Sharp Aquos LC 20E1U manual

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    LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION TÉLÉVISEUR A CL TELEVISOR CON P ANT ALLA DE CRIST AL LÍQ UIDO TELEVISOR DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO LC-20E1U OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI MANU AL DE OPERACIÓN MANU AL DE OPERAÇÃO ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION LC-20E1U[...]

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    LC-20E1U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH ENGLISH IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS I[...]

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    2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 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 CA TV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer’ s attention to Ar ticle [...]

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    3 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER Thank you for your purchase of the Sharp LCD Color TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Safety Precau- tions carefully before using this product. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause persona[...]

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    4 ■ The LCD panel is a very high technology product with 921,600 thin film transistors, giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue, green or red. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Continued) ■ Clean[...]

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    5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Contin ued) ■ If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast a[...]

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    6 CONTENTS Page DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ............................................................................................................ .3 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................... 3-5 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ............................................................[...]

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    7 Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES AC Cord Antenna Cable “ AAA ” size (UM/SUM-4) Dry Battery ( × 2) AC Adapter UBATU0026GEZZ QCNWG0003CEPA UADP-0212CEZZ TINS-A158WJN1 Cable Clamp QACCD3097CEPA UADP-0243CEPZ UBATU0038CEZZ Operation Manual Remote Control RRMCGA077WJSA (LC-20E1U) RRMCGA077WJ[...]

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    8 PREP ARA TION Batteries for the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install two ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two ( [...]

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    9 Power Connection A • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. • Always turn the MAIN POWER switch of the LCD TV set to off when connecting the AC adapter. • Always unplug the AC adapter from the product and power outlet when not using for a long period of time. PREP ARA TION (Co[...]

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    10 AV-IN 1 L R AUDIO S-VIDEO ANT. VIDEO POWER INPUT DC13V HEAD PHONE Y P B C O M P O N E N T P R L L R A V - IN 2 /O U T V ID E O A U D IO R A U D IO 75-ohm coaxial cable 300-ohm twin-lead VHF/UHF antenna VHF/UHF antenna 300/75-ohm adapter (not supplied) 300-ohm twin-lead 300-ohm twin-lead 75-ohm coaxial cable OUT IN VHF antenna UHF antenna Combine[...]

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    11 A • TV/VIDEO , CH ( )/( ) , VOL (–)/(+) , and MENU on the main unit have the same functions as the same buttons on the remote control. Basically, this operation manual provides a description based on operation with the remote control. FR ONT AND REAR CONTR OL OPTIONS Main unit (front view) CH VO L MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO[...]

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    12 A V -IN 1 L R A U D IO S -V ID E O A N T . V ID E O P O W E R IN P U T D C 1 3 V H E A D P H O N E Y P B C O M P O N E N T P R L L R AV-IN 2/OUT V I D E O A U D IO R A U D I O VIDEO AUDIO L Y P B P R R AUDIO L R COMPONENT AV-IN2/OUT ANT. VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO L R HEAD PHONE POWER INPUT DC13V AV-IN1 Main unit (rear view) FR ONT AND REAR CONTR OL OP[...]

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    13 Listening with Headphones FR ONT AND REAR CONTR OL OPTIONS (Contin ued) ■ Before connecting a connection cord into the rear terminal, remove the back cover. Push in the tab and pull out the back cover carefully. ■ To mount the cover, insert the 2 hooks on the bottom of the cover into the cabinet and press on the upper part of the back cover [...]

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    14 EZ SETUP Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper side of the main unit, to turn on the TV. The SELECT LANGUAGE mode will be dis- played. 2 Press a / b to select “ ENGLISH ” , “ ESPA Ñ OL (SPANISH) ” or “ FRANCAIS (FRENCH) ” . 3 Press c / d to access EZ SETUP mode. 4 Press d . The tuner will automatical[...]

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    15 CH VOL POWER MENU DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT CC TV/VIDEO FLASHBACK REMOTE CONTROL B ASIC OPERA TION This product is factory set to comply with the TV broadcasting system in the United States. For Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, set the color system according to the country before using this product by following the table below. Country T[...]

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    16 AV 2 C OMP O N E N T 12 AV 1 B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper side of the main unit, to on. 2 The POWER indicator instantane- ously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned on. ▼ On-screen display 2 STER EO < ON A I R SAP M ONO Turning on POWER Notes: Switching[...]

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    17 Sound Volume ON/OFF Standby CH VOL POWER MENU DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT CC TV/VIDEO FLASHBACK To mute the sound CH VOL POWER MENU DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT CC TV/VIDEO FLASHBACK B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) 1 Press VOL (+) to increase the sound volume. The segment of the indicator increases. 2 Press VOL ( – ) to decrease t[...]

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    18 1 Press the button. 2 Press the 5 button. B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Changing the Channels Changing channels by using Channel Select on the remote control To select a 1- or 2-digit channel number (e.g., Channel 5): Complete the following procedure within 4 seconds. • This LCD TV set allows you to select up to 125 channels (1 to 125). To sel[...]

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    19 M EN U SL E E P T I M ER V I DEO AD JUST PRE S E T CLOSED CAPT I O N V – CH I P BLOC K SE T U P SE L EC T : ENTER : E XIT: MENU SL E EP T I M ER SE LE CT : AD J US T : E XIT : MENU RE TU RN SL E EP T I M ER [ ––– RE M AIN] P I C T U R E [ 3 0 ] TI N T COL OR BL ACK L E VE L SHARPNE SS SE LE CT : ENTER : E XIT : MENU V I DEO AD JUST ( T V[...]

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    20 Directly setting the SLEEP TIMER 1 Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). The time can be set in increments of 30 minutes and in the range between 30 and 120 minutes. The SLEEP TIMER is turned off when --- is displayed. ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Settings CH VOL PO W E R MENU D[...]

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    21 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the BRIGHTNESS Settings You can set the brightness of the screen. Directly setting the BRIGHTNESS 1 Press BRIGHT to display the BRIGHTNESS screen. 2 Press BRIGHT to change the setting. CH VOL POW ER MENU DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT CC TV/VIDEO FLASHBACK MENU/ a / b / c / d CH VOL P O W ER MENU DISPLAY MUT[...]

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    22 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the PICTURE FLIP Settings You can set the orientation of the picture. Directly setting the PICTURE FLIP 1 Press PIC. FLIP to display the PICTURE FLIP screen. 2 Press PIC. FLIP to change the setting. CH VOL POWER MENU DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT CC TV/VIDEO FLASHBACK MENU/ a / b / c / d CH VOL P O W E R ME[...]

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    23 Adjusting the LANGUAGE Settings The language for the On-Screen Display can be ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP. 3 Press c / d to enter. 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to LANGUAGE. 5 Press c / d to enter. 6 Press a / b to select the lan- guage. 7 Press MENU to return[...]

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    24 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the VIDEO ADJUST Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to VIDEO ADJUST. 3 Press c / d to enter. 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to the desired item. 5 Press c / d to enter. 6 Press c / d to change the setting. M EN U SL E E P T I M ER V I DEO AD JUST PRE S E T CLOSED [...]

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    25 A • TINT is displayed only when N358 or N443 is selected. • In BLUE SCREEN, VIDEO ADJUST settings displayed in magenta cannot be selected. • Selecting RESET will return all settings to the factory settings. (See page 24.) • TV mode This product is factory set to comply with the color system in the United States (NTSC-N358). For Brazil (P[...]

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    26 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the PRESET Settings Selected item Factory setting Setting options BRIGHTNESS [ BRIGHT] Maximum brightness [NORMAL] Brightness 60% → Suitable for viewing in a well-lit area. Saves energy. [DARK] Brightness 10% → Sufficiently bright when viewing in a dimly lit area. AUTO[...]

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    27 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) SET UP ■ CHANNEL SETTING It is necessary to set the receiving mode to AIR or CABLE channels to receive locally broadcast TV programs. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP. 3 Press c / d to enter. 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH-SETTING. 5 Press c / d to enter. 6 Press[...]

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    28 SET UP (Continued) ■ Saving broadcast TV channels in the memory 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen, press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press c / d to enter. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH-SETTING, and press c / d to enter. 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH SEARCH, and press c / d to enter. ■ Adding weak or additi[...]

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    29 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) ■ BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP. 3 Press c / d to enter. Adjusting the BLUE SCREEN Settings 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to BLUE SCREEN. 5 Press c / d to select ON or OFF. 6 Pre[...]

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    30 Adjusting the CLOSED CAPTION Settings 1 Press CC to display the CC/TEXT screen. 2 Press CC to change the setting. A • If a broadcast has CLOSED CAPTION and MUTE is pressed, the set enters CAPTION mode automatically. Pressing MUTE again will return the set to its previous condition. • Closed Caption may malfunction (white blocks, strange char[...]

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    31 Adjusting the CLOSED CAPTION Settings (Continued) 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to CLOSED CAPTION. ■ SETTING CLOSED CAPTION 3 Press c / d to enter. 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to CC/TEXT. 5 Press c / d to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting. ADJUSTMENT (Continued) M EN U SL E E P T I M ER V I DEO [...]

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    32 Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings ■ V-CHIP • This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. • Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA rating and the TV[...]

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    33 [2] TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES RA TING ⇑ age base ⇓ Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings (Continued) ⇐ content base ⇒ FV V S L D (F antasy (Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually Violence) Situation) Language) Suggestive Dialog) TV -Y (All children) TV -Y7 (Direct to Older Children) ✕ TV -G (General A udience) X TV -PG (P arental Guidance ✕✕ ?[...]

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    34 [ 1] MPAA RATING ■ SETTING V-CHIP Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to V-CHIP BLOCK, and press c / d to enter. 3 INPUT SECRET NO. will display. Input the 4-digit secret number by using Channel Select . A • When you input the secret number for the first time, press MENU to register. Otherwise, continue[...]

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    35 [2] TV GUIDELINES P arent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING . (See page 34.) 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to TV GUIDELINES. 3 Press c / d to enter. 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to TV-Y7, and press c / d to select BLOCK. If you set TV-Y7 to BLOCK, TV-G,[...]

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    36 [3] A CTIV A TING V -CHIP BLOCK ● Setting ST A TUS Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING . 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to STATUS. 3 Press c / d to set STATUS to ON. A • If STATUS is set to OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be activated. 1 V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED appears if you watch a program with[...]

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    37 [5] CHANGING THE V-CHIP BLOCK SETTINGS Adjusting the V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 2 of [1] MPAA RATING , then INPUT SECRET NO. will be displayed. 2 Input the 4-digit secret number by using Channel Select ; the V- CHIP select mode will be dis- played. Set V-CHIP BLOCK again. [6] CHANGING OR CLEARING THE SECRET NUMBER 1 Repeat s[...]

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    38 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES You can enjoy picture and sound by connecting a VCR or a home video game system to the terminals located on the rear of the TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit first to prevent any possible damage. <Example> • Video camera • Home video game system External dev[...]

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    39 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a video camera (AV-IN1/2 /COMPONENT) A • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-Video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-Video cable.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you select AV-IN1), y[...]

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    40 A V -IN 1 L R A U D IO S -V ID E O A N T . V I D E O P O W E R IN P U T D C 1 3 V H E A D P H O N E Y P B C OM PO NENT P R L L R A V - I N 2 /O U T V ID EO AUD IO R AU D IO VIDEO AUDIO L Y R COMPONENT AV-IN2/OUT CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Contin ued) Outputting video and audio (video output) You can output video and audio data from the TV[...]

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    41 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. TV set Problem Check item Reference Pages There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN1. 9 – 16 16 Sound Picture • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other th[...]

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    42 Antenna Problem Check item • The reception may be weak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. • Make sure the outside antenna is not disconnected. The picture is not sharp. TR OUBLESHOO TING (Continued) The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. • Make sure the a[...]

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    43 SPECIFICA TIONS Items LC-20E1U Model LCD panel 19.7 ” ASV & BLACK-TFT LCD Number of dots 921,600 dots VGA Video color systems N358, N443, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM, PAL-60 Destination USA/Latin A/Twn TV Standard (CCIR) NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N TV function TV Tuning System PLL 181 ch. STEREO MTS+SAP CATV 125 ch. 3 Dimensional Y/C separation circuit [...]

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    44 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS Unit: inch/(mm) VIDEO L AUDIO R Y P B P R AV-IN 2/OUT COMPONENT L AUDIO R VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO R HEAD PHONE ANT. POWER INPUT DC13V AV-IN 1 POWER SLEEP CH VOL MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO 2 43 / 64 (68) 0 3 / 16 (5) 9 39 / 64 (244) 3 15 / 16 (100) 7 5 / 32 (182) 2 43 / 64 (68) 7 23 / 64 (187) 12 35 / 64 (319) 16 1 / 16 (408) 16[...]

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    45 SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Shar p Plaza, Mahwah, Ne w Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY END-USER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first end user purchaser that this Shar p brand product (the “ Product ” ), when shipped in its original container , will be free from defectiv e wor kmansh[...]

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    LIMITED W ARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on y our pur chase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called “ Sharp ” ) gives the following express warranty to the first consumer purchaser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Authori[...]