Sharp LC-32DA5U manual

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    U PERATION MANUAL ODE D EMPL01 ANUAL DE OPERACION MANUAL DE OPERA0,_O !_iii%iiiiiiiii[...]

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    LC-26DA5U LC-32DA5U LiQUiD CRYSTAL TELEViSiON ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL ,, The illustrations and on-screen displays in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations. ,, Menu items that are not selectable are grayed out. • The examples used throughout this manual are based on the LC-32DASU model[...]

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    iMPORTANT iNFORMATiON CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE THIS PRODUCT ON AN UNSTABLE CART, STAND, TRIPOD, BRACKET, OR TABLE. THE PRODUCT MAY FALL CAUSING SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT. USE ONLY WITH A CART, STAND, TRIPOD, BRACKET, OR TABLE RECOMM[...]

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    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 Safety instructions carefully before using this product. iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS ('Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can al[...]

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    iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS o Water and Moisture -- Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, _-2-__ _ "_ wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the f_ "_ 7. _ | I I o Stand -- Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Placing the (_ |[...]

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    iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS f o Outdoor Antenna Grounding -- If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to prop[...]

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    QUICK REFERENCE STOP! To safely remove the AQUOS television from the box It's best to use 2 people to remove the AQUOS television for stability. 1. Use the cardboard holders on either side of the AQUOS television to remove it from the box. 2. Remove the cardboard; however, keep the wrapping on the AQUOS television to protect it while moving. 3[...]

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    QUICK REFERENCE If the remote control fails to operate TV functions, replace the batteries in the remote control unit. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two "AAA" size batteries (supplied with the product). Close the battery cover. ® Place the batteries with their terminals corresponding to the (+) and ( ) indications in the battery com[...]

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    Contents iMPORTANT iNFORMATiON ........................... 1 Trademarks ................................................... 2 DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER .............................. 3 iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS ............... 3 QUICK REFERENCE ....................................... 6 Contents ...................................................... 8[...]

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    Part names CHANNEL buttons (CHV//X,) i INPUT VOLUME buttons (VOL-/+) button POWER (On/Off) button OPC sensor Remote control sensor OPC indicator POWER indicator *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 21.) Q-9[...]

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    Part names MONITOR OUTPUT terminals INPUT 3 INPUT 3 terminals WDEO i INPUT 2 i terminals COMPO- NENT INPUT 1 _ terminals ANT/CABLE 75(_ ANALOG _. @_ Antenna input terminal RESET* SYSTEM RESET** AC INPUT terminal RS-232C terminal INPUT 4 terminals * Press RESET if the TV cannot return to its original state after performing various operations. o AV M[...]

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    Part names 1 14 4 -- n 10 E 11-- 12 13 15 -- 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- 26 27 1 TV POWER: Switch the TV power on or standby. (See page 13.) 2 DISPLAY: Display the channel information. 3 SOURCE POWER: Turns the power of the external equipment on and off. 4 External equipment operational buttons: Operate the external equipment. 5 0- 9:[...]

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    Preparation Use the remote control unit by pointing it towards the remote control sensor on the TV. Objects between the remote control unit and the remote control sensor may prevent proper operation. o Do not expose the remote control unit to shock. In addition, do not expose the remote control unit to liquids, and do not place in an area with high[...]

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    Watching TV Simple operations for watching a TV program POWER POWER indicator h _owR o_c 0 0 o ......... .°_ Press POWER on the TV, or TV POWER on the remote control. - POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few seconds, a window appears with sound.) - The initial setup starts when the TV powers on for the first time. If the TV has been t[...]

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    Watching TV When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels where you live. Perform the following steps before you press TV POWER on the remote control unit. 1. Insert the batteries into the remote control unit. (See page 7.) 2. Connect the antenna cable to the TV. (See page 6.) 3, Plug in the AC[...]

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    Watching TV You can change channels in several ways. (Z) NNPUT FLASHBACK 0 VOL OH FREEZE MENU Od O G®9 e6z [] Using 0 - 9 on the remote control unit Select the channels directly by pressing buttons 0 to 9. ,, The TV allows you to select up to 125 channels (1 to 125). To select a channel, enter a 2 or 3-digit number. To select a 1 or 2-digit channe[...]

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    Watching TV [] Using MUTE on the remote control unit [] Changing the volume Mutes the current sound output. You can change the volume on the TV or on the remote control unit. VOL -/+ [] Using VOL +/- o To increase the volume, press VOL +. o To decrease the volume, press VOL =. Press MUTE. ,, "E_)" has been displayed on the screen for 30 m[...]

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    Watching TV The TV has a feature that allows reception of sound other than the main audio for the program. This feature is called Multi-channel Television Sound (MTS). The TV with MTS can receive mono sound, stereo sound and Secondary Audio Programs (SAP). The SAP feature allows a TV station to broadcast other information, which could be audio in a[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings List of menu items to help you with operations Picture ]_ OPC ................................................ Page 21 Backlight ........................................ Page 21 Contrast ......................................... Page 21 Brightness ..................................... Page 21 Color ........................[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings You can run EZ Setup again, even after setting up the preset channels. Language setting Select from among 3 languages: English, French and Spanish. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press 41/_- to select "Setup". Press A/V to select "EZ Setup", and then press ENTER. * If you already set the Secre[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings Channel memory setting Delete favorite channel Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press FAVORITE and the favorite channel screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Setup". Press A/Y to select "CH Setup", and then press ENTER. ,, If you already set the Secret No., input the 4- digit secret number here.[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings Adjusts the picture to your preference with the following picture settings. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Picture". Press A/Y to select a specific adjustment item. Press 41/_ to adjust the item to your desired position. ® For resetting all adjustment items to factory preset values[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings This TV provides various advanced functions for For easier viewing, change the viewing depth by optimizing the picture quality, selecting a level for automatically adjusting the dark portion of an image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Picture". Press A/Y to select "Advanced&quo[...]

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    Basic adjustment settings You can adjust the sound quality to your preference with the following settings. FREEZE MENU 0 @ -- FAVORITE CH -- Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Audio". Audio Surround effects can be set using the "Audio" menu. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select [...]

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    Basic adjustment settings Power control setting allows you to save energy. No signal off When set to "Enable", the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/1_ to select "Power Control". Press A/Y to select "No Signal Off", and then press ENT[...]

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    Using external equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a DVD player, VCR, Digital TV tuner, HDMI equipment, game console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the TV. Selecting the iNPUT signal Explanation here is for the setting when co[...]

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    Using e×ternal equipment You can use the INPUT 1 to INPUT 4 terminals when connecting to a DVD player, Digital TV STB and other audiovisual equipment. When using component cable. (iNPUT 1 or 2) When using composite cable. (iNPUT 1,2 or 3) Component video cable (commercially 1" a _ Audio cable (commercially available) AV cable (commercially av[...]

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    Using e×ternal equipment You can use the INPUT 4 terminal when connecting an HDMI equipment. When using an HDMI-DVI conversion cable, input the audio signal to AUDIO terminal of INPUT4. I_DMI cable (commercially available) HDMI equipment To watch an HDMI equipment image, select "INPUT4" from "INPUT SOURCE" menu using iNPUT on t[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings For adjusting a picture's horizontal and vertical position. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. You can move the picture around on the screen. Press A/T/_!/_ to move an image on the screen to the desired position. Press ENTER to return to the original image oosition. Press _/_ to select "Setup". Press [...]

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    Useful adjustment settings INPUT button Selecting input source Use this menu to select the input source. Press INPUT, ,, A list of seleetable sources appears. Press INPUT again to select the input source. • An image from the selected source automatically displays. You can also select the input source by pressing A/T. ,, If the corresponding input[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Lets you set the input terminal displayed using the INPUT SOURCE menu or channel display. Press iNPUT to select the desired input source. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press </1_ to select "Setup". You can set the orientation of the picture. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press </1_ to[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings AV MODE gives you six viewing options to choose from to best match environment of the TV, which can vary due to factors like room brightness, type of program watched or the type of image input from external equipment. FAVORITE 1 C_ SLEEP AUDIO AVMODE CC Press AV MODE. • Present AV MODE displays. Press AV MODE again befo[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Produces a clearer video image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Option". Press A/Y to select "Digital Noise Reduction", and then press ENTER. Press A/T to select the desired level, and then press ENTER. Low When listening to music from a music program, you can set the scre[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Allows you to select what controls the audio output. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press _/_ to select "Option". Press A/Y to select "Output Select", and then press ENTER. Press _1/_ to select "Fixed" or "Variable", and then press ENTER. Fixed Variable - Sound via speaker[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings o Your TV is equipped with an internal closed caption decoder. Closed caption is the system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV programs and home videos as subtitles on your TV. • , Not all programs and videos offer closed caption. Please look for the "[_" symbol to ensur[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Setting parental control status Used to enable or disable the parental control function. Allows you to use a secret number to protect certain settings from being accidentally changed. iMPORTANT: Three conditions must be met to enable V-Chip (see pages 35 to 40): _i_ Secret No. is registered. _2_ V-Chip settings have been [...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Changing the secret number Clearing the secret number Allows you to change your current secret number. Allows you to clear your secret number. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Setting a secret number. = Secret number setting menu displays. Input the 4-digit secret number by using 0 - 9. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Setting a Secret Numbe[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents to select programs judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It does so automatically once you activate the V-CHIP fe[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) TV Parental Guidelines (TV Guidelines) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Repeat steps 1 to 5 in Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA). Press 41/1_ to select "Setup". Press A/Y to select "Parental CTRL", and then press ENTER. ® Secret number setting menu displ[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Canadian Rating Systems ,, The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television programming. o While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration other program con[...]

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    Useful adjustment settings Canadian English ratings Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press 41/1_ to select "Setup". Press A/V to select "Parental CTRL", and then press ENTER. ® Secret number setting menu displays only when "Secret No." is set. (See page 35.) ® "V-Chip" and "Status" will no[...]

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    Other viewing options Allows you to capture and freeze an image from a moving image that you are watching. FREEZE MENU C®9 : RESRR -- FAVORITECH -- AUDIO E C3 Press FREEZE. ,, A moving image is captured. Press FREEZE again to cancel the function. * This function does not work in INPUT 4 (HDMI). * When this function is not available, "No displ[...]

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    Other viewing options Manufacturer codes REMOTE CONTROL VCR BRAND CODE NUMBER Akai Audio Broksonic Canon Capehart Craig Curtis Mathis Daewoo DBX Dynatech Emerson Fisher Funai G.E. Goldstar Hitachi Instant Replay JC Penney JVC Kenwood Lloyds Magnavox Magnin Marantz Memorex Minolta 25, 26, 37 15, 22, 30 32 O4 34 10, 31 O4 34 15, 22, 30 29 21,32, 35 0[...]

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    Other viewing options INPUT FLASHBACK 4 vo O 3 4 I Cable control buttons When the FUNCTION is set to CBL/SAT the cable converter connected to the TV can be operated using 1 to4. 1 SOURCE POWER Turns the cable converter power on and off. 2 0-9 Press a button (or buttons) that corresponds to the channel that you wish to watch. 3 FLASHBACK* Press to s[...]

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    Other viewing options 6 8 II VCR control buttons The remote control unit button will function as follows when the FUNCTION of the remote control unit is set to VCR. o When the input selector button having the same number as the input terminal connecting the VCR is pressed, the VCR can operate using 1 to 8. 1 CH A/V Press to select the channel of th[...]

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    Appendix Before detaching (or attaching) stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC INPUT terminal. o Do not remove the stand from theTV unless using an optional wall mount bracket to mount it. Before attaching/detaching stand o Before performing work make sure to turn off the TV, Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the TV[...]

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    Appendix Problem ,, No power ,, Unit cannot be operated. ® • Remote control unit does not ® operate. ® o o o ,, Picture is cut off/with sidebar ® screen. ® • Strange color, light color, or color ® misalignment ® Power is suddenly turned off. ® o o ,, No picture ® o o o o ,, No sound ® o Possible Solution e Check if you pressed TV POWE[...]

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    Appendix PC Control of the TV ,, When a program is set, the TV can be controlled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (PC/AV) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programmed playing. ® Attach an RS-232C cable cross-type (commercially available) to[...]

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    Appendix Response code format Normal response IolKl. l Return code (0DH) Problem response (communication error or incorrect command) IEIRIRI' I Return code (0DH) Command table ® Commands not indicated here are not guaranteed to operate. CONTROL ITEM COMMAND POWER SETTING P i O iwia INPUT SELECTION A INPUT SELECTION B AV MODE SELECTION VOLUME [...]

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    Appendix Item 26" LiQUiD CRYSTAL TELEVISION, 32" LiQUiD CRYSTAL TELEVISION, Model: LC-26DA5U Model: LC=32DA5U LCD panel 26" Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD 32" Advanced Super Vbw & BLACK TFT LCD Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 x 768 x 3 dots) TV TV-standard (CCIR) American TV Standard NTSC System Function Receivi[...]

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    Dimensional drawings LC-26DASU Unit: inch/(mm) 2V8 (54) 103_I_ (268) i LC-32DASU 3837/64(980) iiiiliiiii/i!!iHii| - i , fl ....... / 27,_!79o.4!_7 i " h r _ _ _ O000000000100000000000010 III1011111011111111111101 339,_ (90) 113/8 (289) Q -50[...]

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    HOW TO SET THE FACTORY PRESETS Check that the power indicator is not on. Remove the AC cord and switch off the power. Press and hold down RESET at the same time as you re-insert the AC Cord into the outlet and switch on the TV. All setting items (except TV channel) return to the factory presetting. ,, Running the factory presetting operation also c[...]

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    Calling for Service For location of the nearest Sharp Authorized Service, or to obtain product literature, accessories, supplies, or customer assistance, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP. LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER LiMiTED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the "Product"[...]

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    LiMiTED WARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on your purchase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called "Sharp') gives tile following express warranty to tile first consumer purchaser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Autho[...]