Sharp 20F640 Operation Manual

B177 WJ CONTENTS PAGE • IMPORTANT INFORMATION/IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................. 2 ~ 4 • Supplied Accessories .............................................. 5 • Before Operating Your Television ............................. 5 • Antenna Connections ........................................ 5 ~ 6 • Quick Reference Control Operation ................... 7 ~ 8 • EZ SETUP during First Use..................................... 9 • Demo Mode ........................................................... 10 • Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control.. ...

– 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. We sincerely hope that you receive the greatest satisfaction and enjoyment from your new SHARP Color Television set for years to come. Please read these instructions carefully, and keep them handy for your futur ...

CAUTION: • Do not place the AC power cord under the TV set or other heavy items. • To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set. • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this products to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product. CAUTION: Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these instructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. BUT IMPROPER U ...

13. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the television equipment. 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. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. 15. For adde ...

A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE 9 VCR-CH 8 FLASHBACK POWER (DVD/VCR) REC PLAY : L STOP FWD ) REW ( PAUSE J POWER DISPLAY CATV INPUT TV DVD VCR ENTER ; : CH 8 VOL – VOL + 9 CH MENU MUTE g SKIP f Infrared Remote Control/Part Number RRMCGA108WJSA Dry batteries size “AA”/ 1.5 V cc 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 pic ...

OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Use one of the following two diagrams if you connect an outdoor antenna. A: Using a VHF/UHF combination outdoor antenna. B: Using separate VHF and/or UHF outdoor antenna. • Connect an outdoor antenna cable lead-in to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR on the rear of the TV set. PR PB Y IN 1 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO R L COMPONENT REAR OF TV 75-ohm coaxial cable 300-ohm twin-lead VHF/UHF ANTENNA VHF/UHF ANTENNA A. Combination VHF/UHF Antennas 300/75-ohm ADAPTOR (Not supplied) or PR PB Y IN 1 LINE OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO R L COMPONENT IN OUT 300-ohm twin-lead 300-ohm twin-lead 75-ohm coaxial cable VH ...

R L COMPONE NT P R P B Y IN 1 LINE OUT R L A UDIO V IDE O R L COMPONE NT 7 Quick Reference Control Operation Quick Reference Control Operation Note: COMPONENT (VIDEO) TERMINALS • Part Names Front Panel VIDEO/AUDIO TERMINALS IN 2 CHANNEL UP/DOWN (a) Selects next higher channel. (s) Selects next lower channel. POWER Press → On. MENU Press → Accesses MAIN MENU. Press again → Exits MAIN MENU. INSIDE DOOR VOLUME UP/DOWN (k) Increases sound. (l) Decreases sound. IN 1 (VIDEO/AUDIO) TERMINALS LINE OUT (AUDIO) TERMINALS REMOTE CONTROL • The TV set and remote control illustrations and the on-screen displays in ...

A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE 9 VCR-CH 8 FLASHBACK POWER (DVD/VCR) REC PLAY : L STOP FWD ) REW ( PAUSE J POWER DISPLAY CATV INPUT TV DVD VCR ENTER ; : CH 8 VOL – VOL + 9 CH MENU MUTE g SKIP f 8 Quick Reference Control Operation • Part Names Quick Reference Control Operation (Continued) Note: • The above shaded buttons on the Remote Control glow in the dark. To use the glow-in-the-dark display on the remote control, place it under a fluorescent light or other lighting. • The phosphorescent material contains no radioactive or toxic material, so it is safe to use. • The degree of illumination wil ...

the TV. The SELECT LANGUAGE mode will be displayed. 2 Press to select “ENGLISH”, “SPANISH (ESPAÑOL)” or “FRENCH (FRANCAIS)”. 3 Press to SET LANGUAGE and access EZ SETUP mode. 4 Press The tuner will automatically search for the broadcast and cable TV channels. (The CH No. will automatically increase when it appears.) If you want to stop the EZ SETUP process once it has started, press and it will be canceled. If you want to SETUP again, please refer to page 29 on CH SETUP. To cancel EZ SETUP Press 5 Once EZ SETUP is completed, the lo ...

more than three seconds both and or MENU on the TV set. The TV set will go into DEMO mode and briefly explain the various features. • To cancel DEMO mode, again press and hold for more than three seconds both or MENU on the TV set. Example: DEMO mode display Note: • Without signal on COMPONENT IN, video input and antenna in, the DEMO mode cannot be activated. Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control • If you misplaced your Remote Control you can still access most settings via the MAIN MENU screen when you press MENU on ...

L Setting the ON SCREEN DISPLAY Language. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press to move the “a” mark to “SETUP”. 3 Press to access SETUP mode. 4 Press to access LANGUAGE change mode. 5 Press to select “ENGLISH”, “SPANISH (ESPAÑOL)” or “FRENCH (FRANCAIS)”. 6 Press MENU to exit. Language MENU S L EE P T I MER V I DEO AD J US T AUD I O AD J US T AUD I O SE L EC T C L OS ED CA P T CH T S E UP I ON PAREN SE TUP T A L CON RO L T (MAIN MENU screen) MENU S L EE P T I MER V ...

minutes. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press to access SLEEP TIMER mode. 3 Press to set a sleep time of 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. 4 Press MENU to exit. Note: • To turn off the SLEEP TIMER, repeat the above SLEEP TIMER steps and select “– – – M REMAIN” during step 3. • While SLEEP TIMER is active, the time remaining will be briefly displayed on-screen at regular intervals or when the remote’s DISPLAY key is pressed. Sleep Timer MENU S L EE P T I MER V I DEO AD J US T AUD I O AD J U ...

1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press to move the “a” mark to “VIDEO ADJUST”. 3 Press to access PICTURE adjust mode. 4 Press to select the desired mode. (Refer to the diagram below.) 5 Press to adjust the setting. 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to adjust other settings. 7 Press MENU to exit. Note: • VIDEO ADJUST setting is available for AIR or CABLE/INPUT 1/INPUT 2 and COMPONENT respectively. Video Adjust Selected button button item PICTURE To increase contrast To decrease contrast TINT To make skin tones ...

2 Press to move the “a” mark to “AUDIO ADJUST”. 3 Press to access TREBLE adjust mode. 4 Press to select the desired mode. (Refer to the diagram below.) 5 Press to adjust the setting. 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to adjust other settings. 7 Press MENU to exit. MENU S L EE P T I MER V I DEO AD J US T AUD I O AD J US T AUD I O SE L EC T C L OS ED CA P T CH T S E UP I ON PAREN SE TUP T A L CON RO L T Audio Adjust (MAIN MENU screen) Selected item button button TREBLE To increase treble response To decrease treble resp ...

This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. L INTERNAL SPEAKER SWITCH This function turns the TV’s internal speakers “ON” or “OFF” when listening to sound from external speakers by using the AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS on page 39. L FAO (Fixed Audio Output) This function turns the TV’s internal speakers “OFF” and allows fixed audio output from the AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS on page 39. With FAO, the TV’s volume control is disabled. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press to move the “a” mark to “AUDIO SELECT”. 3 Press to access AUDIO ...

L You can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where available. • Stereo broadcasts Live television transmission of sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. • SAP broadcasts Television broadcast can be received with either MAIN or SAP sound. MAIN sound: The normal program soundtrack. (Monaural or stereo where available.) SAP sound: Second language, supplementary commentaries, etc. (SAP sound is monaural.) L If stereo sound is difficult to hear. • You can obtain clearer sound by manually switching to the fixed monaural mode. Note: • Once MONO mode is selected, the TV sound remains m ...

• 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. For each mode, two channels are available, CH1 and CH2: The [CAPTION] mode subscripts dialogues and commentaries of TV dramas and news programs while ...

[2] TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES RATING y content base x AGE D L S V FV (Sexually (Adult (Sexual (Violence) (Fantasy Suggestive Language) Situation) Violence) Dialog) TV-Y (All children) V – – – – – TV-Y7 (Direct to Older Children) V – – – – V E TV-G (General Audience) V – – – – – Age TV-PG (Parental Guidance V V V V V – base Suggested) D TV-14 (Parents Strongly V V V V V – Cautioned) TV-MA (Mature Audience Only) V – V V V – V : Content Rating can be set. – : Content Rating cannot be set (not normally broadcast by TV station). Parental Control (V-CHIP Operation) L V ...

• TV-PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example) Example 1.1 : Age Based setting Go through all select ratings and select unblocked for “AGE”. This will automatically unblock everything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “TV-G” select “BLOCK” for “AGE”. This will automatically block the higher age ratings “TV-PG”, “TV-14” and “TV-MA” as well as “TV-G”. Furthermore, the content ratings “D”, “L”, “S”, “V”, “FV” are automatically blocked as well for “TV-PG”, “TV-14” and “TV-MA” as well as “TV-G”. Example 2.1 : Content Based setting For “TV-PG”, � ...

L HOW TO SET V-CHIP [1] MPAA RATING 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press to move the “a” mark to “PARENTAL CONTROL”. 3 Press to access PARENTAL CONTROL mode. 4 Press to access V-CHIP BLOCK select mode, then press to select “MPAA RATING”. 5 Press to move the “a” mark to “PG”, then press to select BLOCK. If you set “PG” to BLOCK, “PG-13”, “R”, “NC-17” and “X” are automatically blocked. 6 Press to move the “a” mark to "RETURN", then press ...