LC-42A65M/LC-46A65M LC-42A65M LC-46A65M LC-42A65M LC-46A65M LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL Printed in Malaysia TINS-D849WJZZA 08P08-MA-NF TINS-D849WJZZA 08P08-MA-NF ENGLISH OPERATION MANUAL OPERATION MANUAL Dear SHARP customer ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 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. Contents Introduction Dear SHARP customer ................................................................................................ 1 Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1 Important Safety Precautions ..................................................................................... 4 Supplied accessories .................................................................................................. 5 Trademarks .................................................................................................................. 5 Preparation Attaching the stand ..................................................................................................... 6 Part names ................................................................................................................... 7 TV (Front/Side) ................................................................................................. 7 TV (Rear) ........................................................................................................... 8 Remote control unit.......................................................................................... 9 Before turning on the power ..................................................................................... 10 Connecting external devices .................................................................................... 11 Connecting a VCR, game console or camcorder .......................................... 11 Connecting a DVD player ............................................................................... 11 Connecting a Digital TV STB (Set Top Box) ................................................... 12 Connecting a PC ............................................................................................ 12 Using Digital Audio Output ............................................................................ 12 Inserting the batteries ............................................................................................... 13 Using the remote control unit ................................................................................... 13 Cautions regarding the remote control unit ................................................... 13 Turning the TV on/off................................................................................................. 14 Turning on the power ..................................................................................... 14 Turning off the power ..................................................................................... 14 About Menu operations ............................................................................................. 15 What is Menu? ............................................................................................... 15 Basic Menu operations .................................................................................. 15 About Guide Display ...................................................................................... 15 TV/AV input mode menu items ...................................................................... 16 PC input mode menu items ........................................................................... 17 Watching TV Setting channels automatically ................................................................................ 18 Selecting programmes .............................................................................................. 19 Adjusting the volume ................................................................................................. 19 Menu language settings ............................................................................................ 19 Setting channels to your preference........................................................................ 20 Auto search .................................................................................................... 20 Manual setting for each channel .................................................................... 20 Sorting programmes ...................................................................................... 23 Erasing programmes ...................................................................................... 23 Useful viewing functions ........................................................................................... 24 Split-screen viewing ...................................................................................... 24 Returning to the previously selected channel ................................................ 25 Muting the audio temporarily ......................................................................... 25 Outputting only audio..................................................................................... 25 Switching the analogue audio format ............................................................ 26 Contents Watching TV (Continued) Reducing the start-up time ........................................................................... 26 Password setting for the child lock (for TV input mode) ................................ 27 Energy conservation settings ................................................................................... 28 Auto power-off at a designated time ............................................................. 28 Auto power-off after the end of broadcast .................................................... 28 Auto power-off when there are no operations performed ............................. 28 Power Management ....................................................................................... 29 Ecology ......................................................................................................... 29 Picture size settings .................................................................................................. 30 Selecting the Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) picture size automatically ........ 30 Selecting the Wide Screen Signalling (WSS) picture size manually ............... 30 Selecting the picture size manually ................................................................ 31 Selecting a preset AV Mode...................................................................................... 32 Manual picture settings............................................................................................. 33 Picture adjustment ......................................................................................... 33 Advanced picture settings ............................................................................. 34 Other picture settings................................................................................................ 35 Adjusting the image position.......................................................................... 35 Game Play Time ............................................................................................ 35 Audio adjustment ....................................................................................................... 36 Output Volume Select ................................................................................... 36 Settings when using external devices Settings when using HDMI output devices ............................................................. 37 Selecting the input source and signal type ............................................................ 38 Selecting input source ................................................................................... 38 Selecting input signal type ............................................................................ 38 Labelling input sources ............................................................................................. 39 Skipping HDMI/RGB input ....................................................................................... 39 Colour system settings ............................................................................................. 39 AQUOS LINK Controlling HDMI devices using AQUOS LINK ....................................................... 40 AQUOS LINK connection .......................................................................................... 41 Connecting an AQUOS BD Player via the AQUOS LINK-compatible audio system ............................................................................................. 41 Connecting an AQUOS BD Player only.......................................................... 41 AQUOS LINK Setup ................................................................................................... 41 AQUOS LINK Auto power on ......................................................................... 41 Selecting recorder .......................................................................................... 42 Operating an AQUOS LINK device ........................................................................... 42 Listening with the AQUOS LINK-compatible audio system ........................... 42 Listening with the AQUOS TV speaker system .............................................. 43 Manually changing the AQUOS LINK-compatible audio system's sound mode.......................................................................................................... 43 Calling up the menu of an external device connected with the TV via HDMI.......................................................................................................... 43 Playback of titles using AQUOS LINK........................................................... 43 Selecting media type for CEC-compatible recorder ...................................... 44 HDMI device selection ................................................................................... 44 Recording via the CEC-compatible recorder's EPG (only for recorders)....... 44 Connecting a PC Displaying a PC image on the screen ...................................................................... 45 Selecting the picture size ............................................................................... 46 Adjusting the PC image automatically ........................................................... 47 Adjusting the PC image manually .................................................................. 47 Input resolution settings ........................................................................................... 48 Selecting the input resolution......................................................................... 48 2 Contents Connecting a PC (Continued) PC Control of the TV .................................................................................................. 49 PC compatibility chart ............................................................................................... 50 RS-232C commands list ............................................................................................ 50 Teletext function About Teletext ............................................................................................................ 51 Displaying Subtitles ................................................................................................... 52 Displaying Subpages ................................................................................................. 52 Teletext language setting.......................................................................................... 53 Appendix Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 54 Error messages about recording using AQUOS LINK ........................................... 55 Reset ........................................................................................................................... 56 Identification .............................................................................................................. 56 Specifications............................................................................................................. 57 Optional accessory ................................................................................................... 57 Dimensional drawings ............................................................................................... 58 Mounting the TV on the wall ..................................................................... ...