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Sharp LC-13B4M/LC-15B4M/LC-20B4M manual

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    ENGLISH LC-13B4M/LC-15B4M/LC-20B4M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL Printed in Japan TINS-A742WJZZ 03P05-JKM Printed on post-consumer recycled paper . P O W E R S L E E P TINS-A742WJZZ 03P05-JKM P O W E R S L E E P LC-13B4M LC-15B4M LC-20B4M LC-13B4M LC-15B4M LC-20B4M[...]

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    1 LC-13B4M LC-15B4M LC-20B4M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH CONTENTS Page DEA R SHA RP C UST OMER ................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 2, 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ................................ 4 PREPARATION ................................................ 5, 6 Preparing and Using the Remote Co[...]

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    2 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER 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. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also caus[...]

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    3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Continued) ■ To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product. ■ To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set. ■ Heat sources — Keep the produ[...]

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    4 Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES AC Cord ( × 1) Antenna Cable ( × 1) “ AAA ” size (UM/SUM-4) Dry Battery ( × 2) AC Adapter ( × 1) UBATU0026GEZZ UADP-0212CEZZ Cable Clamp ( × 2) Operation Manual ( × 1) Wireless Remote Control ( × 1) ENGLISH LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL Pr[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION Batteries for 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. – Caution! Cautions regarding batteries Imp[...]

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    6 V O L C H M E N U T V / V I D E O M A I N P O W E R ANT. HEAD PHONE POWER INPUT DC13V U S E T H E S U P P L I E D A C A D A P T E R . ( P A R T N O . L O C A T E D O N T H E M O D E L L A B E L . ) Power Connection Antenna Connection Note: • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. [...]

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    7 CH MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER PRESET 1 2 CH VOL VOL MENU TV/VIDEO PRESET 1 2 MAIN POWER Upper control panel LC-20B4M LC-13B4M LC-15B4M MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO CH( )/( ) VOL ( - )/(+) P O W E R S L E E P LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL SLEEP indicator The SLEEP indicator lights up red when the SLEEP TIMER is set to on. Remote sensor window Power/Standby[...]

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    8 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Contin ued) Main unit (rear view) V O L C H M E N U T V /V ID E O M A I N P O W E R A N T . V ID E O S - V ID E O A U D IO L R H E A D P H O N E A V - IN 1 VIDEO A V -IN1 AUDIO (L) A UDIO (R) S-VIDEO HEADPHONE Antenna terminal POWER INPUT DC 12V(LC-13B4M/ LC-15B4M) DC 13V(LC-20B4M) V I D E O A U D I O L Y P B P R R A U[...]

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    9 Listening with Headphones LOCA TION OF USERS CONTR OL (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 until [...]

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    10 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTR OL (Continued) Remote control MENU Displays the TV menu. (P.14) SUBTITLE Displays the Teletext Subtitle directly. (P.29) HOLD Temporarily holds the current Teletext page. (P.29) MUTE Switches the sound on and off. (P.12) Yellow (P.28) Cyan (P.28) CHANNEL SELECT (P.13) OK (P.29) VOL (+)/( - ) (P.12) Flashback Returns to t[...]

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    11 TV/ VIDEO CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER B ASIC OPERA TION Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper part of the main unit to ON. 2 The Power/Sta[...]

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    12 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H OLD E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MUTE POWER VOL(+)/(–) Sound Volume ON/OFF Standby To mute sound B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) 1 Press VOL (+) to increase sound volume. The seg[...]

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    13 1 Press the button. 2 If “ 5- ” is indicated and the picture does not change, press the -/-- button to switch over to the 1-digit select mode and press again. B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Changing the Channels Changing channels using CHANNEL SELECT on the remote control. To select a one-digit channel (e.g., Channel 5): • To handle the inc[...]

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    14 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O LD E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU ] / [ < / > MENU MENU SLEEP TIMER PICTURE FEATURE CH-SETTING SELECT: ENTER: EXIT: SELECTING THE MENU ITEMS • This LCD TV set allows[...]

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    15 On-Screen Display Language Selection PRESET NORMAL SCREEN ■ MENU on the LCD TV set can also be used to select the language. Upper control panel 1 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part o f the LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds to display the PRESET mode screen. 2 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) twice to display the LANGUAGE select mode screen. Pre[...]

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    16 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TE XT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU VOL(+)/(–) CH ( )/( ) CHANNEL SELECT 1 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part of the LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds. The AUTO mo[...]

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    17 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER CHANNEL SELECT MENU ] / [ < / > PRESET (Continued) Channel Setting 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cur[...]

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    18 ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Setting To use Direct Key function 1 Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). • Each time you pres s SLEEP , the timer changes as follows: --- 30 60 90 120 The setting is turned off when --- is displayed. 3 Press MENU to return to the main screen. To [...]

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    19 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU ] / [ < / > ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the PICTURE Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the[...]

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    20 Selected item Press < . Press > . CONTRAST Decrease contrast Increase contrast TINT Toward purple Toward green COLOUR Lower colour intensity Higher colour intensity BLACK LEVEL Less bright More bright SHARPNESS Soft picture Hard picture COLOUR SYSTEM Press > to select COLOUR SYSTEM. (AV1/AV2) → AUTO → PAL → SECAM → N358 → N443[...]

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    21 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the FEATURE Settings ■ The FEATURE items can be set by the user. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor to FEATURE. 3 Press < / > to display FEATURE screen. 4 Check the factory setting of each item on the FEATURE screen. The user can change the settings by using ] / [ an[...]

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    22 ■ In BLUE BACK, PICTURE setting displayed in purple cannot be selected. ■ AV2 IN/OUT cannot be selected in AV2 mode. Also, AV2 mode cannot be selected, when selecting AV2 OUT. ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Selected item BRIGHTNESS AUTO POWER OFF (only TV mode) DISPLAY MODE AV2 IN/OUT BLUE BACK LANGUAGE Factory setting [BRIGHT] Maximum brightness [O[...]

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    23 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU ] / [ < / > CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L H O L D E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU[...]

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    24 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the DISPLAY MODE Settings You can set the orientation of the picture. Directly setting the DISPLAY MODE 1 Press DIS.MODE to display the DISPLAY MODE screen. 2 Press DIS.MODE to change the setting. Setting the DISPLAY MODE on the MENU screen 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor[...]

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    25 NICAM BROADCASTS SELECTION Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM signal. T o let you enjo y NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV receives NICAM system stereo, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. When MONO [...]

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    26 IGR (German stereo system ) BROADCASTS Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an IGR Stereo signal. T o let you enjoy IGR broadcasting, this TV receives IGR system stereo and bilingual broadcasts. Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. When MONO is selec[...]

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    27 T elete xt ■ What is Teletext? Teletext is an information service organized like a magazine, which is provided by some TV stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your LCD TV set receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen. News, weather and sp[...]

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    28 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO R E V E A L HO LD E N D M MENU SOUND S U B T I T L E SUBPAGE TEXT R O T A T E W I D E T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER TEXT Coloured buttons < / > CHANNEL SELECT SUBPAGE 369 S HA RP- TEXT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 02 : 52 : [...]

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    29 [4] Using the TOP table When TOP Teletext is being broadcast, you can display the TOP table with the current programme data if one exists. 1 Press OK to display the TOP table. The Teletext page is temporarily turned off. 2 Press ] / [ to select the desired item. Press < / > to select topics (column 1) or subtopics (column 2) if they exist.[...]

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    30 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. Note: : • For the cable, use a commercially available audio/video cord[...]

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    31 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a C a m corder (AV-IN1/AV-IN2/OUT/COMPONENT) Note: : • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-Video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-video cord.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you sele[...]

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    32 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Outputting video and audio (video output) • AV2 has 2 OUT modes (see page 22). • When using the S-VIDEO input for AV-IN1, no video output will be made to the AV output terminal, but audio output will be made for connection to external audio systems. • When using the COMPONENT input, no video out[...]

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    33 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-IN 1. 6 – 11 11 • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other than those of b[...]

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    34 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. TROUBLESHOOTING (Continued) The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. • Make sure the ant[...]

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    35 SPECIFICA TIONS LCD COLOUR TV COMPARISON ■ As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be some deviations from these values in indiv[...]

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    36 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS Unit: mm LC-13B4M 61.5 58 CH MENU TV/VIDEO 338 66.5 200.8 267 429 292.6 271.5 133.5 137.5 187.8 333.3 61.5 100 100 33 PRESET 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO R AV -IN 2/OUT Y P B P R COMPONENT L AUDIO R AV-I N 1 VIDEO S-VIDEO HEAD PHONE ANT . L AUDIO R MAINPOWER POWER SLEEP POWER INPUT DC12V USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. (PART NO. LOCA TED[...]

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    37 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Continued) Unit: mm LC-15B4M CH 63.2 58 MENU TV/VIDEO 381.7 78.7 231 307 484 322.2 303 149.5 100 100 38.2 63.2 149.5 198 366.2 PRESET 1 2 L AUDIO VIDEO R AV-IN 2/O UT Y P B P R COMPONENT L AUDIO R AV-I N1 VIDEO S-VIDEO HEAD PHONE ANT. POWER INPUT DC12V L AUDIO R MAINPOWER POWER SLEEP USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. (PART NO. [...]

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    38 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Continued) Unit: mm LC-20B4M ANT. HEAD PHONE S-VIDEO R AUDIO VIDEO AV-IN1 L AV-IN 2/OUT COMPONENT R AUDIO VIDEO L R AUDIO L P R P B Y CH VOL TV/VIDEO MENU MAIN POWER PRESET 1 2 POWER INPUT DC13V USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. (PART NO . LOCA TED ON THE MODEL LABEL.) 68.6 471.5 300.8 381.5 193.5 188 76.1 420 630 470.3 110.7 2[...]

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    ENGLISH LC-13B4H/LC-15B4H/LC-20B4H LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL P O W E R S L E E P SHARP CORPORA TION LC-13B4H LC-15B4H LC-20B4H[...]