background image

POWER

 button

(Example)

 

13

Turning on the power

Press 

POWER

 on the TV.

•  POWER indicator (Green): The TV is on. (After a few 

seconds, an image appears with sound.)

•  After turning the power “ON” by pressing 

POWER

 on the 

TV, you can turn the power ON/OFF by pressing 

POWER

 

on the remote control.

Turning off the power

Press 

POWER

 on the remote control.

•  The TV enters standby mode and the image on the screen 

disappears.

•  The POWER indicator on the TV changes from green to 

red.

Press 

POWER

 on the TV.

•  The POWER indicator on the TV turns off.
•  When the TV is turned off by 

POWER

 on the TV, you 

cannot turn on the power by pressing 

POWER

 on the 

remote control.

Watching TV

POWER

 button

POWER indicator

Off

Power off

The TV is in standby mode.

Red

POWER

 indicator

The TV is on.

Green

NOTE

•  If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, 

be sure to remove the AC cord from the AC outlet.

•  Minor power is consumed when the unit is in standby 

mode.

Simple button operations for 
changing channels

You can change channels in several ways.

Using CH

r

/

s

 on the remote control unit

• Press 

CH

r

 to increase the channel number.

• Press 

CH

s

 to decrease the channel number.

NOTE

• 

CH

r

/

s

 on the TV operates the same as 

CH

r

/

s

 on 

the remote control unit.

Using 0 — 9 on the remote control unit

Select the channels directly by pressing buttons 

0

 to 

9

.

a

To select a 1-digit channel (e.g. channel 2): 
• Press 

0

, followed by 

2

.

To select a 2-digit channel (e.g. channel 12): 
• Press 

1

, followed by 

2

.

When viewing Teletext information

View a page directly which is 3-digit page number from 
100 to 899 by pressing buttons 

0

 to 

9

.

Channel display

Channel display changes approximately after 3 
seconds as shown below.

12

SAT.1

B/G

PAL

MONO

12

SAT.1

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Summary of Contents for LC-42BX5X

Page 1: ...MODEL LC 42BX5X LCD COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL Cover_42BX5X indd 1 Cover_42BX5X indd 1 2006 09 28 13 28 52 2006 09 28 13 28 52 ...

Page 2: ...Password ...

Page 3: ... volume sound 15 Sleep timer 15 Still image 15 Basic adjustment settings 16 Menu operation buttons 16 On Screen Display 16 TV AV input mode menu items 17 PC input mode menu items 17 Auto installation 18 Programme setup 18 Auto search 18 Manual setting for each channel 19 Search tuning 19 Fine tuning 19 Colour system 19 Sound system Broadcasting system 20 Skipping channels 20 Sort 20 Label 21 Erase...

Page 4: ...Setup 36 Input Signal PC input mode only 36 Auto Sync adjustment PC input mode only 37 Fine Sync adjustment PC input mode only 37 Useful features 38 Dual screen functions 38 Teletext language setting 39 Teletext function 40 Using external equipment 42 Displaying an external equipment image 42 Displaying a DVD image Example 42 Connecting a VCR 42 Connecting a DVD player 43 Connecting a game console...

Page 5: ...lt in installation do not place the product in an enclosed place such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions are followed The LCD panel used in this product is made of glass Therefore it can break when the product is struck forcefully or with a sharp object If the LCD panel is broken be careful not to be injured by broken glass Heat sources K...

Page 6: ...ty restraints Page 12 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Restraining band Screw for band Clamps Screws for clamps NOTE Always use the AC cord supplied with the TV The illustrations and on screen displays in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations 42BX5X_en_a indd 4 42BX5X_en_a indd 4 2006 09 26 15 05 17 2006 09 26 15 05 17 ...

Page 7: ...t two supplied AAA size batteries 3 Close the battery cover 5 m Inserting the batteries Before using the TV for the first time insert two AAA size batteries supplied When the batteries become depleted and the remote control fails to operate replace the batteries with new AAA size batteries Using the remote control unit Use the remote control unit by pointing it towards the remote sensor window Obje...

Page 8: ...F ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT TOUCH UN INSULATED PARTS OF ANY CABLES WITH THE AC CORD CONNECTED CAUTION Adjust the screen with both hands Put one hand on the TV and rotate the screen while steadying the stand with your other hand The TV can be rotated up to 10 degrees to the right or left Bundling the cables and closing the terminal cover Insert the cable clamp in the hole on the TV as shown Setting the...

Page 9: ...is compatible with the band Transfer the product to the table where you intend to fix the TV 3 4 Fixing the TV to the table Attach the band supplied to the bottom of the stand using the screw supplied Lay the TV down on cushioning such as a blanket over a table 1 2 CAUTION As this product is heavy use a table that is wide enough to support the product and capable of withstanding the product s weigh...

Page 10: ...hat are used for coaxial cable Standard DIN45325 plug IEC169 2 75 ohm coaxial cable round cable Rear view Room antenna terminal 75 ohm type Antenna cable commercially available To antenna terminal AC outlet NOTE Always turn off the power of the TV when connecting the AC cord Disconnect the AC cord from the AC outlet if the TV will not be used for a long period of time 42BX5X_en_a indd 8 42BX5X_en_...

Page 11: ... may cause serious injuries Installing the Liquid Crystal Television requires special skill that should only be performed by qualified service personnel Customers should not attempt to do the work themselves SHARP bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury Example 9 NOTE To attach the stand perform the above steps in reverse order Hanging on the wal...

Page 12: ...he headphone jack Use headphones with a stereo mini plug Ø 3 5 mm Be sure to unplug headphones from the jack when they are not in use The speakers do not output volume when headphones are plugged in Audio adjustments page 26 do not affect the audio of connected headphones You can set the volume to different levels for each input source Volume display when headphones are plugged in 30 42BX5X_en_a i...

Page 13: ... terminals INPUT 5 HDMI terminals PC INPUT terminals MONITOR OUTPUT terminals INPUT 2 terminals INPUT 1 terminals Antenna input terminal INPUT 3 terminals AC INPUT terminal 42BX5X_en_a indd 11 42BX5X_en_a indd 11 2006 09 26 15 05 19 2006 09 26 15 05 19 ...

Page 14: ... Cursor Select a desired item on the setting screen See page 16 EXIT Return to the default screen k Reveal hidden for TELETEXT TELETEXT mode Display hidden characters See page 40 SUBTITLE for TELETEXT To turn the subtitles on and off See page 41 v Top Bottom Full TELETEXT mode Set the area of magnification See page 40 1 Subpage Display the Teletext subpage directly See page 41 TV VIDEO INPUT SOURCE...

Page 15: ...to use this TV for a long period of time be sure to remove the AC cord from the AC outlet Minor power is consumed when the unit is in standby mode Simple button operations for changing channels You can change channels in several ways Using CHr s on the remote control unit Press CHr to increase the channel number Press CHs to decrease the channel number NOTE CHr s on the TV operates the same as CHr...

Page 16: ...tches between NICAM STEREO and MONO When receiving a bilingual signal Each time you press MPX the mode switches among NICAM CH A NICAM CH B NICAM CH AB and MONO In the TV mode of A2 TV broadcasts When receiving a stereo signal Each time you press MPX the mode switches between STEREO and MONO When receiving a monaural signal When you press MPX MONO displays When receiving a bilingual signal Each ti...

Page 17: ...ay The still image automatically goes out after 30 minutes NOTE Within 30 minutes after pressing e press one of the buttons below to cancel the mute VOLl VOLk e Mute will be cancelled after 30 minutes However the TV will not suddenly output loud sound as the volume level will be set to 0 automatically Increase the volume level by pressing VOLk Watching TV Mute Sleep timer Allows you to set a time ...

Page 18: ...xplanation purposes some are enlarged others cropped and may vary slightly from the actual screens MENU Option Colour System Option Audio Only Power Control HDMI Setup PC Setup Colour System Blue Screen Input Select DNR 16 Basic adjustment settings Menu operation buttons Use the following buttons on the remote control to operate the menu MENU Press to open or close the menu screen a b c d Press to...

Page 19: ...age 26 Bass Page 26 Balance Page 26 Surround Page 26 AV Mode Page 22 OPC Page 22 Backlight Page 23 Contrast Page 23 Brightness Page 23 Advanced C M S Page 24 Colour Temp Page 24 Auto Installation Page 18 Programme Setup Pages 18 21 Child Lock Page 27 Input Label Page 28 Position Page 28 WSS Page 29 4 3 Mode Page 29 Language Page 32 Text Language Page 39 Input Label Page 28 Language Page 32 Text La...

Page 20: ...elect Yes and then press ENTER 5 MENU Setup Auto Installation Setup Option Child Lock Input Label Auto Installation Programme Setup Position Language Text Language 4 3 Mode WSS Auto search You can also automatically search by performing the procedure below This is the same function as programme auto search in auto installation Press MENU and the MENU screen displays Press c d to select Setup Press...

Page 21: ...me Setup Fine Colour System Sound System Skip Search 179 25 MHz NEXT As ENTER is pressed the next channels will be searched in order 3 Fine tuning Press a b c d to select the channel you want to edit and then press ENTER The selected channel information displays 1 Press a b to select Fine and then press ENTER 2 Press c d to adjust the frequency and then press RETRUN or MENU Adjust while checking t...

Page 22: ...ivable sound systems Broadcasting systems are listed 1 2 MENU Setup Programme Setup Fine Search Colour System Sound System Skip B G D K I M Press a b to select the optimum sound system and then press ENTER 3 Sound system menu NOTE Check the sound system if the sound output were not correct Press a b to set Skip to On and then press ENTER 3 Fine Search Colour System Sound System Skip Off On Press a...

Page 23: ... b to select Erase Programme and then press ENTER 4 Press a b to select Yes and then press ENTER 5 Erase Programme The individual programme can be erased Press a b c d to select the channel you want to erase and then press ENTER 6 Basic adjustment settings Press a b to select characters and c d to move to the desired digit and then press ENTER to complete the label setting 7 Press ENTER to erase t...

Page 24: ...em for each input mode For example select STANDARD for TV input and DYNAMIC for VIDEO input During PC input mode only STANDARD and USER can be selected under the AV mode selection OPC Optical Picture Control setting You can set the TV to automatically adjust the screen to suitable backlight brightness according to the lighting conditions Using OPC on the remote control unit AV input mode AV Mode S...

Page 25: ...djustment settings Selected item Backlight Contrast Brightness Colour Tint Sharpness cbutton The screen dims For less contrast For less brightness For less colour intensity Skin tones become purplish For less sharpness dbutton The screen brightens For more contrast For more brightness For more colour intensity Skin tones become greenish For more sharpness Adjustments items MENU Picture Picture Aud...

Page 26: ...ptions you can choose from Basic adjustment settings NOTE For resetting all adjustment items to factory preset values press a b to select Reset and then press ENTER NOTE 3D Y C is not selectable depending on the input signal type 3D Y C may not operate depending on the input signal type or noisy input signal Press c d to adjust the item to your desired position 5 Selected item C M S Hue C M S Satu...

Page 27: ...cture quality Press a b to select Film Mode and then press ENTER 4 Press a b to select On and then press ENTER 5 I P setting Adjusting the image and input signal can give you a more beautiful picture Repeat steps 1 to 3 in Film mode 1 Press a b to select I P Setting and then press ENTER 2 Press a b to select Interlace or Progressive and then press ENTER 3 25 NOTE The picture is progressive scan wh...

Page 28: ...tems to factory preset values press a b to select Reset press ENTER press a b to select Yes and then press ENTER When headphones are in use Surround cannot be selected Surround can be selected for each AV Mode setting Balance cannot be adjusted when Surround is set to On Press c d to select Audio 2 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays 1 Press a b to select a specific adjustment item 3 Audio Treb...

Page 29: ...to use the Child Lock function Press MENU and the MENU screen displays 1 Press c d to select Setup 2 Press a b to select Child Lock and then press ENTER 3 If you already set the password enter it here 4 Press a b to select Change Password and then press ENTER 5 Change Password Channel Setting Reset New Password Reconfirm Enter the 4 digit number as a password using 0 9 6 Setting a channel Resettin...

Page 30: ...sired digit to label the input source When you want to change the input label that you have already assigned to the default name press c d to move to CLEAR on the Input Label screen and then press ENTER 5 Press MENU and the MENU screen displays 1 Press c d to select Setup 2 Press a b to select Position and then press ENTER 3 Press a b to select H Pos or V Pos 4 Press c d to adjust the item to your...

Page 31: ...contains no WSS information the function will not work even if enabled Picture aspect ratio The WSS signal has 4 3 auto switching that allows you to select between Normal and Panorama Press MENU and the MENU screen displays 1 Press c d to select Setup 2 Press a b to select 4 3 Mode and then press ENTER 3 Press a b to select Panorama or Normal and then press ENTER 4 WSS signal 4 3 screen 4 3 mode P...

Page 32: ...electable for the type of video signal currently received 1 Press WIDE or a b while the WIDE MODE menu displays on the screen As you toggle down the options each is immediately reflected on the TV 2 WIDE MODE Normal Zoom 14 9 Panorama Full Cinema 16 9 Cinema 14 9 4 3 Mode set to Panorama 4 3 Mode set to Normal Auto Selection If you set WSS and 4 3 Mode in the Setup menu on page 29 the optimum WIDE ...

Page 33: ...for PC input mode You can select the screen size NOTE Connect the PC before making adjustments See page 45 Selectable screen size may vary with input signal type WIDE MODE Normal Full Press WIDE The WIDE MODE menu displays 1 Press WIDE or a b to select a desired item on the menu 2 a Screen size images 42BX5X_en_f indd 31 42BX5X_en_f indd 31 2006 10 30 10 40 27 2006 10 30 10 40 27 ...

Page 34: ...mong 3 languages English Chinese and Arabic Press MENU and the MENU screen displays 1 Press c d to select Setup 2 Press a b to select Language and then press ENTER 3 Press a b to select the desired language listed on the screen and then press ENTER 4 42BX5X_en_f indd 32 42BX5X_en_f indd 32 2006 09 26 15 07 28 2006 09 26 15 07 28 ...

Page 35: ...ct Input Select and then press ENTER 3 Press TV VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV VIDEO on the TV to select the input source An image from the selected source automatically displays You can also select the input source by pressing a b 2 Selecting input signal type For setting the signal type of external equipment Press TV VIDEO on the remote control unit or TV VIDEO on the TV 1 Press a b to s...

Page 36: ...uipment and then press ENTER 4 AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC 3 58 NTSC 4 43 PAL 60 34 Useful adjustment settings Colour system setting You can change the colour system to one that is compatible with the image on the screen NOTE Factory preset value is AUTO If AUTO is selected colour system for each channel is automatically set If an image does not display clearly select another colour system e g PAL NTSC 4 ...

Page 37: ... certain time Off Mode1 Mode2 35 NOTE If you turn off the power by disconnecting AC cord when setting Mode2 in power management the TV may not function properly after turning the power on again In such case press POWER on the remote control unit Pressing POWER on the display will have the same result Useful adjustment settings Power Control Power Control setting allows you to save energy No Operat...

Page 38: ...nal User settings for this item are normally in effect only when the TV is connected with a DVI HDMI conversion cable When connected to an HDMI device the TV automatically detects the Signal Type and ignores user settings before operating Select the video colour matrix type when a YCbCr signal is input Select the YCbCr colour system when a YCbCr signal is input When an RGB signal is input the sett...

Page 39: ...osition H Position Auto Sync Input Signal Clock Phase 60 90 90 8 Reset Selected item H Position V Position Clock Phase Description Centres the image by moving it to the left or right Centres the image by moving it to the up or down Adjusts when the image flickers with vertical stripes Adjusts when characters have low contrast or when the image flickers Press c d to adjust the item to your desired po...

Page 40: ... which has sound output Press TV VIDEO to select another input source on the active screen A selected image displays Press P P to exit dual screen NOTE This function does not work under the following input conditions 1 Two pictures from the same source e g INPUT 1 and INPUT 1 2 Two pictures with different vertical frequency e g PAL and PAL 60 PAL 50 Hz and NTSC 60 Hz When you press P P the current...

Page 41: ...t Europe East Europe Turkish Greek Arabic Hebrew Each table is compatible with the Teletext languages listed below Press a b to select receivable teletext broadcasting language in your country and then press ENTER 4 MENU Setup Text Language Arabic Hebrew West Europe East Europe Turkish Greek NOTE Teletext can display only when it is sent by a network Not used to convert between languages 39 Useful...

Page 42: ...ion Press CHr to increase the page number Press CHs to decrease the page number NOTE When you turn TELETEXT on and change a Teletext page right after changing channels the relevant page may not be displayed until the TV finishes reading all the Teletext information Button functions Colour Red Green Yellow Blue You can select a group or block of pages displayed in the coloured brackets at the bottom...

Page 43: ...on sent by the broadcasting station To stop updating subtitle automatically press 3 Press to exit the subtitle screen Press m to display Teletext Press 1 to display the subpage as shown below NOTE Subtitle will not be displayed when the service does not contain the subtitle information Select the desired subpage by using c d 0 9 directly selects the desired subpage Press 1 to exit the subpage scre...

Page 44: ...he image does not come in clearly you may need to change the input signal type setting on the Input Select menu Refer to your external equipment operation manual for the signal type Displaying an external equipment image Explanation here is for the setting when connecting DVD to INPUT1 terminal Using external equipment You can connect many types of external equipment to your TV like a VCR DVD play...

Page 45: ...ut source see page 42 and the input signal type see page 33 Connecting a game console or camcorder A game console camcorder and some other audiovisual equipment are conveniently connected using the INPUT 3 terminals NOTE When the S video terminal and video terminals are both used the S video input takes priority over the video terminals only when Auto is selected in Input Select setting You can al...

Page 46: ...equipment HDTV tuner To watch an image from this input terminal you need to select the input source see page 42 and the input signal type see page 33 Component cable commercially available Audio cable commercially available When using component cable select Component for Input Select in the menu 42BX5X_en_i indd 44 42BX5X_en_i indd 44 2006 09 26 15 08 28 2006 09 26 15 08 28 ...

Page 47: ...xternal equipment Connecting a PC Use the PC terminals to connect a PC NOTE The PC INPUT terminals are DDC1 2B compatible Refer to page 46 for a list of PC signals compatible with the TV TV INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3 INPUT4 INPUT5 INPUT5 PC Signal names for 15 pin mini D sub connector NOTE Macintosh adaptor may be required for use for some Macintosh computers 15 14 13 12 9 11 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pin No S...

Page 48: ...ng See page 35 Is sleep timer set See page 15 Is connection to other equipment correct See pages 42 to 45 Has input signal setup been done correctly after connection See page 33 Is the correct input selected See page 33 Is picture adjustment correct See pages 23 to 25 Is the antenna connected properly See page 8 Is On selected in Audio Only See page 33 Is the volume too low See page 15 Make sure t...

Page 49: ...h Parity bit Stop bit Flow control Communication procedure Send the control commands from the PC via the RS 232C connector The TV operates according to the received command and sends a response message to the PC Do not send multiple commands at the same time Wait until the PC receives the OK response before sending the next command Command format Parameter Input the parameter values aligning left ...

Page 50: ...H W G V C U D P P P P P P P P P L O O O O C S R D D H P W 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 M S S S S K E 0 _ _ _ 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CONTROL ITEM COMMAND PARAMETER CONTROL CONTENTS W W W W W W W M M M A A A T T A O O O O O O TOGGLE NORMAL ZOOM 14 9 PANORAMA FULL CINEMA 16 9 CINEMA 14 9 TOGGLE ON OFF SURROUND TOG...

Page 51: ... in AUDIO in COMPONENT in 480I 580I 480P 580P 720P 60Hz 1080I 50Hz 1080I 60Hz VIDEO in AUDIO in COMPONENT in 480I 580I 480P 580P 720P 60Hz 1080I 50Hz 1080I 60Hz HDMI HDMI input 480P 580P 720P 50Hz 720P 60Hz 1080I 50Hz 1080I 60Hz AUDIO in HDMI HDMI input 480P 580P 720P 50Hz 720P 60Hz 1080I 50Hz 1080I 60Hz VIDEO out AUDIO out 9 pin D sub male connector VIDEO in AUDIO in S VIDEO in English Chinese Ar...

Page 52: ...671 1031 105 139 930 3 711 523 460 61 100 772 306 200 200 50 Unit mm Dimensional drawings 42BX5X_en_j indd 50 42BX5X_en_j indd 50 2006 09 26 15 08 50 2006 09 26 15 08 50 ...

Page 53: ...Memo Password 42BX5X_en_j indd 51 42BX5X_en_j indd 51 2006 09 26 15 08 50 2006 09 26 15 08 50 ...

Page 54: ...Memo 42BX5H_cs_k indd 48 42BX5H_cs_k indd 48 2006 09 27 14 59 25 2006 09 27 14 59 25 ...

Page 55: ...Cover2_42BX5X indd 1 Cover2_42BX5X indd 1 2006 09 26 15 04 31 2006 09 26 15 04 31 ...

Page 56: ...Printed in Malaysia TINS C754WJZZ 06P11 MA NG Printed on post consumer recycled paper Cover_42BX5X indd 2 Cover_42BX5X indd 2 2006 11 22 10 10 31 2006 11 22 10 10 31 ...

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