OPERATION MANUAL 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.
Use a damp cloth to break when the product is struck clean the product. Do not use liquid forcefully or with a sharp object. If cleaners or aerosol cleaners. the LCD panel is broken, be careful not to be injured by broken glass.
Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. “AAA” size battery ( g 2) Remote control unit AC cord Page 12 Page 5 Page 6 Cable clamp Cable clamp Operation manual Page 6 Page 6 Safety restraints Restraining Screw for Clamps...
Preparation Inserting the batteries Before using the TV for the fi rst time, insert two “AAA” size batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AAA” size batteries. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two supplied “AAA”...
Preparation Setting the TV Notes on installing the TV • Avoid direct sunlight and place the TV in a well-ventilated location. • Place the TV in a level location. Removing the terminal cover TV (rear view) Press down the hooks to remove the cover toward you.
Preparation Protection against overturning There is a danger of the product overturning in the case of a disaster or sudden collision. Carry out the following tip-resistant measurement for your safety. Anchoring the TV to the wall or a pillar View from the top Fix the product with the 2 clamps (supplied), Cup hook (commercially available) using the screws (supplied).
Preparation Simple operations for watching a TV programme Basic connection Connecting to an antenna To enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of the types of connections that are used for coaxial cable. Standard DIN45325 plug (IEC169-2) 75-ohm coaxial cable (round cable) Antenna cable...
• For details, refer to the instructions supplied with the optional bracket. CAUTION • This TV should be mounted on the wall only with the AN-37AG2/AN-52AG1 (SHARP) wall mount bracket. The use of other wall mount brackets may result in an unstable installation and may cause serious injuries.
Part names TV (Front) TV/VIDEO button Channel up ( r )/down ( s ) buttons Volume up ( e )/down ( f ) buttons POWER (On/Off) button Remote control sensor Headphone jack OPC sensor OPC indicator* POWER indicator SLEEP timer indicator *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 22.) Regarding the headphone jack...
Part names Remote control unit POWER (STANDBY/ON) To switch the power on and off. (See page 13.) 0 — 9 Set the channel. (See page 13.) A (Flashback) TV/VIDEO (INPUT SOURCE) Press to return to the previous image Select an input source. (TV, INPUT 1, in normal viewing mode.
Watching TV Turning on the power Simple button operations for changing channels Press POWER on the TV. • POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few You can change channels in several ways. seconds, an image appears with sound.) Using CH r / s on the remote control unit •...
Watching TV When receiving a monaural signal Using Flashback ( A ) on the remote Each time you press MPX, the mode switches control unit between NICAM MONO and MONO. Monaural mode BBC2 BBC2 NICAM MONO MONO In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches Press A to switch the currently tuned channel to the...
Watching TV Simple button operation for NOTE • Within 30 minutes after pressing e , press one of the changing volume/sound buttons below to cancel the mute. — VOL l /VOL k — e • Mute will be cancelled after 30 minutes. However, the TV will not suddenly output loud sound as the volume level will be set to 0 automatically.
Basic adjustment settings Menu operation buttons On-Screen Display Use the following buttons on the remote control to (Example) operate the menu. [ Option ... Colour System ] MENU Option Audio Only Input Select Blue Screen Colour System Power Control HDMI Setup PC Setup 1 Item displayed in yellow •...
Basic adjustment settings TV/AV input mode menu items PC input mode menu items List of TV/AV menu items to help you with List of PC menu items to help you with operations operations Picture Picture AV Mode ..............Page 22 AV Mode ..............
Basic adjustment settings Auto installation Programme setup You can run auto installation again, even after setting You can run the auto search procedure again at any up the preset channels. time by accessing the Setup menu and Programme Setup. Channels can be tuned automatically or manually.
Basic adjustment settings Fine tuning Manual setting for each channel Press a / b / c / d to select the channel you You can set some channel items manually. They are want to edit, and then press ENTER. Search, Fine (TV frequency), Colour System, Sound System, and Skip.
Basic adjustment settings Manual setting for each channel (continued) Sort Channel positions can be sorted freely. Sound system (Broadcasting system) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press a / b / c / d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER.
Basic adjustment settings Label Erase Programme Channels can be labelled freely. The individual programme can be erased. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Programme Setup”, and Press a / b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press ENTER.
Basic adjustment settings AV mode selection OPC (Optical Picture Control) setting AV mode gives you fi ve viewing options to choose from to best match the system environment, which can vary due to You can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen factors like room-brightness, type of programme watched to suitable backlight brightness according to the or the type of image input from external equipment.
Basic adjustment settings Picture adjustments You can adjust the picture to your preference. Adjustments items MENU [ Picture ] Follow the steps to adjust the picture. Picture Audio AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Backlight [+ 6] Contrast [ 30] Brightness Colour Tint Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Basic adjustment settings Colour temperature Advanced Adjusts the colour temperature to give the best white Advanced setting enables you to set the picture image. adjustment in more detail. There are fi ve options you can choose from. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in C.M.S. (Colour Management System).
Basic adjustment settings Film mode Automatically detects a fi lm-based source (originally encoded at 24/25 frames/second, depending on the vertical frequency), analyses it then recreates each still fi lm frame for high-defi nition picture quality. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Picture”.
Basic adjustment settings Surround AV mode selection When you set to On, you can enjoy surround sound, This option links to “AV Mode” in the Picture menu. (See the same as if you were in a movie theatre. page 22.) Using SURROUND on the remote control unit Audio adjustment For each selected AV mode, you can adjust the...
Useful adjustment settings Setting a channel Password setting for child lock (for TV input mode) Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Setting a password. Allows you to use a password to protect certain settings from being accidentally changed. Press a / b to select “Channel Setting”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Input Label Image position You can assign each input source a label you like. For adjusting a picture's horizontal and vertical position. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press TV/VIDEO to select the desired input Press a / b to select “Position”, and then source.
Useful adjustment settings WIDE mode (for TV/AV input mode) Manual Selection Press WIDE. • The WIDE MODE menu displays. • The menu lists the wide mode options selectable for the type of video signal currently received. Press WIDE or a / b while the WIDE MODE menu displays on the screen.
Useful adjustment settings WIDE mode (for PC input mode) You can select the screen size. NOTE • Connect the PC before making adjustments. (See page 41.) • Selectable screen size may vary with input signal type. Press WIDE. • The WIDE MODE menu displays. WIDE MODE Press WIDE or a / b to select a desired item on the menu.
Useful adjustment settings Language setting for on-screen display You can also select a language from setup menu. Select from among 2 languages: English and Chinese. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Language”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Audio Only Input Select When listening to music from a music programme, you Selecting input source can set the display off and enjoy audio only. Can use for selecting the input source. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Option”.
Useful adjustment settings Colour system setting Blue Screen You can change the colour system to one that is Automatically turns the screen blue if no broadcast compatible with the image on the screen. signal is received. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Useful adjustment settings Power Control Power Control setting allows you to save energy. Power Control for AV source Power Control for PC source No Signal Off Power Management When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut When set, the power will automatically shut down if no down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes.
Useful adjustment settings HDMI Setup PC Setup HDMI (High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface) terminal Input Signal (PC input mode only) selection. • Some input signals may have to be registered manually to To watch an HDMI equipment image, select display properly. “INPUT4”...
Useful adjustment settings Auto Sync. adjustment (PC input mode Fine Sync. adjustment (PC input mode only) only) For automatically adjusting the PC image. Ordinarily you can easily adjust the picture as necessary to change image position using Auto Sync. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. In some cases, however, manual adjustment is needed to optimise the image.
Useful features Picture and still image Dual screen functions You can freeze a motion picture on the Display. Allows you to display two pictures on the screen at one time. Dual screen You can display two pictures except when inputting from the RS-232C or PC INPUT terminal.
Using external equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV. Displaying a DVD image (Example) Displaying an external equipment image...
Using external equipment Connecting a DVD player You can use the INPUT 1, INPUT 4 (HDMI) or INPUT 5 (HDMI) terminal when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NOTE • When using a DVI-HDMI conversion adaptor, input the Audio Signal from the AUDIO terminal of INPUT 4. To watch an image from this input terminal, you DVD player need to select the input source (see page 38) and...
Using external equipment Connecting an HDTV tuner You can use the INPUT1 or INPUT 2 terminal when connecting to an HDTV tuner and other audiovisual equipment. To watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 38) and the input signal type (see page 32).
Using external equipment Viewing an image from a PC Connecting a PC Use the PC terminals to connect a PC. NOTE • The PC INPUT terminals are DDC1/2B-compatible. • Refer to page 42 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV. RGB cable (commercially available) ANALOG RGB...
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 13.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER. • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 6.) •...
Appendix RS-232C port specifi cations 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/video) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programmed playing.
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Appendix Response code format Normal response Return code (0DH) Problem response (communication error or incorrect command) Return code (0DH) Commands • Commands not indicated here are not guaranteed to operate. CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER CONTENTS CONTENTS POWER OFF (STANDBY)
Operating Temperature 0°C—40°C • As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specifi cation changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specifi cation fi gures indicated are nominal values of production units.