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    LC-20S5U OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN MANUAL DE OPERAÇÃO Printed in Mexico Imprimé au Mexique Impreso en México Impresso no México TINS-C234WJZZ 06P02-MX-NM ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL PORTUGUÊS LIQUI D CR YS T AL TEL EVISION TÉL É VISE UR A CL TEL E VISO R CON P ANT ALL A DE CRIS T AL LÍQUID O TEL E VI SOR DE C R[...]

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    Uni t : i nc h ( mm) Di me nsio na l Dr awi ng s 3 61 / 64 (100) 3 61 / 64 (100) 2 15 / 32 (62.6) 19 1 / 64 (482.9) 5 5 / 8 (142.4) 9 33 / 64 (241.6) 3 63 / 64 (101.1) 2 29 / 64 (61.9) 14 61 / 64 (379.7) 15 7 / 8 (403.1) 1 1 27 / 32 (300.8) 1 1 35 / 64 (293) 18 1 / 64 (457.5) 17 1 / 32 (432.5) 1 45 / 64 (42.9) 18 47 / 64 (475.4) LC-20S5U_E_Hyo1-4.i[...]

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    1 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL PORTUGUÊS OPERA TION MANUAL IM P O RT A NT: T o aid re po r ti ng in c a se of l os s or t h ef t , ple as e r ec o rd t he T V ’ s mo de l a nd se r ia l n umb er s in th e s pa c e p rov id e d. T he nu mb er s are l oc at ed at th e r ea r o f t he T V . Model No.: Serial No.: ENGLISH I MPO RT ANT I NFORM A TI ON[...]

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    2 DE AR SH A R P CU ST OM ER Th an k you f or you r pu rc h as e of t h e Sh ar p Li q ui d Cr y st a l T el ev is io n. T o e ns ur e saf e t y a nd m any ye ar s of tr ou b l e - f re e o p er at i o n o f yo ur p ro d uc t , p l ea s e r e ad t h e I m p or t a nt Sa fe t y Pr ec a u t io ns c a re fu ll y b ef or e us in g t h i s p ro d uc t .[...]

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    3 I MPO RT ANT SAFET Y PREC A UTI O NS ( Cont inu e d ) ■ Th e L iq uid Cr ys t al p an el is a ve r y hi gh te ch no lo g y p ro du c t w it h 9 21,60 0 t hi n fi lm tr ans is tor s , g iv in g yo u fi ne pi c tu re det ai ls . Oc c a si on all y , a few n on -a c ti ve p i xels may a pp ea r o n the sc r ee n a s a fixe d p oi nt o f b lu e,[...]

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    4 ■ If an o ut si de ant en na is c o nn ec te d t o t he te lev is io n e qu ip men t, be su re th e a nten na syst em is g ro un de d s o a s t o pr ovi de so me pro tec t i on aga ins t vo lt a ge su rg es and bu il t- u p st a ti c c ha rg es . S ec t i on 81 0 of th e N at i on al Elec t r ic a l Co d e p rov id es in fo r mat i on wi t h r [...]

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    5 IM PORT A NT IN FORMA T IO N ..................................... 1 DE AR SH AR P CUSTOMER ....................................... 2 IM PORT A NT SAFET Y PRECA UT IO NS ..................... 2 Supp lie d Acc esso ri es ............................................... 5 Befo re Usin g th e LCD T V Set ................................... 6 Prepa ra[...]

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    6 T o us e your LCD T V set, pe r for m ste ps be low. Che ck t he supp lie d acc e ss or i es. ( Se e page 5 .) Ins er t t wo “A A A ” si ze b at te r ie s i nto t he re mote c o ntr ol. ( Se e p age 7 . ) • Op en t he bat t er y c ove r , an d t h en ins er t b at te r ie s wit h the ir te r min al s c o r re sp o ndi ng to th e (+) a nd (-[...]

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    7 Ins ta llin g Bat t er i es in t h e Remo te Con tro l Be fo re usi ng the LCD T V s et f or th e fi r st ti m e, i nst a ll the t w o “A A A ” si ze ba t te r ie s s up pl ie d i n t he re mo te c ont ro l. W he n t he bat ter i es be c o me dep l ete d a nd th e r em ote c on tr o l f ai ls t o o p er ate, re pl ac e th e b at ter i es wi [...]

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    Prepa ra t ion (Co nt inu ed ) 8 Ant enn a Conn ec t ion OU TD O OR A NT EN N A C O NN EC TI O N 1. A 75 - ohm sys te m i s g en er al ly a ro un d c a b le wit h F-t yp e c o nn ec t or th at c an eas il y b e a t t ac he d to a ter m ina l w i th ou t t o ol s (n ot sup pl ie d) . 2. A 3 0 0 - o hm syst em is a fla t “ t w in - lea d ” c a b[...]

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    Prepa ra t ion (Co nt inu ed ) 9 Ant enn a Conn ec t ion ( Con ti nue d) • A 75 - o hm c oa x i al c abl e c o nn ec t or is bu il t in to the LCD T V s et f or ea sy h o ok up. W h en c on ne c ti ng t he 75 - ohm c o a xi al c ab le to t he LCD T V se t, sc r ew t h e 75 - o hm c ab le to th e A NT t er m in al. • So me c ab le T V c o mp an [...]

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    10 POWER MENU INPUT CH ( ) / ( ) VOL ( ) / ( ) Upper control panel Speaker OPC (Optical Picture Control) sensor Remote sensor Headphone jack ( ) Plug the headphone mini-plug into the headphone jack located on the front of the main unit. OPC (Optical Picture Control) indicato r The OPC indicator lights up green when "OPC" is set to "O[...]

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    1 1 Par t Na m es of t he Ma in Uni t ( Cont in ue d) T erm ina ls Carrying handle Rear View Round lock for Kensington Security Standard slot * * Using the Kensington Lock • This LCD TV set has a Kensington Security Standard slot for use with a Kensington MicroSaver Security System. Refer to the information that came with the system for instructi[...]

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    12 Par t N a m es o f th e Re mot e Cont rol POWER (P . 16) Switches the Liquid Crystal T e levision power on or standby . Channel Select (P . 18) Sets the channel. MTS (P . 17) Selects audio settings. MUTE (P . 17) Mutes the sound. AUDIO ONL Y (P . 32) Outputs audio without screen image. VOL ( )/( ) (P . 17) Sets the volume. A V MODE (P . 20) Sele[...]

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    1 3 Conn ec t i ng w i t h E x t er n al Devic es Y ou c an en joy pi c tur e a nd so un d by c on ne c ti ng a VCR o r a hom e v i de o g am e sy ste m t o t he te r min al s l oc a te d o n t he re ar of th e LC D T V s et . Wh en c on ne c ti ng an ex t er na l d evi c e, t ur n of f t he pow er of t he LCD T V s et fi r st to p reve nt a ny p [...]

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    14 Pre s s P OW E R o n t h e up p er sid e of t he mai n u nit , to tur n on t he T V . T he SEL ECT L A N G UAGE sc r ee n w il l be dis playe d. Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ EN G LI S H ”, “ ESPAÑ O L ” (S pa nis h) o r “ FR A NÇ A IS ” ( Fren ch) . ENGLISH ESPA Ñ O L FRAN Ç AIS Pre s s E NT ER to ac c e s s C H S E AR[...]

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    1 5 Set t ing th e CL OCK AU TO CLOCK Set tin g Th er e a re t wo met ho ds of set t i ng the c lo c k: AUTO CLOC K and M A N UA L CLO CK . AU TO C LOC K u se s E DS sig na ls, wh ic h a re pr ov id ed by s om e T V s t ati o ns, to a uto ma ti c al ly adj ust t he cl oc k . M A NUA L CLO CK se ts t he cl oc k manu al ly in a re as wh er e n o c h [...]

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    16 TI ME DI SPL A Y Y ou c an di sp lay t h e c ur r ent ti me on t he sc re en. Rep ea t s tep s 1 to 3 o f AU TO C LOC K S e t t i ng on pa ge 15 . Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ T IM E D IS PL A Y ” , a nd pre s s EN TE R . SET TIME DISPLAY ON OFF Pre s s ' / " to s el ec t “ ON ” o r “ O FF ” , a nd pre s s EN TE [...]

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    Ba sic O p er at ion (C ont inu ed ) 1 7 Sw itc hin g th e Inp ut M od e s ( IN PUT 1/ IN PUT2 / I NPUT3 / T V ) T ur n on t h e p owe r o f t he c on ne c te d v id eo e qui pm ent . Press I N PUT to se le c t t he ap pl ic a bl e i np ut sou rc e. T he sc re en c han ge s in o rd er of IN PU T1 , I N PU T2 , I N PU T 3 and T V m o de e ac h tim e[...]

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    Ba sic O p er at ion (C ont inu ed ) 18 Chang ing Cha nn els Y ou c an se l ec t c h ann el s u sin g C ha n n el S el e c t or CH ( ) / ( ) . • Th is LCD T V s et all ow s yo u t o s el e ct up to 125 c ha nn el s (1 to 125) . T o s el e ct a c ha nn el , e nte r a 2- o r 3 - d ig it nu mb er. ■ Us in g Cha nn e l S e le c t Wh en se le c ti n[...]

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    Ba sic O p er at ion (C ont inu ed ) 1 9 � MENU[ � OPTION ] PICTURE � � AUDIO � � SETUP � � � OPTION ������������� VIEW � M O D E ������������� AUDIO � ONLY ������������� BLUE � SCREEN ������������� SLEEP � TIMER ��?[...]

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    20 Ba sic Adju st m e nt Set t ing s A V MO DE A V M O D E give s y ou pre se t o pt io ns to c ho o se f ro m, t o b e st mat ch t he i ma ge ba se d on r o om - br ig ht ne ss an d p lay ba ck sof t w are us e d. Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | to s el ec t “ PI CT UR E ” . Pre s s ' / " to s el ec t[...]

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    Ba sic Adj ust m en t Se t t ing s (Co nt inu ed ) 2 1 BA CKLI GHT Y ou c an ad jus t t h e b ri g htn es s of t he pi c tur e. Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | to s el ec t “ PI CT UR E ” . Pre s s ' / " to s el ec t “ BAC K LI G H T ” . 0 0 0 0 PICTURE � � AUDIO � � SETUP � � � OPTIO[...]

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    Ba sic Adj ust m en t Se t t ing s (Co nt inu ed ) 22 COLOR TEM PER A TU RE Y ou c an ad jus t t h e c o lo r t em pe ra tur e t o g ive a b et t er whi te bal an c e. Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | t o s el ec t “ PI CT U R E”. Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ADVAN CED ”, a nd pr es s EN TE R . PICT[...]

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    Ba sic Adj ust m en t Se t t ing s (Co nt inu ed ) 2 3 AUDIO Adju st m ent s Y ou c an ad jus t t h e s ou nd qual it y to your pr ef ere nc e wi t h t he fo ll ow ing s et t in gs. Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | t o s el ec t “AUDI O ” . Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t a s pe c ifi c adj ust m ent ite m[...]

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    24 CH S ETUP ■ E Z S E TU P Wh en yo u m ove t o a n a re a w it h d if fe ren t b ro ad c ast in g si gna ls, yo u m ay h ave to s et t he c han ne l n umb e rs an d t he ti me wi th th e E Z S ET U P f u nc ti on . T o ac t iv ate EZ S E TU P , pe r for m t he f o ll ow ing pr o c ed ure . 1 Pre ss ' / " to se l ec t “ C H S E T U P[...]

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    2 5 Usef ul Featu re s ( Cont inu e d) Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | t o s el ec t “ S ET U P ” . Pre s s ' / " to s el ec t t he d e sir ed it em , an d pre ss E NT ER . SETUP � � � OPTION C H � SETUP MTS CLOCK INPUT3 � SELECT VﾐCHIP � BLOCK CLOSED � CAPTION COLOR � SYSTEM LANGUAGE[...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 26 V - CHI P Set t in gs ■ V- C HI P • Th is fu nc t io n a ll ow s T V p ro g ra ms to b e r e st r ic t ed an d T V u sa ge to be c o nt r ol le d b as e d o n FC C d at a. It pr eve nt s c hi ld re n f r om wa tc hi ng vi ol e nt o r s exu al sc e ne s t h at m ay b e h ar m f ul. • Re st r ic t i on o f [...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 2 7 Canadia n Rating S ystems • T he T V r ating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio - T elevision and T elec ommunicatio ns Commis sion (CRTC) policy on viole nce in television progr aming. • W hile violenc e is the mo st impor t ant content element to be rated, the str ucture developed takes in[...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 28 ● S et ti n g B LOC K C O NT EN T ( T V G U I DE LI N ES ) Rep ea t s tep s 1 to 4 o f S e t t i ng V- CH IP . Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ T V G U ID E LI N ES”, a nd pr e ss EN TE R . Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ B LOC K CO N T EN T ” , a nd pre s s EN TE R . TV – Y BLOCK TV [...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 2 9 ■ Ch an g in g V- CH IP B LOCK s et t i n gs Rep ea t s tep s 1 to 3 o f S e t t i ng V- CH IP on pa ge 2 8 , th en “I N P UT SEC R ET N O. ” w ill b e di sp laye d. – – – – Inp ut t he 4 - dig it sec r et n umb e r by usin g C ha n n el Se l e c t ; t h e V- CH I P s el ec t mo de wi ll b e disp[...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 30 CLOSED CAPTI ON ■ S et t i ng CLO SE D CAP TI O N • Thi s LC D T V s et is e qu ip pe d wi th an inte r na l C l os e d Ca pt io n d ec od er. “ C lo s ed Ca pt io n” is a syst em wh ic h al lo ws c onve r s at io ns , n ar r at io n, an d s o un d ef fe c ts in T V p r og r am s an d ho me vi d eo s t [...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 3 1 ■ D ir e ct l y set ti ng t h e VI E W MO D E Pre s s V I E W MO D E t o di sp lay the V IE W M O D E s cr e en. VIEW � MODE[4:3 ] Eac h ti me you pre s s V I E W MO D E , t he mo de cha ng e s as s ho wn b el ow. VIEW MODE [ 4:3] VIEW MODE [16:9] VIEW MODE [STRETCH] VIEW MODE [ZOOM] VI E W MOD E Y ou c an[...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 32 Di r ec t l y se t t i ng t h e AU DI O O NL Y Pre s s AU DI O O NL Y . ‘ P RES S “ AUD I O O N L Y ” FO R VI D EO O FF ’ i s d is playe d on t h e s cr ee n. AUDIO ONLY [OFF] PRESS"AUDIO ONLY"FOR VIDEO OFF Pre s s AU DI O O NL Y ag ai n. T he s cr ee n i ma ge wi ll dis ap pe ar. Pre s s AU D[...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 3 3 SLEEP T IM ER Y ou c an se t t he S LEE P T IM E R t o au to mat i c all y t ur n of f t he T V . Se t t i n g t h e S L EE P T I M E R o n t h e Me n u s cr e e n Pre s s M E NU to dis pl ay t he M en u s cr ee n. Pre s s / | t o s el ec t “ OP T IO N ” . Pre s s ' / " t o s el ec t “ S LEE [...]

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    Usef ul Featu re s (C ont inu e d) 34 [UPSIDE DOWN] T o display upside down images for special uses. [ROT A TE] To disp lay rot ated ima ges for spe cial us es . [MIRROR] T o display mirror images for special uses. [NORMAL] Normal image orientation. NO SIG NA L OFF Th e N O SIG N A L O FF f u nc ti o n al lo ws you to s ave e ner g y . Wh en se t t[...]

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    3 5 T rou b le sho ot ing ■ B efo re c al li ng for re pa ir ser v ic e s, make t h e f ol low i ng ch ec ks for po s si bl e r em ed ie s t o t he enc o unt er ed sy mpt oms . Probl em Check item Refer ence page There is no picture or sound. • M ake sure the AC c ord is proper ly inser ted in t he power outlet. • Rec eption ot her than those[...]

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    T rou bl esh oot in g ( Cont in ue d) 36 ■ B efo re c al li ng for re pa ir ser v ic e s, make t h e f ol low i ng ch ec ks for po s si bl e r em ed ie s t o t he enc o unt er ed sy mpt oms . Pro b lem Che c k i te m Th e p ic tu re is no t sh ar p. Th e p ic tu re move s. • T he rec e pt io n m ay b e w eak . • Th e q ual it y of th e b r oa[...]

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    3 7 CO NS U ME R LI M IT E D WA R R AN T Y SH A R P ELECT RO N I C S C O R PO R A TIO N wa r ra nt s to t he fir st c ons um er pur ch as er tha t t hi s S ha r p b ra nd pro du c t (th e “ Pro du c t ” ) , w he n s hip pe d in i ts o ri gi na l c o nt ai ne r , w ill b e f re e f r om def ec t ive wo r k man sh ip and ma ter i al s, a nd agr [...]