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COLOR TELEVISION
MODEL
27C241
H OPERATION MANUALH
CONTENTS
PAGE PAGE
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION/IMPORTANT • Closed Caption ....................................................... 13
SAFEGUARDS .................................................... 2–4 • Parent Control .................................................. 14–24
• Supplied Accessories ............................................... 5 V-CHIP Operation ......................................... 14–21
• Before Operating Your Television ......
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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 Dry Batteries RRMCG1324CESC 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 iron are kep
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Antenna Connections (Continued) OUTDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION • Refer to one of the following two diagrams when connecting to an outdoor antenna. A: Using a VHF/UHF combination outdoor antenna. B: Using separate VHF and/or UHF outdoor antenna. • Connect an outdoor antenna cable lead-in to the ANT/CABLE terminal on the rear of the TV set. A. Combination VHF/UHF Antennas B. Separate VHF/UHF Antenna VHF/UHF ANTENNA REAR OF TV 300/75-ohm ADAPTOR VHF/UHF ANTENNA (Not supplied) 300-ohm VHF UHF or twin-le
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Quic Quick Ref k Reference Contr erence Control Operation ol Operation Part Names • VIDEO/AUDIO TERMINALS IN 2 Front Panel POWER Press → On. CHANNEL UP/DOWN Press again → Off. (a) Selects next higher channel. (s) Selects next lower channel. MENU Press → Accesses MAIN MENU. VOLUME UP/DOWN Press again → Exits MAIN MENU. (k) Increases sound. REMOTE CONTROL (l) Decreases sound. SENSOR Basic Remote Control Functions Infrared Transmitter Window POWER INPUT Press → On. Press → Switches to ext
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EZ SETUP during First Use When you turn on the TV for the first time, it will automatically POWER • memorize the broadcasting channels. Please perform the following instructions before pressing the VOLUME POWER button. (k)/(l) (1) Insert the batteries into the remote control. (See page 5) (2) Connect the antenna cable to the TV set. (See pages 5, 6) (3) Plug in the AC POWER cord to the wall outlet. CHANNEL UP (a)/ DOWN (s) 1 Press the POWER button on the TV set or on the Remote Control SELECT L
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Demo Mode • To learn more about the TV set, you can enter DEMO mode. Simply (On the Set) 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: MENU DEMO mode display button Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control • If you misplaced your Remote Control you can still access most settings (On the Set) via the MAIN MENU screen by pressing MENU on the TV set. • Some features of your TV set are n
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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. SLET EP I MER V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH a/s to move the “ ” mark to “SET UP”. SLET EP I MER V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP 3 Press VOL k/l to access the SET UP screen, then press CH a/s BL UE SCREEN LANGUAGE to move the “
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Video Adjust Description of Adjustment Items • Selected item VOL k button VOL l button PICTURE To increase contrast To decrease contrast TINT To make skin tones greenish To make skin tones purplish VOLUME (k)/(l) COLOR To increase color intensity To decrease color intensity BRIGHT To increase brightness To decrease brightness SHARP To increase sharpness To decrease sharpness CHANNEL COLOR TEMP. To choose a RED, BLUE or STANDARD COLOR TONE. UP (a)/ RESET To return all adjustments to factory prese
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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 broadcasts Live television broadcasts of sports, shows, concerts, etc. can be received in dynamic stereo sound. SAP broadcasts Television broadcast can be received with either MAIN or SAP sound. MAIN sound: The normal program soundtrack. (Monaural or stereo where available.) SAP sound: Second language, supplementar
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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 sound effects in TV programs and home videos to appear as captions on the TV screen (see the illustration). • Not all the programs and videos will offer closed captioning. Please look for the “ ” symbol to ensure that captions will be shown. • Closed Caption broadcast can be viewed in two modes: CAPTION VOLUME and TEXT.
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) H 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 TV–Y – – – – – :VIEW Example 1.1 : Age Based setting TV–Y7 – – – – V : BLOCK TV–G – – – – – TV–PG – Clear V s (block) from each "AGE" box for all ratings. TV–14 – TV–MA – – This will automatically unblock everything. MENU : RETURN Example 1.2 : Age Based setting AE G D L S V FV TV–Y – – – – – :VIEW For “TV-G” put a V in the "AGE" box. This will automatically block the TV–Y7 – – – – V : BLOCK TV–G V –
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) How to set V-CHIP • VOLUME [1] MPAA RATING (k)/(l) CHANNEL UP (a)/ DOWN (b) MENU 1 Press MENU to access the MAIN MENU screen. SLET EP I MER V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP (MAIN MENU screen) 2 Press CH a/s to move the “ ” mark to “PARENT CONTROL”. SLET EP I MER V I DEO ADJUST AUD I O SELECT CLOSED CAPT I ON PARENT CONTROL ENERGY SAVE SET UP 3 Press VOL k/l to access the PARENT CONTROL screen. PARENT
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) 7 Press MENU, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. IP N UT SECRET No . Note: – – – – • If SECRET No. is already set, skip to step 9. 8 Enter a 4-digit SECRET No. using the REMOTE KEYPAD. IP N UT SECRET No . 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 100 9 When done, press MENU to exit. Note: • If you set “G” to BLOCK , all ratings are automatically blocked. • If you set “X” to BLOCK, “G”, “PG”, “PG-13”, “R” and “NC-17” are not blocked. [2] TV GUID
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P Parent Contr arent Control (V ol (V-CHIP Operation) (Contin -CHIP Operation Continued) ued) [3] Downloading additional rating mode REMOTE There will be an additional new rating system. In that case, KEYPAD please set up as follows. Subsequently the new rating VOLUME system will set up automatically. (k)/(l) CHANNEL UP (a)/ DOWN (s) MENU 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MPAA RATING. MPAA TV GUI DEL I NES 2 Press CH a/s to move the “ ” mark to “DOWNLOAD”. DOWNLOAD : OFF STATUS : OFF 3 Press VOL k
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) 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. MPAA TV GU IDL E INES 2 Press CH a/s to move the “ ” mark to “Cdn. English Ratings”, Cdn . Eg n lisha Rtings Cdn . Fe r nch Ratings then press VOL k/l. DOWNLOAD : ON → STATUS:ON (After downloading the rating data) 3 You can select “BLOCK” or “– – – – –” (unblock) for each rating C : ––––
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Parent Control (V-CHIP Operation) (Continued) Activating the V-CHIP BLOCK • 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 of [1] MPAA RATING. 2 Press CH a/ s to move the “ ” mark to “STATUS”. Press MPAA VOL k/l to activate the V-CHIP BLOCK. (If STATUS is OFF, V- TV GU IDL E INES CHIP BLOCK will not operate.) DOWNLOAD : OFF STATUS:ON → (V-CHIP select screen) 3 Press MENU, then “INPUT SECRET No.” will be displayed. IP N UT SECRET No . Note: – – – – • If SECRET No. is already set, skip to step 5. 4 Enter a 4-digit s
