Sharp 32U-S50B manual

1 COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 32U-S50B A s an E NERGY S TA R ® P ar tner , SHARP has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TA R ® guidelines for energy efficiency . E NERGY S TA R ® is a U. S . registered trademark. CONTENTS PA G E • IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION/IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ...................................[...]

2 W elcome to the SHARP F amily . W e are pleased that you are now the o wner of a SHARP Color T elevision – 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 f actor y . W e hav e[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) W ARNING – FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not e xpressly approved b y the manufacturer could v oid the user ’ s author ity to operate this equipment. PRODUCT DISPOSAL This product utilizes a Cathode Ra y T ube (CRT) containing lead and tin-lead solder[...]

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 C[...]

5 TV Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control RRMCG1324CESA Note: Location • F or nor mal operation, y our TV should be located in an area of the room where cool adequate v entilation is provided. Do not place the back of the television set in a place where free airflo w will be restricted. • Any magnetic force ma y di[...]

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 cable to the CO AXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR. • Some cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”. Since the signals of these premium pay channels are scramb led, a cable[...]

7 Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation • P ar t Names Front P anel Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation IN 2 TV Basic Remote Control Functions PO WER Press → On. Press again → Off . REMO TE KEYP AD Accesses any channel from k eypad. FLASHB ACK Returns to previous channel. V OLUME UP/DOWN ( k ) Increases sound. ( l ) Decreases sound. • Changes[...]

8 • 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 before 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 th[...]

9 Demo Mode • T o learn more about the TV set, y ou 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. Example: DEMO mode display Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Contr ol • If you misplaced y our Remote Control you can still access most s[...]

10 • 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 ve the “ E ” mark to “LANGU AGE”. 4 Press V OL k / l to access the LANG[...]

11 • 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 [...]

12 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 spor ts, shows , concer ts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts T elevision broadcast can be receiv ed wi[...]

13 H A UDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mark 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[...]

14 • How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an internal 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 captioning[...]

15 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 P[...]

16 P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation) (Continued) • 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[...]

17 • 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 CONTROL ”. 3 Press VO L k / l to access the P ARENT CONTR OL 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 o[...]

18 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 you set “ G ” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically bloc ked. • If you set “ X ” to BLOCK, “ G ” , “ [...]

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

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

21 • 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 displayed. Note: • If SECRET No . is alrea[...]

22 • 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 REMOTE KEYP AD and the V -CHIP select screen will be display ed. Set V -CHIP BLOCK again. • If y ou forget or need to change y our secret No., [...]

23 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 much 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) [...]

24 P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) 9 Enter the 4-digit secret No . using the REMOTE KEYP AD . 10 Press MENU , and secret No . is registered. Example: • T o restrict anybody from watching TV for more than 5 hours , after watching the TV for 2 hours , your settings would look lik e the one on the right. • Y ou can choose to watch the 2 h[...]

25 P arent Contr ol (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) • T o cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the secret No. (If y ou 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 display ed. 2 Press and hold both V OL k and CH a on the TV set simultaneously until the VIEW TIMER acc[...]

26 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 [...]

27 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 ” mar k 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 ” mark to “CH SETTING”. 4 Pres[...]

28 Set Up (Continued) H Channel Setting If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in y our region, f ollow the instructions below to manuall y memoriz e 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 m[...]

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

30 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 mo ve the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen. 4 Press V OL k / l to acc[...]

31 6 Press MENU to e xit. 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 or 2, is selected, the BLUE SCREE[...]

32 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 feature off: 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mo ve the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then [...]

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

34 Notes: • The S-VIDEO INPUT ter minal (IN 1) is used to obtain a higher quality image by importing image signals separated into color and brightness signals. • The S-VIDEO INPUT ter minal is for the video image only . T o receive an audio signal, connect the audio cable to the IN 1 A UDIO ter minals (left and right). Using the Video and A udi[...]

35 Bef ore Calling for Service 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 of [...]

36 MODEL 32U-S50B 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 erminals A udio/Video input x 2 (F ront x 1, Rear x 1) S-Video input x 1 (Rea[...]

37 Lea estas instrucciones cuidadosamente y consér velas a la mano par a consultarlas en el futuro. IMPORT ANTE Sírvase anotar el modelo del televisor y los números de serie en el espacio provisto , para ayudar a reportar en caso de pérdida o robo . Los números están ubicados en la par te posterior del televisor . N° de modelo : N° de serie[...]

38 ADVERTENCIA - Las Normas de la FCC establecen que cualquier cambio o modificación no autorizada que se realice en este equipo y que no esté expresamente aprobado por el fabricante podría anular la autoridad del usuario para utilizar este equipo. DESECHO DEL PRODUCTO Este producto utiliza un T ubo de ray os catódicos (TRC) que contiene soldad[...]

39 MEDID AS DE SEGURID AD IMPORT ANTES (Continuación) 13. Cumpla con todos los a visos y las instrucciones marcados en el televisor . 14 . Si se conecta una antena e xter ior al tele visor , asegúrese de que el sistema de antena esté conectado a tierra para obtener cierta protección ante los aumentos de voltaje y la acumulación de cargas está[...]

40 • Nombres de los componentes (ESP AÑOL) P anel Delantero Referencia rápida de los contr oles de operación IN 2 TV Funciones Basicas Del Contr ol Remoto ALIMENT ACION (PO WER) Pulsando → Enciende (On). Pulsando nue vamente → Apaga (Off). TECLADO A DIST ANCIA (REMO TE KEYP AD) P ara tener acceso a cualquier canal empleando las teclas. RET[...]

41 Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones V erifique estos puntos para ver si usted mismo puede solucionar el prob lema. (Imagen oscura y en blanco) Nota: • Cuando se ve en modo TEXT O sin recibir emisiones de TEXTO , la pantalla puede ponerse en blanco y neg ro. Si ocurr iera ésto , ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en OFF . Solicitud de servic[...]

42 Lisez attentivement ces instructions et gardez-les à pro ximité pour toute référence ultér ieure. IMPORT ANT Afin de v ous aider en cas de per te ou de vol, inscrivez les numéros de série et de modèle du téléviseur dans les espaces f our nis à cet effet. Ces numéros sont situés à l’arrière du téléviseur . N° du modèle : N° [...]

43 INFORMA TIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) AVERTISSEMENT - Les réglementations FCC établissent que des changements ou des modifications non autorisés sur cet équipement et non approuvés expressément par le fabricant peuvent annuler tout pouvoir de l’utilisateur sur le fonctionnement de cet équipement. MISE AU REBUT DU PRODUIT Ce produit utilis[...]

44 PRÉCA UTIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) 13. Respectez tous les a ver tissements et instructions mentionnés sur la télévision. 14. Si une antenne e xtérieure est raccordée à la télévision, v eillez à ce que le système d’antenne soit relié à la terre de f açon à fournir une protection vis-à-vis des poussées de tension et des charges [...]

45 • Nomenc lature (FRANÇAIS) P anneau A vant Référence rapide sur les commandes IN 2 TV Fonctions de base de la t é l é commande ALIMENT A TION (POWER) Appuyer → P our mettre sous tension. Appuyer de nouv eau → Pour mettre hors tension. RET OUR (FLASHBA CK) Rappelle le canal regardé précédent. A UGMENT A TION/R É DUCTION DU V OLUME [...]

46 A vand d’appeler un réparateur Vérifier les points suivants afin de déterminer s’il est possible de remédier au problème par un simple réglage des commandes. (Image sombre et vide) Remarque: • En mode TEXTE, s’il n’y a pas d’émission TEXTE àrecov oir , l’écran du téléviseur pourrait être sombre et vide . Dans ce cas, pl[...]

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