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Page 2 - IMPORTANT; IMPORTANT INFORMATION; FIRST – WARRANTY; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

2 Welcome to the SHARP Family. We are pleased that you are now the owner of a SHARP Color Television– built for outstanding quality, reliability and performance.Every SHARP Color Television set is tuned and adjusted for proper color and sound, and has passedthrough the most stringent quality control...

Page 3 - these instructions for later use.; be abused by persons walking on it.; IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION (Continued) 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. N...

Page 4 - When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued) 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...

Page 5 - Supplied Accessories; Location; Before Operating Your Television; Antennas; Antenna Connections

5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CA TV TV D V D VCR Supplied Accessories Size AA Dry Batteries Infrared Remote Control Note: Location • For normal ...

Page 6 - descrambler using the converter’s channel keys.; OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION; Cable TV Line; NOTICE

6 CABLE TV (CATV) CONNECTION • A 75 ohm coaxial cable connector is built into the set for easy hookup. When connecting the 75 ohm coaxial cable to the set, screw the 75 ohm cable to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR. • Some cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”. Since the signals of these premiu...

Page 7 - To open the door; Using the projection, lower the door until closed.; • When opening or closing the door, do not inser t your fingers into; Rear Panel; Part Names; Front Panel

Quick Reference Control Operation Quick Reference Control Operation Note: • The TV set and remote control illustrations and the on-screen displays in this manual may differ from their actual appearance. To open the door Using the projection located under the "PULL-OPEN" indication,pull and l...

Page 8 - Basic Remote Control Functions; Quick Reference Control Operation; 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 illu...

Page 9 - EZ SETUP during First Use

• When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automaticallymemorize the broadcasting channels.Please perform the following instructions before pressing thePOWER button.(1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5)(2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See pages 5, 6)(...

Page 10 - Demo Mode; Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control

Demo Mode • To learn more about the TV set, you can enter DEMO mode. Simply press and hold MENU on the TV set for more than 3 seconds. • To cancel DEMO mode, again press MENU on the TV set for more than 3 seconds. Example: DEMO mode display Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control • If ...

Page 11 - Sleep Timer; during step; DISPLAY; key is pressed twice. 5 minutes before the SLEEP TIMER; Language

• The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLAY can be set to ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “LANGUAGE”. 4 Press VOL k ...

Page 12 - Description of Adjustment Items; Video Adjust; Selected item

• Description of Adjustment Items 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “VIDEO ADJUST”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the PICTURE adjust screen. 4 Press CH a / s to select the desired adjustment item. (Refer to the diagram below.) 5 Press VOL k / l to ...

Page 13 - Audio Select

H MTS (Multichannel TV Sound)This function allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. • You can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where available. Stereo broadcastsLive television broadcasts of sports, shows, concer ts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound.SAP broadcastsTelev...

Page 14 - AUDIO ADJUST; When the “; to; CH

H AUDIO ADJUST When the “ E ” mark is at “AUDIO ADJUST”, press VOL k / l to access the AUDIO ADJUST screen. To access the desired item,press CH a / s . To adjust the audio setting, press VOL k / l . 6 Press MENU to exit. An example screen displaying ON AIR when receiving stereo broadcasts Current ch...

Page 15 - Closed Caption

• How to set CLOSED CAPTION • Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. “Closed Caption” is a system which allows conversations, narration, and soundeffects in TV programs and home videos to appear as captions on theTV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and vide...

Page 16 - MPAA RATING; AGE

1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not toblocknot toblockSelectblockauto-blockauto-blockauto-block G G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X – – – – – – – – – – BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK PG-13 R NC-17 X 1. User setting 2. Block table PG age based not toblocknot toblocknot toblockSelectblockauto-blockauto-block ...

Page 17 - Example 3 : Resetting an Age Based setting

Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) • TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example) Example 1.1 : Age Based setting Clear V s (block) from each "AGE" box for all ratings. This will automatically unblock everything. Example 1.2 : Age Based setting For “TV-G” put a V in the "AGE" box. Thi...

Page 20 - Downloading V-CHIP data; The DOWNLOAD screen will disappear, once downloading is finished.

Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) [3] Downloading additional rating mode There will be an additional new rating system. In that case,please set up as follows. Subsequently the new ratingsystem will set up automatically. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of...

Page 21 - How to set additional rating mode (Example)

• How to set additional rating mode (Example) Once downloading is complete, you can set the blocking pattern as follows. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MPAA RATING. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “Cdn. English Ratings”, then press VOL k / l . 3 You can select “BLOCK” or “– – – – –” (unbloc...

Page 23 - To

• To change the V-CHIP BLOCK after registering a secret No. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MPAA RATING , then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. 2 Enter the 4-digit secret No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD and the V-CHIP select screen will be displayed. Set V-CHIP BLOCKagain. • If you forget or need to c...

Page 24 - in 30 minutes intervals.; STATUS (Select ON to activate VIEW TIMER)

H VIEW TIMERThis function allows you to restrict TV viewing time and also allows you to control TV usage.This function is to prevent your children from watching too much TV. VIEWING TIME (an accumulative timer: counts only the timeduration while the TV power is on.) • VIEWING TIME can be set from 30...

Page 25 - the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like the one on the right.; To change the VIEW TIMER setting after registering a secret No.; • When you choose the correct secret No., the VIEW TIMER access screen

Parent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) 9 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD . 10 Press MENU to exit. Example: • To restrict anybody from watching TV for more than 5 hours, after watching the TV for 2 hours, your settings would look like the one on the right. • You can choose to watc...

Page 26 - Repeat steps 1 to 4 of; How to set VIEW TIMER; and “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed.; VO L; a n d; C H; o n t h e T V s e t

Parent Control (VIEW TIMER) (Continued) • To cancel the VIEW TIMER setting or change the secret No. (Ifyou forget the SECRET No.) 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of How to set VIEW TIMER . Press VOL k / l , and “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. 2 P r e s s a n d h o l d b o t h VO L k a n d C H a o n t h ...

Page 27 - Energy Save

Energy Save • This feature lets you lower the power consumption of your TVset which in turn saves you money and minimizes the impact onthe environment. When this feature is turned on, it reduces thebrightness of the TV to a level that consumes approximately 20percent less energy than when the featur...

Page 28 - Set Up

H EZ SetupBy operating the channel preset functions, you can preset yourTV to the desired channels for viewing. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark ...

Page 29 - • Receivable channels of your TV set are:; AIR

Set Up (Continued) H Channel SettingIf EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region, follow the instructions belowto manually memorize the channel. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the SET UP s...

Page 30 - Saving broadcast TV channels into memory; • If you press; again while in the CH SEARCH mode, auto-

• Saving broadcast TV channels into memory 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 2 Press VOL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “CH SETTING”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the CH SETTING screen...

Page 31 - To add channel 10 to; To erase channel 10 from

6 Press VOL k to add a channel to the TV memory or press VOL l to erase a channel from the TV memory. H BLUE SCREENAutomatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is notreceived. After 15 minutes of non-reception, the TV will turn offautomatically. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU scre...

Page 32 - When the BLUE SCREEN is set to “ON”

6 Press MENU to exit. When the BLUE SCREEN is set to “ON” Note: • Poor reception due to weak signals, or too much noise might activate the BLUE SCREEN function despite the presence of a broadcast signal. To continue watching TV under these conditions, switchthe BLUE SCREEN “OFF”. • While INPUT 1, 2,...

Page 33 - To select the PERSONAL PREFERENCE channel.; and

Set Up (Continued) H Personal PreferenceBy setting PERSONAL PREFERENCE channels in advance, youcan select your favorite channels easily. 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL k / l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a / ...

Page 35 - Auto Input

Auto Input • The unit is preset to switch to the INPUT 2 screen automaticallywhen VIDEO equipment is connected to the INPUT 2 terminal. Dothe following to switch this feature off: 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press CH a / s to move the “ E ” mark to “SET UP”. 3 Press VOL k / l to a...

Page 38 - VIDEO; Using the Video and Audio Input Terminals; VIDEO EQUIPMENT; Connecting video equipment for playback of video material.; to the input terminals on the TV set.; Connecting video device equipped with video output terminals; CONNECTIONS

(Rear connection terminals of TV) DVD CAMCORDER TV GAME VCR (Front connection terminals of TV) Pull open the front door Yellow : To video input terminalWhite : To audio input ( L ) terminalRed : To audio input (R) terminal VIDEO L-AUDIO-R (MONO) AV-2 IN To VIDEO OUTPUT To AUDIO OUTPUT (L) To AUDIO O...

Page 39 - Using the Video and Audio Input Terminals (Continued); To watch video material playback; image than the image from IN 1 S-VIDEO terminal.

Using the Video and Audio Input Terminals (Continued) • To watch video material playback • Press the Remote’s INPUT button to select the VIDEO INPUT mode for the video equipment you wish to play . • The external VIDEO INPUT mode will change as follows each time the INPUT button is pressed. • When th...

Page 40 - Using the Audio Output Terminals; Stereo Amplifier; (AUDIO OUTPUT terminals are located on the rear of the cabinet.); Plug adapter; manuals of the equipment being used.

Using the Audio Output Terminals Stereo Amplifier Speaker System To the audioinput terminals • These terminals are used for connecting an external audio amplifier. The STEREO/MONO/SAP, VOLUME, MUTE and FAO functions can all be controlled via the television’s remote controlor directly on the TV itsel...

Page 41 - Operation of Universal Remote Control

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 POWER TV DVD VCR MENU MUTE PAUSE FLASHBACK DISPLAY INPUT TV • CATV • VCR • DVD STOP REC REW PLAY FF CH/SKIP VOL — CH CH VOL + ENTER A B C D PERSONAL PREFERENCE CATV TV DVD VCR DVD/VCR POWER Press to turn the VCR or DVD on and off. PLAY Press to playback a tape or disc. REWIND...

Page 42 - Operation of Universal Remote Control (Continued)

Operation of Universal Remote Control (Continued) • How to identify a VCR The remote control may already be set tooperate your VCR. Try this initial check beforegoing on to the following “identifying” section. (1) Slide CATV/DVD-TV/VCR switch to VCR. (2) Point the Remote towards VCR and press POWER ...

Page 45 - Before Calling for Service; QUICK SERVICE; Is TV’s POWER button on?; PROBLEM; Calling for Service

Before Calling for Service Check these items and see if you can correct the trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls. QUICK SERVICE CHECK LIST POSSIBLE REMEDY Try a new channel, if OK, then thereis a possible station trouble. Is TV plugged in? Power at outlet? Is TV’s POWER button on? Is ant...

Page 46 - Specifications

Specifications 27F541 46 MODEL 27F541 Receiving System NTSC Stereo Broadcast MTS/SAP Reception Channels AIR VHF 2-13 ch UHF 14-69 ch CATV 1-125 ch Channel Tuning 181-channel Reception PLL tuning system Antenna Input Impedance VHF/UHF 75 ohm Unbalanced Screen Size 27˝ Diagonally Measured Terminals Au...