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LC-37D44E/LC-37D44S 89.6 89,6 903.8 903,8 95.3 95,3 52.0 52,0 The fuse from the cut-off plug should be removed and the cut-off plug destroyed immediately and disposed of in a safe manner. Under no circumstances should the cut-off plug be inserted elsewhere into a 13A socket outlet, as a serious electric shock may occur.
ENGLISH • The models LC-37D44E-BK and LC-37D44S-BK feature a black cabinet. • The models LC-37D44E-GY and LC-37D44S-GY feature a silver cabinet. • The illustrations and the OSD (On-Screen Display) in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations. • The factory preset PIN is “1234”.
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 • 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.
Supplied accessories Remote control unit (g1) AC cord (g1) Cable clamp (g1) Stand unit (g1) Page 4 Page 3 Product shape varies in some countries. Pages 5 and 6 Page 4 • “AA” size battery (g2) ........ Page 5 • Operation manual (This publication) Quick guide Attaching the stand Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the TV on, making sure the area is completely flat. This will prevent it from being damaged.
Quick guide Setting the TV Place the TV close to the AC outlet, and keep the power plug within reach. Standard DIN45325 plug (IEC 169-2) 75-ohm coaxial cable Antenna Connect the antenna cable from your antenna/cable socket or the (room-/roof) antenna for antenna input terminal on the back of your TV set to receive digitally/terrestrially broadcast stations. An indoor antenna can also be used under good reception conditions. Passive and active room antennas are offered commercially.
Quick guide Inserting the batteries Before using the TV for the first time, insert two “AA” size batteries (supplied). When the batteries become depleted and the remote control unit fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AA” size batteries. 1 Hold in the tab on the battery cover and pull the cover towards the direction of the arrow. 2 Insert two supplied “AA” size batteries. • Place batteries with their terminals corresponding to the (e) and (f) indications in the battery compartment.
Quick guide Remote control unit 1 2 3 B (Standby/On) Enter standby mode or turn on the power. (See page 8.) AV MODE Select a video setting. (See page 13.) 0–9 Set the channel in TV and DTV mode. Set the page in Teletext mode. When one of the 4 Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland or Denmark) is selected in the country setting of Auto Installation, DTV channels are 4 digits. When another country is selected, DTV channels are 3 digits.
Quick guide TV (Front view) B (Standby/On) indicator Remote control sensor TV (Rear view) a (Power button) i (l/k) (Volume buttons) MENU button P (s/r) (Programme [channel] buttons) b (Input Source) button 10 6 7 1 8 13 2 9 3 4 11 5 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 RS-232C terminal EXT 4 (ANALOGUE RGB/AUDIO) terminals EXT 5 (COMPONENT) terminals EXT 1 (RGB) terminal EXT 2 (RGB) terminal Antenna input terminal (DVB-T 5V=/80 mA) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 OUTPUT (AUDIO) terminals EXT 6 (HDMI/AUDIO) terminals EXT 7 (HD
Quick guide Turning on the power Press a on the TV or B on the remote control unit. Standby mode Press B on the remote control unit when the TV is on. • The TV enters standby mode and the image on the screen disappears. • The B indicator on the TV changes from green to red. • To completely turn off the power to the TV, unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet. However, do not unplug the AC cord unless otherwise instructed. Display status indicator Off Power off. Red The TV is in standby mode.
Using external equipment Setting the input source To view external source images, select the input source using b on the remote control unit or the TV. NOTE • The cables marked with * are commercially available items. Connecting a VCR Connecting a DVD player You can use the EXT 1 or 2 terminals when connecting a VCR and other audiovisual equipment. If your VCR supports TV-VCR advanced AV Link systems, you can connect the VCR to the EXT 2 terminal of the TV using the fully-wired SCART cable.
Using external equipment Connecting a decoder Using AV Link function You can use the EXT 1 terminal when connecting a decoder and other audiovisual equipment. EXT 1 This TV incorporates three typical AV Link functions for smooth connections between the TV and other audiovisual equipment. One Touch Play While the TV is in standby mode, it automatically turns on and plays back the image from the audiovisual source (e.g. VCR, DVD).
Menu operations Menu operation buttons Use the following buttons on the remote control unit to operate the menu. On-Screen Display Example MENU [Option ... Colour System] Option 1 Audio Only DNR [Off] Input Select [CVBS] Colour System [AUTO] 2 3 4 1 Item displayed in white • This indicates an item can be selected. 2 Item displayed in yellow • This indicates the item currently selected. 3 Item in brackets • This indicates the current setting for the item.
Menu operations Common operations Menu Operation: A Menu Operation: B 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c/d to select the desired menu. 2 Press c/d to select the desired menu. 3 Press a/b to select the desired menu item, and then press OK (Example: AV Mode, etc.). 3 Press a/b to select the desired menu item (Example: Backlight, Contrast, etc.). • Select “Reset” to reset all adjustment items to the factory preset values.
Menu operations Picture menu MENU Picture adjustments Menu Operation: B (page 12) Adjust the picture to your preference with the following picture settings.
Menu operations Advanced TV/DTV/AV only Menu Operation: C (page 12) This TV provides various advanced functions for optimising the picture quality. Colour Temp. Automatically detect 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.
Menu operations Surround Power Management Menu Operation: A (page 12) Surround function allows you to enjoy realistic “live” sound. NOTE • You can also choose surround effects by pressing SURROUND on the remote control unit. Auto Vol. TV/DTV/AV only Menu Operation: A (page 12) Different sound sources, fairly often do not have the same volume level, for example the changing from movie to the advertisements. The Automatic Volume Control (Auto Vol.) solves this problem and equalises the volume levels.
Menu operations 4 Press a/b to select the desired menu item, and then press OK. This section describes how to set up analogue TV channels manually. 5 Press a/b/c/d to select or adjust. 1 2 3 NOTE • When you exit Programme Setup “Manual Adjust” menu, preset download automatically runs if you change information on that menu. Programme Setup TV only Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Press c/d to select “Setup”. Press a/b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press OK.
Menu operations 4 5 Lock You can block the viewing of any channel. NOTE • See “Child Lock” for setting PIN. • When Lock is set to “On” for a channel, “Child lock has been activated.” displays, and the image and sound of the channel are blocked. • When pressing OK while “Child lock has been activated.” displays, PIN input menu will display. Inputting the correct PIN lifts the child lock temporarily until the power is turned off. Enter the 4-digit number as a PIN using 0 – 9.
Menu operations Position TV/DTV/AV only Menu Operation: C (page 12) For adjusting a picture’s horizontal and vertical position. Item H-Pos.: Centres the image by moving it to the left or right. V-Pos.: Centres the image by moving it up or down. NOTE • Adjustments are stored separately according to input source. • Depending on the input signal type a position setting may not be available.
Menu operations DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) TV/DTV/AV only Menu Operation: A (page 12) Produce a clearer image. (Off, High, Low) HDMI Setup Menu Operation: A (page 12) For setting the signal type of external equipment. AV only HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal selection. 1 To watch an HDMI equipment image, select “EXT6” or “EXT7” (the terminal which you are using) from “INPUT SOURCE” menu using b on the remote control unit or TV. 2 3 4 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Useful features WIDE MODE TV/AV only You can select the picture size. Selectable picture size varies with the type of signal received. Item (for SD (Standard-Definition) signal) Normal: For 4:3 “standard” pictures. A side bar appears on each side. Zoom 14:9: For 14:9 letterbox pictures. A thin side bar appears on each side, and you may see bars on the top and bottom with some programmes. Panorama: In this mode the picture is progressively stretched toward each side of the screen.
Useful features Time display Still image You can freeze a motion picture on the screen. 1 2 Press 3. You can display the time information included in the DTV and Teletext broadcasts. NOTE • Skip step 1 if receiving DTV broadcasts. Press 3 again to exit still image. NOTE • When this function is not available, “No still image display available.” will display. • The still image automatically goes out after 30 minutes. Teletext function 1 Select a TV channel providing Teletext information.
DTV menu operations DTV menu operation buttons Use the following buttons on the remote control unit to operate the DTV Menu. DTV On-Screen Display Example DTV MENU / Language 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Select 1 DTV MENU OK END Language • To customise the language preference for audio and MHEG5 application. 2 [: Press to display the subtitle selection screen. m: Press to display TELETEXT or start the MHEG5 presentation, if available.
DTV menu operations About using the character set screen In some cases you may be prompted to enter characters. See below for details. Sample Alpha Numerical Character Set screen 1 2 Alpha Numerical Character Set 1 2 FAV ! ~ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - .
DTV menu operations EXAMPLE: Favourite Assign services to 4 different favourite groups. 1 2 3 Press a/b to select the desired service. Press on the remote control. A selection box displays. Press a/b to register the selected service to any of the 4 favourite groups (None, Fav 1 ... Fav 4) and then press OK. An icon displays indicating the favourite status. • Do not press END to exit the screen here if you wish to register the change. 4 5 Moving “002 ZDF” ahead of “001 ARD”.
DTV menu operations Installation Select Use this function to jump to the specific service in one step. This is useful when there are many services displayed on screen to scroll through. 1 2 on the remote control. Now you can Press change the service number on the left side of the screen. numeric Enter the number using buttons, and then press OK. The highlight moves to the selected service. Erase Erase the selected service(s) from the memory. 1 2 Press a/b to select the desired service.
DTV menu operations Carrier Setup System Setup This is provided for you to rename (label), erase, or rescan carriers. “Carrier” in this context refers to a service station that provides a set of individual services. Configure On-Screen Display and Child Lock settings. 1 2 The On-Screen Display appearance and the position/ duration of the service banner information can be customised. Press c/d to select “Installation”. Press a/b to select “Carrier Setup”, and then press OK.
DTV menu operations Child Lock Software Upgrade This function allows TV and Radio services to be restricted. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be harmful. 1 2 Press c/d to select “System Setup”. Press a/b to select “Child Lock”, and then press OK. 3 If you have already set the PIN, enter it here. If not, enter the factory preset PIN “1234”. 4 Press c/d to select the desired age/rating (4 ...18/Universal/Parental/X-rated/None), and then press OK.
DTV menu operations Common Interface Inserting a CA card Check the detailed information on the CI module (Common Interface module) and the CA card (Conditional Access card) in use. 1 Press OK while the cursor is on “Common Interface”. • The CI module name is displayed. CI Module Module Name IRDETO DTV MENU 2 A single DVB Common Interface (CI) will be implemented to allow adoption of a Conditional Access (CA) system by means of a plug-in CA module.
Useful features (DTV) 3 About EPG With the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), you can check the schedule of DTV and Radio events, view detailed information about them, tune to an event currently on-air and set a timer for future events. General EPG screen 1 2 3 EPG 070 Sun 16/04/2005 07:05:11 BBC News 07:00 – 07:30 16/04/2005 • The TV will show the image in full screen. • Selecting an event that has not yet started will activate the EPG Timer mode instead.
Useful features (DTV) Using the ESG Viewing a service banner The Electronic Service Guide (ESG) is a simplified version of EPG, giving you only essential information of current events for faster access. 1 Press ESG. A service banner shows event names, start/end time of event, and other useful information. 1 Press p. Service banner • The ESG screen displays.
Useful features (DTV) Using the multi audio function Change the audio mode and language for the currently viewed service. 1 Press 2 when no other menu screen is displayed. Multi Audio Audio Mode S.No Stereo Language Code Audio Type PID Eng MPEG2 1211 2 Fre MPEG2 1212 3 Ger MPEG2 1213 4 Fin MPEG2 1214 1 Select DTV MENU OK END 2 Press c/d to select the desired audio mode (Left, Right, L+R, Stereo), and then press b to move down.
Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed B on the remote control unit. (See page 8.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press B. • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 4.) • Check if you pressed a on the TV. (See page 8.) • Unit cannot be operated. • External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause improper operation.
Appendix VGA 640 g 480 31.5 kHz 60 Hz SVGA 800 g 600 37.9 kHz 60 Hz ✓ XGA 1024 g 768 48.4 kHz 60 Hz ✓ Communication procedure Send the control commands from the PC via the RS232C connector. The TV operates according to the received command and sends a response message to the PC. Do not send multiple commands at the same time. Wait until the PC receives the OK response before sending the next command. WXGA 1280 g 768 47.7 kHz 60 Hz ✓ Command format WXGA 1360 g 768 47.
Appendix Commands CONTROL ITEM POWER SETTING INPUT SELECTION A CHANNEL COMMAND _ _ _ POWER OFF VOLUME CONTROL ITEM POSITION COMMAND PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS H P O S * * * _ H-POSITION AV (f10 – e10) I T G D _ _ _ _ INPUT SWITCHING (Toggle) H P O S ? ? ? ? AV (f10 – e10) I T V D _ _ _ _ TV (CHANNEL FIXED) V P O S * * * _ V-POSITION AV (f10 – e10) I D T V _ _ _ _ DTV (CHANNEL FIXED) V P O S ? ? ? ? AV (f10 – e10) I A V D * _ _ _ EXT1 –
Appendix Specifications Item 37o LCD COLOUR TV, Model: LC-37D44E, LC-37D44S LCD panel 37o Advanced Super View & BLACK TFT LCD Resolution 1,049,088 pixels (1,366 g 768) Video Colour System PAL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.
A. Information on Disposal for Users (private households) 1. In the European Union Attention: If you want to dispose of this equipment, please do not use the ordinary dust bin! Used electrical and electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of used electrical and electronic equipment.
LC-37D44E/LC-37D44S 89.6 89,6 903.8 903,8 95.3 95,3 52.0 52,0 The fuse from the cut-off plug should be removed and the cut-off plug destroyed immediately and disposed of in a safe manner. Under no circumstances should the cut-off plug be inserted elsewhere into a 13A socket outlet, as a serious electric shock may occur.
Printed on environmentally friendly paper Auf ökologischem Papier gedruckt Imprimé sur papier écologique Stampato su carta ecologica Afgedrukt op ecologisch papier Impreso en papel ecológico Impresso sobre papel ecológico PIN Printed in Poland Gedruckt in Polen Imprimé en Pologne Stampato in Polonia Gedrukt in Polen Impreso en Polonia Impresso na Polónia TINS-D792WJZZ 1 08P07-PL-NG DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL OPERATION MANUAL / BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG / MODE D'EMPLOI / MANUALE DI ISTRUZION