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    ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS LC-20SH7U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION TÉLÉVISEUR ACL TELEVISOR CON P ANT ALLA DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN POWER[...]

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    WATCHING TV INTRODUCTION CONNECTION INITIAL SETTING OPTIONAL SETTING INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING ENGLISH 1 EN LC-20SH7U OPERATION MANUAL • The illustrations and on-screen displays in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations. IMPORTANT: To aid reporting in case of loss or theft, please rec[...]

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    2 EN I NTRODUCTION 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the applianc e is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUC TIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future r eference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. [...]

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    3 EN INTRODUCTION ENGLISH Pre cauti ons Dear Sharp Customer Thank you for your purchase of the Sharp Liquid Crystal Television. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safeguards carefully before using this product. W ARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthoriz ed changes or modi[...]

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    4 EN I NTRODUCTION L OC A TION F or safe operation and satisfactory per formance of the unit, keep the follo wing in mind when selec ting a place for its installa tion: • Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sour ces of intense heat. • Av oid dusty or humid places. • Avoid places with insufficient v entilation for proper heat [...]

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    5 EN INTRODUCTION ENGLISH Con te nt s 5 Fea tu re s 5 INTRODUCTION Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 EN I NTRODUCTION Installing t he Batte ries Install the batteries (AA x 2) matching the polarity indicated inside battery compar tment of the remot e control. 2 13 5 Battery Precautions: • Be sure to follow the correct polarity as indicated in the battery compar tment. Reversed batteries may cause damage to the device. • D o not mix different[...]

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    7 EN INTRODUCTION ENGLISH Remote C ontrol F unc tion 5 POWER DISPLA Y INPUT MUTE 12 3 45 6 78 9 10 0 0 ENT FLASHBACK SLEEP MENU RETURN AUDIO VIEW MODE VOL CH ENTER 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7 3 6 4 5 2 1. POWER button (p12) Press t o turn the unit on and off. 2. Number buttons (p15) • Press to select channels. ENT / I button • Press to shift the [...]

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    8 EN I NTRODUCTION 1. MENU button (p13) P ress to display the main menu. 2. VOL – / + buttons (p15) Press to adjust the volume. 3. CH / buttons (p15) P ress to select channels or move up/down through the main m enu items. 4. INPUT button (p16) • Press to a cc ess connected an external device like a DVD player or VCR. • Press to switch between[...]

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    9 EN C ONNECTION CONNECTION ENGLISH Basic C onnection This section describes how to connect the unit to an antenna, cable box, etc. Note: • Be sure your antenna or other device is connected properly before plugging in the power c ord. [An tenna Cable Connection] When connecting the unit to an antenna or cable T V company (without cable box) Conne[...]

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    10 EN C ONNECTION Exte rn a l De vi c e C on ne cti on [C omponent V ideo Cable Connection] Component video connection offers better picture quality for video devic es connected to the unit. Use a component video cable to connect the unit to external video devices equipped with component video output jacks. If you connect to the unit’ s component[...]

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    11 EN CONNECTION ENGLISH [Video Connection] Video connection offers standar d pic ture quality for video devices c onnected to the unit. If you connect to the unit’ s video input jack, connec t RCA audio cables to the audio L/R jacks of INPUT1. When the audio jack of the video device is monaural, connect the RCA audio cable to the audio L input j[...]

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    12 EN I NITIAL SETTING Initial Setup This section will guide you through the unit’ s initial setting which includes selecting a language for your on-screen menu and “ AUT O PRESET CH” , which automatically scans and memorizes viewable channels . Before you begin: Make sure if the unit is connected to antenna or cable. 1 After making all the n[...]

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    13 EN INITIAL SETTING ENGLISH Main Men u This section describes the overview of the main menu displayed when y ou press [MENU] . F or more details, see the reference page for each it em. The main menu consists of the function setting items below . Press [MENU] . e.g.) digital TV mode MENU - TV SETUP - PICTURE CHANNEL SETUP V -CHIP SETUP LANGUA GE [[...]

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    14 EN I NITIAL SETTING Note: • I f you connect the c able system directly, contact the CA T V installer . • I f you press [PO WER] or [MENU] during auto channel scan, the setting will be canceled . • W hen no channel can be r eceived by auto channel scan, “NO T V SIGNALS” will be displayed on the TV screen. • Channel settings will be sa[...]

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    15 EN W ATCHING TV WATCHING TV ENGLISH Channel Selec tion Select channels by pressing [CH / ] or [the Number buttons] . • T o select the memorized channels, use [CH / ] or [the Number buttons] . • T o select the non-memorized channels use [the Number buttons] . T o Use [the Number buttons] TV - When selec ting analog channel 12 1 2 DTV - When s[...]

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    16 EN W ATCHING TV S witching Each Mode Y ou can easily switch with the remote control to the D T V (A TSC) and TV (NTSC) or to access an external device when they are connected to the unit. 1 Press [INPUT] repeatedly to cycle through analog T V , digital T V , INPUT1 and INPUT2. INPUT [ANAL OG MODE] [DIGIT AL MODE] [INPUT1] [INPUT2] • T o use th[...]

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    17 EN WATCHING TV ENGLISH Screen Information Y ou can display the currently selected channel or other information such as the audio mode on the TV screen. TV In the analog mode, the current channel number is display ed. Press [DISPLA Y ] . DISPLA Y CH 25 • The current channel number is displayed at the top- right corner of the T V screen. • T o[...]

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    18 EN W ATCHING TV T V Screen Displa y Mode DTV 2 types of display modes can be selected in the digital mode when the broadcasting station is sending 16:9 video signal. Press [VIE W MODE] repeat edly to switch the T V aspect ratio. VIEW MODE ZOOM LET TERBOX [LET TERBO X] Display the digital-suppor ted program in full-scr een. Black borders will spr[...]

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    19 EN O PTIONAL SETTING OPTIONAL SETTING ENGLISH Channel Add/Delete The channel add/delete function lets you add the channel that w as not added by the auto channel scan due to the reception sta tus at the initial setting. Y ou can also delete the unnecessary channels. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to select ?[...]

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    20 EN O PTIONAL SETTING Picture Adjustment Y ou can adjust brightness, contrast, color , tint and sharpness. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t “PIC TURE” , then press [ENTER] . e.g.) digital TV mode or ENTER - TV SETUP - PICTURE CHANNEL SETUP V -CHIP SETUP LANGUA GE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] BACK LIGH[...]

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    21 EN OPTIONAL SETTING ENGLISH 3 Press [MENU] to exit. MENU Note: • T o show the closed caption on your T V screen, broadc ast signal must contain the closed caption data. • Not all T V programs and commercials hav e the closed caption or all types of the closed caption. • Captions and texts may not match the T V voice exactly . • Changing [...]

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    22 EN O PTIONAL SETTING DT VCC St yl e DTV Y ou can change the style of DTV CC such as font, color or size, et c. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to select “DTVCC“ , then press [ENTER] . e.g.) digital TV mode or ENTER - TV SETUP - PICTURE CHANNEL SETUP V -CHIP SETUP LANGUA GE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] BACK LIG[...]

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    23 EN OPTIONAL SETTING ENGLISH Back Li ght Setting Y ou can set the desired brightness mode. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t “BACK LIGHT ” , then press [ENTER] repeatedly to change the setting . e.g.) digital TV mode or ENTER - TV SETUP - PICTURE CHANNEL SETUP V -CHIP SETUP LANGUA GE [ENGLISH] CAP[...]

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    24 EN O PTIONAL SETTING No Sig nal Off Y ou can set the unit to turn itself o automatically when there is no signal input from the antenna terminal and no opera tion for 5 minutes. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t “OPTION” , then press [ENTER] . e.g.) dig ital TV mode or ENTER - TV SETUP - PICTU[...]

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    25 EN OPTIONAL SETTING ENGLISH Co lo r T e mp e ra tu re Y ou can adjust color temperature of the TV screen. 1 Press [MENU] to display the main menu. MENU 2 Use [C ursor K / L ] to select “C OLOR TEMP . ” , then press [ENTER] repeatedly to change the setting . e.g.) digital TV mode or ENTER - TV SETUP - PICTURE CHANNEL SETUP V -CHIP SETUP LANGU[...]

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    26 EN O PTIONAL SETTING A. T V R ating A. T V R ating 4 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t “ T V R A T ING ” , then press [ENTER] . e.g.) analog TV mode or ENTER - V - CHIP SETUP - TV RA TING MP AA RA TING CHANGE P ASSWORD SELECT: K , L SET : ENTER 5 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t the desired rating , then press [ENTER] repeatedly to switch betwe[...]

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    27 EN OPTIONAL SETTING ENGLISH B. MP AA Rating B. MP AA Rating MPAA Rating is the rating system created by MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). 4 Use [C ursor K / L ] to selec t “MP AA RA T IN G” , then press [ENTER] . e.g.) analog T V mode or ENTER - V - CHIP SETUP - TV RA TING MP AA RA TING CHANGE P ASSWORD SELECT: K , L SET : ENTER [...]

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    28 EN T ROUBLESHOOTING Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g G u i d e If the unit does not per form properly when operat ed as instruc ted in this operation manual, check the f ollowing char t once befor e calling for service. 5 Symptom Remedy No power • Be sure the power c ord is plugged in. • I f a pow er failure occurs, unplug the power cor d for 30[...]

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    29 EN TROUBLESHOOTING ENGLISH Symptom Remedy The entered channel number changes automatically • Man y digital channels have alt ernate channel numbers. The unit changes the numbers automatically to the ones signifying the broadcasting stations . T hese are the numbers used for analog broadcasts . Remote control does not w ork • Check the antenn[...]

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    30 EN I NFORMATION AT S C Acron ym that stands for Advanc ed T elevision Systems Committee and the name of the digital broadcasting standards . Aspect Ratio The width of a T V screen relative to its height. Conv entional T Vs are 4:3 (in other words, the T V screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the T V screen is almost twice as wid[...]

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    31 EN For location of the near est S harp Authorized Service, or to obtain product literature , accessories, supplies, or customer assis tance please call 1-800-BE-SHARP . Call ing for Ser vice 5 Limited W arrant y 5 CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANT Y SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the rst consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (t[...]

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    Dimensional Dra wings Unit: inch / (mm) POWER INPUT 2 AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT 1 AUDIO LR L VIDEO S-VIDEO COAXIAL P R P B Y R 21 5 / 16 (540) 12 10 / 16 (320) 17 3 / 16 (435) 15 11 / 16 (397) 9 11 / 16 (245) 1 13 / 16 (45) 4 (100) 12 3 / 16 (308) 16 3 / 16 (409) 6 11 / 16 (168) 2 8 / 16 (62) 8 14 / 16 (225) 4 6 / 16 (110) 5[...]

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    SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION Printed in China Imprimé en Chine Impreso en China 9HS1EMN22181 A7145UH 1EMN22181*****[...]