Restraining clamps band Contents Page Page Supplied accessories ..........1 Setup menu ............13 Dear SHARP customer ........2 Option menu ............15 Important Safety Precautions ......2 Digital setup menu ..........17 Important information .........3 Programme Guide ..........18 Trademarks ............3 Info ..............18 Attaching the stand ..........4 ATV (Analogue)/DTV/RADIO buttons ....19...
Dear SHARP customer Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP LCD colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. Important Safety Precautions •...
Important information This product qualifi es for ENERGY STAR when “Home” is selected for “TV location”. Setting “TV Location” to “Home” allows the TV to achieve an energy-saving status for household use. Trademarks • “HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.”...
Attaching the stand • Before attaching (or detaching) the stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet. • Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the TV on. This will prevent it from being damaged. Confi...
Connecting external devices You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, game console, camcorder, DVD player, Digital TV STB (Set Top Box) and PC. To view external source images, select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or INPUT on the TV.
Remote control unit DTV mode: To display EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) screen. (See pages 21 to 22.) 10 GUIDE DTV mode: Display the programme list. (See page 18.) 11 INFO DTV mode: Display the programme information. (See page 18.) 12 RADIO Press to access RADIO mode.
Part names TV (Front) Remote control sensor OPC sensor POWER indicator Light off Power off Lighted (Red) The TV is in standby mode. Lighted (Green) The TV is on. TV (Rear) 1 POWER (On/Off) button 2 MENU button 3 INPUT button 4 Channel up ( r )/down ( ) buttons 5 Volume up ( e )/down ( f ) buttons...
Turning the TV on/off Selected item Description Select “Yes” when your antenna is set-up and connected independently. Turning on/off the power Select “No” when you do not need to • To turn on the power supply voltage to your antenna, i.e. Press POWER on the TV.
Programme setup Checking Signal information (Continued) Digital settings H Checking Signal information You can reconfigure DTV services settings automatically or manually. Press a / b to select “Signal information”. Press MENU and the MENU screen Auto search displays. Manual search Manual adjust Press c/d to select “Setup”.
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Press a / b to select the desired menu, and Programme setup (Continued) then press ENTER. The item position of services can be sorted Press a / b or c / d to select the desired item or adjust the item to the desired level. 1 Press a / b to select the service whose item Press ENTER if necessary.
Programme setup (Continued) Selecting a preset AV mode H Sort (Analogue) “AV mode” gives you several viewing options to choose from to best match the system environment, Channel position can be sorted freely. which can vary due to factors like room-brightness, Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Auto search.
Active contrast Picture menu Automatically adjusts the contrast of an image according to the scene. (On, Off) Picture Audio 3D-Y/C AV mode [ STANDARD ] Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl and [ Off ] Backlight –16 cross colour noise. (On, Off) Contrast Brightness –30...
ECO menu Setup menu Digital setup Setup Option Setup Option [ Enable ] No signal off Auto installation Power management Analogue programme setup No operation off [ 3hr. ] Digital Programme Setup Ecology Child lock Input skip Input label Position HDMI auto view [ On ] H No signal off...
H Input label Setup menu (Continued) You can assign each input source a label as you prefer. Parental rating Press INPUT to select the desired input This function allows TV channels to be restricted. source. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be considered inappropriate.
Setup menu (Continued) Option menu H 4:3 mode Option Digital setup The WSS signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows Input select you to select between Panorama and Normal. PC audio select [HDMI1] Output volume select [Fixed] [On] Auto volume Selected item Description [PCM] Digital audio output...
Option menu (Continued) NOTE • Auto sync. is likely to succeed when an input PC image has wide vertical stripes (e.g. pattern with high contrast H Digital audio output stripes, or cross-hatched). This function allows you to select your favourite It may fail when an input PC image is solid (low contrast).
H Switching subtitle languages (DVB Subtitle) Digital setup menu Each time you press [ on the remote control, the subtitle switches when the broadcast contains subtitle information. Option Digital setup Audio language Set “Hearing impaired” to “On” Subtitle language (Hearing impaired) 1st Language Hearing impaired [Off]...
Programme Guide Info You can check the current schedule of DTV events and view detailed information about current events. While watching DTV you can check the extended programme information on the screen using INFO on the remote control. Press GUIDE to display the programme guide list.
ATV (Analogue)/DTV/ When the TV accesses to DTV mode for the fi rst time, you need to run the auto search. To scan all RADIO buttons available services in your area, follow the procedures below. Use the following buttons on the remote control to To watch DTV broadcasts, select “DTV”...
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Switching the analogue audio format (Continued) In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. Stereo mode BBC1 BBC1 STEREO MONO When receiving a bilingual signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches among CH A, CH B and CH AB.
What is an EPG? An “EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)” is a programme schedule, which is displayed on the TV screen. The EPG is broadcasted together with DTV. The TV screen shows the EPG when the viewer presses EPG on the remote control, provided that the TV is receiving the digital broadcasting signal. The EPG enables you to search for a programme, do timer view the programme schedule in detail.
EPG (Continued) Wide Mode Viewing the reminder schedule list Auto Selection If you set “WSS” and “4:3 mode” in the Setup menu, Press EPG. the optimum WIDE mode is automatically chosen for every broadcast containing the WSS information. Press Y to display the reminder schedule list. “WSS”...
Teletext function PC Control of the TV What is Teletext? • When a programme is set, the TV can be controlled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. Teletext broadcasts pages of information and The input signal (PC/video) can be selected, the volume entertainment to specially equipped television sets.
PC compatibility chart Horizontal Vertical Analogue Resolution Digital (HDMI) VESA Standard Frequency Frequency (D-Sub) ✔ 720 g 400 31.5 kHz 70 Hz ✔ ✔ 640 g 480 31.5 kHz 60 Hz ✔ ✔ ✔ 800 g 600 SVGA 37.9 kHz 60 Hz ✔...
USB Media Player H Selecting modes Connecting a USB device Connect a USB device to the TV as shown below. USB media player Select mode Photo mode Music mode Movie mode :Select :Enter ENTER Press c / d to select among “Photo mode”,“Music mode”...
USB Media Player (Continued) Buttons for full screen display operation Photo mode Buttons Description H Viewing thumbnails ENTER Play/Pause the video. a (Cursor) Go to the previous fi le. b (Cursor) Go to the next fi le. The FWD speed changes every time you press d .
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USB Media Player (Continued) DivX® setup This is the function to confi rm your registration code. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Option”. Press a/b to select “DivX(R) Reg. Code”, and then press ENTER. • Copy the 10 digit code down. H DivX®...
Appendix Troubleshooting The problems described below are not always caused by malfunctions. Check the TV again before having the TV serviced. Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 8.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER.
CAUTION • This TV should be mounted on the wall only with the listed (SHARP) wall mount bracket. The use of other wall mount brackets may result in an unstable installation and may cause serious injuries.
Protection against overturning There is a danger of the product overturning in the case of a disaster or sudden collision. Carry out the following tip-resistant measurement for your safety. Anchoring the TV to the wall or a pillar Fix the product with the 2 clamps View from the top (supplied), using the screws Tie (commercially...
CLEARING THE PASSWORD If you forget the password, clear the password using the following procedure. Press MENU to display the MENU screen, and then press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Child lock”, and then press ENTER and the password input screen display.
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