Sharp Lc M3700 Operation Manual

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Turning on Power

Before turning on POWER, make sure that peripherals, external speakers, and the AC cord
are connected properly.

There are two power supply switches: POWER (main power supply) and STANDBY/ON.
Main POWER switch
STANDBY/ON

Please note that STANDBY/ON will not turn power on if the main POWER is not switched ON.
PRESS POWER (MAIN) ON THE 
BACK OF THE MONITOR.
» The STANDBY/ON indicator at the lower-
right corner of LCD panel lights up green. "Rear view
"POWER (main)...

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Basic Operation
Remote Control Unit

Generally the monitor is operated using the remote control unit once main POWER on the
back of the monitor has been turned on.
INPUT
RETURNMENU
STANDBY/ON
ENLARGEWIDE
LCD MONITOR
ENTER
VOL
INPUT (Input selection)
The display toggles as shown below, based on the setting on the 
menu screen.
Press WIDE to display the “Wide Mode” menu screen. Press WIDE 
or use 
'/" (Cursor control) to select the screen size.
The screen sizes which can be selected vary...

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Menu Items

Menus can be displayed on the screen to enable video and audio adjustment, and setting of
various functions, using the remote control. For details refer to the pages where each topic is
explained.
Menu option selection
INPUT
RETURNMENU
STANDBY/ON
ENLARGEWIDE
LCD MONITOR
ENTER
VOL
Buttons used in menu operation
» Displays and turns off the menu screen.
» Returns to the previous menu screen.
MENU
» '/"/\/|: Selects a desired item on the screen.
» \/|: Adjusts a selected item....

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Menu screen explanation
Menu screen duration
»The menu screen will revert to the normal screen if there is no operation for 1 minute while the menu
screen is displayed.
Language setting
»The On-Screen Display language can be set to Japanese, English, German, French or Spanish.
See page 36 for details.
NOTE:
»Menu options differ between the AV and PC modes, but operating procedures are the same.
»The menu item illustrations in this operation manual are for explanation purposes (some...

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PC (analog) input mode menu items
NOTE:
»Due to the type of signal and its frequency, some items are not selectable and grayed out.
»“C.M.S.” is the only picture adjustment item which can be used with PC (digital) signals.
»“Fine Sync.” (position adjustment etc.) cannot be used with PC (digital) signals.
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Picture
Audio
Power control
Setup
Option
Contrast/Black Level
Advanced
C.M.S. (H)/(S)/(V)
Red/Green/Blue
Treble/Bass/Balance
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AV input mode menu items
NOTE:
»“INPUT2 Select” is not displayed when the input mode is set to “INPUT2”.
»Due to the type of signal and its frequency, some items are not selectable and grayed out.
»If “Underscan” has been selected in “Wide Mode”, most picture adjustment items cannot be used (except for
some settings in “Advanced”).
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Picture
Audio
Power control
Setup
Option
Contrast/Black Level/Color/Tint/
Sharpness/
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MENU [Setup···Language] MENU [
Deutsch
Français
Español
English Display language settings.
RETURNMENU  :Select /   :Back   :Exit
Menu Items (Continued)
Language setting

The On-Screen Display language can be set
to Japanese, English, German, French or
Spanish.
INPUT
RETURNMENU
STANDBY/ON
ENLARGEWIDE
LCD MONITOR
ENTER
VOL
1
1Press MENU to display the menu
screen.
2Press 
 or  to select
“Setup”.
2
Press  or  to select “Lan-
guage”, then press   ENTER .
3
Press  or  to select desired
language.
»The...

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PC Operation
PC Operation
PC connection
Connect with RS-232C cross cable between the PC COM port (RS-232C connector) and the RS-
232C INPUT terminal on the back of monitor.
Connect with RS-232C cross cable between the PC COM port (RS-232C connector) and the RS-
232C INPUT terminal on the back of monitor.
Next, connect RS-232C cross cable to the first monitor’s RS-232C OUTPUT terminal and to second
monitor’s RS-232C INPUT terminal. Connect in the same way to the third and subsequent...

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Communication procedure
 Basic operation

When a command is sent from the PC to the monitor, the monitor operates according to the received
command, and sends a response message to the PC.
C1
Command field
(4 prescribed
alphanumerical
characters)Parameter field
(4 character string
comprised of:
0-9, +, –, space, ?)
Carriage return code
C2C3C4P1P2P3P4↵
O
Carriage return code
(0D
H, 0AH)
K↵
Example:VOLM0030
POWR
1   (“” indicates a space.)
* Be sure to input 4 characters for the parameter. Pad with...

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PC Operation
Continued on the next page.
Advanced operation

This section explains commands for daisy chain connection. The basic communication procedure is
the same as in the “Basic operation” section.

You can assign a unique ID number to each monitor (see page 56). This allows you to control a
particular monitor in a daisy chain of monitors.
Up to about 20 monitors can be connected, depending on the length of RS-232C cables and
installation environment.
You can assign ID numbers either from the...