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    LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-F ARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRIST A UX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD OPERA TION MANU AL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING MANU AL DE MANEJO LC-32GD8E LC-32BT8E LC-37GD8E LC-37BT8E Printed in Spain Gedr[...]

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    (804.0) / [926.0] (804,0) / [926,0] (356.0) / [396.0] (356,0) / [396,0] (539.0) / [612.0] (539,0) / [612,0] (699.6) / [822.6] (699,6) / [822,6] (388.5) / [422.9] (388,5) / [422,9] (636.0) / [705.0] (636,0) / [705,0] (575.0) / [644.0] (575,0) / [644,0] 119.2 119,2 200.0 200,0 200.0 200,0 115.7 115,7 (394.3) / [463.8] (394,3) / [463,8] 61.0 61,0 (115[...]

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    1 OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH Contents …………………………………………………………… 1 Dear SHARP customer …………………………………………… 2 Important Safety Precautions ………………………………… 2 T rademarks ………………………………………………………… 2 Supplied acces[...]

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    2 Thank you for your pur chase of the SHARP LCD colour TV pr oduct. T o ensure safety and many years of tr ouble- free operation of your pr oduct, please read the Important Safety Precautions car efully before using this product. Dear SHARP customer • Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord fr om the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth [...]

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    3 Supplied accessories Quic k guide Remote control unit ( g 1) AC cord ( g 1) Pages 5 and 6 Product shape varies in some countries. Page 4 • “AAA” size battery ( g 2) ...... Page 5 Cable clamp ( g 1) Page 4 Cable tie ( g 1) Page 4 3 RCA to 15-pin D-sub adapter ( g 1) Page 9 • Operation manual (This publication) Stand unit ( g 1) Page 3 Atta[...]

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    4 Quick guide Setting the TV Bundling the cables Setting the TV on the wall • Installing the LCD Colour TV requires special skill that should only be perf ormed by qualified service personnel. Customers should not attempt to do the w ork themselves. SHARP bears no responsibility f or improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injur[...]

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    5 Quick guide CA UTION Improper use of batteries can r esult in chemical leakage or explosion. Be sure to follow the instructions below . • Do not mix batteries of differ ent types. Different types of batteries have dif ferent characteristics. • Do not mix old and new batteries. Mixing old and new batteries can shorten the life of new batteries[...]

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    6 Remote control unit Quick guide 12 3 4 7 9 10 15 16 12 8 5 6 11 14 17 13 18 19 21 27 29 30 22 23 25 24 28 26 20 1 B (Standby/On) Enter standby mode or turn on the power . (See page 8.) 2 m (T eletext) Select the TELETEXT mode. (all TV image, DTV/DA T A image, all TEXT image, TV/TEXT image) (See pages 21 and 31.) DTV : Select DTV data br oadcastin[...]

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    7 TV (Front vie w) Quick guide TV (Rear view) NO TE • Only if you use an active terrestrial antenna, select “On (5V)” under “Supply V oltage”. (See page 18.) AC INPUT terminal OPC sensor Remote contr ol sensor B (Standby/On) indicator OPC indicator a (Power button) b (Input button) i ( l / k ) (V olume buttons) P ( s / r ) (Programme [cha[...]

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    8 Quick guide T urning on the power Press a on the TV or B on the remote control unit. NO TE • If you ar e not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to remove the AC cor d from the power outlet. • W eak electric power is still consumed even when a is turned off. • In DTV input mode, if the power is turned off immediately aft[...]

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    9 Using e xternal equipment Setting the input sour ce T o view external source images, select the input source using b on the r emote control unit or TV . NO TE • The cables marked with * ar e commercially available items. Connecting a VCR Y ou can use the EXT 1 or 2 ter minals when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment. If your VCR su[...]

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    10 Using e xternal equipment NO TE • The cables marked with * ar e commercially available items. • The PC input terminals are DDC1/2B-compatible. • Refer to page 33 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV . • Macintosh adaptor may be r equired for use for some Macintosh computers. • When connecting to a PC, the corr ect input sign[...]

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    11 MENU [ Option ... Colour System ] Option Audio Only DNR Input Select Quick Shoot Colour System [On] [Off] [CVBS] [AUTO] Demo Menu operations On-Screen Displa y Example 1 Item displa y ed in yello w • This indicates the item currently selected. 2 Item in brackets • This indicates the current setting for the item. 3 Item displa y ed in white ?[...]

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    12 MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 –30 –30 –30 –10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] –8 +8 Menu Operation: B 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select the desired menu. 3 Press a / b to select the desired[...]

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    13 Picture menu TitleB Menu operations MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 – 30 – 30 – 30 – 10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] – 8 +8 Off: The brightness is fixed at the value set in Backlight. On: Automatically adjusts On(Display):[...]

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    14 Menu operations Black For easier viewing, change the viewing depth by selecting a level for automatically adjusting the dark portion of an image. 3D-Y/C Pr ovide high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross colour noise by detecting changes in the image. Off: No detecting Standard: Normal adjustment Fast: Set the optimum image quality fo[...]

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    15 Setup menu A uto Installation Y ou can run Auto Installation again, even after setting up the preset channels. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ A uto Installation ” , and then press OK . If you ha ve already set the PIN under “ Child Lock ” , enter it here. • [...]

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    16 Manual Adjust Y ou can set some channel items manually . 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ Prog ramme Setup ” , and then press OK . If you ha ve already set the PIN under “ Child Lock ” , enter it here. • See page 17 for setting PIN. 4 Press a / b to select “ [...]

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    17 Child Lock Allow you to use a PIN to pr otect certain settings from being accidentally changed. Changing the PIN 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 2 Press c / d to select “ Setup ” . 3 Press a / b to select “ Child Loc k ” , and then press OK . New PIN – – – Reconfirm – – – – – Change PIN Reset 4 Enter the 4-dig[...]

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    18 Menu operations WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) Menu Operation: A (P age 12) WSS allows a television to switch automatically among the differ ent screen formats. NO TE • Use WIDE MODE if an image does not switch to the correct screen format. When the broadcast signal contains no WSS information, the function will not work even if enabled. (See pa[...]

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    19 Menu operations HDMI Setup HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal selection. 1 T o watch an HDMI equipment image , select “ EXT5 ” from “ INPUT SOURCE ” menu using b on the remote control unit or TV . 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displa ys. 3 Press c / d to select “ Option ” . 4 Press a / b to select “ HDMI Setup [...]

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    20 4:3 Mode set to “Normal” NO TE • If the signal contains no WSS information, Auto Selection will not function even when the WSS option is enabled. WIDE MODE Y ou can select the pictur e size. Selectable picture size varies with the type of signal r eceived. 4:3 Mode set to “Panorama” Normal: For 4:3 “standard” pictur es. A side bar [...]

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    21 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 and sports information, stock exchange prices and pr ogramme previews ar e among [...]

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    22 DTV On-Screen Displa y Example 1 Language • T o customise the language pr efer ence for audio and MHEG5 application. 2 Programme Setup • T o configure various settings for each service. These include: Fav(ourite), Lock, Move, Move T o, Skip, Select, Erase, Label, and View functions. 3 Installation • T o scan all services available in your [...]

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    23 DTV menu operations About using the character set screen In some cases you may be pr ompted to enter characters. See below for details. Sample Alpha Numerical Character Set screen Alpha Numerical Character Set OK END Select FAV !~ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . / 012345 6789 ; : <_> ? @ ABCDE F GH I J K LM NOPQRS T UV W X Y Z[ ]^`= a bcde[...]

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    24 DTV menu operations F av ourite Assign services to 4 differ ent favourite groups. 1 Press a / b to select the desired ser vice. 2 Press on the remote control. A selection box displa ys. 3 Press a / b to register the selected service to any of the 4 f avourite groups (None , F av 1 ... F av 4) and then press OK . An icon displays indicating the f[...]

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    25 Label Change individual service names. 1 Press a / b to select the desired ser vice. 2 Press on the remote control. A character set screen displa ys . 3 Enter new name f or the ser vice. See page 23 for operations using the character set screen. Erase Erase the selected service(s) fr om the memory . 1 Press a / b to select the desired ser vice. [...]

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    26 DTV menu operations Carrier Setup This is pr ovided for you to rename (label), erase, or r e-scan carriers. “Carrier” in this context refers to a service station that pr ovides a set of individual services. 1 Press c / d to select “Installation”. 2 Press a / b to select “Carr ier Setup”, and then press OK . If y ou hav e already set [...]

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    27 DTV menu operations Child Lock This function allows TV and Radio services to be r estricted. It prevents childr en from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. 1 Press c / d to select “System Setup”. 2 Press a / b to select “Child Loc k”, and then press OK . 3 If y ou hav e already set the PIN, enter it here. If not, enter[...]

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    28 DTV menu operations Inser ting a CA car d A single DVB Common Interface (CI) will be implemented to allow adoption of a Conditional Access (CA) system by means of a plug-in CA module. Scrambled Broadcasting ser vice can be routed via the CA system. If the CA system on the CI module requir es a smar t- card r eader , this reader shall be part of [...]

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    29 Useful features (DTV) About EPG With the Electronic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG), you can check the schedule of DTV and Radio events, view detailed information about them, tune to an event currently on-air and set a timer for futur e events. General EPG screen *** EPG Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11 Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11 Services 07:00 08:00 09:00 070 BBC N[...]

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    30 Useful features (DTV) ESG Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11 Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11 Services Current Event 070 BBC News 07:00 – 07:30 The Bold and Beautiful BBC News The Bold and Beautiful *** *** *** BBC 1 BBC 2 CBBC Channel Page l Page k Select i+ END OK DTV MENU RADIO TV/Radio 7 BBC 1 07:45 04/11/2005 MHEG 07:00 Business news 08:00 BBC 1 Programme Li[...]

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    31 Useful features (DTV) Multi Audio S.No Language Code 1 Eng 2 Fre 3 Ger 4 Fin MPEG2 MPEG2 MPEG2 1212 1213 1214 PID 1211 Audio Type MPEG2 Stereo Audio Mode Select OK END DTV MENU 2 Press a / b to select “Language”, c / d to select the desired language a v ailab le in the stream, and then press b . 3 Select “Subtitle”, press c / d to select[...]

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    32 • Check if you pressed B on the remote contr ol unit. (See page 8.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, pr ess B . • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 4.) • Check if you pr essed a on the TV . (See page 8.) • External influences such as lightning, static electricity , etc., may cause improper operation. In this case, operate t[...]

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    33 Appendix PC compatibility chart Resolution Horizontal F requency V er tical F requency VESA Standard 640 g 480 VGA 31.5 kHz 60 Hz ✓ 800 g 600 SVGA 37.9 kHz 60 Hz ✓ 1024 g 768 XGA 48.4 kHz 60 Hz ✓ Communication pr ocedure Send the control commands fr om the PC via the RS- 232C connector . The TV operates according to the r eceived command a[...]

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    34 Appendix Commands P I I I I I D D C C D D D D I I I I I I I I I I I I I A A A A A A A V V POWER OFF INPUT SWITCHING (Toggle) TV (CHANNEL FIXED) DTV (CHANNEL FIXED) EXT1 – 5 (1 – 5) 1 to 5, ERR (TV/DTV) TV DIRECT CHANNEL (1 – 99) 1 to 99 CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN DTV DIRECT CHANNEL (1 to 999) 1 to 999 DTV CHANNEL UP DTV CHANNEL DOWN EXT1 (Y/C[...]

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    35 Item Video Colour System P AL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/P AL 60 TV Function CCIR (B/G, I, D/K, L, L ’) TV -Standard Specifications LCD panel Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 g 768 g 3 dots) • As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product impr ovement without pr[...]

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    36 A. Inf ormation on Disposal f or Users (private households) 1. In the Eur opean Union Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please do not use the ordinary dust bin! Used electrical and electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recov er y and recycling of used[...]

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    (804.0) / [926.0] (804,0) / [926,0] (356.0) / [396.0] (356,0) / [396,0] (539.0) / [612.0] (539,0) / [612,0] (699.6) / [822.6] (699,6) / [822,6] (388.5) / [422.9] (388,5) / [422,9] (636.0) / [705.0] (636,0) / [705,0] (575.0) / [644.0] (575,0) / [644,0] 119.2 119,2 200.0 200,0 200.0 200,0 115.7 115,7 (394.3) / [463.8] (394,3) / [463,8] 61.0 61,0 (115[...]

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    LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-F ARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRIST A UX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD OPERA TION MANU AL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING MANU AL DE MANEJO LC-32GD8E LC-32BT8E LC-37GD8E LC-37BT8E Printed in Spain Gedr[...]