Sharp LC-13B6U Bedienungsanleitung

LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION TÉLÉVISEUR ACL TELEVISOR CON P ANT ALLA DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO TELEVISOR DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO LC-13B6U LC-15B6U OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN MANUAL DE OPERAÇÃO Products that have earned the ENERGY ST AR ® are designed to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency . ENGLISH FRA[...]

1 LC-13B6U LC-15B6U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION OPERA TION MANUAL IMPORTANT: To aid reporting in case of loss or theft, please record the TV’s model and serial numbers in the space provided. The numbers are located at the rear of the TV. Model No.: Serial No.: ENGLISH ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK [...]

2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (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. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. U.S.A. ONLY CAUTION: D[...]

3 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER 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. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also [...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued) ■ 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. [...]

5 ■ 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 lea[...]

6 Contents IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ............................................ 1 T rademark ......................................................................... 2 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER .............................................. 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS ............................ 3 Supplied Accessories ............................[...]

7 LIQUID CRYST AL TELEVISION TÉLÉVISEUR ACL TELEVISOR CON PANT ALLA DE CRISTAL LÍQUIDO TELEVISOR DE CRISTAL LÍQUIDO LC-13B6U LC-15B6U OPERATION MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN MANUAL DE OPERAÇÃO Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR ® are designed to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. ENGLISH FRANÇAI[...]

8 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install the two “AAA” size batteries supplied in the remote control. 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 “AAA” si[...]

9 Preparation (Continued) Antenna Connection OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Use one of the following two diagrams if you connect an outdoor antenna. A: Using a VHF/UHF combination outdoor antenna 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 main unit. [...]

10 Preparation (Continued) A • Consult your SHARP Dealer or Service Center for the type of splitter, RF switch or combiner that might be required. Antenna Connection (Continued) Cable TV converter/ descrambler (not supplied) Two-set signal splitter (not supplied) Cable TV Line RF switch (not supplied) OUT • A 75-ohm coaxial cable connector is b[...]

1 1 Part Names of Main Unit Controls A • INPUT , CH ( )/( ) , VOL (–)/(+) and MENU on the main unit have the same functions as the same buttons on the remote control. Fundamentally, this operation manual provides a description based on operation using the remote control. HEADPHONE jack Plug the headphone mini-plug into the Headphone jack locate[...]

12 Part Names of Main Unit (Continued) Terminals Carrying handle Rear View Y P B P R A UDIO (L) A UDIO (R) VIDEO A UDIO (R) A UDIO (L) A V -IN2/OUT ANT . (Antenna terminal) PO WER INPUT (DC 12V) A V -IN1 COMPONENT VIDEO A UDIO (L) A UDIO (R) S-VIDEO How to Fix the Cables • Secure cables and cords with the supplied cable clamps so that they do not[...]

1 3 Part Names of Remote Control DISPLA Y Displays the receiving channel and the current time for 10 seconds. A V MODE (p. 21) Selects preferred A V MODE. BACKLIGHT (p. 22) Adjusts the brightness of the screen. ' / " / / | (Cursor control) (p. 19) Selects a desired item on the screen. MENU (p. 19) Displa ys the menu screen. INPUT (p. 17[...]

14 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper side of the main unit, to turn on the TV. The SELECT LANGUAGE mode will be displayed. Press ' / " to select “ENGLISH”, “ESPAÑOL” (Spanish) or “FRANÇAIS” (French). MENU MENU [ SETUP … CH–SETTING] E Z S E T U P SELECT LANGUAGE E N G L I S H ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS Press ENTER to acces[...]

1 5 Setting the CLOCK AUTO CLOCK Setting There are two methods of setting the clock: AUTO CLOCK and MANUAL CLOCK. AUTO CLOCK uses EDS signals, which are provided by some TV stations, to automatically adjust the clock. MANUAL CLOCK sets the clock manually in areas where no channel carries EDS signals. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press /[...]

16 Setting the CLOCK (Continued) TIME DISPLAY You can display the current time on the screen. Repeat steps 1 to 3 of MANUAL CLOCK Setting on this page. Press ' / " to select “TIME DISPLAY”, and press ENTER . MENU MENU [ SETUP … C L O C K ] SELECT OPTION SET TIME DISPLA Y ON OFF Press ' / " to select “ON” or “OFF”, [...]

1 7 Turning On and Off the Main Power POWER/WAKE UP TIMER indicator MAIN POWER Basic Operation STEREO SAP MONO MONO 11:53AM On-screen display Switching the Input Modes (AV1/AV2/ COMPONENT/TV) Turn on the power of the connected video equipment. Press INPUT to select the applicable input source. The screen changes in order of COMPONENT, AV1, AV2 and [...]

18 Basic Operation (Continued) Changing Channels You can select channels using Channel Select or CH ( )/( ) . • This LCD TV set allows you to select up to 125 channels (1 to 125). To select a channel, enter a 2- or 3-digit number. ■ Using Channel Select When selecting the channel using Channel Select , complete input of the channel number by ho[...]

1 9 Basic Operation (Continued) ■ Using direct control menu Press MENU on the main unit to display the Menu Screen. Press VOL (–)/(+) to select the desired menu item. • The cursor moves left or right. • The cursor indicates the selected menu item. Press CH ( )/( ) to select the desired item and press VOL (–)/(+) to adjust the selected ite[...]

20 Basic Operation (Continued) ■ Menu setting screens For details on setting each menu item, refer to the page number indicated below. A • The illustrations and on-screen displays in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual appearance. • Depending on the setting condition, such as an input mode, it may no[...]

2 1 Basic Adjustment Settings AV MODE AV MODE gives you preset options to choose from, to best match the image based on room-brightness and playback software used. Press MENU to display the Menu Screen. Press / | to select “PICTURE”. Press ' / " to select “AV MODE”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ PICTURE … A V M O D E ] PICTURE[...]

22 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) OPC Automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen. Press MENU to display the Menu Screen. Press / | to select “PICTURE”. Press ' / " to select “OPC”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ PICTURE … O P C ] PICTURE S AUDIO SETUP OPTION AV MODE [DYNAMIC] OPC [OFF] BACKLIGHT [ BRIGHT ] CONTRA[...]

2 3 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) PICTURE Adjustments You can adjust the picture to your preference with the following picture settings. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “PICTURE”. Press ' / " to select a specific adjustment item. MENU[ MENU[ PICTURE … CONTRAST] PICTURE S AUDIO SETUP OPTION AV MOD[...]

24 Basic Adjustment Settings (Continued) I/P SETTING Adjusting the image and input signal can give you a more beautiful picture. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “PICTURE”. Press ' / " to select “ADVANCED”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ PICTURE … ADVANCED] PICTURE S AUDIO SETUP OPTION AV MODE [DYNAMIC[...]

2 5 AUDIO Adjustments You can adjust the sound quality to your preference with the following settings. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “AUDIO”. Press ' / " to select a specific adjustment item. MENU[ MENU[ AUDIO ] PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION TREBLE [ ]– + BASS [ ]– + BALANCE[ ]L R WIDE SOUND SPEECH EMPH[...]

Useful Features (Continued) 26 1 4 3 2 5 4 1 2 3 5 CH-SETTING ■ EZ SETUP When you move to an area with different broadcasting signals, you may have to set the channel numbers and the time with the EZ SETUP function. To activate EZ SETUP, perform the following procedures. 1 Press ' / " to select “CH-SETTING” in the SETUP screen and p[...]

2 7 Useful Features (Continued) SETUP Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “SETUP”. Press ' / " to select desired item, and press ENTER . MENU MENU [ SETUP ] PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION CH–SETTING MTS CLOCK AV2 IN/OUT V–CHIP BLOCK CLOSED CAPTION COLOR SYSTEM LANGUAGE Press ' / " to change the setti[...]

28 Useful Features (Continued) V-CHIP Settings ■ V-CHIP • This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. • Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA (Mo[...]

2 9 Useful Features (Continued) V-CHIP Settings (Continued) ■ Setting V-CHIP (MPAA rating) Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “SETUP”. Press ' / " to select “V-CHIP BLOCK”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ SETUP … V–CHIP BLOCK] PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION CH–SETTING MTS CLOCK AV2 IN/OUT V–CHIP BLOCK[...]

30 Useful Features (Continued) ● Setting BLOCK CONTENT Repeat steps 1 to 4 of Setting V-CHIP (MPAA rating) . (See page 29 .) Press ' / " to select “TV GUIDELINES”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ SETUP … V–CHIP BLOCK] TV GUIDELINES M P A A TV GUIDELINES CAN.ENGLISH RATINGS CAN.FRENCH RATINGS STATUS Press ' / " to select [...]

3 1 Useful Features (Continued) ■ Canceling the V-CHIP BLOCK screen while V-CHIP BLOCK is activated “V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED” appears if you watch a program with the same Program Rating data you configured. V–CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TV–14 DLSV A • “V-CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED” will not be displayed if “STATUS” is set to “OFF?[...]

32 Useful Features (Continued) Canadian Rating Systems • The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-T elevision and T elecommunications Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television pr ogramming. • While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration other p[...]

3 3 Useful Features (Continued) ■ Setting V-CHIP (Canadian English ratings) Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “SETUP”. Press ' / " to select “V -CHIP BLOCK”, and press ENTER . • Secret number setting menu is displayed only when “SECRET NO.” is set. (See page 29 .) • “V -CHIP BLOCK” and “S[...]

34 Useful Features (Continued) CLOSED CAPTION ■ Setting CLOSED CAPTION • This LCD TV set is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. “Closed Caption” is a system which allows conversa- tions, narration, and sound effects in TV programs and home videos to be viewed as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all pro[...]

3 5 Useful Features (Continued) AUDIO ONLY When listening to music from a music program, you can set the Liquid Crystal display off and enjoy audio only. Setting the AUDIO ONLY on the Menu screen Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Press / | to select “OPTION”. Press ' / " to select “AUDIO ONLY”, and press ENTER . Press &apos[...]

36 Useful Features (Continued) SLEEP TIMER You can set the SLEEP TIMER to automatically turn off the TV. 1 2 Directly setting the SLEEP TIMER Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. S L E E P T I M E R [ O F F ] Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). [OFF] [30MIN] [60MIN] [90MIN] [120MIN] [150MIN] (minutes) A • The SLEEP TIMER sc[...]

3 7 Useful Features (Continued) NO SIGNAL OFF Power control setting allows you to save energy. When set to “ENABLE”, the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 5 minutes. Repeat steps 1 and 2 of WAKE-UP TIMER . Press ' / " to select “NO SIGNAL OFF”, and press ENTER . MENU[ MENU[ OPTION … NO SIGNAL OFF] PICTUR[...]

38 Useful Features (Continued) Directly setting the PICTURE FLIP Press PIC.FLIP to display the PICTURE FLIP screen. Press PIC.FLIP to change the setting. PICTURE FLIP [NORMAL] PICTURE FLIP [UPSIDE DOWN] PICTURE FLIP [MIRROR] PICTURE FLIP [RO T A TE] A • The PICTURE FLIP screen automatically disappears in 3 seconds. • [NORMAL]: normal image [MIR[...]

3 9 A Note: • PC connection is not possible. • For the cable, use a commercially available audio/video cable. • Only connect audio/video signals to AV-IN1 and AV-IN2 terminals. Connecting other signals may result in a malfunction. • AV-IN1 has 2 video input terminals: VIDEO and S-VIDEO. When you connect external devices to both terminals (a[...]

40 Connecting External Devices (Continued) A Note: • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-video cable.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you select “AV-IN1”), you can only view pictures from the S-VIDEO terminal. • You c[...]

4 1 Connecting External Devices (Continued) Outputting Video and Audio (Video Output) You can output video and audio signals from the TV set through the AV output terminals (AV-OUT). • When using AV-IN2/OUT as an output terminal, select “SETUP” in the Menu and set “AV2 IN/OUT” to “OUT”. (See page 27 .) • The factory setting for “A[...]

42 T r oubleshooting ■ Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. LCD TV set Problem Check item Reference page There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN1 or AV-IN2. 10 – 17 17 • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other[...]

4 3 T r oubleshooting (Contin ued) ■ Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. Antenna Problem Check item The picture moves. • The reception may be weak. • The quality of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. • Make sure [...]

44 Specifications Items LCD panel 13 " Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD 15 " Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD Number of dots 921,600 dots VGA Video color systems N358, N443, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM, PAL-60 TV Standard (CCIR) NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N TV function TV Tuning System PLL 181 ch. STEREO MTS+SAP CATV 125 ch. Y/C FILTER 3D [...]

4 5 Unit: inch (mm) 12 7 / 32 (310) 7 1 / 64 (178) 10 33 / 64 (267) 7 23 / 32 (196) 13 3 / 64 (331) (including rubber foot) 18 13 / 64 (462) 10 29 / 32 (277) 2 9 / 64 (54) 2 29 / 64 (62) 2 3 / 8 (60) 8 5 / 32 (207) 5 61 / 64 (151) 12 (330) (including rubber foot) 2 23 / 32 (69) 3 15 / 16 (100) 3 15 / 16 (100) 7 29 / 32 (200.8) Dimensional Drawings [...]

46 Unit: inch (mm) Dimensional Drawings (Continued) 12 7 / 32 (310) 7 1 / 64 (178) 12 3 / 32 (307) 9 7 / 64 (231) 8 25 / 64 (213) 14 19 / 64 (363) (including rubber foot) 20 23 / 32 (526) 12 3 / 32 (307) 2 7 / 32 (56) 2 29 / 64 (62) 2 21 / 64 (59) 8 5 / 32 (207) 5 61 / 64 (151) 13 15 / 16 (354) (including rubber foot) 2 29 / 64 (62) 3 15 / 16 (100)[...]

4 7 CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container , will be free from defectiv e workmanship and mater ials, and ag rees that it will, at its option, either repair the def ect or replace the defectiv e Produ[...]

48 LIMITED W ARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on your purchase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called “Sharp”) gives the following express warranty to the first consumer purchaser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Authorize[...]