TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD LCD-FÄRG-TV LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE OPERATION MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE MANEJO BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD SVENSKA LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-FARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES (LCD) NEDERLANDS LC-15E2E LC-20E2E
This equipment complies with the requirements of Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinien 89/336/EWG und 73/23/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans les directives 89/336/CEE et 73/23/CEE modifiées par la directive 93/68/CEE. Dit apparaat voldoet aan de eisen van de richtlijnen 89/336/EEG en 73/23/EEG, gewijzigd door 93/68/ EEG. Dette udstyr overholder kravene i direktiv nr.
ENGLISH LC-15E2E LC-20E2E LCD COLOUR TELEVISION ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL Contents Page Page Dear SHARP Customer .......................................... 2 Important Safety Precautions ................................. 2 Supplied Accessories ............................................. 4 Preparation ............................................................. 5 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ...... 5 Using Remote Control ..................................... 5 Power Connection ..........
Dear SHARP Customer Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP LCD Colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. Important Safety Precautions Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety.
Important Safety Precautions (Continued) ■ Cleaning—Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. ■ Water and moisture—Do not use the product near water, such as bathtub, washbasin, kitchen sink and laundry tub, swimming pool and in a wet basement. ■ Stand—Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table.
Supplied Accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Wireless remote control (×1) R-03 (“AAA” size, UM/SUM-4) dry battery (×2) AC adapter (×1) AC cord (×1) * Product shape varies in some countries.
Preparation Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install the two R-03 (“AAA” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries supplied in the remote control. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new R-03 (“AAA” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries. 1 Open the battery cover. ■ Slide the cover while pressing the ([) part. 2 Insert two R-03 (“AAA” size, UM/SUM-4) batteries.
Preparation (Continued) Power Connection Pull down the hook to open the cover. Connect to the DC input terminal of the product. Pull down the hook to open the cover. 1 AV-IN RGB AV-IN 2 S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R ER POW T INPU DC12V Household power outlet OUT AUDIO L To POWER INPUT terminal (DC 12V : LC-15E2E) (DC 13V : LC-20E2E) R Plug into an AC outlet. AC cord* AC adapter * Product shape varies in some countries.
Preparation (Continued) First Installation When you turn on the LCD TV set for the first time, the First Installation routine, which makes installation easier, is activated. Using this routine, you can select the on-screen display language, and automatically search for and store all the receivable channels. MAIN POWER ( ) Press the MAIN POWER ( ) switch. The “First installation (Language)” screen with a list of the languages for the on-screen display appears.
Preparation (Continued) First Installation (Continued) BRIGHT TEXT 5 ROTAT E T HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E SOUND Press OK to begin the automatic programme search. OK END MENU M OK Start search 42.25MHz PAL-I 0 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M Cancel CH TV/VIDEO When the search is completed, the new programmes found are displayed in yellow on the programme list.
Part Names of Main Unit Controls Upper control panel MENU TV/VIDEO CH LC-20E2E MENU Volume (–)/(+) )/( CH ( ) (MAIN POWER) TV/VIDEO LC-15E2E CH MENU TV/VIDEO To change the vertical angle of the LCD TV set, tilt the screen up to 2.5 degrees forward or 10 degrees backward. The TV set can also be rotated 25 degrees to right and left. Please adjust the angle so that the TV set can be watched most comfortably. (See How to adjust the angle on page 10.
Part Names of Main Unit (Continued) How to adjust the angle Terminals Antenna OUT AUDIO L R AUDIO OUT (L) AUDIO OUT (R) Headphones Tilt the display by grabbing onto the carrying handle while securely holding down the stand with your other hand.
Part Names of Remote Control BRIGHT Selects the brightness of the display. (P.27) SUBPAGE Displays the Teletext Subpage directly. (P.41) HOLD Temporarily holds the current Teletext page. (P.42) TEXT Displays the Teletext mode screen. (P.39) (Power) (P.13) TEXT BRIGHT ROTAT E REVEAL Displays hidden information such as solutions to riddles and puzzles. (P.42) T OK, Programme Table (P.7) SUBTITLE Displays the Teletext Subtitle directly. (P.42) ROTATE Rotates the display in every direction. (P.
Basic Operation Turning On and Off the Main Power MAIN POWER ( ) MENU TV/VIDEO CH | Press the MAIN POWER ( ) switch. The power/standby indicator instantaneously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned on. On-screen display Note: • The On-screen indicator disappears after a few seconds. 1 S06 | To turn off the main power, press the MAIN POWER ( ) switch.
Basic Operation (Continued) Sound Volume BRIGHT To adjust the volume TEXT ROTATE T HOLD | Press Volume (+) to increase the sound volume. The numerical value increases. SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E OK SOUND Volume 50 MENU M Mute Volume (+)/(–) CH | Press Volume (–) to decrease the sound volume. The numerical value decreases. Volume 10 TV/VIDEO To mute the sound | Press Mute to temporarily turn off the sound. “Sound off” is displayed. Sound off | Press Mute to turn off the Mute function.
Basic Operation (Continued) Changing Channels You can select channels using Channel Select or CH ( )/( ). • To handle the increasing number of channels available, this LCD TV set allows you to select up to 200 channels (0 to 199). Using Channel Select When selecting the channel using Channel Select, finish inputting the channel number by holding down the button for the last digit for a moment. BRIGHT TEXT To select a one-digit channel (e.g.
Basic Operation (Continued) Selecting Menu Items • The menus can be used to adjust the various settings of your LCD TV set. Select the desired menu item by following the steps below. ■ Using TV Menus BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 Press MENU on the remote control to display the TV menu. 2 Press ]/[ to select the desired menu item. T HOLD SUBPAGE REVE AL END SUBTITLE END MENU ]/[ E OK SOUND MENU M • The cursor moves up or down. • The cursor indicates the selected menu item.
Basic Operation (Continued) Selecting Menu Items (Continued) ■ TV Menu Setting Screens For details on using each setting screen, refer to the page number indicated.
Useful Features Adjusting Picture Settings BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T HOLD 1 SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E OK SOUND Note: Note: • The Picture menu can also be displayed by selecting “Picture” in the TV menu (see pages 15 and 16). END MENU M Press Red to display the Picture menu.
Useful Features (Continued) Adjusting Sound Settings BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E T HOLD END SUBTITLE E SOUND 1 SUBPAGE REVEAL OK Sound menu [ Sound via Headph. vol. [ Loudsp. sound[ Headph. sound[ AV audio sig.[ [ Sound wide [ Balance Note: Note: • The Sound menu can also be displayed by selecting “Sound” in the TV menu (see pages 15 and 16). END MENU M Press Green to display the Sound menu.
Useful Features (Continued) Hi-fi Sound Settings This programme allows you to enjoy higher sound quality when connecting the AUDIO OUT terminals to an external amplifier using an audio cord. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 T SUBPAGE REVEAL HOLD END SUBTITLE E OK SOUND END MENU M ]/[ 2 OK CH When switching “Sound via” to “Hi-fi” in the Sound menu on page 18, the sound from the built-in speakers will be turned off. Sound menu [ Sound via Loudsp. sound[ AV audio sig.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes [1] Automatic search Perform the procedure below to search for and store new programmes after the First Installation routine. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 Press MENU to display the TV menu. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Programmes”, and then press OK to display the “Programmes” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [1] Automatic search (Continued) BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E 6 T HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK END Press ]/[ and/or to select the programme position from which the programmes are to be stored, and then press OK. Store progr.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [2] Manual adjustment Individual settings of programmes can be adjusted. BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E T 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] Automatic search to display the “Programmes” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Manual adjustment”, and then press OK to display the “Manual adjustment” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [3] Sort The programme positions for individual programmes can be freely changed. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] Automatic search to display the “Programmes” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Sort,” and then press OK to display the “Sort” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [4] Erase programme range The individual programme or programmes in a connected range can be erased. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] Automatic search to display the “Programmes” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Erase programme range”, and then press OK to display the “Erase programme range” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes (Continued) [5] Enter/change name The name of an individual programme can be entered or changed. BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E T 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] Automatic search to display the “Programmes” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Enter/ change name”, and then press OK to display the “Enter/change name” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Features The Feature items can be set by the user. BRIGHT TEXT 1 Press MENU to display the TV menu. END 2 Press ]/[ to select “Features”, and then press OK to display the “Features” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Features (Continued) You can change the setting screen of BRIGHTNESS and ROTATE directly. [1] Directly Setting the BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T HOLD BRIGHT SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E OK SOUND 1 Press BRIGHT to display the Brightness screen. 2 Each time you press BRIGHT, the mode changes as follows. You can select the desired mode. MENU M bright medium Brightness:bright dark CH Note: • The Brightness screen automatically disappears after 4 seconds.
Useful Features (Continued) On-screen Display You can adjust various settings for on-screen displays. BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in Features to display the “Features” screen. END 2 Press ]/[ to select “On-screen display” and then press OK to display the “On-screen display” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock Important: • Please refer to page 53 for “IMPORTANT NOTE ON DISENGAGING ADVANCED CHILD LOCK”. The Child Lock function blocks the viewing of any channel for which the child lock has been set. To use the Child Lock function, you first need to define your PIN (Personal Identification Number). [1] Defining a PIN BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E OK T 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in Features to display the “Features” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “Child lock”.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [2] Changing/Cancelling a PIN BRIGHT TEXT ROTAT E OK T SUBPAGE REVEAL HOLD END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK To change a PIN 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in [1] Defining a PIN to display the PIN input screen. 2 Enter your four-digit PIN (e.g. 1234) with Channel Select. END MENU M ]/[ Child lock Please enter your PIN: CH Note: Note: • Numbers entered are hidden with ????. • If the PIN has been input incorrectly, “Wrong PIN!” is displayed.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [3] Setting a Child Lock There are four different ways of activating a child lock: 1. General child lock for all programmes immediately 2. General child lock for all programmes with daily time limit 3. General child lock for all programmes with single time limit 4. Programme-position related child lock without time limit The Child Lock comes into effect only after the LCD TV set has entered the standby mode and is then turned on again.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [3] Setting Child Lock (Continued) BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T SUBPAGE REVEAL HOLD END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK END To set a Child Lock for individual programmes without time limit 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in [2] Changing/Cancelling a PIN to display the “Child lock” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select “For individual progr. only”, and then press OK to display the “For individual progr. only” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock (Continued) [4] Temporarily cancelling the Child Lock setting You can view a programme for which a Child Lock has been set by temporarily cancelling the Child Lock setting. Perform the procedure below to input your PIN and cancel the Child Lock if you are prompted to do so. BRIGHT TEXT | When the PIN input screen appears, input your PIN with Channel Select. The normal screen appears when the PIN is correctly entered.
Useful Features (Continued) AV Connections It is possible to manually adjust various settings for connections with external devices on the “AV connections” screen. [1] AV1/AV2 Select the appropriate signal type and colour standard for the signals from the video equipment connected to the AV1or AV2 terminal. BRIGHT TEXT 1 Press MENU to display the TV menu. END 2 Press ]/[ to select “AV connections”, and then press OK to display the “AV connections” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) AV Connections (Continued) [2] For programmes • The influence of the AV control voltage and of fast blank at programme positions from 1 to 199 can be set. • When connecting a video device to the AV1 terminal, you need to adjust the decoder programme settings. BRIGHT TEXT 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in [1] AV1/AV2 to display the “AV connections” screen. END 2 Press ]/[ to select “For programmes”, and then press OK to display the “For programmes” screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Timer Functions BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T HOLD 1 Press Yellow to display the “Timer functions” screen. SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK Note: • The “ Timer functions” screen can also be displayed by selecting “Timer functions” in the TV menu. (see pages 15 and 16.
Useful Features (Continued) NICAM Broadcast Selection This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I or NICAM-B/G signal. To let you enjoy NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives NICAM system stereo, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK MENU M SOUND Green CH Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press SOUND, the mode changes between “Stereo” and “Mono”.
Useful Features (Continued) IGR (German stereo system) Broadcasts This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving an IGR-B/G signal. To let you enjoy IGR broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives IGR system stereo and bilingual broadcasts. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE T HOLD SUBPAGE REVEAL END SUBTITLE E SOUND OK MENU M SOUND Green CH Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. • Each time you press SOUND, the mode changes between “Stereo” and “Mono”.
Teletext ■ What is Teletext? Teletext is an information service organised like a magazine, which is provided by some TV stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your LCD TV set receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices, programme reviews and closed captioning for the deaf are among the many services available through Teletext.
Teletext (Continued) [1] Turning on and off Teletext mode BRIGHT TEXT 1 Select a TV channel that is broadcasting the Teletext programme. 2 Press TEXT. The Teletext screen appears. ROTAT E T HOLD TEXT SUBPAGE REVE AL END SUBTITLE E OK SOUND MENU M | To turn off the Teletext mode, press TEXT again.
Teletext (Continued) [3] Changing subpages If a page has been selected from among several subpages, you can display a control line which contains the subpage numbers. BRIGHT TEXT ROTATE 1 Press SUBPAGE. The screen is scrolled up one line and the control line with the subpage numbers is displayed, and the number of the currently selected subpage is displayed in blue. 2 Press to select the desired subpage number. The selected subpage is displayed.
Teletext (Continued) [5] Using Teletext menu BRIGHT To select the character set TEXT ROTATE T SUBPAGE REVEAL HOLD END SUBTITLE E END OK SOUND MENU T M MENU ]/[ 1 Press MENU to display the “Character set” screen. 2 Press ]/[ to select the desired character set. • The colour of the letters will turn to yellow. When selecting the character set, pressing OK will change the letters to magenta for an instant and then return them back to yellow. CH OK TV/VIDEO 3 Press END to exit.
Connecting External Devices It is possible to enjoy video and sound by connecting a VCR and home video game system to the terminals located on the rear of the main unit. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit and connecting device to prevent any possible damage.
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Connecting a Decoder through the 21-pin Euro-SCART (AV-IN 1/RGB) 21 AV-IN 1 RGB 19 17 AV-IN 1 AV-IN 2 RGB S-VIDEO 15 2 AV-IN S-VIDEO 13 VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 11 L AUDIO ER POW T INPU DC12V R OUT AUDIO L POWER INPUT DC13V R 9 7 5 3 1 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 21-pin Euro-SCART (RGB) 1. Audio right output 8. Audio-video control 15. RED input 2. Audio right input 9. Earth for green 16. RED/GREEN/BLUE control 3. Audio left output 10.
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Connecting a VCR or a home video game system (AV-IN 2) AV-IN 1 RGB AV-IN 1 RGB AV-IN 2 AV-IN 2 S-VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R ER POW T INPU DC12V L AUDIO OUT AUDIO L R R POWER INPUT DC13V To S-VIDEO input terminal To AV-IN 2 terminals To AV-IN 2 terminals S-Video cord Audio/video cord To S-Video output terminal To audio/video output terminals Video Audio Audio (R) (L) Audio/video cord To audio/video output terminals Video Audio Audio (R
Connecting External Devices (Continued) Outputting audio (AUDIO OUT) It is possible to output audio from the LCD TV set through the AUDIO OUT terminals. 1 AV-IN RGB 2 AV-IN S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R OUT AUDIO L ER POW T INPU DC12V OUT AUDIO L R R Connect an audio amplifier, etc. How to fix the cables • Secure cables and cords with the supplied cable clamps so that they do not get caught when mounting the cover.
Troubleshooting Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the symptoms encountered. LCD TV set Problem Sound Picture There is no picture or sound. Picture There is no picture. There is no picture from AV-IN 2. There is no sound. There is no picture or sound, just noise. Check item • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. • Reception other than that of broadcasting stations could be the problem.
Troubleshooting (Continued) Antenna Problem The picture is not sharp. Check item • • • • The reception may be weak. The quality of the broadcast may also be bad. Make sure the antenna is facing the correct direction. Make sure the outside antenna has not been disconnected. The picture shakes. The picture has ghosts. The picture is spotted. There are stripes on the screen or colours fade. • Make sure the antenna is facing the correct direction.
Specifications Items 15" LCD COLOUR TV, Model: LC-15E2E LCD panel Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD LCD panel size 15" Number of dots 921,600 dots Video colour system PAL/SECAM/NTSC TV TV-Standard (CCIR) B/G, I, D/K, L Function TV-Tuning System Auto preset 200 ch. 20" LCD COLOUR TV, Model: LC-20E2E 19.7" STEREO/BILINGUAL NICAM, IGR AUTO PRESET Yes CATV ~Hyper Band Brightness 430 cd/m2 Lamp life 60,000 hours Viewing angles H: 170° V: 170° Audio amplifier 2.1 W × 2 2.
Dimensional Drawings Unit: mm LC-15E2E VOL CH MENU TV/VIDEO 59 205 MAIN POWER 232 198 384 149 379 SLEEP 1 37 POWER 97 59 35.2 AV- IN 1 RGB 365 VIDEO AUDIO OUT L L AUDIO R R 100 122.5 80.
Dimensional Drawings (Continued) Unit: mm LC-20E2E 248 CH MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER 68 VOL 283 244 476 435 493 SLEEP 1 41 POWER 103 187 68 51.5 AV- IN 1 RGB VIDEO 100 AV- IN 1 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT L L AUDIO R 100 R POWER INPUT DC13V 88.5 131.
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53 IMPORTANT NOTE ON DISENGAGING ADVANCED CHILD LOCK 53 and 55. As this Operation Manual is We suggest removing the following instruction respectively with page multilingual, we also suggest the same with each language. If you have forgotten your personal code number and cannot disengage ADVANCED CHILD LOCK, follow the procedure below. 1. Press MENU to display the TV menu. 2. Press ]/[ to select “Features”, and then press OK to display the “Features” screen. 3.
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55 AVISO IMPORTANTE SOBRE LA DESACTIVACIÓN DE LA PROTECCIÓN PARA NIÑOS AVANZADA 53 y 55 en inglés. Como este Se sugiere retirar las siguientes instrucciones respectivamente con las páginas manual de manejo es multilingüe, también sugerimos lo mismo para cada idioma. Si ha olvidado su número de código personal (PIN) y no puede desactivar la PROTECCIÓN PARA NIÑOS AVANZADA, siga el procedimiento siguiente. 1. Presione MENU para visualizar el menú de TV.
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