LC-28HM2 LCD AV MONITOR LCD-AV-MONITOR MONITEUR AV À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES MONITOR AV LCD MONITOR AV LCD LCD-BILDSKÄRM LCD AV-MONITOR SHARP CORPORATION OSAKA, JAPAN OPERATION MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE MANEJO BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING Printed on post-consumer recycled paper.
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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 product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. 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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16. Repair—If any of the following conditions occurs, unplug the power cord from the AC outlet, and request a qualified service person to perform repairs. a.When the power cord or plug is damaged. b.When a liquid was spilled on the product or when objects have fallen into the product. c.
Supplied Accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Remote Control Size AA Dry Battery Operation Manual (×1) Cable Clamp (×4) (×1) (×2) LC-28HM2 POWER INPUT AV INPUT LCD AV MONITOR COMPONENT LCD-AV-MONITOR MONITEUR AV À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES...
General Information Names of Parts Display For details on the use of each control, refer to the page number indicated in the brackets. Top view MAIN POWER – INPUT BRIGHTNESS MAIN POWER switch [p.14] INPUT button [p.14] VOL (+)/(–) button [p.15] BRIGHTNESS button [p.15] Front view Side speakers...
General Information AVC System Front view 1 S-VIDEO input terminal (AV INPUT 2) [p.12] AV INPUT 2 HEAD 2 VIDEO input terminal (AV INPUT 2) [p.12] S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO PHONE 3 AUDIO input terminal (AV INPUT 2) [p.12] 4 HEAD PHONE jack [p.8] AV INPUT 2 HEAD S-VIDEO...
General Information Remote Control 1 Infrared transmitter window 2 POWER button [p.14] • To switch off the power, press this button. The POWER/Standby indicator lights up red. • To switch the power back on, press this button once more. The POWER/Standby indicator lights up green. 3 INPUT button [p.14] Use this button to select an input source.
General Information Example of Application Using Headphones You can use any pair of headphones (3.5mm diameter mini-plug) to listen to the sound. AV INPUT 2 HEAD S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO PHONE AV INPUT 2 HEAD S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO PHONE AVC SYSTEM POWER Commercially available (3.5mm diameter mini-jack)
Preparation Connecting the Display and AVC System Use the supplied system cable. Remove the back cover of the display. • Press both of your thumbs upwards against the two claws on lower side of the cover (✩) and pull away the cover. Remove the system cable cover.
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Preparation Mount the back cover of the display and the system cable cover. 1 Insert the four claws on the upper side of the cover (1) into the grooves on the rear of the display. 2 Press the two claws on the lower side of the cover (2) into the grooves on the rear of the display until they produce a click sound.
Preparation Batteries for Remote Control If the remote control fails to operate display functions, replace the batteries in the remote control. Open the battery Load the supplied AA Close the battery compartment cover. batteries. compartment cover. • Slide the cover in the direction •...
Preparation System Connection (Example) The following diagram shows an example of system connection, on which this Operation Manual is based. Display Optional side speakers (*1) Computer AC Power cord Cable Clamp System cable (4m) Remote Control 15-pin D-sub cable (*2) AC Power cord (3.8m) AVC System...
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Preparation If you connect your audio amplifier or system speakers to the unit, please refer to the system example below. Speaker Display Speaker Commercially available Amplifier AC Power cord Cable Clamp Audio Cable System cable (Commercially available) AVC System DVD Player RS-232C DISPLAY OUTPUT COMPONENT 1...
Basic Operation This section provides you the basic operation by using buttons on the top of the display. Turning on POWER When the POWER/Standby indicator is “OFF”: Press MAIN POWER on the top panel of the display. Top view If the power cannot be switched on by pressing MAIN POWER, first press MAIN POWER in the “OFF”...
Basic Operation Adjusting BRIGHTNESS Press BRIGHTNESS and adjust the brightness of the display. INPUT BRIGHTNESS DARK BRIGHT MEDIUM Indicator (Example) DARK • Every time you press the button, the display changes the brightness for your reference. Sound VOLUME Press VOL (+) to increase sound volume. Press VOL (–) to decrease sound volume.
Basic Operation Inclining and Rotating the Display The display can be inclined between 10° to the front and 8° to the back. In addition it can be rotated from left to right and vice versa within a range of 20°. 8°...
AV Mode Factory Setting Details NORMAL MOVIE GAME CONTRAST TINT COLOUR –5 BRIGHT. (Black level) SHARP (SHARPness) –20 BLACK (Black stretching: sense of depth) VDE (Vertical Detail Enhancement) F-TONE (Flesh Tone) C-TEMP (Colour TEMPerature) *Only for PAL/PAL-60/PAL-M TREBLE BASS BALANCE...
Adjustment Adjusting the VIEW Settings This menu allows you to select a picture size manually. Details of modes and adjustment items are described on the following pages. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press \| to move the cursor to VIEW VIEW BRIGHT SIDE BAR...
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Adjustment AV mode Mode The screen shows Regular TV display the regular display 9 : 0 0 9 : 0 0 (height:width ratio is 4:3). ➜ SIDE BAR The screen shows a Display with bands at the top and bottom movie size display for (software-driven) movies.
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Adjustment AV mode Mode Selected item Setting [AUTO] “ON” Automatically sets to a suitable “OFF” picture size SIDE BAR [POSITION] “V” Shifting the picture vertically (–10~+10) Manually set to a desired position “H” Shifting the picture horizontally (–30~+30) “RESET” Returning to the factory setting [V-POSI.] Shifting the picture vertically (–30~+30) CINEMA...
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Adjustment Note • The screen is different when receiving HDTV signals and other type of signals. • When the AUTO setting is “ON”, the picture may become larger and smaller, but this is only because the AUTO setting is automatically selecting the most appropriate image for the incoming video signal and does not indicate a malfunction.
Adjustment Adjusting the BRIGHT Settings Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press \| to move the cursor to BRIGHT BRIGHT VIEW PICTUR BRIGHT and then press ENTER. BRIGHT MEDIUM DARK POWER INPUT AV INPUT Press \| to make the adjustment. COMPONENT VIEW BRIGHT...
Then press ENTER. MUTE NORMAL MOVIE GAME COLOUR BRIGHT. SHARP MENU ENTER For Fine Picture Adjustment Continue the following procedure if you want to adjust the picture item by item. LCD MONITOR Press \| to move the cursor and select...
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[TINT] Toward purple/Toward green (–30~+30) [COLOUR] Lower/Higher colour intensity (–30~+30) [BRIGHT] Adjusting the black level (–30~+30) [SHARP] Adjusting the sharpness (–30~+30) [RESET] Returning to the factory setting [PRO.] “BLACK” Adjusts the degree of dark portions of the picture and changes the depth. (OFF/HIGH/LOW) “VDE”...
Adjustment Adjusting the SOUND Settings This menu allows you to select an appropriate position for contents of the picture. Details of modes and adjustment items are described on the following pages. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press \| to move the cursor to SOUND PICTURE SOUND OPTION...
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Adjustment AV mode NORMAL Suitable for viewing a normal program MOVIE Mode Suitable for viewing a movie GAME Suitable for playing a TV game Selected item Setting [TREBLE] Lower/Higher treble level (–30~+30) [BASS] Lower/Higher bass level (–30~+30) [BALANCE] Lower/Higher the sound from the left speaker (L30~R30) [LOUDNESS] Modulation of the sound ON/OFF [RESET]...
Adjustment Adjusting the OPTION Settings This menu is for advanced functions. Details of adjustment items are described on the following pages. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press \| to move the cursor to OPTION SOUND OPTION and then press ENTER. V- 3 C-SYSTEM DISPLAY...
Notes for Connection Connecting a DVD Video Player When connecting a DVD player, always connect it directly to this unit. If the signals is input via a video deck, the picture may not be projected properly. Connecting a VCR/GAME System (AV-1/2) When connecting game system: “Shooting games”...
Hooking Up to a Computer Connection This display can be used as the monitor of personal computer. Check the following system requirements in advance. Display mode Computer Vertical frequency Clock frequency Note (Horizontal dots × Vertical lines) IBM PC(DOS/V, 640×480 Approx.30 MHz PC/V, PC/AT) 800×600...
Hooking Up to a Computer Computer Control of the Display • When a program is set, the display can be controlled from the computer using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (computer/video) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programmed playing.
PICTURE settings VABR BRIGHT (–30-+30) VACO COLOUR (–30-+30) VATI TINT (–30-+30) VASH SHARP (–30-+30) VARE 0: Displays the setting value on OSD (except PRO. settings) 1: Resets the setting value (except PRO. Settings) VABK BLACK 0: OFF 1: LOW 2:HIGH VAVE...
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PICTURE settings VCBR BRIGHT (–30-+30) VCCO COLOUR (–30-+30) VCTI TINT (–30-+30) VCSH SHARP (–30-+30) VCRE 0: Displays the setting value on OSD (except PRO. settings) 1: Resets the setting value (except PRO. Settings) VCBK BLACK 0: OFF 1: LOW 2:HIGH VCVE...
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Hooking Up to a Computer CONTROL ITEM COMMAND READ/ WRITE CONTROL CONTENTS WRITE PARAMETER RGB1 (PC) mode VRBL BALANCE (–30-+30) SOUND settings VRBA BASS (–30-+30) VRTE TREBLE (–30~+30) VRLD 0: LOUDNESS OFF 1: LOUDNESS ON VRAR 0: Displays the setting value on OSD 1: Resets the setting value POSITION settings INCL...
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Hooking Up to a Computer CONTROL ITEM COMMAND READ/ WRITE CONTROL CONTENTS WRITE PARAMETER PC mode (DOT BY RDCL CLOCK DOT) RDPH PHASE RDHP H-POSI. RDVP V-POSI. RDFR 0: Displays the setting value on OSD 1: Resets the setting value PC Picture size RASR 1: SIDE BAR...
Hooking Up to a Computer Computer Compatibility Chart Horizontal Frequency: 15-68.7 kHz Vertical Frequency: 60-85 Hz Pixel Clock: 12-80 MHz Recommended display signals and personal computer signals are as follows; Horizontal Vertical Resolution VESA Standard Frequency (kHz) Frequency (Hz) 27.0 720 ×...
Reference Picture Sizes In the VIEW mode The AUTO setting of the SIDE BAR mode and the WIDE mode is a function that allows you to enjoy automatic switching to the CINEMA picture when NTSC letter box signal is received. Input signal SIDE BAR CINEMA...
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Reference In the OPTION mode Depending on the WIDE VIEW setting, the display of the wide mode changes. The display also changes depending on the input video signal. WIDE VIEW Input signal STRETCH FULL 9:00 9:00 9:00 Subtitles e b v ^ Subtitles Subtitles Regular video (broadcast)
• Make sure the display and the AVC system is securely connected with system cable. • Check the brightness setting of the display. 15, 22 • Lamp may have malfunction. Contact a Sharp service – shop for lamp replacement. • Make sure a cable with no VIDEO input signal is No picture/No picture from AV1 connected to the S-VIDEO INPUT terminal.