Contents Page Page Supplied accessories ..........1 ECO menu ............. 12 Dear SHARP customer ..........2 Setup menu ............12 Important Safety Precautions ........2 Option menu ............14 Important information ..........2 Digital setup menu ..........16 Trademarks ..............2 Programme Guide ..........17 Attaching the stand ..........3...
Dear SHARP customer Thank you for your purchase of the SHARP LCD colour TV product. To ensure safety and many years of trouble-free operation of your product, please read the Important Safety Precautions carefully before using this product. Important Safety Precautions •...
Attaching the stand • Before attaching (or detaching) the stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet. • Before performing work spread cushioning over the base area to lay the TV on. This will prevent it from being damaged. Confi...
Connecting external devices You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV, like a VCR, game console, camcorder, DVD player, Digital TV STB (Set Top Box) and PC. To view external source images, select the input source from TV/VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV/VIDEO on the TV.
Remote control unit 11 INFO DTV mode: Display the programme information. (See page 17.) 12 RADIO Press to access RADIO mode. (See page 18.) 13 POWER (STANDBY/ON) To switch the power on and off. (See page 7.) 14 DISPLAY Display the channel or input information. 15 SLEEP Set the Sleep timer.
Part names TV (Front) OPC sensor Remote control sensor POWER indicator Light off Power off Lighted (Red) The TV is in standby mode. Lighted (Green) The TV is on. TV (Rear) POWER (On/Off) button 10 Antenna input terminal MENU button 11 INPUT 4 terminals TV/VIDEO button 12 INPUT 5 terminals...
Turning the TV on/off Selected item Description Select “Yes” when your antenna is set- up and connected independently. Turning on/off the power Select “No” when you do not need to • To turn on the power supply voltage to your antenna, i.e. Press POWER on the TV.
Checking Signal Programme setup information (Continued) Digital settings You can reconfi gure DTV services settings automatically H Checking Signal information or manually. Press a / b to select “Signal information”. Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. Auto search Manual search Press c / d to select “Setup”.
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Press a / b to select the desired menu, and Programme setup (Continued) then press ENTER. The item position of services can be sorted Press a / b or c / d to select the desired item 1 Press a / b to select the service whose item or adjust the item to the desired level.
Programme setup (Continued) Selecting a preset AV mode H Sort (Analogue) Channel position can be sorted freely. “AV mode” gives you several viewing options to Repeat steps 1 to 4 in Auto search. 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 Press a / b to select “Sort”, and then press...
Film mode Picture menu Automatically detects a fi lm-based source (originally encoded at 24/25 frames/second, depending on the vertical frequency), analyses it then recreates each still fi lm Picture Audio frame for high-defi nition picture quality. (On, Off) [ STANDARD ] AV mode Active contrast [ Off ]...
ECO menu Setup menu Digital setup Setup Option Setup Option Auto installation [ Enable ] No signal off Analogue programme setup Power management Digital programme setup [ 3hr. ] No operation off Child lock Ecology Input skip Input label Position HDMI auto view [ On ] [ Panorama ]...
H Input label Setup menu (Continued) You can assign each input source a label as you prefer. Parental rating Press TV/VIDEO to select the desired input This function allows TV channels to be restricted. source. It prevents children from watching violent or sexual scenes that may be considered inappropriate.
H 4:3 mode Option menu The WSS signal has 4:3 auto-switching that allows you to select between Panorama and Normal. Selected item Description Option Digital setup Panorama Wide image without side bars Input select PC audio select [HDMI1] Normal Normal range keeping 4:3 or 16:9 aspect Output volume select [Fixed] ratio...
Option menu (Continued) Adjusting the PC image manually Ordinarily you can easily adjust the picture as H Audio only necessary to change image position using Auto sync. In some cases, however, manual adjustment is needed When listening to music from a music programme, you to optimise the image.
H Switching subtitle languages (DVB Subtitle) Digital setup menu Each time you press [ on the remote control, the subtitle switches when the broadcast contains subtitle information. Option Digital setup Set “Hearing impaired” to “On” Audio language Subtitle language (Hearing impaired) 1st Language Hearing impaired [Off]...
Programme Guide Info You can check the current schedule of DTV events and view detailed information about current events. While watching DTV you can check the extended programme information on the screen using INFO on Press GUIDE to display the programme guide the remote control.
ATV (Analogue)/DTV/ When the TV accesses to DTV mode for the fi rst time, you need to run the auto search. To scan all available RADIO buttons services in your area, follow the procedures below. To watch DTV broadcasts, select “DTV” from Use the following buttons on the remote control to auto installation menu.
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Switching the analogue audio format (Continued) 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 BBC1 BBC1 STEREO MONO When receiving a bilingual signal Each time you press MPX, the mode switches among CH A, CH B and CH AB.
What is an EPG? An “EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)” is a programme schedule, which is displayed on the TV screen. The EPG is broadcasted together with DTV. The TV screen shows the EPG when the viewer presses EPG on the remote control, provided that the TV is receiving the digital broadcasting signal.
EPG (Continued) Wide Mode Auto Selection Viewing the reminder schedule list If you set “WSS” and “4:3 mode” in the Setup menu, the optimum WIDE mode is automatically chosen for Press EPG. every broadcast containing the WSS information. Press Y to display the reminder schedule list. “WSS”...
Teletext function PC Control of the TV What is Teletext? • When a programme is set, the TV can be controlled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. Teletext broadcasts pages of information and The input signal (PC/video) can be selected, entertainment to specially equipped television sets.
PC compatibility chart Resolution Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency VESA Standard Analogue (D-Sub) Digital (HDMI) 720 g 400 ✔ ✔ 31.5 kHz 70 Hz ✔ ✔ ✔ 640 g 480 31.5 kHz 60 Hz ✔ ✔ ✔ 800 g 600 SVGA 37.9 kHz 60 Hz ✔...
Appendix Troubleshooting The problems described below are not always caused by malfunctions. Check the TV again before having the TV serviced. Problem Possible Solution • No power. • Check if you pressed POWER on the remote control unit. (See page 7.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press POWER.
CAUTION • This TV should be mounted on the wall only with the AN-52AG4 (SHARP) wall mount bracket. The use of other wall mount brackets may result in an unstable installation and may cause serious injuries.
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 Fix the product with the 2 clamps Cup hook (commercially available) Tie (commercially available) (supplied), using the screws (supplied).
CLEARING THE PASSWORD If you forget the password, clear the password using the following procedure. Press MENU to display the MENU screen, and then press c / d to select “Setup”. Press a / b to select “Child lock”, and then press ENTER and the password input screen display.