Sharp LC-26GA5U manual

ENGLISH LC-26GA5U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION ENGLISH OPERA TION MANU AL IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE CO VER (OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE [...]

2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION W ARNING: FCC Regulations state that an y unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approv ed by the manuf acturer could v oid the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. CA UTION: T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T . “Note to CA TV sy[...]

3 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER Thank you f or your pur chase of the Sharp Liquid Crystal T elevision. T o ensure safety and man y years of troub le-free operation of your pr oduct, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this pr oduct. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, b ut it[...]

4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • W ater and Moisture — Do not use this product near water – for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. • Stand — Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an unstable [...]

5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sur e the antenna system is grounded so as to pr ovide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70, provides information with r ega[...]

6 QUICK REFERENCE ST OP! T o safely remo ve the A QUOS tele vision from the bo x It's best to use 2 people to remove the AQUOS television for stability . 1. Use the car dboard holders on either side of the AQUOS television to r emove it from the box. 2. Remove the car dboard; however , keep the wrapping on the AQUOS television to protect it wh[...]

7 QUICK REFERENCE IMPORT ANT: The POWER indicator on the AQUOS television should light GREEN indicating you have power to the AQUOS television. If the POWER indicator on the AQUOS television still does not light up, press TV PO WER on the REMOTE CONTROL to turn the power on. IMPORT ANT: IF THE UNIT DOES NOT POWER ON - UNPLUG THE AQUOS TELEVISION FR[...]

8 Contents IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ……………………… 1 T rademarks …………………………………………… 2 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER ………………………… 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS …………… 3 QUICK REFERENCE ………………………………… 6 Contents …………………………………………?[...]

9 Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories ar e provided with the pr oduct. QACCDA019WJPZ Page 6 AC cord ( g 1) TINS-B522WJZZ NO TE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV . • AC cord enclosed in this pr oduct is for 110-125V . In using it on the 125-240V AC, please consult to the following. SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION [...]

10 P art names POWER indicator OPC sensor TV POWER (On/Off) button INPUT button VOLUME buttons (VOL l / k ) CHANNEL buttons (CH s / r ) Remote control sensor *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 23.) OPC indicator LC-26GA5U(E)-01-13 04.8.20, 11:09 AM 10[...]

11 P art names RESET* INPUT 3 terminals SYSTEM RESET** TV Antenna input terminal * Press RESET if the TV cannot r eturn to its original state after perfor ming various operations. • A V MODE resets to DYNAMIC • TV channel returns to initial channel setting (Air: 2ch, Cable:1 or 2ch) • Audio setting initializes • Dolby virtual resets to Off [...]

12 P art names Remote control unit NO TE • When using the remote contr ol unit, point it at the TV . 3 2 11 2 5 6 4 7 15 13 14 16 17 18 81 9 92 1 22 23 24 10 11 26 20 25 1 TV PO WER: Switch the TV power on or standby . (See page 14.) 2 DISPLA Y : Display the channel information. 3 SOURCE PO WER: T ur ns the power of the external equipment on and [...]

13 Using the remote control unit Use the remote contr ol unit by pointing it towards the r emote control sensor on the TV . Objects between the remote contr ol unit and the remote control sensor may prevent pr oper operation. Cautions regarding remote contr ol unit • Do not expose the remote contr ol unit to shock. In addition, do not expose the [...]

14 W atching TV Simple operations for watching a TV program Antennas 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 a coaxial cable. If your outdoor antenna uses a 75-ohm coaxial cable with an F-type connector , plug it into the antenna terminal at the rear of [...]

15 W atching TV Press a / b to select the desired language listed on the screen, and then pr ess ENTER . Press c / d to select “Air” or “Cable”, and then press ENTER . • There ar e 3 kinds of CA TV system, including Standard, HRC and IRC. Select the one matches to your TV . Select Auto when you do not know which one to select. Initial set[...]

16 W atching TV Simple button operations f or changing channels Y ou can change channels in several ways. ■ Using CH r / s on the remote control unit • Press CH r r r r r to increase the channel number . • Press CH s s s s s to decrease the channel number . NO TE • CH s / r on the TV operates the same as CH r r r r r / s s s s s on the remo[...]

17 W atching TV V olume adjustment Mute ■ Using V OL k k k k k / l l l l l • T o increase the volume, press V OL k k k k k . • T o decrease the volume, press V OL l l l l l . Output device Output Select V ariable Fixed V ariable sound Constant as specified NO TE • VO L l / k on the TV operates the same as VO L k / l on the remote control un[...]

18 W atching TV NO TE • MTS only operates while in TV mode. Y ou can change MTS as shown below to match the television broadcast signal. STEREO k SAP mode MONO mode Examples: when receiving MTS and SAP STEREO mode MAIN k SAP mode Setting MTS/SAP stereo mode The TV has a feature that allows r eception of sound other than the main audio for the pro[...]

19 Basic adjustment settings A V input mode menu items List of A V menu items to help y ou with operations OPC ................................................ Page 23 Backlight ........................................ Page 22 Contrast ......................................... P age 22 Brightness ..................................... P age 22 Color[...]

20 Basic adjustment settings EZ setup Y ou can run EZ Setup again, even after setting up the preset channels. Press MENU and the MENU scr een displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2 Press a / b to select “EZ Setup”, and then press ENTER . • If you already set the Secret No., go to step 4. If not, skip to step 5. Input the 4-digit sec[...]

21 Basic adjustment settings Channel memory setting Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2 3 Press a / b to select “Skip”, and press c / d to select “On” or “Off”. • On: Skips channels. (Channel selection disabled using CH r r r r r / s s s s s .) • Off: Does not skip channels. (Channel selec[...]

22 Adjustments items for PC sour ce Basic adjustment settings c button The screen dims For less contrast For less brightness For less color intensity Skin tones become purplish For less sharpness Selected item Backlight Contrast Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Adjustments items for A V source MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC Brightness R[...]

23 OPC setting Automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen. Press c / d to select “Pictur e”. 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press a / b to select “OPC”. Press c / d to select “On” or “On: Display”. 3 4 Basic adjustment settings Description No adjustment Automatically adjusts Displays the OPC effect on the scree[...]

24 Basic adjustment settings 3D-Y/C Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross color noise. Description Normal adjustment For movie image For still image Selected item Standard Fast Slow Press a / b to select “3D-Y/C”, and then press ENTER . 4 5 Press a / b to select the desired level, and then press ENTER . NO TE • 3D-Y/C [...]

25 Basic adjustment settings Sound adjustment Y ou can adjust the sound quality to your prefer ence with the following settings. Press c / d to select “Audio”. Press a / b to select a specific adjustment item. Press c / d to adjust the item to your desired position. 2 3 4 c button For weaker treble For weaker bass Decrease audio from the right [...]

26 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 before the power shuts down, remaining time displays every m[...]

27 Using e xternal equipment Y ou can connect many types of external equipment to your TV , like a DVD player , VCR, Digital TV tuner , PC, HDMI equipment, game console and camcorder . T o view external source images, select the input source fr om INPUT on the remote contr ol unit or on the TV . CA UTION • T o protect all equipment, always turn o[...]

28 Using external equipment D VD player Connecting a D VD play er Y ou can use the INPUT 1 to INPUT 5 terminals when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NO TE • See page 31 for connecting a DVD player to HDMI terminal. A V cable (commercially available) D VD player D VD player ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable (commercially [...]

29 Using external equipment VCR/Game console/ Camcorder A V cable (commercially available) Connecting a VCR, game console or camcorder A VCR, game console, camcorder and some other audiovisual equipment ar e conveniently connected using the INPUT 1 to 3 terminals. S-video cable (commercially available) NO TE • The S-video terminal has priority ov[...]

30 Using external equipment Connecting a Digital TV STB Y ou can use the INPUT 1 to INPUT 5 terminals when connecting a Digital TV STB and other audiovisual equipment. Digital TV STB NO TE • See page 31 for connecting a Digital TV STB to HDMI terminal. A V cable (commercially available) Digital TV STB Digital TV STB ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cabl[...]

31 Using external equipment Connecting HDMI equipment Y ou can use the INPUT 4 terminal when connecting an HDMI equipment. HDMI equipment HDMI cable (Commercially available) Displaying an image fr om HDMI equipment T o watch an HDMI equipment image, select “INPUT4” from “INPUT SOURCE” menu using INPUT on the remote contr ol unit or on the T[...]

32 Using external equipment PC with D VI terminal Connecting a PC Use the INPUT 5 terminal to connect a PC. NO TE • Refer to page 56 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV . ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable (commercially available) DVI cable (Commercially available) ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable (commercially available) PC with analog R[...]

33 Useful adjustment settings Image position (A V input mode only) For adjusting a picture’ s horizontal and vertical position. 1 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 4 5 3 Press a / b to select “Position”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to select “H-Pos.” or “V -Pos.”. Press c / d to adjus[...]

34 Useful adjustment settings 1 2 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”. 4 3 Press a / b to select “Auto Sync.”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select “Y es”, and then press ENTER . • Auto Sync. star ts and “[...]

35 Useful adjustment settings Input Select Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 3 Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Input Select”, and then press ENTER . Press INPUT . • A list of selectable sources appears. Press INPUT again to select the input source. • An image from the selected sour ce automatically disp[...]

36 Useful adjustment settings Input Label Lets you set the input terminal displayed using the INPUT SOURCE menu or channel display . Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 4 5 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Input Label”, and then press ENTER . 2 3 INPUT SOURCE TV DVD INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 INPUT5 Press a / b / [...]

37 Useful adjustment settings A V MODE A V MODE gives you six viewing options to choose from the best match envir onment of the TV , which can vary due to factors like room brightness, type of program watched or the type of image input fr om external equipment. Description For a highly defined image in a normally bright room For a movie Lowers imag[...]

38 Useful adjustment settings Input signal (1024 m 768) Input signal (640 m 480) View mode (f or PC input mode) Y ou can select the screen size. a View Mode Normal Stretch Dot by Dot Zoom View Mode Zoom Dot by Dot Stretch Input signal Normal Zoom Stretch Dot by Dot Input signal Normal Zoom Stretch Dot by Dot ex. 64 0 g 4 80 Keeps the original aspec[...]

39 Useful adjustment settings Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select “Input Signal” and then press ENTER . 3 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select the desired input signal on the screen. 4 640 x 480 848 x 480 Example Input signal (for PC input mode) • Some input signals may have to be register ed[...]

40 Useful adjustment settings Description • Sound via speaker is adjusted with VO L k / l on the remote control unit or VOL l / k on the TV . • Sound via the MONITOR OUTPUT terminal is not adjustable and constantly outputs. • Sound via the MONITOR OUTPUT terminal is adjusted with VO L k / l on the remote control unit or VOL l / k on the TV . [...]

41 Useful adjustment settings Closed caption • Y our TV is equipped with an internal closed caption decoder . Closed caption is the system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV pr ograms and home videos as subtitles on your TV . • Not all programs and videos of fer closed caption. Please look for the “ N ?[...]

42 Useful adjustment settings Caption Size Select a caption size. 4 Press a / b to select “Caption Size”, and then press ENTER . Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Option”. 3 Press a / b to select “Caption Setup”, and then press ENTER . Font Style Select a font style. Press a / b to select “Font Style?[...]

43 Useful adjustment settings Foreground Opacity Select a foregr ound opacity value. Press a / b to select “For eground Opacity”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select the desir ed value, and then press ENTER . 4 5 NO TE • Default: The foreground opacity value specified by broadcasting station or default opacity value. • For resettin[...]

44 Useful adjustment settings Secret number setting f or parental control (A V input mode only) Allows you to use a secret number to pr otect certain settings from being accidentally changed. IMPORT ANT: Three conditions must be met to enable V -Chip (see pages 44 to 49): 1 Secret No. is r egistered. 2 V -Chip settings have been made. 3 “Status?[...]

45 Useful adjustment settings Changing the secret number Allows you to change your current secr et number . Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Setting a secret number . • Secret number setting menu displays. 1 3 Press a / b to select “New Secr et No.”, and then press ENTER . Input the old 4-digit number you have set using 0 – 9 . MENU [ Setup ... Paren[...]

46 Useful adjustment settings P arental control (setting V -CHIP level) V -CHIP is an electr onic filtering device built into your TV . This tool gives parents a great degr ee of control over broadcasts accessed by their childr en. It allows parents to select pr ograms judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable. It do[...]

47 Useful adjustment settings V oluntary movie rating system (MP AA) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Input the 4-digit secret number by using 0 – 9 . 3 Press a / b to select “Parental CTRL”, and then press ENTER . • Secr et number setting menu displays only when “Secret No.” is set. (See p[...]

48 Useful adjustment settings Canadian Rating Systems • The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-T elevision and T elecommunications Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television pr ogramming. • While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration other pr[...]

49 Useful adjustment settings Canadian English ratings Press a / b to select “Can. English Ratings”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to adjust the item to your desired position. “ ” indicates the item is blocked. • The setting automatically enters “Block” for any ratings below your selection. • If Status is not set to “On” th[...]

50 Other vie wing options Picture and still image Y ou can display two same-sized pictures – one moving and one still. Press FREEZE . • A moving image displays on the left screen and a still image displays on the right screen. The still image is one frame captured fr om a moving image at the moment you press FREEZE . Update the still image by p[...]

51 Other viewing options Manufacturer codes Akai A udio Broksonic Canon Capehar t Craig Cur tis Mathis Daewoo DBX Dynatech Emerson Fisher Funai G.E. Goldstar Hitachi Instant Replay JC P enney JVC K enwood Lloyds Magnav o x Magnin Marantz Memore x Minolta Mitsubishi Montgomery Ward Multitech NEC P anasonic P entax Philco Philips RCA Realistic Samsun[...]

52 Other viewing options Cable contr ol buttons When the FUNCTION is set to CBL/SA T the cable converter connected to the TV can operate using 1 to 4 . 1 SOURCE PO WER T urns the cable conver ter power on and off. 20 – 9 Press a button (or buttons) that corr esponds to the channel that you wish to watch. 3 FLASHBA CK * Press to switch between the[...]

53 Other viewing options VCR control b uttons The remote contr ol unit button will function as follows when the FUNCTION of the remote contr ol unit is set to VCR. • When the input selector button having the same number as the input terminal connecting the VCR is pressed, the VCR can operate using 1 to 8 . 1 CH r / s Press to select the channel o[...]

54 Removing the stand Before detaching (or attaching) stand, unplug the AC cor d from the AC INPUT terminal. CA UTION • Do not remove the stand fr om the TV unless using an optional wall mount bracket to mount it. Before attac hing/detaching stand • Before performing work make sure to turn off the TV . • Before performing work spread cushioni[...]

55 • No power • Unit cannot be operated. • Remote control unit does not operate. • Picture is cut off/with sidebar screen. • Strange color , light color , or color misalignment • Power is suddenly turned off. • No picture • No sound Problem P ossible Solution • Check if you pressed TV PO WER on the remote contr ol unit. (See page [...]

56 Appendix PC compatibility chart Apple and Macintosh are r egistered trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc. DDC is a register ed trademark of Video Electr onics Standards Association. Power Management is a register ed trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. VGA and XGA are r egistered trademarks of International Business Machines Co., Inc. PC/MAC Resolu[...]

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

58 Command table • About the command except being indicated here, it is outside the guarantee range of operation. CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS POWER SETTING It shifts to standby. It input-switches by the toggle. (It is the same as an input change key) It input-switches to TV. (A channel remains as it is. (Last memory)) It input[...]

59 Appendix Item 26 o LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION, Model: LC-26GA5U TV Function American TV Standard NTSC System VHF/UHF VHF 2-13ch, UHF 14-69ch CA TV 1-125ch Audio multiplex BTSC System T erminals A V in, COMPONENT in INPUT 2 A V in, COMPONENT in INPUT 4 HDMI in ANTENNA 75 q Unbalance, F T ype for VHF/UHF/CA TV in m 1 INPUT 3 S-VIDEO in, A V in OS[...]

60 Dimensional drawings Unit: inch/(mm) 20 7 / 16 ( 519) 22 23 / 64 ( 568) 12 5 / 8 ( 321) 33 11 / 32 (848) 16 37 / 64 ( 421) 11 1 / 2 (292) 19 13 / 32 (493) 19 6 / 64 (485) 16 1 / 4 (407) 4 1 / 4 (108) 8 17 / 64 ( 210) 10 15 / 16 ( 278) 3 15 / 16 ( 100) 3 15 / 16 ( 100) 1 31 / 32 ( 50) HO W T O SET THE F ACT OR Y PRESETS Check that the power indic[...]

61 CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container , will be free from defectiv e workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the def ect or replace the defectiv e Product [...]

62 LIMITED W ARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on your purchase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called “Sharp”) gives the following express warranty to the first consumer purchaser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Authorize[...]