Sharp LC-37GA8E - Manuals

3 Quick guide Attaching the stand Before attaching (or detaching) stand, unplug the AC cord from the AC INPUT terminal. 1 Confirm the 8 screws supplied with the TV. Short screws ( m 4) (used in step 2) Long screws ( m 4) (used in step 4) 2 Attach the two parts of the stand unit to each otherusing th...

4 Quick guide CAUTION Improper use of batteries can result in chemical leakage or explosion. Be sure to follow the instructions below.• Do not mix batteries of different types. Different types of batteries have different characteristics.• Do not mix old and new batteries. Mixing old and new batterie...

5 Remote control unit Quick guide Selectable items NICAM STEREO, MONO NICAM CH A, NICAM CH B,NICAM CH AB, MONO NICAM MONO, MONO Signal Stereo Bilingual Monaural Selectable items STEREO, MONO CH A, CH B, CH AB MONO Signal Stereo Bilingual Monaural NOTE • When no signal is input, the sound mode will d...

7 Turning on the power Press a on the TV. • The B indicator on the TV changes from red to green. NOTE • If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to remove the AC cord from the power outlet. • Weak electric power is still consumed even when a is turned off. Initial auto ...

8 Using external equipment Setting the input source To view external source images, select the input source using b on the remote control unit or TV. NOTE • The cables marked with * are commercially available items. Connecting a VCR You can use the EXT 1 or 2 terminals when connectinga VCR and other...

9 Using external equipment NOTE • The cables marked with * are commercially available items. • The PC input terminals are DDC1/2B-compatible.• Refer to page 23 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV. • Macintosh adaptor may be required for use for some Macintosh computers. • When connecting...

10 MENU [Option ... Colour System] Option Audio Only DNR Input Select Quick Shoot Colour System [On] [Off] [CVBS] [AUTO] Demo Menu operations On-Screen Display Example 1 Item displayed in yellow • This indicates the item currently selected. 2 Item in brackets • This indicates the current setting for...

11 MENU [Picture] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 –30 –30 –30 –10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] –8 +8 Menu Operation: B 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c / d to select the desired menu...

12 Picture menu TitleB Menu operations MENU [Picture] Picture Audio Contrast OPC AV Mode [STANDARD] [Off] Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness Advanced Reset [+30] [0] [0] [0] [0] 0 –30 –30 –30 –10 +40 +30 +30 +30 +10 Backlight [+6] –8 +8 Off: The brightness is fixed at the value set in Backlight. On: A...

13 Menu operations Black For easier viewing, change the viewing depth byselecting a level for automatically adjusting the darkportion of an image. 3D-Y/C Provide high quality images with minimal dot crawl andcross colour noise by detecting changes in the image. Off: No detecting Standard: Normal adj...

14 Setup menu Auto Installation You can run Auto Installation again, even after settingup the preset channels. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a / b to select “Auto Installation”, and then press OK . If you have already set the PIN under “Child Loc...

15 Manual Adjust You can set some channel items manually. 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a / b to select “Programme Setup”, and then press OK . If you have already set the PIN under “Child Lock”,enter it here. • See page 16 for setting PIN. 4 Pres...

16 Child Lock Allow you to use a PIN to protect certain settings frombeing accidentally changed. Changing the PIN 1 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 2 Press c / d to select “Setup”. 3 Press a / b to select “Child Lock”, and then press OK . New PIN – – – Reconfirm – – – – – Change PIN Reset 4...

17 Menu operations Position Menu Operation: C (Page 11) For adjusting a picture’s horizontal and ver ticalposition. NOTE • Adjustments are stored separately according to inputsource. • Depending on the input signal type a position setting may not be available. H-Pos.: Centres the image by moving it ...

18 Menu operations HDMI Setup HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminalselection. 1 To watch an HDMI equipment image, select“EXT5” from “INPUT SOURCE” menu using b on the remote control unit or TV. 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays. 3 Press c / d to select “Option”. 4 Press a / b ...

19 WIDE MODE You can select the picture size. Selectable picture sizevaries with the type of signal received. 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 thetop and bottom ...

20 Teletext function What is Teletext? Te l e t e x t b ro a d c a s t s p a g e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n a n dentertainment to specially equipped television sets.Your TV receives Teletext signals broadcast by a TVnetwork, and decodes them into graphical format forviewing. News, weather and sport...

21 • Check if you pressed B on the remote control unit. (See page 7.) If the indicator on the TV lights up red, press B . • Is the AC cord disconnected? (See page 3.)• Check if you pressed a on the TV. (See page 7.) • External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause imprope...

22 Appendix RS-232C port specifications PC Control of the TV When a program is set, the TV can be controlled from the PCusing the RS-232C terminal. The input signal (PC/video) canbe selected, the volume can be adjusted and various otheradjustments and settings can be made, enabling automaticprogramm...

23 Item Video Colour System PAL/SECAM/NTSC 3.58/NTSC 4.43/PAL 60 TVFunction B/G, I, D/K, L, L’ TV-Standard (CCIR) Specifications LCD panel Number of dots 3,147,264 dots (1366 g 768 g 3 dots) • As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification ch...