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Before Calling for Service

Check these items and see if you can correct trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls.

(Dark and Blank Picture)

Note:

• When viewing in TEXT mode, if no TEXT broadcast is being received,

the screen may become dark and blank. Should this occur, set the
Closed Caption mode to “OFF”.

QUICK SERVICE

CHECK LIST

For location of the nearest Sharp Authorized Service, or to obtain product literature accessories, supplies,
or customer assistance, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP.

Calling for Service

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POSSIBLE REMEDY

Try a new channel, if OK, then
possible station trouble.

Is TV plugged in? Power at outlet?

Is TV’s POWER button on?

Is antenna connected to terminal on
the back of the set?

If outside antenna is being used,
check for broken wire.

Check for local interference or
external electrical noise.

Turn off with POWER button and
then turn it on after about a minute.

Adjust COLOR control.

Adjust PICTURE control.

Check external Video/Audio
products: look for loose/broken
connection leads. (Refer to page
32)

Check batteries of Remote Control.

Change Closed Caption mode to
“OFF” / Energy Save mode to
“OFF”.

Unplug the TV and plug it in again
after two minutes or longer.

PROBLEM

No Playback of VCR and Disk

Player

No Picture or Sound from

External Video/Audio Products

Remote Control Doesn

’t Work

Bars on Screen

Picture Distorted

Picture Rolls Vertically

No Color

Poor Reception on Some

Channels

Weak Picture

Lines or Streaks in Picture

Ghosts in Picture

Picture Blurred

Sound OK, Picture Poor

Picture OK, Sound Poor

No Picture or Sound

Dark and Blank Picture

External Electrical Noise

Interfering with TV

’s Operation

Color on Part of the Screen

Appears Distored

33-34 32/36R-S50.p65e

19/1/01, 5:15 PM

Summary of Contents for 32R-S50

Page 1: ...arent Control 16 26 V CHIP 16 23 VIEW TIMER 24 26 Energy Save 27 Set Up 28 31 EZ Setup 28 Channel Setting 29 31 Blue Screen 31 Using the Video and Audio Input Jacks 32 Before Calling for Service 33 34 Calling for Service 33 Specifications 35 Limited Warranty 36 L OPERATION MANUAL L As an ENERGY STAR Partner SHARP has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficien...

Page 2: ...t Ultimately this will mean more than 500 million a year in energy savings for consumers The energy savings will help reduce the burning of fossil fuels and the related carbon dioxide pollution that contributes to global warming If every American family replaced their TVs and VCRs with ENERGY STAR models it would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by five million tons every year equivalent to elimina...

Page 3: ...r 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 openings should not be blocked by placing the television equipment on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This television equipment should never be placed near or over a ra...

Page 4: ...ose 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 distinct change in performance this ...

Page 5: ...adcast 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 the interference of the TV L Before using the television prepare the Remote Control To use the remote control insert bat...

Page 6: ...l 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 ...

Page 7: ...ols ENGLISH Front Panel Quick Reference Control Operation POWER Press On Press again Off REMOTE KEYPAD Accesses any channel from keypad FLASHBACK Returns to previous channel VOLUME UP DOWN Increases sound Decreases sound In menu mode changes or selects the TV adjustments MUTE Press Mutes sound Press again Restores sound CLOSED CAPTION appears when sound is muted POWER CH VOL POWER CH VOL MENU MENU...

Page 8: ...nte canal superior 9 Selecciona el siguiente canal inferior En el modo de MENU mueve la marca MENU MENU Pulsando Accede al MENU PRIN CIPAL Pulsando nuevamente Sale del MENU PRINCIPAL VISUALIZACION DISPLAY Pulsando Aparece el canal de re cepción por cuatro segundos Pulsando nuevamente Elimina la visualización En el modo de Closed Caption se muestra el canal de recepción por un corto tiempo Funcione...

Page 9: ...DISTANCE Sélectionne directement le canal voulu sur le pavé numérique RETOUR FLASHBACK Rappelle le canal regardé précédent AUGMENTATION RÉDUCTION DU VOLUME SONORE VOLUME UP DOWN Pour augmenter le volume du son Pour diminuer le volume du son Pour changer ou sélectionner les réglages du téléviseur en mode menu SOURDINE MUTE Appuyer Mise en sourdine du son Appuyer de nouveau Rétablisse ment du son CL...

Page 10: ... CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to select ENGLISH SPANISH ESPAÑOL or FRENCH FRANÇAIS 3 Press VOL or to access EZ SETUP mode 4 Press VOL The tuner will automatically search for the broadcasting and cable TV channels The CH No will automatically 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 2...

Page 11: ...CH UP 8 8 8 8 8 and DOWN 9 9 9 9 9 on the TV set Example DEMO mode display If you misplaced your Remote Control you can still access most settings via the MAIN MENU screen when you press both CH UP 8 8 8 8 8 and DOWN 9 9 9 9 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 Service Center for a replacement...

Page 12: ...ENU to exit Note 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 on screen at regular intervals or when the remote s Display key is pressed Language MAIN MENU screen TIMER SET mode LANGUAGE change mode MAIN MENU screen SET UP mode T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C...

Page 13: ...WN 9 MENU PICTURE TINT COLOR SHARP COLOR TEMP RESET CH DOWN 9 CH UP 8 BRIGHT I C T URE P 5 0 I C T URE P 5 0 T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ED CON T RO L P AREN T ENERGY S A V E AUD I O S E L EC T Selected VOL UP button VOL DOWN button item PICTURE To increase contrast To decrease contrast TINT To make skin tones greenish To make skin tones purplish COLOR To increase color ...

Page 14: ...SAP sound MAIN sound The normal program soundtrack Monaural or stereo where available SAP sound Second language supplementary commentaries etc SAP sound is monaural L If stereo sound is difficult to hear You can obtain clearer sound by manually switching to fixed monaural mode Note Once MONO mode is selected the TV sound remains monaural even if the TV set receives a stereo broadcast You must swit...

Page 15: ...ATA 5 Press VOL or to change the CLOSED CAPTION setting 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 there are problems at the broadcast source...

Page 16: ... 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 X also Note MPAA RATING is only age based ratings 2 TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES y content base x AGE D L S V FV Sexually Adult Sexual Violence Fantasy Suggestive Language Situation Violence Dialog TV Y All children V TV Y7 Direct to Older Children V V TV G General A...

Page 17: ...ratings D L S V FV for TV MA as well as 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 an V in the table on page 16 Changing a lower age rating s content setting to BLOCK automatically changes the same higher age rating s content setting to BLOCK regardless of their previous ...

Page 18: ... pressing MENU to return V CHIP select mode exit Note Ex If you set G to BLOCK all RATING are automatically blocked If you set X to BLOCK G PG PG 13 R and NC 17 are not blocked PARENT CONTROL mode V CHIP select mode MAIN MENU screen T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ED CON T RO L P AREN T ENERGY S A V E AUD I O S E L EC T T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ...

Page 19: ...ck 6 Press MENU to return to TV GUIDELINES mode 7 Repeat steps 4 to 5 until all ratings and their contents are set 8 When done press MENU to exit TV GUIDELINES mode CONTENT RATING 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 TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA MENU RETURN G A E D L S V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V BLOCK V I EW FV A TV Y7 D GE L S V V F BLOCK BLOCK MENU RE...

Page 20: ...al 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 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to DOWNLOAD 3 Press VOL or to DOWNLOAD ON 4 Repeat pressing MENU to return exit DOWNLOAD V CHIP DATA 1 If you watch the program with New Rating System Data DOWNLOAD screen will be displayed 2 DOWNLO...

Page 21: ...peat steps 1 to 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 BLOCK or unblock from each RATING mode by pressing CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 and VOL or if you select Cdn French Ratings in step 2 Note In additional mode Including two ty...

Page 22: ...een activated 1 V CHIP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED will be displayed if you watch the program with Program Rating data as 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 temporarily will be canceled If the wrong SECRET No i...

Page 23: ...end to change or forget your Secret No clear the original Secret No and set up a new one 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 of 1 MPAA RATING or 1 to 2 of L To cancel the V CHIP BLOCK screen while V CHIP BLOCK 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 P...

Page 24: ...UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to VIEW TIMER 5 Press VOL or to access VIEW TIMER 6 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to select VIEWING TIME and OFF TIME For each selection press the VOL or to set the time duration 7 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to select STATUS Press the VOL or to turn ON the VIEWING TIMER If STATUS is OFF VIEW TIMER is not operated 8 Press MENU INPUT SECRET No will be displayed MAIN MENU scree...

Page 25: ...yed Input the SECRET No again in this case L To cancel the VIEW TIMER While the TV set is OFF but the VIEW TIMER is set 1 Turn on TV a blue screen message TIME OVER will appear If you do nothing the TV will turn off in approximately 30 seconds 2 Enter the 4 digit SECRET No using the REMOTE KEYPAD When you choose the correct SECRET No the VIEW TIMER is canceled If the wrong SECRET No is chosen SECR...

Page 26: ...isplayed L Notice of Remaining VIEWING TIME For every 30 minute interval the remaining time will be displayed for 4 seconds For the last 5 minutes the remaining time will be displayed every minute 0 REMAIN will be displayed for 10 seconds just before the VIEWING TIME is completed CH VOL MENU On the Set VOL CHANNEL DOWN 9 9 9 9 9 buttons REMAIN 30M VIEWING TIME 0H REMAIN 05M VIEWING TIME 0H REMAIN ...

Page 27: ...in brightness will be less noticeable under low room lighting conditions 1 Press MENU to access MAIN MENU screen 2 Press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to ENERGY SAVE 3 Press VOL or to access ENERGY SAVE select mode 4 Press VOL or to select ON 5 Press MENU to exit VOLUME CHANNEL UP 8 DOWN 9 MENU MAIN MENU screen ENERGY SAVE select mode T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ED ...

Page 28: ...e when it appears If you want to stop the EZ SETUP process once it has started press VOL Search will be canceled To cancel EZ SETUP Press VOL 7 Once EZ SETUP is completed the lowest channel number memorized will be displayed Set Up MAIN MENU screen VOLUME CHANNEL UP 8 DOWN 9 MENU REMOTE KEYPAD EZ SETUP mode CH SETTING mode SET UP mode 2 T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ED CON...

Page 29: ...s CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to the desired mode 8 Press MENU to exit Note Receivable channels of your TV set are AIR channels CABLE channels VHF 2 through 13 1 HRC and IRC mode only UHF 14 through 69 2 through 125 STD HRC and IRC MAIN MENU screen CH SETTING mode SET UP mode AIR CABLE mode T I ER S E T UP M V I DEO AD J US T CA P T I ON C L OS ED CON T RO L P AREN T ENERGY S A V E AUD I O ...

Page 30: ...uto program will start again and the previously memorized channels will be lost 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 press CH UP 8 or DOWN 9 to move the mark to CH SETTING 1 3 Press VOL or to access CH SETTING mode...

Page 31: ... switch the BLUE SCREEN OFF While VCR input mode is selected the BLUE SCREEN will not be shown on your TV even if the BLUE SCREEN is turned on MAIN MENU screen Set Up Continued SET UP mode BLUE SCREEN select mode 2 4 Press MENU to exit VOL To add channel 12 to the TV memory VOL To erase channel 12 from the TV memory CH MEMORY memorized channel CH MEMORY unmemorized channel D A I R CH MEMORY AD TO ...

Page 32: ...NPUT mode will change as follows each time the INPUT is pressed 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 ...

Page 33: ...Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Is TV plugged in Power at outlet Is TV s POWER button on Is antenna connected to terminal on the back of the set If outside antenna is being used check for broken wire Check for local interference or external electrical noise Turn off with POWER button and then turn it on after about a minute Adjust COLOR control Adjust PICTURE control Check ex...

Page 34: ... el modo Ahorro de Energía Energy Save Desenchufe el televisor y vuelva a enchufarlo despúes de dos minutos o más LISTA DE COMPROBACIONES DE SERVICIO RAPIDO 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 35: ...nally Measured 36 Diagonally Measured Terminals Audio video input x 2 front x 1 rear x 1 Sound Output 3 0W RMS x 2 Power Source AC 120V 60 Hz Power Consumption 137 W 162 W Dimensions 3021 64 x 267 8 x 2157 64 3447 64 x 2955 64 x 2425 32 w x H x D mm 770 0 x 682 0 x 556 0 882 0 x 758 0 x 629 0 Weight approx 114 6 lbs 52 0 kg 154 0 lbs 70 0 kg Design and specifications are subject to change without ...

Page 36: ...ilable to the purchaser Correction of defects 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 ...

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