Sharp LC-37AX3X manual

LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL LC-32AX3X LC-37AX3X MODEL[...]

1 LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL Contents …………………………………………………… 1 T rademarks ………………………………………………… 2 Dear SHARP customer …………………………………… 3 Important Safety Precautions ………………………… 3 Supplied accessories ……………[...]

2 Contents Useful adjustment settings ……………………………… 30 Password setting for child lock (for TV input mode) ……………………………… 30 Input Label …………………………………………… 31 Image position ………………………………………… 31 Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) ……………?[...]

3 Impor tant Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perfor m many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This pr oduct has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety . However , improper use can result in electric shock and/or fir e. In order to prevent poten[...]

4 Important Safety Precautions • Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet befor e cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. • Stand—Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Doing so can cause the product to fall, r esulting in serious perso[...]

5 Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories ar e provided with the product. Page 7 AC cord Remote control unit “AAA” size battery ( g 2) Page 13 Page 6 Operation manual Cable clamp Page 7 Safety restraints Page 8 Restraining band Screw for band Clamps Screws for clamps NO TE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV . • T[...]

6 1 Open the battery cover . 2 Insert two supplied “AA A” size batteries. • Place batteries with their ter minals corresponding to the ( e ) and ( f ) indications in the battery compar tment. 3 Close the battery cover . CA UTION Improper use of batteries can r esult in chemical leakage or explosion. Be sure to follow the instructions below . [...]

7 Cable clamp Insert the cable clamp in the hole on the TV as shown. TV (rear view) Setting the TV Notes on installing the TV • Avoid dir ect sunlight and place the TV in a well-ventilated location. • Place the TV in a level location. Preparation Connecting the A C cord, antenna, and external equipment to the TV 1 2 Removing the terminal co ver[...]

8 Pr otection against o ver turning There is a danger of the pr oduct over tur ning in the case of a disaster or sudden collision. Carry out the following tip-resistant measur ement for your safety . Anchoring the TV to the wall or a pillar Preparation Fix the TV to the wall using extra strong ties (commer cially av ailable). 1 2 Fix the product wi[...]

9 Preparation Simple operations for watching a TV programme Basic connection Connecting to an antenna T o enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of the types of connections that are used for coaxial cable. Connecting to the power outlet NO TE • Always turn off the power of the TV when connecting the [...]

10 Preparation Removing the stand For wall mounting with the optional bracket, r emove the stand. Before attac hing/detaching stand • Before detaching (or attaching) stand, unplug the AC cor d from the AC outlet. • Remove all terminal covers and connected cables. • Lay the TV down on cushioning (such as a blanket) over a table. • Make sure [...]

11 P ar t names TV (Fr ont) POWER indicator OPC sensor PO WER (On/Off) button TV/VIDEO button V olume up (+)/down (–) buttons Channel up ( r )/down ( s ) buttons Remote control sensor *OPC: Optical Picture Contr ol (See page 25.) SLEEP timer indicator OPC indicator* LC-AX3X(E)-a 05.11.24, 8:03 AM 11[...]

12 * Press RESET if the TV cannot r etur n to its original state after per forming various operations. This will reset the TV as shown below . • “A V MODE” r esets to “USER”. • TV channel resets to channel 1. • Sound volume is initialised. • Image position is initialised. ** Press SYSTEM RESET if the TV does not operate after starti[...]

13 P art names 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 22 19 18 20 21 NO TE • When using the remote contr ol unit, point it at the TV . Remote contr ol unit 1 m (TELETEXT) Select the TELETEXT mode. (all TV image, all TEXT image, TV/TEXT image) (See pages 39 and 40.) 2 3 (Freeze/Hold) Freeze a motion pictur e on the screen. (See page 17.) TELETE[...]

14 W atching TV PO WER indicator Power off The TV is in standby mode. The TV is on. Off Red Green T urning on the power Press PO WER on the TV . • POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few seconds, an image appears with sound.) • After turning the power “ON” by pressing PO WER on the TV , you can tur n the power ON/OFF by pressing[...]

15 W atching TV Simple b utton operations for changing c hannels Y ou can change channels in several ways. Using CH r / s on the remote contr ol unit • Press CH r to increase the channel number . • Press CH s to decrease the channel number . NO TE • CH r / s on the TV operates the same as r / s on the remote contr ol unit. Channel display MON[...]

16 W atching TV In the NICAM TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. Stereo mode Bilingual mode Monaural mode NICAM STEREO 99 BBC2 MONO[...]

17 W atching TV Simple b utton operation for c hanging v olume/sound NO TE • “TV”, “INPUT1”, “INPUT2”, “INPUT3” and “INPUT4” modes can store volume adjustment values separately . Using e (Mute) on the remote contr ol unit e mutes the current sound output. Press e . • The sound is silenced. •“ M ” has been displayed on [...]

18 Basic adjustment settings Menu operation b uttons Use the following buttons on the remote contr ol to operate the menu. On-Screen Displa y Example MENU: Press to open or close the menu screen. a / b / c / d : Press to select a desir ed item on the screen or adjust a selected item. ENTER: Press to go to the next step or complete the setting. RETU[...]

19 Basic adjustment settings Menu items List of menu items to help y ou with operations A V Mode ......................................... P age 25 OPC ................................................ P age 25 Backlight ........................................ Pa ge 26 Contrast ......................................... Pa ge 26 Brightness .........[...]

20 Basic adjustment settings A uto installation Y ou can run auto installation again, even after setting up the preset channels. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 5 3 – – – – Press c / d to select “Setup”. MENU [ Setup ... Auto Installation ] Setup Option Child Lock Auto Installation Programme Setup Position [English] [Normal[...]

21 Basic adjustment settings Press a / b to select “Manual Adjust”, and then press ENTER . 4 Next 01 SAT.1 02 PR07 03 KABEL Programme Setup “Manual Adjust” menu Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2 3 5 Press c / d to select “Y es”, and then press ENTER . Y ou can select one of the following set[...]

22 Basic adjustment settings 3 Press a / b / c / d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER . • The selected channel information displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select the optimum colour system, and then press ENTER . MENU [ Setup ... Programme Setup ] Fine Colour sys. Sound sys. Label Skip Lock [179.25] Search [AUTO] [B/G] [Off][...]

23 Basic adjustment settings 3 Press a / b / c / d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER . • The selected channel information will be displayed. Press a / b to select “Skip”, and then pr ess ENTER . • Skip menu displays. 1 2 MENU [ Setup ... Programme Setup ] Fine Search Colour sys. Sound sys. Label Skip Lock [179.25][...]

24 Basic adjustment settings Erase Programme The individual programme can be erased. Erase programme men us 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SAT.1 01 SAT.1 Pro7 02 KABEL 03 04 05 Next 02 Pro7 Next 01 SAT.1 03 KABEL Pro7 02 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 04 05 Next 01 SAT.1 02 KABEL 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18[...]

25 Basic adjustment settings OPC (Optical Picture Contr ol) setting Y ou can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen to suitable backlight brightness according to the lighting conditions. Press c / d to select “Pictur e”. 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press a / b to select “OPC”, and then pr ess ENTER . Press a / b to s[...]

26 Basic adjustment settings Picture adjustments Y ou can adjust the picture to your pr eference. Follow the steps to adjust the picture. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 3 4 Press a / b to select a specific adjustment item. Press c / d to adjust the item to your desired position. Press c / d to select “Pictur e”. NO TE • For rese[...]

27 Basic adjustment settings Colour temperature Adjusts the colour temperature to give the best white image. Press a / b to select “Colour T emp.”, and then press ENTER . Description White with bluish tone White with reddish tone Selected item High Mid-High Middle Mid-Low Low Press a / b to select the desired level, and then press ENTER . Black[...]

28 A udio adjustment For each A V position, you can adjust the following thr ee items: T reble, Bass, and Balance; to your pr eferred setting. After choosing the A V position you want to adjust, next carry out audio adjustment. Press c / d to select “Audio”. Press a / b to select a specific adjustment item. Press c / d to adjust the item to you[...]

29 Basic adjustment settings No Signal off When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes. Press a / b to select “No Signal Off”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select “Enable”, and then press ENTER 3 4 • Five minutes befor e the power shuts down, remaining time displays every mi[...]

30 Useful adjustment settings P asswor d setting for c hild lock (for TV input mode) Allows you to use a password to pr otect cer tain settings from being accidentally changed. Setting a passw ord Register a 4-digit password number to use the Child Lock function. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 3 Press a / b to select “Child Lock”,[...]

31 Useful adjustment settings 1 2 Image position For adjusting a pictur e’ s horizontal and vertical position. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Description Centres the image by moving it to the left or right. Centres the image by moving it up or down. Selected item H-P os. V -Pos. 4 5 3 Press a / b to se[...]

32 Useful adjustment settings Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) WSS allows a television to switch automatically among the differ ent screen formats. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select “WSS”, and then press ENTER . 3 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press c / d to select “On” or “Off”, and then press ENTER . [...]

33 Useful adjustment settings 4:3 Mode set to “Normal” 4:3 Mode set to “Panorama” Selected item Normal Zoom 14:9 P anorama Full Cinema 16:9 Cinema 14:9 Description For 4:3 “standard” pictur es. A side bar appears on each side. For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side bar appears on each side, and you may also see bars on the top and bot[...]

34 Rotate Y ou can set the image orientation to Mirror , Rotated or Upside down image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Rotate”, and then pr ess ENTER . 3 [Normal]: nor mal image. [Mirror]: mirr or image. 4 Press a / b to select the desired mode, and then press ENTER . [Upsid[...]

35 4 Press c / d to select “On”, and then press ENTER . Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Audio Only”, and then press ENTER . 1 2 3 A udio Only When listening to music from a music pr ogramme, you can set the display off and enjoy audio only . Description Audio is output with[...]

36 Useful adjustment settings 1 2 3 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Quick Shoot”, and then press ENTER . 4 Off On Press c / d to select “On”, and then press ENTER . NO TE • Quick Shoot may cause image noise. If this occurs, turn the function “Off”. Quic k Shoot Improv[...]

37 Useful adjustment settings Colour system setting Yo u can change the colour system to one that is compatible with the image on the screen. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 4 3 Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Colour System”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select a compatible video signal system of[...]

38 Useful features 4 Press a / b to select receivable teletext broadcasting language in your country . Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a / b to select “T ext Language”, and then press ENTER . • West Eur ope - English, French, Scandinavian, Czech, German, Spanish, Italian • East Europe [...]

39 Useful features T eletext function What is T eletext? T eletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped television sets. Y our TV receives T eletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather reports, sports infor mation, stock exchange prices and programme[...]

40 Useful features Displaying Subtitle Y ou can display several subtitles as they are transmitted. Press [ to display the subtitle. • Subtitle is updated by information sent by the broadcasting station. • T o stop updating subtitle automatically , press 3 . 1 2 Press [ to exit the subtitle scr een. NO TE • Subtitle will not be displayed when [...]

41 Using e xternal equipment CA UTION • T o protect all equipment, always turn off the TV befor e connecting to a VCR, DVD player , HDTV tuner , game console, camcorder or other external equipment. NO TE • See pages 41 to 43 for external equipment connection. • Please refer to the r elevant operation manual (VCR, DVD player , etc.) carefully [...]

42 HDMI L-A UDIO-R Y P B P R (C B )( C R ) Using external equipment D VD player Component cable (commercially available) Connecting a D VD player Y ou can use the INPUT 1 or INPUT 4 (HDMI) terminal when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NO TE • When using an HDMI-DVI conversion adapter , input the Audio Signal from the A[...]

43 L-A UDIO-R Y P B P R (C B )( C R ) Using external equipment HDTV tuner Component cable (commercially available) Connecting an HDTV tuner Y ou can use the INPUT 2 terminal when connecting to an HDTV tuner and other audiovisual equipment. T o watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 41) and the input s[...]

44 Appendix T roubleshooting Cautions regarding use in high and low temperature environments • When the unit is used in a low temperature space (e.g. room, office), the picture may leave trails or appear slightly delayed. This is not a malfunction, and the unit will recover when the temperature returns to normal. • Do not leave the unit in a ho[...]

45 Appendix Item Video Colour System P AL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/P AL 60 TV Function P AL: B/G, D/K, I SECAM: B/G, D/K, K/K 1 NTSC: M TV -Standard Specifications Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 g 768 g 3 dots) • As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP r eserves the right to make design and specification changes for product imp[...]

46 Dimensional dra wings 200 ( 200 ) 200 ( 200 ) 115 ( 104 ) 700.4 ( 822.6 ) 395.1 ( 463.8 ) 395 ( 429.4 ) 640.4 ( 708.4 ) 579 ( 647 ) 61.4 ( 61.4 ) 290 ( 306 ) 432 ( 453 ) 631 ( 671 ) 804 ( 926 ) 116 ( 116 ) 87 ( 102 ) 108 ( 108 ) LC-32AX3X, LC-37AX3X NO TE • Figures within par entheses are for LC-37AX3X. Unit: mm LC-AX3X(E)-j 05.11.18, 1:03 PM [...]

47 HO W T O SET THE F A CT OR Y PRESETS T urn off the TV by pressing PO WER on the TV . After waiting for about 1 minute, pr ess and hold down RESET and press PO WER on the TV to turn on the TV . All setting items (except TV channel) return to the factory presetting. NO TE • Password will be clear ed after running the factor y presetting operatio[...]

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Printed in Japan TINS-C159WJZZ 05P12-JA-MG IMPOR T ANT NO TICE: This warranty applies only to products sold in A ustralia & New Zealand This Shar p product is warranted against f aults in mater ials and manuf acture f or a period of twelv e (12) months from the date of original purchase. If ser vice is required during the warranty period, pleas[...]