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    LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANUAL ENGLISH 5 0 2 0 1 0 7 7 SHARP ELECTRONICS (Europe) GmbH Sonninstraße 3, D-20097 Hamburg SHARP CORPORA TION http://www .sharp-eu.com LC-40LE240E[...]

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    English - 1 - Contents Features ................................................................. 3 Dear SHARP customer ........................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................. 3 Preparation ............................................................. 3 Important safety precautions ..[...]

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    English - 2 - SPECIAL NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. The mains lead of this product is fi tted with a non-rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 5A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or AST A approved BS 1362 fuse marked ASA or and of the same rating as above, which is also indicated on the pin face of the plug, must be used. Always r[...]

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    English - 3 - Features Remote controlled colour LCD TV . • Fully integrated T errestrial digital-cable TV (DVB- • T -C- MPEG2) (DVB-T -C MPEG4). HDMI connectors for digital video and audio. This • connection is also designed to accept high de fi nition signals. USB input. • Programme recording • Programme timeshifting • 1000 programmes[...]

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    English - 4 - Important safety precautions Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean • the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a soft damp cloth to gently wipe the panel when it is dirty . T o protect the panel, do not use a chemical • cloth to clean it. Chem[...]

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    English - 5 - Safety Precautions Read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety . Power Source The TV set should be operated only from a 220-240V AC, 50Hz outlet. Ensure that you select the correct voltage setting for your convenience. Power Cord Do not place the set, a piece of furniture, etc. on the power cord (mains [...]

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    English - 6 - LCD Screen The LCD panel is a very high technology product with about a million thin fi lm transistors, giving you fi ne picture details. Occasionally , a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fi xed blue, green or red point. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product. W arning! Do not leave[...]

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    English - 7 - Package Contents SLEEP SCREEN PRESETS LANG. FAV EPG SWAP SOURCE C DISP . SEARCH MODE INFO CH V Remote Control LCD TV Batteries: 2 X AAA Instruction Book Quick Guide 1 X Video & Audio Connection Cable 1 X Component Video Connection Cable Note: Y ou should check the accessories after purchasing. Make sure that each accessory is incl[...]

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    English - 8 - Remote Control Buttons Standby 1. Image size / Zooms videos (in Media Browser 2. video mode) Sleep T imer 3. Mono / Stereo - Dual I-II / Currrent Language (*) 4. (in DVB channels) Favourite Mode Selection (in DVB channels) 5. Numeric buttons 6. Electronic programme guide (in DVB channels) 7. No function 8. Media Browser 9. Navigation [...]

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    English - 9 - LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW Control buttons VIEW Control Buttons 1. Standby/On button 2. TV/A V button 3. Programme Up/Down buttons 4. V olume Up/Down buttons Note: Press “ ” and buttons at the same time to view main menu. Viewing the Connections - Back Connectors SPDIF SCART VGA Coax.OUT 1 2 HDMI 2: HDMI Inpu[...]

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    English - 10 - Viewing the Connections - Side Connectors CI Slot is used for inserting a CI card. A CI card allows you to view all the channels that you 1. subscribe to. For more information, see “Conditional Access” section. USB Inputs. 2. Note that programme recording feature is available via these USB inputs. Y ou can connect external hard d[...]

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    English - 1 1 - Using USB Inputs USB Connection Y ou can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB • memory stick to your TV by using the USB inputs of the TV . This feature allows you to play fi les stored in a USB drive or record programmes. 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) • external hard disk drives are supported. T o rec[...]

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    English - 12 - Connecting to a DVD Player via Component Sockets (YPbPr) or Scart Cable Some DVD players are connected through • COMPONENT SOCKETS (YPbPr) . In this case, you must use the supplied Component video connection cable for enabling connection. First, plug single jack of the cable to the TV’ s YPbPr socket (side). Afterwards, insert yo[...]

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    English - 13 - Connecting the LCD TV to a PC For displaying your computer ’s screen image on your LCD TV , you can connect your computer to the TV set. Power off both computer and display before making any connections. Use 15-pin D-sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV . When the connection is made, switch to PC source. See “Input sel[...]

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    English - 14 - If the TV will not be used for a long period i.e. • holidays, then unplug the power cord from the mains socket. Standby Noti fi cations If the TV switches of f while in No Signal mode, the following on-screen message will be displayed on the next switch-on: When the Auto Tv Off timeout is reached, the following message will be dis[...]

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    English - 15 - Viewing Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) Y ou can view the electronic programme guide (EPG) to view information about available programmes.T o view the EPG menu please press EPG button on the remote control. Press “ • ”/“ ” buttons to navigate through channels. Press “ • ”/“ ” buttons to navigate through the progr[...]

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    English - 16 - (RECORD): the TV will start to record the selected progamme. Y ou can press again to stop the recording. Note: Switching to a different broadcast or source is not available during the recording. / : Page left / Page right. Programme Options In EPG menu, press the OK button to enter the “Event Options” menu. Select Channel In EPG [...]

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    English - 17 - menu. If it is set to “disabled”, Store Mode will not be available after the First T ime Installation. Note: If Store Mode is enabled, some features may be affected. Press • OK button on the remote control to continue and the following message will be displayed on the screen: T o select the “Y es” or “No” option, highli[...]

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    English - 18 - Analogue: Searches and stores analogue stations. Digital Aerial & Analogue: Searches and stores both analogue and aerial DVB stations. Digital Cable & Analogue: Searches and stores both analogue and cable DVB stations. Whenever you select an automatic search type and • press OK button, a con fi rmation screen will appear o[...]

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    English - 19 - Managing Sta tions: Channel List The TV sorts all stored stations in the Channel List. Y ou can edit this channel list, set favourites or set active stations to be listed by using the Channel List options. Press • “MENU” button to view main menu. Select Channel List item by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK to view menu[...]

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    English - 20 - Managing Stations: Favourites Y ou can create a list of favourite programmes. Press • “MENU” button to view main menu. Select Channel List item by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK to view menu contents. Select • Favourites to manage favourite list. Use “ ”/“ ” and OK buttons to select Favourites . Y ou can se[...]

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    English - 21 - Y ou can play music, picture and video fi les from the connected USB memory stick. Use “ ” or “ ” button to select Videos, Photos, Music, Recording Library or Settings. Viewing V ideos via USB When you select Videos from the main options, available video fi les will be fi ltered and listed on this screen. Y ou can use “ [...]

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    English - 22 - Previous/Next (Left/Right buttons) : Jumps to previous or next fi le on slideshow . Rotate (Up/Down buttons) : Rotates the image using up/down buttons. RETURN : Back to fi le list. INFO : Displays help screen. Playing Music via USB When you select Music from the main options, available audio fi les will be fi ltered and listed on[...]

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    English - 23 - Media Browser Settings Y ou can set your Media Browser preferences by using the Settings dialog. Press “ ” or “ ” button to highlight an item and use “ ” or “ ” button to set. View Style : Sets default browsing mode. Music FF/FR Speed : Sets forwarding/advancing speed. Slide Show Interval : Sets slide show interval ti[...]

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    English - 24 - W atching Recorded Programmes In the main menu, use “ ” or “ ” buttons to select Media Browser . Highlight Recordings Library item by using “ ” or “ ” button and press OK button to enter . Recordings Library will then be displayed. IMPORT ANT : T o view recordings library , you should fi rst connect a USB disk to you[...]

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    English - 25 - 14:9 This zooms up the wide picture (14:9 aspect ratio) to the upper and lower limits of the screen. 14:9 Zoom This option zooms to the 14:9 picture. 4:3 Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original size. Panoramic This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fi ll the [...]

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    English - 26 - Backlight (optional) : This setting controls the backlight level and it can be set to Auto, Maximum, Minimum and Medium. Note: Backlight can not be activate in VGA or Media Browser mode or while picture mode is set as Game. Noise Reduction : If the broadcast signal is weak and the picture is noisy , use Noise Reduction setting to red[...]

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    English - 27 - Equalizer : Press OK button to view equalizer sub- menu. In equalizer menu, the preset can be changed to Music , Movie , Speech , Flat , Classic and User . Press the “MENU” button to return to the previous menu. Note : Equalizer menu settings can be changed manually only when the Equalizer Mode is in User . Balance : This setting[...]

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    English - 28 - Using a Conditional Access Module IMPORT ANT : Insert or remove the CI module only when the TV is SWITCHED OFF . In order to watch certain digital channels, a conditional • access module (CAM) can be necessary . This module must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV . Obtain the Conditional Access Module (CAM) and • the viewing c[...]

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    English - 29 - Language Settings In the con fi guration menu, highlight the Language Settings item by pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons. Press OK and Language Settings submenu will be displayed on the screen: Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to highlight the menu item that will be adjusted and then press “ ” or “ ” button to set. Notes: Sy[...]

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    English - 30 - Timers T o view Timers menu, press “MENU” button and select Channel List icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Channel List menu. Use “ ” or “ ” button to highlight Timers and press OK to continue: Setting Sleep Timer This setting is used for setting the TV to turn off after a certain time. High[...]

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    English - 31 - Note: If the Country option is set to France, you can use 4725 as the default code. After you enter the pin, a pop-up menu appears on the screen to ensure that the hard disk should be formatted, select “YES” and press OK to format the hard disk. Select “NO” and press OK to cancel. Ensure you back up important recordings befor[...]

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    English - 32 - Scan Encrypted Channels : When this setting is on, search process will locate the encrypted channels as well. If it is set as Off , encrypted channels will not be located in automatic search or manual search. If the country option in the First T ime Installation/Other Settings is set to Netherlands, Scan Encrypted will always be YES [...]

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    English - 33 - T eletext The teletext system transmits information such as news, sports and weather on your TV . Note that if the signal degrades, for example in poor/adverse weather conditions, some text errors may occur or the teletext mode may be aborted. T eletext function buttons are listed below: “ ” T eletext / Mix : Activates teletext m[...]

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    English - 34 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Y our TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below . If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD w[...]

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    English - 35 - Appendix C: Supported DVI Resolutions When connecting devices to your TV’ s connectors by using DVI to HDMI cables (not supplied), you can refer to the following resolution information. Index Resolution Frequency 1 640x400 70Hz 2 640x480 60Hz-66Hz-72Hz -75Hz 3 800x600 56Hz-60Hz-70Hz- 72Hz -75Hz 4 832x624 75 Hz 5 1024x768 60Hz-66Hz-[...]

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    English - 36 - Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Media File Extension Format Remarks Video Audio ( Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc. ) Movie .mpg, .mpeg MPEG1, 2 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MAX 1920x1080 @ 30P 20Mbit/sec .dat MPEG1, 2 MPEG2 .vob MPEG2 .mkv H.264, MPEG1,2,4 EAC3 / AC3 .mp4 MPEG4, Xvid 1.00, Xvid 1.01, Xvid 1.02, Xvid 1.03, Xvid 1.[...]

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    English - 37 - Appendix E: Software Upgrade • Y our TV is capable of fi nding and updating new software upgrades over broadcast channels. • For broadcast channels search, TV looks the available channels stored in your settings. So before software upgrade search, it is advised to auto search and update all available channels. 1) Software upgrad[...]

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    English - 38 - Digital Reception MHEG-5 ENGINE compliant with ISO/IEC 13522-5 UK engine Pro fi le 1 for UK Object carousel support compliant with ISO/IEC 135818-6 and UK DTT pro fi le Frequency range: 474-850 MHz for UK models 170-862 MHz for EU models T ransmission standard: DVB-T . MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Demodulation: COFDM with 2K/8K FFT mode FEC: all[...]

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    English - 39 - Dimensional Drawings A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 39 A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 39 15.03.2012 14:37:00 15.03.2012 14:37:00[...]

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    English - 40 - End of life disposal A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 40 A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 40 15.03.2012 14:37:22 15.03.2012 14:37:22[...]

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    English - 41 - Installing the Stand 1. Sharp T elevision 2. Stand Cover 3. Stand IMPORT ANT Please read the following information carefully before attaching the stand to your new Sharp T elevision. Installing the Stand ! Before fitting the stand, ensure that the TV is unplugged from its power source. ! Place the Sharp T elevision (1) on a soft, sta[...]

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    English - 42 - Uninstalling the Stand IMPORT ANT Please read the following information carefully before detaching the stand of your Sharp T elevision. Uninstalling the Stand ! Before detaching the stand, ensure that the TV is unplugged from its power source. ! Place the Sharp T elevision on a soft, stable and flat surface, facing down. ! Unscrew ge[...]

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    English - 43 - Screw Dimensions L D Model D L Item Number VESA Installation of the Screw LC-40LE240E Ø4 30 8 400 x 400 (W x H) T o the wall M6 30 4 T o the product A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 43 A01_MB62_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_TC_PVR_NICKEL17_40942LED_ROCKER_ZIGGO_10075805_50201077.indd 43 15.03[...]