Sharp LC-50LB370U manual

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    USER GUIDE Before using your n ew product, please read thes e instructions to prevent any damage. LC -32L B370U/LC -50L B370U F ull HD LED 1080p TV 32" 50" CLASS (31.5" Diag onal) (49.7" Diag onal) 1080 p[...]

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    ii Co n t e n t s CHILD SAFE TY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Sa fety Instru ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iii Contents Connecting a comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Connecting a USB flash drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connecting he adphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iv Contents Changing c hannel set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Automatically scanning for channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 8 Hiding channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 CE.org /safety CHILD SAFETY PROP ER TELEVISION PLA CEMENT MA T TERS THE CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS I NDUSTR Y C ARES • Manufacturers, retailer s and the rest of the consumer el ectronics industry are committed to mak ing home ent ert ainment saf e and enjoyable. • As you enj oy yo ur t el evi sio n, p le ase not e th at all t elevisions - ne w and[...]

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    2 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50 LB370U Impor tant Safety Instructions 1 Read these instructi ons . 2 Keep these instr uctions . 3 Heed all warning s. 4 F ollow all i nstructions . 5 Do not us e this app aratus near water. 6 Clean on ly with dry cloth. 7 Do not blo ck any ve ntilation o penings. Install in acco rdance wi th th e m an uf a ct ur er ' s i n[...]

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    3 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50 LB370U Powe r s ou rce Opera te yo ur T V only from th e type of pow er sourc e indicat ed on th e marking label . If y ou ar e not sure of the ty pe of p owe r supplied to y our home, c onsu lt an elect r ici an or y our local power comp any . Ser vicing These se rvic ing inst ructi ons are for use by qua lified se rvi ce pers[...]

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    4 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Sharp 32"/50" LED TV Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a high- quality Sharp produc t. Y o ur LC-32LB 370U or L C -50LB3 70U repres ents th e state of the art in LED T V design and is desig ned for r eliable and trou ble -free per forma nce. CEC Cont rol Enjoy the [...]

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    5 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Installing the stands or wall-mount brack et Installi ng the stand 1 Car efully pl ace your T V face-down on a cush ioned , clean surface to pr otect the scr een fr om damage s and scrat ches . Notes • If you plan to wall-mount your T V , do not install th e stands. • Store the stands[...]

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    6 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 2 Align the T V stands wit h the screw ho les on the bottom of t he T V , th en secure th e stand s to the T V wi th the four provided scr ews. Make sur e that the arro ws on th e stands a re pointing towards th e front of the T V . 32-inch model 50-inch model Model Scr ew ty pe Scr e w l [...]

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    7 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Installi ng a w all-mount bracket 1 Car efully pl ace your T V face-down on a cush ioned , clean surface to pr otect the scr een fr om damage s and scrat ches . 2 If the T V stands are attached, remov e the f our screws that secure the stands to your T V . Wa rn i n g • Y our T V has fo[...]

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    8 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 32-inch model 50-inch model Notes • The le ngth of th e wall-mount screws vary depending on the wall- mount bracket you p urch ased. See the instructi ons that came with the wall-mo unt bracket for scre w leng ths. • The moun ting h oles on th e back of y our T V take type M6 screws. 3[...]

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    9 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V TV components P acka ge contents • 32-in ch LED T V or 50- inch LED T V • Remote contro l and batteries (2 AAA ) • T V stand an d screws (4) • Power cord •Q u i c k S e t u p G u i d e • Important I nformati on Fr o n t F ront butto ns # Item Description 1 Remote c ontr ol sen[...]

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    10 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Side # Item De scription 1 HDMI 3 Conn ect an HD MI device to this jack . F or more informati on, see “ HDMI (best) ” on pages 14 , 19 , or 22 or “ Connectin g a computer ” on page 25 . 2 HDMI 2 Conn ect an HD MI device to this jack . F or more informati on, see “ HDMI (best) ?[...]

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    11 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Back # Item Description 1 /AUDIO O UT Connect headph ones, an analog a udio amplifier, a ho me theater syst em, or a sound bar to this jack. For more inf ormat ion, see “ Connect ing hea dpho nes ” on page 27 or “ Analog audio ” on page 29 . 2 DIGI T AL A UDIO OUTP UT (opti cal) [...]

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    12 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Re mote control # Butto n Press to ... 1 POWER T urn y our TV on or off ( standby m ode). Wa rn in g: When yo ur TV is off , power sti l l flo ws through it . T o disco nnect pow er , unplug the power cord. 2 Numbers Enter chann el numbers and the parental control pass word. 3 Ente r a di[...]

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    13 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V What connection should I use? Y our T V has several connec tion typ es f or connec ting devices to you r T V. Fo r the best vide o quali ty, y ou sh ould conn ect a device to the best available connection. Use t he f ollo wing tables to identi fy cables: Vi de o quality Connection type a[...]

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    14 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting a cable or satellite box Many cab le or sat ellit e T V bo xes hav e mor e than on e conne c tion type . T o get the best video , you should use the best con nec t io n ty pe av ai la ble. F or more in form ati on, se e “ What co nnection shou ld I use? ” on page 13 . HDMI [...]

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    15 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Compon ent video (better) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and all c onnected equipment is tu r ned off . 2 Con nect th e inc oming c able from the cable w all j ack to the cable-in jac k on t he cabl e or satellit e box. 3 Conn ect a c omponen t video cable (n o[...]

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    16 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV A V (co mposite vide o) (g ood) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and all c onnected equipment is tu r ned off . 2 Con nect th e inc oming c able from the cable w all j ack to the cable-in jac k on t he cabl e or satellit e box. 3 Con nect an A V cable (n ot pr ovi[...]

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    17 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Coaxial (goo d) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and all c onnected equipment is tu r ned off . 2 Con nect th e inc oming c able from the cable w all j ack to the cable-in jac k on t he cabl e or satellit e box. 3 Connect a coax ial cable (not provided) to the AN[...]

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    18 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting an antenna or cable TV (no box) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and all c onnected equipment is tu r ned off . 2 Con nect a c oaxial c able ( not pro vided) t o the ANT / C ABLE ja ck on th e back of your T V and to the anten na or cabl e T V wall jack[...]

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    19 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Connecting a D VD or Blu-ray player Many DV D or Blu- ray play ers hav e more th an one c onnection type . T o get the best video , you should u se the b est con nec t io n ty pe av ai la ble. F or more in form ati on, se e “ What co nnection shou ld I use? ” on page 13 . HDMI (best)[...]

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    20 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Compon ent video (better) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and the DVD o r Blu-ray p laye r is turne d off . 2 Con nect a c omponent video cable (not p rov ided) t o the Y/ V I D E O , P B , and P R jac ks o n the back of yo ur T V an d to the C OMPONENT OUT jacks[...]

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    21 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V A V (co mposite vide o) (g ood) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and the DVD o r Blu-ray p laye r is turne d off . 2 Con nect an A V cable (n ot pr ovided) t o th e Y/V I D E O ja ck and L and R audio jacks on the back of your T V and to the AV OUT jacks on the D[...]

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    22 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting a game console HDMI (best) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s powe r cord i s unplugged and the game c onsole is turned of f . 2 Connec t an HDMI cable ( not pro vided) to on e of th e HDMI ja ck s on th e si de of yo ur T V a n d to th e HDMI OUT jac k on t he game co nsole. 3 P[...]

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    23 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Compon ent video (better) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s powe r cord i s unplugged and the game c onsole is turned of f . 2 Conn ect the vi deo and audio connectors on the compon ent vide o cabl e (not pr ovided) to th e Y/V I D E O , P B , and P R video jacks and L and R audio jacks o[...]

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    24 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV A V (co mposite vide o) (g ood) 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s powe r cord i s unplugged and the game c onsole is turned of f . 2 Con nect the video a nd audio c onnect ors on the g ame co nsole ’ s A V cabl e (not pro vided) t o the Y/V I D E O jack and L and R audio j acks on t h e [...]

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    25 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Connecting a computer 1 Make sure th at your T V ’ s power cord i s unplugged and the comput er is turned off . 2 Con nect an HDMI cabl e (not pr ovided) to on e of the HDMI j a ck s o n t he s ide o f y ou r T V an d t o t h e HDMI OU T ja c k o n t he compute r . 3 Plug your T V ’ [...]

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    26 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting a USB flash drive 1 Plug a USB flash drive into the USB port on the side o f y our T V . 2 If you r T V is tu rned o n when you connec t the US B flash d rive, press S or T to s elec t Ye s in the message that appears, then press ENTE R . The PHO TOS menu opens . OR If you swit[...]

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    27 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Connecting headphones 1 Connect the headphones to the /A UDIO OUT jack o n the back of your TV . 2 In the scr een that opens , pr ess W or X to high light Headphones/Audi o Out , then pr ess ENTER . F o r more information, see “ Sele ctin g the au dio o ut mode ” on pag e 47 . Wa rn [...]

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    28 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting external speak ers or a sound bar Y ou can conn ect external speaker s or a sound bar to the digit al audio jack. Digi tal audio 1 Make sure that your T V ’ s power cor d is unplugged and the external speaker sy stem or sound bar is turned off . 2 Con nect a d igita l optic a[...]

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    29 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Analog au dio When you connect ex ternal speakers o r a sound bar to the / AU D I O O U T j ack, the T V sp eak ers ar e muted. 1 Make sure that your T V ’ s power cor d is unplugged and the external speaker sy stem or sound bar is turned off . 2 Conn ect an audio c able (n ot pr ovide[...]

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    30 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Connecting a home theater system with multiple devices The connections you make depend on the video and audio jacks available on your devices. Refer to the documentation that came with your devices for connec tion infor mation. Just rememb er to u se th e best connec tio n ty pes avai lab[...]

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    31 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Connecting power 1 Connect the AC powe r cord to the AC IN connector on th e back of your T V . 2 Conn ect the ot her end o f th e cor d to a pow er outlet. Cauti on • Y our T V sh ould only be ope rated f rom the power sourc e indi cate d on the labe l. • Alway s unplu g the AC pow [...]

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    32 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Using the remote control Installi ng remote control ba tteries 1 Whil e pr essing the release latc h on t he back of the remot e control, lif t the ba tter y compar tmen t cover off of the rem ote con tro l. 2 Inser t two AAA b atteries int o the bat tery compar tment. Make sure that you [...]

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    33 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V P rogramming u niversal remot e controls Y ou can operate y our Sharp T V with a new or existing universal rem ote con tro l. 1 See the t able i n “ V iewing univer sal rem ote contro l cod es ” for comm on co des. If you h a ve pr oblems pr ogr amming your r emote or need a differ e[...]

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    34 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV T urning on your TV for the first time The firs t time you turn on your T V , th e Ea sy S et up wizard ope ns. The wizar d guides you t hrough set ting up ba sic setti ngs. 1 Make sure that you have: • I nstalled t he remote control batterie s. (See page 32 for details .) • Con necte[...]

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    35 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 9 Pr ess W X or ENTER to hi ghlight Hou r , Minute , or the AM/ PM fiel d, th en pre ss S or T adjust the optio n. When you are finish ed, use the ar row buttons to hig hlight Next , then press ENTE R . 10 Pr ess S or T to highlight a video input sour ce, then press X to move to th e lab[...]

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    36 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Understanding the basics T urning your TV on or off 1 Make sur e th at the p ower cor d is co nnected to a p ower outl et. S ee “ Connec ting power ” o n page 31 . 2 Pr ess POWE R to tu rn on your T V . The po wer indicator turn s blue. 3 Pr ess POWE R a gain to turn off your T V . Y [...]

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    37 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Channels menu (T V mode) Se tting s m enu ( T V mod e) Phot os menu (USB mode) Help menu ( T V m ode) Naviga ting the m enus Press MENU to open the on-screen menu. Press the right or left arrow to move the cursor on the screen or to adjust a se lected item. Press the up or down arrow to [...]

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    38 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Selecting a ch annel • Pr ess CH or CH to go to the ne xt or previous channel on t he memo rized chann el lis t. • Pr ess the number butt ons to en te r the channel n umber y ou want , then wai t for the channel to chang e or press ENTER to immed iately ch ange the ch annel. • T o s[...]

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    39 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght CEC Cont rol , then press ENTER or X to access the optio n. 5 Pr ess W or X to high light On or Off , then pr ess EN TER . 6 Pr ess MENU to r eturn t o the p revio us menu , or pr ess EX IT to close th e menu . T urni ng Devi ce Aut o P owe r Off on or off W[...]

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    40 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV T urning Au dio R eturn Ch annel on or off When CEC Control is turned on and you have connected an audio receiver to your T V , tu rning on Audio Return Channel lets you use your T V ’ s remote control to contro l the volume on the au dio receiver. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to hig[...]

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    41 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Selecting a C EC-compatibl e device When y ou have m ore t han on e INlink-comp atibl e device connected, y ou can select the device you want to use . 1 Pr ess INPUT , p ress S or T to hig hlight th e CEC- comp atible device you want to wake, then press ENTER . 2 Pr ess MENU . 3 Pr ess W[...]

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    42 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Using a USB flash drive Y ou can connec t a USB flash drive to your T V to view compatibl e JPEG pi ctures. Switching to USB mode 1 Make sure that you hav e connected the USB flash dri ve to the US B por t on you r TV . 2 If your T V is turned on whe n you connec t the USB flash drive, pr[...]

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    43 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Viewin g favori te photo s After you create your favor ite photo lis t, you can browse among y our fav orite photos q uick ly . 1 Swit ch to US B mo de. S ee “ Switching to USB m ode ” on page 42 . 2 Pr ess S or T to highli ght F avorite Phot os , then press ENTE R . A t humbnail ind[...]

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    44 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Adjusting the picture Adjust ing the TV pi cture Y ou can adjust various sett ings to impr ove the qualit y of the T V pictur e. Also , you can rese t all pictur e sett ings to the facto r y default. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Pic t ure , then press ENTER . 3 Pr ess S o[...]

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    45 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V • Vi e w M o d e —Adjusts how the picture fills t he screen (aspect ratio ). Y ou can sele ct: • Overscan —Extends text and images p ast the sc reen edges to hide edge artifac ts. Y ou can select On or Off . • Ac t ive B a ck li g ht — Enhances the contrast ratio between ligh[...]

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    46 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Settin g the power on picture mode Y ou can set the p icture m ode your TV uses when you tur n it on. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Help , then press ENTE R . 3 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Pow e r o n in D y n a mi c M od e , then press ENTE R or X to access th e optio n. [...]

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    47 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V • Speaker —Sel ects where to play TV audio. When yo u connec t he adpho nes to you r T V , aud io plays th rough both the h eadphones and the TV speakers. Y ou can select: • Au to (d efaul t setti ng)—Automa ticall y turns off the T V speake rs when you conn ect a d evice to the [...]

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    48 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Playing TV audio o nly Y ou can tur n off the pic tur e on your TV and listen t o the pro gra m audio only . 1 Pr ess MENU , 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Chan nels , then press ENTE R . 3 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Au di o O nl y , then press ENTER or X to access the opti on. 4 Pr ess W[...]

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    49 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Cable/Satelli te Box , Ca ble from the wall , or Ante nna , then pr ess ENTER . A If y ou s elect Cable/Satellite Bo x , a screen opens to show the ways you can connect a cable or satellite box. Pr ess ENTER . A message tells you that setup is complete . Pre[...]

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    50 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 4 Pr ess S T W or X to high light the chan nel you want to hide, then press ENTE R . Each channel has a circle to the left. When y ou hide a channel th e circle is empty . 5 Pr ess MENU to r eturn t o the p revio us menu , or pr ess EX IT to close th e menu . Sett ing up a fa vorite chann[...]

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    51 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Addin g or changi ng a channe l label If a chan nel is not alrea dy lab eled, you ca n labe l the chan nel to make it e asier to id entif y . Y ou can al so relabel a channel that is already labeled. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Chan nels , then press ENTE R . 3 Pr ess S[...]

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    52 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Check ing the di gital si gnal stre ngth Y ou ca n check the digital signal strengt h to determ ine if you need to a djust your ante nna or digital cable inp ut. The higher the signal strengt h, the les s likel y you are to ex perien ce pic ture degradation. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or [...]

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    53 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 4 Press the numb er buttons to enter t he four- digit password. The default passwor d is 0000 . Yo u s h o u l d c h a n g e t h e pas swor d t o a nu mb er y ou can rem em ber. 5 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Change Passw ord , then press ENTE R . 6 Press the numb er butto ns to enter a p[...]

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    54 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 5 Pr ess S or T to highli ght UnRat ed/Ex empt Ra tings , the n press ENTER or X to a ccess th e op tion. 6 Pr ess W or X to sele ct Bloc k (t o block u nrated TV ) or Vie w (to unb lock unrat ed T V ). 7 Pr ess MENU to r eturn t o the p revio us menu , or pr ess EX IT to close th e menu [...]

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    55 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 4 Press the numb er buttons to enter t he four- digit password. 5 Pr ess S or T to high light US V-Ch ip , then press ENTER . ( T o set C anadian ratin gs, sel ect Can ad i an V- C hi p .) US V -Chip Canadi an V-Ch ip 6 Pr ess W or X to high light: • Movie Ratings or TV Ra t i n g s fo[...]

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    56 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 4 Press the numb er buttons to enter t he four- digit password. 5 Pr ess S or T to hi ghl ight Open V- CH IP , then press ENTER . The screen that you see ma y vary depending on the br oadcaster . 6 Pr ess S T W or X to sele ct the program an d content typ es you want t o bl ock, then p re[...]

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    57 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Using closed captioning Clos ed captio ning displa ys a te x t ver sion of the TV progr am audio or displays infor mation provide d by the broadca ster . T urning closed captionin g on or o ff 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Settings , then press ENTER . 3 Pr ess S or T to [...]

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    58 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Select ing the digit al close d captioni ng mode Digital channe ls usually have one or more closed captio ning modes. T h e CS1 and C C 1 modes u sually display a t ext version of t he T V p rogram a udio i n a sma ll bann er . The oth er CS and CC modes displa y infor matio n provid ed b[...]

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    59 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Digital C C Style , then press ENTE R . 5 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Sty le , then pres s ENTER or X to acce ss the opti on. 6 Pr ess W or X to high light Cu st om , then pr ess EN TER . 7 Pr ess S or T to hig hlight an optio n, then pres s ENTE R or X to a[...]

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    60 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV 4 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Date /T ime , then press ENTE R . 5 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Mode , then pr ess ENTER or X to acce ss the opti on. 6 Pr ess W or X to high light Manual (t o set the opti ons manual ly) or Auto (th e options are auto matical ly set by t he T V signal sou rc[...]

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    61 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Adjusting menu settings Sele cting th e menu lang uage Y our T V ca n displa y the on-scr een menu in Engli sh, F rench, or Spanish. When y o u set y our T V up for the first time, y ou select the lang uage. Y ou can change the m enu language to a diff eren t lang uage. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2[...]

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    62 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Labeling an input sour ce Y ou ca n add a lab el to an input sou rce to make it easier to ident i fy in th e INPUT SO URCE list. 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light Settings , then press ENTER . 3 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Input Labels , then press ENTER or X to a ccess the op[...]

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    63 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V T roubleshooting Viewing system information Y ou may need to view system inf o rmation during tro ublesh ooting . 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Pr ess W or X to high light HELP , then press ENTE R . 3 Pr ess S or T to highli ght Sys te m I nf o , th en press ENTER . Informati on about the T V soft w[...]

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    64 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Updati ng the TV firmwa re If your T V is behaving oddly and you have tried all the solutions in the troubleshooti ng pages , you ma y need to updat e the TV firmware. 1 On the Help menu, select Syste m I nfo , then w rite dow n your model, revision, and firmware in f ormation . See “ V[...]

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    65 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Video and au dio Problem Solution Pictur e does n ot fil l the sc reen . Ther e are black bars ar ound the pictur e. • Change t he aspect ratio . An increasin g amount of digital T V and movies ar e presen ted in wide screen (16:9) . See the V iew Mode opti on in “ Ad just ing t he T[...]

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    66 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV Only snow (noi se) appea rs on the screen. • T r y another ch annel. T he station may be exper iencin g problem s. • Make sure that the antenna or cable T V is connec ted correctly and securely . See “ Conne cting a cable or satell ite box ” on page 14 or “ Connecti ng an antenn[...]

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    67 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Re mote control General P oor pictu re. • Make sure that the room is not too br ight. Lig ht refl ecti ng off th e screen can make the picture difficult t o see. •I f a n S - V H S c a m e r a o r a camcorder i s connec ted whil e another co nnected device is turned on, the pi cture [...]

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    68 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV CEC -com patible device Afte r Auto Channel S earch, there ar e no chan nels . • Receptio n can var y by channel depe nding on the broa dca st pow er lev el of a giv e n st ation. Contac t your cab le or sate llite T V provider . • Make sure that the antenna o r cable/ satell ite T V [...]

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    69 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V My T V is n ot play ing th e audio fr om the connec ted CEC device. • Make sure that the H DMI ca ble is connec ted se curely to your T V and the device. • Make sure that the device is connec ted to yo ur T V wit h an HDMI cable. • Make sure that the device is a CEC-compa tible dev[...]

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    70 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV The Au dio Return Channel setting on the CEC me nu keeps turnin g back on after it is turn ed of f. • When Audi o Retur n Channe l is set to Off and CEC Control is set to On and yo u ad jus t the vol ume on t he audi o receiv er , Au d io Return Channel is automatica lly set to On . T o[...]

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    71 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V Specifications Speci fication s are su bjec t to change w ithout notice. Dimensions and weight Screen Display resolutions (both mod els) Tu n e r ( b o t h m o d e l s ) Inputs (both models) Outputs (both mode ls) Audi o (both models ) Power Miscellaneous L C-32 LB370 U L C-50LB 370U Wit[...]

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    72 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED TV L egal notices FC C Statement This dev ice complies with P a rt 15 o f the FCC Rules. Op eration is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful int er f erence , and (2) this device must accept any i nterference receiv ed, including inte rference that m[...]

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    73 LC-32LB370 U/LC-50LB37 0U Sharp 32"/ 50" LED T V One-year limited warranty - Sharp Te l e v i s i o n s Definitions: Best Buy (“Warrant or”) warrants to you, the ori ginal purchaser of this new Sharp-branded television (“Pr oduct ”), that the Product shall be free of defec ts in t he o r ig i n al m an u fa c t u re r of t he m[...]

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