Sharp 27C530 manual

1 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 27C530 A s an E NERGY S TA R ® P ar tner , SHARP has deter mined that this product meets the E NERGY S TA R ® guidelines for energy efficiency . E NERGY S TA R ® is a U. S. registered trademark. CONTENTS PA G E • IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION/IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ............[...]

2 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm W elcome to the SHARP Family . W e are pleased that you are now the o wner of a SHARP Color T elevision – built f or outstanding quality , reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color T elevision set is tuned and adjusted f or proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at t[...]

3 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) W ARNING – FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not e xpressly approv ed by the manufacturer could v oid the user ’ s author ity to operate this equipment. PRODUCT DISPOSAL This product utilizes a Cathode Ra y T ube (CR T) containin[...]

4 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS (Continued) 13. F ollow all warnings and instructions marked on the television equipment. 14 . If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sure the antenna system is g rounded so as to provide some protection against v oltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of[...]

5 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CATV TV DVD VCR Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control RRMCGA035WJSB Note: Location • F or nor mal op[...]

6 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm CABLE TV (CA TV) CONNECTION • A 75 ohm coaxial cable connector is b uilt into the set for easy hookup . When connecting the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the set, scre w the 75 ohm cable to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECT OR. • Some cable TV companies off er “ premium pa y channels ” . Since the signals of these premium pay c[...]

7 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Quic k Reference Control Operation • P ar t Names Front P anel Quic k Reference Control Operation Note: • The abov e shaded buttons on the Remote Control glow in the dark. T o use the glow-in-the-dark display on the remote control, place it under a fluorescent light or other lighting. • The phosphorescent material c[...]

8 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • When you turn on the TV for the fir st time , it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the f ollowing instructions before pressing the PO WER button. (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See pages 5, 6) (3) Plug in [...]

9 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Demo Mode • T o lear n more about the TV set, you can enter DEMO mode . Simply press and hold MENU on the TV set for more than 3 seconds . • T o cancel DEMO mode, again press MENU on the TV set. Example: DEMO mode display Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Contr ol • If you misplaced y our Remote Control [...]

10 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y can be set to ENGLISH, SP ANISH or FRENCH. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mo ve the “ E ” mark to “ LANGU AGE ” . 4 Press[...]

11 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • Description of Adjustment Items 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ VIDEO ADJUST ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the PICTURE adjust screen. 4 Press CH a / s to select the desired adjustment item. (Ref er to the diagram belo w .) 5 Press V OL k / l to adju[...]

12 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) This function allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. • Y ou can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where a vailable. Stereo broadcasts Liv e television broadcasts of sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts T elevision broadcas[...]

13 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H A UDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mark is at “ A UDIO ADJUST ” , press V OL k / l to access the A UDIO ADJUST screen. T o access the desired item, press CH a / s . T o adjust the audio setting, press VO L k / l . 6 Press MENU to exit. An e xample screen displaying ON AIR when receiving stereo broadcasts Current chann[...]

14 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder . “ Closed Caption ” is a system which allows conv ersations, narration, and sound eff ects in TV programs and home videos to appear as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and videos wi[...]

15 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not to block not to block Select block auto- block auto- block auto- block G G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X – – – – – – – – – – BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK PG-13 R NC-17 X 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not to block not to block not to block Select block auto-[...]

16 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (V -CHIP Operation) (Continued) • TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES (Example) Example 1.1 : Age Based setting Clear V s (bloc k) from each "AGE" bo x for all ratings. This will automatically unblock e verything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “ TV -G ” put a V in the "AGE" bo x. This [...]

17 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • How to set V -CHIP [1] MP AA RA TING 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ P ARENT CONTROL ” . 3 Press VO L k / l to access the P ARENT CONTROL screen. 4 Press VO L k / l to access the V -CHIP select screen. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, enter the[...]

18 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 7 Press MENU , then “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, skip to step 9. 8 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No . using the REMOTE KEYP AD . 9 When done, press MENU to e xit. Note: • If you set “ G ” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically b locked. • If you set “ X ” to B[...]

19 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) P arent Control (V -CHIP Operation) (Continued) [3] Downloading additional rating mode There will be an additional ne w rating system. In that case, please set up as follows. Subsequentl y the new rating system will set up automatically . 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA [...]

20 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • How to set ad ditional rating mode (Example) Once downloading is complete, you can set the bloc king pattern as follows. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k to “ Cdn. English Ratings ” , then press V OL k / l . 3 Y ou can select “ BLOCK ” or “– – – [...]

21 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • Activating the V -CHIP BLOCK 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING . 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ ST A TUS ” . Press V OL k / l to activate the V -CHIP BLOCK. (If ST A TUS is OFF , V -CHIP BLOCK will not operate .) 3 Press MENU , then “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. Note: • [...]

22 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • T o change the V -CHIP BLOCK setting after registering a secret No. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING , then “ INPUT SECRET No . ” will be display ed. 2 Enter the 4-digit secret No . using the REMO TE KEYP AD and the V -CHIP select screen will be displa yed. Set V -CHIP BLOCK again. • If y ou forget or [...]

23 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H VIEW TIMER This function allows y ou to restrict TV vie wing time and also allows you to contr ol TV usage. This function is to prevent y our children from watching too m uch TV . VIEWING TIME (an accumulative timer: counts only the time duration while the TV power is on.) • VIEWING TIME can be set from 30M (30 minute[...]

24 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Contin ued) 9 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No . using the REMO TE KEYP AD . 10 Press MENU to exit. Example: • T o restrict anybody from watching TV for more than 5 hours , after watching the TV for 2 hours , your settings would look lik e the one on the r ight. • Y ou can choose to watch the 2 [...]

25 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Contin ued) • T o cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the secret No. (If you f orget the SECRET No.) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of How to set VIEW TIMER . Press V OL k / l , and “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. 2 Press and hold both V OL k and CH a on the TV set simultaneously unt[...]

26 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Energy Sa ve • This feature lets y ou lower the power consumption of your TV set which in turn saves y ou money and minimizes the impact on the en vironment. When this feature is turned on, it reduces the brightness of the TV to a level that consumes appro ximately 20 percent less ener gy than when the feature is turned[...]

27 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H EZ Setup By operating the channel preset functions, you can preset y our TV to the desired channels f or viewing. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark t[...]

28 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Continued) H Channel Setting If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in y our region, f ollow the instructions below to manuall y memoriz e the channel. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP scree[...]

29 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • Sa ving br oadcast TV channels into memory 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 2 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “ CH SETTING ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the CH SETTING s[...]

30 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 6 Press VOL k to add a channel to the TV memory or press VOL l to erase a channel from the TV memor y . 7 Press MENU to e xit. H BLUE SCREEN A utomatically turns the screen blue if a br oadcast signal is not received. After 15 minutes of non-reception, the TV will turn off automaticall y . 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN [...]

31 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 6 Press MENU to e xit. When the BLUE SCREEN is set to “ ON ” Note: • P oor reception due to weak signals, or too m uch noise might activate the BLUE SCREEN function despite the presence of a broadcast signal. T o continue watching TV under these conditions, s witch the BLUE SCREEN “ OFF ” . • While INPUT 1, 2,[...]

32 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Contin ued) H P ersonal Preference By setting PERSONAL PREFERENCE channels in ad vance, y ou can select your fa vorite channels easil y . 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s[...]

33 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Continued) H Universal Plus Function VCR or D VD input mode will be selected automatically by pressing the VCR/D VD PLA Y button on the Remote Control. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen. 4 Pre[...]

34 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm A uto Input • The unit is preset to switc h to the INPUT 2 screen automatically when VIDEO equipment is connected to the INPUT 2 terminal. Do the follo wing to switch this feature off: 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to acce[...]

35 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm CH/Input ID • Y ou can assign an ID label to each channel or input mode. These ID labels can be 4 characters long maxim um and will be displayed along with the channel number/input mode when the labeled channel is selected. (Example: labeling air channel 10 “ TV12 ” .) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 [...]

36 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm CH/Input ID (Continued) 5 Use CH a / s or REMO TE KEYP AD to select each desired channel to label. Press INPUT on the Remote to label the INPUT mode. ID: Labeling the channel name Press V OL k / l to select “ ID ” then press V OL k to select the first character . Press CH a / s to enter a desired letter . Press V OL k[...]

37 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Screen Format • The format of the picture can be adjusted to either of the tw o screen formats. (This function allows y ou to view 16:9 pictures recorded on D VD or by camcor ders that are once saved using the 4:3 aspect ratio to be pla yed bac k in the original high-density 16:9 format.) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN[...]

38 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm (Front connection terminals of TV) To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To VIDEO OUTPUT (Rear connection terminals of TV) To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) DVD CAMCORDER TV GAME VCR Yellow : To video input terminal White : To audio input ( L [...]

39 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the Video and A udio Input T erminals (Contin ued) • T o watch video material pla yback • Press the Remote ’ s INPUT b utton to select the VIDEO INPUT mode f or the video equipment you wish to play . • The e xter nal VIDEO INPUT mode will change as f ollows each time the INPUT b utton is pressed. • When th[...]

40 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the A udio Output T erminals Stereo Amplifier Speaker System To the audio input terminals • These terminals are used for connecting an e xternal audio amplifier . The STEREO/MONO/ SAP , V OLUME, MUTE and F AO functions can all be contr olled via the television ’ s remote control or directly on the TV itself. The[...]

41 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD VCR D VD/VCR POWER Press to turn the VCR or D VD on and off. PLA Y Press to playbac k a tape or disc. REWIND Press to [...]

42 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD V CR Operation of Univer sal Remote Contr ol (Continued) • How to identify a VCR The remote control ma y already be set to operate y our VCR. T [...]

43 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD VCR Operation of Univer sal Remote Contr ol (Continued) Tips on identifying y our VCR If your VCR model does not ha ve the “ channel up ” func[...]

44 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Operation of Univer sal Remote Contr ol (Continued) DVD/VCR POWER CHANNEL UP ( a )/ DOWN ( s ) CATV/DVD- TV/VCR REMOTE KEYPAD Denon JVC Magnavo x Marantz Mitsubishi P anasonic Philips Pioneer Proscan RCA Samsung Sharp Sony T oshiba Y amaha Zenith 02 09 04 04 06 02 04 08 03 03 07 01, 10 05 04 02 04 D VD BRAND REMOTE CONTR [...]

45 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Operation of Univer sal Remote Contr ol (Continued) • How to identify a cable con verter Direct Entry Method Ref er to the following steps and list to quic kly find the remote control code f or your cable TV conv er ter . • First look up your con ver ter ’ s remote code number bef ore going through the Direct Entr y[...]

46 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Bef ore Calling for Service Check these items and see if y ou can correct the trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls. QUICK SERVICE CHECK LIST POSSIBLE REMEDY Try a new channel, if OK, then there is a possible station trouble. Is TV plugged in? Power at outlet? Is TV ’ s POWER button on? Is antenna connected [...]

47 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MODEL 27C530 Receiving System NTSC Stereo Broadcast MTS/SAP Reception Channels AIR VHF 2-13 ch UHF 14-69 ch CA TV 1-125 ch Channel T uning 181-channel Reception PLL tuning system Antenna Input Impedance VHF/UHF 75 ohm Unbalanced Screen Size 27˝ Diagonally Measured T er minals A udio/Video input x 3 (Front x 1, Rear x 2)[...]

48 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lea estas instrucciones cuidadosamente y cons é r v elas a la mano para consultarlas en el futuro . IMPORT ANTE S í rvase anotar el modelo del televisor y los n ú meros de serie en el espacio provisto , para a yudar a repor tar en caso de p é rdida o robo . Los n ú meros est á n ubicados en la par te posterior del [...]

49 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm ADVERTENCIA - Las Normas de la FCC establecen que cualquier cambio o modificaci ó n no autorizada que se realice en este equipo y que no est é expresamente aprobado por el fabricante podr í a anular la autoridad del usuario para utilizar este equipo. DESECHO DEL PRODUCTO Este producto utiliza un T ubo de ra yos cat ó[...]

50 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MEDID AS DE SEGURID AD IMPOR T ANTES (Continuación) 13. Cumpla con todos los a visos y las instr ucciones marcados en el tele visor. 14 . Si ha y una antena exterior conectada al televisor , asegúrese de que el sistema de antena está conectado a tierra, para obtener así cierta protección contra la sobretensión y co[...]

51 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm L Ubicación de los contr oles (ESP AÑOL) P anel Delantero Referencia rápida de los contr oles de operación ZONA DEL SENSOR DEL MANDO A DIST ANCIA A UMENTO/DISMINUCION DEL V OLUMEN (V OL) (+) Aumenta el sonido . (–) Disminuye el sonido . CANAL SUPERIOR/INFERIOR (CH) – MENU ( 8 ) Selecciona el siguiente canal super[...]

52 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones V erifique estos puntos para v er si usted mismo puede solucionar el problema. (Imagen oscura y en blanco) Nota: • Cuando se v e en modo TEXTO sin recibir emisiones de TEXT O, la pantalla puede ponerse en blanco y neg ro. Si ocurriera é sto , ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en [...]

53 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lisez attentivement ces instructions et gardez-les à pro ximit é pour toute r é f é rence ult é rieure. IMPORT ANT Afin de v ous aider en cas de per te ou de vol, inscrivez les num é ros de s é rie et de mod è le du t é l é viseur dans les espaces f our nis à cet effet. Ces num é ros sont situ é s à l ’ a[...]

54 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm INFORMA TIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) AVERTISSEMENT - Les r é glementations FCC é tablissent que des changements ou des modifications non autoris é s sur cet é quipement et non approuv é s express é ment par le fabricant peuvent annuler tout pouvoir de l ’ utilisateur sur le fonctionnement de cet é quipement. MISE[...]

55 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm PR É CA UTIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) 13. Respectez tous les a vertissements et instr uctions mentionn é s sur la t é l é vision. 14. Si une antenne e xt é rieure est raccord é e à la t é l é vision, v eillez à ce que le syst è me d ’ antenne soit reli é à la terre de f a ç on à fournir une protection vis[...]

56 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm L Emplacement des touches (FRANÇAIS) P anneau Av ant Référence rapide sur les commandes TOUCHES DES CANA UX CROISSANT/DÉCROISSANT (CH) – MENU ( 8 ) Sélectionne le canal supérieur suivant. ( 9 ) Sélectionne le canal inférieur précédent. • Appuyez simultanément sur ces deux touches pour accéder à l’écra[...]

57 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm A v and d ’ appeler un r é parateur Vérifier les points suivants afin de déterminer s’il est possible de remédier au problème par un simple réglage des commandes. (Image sombre et vide) Remarque: • En mode TEXTE, s ’ il n ’ y a pas d ’é mission TEXTE à recovoir , l ’é cran du t é l é viseur pourr[...]

58 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Notes 27C530(58-60) 1/3/03, 9:46 AM 58[...]

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