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the Auto Adjust: Just press “Auto Adjust.” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Image [...]

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    32 Frequency Adjustment Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Image Lock”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Remove picture noise (vertical stripes) on the screen by mo[...]

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    33 Fine T uning (Phase) Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Image Lock”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Phase”. Rem[...]

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    34 Preset: •P ress the RGB button to select the PC mode. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the SETUP , then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Informa- tion”, then press the joystick to enter . 3 Press the Menu button to exit. Information AA68-01689A-2 4/12/05 10:49 AM Pag[...]

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    35 Power Saver (PC mode only) This monitor has a built-in power management system called Power Saver . This power management system saves energy by switching your monitor into a low-power mode when it has not been used for a certain amount of time. This power management system operates with a VESA DPMS compliant video card installed in your compute[...]

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    PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Connection (Connecting Receiver) Connecting a VCR/Cable Box ......................................................38 Connecting a DVD/Set-T op Box ....................................................39 AA68-01689A-3 4/12/05 10:50 AM Page 37[...]

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    Connecting a VCR/Cable Box 38 V ideo Cable S-Video Cable Connect an Video/S-V ideo cable between the Video/S-V ideo Output jack on the VCR/Cable box and the Video Input jack on the PDP . • For better video, you can use a S-Video cable. Videotape Playback: 1. T urn on PDP and press the Video or S-Video(if S-V ideo jack is connected.) button on you[...]

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    39 Connecting a DVD/Set-T op Box V ideo (Y , Pb, Pr) Cable Connect a Video cable between the DVD/Set-T op Box (Y ,Pb,Pr) Output jacks on the DVD/Set- T op Box and the Video (Y ,Pb,Pr) Input jack on the PDP . To Play DVD: 1. T urn on PDP and press the HD/Component button to select the DVD mode. 2. T urn on your DVD, inser t a Video CD and press the [...]

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    PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Picture Contr ol Customizing the Picture ................................................................42 Using Automatic Picture Settings ....................................................43 V iewing the Picture-in-Picture ..........................................................44 Changing the Screen Size .............[...]

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    42 Customizing the Picture Y ou can use the on-screen menus to change the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color , and T int settings of your PDP . 1 Press the Menu button, then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joystick left or right to select the “Custom”. Y ou will also see the items “Contrast”, “Brightness”, “Sharpness”, [...]

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    1 Press the Menu button, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the picture setting: Just press “P .Mode” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick left or right to select the “Custom”, “Standard”, “Dynamic”, “Movie”, or “Mild” picture setting. • Y ou can select “High,” “Middle,” “Low ,” or “[...]

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    44 Selecting the PIP Screen 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the PIP: Just press “PIP” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick left or right to select the “On”. The PIP image will appear in the corner of the screen. 3 Press the Menu butto[...]

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    Selecting an External Signal Y ou can use PIP to view a signal from an external source, such as a VCR. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the PIP source: Just press “Source” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “So[...]

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    Changing the Size of the PIP Image 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the PIP size: Just press “Size” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Size”. 3 Move the joystick left or right to change the size of the PIP i[...]

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    Swapping the Contents of the PIP Image and Main Image 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the Swapping: Just press “Swap” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Swap”. 3 Press the joystick. The channel in the PIP i[...]

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    48 Changing the Location of the PIP Image 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “PIP”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the PIP location: Just press “Locate” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Locate”. 3 Move the joystick left or right to move the PIP [...]

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    49 Wide Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode. Panorama Use this mode for the wide aspect ratio of a panoramic picture. Zoom1 Magnify the size of the picture vertically on screen. Zoom2 Magnify the size of the picture more than Zoom1. Stretch Moves the Zoom2 picture up a little to fully show the bottom. Use this picture size. If you want to view Zoom2[...]

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    50 Still Press the Still button on the remote control to freeze a mov- ing picture into a still one. Press again to cancel. Freezing the Picture Auto Pixel Shift To prevent image retention, the screen automatically moves by one pixel. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select “SETUP”, then press the joystick to enter . 2 M[...]

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    PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Time Setting Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Setting the Sleep T imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Setting the T imers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 AA68-01689A-3 4/12/05 10:50 AM Pa[...]

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    52 This PDP has a built-in clock that will appear on screen when you press the Clock Display button on the remote control. Setting this clock also allows you to use it to automatically turn the PIP On or Off. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “TIME”, then press the joystick to enter . 2 Press the joystick to en[...]

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    53 Y ou can set your PDP to automatically turn off after a preset inter val. 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select “TIME”, then press the joystick to enter . Quick way to access the Sleep timer: Just press “Sleep” on the remote control. 2 Move the joystick up or down to select the “Sleep”, then press the joysti[...]

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    Setting the Timers 54 This PDP can be set to turn on or off automatically at specific times that you choose. Before using the timers, you must set the PDP’ s clock, as described previously . Setting the On/Off Timer 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick up or down to select the “TIME”, then press the joystick to enter . 2 Move the joysti[...]

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    6 Move the joystick left or right to select “On”, then press the joystick to enter . 7 If you want to set the Off T ime, move the joystick down to select the “Off T ime”. Set the “Off T ime” just as you set the “On Time”. 8 Press the Menu button to exit. 55 TIME Clock 07 : 30 Pm On T ime 06 : 30 Am On Off T ime 00 : 00 Am O[...]

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    Using RS-232C cable (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Setting the Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Setting up Y our Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Function Description AA68-01689A-4 4/12/05 10:51 AM Page 5[...]

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    Using RS 232C cable (optional) 58 A RS 232C cable is not included with the monitor . (The separately sold RS 232C cable is required) As shown on the screen, PDP Remote Controller is used to control the PDP , Controls are made the PDP Remote Control pad shown in diagram. Program disk is provided with your PDP monitor . Supported Operating Systems ?[...]

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    59 In case various PDP sets are displayed using a multi cube, use this function to stop the remote control operating by turning the PIN function ON for a specific set. ➢ Do NOT forget the PIN number . If you forgot the PIN number , disconnect the power cord. And the mode will automatically turn PIN OFF . 1 Press the Menu button. Move the joystick[...]

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    Setting up Y our Remote Contr ol This PDP's remote control can operate almost any VCR, cable box, or DVD. After it has been set up proper- ly , your remote control can operate in four different modes: VCR, Cable, or DVD. Pressing the correspond- ing button on the remote control allows you to switch between these modes, and control whichever pi[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting ............................................................................64 Care and Maintenance ................................................................65 Specifications ..............................................................................66 PLASMA DISPLA Y P ANEL Appendix AA68-01689A-4 4/12/05 10:52 AM Page 63[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting 64 Problem Poor picture The power indicator is amber blinking Y our Remote control does not operate the monitor The monitor won’t turn on There is no screen image The image is too light or too dark The image is too large or too small Before you call a ser vice technician, please scan this list of problems and possible solutions. [...]

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    65 W ith proper care, your PDP will give you many years of service. Please follow these guidelines to get the maximum perfor mance from your PDP . Identifying Problems • Do not put the PDP near extremely hot, cold, humid or dusty places. • Do not put the PDP near appliances that create magnetic fields. • Keep the ventilation openings clear . [...]

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    Specifications 66 This is a Class A system so that it can be used in industrial areas. (Note: Class A systems are for business use.) SPK4215M 1108 (W) X 84 (D) X 664.5 (H) mm ; 43.62 (W) X 3.31 (D) X 26.14 (H) inches 54 (W) X 31.5 (D) X 220 (H) mm ; 2.13 (W) X 1.24 (D) X 8.66 (H) inches 36.8kg ; 81.13lbs 150g (including batteries) ; 0.33lbs 110-230[...]

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