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Antenna Connections

CABLE TV (CATV) CONNECTION

• A 75 ohm coaxial cable connector is built into the set for easy hookup. When connecting the 75

ohm coaxial cable to the set, screw the 75 ohm cable to the COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR.

• Some cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels”. Since the signals of these premium

pay channels are scrambled, a cable TV converter/descrambler is generally provided to the
subscriber by the cable TV company. This converter/descrambler is necessary for normal viewing
of the scrambled channels. (Set your TV on channel 3 or 4.  Typically one of these channels is
used. If this is unknown, consult your cable TV company.) For more specific instructions on
installing cable TV, consult your cable TV company. One possible method of utilizing the
converter/descrambler provided by your cable TV company is explained below.
Please note: RF switch equipped with position A/B (not provided) is required.

“A” position on the RF switch (not supplied)

: You can view all unscrambled channels using

the TV’s channel keys.

“B” position on the RF switch (not supplied)

: You can view the scrambled channels via the

converter/descrambler using the converter’s
channel keys.

Cable TV Line

Cable TV converter/

descrambler

(not supplied)

Two-set
signal
splitter
(not
supplied)

RF switch (not supplied)

OUT

IN

NOTE:

• Consult your SHARP Dealer or Service Center for the type of splitter, RF switch or combiner

that might be required.

07-16/25N-M180 w/Imp. Safe

6/1/00, 10:04 AM

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Summary of Contents for 25N M180

Page 1: ...Setup 26 Channel Setting 27 29 Blue Screen 29 Personal Preference 30 Universal Plus Function 31 Using the Video and Audio Input Jacks 32 Operation of Remote Control 33 36 Before Calling for Service 37 38 Calling for Service 37 Limited Warranty 39 This operating manual includes basic operating instructions in Spanish and French SPANISH is on page 9 38 FRENCH is on page 10 As an ENERGY STAR Partner ...

Page 2: ...l Code that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical There are two important reasons for prompt warranty registration of your new SHARP television set using the REGISTRATION CARD packed in with the set FIRST WARRANTY This is to assure that y...

Page 3: ...k or bottom are provided for ventilation and to insure reliable operation of the television equipment and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered This television equipment should not be placed in a built in insulation such as a bookcase unless proper ventilation is provided 9 The openings should never be covered with a cloth or other material and the bottom ope...

Page 4: ...nginstructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the television equipment to normal operation E If the television equipment has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged F When the television equipment exhibits a distinc...

Page 5: ...n a slight current still flows even with the POWER BUTTON in the OFF position Lines and other noise may appear in TV broadcast images when an FM tuner or radio is located near the TV and both radio and TV broadcasts are being received Should such noise appear turn off either the TV or the radio If you are listening to an AM broadcast turn the TV off AM broadcast signals may not be received due to ...

Page 6: ...NECTOR on the rear of the TV set Antenna Connections 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 The F type connector should be finger tightened only 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 75 ohm coaxial cable round 30...

Page 7: ...cable TV company For more specific instructions on installing cable TV consult your cable TV company One possible method of utilizing the converter descrambler provided by your cable TV company is explained below Please note RF switch equipped with position A B not provided is required A position on the RF switch not supplied You can view all unscrambled channels using the TV s channel keys B posi...

Page 8: ...hannel select commands to a cable TV converter VCR CONTROL See page 33 Infrared Transmitter Window DISPLAY Press Displays receiving channel for four seconds Press again Removes display Temporarily displays receiving channel when in Closed Caption mode INPUT Press once Switch to external video mode Press again Switch back to the original TV mode See page 32 ENTER Used in some instances where a VCR ...

Page 9: ...a un televisor En la posición CATV envia los comandos de alimentación y selección de canales a un convertidor de TV por cable Ventanilla del transmisor de infrarrojos VISUALIZACION DISPLAY Pulsando Aparece el canal de recepción por cuatro segundos Pulsando nuevamente Elimina la visualización En el modo de Closed Caption se muestra el canal de recepción por un corto tiempo ENTRADA INPUT Pulsando Ca...

Page 10: ...MMANDE DU MAGNÉTOSCOPE ALIMENTATION POWER Appuyer pour mettre sous tension Appuyer de nouveau pour mettre hors tension PAVÉ NUMÉRIQUE DE COMMANDE A DISTANCE REMOTE KEYPAD Sélectionne directement le canal voulu sur le pavé numérique RETOUR FLASHBACK Rappelle demier le canal regardé PRÉFÉRENCES PERSONNELLES Grâce aux touches de préférence personnelle vous pouvez programmer vos programmes préférés à ...

Page 11: ...omatically increase when it appears If you want to stop the EZ SETUP process once it has started press VOL and it will be canceled If you want to SETUP again please refer to page 26 on SETUP To cancel EZ SETUP Press VOL 5 Once EZ SETUP is completed the lowest channel number memorized will be displayed NOTE If EZ SETUP does not memorize all the channels in your region please refer to page 28 for mo...

Page 12: ...IS 6 Press MENU to exit Accessing the MAIN MENU screen without Remote Control If you misplaced your Remote Control you can still access most settings via the MAIN MENU screen when you press both CH UP 8 and DOWN 9 on the TV set Some features of your TV Set will not be accessible without the Remote Control If you lost your Remote Control contact a Sharp Authorized Servicer by calling 1 800 BE SHARP...

Page 13: ...R To increase color intensity To decrease color intensity BRIGHT To increase brightness To decrease brightness SHARP To increase sharpness To decrease sharpness FAVORITE COLOR To choose a RED BLUE or STANDARD COLOR TONE RESET To return all adjustments to factory preset levels 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 V...

Page 14: ... programs and videos will offer closed caption Please look for the symbol to ensure that captions will be shown Closed Caption broadcast can be viewed in two modes CAPTION andTEXT Foreachmode twochannelsareavailable CH1andCH2 The CAPTION mode subscripts dialogues and commentaries of TV dramas and news programs while allowing clear view of the picture The TEXT mode displays over the picture other v...

Page 15: ... children under 13 R RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian NC 17 NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED X X Rating is an older rating that is unified with NC 17 but may be encoded on older movie s data Note 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 age base If a broadcast has CLOSED CA...

Page 16: ...ildren TV Y7 Direct to Older Children TV G General Audience TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned TV MA Mature Audience Only Content Rating can be set Content Rating can not be set not normally broadcast by TV Station TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES Example Example 1 1 Age Based setting Go through all select ratings and select unblocked for AGE This will automatically unblock e...

Page 17: ... For TV 14 select BLOCK for AGE This will again automatically block the content ratings D L S V FV for TV MA in addition to TV 14 Please note that the lower age rating TV PG did not change from its previous settings NOTE Content ratings can be modified but only in the combinations indicated by in the table on page 16 Changing a lower age rating s content setting to BLOCK automatically changes the ...

Page 18: ...to select BLOCK If you set PG to BLOCK PG 13 R NC 17 and X are automatically blocked 6 Repeat pressing MENU to return V CHIP select mode exit NOTE Example 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 Parent Control V CHIP Operation Continued PARENT CONTROL mode MP A A T V GU I DE L I NE S AD OF F DOWN L O S T A T US OF F V...

Page 19: ...ING 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to TV GUIDELINES 3 Press VOL or to access TV GUIDELINES mode 4 To change CONTENT SETTING press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the to the desired rating and then press VOL or to select 5 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the to the desired content and then press VOL or to select either BLOCK or unblock 6 Press MENU to return to TV GUIDES mode 7 Repeat steps 4...

Page 20: ... if you watch the program with Program Rating data the same as you configured NOTE V CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED will not be displayed if STATUS is not configured to ON 2 Press MENU then INPUT SECRET No will be displayed 3 Enter the 4 digit SECRET No using the REMOTE KEYPAD then V CHIP BLOCK will temporarily be canceled If the wrong SECRET No is chosen SECRET No IS INCORRECT will be displayed Input th...

Page 21: ...CK has been activated then INPUT SECRET No will be displayed 2 Press and hold both VOL and CH DOWN 9 on the TV set simultaneously until the message INPUT SECRET No disappears 3 Press MENU two times to exit 3 A 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 ...

Page 22: ...n will disappear if DOWNLOAD is finished NOTE DOWNLOAD would not be started if you don t watch the program with New Rating System Data 3 B Additional mode Example 1 Repeat steps 1 2 of 3 Additional mode 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to Cdn English Ratings then press VOL or 3 You can select BLOCK or unblock from each RATING mode by pressing CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 and VOL or 4 You can select...

Page 23: ... counts only the time duration acquired while the TV is on VIEWING TIME can be set from 30M 30 minutes to 10H00M 10 hours in 30 minutes intervals OFF TIME Restricts TV watching after the VIEWING TIME reaches zero OFF TIME can be set from 30M 30 minutes to 10H00M 10 hours in 30 minutes intervals STATUS ON OFF setting of VIEW TIMER L How to set VIEW TIMER 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Pr...

Page 24: ...R steps and select PARENT CONTROL VIEW TIMER during step 3 Press VOL or and INPUT SECRET No will be displayed 2 Enter the 4 digit SECRET No using the REMOTE KEYPAD and the VIEW TIMER access screen will be displayed Repeat step 5 6 NOTE When you choose the correct SECRET No the VIEW TIMER access screen is displayed If the wrong SECRET No is chosen SECRET No IS INCORRECT is displayed Input the SECRE...

Page 25: ...ive minutes the remaining time will be displayed every minute 0 REMAIN will be displayed for 10 seconds just before the VIEWING TIME is completed L This feature lets you lower the power consumption of your TV set which in turn saves you money and minimizes the impact on the environment When this feature is turned on it reduces the brightness of the TV to a level that consumes approximately 20 perc...

Page 26: ...EZ SETUP By operating the channel presetting functions you can preset your TV to the desired channels for viewing 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 3 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode then press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to CH SETTING 4 Press VOL or to access CH SETTING mode 5 Press VOL or to access EZ SETUP mode 6 Press VOL The ...

Page 27: ...morize all the channels in your region follow the instructions below to manually memorize the channel 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 3 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode 4 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to CH SETTING 5 Press VOL or to access CH SETTING mode 6 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to the AIR CABLE then press...

Page 28: ...annels in your area and add them into the TV s memory STOP 2 2 Press VOL CH SEARCH will stop at the current channel and will not add any higher channels 2 3 Press MENU to exit L Adding weak or additional channels or erasing unwanted channels from TV memory 1 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen then press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 1 2 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode then p...

Page 29: ...f you press VOL again while in the CH SEARCH mode auto program will start again and the previously memorized channels will be lost L BLUE SCREEN Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 3 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode 4 Press VOL or to access BLUE SCREEN select mode 5 ...

Page 30: ...U screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 3 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode then press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to PERSONAL PREFERENCE 4 Press VOL or to select PERSONAL PREFERENCE in which you can program four favorite channels in four different categories total of 16 channels 5 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to the desired position 6 Press REMOTE KEYPAD ...

Page 31: ...MENU screen VOLUME CHANNEL UP 8 DOWN 9 MENU SET UP mode L UNIVERSAL PLUS FUNCTION VCR input mode will be selected automatically by pressing VCR PLAY button on UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to SET UP 3 Press VOL or to access SET UP mode 4 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to UNIVERSAL PLUS 5 Press VOL or to access ...

Page 32: ...essed INPUT mode can be selected by pressing either the CH UP 8 on the TV remote control when the TV is set to the highest channel stored in memory or by pressing the CH DOWN 9 when it is set to the lowest channel NOTE When connecting video or audio equipment to the television be sure that the power is turned off in order to prevent damage to either the television or the equipment being connected ...

Page 33: ...nals to operate your accessory This identify step will not have to be repeated until power to the Remote is interrupted due to a battery failure L Using Your Remote Control With A VCR Once you make certain the Remote Control has identified your remote controlled VCR the Remote Control is ready to operate your unit The various VCR function buttons on the Remote Control will not operate your VCR if ...

Page 34: ...ease both buttons 3 Within ten seconds after releasing DISPLAY and CH DOWN 9 enter your VCR s two digit remote control code number using REMOTE KEYPAD refer to list The remote control is now ready to send commands to your VCR Some brands have more than one remote code listed due to changes in the remote codes from early to later model years or due to format differences VHS BETA In such cases you m...

Page 35: ...fy your converter use the Search method of identification described in the next section VCR BRAND REMOTE CONTROL CODE NUMBER Akai ________________ Audio Dynamics ______ Broksonic ___________ Canon ______________ Capehart ____________ Craig _______________ Curtis Mathis _________ Daewoo ____________ DBX _______________ Dynatech ___________ Emerson ____________ Fisher ______________ Funai___________...

Page 36: ...anges in the remote codes from early to later model years In such cases you may have to try more than one code to find the code your converter accepts NOTE Depending on the model year produced brand and type of CATV converter some models may not be compatible with the remote control L To Identify Your Cable Converter Search Method 1 Slide TV CATV switch on the remote to CATV 2 Press the POWER butt...

Page 37: ... plug it in again after two minutes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ...

Page 38: ...entes Está conectado el interruptor del televisor Está conectado la antena al terminal del panel posterior del televisor Si utiliza una antena exterior cerciórese de que el cable no esté dañado Compruebe si hay interferencia local Desconecte el interruptor POWER y vuelva a conectarlo después de transcurrir un minuto Ajuste el control de COLOR Ajuste el control de MATIZ Verifique los productos exte...

Page 39: ...s in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and responsibilities of Sharp to the purchaser with respect to the Product and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based on contract negligence strict liability or otherwise In no event shall Sharp be liable or in any way responsible for any damages or defects i...

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