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ENGLISH LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANUAL Printed in Japan TINS-A280WJZZ 02P09-JKM Printed on post-consumer recycled paper . LC-13E1M LC-15E1M LC-20E1M[...]

1 LC-13E1M LC-15E1M LC-20E1M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANUAL ENGLISH CONTENTS Page DEA R SHA RP C UST OMER ................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 2, 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ................................ 4 PREPARATION ................................................ 5, 6 Preparing and Using the Remote Con[...]

2 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. IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause p[...]

3 ■ Cleaning — Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. ■ Water and moisture — Do not use the product near water, such as bathtub, washbasin, kitchen sink and laundry tub, swimming pool and in a wet basement. ■ Stand — Do [...]

4 Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AC Cord ( × 1) Antenna Cable ( × 1) “ AAA ” size (UM/SUM-4) Dry Battery ( × 2) AC Adapter ( × 1) UBATU0026GEZZ UADP-0212CEZZ Cable Clamp ( × 1) Operation Manual ( × 1) Wireless Remote Control ( × 1) *Product shape varies in some countries. ENGLISH L[...]

5 PREP ARA TION Batteries for Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install two ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries. – Caution! Cautions regarding batteries Imp[...]

6 Power Connection Antenna Connection Note: • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. • Always turn the main power switch of the LCD TV set to OFF when connecting the AC adapter. • Always unplug the AC adapter from the product and power outlet when not using for long periods of t[...]

7 CH MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER PRESET 1 2 CH VOL VOL MENU TV/VIDEO PRESET 1 2 MAIN POWER P O W E R SLEEP Upper control panel LC-20E1M LC-13E1M LC-15E1M MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO CH( )/( ) VOL ( - )/(+) LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL SLEEP indicator The SLEEP indicator lights up red when the SLEEP TIMER is set to on. Remote sensor window The screen can be[...]

8 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Continued) Main unit (rear view) Y P B C O M P O N E N T P R L L R AV-I N 2/O UT V I D E O A U D I O R A U D I O A V - I N 1 L R A U D I O S - V I D E O A N T . V I D E O P O W E R I N P U T D C 1 3 V H E A D P H O N E AN T. VID EO S-VID EO A UD IO L R H EAD PH O N E PO W ER IN PU T D C 13V AV-IN 1 VIDEO A V -IN1 AUDIO[...]

9 Listening with Headphones LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Continued) ■ Before connecting a connection cord into the rear terminal, remove the back cover. Push in the tab and pull out the back cover carefully. ■ To mount the cover, insert the 2 hooks on the bottom of the cover into the cabinet and press on the upper part of the back cover until th[...]

10 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Continued) Remote control CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU (P.14) SLEEP (P.19) MENU cursor (Right/Left Selection) (P.14) VOL (+)/(–) (P.12) LANGUAGE (P.15) POWER (P.12) TV VIDEO (P.11) DIS.MODE (P.25) MENU cursor (Upward/Downward Selection) (P.14) CHANNEL SELECT (P.13) [...]

11 TV VIDEO CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO CH MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER VOL PRESET 1 2 BASIC OPERA TION Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper part of the main unit to ON. 2 The POWER/STANDBY indicator instantaneously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned on.[...]

12 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MUTE POWER VOL(+)/(–) Sound Volume ON/OFF Standby To mute sound BASIC OPERA TION (Continued) 1 Press VOL (+) to increase sound volume. The segment of indicator increases. 2 Press VOL (–) to decrease sound volume. The segment of indicator decreases. 1 Press MUTE to tem[...]

13 1 Press the button. 2 If “ 5- ” is indicated and the picture does not change, press the -/-- button to switch over to the 1-digit select mode and press again. BASIC OPERA TION ( Continued) Changing the Channels Changing channels using CHANNEL SELECT on the remote control. To select a one-digit channel (e.g., Channel 5): • To handle the inc[...]

14 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU ] / [ < / > MENU MENU SLEEP TIMER PICTURE FEATURE CH-SETTING SELECT: ENTER: EXIT: SELECTING THE MENU ITEMS • This LCD TV set allows you to adjust the picture and sound, and set the channels and other features using the On-Screen Display . Select the desired m[...]

15 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO LANGUAGE On-Screen Display Language Selection PRESET NORMAL SCREEN ■ MENU on the LCD TV set can also be used to select the language. Upper control panel 1 Press MENU on the upper part of the LCD TV set for more than two seconds to display the PRESET mode screen. 2 Press[...]

16 Note: • When starting PRESET after setting the SOUND SYSTEM with MENU of the Remote Control, the SOUND SYSTEM for all channels are stored into memory. • Unused channels are automatically skipped. • The Preset mode is only available in the TV mode and cannot be operated in the AV mode. Sound System Presetting the Channels (AUTO) ■ Automat[...]

17 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU VOL(+)/(–) CH ( )/( ) CHANNEL SELECT 1 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part of the LCD TV set for more than two seconds. The AUTO mode screen appears. 2 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) to display the MANUAL mode screen. Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) again to change the MANU[...]

18 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU ] / [ < / > CHANNEL SELECT PRESET (Continued) Channel Setting 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor to CH-SETTING. 3 Press < / > to display CH-SETTING screen. 4 Press ] / [ to select the desired function mode. 5 Each ti[...]

19 ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Setting To use Direct Key function 1 Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). • Each time you press SLEEP , the timer changes as follows: --- 30 60 90 120 The setting is turned off when --- is displayed. 3 Press MENU to return to the main screen. To u[...]

20 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU ] / [ < / > ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the PICTURE Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor to PICTURE. 3 Press < / > to display the PICTURE menu screen. 4 Press ] / [ to move the cursor and select the desir[...]

21 Selected item Press < . Press > . CONTRAST Decrease contrast Increase contrast TINT Toward purple Toward green COLOUR Lower colour intensity Higher colour intensity BLACK LEVEL Less bright More bright SHARPNESS Soft picture Hard picture RED-BLUE More red level More blue level GREEN Less green level More green level COLOUR SYSTEM Press >[...]

22 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the FEATURE Settings ■ The FEATURE items can be set by the user. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor to FEATURE. 3 Press < / > to display FEATURE screen. 4 Check the factory setting of each item on the FEATURE screen. The user can change the settings by using ] / [ an[...]

23 ■ In BLUE BACK, PICTURE setting displayed in purple cannot be selected. ■ AV2 IN/OUT cannot be selected in AV2 mode. Also, AV2 mode cannot be selected, when selecting AV2 OUT. ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Selected item BRIGHTNESS AUTO POWER OFF (only TV mode) DISPLAY MODE AV2 IN/OUT BLUE BACK LANGUAGE Factory setting [BRIGHT] Maximum brightness [O[...]

24 CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO MENU ] / [ < / > CH VOL LANGUAGE DIS.MODE DISPLAY BRIGHT SLEEP MENU POWER MPX -/-- TV VIDEO BRIGHT ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the BRIGHTNESS Settings You can set the brightness of the screen. Directly setting the BRIGHTNESS 1 Press BRIGHT to display the BRIGHT[...]

25 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the DISPLAY MODE Settings You can set the orientation of the picture. Directly setting the DISPLAY MODE 1 Press DIS.MODE to display the DISPLAY MODE screen. 2 Press DIS.MODE to change the setting. Setting the DISPLAY MODE on the MENU screen 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press ] / [ to move the cursor[...]

26 NICAM BROADCASTS SELECTION Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM signal. T o let you enjoy NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV receives NICAM system stereo, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. When MONO i[...]

27 IGR (German stereo system ) BROADCASTS Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an IGR Stereo signal. T o let you enjoy IGR broadcasting, this TV receives IGR system stereo and bilingual broadcasts. Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. When MONO is selec[...]

28 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES You can enjoy picture and sound by connecting a VCR or a home video game system to the terminals located on the rear of the TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit first to prevent any possible damage. Note: : • For the cable, use a commercially available audio/video cord[...]

29 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a C a m corder (AV-IN1/AV-IN2/OUT/COMPONENT) Note: : • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-Video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-video cord.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you sele[...]

30 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Outputting video and audio (video output) • AV2 has 2 OUT modes (see page 23). • When using the S-VIDEO input for AV-IN1, no video output will be made to the AV output terminal, but audio output will be made for connection to external audio systems. • When using the COMPONENT input, no video out[...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. TV set Problem Check item Reference Pages There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN 1. 6 – 11 11 • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other than those of b[...]

32 Antenna Problem Check item • The reception may be weak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. • Make sure the outside antenna is not disconnected. The picture is not sharp. TROUBLESHOOTING (Continued) The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. • Make sure the ant[...]

33 SPECIFICA TIONS LCD COLOUR TV COMPARISON ■ As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be some deviations from these values in indiv[...]

34 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS Unit: mm LC-13E1M 5 320 337 180 59 97 59 147 157 129 100 100 33 158 12 ° 150 290 313 257 187 220 276 35 ° AV -IN1 VIDEO S-VIDEO HEAD PHONE ANT. POWER INPUT DC12V L AUDIO R L AUDIO VIDEO R AV -IN 2/OUT Y P B P R COMPONENT L AUDIO R MAIN POWER VOL PRESET 1 2 P O W E R S L E E P[...]

35 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Continued) Unit: mm LC-15E1M 5 352 379 198 97 59 59 156 173 131 100 100 35.2 167 12 ° 159 309 347 267 212 237 302 35 ° AV -IN1 VIDEO S-VIDEO HEAD PHONE ANT. POWER INPUT DC12V L AUDIO R L AUDIO VIDEO R AV-I N 2/O UT Y P B P R COMPONENT L AUDIO R MAIN POWER VOL PRESET 1 2 P O W E R S L E E P[...]

36 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Continued) Unit: mm LC-20E1M ° ° MAIN POWER VOL PRESET 1 2 PO W ER SLEEP[...]

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