LTM215 LTM245W Owner’s Instructions .............................................................................................................. .......................
For Better Display 1. Adjust computer resolution and screen injection rate (refresh rate) in control panel of computer as described below to enjoy the best quality of picture. You can have an uneven quality of picture in the screen if the best quality of picture is not provided in TFT-LCD. • Resolution : 21” - 1600 x 1200 24” - 1920 x 1200 • Vertical frequency (refresh rate) : 60 Hz 2. TFT LCD panel manufactured by using advanced semiconductor technology with precision of 99.
Thank You for Choosing Samsung Thank you for choosing Samsung! Your new Samsung LCD TV represents the latest in LCD TV technology. We designed it with easy-to-use on-screen menus and closed captioning capabilities, making it one of the best products in its class. We are proud to offer you a product that will provide convenient, dependable service and enjoyment for years to come.
Warning! Important Safety Information Always be careful when using your LCD TV. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and other injuries, keep these safety precautions in mind when installing, using, and maintaining your machine. ◆ Read all safety and operating instructions before operating your LCD TV. ◆ Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference. ◆ Heed all warnings on the LCD TV and in the operating instructions. ◆ Follow all operating and use instructions.
Warning! Important Safety Information ◆ Avoid overhead power lines. An outside antenna system should not be placed in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, be extremely careful to keep from touching the power lines or circuits. Contact with such lines can be fatal. ◆ Do not overload the wall outlet or extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock.
Contents For Better Display............................................................................................................................................ 2 Warning! Important Safety Information ...................................................................................................... 3 Unpacking Your LCD TV ................................................................................................................................
Unpacking Your LCD TV Please make sure the following items are included with your LCD TV. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Power Cord Installation CD (Not available in all locations) LCD TV & Speakers Warranty Card (Not available in all locations) DC Adapter Power SOURCE AUTO DISPLAY P.STD STILL S.STD CH VOL MENU VOL CH MUTE EXIT 1 2 4 5 7 8 3 6 9 PC Stereo Cable PRE-CH +100 0 SLEEP Owner’s Instructions ASPECT V.DOLBY MTS PBP LOCATE V.
Setting up Your LCD TV Setting up an Ergonomic Workstation Consider the advice given below before you install your LCD TV. LCD TV location Choose a position that exposes your LCD TV to the least reflection from lights or windows, usually at a right angle to any window. Workstation height Place your LCD TV so that the top of the screen is slightly below your eye level when you are comfortably seated. Viewing angle Tilt the screen until you feel comfortable working with your LCD TV.
Setting up Your LCD TV Self-Test Feature Check (STFC) Your LCD TV provides a self-test feature that allows you to check whether your LCD TV is functioning properly. Make sure that PC is selected as a primary source by checking if the source indicator LED labeled “PC” is on.
Setting up Your LCD TV Connecting Your LCD TV SPK(R) L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO(L) AUDIO(R) AUDIO OUT SPK(L) AV JACK 7 7 DVD or VCR 8 5 External speakers 6 DC POWER PC AUDIO(ST) VIDEO DTV Y Pb Pr AUDIO(L) AUDIO(R) Y Pb Pr AUDIO(L) AUDIO(R) DVD RF DVD 4 DTV Set-Top 1 3 PC 2 1. Connecting TV/CATV Connect an antenna or CATV cable to the antenna terminal. 2. Connecting Computer - Connect the 15-Pin D-SUB of the video signal cable to the PC video connector.
Setting up Your LCD TV 4. Connecting DVD - Connect the RCA DVD Cable to the Video port of the DVD Function. - Connect the RCA Cable to “AUDIO(L)” and “AUDIO(R)” on the rear of the LCD TV and the other end to “Audio Out” terminal of the DVD. - Connect the RCA Cable to “Y”, “Pb”, and “Pr” on the rear of the LCD TV and the other end to “Video Out” terminal of the DVD. 5. Connecting External A/V Devices - Connect RCA or S-VHS cable to an appropriate external A/V device such as VCR, DVD or Camcorder.
Setting up Your LCD TV Wall Installation Instructions Œ ´ Œ Removing the TV stand Using a hexagonal wrench, remove the TV stand. ´ Removing rubbers Remove the four rubbers from the edges. ˇ Mounting on the wall Mount the TV stand on the wall using screws or nails. ˇ ¨ ¨ Fixing the TV Using a hexagonal wrench, fix the TV into the TV stand.
Viewing Your LCD TV Front Controls Your LCD TV allows you to easily adjust the characteristics of the image being displayed. All of these adjustments are made using the control buttons on the top of the LCD TV. While you use these buttons to adjust the controls, an OSD shows you their numeric values as they change. 1 2 3 4 5 Œ Remote Control Sensor Aim the remote control towards this spot on the LCD TV. ´ Source Displays a menu of all of the available input sources (TV/Video/S-Video/DVD/DTV/PC).
Viewing Your LCD TV Remote Control Self adjust to the incoming video signal Power Power SOURCE Available sources selection (TV/Video/S-Video/DVD/DTV/PC) AUTO DISPLAY STILL Display the setting information Picture freeze P.STD S.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Automatic Save Whenever you open the OSD and allow an adjustment window to remain active for about 3 seconds without pressing other buttons, the LCD TV automatically saves any adjustment you have made. These changes are saved into a user area in the LCD TV. The LCD TV can save adjustments for up to 4 user modes. It has 13 for LTM215 (15 for LTM245W) factory preset or preload modes, one for each signal frequency as listed in table on page 29.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Setting the Channel Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Channel Ant/CATV Auto Program Fine Tune Add/Erase : LNA : Move ➣ Select à ¨ à Ant 00 Erased Off ¨ ¨ Channel auto program does not work when the V-Chip function is active. Channel Select à ¨ à Ant 00 Erased Off Adjust à ¨ à Ant 00 Erased Off Your LCD TV can memorize and store all of the available channels found automatically for both “off-air” (antenna) and cable channels.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Setting the Channel Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Channel Ant/CATV Auto Program Fine Tune Add/Erase : LNA : Move Adjust à ¨ à Ant 00 Erased On ¨ ¨ Exit Using the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) function This function is very useful in the situation that your LCD TV is used in weak signal. LNA amplifies the TV signal in the weak signal area, but not noise.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Setting the Picture Main Menu Sub-Menus Picture à Mode Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color Tint Size à Move ➣ Select à Select à Custom Wide à Select ¨ ¨ Exit Picture Mode Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color Tint Size ➣ ¨ Using Automatic Picture Settings You can select the picture effect which best corresponds to your viewing requirements by pressing the - or + button repeatedly. The following picture effects are available: Custom, Standard, Natural, Mild.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Setting the Sound Main Menu Sub-Menus Mode Bass Treble Dolby Speaker MTS Move ➣ : : Off Off Mono ¨ ¨ Using Automatic Picture Settings You can select the type of special sound effect to be used when watching a given broadcast by pressing the - or + button repeatedly. The following sound effects are available: Custom, Standard, Music, Movie, Speech.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Viewing the Picture In Picture (PIP) Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function Sleep Timer PIP PBP Caption V-Chip Language Move ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Ã Ã Off English Select ¨ ¨ Exit Function PIP TV/Video Size Position Move ➣ : Ã Ã ¨ Select On TV Large ¨ ¨ : Ã Ã ¨ Select On TV Large ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ You can select a size of the sub picture by pressing the - or + button. The sizes are displayed in the following order: Large, Small, Medium.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Viewing the Picture By Picture (PBP) Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function Sleep Timer PIP PBP Caption V-Chip Language Move ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Ã Ã Off English Select ¨ ¨ Exit Function PBP TV/Video Swap Move : Ã ¨ Select On TV ¨ ➣ Function : Ã ¨ Select On TV ¨ Move Select You can do directly by pressing the PBP button on the remote control. You can select a source to your viewing requirement by pressing the - or + button.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Viewing Closed Captions Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function Sleep Timer PIP PBP Caption V-Chip Language Move ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Ã Ã English Select ➣ ¨ Off ¨ Exit The Caption feature does not work with DVD or DTV signals. Function Caption Mode Channel Field Move ➣ Ã : On Caption 1 1 ¨ Ã ¨ Ã ¨ Select To activate the Caption function, set the Caption to On by pressing the - or + button.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Using the V-Chip Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function Sleep Timer PIP PBP Caption V-Chip Language Move ➣ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ à Select à Off English ¨ ¨ The V-Chip function automatically locks out programming that is deemed inappropriate for children. The user must first enter a PIN (Personal ID Number) before any of the V-Chip restrictions can be set up or changed. Exit When the V-Chip function is active, the PIP and channel auto program functions does not work.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Using the V-Chip Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function V-Chip Lock : TV GuideLines MPAA Rating Change Pin Move Select ¨ ¨ ¨ The restrictions for these two groups work independently: If a household includes very young children as well as young adults, the TV guidelines must be set up separately for each age group.
Adjusting Your LCD TV PC functions and adjustments - Image Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions PC ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Image Image Lock Position Color Adjust Recall 1024x768 48kHz Move Select 59Hz Exit Use the œ / √ buttons to adjust the brightness or contrast without affecting PC RGB’s brightness or contrast.
Adjusting Your LCD TV PC functions and adjustments - Image Lock & Position Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions PC Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noises that create unstable images with jitters and shimmers. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Image Image Lock Position Color Adjust Recall 1024x768 48kHz Move Select This function may change the width of the image. Use the H-Position menu to center the image on the screen.
Adjusting Your LCD TV PC functions and adjustments - Color Adjust & Recall Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions PC Image Lock is used to fine tune and get the best image by removing noises that create unstable images with jitters and shimmers. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Image Image Lock Position Color Adjust Recall 1024x768 48kHz Move Select Move PC ¨ Custom à Select Exit PC Custom ¨ Exit PC All Image settings are replaced with the factory default values.
Adjusting Your LCD TV Setting the Sleep Timer Main Menu Sub-Menus Function Descriptions Function Sleep Timer PIP PBP Caption V-Chip Language Move ➣ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ à Select à Off English ¨ You can select a time period of between 10 and 240 minutes after which your LCD TV automatically switches off. ¨ The preset time intervals: 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, and 240 minutes. Exit Using the “SLEEP” button Press the SLEEP button on the remote control.
Adjusting Your LCD TV PC Display Modes If the signal from the system equals to the standard signal mode, the screen is adjusted automatically. If the signal from the system doesn’t equal to the standard signal mode, adjust the mode with referring to the Video card user guide because the screen might not display or only the power LED might be on. For the display modes listed below, the screen image has been optimized during manufacture.
Troubleshooting - Image If you have a problem setting up or using your LCD TV, you may be able to solve it yourself. Before contacting customer service, try the suggested actions that are appropriate to your problem. What you see... Suggested Actions Screen is black and power indicator is off ◆ Ensure that the power cord is firmly connected and the LCD TV is on. “Check Signal Cable” message ◆ Ensure that the signal cable is firmly connected to the PC or video sources.
Troubleshooting - Audio & TV Problem Suggested Actions No sound ◆ Ensure that the audio cable is firmly connected to both the audio-in port on your LCD TV and the audio-out port on your sound card. ◆ Check the volume level. Sound level is too low ◆ Check the volume level. ◆ If the volume is still too low after turning the control to its maximum, check the volume control on the computer sound card or software program.
Technical and Environmental Specifications Model LTM215 Panel Size Display Size Type Pixel pitch Viewing Angle 21.3” Diagonal 24.06” Diagonal 432(H) x 324(V) mm 518.4(H) x 324(V) mm a-si TFT active matrix 0.27 (H) x 0.27 (V) mm 80/80/80/80 (L/R/T/B) Frequency Horizontal Vertical Display color 30 ~ 85 kHz 55 ~ 85 Hz 16,777,216 colors Display Resolution Maximum Mode 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz Input Signal Sync. 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz H/V Separate, TTL, P. or N. H/V Composite, TTL, P. or N. Sync-on-green 0.
Regulatory Information User Instructions The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following warning: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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