Sharp LC-15B4U manual

LC-15B4U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION OPERA TION MANU AL ENGLISH ENGLISH IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INS[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION (Continued) WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. “Note to CA TV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CA TV system installer’ s attention [...]

3 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER Thank you for your purchase of the Sharp Liquid Crystal Television. 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 [...]

4 ■ The Liquid Crystal panel is a very high technology product with 921,600 thin film transistors, giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of blue, green or red. Please note that this does not affect the performance of your product. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Contin ue[...]

5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS (Continued) ■ If an outside antenna is connected to the television 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 the National Electrical Code provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast an[...]

6 CONTENTS Page IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 1, 2 DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ............................................................................................................ .3 IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..........................................[...]

7 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 QCNWG0003CEPA UADP-0212CEZZ TINS-A968WJZZ Cable Clamp ( × 2) QACCD3097CEPA Operation Manual Remote Control RRMCGA152WJSA (LC-15B4US) RRMCGA152WJSB (LC-15B4UB) LHLD[...]

8 PREP ARA TION Batteries for the 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. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two ( [...]

9 75-ohm coaxial cable 300-ohm twin-lead VHF/UHF antenna VHF/UHF antenna 300/75-ohm adapter (not supplied) 300-ohm twin-lead 300-ohm twin-lead 75-ohm coaxial cable OUT IN VHF antenna UHF antenna Combiner (not supplied) or or ANT. POWER INPUT DC12V USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. ( P ART NO . LOCA TED ON THE MODEL LABEL. ) PREP ARA TION (Continued) A. [...]

10 Power Connection A • 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. • Unplug the AC adapter from the product and power outlet when not using for a long period of time. PREP ARA TION (Contin u[...]

11 CH VOL MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO A • TV/VIDEO , CH ( )/( ) , VOL ( l )/( k ) , 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 remote control. DISPLA Y AND CONTROL O VER VIEW MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO MENU CH ( )/( ) VOL ( [...]

12 VIDEO AUDIO L Y P B P R R AUDIO L R COMPONENT AV-IN2/OUT ANT. VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO L R HEAD PHONE POW ER INPUT DC12V AV-IN1 USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. ( P ART NO . LOCA TED ON THE MODEL LABEL. ) DISPLA Y AND CONTR OL O VER VIEW (Continued) ANT. (Antenna terminal) S-VIDEO POWER INPUT (DC12V) P R AUDIO (L) P B VIDEO AUDIO (R) AUDIO (L) COMPONENT [...]

13 Listening with Headphones DISPLA Y AND CONTROL O VER VIEW (Continued) ■ Before connecting cables and cords to the rear terminals, remove the back covers. Push in the tabs and pull out the back covers 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 back cover u[...]

14 CH VOL POWER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK REMOTE CONTROL 1 PO WER (p. 21) Switch the Liquid Crystal T ele vision po wer on or off . 2 DISPLA Y Displa y the channel and time inf ormation. 3 SLEEP (p. 26) Set the sleep timer . 4 ENTER Ex ecute a command. 5 BRIGHT (p. 27) Adjust the brightness of the screen. 6[...]

15 EZ SETUP (WITH A UT O CLOCK SETTING) Control section of main unit S ELECT LA N G U A G E EN GL I SH E S P AÑO L FRANCA I S SE LE CT : E N T E R: E XIT : ENTER MENU EZ SETUP during the First Power On CH VOL POW ER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK MAIN POWER CH VOL MENU MAIN POWER TV/VIDEO ENTER/ a / b / c / d ?[...]

16 EZ SETUP during the First Power On (Continued) EZ SETUP (WITH A UT O CLOCK SETTING) (Contin ued) START EZ S E TU P? CONN E C T AN T E NNA O R CA B L E . YES NO E XIT : MENU SE LE CT : ENTER : ENTER PL EASE W AI T A UT O PROGRA MM IN G ST O P : 2 STER EO < ON A I R SAP M ONO 11 : 53 A M A • Do not let the EZ SETUP screen remain unattended fo[...]

17 AUTO CLOCK Setting M EN U SL E EP T I M ER PRE S E T CLOSED CAPT I ON V – CH I P BLO C K SE T U P SE LE CT : E XIT : V I DE O AD J US T ENTER : ENTER MENU BLUE S C RE EN [ OFF ] LANG UAGE SE LE CT : E XIT : RE TU R N SET U P CH – SE T T I N G ENTER ENTER : MENU CL O C K CLO CK AUTO C LO C K M ANUA L C LO CK OF F SE LE CT : E N T E R: E XIT :[...]

18 AUTO CLOCK Setting (Continued) SETTING THE CLOCK (Continued) 5 Press a / b to move the cursor to EDS CH SET, and press ENTER . 6 Press c / d to select AUTO or MANUAL. AUTO C LOCK EDS CH SE T [ AUTO ] E XIT : RE TU R N E DS C H [ ––– ] STAR T ENTER : ENTER AD J US T : MENU PL EASE W AI T NO W S E AR CH I NG T I ME ST O P : 2 STER EO < ON[...]

19 SETTING THE CLOCK (Contin ued) MANUAL CLOCK Setting M EN U SL E EP T I M ER PRE S E T CLOSED CAPT I ON V – CH I P BLO C K SE T U P AV AD JU S T CLO CK AUTO C LO C K M ANUA L C LO CK OF F SE LE CT : E N T E R: E XIT : RE TU R N ENTER MENU M ANUAL C L OCK T I ME [ 1 2 : 0 0 AM] E XIT : RE TU R N DS T [ O F F ] ENTER : ENTER AD J US T : MENU CH V[...]

20 B ASIC OPERA TION This product is factory set to comply with the TV broadcasting system in the United States. For Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, set the color system according to the country before using this product by following the table below. TV signals in your region Country TV broadcasting Factory setting of color system User setting syste[...]

21 B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Control section of main unit 1 Press MAIN POWER , located on the upper side of the main unit, to on. 2 The POWER indicator instantane- ously changes from red to green and the main unit turns on. ▼ On-screen display 2 STER EO SAP M ONO Turning on POWER Notes: A • The On-screen indicator disappears after a few sec[...]

22 AV 2 C O MP O N E N T 12 AV 1 STER EO < ON A I R SAP M ONO Switching TV/VIDEO [AV1/AV2/COMPONENT/TV] Modes AV1 mode AV2 mode TV mode 1 Turn on the power of the con- nected video equipment. 2 Press TV/VIDEO and select the applicable input source. The screen displays AV1, AV2, COM- PONENT or TV mode each time TV/VIDEO is pressed. A • The AV i[...]

23 Sound Volume CH VOL POW ER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK To mute the sound B ASIC OPERA TION (Contin ued) 1 Press VOL (+) to increase the sound volume. The bar indicator shifts right. 2 Press VOL ( – ) to decrease the sound volume. The bar indicator shifts left. 1 Press MUTE to temporarily turn off the sou[...]

24 1 Press the button. 2 Press the 5 button. B ASIC OPERA TION (Continued) Changing Channels Changing channels by using Channel Select on the remote control To select a 1- or 2-digit channel number (e.g., Channel 5): Complete the following procedure within 4 seconds. • This LCD TV set allows you to select up to 125 channels (1 to 125). To select [...]

25 M EN U SL E EP T I M ER PRE S E T CLOSED CAPT I ON V – CH I P BLO C K SE T U P SE LE CT : E XIT: V I DEO AD J US T ENTER : ENTER MENU SL EE P T I M ER SEL EC T : ENTER : E XIT: ENTER ENTER RE TU R N SL EE P T I M ER [ ––– RE M AIN] SEL EC T : EN T E R : ENTER ENTER : ENTER ENTER : ENTER ENTER : E XIT: BR I G HTNE SS [ BR I G HT ] M TS [ [...]

26 Directly setting the SLEEP TIMER 1 Press SLEEP to display the SLEEP TIMER screen. 2 Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer (in minutes). The SLEEP TIMER is turned off when --- is displayed. ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting SLEEP TIMER Settings CH VOL POWER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK – – – REM A I N SLEEP Setting t[...]

27 ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) Adjusting BRIGHTNESS Settings You can adjust the brightness of the screen. Directly setting the BRIGHTNESS 1 Press BRIGHT to display the BRIGHTNESS screen. 2 Press BRIGHT to change the setting. CH VOL PO W ER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK ENTER/ a / b / c / d CH VOL P O W ER ENTER DIS[...]

28 ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) Adjusting PICTURE FLIP Settings You can set the orientation of the picture. Directly setting the PICTURE FLIP 1 Press PIC. FLIP to display the PICTURE FLIP screen. 2 Press PIC. FLIP to change the setting. CH VOL POWER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRIGHT TV/VIDEO MENU FLASH- BACK ENTER/ a / b / c / d CH VOL P O W E R[...]

29 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) Adjusting PRESET Settings ABC 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to PRESET, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to the desired item, and press ENTER . 4 Press c / d to change the setting, and press ENTER . 5 Press MENU to return to the main screen. ABC M EN U SL E EP T[...]

30 Adjusting LANGUAGE Settings The language for the On-Screen Display can be ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to LANGUAGE, and press ENTER . ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) CH VOL P O W ER ENTER DISPLAY MUTE SLEEP PIC. FLIP BRI[...]

31 ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) Adjusting VIDEO ADJUST Settings 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to VIDEO ADJUST, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to the desired item, and press ENTER . 4 Press c / d to change the setting. 5 Press MENU to return to the main screen. M EN U SL E EP T I M ER V I DE[...]

32 A • In BLUE SCREEN, VIDEO ADJUST settings displayed in magenta cannot be selected. • Selecting RESET will return all settings to the factory settings. (See page 31.) • TV mode This product is factory set to comply with the color system in the United States (NTSC-N358). For Brazil (PAL-M), Argentina (PAL-N) or Uruguay (PAL-N), adjust the co[...]

33 ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) SET UP ■ EZ SETUP When you move to an area with different broadcasting signals, the set will automatically memorize the channel number and time. Refer to pages 15 and 16 for more information on EZ SETUP. ■ SETTING THE AIR/CABLE It is necessary to set the receiving mode to AIR or CABLE channels to receive locally broad[...]

34 SET UP (Continued) ■ Saving broadcast TV channels in the memory 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen, press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER . 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH-SETTING, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to CH SEARCH, and press ENTER . ■ Adding weak or additional channels or erasing[...]

35 ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) ■ BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if no broadcast signal is received. 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to SET UP, and press ENTER . Adjusting BLUE SCREEN Settings 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to BLUE SCREEN, and press ENTER . 4 Press c / d to select ON or OFF,[...]

36 Adjusting CLOSED CAPTION Settings A • If a broadcast contains Closed Caption data and MUTE is pressed, the set enters CAPTION mode automatically. Pressing MUTE again will return the set to its previous condition. • Closed Caption may malfunction (white blocks, strange characters, etc.) if signal conditions are poor or if there are problems a[...]

37 Adjusting V-CHIP Settings ■ V-CHIP • This function allows TV programs to be restricted and TV usage to be controlled based on FCC data. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. • Restriction of TV programs includes two ratings that contain information about the program: the MPAA rating and the TV Par[...]

38 ⇐ content based ⇒ FV V S L D (F antasy (Violence) (Sexual (Adult (Sexually Violence) Situation) Language) Suggestive Dialog) TV -Y (All children) TV -Y7 (Direct to Older Children) ✕ TV -G (General Audience) X TV -PG (Parental Guidance ✕✕ ✕ ✕ Suggested) xxx TV -14 (Parents Strongly ✕✕ ✕ ✕ Cautioned) X TV -MA (Mature Audience[...]

39 [1] MPAA RATING ■ SETTING V-CHIP Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to V-CHIP BLOCK, and press ENTER . 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to MPAA, and press ENTER . 5 Press a / b to move the cursor to PG, and press ENTER . 1 Press MENU to display the MENU screen. ADJUSTMENTS (Continued) ENTER/ a / b / c / d Ch[...]

40 [2] TV GUIDELINES ● Setting TV GUIDELINES P arent Contr ol (V -CHIP Operation Continued) Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING . (See page 39.) 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to TV GUIDELINES, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to TV-Y7, and press ENTER . 4 Press c / d to select BLOCK,[...]

41 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to TV GUIDELINES, and press ENTER . 3 Press a / b to move the cursor to BLOCK CONTENT, and press ENTER . 4 Press a / b to move the cursor to the desired item, and press ENTER . A • If you set TV-14 to BLOCK, TV-MA is automatically blocked. Contents D, L, S and V are automatically blocked by X in the table on pa[...]

42 [3] A CTIV A TING V -CHIP BLOCK ● Setting ST A TUS Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING . (See page 39.) 2 Press a / b to move the cursor to STATUS, and press ENTER . 3 Press c / d to set STATUS to ON, and press ENTER . A • If STATUS is set to OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be activated. 1 V-CHIP HAS BEE[...]

43 [5] CHANGING V-CHIP BLOCK SETTINGS Adjusting V-CHIP Settings (Continued) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 2 of [1] MPAA RATING , then INPUT SECRET NO. will be displayed. 2 Input the 4-digit secret number by using Channel Select ; the V- CHIP select mode will be dis- played. Set V-CHIP BLOCK again. [6] CHANGING OR CLEARING THE SECRET NUMBER 1 Repeat steps 1 t[...]

44 CONNECTING 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> • Camcorder • Home video game system To AV-IN2 terminal A[...]

45 CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a video camera (AV-IN1/2/COMPONENT) A • If your VCR (or other external devices) has an S-video terminal, S-VIDEO connection is recommended. (Use an S-video cable.) • When you connect external devices to both S-VIDEO and VIDEO terminals (and if you select AV-IN1), you can[...]

46 VIDEO AUDIO L Y R COMPONENT AV-IN2/OUT CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES (Continued) Outputting video and audio (video output) You can output video and audio signals from the TV set through the AV output terminals (AV-OUT). • When using AV2 as an output terminal, select PRESET in the MENU and set AV2 IN/OUT to OUT. (See page 29.) • The factory set[...]

47 TR OUBLESHOO TING ■ Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. TV set Problem Check item Reference Pages There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN1/2. 10 – 22 21 Sound Picture • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception ot[...]

48 Antenna Problem Check item • The reception may be weak. • The quality of the broadcast may also be bad. • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. • Make sure the outside antenna is connected. The picture is not sharp. TR OUBLESHOO TING (Continued) The picture moves. The picture is doubled or tripled. • Make sure the antenn[...]

49 SPECIFICA TIONS Items LCD panel 15 ” Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD Number of dots 921,600 dots VGA Video color systems N358, N443, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM, PAL-60 Destination USA/Latin America/Taiwan TV Standard (CCIR) NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N TV function TV Tuning System PLL 181 ch. STEREO MTS+SAP CATV 125 ch. Y/C FILTER 4-LINE COMB FILTER[...]

50 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS Unit: inch (mm) CH MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER POWER INPUT DC12V ANT. HEAD PHONE S-VIDEO R AUDIO VIDEO AV-IN1 L AV-IN 2/OUT COMPONENT R AUDIO VIDEO L R AUDIO L P R P B Y 1 / 32 (1) 1 / 32 (1) 3 3 / 32 (78.7) USE THE SUPPLIED AC ADAPTER. ( PART NO . LOCATED ON THE MODEL LABEL. ) 2 31 / 64 (63.2) 2 9 / 32 (58) 12 11 / 16 (322.2)[...]

51 SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Shar p Plaza, Mahw ah, New Jerse y 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warr ants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “ Product ” ), when shipped in its original container, will be free from def ective workmanshi[...]

52 LIMITED W ARRANTY Consumer Electronics Products Congratulations on y our pur chase! Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. (hereinafter called “ Sharp ” ) gives the following express warranty to the first consumer purchaser for this Sharp brand product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by Sharp or by an Auth[...]