Sharp 37GQ20 User Manual

Please refer to the operation manual of

your VCR for details.

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INSTALLATION

LOCATION OF CONTROLS

 Connect the antenna cable to the TV set.

An indoor antenna is supplied with 14’’TV’s.

Rotating the antenna you will be able to improve

the image reception or if the reception remains

poor, using an outdoor antenna.

 Plug in your TV into the mains supply

(220~240 V/ 50 Hz).

 Inser t two (AA or UM-3, 1,5 V) batteries into

the remote control.

Position the positive and negative ends of the

batteries as indicated.

 Press the POWER (

) button on the TV set

to turn on TV.If the TV set remains in the Stand-

by mode, press the Stand-by on (

) button on

the remote control.









Remote Control

STANDBY/ON (æ) button

Press  To turn the set ON

Press again  To turn the set to

STANDBY

TV/VIDEO Select button

Press  Switch to external video

input mode

Press again  Switch to TV mode.

Infrared Transmitter Window

Aim this window at the infrared sensor

on your TV set

FLASHBACK (e)

button

Returns to previously viewed

channel

VOLUME UP (œ)/DOWN (∑)

buttons

(œ) Increases sound

(∑) Decreases sound

(These are also used for menu

set up)

SOUND MUTE (c) button

Press  Mutes sound

Press again  Restores sound to

previous level

Channel Select buttons(





)

CHANNEL UP (œ)/DOWN (∑)

buttons

(œ) Selects next higher channel

(∑) Selects next lower channel

(These are also used for menu

set up)

Single/Double Entry selector (

)

CHILD LOCK ()button

MENU button

Used to call the MENU screen.

CALL/OFF TIMER (

) button

Used to display the different

current settings on the screen

and set the OFF Timer.

AC 220~240 V,

50Hz

SHARP ELECTRONICA ESPAÑA, S.A.

SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD.

Sharp House,Thorp Road, Newton Heath,

Manchester M40 5BE

PRINTED IN SPAIN TINS-6825BMN3 02/01

SAFETY PRECAUTION

This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended

by 93/68/EEC

For further information please refer to the Quick Reference Guide.

The 5 cm in the drawing

indicates the minimum

ventilation distance.

To prevent fire, never pla-

ce any type of candle or

naked flames on the top

or near the TV set.

Enjoy the stunning visuals of a VCR or DECODER by connecting them to your TV through the

Euro-SCART 21-pin terminal.

TYPICAL CONNECTIONS

Antenna

Scart-Cable

Out

VCR

TERMS OF GUARANTEE

Subject to the conditions listed below Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd. (Hereinafter called «the Company») guarantee to provide for the repair of, or at its option replace the Sharp Equipment, or any component thereof, (other than Batteries), which is faulty or below standard, as a result of inferior workmanship or materials.

The conditions of the guarantee are:

1. This guarantee shall only apply to defects or faults which are notified to the Company, or its approved Service Facility within one year from the date of purchase of the equipment.

2. This guarantee covers equipment intended for private domestic use only.This guarantee does not apply to equipment used in the course of a business, trade or profession.

3. This guarantee does not cover any faults or defects caused by accident, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the equipment, or any attempt at adjustment or repair other than by an approved Service Facility.

4. In the unlikely event of your equipment requiring repair, please contact the Dealer or Supplier from whom it was purchased.Where this is not possible please contact the telephone number listed below. You will then be given details of how to obtain service.

08705-274277 [or (01) 6760648 if telephoning from Ireland]

5. The cost of carriage to and from the Dealer, Supplier or Sharp approved Service Facility shall be borne

by the purchaser.

6. No person has any authority to vary the terms or conditions of this guarantee.

7. This guarantee is offered as an additional benefit to the consumer’s statutory rights

and does not affect rights in any way.

In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period, you will need to provide proof of date purchase to the repairing company. Please keep your invoice or receipt, which is supplied at the time of purchase.

Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277

Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277

If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product, please visit our web-site www.sharp.co.uk/support. Customers without Internet access may telephone 08705-274277 [or (01) 6760648

if telephoning from Ireland] during office hours.

Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television.

1 Press MENU button to call the Picture menu. 2 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) or DOWN (∑) to select

the item to adjust:

CONTRAST,BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR

3 Adjust the picture quality to your liking with the

VOLUME UP (œ) or DOWN (∑).

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to adjust other items.

❚ OFF Timer

Automatically turns power OFF after the set length of time has passed.

1 Press the button lto display the different current settings

on the screen.

2 Press the button l to sequentially select the desired

switch off time.e.g. 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes. The timer starts count down.

NOTE: In the event of a power cut, disconnection from the

plug or the television is switched off at the mains switch, all the data on the OFF Timer will be cancelled.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If the problem can not be corrected by the use of this guide, remov e the mains plug from the wall soc ket, and contact the Dealer or Supplier from whom the unit was purchased in order to obtain service.Where this is not possible, please visit our web-site

www.sharp.co.uk/support.Customers without

Internet access may telephone 08705-274277 [or (01) 6760648 if telephoning from Ireland] during office hours. Certain replacement parts and accessor ies may be obtained from our Main Parts Distributor, who can be contacted on the following numbers: Willow Vale Electronics Ltd.

0121 766 5414

In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period, you will need to provide proof of the date of purchase to the repairing company. Please keep your invoice or Receipt, which is supplied at the time of purchasing.

This unit is equipped with a microprocessor.Its performance could be adversely affected by external electrical noise or interference.If this should happen, unplug the unit and plug it in again after a few minutes.

Quick Service Check List

Problems

Remote control does not work

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Bars on screen

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Picture distorted

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Picture rolls vertically

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No colour

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Poor reception on some channels

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Picture weak

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Picture lines or streaks

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Picture ghosting

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Picture blurred

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Sound OK, picture poor

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Picture OK, sound poor

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No picture or sound

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Try a new channel to check for possible station

trouble

Possible Causes/Remedies

TV not plugged in

Outlet power OFF

Main Power button of TV not ON

Antenna not connected to terminal at the back

of the TV set

If outside antenna is used, check for broken

wires

Check for local interference

Turn off using the Main Power button, then turn

ON again after a minute

Adjust COLOUR control

Check batteries in the Remote Control

Try fine tuning to correct

Check if the Brightness or Contrast setting in the

picture setting mode might be all the way to the

minus side

Increase the volume

BASIC OPERATION (CONTINUED)

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CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOUR

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TIMER SETTING

PRESETTING THE CHANNELS

❚ Auto Channel Preset

1 Press MENU twice to call the Tune menu. 2 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) or DOWN (∑) to select

«AUTO SEARCH», (Red letters). 3 Press MENU to start Auto Channel Preset. Pause in AUTO SEARCH: When a TV station is

located, «PROGRAMME» will be displayed in red letters and there will be 7-second delay before search continues. If you wish: You may use this pause to sort the TV stations into the desired CHANNEL PRE-SET by using the number buttons to set a 2 digit entry e.g.BBC1=01 etc.then press the MENU button to store and continue. If you do not use this pause to sort the channel order, the TV will automatically tune to all the available channels in your area.These may not be tuned in your preferred order and ma y include some unwanted low power signals. Please repeat the Auto Channel Preset by using the “Pause in AUTO SEARCH” if you wish to re-sort the TV channels. The screen shows whatever is on «PR 1» when full Auto Channel Preset is finished.

NOTE: To stop Auto Channel Preset, press MENU button. NOTE: IF THE TV CANNOT BE INSTALLED BY THIS METHOD, PLEASE PHONE THE FOLLOWING

NUMBER: 08705-274277

AUTO SEARCH

MANUAL EXIT

PROGRAMME...

VHF1

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AUTO SEARCH

MANUAL

EXIT

Tune menu

Picture menu

SEARCH –

FINE TUNE – a + SKIP OFF NAME -------------EXIT

Manual T une menu

SEARCH – a +

FINE TUNE –

+ SKIP OFF NAME --------------

EXIT

FINE TUNE –a +

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SEARCH – a + FINE TUNE – a +

SKIP ON

NAME -------------EXIT

SEARCH – a + FINE TUNE – a + SKIP ON

NAME --------------

EXIT

SEARCH – a + FINE TUNE – a + SKIP OFF NAME --------------

EXIT

Manual T une menu

SEARCH – a + FINE TUNE – a + SKIP OFF NAME --------------

EXIT

❚ Manual Channel Preset

1 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) or DOWN (∑) (or 0~9

digit buttons) to select the channel to be tuned.

2 Press MENU twice to call the Tune menu. 3 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) to select «MANUAL»,

(Red letters).

4 Press MENU to call the Manual T une menu. 5 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) or DOWN (∑) to select

«SEARCH», (Red letters).

6 Press VOLUME UP (œ) to start tuning, when a

channel is located the tuning will stop, if the channel is not the one required press VOLUME UP (œ) to re-start tuning.

7 When the required channel is located press

CHANNEL DOWN (∑) to select «EXIT», and press MENU to return to normal screen.

8 Repeat steps 1 to 8 if you wish to preset other

channels.

❚ OPTIONAL SETTINGS

1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 above from page 3. (Manual

channel Preset) to call the Manual T une menu.

5 Press CHANNEL UP (œ) to select «NAME »

«SKIP» or «FINE TUNE» (Red letters).

NAME

Use this option for giving a name made up of 4-digits to the channels from «PR 0» to «PR15» of the TV.eg BBC1 3 Press VOLUME UP (œ) for changing the position

of the cursor and the CHANNEL UP (œ) for changing the letters (repeat this action for other letters).

4 When you have finished the fourth letter, press the

VOLUME UP (œ) to quit.

5 Press CHANNEL DOWN (∑) to select «EXIT» and

press MENU to return to normal screen

6 Repeat the above for naming other channels.

Skipping channels

This function lets you skip vacant channels or the channels that you never watch when selecting channels using the CHANNEL UP or DOWN buttons.

7 Press MENU to set «ON» or cancel «OFF»

Fine T uning

When a pre-set programme channel is not exactly tuned, you can fine tune the channel in this mode. 8 Press VOLUME UP (œ) or DOWN (∑) to adjust

the picture for the best quality, and press MENU.

(twice)

Turn OFF using the Main Power button, then turn ON

again after a minute

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BASIC OPERATION

CHILD LOCK (CHANNEL BLOCK)

NOTE: If noise appears in TV or VCR mode, the screen turns blue.The blue back off-timer is then

engaged and will automatically switch the set to Stand-by mode after 4 minutes.

POWER (l) button

POWER indicator

CHANNEL UP (œ) DOWN (∑) button

VOLUME UP (œ) DOWN (∑) button

TV Front

Remote control sensor

❚ Changing the Channels

To select a one-digit channel (eg. Program 5)

1 Press the button. 2 If 5- is indicated and picture does not change, press

the6button to switch over to the 1 - digit select mode and press 5 again.

To select a two-digit channel (eg. Program 15)

1 Press 6button to set the 2-digit select mode. 2 Press button 3 Press button.

❚ Watching a TV Programme





PR 5

<How to use this system>, You can lock one or more channels for parental control when a child is lelf unsupervised.

1 Press ( ) button to lock the channel. (« tON» mark will display)

● Because the remote control is the “key” you must remember to

keep it under your supervision.

2 PRESS ( ) BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE CHANNEL.

PR - -

PR 15

❚ Picture adjustment

Picture quality (CONTRAST,BRIGHTNESS and COLOUR) are adjustable in the picture menu.

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Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277

Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277

Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277

Web-site: www.sharp.co.uk/support Help Line

(office hours only)

: 08705-274277