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models
25N-S100
25N-S180
27N-S100
27N-S180
CONTENTS
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• Important Information .................................. 2 - 3 • View Timer .............................................. 23 - 25
• Important Safeguards .................................. 3 - 4
• Energy Save .................................................... 25
• Supplied Accessories ....................................... 5
• Set Up ....................................................... 26 - 31
• Before Operating Your Televisio
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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) WARNING - FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Important Safeguards CAUTION: Please read all of these instructions before you operate your television and save these intructions for later use. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your person
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Important Safeguards (Continued) 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, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to
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Supplied Accessories Size AA Infrared Remote Control Dry Batteries Part Number : RRMCG1395CESA 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 a
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Antenna Connections Antennas • The antenna requirements for good color television reception are more important than those for black & white television reception. For this reason, a good quality outdoor antenna is strongly recommended. The following is a brief explanation of the type of connections that are provided with the various antenna systems: 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 sup
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Quick Reference Control Operation 25N-S100, 25N-S180 L Location of Controls POWER — VOL + CH Front Panel E POWER — VOL + CH A POWER A Press → On. Press again → Off. B C D B VOLUME UP/DOWN (+) Increases sound. 27N-S100, 27N-S180 (–) Decreases sound. C SENSOR AREA FOR REMOTE CONTROL D CHANNEL UP/DOWN E (8) Selects next higher channel. (9) Selects next lower channel. • Press both at same time to access MAIN MENU Screen. A IN 2 E VIDEO/AUDIO TERMINALS (VIDEO/AUDIO terminals are also prov
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Referencia rápida de los controles de operación L Ubicación de los Controles (ESPAÑOL) 25N-S100, 25N-S180 Front Delantero A ALIMENTACION (POWER) POWER — VOL + CH Pulsando → Enciende (On). E Pulsando nuevamente → Apaga (Off). POWER — VOL + CH A B AUMENTO/DISMINUCION DEL VOLUMEN (VOL) (+) Aumenta el sonido. (–) Disminuye el sonido. B C D C ZONA DEL SONSOR DEL MANDOA DISTANCIA 27N-S100, 27N-S180 D CANAL SUPERIOR/INFERIOR (CH) (8) Selecciona el siguiente canal superior. (9) Seleccioal el siguiente
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Référence rapide sur les commandes L Emplacement des touches (FRANÇAIS) Panneau avant 25N-S100, 25N-S180 A ALIMENTATION (POWER) POWER — VOL + CH Appuyer pour mettre sous tension. E Appuyer de nouveau pour mettre hors tension. POWER — VOL + CH A B AUGMENTATION/RÉDUCTION DU VOLUME SONORE (VOL) (+) Pour augmenter le volume du son. (–) Pour diminuer le volume du son. B C D C ZONE DE DÉTECTION DU CAPTEUR 27N-S100, 27N-S180 D TOUCHES DES CANAUX CROISSANT/DÉCROISSANT (CH) (8) Selectionne le canal sup
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EZ SETUP during First Power On L When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically POWER memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before you press the VOLUME power button. (+)/(–) (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See page 6) (3) Plug in the AC POWER cord to the wall outlet. CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) MENU 1 Press the POWER button on the TV set or on the Remote Control t
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DEMO Mode (On the set) • To quickly learn more about the TV set, press and hold for more than three seconds both CH UP (8) and DOWN (9) on the TV set. The TV 9 CH 8 set will go into DEMO mode and briefly explain the various features. • To cancel DEMO mode, again press both CH UP (8) and DOWN (9) MENU on the TV set. Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control • If you misplaced your Remote Control you can still access most (On the set) settings via the MAIN MENU screen when you press b
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Sleep Timer L You can set the number of minutes for your TV to automatically turn off. 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. 2 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access TIMER SET mode. → (MAIN MENU screen) 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to set a sleep time of 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. 4 Press MENU to exit. → NOTE: (TIMER SET mode) • To turn off the Sleep Timer, repeat the above SLEEP TIMER steps and select “– – – REMAIN” during step 3. • While Sleep Timer is active, the time remaining will be briefly displayed
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Video Adjust (Continued) 5 Press VOL (+) or (–) to adjust the setting. VOL UP (+) increase contrast VOL DOWN (–) decrease contrast 6 Repeat steps 4 - 5 to adjust other settings. 7 Press MENU to exit. Audio Select L MTS (MULTICHANNEL TV SOUND) This circuit allows reception of stereo or bilingual TV sound. L INTERNAL SPEAKER SWITCH (25N-S180 and 27N-S180 only) This function turns the TV’s internal speakers “ON” or “OFF” when listening to sound from external speakers by using the AUDIO OUTPUT JACKS
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Audio Select (Continued) Example: Actual screen indicating ON AIR when receiving STEREO broadcasts. Actual channel number “← ON AIR” will appear next to STEREO or SAP when receiving STEREO or SAP broadcasts. (Channel call on screen) L You can enjoy Hi-Fi stereo sound or SAP broadcasts where available. • Stereo broadcasts Live television transmission of sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. • SAP broadcasts Television broadcast can be received with either MAIN or
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Closed Caption (Continued) 4 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to either “MODE” or “DATA”. 5 Press VOL (+) or (–) to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting. MODE : DATA : 6 Press MENU to exit. NOTE: • If a broadcast has CLOSED CAPTION and the MUTE button is pressed, the set enters [CAPTION] mode automatically. Pressing MUTE again will return the set to its previous condition. • Closed Caption may malfunction (white blocks, strange characters, etc.) if signal conditions are poor or if t
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) • MPAA RATING (Example) Example 1. “PG-13” in the age-based RATING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings “R”, “NC-17” and “X” also. Example 2. “R” in the age-based RATING is blocked. This will automatically block the high ratings “NC- 17” and “X” also. NOTE: • MPAA RATING is only age-based ratings. [2] TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES Content Base y x DL S V FV RATING (Sexually (Adult (Sexual (Violence) (Fantasy Suggestive Language) Si
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) Example 1.2 : Age-Based setting AGE D L S V FV For “TV-G” select “BLOCK” for “AGE”. This will automatically TV-Y –– –– – : VIEW block the higher age ratings “TV-PG”, “TV-14”, “TV-MA” and TV-Y7 –– ––: BLOCK TV-G –– –– – “TV-G”. TV-PG – TV-14 – Furthermore, the content ratings “D”, “L”, “S”, “V”, “FV” are TV-MA – – automatically blocked as well for “TV-PG”, “TV-14” and “TV- MENU : RETURN MA” in addition to “TV-G
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) L HOW TO SET V-CHIP REMOTE KEYPAD VOLUME (+)/(–) CHANNEL UP (8)/ DOWN (9) [1] MPAA RATING MENU 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen. TIMER V I DEO AD J UST 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 CONTROL”. 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access PARENT CONTROL mode, then press VOL (+) or (–) to access V-CHIP select mode. (PARENT CONTROL mode) 4 Press
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [2] TV GUIDELINES 1 Repeat steps 1 - 3 of [1] MPAA RATING. 2 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “TV GUIDELINES”. 3 Press VOL (+) or (–) to access TV GUIDELINES mode. AGE D L S V FV TV-Y –– –– – : VIEW TV-Y7 –– ––: BLOCK TV-G –– –– – TV-PG – TV-14 – – 4 To change CONTENT SETTING, press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) TV-MA – – to move the “ ” to the desired rating and then press VOL (+) MENU : RETURN or
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation Continued) [3] ACTIVATE ON TO TURN ON V-CHIP BLOCK 1 Press CH UP (8) or DOWN (9) to move the “ ” mark to “STATUS”, then press VOL (+) or (–) to activate the V-CHIP BLOCK. (If STATUS is OFF, V-CHIP BLOCK will not be operated.) → 2 Press MENU, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. 3 Enter the 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD. 4 Press MENU and SECRET No. is registered. L To cancel the V-CHIP BLOCK screen while V-CHIP BLOCK has been a
