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COLOR TELEVISION
MODEL
25C340
L OPERATION MANUAL L
CONTENTS
PAGE PAGE
• Important Information ........................................... 2, 3 • Audio Select ........................................................... 12
• Important Safeguards ........................................... 3, 4 MTS (MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) .................. 12
• Supplied Accessories ............................................... 5 • Closed Caption ....................................................... 13
• Before
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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 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 satisfa
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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. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the product. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these i
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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. 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, si
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Supplied Accessories Size AA Infrared Remote Control/Part Number Dry Batteries RRMCGA035WJSB 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 picture. Make sure that magnets, electric clocks, toys using magnets or any other magnetic substance, such as
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Antenna Connections (Continued) F-type connector 1. A 75 ohm system is generally a round cable with F-type connector that can easily be attached to a terminal without tools (not supplied). 75-ohm coaxial cable (round) 2. A 300 ohm system is a flat “twin-lead” cable that can be attached to a 75 ohm terminal through a 300-75 ohm ADAPTOR (not supplied). 300-ohm twin-lead cable (flat) OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Use one of the following two diagrams if you connect an outdoor antenna. A: Using a VHF
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Quick Reference Control Operation Quick Reference Control Operation L Location of Controls (ENGLISH) Front Panel POWER VIDEO/AUDIO IN2 TERMINALS Press → On. Press again → Off. SENSOR AREA FOR REMOTE CONTROL CHANNEL UP/DOWN MENU (8) Selects next higher channel. Press → Accesses MAIN MENU. VOLUME UP/DOWN (9) Selects next lower channel. Press again → Exits MAIN MENU. (+) Increases sound. • Press both at the same time to (–) Decreases sound. access the MAIN MENU screen. (+) Increases sound. (–) De
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EZ SETUP during First Power On POWER L When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically TV DVD POWER VCR DISPLAY INPUT memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before you press the 1 2 3 power button. VOLUME 4 5 6 (+)/(–) (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) 7 8 9 FLASHBACK ENTER (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See page 5 ~ 6) 0 100 PERSONAL PREFERENCE (3) Plug in the AC POWER cord to the wall outlet.
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Demo Mode • To quickly learn more about the TV set, press and hold for more than (On the Set) three seconds both MENU or CH UP (8 8 8 8 8) and DOWN (9 9 9 9 9) on the TV or set. The TV set will go into DEMO mode and briefly explain the various features. • To cancel DEMO mode, again press both MENU or CH UP (8 8 8 8 8) and MENU CHANNEL DOWN (9 9 9 9 9) on the TV set. button UP (8)/ DOWN (9) buttons Example: DEMO mode display From SHARP Minds Come SHARP Products Accessing the MAIN MENU screen with
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Language L The language for the ON SCREEN DISPLAY can be set to ENGLISH, SPANISH or FRENCH. L Setting the ON SCREEN DISPLAY Language. SL EEP T I MER 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. SL EEP T I MER V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CH CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE CH SET UP BL UE SCREEN 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to acc
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Video Adjust Description of Adjustment Items PERSONAL PREFERENCE VOLUME ABCD Selected VOL UP (+) button VOL DOWN (–) button (+)/(–) CH item VOL VOL — + CH PICTURE To increase contrast To decrease contrast MENU MUTE CHANNEL UP (8)/ CATV TV TINT To make skin tones greenish To make skin tones purplish DOWN (9) DVD VCR COLOR To increase color intensity To decrease color intensity MENU BRIGHT To increase brightness To decrease brightness SHARP To increase sharpness To decrease sharpness FAVORITE To
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Audio Select L MTS (MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. SL EEP T I MER VI DEO ADJUST 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “AUDIO AUD I O SELECT SELECT”. CLOSED CAPT I ON CH PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE → CH SET UP (MAIN MENU screen) 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access AUDIO SELECT mode. VOL VOL — + 4 Press VOL (+) or (–) to select “STEREO”, “SAP” or “MONO”. AUD I O SELECT MTS : SAP STEREO
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Closed Caption L HOW TO SET CLOSED CAPTION • 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. PERSONAL PREFERENCE VOLUME • Closed Caption broadcast can be viewed in two modes
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) L V-CHIP • This function allows you to restrict TV programs and also allows you to control TV usage based on FCC data. This function is to prevent your children from watching violence or sexual scenes that may be harmful. • Restriction of TV programs includes two characters that contain information about the program’s MPAA rating and the TV Parental Guidelines. MPAA is restricted by age. TV Parental Guidelines are restricted by age and contents. • Since a TV pro
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) • TV-PARENTAL GUIDELINES (Example) AE G D L S V FV Example 1.1 : Age Based setting TV–Y – – – – – :VIEW TV–Y7 – – – – V: BLOCK TV–G – – – – – Go through all select ratings and select unblocked for “AGE”. TV–PG – TV–14 – This will automatically unblock everything. TV–MA – – MENU : RETURN Example 1.2 : Age Based setting AE G D L S V FV For “TV-G” select “BLOCK” for “AGE”. This will automatically block the – – – – – :VIEW TV–Y TV–Y7 – – – – V: BLOCK highe
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) 1 2 3 L HOW TO SET V-CHIP REMOTE KEYPAD 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOLUME FLASHBACK ENTER 0 100 (+)/(–) PERSONAL PREFERENCE A B C D CH CHANNEL VOL VOL — + UP (8)/ CH DOWN (9) MENU MUTE MENU [1] MPAA RATING 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. SL EEP T I MER VI DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “PARENT SL EEP T I MER CONTROL”. VI DEO ADJUST AUD I O
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [2] TV GUIDELINES 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. MP AA 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “TV TV GU IDEL INES GUIDELINES”. CH DOWNLOAD : OF F STATUS : OFF CH 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access TV GUIDELINES mode. AE G D L S V FV TV–Y – – – – – :VIEW TV–Y7VV – – – – V: BLOCK VOL VOL TV–G – – – – – V — + TV–PG V VVVV – TV–14 V VVVV – TV–MA V – VVV – MENU : RETURN (TV GUIDELINES mode) 4 To change CONTENT SETTING, press CH UP
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Parent Control (V Parent Control (V-CHIP -CHIP Operation Continued) Operation Continued) [3] ADDITIONAL MODE (DOWNLOAD) There will be an additional new rating system. In that case, please set up as follows. Subsequently the new rating system will set up automatically. 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. MP AA 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to TV GU IDEL INES “DOWNLOAD”. CH DOWNLOAD : OF F STATUS : OF F CH 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to “DOWNLOAD : ON”. MP AA TV GU IDEL IN
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) ADDITIONAL MODE (Example) • 1 Repeat steps 1 to 2 of [3] ADDITIONAL MODE. MPAA TV GU IDL E INES 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “Cdn. Cdn . Eg n lisha Rtings Cdn . Fe r nch Ratings English Ratings”, then press VOL (+) or (–). CH DOWNLOAD : ON VOL VOL STATUS:ON → — + CH (After download the rating data) 3 You can select “BLOCK” or “– – – – –” (unblock) from each RATING C : ––––– C8+ :L B OCK mode by pressing CH UP (8) or DOWN (9)
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L ACTIVATE ON TO TURN ON V-CHIP BLOCK 1 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to MP AA “STATUS”, then press VOL (+) or (–) to activate ON the V-CHIP TV GU IDEL INES BLOCK. (If STATUS is OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) CH DOWNLOAD : OF F VOL VOL → STATUS : ON — + CH 2 Press MENU, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. IP N UT SECRET No . – – – – 3 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD. IP N UT SECRET No .
