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    ENGLISH LC-13S1M/LC-15S1M/LC-20S1M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL Printed in Japan TINS-A896WJZZ 03P08-JKG TINS-A896WJZZ 03P08-JKG LC-13S1M LC-15S1M LC-20S1M LC-13S1M LC-15S1M LC-20S1M Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper . LC-13/15/20S1M#Hyo1-4 03.7.11, 9:21 AM 1[...]

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    1 LC-13S1M LC-15S1M LC-20S1M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH CONTENTS Page DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 2, 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ................................ 4 PREPARATION ........................................... 5, 6, 7 Preparing and Using the Remote Control [...]

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    2 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER Thank you for your purchase of the Sharp LCD Colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS carefully before using this product. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also caus[...]

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    3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Contin ued) ■ To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product. ■ To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set. ■ Heat sources—Keep the produc[...]

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    4 Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES AC Cord Antenna Cable “AAA” size (UM/SUM-4) Dry Battery ( × 2) AC Adapter UBATU0026GEZZ UADP-0212CEZZ Cable Clamp Operation Manual Remote Control ENGLISH *Product shape varies in some countries.[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION Batteries for Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install two ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new ( “ AAA ” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries. Caution! Cautions regarding batteries Imprope[...]

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    6 ■ Before connecting cables and cords to the rear terminals, remove the terminal cover. Push in the tab and pull out the terminal cover carefully. ■ To mount the cover, insert the 2 hooks on the bottom of the cover into the cabinet and press on the upper part of the terminal cover until the tab locks in place with a click. Removing the Termina[...]

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    7 Power Connection Antenna Connection Note: • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. • Always turn the main power switch of the LCD TV set to OFF when connecting the AC adapter. • Always unplug the AC adapter from the product and power outlet when not using for long periods of t[...]

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    8 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL Main unit (front view) 12 ° 35 ° PRESET 1 2 CH VOL MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER PRESET 1 2 Note: • TV/VIDEO , CH ( )/( ) , VOL (–)/(+) , and MENU on the main unit have the same functions as the same buttons on the remote control. Basically, this operation manual provides a description based on operation with the remot[...]

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    9 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Contin ued) Main unit (rear view) S-VIDEO P R AUDIO (L) P B VIDEO AUDIO (R) AUDIO (L) COMPONENT AUDIO (L) AUDIO (R) VIDEO Y AV-IN1 Carrying handle AUDIO (R) S-VIDEO ANT. (Antenna terminal) POWER INPUT (DC12V) AV-IN2/OUT AV-OUT Stand * Be careful to prevent the product from falling over when adjusting the angle. Also pl[...]

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    10 LOCA TION OF USERS CONTROL (Contin ued) Remote control MENU Displays the TV menu. (P.15) SUBTITLE Displays the Teletext Subtitle directly. (P.30) HOLD Temporarily holds the current Teletext page. (P.30) MUTE Switches the sound on and off. (P.13) Yellow (P.29) Cyan (P.29) CHANNEL SELECT (P.14) OK (P.30) VOL (+)/( - ) (P.13) A (FLASHBACK) Returns [...]

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    11 B ASIC OPERA TION Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper part of the main unit to ON. 2 The POWER indicator instantane- ously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned on. ▼ On-Screen Display Turning on POWER Note: • Input mode indication disappears after several seconds. POWER indicator MAIN POWER[...]

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    12 TV/ VIDEO CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER Switching TV/VIDEO AV1/AV2/COMPONENT/TV Mode 1 Turn on the power of the connected video equipment. 2 Press TV/VIDEO and select the applicable input source. Th[...]

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    13 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MUTE POWER VOL(+)/(–) Sound Volume To mute sound B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) 1 Press VOL (+) to increase sound volume. The segment of indicator increases. 2 Press V[...]

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    14 1 Press the button. 2 If “ 5- ” is indicated and the picture does not change, press the -/-- button to switch over to the 1-digit select mode and press again. B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Changing the Channels Changing channels using CHANNEL SELECT on the remote control. To select a one-digit channel (e.g., Channel 5): • To handle the inc[...]

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    15 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU a / b c / d SELECTING THE MENU ITEMS • This LCD TV set allows you to adjust the picture and sound, and set the channels and other f eatures using the On-Screen D[...]

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    16 On-Screen Display Language Selection PRESET NORMAL SCREEN ■ MENU on the LCD TV set can also be used to select the language. Upper control panel 1 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the up p er pa r t of the LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds to display the PRESET mode screen. 2 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) twice to display the LANGUAGE select mode screen. [...]

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    17 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU VOL(+)/(–) CH ( )/( ) CHANNEL SELECT 1 Press MENU (PRESET- 1 ) on the upper part of the LCD TV set for more than 2 seconds. The AUTO mode screen appears. 2 Press[...]

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    18 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER CHANNEL SELECT MENU a / b c / d PRESET (Continued) Channel Setting 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH-SETTING. 3 Press c / [...]

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    19 ADJUSTMENT Adjusting the SLEEP TIMER Setting To use Direct Key function 1 Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). • Each time you pres s SLEEP , the timer changes as follo ws: --- 30 60 90 (minutes) 15 0 12 0 The setting is turned off when --- is displayed. 3 Press MENU to return to the[...]

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    20 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU a / b c / d ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the PICTURE Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to PICTURE. 3 Press c /[...]

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    21 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU a / b c / d Adjusting the SOUND Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SOUND. 3 Press c / d to display the SOUND men[...]

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    22 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the FEATURE Settings ■ The FEATURE items can be set by the user. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to FEATURE. 3 Press c / d to display FEATURE screen. 4 Check the factory setting of each item on the FEATURE screen. The user can change the settings by using a / b and c / [...]

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    23 ■ In BLUE BACK, PICTURE setting displayed in purple cannot be selected. ■ AV2 IN/OUT cannot be selected in AV2 mode. Also, AV2 mode cannot be selected, when selecting AV2 OUT. ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Selected item BRIGHTNESS AUTO POWER OFF (only TV mode) DISPLAY MODE AV2 IN/OUT BLUE BACK LANGUAGE Factory setting [BRIGHT] Maximum brightness [O[...]

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    24 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER MENU a / b c / d CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL [...]

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    25 ADJUSTMENT (Continued) Adjusting the DISPLAY MODE Settings You can set the orientation of the picture. Directly setting the DISPLAY MODE 1 Press DIS.MODE to display the DISPLAY MODE screen. 2 Press DIS.MODE to change the setting. Setting the DISPLAY MODE on the MENU screen 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor[...]

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    26 NICAM BROADCASTS SELECTION Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM signal. T o let you enjo y NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV receives NICAM stereo system, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. When MONO [...]

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    27 A2 STEREO BR O ADCASTS Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal. T o let you enjo y A2 stereo broadcasting, this TV receives A2 stereo system and bilingual broadcasts . Stereo TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press MPX , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. When MONO is selected, the T[...]

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    28 T elete xt ■ What is Teletext? Teletext is an information service organized like a magazine, which is provided by some TV stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your LCD TV set receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen. News, weather and sp[...]

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    29 CH MENU E TV/VIDEO REVEAL HOLD END M MENU SOUND SUBTITLE SUBPAGE TEXT ROTATE WIDE T CH VOL MENU SLEEP DIS.MODE OK MPX SUBTITLE END HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL TEXT BRIGHT TV/ VIDEO POWER TEXT Coloured buttons c / d CHANNEL SELECT SUBPAGE 369 S HA RP- TEXT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0 2:52:2 1 100 200 369 S HA RP- TEXT 1 [...]

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    30 [4] Using the TOP table When TOP Teletext is being broadcast, you can display the TOP table with the current programme data if one exists. 1 Press OK to display the TOP table. The Teletext page is temporarily turned off. 2 Press a / b to select the desired item. Press c / d to select topics (column 1) or subtopics (column 2) if they exist. 3 Pre[...]

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    31 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES You can enjoy picture and sound by connecting a VCR or a home video game system to the terminals located on the rear of the TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit first to prevent any possible damage. Example of external devices that can be connected • PC connection is n[...]

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    32 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a Camcorder (AV-IN1/ 2 /COMPONENT) Note: : • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-Video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-video cord.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you select AV-IN1)[...]

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    33 CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Outputting video and audio (video output) • AV2 has 2 OUT modes (see page 23). • When using the S-VIDEO input for AV-IN1, no video output will be made to the AV output terminal, but audio output will be made for connection to external audio systems. • When using the S-VIDEO input for AV-IN1 or Y[...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. TV set Problem Check item Reference Pages There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN 1/2. 7 – 12 11 • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other than those of[...]

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    35 Antenna Problem Check item • The reception may be weak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. • Make sure the outside antenna is not disconnected. The picture is not sharp. TROUBLESHOOTING (Continued) The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. • Make sure the ant[...]

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    36 LCD panel Number of pixels 921,600 dots Video color systems World multi system TV Standard (CCIR) I/DK/M/BG TV Tuning System Auto preset tuning TV function STEREO/BILINGUAL NICAM-BG, I, DK/A2 stereo-BG AUTO PRESET Yes CATV S1~S41 ch. Hyper Band 4-LINE DIGITAL COMB FILTER Yes Brightness 430 cd/m 2 Lamp life 60,000 hours Viewing angles H: 170 ° V[...]

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    37 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS Unit: mm LC-13S1M 1 2 323 267 293 168.7 200.8 7 236 35 ° 157 210 259 148 12 ° 124 269 288 98 128 59 124 145 100 100 38[...]

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    38 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Contin ued) Unit: mm LC-15S1M 1 2 363 307 324 183.2 231 7 249 35 ° 181 229 285 153 12 ° 129 292 319 98 133 59 132 159 100 100 46[...]

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    39 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS (Contin ued) Unit: mm LC-20S1M PRESET 1 2 474 403.3 107 283 35 ° 244 263 160 411 228.5 300.8 5 100 100 47 68 134 198 172 12 ° 156 336 404 356[...]

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