COLOR TELEVISION MODEL 32R-S50 36R-S50 L OPERATION MANUAL L PI P /MT S ST ER EO As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, SHARP has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ® guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR ® is a U.S. registered trademark. CONTENTS PAGE Important Information ......................................... 2 ~ 3 Important Safeguards ......................................... 3 ~ 4 Supplied Accessories ...............................................
Welcome to the SHARP Family. We are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color Television – built for outstanding quality, reliability and performance. Every SHARP Color Television set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passed through the most stringent quality control tests at the factory. We have prepared this OPERATION MANUAL so that you may adjust the picture and color to your personal viewing preference.
Important Information (Continued) WARNING – FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. PRODUCT DISPOSAL This product utilizes a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) containing lead and tin lead solder. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environment considerations.
Important Safeguards (Continued) 14. If an outside antenna is connected to the television equipment, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
TV Supplied Accessories Infrared Remote Control/Part Number RRMCG1324CESA Size AA Dry Batteries Before Operating Your Television Location • For normal operation, your TV should be located in an area of the room where cool adequate ventilation is provided. Do not place the back of the television set in a place where free airflow will be restricted. • Any magnetic force may disturb the color picture.
Antenna Connections (Continued) F-type connector 1. A 75 ohm system is generally a round cable with F-type connector that can easily be attached to a terminal without tools (not supplied). 75-ohm coaxial cable (round) 2. A 300 ohm system is a flat “twin-lead” cable that can be attached to a 75 ohm terminal through a 300-75 ohm ADAPTOR (not supplied). 300-ohm twin-lead cable (flat) OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Use one of the following two diagrams if you connect an outdoor antenna.
Quick Reference Control Operation L Location of Controls (ENGLISH) Front Panel POWER Press → On. Press again → Off. POWER – VOL + VIDEO/AUDIO IN 2 TERMINALS (VIDEO/AUDIO terminals are also provided on the rear.) CH MENU POWER – VOL + CH MENU VOLUME UP/DOWN (+) Increases sound. (–) Decreases sound. CHANNEL UP/DOWN – MENU (8) Selects next higher channel. (9) Selects next lower channel. • Press both at the same time to access the MAIN MENU screen.
Referencia rápida de los controles de operación L Ubicación de los controles (ESPAÑOL) Panel Delantero ALIMENTACION (POWER) Pulsando → Enciende (On). Pulsando nuevamente → Apaga (Off). POWER – VOL + CH MENU POWER – VOL + CH MENU AUMENTO/DISMINUCION DEL VOLUMEN (VOL) (+) Aumenta el sonido. (–) Disminuye el sonido.
Référence rapide sur les commandes L Emplacement des touches (FRANÇAIS) Panneau Avant ALIMENTATION (POWER) Appuyer pour mettre sous tension. Appuyer de nouveau pour mettre hors tension. POWER – VOL + PRISES D’ENTRÉE VIDÉO/AUDIO IN 2 (Les prises VIDÉO/AUDIO sont également reprises à l’arrière.) CH MENU POWER – VOL + CH MENU AUGMENTATION/ RÉDUCTION DU VOLUME SONORE (VOL) (+) Pour augmenter le volume du son. (–) Pour diminuer le volume du son.
EZ SETUP during First Power On L When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before you press the power button. (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See page 5 ~ 6) (3) Plug in the AC POWER cord to the wall outlet.
Demo Mode • To quickly learn more about the TV set, press and hold for more than three seconds both CH UP (8) and DOWN (9) on the TV set. The TV set will go into DEMO mode and briefly explain the various features. • To cancel DEMO mode, again press both CH UP (8) and DOWN (9) on the TV set.
Language L The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLAY can be set to ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH. L Setting the ON SCREEN DISPLAY Language. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. T I ME R V I D EO A D J U S T AUD I O S E L EC T C L O S E D C A P T I ON P A R E N T CON T RO L E N E RG Y S A V E SE T UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “LANGUAGE”.
Video Adjust Description of Adjustment Items VOLUME (+)/(–) Selected item VOL UP (+) button VOL DOWN (–) button PICTURE To increase contrast To decrease contrast TINT To make skin tones greenish To make skin tones purplish CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) COLOR To increase color intensity To decrease color intensity MENU BRIGHT To increase brightness To decrease brightness SHARP To increase sharpness To decrease sharpness COLOR TEMP. To choose a LOW, ML, MH or HIGH COLOR TONE.
Audio Select L MTS (MULTI CHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. 1 2 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “AUDIO SELECT”. → T I ME R V I D EO A D J U S T AUD I O S E L EC T C L O S E D C A P T I ON P A R E N T CON T RO L E N E RG Y S A V E SE T UP (MAIN MENU screen) 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access AUDIO SELECT mode.
Closed Caption L HOW TO SET CLOSED CAPTION • Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. “Closed Caption” is a system which allows you to view conversations, narration, and sound effects in TV programs and home videos as subscript on your TV screen as shown on the right. • Not all the programs and videos will offer closed caption. Please look for the “ ” symbol to ensure that captions will be shown. • Closed Caption broadcast can be viewed in two modes: CAPTION and TEXT.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) L V-CHIP • This function allows you to restrict TV programs and also allows you to control TV usage based on FCC data. This function is to prevent your children from watching violence or sexual scenes that may be harmful. • Restriction of TV programs includes two characters that contain information about the program’s MPAA rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. MPAA is restricted by age. TV Parental Guidelines are restricted by age and contents.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) • TV-PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example) AGE D L S V FV Example 1.1 : Age Based setting Go through all select ratings and select unblocked for “AGE”. This will automatically unblock everything. TV–Y TV–Y7 TV–G TV–PG TV– 1 4 TV–MA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – : V I EW V: B LOCK MENU : RETURN Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “TV-G” select “BLOCK” for “AGE”.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L HOW TO SET V-CHIP REMOTE KEYPAD VOLUME (+)/(–) CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) MENU [1] MPAA RATING 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. T I ME R V I D EO A D J U S T AUD I O S E L EC T C L O S E D C A P T I ON P A R E N T CON T RO L E N E RG Y S A V E SE T UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “PARENT CONTROL”. 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access PARENT CONTROL mode, then “PARENT CONTROL V-CHIP BLOCK” is displayed.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [2] TV GUIDELINES 1 2 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “TV GUIDELINES”. MP A A T V GU I D E L I N E S DOWN L O A D : O F F S T A TUS : OF F 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access TV GUIDELINES mode.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [3] ADDITIONAL MODE (DOWNLOAD) There will be an additional new rating system. In that case, please set up as follows. Subsequently the new rating system will set up automatically. 1 2 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “DOWNLOAD”. MP A A T V GU I D E L I N E S DOWN L O A D : O F F S T A TUS : OF F 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to “DOWNLOAD : ON”.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) • ADDITIONAL MODE (Example) 1 2 Repeat steps 1 to 2 of [3] ADDITIONAL MODE. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “Cdn. English Ratings”, then press VOL (+) or (–). MPAA TV GU I DE L I NES Cd n . E n g l i s h R a t i n g s Cd n . F r e n c h Ra t i n g s DOWNLOAD : ON STATUS : ON → (After download the rating data) 3 You can select “BLOCK” or “– – – – –” (unblock) from each RATING mode by pressing CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) and VOL (+) or (–).
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L ACTIVATE ON TO TURN ON V-CHIP BLOCK 1 2 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “STATUS”, then press VOL (+) or (–) to activate ON the V-CHIP BLOCK. (If STATUS is OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) DOWN L O A D : O F F S T A TUS : ON → 3 MP A A T V GU I D E L I N E S Press MENU, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. I NPUT – 4 – – No . – Enter the 4-digit SECRET No.
Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L To change the V-CHIP BLOCK setting. (Secret No. is registered.) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. I NPUT – 2 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD and the V-CHIP select mode will be displayed. Repeat configuration of the V-CHIP BLOCK. S E CRE T – I NPUT – No . – S E CRE T No . ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ L If you intend to change or forget your Secret No., clear the original Secret No.
Parent Control (VIEW TIMER) L VIEW TIMER This function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also allows you to control TV usage. This function is to prevent your children from watching too much TV. VIEWING TIME (an accumulative timer: counts only the time duration acquired while the TV is on.) • VIEWING TIME can be set from 30M (30 minutes) to 10H00M (10 hours) in 30 minutes intervals. V I EW T I ME R OFF TIME (Restricts TV watching after the VIEWING TIME reaches V I EW I NG T I ME zero.
Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) 9 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD. 10 Press MENU, and SECRET No. is registered. 1 2 4 5 7 8 1 S E CR E T 2 3 No . 4 6 9 ENTER 0 I NPUT 3 → 100 Example • To restrict anybody from watching the TV for 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like this: • They can choose to watch the 2 hours of TV however they wish.
Parent Control (VIEW TIMER Continued) 2 Press and hold both VOL (+) and CH DOWN (9) on the TV set simultaneously until the VIEW TIMER access screen is displayed. Now you can cancel the VIEW TIMER settings or can change the SECRET No. while “INPUT SECRET No.” is displayed. (On the Set) VOL + CH MENU VOL (+)/CHANNEL DOWN (9) buttons L Notice of Remaining VIEWING TIME • For every 30 minute interval, the “remaining time” will be displayed for 4 seconds.
Energy Save L This feature lets you lower the power consumption of your TV set which in turn saves you money and minimizes the impact on the environment. When this feature is turned on, it reduces the brightness of the TV to a level that consumes approximately 20 percent less energy than when the feature is turned off. The reduction in brightness will be less noticeable under low room lighting conditions. 1 2 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen.
Set Up L EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions, you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing. REMOTE KEYPAD VOLUME (+)/(–) CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) MENU 1 2 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”.
Set Up (Continued) L CHANNEL SETTING If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, follow the instructions below to manually memorize the channel. 1 2 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. → T I ME R V I D EO A D J U S T AUD I O S E L EC T C L O S E D C A P T I ON P A R E N T CON T RO L E N E RG Y S A V E SE T UP (MAIN MENU screen) 3 4 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access SET UP mode.
Set Up (Continued) L Saving broadcast TV channels into memory. 1.1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen, then press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to access SET UP mode, then press CH UP (8) or DOWN ( 9 ) to move the “ ” mark to “CH SETTING”. Press VOL (+) or (–) to access CH SETTING screen. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “CH SEARCH”, then press VOL (+) or (–) to access CH SEARCH screen. 1.2 1.3 1.4 CH → → (START) Press VOL (+) .
Set Up (Continued) 2.4 Press MENU to exit. VOL (+) To add channel 12 to the TV memory CH MEMOR Y AIR VOLUME (+)/(–) 12 TO ADD C H MEMOR Y AIR : + (CH MEMORY unmemorized channel) VOL (–) To erase channel 12 from the TV memory CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) MENU 12 TO ERASE : – (CH MEMORY memorized channel) L BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. 1 2 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”.
Using the Video and Audio Input Jacks L Connecting video equipment for playback of video material. • When the television is connected to video equipment as shown below, the material being played back on the video equipment can be seen on the television screen. Connecting video device equipped with video output terminal.
Before Calling for Service POSSIBLE REMEDY No Playback of VCR and Disk Player No Picture or Sound from External Video/Audio Products Remote Control Doesn’t Work Bars on Screen Picture Distorted Picture Rolls Vertically No Color Poor Reception on Some Channels Weak Picture Lines or Streaks in Picture Ghosts in Picture Picture Blurred Sound OK, Picture Poor Picture OK, Sound Poor No Picture or Sound Dark and Blank Picture External Electrical Noise Interfering with TV’s Operation Color on Part of the Screen
Antes de llamar al servicio de reparaciones PROBLEMA LISTA DE COMPROBACIONES DE SERVICIO RAPIDO POSIBLE SOLUCIÓN El vídeo o el reproductor de discos de video no reproducen imágenes El equipo de video/audio externo no produce imágenes ni sonido El mando a distancia no funciona Barras en la pantalla Imagen distorsionada La imagen se desplaza verticalmente No hay color Mala recepción de algunos canales Imagen débil Franjas en la imagen Imagen fantasma Imagen borrosa Sonido adecuado, imagen mala Imagen adec
Specifications MODEL 32R-S50 Receiving System NTSC 36R-S50 Reception Channels AIR VHF 2-13 ch UHF 14-69 ch CATV 1-125 ch Channel Tuning 181-channel Reception PLL tuning system Antenna Input Impedance VHF/UHF 75 ohm Unbalance Screen Size 32˝ Diagonally Measured 36˝ Diagonally Measured Terminals Audio/video input x 2 (front x 1, rear x 1) Sound Output 3.
Limited Warranty CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container, will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof with a new or remanufactured equivalent at no charge to the purchaser for parts or labor for the period(s) set forth below.
