Sharp XL-DV60 manual

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    Thank yo u for pur chasin g this SHARP produ ct. T o obtain the best perf ormance fr om this pr oduct, please read this manual careful ly . It will gui de y ou in operatin g y our SHARP pr oduct. MODEL XL-D V60 OPERA TION MANU AL XL-D V 60 D VD Micro S ystem consisting of XL-D V60 (main unit), CP- D V60F (front speakers) and CP-D V60SW (subwoofer).[...]

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    2 XL-D V60 Impor tant Instructio n SPECIA L NO TES CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VIC- ING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Explanation of Graphical Symbols: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the u[...]

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    3 XL-D V60 Impor tant Instructio n IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1 Read Ins tructions - All the saf ety and operating instructi ons sho uld be rea d befo re the produ ct is ope rated. 2 Retain Instru ctions - The safety and ope rating instr uctions should be retain ed for futur e refe rence. 3 Heed Warning s - All war nings on the pro duct and i[...]

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    4 XL-D V60 Impor tant Instructio n IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (continued) 15 Outdoo r Antenn a Ground ing - If an outsid e antenn a or cable sys tem is connec ted to the pro duct, be sur e the antenn a or cable sys tem is ground ed so as to pro vid e some pro tectio n agains t voltag e surges and built-up static charges. Ar ticle 810 of the N[...]

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    5 XL-D V60 General Information Access ories Please confir m that the f ollowi ng accessories are included. Caution: Do not use the supplied AC po wer cord f or other equipment. Fire or electric shock may result. Note: Only the abov e accessories are included. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are trademarks of Digital Theater Sys - te[...]

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    6 XL-D V60 General Information Conte nts Pag e " General Information Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Con trols an d indi c a to rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 10 Description of discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 -[...]

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    7 XL-D V60 General Information Precau tions " General ! Please ensure that the equipm ent is positioned in a well-v enti- lated area and ensure that there is at least 4" (10 cm) of free space along the sides, top and bac k of the equipment. ! Do not place anything on top of the unit. ! Do not expose the unit to moisture, to temperatures h[...]

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    8 XL-D V60 General Information Controls and indicators " Fr ont panel Reference page 1. Vide o/ Auxilia r y But t on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 2. T une r ( B a n d) B u tton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3. D VD/ C D B u tton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    9 XL-D V60 General Information " Rear panel Reference page 1. A C P ow er Input Jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2. Speaker T erminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. Component Video Output Jac ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4. Cooling Fa n . . . . . . .[...]

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    10 XL-D V60 General Information Controls and indicators (continued) " Remote control Reference page 1. Rem o t e C o nt rol T ra n smi t te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 2. D VD Set up B ut ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 3. P ower On /Sta n d-by But to n . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    11 XL-D V60 General Information Description of discs " T ypes of play able discs The unit can play back discs bearing any of the f ollo wing mark s: ! F or unpla yab le discs, see page 13. Copy Pro tection: This unit suppor ts M acrovision cop y protection. On D V D discs that include a cop y protection code, if the contents of the D VD disc a[...]

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    12 XL-D V60 General Information Description of disc s (continued) " DV D - V i d e o A popular type of D VD disc of t he same size as a CD , mainly con- taining video images. Re gi o n numbe r Title and chapter D V D-Video discs are divided into "t itles" and "chapters". If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie[...]

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    13 XL-D V60 General Information " Icons used on D VD discs Check the i cons of the D VD jack et before pla ying your discs . " Discs that cannot be play ed Notes: ! The discs abov e cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although images appear on the screen or vice v ersa. ! F aulty pla yback ma y damage the speakers and can hav e [...]

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    14 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use System c onnec tions Front speaker (left) Front speaker (right) Subwoofer A C outlet (A C 120 V , 60 Hz) Speaker connection (see page 15) FM antenna Make sure to unplug the A C power cor d before making an y connections. FM/AM loop antenna connection (see page 15) TV connection (see pages 16 - 17) Connecting the A C [...]

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    15 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use " FM/AM loop antenna connection Connect the FM/AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA jack. P osition the FM antenna wire and rot ate the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. Place the A M loop antenna on a s helf, or attach it to a stand or a wall. Notes: ! Placing the antenna on t he stereo system or near the AC pow[...]

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    16 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use System connectio ns (continued) " Placing t he speaker system Not es: ! Place the TV half w a y between the front speakers. ! The bass sound from the subwoof er is omni-directional, howe v er , it is recommended to place it as close as left and right speakers. ! Place the subwoofer on a sturdy and stable surf ac[...]

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    17 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use Connecting to a TV with an S -video input jack: If y our TV is equipped wit h an S-vi deo inp ut jack , y ou can enjo y hig her qualit y images b y connecting i t with an S-video cab le (not supplied). Note: When the video and S- video cables are both connected, the images from the S-v ideo input jack appears on your[...]

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    18 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use System connectio ns (continued) " Con nect ing t he A C pow er co r d After checking all the connections ha ve been made correctly , con- nect the AC pow er cord to the AC pow er input jac k, then plug the A C power cord of this unit into the A C outlet. If you plug in the unit first, the unit will enter t he de[...]

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    19 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use Remote control " Battery installation Precautions for battery use: ! Replace all old batter ies with new ones at the same time. ! Do not mix old and new batteries. ! Remov e the batteries if the unit will not be used f or long periods of time. This will pre v ent potential damage due to battery leak- age. Cautio[...]

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    20 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use Genera l cont r ol " V olume control " Subw oofer v olume contr ol " Bass control (X-B ASS) " Equalizer When the EQU ALIZER (EQ-MODE ) b utton is pressed, the current mode setting will be displa y ed. T o change to a dif ferent mode, press the EQU ALIZER (EQ-MODE) button repeatedly until the desir[...]

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    21 XL-D V60 Preparation for Use Setting t he c loc k In this example , the cloc k is set for the 12-hour (AM 12:00) display . T o confirm the time displa y: Note: The "CLOCK" or time will flash at the push of the CLOCK but ton when the AC power supply is restored after a power failure or unplugging the unit. Readjust the clock as follo ws[...]

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    22 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Playing a disc T ur n on t he TV , and switch the input to the "VIDEO 1" or "VIDEO 2", etc. accordingly . 1 Press the ON/STAN D-BY b utton to turn the powe r on. 2 Press the DVD/CD button. 3 Press the OPEN/ CLOSE butto n to open the disc compartment. All trays open in tiers. 4 Place the di sc on the d[...]

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    23 XL-D V60 D VD O peration T o stop playback: DV D : Press the button twice . VCD/CD/MP3/JPEG: Press the button. T o play fr om a specified disc: Note: If a disc tra y with no disc is selected, playbac k will not star t, and only parentheses of the indicat or "( )" disappear . T o remove the discs: Note: D VD discs cannot be remov ed in [...]

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    24 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Play ing a disc (continued) Ca ution: Not es: ! When the unit is tur ned on, no operation is possible f or 10 sec- onds as t he unit is performing the initial setting. ! Stop positions may be recorded on some discs . When you pla y such a disc, pla ybac k stops there. ! During an operation, " " may appear indic[...]

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    25 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Basic op erati on " T o loca te the be ginning of a chapter/t rack (skip) Y ou can sk ip the current chapter (track) to the ne xt or pre vious. Notes: ! Some discs do not display the chapter (track) and the skip f eature is disabled. ! On a D VD , you cannot s kip across titles. ! When operating video CD with the P [...]

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    26 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Basic operation (c ontinued) " T o star t playback fr om the desired point (direct pla y) T o select and pla y the desired title and chapter: Notes: ! Direct pla y f eature is disabled on some discs. ! Some discs ma y not display the chapter number . ! With D VDs , you can specify the desired point only i n the curr[...]

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    27 XL-D V60 D VD O peration T o play b y specifying time (time searc h): Notes: ! Some discs cannot pla y from the specified point. ! Time search feature is disab led on some discs. " Still pict ure/Frame adv ance Y ou can freeze the image and adv ance frame b y frame . Note: Still picture and frame adv ance f eatures are disabled on some disc[...]

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    28 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Usef ul ope ratio n The subtitle language and the audio language you select during playbac k are reset each time you set this unit to the stand-by mode or change the disc. T o keep your pref erred languages, set them in the initial setting screen (see page 42). " T o change the audio language (audio output) During p[...]

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    29 XL-D V60 D VD O peration " T o change the subtitle language Y ou can change the subtitle language or hide subtitles during play- back. Notes: ! Some D VDs prohibit changing the sub title language. ! If no subtitles are recorded on the disc , " " is displa yed. ! It may tak e a little time to s witch the subtitle language to the se[...]

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    30 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Useful operation (c ontinued) " T o zoom in on an image (zoom) Y ou can magn ify images during playback. T o return to normal view: Press the ZOOM button. Repeat this to se lect "Zoom off". When you cancel t he zoom function, y ou cannot shift the vie w . Notes: ! An image m a y become distor ted when zoom[...]

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    31 XL-D V60 D VD O peration " T o brighten an image T o restore th e original brightness: In step 2, select "OFF". " T o impro ve the image quality T o restore the original image quality: In step 2, select "OFF". 1 During playback, press the SHIFT but ton, and t hen pre ss the DIGIT AL GAMMA button. 2 Within 10 seconds[...]

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    32 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Useful operation (c ontinued) " T o change the display on TV sc reen When playing D VD , the displa y changes as follo ws: When pla ying video CD and audio CD , the displa y changes as f ol- lows : Note: On video CD , total pla ying time or remaining total pl aying t ime appears when P .B.C is off (see page 35). You[...]

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    33 XL-D V60 D VD O peration " T o pla y repeatedly (repeat play) Y ou can play a chapter (track) or a title repeatedly by specifying it during pla yback. Caution: After performing repeat play , be s ure to press the button. Other- wise, the disc will play continuously . Notes: ! Repeat pla y is not a vailab le on some discs. ! If y ou press an[...]

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    34 XL-D V60 D VD O peration Useful operation (c ontinued) " T o pla y the contents betw een the specifie d points repeatedly (A-B r epeat) Y ou ca n pla y the desired por tion repeatedly b y specifying it during pla yback. Notes: ! A-B repeat play is disabled on some discs. ! Some scenes in D VD ma y not allo w A-B repeat pla y . ! A-B repeat [...]

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    35 XL-D V60 Video CD Operation Pla ying a video CD Pla ying a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 - 24 T o lo cate t he b e gi nni n g of a chapt er/tr a ck ( s k ip ) . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fast f orward/F ast reverse (sear ch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Still pi c t u r e /F ram e a d[...]

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    36 XL-D V60 A udio CD Operation Pla yi ng an audi o CD Playin g a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 2 4 T o locate the beginning of a chapter/track (skip) . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fast f orward/F ast rever se (searc h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 T o chang e t h e au d io lan guag e (au[...]

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    37 XL-D V60 A udio CD Operation " T o pla y in the desi red order (pr ogrammed playbac k) Y ou can pla y bac k the des ired trac ks in the sequence you want. Maximum of 40 trac ks can be progr ammed. T o change the prog rammed contents: Note: On some discs, progr amme d play does not w ork . 1 In the stop mode, press the MEMORY/SET butto n. In[...]

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    38 XL-D V60 MP3 and JPEG Di sc Operation Playing an M P3 and JPEG disc Playin g a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 2 4 T o locate the beginning of a chapter/track (skip) . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fast f orward/F ast rever se (searc h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 T o chang e t h e au d i[...]

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    39 XL-D V60 MP3 and JPEG Di sc Operation " Zoom function T o return to normal view: Press the ZOOM/A UDIO button again, "Z oom off" will show on the screen. " Rotating a picture 1 While playback, press th e ZOOM/AUDIO button. 2 Hol d down the or bu tton for 2 seconds or more. Use the or button to swit ch the zoom s etting as fol[...]

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    40 XL-D V60 Radio List enin g to the ra dio " T uning Notes: ! When radio interf erence occurs, auto scan tuning may stop auto- matically at that point. ! A uto scan tuning will skip w eak signal stations. ! T o stop the auto tuning, press the T UNING button again. T o receive an FM stereo transmission: Press the TUNER (BAND) button to displa [...]

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    41 XL-D V60 Radio " Memo rizi ng a st at ion Y ou can store 40 AM and FM stations in memor y and recall them at the push of a button. (Preset tuning) Note: The backup function protects the memorized stations f or a f e w hours should there be a pow er f ailure or the A C power cord get discon- nected. " T o recall a me morized sta tion &q[...]

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    42 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Changing the initial setting of D VD Note: Settings are retained e v en if the unit i s set to the stand-by mode. 1 After pressing t he butto n, press the S ET UP button . 2 Press the cursor ( or ) button to select the main menu and p ress the EN TER button. 3 Press the cursor ( or ) button to select the sub- menu and[...]

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    43 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features S e t t i n g S e l e c t a b l e p a r a m e t e r s (* indicates initial settings.) Description Reference page Languag e Setu p OSD La nguage English* Français Español Selects the initial or playback setting language. P. 46 Audio English* French Select a language to play. P. 46 Subtitle English* French Select s th[...]

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    44 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Changing th e initial setting of D VD (continued) S e t t i n g S e l e c t a b l e p a r a m e t e r s (* indicates ini tial settings.) Description Reference page Video Se t up TV screen 4:3 PS* 4:3 LB 16:9 The screen mode s hould be set according to the connec ted TV type. P. 46 TV type NTSC* Auto Selects the correc[...]

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    45 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features S e t t i n g S e l e c t a b l e p a r a m e t e r s (* indicates initial settings.) Description Reference page Display Setup Angle mark On* Off Select whether to display " " (On) or not (Off). P. 29 Screensaver On Off* Select w hether to use a screen sav er (On) or not (O ff). On: Press the button. After 5[...]

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    46 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Changing th e initial setting of D VD (continued) " Language " Video f orm at Note: When playing the disc with a fix ed video f or mat, it will not change e ven if the TV screen size is changed. Indicat or Setting OSD La n - guag e A language for sc reen display can be set, such as for initial settings or me[...]

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    47 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features " Rating level setting Notes: ! T o change t he rating le v el, enter a 4-digit password. It is set to 6629 by default . ! While pla ying a disc with parental lock, the displa y ma y appear requesting a password in order to watch some restricted scenes. In such a case, enter the passw ord to temporarily change t [...]

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    48 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Timer and slee p operat ion Timer playbac k: The unit tur ns on and pla ys the desired source (D VD , video CD , audio CD , MP3 disc, tuner) at the preset time. Sleep operation: Y ou can set the system to the power stand-by mode at the specified time. " Timer playbac k Bef ore setting timer: 1 Press the CLOCK but[...]

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    49 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features T o reset or change the timer setting: P erf orm "Timer play back" from the beginning. 6 Within 30 s eco nds, press the PRESE T ( or ) button to specify the min ute to start, then press the MEMO RY/SET button. ! Settings are displayed in order and the unit will enter the t im- er stand-by mode. ! Timer set i[...]

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    50 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Timer and sleep o peration (continued) " Sleep operat ion T o con firm the remaining sleep time: Press the T IMER/SLEEP button while the sleep timer is s et. The remaining sleep time is displa yed f or about 8 seconds. T o cancel the sleep operati on: Press the ON /ST AND-BY button while the sleep timer is set. &[...]

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    51 XL-D V60 Adv anced Features Enhan cing y our syste m The connection cord is not included. Purchase a commercially av ail- able cord as sho wn below . " Listening to the playbac k sounds fr om VCR, D VD, etc. " Digital connection to a surround amplifier or a digital audio recorder , etc. " Headphones ! Bef ore plugging in or unplug[...]

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    52 XL-D V60 References T r oub lesh ooting ch ar t Many potential problems can be resolved by the o wner without call- ing a ser vice technician. If something is wrong wit h this product, check the f ollowing bef ore calling your authorized SHARP dealer or ser vice center . " Gene ral " Remote contr ol " DV D p l a y e r Symptom Poss[...]

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    53 XL-D V60 References " T uner " Condensation Sudden temperature changes, storage or operation in an e xtremely humid environment ma y cause condensation inside the cabinet (laser pickup , etc.) or on the transmitter on the rem ote control. Condensation may cause the unit to malfunction. If this happens, leav e the pow er on with no disc[...]

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    54 XL-D V60 References Mainte nanc e " Cleaning the laser pickup lens In order to ens ure proper operation of the D VD player , prev entative maintenance (cleaning of the laser pickup lens) should be per- formed periodically . Lens c leaners are c ommercially availab le. Con- tact your local D VD software dealer f or options. " Cleaning t[...]

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    55 XL-D V60 References " DV D p l a y e r " T uner " Front speaker " Subw oofer Type 5-disc multi-play compact disc player Signal r e a dout NTSC col or Support ed disc types DVD (region number 1, ALL), video CD, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW Video s ignal Horizontal resolution: 500 lines S/N ratio: 75 dB Audio signal Frequency characte[...]

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    SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION 9906 CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original con- tainer , will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and [...]