Sharp 51GT25 User Manual

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Picture Adjustment

Adjusting the Picture

Press to call the MAIN menu

screen

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select “PICTURE”,

and press .

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select the items to

adjust.

B C A

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Picture quality (CONTRAST, COLOUR, BRIGHTNESS, SHARPNESS) are adjustable in this menu.

B CONTRAST C COLOUR A BRIGHTNESS

SHARPNESS

N NORMAL

N OFF

EXIT

B C A

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N OFF

EXIT

Selected item

Adjust the picture quality to your liking with or

Repeat steps 3 and 4 above to adjust other items.

B C A

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N ON

EXIT

By selecting “N” you can reset the picture parameters to the factory levels.

Press to restore the factory setting

“N ON” mode.

B C A

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N OFF

EXIT

You can clear the on-screen display by selecting “EXIT” using or , and

press .

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Timer Setting

ON Timer

Press to call the MAIN menu

screen

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select “TIMER”,

and press .

Press or to select “ ON”

mode.

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

ON 00:00 OFF 00:00

➜

ON 08:30 OFF 00:00

➜

Press or to set the time. (from 10

min. to 12 hour 50 min., in 10 min. increments)

Press to put the TV set into

Standby mode.Power indicator flashes red. When the preset period of time (in the above example, 8 hours and 30 minutes) has passed, the power turns ON and a picture appears on the screen.

• In order to know when the ON Timer programme has been run properly, when the

TV is in the standby mode, the ON Timer indicator remains flashing in red.

• As a safety precaution, in case nobody is at home when the television switches on

automatically, the television set will turn itself of automatically after 120 minutes; if it is to continue to run, any button of the remote control functions should be pressed.

• 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 ON Timer will be cancelled.

NOTE

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Timer Setting (Continued)

OFF Timer

Press to call the MAIN menu

screen

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select “TIMER”,

and press .

Press or to select “ OFF”

mode.

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

ON 00:00 OFF 00:00

➜

ON 00:00 OFF 01:30

➜

Press or to set the time. (from 10

min. to 12 hour 50 min., in 10 min. increments) The timer starts to count down.

When you have finished setting the time,

press . When the preset period off time (in the above example, 1 hour and 30 minutes) has passed, the TV set turns to Stand-by mode.

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.

NOTE

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Child Lock (Channel Block)

Setting Child Lock

You can lock a TV Programm position to prevent unsupervised TV viewing by following these procedures:

Press to call the MAIN menu

screen

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select “LOCK”,

and press .

Select the programme you want to lock with or .(You can also select the programme using the 0-9 digit buttons.)

Repeat steps 2-3 if you wish to lock other programme.

PR 1

LOCK

➜

Press or to select “LOCK”,

and press . (The mark “t“ will appear in the upper right corner.)

FREE

EXIT

PR 1

LOCK

➜

FREE

EXIT

Press or to select “EXIT”, and

press .

PR 1

LOCK

➜

FREE

EXIT

You can also protect the SCART connection.

• When you select the programme which you locked, the TV picture will be blue and

the mark «t» appears on the screen.

• Press (

l/t

) button to unlock the channel.

• Since the remote control is the “Key” to unlock the programme, you must remem-

ber not to let the remote control out of your supervision.

NOTE

CAUTION

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Child Lock (Continued)

Cancelling Child Lock

Press or to select except for

locked programme.

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press to call the MAIN menu

screen.

Press or to select “LOCK”,

and press .

EXIT

PICTURE TIMER LOCK TUNING

➜

Press or to select the programme

position you wish to cancel.

Repeat steps 4-5 if you wish to cancel other programmes.

PR 1

LOCK

➜

Press or to select “FREE”,

and press . (The mark “t“ will disappear from the upper right corner.)

FREE

EXIT

PR 1

LOCK

➜

FREE

EXIT

Press or to select “EXIT”, and

press .

PR 1

LOCK

➜

FREE

EXIT

Press

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Other functions

Flashback

Press .

The programme previously viewed returns to the screen.

Example:

If, after switching from programme 5 to programme 7, is pressed, the programme will change to programme 5. Press again to return to programme 7.

Switches back to the programme you were watching just before the current programme.

PR 5

PR 7

PR 5

PR 7

Press button 7

Press

Sound Mute

Silences the sound.

Press

The symbol “c” appears on the screen, and the sound is silenced.

Press again.

The volume returns to its previous level.

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Other functions (Continued)

TV/VIDEO

Each time you press , the input toggles between SCART and TV programmes.

Switches between TV broadcasts and AV input programmes.

SCART

PR 5

Call

Displays the current programme number, the timer and other settings on the screen.

Press

The time remaining on the ON timer, OFF Timer and Programme number appears on the screen. (When no Timer is set, nothing appears on the screen).

ON 08:30

PR 5

OFF 01:30

Press once again.

The programme number, ON Timer and OFF Timer display disappears from the screen.The screen returns to the normal screen.

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Teletext Mode

Basic Operation

Teletext is an information service, organized like a magazine, which is provided by some television stations in addition to regular television broadcasting.

To switch ON, select a page number and switch OFF the Teletext

Select a TV channel, which is broadcasting the Teletext programme you would like to watch.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to select the TELETEXT mode.

Enter three digits using the 0~9 digit buttons to select a page number. (The CHANNEL buttons / can also be used).

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to go out from Teletext Mode.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to superimpose a Teletext broadcast onto the current TV programme screen (MIXED Mode).

Select a TV channel, which is broadcasting the Teletext programme you would like to watch.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to select the TELETEXT mode.

To recall a page number displayed in the coloured brackets, simply press the corresponding coloured button .

Fast Page Selection

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Teletext Mode (Continued)

Other Teletext Features

LIST

HALF PAGE button:

Press the button, the

upper/lower half of the Teletext page is magnified.

HOLD button:

Press to hold or cancel the

hold on the current page.

REVEAL button:

Press to reveal or hidden

information such as the answer to a quiz.

INDEX button:

Press to return back to

index page.

RESET button:

Press to return to TV mode.

LIST button:

Press the LIST button to

change the system: FLOF Ö LIST [1].

COLOUR buttons:

To recall a page displayed in the coloured brackets, press the corresponding coloured button.

STORE button:

Press to memorize the

page numbers at LIST mode [1].

[1] More information on - How to Operate Page Memor y - (page 22).

CLOCK button:

In TV Mode: When the TEXT data is received, by pressing this button the real time information will appear on

the screen. In TELETEXT Mode: When a selected Teletext page has hidden subpages or timed pages, these pages can be seen by the following manner:

1 Press the CLOCK button f. Screen will show « SUBPAGE: - - - - » 2 Enter 4 digits corresponding to the subpage desired. E.g. 0021 for subpage number 21. 3 Wait until the page appears.

NOTE:You can use this button together with the CANCEL button k.This means that you can view the main TV picture until the subpage has been found.The on screen icon a at the top left side of the screen will change when the subpage has been found.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to view the subpage.

CANCEL button:

With this button Teletext information is cancelled and TV picture is restored.a Indication is shown on screen. In this position, the TV programme cannot be changed, being in Teletext/Cancelled mode.When a change takes place in the Teletext information, the upper time of the cancelled page or some other indication of special pages is shown on screen.

To uncancel, press TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q and the whole Teletext is shown.

NOTE: This button can be used together with the CLOCK button f while awaiting subpages.

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Teletext Mode (Continued)

Teletext operation - LIST Mode -

Select the programme channel number into which you want to store Teletext page numbers.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to select the Teletext Mode.

Press the LIST button to change from FLOF system to LIST Mode.

Enter the Teletext page number using the 0 ~ 9 digit buttons (enter three digits).

Press a coloured button corresponding to the coloured brackets on the screen for page number storage.

Press the STORE button g to memorize the page numbers you require. The «STORE» appears on the screen.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the numbers for the desired pages have been entered.

Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q twice to exit the Teletext Mode.

Page Selection - LIST Mode -

Select the appropriate programme channel. Press the TEXT/MIX/PICTURE button a/b/Q to select the Teletext Mode. Press the LIST button to change from FLOF system to LIST Mode. To recall a page number displayed in the coloured brackets, simply press the corresponding coloured button.

How to Operate Page Memory

Your TV has 32 Teletext page number memories for fast recall of Teletext information. In programme positions 0 through 6, four Teletext page numbers can be stored in each position; a total of 28 pages. In programme positions 7 through 99, only one programme with 4 page numbers can be stored.If you try to store more than 4 page numbers in a programme position between 7 and 99, the previously stored page numbers will be erased.

Press

LIST

and

YELLOW

buttons

input

If you want to store, press

button.

(FLOF TELETEXT)

(LIST TELETEXT)

LIST

YELLOW

News Sports

Movie

Weather

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Troubleshooting

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 programme to check for possible sta-

tion trouble

Possible Causes/Remedies

TV not plugged in

Outlet power OFF

Main Power button of TV not ON

Aerial not connected to terminal at the back of

the TV set

If outside aerial 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

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.

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Calling for Service

If the problem cannot be corrected by the use of this guide, remove the mains plug from the wall socket, 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

0990-274277

during office hour.

Certain replacement parts and accessories 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.

Euro-SCART 21-Pin Terminal

1. Audio right output

2. Audio right input

3. Audio left output

4. Common earth for audio

5. Earth for blue

6. Audio left input

7. Blue input

8. Audio-video control

9. Earth for green

10. Not used

11. Green input

12. Not used

13. Earth for red

14. Not used

15. Red input

16. Red/Green/Blue control

17. Earth for video

18. Earth for Red/Green/Blue control

19. Video output

20. Video input

21. Plug shield

For greater A/V enjoyment, various audio and video devices may be connected via the Euro-Scart 21-Pin Terminal. For example, one can revel in the stunning visuals from a VCR and the dynamic sounds of an audio system. For your interest, here is just one example of an integrated A/V system.

21-Pin Euro-SCART

Audio; Mono Input/Output.

NOTE

Specifications

MODEL 51GT-25H

1. Receiving Broadcast Standard CCIR TV Standard system PAL - I

2. Receiving System UHF: E 21 - E 69 CH

3. Receiving System Colour System: PAL Field Frequency: PAL 50/60 Hz Capability

4. Power Source AC220V-240V, 50 Hz

5. Power Consumption at 240 V AC 50 Hz 52 W

6. Power Consumption at Stand-by 7 W

7. Audio Output (MPO) 4 W

8. Dimensions (approx.) Width: 539 mm Height: 468 mm Depth: 484 mm

9. Viewing Area (diagonal measurement) 51 cm (21”)

10. Weight (approx.) 19 Kg

11. Internal Speaker 10 cm Round

12. Aerial Input Impedance UHF 75 ohms Unbalanced

13. Safety EN60065, CE - MARK, BEAB

14. EMC EN55013, EN55020, CE - MARK

Desing and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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ESPAÑA, S.A.

SHARP ELECTRONICS (U.K.) LTD.

Sharp House, Thorp Road, Newton Health,

Manchester M40 5BE

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