Sharp LC 15A2U, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...LC 15A2U LCD COLOR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL ENGLISH ENGLISH ...

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Page 3: ...ce servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product WARNING FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the National...

Page 4: ...witching TV VIDEO AV1 AV2 TV Mode 14 Sound Volume 15 ON OFF Standby 15 Changing the Channels 16 SELECTING THE MENU ITEMS 17 Selecting a Menu Item 17 ADJUSTMENT 18 32 Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Settings 18 Adjusting the LANGUAGE Settings 19 Adjusting the VIDEO ADJUST Settings 20 21 Adjusting the PRESET Settings 22 SET UP 23 24 Adjusting the BLUE SCREEN Settings 25 Adjusting the CLOSED CAPTION Settin...

Page 5: ...uct through vents or open ings High voltage flows in the product and inserting an object can cause electric shock and or short internal parts For the same reason do not spill water or liquid on the product Servicing Do not attempt to service the product yourself Removing covers can expose you to high voltage and other dangerous conditions Request a qualified service person to perform servicing Rep...

Page 6: ... be sure to follow the manufacturer s instructions Use only the mounting hardware recommended by the manufacturer When relocating the product placed on a cart it must be moved with utmost care Sudden stops excessive force and uneven floor surface can cause the product to fall from the cart Ventilation The vents and other openings in the cabinet are designed for ventilation Do not cover or block th...

Page 7: ...tery 2 AC Adapter 1 QACCD3088CEZZ UBATU0026GEZZ QCNW 5730CEZZ UADP 0212CEZZ RRMCG1559CESA TINS 7237CEZZ LHLDW1028GEZZ Cable clamp 2 LCD COLOR TELEVISION LC 15A2U ENGLISH IMPRIMÉ AU JAPON TINS 7237CEZZ Printed on post consumer recycled paper Imprimé sur du papier recyclé FRANÇAIS T L VISION COULEUR CRAN CRISTAUX LIQUIDES LCD PRINTED IN JAPAN OPERATION MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 8: ...atteries as soon as they are non operable Chemicals that leak from batteries can cause a rash If chemical leakage is found wipe with a cloth The batteries supplied with the product may have a shorter life expectancy due to storage conditions If the remote control is not used for an extended period of time remove batteries from the remote control Preparing and Using the Remote Control Use the remot...

Page 9: ...companies offer premium pay channels Since the signals of these premium pay channels are scrambled a cable TV converter descrambler is generally provided to the subscriber by the cable TV company This converter descrambler is necessary for normal viewing of the scrambled channels Place your TV on channel 3 or 4 typically one of these channels is used If this is unknown consult your cable TV compan...

Page 10: ...ools not supplied 2 A 300 ohm system is a flat twin lead cable that can be attached to a 75 ohm terminal through a 300 75 ohm ADAPTER not supplied Antennas Antenna Connection Continued The antenna requirements for good color television reception are more important than those for black white television reception For this reason a good quality outdoor antenna is strongly recommended The following is...

Page 11: ...hen in the standby mode the indicator will not light when the main power is off Rear control panel Remote sensor window The actual location is not visible To change the angle of the TV set tilt the screen 10 degrees forward or 20 degrees backward it can also be rotated 90 degrees Please adjust the angle so that the TV set can be watched most comfortably ...

Page 12: ... into the rear terminal remove the back cover Pull the back cover to the front carefully Put back the cover Insert the 3 hooks of the back cover into the rear of the TV set completely 1 2 AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT Antenna terminal Head phone Power input DC 12 V AV IN 2 OUT AV IN 1 ...

Page 13: ...sing this product by following the table below The VIDEO INPUT mode is compatible with color systems worldwide and is automatically set Country TV broadcasting Factory setting of color system User setting system TV Video TV U S A Color NTSC NTSC N358 World Multi Not required TV ch US ch US ch Auto System or N A Canada Mexico Color NTSC NTSC N358 World Multi Latin America TV ch US ch US ch Auto Sys...

Page 14: ...ode at the upper right corner each time TV VIDEO is pressed AV input mode indication remains for five seconds AV1 Video equipment connected to the AV1 input terminals S video input terminals is additionally provided for the AV1 input If both S video terminal and normal video terminals are connected with cables the S video input terminal take is selected as the high priority The display of the AV1 ...

Page 15: ...ress the VOL to decrease sound volume The segment of indicator decreases 1 Press the MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound The MUTE MARK is displayed for 4 seconds 2 Press the MUTE or VOL to turn the sound back to the previous level MUTE is automatically cleared when the following buttons are pressed POWER ON OFF SOUND UP DOWN VOL To turn off the LCD TV Press the POWER on the remote control The P...

Page 16: ...election can be used Follow the procedure shown below to select channels 1 Press the button 2 Press the button 3 Press the 5 button To select a three digit channel e g Channel 115 Complete this procedure within 3 seconds otherwise the selection will not be made Changing channels with the CH on the remote control Air CH 2 3 68 69 2 3 CH 3 2 69 68 3 2 Cable Press the CH and the channels change in th...

Page 17: ... or AUTO in the NTSC mode The displayed items differ depending on the setting conditions The selected item changes to yellow Items in purple cannot be selected TV mode This product is factory set to comply with the color system NTSC N358 in the United States For Brazil PAL M Argentina PAL N and Uruguay PAL N set the color system before using this product COLOR SYSTEM Set the system to AUTO for nor...

Page 18: ... TIMER screen ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Settings MAIN MENU screen SLEEP TIMER screen 4 Press the VOL to set the sleep timer in minutes The setting can be set in increment of 30 minutes and in the range between 30 and 120 minutes The setting is turned off when is displayed 5 Press the MENU to return to the main screen ...

Page 19: ...nguage 1 Press the MENU to display the MENU screen MAIN MENU screen 2 Press the CH to move the mark to SETUP 3 Press VOL to display SETUP mode then press CH to move the mark to LANGUAGE 4 Press VOL to display LAN GUAGE change mode 5 Press the CH to select ENGLISH SPANISH ESPAÑOL or FRENCH FRANÇAIS 6 Press MENU to exit ADJUSTMENT Continued ...

Page 20: ...the cursor to VIDEO ADJUST 3 Press the VOL to display the VIDEO ADJUST Menu screen 4 Press the CH to move the cursor and select the desired adjustment item All of adjustment item is shown in the diagram on page 21 5 Press the VOL to display the screen for the selected adjustment item 6 Press the VOL to make adjustment 7 Press the MENU to return to the main screen ...

Page 21: ...uct is factory set to comply with the color system NTSC N358 in the United States For Brazil PAL M Argentina PAL N and Uruguay PAL N set the color system before using this product COLOR SYSTEM Set the system to AUTO for normal reception The AUTO mode automatically detects the receiving signal system and changes the reception system of the set When the picture or sound is not stable switching to an...

Page 22: ...ted UPSIDE NORMAL Normal vertical DOWN Inverted image To display images upside down for image orientation special uses RIGHT LEFT NORMAL Normal horizontal MIRROR Mirror image To display mirror images for special uses image orientation AV1 NORMAL COMPONENT AV2 IN OUT IN OUT Line Output is selected Output volume is fixed Speaker output is available OUT Line Output is selected Output volume is variab...

Page 23: ...of your TV set are AIR channels CABLE channels VHF 2 through 13 1 HRC and IRC mode only UHF 14 through 69 2 through 125 STD HRC and IRC MAIN MENU screen SET UP mode CH SETTING mode AIR CABLE mode 3 Press VOL to display SETUP mode 4 Press CH to move the mark to CH SETTING 5 Press VOL to display CH SETTING mode 6 Press CH to move the mark to AIR CABLE then press VOL to display AIR CABLE mode 7 Press...

Page 24: ... or additional channels or erasing unwanted channels from TV memory 1 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen then press CH to move the mark to SET UP 1 2 Press VOL to display SET UP mode then press CH to move the mark to CH SETTING 1 3 Press VOL to display CH SETTING mode then press CH to move the mark to CH MEMORY 2 1 Press VOL to display CH MEMORY 2 2 Use CH or CHANNEL SELECT to select each des...

Page 25: ...e BLUE SCREEN function despite the presence of a broadcast signal To continue watching TV under these conditions switch the BLUE SCREEN OFF While AV input mode is selected the BLUE SCREEN will not be shown on your TV even if the BLUE SCREEN is turned on MAIN MENU screen SET UP mode SET UP mode Adjusting the BLUE SCREEN Settings 3 Press VOL to display SET UP mode 4 Press the VOL to display BLUE SCR...

Page 26: ...h the Closed Caption mode to OFF SETTING CLOSED CAPTION This TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder Closed Caption is the system which allows conversations narration and sound effects in TV programs and home videos to be viewed as subscripts on the TV screen as shown to the right Not all the programs and videos will offer closed captioning Please look for the symbol to ensure that ...

Page 27: ...control 1 MPAA RATING MPAA RATING Example Example 1 PG 13 in the age based RATING is blocked this will automatically block the high ratings R NC 17 X also Example 2 R in the age based RATING is blocked this will automatically block the high rating NC 17 X also ote MPAA RATING is only age based ratings RATING G GENERAL AUDIENCES All ages admitted PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED Some material may not...

Page 28: ...le Example 1 If TV Y7 in age based rating is BLOCK then this will automatically block the higher ratings TV G TV PG TV 14 and TV MA Furthermore the D L S V FV in CONTENT are automatically block for TV Y7 as well unless you choose to unblock for each one Example 2 All item in the age based RATING is not blocked D in content based ratings will be blocked as below 2 Block table Age based ratings can ...

Page 29: ...ccess V CHIP select mode then press VOL to select MPAA RATING 5 Press CH to move the mark to PG then press VOL to select BLOCK If you set PG to BLOCK PG 13 R NC 17 and X are automatically blocked 6 Repeat pressing MENU to return V CHIP select mode to exit If you set G to BLOCK all RATING are automatically blocked If you set X to BLOCK G PG PG 13 R and NC 17 are not blocked Notes 1 Press MENU to ac...

Page 30: ...re automatically blocked then CONTENT D L S V and FV are also 5 Repeat pressing MENU to exit 1 If you want to change BLOCK CONTENT press CH to move the mark to BLOCK CONTENT 2 Press VOL to access CONTENT RATING mode then press CH to move each CONTENT item and press VOL to select BLOCK or unblock for each one 3 Repeat pressing MENU to return TV GUIDELINES mode V CHIP select mode to exit Note ADJUST...

Page 31: ...ou configured 4 TO CANCEL THE V CHIP BLOCK SCREEN WHILE V CHIP BLOCK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED Notes V CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED will not be displayed if STATUS is not configured to ON 2 Press MENU then INPUT SECRET No will be displayed 3 Enter the 4 digit SECRET No using the chanel select key then V CHIP BLOCK temporarily will be canceled If the wrong SECRET No is chosen SECRET No IS INCORRECT will be dis...

Page 32: ...E 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of 1 MPAA RATING or 1 to 2 of 4 To cancel the V CHIP BLOCK screen while V CHIP BLOCK has been activated then INPUT SECRET No will be displayed 2 Press and hold both CH UP and VOL on the TV set simultaneously until the message INPUT SECRET No disappears 3 Press MENU to exit ADJUSTMENT Continued Plug the headphone mini plug into the headphone jack located on the rear side of ...

Page 33: ... audio signals to AV IN 1 and 2 terminals Connecting other signals may result in malfunc tion The video input terminal and the S Video input terminal on the AV IN side are shared connections with priority given to the S Video terminal When making connections to both terminals the screen when selecting AV IN 1 will be that from the S Video input terminal When viewing video from the video input term...

Page 34: ...als for AV IN 1 priority is given to the S Video input Do not connect antennas or headphones to AV IN 2 S Video cord To S Video input terminal To S Video output terminal To AV input 2 terminal To video audio output terminal VCR connection cord To AV input 1 terminal Video audio cord To video audio output terminal Video Audio R Audio L Video Audio R Audio L ...

Page 35: ...eakers When using S Video input for AV IN 1 no video output will be made to the AV output terminal but audio output will be made for connection to external audio systems Notes Connect VCR AUDIO AMP etc How to fix the cables Fix the cables and cords with attached cable clamp not to be caught when mounting the cover Connect cables and cords after affixing the cable clamp 2 position to closed Antenna...

Page 36: ...al is free of connections There is no sound Make sure the volume is not set to minimum Make sure the sound is not set to mute Make sure the headphone is not connected There is no picture or sound just noise Make sure the antenna cable is properly connected Bad reception can be considered Picture is not clear Make sure the antenna cable is properly connected Bad reception can be considered Picture ...

Page 37: ...ctric waves from mountains or buildings The picture is spotted There may be interference from automobiles trains high voltage lines neon lights etc There may be interference between the antenna cable and power cable Try positioning them further apart There are stripes on the screen or colors fade Is the unit receiving interference from other devices Transmission antennas of radio broadcasting stat...

Page 38: ...ier 0 6 W 2 2 5 W 1 Speakers 1 3 16 1 37 64 in 3 4 cm 2 pcs ø65 mm 1 pcs Terminals AV1 AV IN 1 S IN COMPONENT AV2 AV IN 2 AV OUT AV OUT ANT F Type H P Mini jack for stereo 3 5 ø Rear OSD LANGUAGE English French Spanish Power supply DC 12 V AC110 240 V Weight 8 2 lbs 3 7 kg w o accessories Accessories R C Batteries Antenna cable AC adapter AC cord Cable clamp Design and specifications are subject t...

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Page 40: ...nd the duration of any warranties beyond the time period described herein on behalf of Sharp The warranties described herein shall be the sole and exclusive warranties granted by Sharp and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser Correction of defects in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and resp...

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