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doc:appunti:hardware:samsung_le32d400 [2012/04/21 22:28] – created niccolo | doc:appunti:hardware:samsung_le32d400 [2012/04/22 00:01] – [Playing videos (DivX, XviD, etc.)] niccolo | ||
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There is an hidden menu from which you can control several technical settings of the TV set. Beware that messing-up with that settings can render the device non-functional! | There is an hidden menu from which you can control several technical settings of the TV set. Beware that messing-up with that settings can render the device non-functional! | ||
- | To access the service menu - with the TV in standby mode - press the following keys on the remote control: | + | To access the service menu - starting |
- **Info** | - **Info** | ||
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In the service menu use the following keys of the remote: | In the service menu use the following keys of the remote: | ||
- | ^ | | | + | ^ Up/Down arrow | Move the cursor through menu items. |
+ | ^ Enter/Right arrow | **Select** (activate) the highlighted menu item. | | ||
+ | ^ Left/Right arrow | **Change** option value. | ||
+ | ^ Return | ||
===== Playing videos (DivX, XviD, etc.) ===== | ===== Playing videos (DivX, XviD, etc.) ===== | ||
+ | The firmware of the LE32D400E does not play **videos** from the USB port, just **photos** and **music**. It's quite a shame and I don't know why such self-imposed limit. Fortunately you can trick the TV into thinking that it is another model, capable of videos playing. This does not require a firmware upgrade and it seems to work without any drwaback. | ||
+ | Enter the service menu, look at the model, you see the original value is **LE32D400E**. | ||
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+ | From the **Option** menu select **Model** option and change it from **LD400E** to **LD450**. Return to the main menu, you can see that the model is now **LE32D450**. Torn off the TV with the power key, and turn it on again. | ||
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+ | There are 94 different models available from the menu, I choosed LD450 and it worked. If you select other models you can find something wrong in the menus; e.g. with LD552 (which also works for videos) you see several non existent HDMI ports in the source menu. |
doc/appunti/hardware/samsung_le32d400.txt · Last modified: 2012/04/22 00:57 by niccolo