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Sharp LC-20B4U Operation Manual

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

WARNING:
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
LC-20B4U(E)-a
LC-20B4U
LIQUID CRYSTAL TELEVISION
ENGLISH

OPERATION MANUAL

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION
PERSONNEL.
1
Model No.:
Serial No.:
The lightning flash with arrow-
head symbol, within an equilat-
eral 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 impor-
tant operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the
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03.2.26, 3:24 PM
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  • Page 1: Important Information

    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-20B4U(E)-a LC-20B4U ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL Model No.: Serial No.: 03.2.26, 3:24 PM U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Important Information

    This product utilizes tin-lead solder, and fluorescent lamp containing a small amount of mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eia.org LC-20B4U(E)-a U.S.A. ONLY 03.2.26, 3:24 PM...

  • 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 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.
  • Page 4 I The Liquid Crystal panel is a very high technology product with 921,600 thin film transistors, giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue, green or red. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product. LC-20B4U(E)-a 03.2.26, 3:24 PM...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Precautions

    When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. LC-20B4U(E)-a NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ... 1, 2 DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ... 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ... 3-5 CONTENTS ... 6 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ... 7 PREPARATION ... 8-10 Using the Remote Control ... 8 Batteries for the Remote Control ... 8 Antenna Connection ... 9, 10 Power Connection ...

  • Page 7: Supplied Accessories

    Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Remote Control RRMCGA152WJSA (LC-20B4US) RRMCGA152WJSB (LC-20B4UB) Antenna Cable QCNWG0003CEPA AC Adapter UADP-0212CEZZ UADP-0243CEPZ LC-20B4U(E)-a “AAA” size (UM/SUM-4) Dry Battery (×2) AC Cord QACCD3097CEPA Operation Manual Cable Clamp (×2) LHLDWA002WJSA UBATU0026GEZZ (LC-20B4US)

  • Page 8: Preparation

    • The batteries supplied with the product may have a shorter life expectancy due to storage conditions. • If the remote control will not be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries from the remote control. LC-20B4U(E)-a Insert two (“AAA” size, UM/ SUM-4) batteries.

  • Page 9: Antenna Connection

    B: Using separate VHF and/or UHF outdoor antennas • Connect the outdoor antenna cable lead-in to ANT. (Antenna terminal) on the rear of the TV set. P O W E D C 1 3 V LC-20B4U(E)-a A. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna VHF/UHF antenna Antenna cable (supplied) ANT.

  • Page 10: Power Connection

    “B” position on the RF switch (not supplied): You can view the scrambled channels via the converter/ RF switch (not supplied) • Consult your SHARP Dealer or Service Center for the type of splitter, RF switch or combiner that might be required.

  • Page 11: Display And Control Overview

    • TV/VIDEO, CH ( )/( ), VOL (–)/(+), and MENU on the main unit have the same functions as the same buttons on the remote control. Basically, this operation manual provides a description based on operation with the remote control. LC-20B4U(E)-b VOL (–)/(+) CH ( )/( )
  • Page 12 A U D IO O N E N T C O M P AUDIO (L) AUDIO (R) A U D IO LC-20B4U(E)-b G Adjusting the screen view angle AV-IN2/OUT Hold the carrying handle and tilt the COMPONENT screen while steadying the stand with your other hand.

  • Page 13: Removing The Back Cover

    Rear terminal • Headphones are not included in the supplied accessories. • No sound is heard from the main unit speakers when a headphone mini-plug is connected into the HEADPHONE jack. LC-20B4U(E)-b M On-screen display Headphones VOLUME Adjust the sound volume using VOL (e)/(f) on the remote control.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL DISPLAY SLEEP ENTER MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK LC-20B4U(E)-b 1 POWER (p. 21) Switch the Liquid Crystal Television power on or off. 2 DISPLAY Display the channel and time information. PIC. FLIP 3 SLEEP (p. 26) Set the sleep timer.

  • Page 15: Ez Setup (With Auto Clock Setting)

    BACK MENU • If you select OFF in “EZ SETUP CH-SETTING”, EZ SETUP will be canceled. LC-20B4U(E)-b I When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels and clock. Please perform the following instructions before you press MAIN POWER.
  • Page 16 In this case, a “EDS CH IS NOT AVAILABLE” message will display and the mode will change to MANUAL CLOCK Setting. Refer to page 19 to set the clock manually. LC-20B4U(E)-b Press a/ b to select YES, and press ENTER.

  • Page 17: Setting The Clock

    If the TV has a power outage or the AC adapter cord is disconnected, the time display will have to be reset. In that case, refer to SETTING THE CLOCK on pages 17 to 19. LC-20B4U(E)-b Press MENU to display the MENU screen.
  • Page 18 AUTO CLOCK Setting screen appears. • CLOCK: AUTO CLOCK Setting may take several minutes to execute depending on the number of channels to receive and status of signals. LC-20B4U(E)-b Press c/d to select AUTO or MANUAL. Press a/b to move the cursor to START, and press ENTER.

  • Page 19: Manual Clock Setting

    To rewind the clock by 1 hour, set the DST to OFF. (Spring) On the first Sunday in April D.S.T. starts. 1:00AM 2:00AM 3:00AM LC-20B4U(E)-b Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER. Press a/b to move the cursor to CLOCK, and press ENTER.

  • Page 20: Basic Operation

    • The 3 Dimensional Y/C separation circuit* only works when the color system is set to N358 in TV mode and Video mode. *The 3 Dimensional Y/C separation circuit is used to remove flickering and color bleeding. LC-20B4U(E)-b Factory setting of color system User setting...

  • Page 21: Turning On Power

    ENTER MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU POWER FLASH- BACK LC-20B4U(E)-b Press MAIN POWER, located on the upper side of the main unit, to The POWER indicator instantane- ously changes from red to green and the main unit turns on. • The On-screen indicator disappears after a few seconds.

  • Page 22: Switching Tv/Video [Av1/Av2/Component/Tv] Modes

    PIC. FLIP ENTER MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK TV/VIDEO LC-20B4U(E)-b Turn on the power of the con- nected video equipment. Press TV/VIDEO and select the applicable input source. The screen displays AV1, AV2, COM- PONENT or TV mode each time TV/VIDEO is pressed.

  • Page 23: Sound Volume

    MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- MUTE BACK (+)/(–) LC-20B4U(E)-b Press VOL (+) to increase the sound volume. The bar indicator shifts right. Press VOL (–) to decrease the sound volume. The bar indicator shifts left. To mute the sound Press MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound.

  • Page 24: Changing Channels

    Press CH ( ) and the channels change in the order shown below: 3 → 2 → 1 → 125 → . . . → 3 → 2 → 1 → . . . LC-20B4U(E)-b To select a 1- or 2-digit channel number (e.g., Channel 5):...

  • Page 25: Selecting Menu Items

    BACK MENU * The illustrations and on-screen displays in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations. LC-20B4U(E)-b Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to select the desired menu item, and press ENTER.

  • Page 26: Adjustments

    • 5 minutes before the SLEEP TIMER turns off the TV, 5 REMAIN is displayed on the screen for 4 seconds. The SLEEP TIMER counts down and shows a similar 4-second display for each remaining minute until the timer turns off the TV. LC-20B4U(E)-c Directly setting the SLEEP TIMER Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen.

  • Page 27: Adjusting Brightness Settings

    SLEEP PIC. FLIP ENTER MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK MENU LC-20B4U(E)-c Directly setting the BRIGHTNESS Press BRIGHT to display the BRIGHTNESS screen. Press BRIGHT to change the setting. BRIGHT NORMAL DARK • The BRIGHTNESS screen automatically disappears in 3 seconds.

  • Page 28: Adjusting Picture Flip Settings

    SLEEP PIC. FLIP ENTER MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK MENU LC-20B4U(E)-c Directly setting the PICTURE FLIP Press PIC. FLIP to display the PICTURE FLIP screen. Press PIC. FLIP to change the setting. NORMAL MIRROR ROTATE UPSIDE DOWN •...

  • Page 29: Adjusting Preset Settings

    AV2 IN/OUT [IN] AV-IN2 terminals selected as input terminals * In AV1, AV2 or COMPONENT mode, MTS displayed in magenta cannot be selected. LC-20B4U(E)-c Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to PRESET, and press ENTER.

  • Page 30: Adjusting Language Settings

    MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK MENU LC-20B4U(E)-c Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER. Press a/b to move the cursor to LANGUAGE, and press ENTER.

  • Page 31: Adjusting Video Adjust Settings

    MUTE BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK MENU LC-20B4U(E)-c Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to VIDEO ADJUST, and press ENTER. Press a/b to move the cursor to the desired item, and press ENTER.
  • Page 32 • Selecting RESET will return all settings to the factory settings. (See page 31.) • TV mode This product is factory set to comply with the color system in the United States (NTSC-N358). For Brazil (PAL-M), Argentina (PAL-N) or Uruguay (PAL-N), adjust the color system before using this product. LC-20B4U(E)-c N358 PAL-M PAL-N...

  • Page 33: Set Up

    • Receivable channels of your TV set are: AIR channels: VHF: 2 through 13. UHF: 14 through 69. LC-20B4U(E)-c Switch the screen to TV mode and press MENU to Display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER.
  • Page 34 BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK Channel Select LC-20B4U(E)-c Press MENU to display the MENU screen, press a/b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER. Press a/b to move the cursor to CH-SETTING, and press ENTER.

  • Page 35: Adjusting Blue Screen Settings

    To watch the TV under such conditions, set BLUE SCREEN to OFF. • The BLUE SCREEN function is activated when AV1, AV2 or COMPONENT input mode is selected with no signal being input. LC-20B4U(E)-d Press MENU to display the MENU screen.

  • Page 36: Adjusting Closed Caption Settings

    • If no TEXT broadcast is being received while viewing in the TEXT mode, the screen may become dark and blank for some programs. Should this occur, switch the Closed Caption mode to OFF. LC-20B4U(E)-d Setting the CLOSED CAPTION on the...

  • Page 37: Adjusting V-Chip Settings

    R, NC-17 and X. Example 2: R in the age-based rating is blocked, this will also automatically block the higher ratings NC-17 and ote: • The MPAA rating is only age-based. LC-20B4U(E)-d movies.: 03.2.26, 3:31 PM...
  • Page 38 • Age-based ratings can be modified by the content-based ratings, but only in the combinations indicated by an X in the table above. • Choosing a lower age-based rating blocks the higher age-based ratings regardless of content rating settings. • If you set TV-Y and TV-Y7 to BLOCK, CONTENT will display all items. LC-20B4U(E)-d ⇐ content based (Fantasy...

  • Page 39: I Setting V-Chip

    Select • If you set G to BLOCK, all ratings are automatically blocked. • If you set X to BLOCK, G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 are not blocked. LC-20B4U(E)-d Press MENU to display the MENU screen. Press a/b to move the cursor to V-CHIP BLOCK, and press ENTER.
  • Page 40 BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU ENTER/ FLASH- a/b/c/d BACK MENU LC-20B4U(E)-d Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. (See page 39.) Press a/b to move the cursor to TV GUIDELINES, and press ENTER. Press a/b to move the cursor to TV-Y7, and press ENTER.
  • Page 41 • If you set TV-14 to BLOCK, TV-MA is automatically blocked. Contents D, L, S and V are automatically blocked by X in the table on page 38. LC-20B4U(E)-d Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. (See page 39.)
  • Page 42 • If you turn the power on from off, V-CHIP BLOCK will be activated again. • If you select V-CHIP BLOCK again by using MENU, V-CHIP BLOCK will be turned on again. LC-20B4U(E)-d Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING.

  • Page 43: Adjustments

    Upper control panel of the main unit MENU CH ( VOL (+) MENU LC-20B4U(E)-d Repeat steps 1 to 2 of [1] MPAA RATING, then INPUT SECRET NO. will be displayed. Input the 4-digit secret number by using Channel Select; the V- CHIP select mode will be dis- played.

  • Page 44: Connecting External Devices

    • For more information about external device connections, see the manuals of your external devices. • If HDTV (720P/1080I) signals are input to the COMPONENT terminals, “NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THIS SIGNAL” will appear and playback cannot be viewed. LC-20B4U(E)-d To AV-IN1 terminal <Example>...
  • Page 45 S-VIDEO terminal. • You cannot view multiple or synthesized pictures by connecting two or more external devices. When connecting an external device, use care to connect the video and audio cables to the corresponding terminals. LC-20B4U(E)-d To AV-IN2 terminal Video...

  • Page 46: Bundling Cables With Clamps

    Bundling Cables with Clamps • Secure cables and cords with the supplied cable clamps so that they do not get caught when mounting the covers. LC-20B4U(E)-e Cable clamps (x2) 03.2.26, 3:33 PM...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    The picture is too dark. Remote control does not work. LC-20B4U(E)-e Check item • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other than those of broadcasting stations can be considered.

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING (Continued) Antenna Problem The picture is not sharp. The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. The picture is spotted. There are stripes on the screen or colors fade. I Cautions regarding use in high and low temperature environments •...

  • Page 49: Specifications

    Weight Accessories 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 production units. There may be some deviations from these values in individual units.

  • Page 50: Dimensional Drawings

    DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS (110.7) 3 (76.1) (249.6) LC-20B4U(E)-e MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER (420) (630) (403.28) VIDEO AV-IN1 AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO AV-IN 2/OUT AUDIO HEAD PHONE COMPONENT ANT. (100) AUDIO POWER INPUT DC12V 03.2.26, 3:34 PM Unit: inch (mm)

  • Page 51: 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 52: Limited Warranty

    (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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