• Limited Warranty ... 35 This operating manual includes basic operating instructions in Spanish and French. SPANISH is on page 8, 32. FRENCH is on page 9. ® artner, SHARP has determined that this product meets the NERGY 6/1/00, 11:41 AM Page U.S. ®...
Welcome to the SHARP Family. We are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color Television – built for outstanding quality, reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color Television set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at the factory.
Important Information (Continued) WARNING - FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Important Safeguards CAUTION : Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these intructions for later use.
Important Safeguards (Continued) 14. 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. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code provides information with respect 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.
Supplied Accessories Infrared Remote Control Part Number : RRMCG1324CESA Before Operating Your Television Location • For normal operation, your TV should be located in an area of the room where cool adequate ventilation is provided. Do not place the back of the television set in a place where free airflow will be restricted. •...
Two-set signal splitter (not supplied) NOTE: • Consult your SHARP Dealer or Service descrambler (not supplied) Center for the type of splitter, RF switch or combiner that might be required. 6/1/00, 11:41 AM F-type connector...
Quick Reference Control Operation L Location of Controls Front Panel POWER Press Press again Off. VOLUME UP/DOWN (+) Increases sound. (–) Decreases sound. SENSOR AREA FOR REMOTE CONTROL CHANNEL UP/DOWN (8) Selects next higher channel. (9) Selects next lower channel. •...
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Referencia rápida de los controles de operación L Ubicación de los Controles Front Delantero ALIMENTACION (POWER) Pulsando Enciende (On). Pulsando nuevamente Apaga (Off). AUMENTO/DISMINUCION DEL VOLUMEN (VOL) (+) Aumenta el sonido. (–) Disminuye el sonido. ZONA DEL SONSOR DEL MANDOA DISTANCIA CANAL SUPERIOR/INFERIOR (CH) (8) Selecciona el siguiente canal superior.
Référence rapide sur les commandes L Emplacement des touches Panneau avant ALIMENTATION (POWER) Appuyer pour mettre sous tension. Appuyer de nouveau pour mettre hors tension. AUGMENTATION/RÉDUCTION DU VOLUME SONORE (VOL) (+) Pour augmenter le volume du son. (–) Pour diminuer le volume du son. ZONE DE DÉTECTION DU CAPTEUR TOUCHES DES CANAUX CROISSANT/DÉCROISSANT (CH) (8) Selectionne le canal supérieur suivant.
EZ SETUP during First Power On L When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before you press the power button. (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set.
DOWN ( 9 ) on the TV set. • Some features of your TV set will not be accessible without the Remote Control. If you lost your Remote Control, contact a Sharp Authorized Servicer by calling 1-800-BE-SHARP for a replacement. Language L The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLAY can be set to ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH.
TINT To make skin tones greenish COLOR To increase color intensity BRIGHT To increase brightness SHARP To increase sharpness FAVORITE COLOR To choose a RED, BLUE or STANDARD COLOR TONE. RESET To return all adjustments to factory preset levels. Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
Video Adjust (Continued) Press VOL (+) or (–) to adjust the setting. Repeat steps 4 - 5 to adjust other settings. Press MENU to exit. Audio Select L MTS (MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
Audio Select (Continued) Example: Actual screen indicating ON AIR when receiving STEREO broadcasts. Actual channel number “ ON AIR” will appear next to STEREO or SAP when receiving STEREO or SAP broadcasts. L You can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where available. •...
Closed Caption (Continued) Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to either “MODE” or “DATA”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting. MODE : DATA : Press MENU to exit.
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) • MPAA RATING (Example) Example 1. “PG-13” in the age-based RATING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings “R”, “NC-17” and “X” also. Example 2. “R” in the age-based RATING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings “NC- 17”...
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) Example 1.2 : Age-Based setting For “TV-G” select “BLOCK” for “AGE”. This will automatically block the higher age ratings “TV-PG”, “TV-14”, “TV-MA” and “TV-G”. Furthermore, the content ratings “D”, “L”, “S”, “V”, “FV” are automatically blocked as well for “TV-PG”, “TV-14” and “TV- MA”...
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L HOW TO SET V-CHIP [1] MPAA RATING Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ CONTROL”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to access PARENT CONTROL mode, then press VOL (+) or (–) to access V-CHIP select mode.
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [2] TV GUIDELINES Repeat steps 1 - 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ GUIDELINES”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to access TV GUIDELINES mode. To change CONTENT SETTING, press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “...
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [3] ACTIVATE ON TO TURN ON V-CHIP BLOCK Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ “STATUS”, then press VOL (+) or (–) to activate the V-CHIP BLOCK. (If STATUS is OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) Press MENU , then “INPUT SECRET No.”...
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L To change the V-CHIP BLOCK setting. (Secret No. is registered.) Repeat steps 1 - 3 of [1] MPAA RATING, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD and the V-CHIP select mode will be displayed.
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L DOWNLOAD V-CHIP DATA If you watch the program with “New Rating System Data”, DOWNLOAD screen will be displayed. DOWNLOAD screen will disappear, if DOWNLOAD is finished. NOTE: • DOWNLOAD would not be started if you don’t watch the program with “New Rating System Data”.
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Parent Control (VIEW TIMER) L VIEW TIMER This function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also allows you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent your children from watching too much TV. VIEWING TIME (an accumulative timer: counts only the time duration acquired while the TV is on.) •...
Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD . Press MENU , and SECRET No. is registered. Example: • To restrict anybody from watching the TV for 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like this: •...
Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) Press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN ( 9 ) on the TV set simultaneously until the VIEW TIMER access screen is displayed. Now you can cancel the VIEW TIMER settings or can change the SECRET No.
Set Up EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing. Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ UP”.
Set Up (Continued) L CHANNEL SETTING If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, follow the instructions below to manually memorize the channel. Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”.
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Set Up (Continued) Saving broadcast TV channels into memory. Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “...
Set Up (Continued) Press MENU to exit. VOL (+) To add channel 12 to the TV memory VOL (–) To erase channel 12 from the TV memory (CH MEMORY unmemorized channel) NOTE: • If you press VOL (+) again while in the CH SEARCH mode, auto-program will start again, and the previously memorized channels will be lost.
• It is the intent of SHARP that this product be used in full compliance with the copyright law and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
Should this occur, set the Closed Caption mode to “OFF”. Calling for Service For location of the nearest Sharp Authorized Servicers, or to obtain product literature accessories, supplies, or customer assistance, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP. 30-36 27N-S50...
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Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones Verifique estos items para ver si usted mismo puede solucionar el problema. LISTA DE COMPROBACIONES DE SERVICIO RAPIDO POSIBLE SOLUCIÓN Pruebe con otro canal y si todo está bien, el problema puede ser de la emisora. Está...
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.
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SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 Printed in U.S.A. TINS-6931MEN1 T2386-A (T2386-A) 30-36 27N-S50 6/1/00, 11:45 AM...