Sharp 32F540 manual

1 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 27F540 32F540 Products that have earned the ENERGY ST AR b are designed to protect the environment through superior energy efficiency . CONTENTS PA G E • IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION/IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS .................................................... 2–4 • Supplied Ac[...]

2 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Welcome to the SHARP F amily . W e 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 f or proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at th[...]

3 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) CA UTION: • Do not place the A C power cord under the TV set or other heavy items. • T o pre vent fire , nev er place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set. • T o pre vent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose this products to dr ipping or splashing. No [...]

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 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 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 cab le connector is built into the set f or easy hookup . When connecting the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the set, scre w the 75 ohm cab le to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECT OR. • Some cab le 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 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[...]

8 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm • When you turn on the TV for the fir st 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 learn more about the TV set, y ou 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 misplaced[...]

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 V OL [...]

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. (Refer to the diagram belo w .) 5 Press V OL k / l to adjus[...]

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 spor ts, shows , concer ts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts T elevision broad[...]

13 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm H A UDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mar k 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 chan[...]

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 will[...]

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) (Contin ued) • 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 ver ything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “ TV -G ” put a V in the "AGE" bo x. Th[...]

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 CONTR OL ”. 3 Press VO L k / l to access the P ARENT CONTR OL 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 displa yed. 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 lock ed. • 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) (Contin ued) [3] Downloading additional rating mode There will be an additional ne w rating system. In that case, please set up as follows. Subsequently the ne w rating system will set up automatically . 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA [...]

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 f ollows. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MP AA RA TING. 2 Press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” 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 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 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 display ed. Set V -CHIP BLOCK again. • If y ou for g et or need t[...]

23 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 fr om watching too muc h 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 f or 2 hours, your settings would look lik e 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 k / l , and “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displa yed. 2 Press and hold both V OL k and CH a on the TV set simultaneously un[...]

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 appro ximately 20 percent less ener gy than when the feature is turne[...]

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 ” mar k to [...]

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, follow the instructions belo w to manuall y memorize the channel. 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 scree[...]

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 a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 2 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to mov e the “ E ” mark to “CH SETTING”. 3 Press V OL k / l to access the CH SETTING screen[...]

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 . 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 MENU screen. 2 Press CH[...]

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 much noise might activ ate 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, or 3 [...]

32 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Contin ued) H P ersonal Preference By setting PERSONAL PREFERENCE channels in ad vance, you can select your fa vorite c hannels easily . 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[...]

33 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Set Up (Continued) H Universal Plus Function VCR or D VD input mode will be selected automatically b y 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 ” mar k to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL k / l to access the SET UP screen. 4 P[...]

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 f eature 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 acces[...]

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 VOL 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 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 [...]

38 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 VIDEO L-AUDIO-R ( MONO ) AV-2 IN To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To AUDIO OUTPUT (R) To VIDEO [...]

39 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Using the Video and A udio Input T erminals (Continued) • T o watch video material pla yback • Press the Remote ’ s INPUT button 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 button is pressed. • When the A[...]

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 A O functions can all be controlled 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 PO WER 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 Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) • How to identify a VCR The remote control ma y already be set to operate y our VCR. T r y this initial check before going on to the f ollowing “identifying” section. (1) Slide CA TV/D VD-TV/VCR switch to VCR. (2 ) P oint the Remote tow ards VCR and press PO WER (D[...]

43 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) 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 [...]

44 Dimension: 140 X 215 mm Operation of Univer sal Remote Control (Contin ued) 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 DISPLAY REMOTE KEYPAD CHANNEL UP ( a )/ DOWN ( s ) CATV/DVD- TV/VCR TV POWER • How to id[...]

45 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 connected[...]

46 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MODEL 27F540 32F540 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 32˝ Diagonally Measured T erminals Audio/Video i[...]

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

48 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm INFORMA CIÓN IMPOR T ANTE (Continuación) PRECA UCIÓN: • No coloque el cab le de alimentaci ó n de CA debajo del televisor u otro elemento pesado . • P ara impedir un incendio , no ponga nunca ning ú n tipo de v ela o llama al descubier to encima o cerca del tele visor . • P ara impedir un incendio o una descar[...]

49 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm MEDID AS DE SEGURID AD IMPOR T ANTES (Continuación) 13. Cumpla con todos los a visos y las instrucciones marcados en el televisor . 14 . Si se conecta una antena e xter ior 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 l[...]

50 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV 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 DVD VCR CA TV TV DVD VCR • Nombres de los componentes (ESP AÑOL) Referencia rápida de los contr oles de operación Funciones Básicas [...]

51 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 v e en modo TEXT O sin recibir emisiones de TEXT O , la pantalla puede ponerse en blanco y neg ro. Si ocurr iera esto , ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en[...]

52 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Lisez attentivement ces instructions et gardez-les à pro ximité pour toute référence ultér ieure. IMPORT ANT Afin de v ous aider en cas de per te ou de vol, inscrivez les numéros de série et de modèle du téléviseur dans les espaces f our nis à cet effet. Ces numéros sont situés à l’arrière du téléviseu[...]

53 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 placez pas de bougies ni de flammes nues sur le téléviseur ou à sa pro ximité, afin d’éviter les incendies. • V eillez à ne pas éclabousser ni faire tomber de[...]

54 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm PRÉCA UTIONS IMPOR T ANTES (Suite) 13. Respectez tous les a vertissements et instr uctions mentionnés sur la télévision. 14. Si une antenne e xtérieure est raccordée à la télévision, v eillez à ce que le système d’antenne soit relié à la terre de f açon à fournir une protection vis-à-vis des poussées d[...]

55 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Remarque: • Les boutons ombrés de la télécommande illustrés ci-dessus brillent dans l’obscurité lorsque la télécommande a été placée sous une ampoule fluorescente ou toute autre source lumineuse. • Le matériau phosphorescent n’est absolument pas toxique ou r adioactif. Il peut donc être utilisé en to[...]

56 Dimension: 140mm x 215mm A vant 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’émission TEXTE à recev oir , l’écran du téléviseur pourrait être so[...]

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