Sharp 32C540 manual

1 COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 32C540 Products that have earned the ENERGY ST AR b are designed to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency . CONTENTS PA G E • IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION/IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS .................................................... 2–4 • Supplied Accessories ......................[...]

2 Welcome to the SHARP F amily . We are pleased that y ou are now the owner of a SHARP Color T ele vision – built f or outstanding quality , reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color T elevision set is tuned and adjusted f or proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at the factory . W e have pre[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) CA UTION: • Do not place the A C power cord under the TV set or other heavy items. • T o pre vent fire , nev er place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set. • T o pre v ent fire or shoc k hazard, do not e xpose this products to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liqu[...]

4 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS (Continued) 13. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the television equipment. 14 . If an outside antenna is connected to the tele vision equipment, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against v oltage surges and built-up static charges . Section 810 of the National Electrical [...]

5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CATV TV DVD VCR Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control Note: Location • F or nor mal operation, y our TV should be located in [...]

6 CABLE TV (CA TV) CONNECTION • A 75 ohm coaxial cable connector is built into the set f or easy hookup. When connecting the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the set, scre w the 75 ohm cab le to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECT OR. • Some cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”. Since the signals of these premium pay channels are scramb led, a cabl[...]

7 Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation Note: • The TV set and remote control illustrations and the on-screen displa ys in this manual ma y differ from their actual appearance . T o open the door Using the projection located under the "PULL-OPEN" indication, pull and lift the door open. T o close the do[...]

8 Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation • P ar t Names Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation (Continued) C5 Note: • The abov e shaded buttons on the Remote Control glow in the dark. T o use the glow-in-the-dark display on the remote control, place it under a fluorescent light or other lighting. • The phosphorescent material contains no radioactiv[...]

9 • When you turn on the TV for the fir st time, it will automaticall y memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the f ollowing instructions bef ore pressing the PO WER button. (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See pages 5, 6) (3) Plug in the A C PO WER cord to t[...]

10 Demo Mode • T o learn more about the TV set, you can enter DEMO mode. Simply press and hold MENU on the TV set for more than 3 seconds. • T o cancel DEMO mode, again press MENU on the TV set for more than 3 seconds. Example: DEMO mode display Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Contr ol • If you misplaced y our Remote Control you[...]

11 • The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y can be set to ENGLISH, SP ANISH or FRENCH. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mo v e the “ E ” mark to “LANGU AGE”. 4 Press V OL k / l to access the LAN[...]

1 2 • Description of Adjustment Items 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “VIDEO ADJUST”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the PICTURE adjust screen. 4 Press CH a / s to select the desired adjustment item. (Refer to the diagram belo w .) 5 Press V OL k / l to adjust the setting. 6 Repeat st[...]

1 3 H MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) This function allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. • Y ou can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where a vailable. Stereo broadcasts Liv e television broadcasts of sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be receiv ed in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts T elevision broadcast can be receiv ed wit[...]

1 4 H A UDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mar k is at “A UDIO ADJUST”, press V OL k / l to access the A UDIO ADJUST screen. T o access the desired item, press CH a / s . T o adjust the audio setting, press VO L k / l . 6 Press MENU to exit. An e xample screen displaying ON AIR when receiving stereo broadcasts Current channel number “ ← ON AIR?[...]

1 5 • How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an inter nal Closed Caption decoder . “Closed Caption” is a system which allows conv ersations, narration, and sound eff ects in TV programs and home videos to appear as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and videos will offer closed captioni[...]

1 6 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not to block not to block Select block auto- block auto- block auto- block G G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X ––––– ––––– BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK PG-13 R NC-17 X 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not to block not to block not to block Select block auto- block auto- block G G PG PG-13[...]

1 7 P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation) (Contin ued) • TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES (Example) Example 1.1 : Age Based setting Clear V s (bloc k) from each "AGE" bo x for all ratings. This will automatically unblock e ver ything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “TV -G” put a V in the "AGE" bo x. This will automatically b l[...]

1 8 • How to set V -CHIP [1] MP AA RA TING 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “P ARENT CONTR OL ”. 3 Press VO L k / l to access the P ARENT CONTROL screen. 4 Press VO L k / l to access the V -CHIP select screen. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, enter the SECRET No . (See • T [...]

1 9 7 Press MENU , then “INPUT SECRET No . ” will be displa yed. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, skip to step 9. 8 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No . using the REMOTE KEYP AD . 9 When done, press MENU to e xit. Note: • If y ou set “G” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically b locked. • If y ou set “X” to BLOCK, “G”, “PG”,[...]

20 P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation Continued) P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation) (Contin ued) [3] Downloading additional rating mode There will be an additional ne w rating system. In that case, please set up as follows. Subsequently the ne w rating system will set up automatically . 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING . 2 Press CH a /[...]

2 1 • How to set ad ditional rating mode (Example) Once downloading is complete, you can set the b locking pattern as f ollows. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “Cdn. English Ratings”, then press V OL k / l . 3 Y ou can select “BLOCK” or “– – – – –” (unb lock) f or e[...]

2 2 • Activating the V -CHIP BLOCK 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING . 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ST A TUS”. Press V OL k / l to activate the V -CHIP BLOCK. (If ST A TUS is OFF , V -CHIP BLOCK will not operate .) 3 Press MENU , then “INPUT SECRET No . ” will be displa yed. Note: • If SECRET No. is already [...]

2 3 • T o change the V -CHIP BLOCK after registering a secret No. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING , then “INPUT SECRET No . ” will be displa yed. 2 Enter the 4-digit secret No . using the REMO TE KEYP AD and the V -CHIP select screen will be display ed. Set V -CHIP BLOCK again. • If y ou for g et or need to change your secret No.[...]

2 4 H VIEW TIMER This function allows y ou to restrict TV viewing time and also allows y ou to control TV usage. This function is to prevent y our children fr om watching too muc h TV . VIEWING TIME (an accumulative timer: counts only the time duration while the TV power is on.) • VIEWING TIME can be set from 30M (30 min utes) to 10H00M (10 hours[...]

2 5 P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Contin ued) 9 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No . using the REMO TE KEYP AD . 10 Press MENU to exit. Example: • T o restrict anybody from watching TV f or more than 5 hours, after watching the TV f or 2 hours, your settings would look lik e the one on the right. • Y ou can choose to watch the 2 hours of TV as y ou wish[...]

2 6 P arent Contr ol (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) • T o cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the secret No. (If you f orget the SECRET No.) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of How to set VIEW TIMER . Press V OL k / l , and “INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displa yed. 2 Press and hold both V OL k and CH a on the TV set simultaneously until the VIEW TIMER acces[...]

2 7 Energy Sa ve • This feature lets y ou lower the power consumption of y our TV set which in turn saves y ou money and minimizes the impact on the en vironment. When this feature is turned on, it reduces the brightness of the TV to a level that consumes appro ximately 20 percent less ener gy than when the feature is turned off. The reduction in[...]

2 8 H EZ Setup By operating the channel preset functions, you can preset y our TV to the desired channels f or viewing. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k to “CH SETTING”. 4 Pre[...]

2 9 Set Up (Continued) H Channel Setting If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in y our region, follow the instructions belo w to manuall y memorize the channel. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen. 4 Press CH a / s to mov [...]

30 • Saving br oadcast TV channels into memory 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 2 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “CH SETTING”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the CH SETTING screen. 4 Press CH a / s to mov[...]

3 1 6 Press V OL k to add a channel to the TV memory or press VOL l to erase a channel from the TV memor y . H BLUE SCREEN A utomatically turns the screen blue if a br oadcast signal is not received. After 15 minutes of non-reception, the TV will turn off automaticall y . 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the ?[...]

3 2 6 Press MENU to exit. When the BLUE SCREEN is set to “ON” Note: • Poor reception due to w eak signals, or too much noise might activ ate the BLUE SCREEN function despite the presence of a broadcast signal. T o continue watching TV under these conditions, switch the BLUE SCREEN “OFF”. • While INPUT 1, 2, or 3 (COMPONENT) is selected,[...]

3 3 Set Up (Contin ued) H P ersonal Preference By setting PERSONAL PREFERENCE channels in ad vance, you can select your fa vorite c hannels easily . 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar[...]

3 4 Set Up (Continued) H Universal Plus Function VCR or D VD input mode will be selected automatically b y pressing the VCR/D VD PLA Y button on the Remote Control. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen. 4 Press CH a / s to mov e the [...]

3 5 A uto Input • The unit is preset to switc h to the INPUT 2 screen automatically when VIDEO equipment is connected to the INPUT 2 terminal. Do the follo wing to switch this f eature off: 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, the[...]

3 6 CH/Input ID • Y ou can assign an ID label to each channel or input mode. These ID labels can be 4 characters long maxim um and will be displayed along with the channel number/input mode when the labeled channel is selected. (Example: labeling air channel 10 “TV12”.) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e th[...]

3 7 CH/Input ID (Continued) 5 Use CH a / s or REMO TE KEYP AD to select each desired channel to label. Press INPUT on the Remote to label the INPUT mode. ID: Labeling the channel name Press V OL k / l to select “ID” then press VOL k to select the first character . Press CH a / s to enter a desired letter . Press V OL k / l to enter the next des[...]

3 8 Screen Format • The format of the picture can be adjusted to either of the tw o screen formats. (This function allows y ou to view 16:9 pictures recorded on D VD or by camcorder s that are once saved using the 4:3 aspect ratio to be played bac k in the original high-density 16:9 format.) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH[...]

3 9 (Rear connection terminals of TV) DVD CAMCORDER TV GAME VCR Yellow : To video input terminal White : To audio input ( L ) terminal Red : To audio input (R) terminal To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) Using the Video and A udio Input T erminals VIDEO EQUIPMENT • Conne[...]

40 Using the Video and A udio Input T erminals (Continued) • T o watch video material pla yback • Press the Remote’ s INPUT button to select the VIDEO INPUT mode for the video equipment y ou wish to play . • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as f ollows each time the INPUT button is pressed. • When the A V cables are connected to [...]

4 1 Using the A udio Output T erminals Stereo Amplifier Speaker System To the audio input terminals • These terminals are used for connecting an e xternal audio amplifier . The STEREO/MONO/ SAP , V OLUME, MUTE and F A O functions can all be controlled via the television’ s remote control or directly on the TV itself. These terminals relay the a[...]

4 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER ABCD PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD VCR D VD/VCR PO WER Press to turn the VCR or D VD on and off. PLA Y Press to playbac k a tape or disc. REWIND Press to rewind a tape or rev erse[...]

4 3 Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) • How to identify a VCR The remote control ma y already be set to operate y our VCR. T r y this initial check before going on to the f ollowing “identifying” section. (1) Slide CA TV/D VD-TV/VCR switch to VCR. (2 ) P oint the Remote tow ards VCR and press PO WER (DVD/VCR) . (3) Does the [...]

4 4 Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) DVD/VCR POWER CHANNEL UP ( a )/ DOWN ( s ) CATV/DVD- TV/VCR REMOTE KEYPAD Denon JVC Magnavo x Marantz Mitsubishi P anasonic Philips Pioneer Proscan RCA Samsung Sharp Sony T oshiba Y amaha Zenith 02 09 04 04 06 02 04 08 03 03 07 01, 10 05 04 02 04 D VD BRAND REMOTE CONTR OL CODE NUMBER • How [...]

4 5 Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD VCR DISPLAY REMOTE KEYPAD CHANNEL UP ( a )/ DOWN ( s ) CATV/DVD- TV/VCR TV POWER • How to identify a cable con vert[...]

4 6 Bef ore Calling f or Ser vice Check these items and see if y ou can correct the trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls . QUICK SERVICE CHECK LIST POSSIBLE REMEDY Try a new channel, if OK, then there is a possible station trouble. Is TV plugged in? Power at outlet? Is TV’s POWER button on? Is antenna connected to terminal on the back[...]

4 7 MODEL 32 C540 Receiving System NTSC Stereo Broadcast MTS/SAP Reception Channels AIR VHF 2-13 ch UHF 14-69 ch CA TV 1-125 ch Channel T uning 181-channel Reception PLL tuning system Antenna Input Impedance VHF/UHF 75 ohm Unbalanced Screen Size 32 ˝ Diagonally Measured T er minals Audio/Video input x 3 (F ront x 1, Rear x 2) S-Video input x 1 (Re[...]