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  • Page 1 MODEL LC-42PD7X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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.

  • Page 4: Trademarks

    Contents Basic adjustment settings (Digital) ......32 Using external equipment ........49 DTV input mode menu items......32 Displaying an external equipment image ..49 Selecting DTV mode ..........32 Displaying a DVD image (Example) ....49 Programme Guide ..........33 Input Select ............49 Info ..............33 Useful features .............

  • Page 5: Important Safety Precautions

    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.

  • Page 6: Supplied Accessories

    Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. “AAA” size battery ( g 2) Remote control unit AC cord Page 14 Page 5 Page 7 AC cord clamp Cable clamp Cable tie Page 7 Page 7 Page 7 Stand unit Operation manual...

  • Page 7: Preparation

    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”...

  • Page 8: Attaching The Stand

    Preparation Attaching the stand • Before attaching (or detaching) the stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC INPUT terminal. • Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the TV on. This will prevent it from being damaged.

  • Page 9: Setting The Tv

    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. Connecting the AC cord, antenna, and external equipment to the TV AC cord clamp TV (rear view) See pages 9 to 11 for...

  • Page 10: Setting The Tv On The Wall

    • 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.

  • Page 11: Basic Connection

    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 input terminal (DTV)

  • Page 12: Connecting A Vcr, Game Console Or Camcorder

    Preparation You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, game console, camcorder, DVD player and PC. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV. CAUTION •...

  • Page 13: Connecting A Pc

    Preparation Connecting a PC You can use the INPUT 5 (DVI) terminal when connecting to a PC. When using DVI cable (commercially available). DVI-I AUDIO (L/R)

  • Page 14: Part Names

    Part names TV (Front) Channel up ( r )/down ( s ) buttons TV/VIDEO button Volume up ( e )/down ( f ) buttons POWER (On/Off) button Remote control sensor OPC indicator* OPC sensor SLEEP timer indicator POWER indicator *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 26.)

  • Page 15: Tv (Rear)

    Part names TV (Rear) AC INPUT terminal INPUT 3 (HDMI) terminals INPUT 4 (HDMI) terminals SERVICE ONLY terminal* INPUT 5 terminals DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal (To optical digital input of external audio devices) INPUT 4 (AUDIO) terminals Antenna input terminal (DTV) RS-232C terminal Antenna input terminal (ANALOGUE)

  • Page 16: Remote Control Unit

    Part names Remote control unit e (Mute) Mute the sound. (See page 17.) VOL k /VOL l Set the volume. (See page 17.) GUIDE DTV mode: Display the programme list. (See page 33.) SURROUND Select Surround settings. (See page 30.) 10 EXIT Turn off the On-Screen Display.

  • Page 17: Watching Tv

    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.) •...

  • Page 18: Using Flashback ( A ) 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 MONO MONO NICAM In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts Press A to switch the currently tuned channel to the When receiving a stereo signal previously tuned channel.

  • Page 19: Simple Button Operation For Changing Volume/Sound

    Watching TV Sleep timer Simple button operation for changing volume/sound Allows you to set a time when the TV automatically switches to standby. Press SLEEP. • Remaining time displays when sleep timer has been set. Changing the volume Sleep Timer: Remain 2 hr. 00 min. You can change the volume on the TV or on the remote control unit.

  • Page 20: Analog/Dtv/Radio Buttons

    Watching TV When you watch the TV for the fi rst time ANALOG/DTV/RADIO buttons When the TV powers on for the fi rst time after purchase, perform the auto installation. Use the following buttons on the remote control to operate the menu. Analogue TV You can run the auto installation to set channels automatically.

  • Page 21: Basic Adjustment Settings

    Basic adjustment settings Menu operation buttons On-Screen Display Use the following buttons on the remote control to (Example) operate the menu. [ Option ... Input Select ] MENU Option Audio Only Input Select [VIDEO] Colour System [Auto] 1 Item displayed in yellow •...

  • Page 22: Menu Items (Tv/Dtv/Input1-2)

    Basic adjustment settings Menu items (TV/DTV/INPUT1-2) Menu items (HDMI/DVI) List of menu items to help you with operations List of menu items to help you with operations Picture Picture OPC ................Page 26 OPC ................Page 26 Backlight ..............Page 27 Backlight ..............

  • Page 23: Auto Installation

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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.

  • Page 24: Manual Setting For Each Channel

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) Search 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 sys., Sound sys., Label (Network name), Skip and Lock (Child Lock).

  • Page 25: Colour System

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) Labelling channels Manual setting for each channel (continued) When a TV channel sends its Network Name, the auto installation detects the information and assigns a name Colour system to it. However, you can change individual channel Press a / b / c / d to select the channel you names.

  • Page 26: Skipping Channels

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) Manual setting for each channel (continued) Sort Channel positions can be sorted freely. Skipping channels Channels with “Skip” set to “On” are passed over Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. when using CH r / s even if selected while watching the image from the TV.

  • Page 27: Erase Programme

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) Erase Programme The individual programme can be erased. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press ENTER. If you have already set the password, enter it here.

  • Page 28: Av Mode Selection

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) AV MODE selection OPC (Optical Picture Control) setting The AV MODE function enables you to select appropriate settings for audio and video to account for You can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen the system environment which can vary due to factors to suitable backlight brightness according to the like room brightness, type of programme watched or lighting conditions.

  • Page 29: Picture Adjustments

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Picture adjustments You can adjust the picture to your preference. Adjustment items MENU [ Picture ] Follow the steps to adjust the picture. Picture Audio STANDARD On: Display Backlight [+14] –16 Contrast [+30] Brightness –30 Colour –30 Tint –30...

  • Page 30: Advanced

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) 3D-Y/C Advanced Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl Advanced setting enables you to set the picture and cross colour noise. adjustment in more detail. There are six options you can choose from. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Colour temperature. Colour temperature Press a / b to select “3D-Y/C”, and then press Adjusts the colour temperature to give the best white...

  • Page 31: Monochrome

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Monochrome Range of OPC For viewing images in monochrome. The brightness level range of the OPC sensor’s automatic adjustments can be set according to your Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. preferences. The adjustment range of the OPC sensor can be set to a maximum of +16 and a minimum of -16.

  • Page 32: Audio Adjustment

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Surround Audio adjustment When you set to “On”, you can enjoy surround sound, You can adjust the sound quality to your preference the same as if you were in a movie theatre. with the following settings. Using SURROUND on the remote control unit Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.

  • Page 33: Power Control

    Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Power Control Power Control setting allows you to save energy. No Signal Off When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Power Control”.

  • Page 34: Basic Adjustment Settings (Digital)

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) DTV input mode menu items List of DTV menu items to help you with operations Programme Programme List ......................Page 34 Edit Channel Favourite & Lock .............. Page 34 Parental Rate ..............Page 34 Setup Installation Auto Search ..............Page 35 Manual Adjust ..............

  • Page 35: Programme Guide

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Programme Guide NOTE • While the I-Plate is still on the screen, you can press INFO on You can check the schedule of DTV events and view the remote control again to call up the extended programme information of the current TV channel.

  • Page 36: Programme List

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Programme List Selected item Description You can select the desired programme from the You can easily select your favourite programme list. channel from the Favourite Programme List. Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu Lock When the channel is locked, you must screen.

  • Page 37: Installation

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Installation Manual Adjust The fi rst time the receiver is powered on, “Programme You can set some channel items manually. list is empty” will display on the screen. Under the main Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Auto Search. menu, select “Installation”...

  • Page 38: Quick Search

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Quick Search Video Setup If you live in the cities or regions listed in the “Quick This function allows you to select an output format. Search” menu, you can scan all DTV channel signals. Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu screen.

  • Page 39: Digital Output

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Digital Output Multilingual This function allows you to select your favourite audio You can select a different audio language when the output system. broadcast has different audio language. Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Digital Output.

  • Page 40: I-Plate Setup (Information Plate Setup)

    Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Information I-Plate Setup (Information Plate Setup) You can check the current version of the hardware and software on the screen. This function allows you to confi gure the display time and time format for the information plate. Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu screen.

  • Page 41: Useful Adjustment Settings

    Useful adjustment settings Resetting the password Password setting for child lock Allows you to reset your password. (for TV/DTV input mode) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Allows you to use a password to protect certain settings from being accidentally changed. Press c / d to select “Setup”.

  • Page 42: Input Skip

    Useful adjustment settings Input Skip Input Signal (PC input mode only) This setting allows you to skip the HDMI or DVI input • Some input signals may have to be registered manually to display properly. on the “Input Select” menu. •...

  • Page 43: Auto Sync. Adjustment (Pc Input Mode Only)

    Useful adjustment settings Auto Sync. adjustment (PC input Fine Sync. adjustment (PC input mode only) mode 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.

  • Page 44: Input Label

    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.

  • Page 45: Wide Screen Signalling (Wss)

    Useful adjustment settings Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) Picture aspect ratio WSS allows a television to switch automatically among The WSS signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows you the different screen formats. to select between Panorama and Normal. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.

  • Page 46: Standby Mode

    Useful adjustment settings Standby Mode Reset Standby Mode may be set to either start the TV quickly If complex adjustments are made and the settings from standby or conserve energy while on standby. cannot be restored to normal, you can reset the settings to the factory preset values.

  • Page 47: Wide Mode (For Tv/Av Input Mode)

    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.

  • Page 48: Wide Mode (For Pc Input Mode)

    Useful adjustment settings WIDE mode (for PC input mode) You can select the screen size. NOTE • Connect the PC before making adjustments. • Selectable screen size may vary with input signal type. Press WIDE. • The WIDE MODE menu displays. WIDE MODE Normal Cinema...

  • Page 49: Audio Only

    Useful adjustment settings Audio Only HDMI Setup When listening to music from a music programme, you HDMI (High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface) terminal can set the display off and enjoy audio only. selection. To watch an HDMI equipment image, select Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. “INPUT3”...

  • Page 50: Language Setting For On-Screen Display

    Useful adjustment settings Language setting for on-screen Colour system setting display You can change the colour system to one that is compatible with the image on the screen. You can also select a language from setup menu. Select from among 3 languages: English, Chinese and Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.

  • Page 51: Using External Equipment

    Using external equipment Input Select Displaying an external equipment image Selecting input source Explanation here is for the setting when connecting Can use for selecting the input source. DVD player to INPUT1 terminal. Using TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or on the TV TV/VIDEO allows you to choose from the available input sources.

  • Page 52: Useful Features

    Useful features Teletext function What is Teletext? Teletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped television sets. Your TV receives Teletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather reports, sports information, TELETEXT stock exchange prices and programme previews are among the many services available.
  • Page 53 Useful features Displaying Subtitle Displaying Subpages You can display several subtitles as they are You can display several subpages as they are transmitted. transmitted. Press [ to display the subtitle. • Subtitle is updated by information sent by the broadcasting station. •...

  • Page 54: Teletext Language Setting

    Useful features Teletext language setting Freezing images If Teletext information does not display correctly, Allows you to capture and freeze one frame from a perform the setting procedure below. moving image that you are watching. Select from among 4 kinds of language tables: West Europe, East Europe, Greek/Turkish, Cyrillic.

  • Page 55: Appendix

    Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 15.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER. • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 7.) •...

  • Page 56: Rs-232C Port Specifi Cations

    Appendix RS-232C port specifi cations PC Control of the TV • When a programme 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.

  • Page 57: Pc Compatibility Chart

    Appendix Response code format Normal response Problem response (communication error or incorrect command) Return code (0DH) 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)

  • Page 58: Specifi Cations

    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.

  • Page 59: Dimensional Drawings

    Dimensional drawings Unit: mm 1031...

  • Page 60: Clearing The Password

    CLEARING THE PASSWORD If you forget the password, clear the password using the following procedure. Press MENU to display the MENU screen, and then press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Auto Installation”, “Programme Setup”, “Child Lock”, and the password input screen displays.
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  • Page 64 Printed in Malaysia TINS-C983WJZZ Printed on post-consumer recycled paper. 07P02-MA-NG...

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