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LC-13B2E LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-FARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD LCD-FÄRG-TV LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE OPERATION MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE MANEJO BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING...
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This equipment complies with the requirements of Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinien 89/336/EWG und 73/23/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans les directives 89/336/CEE et 73/23/CEE modifiées par la directive 93/68/CEE.
Dear SHARP Customer Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP LCD Colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. Important Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled.
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Important Safety Precautions (Continued) I Cleaning—Unplug the power 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. I Water and moisture—Do not use the product near water, such as bathtub, washbasin, kitchen sink and laundry tub, swimming pool and in a wet basement.
Supplied Accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Operation manual (×1) Wireless remote control (×1) LC-13B2E LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-FARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD LCD-FÄRG-TV LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE OPERATION MANUAL...
Preparation Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install the two R-03 batteries supplied in the remote control. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new R-03 batteries.
Preparation (Continued) Power Connection Connect to the DC input terminal of the product. Household power outlet Plug into an AC outlet. AC cord AC adapter To POWER INPUT DC 12 V terminal * Product shape varies in some countries. Notes: I Always turn the MAIN POWER switch of the LCD TV set to OFF when connecting the AC adapter.
Preparation (Continued) First Installation When you turn on the LCD TV set for the first time, the First Installation routine, which makes installation easier, is activated. Using this routine, you can select the on-screen display language, and automatically search for and store all the receivable channels. MAIN POWER Press the MAIN POWER switch located on the upper part of the...
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Preparation (Continued) First Installation (Continued) Press OK to begin the automatic S t a r t s e a r c h programme search. The bar on S e a r c h i s a c t i v e . P l e a s e w a i t ! the screen shows the progress.
Part Names of Main Unit Main unit (front view) Upper control panel Volume (+)/(–) CH ( )/( ) MENU TV/VIDEO (MAIN POWER) MENU TV/VIDEO Speaker Speaker To change the vertical angle of the LCD TV set, tilt the screen up to 10 degrees forward or 20 degrees backward.
Part Names of Main Unit (Continued) Terminals Antenna A V -I N AV-IN 1 R G B (21-pin Euro- SCART) AUDIO OUT (L) O U T A U D IO AUDIO OUT (R) HEADPHONES POWER INPUT P O W E DC 12 V IN P U T D C 1 2 V...
Part Names of Remote Control SOUND Switches the sound mode. END, Status Display (Power) Turns on the status display SOUND when the menu is not OK, Programme Table displayed. INFO Upward / Downward INFO Selection Turns on the menu information when MENU the menu is displayed.
Basic Operation Turning On and Off the Main Power MAIN POWER | Press the MAIN POWER switch On-screen display located on the upper part of the main unit. The Power/Standby indicator instantaneously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned on.
Basic Operation (Continued) Sound Volume To adjust the volume | Press Volume (+) to increase the SOUND sound volume. The numerical INFO value increases. V o l u m e 5 0 TEXT MENU (RED) (GREEN) (YELLOW) (CYAN) Mute | Press Volume (–) to decrease the sound volume.
Basic Operation (Continued) Changing Channels You can select channels using Channel Select or CH ( • To handle the increasing number of channels available, this LCD TV set allows you to select up to 200 channels (0 to 199). Using Channel Select When selecting the channel using Channel Select, finish inputting the channel number by holding down the button for the last digit for a moment.
-30 – 30 Higher colour intensity Black level Less bright -30 – 30 More bright Sharpness Soft picture 0 – 5 Sharp picture Green colouring Less green -5 – 5 More green Red-blue colouring More red -5 – 5 More blue...
Useful Features (Continued) Adjusting Sound Settings Press GREEN to display the </> S o u n d me n u Sound menu. SOUND S o u n d v i a H i - f i INFO Note: H e a d p h . v o l . I The Sound menu can also be L o u d s p .
Useful Features (Continued) Using Programme Table The Programme table shows a list of all receivable programmes. They are located in channels 0 to 199. The currently selected programme is displayed in blue, and the child-locked programmes are displayed in red. To select the desired programme </>...
Useful Features (Continued) Selecting Menu Items • The menus can be used to adjust the various settings of your LCD TV set. Select the desired menu item by following the steps below. I Using TV Menus Press MENU on the remote T V me n u control to display the TV menu.
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Useful Features (Continued) Selecting Menu Items (Continued) I TV Menu Setting Screens For details on using each setting screen, refer to the page number indicated. (Page 20) (Page 36) S t a n d a r d s e t t i n g s O n - s c r e e n d i s p l a y U s e r p r e f e r e n c e s...
Useful Features (Continued) Standard Settings You can optionally set the standard settings for the following adjustments. You can also easily call up those standard settings or factory-preset settings. • Mute • Picture menu item: Contrast, Colour, Sharpness, Tint, Brightness • Sound menu item: Volume, Hi-fi volume, Headph. vol., Balance Press MENU to display the TV T V me n u menu.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes [1] Automatic search Perform the procedure below to search for and store new programmes after the First Installation routine. Press MENU to display the TV T V me n u menu. SOUND S t a n d a r d s e t t i n g s INFO Press ]/[ to select P i c t u r e...
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [1] Automatic search (Continued) Press ]/[ and/or </> to select the </> A u t o m . p r o g r a mme s e a r c h programme position from which the S t o r e p r o g r .
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [2] Manual adjustment Individual settings of programmes can be adjusted. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] </> Automatic search to display the SOUND “Programmes” screen. INFO Press ]/[ to select “Manual TEXT MENU T V me n u adjustment”, and then press OK to P r o g r amme s display the “Manual adjustment”...
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [2] Manual adjustment (Continued) Press YELLOW to insert a free programme position for the SOUND channel, or press RED to INFO overwrite the existing channel on the marked programme position. TEXT MENU • If you press YELLOW, all subsequent programmes including (RED) (GREEN) (YELLOW) (CYAN)
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [3] Sort The programme positions for individual programmes can be freely changed. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] </> Automatic search to display the SOUND “Programmes” screen. INFO Press ]/[ to select “Sort,” and TEXT MENU T V me n u...
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [4] Erase programme range The individual programmes or programmes in a connected range can be erased. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] </> Automatic search to display the SOUND “Programmes” screen. INFO Press ]/[ to select “Erase TEXT MENU T V me n u...
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Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [5] Enter/change name The name of an individual programme can be entered or changed. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] </> Automatic search to display the SOUND “Programmes” screen. INFO Press ]/[ to select “Enter/ TEXT MENU T V me n u...
Useful Features (Continued) AV Connections It is possible to manually adjust various settings for connections with external devices on the AV connec- tions screen. [1] At AV1 (programme 199)/AV2 (programme 198)/AVS (programme 197) Select the appropriate signal type and colour standard for the signals from the video equipment connected to the AV1, AV2, or AVS terminal.
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Useful Features (Continued) AV Connections (Continued) [2] Decoder programmes When connecting a video device to the AV1 terminal, you need to adjust the decoder programme settings. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] At </> AV1 (programme 199)/AV2 SOUND (programme 198)/AVS INFO (programme 197) to display the “AV connections”...
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Useful Features (Continued) AV Connections (Continued) [3] For programmes 1...196 The influence of the AV control voltage and of fast blank at programme positions from 1 to 196 can be set. Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] At </> AV1 (programme 199)/AV2 SOUND (programme 198)/AVS...
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock Important: I Please refer to page 55 for “IMPORTANT NOTE ON DISENGAGING ADVANCED CHILD LOCK”. The Child Lock function blocks the viewing of any channel for which the child lock has been set. To use the Child Lock function, you first need to define your PIN (Personal Identification Number). [1] Defining a PIN Press MENU to display the TV menu.
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Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [2] Changing/Cancelling a PIN To change a PIN Perform steps 1 to 3 in [1] SOUND Defining a PIN to display the PIN INFO input screen. TEXT MENU Enter your four-digit PIN (e.g. T V me n u 1234) with Channel Select.
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Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [3] Setting Child Lock There are four different ways of activating a child lock: 1. General child lock for all programmes immediately 2. General child lock for all programmes with daily time limit 3. General child lock for all programmes with single time limit 4.
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Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [3] Setting Child Lock (Continued) To set a Child Lock for individual </> programmes without time limit SOUND Perform steps 1 to 3 in [2] INFO Changing/Cancelling a PIN to TEXT MENU display the “Child lock” screen. Press ]/[ to select “For (RED) (GREEN) (YELLOW) (CYAN)
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Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [4] Temporarily cancelling the Child Lock setting You can view a programme for which a Child Lock has been set by temporarily cancelling the Child Lock setting. Perform the procedure below to input your PIN and cancel the Child Lock if you are prompted to do so.
Useful Features (Continued) On-screen Display You can adjust various settings for on-screen displays. Press MENU to display the TV </> menu. SOUND INFO Press ]/[ to select “On-screen T V me n u display,” and then press OK to TEXT MENU MENU display the “On-screen display”...
Useful Features (Continued) Timer Functions Press MENU to display the TV </> menu. SOUND Press ]/[ to select “Timer INFO T V me n u functions,” and then press OK to TEXT MENU MENU display the “Timer functions” O t h e r .
Useful Features (Continued) Setting Time and Date (Manual) The time and the date can be manually set if the LCD TV set is unable to get these from the Teletext function. Press MENU to display the TV menu. SOUND INFO Press ]/[ to select “Time and T V me n u date,”...
Useful Features (Continued) NICAM Broadcast Selection This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I or NICAM-B/G signal. To let you enjoy NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives NICAM system stereo, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast.
Useful Features (Continued) IGR (German stereo system) Broadcasts This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving an IGR-B/G signal. To let you enjoy IGR broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives IGR system stereo and bilingual broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast.
I Teletext mode Teletext is activated with TEXT on the remote control and is 3 6 9 SHARP - T EXT 0 2 : 5 2 : 06 also closed with it. The LCD TV set can be controlled in Tele-...
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Teletext (Continued) [1] Turning on and off Teletext mode Select a TV channel that is 3 6 9 SHARP - T E X T 0 2 : 5 2 : 0 6 broadcasting the Teletext SOUND programme. INFO Press TEXT. The Teletext screen...
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Teletext (Continued) [3] Changing subpages If a page has been selected from among several subpages, you can display a control line which contains the subpage numbers. Press </>. The control line with </> the subpage numbers is SOUND superimposed on line 23, and the INFO number of the currently selected subpage is displayed in blue.
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Teletext (Continued) [5] Using Teletext menu Press MENU in Teletext mode to T e l e t e x t me n u </> display the Teletext menu. SOUND N e w s f l a s h Press ]/[ to select the desired INFO R e v e a l item.
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Teletext (Continued) [5] Using Teletext menu (Continued) To select the character set </> With the “Character set” screen SOUND T e l e t e x t me n u displayed, press ]/[ to select INFO C h a r a c t e r s e t the desired character set, and TEXT MENU...
Connecting External Devices It is possible to enjoy video and sound by connecting a VCR and home video game system to the termi- nals located on the rear of the main unit. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit and connecting device to prevent any possible damage.
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Connecting a Decorder through the 21-pin Euro-SCART (AV-IN 1/RGB) A V -I N R G B O U T A U D IO P O W E IN P U T D C 1 2 V 21-pin Euro-SCART (RGB) 1.
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Connecting a VCR or a home video game system (AV-IN 2) - I N To S-VIDEO To AV-IN 2 To AV-IN 2 input terminal terminals terminals S-Video cord Audio/video cord Audio/video cord To S-Video To audio/video To audio/video output terminal output terminals...
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Outputting audio (AUDIO OUT) It is possible to output audio from the LCD TV set through the AUDIO OUT terminals. A V -I N R G B O U T A U D IO P O W E IN P U T D C 1 2 V Connect an audio amplifier, etc.
Troubleshooting Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the symptoms encountered. LCD TV set Reference Problem Check item page • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. Picture Sound •...
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• The quality of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the correct direction. The picture is • Make sure the outside antenna has not been disconnected. not sharp. The picture shakes. • Make sure the antenna is facing the correct direction.
Remote Control, Batteries, AC adapter, AC cord, Cable clamps I As a 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...
Dimensional Drawings Unit: mm MENU TV/VIDEO 271.2 264.96 92.7 AV-IN 2 VIDEO AUDIO AV-IN 1 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT POWER INPUT DC12V 18 9 148.5 40.5...
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IMPORTANT NOTE ON DISENGAGING ADVANCED CHILD LOCK We suggest removing the following instruction respectively with page 55 and 57. As this Operation Manual is multilingual, we also suggest the same with each language. If you have forgotten your personal code number and cannot disengage ADVANCED CHILD LOCK, follow the procedure below. 1.
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AVISO IMPORTANTE SOBRE LA DESACTIVACIÓN DE LA PROTECCIÓN PARA NIÑOS AVANZADA Se sugiere retirar las siguientes instrucciones respectivamente con las páginas 55 y 57 en inglés. Como este manual de manejo es multilingüe, también sugerimos lo mismo para cada idioma. Si ha olvidado su número de código personal (PIN) y no puede desactivar la PROTECCIÓN PARA NIÑOS AVANZADA, siga el procedimiento siguiente.
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