Sharp 25N-M100 manual

1 Page • Important Information .................................... 2 - 3 • Important Safeguards .................................... 3 - 4 • Supplied Accessories ......................................... 5 • Before Operating Y our T elevision ....................... 5 • Antenna Connections ......................................... 6 • [...]

2 Welcome to the SHARP Family . W e are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color T elevision – built for outstanding quality , reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color T elevision set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at the factory . We have prepared[...]

3 Important Safeguards CAUTION : Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these intructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. BUT IMPROPER USE CAN RESULT IN POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZA[...]

4 15. For added protection for this television equipment during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges. 16. An outside antenna system should not be located in the [...]

5 Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control Part Number : RRMCG1324CESA Supplied Accessories 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. • Any magnetic force may dis[...]

6 Antennas • The antenna requirements for good color television reception are more important than those for black & white television reception. For this reason, a good quality outdoor antenna is strongly recommended. The following is a brief explanation of the type of connections that are provided with the various antenna systems: OUTDOOR ANT[...]

7 • Press both at same time to access MAIN MENU screen. Quick Reference Control Operation Quick Reference Control Operation Infrared T ransmitter Window INPUT Press → Switch to external video input mode. Press again → Switch to TV mode. See page 27 . CHANNEL UP/DOWN ( 8 ) Selects next higher channel. ( 9 ) Selects next lower channel. • See [...]

8 L Ubicación de los controles (ESP AÑOL) Front Delantero Referencia rápida de los controles de operación V entanilla del transmisor de infrarrojos ENTRADA (INPUT) Pulsando → Cambia al modo de entrada de video externo. Pulsando nuevamente → Cambia al modo de TV . CANAL SUPERIOR/INFERIOR (CHANNEL UP/DOWN) ( 8 ) Selecciona el siguiente canal [...]

9 Quick Reference Control Operation R é f é rence rapide sur les commandes L Emplacement des touches (FRAN Ç AIS) Panneau Avant Fen ê tre d ’é mission du signal infrarouge ENTR É E (INPUT) Appuyer pour s é lectionner le mode vid è o externe. Appuyer de nouveau pour s é lectionner la t é l é vision. TOUCHE DES CANAUX CROISSANT/D É CROI[...]

10 (EZ SETUP mode) EZ SETUP during First Power On (Remote Control) POWER CHANNEL UP ( 8 )/ DOWN ( 9 ) MENU VOLUME (+)/( – ) (On the Set) 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 [...]

11 (LANGUAGE change mode) (MAIN MENU screen) Language (SET UP mode) → L The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y can be set to ENGLISH, SP ANISH or FRENCH. L Setting the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y Language. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL (+) or (–) to acc[...]

12 (MAIN MENU screen) (TIMER SET mode) → → Sleep T imer Description of Adjustment Items 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ VIDEO ADJUST ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access PICTURE adjust mode. 4 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to select the desired mode. (Refer to[...]

13 L HOW TO SET CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder . “ Closed Caption ” is a system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV programs and home videos as subscript on your TV screen as shown on the right. • Not all the programs and videos will offer closed caption. [...]

14 MODE : DATA : 5 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting. 6 Press MENU to exit. • If a broadcast has CLOSED CAPTION and the MUTE button is pressed, the set enters [CAPTION] mode automatically . Pressing MUTE again will return the set to its previous condition. • Closed Caption may malfunction (white blocks, strange char[...]

15 y Content Base x DL S V F V (Sexually (Adult (Sexual (Violence) (Fantasy Suggestive Language) Situation) V iolence) Dialog) TV -Y (All children)  — — ——— TV -Y7 (Direct to  —— — —  Older Children) TV -G (General  — — ——— Audience) TV -PG (Parental    — Guidance Suggested) TV -14 (Parents ?[...]

16 Parent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) Example 2.1 : Content- Based setting For “ TV -PG ” , “ TV -14 ” and “ TV -MA ” select unblocked ( “– – – –” ) for each content rating but leave "AGE" blocked for “ TV -PG ” and “ TV -14 ” only . Example 2.2 : Content- Based setting For “ TV -PG ” , select[...]

17 (MAIN MENU screen) L HOW TO SET V -CHIP [1] MP AA RA TING 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Parent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ P ARENT CONTROL ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access P ARENT CONTROL mode, then press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access V -CHIP selec[...]

18 → (TV GUIDELINES mode) → (CONTENT SETTING mode) AGE D L S V FV TV -Y  –––––  : VIEW TV -Y7  ––––  : BLOCK TV -G  ––––– TV -PG     – TV -14  –   – TV -MA  –   – MENU : RETURN AGE D L S V FV TV -Y  –––––  : VIEW TV -Y7  –––?[...]

19 [3] ACTIV A TE ON TO TURN ON V -CHIP BLOCK 1 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ ST A TUS ” , then press V OL (+) or ( – ) to activate ON the V -CHIP BLOCK. (If ST A TUS is OFF , V-CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) 2 Press MENU , then “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. 3 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. usin[...]

20 L T o change the V -CHIP BLOCK setting. (Secret No. is registered.) 1 Repeat steps 1 - 3 of [1] MP AA RA TING , then “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. 2 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMO TE KEYP AD and the V -CHIP select mode will be displayed. Repeat configuration of the V -CHIP BLOCK. L If you intend to change or have forgo[...]

21 (DOWNLOAD screen) (After downloading the rating data) C C8 + G PG 14+ 18+ IN DI V B :L O C K — : — — — — B :L O C K — : — — — — B :L O C K — : — — — — ID U A L B L MEN U : R E T URN OC K (ENGLISH INDIVIDUAL BLOCK mode) (FRENCH INDIVIDUAL BLOCK mode) → Parent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) L DOWNLOAD V -CHIP[...]

22 Energy Save L This feature lets you lower the power consumption of your TV set which in turn saves you money and minimizes the impact on the environment. When this feature is turned on, it reduces the brightness of the TV to a level that consumes approximately 20 percent less energy than when the feature is turned off. The reduction in brightnes[...]

23 Set Up L EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the [...]

24 Set Up (Continued) (SET UP mode) (MAIN MENU screen) L CHANNEL SETTING If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, follow the instructions below to manually memorize the channel. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) t[...]

25 Set Up (Continued) (CH SETTING mode) (CH SEARCH screen) → (START) (STOP) or → → → → (CH SETTING mode) → L Saving broadcast TV channels into memory . 1.1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 1.2 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access SET UP mode, then pr[...]

26 VOLUME (+)/( – ) CHANNEL UP ( 8 )/ DOWN ( 9 ) MENU Set Up (Continued) (BLUE SCREEN select mode) VOL (+) To add channel 12 to the TV memory VOL ( – ) To erase channel 12 from the TV memory (CH MEMORY memorized channel) (CH MEMORY unmemorized channel) (MAIN MENU screen) (SET UP mode) → NOTE: NOTE: 2.4 Press MENU to exit. • If you press V O[...]

27 Using the Video and Audio Input Jacks VIDEO EQUIPMENT Connecting video device equipped with video output terminal. CONNECTIONS L T o watch video material playback. • Press the Remote ’ s INPUT to select VIDEO INPUT mode to which the video equipment you want to playback is connected . • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as follows e[...]

28 Before Calling for Service Check these items and see if you can correct trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls. (Dark and Blank Picture) • When viewing in TEXT mode, if no TEXT broadcast is being received, the screen may become dark and blank. Should this occur , set the Closed Caption mode to “OFF”. QUICK SERVICE CHECK LIST POSS[...]

29 Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones V erifique estos items para ver si usted mismo puede solucionar el problema. (Imagen oscura y en blanco) • Cuando se ve en modo TEXTO sin recibir emisiones de TEXTO, la pantalla puede ponerse en blanco y negro. Si ocurriera é sto, ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en OFF . NOTA: PROBLEMA El v í deo o el[...]

30 NOTES[...]

31 Limited W arranty 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 defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the [...]

32 SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 Printed in U.S.A. TINS-6928MEN1 T2385-A (T2385-A)[...]