Sharp Lc 52hd1e Operation Manual

Wide modes
You can select the picture size. Selectable picture size 
varies with the type of signal received.
Basically, if you set Auto format to “on” in the Setup 
menu, the optimum Wide mode is automatically 
chosen for every broadcast. You can however, change 
the screen format manually as explained below.
NOTE
•  Aside from manually changing the Wide modes as explained herein, the TV may detect and select the 
optimum Wide mode according to the signal received.
Press  f.•  The Wide modes menu...

Menu operation
Using teletext menu
  While in the teletext mode, press MENU to 
display the Teletext menu.
Newsflash Reveal Recording wizard Setup
Teletext menu
Items
Newsflash
Reveal/Conceal
Recording wizard
Setup Preview pages
Sub-title pages
Character set
HiText
Buttons for teletext operation
Buttons Description
Colour 
(Red/
Green/
Yellow/
Blue) Select a group or block of pages displayed in the 
coloured brackets at the bottom of the screen by 
pressing the corresponding 
Colour (Red/Green/...

Important information
Hard disk (HDD)
This TV set records programmes onto a hard disk 
drive (HDD). The hard disk is equipped with a safety 
mechanism to protect data from impact, vibration and 
dust. However, to prevent loss of recorded data, you 
should be particularly careful of the following points:
•  Do not subject the TV set to any impact.
•  Do not use in a location which is unstable or subject to vibration.
•  Do not move the TV set while the power is on.
•  Do not unplug the power cord from...

Features
About the Digital Recorder system
Your SHARP TV set is equipped with a Digital Recorder 
that includes a hard disk. You can use this to record 
and playback picture and sound from TV programmes, 
like with a VCR or DVD recorder. HDTV programmes 
can also be recorded and played back. However, 
the possibilities of the Digital Recorder are far more 
versatile than those of a VCR or DVD recorder:
✔  Time shift viewing
When you’re watching TV, the phone rings … 
Don’t worry. You can pause a TV...

About time shift viewing and archive recording/playback
HDD Digital Recorder operation
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Always 
recording...
Storing time shift 
recording into an 
archive:
You can convert the programme 
you are currently recording with 
a time shift into an archive. (Page 
46)
Archive recording
You can choose to store the 
programmes directly into the 
DR archive.
In archive recording mode, 
you can also:
✔  Directly record a 
programme into an 
archive while doing 
other things.
✔  Programme timer 
recordings...

Navigating the Digital recorder 
menu
You can use the Digital Recorder with the default 
values set at the factory.
This section explains how to customise these values 
to meet your own preference. To change the settings, 
first call the Digital Recorder menu screen as explained 
below.Press  RED to display the DR archive menu.
SHARP Demo
DR archive free capacity 48:42 hrs
While in the DR archive menu screen, press 
MENU
 to display the Digital Recorder menu 
screen.
DR continuous operation onoff...

HDD Digital Recorder operation
Recording with the HDD
Time shift recording and archive recording
There are 2 ways of recording a TV programme with 
the HDD. One is Time shift recording and the other is 
Archive recording.
E Time shift recording
The TV automatically records the programme currently 
tuned in. Pause, rewind, and chasing playback is 
available with the live programmes just like recorded 
programmes. Every time you change the channel, the 
old recording data of the previous channel is...

Recording
Press E.•  If time shift is enabled this operation initiates the 
conversion of time shifted recording into the archive.
 
current programme 30 60 90 120 180
Recording duration (min.)
Select “current programme” (only if EPG or 
teletext data is available) or select one of the 
given minutes, or select “???” and enter the 
recording duration with 
0 - 9 on the remote 
control and confirm with  OK.
•  The Timer list screen displays.
•  If the beginning of the programme was recorded, 
it is...

Timer recording
You can programme the timer using the EPG, teletext or 
manually. You can programme up to 50 timer recordings. 
If you have programmed timer recordings, the TV set 
may only be switched off into the stand-by mode.
NOTE 
•  Do not switch the TV set off with the main power switch (a ) and do not pull the AC plug from the power outlet. If 
you do, then the timer recording will not take place.
Timer list screen
In the TV mode, press  MENU to display the TV 
menu.
Select “Recording” with  c/d...

HDD Digital Recorder operation
E Deleting programmed timer entries
In the TV mode, press MENU to display the TV 
menu.
Select “Recording” with  c/d  and press  b to 
move down.
Select “Timer list” with  a/b , and then press 
OK .
Select the entry to delete with  a/b .
Press  YELLOW  (Delete), and confirm with  OK.
•  To abort the deletion, press  YELLOW again.
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Playback
E Play
Press RED to display the DR Archive.
SHARP Demo
DR archive free capacity 48:42 hrs
•  You can switch between...