Sharp LC-46GD7X, LC-52GD7X manual

LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL LC-46GD7X LC-52GD7X MODEL LC-GD7X_Cover1 06.9.29, 11:26 AM 1[...]

1 LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LC-46GD7X LC-52GD7X Dear SHARP customer Thank y ou for y our purchase of the SHARP LCD colour TV product. T o ensure safety and man y year s of troub le-free operation of y our pr oduct, please read the Impor tant Safety Precautions carefull y before using this product. OPERA TION MANU AL Dear SHARP customer ……………?[...]

2 Contents Basic adjustment settings (Digital) …………………… 32 DTV input mode menu items ………………………… 32 Selecting DTV mode ………………………………… 32 Programme Guide …………………………………… 33 Info ……………………………………………………… 33 Favourite Programme[...]

3 Impor tant 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 pers[...]

4 Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories ar e provided with the product. Page 6 AC cord Remote control unit “AAA” size battery ( g 2) Page 14 Page 5 Cable clamp ( g 2) Page 6 Safety restraints Page 8 Restraining brackets Screws for brackets Clamps Screws for clamps NO TE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV . • Th[...]

5 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 . [...]

6 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 Press down the hooks to remove the co ver towar d you. AC cord See[...]

7 Preparation Setting the TV on the wall • Y ou can mount the TV on the wall, using the optional AN-37AG2/AN-52AG1 bracket. • For details, r efer to the instructions supplied with the optional bracket. CA UTION • This TV should be mounted on the wall only with the AN-37A G2/AN-52AG1 (SHARP) wall mount brac ket. The use of other wall mount bra[...]

8 Pr otection against o ver turning There is a danger of the pr oduct over turning in the case of a disaster or sudden collision. Carr y 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 available). 1 2 Fix the product wit[...]

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

10 Y ou can connect many types of external equipment to your TV , like a VCR, DVD player , HDTV tuner , game console and camcorder . T o view exter nal sour ce images, select the input source fr om TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV . VCR/ Game console/ Camcorder Connecting a VCR, game console or camcor der A VCR, game consol[...]

11 Preparation Connecting a Digital TV STB (Set T op Box) Y ou can use the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 (component) or INPUT 4/INPUT 5 (HDMI) terminal when connecting to a Digital TV STB and other audiovisual equipment. NO TE • When using a DVI-HDMI conversion adaptor , input the Audio Signal from the AUDIO terminal of INPUT 5. • When using component cable,[...]

12 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 26.) SLEEP timer indicator OPC indicator* Headphone jack Regar ding the headphone jack • Use headphones with a ster eo mi[...]

13 *Usually do not connect anything to this terminal as it is reserved only for service personnel. P art names TV (Rear) INPUT 2 terminals Antenna input terminal (DTV) INPUT 3 terminals INPUT 1 terminals INPUT 4 (HDMI) terminal AC INPUT terminal RS-232C terminal SERVICE ONL Y terminal* MONITOR OUT terminals DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal (T o optic[...]

14 P art names 1 PO WER (ST ANDBY/ON) T o switch the power on and off. (See page 15.) 2 0–9 TV/DTV/External input mode: Set the channel. (See page 15.) TELETEXT mode: Set the page. (See pages 15, 52 and 53.) 3 A (Flashback) Press to r eturn to the previous image in normal viewing mode. (See page 16.) 4 DTV MENU DTV mode: Display DTV Menu screen. [...]

15 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 turn the power ON/OFF by pressing [...]

16 W atching TV Using Flashbac k ( A ) on the remote contr ol unit Press A to switch the currently tuned channel to the previously tuned channel. Press A again to switch back to the curr ently tuned channel. Press A to toggle between the currently selected input source and the pr eviously selected one. Press A to return to the previous page in TELE[...]

17 W atching TV Simple b utton operation f or changing v olume/sound NO TE • Within 30 minutes after pressing e , pr ess one of the buttons below to cancel the mute. — VO L f f f f f / VO L e e e e e — e • Mute will be cancelled after 30 minutes. However , the TV will not suddenly output loud sound as the v olume level will be set to 0 auto[...]

18 W atching TV ANALOG/DTV/RADIO b uttons Use the following buttons on the remote contr ol to operate the menu. ANALOG: Press to switch to analogue mode. After switching from DTV , radio or external input mode to analogue mode, the TV jumps to the most recently viewed analogue channel. DTV : Press to switch to DTV mode. After switching from analogu[...]

19 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. RE[...]

20 Basic adjustment settings Menu items (TV/DTV/INPUT1-3) List of menu items to help y ou with operations OPC ................................................ P age 26 Backlight ........................................ Page 27 Contrast ......................................... P age 27 Brightness ..................................... P ag e 27 Colo[...]

21 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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 3 Press c / d to select “Setup”. MENU [ Setup ... Auto Installation ] Setup Option Child Lock Speaker Setup Input Skip Auto Installation Programme Setup Position[...]

22 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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 fo[...]

23 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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] [...]

24 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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 Lo[...]

25 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue) 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 [...]

26 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) OPC (Optical Picture Contr ol) setting Y ou can set the TV to automatically adjust the scr een to suitable backlight brightness according to the lighting conditions. A V MODE selection A V MODE gives you 7 viewing options to choose from to best match the system environment, which can vary due to facto[...]

27 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) 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”.[...]

28 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) 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 desir ed level, and then[...]

29 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Pictur e”. 3 Press a / b to select “Advanced”, and then press ENTER . Monochr ome For viewing a video in monochrome. Press a / b to select “Monochrome”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select “On”, and then press[...]

30 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) Press c / d to select “Audio”. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “On”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select “Surround”, and then press ENTER . NO TE • Audio menu items ar e greyed out when headphones ar e in use. Surround When you set to “On”, you[...]

31 Basic adjustment settings (Analogue/Digital) 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 tim[...]

32 DTV input mode menu items Programme Pr ogramme List ....................................................................................................... Page 34 Edit Channel List of DTV menu items to help y ou with operations Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Favourite & Lock ........................................................... P[...]

33 Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Pr ogramme Guide Y ou can check the schedule of DTV events and view detailed information about current or future events. Press a / b to display your desired programme, and then pr ess ENTER . • When you press ENTER , the TV jumps to the channel. Press GUIDE to display the programme guide list. 1 2 03-0001 03[...]

34 Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Programme List Y ou can select the desired programme fr om the programme list. Press a / b to select “Programme”, and then press ENTER . Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu screen. 1 2 3 Press a / b to select “Pr ogramme List”, and then press ENTER . 4 Press a / b to select your desir ed programme n[...]

35 Basic adjustment settings (Digital) 1 2 Press a / b to select “Manual Adjust”, and then press ENTER . 4 Press a / b to select the desired menu item, and make sure the parameters ar e correct. 5 Press a / b to select “Start Scan”, and then press ENTER . 3 Press 0 – 9 or c / d to select a channel number . Manual Adjust Y ou can set some [...]

36 Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu screen. 1 2 Press a / b to select “Video Setup”, and then press ENTER . 4 3 Video Setup This function allows you to select an output format. Press a / b to select “Setup”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select “System Setup”, and then press ENTER . 5 Pr[...]

37 Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Digital Output This function allows you to select your favourite audio output system. 1 Press a / b to select “Digital output”, and then press ENTER . Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Digital Output . 5 Press a / b to select your desired output system, and then press ENTER . 6 Multilingual Digital Output PCM Dolby D[...]

38 1 Information Y ou can check the current version of the har dware and software on the scr een. Basic adjustment settings (Digital) Press DTV MENU to display the DTV menu screen. Press a / b to select “Infor mation”, and then press ENTER . I-Plate Setup (Inf ormation Plate Setup) This function allows you to configure the display time and time[...]

39 Useful adjustment settings P asswor d setting for c hild loc k (for TV/DTV 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 Loc[...]

40 Useful adjustment settings Connecting external speaker s Speaker Setup Press PO WER on the top TV panel to tur n it off. Connect external speakers to the TV . 1 2 Rear view CA UTION • Make sure external speakers have 4 ohm and 15 watt specifications. • Speaker terminals and speaker cables have plus and minus polarities. Make sure that each p[...]

41 Useful adjustment settings Input Skip This setting allows you to skip the HDMI or DVI input on the “Input Select” menu. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Input Skip”, and then press ENTER . 1 2 3 Press c / d to select “Y es”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select[...]

42 30% MENU [ Setup ... Auto Sync. ] No Yes Useful adjustment settings A uto Sync. adjustment (PC input mode only) For automatically adjusting the PC image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Auto Sync.”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select “Y es”, and then press ENTER[...]

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

44 Useful adjustment settings Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) WSS allows a television to switch automatically among the differ ent scr een 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 “Of f”, and then press ENTER [...]

45 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select “Standby Mode”, and then press ENTER . 3 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select “Reset”, and then press ENTER . • “Return to factor y pre-settings.” displays on the screen. 3 Press c / d to select “Set[...]

46 Useful adjustment settings 4:3 Mode set to “Normal” Selected item Normal Zoom 14:9 P anorama Full Cinema 16:9 Cinema 14:9 Dot by Dot 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 bottom with some progra[...]

47 Useful adjustment settings WIDE mode (f or PC input mode) Y ou can select the screen size. Press WIDE . • The WIDE MODE menu displays. 1 2 Press WIDE or a / b to select a desir ed item on the menu. NO TE • Connect the PC before making adjustments. • Selectable screen size may vary with input signal type. (Example) Input Signal Normal Dot b[...]

48 Useful adjustment settings 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 . Descr[...]

49 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[...]

50 Input Select Selecting input source Can use for selecting the input source. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 4 3 Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Input Select”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select a signal type you want to set, and then press ENTER . NO TE • If no (colour) image displays, try [...]

51 Useful features 4 Press a / b to select receivable teletext broadcasting language in your country , and then press ENTER . 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, I[...]

52 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 r eceives 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 programm[...]

53 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 [...]

54 Appendix T roub leshooting 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 h[...]

55 RS-232C port specifications Return code Command 4-digits Parameter 4-digits PC Control of the TV • When a programme is set, the TV can be contr olled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (PC/video) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programm[...]

56 Commands • Commands not indicated here ar e not guaranteed to operate. P I I I I D C C D D D I I I I I I I I I I I I A A A A A A A A POWER OFF (STANDBY) INPUT SWITCHING (TOGGLE) TV (CHANNEL FIXED) DTV (CHANNEL FIXED) INPUT1 – 6 (1 – 6) TV DIRECT CHANNEL (1 – 99) CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN DTV DIRECT CHANNEL (1 – 999) DTV CHANNEL UP DTV CH[...]

57 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 6,220,880 dots (1920 g 1080 g 3 dots) Model LC-46GD7X LC-52GD7X LCD panel 46 o (117 cm) Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD 52 o (132 cm) Advanced Super View & BL[...]

58 Appendix Removing the speaker s The unit’ s speakers can be attached and removed. Before attac hing/detaching the speaker s • Before detaching (or attaching) the speakers, unplug the AC cor d from the AC outlet. • Remove all terminal covers and connected cables. • Make sure two or mor e people per form the operation when detaching (or at[...]

59 Dimensional dra wings 200 (200) 800 (800) 1128 (1264) 1022 (1155) 576 (651) 681 (761) 853 (949) 73 (78) 99 (110) 517 (573) 360 (360) 131 (129) 125 (126) 100 (100) 200 (200) LC-46GD7X, LC-52GD7X NO TE • Figures within parentheses ar e for LC-52GD7X. Unit: mm[...]

60 NO TE • As a precautionary measure, make a note of your passwor d above, scissor it from this manual, and keep it in a familiar place. The P asswor d is . CLEARING THE P ASSW ORD If you forget the password, clear the passwor d using the following procedure. Press MENU to display the MENU scr een, and then press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2[...]

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Printed in Japan TINS-C645WJZZ 06P10-JA-KG IMPOR T ANT NO TICE: This warr anty applies only to products sold in A ustralia & Ne w Zealand This Shar p product is warr anted against f aults in materials 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, ple[...]