Operating instructions
Table Of Contents
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Trademarks
- DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER
- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Supplied accessories
- QUICK REFERENCE
- Contents
- Part names
- Preparation
- Watching TV
- Basic adjustment settings
- Using external equipment
- Useful adjustment settings
- Reset
- Input label
- AV mode
- Selecting the digital audio language
- View mode for 4:3 programs
- View mode for HD programs
- Picture scroll
- Audio output select
- Sleep timer
- Closed captions and digital closed captions
- Caption setup
- Password setting for parental control
- Parental control (V-CHIP)
- TV Parental Guidelines (TV Guidelines)
- Voluntary movie rating system (MPAA)
- Canadian rating systems
- Canadian English ratings
- Canadian French ratings
- How to temporarily release the V-CHIP block
- Reactivating the temporarily released V-CHIP block
- Other viewing options
- Appendix
- Dimensional drawings
- Calling for Service
- LIMITED WARRANTY
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Simple operations for watching a TV program
POWER indicator
POWER (On/Standby)
Turning on the power
Press POWER on the TV, or POWER on the remote
control.
• POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (“PLEASE
WAIT” will appear for a few seconds on the screen.)
NOTE
• The LANGUAGE setup menu will appear automatically
when MENU is pressed on for the fi rst time. (See below.)
Turning off the power
Press POWER on the TV, or POWER on the remote
control.
• The TV enters standby mode and the image on the
screen disappears.
• The POWER indicator on the TV changes to Red.
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.
• If a station being viewed stops broadcasting, the TV will
automatically shut itself off after 15 minutes.
Preparation
Perform the following steps before you press POWER
on the remote control unit.
1. Insert the batteries into the remote control unit.
(See page 8.)
2. Connect the antenna cable to the TV. (See page
13.)
3. Plug in the AC cord to the AC outlet. (See page 7.)
Watching TV
POWER
TV status indicator (POWER)
ON Lighting (Green)
Lighting (Red)OFF/Standby
Initial setup
Language setting
When you press MENU for the fi rst time, the
LANGUAGE setup menu will appear
automatically.
Select from among 3 languages: English, French and
Spanish.
Press / to select the desired language
from the list.
SETUP
LANGUAGE ENGLISH
ENGLISH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL
CLOCK SET
AIR/CABLE CABLE
AUTO CH MEMORY
ADD/DELETE
:SELECT :ADJUST