Sharp Lc 37ga3e Operation Manual

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Preparation
Simple operations for watching a TV programme
Basic connection
Connecting to an antenna
To enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of connecting to an
antenna with a coaxial cable.
Antenna cables–commercially available
If your outdoor antenna uses a 75-ohm coaxial cable with a standard DIN45325
plug (IEC 169-2), plug it into the IN terminal at the rear of the TV.
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01 SAT.1 02 PR07 03 KABEL
01 SAT.1 02 PR0703 KABEL
01 55.25 02 85.25 03 102.25
Initial auto installation
When the TV powers on for the first time after purchase
(see page 14), the initial auto installation is invoked.
You can automatically set language, country and
channels in successive operations.
Preparation
Setting the country or area
1Press a/b/c/d to select your country
or area listed on the screen.
2Press OK to enter the setting.
• The programme auto search starts at the same
time.
Setting the on-screen display language
1Press a/b/c/d to select the desired
language listed on the screen.
2Press OK to enter the setting.After this setting, auto search starts with the following
order.
1 Programme auto search
2 Auto labelling
3 Auto sorting
4 Preset download
You do not need to do anything during the auto search.
NOTE
• The illustrations and on-screen displays in this manual
are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from
the actual operations.
2
1
Automatic channel labelling
After finding TV channels, the TV starts naming each
TV channel found.
NOTE
• The TV can only name channels where the channel
labelling information is provided. If no channel labelling
information is provided, the TV only displays the channel
number, leaving the channel name blank.
Automatic channel searching
Channel auto search finds all channels viewable in
your area.
NOTE
• If no channel is found, “No programme found.” displays.
And the auto installation finishes.
Preset download
When auto sorting finishes, the TV automatically
downloads and stores each sorted channel from VCR.
• When a VCR is connected via INPUT 2, the TV sends all
preset channel information to the VCR. (See page 32.)
• “Auto Installation completed.” displays. After that, the
screen changes to the auto installation menu.
Automatic channel sorting
When channel auto labelling finishes, the TV starts
sorting the labelled channels.
Watching TV
The setup menu disappears and you can watch the
programme on channel 1.
NOTE
• The initial auto installation functions only once. If the initial
auto installation is not completed, (ex: When menu screen
disappeared by not operating for a few minutes, when
the power shut down, etc.), try Auto Installation from the
set up menu. (See page 20.)
• The initial auto installation stops by pressing RETURN.
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
NorwayPoland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
West Europe
East Europe
Country list Language list
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
ItalianPolish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
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Part names
POWER button (a)
TV
INPUT button VOLUME buttons ( il/k )
CHANNEL buttons
(Ps/r)
*OPC: Optical Picture Control
(See page 25.) POWER indicator OPC sensor Remote control sensor
SLEEP timer indicatorOPC indicatorHeadphone jack
Remote control sensor indicator
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Part names
RESET*INPUT 3 terminals
SYSTEM RESET**
TV
Antenna input terminal
*Press RESET if the TV cannot return to its original state after performing various operations.
• AV MODE resets to USER.
• Analogue TV channel resets to channel 1.
• Dual picture resets to normal.
• Audio setting initializes.
• Dolby Virtual resets to Off.
• Image position initializes.
**Press SYSTEM RESET if the TV does not operate after starting up.
NOTE
• Pressing RESET will not work if the TV is in standby mode (indicator lights red).
• Pressing RESET will not delete channel preset and PIN. See page 46 for resetting the PIN when you know it. See page 58
for initializing to the factory preset values when you forget your PIN.DC OUTPUT terminal
(Terminal for expanded
functionality in the near future.)SPEAKER
terminals
AC INPUT
terminal
RS-232C terminal INPUT 2 terminal
INPUT 1 terminal
INPUT 5 terminal CENTER CHANNEL
INPUT terminalINPUT 4/AUDIO OUTPUT terminals (switchable)
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Part names
12
8
10
11
9
34
5
1320 16
17
18
19
21
22
23
14
12
24
25
1527
28
26
6
7
NOTE
• When using the remote control unit, point it at the Display.
Remote control unit1B (STANDBY/ON)
To switch the power on and off. (See page 14.)
2 OPC
To switch the Optical Picture Control on and off. (See page
25.)
3c (DUAL screen)
Set the dual picture mode. Press c again to return to normal
view. (See page 48.)
SELECT
To select either screen to be active in Dual screen mode.
4d (FREEZE/HOLD)
TV/External input mode: Change the still image mode.
TELETEXT mode: Freeze a multi-page on screen while other
pages are automatically updated. Press d again to return to
the normal image. (See pages 48 and 49.)
5f (WIDE MODE)
TV/External input mode: Change the wide image mode. (See
pages 41 and 42.)
TELETEXT mode: Set the area of magnification. (full/upper half/
lower half) (See page 49.)
6ROTATE
Rotates the display in every direction. (See page 44.)
7
 Virtual
Select Virtual Dolby Surround settings. (See page 17.)
80 – 9
TV/External input mode: Set the channel.
TELETEXT mode: Set the page.
9A (Flashback)
Press to return to the previous image in normal viewing mode.
(See page 15.)
10[ (SUBTITLE for TELETEXT)
TV/External input mode: To turn the subtitles on and off. (See
page 50.)
11k (Reveal hidden for TELETEXT)
TELETEXT mode: Display hidden characters. (See page 49.)
12 SOUND
Select the sound multiplex mode. (See page 16.)
13il/ik (VOLUME)
Set the volume. (See page 16.)
14e (MUTE)
Mute the sound. (See page 17.)
15 EXIT
Turn off the On Screen Display.
16 SLEEP
Set the Sleep timer. (See page 45.)
17p (DISPLAY INFORMATION)
Display the programme information.
18 AV MODE
Select a video setting: AV MODE (STANDARD, MOVIE, GAME,
USER, DYNAMIC), PC MODE (STANDARD, USER) (See page
40.)
19 3D–Y/C
To switch the 3D-Y/C function on and off. (See page 28.)
20o (Digit for channel select)
Change the digits of the selected TV channel. (See page 15.)
21m (TELETEXT)
Select the TELETEXT mode. (all TV image, all TEXT image, TV/
TEXT image) (See pages 49 and 50.)
22l (TOP Overview for TELETEXT)
TELETEXT mode: Display an index page for CEEFAX/FLOF
information. TOP Overview for TOP programme. (See page 50.)
23 Pr/Ps
TV/External input mode: Select the channel or switch to either
TV input mode.
TELETEXT mode: Set the page. (See page 49.)
24b (INPUT SOURCE)
Select an input source. (TV, INPUT 1, INPUT 2, INPUT 3, INPUT
4, INPUT 5) (See pages 31, 38, 39 and 48.)
25 MENU
Display the menu screen.
26a/b/c/d (Cursor)
Select a desired item on the setting screen.
OK
Execute a command.
27 RETURN
MENU mode: Return to the previous menu screen.
28 Colour (RED/GREEN/YELLOW/BLUE)
TELETEXT mode: Select a page. (See page 49.)
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 POWER
Turning on the power
Off
Red
Green
Display status indicator
Power off
The TV is in standby mode.
The TV is on.
  POWER indicatorPress POWER on the TV.
• 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 been turned on before, the initial auto installation will not be invoked.
See page 20 to try Auto installation from the Setup menu.
Turning off the power
Press B on the remote control.• The TV enters standby mode and the image on the screen disappears.
• The POWER indicator on the TV changes from green to red.
Press POWER on the TV.• The POWER indicator on the TV gradually turns off.
• When the TV is turned off by POWER, you cannot turn on the power by
pressing B on the remote control.
NOTE
• If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to
remove the AC cord from the power outlet.
• Weak electric power is still consumed even when POWER is turned off.
Watching TV
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Menu operation buttons
Use the following buttons on the remote control to
operate the menu.
On-Screen Display
Example
MENU:Press to open or close the menu
screen.
a/b/c/d:Press to select a desired item on the
screen or adjust a selected item.
OK:Press to go to the next step or
complete the setting.
RETURN:Press to return to the previous step.1Item displayed in yellow
• This indicates the item currently selected.
• Press OK to go to the adjustment screen for
this item.
2Item in brackets
• This indicates the current setting for the item.
3Item displayed in white
• This indicates an item can be selected.
4Item displayed in grey
• This indicates the item cannot be selected.
*There are various reasons why items cannot
be selected, but the main reasons are as
follows:
1. Nothing is connected to the selected
input terminal.
2. The function is not compatible with the
current input signal.NOTE
• Menu options differ in the selected input modes, but the
operating procedures are the same.
• The screens in the operation manual are for explanation
purposes (some are enlarged, others cropped) and may
vary slightly from the actual screens.
MENU    [
Option ... 
Quick Shoot]
Option
INPUT 4 Audio Only
DNR
Quick Shoot
Colour System
[On] [Off]
[Audio Out (Fixed)]
[Auto]
Centre Channel Input[On]
1
2
3
4
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Watching TV
Simple button operations for
changing channels
You can change channels in several ways.
Using Pr/son the remote control unit
• Press Pr to increase channel number.
• Press Ps
      
 to decrease channel number.
NOTE
•Ps/r on the Display operates the same as Ps/ron
the remote control unit.
Channel display
MONO12 SAT.1
12 SAT.1
B/G PAL
(Example)
Ps/r
Using 0 – 9 on the remote control unit
Select the channels directly by pressing buttons 0 to
9.
a
To select a 1-digit channel (e.g. channel 2):
• Press 2. If 
“2” is indicated and the picture does not
change immediately, press o to switch over to the
1-digit select mode and press 2 again.
To select a 2-digit channel (e.g. channel 12):
• Press o to set the 2-digit select mode. Press 1,
followed by 2.
NOTE
• Complete this procedure within 3 seconds, otherwise the
selection will not be made on the 2-digit channel mode.
When viewing Teletext information
View a page directly which is 3-digit page number from
100 to 899 by pressing buttons 0 to 9.
Using Flashback (A) on the remote
control unit
Press A to switch the currently tuned channel to the
previously tuned channel.
Press A again to switch back to the currently tuned
channel.
Press A to toggle between the currently selected input
source and the previously selected one.
Press A to return to the previous page in TELETEXT
mode.
Channel display changes approximately after 3
seconds as shown below.
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Watching TV
Using SOUND on the remote control unit
In the NICAM TV broadcasts
When receiving a stereo signal
Each time you press SOUND, the mode switches
between NICAM STEREO and MONO.
In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts
When receiving a stereo signal
Each time you press SOUND, the mode switches
between STEREO and MONO. When receiving a bilingual signal
Each time you press SOUND, the mode switches
among NICAM CH A, NICAM CH B, NICAM CH AB
and MONO.
When receiving a monaural signal
Each time you press SOUND, the mode switches
between NICAM MONO and MONO.
When receiving a bilingual signal
Each time you press SOUND, the mode switches
among CH A, CH B and CH AB.
When receiving a monaural signal
When you press SOUND, “MONO” displays.
NOTE
• When no signal is input, the sound mode will display
“MONO”.
Simple button operation for changing
volume/sound
Changing the volume
You can change the volume on the Display or on the
remote control unit.
NOTE
• “TV”, “INPUT1”, “INPUT2”, “INPUT3”, “INPUT4” and
“INPUT5” modes can each store volume adjustment
values separately.
Audio statusWhen “INPUT 4” is set to “Audio Out (Variable)”, the
indicator on the screen changes as shown below.
Output device
Variable sound
Audio out
Variable Fixed
Variable sound Constant as
specifiedMute
20
Speaker
AUDIO OUTPUT
NOTE
• See page 45 for details on the audio out function.
20
i
l ll l
l/
k kk k
k
• To increase the volume, press i
k kk k
k.
• To decrease the volume, press i
l ll l
l.
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Auto installation
You can run auto installation again, even after setting
up the preset channels.
Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
1
2
5
3
Ð Ð Ð Ð
Press c/d to select “Setup”.
MENU    [
Setup ... 
Auto Installation]
SetupOption
Child Lock
Speaker Setup Auto Installation
Programme Setup
Position
WSS
4:3 Mode[On]
[English][Normal]
Language Rotate
6
Press c/d to select “Yes”, and then press
OK.
You can set language and country the same
as in the initial auto installation. Follow steps
1 and 2 on page 10. After this setting, auto
search starts with the following order.
1 Programme auto search
2 Auto labelling
3 Auto sorting
4 Preset download
You do not need to do anything during the
auto search. Press a/b to select “Auto Installation”, and
then press OK.
4If you already set the PIN, enter it here.
• See page 46 for setting PIN.
Pr
You can run the auto installation procedure again at
any time, by accessing the Setup menu, then
Programme Setup. Channels can be tuned
automatically or manually.
Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Press c/d to select “Setup”.1
2
3
4
Press a/b to select “Programme Setup”,
and then press OK.
If you already set the PIN, enter it here.
• See page 46 for setting PIN.
NO
• See page 10 for details.
• Do not turn off the TV while the message “Programme
set-up completed” is displayed, for the TV is saving the
data found while the message is displayed.
MENU    [
Setup ... 
Programme Setup]
SetupOption
Child Lock
Speaker Setup Auto Installation
Programme Setup
Position
WSS
4:3 Mode[On]
[English][Normal]
Language Rotate
5Press c/d to select “Yes”, and then press
OK.
• Auto search starts with the following order.
1 Programme auto search
2 Auto labelling
3 Auto sorting
4 Preset download
A
You can also automatically search and download TV
channels  by performing the procedure below. This is
the same function as from programme auto search to
preset download in auto installation.
Press a/b to select “Auto Search”, and then
press OK.
NO
• Do not turn off the TV while the message “Auto Installation
completed” is displayed, for the TV is saving the data
found while the message is displayed.
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P
POWER button \(
\)
TV
INPUT button VOLUME buttons \( l/k \)
CHANNEL buttons
\(P/\)
*OPC: Optical Pictur
\(See page 25.\) POWER indicator OPC sensor Remote contr
SLEEP timer indicatorOPC indicatorHeadphone jack
Remote contr
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NOTE
• Within 30 minutes of pressing e, mute can be cancelled
by using the methods below.
• Pressing i
f ff f
f/i
e ee e
e or e can also cancel the mute.•Mute will be cancelled after 30 minutes have elapsed.
However, the TV will not suddenly output a loud sound
as the volume level is set to 0 automatically.
1
2Within 30 minutes, press e again to cancel
the mute.
• Before 30 minutes, the volume level returns to
the previous setting.
• After 30 minutes, increase the volume level by
pressing ie.
Dolby Virtual : Off
Dolby Virtual : On
Using  Virtual on the remote control unit
 Virtual produces Dolby Virtual effect from the
speaker.
Each time you press 
 Virtual, the mode changes
between On and Off.
Dolby Virtual sound options
• On: Makes it possible to enjoy natural, realistic
surround sound.
• Off: Outputs the normal sound.
NOTE
• You can have the same settings by choosing “Dolby
Virtual” on the menu items. (See page 29.)
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 POWER
Turning on the power
Off
Red
Green
Display status indicator
Power off
The TV is in standby mode.
The TV is on.
  POWER indicatorPress POWER on the TV.
• 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 been turned on before, the initial auto installation will not be invoked.
See page 20 to try Auto installation from the Setup menu.
Turning off the power
Press 
 on the remote control.• The TV enters standby mode and the image on the screen disappears.
• The POWER indicator on the TV changes from green to red.
Press POWER on the TV.• The POWER indicator on the TV gradually turns off.
• When the TV is turned off by POWER, you cannot turn on the power by
pressing 
 on the remote control.
NOTE
• If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to
remove the AC cord from the power outlet.
• Weak electric power is still consumed even when POWER is turned off.
Watching TV
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Menu operation buttons
Use the following buttons on the remote control to
operate the menu.
On-Screen Display
Example
MENU:Press to open or close the menu
screen.
a/b/c/d:Press to select a desired item on the
screen or adjust a selected item.
OK:Press to go to the next step or
complete the setting.
RETURN:Press to return to the previous step.1Item displayed in yellow
• This indicates the item currently selected.
• Press OK to go to the adjustment screen for
this item.
2Item in brackets
• This indicates the current setting for the item.
3Item displayed in white
• This indicates an item can be selected.
4Item displayed in grey
• This indicates the item cannot be selected.
*There are various reasons why items cannot
be selected, but the main reasons are as
follows:
1. Nothing is connected to the selected
input terminal.
2. The function is not compatible with the
current input signal.NOTE
• Menu options differ in the selected input modes, but the
operating procedures are the same.
• The screens in the operation manual are for explanation
purposes (some are enlarged, others cropped) and may
vary slightly from the actual screens.
MENU    [
Option ... 
Quick Shoot]
Option
INPUT 4 Audio Only
DNR
Quick Shoot
Colour System
[On] [Off]
[Audio Out (Fixed)]
[Auto]
Centre Channel Input[On]
1
2
3
4
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