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ENGLISH LC-26GA5U LC-32GA5U LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION ENGLISH OPERA TION MANU AL IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMO VE CO VER (OR BACK).
2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION W ARNING: FCC Regulations state that an y unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approv ed by the manuf acturer could v oid the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. CA UTION: T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T .
3 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER Thank you f or y our purchase of the Sharp Liquid Crystal T elevision. T o ensure safety and man y year s of troub le-free operation of your pr oduct, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this pr oduct.
4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • W ater and Moisture — Do not use this pr oduct 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.
5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sur e the antenna system is grounded so as to pr ovide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
6 QUICK REFERENCE ST OP! T o safel y remo ve the A QUOS tele vision fr om the bo x It's best to use 2 people to r emove the AQUOS television for stability . 1. Use the cardboar d holders on either side of the AQUOS television to remove it from the box.
7 QUICK REFERENCE IMPORT ANT: The POWER indicator on the AQUOS television should light GREEN indicating you have power to the AQUOS television. If the POWER indicator on the AQUOS television still does not light up, press TV PO WER on the REMOTE CONTROL to turn the power on.
8 Contents IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ……………………… 1 T rademarks …………………………………………… 2 DEAR SHARP CUST OMER ………………………… 3 IMPORT ANT SAFE.
9 Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories ar e provided with the pr oduct. QACCDA019WJPZ Page 6 AC cord ( g 1) TINS-B523WJN1 NO TE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV . • AC cord enclosed in this pr oduct is for 110-125V .
10 P art names POWER indicator OPC sensor TV POWER (On/Off) button INPUT button VOLUME buttons (VOL l / k ) CHANNEL buttons (CH s / r ) Remote control sensor *OPC: Optical Picture Contr ol (See page 23.
11 P art names RESET* INPUT 3 terminals SYSTEM RESET** TV Antenna input terminal * Press RESET if the TV cannot r eturn to its original state after per forming various operations.
12 P art names Remote control unit NO TE • When using the remote contr ol unit, point it at the TV . 3 2 11 2 5 6 4 7 15 13 14 16 17 18 81 9 92 1 22 23 24 10 11 26 20 25 1 TV PO WER: Switch the TV power on or standby . (See page 14.) 2 DISPLA Y : Display the channel information.
13 Using the remote contr ol unit Use the remote contr ol unit by pointing it towards the r emote control sensor on the TV . Objects between the remote contr ol unit and the remote contr ol sensor may prevent pr oper operation. Cautions regarding remote contr ol unit • Do not expose the remote contr ol unit to shock.
14 W atching TV Simple operations for watching a TV program Antennas T o enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of the types of connections that are used for a coaxial cable.
15 W atching TV Press a / b to select the desir ed language listed on the screen, and then pr ess ENTER . Press c / d to select “Air” or “Cable”, and then press ENTER . • There ar e 3 kinds of CA TV system, including Standard, HRC and IRC. Select the one matches to your TV .
16 W atching TV Simple b utton operations for changing c hannels Y ou can change channels in several ways. ■ Using CH r / s on the remote contr ol unit • Press CH r r r r r to increase the channel number . • Press CH s s s s s to decrease the channel number .
17 W atching TV V olume adjustment Mute ■ Using V OL k k k k k / l l l l l • T o increase the volume, press V OL k k k k k . • T o decrease the volume, press V OL l l l l l .
18 W atching TV NO TE • MTS only operates while in TV mode. Y ou can change MTS as shown below to match the television broadcast signal. STEREO k SAP mode MONO mode Examples: when receiving MTS and .
19 Basic adjustment settings A V input mode menu items List of A V menu items to help y ou with operations OPC ................................................ Page 23 Backlight ........................................ Page 22 Contrast ...............
20 Basic adjustment settings EZ setup Y ou can run EZ Setup again, even after setting up the preset channels. Press MENU and the MENU scr een displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2 Press a / b to select “EZ Setup”, and then press ENTER .
21 Basic adjustment settings Channel memory setting Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 1 2 3 Press a / b to select “Skip”, and pr ess c / d to select “On” or “Off”. • On: Skips channels. (Channel selection disabled using CH r r r r r / s s s s s .
22 Adjustments items for PC sour ce Basic adjustment settings c button The screen dims For less contrast For less brightness For less color intensity Skin tones become purplish For less sharpness Sele.
23 OPC setting Automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen. Press c / d to select “Pictur e”. 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press a / b to select “OPC”.
24 Basic adjustment settings 3D-Y/C Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross color noise. Description Normal adjustment For movie image For still image Selected item Standard Fast Slow Press a / b to select “3D-Y/C”, and then press ENTER .
25 Basic adjustment settings Sound adjustment Y ou can adjust the sound quality to your prefer ence with the following settings. Press c / d to select “Audio”. Press a / b to select a specific adjustment item. Press c / d to adjust the item to your desired position.
26 Basic adjustment settings No signal off When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes. Press a / b to select “No Signal Off”, and then press ENTER . Press c / d to select “Enable”, and then press ENTER .
27 Using e xternal equipment Y ou can connect many types of external equipment to your TV , like a DVD player , VCR, Digital TV tuner , PC, HDMI equipment, game console and camcorder . T o view external source images, select the input source fr om INPUT on the remote contr ol unit or on the TV .
28 Using external equipment D VD play er Connecting a D VD play er Y ou can use the INPUT 1 to INPUT 5 terminals when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NO TE • See page 31 for connecting a DVD player to HDMI terminal. A V cable (commercially available) D VD play er D VD player ø 3.
29 Using external equipment VCR/Game console/ Camcorder A V cable (commercially available) Connecting a VCR, game console or camcorder A VCR, game console, camcorder and some other audiovisual equipment ar e conveniently connected using the INPUT 1 to 3 terminals.
30 Using external equipment Connecting a Digital TV STB Y ou can use the INPUT 1 to INPUT 5 terminals when connecting a Digital TV STB and other audiovisual equipment. Digital TV STB NO TE • See page 31 for connecting a Digital TV STB to HDMI terminal.
31 Using external equipment Connecting HDMI equipment Y ou can use the INPUT 4 terminal when connecting an HDMI equipment. HDMI equipment HDMI cable (Commercially available) Displaying an ima ge from .
32 Using external equipment PC with D VI terminal Connecting a PC Use the INPUT 5 terminal to connect a PC. NO TE • Refer to page 56 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV . ø 3.5 mm stereo minijack cable (commercially available) DVI cable (Commercially available) ø 3.
33 Useful adjustment settings Image position (A V input mode only) For adjusting a picture’ s horizontal and vertical position. 1 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 4 5 3 Press a / b to select “Position”, and then press ENTER .
34 Useful adjustment settings 1 2 A uto Sync. adjustment (PC input mode only) For automatically adjusting the PC image. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c / d to select “Setup”. 4 3 Press a / b to select “Auto Sync.”, and then press ENTER .
35 Useful adjustment settings Input Select Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 3 Press c / d to select “Option”. Press a / b to select “Input Select”, and then press ENTER . Press INPUT . • A list of selectable sources appears. Press INPUT again to select the input source.
36 Useful adjustment settings Input Label Lets you set the input terminal displayed using the INPUT SOURCE menu or channel display . Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 4 5 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Input Label”, and then press ENTER .
37 Useful adjustment settings A V MODE A V MODE gives you six viewing options to choose from the best match envir onment of the TV , which can vary due to factors like room brightness, type of program watched or the type of image input fr om external equipment.
38 Useful adjustment settings Input signal (1024 m 768) Input signal (640 m 480) View mode (f or PC input mode) Y ou can select the screen size. a View Mode Normal Stretch Dot by Dot Zoom View Mode Zoom Dot by Dot Stretch Input signal Normal Zoom Stretch Dot by Dot Input signal Normal Zoom Stretch Dot by Dot ex.
39 Useful adjustment settings Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press a / b to select “Input Signal” and then press ENTER . 3 Press c / d to select “Setup”.
40 Useful adjustment settings Description • Sound via speaker is adjusted with VO L k / l on the remote contr ol unit or VO L l / k on the TV . • Sound via the MONITOR OUTPUT terminal is not adjustable and constantly outputs.
41 Useful adjustment settings Closed caption • Y our TV is equipped with an internal closed caption decoder . Closed caption is the system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV pr ograms and home videos as subtitles on your TV .
42 Useful adjustment settings Caption Size Select a caption size. 4 Press a / b to select “Caption Size”. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Option”. 3 Press a / b to select “Caption Setup”, and then press ENTER .
43 Useful adjustment settings Foreground Opacity Select a foregr ound opacity value. Press a / b to select “For eground Opacity”. Press c / d to select the desir ed value. 4 5 NO TE • Default: The foreground opacity value specified by broadcasting station or default opacity value.
44 Useful adjustment settings Secret number setting f or parental contr ol (A V input mode only) Allows you to use a secret number to pr otect certain settings from being accidentally changed. IMPORT ANT: Three conditions must be met to enable V -Chip (see pages 44 to 49): 1 Secret No.
45 Useful adjustment settings Changing the secret number Allows you to change your current secr et number . Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Setting a secret number . • Secret number setting menu displays. 1 3 Press a / b to select “New Secret No.”, and then press ENTER .
46 Useful adjustment settings P arental control (setting V -CHIP level) V -CHIP is an electr onic filtering device built into your TV . This tool gives parents a gr eat degree of control over broadcasts accessed by their childr en. It allows parents to select pr ograms judged suitable for child viewing while blocking ones judged not suitable.
47 Useful adjustment settings V oluntary movie rating system (MP AA) Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. Input the 4-digit secret number by using 0 – 9 . 3 Press a / b to select “Parental CTRL”, and then press ENTER .
48 Useful adjustment settings Canadian Rating Systems • The TV rating systems in Canada are based on the Canadian Radio-T elevision and T elecommunications Commission (CRTC) policy on violence in television pr ogramming.
49 Useful adjustment settings Canadian English ratings Press a / b to select “Can. English 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.
50 Other vie wing options Picture and still image Y ou can display two same-sized pictures – one moving and one still. Press FREEZE . • A moving image displays on the left screen and a still image displays on the right screen. The still image is one frame captured fr om a moving image at the moment you press FREEZE .
51 Other viewing options Manufacturer codes Akai A udio Broksonic Canon Capehar t Craig Cur tis Mathis Daew oo DBX Dynatech Emerson Fisher Funai G.E. Goldstar Hitachi Instant Repla y JC P enne y JVC K.
52 Other viewing options Cable contr ol buttons When the FUNCTION is set to CBL/SA T the cable converter connected to the TV can operate using 1 to 4 . 1 SOURCE PO WER T urns the cable conver ter power on and off. 20 – 9 Press a button (or buttons) that corr esponds to the channel that you wish to watch.
53 Other viewing options VCR control b uttons The remote contr ol unit button will function as follows when the FUNCTION of the remote contr ol unit is set to VCR. • When the input selector button having the same number as the input terminal connecting the VCR is pressed, the VCR can operate using 1 to 8 .
54 Removing the stand Before detaching (or attaching) stand, unplug the AC cor d from the AC INPUT terminal. CA UTION • Do not remove the stand fr om the TV unless using an optional wall mount brac ket to mount it. Before attac hing/detaching stand • Before performing work make sure to turn off the TV .
55 • No power • Unit cannot be operated. • Remote control unit does not operate. • Picture is cut off/with sidebar screen. • Strange color , light color , or color misalignment • Power is suddenly turned off. • No picture • No sound Prob lem P ossible Solution • Check if you pressed TV PO WER on the r emote control unit.
56 Appendix PC compatibility chart Apple and Macintosh are r egistered trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc. DDC is a register ed trademark of Video Electr onics Standards Association. Power Management is a register ed trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
57 RS-232C port specifications Return code Command 4-digits Parameter 4-digits PC Control of the TV • When a program is set, the TV can be contr olled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal.
58 Command table • About the command except being indicated here, it is outside the guarantee range of operation. CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS POWER SETTING It shifts to standby. It input-switches by the toggle. (It is the same as an input change key) It input-switches to TV.
59 Appendix Item 26 o LIQUID CR YST AL TELEVISION, Model: LC-26GA5U TV Function American TV Standard NTSC System VHF/UHF VHF 2-13ch, UHF 14-69ch CA TV 1-125ch Audio multiplex BTSC System T erminals A .
60 Dimensional dra wings Unit: inch/(mm) 20 7 / 16 ( 519) 22 23 / 64 ( 568) 12 5 / 8 ( 321) 33 11 / 32 (848 ) 16 37 / 64 ( 421) 11 1 / 2 (292) 19 13 / 32 (493) 19 3 / 32 (485) 16 1 / 4 (407) 3 3 / 8 (.
61 HO W TO SET THE F A CT OR Y PRESETS Check that the power indicator is not on. Remove the AC cord and switch of f the power . Press and hold down RESET at the same time as you re-insert the AC Cord into the outlet and switch on the TV . All setting items (except TV channel) return to the factory presetting.
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