Sharp LC-37BV8E manual

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    LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-F ARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRIST A UX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD OPERA TION MANU AL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING MANU AL DE MANEJO LC-32GA8E LC-32BV8E LC-37GA8E LC-37BV8E Printed in Spain Gedr[...]

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    (356.0) / [396.0] (356,0) / [396,0] (539.0) / [612.0] (539,0) / [612,0] (804.0) / [926.0] (804,0) / [926,0] (699.6) / [822.6] (699,6) / [822,6] (388.5) / [422.9] (388,5) / [422,9] (636.0) / [705.0] (636,0) / [705,0] (575.0) / [644.0] (575,0) / [644,0] 119.2 119,2 (88.1) / [115.7] (88,1) / [115,7] 200.0 200,0 200.0 200,0 (183.3) / [188.6] (183,3) / [...]

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    1 OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH Dear SHARP customer …………………………………… 1 Contents …………………………………………………… 1 Important Safety Precautions ………………………… 2 Supplied accessories …………………………………… 2 Quick guide ……………………………………?[...]

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    2 Impor tant Safety Precautions • Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet befor e cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aer osol cleaners. • Water and moistur e—Do not use the product near water , such as bathtub, washbasin, kitchen sink, laundr y tub, swimming pool and in a wet ba[...]

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    3 Quic k guide Attaching the stand Before attaching (or detaching) stand, unplug the AC cor d from the AC INPUT terminal. 1 Confirm the 8 screws supplied with the TV . Short screws ( m 4) (used in step 2) Long screws ( m 4) (used in step 4) 2 Attach the two par ts of the stand unit to each other using the 4 shor t screws as sho wn. 3 Inser t the st[...]

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    4 Quick guide CA UTION Improper use of batteries can r esult in chemical leakage or explosion. Be sure to follow the instructions below . • Do not mix batteries of different types. Dif ferent types of batteries have differ ent characteristics. • Do not mix old and new batteries. Mixing old and new batteries can shor ten the life of new batterie[...]

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    5 Remote control unit Quick guide Selectable items NICAM STEREO, MONO NICAM CH A, NICAM CH B, NICAM CH AB, MONO NICAM MONO, MONO Signal Stereo Bilingual Monaural Selectable items STEREO, MONO CH A, CH B, CH AB MONO Signal Stereo Bilingual Monaural NO TE • When no signal is input, the sound mode will display “MONO”. 3 (Freeze/Hold) (See page 2[...]

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    6 TV (Front vie w) Quick guide TV (Rear view) AC INPUT terminal OPC sensor Remote contr ol sensor B (Standby/On) indicator OPC indicator a (Power button) b (Input button) i ( l / k ) (V olume buttons) P ( s / r ) (Programme [channel] buttons) SLEEP indicator EXT 2 (RGB) terminal EXT 3 terminals Headphone jack EXT 1 (RGB) terminal EXT 5 (HDMI/AUDIO)[...]

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    7 T urning on the power Press a on the TV . • The B indicator on the TV changes from red to gr een. NO TE • If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to remove the AC cor d from the power outlet. • Weak electric power is still consumed even when a is turned off. Initial auto installation When the TV powers on for [...]

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    8 Using e xternal equipment Setting the input sour ce T o view external source images, select the input source using b on the r emote control unit or TV . NO TE • The cables marked with * are commercially available items. Connecting a VCR Y ou can use the EXT 1 or 2 ter minals when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment. If your VCR sup[...]

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    9 Using e xternal equipment NO TE • The cables marked with * ar e commercially available items. • The PC input ter minals are DDC1/2B-compatible. • Refer to page 23 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV . • Macintosh adaptor may be r equired for use for some Macintosh computers. • When connecting to a PC, the correct input signa[...]

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    10 MENU [ Option ... Colour System ] Option Audio Only DNR Input Select Quick Shoot Colour System [On] [Off] [CVBS] [AUTO] Demo Menu operations On-Screen Displa y Example 1 Item displa yed in y ellow • This indicates the item currently selected. 2 Item in brackets • This indicates the current setting for the item. 3 Item displa y ed in white ?[...]

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    11 MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 –30 –30 –30 –10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] –8 +8 Menu Operation: B 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select the desired menu. 3 Press a / b to select the desired[...]

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    12 Picture menu TitleB Menu operations MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 – 30 – 30 – 30 – 10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] – 8 +8 Off: The brightness is fixed at the value set in Backlight. On: Automatically adjusts On(Display):[...]

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    13 Menu operations Black For easier viewing, change the viewing depth by selecting a level for automatically adjusting the dark portion of an image. 3D-Y/C Pr ovide high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross colour noise by detecting changes in the image. Off: No detecting Standard: Normal adjustment Fast: Set the optimum image quality fo[...]

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    14 Setup menu A uto Installation Y ou can run Auto Installation again, even after setting up the preset channels. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ A uto Installation ” , and then press OK . If you ha ve already set the PIN under “ Child Lock ” , enter it here. • [...]

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    15 Manual Adjust Y ou can set some channel items manually . 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ Programme Setup ” , and then press OK . If you ha ve already set the PIN under “ Child Lock ” , enter it here. • See page 16 for setting PIN. 4 Press a / b to select “ [...]

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    16 Child Lock Allow you to use a PIN to pr otect certain settings from being accidentally changed. Changing the PIN 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ Child Loc k ” , and then press OK . New PIN – – – Reconfirm – – – – – Change PIN Reset 4 Enter the 4-dig[...]

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    17 Menu operations P osition Menu Operation: C (P age 11) For adjusting a pictur e’ s horizontal and ver tical position. NO TE • Adjustments are stored separately accor ding to input source. • Depending on the input signal type a position setting may not be available. H-P os.: Centres the image by moving it to the left or right. V -Pos.: Cent[...]

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    18 Menu operations HDMI Setup HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal selection. 1 T o watch an HDMI equipment image , select “ EXT5 ” from “ INPUT SOURCE ” menu using b on the remote control unit or TV . 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 3 Press c / d to select “ Option ” . 4 Press a / b to select “ HDMI Setup [...]

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    19 WIDE MODE Y ou can select the pictur e size. Selectable picture size varies with the type of signal r eceived. Normal: For 4:3 “standard” pictur es. A side bar appears on each side. Zoom 14:9: For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side bar appears on each side, and you may see bars on the top and bottom with some programmes. P anorama: In this[...]

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    20 T eletext function What is T eletext? T eletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped television sets. Y our TV receives T eletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices and pr ogramme previews ar e among [...]

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    21 • Check if you pressed B on the remote contr ol unit. (See page 7.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, pr ess B . • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 3.) • Check if you pressed a on the TV . (See page 7.) • Exter nal influences such as lightning, static electricity , etc., may cause improper operation. In this case, operate t[...]

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    22 Appendix RS-232C port specifications PC Control of the TV When a program is set, the TV can be contr olled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (PC/video) 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 cr oss-ty[...]

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    23 Item Video Colour System P AL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/P AL 60 TV Function B/G, I, D/K, L, L ’ TV -Standard (CCIR) Specifications LCD panel Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 g 768 g 3 dots) • As a par t of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP r eserves the right to make design and specification changes for product impr ovement without [...]

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    24 A. Inf ormation on Disposal f or Users (private households) 1. In the European Union Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please do not use the ordinary dust bin! Used electrical and electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recov er y and recycling of used [...]

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    (356.0) / [396.0] (356,0) / [396,0] (539.0) / [612.0] (539,0) / [612,0] (804.0) / [926.0] (804,0) / [926,0] (699.6) / [822.6] (699,6) / [822,6] (388.5) / [422.9] (388,5) / [422,9] (636.0) / [705.0] (636,0) / [705,0] (575.0) / [644.0] (575,0) / [644,0] 119.2 119,2 (88.1) / [115.7] (88,1) / [115,7] 200.0 200,0 200.0 200,0 (183.3) / [188.6] (183,3) / [...]

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    LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-F ARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRIST A UX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD OPERA TION MANU AL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING MANU AL DE MANEJO LC-32GA8E LC-32BV8E LC-37GA8E LC-37BV8E Printed in Spain Gedr[...]