MODEL LC-32AX5X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL LC-AX5X_Hyo1 1 06.7.
LC-32AX5X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL Dear SHARP customer Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP LCD colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of troublefree operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product.
Contents Useful adjustment settings ……………………………… 27 Password setting for child lock (for TV input mode) ……………………………… 27 Input Label …………………………………………… 28 Image position ………………………………………… 28 Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) ……………………… 29 Picture aspect ratio …………………………………… 29 WIDE mode (for TV/AV input mode) ………………… 30 Language setting for on-screen display …………… 31 Audio Only ……………………………………………… 31 DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) ……………………… 31 Input Select …………………………………………… 32 Blue Screen …………………………………………… 33 Colour s
Important Safety Precautions • Cleaning—Unplug the AC 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, laundry tub, swimming pool and in a wet basement. • Do not place vases or any other water-filled containers on this product. The water may spill onto the product causing fire or electric shock.
Supplied accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Remote control unit “AAA” size battery (g2) AC cord Page 12 Page 5 Page 6 Cable clamp Cable clamp Operation manual Page 6 Page 6 Safety restraints Screw for band Restraining band Clamps Screws for clamps Page 7 NOTE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV.
Preparation Inserting the batteries Before using the TV for the first time, insert two “AAA” size batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AAA” size batteries. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert two supplied “AAA” size batteries. 3 Close the battery cover. • Place batteries with their terminals corresponding to the (e) and (f) indications in the battery compartment.
Preparation Setting the TV Notes on installing the TV • Avoid direct sunlight and place the TV in a well-ventilated location. • Place the TV in a level location. 1 Removing the terminal cover TV (rear view) Press down the hooks to remove the cover toward you. 2 Connecting the AC cord, antenna, and external equipment to the TV AC cord See pages 8 and 37–39 for connecting antennas and external equipment, such as VCR and DVD player.
Preparation Protection against overturning There is a danger of the product overturning in the case of a disaster or sudden collision. Carry out the following tip-resistant measurement for your safety. View from the top Anchoring the TV to the wall or a pillar Cup hook (commercially available) 1 2 Fix the product with the 2 clamps (supplied), using the screws (supplied). Wall Tie (commercially available) Fix the TV to the wall using extra strong ties (commercially available).
Preparation Simple operations for watching a TV programme Basic connection Connecting to an antenna To enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of the types of connections that are used for coaxial cable.
Preparation Setting the TV on the wall • You can mount the TV on the wall, using the optional AN-37AG2 bracket. • For details, refer to the instructions supplied with the optional bracket. CAUTION • Installing the Liquid Crystal Television requires special skill that should only be performed by qualified service personnel. Customers should not attempt to do the work themselves. SHARP bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury.
Part names TV (Front) Channel up (r)/down (s) buttons TV/VIDEO button Volume up (+)/down (–) buttons POWER (On/Off) button Remote control sensor OPC sensor POWER indicator Headphone jack OPC indicator* SLEEP timer indicator *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 22.) Regarding the headphone jack • Use headphones with a stereo mini plug (Ø 3.5 mm). • Be sure to unplug headphones from the jack when they are not in use. • The speakers do not output volume when headphones are plugged in.
Part names TV (Rear) RS-232C terminal INPUT 3 (HDMI) terminals INPUT 1 terminals INPUT 2 terminals MONITOR OUTPUT terminals AC INPUT terminal Antenna input terminal 11 LC-AX5M(E)-a 11 06.7.
Part names Remote control unit m (TELETEXT) Select the TELETEXT mode. (all TV image, all TEXT image, TV/TEXT image) (See pages 35 and 36.) k (Reveal hidden for TELETEXT) TELETEXT mode: Display hidden characters. (See page 35.) POWER (STANDBY/ON) To switch the power on and off. (See page 13.) [ (SUBTITLE for TELETEXT) To turn the subtitles on and off. (See page 36.) 3 (Hold) TELETEXT mode: Stop updating Teletext pages automatically. Press 3 again to release the hold mode. (See page 35.
Watching TV Simple button operations for changing channels Turning on the power Press POWER on the TV. • POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few seconds, an image appears with sound.) • After turning the power “ON” by pressing POWER on the TV, you can turn the power ON/OFF by pressing POWER on the remote control. You can change channels in several ways. Using CHr/son the remote control unit • Press CHr to increase the channel number. • Press CHs to decrease the channel number.
Watching TV Using Flashback (A) on the remote control unit When receiving a monaural signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches between NICAM MONO and MONO. Monaural mode BBC2 99 BBC2 99 NICAM MONO MONO In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts Press A to switch the currently tuned channel to the previously tuned channel. Press A again to switch back to the currently tuned channel. When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches between STEREO and MONO.
Watching TV Simple button operation for changing volume/sound NOTE • Within 30 minutes after pressing e, press one of the buttons below to cancel the mute. f /VOLe e —VOLf —e • Mute will be cancelled after 30 minutes. However, the TV will not suddenly output loud sound as the volume level will be set to 0 automatically. Increase the volume level by pressing VOLk. 2 Press e again within 30 minutes to cancel the mute. • Before 30 minutes, the volume level returns to the previous setting.
Basic adjustment settings Menu operation buttons On-Screen Display Use the following buttons on the remote control to operate the menu. Example MENU [Option ... Colour System] Option Audio Only DNR Input Select 1 Blue Screen Colour System Power Control 2 HDMI Setup 3 1 Item displayed in yellow • This indicates the item currently selected. • Press ENTER to go to the adjustment screen for this item. 2 Item displayed in white • This indicates an item can be selected.
Basic adjustment settings Menu items List of menu items to help you with operations Picture AV Mode ......................................... Page 22 OPC ................................................ Page 22 Backlight ........................................ Page 23 Contrast ......................................... Page 23 Brightness ..................................... Page 23 Colour ............................................ Page 23 Tint .................................................
Basic adjustment settings Auto installation Programme setup You can run auto installation again, even after setting up the preset channels. You can run the auto search procedure again at any time by accessing the Setup menu and Programme Setup. Channels can be tuned automatically or manually. Auto search You can also automatically search by performing the procedure below. This is the same function as programme auto search in auto installation. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Basic adjustment settings Manual setting for each channel You can set some channel items manually. They are Search, Fine (TV frequency), Colour System, Sound System, and Skip. Fine tuning 1 Press a/b/c/d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER. • The selected channel information displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press a/b to select “Fine”, and then press ENTER. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”.
Basic adjustment settings Manual setting for each channel (continued) Sound system (Broadcasting system) 1 Press a/b/c/d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER. • The selected channel information displays. 2 Press a/b to select “Sound System”, and then press ENTER. • Receivable sound systems (Broadcasting systems) are listed. Sort Channel positions can be sorted freely. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”.
Basic adjustment settings Label Erase Programme Channels can be labelled freely. The individual programme can be erased. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press ENTER. If you already set the password, enter it here. 3 Press a/b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press ENTER. If you already set the password, enter it here.
Basic adjustment settings OPC (Optical Picture Control) setting AV mode selection AV mode gives you five viewing options to choose from to best match the system environment, which can vary due to factors like room-brightness, type of programme watched or the type of image input from external equipment. You can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen to suitable backlight brightness according to the lighting conditions.
Basic adjustment settings Picture adjustments Adjustments items You can adjust the picture to your preference. MENU Follow the steps to adjust the picture. [Picture] Picture 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Audio AV Mode [STANDARD] OPC [Off] Backlight [+ 6] Contrast [ 30] – + Brightness [ 0] – + Colour [ 0] – + Tint [ 0] Sharpness [ 0] – + Advanced 2 Reset Press c/d to select “Picture”.
Basic adjustment settings Advanced Colour temperature Advanced setting enables you to set the picture adjustment in more detail. There are five options you can choose from. C.M.S. (Colour Management System) Colour tone is managed using the six-colour adjustment setting. Adjusts the colour temperature to give the best white image. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 in C.M.S. (Colour Management System). 2 Press a/b to select “Colour Temp.”, and then press ENTER.
Basic adjustment settings Film mode Automatically detects a film-based source (originally encoded at 24/25 frames/second, depending on the vertical frequency), analyses it then recreates each still film frame for high-definition picture quality. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Picture”. 3 Press a/b to select “Advanced”, and then press ENTER. 4 Press a/b to select “Film Mode”, and then press ENTER. 5 Press a/b to select “On”, and then press ENTER.
Basic adjustment settings AV mode selection This option links to “AV Mode” in the Picture menu. (See page 22.) Audio adjustment For each selected AV mode, you can adjust the following three items: Treble, Bass, and Balance; to your preferred setting. After choosing the AV mode you want to adjust, next carry out audio adjustment. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Audio”.
Useful adjustment settings Password setting for child lock (for TV input mode) Allows you to use a password to protect certain settings from being accidentally changed. Setting a channel 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Setting a password. 2 Press a/b to select “Channel Setting”, and then press ENTER. 3 Press a/b to select “Yes”, and then press ENTER. Change Password Setting a password Channel Setting Yes Reset No Register a 4-digit password number to use the Child Lock function.
Useful adjustment settings Image position Input Label You can assign each input source a label you like. 1 2 3 4 5 Press TV/VIDEO to select the desired input source. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “Position”, and then press ENTER. 4 Press a/b to select “H-Pos.” or “V-Pos.”. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Input Label”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) WSS allows a television to switch automatically among the different screen formats. Picture aspect ratio The WSS signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows you to select between Normal and Panorama. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “WSS”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings WIDE mode (for TV/AV input mode) Manual Selection 1 Press WIDE. • The WIDE MODE menu displays. • The menu lists the wide mode options selectable for the type of video signal currently received. WIDE MODE 2 Press WIDE or a/b while the WIDE MODE menu displays on the screen. Normal Zoom 14:9 • As you toggle down the options, each is immediately reflected on the TV.
Useful adjustment settings Language setting for on-screen display You can also select a language from setup menu. Select from among 3 languages: English, Chinese and Arabic. DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) Produces a clearer video image. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “DNR”, and then press ENTER. 3 Press a/b to select “Language”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Input Select Selecting input signal type Selecting input source For setting the signal type of external equipment. Can use for selecting the input source. Using TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or on the TV 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. TV/VIDEO allows you to choose from the available input sources. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 3 Press a/b to select “Input Select”, and then press ENTER. 4 Press a/b to select “Input1”, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Blue Screen Power Control Automatically turns the screen blue if no broadcast signal is received. Power Control setting allows you to save energy. No Signal Off When set to “Enable”, the power will automatically shut down if no signal inputs for 15 minutes. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 3 Press a/b to select “Blue Screen”, and then press ENTER. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”.
Useful adjustment settings NOTE HDMI Setup HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal selection. 1 To watch an HDMI equipment image, select “INPUT3” using TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or on the TV. 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 3 Press c/d to select “Option”. 4 Press a/b to select “HDMI Setup”, and then press ENTER. • Refer to your external equipment operation manual for the signal type.
Useful features Teletext function What is Teletext? Teletext broadcasts pages of information and entertainment to specially equipped television sets. Your TV receives Teletext signals broadcast by a TV network, and decodes them into graphical format for viewing. News, weather reports, sports information, stock exchange prices and programme previews are among the many services available. TELETEXT Teletext mode Teletext is turned on/off with m on the remote control unit.
Useful features Displaying Subtitle Teletext language setting You can display several subtitles as they are transmitted. 1 Press [ to display the subtitle. • Subtitle is updated by information sent by the broadcasting station. • To stop updating subtitle automatically, press 3. 2 If Teletext information does not display correctly, perform the setting procedure below. Select from among 4 kinds of language tables: West Europe, East Europe, Turkish/Greek, Arabic/Hebrew.
Using external equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, DVD player, HDTV tuner, game console and camcorder. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV. Displaying an external equipment image Explanation here is for the setting when connecting DVD to INPUT1 terminal.
Using external equipment Connecting a DVD player You can use the INPUT 1 or INPUT 3 (HDMI) terminal when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NOTE • When using a DVI-HDMI conversion adaptor, input the Audio Signal from the AUDIO terminal of INPUT 3. To watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 37) and the input signal type (see page 32).
Using external equipment Connecting an HDTV tuner You can use the INPUT1 terminal when connecting to an HDTV tuner and other audiovisual equipment. To watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 37) and the input signal type (see page 32). Y PB (CB) PR (CR) L Component cable (commercially available) Audio cable (commercially available) AUDIO R HDTV tuner When using component cable, select “Component” for “Input Select” in the menu. 39 LC-AX5M(E)-i 39 06.
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 13.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER. • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 6.) • Has the power been turned on? (See page 13.) • Unit cannot be operated. • External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause improper operation.
Appendix RS-232C port specifications PC Control of the TV • When a program is set, the TV can be controlled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (PC/video) can be selected, the volume can be adjusted and various other adjustments and settings can be made, enabling automatic programmed playing. • Attach an RS-232C cable cross-type (commercially available) to the supplied Din/D-sub RS-232C for the connections.
Appendix Response code format Normal response O K Return code (0DH) Problem response (communication error or incorrect command) E R R Return code (0DH) Commands • Commands not indicated here are not guaranteed to operate.
Appendix Specifications Model Item LCD panel LC-32AX5X 32o (80 cm) Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 g 768 g 3 dots) Video Colour System PAL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/PAL 60 TV Function TV-Standard Receiving Channel PAL: B/G, D/K, I SECAM: B/G, D/K, K/K1 NTSC: M VHF/UHF 44.25-863.
Dimensional drawings Unit: mm 671 815 100 120 63 399 394.5 653 590 700 306 200 100 200 44 LC-AX5M(E)-l 44 06.7.
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This Sharp product is warranted against faults in materials and manufacture for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase. If service is required during the warranty period, please contact your nearest Sharp Approved Service Centre. These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified herein. The owner is responsible for any transportation and insurance costs if the product has to be returned for repair.
