Sharp LC-28HM2 manual

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    LC-28HM2 OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI LC-28HM2 LCD A V MONIT OR MONITEUR A V À CRIST AUX LIQUIDES ENGLISH FRANÇAIS Printed in Japan Imprimé au Japon TINS-7335CEZZ Printed on post-consumer recycled paper. Imprimé sur du papier recyclé. MANUAL DE MANEJO MANUAL DE OPERAÇÃO LC-28HM2 MONITOR A V LCD MONIT OR A V DE TELA DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO [...]

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    Important Information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated[...]

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    ENGLISH OPERA TION MANUAL ENGLISH Contents Adjusting the BRIGHT Settings ............................. 22 Adjusting the PICTURE Settings ........................... 23 Adjusting the SOUND Settings .............................. 25 Adjusting the OPTION Settings ............................. 27 Notes for Connection ...................................[...]

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    US 2 Dear SHARP Customer Thank you for your purchase of a SHARP LCD product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property [...]

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    3 US General Information Preparation Basic Operation Adjustments to the On-Screen Display Notes for Connection Reference Connecting to a Computer 16. Repair—If any of the following conditions occurs, unplug the power cord from the AC outlet, and request a qualified service person to perform repairs. a. When the power cord or plug is damaged. b. W[...]

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    US 4 General Information Supplied Accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Remote Control ( × 1) AC Power Cord ( × 2) Operation Manual ( × 1) Size AA Dry Battery ( × 2) Cable Clamp ( × 4) AVC System Terminal Cover ( × 1) System Cable ( × 1) POWER 123 12 PC INPUT COMPONENT MUTE MENU ENTER VOL AV INPUT LCD[...]

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    5 US General Information Names of Parts Display For details on the use of each control, refer to the page number indicated in the brackets. – + BRIGHTNESS INPUT VOL MAIN POWER VOL (+)/( – ) button [p.15] INPUT button [p.14] MAIN POWER switch [p.14] BRIGHTNESS button [p.15] Remote sensor window [p.7] OPTIONAL speaker system POWER/Standby indicat[...]

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    US 6 General Information AVC System Rear view POWER L- -R AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV INPUT 2 AVC SYSTEM L- -R AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV INPUT 2 HEAD PHONE 12 3 4 HEAD PHONE NTSC / PAL / SECAM PC INPUT AUDIO AV INPUT 1 S-VIDEO VIDEO R-AUDIO-L R-AUDIO-L COMPONENT 1 (INPUT) DISPLAY OUTPUT RS-232C 110-120V / 220-240V~ COMPONENT 2 (INPUT) YP B (C B )P R (C R )[...]

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    7 US General Information POWER 123 12 PC INPUT COMPONENT MUTE MENU ENTER VOL AV INPUT LCD MONITOR 1 3 4 6 8 0 q 5 7 9 2 Remote Control 1 Infrared transmitter window 2 POWER button [p.14] • To switch on the power, press this button. The POWER/Standby indicator lights up green. • To switch off the power, press this button. The POWER/Standby indic[...]

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    US 8 General Information POWER L- -R AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV INPUT 2 AVC SYSTEM HEAD PHONE L- -R AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV INPUT 2 HEAD PHONE Example of Application Using Headphones You can use any pair of headphones ( 9 / 64 " [3.5mm] diameter mini-plug) to listen to the sound. Commercially available ( 9 / 64 " [3.5mm] diameter mini-jack, 16[...]

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    9 US Preparation Connecting the Display and A VC System Use the supplied system cable. 1 Remove the back cover of the display. • Press both of your thumbs upwards against the two tabs on lower side of the cover ( ✩ ) and pull down the cover. 2 Remove the system cable cover. 3 1 Insert the system cable connectors into the display input terminal [...]

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    US 10 Preparation 4 Mount the back cover of the display and the system cable cover. 1 Insert the four tabs on the upper side of the cover ( 1 ) into the grooves on the rear of the display. 2 Press the two tabs on the lower side of the cover ( 2 ) into the grooves on the rear of the display until they produce a click sound. 3 Press the two tabs on t[...]

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    11 US Preparation Batteries for Remote Control If the remote control fails to operate the display, replace the batteries in the remote control. 1 Open the battery compartment cover. 2 Load the supplied AA batteries. 3 Close the battery compartment cover. • Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow. • Place the batteries with their terminals[...]

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    US 12 Preparation System Connection (Example) The following diagram shows an example of system connection, on which this Operation Manual is based. PC INPUT AUDIO R-AUDIO-L COMPONENT 1 (INPUT) DISPLAY OUTPUT RS-232C 110-120V / 220-240V~ COMPONENT 2 (INPUT) YP B (C B )P R (C R ) R-AUDIO-L Y P B (C B )P R (C R ) RGB VIDEO VIDEO L C D M O N I T O R NT[...]

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    13 US Preparation If you connect your audio amplifier or system speakers to the unit, please refer to the system example below. PC INPUT AUDIO R-AUDIO-L COMPONENT 1 (INPUT) DISPLAY OUTPUT RS-232C 110-120V / 220-240V~ COMPONENT 2 (INPUT) YP B (C B )P R (C R ) R-AUDIO-L Y P B (C B )P R (C R ) RGB VIDEO VIDEO NTSC / PAL / SECAM AV INPUT 1 S-VIDEO R-AU[...]

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    US 14 Basic Operation T urning on POWER When the POWER/Standby indicator is “OFF”: Press MAIN POWER on the top panel of the display. If the power cannot be switched on by pressing MAIN POWER , first press MAIN POWER in the “OFF” position, then while keeping INPUT pressed, press MAIN POWER again. When the POWER/Standby indicator lights up ?[...]

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    15 US Basic Operation Basic Operation Adjusting BRIGHTNESS Press BRIGHTNESS and adjust the brightness of the display. DARK BRIGHT NORMAL Sound VOLUME Press VOL (+) to increase sound volume. Press VOL ( – ) to decrease sound volume. * No sound is output under the following conditions. By pressing MUTE on the remote control, you can temporarily tur[...]

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    US 16 Basic Operation Adjusting the display ’ s position The display can be inclined between 10 ° to the front and 8 ° to the back. In addition it can be rotated from left to right and vice versa within a range of 20 ° . Cleaning Make sure to always switch the MAIN POWER button at the top of the display “ OFF ” , and then remove the AC pow[...]

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    17 US Adjustments to the On-Screen Display Menu List The list below shows all the items you can set and adjust. See the following pages for details on each setup procedure. AV Mode VIEW (p.18) BRIGHT. (p.22) PICTURE (p.23) SOUND (p.25) OPTION (p.27) SIDE BAR CINEMA WIDE BRIGHT NORMAL DARK NORMAL MOVIE GAME NORMAL MOVIE GAME IMAGE WIDE VIEW AV-3 C-S[...]

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    US 18 – 30 + 30 + 1 V-POSI. – 30 + 30 0 H-POSI. RESE T V-POSI. SIDE BAR WI D CINEMA MENU VIEW BRIGHT H-POSI. RESET V-POSI. SIDE BAR WIDE CINEMA NU VIEW BRIGHT SIDE BAR WIDE CINEMA SIDE BAR NU VIEW BRIGHT Adjusting the VIEW Settings This menu allows you to select a picture size manually. Details of modes and adjustment items are described on the[...]

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    19 US Adjustments to the On-Screen Display Note The SIDE BAR mode and the WIDE mode has an AUTO setting that automatically sets pictures with letter box signals to a suitable size (for NTSC only). Please select “ ON ” in the AUTO setting using the '" | buttons. See page 37. AV mode Mode SIDE BAR CINEMA WIDE ➜ Hello, How are you? ?[...]

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    US 20 Adjustments to the On-Screen Display AV mode Mode SIDE BAR CINEMA WIDE Selected item [AUTO] Automatically sets to a suitable picture size [POSITION] Manually set to a desired position [V-POSI.] [H-POSI.] [RESET] [AUTO] Automatically sets to a suitable picture size [POSITION] Manually set to a desired position Setting “ ON ” “ OFF ” ?[...]

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    21 US Note • The screen size is slightly different when receiving 1080i signals and other type of signals. • When the AUTO setting is “ ON ” , the picture may become larger and smaller, but this is only because the AUTO setting is automatically selecting the most appropriate image for the incoming video signal and does not indicate a malfun[...]

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    US 22 BRIGHT DARK NORMAL PICTUR VIEW BRIGHT BRIGHT DARK NORMAL BRIGHT PICTUR VIEW BRIGHT Adjusting the BRIGHT Settings 1 Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press | to move the cursor to BRIGHT and then press ENTER . 2 Press | to make the adjustment. Then press ENTER . Adjustments to the On-Screen Display BRIGHT Maximum brightness NORMAL Brigh[...]

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    23 US ON OFF ON OFF ON BLACK F-TONE C- T VDE UR RESET BRIGHT. SHARP MOVIE A L GAME PICTURE SOUND OPTI O VDE F-TONE C-TEMP RESET RESET SHARP PRO. A ME SOUND OPTION GAME MOVIE NORMAL NORMAL PICTURE SOUND BRIGHT Adjustments to the On-Screen Display POWER 123 12 PC INPUT COMPONENT MUTE MENU ENTER VOL AV INPUT LCD MONITOR COLOR N T BRIGHT. SHARP MOVIE N[...]

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    US 24 NORMAL Suitable for viewing a most program material MOVIE Suitable for viewing a movie GAME Suitable for playing a TV game Mode CONTRAST Adjusting the contrast of the picture BRIGHT Adjusting the black level of the picture RED Adjusting the red level of the picture BLUE Adjusting the blue level of the picture RESET Returning to the factory se[...]

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    25 US OFF ON OFF ON OFF S RESET BALANCE LOUDNESS MOVIE GAME SOUND OPTION BASS TREBLE BALANCE LOUD MOVIE NORMAL GAME PICTURE SOUND OPTIO N GAME MOVIE NORMAL NORMAL PICTURE SOUND OPTIO N Adjusting the SOUND Settings This menu allows you to select an appropriate position for contents of the picture. Details of modes and adjustment items are described [...]

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    US 26 NORMAL Suitable for viewing a most program material MOVIE Suitable for viewing a movie GAME Suitable for playing a TV game Mode AV mode TREBLE Decrease/Increase treble level ( – 30~+30) BASS Decrease/Increase bass level ( – 30~+30) BALANCE Adjusts the balance of right and left sound. L30 is from the most left and R30 is from the most righ[...]

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    27 US FIXED VARIABLE FIXED VARIABLE FIXED INPUT OUTPUT AV - 3 WIDE VIEW C-SYSTEM DI PICTURE SOUND OPT OUTPUT INPUT INPUT AV - 3 WIDE VIEW C-SYSTEM DI PICTURE SOUND OPT V - 3 C-SYSTEM DISPLAY RESET SOUND OPTION Adjusting the OPTION Settings This menu is for advanced functions. Details of adjustment items are described on the following pages. 1 Press[...]

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    US 28 AV mode Mode IMAGE WIDEVIEW (See page 38.) AV-3 C-SYSTEM DISPLAY RESET Selected item [NORMAL] Normal horizontal picture orientation [MIRROR] Mirror image ➞ To display mirror picture for special uses. [FULL] This mode displays the full screen of the video signal received. (The picture is displayed slightly stretched vertically.) [STRETCH] Th[...]

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    29 US Connecting a DVD Video Player When connecting a DVD player, always connect it directly to this unit. If the signals is input via a video deck, the picture may not be displayed properly. Connecting a VCR/GAME System (A V -1 and A V-2) When connecting game system: “Shooting games” played with a pistol cannot be used. Connecting A V Equipmen[...]

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    US 30 Connection This display can be used as the monitor of personal computer. Check the following system requirements in advance. PC INPUT AUDIO R-AUDIO-L COMPONENT 1 (INPUT) DISPLAY OUTPUT RS-232C 110-120V / 220-240V~ COMPONENT 2 (INPUT) YP B (C B )P R (C R ) R-AUDIO-L Y P B (C B )P R (C R ) RGB VIDEO VIDEO NTSC / PAL / SECAM AV INPUT 1 S-VIDEO V[...]

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    31 US Connecting to a Computer Computer Control of the Display • When a program is set, the display can be controlled from the computer using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (computer/video) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programmed playing. • Attach [...]

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    US 32 Connecting to a Computer Commands If an asterisk (*) appears, enter a value in the range indicated under CONTROL CONTENTS. COMMAND READ/ WRITE WRITE PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS CONTROL ITEM POWER SETTING INPUT MODE INPUT CHECK DISPLAY (CH CALL) INPUT SELECTION COLOR SYSTEM SELECTION AV mode (NORMAL) PICTURE settings AV mode (MOVIE) PICTURE set[...]

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    33 US COMMAND READ/ WRITE WRITE PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS CONTROL ITEM Connecting to a Computer AV mode (GAME) PICTURE settings RGB (PC) mode PICTURE settings VOLUME MUTE SOUND settings (in the current picture mode) AV mode (NORMAL) SOUND settings AV mode (MOVIE) SOUND settings AV mode (GAME) SOUND settings VCPI VCBR VCCO VCTI VCSH VCRE VCBK VCVE [...]

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    US 34 Connecting to a Computer COMMAND READ/ WRITE WRITE PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS CONTROL ITEM RGB (PC) mode SOUND settings POSITION settings (in the current picture mode) AV mode/ PC mode common AV mode (SIDE BAR) POSITION settings AV mode (CINEMA) POSITION settings AV mode (WIDE) POSITION settings PC mode (SIDE BAR) POSITION settings PC mode (C[...]

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    35 US Connecting to a Computer COMMAND READ/ WRITE WRITE PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS CONTROL ITEM IV E D _ _ _1 OK MU T E _ _ _ 1 OK Communication Example: Switching to the AV mode, and muting the sound Computer The display Switching to the AV mode Setting MUTE PC mode (DOT BY DOT) PC Picture size AV Picture size WIDE VIEW setting (Fit to screen) IN[...]

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    US 36 Computer Compatibility Chart Horizontal Frequency: 15-68.7 kHz Vertical Frequency: 60-85 Hz Pixel Clock: 12-80 MHz Recommended display signals and personal computer signals are as follows; Connecting to a Computer Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Vertical Frequency (Hz) VESA Standard Resolution 720 × 400 VGA 640 × 480 SVGA 800 × 600 XGA 1,024 ×[...]

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    37 US Picture Sizes In the VIEW mode The AUTO setting of the SIDE BAR mode and the WIDE mode is a function that allows you to enjoy automatic switching to the CINEMA picture when NTSC letter box signal is received. Reference 9:00 Subtitles Regular video (broadcast) signal Letter Box Wide screen with black bands at the top and bottom of the display [...]

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    US 38 Reference In the OPTION mode Depending on the WIDE VIEW setting, the display of the wide mode changes. The display also changes depending on the input video signal. 9:00 Subtitles Regular video (broadcast) signal Letter Box Wide screen with black bands at the top and bottom of the display Squeeze (left-right compression) Picture when playing [...]

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    39 US Reference T roubleshooting Check item • Insert the AC power cord plug securely in AC power outlet. • Make sure the remote control is not in the standby mode (The POWER/Standby indicator is red.) • Turn on the MAIN POWER button on the top of the display. • Make sure the display and the AVC system is securely connected with system cable[...]

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    US 40 Specifications ITEM LC-28HM2 LCD Size (Diagonal) 28" WIDE XGA LCD Number of pixel 2,949,120 (1280 dots × 3 RGB × 768 lines) Low reflection Low reflection coating Brightness 400 cd/m 2 (at normally white) Viewable angle Left to right 160 ° Up to down 150 ° Life of backlight 60,000 hours (at normal mode) VIDEO Multi system capability P[...]

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    41 US Dimensional Drawings Display Reference POWER 17- 41 / 64 " [448 mm] 27- 13 / 64 " [690.8 mm] 20- 7 / 16 " [519 mm] 19- 3 / 32 " [485 mm] 10- 29 / 32 " [277 mm] 2- 11 / 32 " [59.7 mm] 10- 29 / 32 " [277 mm] 7 / 8 " [22.2 mm] 4- 7 / 16 " [112.8 mm][...]

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    US 42 Reference AVC System AVC SYSTEM POWER 14- 11 / 64 " [360 mm] 2- 1 / 4 " [57 mm] 2- 9 / 16 " [65 mm] S-VIDEO VIDEO L-AUDIO-R HEAD PHONE AV INPUT 2 3- 47 / 64 " [95 mm] 10- 5 / 8 " [270 mm] 10- 5 / 8 " [270 mm][...]

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    43 US Using the W all Mount Bracket (Option) The wall mount bracket (Model: AN-28AG1) is specially designed for the 28" display. Note • Consult with your dealer and leave the installation up to a specified person at Sharp dealer or authorized service shop. • Make sure that the wall or place where the display is mounted should be made of pl[...]

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    SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 LIMITED W ARRANTY END-USER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first end user purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “ Product ” ), when shipped in its original container , will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees[...]