Sharp 32C230 manual

1 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm COLOR TELEVISION MODEL 32C230 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 F amily . 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 [...]

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 approved b y 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 (CRT) containing[...]

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

5 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control RRMCG1324CESC Note: Location • F or nor mal operation, y our TV should be located in an area of the room where cool adequate v entilation is provided. Do not place the back of the television set in a place where free airflo w will be restricted. • Any [...]

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 CO AXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR. • Some cable TV companies offer “ premium pay channels ” . Since the signals of these premium pay cha[...]

7 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation • P ar t Names Front P anel Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation TV Basic Remote Control Functions PO WER Press → On. Press again → Off . REMO TE KEYP AD Accesses any channel from k eypad. FLASHB ACK Returns to previous channel. V OLUME UP/DO WN ( k ) Increases sound. ( l ) Decreas[...]

8 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automaticall y memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the f ollowing instructions bef ore 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 for more than 3 seconds. Example: DEMO mode display Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Contr ol • If you misplac[...]

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 8 / 9 to mo ve the “ [ ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL + / – to access the SET UP screen, then press CH 8 / 9 to mov e the “ [ ” mark to “LANGU AGE”. 4 Press V O[...]

11 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • Description of Adjustment Items 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH 8 / 9 to mov e the “ [ ” mark to “VIDEO ADJUST”. 3 Press V OL + / – to access the PICTURE adjust screen. 4 Press CH 8 / 9 to select the desired adjustment item. (Ref er to the diagram belo w .) 5 Press V OL + / – to adj[...]

12 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm L MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) This function allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. • Y ou can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP br oadcasts where availab le . Stereo broadcasts Live tele vision broadcasts of spor ts, shows , concer ts, etc. can be receiv ed in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts T elevision br[...]

13 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm L A UDIO ADJUST When the “ [ ” mark is at “ A UDIO ADJUST ” , press V OL + / – to access the A UDIO ADJUST screen. T o access the desired item, press CH 8 / 9 . T o adjust the audio setting, press VO L + / – . 6 Press MENU to exit. An e xample screen displaying ON AIR when receiving stereo broadcasts Current c[...]

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 prog rams and home videos to appear as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and videos wil[...]

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 Contr ol (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 r atings. This will automatically unblock e v er ything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “ TV -G ” put a V in the "AGE" bo x. T[...]

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 8 / 9 to mov e the “ [ ” mar k to “P ARENT CONTROL ”. 3 Press VO L + / – to access the P ARENT CONTROL screen. 4 Press VO L + / – to access the V -CHIP select screen. Note: • If SECRET No . is already set, enter [...]

18 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 you set “ G ” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically bloc ked. • If you set “ X ” t[...]

19 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation Continued) P arent Contr ol (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. Subsequently 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 b locking pattern as follo ws. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING. 2 Press CH 8 / 9 to move the “ [ ” mark 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 8 / 9 to mo v e the “ [ ” mark to “ ST A TUS ” . Press V OL + / – 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 display ed. 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 L VIEW TIMER This function allows y ou to restrict TV viewing time and also allo ws you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent y our children fr om watching too much 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 minutes[...]

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 restr ict anybody from watching TV f or more than 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours , your settings would look like the one on the right. • Y ou can choose to watch the 2 h[...]

25 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm P arent Contr ol (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) • 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 + / – , and “INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displa yed. 2 Press and hold both V OL + and CH 8 on the TV set simultaneously u[...]

26 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Energy Sa ve • This feature lets y ou lower the power consumption of y our 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 appr oximately 20 percent less ener gy than when the feature is turne[...]

27 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm L 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 8 / 9 to mov e the “ [ ” mar k to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL + / – to access the SET UP screen, then press CH 8 / 9 to mov e the “ [ ” mar k [...]

28 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Continued) L 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 8 / 9 to mo ve the “ [ ” mar k to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL + / – to access the SET UP sc[...]

29 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm • Saving br oadcast TV channels into memory 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen, then press CH 8 / 9 to mo ve the “ [ ” mark to “SET UP”. 2 Press VOL + / – to access the SET UP screen, then press CH 8 / 9 to mo ve the “ [ ” mar k to “CH SETTING”. 3 Press V OL + / – to access the CH SETTING sc[...]

30 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm 6 Press VOL + to add a channel to the TV memory or press VOL – to er ase a channel from the TV memory . 7 Press MENU to exit. L 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, switch the BLUE SCREEN “ OFF ” . • While INPUT 1, 2, [...]

32 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 8 / 9 to mo ve the “ [ ” mar k to “SET UP”. 3 Press V OL + / – to acce[...]

33 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 display ed 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[...]

34 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm CH/Input ID (Continued) 5 Use CH 8 / 9 or REMOTE 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 + / – to select “ ID ” then press V OL + to select the first character . Press CH 8 / 9 to enter a desired letter . Press V OL[...]

35 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 recor ded on DVD or by camcor ders that are once saved using the 4:3 aspect ratio to be pla yed back in the original high-density 16:9 f ormat.) 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN[...]

36 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 [...]

37 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the Video and A udio Input T erminals (Continued) • T o watch video material playbac k • Press the Remote ’ s INPUT button to select the VIDEO INPUT mode f or the video equipment you wish to pla y . • The e xter nal VIDEO INPUT mode will change as follo ws each time the INPUT button is pressed. • When the [...]

38 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Bef ore Calling f or Ser vice 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 connecte[...]

39 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MODEL 32C230 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 32˝ Diagonally Measured T er minals A udio/Video input x 3 (Front x 1, Rear x 2)[...]

40 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lea estas instrucciones cuidadosamente y cons é r velas 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 t[...]

41 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[...]

42 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MEDID AS DE SEGURID AD IMPORT ANTES (Continuaci ó n) 13. Cumpla con todos los a visos y las instrucciones marcados en el televisor . 14 . Si se conecta una antena exterior al televisor , aseg ú rese de que el sistema de antena est é conectado a tierra para obtener cierta protecci ó n ante los aumentos de voltaje y la[...]

43 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • Nombres de los componentes (ESP AÑOL) Panel Delanter o Referencia rápida de los contr oles de operación TV Funciones Basicas Del Contr ol Remoto ALIMENT A CION (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 empl[...]

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

45 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[...]

46 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[...]

47 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[...]

48 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • Nomenclature (FRAN Ç AIS) Panneau A v ant R é f é rence rapide sur les commandes TV Fonctions de base de la t é l é commande ALIMENT A TION (PO WER) Appuyer → P our mettre sous tension. Appuyer de nouv eau → Pour mettre hors tension. RET OUR (FLASHBA CK) Rappelle le canal regard é pr é c é dent. A UGMENT [...]

49 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[...]

50 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm TO OBT AIN ACCESSOR Y OR PRODUCT INFORMA TION, CALL 1-800-BE-SHARP OR VISIT www .shar pusa.com Limited W arranty CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “ Product ” ), when shipped in its or iginal container , will be free fr[...]

Dimension: 140mm x 215mm 51 Notes 32C230(50-52) 13/3/03, 12:33 PM 51[...]

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