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may have engaged the
Off or Auto Power Off
No Signal
feature.
Power
Powering On
Before you turn the TV on, find the red light
on the right or left bottom of your TV. Press
the Power on button on the TV or remote.
The light should blink about 5times before

the TV turns on,
If you find that you are having trouble
powering on your Samsung television,
there are a number of things to check
before making a call to the service
department.
If you' re sure your power cord, remote
control, and PC are functioning
properly, you may be having a cable
issue. If you have a cable or satellite
box, your TV may appear to be off

because the cable or satellite box is not
outputting a signal. To test the signal
output of your cable or satellite box,
press the guide or info button on the
cable or satellite box remote control, if
the screen displays the guide or info
data, the problem is caused by the box.
Stand Asse bly
if you have any trouble assembling the
stand first, review "install the Stand" in
the paper manual.

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Picture (Troubleshooting)
First, perform the est: to see if
your TV is properly displaying the test
if the test image is properly displayed,
the poor picture may be caused by the
source or signal.
The TV look as good it
Store displays are all tuned to digital,

HD (high definition) channels.
If you have an analog cable/set top
box, upgrade to a digital
Use HDMI or Component
deliver HD (high
set top box.
cables to
definition) picture
quality.
Many
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HD channels
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up scaled
Definition)
contents° Look for ' channel
broadcasting
Cable/Satellite subscribers: Try HD

channels from the channeJ
Air/Cable Antenna connection: Try
HD channeJs performing
Program.
Adjust the Cable/Sat box video output
resolution to 1080i or 720p.
picture is distorted: _acro block
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The compression of video contents
may cause picture distortion especially
in fast moving pictures such as those

in sports and action movies.
A weak or bad quality signal can cause
picture distortion. This is not a TV
issue.
Mobile phones used close to the TV
(within 3.3 ft) may cause noise in the
picture on analog and digital channels.
Color is wrong _issingo
If you're using a Component
connection, make sure the component
cables are connected to the correct

jacks. Incorrect or loose connections
may cause color problems or a blank
screen.
color or the is bright
enough°
Adjust the options in the TV
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A djust t he :{ y o pt ion in the
TV menu (go to -_

Try resetting the picture to view the
default picture settings (go to
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if the S}_zeis set to
change it to _( :}.
Change the cable/satellite box
resolution.
picture black and white,
if you are using an AV composite input,

connect the video cable (yellow) to the
green Y Component jack on the TV.
changing channels_ the
or distorted delayed°
If the TV is connected to a cable box,
try to reset the box. (Disconnect and
then reconnect the AC cord and wait
until the cable box reboots, it may take
up to 20 minutes.)
Set the output resolution of the cable
box to 1080i or 720p.

Sound (Troubleshooting)
First, perform the to
determine if your TV audio is operating
properly. (Go to-_
if the audio is OK, the sound problem
may caused by the source or signal.
is sound or the sound is low
at _axi_nu_ volu_eo
Check the volume setting of the device
(Cable/Sat Box, DVD, Blu-ray etc.)

connected to your TV.
picture is good sound°
Set the opti on to
in the So__,d menu.
If you are using an external device,
check the device's audio output option.
(Ex. You may need to change your
cable box's audio option to HDMI if
you have the box connected to your TV
using an HDMI cable.)
If you are using a DVI to HDMI cable, a

separate audio cable is required.
If your TV has a headphone jack, make
sure there is nothing plugged into it.
If the TV is connected to an external
device, reboot the connected device by
disconnecting, and then reconnecting
the device's power cable.
speakers an inappropriate
Check cable connections. Make sure
a video cable is not connected to an

audio input.
For antenna or cable connections, check
the signal information. A low signal
level may cause sound distortion.
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RF (Cable /Antenna) Connection (Troubleshooting)
The TV not receiving all channels,
Make sure the coaxial cable is
connected securely.
Run to add available
channels to the channel list. Go to
then select
and make sure to select the
correct Cable TV signal type. There are
3 options, and Most
cable systems use S D. if you are

using an antenna, select or Ai,_
instead.
Verify the antenna is positioned
correctly.
No caption digital channels°
Check the Csi:}_,;:o:::;
changing Csp_;i_o
Setup menu. Try
to
Some channels may not have caption
data.
picture is distorted: _acro block

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The compression of video contents
may cause picture distortion, especially
with fast moving pictures such as those
in sports and action movies.
A weak signal can cause picture
distortion. This is not a TV problem.

PC Connection (Troubleshooting)
Not Supported
Set your PC's output resolution so it
matches a resolution supported by the
The video is 01<
If you are using an HDMI connection,
check the audio output setting on your