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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Basic adjustment settings
PICTURE
AV MODE STANDARD
BRIGHTNESS 25
CONTRAST 40
COLOR 25
TINT 0
SHARPNESS 25
:SELECT :ADJUST
Picture adjustments
Adjusts the picture to your preference with the following
picture settings.
NOTE
• For resetting all Picture adjustment items to the factory
preset values, press / to select “RESET”, and then
press / (see page 26 for further information).
Press / to select a specifi c adjustment
item (BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR,
TINT, SHARPNESS).
Press / to adjust the item to the desired
level.
Press MENU and the MENU screen
displays.
Press / to select (PICTURE).
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Selected item
button button
BRIGHTNESS For less
brightness
For more
brightness
CONTRAST For less contrast For more contrast
COLOR For less color
intensity
For more color
intensity
TINT Skin tones
become purplish
Skin tones
become greenish
SHARPNESS For less
sharpness
For more
sharpness
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
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Color temperature
For a better white balance, use color temperature
correction.
Press MENU and the MENU screen
displays.
Press / to select (PICTURE).
Press / to select “COLOR
TEMPARATURE”.
Press / to select the mode you prefer.
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
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Cinema mode
A smoother motion may be obtained by setting the
CINEMA MODE to FILM when you view a DVD from
the DVD player connected with the component input.
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Selected item Description
COOL White with Blueish tone
MEDIUM Neutral
WARM White with Reddish tone
Press MENU and the MENU screen
displays.
Press / to select (SETUP).
Press / to select “CINEMA MODE”.
Press / to select “FILM” or “VIDEO”.
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Selected item Description
FILM Film content viewing mode
VIDEO
Video content viewing mode
Back lighting
BACK LIGHTING adjusts the screen brightness for
improved picture clarity.
Press / to select “BACK LIGHTING”.
Press / to adjust the screen brightness.
Press MENU and the MENU screen
displays.
Press / to select (SETUP).
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Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
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