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Sharp LC-37DB5U Operation Manual

Sharp LC-37DB5U Operation Manual

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IMPORTANT:
To aid reporting in case of loss or theft, please record
the TV's model and serial numbers in the space
provided. The numbers are located at the rear of the
TV.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
LC-37DB5U
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.
Model No.:
Serial No.:
The lightning flash with arrow-head
symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user
to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the
product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within a
triangle is intended to alert the user
to the presence of important
operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.
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  • Page 1: Important Information

    DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. LC-37DB5U ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL Model No.: Serial No.: The lightning flash with arrow-head...

  • Page 2: Trademarks

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY SHARP LIQUID CRYSTAL TELEVISION, MODEL LC-37DB5U This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Dear Sharp Customer

    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 also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water – for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • 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 proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

  • Page 6: Quick Reference

    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.
  • Page 7 IF THE UNIT DOES NOT POWER ON - UNPLUG THE AQUOS TELEVISION FROM THE OUTLET AND REPEAT THE INSTALLATION STEPS. IF YOU STILL ENCOUNTER NO POWER, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 1-800-BE-SHARP. Please refer to the BASIC ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS SECTION for EZ setup and basic channel setup functions and USING EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SECTION for other device connections (DVD, VCR, AUDIO, etc) in your AQUOS operation manual.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ……………………………… 26 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE NOTICE • It is the intent of Sharp that this product be used in full compliance with the copyright laws of the United States and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.

  • Page 9: Supplied Accessories

    • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV. • AC cord enclosed in this product is for 110-125V. In using it on the 125-240V AC, please consult to the following. SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 6100 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 230, Miami, Florida 33126, U.S.A.

  • Page 10: Part Names

    Part names TV (Front) Volume buttons (VOLl/k ) NOTE ** See page 14 for TV status indicator. Channel buttons (CHs/r) INPUT button POWER (On/Off) button OPC sensor* Remote control sensor OPC indicator* POWER indicator** *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 23.)

  • Page 11: Tv (Rear)

    Part names TV (Rear) MONITOR OUTPUT terminals INPUT 3 terminals INPUT 1 terminals RESET* * Press RESET if the TV cannot return to its original state after performing various operations. • AV MODE resets to DYNAMIC (Fixed) • TV channel returns to initial channel setting (Air: 2ch, Cable:1 or 2ch) •...

  • Page 12: Remote Control Unit

    Part names Remote control unit NOTE • When using the remote control unit, point it at the TV. TV POWER: Switch the TV power on or standby. (See page 14.) DISPLAY: Display the channel information. SOURCE POWER: Turns the power of the external equipment on and off.

  • Page 13: Preparation

    Preparation Using the remote control unit 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. Cautions regarding remote control unit •...

  • Page 14: Watching Tv

    Watching TV Simple operations for watching a TV program POWER POWER indicator TV POWER (On/Standby) TV status indicator (POWER) Lighting (Green) OFF/Standby Lights off Turning on the power Press POWER on the TV, or TV POWER on the remote control. •...

  • Page 15: Initial Setup

    Watching TV Initial setup 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.

  • Page 16: Simple Button Operations For Changing Channels

    Watching TV Simple button operations for changing channels You can change channels in several ways. Method 1 Using CHr/s on the remote control unit or on the TV. Method 2 1. Press FLASHBACK to switch to the previously tuned channel. 2.

  • Page 17: Simple Button Operations For Changing Volume/Sound

    Watching TV Simple button operations for changing volume/sound I Changing the volume You can change the volume on the TV or on the remote control unit. VOL l/k I Using VOL k k k k k /l l l l l •...

  • Page 18: Setting Mts/Sap Stereo Mode

    Watching TV Setting MTS/SAP stereo mode 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).

  • Page 19: Basic Adjustment Settings

    Basic adjustment settings Menu items List of menu items to help you with operations Picture OPC ... Page 23 Backlight ... Page 23 Contrast ... Page 23 Brightness ... Page 23 Color ... Page 23 Tint ... Page 23 Sharpness ... Page 23 Advanced Color Temp.

  • Page 20: Ez Setup

    Basic adjustment settings EZ Setup 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 c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “EZ Setup”, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 21: Antenna Setup - Digital

    Basic adjustment settings Channel memory setting Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “CH Setup”, and then press ENTER. • If you already set the Secret No., input the 4- digit secret number here. See page 38 for setting a secret number.

  • Page 22: Standby Mode

    Basic adjustment settings Standby Mode Standby Mode may be set to either start the TV quickly from standby or conserve energy while on standby. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Standby Mode”, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 23: Picture Adjustments

    Basic adjustment settings Picture adjustments Adjusts the picture to your preference with the following picture settings. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Picture”. Press a/b to select a specific adjustment item. Press c/d to adjust the item to your desired position.

  • Page 24: Advanced Picture Adjustments

    Basic adjustment settings Advanced picture adjustments This TV provides various advanced functions for optimizing the picture quality. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Picture”. Press a/b to select “Advanced”, and then press ENTER. Press a/b to select a specific adjustment item.

  • Page 25: Sound Adjustment

    Basic adjustment settings Sound adjustment You can adjust the sound quality to your preference with the following settings. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Audio”. MENU [ Audio ] Audio Power Control Treble [ 0] –15 Bass [ 0]...

  • Page 26: Power Control

    Basic adjustment settings Power Control 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 c/d to select “Power Control”.

  • Page 27: Using External Equipment

    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. Displaying an external equipment image Explanation here is for the setting when connecting...

  • Page 28: Connecting A Dvd Player Or Digital Tv Stb (Air Or Cable)

    Using external equipment Connecting a DVD player or a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) You can use the INPUT 1, INPUT 2 or INPUT 3 terminals when connecting to a DVD player, a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) and other audiovisual equipment. When using component cable.

  • Page 29: Connecting Hdmi Equipment

    Using external equipment Connecting HDMI 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. Displaying an image from HDMI equipment To watch an HDMI equipment image, select “INPUT4”...

  • Page 30: Useful Adjustment Settings

    Useful adjustment settings Image position For adjusting a picture’s horizontal and vertical position. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Position”, and then press ENTER. Press a/b to select “H-Pos.” or “V-Pos.”. H-Pos.

  • Page 31: Input Select

    Useful adjustment settings Input Select INPUT button Selecting input source Use this menu to select the input source. Press INPUT. • A list of selectable sources appears. Press INPUT again to select the input source. • An image from the selected source automatically displays.

  • Page 32: Input Label

    Useful adjustment settings Input Label 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 c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Input Label”, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 33: Av Mode

    Useful adjustment settings AV MODE 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.

  • Page 34: Digital Noise Reduction

    Useful adjustment settings Digital Noise Reduction Produces a clearer video image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Option”. Press a/b to select “Digital Noise Reduction”, and then press ENTER. Press a/b to select the desired level, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 35: Color System

    Useful adjustment settings Color System Select the optimum color systems to receive. (Auto, NTSC, PAL-M, PAL-N) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Option”. Press a/b to select “Color System”, and then press ENTER. Press a/b to select a compatible video signal system of your equipment, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 36: Closed Captions And Digital Closed Captions

    Useful adjustment settings Closed Captions and Digital Closed Captions • Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conversations, narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on some TV programs, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the election of the program provider.

  • Page 37: Caption Setup

    Useful adjustment settings Caption Setup This function allows you to adjust the closed caption screen appearance to suit your preference. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Option”. Press a/b to select “Caption Setup”, and then press ENTER. Press a/b to select a specific adjustment item.

  • Page 38: Secret Number Setting For Parental Control

    Useful adjustment settings Secret number setting for parental control 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 38 to 43): 1 Secret No. is registered. 2 V-Chip settings have been made.
  • Page 39 Useful adjustment settings Changing the secret number Allows you to change your current 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 – Press a/b to select “Secret No.”, and then press ENTER.

  • Page 40: Parental Control (Setting V-Chip Level)

    Useful adjustment settings Parental control (setting V-CHIP level) 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.
  • Page 41 Useful adjustment settings Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Parental CTRL”, and then press ENTER. • Secret number setting menu displays only when “Secret No.” is set. (See page 38.) •...
  • Page 42 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. • While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration other program content like language, nudity, sexuality and mature themes.

  • Page 43: How To Temporarily Release The V-Chip Block

    Useful adjustment settings Canadian English ratings Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Parental CTRL”, and then press ENTER. • Secret number setting menu displays only when “Secret No.” is set. (See page 38.) •...

  • Page 44: Other Viewing Options

    Other viewing options Freezing images Allows you to capture and freeze an image from a moving image that you are watching. Press FREEZE. • A moving image is captured. Press FREEZE again to cancel the function. NOTE • This function does not work in INPUT 4 (HDMI). •...
  • Page 45 05, 08 06, 07, 33, 51 Realistic 01, 02, 10, 24 Samsung 23, 31 10, 14, 52 Sanyo Scott Sears 06, 11, 24 Sharp 01, 02, 03 Shintom 12, 13, 38 Sony Sound Design Sylvania 05, 08 Symphonic Tatung 15, 29...
  • Page 46 Other viewing options Cable control buttons When the FUNCTION is set to CBL/SAT, the cable converter connected to the TV can be operated using 1 to 4. SOURCE POWER Turns the cable converter power on and off. 0 – 9 Press a button (or buttons) that corresponds to the channel that you wish to watch.
  • Page 47 Other viewing options VCR control buttons The remote control unit button will function as follows when the FUNCTION of the remote control unit is set to VCR. • 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.

  • Page 48: Appendix

    • Installing the TV requires special skill that should only be performed by qualified service personnel. Customers should not attempt to do the work themselves. SHARP bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    Appendix Troubleshooting Problem • No power • Unit cannot be operated. • Remote control unit does not operate. • Picture is cut off/with sidebar screen. • Strange color, light color, or color misalignment • Power is suddenly turned off. • No picture •...

  • Page 50: Rs-232C Port Specifications

    Appendix RS-232C port specifications 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.

  • Page 51: Command Table

    Appendix Response code format Normal response Return code (0DH) Problem response (communication error or incorrect command) Return code (0DH) Command table • Commands not indicated here are not guaranteed to operate. CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER POWER SETTING P O W R INPUT SELECTION A TOGGLE T G D...

  • Page 52: Specifications

    Operating temperature • As part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be some deviations from these values in individual units.

  • Page 53: Dimensional Drawings

    Dimensional drawings 671) 1105) 822.6) 200) Unit: inch/(mm) 105) 114) 306)

  • Page 54: How To Set The Factory Presets

    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.

  • Page 55: Calling For Service

    Product, and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims, whether based on contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise. In no event shall Sharp be liable, or in any way responsible, for any damages or defects in the Product which were caused by repairs or attempted repairs performed by anyone other than an authorized servicer.
  • Page 56 (b) Any Sharp product tampered with, modified, adjusted or repaired by any party other than Sharp, Sharp’s Authorized Service Centres or Sharp’s Authorized Servicing Dealers. (c) Damage caused or repairs required as a result of the use with items not specified or approved by Sharp, including but not limited to head cleaning tapes and chemical cleaning agents.

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