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.
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Important Safety Precautions • 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. Do not use product is dropped or impact liquid cleaners or aerosol applied.
*Product shape varies in some countries. Page 6 Page 6 Cable clamp (×2) Antenna cable Operation manual LC-22AA1H Page 8 Page 6 Trademarks Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Preparation Inserting the batteries Before using the System for the first time, insert two “AA” size batteries (supplied) into the remote control. When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate, replace the batteries with new “AA” size batteries. Open the battery cover.
Preparation Power connection POWER INPUT MAIN POWER terminal (DC 13V) Household power outlet To POWER Plug into INPUT terminal power outlet. AC cord* * Product shape varies in some countries. AC adapter teote: NOTE • Use a commercially available AC plug adapter, if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet. •...
Part names – Main unit Controls Upper control panel VOL (l)/(k) CH (s)/(r) MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER To change the vertical angle of the LCD TV set, tilt the screen up to 5 degrees forward or 10 degrees backward. The TV set can also be rotated 25 degrees to right and left.
Part names – Remote control unit Remote control unit POWER To switch the power on and off. (See page 11.) FREEZE Change the still image mode. (See page 28.) WIDE Change the wide image mode. (See page 23.) Select the sound multiplex mode. (See pages 29 and 30.) Dolby V Select Virtual Dolby Surround settings.
Back Press ENTER to begin the Start search automatic programme search. 759.25MHz PAL-I The screen shows whatever is on 8 SHARP channel 1 when the search is 1 E 02 2 E 04 finished. 3 U 02 4 U 04...
Basic operation Turning the main power on and off MAIN POWER | Press the MAIN POWER switch. The POWER/ On-screen display Standby indicator instantaneously changes from red to green and the main unit is turned MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER NOTE •...
Basic operation Sound volume Control panel of the main unit To adjust the volume MENU TV/VIDEO MAIN POWER | Press i i k to increase the sound volume. The Volume bar indicator shifts right. (l)/(k) i l to decrease the sound volume. The | Press i CH (s)/(r) Volume...
Useful features 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. I Using TV Menus TV menu Press MENU on the remote control to display Picture the TV menu.
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Useful features Selecting menu items (Continued) I TV Menu Setting Screens (Page 16) For details on using each setting screen, refer to the page number indicated. Picture menu Contrast [ 3 ] Colour Black level Sharpness Red-Blue Green Tint Reset Back (Pages 17 and 18) Audio menu...
Useful features Booster When set to “auto”, picture noise is reduced for TV broadcast signal strength from moderate regions. Automatically sets to “off” for a strong electrolytic signal that has a constant level. TV menu Press MENU to display the TV menu. Picture Audio Preset...
Increase contrast Colour Lower colour intensity -30..0..+30 Higher colour intensity Black level Less brightness -30..0..+30 More brightness Sharpness Soft picture -30..0..+30 Sharp picture Red-Blue More red -30..0..+30 More blue Green Less green -30..0..+30 More green Tint * Towards purple -30..0..+30 Towards green Reset value (Press ENTER.)
Useful features Audio Press MENU to display the TV menu. Audio menu Sound via Headph. vol. [ TV sound Stereo] Headph. sound[ Stereo] Press a/b to select “Audio”, and then Audio output [Sound1+2] press ENTER. Dolby Virtual[ off] Treble Bass Press a/b to select the desired adjustment Balance item, and then press ENTER.
Useful features Dolby Virtual You can enjoy the Surround 2ch stereo with Dolby Pro Logic II technology. Virtual Dolby Surround is a technology certified by Dolby Laboratories that creates a virtualised surround sound experience from two speakers using Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II.
Useful features Features The Features items can be set by the user. Press MENU to display the TV menu. TV menu Picture Audio Preset Press a/b to select “Features”, and then Features AV connections press ENTER. First installation Language Back Press a/b to select the desired adjustment Features item, and then press ENTER.
Useful features Quick shoot Improves the response of LCD when viewing fast-moving image. The effect is greater at low room temperatures (at or below 15˚C/59˚F). Press MENU to display the TV menu. Press a/b to select “Features”, and then TV menu press ENTER.
Useful features Selecting speakers You can output audio using the supplied speakers (detachable) or other external speak- ers. Press MENU to display the TV menu. TV menu Picture Audio Preset Press a/b to select “Features”, and then Features press ENTER. AV connections First installation Language...
Useful features On-screen display You can adjust various settings for on-screen displays. Press MENU to display the TV menu. Press a/b to select “Features”, and then TV menu press ENTER. Picture Audio Preset Features AV connections First installation Language Back Press a/b to select “On-screen display”, Features and then press ENTER.
Useful features Wide mode You can change the screen size using WIDE on the remote control. Press WIDE to select the Wide mode. Panorama Each time you press WIDE, the mode changes as follows. You can select the Full desired mode. Note: NOTE •...
Useful features AV Connections It is possible to manually adjust various settings for connections with external devices on the “AV connections” screen. [1] AV1/AV2/AV3/COMPONENT Select the appropriate signal type and colour standard for the signals from the video equipment connected to the AV1, AV2, AV3 or COMPONENT terminal. Press MENU to display the TV menu.
Press c/d to select the desired item. Sound system Store progr.from Start search Back Press a/b to select “Store progr. from”, and Store progr. from then press ENTER. SHARP 1 E 02 2 E 04 3 U 02 4 U 04 SAT1 5 E 05 Pro7...
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Channel below for details.) Frequency [055.25MHz] • You can also use 0 – 9 to adjust the “Fre- Name [SHARP] quency” items. Colour system PAL] • To adjust “Name”, first press ENTER to activate Sound system the text input mode. Press c/d to select the...
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Back Press ENTER to erase the selected Erase programme range programme(s). All the subsequent programmes move up. Pro7 1 E 08 2 E 1 0 Press MENU to exit. 3 SHARP 4 ZDF 5 ARD 6 RTL 7 SAT1 Back...
Enter/Change name Back Press a/b/c/d to select the desired Enter/Change name programme, and then press ENTER. The character at the input position blinks. SHARP 1 _ 02 2 E 04 3 U 02 4 U 04 SAT1 5 E 05...
Useful features NICAM broadcast selection This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I or NICAM-B/G signal. To let you enjoy NICAM broadcasting, this LCD TV set re- ceives NICAM system stereo, bilingual, and monaural broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast.
Useful features A2 stereo broadcasts This enables the selection of the reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal. To let you enjoy A2 stereo broadcasting, this LCD TV set receives A2 stereo system stereo and bilingual broadcasts. Stereo The LCD TV set is receiving a stereo broadcast. •...
Connecting external devices You can enjoy picture and sound by connecting a VCR or a home video game system to the terminals located on the rear of the TV set. When connecting an external device, turn off the power of the main unit first to prevent any possible damage. Examples of external devices that can be connected To AV-IN1 terminal <Example>...
Connecting external devices Connecting a VCR, DVD player or a camcorder (AV-IN1/2/3/COMPONENT) To COMPONENT input (Video) terminal To COMPONENT output (Video) terminal To COMPONENT input (Audio) terminal Audio (L) Audio (R) To COMPONENT output (Audio) terminal To S-VIDEO input DVD Player terminal S-video To S-video output...
Connecting external devices Outputting video and audio (video output) You can output video and audio signals from the TV set through the AV output terminals (AV-IN3/OUT). • When using AV3 as an output terminal, select “Features” in the menu and set “AV-IN3/OUT” to “OUT”. (See page 19.) •...
Troubleshooting I Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to the encountered symptoms. TV set Reference Problem Check item Pages • Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet. Picture Sound –...
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• The reception may be weak. • The state of the broadcast may also be bad. The picture is • Make sure the antenna is facing the right direction. not sharp. • Make sure the outside antenna is not disconnected. The picture moves.
2), Antenna cable I As a part of policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There...