Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 25N S180 Sharp
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1 25N-S100 25N-S180 27N-S100 27N-S180 models • Important Information .................................. 2 - 3 • Important Safeguards .................................. 3 - 4 • Supplied Accessories ....................................... 5 • Before Operating Y our T elevision .
2 Welcome to the SHARP Family . W e are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color T elevision – built for outstanding quality , reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color T elevision set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at the factory .
3 Important Safeguards CAUTION : Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these intructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety.
4 15. For added protection for this television equipment during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges.
5 Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control Part Number : RRMCG1395CESA Supplied Accessories Location • For normal 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.
6 Antennas • The antenna requirements for good color television reception are more important than those for black & white television reception. For this reason, a good quality outdoor antenna is strongly recommended.
7 Quick Reference Control Operation L Location of Controls Front Panel Basic Remote Control Functions POWER Press → On. Press again → Off. REMOTE KEYP AD Accesses any channel from keypad.
8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV VCR MENU MUTE CATV PAUSE TV FLASHBACK A DISPLAY INPUT B C D TV • VCR • CATV STOP REC REW PLAY FF VCR CH ENTER PERSONAL PREFERENCE Q1395SA VOL — CH CH VOL + L U.
9 L Emplacement des touches R é f é rence rapide sur les commandes • Les boutons ombr é s de la t é l é commande illustr é s ci-dessus brillent dans l ’ obscurit é lorsque la t é l é commande a é t é plac é e sous une ampoule fluorescente ou toute autre source lumineuse.
10 EZ SETUP during First Power On L When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before you press the power button. (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control.
11 L The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y can be set to ENGLISH, SP ANISH or FRENCH. L Setting the ON SCREEN DISPLA Y Language. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” .
12 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ VIDEO ADJUST ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access PICTURE adjust mode. 4 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to select the desired mode.
13 L MTS (MUL TICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. L INTERNAL SPEAKER SWITCH (25N-S180 and 27N-S180 only) This function turns the TV ’ s internal speakers “ ON ” or “ OFF ” when listening to sound from external speakers by using the AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS on page 33.
14 L HOW TO SET CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder . “ Closed Caption ” is a system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV programs and home videos as subscript on your TV screen as shown on the right.
15 L V -CHIP • This function allows you to restrict TV programs and also allows you to control TV usage based on FCC data. This function is to prevent your children from watching violence or sexual scenes that may be harmful.
16 • MP AA RA TING (Example) Example 1. “ PG-13 ” in the age-based RA TING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings “ R ” , “ NC-17 ” and “ X ” also. Parent Control (V -CHIP Operation Continued) Example 2. “ R ” in the age-based RA TING is blocked.
17 Example 1.2 : Age-Based setting For “ TV -G ” select “ BLOCK ” for “ AGE ” . This will automatically block the higher age ratings “ TV -PG ” , “ TV -14 ” , “ TV -MA ” and “ TV -G ” .
18 VOLUME (+)/( – ) CHANNEL UP ( 8 )/ DOWN ( 9 ) REMOTE KEYPAD TI M E R SET UP V I DEO AD J US T SE L ECT CAP T I O N CLO SE D AUD I O PAR ENT C ONTR OL ENER GY SAV E MENU (MAIN MENU screen) L HOW TO SET V -CHIP [1] MP AA RA TING 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
19 → (TV GUIDELINES mode) → (CONTENT SETTING mode) AGE D L S V FV TV-Y –– ––– : VIEW TV-Y7 –– –– : BLOCK TV-G –– ––– TV-PG –.
20 [3] ACTIV A TE ON T O TURN ON V -CHIP BLOCK 1 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ ST A TUS ” , then press V OL (+) or ( – ) to activate the V -CHIP BLOCK. (If ST A TUS is OFF , V -CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) 2 Press MENU , then “ INPUT SECRET No.
21 L T o change the V -CHIP BLOCK setting. (Secret No. is registered.) 1 Repeat steps 1 - 3 of [1] MP AA RA TING , then “ INPUT SECRET No. ” will be displayed. 2 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMO TE KEYP AD and the V -CHIP select mode will be displayed.
22 (DOWNLOAD screen) (After downloading the rating data) C C8 + G PG 14+ 18+ IN DI V B :L O C K — : — — — — B :L O C K — : — — — — B :L O C K — : — — — — ID U A L B L MEN.
23 → → (PARENT CONTROL mode) → → (MAIN MENU screen) Parent Control (VIEW TIMER) L VIEW TIMER This function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also allows you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent your children from watching too much TV .
24 → Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) 9 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMO TE KEYP AD . 10 Press MENU , and SECRET No. is registered. Example: • T o restrict anybody from watching th.
25 (On the set) VOL(+) / CH DOWN( 9 ) 9 CH 8 - VOL + Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) 2 Press and hold both V OL (+) and CH DO WN ( 9 ) on the TV set simultaneously until the VIEW TIMER access screen is displayed. Now you can cancel the VIEW TIMER settings or can change the SECRET No.
26 (EZ SETUP mode) Set Up (MAIN MENU screen) (SET UP mode) → (CH SETTING mode) → L EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”.
27 L CHANNEL SETTING If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, follow the instructions below to manually memorize the channel. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” .
28 Set Up (Continued) L Saving broadcast TV channels into memory . 1.1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 1.2 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ CH SETTING ” .
29 L BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” . 3 Press V OL (+) or ( – ) to access SET UP mode.
30 6 Press MENU to exit. • Poor reception due to weak signals, or too much 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 ” .
31 Set Up (Continued) L UNIVERSAL PLUS FUNCTION VCR input mode will be selected automatically by pressing VCR PLA Y button on UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH UP ( 8 ) or DO WN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “ SET UP ” .
32 Using the Video and Audio Input Jacks L Connecting video equipment for playback of video material. • When the television is connected to video equipment as shown below, the material being played back on the video equipment can be seen on the television screen.
33 L T o watch video material playback. • Press the Remote ’ s INPUT to select VIDEO INPUT mode to which the video equipment you want to playback is connected . • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as follows each time the INPUT is pressed.
34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV VCR MENU MUTE CATV PAUSE TV FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV ¥ VCR ¥ CATV STOP REC REW PLAY FF VCR CH VOL CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE VCR POWER Press to turn the VCR on and off. PLAY Press to playback a tape.
35 Operation of Remote Control (Continued) L HOW TO IDENTIFY A VCR The remote control may already be set to operate your VCR. T ry this initial check to see if going on to the following “ identify ” section is necessary . (1) Point remote towards VCR and press VCR PO WER .
36 Operation of Remote Control (Continued) TIPS ON IDENTIFYING YOUR VCR: If your VCR model does not have the CHANNEL UP function on its remote control, it cannot be identified using the SEARCH method of identifying. For such models, please try the DIRECT ENTR Y method of identifying.
37 Operation of Remote Control (Continued) Anvision ____________ Cable Star ___________ Eagle ______________ Eastern International __ General Instrument ____ Hamlin _____________ Jerrold _____________.
38 Before Calling for Service Check these items and see if you can correct trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls. (Dark and Blank Picture) • When viewing in TEXT mode, if no TEXT broadcast is being received, the screen may become dark and blank.
39 Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones V erifique estos items para ver si usted mismo puede solucionar el problema. • Cuando se ve en modo TEXT O sin recibir emisiones de TEXTO, la pantalla puede ponerse en blanco y negro. Si ocurriera é sto, ponga el modo CLOSED CAPTION en OFF .
40 Limited W arranty CONSUMER LIMITED W ARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “ Product ” ), when shipped in its origin.
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