Sharp 27SC260 manual

Dimension: 140mm x 215mm COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 27SC260 Products that hav e earned the ENERGY ST AR b are designed to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency . CONTENTS P AGE • IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION/IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ..................................................... 2–4 • T rademarks .....[...]

2 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Welcome to the SHARP F amily . We are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color T elevision – built f or outstanding quality , reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color T elevision set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passed thro ugh the most string ent quality control tests at th[...]

3 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) CA UTION: • Do not place the AC po wer cord under the TV set or other heavy items. • T o prev ent fire, nev er place any type of candle or nak ed flames on the top or near the TV set. • T o prev ent fire or shoc k hazard, do not e xpose this products to dr ipping or splashing.[...]

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

5 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batter ies Infrared Remote Control Location • For nor mal operation, your TV should be located in an area of the room where cool adequate ventilation is provided. Do not place the back of the television set in a place where free airflow will be restricted. • A n y magnetic f orce m a [...]

6 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Ref er to one of the follo wing two diagrams when connecting to an outdoor antenna. A: Using a VHF/UHF combination outdoor antenna. B: Using separate VHF and/or UHF outdoor antenna. • Connect an outdoor antenna cab le lead-in to the ANT/CABLE ter minal on the rear of the TV set. Antenna Co[...]

7 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm F-type connector 75-ohm coaxial cable F-type connector should be finger-tightened only . When connecting the RF cable to the TV set, do not tighten F-type connector with tools. If tools are used, it may cause damage to your TV set. (The breaking of internal circuit, etc.) NO TICE CABLE TV (CA TV) CONNECTION • A 75 ohm [...]

Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation • P ar t Names Front P anel Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation IN 2 TV  Basic Remote Control Functions PO WER Press � On. Press again � Off . REMO TE KEYP AD Accesses a ny channel from k eypad. FLASHB ACK Retu rns to previous channel. V OLUME UP/DOWN ( ) Increases so[...]

9 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • When you turn on the TV for the first time , it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the follo wing 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 pa ges 6, 7) (3) Plug in[...]

10 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm 5 Once EZ SETUP is complete, the lowest channel number memorized will be displa yed. (e.g. Channel 2) Note: • If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, please refer to pages 33–35 for more information on manually memorizing the channels using CHANNEL SETTING. • It ma y be difficult to PRESET w[...]

11 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Antenna Setup - DIGIT AL (Continued) H CHANNEL STRENGTH Make sure the signal strength of each channel received is finely adjusted. (i) Press CH a / s to select “CHANNEL STRENGTH”. (ii) Input channel number (2–69) using REMO TE KEYP AD (0–9) button. (iii) Adjust the direction of the antenna to obtain the signal s[...]

12 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Changing Viewing Channel • Please note: y our new T elevision is capable of receiving the full ran ge of AIR-T V cha nnel s av ail able toda y , fr om the mos t ad van ced digital channels, to the more traditional analog channels. As the transition towar d full digital TV continues, some AIR-TV systems in the USA will h[...]

13 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 ” mar k 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 ” mar k to “LANGU AGE”. 4 Press V O[...]

14 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k to “VIDEO ADJUST”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the PICTURE adjust screen. • The word “DIGIT AL ” will appear to show viewing channel is a digital channel. 4 Press CH a / s to select the desired adjustment item. (Refer to [...]

15 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) (For Analog Channel only) 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 tele vision broadcasts of spor ts, shows, concer ts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. SAP br[...]

16 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 2 1 STEREO S A P O N O N A I R A I R MONO H A UDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mar k is at “A UDIO ADJUST”, press VOL 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 V OL k / l . 6 Press MENU to e xit. An example screen displa ying ON AIR Analog[...]

1 7 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Digital A udio • This feature allo ws you to select the Primary and Secondary language and as well the type of audio transmitted in a digital broadcast. If the viewing channel is an analog channel, Digital A udio cannot be selected. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mo ve the “ E ” mark t[...]

18 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an inter nal Closed Caption decoder . “Closed Caption” is a system which allo ws conv ersations , narration, and sound effects in TV prog rams and home videos to appear as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and videos w[...]

19 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Closed Caption (Continued) H During viewing digital c hannel Note: • Closed Caption may malfunction (white b locks, str ange characters, etc.) if signal conditions are poor or if there are problems at the broadcast source . This does not necessarily indicate a problem with your TV . • If any button is pressed to call [...]

20 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not to block not to block not to block Select block auto- block auto- block G G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – BLOCK BLOC K BLOC K PG-13 R NC-17 X P arent Control (V -CHIP Operation) H V -CHIP • This function allows you to restri[...]

21 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 “A GE” box f or all ratings. This will automatically unbloc k ev er ything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “TV -G” put a V in the “AGE” box. This will automat[...]

22 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm [3] Canadian Rating Systems • The TV ratin g systems in Canada are based on the Canadi an Radio-T ele visio n and T elecomm unicati ons Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in tele vision programming. • While violence is the most impor tant content element to be rated, the str ucture dev eloped takes into consideratio[...]

23 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 ” mar k to “P ARENT CONTROL ”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the P ARENT CONTROL screen. 4 Press V OL k / l to access the V -CHIP select screen. Note: • If SECRET No. is already set, enter the S[...]

24 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 7 Press MENU , then “INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displa yed. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, skip to step 9. 8 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No . using the REMO TE KEYP AD . 9 When done, press MENU to e xit. Note: • If y ou set “G” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically block ed. • If y ou set “X” to BL[...]

25 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • How to set Canadian Rating System Setting for Canadian English ratings and Canadian French ratings. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “Cdn. English Ratings”, then press V OL k / l . MP A A T V GU I C d n . n E g l i s R h a t i n s g C d n . r F e n c h R a [...]

26 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 move 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 displa yed. Note: • If SE[...]

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

28 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H VIEW TIMER This function allows y ou to restrict TV viewing time and also allows y ou to control 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[...]

29 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) 9 Enter a 4-digit secret No . using the REMOTE KEYP AD . 10 Press MENU to e xit. Example: • T o restr ict anybody from watching TV for more than 5 hours, after watching the TV f or 2 hours, your settings would look lik e the one on the right. • Y ou can choose to w atch the 2 h[...]

30 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) • T o cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the secret No. (If you for get 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 displa yed. 2 Pr ess and hold bot h V OL k and CH a on the TV se t si mu lt an eo u[...]

31 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Energy Sa ve H SCREEN This feature lets you lower the power consumption of your TV set whic h 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 appr oximately 20 percent less ener gy than when the feature is t[...]

32 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H EZ Setup By operating the channel preset functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for vie wing. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k 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 ” mar k to [...]

33 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 7 Once EZ SETUP is complete, the lowest channel number memorized will be displa yed. H Channel Setting If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in y our region, follo w the instructions below to manually memorize the channel. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k [...]

34 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm (CH SEARCH screen) S T OP S T A R T D I G I T AL 1 0 CH S E AR C H C H C H V O L — V O L + (ST ART) (ST OP) V O L + V O L — H ANALOG CH SEARCH Saving ANALOG br oadcast TV channels into memory 1 Repeat step 1 to step 5 of Channel Setting . (See page 33) Press CH a / s t o m o ve t h e “ E ” m a r k t o “ANALOG CH[...]

35 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H CH MEMOR Y Adding weak or additional channels or erasing unwanted c hannels from TV memory 1 Repeat step 1 to step 5 of Channel Setting . (See page 33) Pre ss CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k to “CH MEMOR Y”. 2 Press V OL k / l to access the CH MEMORY screen. 3 Use CH a / s to select each desired channel to add[...]

36 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Continued) H BLUE SCREEN Automaticall y turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. After 15 minutes of non-reception, the TV will turn off automatically . 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mar k to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the S[...]

37 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm A uto Input • The unit is preset to switch 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 ” mar k to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access [...]

3 8 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Screen Format • The format of the picture can be adjusted to either of the two screen formats. (This function allows y ou to view 16:9 pictures recorded on D VD or b y camcorder s that are once saved using the 4:3 aspect ratio to be played bac k in the original high-density 16:9 format.) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN[...]

39 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Screen Format 5 Press CH a / s to select “STRETCH” , “4:3” or “16:9” . 6 Press MENU o e xit. • The STRETCH and 16:9 screen f ormat will be cancelled when the power is turned off. C H C H      Note: [...]

40 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm (Rear connection terminals of TV) DVD CAMCORDER TV GAME VCR (Front connection terminals of TV) Pull open the front door Yellow : To video input terminal White : To audio input ( L ) terminal Red : To audio input (R) terminal To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To AUD[...]

41 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the Video and Audio Input T erminals (Continued) • T o watch video material playback • Press the Remote’ s INPUT button to select the VIDEO INPUT mode for the video equipment you wish to play . • The e xternal VIDEO INPUT mode will change as f ollows each time the INPUT b utton is pressed. • When the A V c[...]

4 2 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the A udio Output T erminals • These terminals are used for connecting an external audio amplifier . The STEREO/MONO/SAP , V OLUME, MUTE and F AO functions can all be controlled via the television’ s remote control or directly on the TV itself. These terminals relay the audio signal of all programs being displ[...]

43 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 SER VICE CHECK LIST POSSIBLE REMED Y T r y a new channel, if OK, then there is a possible station troub le. Is TV plugged in? P ower at outlet? Is TV’ s POWER b utton on? Is antenna conn[...]

44 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MODEL 27SC260 Receiving System American TV standard A TSC/NTSC system Stereo Broadcast MTS/SAP Reception Channels AIR VHF 2-13 ch UHF 14-69 ch CA TV 1-125 ch Digital T errestrial 2-69 ch Broadcast (8 VSB) Channel T uning 181-channel Reception PLL tuning system Antenna Input Impedance VHF/UHF 75 ohm Unbalanced Screen Size[...]

4 5 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lea estas instrucciones cuidadosamente y consér velas a la mano para consultarlas en el futuro . IMPORT ANTE Sírvase anotar el modelo del televisor y los números de serie en el espacio provisto , para ayudar a repor tar en caso de pérdida o robo . Los números están ubicados en la par te posterior del televisor . N[...]

4 6 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm INFORMA CIÓN IMPORT ANTE (Continuación) PRECA UCIÓN: • No coloque el cable de alimentación de CA debajo del tele visor u otro elemento pesado . • P ara impedir un incendio , no ponga n unca ningún tipo de vela o llama al descubier to encima o cerca del televisor . • P ara impedir un incendio o una descarga el[...]

4 7 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MEDID AS DE SEGURID AD IMPOR T ANTES (Continuación) 13. Cumpla con todos los avisos y las instrucciones marcados en el televisor . 14. Si se conecta una antena e xterior al tele visor , asegúrese de que el sistema de antena esté conectado a tierra para obtener cier ta protección ante los aumentos de voltaje y la acu[...]

48 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • Nombres de los componentes (ESP AÑOL) P anel Delantero IN 2 TV Funciones B á sicas Del Contr ol Remoto ALIMENT ACION (PO WER) Pulsando → Enciende (On). Pulsando nue vamente → Apaga (Off). TECLADO A DIST ANCIA (REMO TE KEYP AD) P ara tener acceso a cualquier canal empleando las teclas. RET ORNO AL CANAL ANTERIOR[...]

4 9 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones V erifique estos puntos para ver si usted mismo puede solucionar el prob lema. (Imagen oscura y en blanco) Nota: • Cuando se ve en modo TEXTO sin recibir emisiones de TEXTO , la pantalla puede ponerse en b lanco y negro. Si ocurr iera esto, ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en O[...]

50 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lisez attentivement ces instructions et gardez-les à pro ximité pour toute référence ultérieure. IMPORT ANT Afin de vous aider en cas de perte ou de vol, inscrivez les numéros de série et de modèle du téléviseur dans les espaces fournis à cet eff et. Ces numéros sont situés à l’arrière du téléviseur .[...]

51 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm INFORMA TIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) A TTENTION: • Ne placez pas le cordon d’alimentation sous le téléviseur ou sous tout autre objet lourd. • Ne pla cez pas de boug ies ni de flamm es nues su r le té léviseur o u à sa proximité, a fin d’évit er les incendies. • V eillez à ne pas éclabousser ni faire [...]

5 2 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • Nomenc lature (FRANÇAIS) P anneau A vant IN 2 TV Fonctions de base de la t é l é commande ALIMENT A TION (POWER) Appuyer → P our mettre sous tension. Appuyer de nouv eau → Pour mettre hors tension. RET OUR (FLASHBA CK) Rappelle le canal regardé précédent. A UGMENT A TION/R É DUCTION DU V OLUME SONORE (V O[...]

5 3 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm A vant d’appeler un réparateur 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’émission TEXTE à recev oir , l’écran du télé viseur pourrai t être s[...]

5 4 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Limited W arranty CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECT RONIC S CORPORA TION warr ants to the first consumer purc haser that this Sharp bra nd product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container , will be free from def ective workmanship and materials , and agrees that it will, at its option, either re[...]