Sharp 51GT-25H User manual

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51GT-25H
MODEL
COLOUR TELEVISION
■OPERATION MANUAL■

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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 even 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 during normal office hours.You will
then be given details of how to obtain service.
0990-274277
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 of purchase to the repairing
company.
Please keep your invoice or receipt, which is supplied at the time of purchase.

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This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by
93/68/EEC.
Never insert or drop any metallic or inflammable objects into the ventilation holes of the TV set,
this can cause fire, electrical shock or electrical failure. Do not place a flower vase or anything else
containing liquid on the TV set, as liquid spilt on the TV set can cause serious problems.
Safety Precautions
To prevent fire or electrical
shock, do not use the TV set
in an excessively damp place.
Position the TV set out of
direct sunlight and away from
heat, as high temperatures
can damage the cabinet, CRT,
or other electronic parts.
Do not cover the ventilation
holes at the back of the TV
set, this can cause fire or
other serious problems. Leave
an adequate open space
behind the TV set for good
ventilation.
Always disconnect your tele-
vision from the mains and the
aerial cable during thunder-
storms.
Even if your television is
switched off, it can still be
damaged by lightning striking
the mains and/or aerial cable.
Unplug the power cord from
the wall outlet immediately if
the TV set begins to make
unusual noises or give off
smoke or an odd smell, then
call your dealer for service.
Do not install this equipment
in a confined space such as a
bookcase or a built-in cabinet.
Television equipment and cart
combination should be moved
with care. Quick stops, exces-
sive force and uneven sur-
faces may cause the equip-
ment and cart combination to
overturn.
Wall or shelf mounting should
follow the manufacturer’s
instructions, and should use a
mounting kit approved by the
manufacturer.
To prevent fire, never place
any type of candle or naked
flames on the top or near the
TV set.
Never remove the back of the
cabinet, as there is high volt-
age in the TV set.
Please call for service.
Do not place this television equipment on an unstable cart, stand or table. The television equip-
ment may fall, causing serious injury to a child or an adult, and serious damage to the equipment.
Use only with a cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the television
equipment.
CAUTION: Make sure that the main power is switched off when going out.

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Accessories
Remote Control Battery Installation
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51GT-25H
MODEL
COLOUR TELEVISION
■OPERATION MANUAL■
Remote control Size-AA Dry Battery Operation Manual
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a SHARP Colour Television Receiver. To ensure proper
operation, please read this manual carefully. After reading, keep this manual in a safe place for future
reference.
Contents
General Information
Terms of guarantee ............ 1
Safety Precaution ................2
Accessories ........................ 3
Battery Installation.............. 3
Installing your TV
Aerial Connections ............ 4
Typical connections ............4
Location of controls ............5
Channel Setting
Auto Tuning ........................ 6
Manual Tuning......................7
Fine Tuning ..........................9
Skipping programmes ......10
Cancelling Skip..................11
Basic Operation
Watching a TV programme 12
Power, Standby & volume
buttons ..............................12
Useful Features
Picture Adjustment .......... 13
Timer Setting .................... 14
Child Lock ........................ 16
Other Functions
Flash back & Sound Mute 18
TV/VIDEO & Call buttons.. 19
Teletext ..............................20
Reference
Troubleshooting .............. 23
Calling for service ............ 24
Specifications ....................24
Before using the TV set for the first time, install the supplied dry batteries in the remote control.
•Remove batteries if weak or if the unit is not in use for long periods.
•Do not mix old and new batteries.
•Incorrect installation of the batteries may damage the remote control.
NOTE
1With your thumb nail, pull
up the slit as indicated by
the arrow to remove the
battery cover.
2Insert two batteries 1,5 V
(size «AA»). Be sure to
match the battery A/Dter-
minals with the A/Dmarks
inside the compartment.
3Replace the battery cover.
Dear SHARP Customers

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Aerial Connections
• To enjoy a clearer picture. we recommend that you use an outdoor aerial. The following is a brief explana-
tion of the types of connection that are used for coaxial:
Aerial Lead: Connect the cable from the aerial
to a standard DIN45325 plug (IEC 169-2) and
plug it into the aerial terminal at the back of the
TV set. 75-ohm coaxial cable (round cable)
Aerial terminal
Aerial IN
Outdoor aerial
(not supplied)
Scart-terminal
Back of TV
Typical connections
Enjoy the stunning visuals of a VCR by connecting them to this TV set through its Euro-SCART 21-pin terminal.
Please refer to the operation manual of your VCR for details.
▲
Back of TV
Aerial IN
Scart
terminal
Aerial (not supplied)
Aerial Lead
(not supplied)
Aerial Lead
(not supplied)
Scart Lead
(not supplied)
RF Out
Aerial in
Back of VCR
Audio/video
Typical connection (VCR and TV)
through the RF terminal

VOLUME UP (Ï)/
DOWN (·) buttons
(Ï) Increases sound
(·) Decreases sound
(These are also used for
menu set up)
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STANDBY/ON (¾) button
TV/VIDEO Select button
Infrared Transmitter Window
Aim this window at the infrared sensor
on your TV set
FLASHBACK (e) button
Returns to previously viewed
programme
CLOCK (f) button (Teletext)
Programme Select buttons CHANNEL (PROGRAMME) UP (Ï)/
DOWN (·) buttons
(Ï) Selects next higher programme
(·) Selects next lower programme
(These are also used for menu
set up)
Single/Double Entry selector (6)
COLOUR buttons
~
~
INDEX (j) button (Teletext)
Text/Mix/Picture (a/b/Q)
button (Teletext)
18
12
21
20
20
6
12
19
12
12
Location of Controls
TV Front
page
SOUND MUTE (c) button 18
page
CALL (ll)/CHILD LOCK (tt)button 16
page 19
page
page
page
page
21
page
REVEAL (d) button (Teletext) 21
page
HALF PAGE (s)button (Teletext)
CANCEL (k) button (Teletext) 21
page
21
page
RESET (h) button (Teletext) 21
page
page
page
page
page
page 22
page
page
HOLD (a) button (Teletext)
21
page
LIST Selector (Teletext)
21
page 22
page
STORE (g) button (Teletext)
21
page
1
2
3
4
5
1. Power (¨)button
2. Power/On Timer indicator
3. Channel Up(Ï)/Down(·) buttons
4. Volume Up(Ï)/Down(·) buttons
5. Remote Control Sensor
Remote Control

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Channel Setting
B
B
Auto Tuning
1
This facility will automatically tune all local TV station for you.
The following steps are carried out using the remote control.
Automatically tunes in and presets receivableTV stations.
Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TUNING”,
and press .EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
3Press or to start Auto Channel
Preset.
All the TV stations in your area that can
be received by the TV set are
automatically preset between programme
position 1 to 99.
The screen shows whatever is on
programme position1 when full auto
channel preset is finished.
PR 5 AUTO
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
PR 5 SEARCHING
PR 1
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
To stop Auto Channel Preset, press on the remote control.
NOTE

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Manual Tuning
1
This section describes how to tune your TV manually and to store them in the order you prefer.
The following steps are carried out using the remote control.
Setting a TV station to a desired Programm position
Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TUNING”,
and press .EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
3Press or to select “MANUAL”,
and press .
PR 5 AUTO
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
4Press or to select “PR”, and
select the programme number (1-99) with
or or 0-9 digit
buttons.
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
5Press or to select the
“MANUAL”, position (IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIII). PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
Channel Setting (Continued)

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6Press or to start preset.
The tuning sequence will stop when a sig-
nal is detected, if the signal is not the
required channel press or to conti-
nue.
PR 5 SEARCHING
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
7Press or to select “MEMO”,
and press to memorize.
8Repeat steps 4 to 7 if you wish to preset
other channels.
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
9Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press to return to the normal screen.
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
Channel Setting (Continued)

Fine Tuning
1Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TUNING”,
and press .EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
This function lets you easily fine-tune the TV set to improve reception and picture quality.
3Press or to select “MANUAL”,
and press .
PR 5 AUTO
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
4Press or to select “FINE”, and
press .
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
5Press and hold or until the best
tuning position is found. After Fine tuning
the programme number will turn from
green to yellow.
PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
6Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press .
The screen will return to the normal
screen.
PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
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Channel Setting (Continued)

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Skipping Programmes
1
Setting Skip
Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
This function lets you skip vacant channels or channels that you never watch when you select channels with
or
2Press or to select “TUNING”,
and press .
3Press or to select “MANUAL”,
and press .
PR 5 AUTO
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
4Press or to select “FINE”, and
press .
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
6Select programme number you wish to
skip with or
5Press to select «PR».
8Repeat steps 5 to 6 if you wish to skip
other programme.
PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
7Press or to select “SKIP”, and
press .The programme number will
turn from green to red.
PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
9Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press .PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
Channel Setting (Continued)

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Cancelling Skip
Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TUNING”,
and press .
3Press or to select “MANUAL”,
and press .
PR 5 AUTO
MANUAL EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
4Press or to select “FINE”, and
press .
PR 5 MANUAL
FINE
MEMO
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
6Select programme number for which you
wish to cancel skip with or .
Select a skipped programme number
displayed in red.
5Press to select «PR» PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
7Press or to select “SKIP”, and
press .
The displayed programme number will
turn from red to green.
PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
8Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press .PR 5 FINE
AUTO
SKIP
EXIT
IIIII3IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIllllI3IIIIIIIIIIIIIII
➜
Channel Setting (Continued)

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Selecting the programmes
Example:
When selecting programme
position 5
When selecting programme
positon 23
Watching aTV Programme
POWER
button
POWER
indicator
CHANNEL UP (Ï) or
DOWN (·) button
VOLUME UP (Ï) or
DOWN (·) button
Preparation 4 Turning on the power on the TV set.
If a picture appears on the screen, go to step 2.
If a picture does not appear on the screen, go to step 1.
Turning on the power
A picture appears on the screen.
¨
Press
Press (Stand-by button)
1
2
Adjusting the volume
3
PR 1
PR 1
PR 5
PR 23
PR 2-
PR --
Decreases
the volume Increases the volume
If you go away on a trip or will no be at home for a considerable length
of time, as a safety precaution, please unplug the cord from the outlet.
NOTE
Basic Operation

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Picture Adjustment
Adjusting the Picture
1Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “PICTURE”,
and press .EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
3Press or to select the items to
adjust. B
C
A
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
Picture quality (CONTRAST, COLOUR, BRIGHTNESS, SHARPNESS) are adjustable in this menu.
BCONTRAST
CCOLOUR
ABRIGHTNESS
SHARPNESS
N NORMAL
N OFF EXIT
B
C
A
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
N OFF EXIT
Selected item
4Adjust the picture quality to your liking
with or
5Repeat steps 3 and 4 above to adjust
other items.
B
C
A
llllllllllllllllllll
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
N ON EXIT
6By selecting “N” you can reset the picture
parameters to the factory levels.
Press to restore the factory setting
“N ON” mode.
B
C
A
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllll
N OFF EXIT
7You can clear the on-screen display by
selecting “EXIT” using or , and
press .

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Timer Setting
ON Timer
1Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TIMER”,
and press .
3Press 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
➜
4Press or to set the time. (from 10
min. to 12 hour 50 min., in 10 min. incre-
ments)
5Press 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
1Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “TIMER”,
and press .
3Press 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
➜
4Press or to set the time. (from 10
min. to 12 hour 50 min., in 10 min. incre-
ments)
The timer starts to count down.
5When 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.
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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:
1Press to call the MAIN menu
screen EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press or to select “LOCK”,
and press .
3Select the programme you want to lock
with or .(You can also select the
programme using the 0-9 digit buttons.)
5Repeat steps 2-3 if you wish to lock other
programme.
PR 1
LOCK
➜
4Press or to select “LOCK”,
and press . (The mark “t“ will
appear in the upper right corner.)
FREE
EXIT
PR 1
LOCK
➜FREE
EXIT
t
6Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press .PR 1
LOCK
➜FREE
EXIT
t
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
1Press or to select except for
locked programme. EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
2Press to call the MAIN menu
screen.
3Press or to select “LOCK”,
and press .EXIT
PICTURE
TIMER
LOCK
TUNING
➜
4Press or to select the programme
position you wish to cancel.
6Repeat steps 4-5 if you wish to cancel
other programmes.
PR 1
LOCK
➜
5Press or to select “FREE”,
and press . (The mark “t“ will
disappear from the upper right corner.)
FREE
EXIT
PR 1
LOCK
➜FREE
EXIT
t
7Press or to select “EXIT”, and
press .PR 1
LOCK
➜FREE
EXIT
t

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 5
PR 5
PR 7
PR 5
PR 7
e
Press button 7
Press
e
Press
Sound Mute
Silences the sound.
c
1Press
The symbol “c” appears on the screen,
and the sound is silenced.
2Press again.
The volume returns to its previous level.