Sharp LC-15B5M manual

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    LC-15B5M/LC-20B5M OPERA TION MANU AL LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LC-15B5M LC-20B5M OPERA TION MANU AL LC-15B5M LC-20B5M ENGLISH Printed in Japan TINS-B130WJZZ A 04P02-JMM Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper . TINS-B130WJZZ A 04P02-JMM LC-15_20B5M_Hyo1_4.p65 04.2.23, 4:48 PM 1[...]

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    1 ENGLISH Contents LC-15B5M LC-20B5M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION ENGLISH OPERA TION MANU AL Dear SHARP customer .................................................... 2 Important Safety Precautions ......................................... 2 Supplied Accessories ...................................................... 4 Preparation ..........................[...]

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    2 Important Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This pr oduct has been engineered and manufactur ed with the highest priority on safety . However , improper use can r esult in electric shock and/or fire. In or der to prevent poten[...]

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    3 • Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. • Stand—Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Doing so can cause the product to fall, r esulting in serious personal injuries as well as damage[...]

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    4 Make sure the following accessories are provided with the LCD TV set. Supplied Accessories Operation manual Remote control AC cord “AAA” size batteries ( × 2) Antenna cable AC adapter *Product shape varies in some countries. pages 5 and 9 page 5 page 6 page 6 page 6 page 8 Cable holder LC-15B5M LC-20B5M LC-15_20B5M_E_P01-09.p65 04.1.30, 11:2[...]

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    5 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install the two “AAA” size batteries supplied in the remote control. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AAA” size batteries. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two “AAA” si[...]

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    6 Power Connection Preparation (Continued) Antenna Connection • Using the supplied antenna cable, connect the room antenna terminal to the antenna terminal on the LCD TV set. (Refer to the figure below.) NOTE • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. • Always turn the MAIN POWER [...]

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    7 MAIN PO WER MENU V OL ( ) / ( ) TV/VIDEO CH ( ) / ( ) LC-20B5M LC-15B5M Upper control panel Part Names of Main Unit Controls NOTE • TV/VIDEO , CH ( )/( ) , VOL (–)/(+) and MENU on the main unit have the same functions as the same buttons on the remote control. Fundamentally, this operation manual provides a description based on operation usin[...]

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    8 Part Names of Main Unit (Continued) Terminals S-VIDEO AV -IN1 VIDEO A UDIO (R) A UDIO (L) VIDEO A UDIO (R) A UDIO (L) AV -IN2/OUT Y ANT . (Antenna terminal) PO WER INPUT (DC12V) A UDIO (L) A UDIO (R) P B P R COMPONENT Carrying handle Rear View How to fix the cables •P ull the cables connected to each terminal through the holes and close the lef[...]

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    9 Part Names of Remote Control Move the cursor to the upwards (Select the menu items) / Still (Pause the motion picture playback or card recording) Move the cursor to the right (Select the menu items) / Fast Forward (Fast forwards the picture) Move the cursor to the downwards (Select the menu items) / Stop (stop the motion picture playback or card [...]

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    10 ● Press MAIN POWER . The POWER indicator instantantly changes from blinking red to green and the LCD TV set is turned on. NOTE • The On-screen display disappears after a few seconds. ● To turn off the main power, press MAIN POWER . Standby To turn off the LCD TV Press POWER . The POWER indicator will turn red. To turn the LCD TV back on Pr[...]

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    1 1 Basic Operation (Continued) Changing Channels You can select channels using Channel Select or CH ( )/( ) . • To handle the increasing number of channels available, this LCD TV set allows you to select up to 100 positions (Channels 0 to 99). One-digit and two-digit methods of selection can be used. Follow the procedure shown below to select ch[...]

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    12 Preset On-Screen Display Language Selection MENU on the LCD TV set can also be used to select the language. Upper control panel 3 1, 2 4 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part of th e LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds to display the PRESET mode screen. Auto ( B/G ) VHF 1 48.25MHz Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) twice to display the LANGUAGE select m[...]

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    1 3 Preset (Continued) ■ Setting a channel to a desired TV station: Upper control panel 41 , 2 , 6 3 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part of the LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds. The AUTO mode screen appears. Auto ( B/G ) VHF 1 48.25MHz Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) to display the MANUAL mode screen. Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) again to change the M[...]

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    14 Preset (Continued) Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Setup”. Press ' / " to select “Clock setup”, and press OK . Menu [ Setup Clock setup ] CH setup Clock setup Display mode A V2 In/Out Language Demo Setup Press / | to select day/month/day of week, year or time. Press ' / " to make the ad[...]

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    1 5 Selecting Menu Items ■ Menu Setting Screens For details on using each setting screen, refer to the page number indicated. Selecting Menu Items NOTE • The illustrations and on-screen displays in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual appearance. Picture Page Contrast ...................................[...]

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    16 Picture Adjustments Adjust the picture to your preference with the following picture settings. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. • The Picture Menu screen can be displayed directly by pressing the Red . Press / | to select “Picture”. Press ' / " to select a specific adjustment item. Menu [ Picture(TV) ] Contrast [ 3 Contra[...]

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    1 7 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) Press ' / " to select “On”, and press OK . Press MENU to exit. NOTE • Set the “Film mode” to “On” manually to detect a film-based source (originally encoded at 24 frames/second) when the input source has vertical frequency of 50 Hz (e.g. PAL, SECAM etc.) . Cool Climate (This function[...]

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    18 Sound Adjustments You can adjust the sound quality to your preference with the following settings. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. • The Sound Menu screen can be displayed directly by pressing the Green . Press / | to select “Sound”. Press ' / " to select a specific adjustment item. Menu [ Sound(TV) ] Treble [ ] -1 +1 Ba[...]

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    1 9 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) AV2 In/Out Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Setup”. Press ' / " to select “AV2 In/Out”, and press OK . Menu [ Setup A V2 In/Out ] CH setup Clock setup Display mode A V2 In/Out Language Demo Setup Press ' / " to select the desired mode, and press OK . [...]

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    20 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) Features The Feature items can be set by the user. Press MENU and the Menu screen is displayed. Press / | to select “Features”. Press ' / " to select the desired adjustment item, and press OK . Menu [ Features ] Backlight Timer function Auto power off Blue back Reset Features Press ' / &[...]

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    2 1 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) Timer Function Press MENU to display the Menu screen. • Th e Timer fu nction M enu screen can be displayed directly by pressing the Yellow . Press / | to select “Features”. Press ' / " to select “Timer function”, and press OK . Menu [ Features T imer function ] Backlight T imer functio[...]

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    22 To let you enjoy NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV receives NICAM stereo system, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode changes between “NICAM STEREO” and “MONO”. •W hen “MONO” is selected, the TV sound is output monaurally. 49 NICAM STEREO 49 [...]

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    2 3 To let you enjoy A2 stereo broadcasting, this TV receives A2 stereo system and bilingual broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode changes between “STEREO” and “MONO”. •W hen “MONO” is selected, the TV sound is output monaurally. 49 STEREO 49 MONO Bilingual The LCD TV[...]

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    24 [1] Turning on and off Teletext mode Select a TV channel that is broadcasting the Teletext programme. Press TEXT and the Teletext screen is displayed. TELETEXT Red Green Y ellow Cyan 100 ● To turn off the Teletext mode, press TEXT again. [2] Using the TOP line When TOP Teletext is being broadcast, you can display the TOP line, which contains t[...]

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    2 5 T eletext (Contin ued) [3] Changing subpages If a page has been selected from among several subpages, you can display a control line which contains the subpage numbers. Press SUBPAGE . The control line with the subpage numbers is displayed on line 24, and the number of the currently selected subpage is displayed in blue. 369 S HA RP- TEX T 1 2 [...]

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    26 ■ Important Notes on Using Memory Cards • SHARP cannot be held responsible for misuse of the LCD TV set, any troubles during use, or other problems, or any damages arising out of the use of the LCD TV set, except for those cases for which Sharp is liable by law. • If you or other people misuse the LCD TV set, or the LCD TV set is affected [...]

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    2 7 ■ You can use memory cards (commercially available) for recording and playing back pictures. • Please use an appropriate PC card adapter (commer- cially available) for each memory card. • The following memory cards are available. (Note that names for memory cards vary depending on the manufacturer.) * At present, January, 2004 The capacit[...]

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    28 Loading a PC Card Adapter You need to set a memory card in a PC card adapter before loading it. (See page 27.) Check the Card Eject button is pressed. Insert a PC card adapter into the PC card slot on the LCD TV set slowly. * Insert a card straight into the slot. The Card Lamp turns green. Changing from Card Mode to the TV mode Press either Chan[...]

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    2 9 Select Mode Switches the mode between motion picture and still picture. Press CARD . • The playback mode used when recording is displayed. Each time you press this button, the mode is switched as follows. [Motion Picture] You can also set the mode from the Menu screen. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. P[...]

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    30 Recording/Playing Back a Memory Card Recording on the Memory Card The following settings are available to help you make correct recordings. When Recording Motion Pictures: ● Set the picture quality for recording motion pictures. → Rec mode (See page 31.) ● Set the date, channel, and picture quality for the programme you want to record. →[...]

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    3 1 Rec Mode Use this setting for recording images you are currently watching. Select the recording mode (picture quality) for a motion picture. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Video setup”, and press OK . Menu [ Card Video setup ] Select mode Video setup Timer Rec. Still[...]

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    32 ■ To Pause Recording Press . • When resuming the recording, press ● REC once more. PAUSE Lap : :3 SP/Remain video :32 2:18 0 0 0 0 0 0 ■ To Stop Recording Press ■ . • By pressing Cyan , you can confirm the conditions during recording. • Press Cyan again to switch off the screen display. NOTE • When the memory card runs out of spa[...]

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    3 3 Adjusting the Clock The LCD TV set has a built-in clock. Be sure to adjust the clock with “Clock setup” in “Setup” before setting the timer. (See page 14.) Timer Rec Set the date, start time, end time, channel, and record mode for the TV programme you want to record. You can set up to 8 programmes for timer recording up to one month in [...]

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    34 Setting Timer Recor ding (Continued) 3 Press / | to select “CH”. • When you press ' , channels are displayed in forward direction. • When you press " , channels are displayed in backward direction. : SELECT OK : ENTER M : BACK E : EXIT Menu[Card Timer Rec. Setup] Menu[Card Timer Rec. Setup] Adjust timer rec. setting Adjust ti[...]

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    3 5 Setting Timer Recor ding (Continued) At the Set Time • Starts recording with the channel and the mode you have set, and stops at the end time. • Do not remove the card during recording. Otherwise, problems may occur, causing the data including those previously recorded not to be recorded or kept properly. If There is not Sufficient Space on[...]

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    36 Normal Playback Modes for Playing Back Motion Pictures Normal/Repeat/Slowmotion/Zoom The Playback Quality of the Memory Card As the memory card of this device records conforming to the MPEG-4 system (image compression technology), the replay image will not have the same picture quality as the image while it was being recorded. Press CARD to swit[...]

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    3 7 Slowmotion Press CARD to switch to the motion picture mode. • The recorded motion picture list is displayed. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Video 1/ 1 Video 1/ 1 13 13 / 0 5 / 0 4 Thu 11: CH 13 EP 14 14 / 0 5 / 0 4 Fri 11: AV1 SP 14 14 / 0 6 / 0 4 Mon 1 :3 CH 15 LP 15 15 / 0 6 / 0 4 Tue 1 :3 AV2 LP 16 16 / 0 6 / 0 4 Wed 1 :3 CH 15 EP Press[...]

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    38 Playing Back Motion Pictures (Special Mode) (Continued) ■ The Screen When Slowmotion is Specified | Slow : :3 Repeat[Off ] 11: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOTE • During slowmotion playback, no sound is output. • To cancel slowmotion playback, set “Slowmotion” to “Off”. Zoom Press CARD to switch to the motion picture mode. • The recorded motion[...]

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    3 9 Protecting Motion Picture Files You can protect files you do not want to be deleted. Press CARD to display the list of recorded motion pictures. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Video setup”, and press OK . Menu [ Card Video setup ] Select mode Video setup Timer Rec. S[...]

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    40 Protecting/Deleting Motion Pictures (Continued) Deleting All Motion Picture Files This operation deletes all files that have not been set for protecting. Perform steps 1 to 4 in Protecting Motion Picture Files to display the “Edit” screen. Press ' / " to select “Delete all”, and press OK . : SELECT OK : ENTER M : BACK E : EXIT [...]

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    4 1 The Slideshow Setup Screen (1) Nine Pictures at a Time (2) One Picture at a Time Full-screen display using the selected order Playing Back Still Pictures Modes for Playing Back Still Pictures You can specify various modes with “Card” in the Menu screen. ■ Listing Still Pictures; Index (page 42) (1) Lists nine still pictures at a time. (2)[...]

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    42 Playing Back Still Pictures (Continued) 1 2 2 1 Listing Still Pictures (Index) Fast paging in forward/backward direction When multiple still pictures are recorded, you can speed up paging in forward/backward direction by keeping / | depressed during paging forward/backward direction. Insert the memory card. Press CARD to display the index of s[...]

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    4 3 Playing Back Still Pictures (Continued) Slideshow Setup You can set the interval to 1-10 seconds, 1 minute, 15 minutes, or 60 minutes, and select the playback order from among “Normal”, “Random” or “My programme”. Press CARD to display the index of still picture. Still 1/ 2 13/ 5/ 4 1 1:35 0 0 0 0 0 0 Press MENU to display the Menu [...]

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    44 Playing Back Still Pictures (Continued) My Programme You can select up to 32 pictures and specify the order for displaying in slideshow. Press CARD and the index of still picture is displayed. Still 1/ 2 13/ 5/ 4 1 1:35 0 0 0 0 0 0 Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Still s[...]

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    4 5 Playing Back Still Pictures (Continued) Press / | to select “Yes”, and press OK . • The slideshow will be started. Press MENU to exit. Rotate You can rotate a displayed picture file. Playback the memory card. Display the picture you want to rotate in either the card playback mode or the slideshow mode. Press MENU to display the Menu scr[...]

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    46 Playing Back Still Pictures (Continued) Audio Select Playing background music when playing back a card. You can output the sound of other devices (e.g. TV or VCR) when playing back a card. Playback the memory card. Display the picture in either the card playback mode or the slideshow mode. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to se[...]

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    4 7 Shutter Click Enables you to make sure that whenever a still picture is captured the shutter sounds. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Still setup”, and press OK . Menu [ Card Still setup ] Select mode Video setup Timer Rec. Still setup Format Card Press ' / "[...]

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    48 Capturing as Still Pictures Press Channel Select , CH ( )/( ) or TV/VIDEO to select the channel you want to record. Press CAPTURE . • The screen freezes for a moment, and the image is recorded as a still picture. • When “Shutter click” is set to “On”, the shutter sound can be heard at the same time. During this time, no sound from th[...]

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    4 9 Protecting Still Picture Files You can protect files you do not want to be deleted. Press CARD to display the index of still picture. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Still setup”, and press OK . Menu [ Card Still setup ] Select mode Video setup Timer Rec. Still setup [...]

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    50 Protecting/Deleting Still Pictures (Continued) Deleting All Still Picture Files This operation deletes all files that have not been set for protecting. Perform steps 1 to 4 in Protecting Still Picture Files to display the “Edit” screen. Press ' / " to select “Delete all”, and press OK . : SELECT OK : ENTER M : BACK E : EXIT Men[...]

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    5 1 All motion picture and still picture files are deleted including any files that have been set for protecting. Run the memory card. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. . Press / | to select “Card”. Press ' / " to select “Format”, and press OK . Menu [ Card Format ] Select mode Video setup Timer Rec. Still setup Format Card[...]

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    52 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 LCD TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the LCD TV set first to prevent any possible damage. Example of external devices that can be connected NOTE • PC conne[...]

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    5 3 Connecting with External Devices (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a Camcorder (AV-IN1/2 /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 select AV-IN1), y[...]

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    54 Connecting with External Devices (Continued) Outputting video and audio (video output) NOTE • AV2 has 2 Out modes (see page 19). • 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 S-VIDEO input for AV-IN1[...]

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    5 5 Problem Check item •M ake sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. •R eception other than those of broadcasting stations can be considered. • Make sure the input mode is set to the LCD TV set. •M ake sure the MAIN POWER switch of the LCD TV set is on. •M ake sure Picture adjustment is properly adjusted. • The fl[...]

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    56 Tr oubleshooting (Continued) Problem Check item •T he reception may be weak. •T he state of the broadcast may also be bad. •M ake sure the antenna is facing the correct direction. •M ake sure the outside antenna has not been disconnected. •M ake sure the antenna is facing the correct direction. •B roadcast waves may be reflected from[...]

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    5 7 Specifications LCD panel 15” (38 cm) Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD 19.7” (50 cm) Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD Number of pixels 921,600 dots Video colour systems World multi system TV Standard (CCIR) I/DK/M/BG TV Tuning System Auto preset tuning TV function STEREO/BILINGUAL NICAM-BG, I, DK/A2 stereo-BG AUTO PRESET Yes CA[...]

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    58 Time Zone T able Region *N ew Zealand * Fiji New Caledonia A ustralia (AEST) *• A CT (Canberra) *• NSW (Sydney) • QLD (Brisbane) *• VIC (Melbour ne) *• T AS (Hobar t) P apua New Guinea A ustralia (ACST) • Broken Hill • NT (Darwin) *• SA (Adelaide) J apan (JST) South K orea Indonesia (Eastern area) Indonesia (Central area) A ustra[...]

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    5 9 Unit: mm 310 178 307 231 213 363 (including rubber foot) 526 307 56 58 63 207 151 354 (including rubber foot) 62 100 100 LC-15B5M Dimensional Drawings LC-15_20B5M_E_P52-60.p65 04.1.30, 11:57 AM 59[...]

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    60 Dimensional Drawings (Continued) LC-20B5M Unit: mm 68 80 244 178 403.3 300.8 261 452 (including rubber foot) 673 384 212 393 59 450 (including rubber foot) 47 100 100 LC-15_20B5M_E_P52-60.p65 04.1.30, 11:57 AM 60[...]