Sharp LC-20SH21U manual

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    1 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL PORTUGUÊS LIQUID CR Y ST AL TEL EVISION O PER A TIO N M AN UA L CAUT I O N IMPORT ANT : T o a id r ep orti n g in ca s e o f l os s o r th e ft, p le a se r ec or d th e T V ’s model and ser ial numbers in t he spac e provide d. The numbers ar e loc ated at the r ear of the T V . Model No. : Serial No.: ENGLISH IM P[...]

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    2 IMPOR T AN T INF ORMA TION ( Con tinued ) WA R NI NG :  )&& 5HJXODWLRQV VW DWH WKDW DQXQDXW KRU L]HG FKDQJH VR UP RGL ¿F D WLRQ VWR WKL V HTXLSPHQW QRW H[SUH VVO DS S UR Y H G E W K HP D Q XI DF WX U HU FRXO G YR L GW K HX V HU¶ VD X WK R ULW W R RS HUDWH [...]

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    3 DE AR SHARP C U S T OMER Thank you for your p urcha se of th e Shar p Liqui d Cr yst al T e levision . T o ensur e safet y a nd many year s of tro ub le-f r ee o pe ra ti o n of yo u r p r od u ct, p le as e r ea d th e Important Safety P reca utions careful ly before using this product. IMPOR T ANT S AF ET Y P RE C A U TIONS (OHFW ULF LW  LV[...]

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    4 IMPOR T ANT S AF ET Y P RE C A U TIONS ( Conti nued ) Ƈ  7K H /L T X LG & UV WD OS D Q HO L VD Y H UK L JK W HF K QR OR J S UR G XF WZ L WK       WKLQ ¿OP W UDQVLVWRU VJ LYLQJ RX ¿QH SLF WXUH details.  2FFD V LR Q DO O D I H Z [...]

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    5 Ƈ  ,I D Q RX WV LG H D QW H Q QD L VFR Q QH FW H GW R WK H W HO H YL V LR Q HT X LS PH Q W  EH VXUH WKH DQWHQQD VVWHPLV JUR XQGHG VR DV WR SURYLGH VRP HS URWHFW LRQ DJDLQVW YROWDJ HVXU JHV DQG EXLOW XSV WD WLF F KDUJHV 6 HFW LRQ  ?[...]

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    6 IM PORT A NT INFOR MA T ION ..................................... 1 T rad em ar k .................................................................. 2 DE AR SHA RP CUSTOM ER ....................................... 3 IM PORT A NT SAFET Y PR ECA UTIONS ..................... 3 Suppli ed Acc es sori es ............................................... [...]

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    7 7 R XVHRXU /&'7 9 VHW SHU IRU P VWHSV EHORZ  &KHFN WKH VXSSOLHG DF FHV VRULHV 6HH3  ,QVHU W W ZR ³ $ $´VL]HEDW WHU LHV LQWRW KH UHPRWH FRQWURO 6HH3     2SHQ WKH EDW WHU  F RYHU  DQG WKHQ LQVHU [...]

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    8 Installing Bat teri es in the Remot e Control %HIRU H XVLQJ W KH /&'7 9 VHW IRU WK H ¿UV WW LPH LQ VWDO OW KH W ZR VX SS OL HG ³ $ $ ´VL ] HE D WWH UL HV L QW KH U HP RW H FRQ W UR O :K H QW KH  ED WW HUL HV EH FRP H GH SO H WH G RU WK H UH PR W [...]

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    9 Preparation ( Continued) Antenna Connec tion OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNEC TION   $  R KPV VWHP LV JHQH UDOO D URXQ GF DEO HZ LWK ) W SH F RQQH FWRUWK DW  FDQ HD VLO EH DW WDF KHG WR D WHUP LQDOZ LWK RXW WRRO VQRWVXS SOLH G  $     [...]

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    10 Preparation ( Continued) Antenna Connec tion (Continued)  $  RKP FR D[L DO FDE OH FR QQ HF WR U LV EX L OW L QW R WK H/ &'79 VH W I RU HDV KRRNXS :K HQF RQQ HFW LQJ WKH   RKP F RD [LDO FDE OH W RW KH / &'79V HW  VFU H Z?[...]

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    1 1 Headphones Speaker ( )/( ) ( )/( ) Speaker Remote sensor P ar t N ames of th e M ai n U ni t C ontrol s $ • INP UT , C H ( )/( ), VOL ( – )/(  ) DQ G MEN U RQ WK H PD LQ X QLW K D YH WK H VD PH IXQ FWL RQ V DV WK HV DP HE XWW RQ VR QW KHU HPRWH F RQW URO )X QGDPHQWDOO WKL[...]

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    1 2 Par t Nam es o f t h e Main Un it (C o n t in u ed ) Te r m in al s AUDIO OUT (L) AUDIO OUT (R) ANT . (An t en n a t erm in al ) S - VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO (L) AUDIO (R) DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT INPUT 1 AUDIO OUTPUT Rear View Ro u n d l o c k f o r K en s in g t o n S ec u rit y S t an d ard s l o t * * Us in g t h e K en s in g t o n Lo c k This LCD TV s[...]

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    1 3 P ar t Names of the Remote Control POWER (P . 16 ) Switches the Liquid Crystal T elevision power on or standby . Channel Select (P . 17) Sets the channel. MUTE (P . 16) Mutes the sound. A V MODE (P . 19) Selects preferred A V MODE. F A VORITH CH (P . 23) Recalls and edits Favorite Channel. SLEEP (P . 26) Sets the sleep timer . VIEW MODE (P . 19[...]

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    14 C o n n e ct i n g w i t h Ex t e r n a l D e v i c e s < R XFD Q HQ M R SL FW XU H DQ G VR X QG E FRQ Q HF WL Q JD 9 & 5 RU D KR PH Y LGHR JDPH VVWHP WR WKH WHUP LQDOVO RFDWH G RQ WKH UHDU RI WKH /&' 7 9 VHW  :K HQ FR QQ H FW LQ J DQ ?[...]

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    1 5 Press ENTER to a cce ss D a yl i gh t S a vi n g s c re en . Press  /  to se l ec t “Y es” o r “No ” , wh e n y ou o bs e rve daylight saving. Press ENTER to a cce ss R F I n pu t So u rc e sc re en . Press  /  to se le ct t he s ou r ce fo r y ou r TV s i gn a l . $ • Select STD(Standard ) for majority of cable systems. P[...]

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    16 Basic O perat ion Sound V olume Ƈ T o adj us t th e v o l um e Press VO L ( + ) to increase the sound volum e. The bar indic ator shif t s ri ght. Press VO L ( – ) to decrease th e sound v olume . The bar indic ator shif t s lef t. Ƈ T o mute the s ou n d Press MUTE to temporar ily turn of f the sound. Press MUTE or VOL ( + )/ ( – ) to t u[...]

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    1 7 Basic Operation ( Continued) T o selec t a digit channel numb er (e.g. C hannel 5. 1 ): Complete the follow ing pr oc edure w ithin 4 sec on ds. Press t he button. Press t he button. Press t he b u tt o n . Press t he ENT button. Ƈ Using FLASHBA CK Ƈ Press FL AS HBACK to switch t he cur rently tuned channel to the previously tuned c hannel. ?[...]

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    18 Basic Operation ( Continued) For details of eac h menu item, refer to the page num ber indicated below . $ • The illustrations and on-screen displa ys in this manual are for e xplanation purposes and ma y v ar y slightly fr om the actual appearance. • Depending on the setting condition, such as an input mode, it ma y no t b e pos si bl e t o[...]

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    1 9 Basic Adju st ment Set t ings Aspect Ratio (VIEW MODE) : Y ou can adjust the picture to your prefered displa y size. * Y ou c an a lso us e VIEW MODE on y ou r re mo t e co n tro l fo r th is fu n cti on . Standard: Keep th e or igi nal as pec t rat io in a f ull sc re en display . Stretch: Suitable for viewing wide -scre en 1 . 78: 1 aspect ra[...]

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    20 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) $ • W hen r eset t ing t he ite ms in th e “ USE R” s et tin g to fac tor y pre set values , perfor m the “Reset Picture” procedure. Selected item ? button _ button Red Weaker red Str ong er red Green Weak er green Stronger green Blue Weak er blue Stronger blue * Whe n you se lec t “ USE R?[...]

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    2 1 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (Continued) Reset Pict ure: Reset picture settings to factor y preset values . ADC Settings : Ad j u st AD C S e tti n gs of y our TV ( H ori z o nt a l, V erti ca l , P ha s e , Auto Sync ). $ • Ma ke su re t o sel ec t t he i np ut si gn al f ro m th e fo ll owi ng PC Compatibility Chart before connecting a PC .[...]

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    22 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) Analog Pr eference Selec t the analog au dio preferenc e (Mon o, Stereo, SAP). Audio ( count inued) Selected item Description Mono Set pref ered audio format to Mono Stereo Set pref ered audio format to St ereo SAP Set prefer ed audio for mat to Sec ondar y Audi o Progra m Digital Preference Selec t the[...]

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    2 3 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (Continued) Y ou c an adjust the channel set tings to your preference with the following items. Press MENU on t he rem ote cont rol to dis play the menu screen. Press  /  to se le ct t he “ Ch a n ne l s ” m e nu . Pr e ss ENTER to en ter the Channels menu list. Pr e ss  /  to select t he desire d me[...]

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    24 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) Channels ( count inued) Fin d Ch a nn e l: Manually search and add the br oadcasting c hannels to the Master Channel List. < <Example:> > How to per for m Find Channel 1 . Selec t the Find Channel and p ress ENTER . 2. Enter the c hannel number and t hen pres s ENTER . 3. I f th e ch an n e [...]

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    2 5 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (Continued) Sett ings (countinued) Closed C aptions : Selected item Description Activation Activate Closed Caption Caption Selection Select type of Closed Caption Advanced Appe ara nce Adjust Closed Caption appearanc e Reset CC Reset Closed Caption Settings • Activa tion ( CC ) Activate Closed Caption . Selected i[...]

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    26 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) Sett ings (countinued) • Reset CC Reset Closed Caption se ttings to factor y preset v al u es . Slee p Time: (SLEEP ) This function a llows y ou to se t the sl eep time t o automatic ally tur n of f the T V (Leave T V on, 1 5 minutes, 3 0 minutes, 45 minutes, 6 0 minutes, 90 minutes ). Selected item D[...]

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    2 7 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (Continued) Y ou c an adjust the Locks sett ings to your preference with the following items. Press MENU on t he rem ote cont rol to dis play the loc ks menu screen. Press  /  to se l ec t t h e “Lo c ks ” me n u a nd p re ss ENTER . E nt er 4-d ig it P IN n u mb e r t o e n te r "Lo ck s " m en [...]

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    28 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) Rating Lo cks (V - CHIP Set tings ) (Conti nued) • Th is fu nct io n a ll ow s TV pro gr ams t o b e res tri ct ed an d TV u sa ge t o b e co nt ro ll ed ba sed on F CC d at a. It pr e ve n ts chi ld re n fro m w atching violent or se xual scenes that ma y be harmful. • Re st rict ion o f TV pro gra[...]

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    2 9 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (Continued) Canadian Rating Systems • T he T V rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio - T elevision and T elecommunic ations Commission (CRTC ) policy on violenc e in television programing. • W hile violence is the m ost impor tant content element to be rated, the struc ture dev eloped takes in[...]

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    30 Basic Adjust ment Set ting s (C ontinu ed) Locks (Continued) Block Unrated Shows This function a llows y ou to set restriction to block unra ted TV programs. Reset Loc ks Reset locks settings to factor y preset valu es. Cha ng e PI N Edit PIN to the desired 4 - digit number . $ • Th e f a ct o ry p re s e t v a l ue f o r P IN n u m be r i s 0[...]

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    3 1 Viewing an Image from a PC Use the I NPUT 5 (PC) terminal to c onnec t a PC. $ • The PC input terminals are DDC1 /2B - co mpatible. •R e f e r t o P. 2 1 for a li st o f P C sig na ls co mp at ibl e wit h the Sy st e m. • Ma ke sure to se lec t the s ame s igna l value s for t he out put si gnal of a P C and t he inp ut sig nal of th e LC[...]

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    32 T roubleshooting Ƈ Before c alling for r epair ser vi ce s, make the followin g chec ks for pos sible rem edies to t he enco untered symptoms. Problem Check item Referenc e page There is no picture or soun d. • Make s ure th e AC cord is prop erly inserted in the po wer outlet. • Rec eption other than tho se of br oadc asting stat ions c an[...]

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    3 3 T roubl eshooting ( Continued) Problem Check item Referenc e page There is no image. • Make sure the RGB cable is proper ly c onnected. • Make sure the output signal of the PC and t he input signal setting of t he LCD TV set are matched. • Some sof t ware pr ohibit video playback on an exter nal display when playing back a video with a no[...]

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    34 T roubl eshooting ( Continued) 6SHFL ¿FDW LRQV Items Model LC-20SH21U LCD panel 20" BL ACK TFT LCD TN Number of dots 3, 14 7 , 264 dots W XGA Vi deo c ol or syst ems N3 58 o nly T V function T V Standard (CCIR) NTSC- M , A TSC, c lear-Q A M T V T uning System PLL 1 8 1 ch. STEREO M TS+SA P CA T V 1 25 ch. Y /C FIL TER 3D adaptive c omb FIL[...]

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    3 5 CONSU ME R LIM IT ED WARR AN T Y 6+$ 53 (/(&752 1,& 6& 25 325 $ 7 ,21 ZDU UDQWV WR WKH ¿U VW FR QVXPHU SXU F KDVHUW KDWW KLV6 KDUS EUDQG SURGXF W (the “Produc t ”), when shippe d in its or iginal co ntainer , will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees tha t it wil[...]

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    36 LIMITED W ARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on your purchase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called “Sharp”) gives the following express warranty to the first consumer purcha ser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Authoriz[...]