Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 32C540 Sharp
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1 COLOR TELEVISION H OPERA TION MANU AL H MODEL 32C540 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 Welcome to the SHARP F amily . We are pleased that y ou are now the owner of a SHARP Color T ele vision – 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 the factory .
3 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 v ent fire or shoc k hazard, do not e xpose this products to dripping or splashing.
4 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 .
5 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 T.
6 CABLE TV (CA TV) CONNECTION • A 75 ohm coaxial cable 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 cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”.
7 Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation Note: • The TV set and remote control illustrations and the on-screen displa ys in this manual ma y differ from their actual appearance . T o open the door Using the projection located under the "PULL-OPEN" indication, pull and lift the door open.
8 Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation • P ar t Names Quic k Reference Contr ol Operation (Continued) C5 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.
9 • 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.
10 Demo Mode • T o learn 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.
11 • 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 v e the “ E ” mark to “LANGU AGE”.
1 2 • 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.
1 3 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 sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be receiv ed in dynamic stereo sound.
1 4 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 .
1 5 • How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Y our TV is equipped with an inter nal 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).
1 6 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.
1 7 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.
1 8 • 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 CONTROL screen. 4 Press VO L k / l to access the V -CHIP select screen.
1 9 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 y ou set “G” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically b locked.
20 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 .
2 1 • 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 .
2 2 • 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 .
2 3 • 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.
2 4 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.
2 5 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 f or more than 5 hours, after watching the TV f or 2 hours, your settings would look lik e the one on the right.
2 6 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 7 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 turned off.
2 8 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 “CH SETTING”.
2 9 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 ” mark to “SET UP”.
30 • 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 1 6 Press V OL 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 .
3 2 6 Press MENU to exit. When the BLUE SCREEN is set to “ON” Note: • Poor reception due to w eak 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”.
3 3 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 ” mark to “SET UP”.
3 4 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 ” mark to “SET UP”.
3 5 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 ” mark to “SET UP”.
3 6 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”.
3 7 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 .
3 8 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.
3 9 (Rear connection terminals of TV) DVD CAMCORDER TV GAME VCR Yellow : To video input terminal White : To audio input ( L ) terminal Red : To audio input (R) terminal To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT.
40 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 for the video equipment y ou wish to play . • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as f ollows each time the INPUT button is pressed.
4 1 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.
4 2 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 ABCD PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV DVD VCR D VD/VCR PO WER Press to turn the VCR or D VD on and off.
4 3 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.
4 4 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 Pros.
4 5 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 .
4 6 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.
4 7 MODEL 32 C540 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 Im.
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