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LC-20B6E LCD COLOUR TELEVISION LCD-FARBFERNSEHGERÄT TÉLÉVISION COULEUR À ÉCRAN À CRISTAUX LIQUIDES (LCD) TELEVISORE A COLORI LCD TELEVISIÓN EN COLOR LCD LCD-KLEURENTELEVISIE OPERATION MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D’EMPLOI MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE MANEJO GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING...
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SPECIAL NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. The mains lead of this product is fitted with a non-rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 3A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse marked and of the same rating as above, which is also indicated on the pin face of the plug, must be used.
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 Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled.
Important Safety Precautions (Continued) • Cleaning—Unplug the AC cord • The LCD panel used in this from the AC outlet before cleaning product is made of glass. the product. Use a damp cloth to Therefore, it can break when the clean the product.
Preparation Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the LCD TV set for the first time, install the two “AAA” size batteries (supplied) in the remote control. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AAA” size batteries. Open the battery cover.
Preparation (Continued) Power Connection Connect to the DC input terminal of the LCD TV set using the AC adapter and the AC cord (both supplied). ( MAIN POWER ) Pull down the hook to Pull down the hook open the cover. to open the cover.
Preparation (Continued) First Installation When you turn on the LCD TV set for the first time, the Press '/" to select “Start search”, and press OK. First Installation routine, which makes installation easier, is activated. Using this routine, you can select the on- F i r s t i n s t a l l a t i o n screen display language, clock setup and automatically...
Part Names of the Main Unit How to adjust the angle Controls Upper control panel (MAIN POWER) INPUT MENU CH ( )/( ) i (–)/(+) (Volume) Tilt the display by grabbing onto the carrying handle while securely holding down the stand with your other hand.
Part Names of the Main Unit (Continued) Terminals Rear View Carrying handle ANALOG RGB AUDIO OUT VIDEO PC-IN AUDIO (L) AV-IN2 AUDIO AUDIO (R) S-VIDEO RGB (21-pin Euro-SCART) FM antenna terminal COMPONENT/ AV-IN1 Antenna terminal ( POWER INPUT terminal (DC 12V) How to Fix the Cables Pull the cables connected to each terminal through the holes and close the left and right terminal covers.
Part Names of the Remote Control SUBPAGE RADIO Displays the Teletext Switches to the FM Radio mode. (P. 11) Subpage directly. (P. 34) TIMER HOLD Displays the Timer functions Temporarily holds the Menu screen. (P. 29) current Teletext page. (P. 34) REVEAL Displays hidden information such as solutions to riddles...
Basic Operation Turning On and Off the Main Power Switching the Input Modes (AV1/AV2/COMPONENT/PC/FM Radio/TV) (MAIN POWER) Turn on the power of the connected devices. Press INPUT to select the applicable input source. • The screen changes in order of AV1, AV2, PC, FM Radio and TV mode each time INPUT is pressed.
Basic Operation (Continued) Sound Volume Changing Channels You can select channels using Channel Select or CH ( NOTE • To handle the increasing number of channels available, this LCD TV set allows you to select up to 160 channels (0 to 159) for TV and up to 40 channels (0 to 39) for FM radio.
Basic Operation (Continued) Selecting Menu Items The menus can be used to adjust the various settings of your LCD TV set. Select the desired menu item by following the steps below. See the next page for each Menu screen. NOTE •...
Basic Operation (Continued) ■ Menu setting screens For details on setting each menu item, refer to the page number indicated below. NOTE • The illustrations and on-screen displays in this manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual appearance.
Basic Adjustment Settings Picture Adjustments Colour Temperature Adjust the picture to suit your preference. See the table Adjust the colour temperature to give a better white balance. below for the adjustment items. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. • The Picture Menu screen can be displayed directly by pressing the Red button.
Use this setting when you cannot get a clear picture with Progressive. (Especially suitable for media with special effects like game software.) Provides sharp pictures suitable for fast moving images such Progressive Normally, you should select this setting. as a sports programme.
Useful Features Sound Adjustments Sound Mode Settings Adjust the sound quality and volume to suit your preference. You can make various sound mode settings. See the table below for the adjustment items. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. Perform steps 1 and 2 in Sound Adjustments to •...
Useful Features (Continued) Speech Emphasis Sound Wide Micronas ® VOICE, Speech Enhancement and Intelligibility This feature can increase the spread of the sound. Processing technology by Micronas GmbH, has the following Perform steps 1 to 3 in Speech Emphasis to display features: the “Advanced”...
Useful Features (Continued) Press '/"/\/| to select the programme position from Programmes-TV which the programmes are to be stored, and press OK to return to the automatic search setting screen. [1] Automatic search M e n u [ S e t u p : P r o g r a m m e s - T V ] M e n u [ S e t u p : P r o g r a m m e s - T V ] Perform the procedure below to search for and store new A u t o m a t i c...
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Useful Features (Continued) Selected item Choice/Value range Description [4] Erase programme range Channel 0–159 The channel changes to the higher The individual programme or programmes in a connected or lower channel. range can be erased. Frequency 045 – 863 (MHz) Receivable frequencies depending on TV norm, installation site, and range.
Useful Features (Continued) Using the TV Programme Table [5] Enter/change name The name of an individual programme can be entered or changed. The Programme table shows a list of all receivable pro- grammes. They are located in channels 0 to 159. The currently selected programme is displayed in orange, and the child-locked programmes are displayed in red.
Useful Features (Continued) Programmes-FM Radio Press '/" to select “Start search”, and press OK to begin the automatic programme search. [1] Automatic search M e n u [ S e t u p : P r o g r a m m e s - F M M e n u [ S e t u p : P r o g r a m m e s - F M r a d i o ] r a d i o ]...
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Useful Features (Continued) Selected item Choice/Value range Description [4] Erase programme range Channel 0–39 The channel changes to the higher The individual programme or programmes in a connected or lower channel. range can be erased. Frequency 87.5–108 (MHz) Receivable frequencies depending on installation site and range.
Useful Features (Continued) Using the FM Radio Programme Table [5] Enter/change name The name of an individual programme can be entered or changed. The Programme table shows a list of all receivable pro- grammes. They are located in channels 0 to 39. The cur- rently selected programme is displayed in yellow.
Useful Features (Continued) Rotate AV Connections You can set the orientation of the picture. It is possible to manually adjust various settings for connec- tions with external devices on the “AV connections” screen. [1] AV1/AV2 Select the appropriate signal type and colour standard for the signals from the video equipment connected to the AV1 or AV2 terminal.
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Useful Features (Continued) NOTE Selected item Choice Description • After one or both items are set to “Yes”, and when AV control Terminal COMPONENT, To select the terminal used for voltage or RGB signal is input, the appropriate image is received select SCART the connected equipment.
Useful Features (Continued) Clock Setup Language The Timer functions that turn power on at the specified time The language for the on-screen display can be selected from do not work unless the clock has been adjusted. Be sure to English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish adjust the clock first.
Useful Features (Continued) Backlight and Power Setting Wide Mode You can make settings for the brightness of the screen and You can select the picture display size for the playback for shutdown of the power. image of the DVD player from the following four modes: “4:3”, “16:9”, “Zoom”...
Useful Features (Continued) Timer Functions On-Screen Display You can set “Sleep timer” and “Wake-up timer” to automati- You can adjust various settings for on-screen displays. cally turn off and on the LCD TV set. Perform steps 1 and 2 in Backlight and Power Setting to display the Features Menu screen.
Useful Features (Continued) Child Lock [2] Changing/Cancelling a PIN Important: • Please refer to page 45 for “IMPORTANT NOTE ON DISENGAGING ADVANCED CHILD LOCK”. The Child Lock function blocks the viewing of any channel for which the child lock has been set. To use the Child Lock function, you first need to define your PIN (Personal Identification Number).
Useful Features (Continued) [3] Setting a Child Lock NOTE • There are four different ways of activating a Child Lock: • If the current clock time is within the time limit, the Child Lock is activated immediately after the LCD TV set is turned off and on 1.
Useful Features (Continued) NICAM Broadcast Selection A2 Stereo Broadcast Selection This enables the selection of the reception mode when This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I or NICAM-B/G signal. To let you enjoy receiving an A2 stereo signal. To let you enjoy A2 stereo NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives A2 stereo system stereo system, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts.
Teletext ■ What is Teletext? [1] Turning on and off Teletext mode Teletext is an information service organised like a magazine, which is provided by some TV stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your LCD TV set receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen.
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Teletext (Continued) [3] Changing subpages [5] Using Teletext menu If a page has been selected from among several subpages, you can display a control line which contains the subpage numbers. To select the character set During Teletext broadcast, press MENU to display the “Character set”...
Connecting a PC Viewing an Image from a PC Use the PC-IN terminal to connect a PC. NOTE • This LCD TV set is compatible with VESA-standard DDC 1/DDC 2B. • Be sure to read the operation manuals of the devices to be connected before making connections. •...
Connecting a PC (Continued) Input Signal (for PC Mode) Fine Sync. Adjustments (for PC Mode) Select the computer input signal before displaying the PC Adjust the PC image using the “Fine sync.” menu. image on the LCD TV screen. NOTE •...
Connecting a PC (Continued) Power Management (for PC Mode) PC Compatibility Chart When this function is set to “On”, the power will automatically Horizontal Vertical shut down. Resolution PC/MAC Frequency Frequency Compatible (kHz) (Hz) 31.5 640 × 400 37.9 31.5 720 ×...
Connecting External Devices You can enjoy picture and sound by connecting devices, such as a VCR or home video game system, to the terminals located on the rear of the LCD TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the LCD TV set first to prevent any possible damage. Example of external devices that can be connected To PC-IN terminal To AV-IN1 terminal...
Troubleshooting Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the symptoms encountered. LCD TV set Reference Problem Check item page • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. Picture Sound •...
• The reception may be weak. • The quality of the broadcast may also be bad. The picture is • Make sure the antenna is facing the correct direction. not sharp. • Make sure the outside antenna has not been disconnected. The picture shakes.
25°C/77°F room under standard lighting and brightness conditions. ■ As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for the LCD TV set improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be...
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(1) For our customers in Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland SHARP takes part in the respective national recycling systems for electronic equipment, which have been founded on the basis of the environmental laws in these countries.