Sharp LC-37D40U manual

LC-37D40U LC-45D40U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION TÉLÉVISEUR ACL TELEVISOR CON P ANT ALLA DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO ENGLISH FRAN Ç AIS ESP AÑOL OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORA TION Printed in Mexico Imprimé au Mexique Impreso en México T[...]

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. W ARNING: The lightning flash with arrow-head symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of suf ficient magnitude to constitute[...]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Trademarks TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . CAUTION: WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expr essly approved by the manufactur er could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. “Note to CA TV syst[...]

Electricity is used to perfor m many useful f unctions, but i t can also caus e personal inju ries and pr operty damage if impro perly handled. This pr oduct has been engineer ed and manufactured with the highe st priority on safety . However , impro per use can r esult in electric shock and/or fir e. In order to pr event potential danger , please [...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 • Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. • Stand — Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Placing the product on an unstable base c[...]

5 • Outdoor Antenna Grounding — 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. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast an[...]

6 Supplied accessories NOTE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV. Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Remote control unit ( g 1) Page 8 Page 8 Page 7 Page 7 Page 7 “AAA” size battery ( g 2) AC cord ( g 1) Cable Clamp ( g 1) Cable tie ( g 1) Operation manual ( g 1) Stand unit ( g 1) Page 6 1. Confirm th[...]

7 QUICK REFERENCE STOP! To safely remove the AQUOS television from the box It's best to use 2 people to remove the AQUOS television for stability. 1. Use the cardboard holders on either side of the AQUOS television to remove it from the box. 2. Remove the cardboard; however, keep the wrapping on the AQUOS television to protect it while moving.[...]

30° 30° 8 QUICK REFERENCE If the remote control fails to operate TV functions, replace the batteries in the remote control unit. 1 Open the battery cover. • Place the batteries with their terminals corresponding to the ( e ) and ( f ) indications in the battery compartment. NOTE Improper use of batteries can result in chemical leakage or explos[...]

9 IMPORTANT INFORMATION .................................. 1 Trademarks .............................................................. 2 DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ..................................... 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................. 3 Supplied accessories .............................................. 6 QUICK REFERENCE ................[...]

10 Part names POWER button TV (Front) Channel buttons ( CH s / r ) Volume buttons ( VOL l / k ) INPUT button OPC indicator* POWER indicator** OPC sensor* Remote control sensor NOTE *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 23.) **See page 14 for TV status indicator. D40U_en_a.indd 10 2006/01/23 11:22:22[...]

INPUT 4 terminals INPUT 3 terminals AUDIO OUTPUT terminals INPUT 5 terminal DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT terminal Antenna/Cable in INPUT 1 terminals INPUT 2 terminals AC INPUT terminal 11 Part names TV (Rear) D40U_en_a.indd 11 2006/01/23 11:22:24[...]

3 2 1 14 5 6 4 8 17 15 16 18 19 7 20 10 9 21 11 23 24 25 12 13 27 22 26 12 Part names 1 TV POWER: Switch the TV power on or enters standby mode. (See page 14.) 2 DISPLAY: Display the channel information. 3 SOURCE POWER: Turns the power of the external equipment on and off. 4 External equipment operational buttons: Operate the external equipment. 5 [...]

300-ohm twin-lead (flat) 300-ohm twin-lead 75-ohm coaxial cable (round) 75-ohm coaxial cable Cable TV lead-In or IN OUT 300-ohm twin-lead VHF ANTENNA UHF ANTENNA Combiner (commercially available) or Home Antenna terminal (75-ohm) 300/75-ohm adapter (commercially available) Coaxial cable (commercially available) 13 Using the remote control unit Use [...]

14 Simple operations for watching a TV program POWER indicator TV POWER (On/Standby) Turning on the power Press POWER on the TV, or TV POWER on the remote control. • POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few seconds, a window appears with sound.) NOTE • The initial setup starts when the TV powers on for the first time. If the TV has [...]

15 Language Standby Mode Air/Cable CH Search English Español Français Language Standby Mode Air/Cable CH Search Mode 1 Mode 2 AIR Analog & Digital Y es CABLE Analog No Y es No CABLE Analog & Digital Y es No Language Standby Mode Air/Cable CH Search Search Start CH Search ANALOG [ ] 25 [ ] 20 Found Air CH Search DIGIT AL [ ] 25 [ ] 20 Foun[...]

16 22. Air Air DIGITAL 22.1 22.1 Air 22 Air 2 Air 11 Cable 1 Cable 11 5 Cable ANALOG 5 Air 5 Air ANALOG Simple button operations for changing channels You can change channels in several ways. NOTE • When selecting a 1-digit channel number, it is not necessary to press 0 before the number. • When you enter 0-9 only, channel selection will be mad[...]

17 20 20 20 Surround : Off Surround : On Simple button operations for changing volume/sound Changing the volume You can chang e the volume on the TV or o n the remote control unit. NOTE • VOL l / k on the TV operates the same as VOL k / l on the remote control unit. Using VOL k / l • To increase the volume, press VOL k . • To decrease the vol[...]

18 2 Air ANALOG Audio : MONO 2 Air ANALOG Audio : STEREO 2 Air ANALOG Audio : MAIN 2 Air ANALOG Audio : SAP 2 Air ANALOG Audio : MONO 2 Air ANALOG Audio : ST(SAP) 2 Air ANALOG Audio : SAP(ST) 2 Air ANALOG Audio : MONO Setting MTS/SAP stereo mode The TV has a feature that allows reception of sound other than the main audio for the program. This feat[...]

19 Picture Setup Audio Option Power Control Digital Setup ENTER : Select : Enter MENU : Exit RETURN : Back Menu items List of menu items to help you with operations Basic adjustment settings OPC ............................................................. Page 23 Backlight .................................................... Page 23 Contrast .....[...]

20 Basic adjustment settings Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “EZ Setup”, and then press ENTER . • If you already set the Secret No., go to step 4. If not, skip to step 5. Input the 4-digit secret number by using 0 – 9 . Press a / b to select the desired language listed on the[...]

21 Signal Strength Channel Strength Signal Strength Current Max 0 0 Signal Strength Current CH Max 0 1 2 0 Signal Strength Channel Strength Basic adjustment settings Antenna Setup - DIGITAL In order to receive digital air broadcasts, you need a digital broadcast antenna . You can confirm the antenn a configuration through the “Antenna Setup - D[...]

22 Air 3 Air 18 Air 125 Air 10.1 Air 3 3 Air 51 A B C D Air 3 Air 125 Air 3 3 Air 51 A B C D Air 10.1 Y es No Basic adjustment settings Favorite channel setting This function allows you t o program 4 fa vorite channel s, in 4 different categories. By setting the favorite channels in advance, you can select your favorite channels easily. Press a / b[...]

23 MENU [ Picture ] Picture Audio Contrast OPC Brightness Color Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [ b 30] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] 0 a 30 a 30 a 30 a 10 b 40 b 30 b 30 b 30 b 10 Backlight [ b 12] a 16 b 16 Off On On : Display Basic adjustment settings Picture adjustments Adjusts the pi cture to your p reference with the following picture settings. NOTE • [...]

24 Advanced picture adjustments This TV provides various advanced functions for optimizing the picture quality. Black Changes the viewing depth by automatically adjusting the dark portion of an image for easier viewing. 3D-Y/C Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross color noise. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c[...]

25 MENU [ Audio ] Audio Power Control T reble Bass Balance Surround Reset [Off] a 15 L b 15 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] a 15 b 15 R Sound adjustment You can adjust the sound quality to your preference with the following settings. Basic adjustment settings Surround Surround effects can be set using the “Audio” menu. Press c / d to adjust the item to the desi[...]

26 Disable Enable PCM Dolby Digital Press MENU to exit. 5 Power Control Power control setting allows you to save energy. No signal off When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut down if there is no signal for 15 minutes. Audio Setup You can output digital audio to an AV amplifier or similar device whose DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT termina[...]

27 INPUT SOURCE TV INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV like a DVD player, VCR, Digital TV tuner, HDMI equipment, game console or camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from INPUT on the remote control unit or on the TV. Displaying an external equipment image This[...]

28 Connecting a DVD player or a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) You can use the INPUT 1, INPUT 2 or INPUT 3 terminals when connecting to a DVD player, a Digital TV STB (Air or Cable) and other audiovisual equipment. Using external equipment DVD player/ Digital TV STB NOTE • See page 29 for connecting a DVD player or a Digital TV STB to the HDMI ter[...]

29 INPUT SOURCE TV INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 Connecting HDMI equipment You can use the INPUT 4 or INPUT 5 terminal when connecting HDMI equipment. HDMI cable (Commercially available) Press a / b / c / d to select the desired setting and press ENTER . NOTE • Refer to your external equipment operation manual for the signal type. Using exte[...]

30 Reset H-Pos. a 10 b 10 V -Pos. a 20 b 20 [ 0] [ 0] Input 4 (HDMI) Input 5 (HDMI) Y es No Standby Mode Standby Mode may be set to either start the TV quickly from standby or conserve energy while on standby. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Standby Mode”, and then press ENTER .[...]

31 Now Initializing Useful adjustment settings Input Select Selecting input source Use this menu to select the input source. Press INPUT . • A list of selectable sources appears. Press INPUT again to select the input source. • An image f rom the se lected sou rce automa tically displays. • You can also selec t the input source by pressing a /[...]

32 INPUT SOURCE TV DVD INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 Input Label Lets you set the input terminal displayed when using the INPUT SOURCE menu or channel display. Useful adjustment settings Press a / b to select the desired mode, and then press ENTER . Press a / b / c / d to select the new name for the input mode, and then press ENTER . (Example) NOTE ?[...]

33 A V MODE: MOVIE A V MODE: ST ANDARD A V MODE: DYNAMIC A V MODE: GAME A V MODE: USER A V MODE: DYNAMIC (Fixed) Mode selection for TV, INPUT 1 to 5 terminals (Example) View Mode Side Bar S. Stretch Zoom Stretch Useful adjustment settings AV MODE AV MODE gives you six vie wing options to choose from to best match the surrounding environment of the [...]

34 Off High Low Useful adjustment settings Digital Noise Reduction Produces a clearer video image. Press a / b to select the desired level, and then press ENTER . Audio Only When listening to music from a music program, you can set the screen off and enjoy audio only. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Option”. Pres[...]

35 Press c / d to select “Yes” or “No”, and then press ENTER . Sleep Timer: Remaining 30 Sleep Timer: Off 30 60 90 120 Sleep Timer: Sleep Timer: Sleep Timer: Sleep Timer: Color System Select the optimum color systems to receive. (Auto, NTSC, PAL-M, PAL-N) Program Title Display Select the CH display when changing channels for digital broadca[...]

36 2 Air ANALOG Audio : MONO CC : 1/2 CC1 1/3 ENG 2/3 CC1 3/3 T ext1 OFF Closed Captions and Digital Closed Captions Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conversations, narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on some TV programs and on some VHS home video tapes[...]

37 Caption Size Default Font Style Default Foreground Color Default Foreground Opacity Default Background Color Default Background Opacity Default Character Edge Default Reset ABC 123 Caption Setup This function allows you to adjust the closed caption screen appearance to suit your preference. Press a / b to select a specific adjustment item. • [...]

38 V -Chip Secret No. Status MENU [ Setup ... Parental CTRL ... Secret No. ] V -Chip (DTV Only) New Secret No. Secret No. Clear New Secret No. a a a a Input Secret No. a a a a Reconfirm a a a a V -Chip V -Chip (DTV Only) Secret No. Status On Off New Secret No. Secret No. Clear New Secret No. * * * * Input Secret No. a a a a Reconfirm a a a a Secret[...]

39 MENU [ Setup ... Parental CTRL ... Secret No. ] New Secret No. Secret No. Clear New Secret No. a a a a Input Secret No. a a a a Reconfirm a a a a New Secret No. Secret No. Clear New Secret No. a a a a Input Secret No. a a a a Reconfirm a a a a New Secret No. Secret No. Clear New Secret No. * * * * Input Secret No. a a a a Reconfirm a a a a New S[...]

40 MENU [ Setup ... Parental CTRL ... V -Chip ] MP AA TV Guidelines Can. English Ratings Can. French Ratings PG-13 R NC-17 X NONE PG G Parental control (setting V-CHIP level) V-CHIP is an electronic filtering device built into your TV. This tool gives parents a great degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their children. It allows parents t[...]

41 MP AA TV Guidelines Can. English Ratings Can. French Ratings PG-13 R NC-17 X NONE PG G MP AA TV Guidelines Can. English Ratings Can. French Ratings L S V FV D TV -G TV -PG TV -14 TV -MA NONE TV -Y7 TV -Y MP AA TV Guidelines Can. English Ratings Can. French Ratings L S V D TV -G TV -PG TV -14 TV -MA NONE TV -Y7 TV -Y FV Example Example • If Sta[...]

42 Canadian Rating Systems • The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television programming. • While violence is the most important content element to be rated, the structure developed takes into consideration other program content like language, n[...]

43 Canadian English ratings Example Repeat steps 1 to 5 in Canadian English ratings . Press a / b to select “Can. French Ratings”, and then press ENTER . Press a / b to adjust the item to your desired position. “ ” indicates the item is blocked. • The setting automatically enters “Block” for any ratings below your selection. • If St[...]

44 NOTE • When this function is not available, “No displaying still image available.” will display. • The still image automatically goes out after 30 minutes. • If you are using the freeze function and a broadcast activates the V-CHIP BLOCK, the freeze function will be cancelled and a V-CHIP BLOCK message will appear. Presetting remote co[...]

45 Manufacturer codes REMO TE C ONTROL CODE NUMBER Other viewing options VCR BRAND REMO TE C ONTROL CODE NUMBER DVD/LD BRAND REMO TE C ONTROL CODE NUMBER CATV/SAT BRAND NOTE • Numbers marked with * are SAT codes, all others are CATV codes. AUDIO BRAND REMOT E CO NTROL C ODE NUMBER D40U_en_i.indd 45 2006/01/23 11:34:13[...]

46 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Cable control buttons When the FUNCTION is set to CBL/SAT, the cable converter connected to the TV can be operated using 1 to 4 . 1 SOURCE POWER Turns the cable converter power on and off. 2 0–9 Press a button (or buttons) that corresponds to the channel that you wish to watch. 3 FLASHBACK * Press to switch between the current ch[...]

47 2 8 4 1 7 6 5 3 8 2 1 10 3 5 6 9 4 7 Other viewing options VCR control buttons The remote control unit button will function as follows when the FUNCTION of the remote control unit is set to VCR. • Press INPUT until the input connected to the VCR is selected. The following 1 to 8 can be used to control the VCR. 1 CH r / s Press to select the ch[...]

48 Removing the stand Before detaching (or attaching) stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC INPUT terminal. CAUTION • Do not remove the stand from the TV unless using an optional wall mount bracket to mount it. Before attaching/detaching stand • Before performing work make sure to turn off the TV. • Before performing work spread cushioning ov[...]

49 Troubleshooting Possible Solution • Is the volume too low? (See page 17.) • Is “Variable” selected in “Output Select”? (See page 34.) Troubleshooting-Digital broadcasting The error message about reception of broadcast • Failed to receive broadcast. E203 • Check the broadcast time in the program guide. Cautions regarding use in hi[...]

50 Specifications * Emergency alert messages via Cable are unreceivable. • As part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be some deviat[...]

51 24 3 / 32 (612) 43 53 / 64 (1113) 4 31 / 32 (126) 38 61 / 64 (989.1) 31 63 / 64 (812) 29 57 / 64 (759) 2 3 / 32 (53) 18 43 / 64 (474) 21 59 / 64 (556.7) 12 1 / 64 (305) 4 3 / 32 (104) 7 7 / 8 (200) 3 61 / 64 (100) 7 7 / 8 (200) 24 3 / 32 (612) 12 1 / 64 (305) 4 45 / 64 (119) 37 1 / 4 (946) 32 25 / 64 (822.6) 28 35 / 64 (725) 26 15 / 64 (666) 17 [...]

52 The secret number is NOTE • As a precautionary measure, make a note of your secret number above, cut it from this manual, and keep it in a safe place. . CLEARING THE SECRET NUMBER If you forget the secret number, clear the secret number using the following procedure. Press and hold both CH r and VOL k on the TV simultaneously until the message[...]

53 For location of the nearest Sharp Authorized Service, or to obtain product literature, accessories, supplies, or customer assistance, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP. Calling for Service LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer pur chaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”)[...]