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    LC-40SH340K LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANUAL ENGLISH 5 0 1 8 5 6 8 2 SHARP ELECTRONICS (Europe) GmbH Sonninstraße 3, D-20097 Hamburg SHARP CORPORA TION http://www .sharp-eu.com[...]

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    English - 1 - Contents Features ................................................................. 3 Dear SHARP customer ........................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................. 3 Preparation ............................................................. 3 Important safety precautions ..[...]

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    English - 2 - SPECIAL NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. The mains lead of this product is fi tted with a non-rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 5A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or AST A approved BS 1362 fuse marked ASA or and of the same rating as above, which is also indicated on the pin face of the plug, must be used. Always r[...]

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    English - 3 - Features Remote controlled colour LCD TV . • Fully integrated T errestrial digital TV (DVB-T - MPEG2) • HDMI connectors for digital video and audio. This • connection is also designed to accept high de fi nition signals. USB input. • Programme recording • Programme timeshifting • 1000 programmes (analogue+digital). • OS[...]

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    English - 4 - Important safety precautions Cleaning—Unplug the AC 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. Use a soft damp cloth to gently wipe the panel when it is dirty . T o protect the panel, do not use a chemical • cloth to clean it. Chem[...]

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    English - 5 - Safety Precautions Read the following recommended safety precautions carefully for your safety . Power Source The TV set should be operated only from a 220-240V AC, 50Hz outlet. Ensure that you select the correct voltage setting for your convenience. Power Cord Do not place the set, a piece of furniture, etc. on the power cord (mains [...]

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    English - 6 - LCD Screen The LCD panel is a very high technology product with about a million thin fi lm transistors, giving you fi ne picture details. Occasionally , a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fi xed blue, green or red point. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product. W arning! Do not leave[...]

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    English - 7 - Package Contents SLEEP SCREEN PRESETS LANG. FAV EPG SWAP SOURCE C DISP . SEARCH MODE INFO CH V Remote Control LCD TV Batteries: 2 X AAA Instruction Book Quick Guide 1 X Component Video Connection Cable Note: Y ou should check the accessories after purchasing. Make sure that each accessory is included. As the manufacturer ’s specific[...]

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    English - 8 - Remote Control Buttons Standby 1. Image size / Zooms videos (in Media Browser 2. video mode) Sleep T imer 3. Mono / Stereo - Dual I-II / Currrent Language (*) 4. (in DVB channels) Favourite Mode Selection (in DVB channels) 5. Numeric buttons 6. Electronic programme guide (in DVB channels) 7. No function 8. Media Browser 9. Navigation [...]

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    English - 9 - LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW Control buttons VIEW Control Buttons 1. Standby/On button 2. TV/A V button 3. Programme Up/Down buttons 4. V olume Up/Down buttons Note: Press “ ” and buttons at the same time to view main menu. Viewing the Connections - Back Connectors SPDIF SCART VGA Coax.OUT 1 2 HDMI 2: HDMI Inpu[...]

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    English - 10 - Viewing the Connections - Side Connectors CI Slot 1. is used for inserting a CI card. A CI card allows you to view all the channels that you subscribe to. For more information, see “Conditional Access” section. USB Inputs 2. . Note that programme recording feature is available via these USB inputs. Y ou can connect external hard [...]

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    English - 1 1 - Using USB Inputs USB Connection Y ou can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB • memory stick to your TV by using the USB inputs of the TV . This feature allows you to play fi les stored in a USB drive or record programmes. 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) • external hard disk drives are supported. T o rec[...]

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    English - 12 - as illustrated below , switch to HDMI source. See, “Input Selection” section. Y ou may also connect through the scart socket. Use • a SCART cable as shown below . Note : These two methods of connection perform the same function but in different levels of quality . It is not necessary to connect by all three methods. HDMI inputs[...]

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    English - 13 - Connecting the LCD TV to a PC For displaying your computer ’s screen image on your LCD TV , you can connect your computer to the TV set. Power off both computer and display before making any connections. Use 15-pin D-sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV . When the connection is made, switch to PC source. See “Input sel[...]

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    English - 14 - Input Selection Once you have connected external systems to your TV , you can switch to different input sources. Press “SOURCE” button on your remote control consecutively for directly changing sources. Basic Operations Y ou can operate your TV using both the remote control and onset buttons. Operation with the Buttons on the TV [...]

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    English - 15 - (RECORD): the TV will start to record the selected progamme. Y ou can press again to stop the recording. Up/Down/Left/Right: Navigate. Red button (Prev Time Slice): Displays the programmes of previous time slice. Green button (Next Time Slice): Displays the programmes of the next time slice. Y ellow button (Prev Day): Displays the pr[...]

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    English - 16 - Note: Y ou cannot switch to any other channel or source while there is an active recording on the current channel. Set Timer / Delete T imer After you have selected a programme in EPG menu, press the OK button and and Options screen will be displayed. Select “ Set Timer on Event ” option and press OK button. Y ou can set a timer [...]

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    English - 17 - After all the available stations have been stored a channel list will be shown based on the broadcaster LCN press OK to accept this channel order and start viewing or use the Edit functions to change the order or delete unwanted channels. Press • OK button to quit channel list and watch TV . Installation Press “MENU” button on [...]

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    English - 18 - Manual T uning HINT : This feature can be used for direct broadcast entry . Select • Manual Channel Scan from the Installation menu by using “ ”/“ ” and OK buttons. Manual Scan options screen will be displayed. Select the desired • Search T ype using “ ” or “ ” button. Manual search options will change accordingly[...]

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    English - 19 - Operating the Channel List Press “ • ” or “ ” button to select the channel that will be processed. Press “ ” or “ ” button to select a function on Channel List menu. Use C H • /CH buttons to move page up or down. Press • BLUE button to view fi ltering options. Press • “MENU” button to exit. Moving a Chann[...]

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    English - 20 - Managing Stations: Sorting Channel List Y ou can select broadcasts to be listed in the channel list. T o display speci fi c types of broadcast, you should use Active channel list setting. Select Active channel list from the Channel list menu by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to continue. Y ou can select a broadcast[...]

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    English - 21 - Play ( button) : Starts the video playback. Stop ( button) : Stops the video playback. Pause ( button) : Pause the video playback. Rewind ( button) : Goes backward. Forward ( button) : Goes forward. Subtitle/Audio (LANG. button) : Sets subtitle/Audio. Jump (GREEN button) : Jumps to time. Use numeric buttons to type the desired time a[...]

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    English - 22 - 0..9 (Numeric buttons): The TV will jump to the fi le starting with the letter you input via the numeric buttons on your remote control. Play This (OK button) : Plays the selected fi le. Previous/Next (Left/Right buttons) : Jumps to previous or next fi le to play . YELLOW : T oggles viewing style. BLUE : Changes media type. Record[...]

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    English - 23 - Note: Switching to a different broadcast or source; and viewing main menu are not available during the timeshifting. Instant Recording IMPORT ANT : T o record a programme, you should fi rst connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV is switched off. Y ou should then switch on the TV to enable recording feature. Otherwise, recording [...]

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    English - 24 - The format being displayed in AUTO mode is completely independent of WSS information which could be included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device. Note: Auto mode only will be available in HDMI, YPbPr and DTV sources. 16:9 This uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio[...]

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    English - 25 - Con fi guring Picture Settings Y ou can use different picture settings in detail. Press “MENU” button and select the Picture icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Picture Settings menu. Operating Picture Settings Menu Items Press “ • ” or “ ” button to highlight a menu item. Use “ • ” o[...]

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    English - 26 - Con fi guring Sound Settings Sound settings can be con fi gured according to your personal preferences. Press “MENU” button and select the fi rst icon by using “ ” or “ ” button. Press OK button to view Sound Settings menu. Operating Sound Settings Menu Items Press “ • ” or “ ” button to highlight a menu item[...]

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    English - 27 - Using a Conditional Access Module IMPORT ANT : Insert or remove the CI module only when the TV is SWITCHED OFF . In order to watch certain digital channels, a conditional • access module (CAM) can be necessary . This module must be inserted in the CI slot of your TV . Obtain the Conditional Access Module (CAM) and • the viewing c[...]

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    English - 28 - Language Settings In the con fi guration menu, highlight the Language Settings item by pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons. Press OK and Language Settings submenu will be displayed on the screen: Use “ ” or “ ” buttons to highlight the menu item that will be adjusted and then press “ ” or “ ” button to set. Notes: Sy[...]

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    English - 29 - Use “ • ” or “ ” button to set. The timer can be programmed between Off and 2.00 hours (120 minutes) in steps of 30 minutes. Setting Programme Timers Y ou can set programme timers for a particular programme using this feature. Press “ ” button to set timers on an event. Programme timer function buttons will be displayed[...]

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    English - 30 - Hard Disk Info T o view the details about the USB disk, highlight Hard Disk Info by using “ ” or “ ” key and press OK . USB disk information will be displayed: Con fi guring Date/Time Settings Select Date/Time in the Settings menu to con fi gure Date/T ime settings. Press OK button. Use “ • ” or “ ” buttons to hig[...]

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    English - 31 - Menu Timeout : Changes timeout duration for menu screens. Scan Encrypted : When this setting is on, search process will locate the encrypted channels as well. If it is set as Off , encrypted channels will not be located in automatic search or manual search. Backlight (optional) : This setting controls the backlight level and it can b[...]

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    English - 32 - Note : Most TV stations use code 100 for their index pages. Coloured Buttons (RED/GREEN/YELLOW/ BLUE) Y our TV supports both F ASTEXT and TOP text systems. When these systems are available, the pages are divided into groups or topics. When F ASTEXT system is available, sections in a teletext page will become colour-coded and can be s[...]

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    English - 33 - Appendix A: PC Input T ypical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Y our TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below . If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD w[...]

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    English - 34 - Appendix C: Supported DVI Resolutions When connecting devices to your TV’ s connectors by using DVI converter cables (not supplied), you can refer to the following resolution information. 24Hz 25Hz 30Hz 50Hz 60Hz 480i ; 480p ; 576i ; 576p ; 720p ;; 1080i ;; 1080p ;;;; ; Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Supported Play[...]

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    English - 35 - Appendix E: Software Upgrade • Y our TV is capable of fi nding and updating new software upgrades over broadcast channels. • For broadcast channels search, TV looks the available channels stored in your settings. So before software upgrade search, it is advised to auto search and update all available channels. 1) Software upgrad[...]

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    English - 36 - Digital Reception MHEG-5 ENGINE compliant with ISO/IEC 13522-5 UK engine Pro fi le 1 for UK Object carousel support compliant with ISO/IEC 135818-6 and UK DTT pro fi le Frequency range: 474-850 MHz for UK models 170-862 MHz for EU models T ransmission standard: DVB-T . MPEG-2 Demodulation: COFDM with 2K/8K FFT mode FEC: all DVB mod[...]

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    English - 37 - Dimensional Drawings 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_PVR_NICKEL16_40883W_YPBPR_ROCKER_10072502_50185682.indd 37 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_PVR_NICKEL16_40883W_YPBPR_ROCKER_10072502_50185682.indd 37 02.09.2011 15:57:26 02.09.2011 15:57:26[...]

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    English - 38 - End of life disposal 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_PVR_NICKEL16_40883W_YPBPR_ROCKER_10072502_50185682.indd 38 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_PVR_NICKEL16_40883W_YPBPR_ROCKER_10072502_50185682.indd 38 02.09.2011 15:57:40 02.09.2011 15:57:40[...]

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    English - 39 - Detachable Stand Uninstallation Method T o install the TV on the wall, fi rst of all, foot assembly should be removed. Unscrew the 4 screws that attach the foot assembly to the panel and remove the foot assembly from the panel. 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_IDTV_PVR_NICKEL16_40883W_YPBPR_ROCKER_10072502_50185682.indd 39 00_MB60_[GB]_1910UK_ID[...]

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    English - 40 - Screw Dimensions L D Model D L Item Number VESA Installation of the Screw LC-19LE510E LC-19LE510K Ø4 30 4 75 x 75 (W x H) T o the wall M4 18 4 T o the product LC-22LE510E LC-22LE510K LC-22DV510E LC-22DV510K Ø4 30 4 75 x 75 (W x H) T o the wall M4 18 4 T o the product LC-24LE510E LC-24LE510K LC-24DV510E LC-24DV510K Ø4 30 4 75 x 75 [...]