MODEL LC-32AX3X LC-37AX3X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL
LC-32AX3X LC-37AX3X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL Contents Contents …………………………………………………… 1 Trademarks ………………………………………………… 2 Dear SHARP customer …………………………………… 3 Important Safety Precautions ………………………… 3 Supplied accessories …………………………………… 5 Preparation ………………………………………………… 6 Inserting the batteries ………………………………… 6 Using the remote control unit ………………………… 6 Cautions regarding remote control unit ……… 6 Setting the TV ………………………………………… 7 Protection against overturning ……………………… 8 Basic connection …………
Contents Useful adjustment settings ……………………………… 30 Password setting for child lock (for TV input mode) ……………………………… 30 Input Label …………………………………………… 31 Image position ………………………………………… 31 Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) ……………………… 32 Picture aspect ratio …………………………………… 32 WIDE mode …………………………………………… 33 Rotate …………………………………………………… 34 Language setting for on-screen display …………… 34 Audio Only ……………………………………………… 35 DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) ……………………… 35 HDMI Setup …………………………………………… 35 Input Select ………………………………
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. 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 • 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 13 Page 6 Page 7 Cable clamp Safety restraints Restraining band Page 7 Screw for band Clamps Screws for clamps Page 8 Operation manual NOTE • Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV. • The illustrations and on-screen displays in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations.
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 9 and 41–43 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. Anchoring the TV to the wall or a pillar View from the top 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 LC-32AX3X/LC-37AX3X. • 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 POWER (On/Off) button Volume up (+)/down (–) buttons Remote control sensor OPC sensor POWER indicator OPC indicator* SLEEP timer indicator *OPC: Optical Picture Control (See page 25.) 11 LC-AX3X(E)-a 11 05.11.
Part names TV (Rear) SYSTEM RESET** RESET* INPUT 4 (HDMI) terminals INPUT 1 terminals INPUT 2 terminals INPUT 3 terminals AC INPUT terminal AV OUTPUT terminals Antenna input terminal Headphone jack * Press RESET if the TV cannot return to its original state after performing various operations. This will reset the TV as shown below. • • • • “AV MODE” resets to “USER”. TV channel resets to channel 1. Sound volume is initialised. Image position is initialised. • • • • Still image mode deactivates.
Part names Remote control unit 1 1 10 2 11 2 3 4 12 5 6 3 13 7 8 14 15 4 5 16 17 9 10 11 12 6 7 18 13 19 14 15 8 20 9 21 16 17 22 18 19 20 21 NOTE • When using the remote control unit, point it at the TV. 22 m (TELETEXT) Select the TELETEXT mode. (all TV image, all TEXT image, TV/TEXT image) (See pages 39 and 40.) 3 (Freeze/Hold) Freeze a motion picture on the screen. (See page 17.) TELETEXT mode: Stop updating Teletext pages automatically.
Watching TV 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.) POWER button • 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. POWER indicator POWER button Turning off the power Press POWER on the remote control. • The TV enters standby mode and the image on the screen disappears. • The POWER indicator on the TV changes from green to red.
Watching TV Simple button operations for changing channels Channel display Channel display changes approximately after 3 seconds as shown below. You can change channels in several ways. Using CHr/son the remote control unit SAT.1 12 PAL B/G • Press CHr to increase the channel number. • Press CHs to decrease the channel number. (Example) SAT.1 12 MONO NOTE • CHr/s on the TV operates the same as r/s on the remote control unit.
Watching TV Using MPX on the remote control unit In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. Stereo mode BBC2 99 STEREO BBC2 99 In the NICAM TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. Stereo mode BBC2 99 MONO When receiving a bilingual signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches among CH A, CH B and CH AB.
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. e —VOLf f /VOLe —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 Use the following buttons on the remote control to operate the menu. On-Screen Display Example MENU [Option ... Colour System] Option Audio Only DNR [Off] Input Select [VIDEO] Quick Shoot [On] Colour System [AUTO] Demo 1 2 3 4 1 Item displayed in yellow • This indicates the item currently selected. • Press ENTER to go to the adjustment screen for this item. 2 Item in brackets • This indicates the current setting for the item.
Basic adjustment settings Menu items List of menu items to help you with operations Picture AV Mode ......................................... Page 25 OPC ................................................ Page 25 Backlight ........................................ Page 26 Contrast ......................................... Page 26 Brightness ..................................... Page 26 Colour ............................................ Page 26 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 sys., Sound sys., Label (Network name), Skip and Lock (Child Lock). 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. Search tuning 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 “Search”, and then press ENTER. [Setup ...
Basic adjustment settings Manual setting for each channel (continued) Colour 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 “Colour sys.”, and then press ENTER. • Receivable colour systems are listed. Labelling channels When a TV channel sends its Network Name, the auto installation detects the information and assigns a name to it. However, you can change individual channel names.
Basic adjustment settings Manual setting for each channel (continued) Channel positions can be sorted freely. Skipping channels Channels with “Skip” set to “On” are passed over when using CHr/s even if selected while watching the image from the TV. 1 Press a/b/c/d to select the channel you want to edit, and then press ENTER. • The selected channel information will be displayed. 2 Sort 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”.
Basic adjustment settings Erase Programme The individual programme can be erased. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 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. • See page 30 for setting a password. 4 Press a/b to select “Erase Programme”, and then press ENTER. 5 Press c/d to select “Yes”, and then press ENTER. 6 Press a/b/c/d to select the channel you want to erase, and then press ENTER.
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. 1 You can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen to suitable backlight brightness according to the lighting conditions. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
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 Audio AV Mode [STANDARD] OPC Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Picture”.
Basic adjustment settings Advanced 3D-Y/C Advanced setting enables you to set the picture adjustment in more detail. There are six options you can choose from. Colour temperature Adjusts the colour temperature to give the best white image. 1 Provides high quality images with minimal dot crawl and cross colour noise. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Colour temperature. 2 Press a/b to select “3D-Y/C”, and then press ENTER. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Colour Temp.
Basic adjustment settings AV mode selection Monochrome For viewing a video in monochrome. 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 5 Press a/b to select “Monochrome”, and then press ENTER. This option links to “AV Mode” in the Picture menu. (See page 25.) Audio adjustment For each AV position, you can adjust the following three items: Treble, Bass, and Balance; to your preferred setting.
Basic adjustment settings Power control Surround When you set to On, you can enjoy surround sound, the same as if you were in a movie theatre. Using SURROUND on the remote control unit 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 “Power control”. 3 Press a/b to select “No Signal Off”, and then press ENTER.
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. 7 Enter the same 4-digit number as in step 6 to confirm. • “The new password was registered.” displays. NOTE • To view a locked channel (Lock setting in Programme Setup “Manual Adjust” is set to “On”), you must enter a password. (See page 23.) When you select a locked channel, a password prompt message pops up.
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. For adjusting a picture’s horizontal and vertical position. 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”.
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 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. No need to press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Rotate You can set the image orientation to Mirror, Rotated or Upside down image. [Normal]: normal image. [Mirror]: mirror image. ABC CBA [Rotate]: rotated image. [Upside Down]: upside down image. ABC ABC 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “Rotate”, and then press ENTER. 4 Press a/b to select the desired mode, and then press ENTER.
Useful adjustment settings Audio Only HDMI Setup When listening to music from a music programme, you can set the display off and enjoy audio only. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 3 4 Press a/b to select “Audio Only”, and then press ENTER. Press c/d to select “On”, and then press ENTER. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal selection.
Useful adjustment settings Quick Shoot Input Select Selecting input source Can use for selecting the input source. Improves LCD response when viewing fast-moving images. The effect is greater at low room temperatures (at or below 15˚C/59˚F). 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 2 Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV to select the input source.
Useful adjustment settings Colour system setting You can change the colour system to one that is compatible with the image on the screen. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Option”. 3 Press a/b to select “Colour System”, and then press ENTER. 4 Press a/b to select a compatible video signal system of your equipment, and then press ENTER. Demo Demo shows some of the functions of the TV on the screen. The demonstration items are as follows.
Useful features Teletext language setting If Teletext information does not display correctly, perform the setting procedure below. Select from among 4 kinds of language tables: West Europe, East Europe, Greek/Turkish, Cyrillic. Each table is compatible with the Teletext languages listed below. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a/b to select “Text Language”, and then press ENTER.
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 Displaying Subpages You can display several subtitles as they are transmitted. You can display several subpages 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 Press [ to exit the subtitle screen. NOTE 1 Press m to display Teletext. 2 Press 1 to display the subpage as shown below.
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 Displaying a DVD image (Example) 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 4 (HDMI) terminal when connecting to a DVD player and other audiovisual equipment. NOTE • When using an HDMI-DVI conversion adapter, input the Audio Signal from the AUDIO terminal of INPUT 4. To watch an image from this input terminal, you need to select the input source (see page 41) and the input signal type (see page 36).
Using external equipment Connecting an HDTV tuner You can use the INPUT 2 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 41) and the input signal type (see page 36). Audio cable (commercially available) Component cable (commercially available) When using component cable, select “COMPONENT” for “Input select” in the menu. L-AUDIO-R Y PB PR (CB) (CR) HDTV tuner 43 LC-AX3X(E)-i 43 05.
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 14.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER. • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 7.) • Has the power been turned on? (See page 14.) • Unit cannot be operated. • External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause improper operation.
Appendix Specifications Model LC-32AX3X Item LCD panel LC-37AX3X 32o (80 cm) Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD 37o (94 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 PAL: B/G, D/K, I SECAM: B/G, D/K, K/K1 NTSC: M TV-Standard Receiving Channel VHF/UHF 44.25-863.
Dimensional drawings LC-32AX3X, LC-37AX3X Unit: mm 432 (453) NOTE • Figures within parentheses are for LC-37AX3X. 631 (671) 87 (102) 804 (926) 116 (116) 108 (108) 579 (647) 395.1 (463.8) 395 (429.4) 290 (306) 200 (200) 115 (104) 200 (200) 61.4 (61.4) 640.4 (708.4) 700.4 (822.6) 46 LC-AX3X(E)-j 46 05.11.
HOW TO SET THE FACTORY PRESETS Turn off the TV by pressing POWER on the TV. After waiting for about 1 minute, press and hold down RESET and press POWER on the TV to turn on the TV. All setting items (except TV channel) return to the factory presetting. NOTE • Password will be cleared after running the factory presetting operation. You can run the Auto Installation again by using the following steps. 1 2 3 4 5 Turn on the power of the TV. Press MENU. (Make sure the menu screen displays.
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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.
