OPERATION MANUAL

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The illustrations and the OSD in this operation manual are for explanation purposes and may vary slightly from the actual operations.

The examples used throughout this manual are based on the LC-40LE540E model.

The LC-40LE540E, LC-40LE541E, LC-40LE542E, LC-46LE540E, LC-46LE541E and LC-46LE542E models are compatible with high definition broadcasts, H.264 compressed (MPEG4 H.264, MPEG4 AVC, MPEG4 AVC/H.264).

Contents

Contents

1

Introduction

2

Dear SHARP customer

2

Important Safety Precautions

2

Remote Control unit

3

Trademarks

3

TV (Front view)

4

TV (Side and rear view)

4

Preparation

5

Supplied accessories

5

Attaching the stand unit

5

Optional accessory

5

Fixing the TV on a wall

5

Inserting the batteries

6

Using the remote control unit

6

Cautions regarding the remote control unit

6

Quick guide

7

Initial installation overview

7

Before turning on the power

8

Inserting a CA Card

8

Initial auto installation

9

Checking quality and signal strength

9

Watching TV

10

Daily operation

10

Switching on/off

10

Switching between analogue and digital broadcasts ..

10

Changing channels

10

Selecting an external video source

10

Selecting audio language

10

Switching subtitle language

10

EPG

11

Selecting a programme using EPG

11

Teletext

12

Using MHEG-5 application (UK only)

12

Connecting external devices

13

Introduction to connections

13

HDMI connection

14

Component connection

14

VIDEO connection

14

SCART connection

15

Speaker/amplifier connector

15

Connecting a PC

16

HDMI (DVI) connection

16

Analogue connection

16

Menu Operation

18

What is the menu?

18

Common operations

18

Basic Adjustment

19

Picture settings

19

Audio settings

20

Multimedia

20

Time settings

21

Lock settings

21

Channel settings

22

Settings Menu

24

Sotware update via USB

24

Channel list

25

Selecting the channel you want display

25

Channel information display (DTV/CADTV only)

25

Useful viewing functions

26

Selecting the picture format

26

Selecting the picture format manually

26

Setting when using external devices

26

Source list

26

Connecting a USB device (Media Player)

26

MEDIA PLAYER Function

27

Picture mode

27

Music mode

27

Video mode

28

USB/HOME MEDIA device compatibility

28

Power save settings

28

HDMI devices

29

Controlling HDMI devices using HDMI CEC

29

HDMI CEC connection

29

HDMI CEC menu

30

Operating a HDMI CEC device

30

Network setup

31

Connecting to the network

31

What is AQUOS NET?

33

Operations in AQUOS NET

33

HbbTV

34

USB REC function

35

USB REC function

35

Appendix

37

Troubleshooting

37

Specifications

38

Information about EU Eco-Label

39

Environmental Specifications

39

End of life disposal

40

Information on the software license for this product ....

40

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LC-40LE542E, LC-40LE540E, LC-46LE540E, LC-40LE541E, LC-46LE542E specifications

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