Sharp lc-26sb27ut User Guide

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Watching TV
View mode for 4:3 programs
Stretch:
This mode is useful for 1.78:1 DVDs.
When viewing 1.85:1 DVDs, 
stretch mode will still show very 
thin black bands at the top and 
bottom of the screen.
Side Bar:
Suitable for viewing conventional 
4:3 programs in their normal 
format.
S.Stretch (Smart stretch):
Suitable for stretching 4:3 
programs to fill the screen.
Zoom:
Suitable for viewing wide-screen 
2.35:1 anamorphic DVDs in full 
screen.
View mode for HD programs
Stretch mode is available for HD programs.
Suitable for viewing wide-screen 1.78:1 aspect-ratio 
programs. When viewing 1.85:1 programs, the stretch 
mode will still show very thin black bands at the top 
and bottom of the screen.
NOTE
•  You can enter to the same menu screen from “Picture” menu.
•  You cannot select “Side Bar” and “S.Stretch” when a 720p, 1080i 
or 1080p signal is being input.
•  Some High Definition and/or Digital broadcasts may not allow you 
to change the picture size.
•  In PC Mode, only the “Side Bar”, “Stretch” and “Dot by Dot” 
picture size features are available. In PC Mode (WXGA), only the 
“Stretch” and “Dot by Dot” picture size features are available.
Labeling channels
To create channel labels
1
Select a channel you want to label.
2
Press MENU, then press ▲/▼ to select “Channel”, 
then press ▶ or ENTER.
Press ▲/▼ to select “Ch Label”, then press ▶ or 
ENTER. The Ch Label menu will appear.
3
Press ◀/▶ to select a channel you want to label, 
then press ▼.
Ch Label
Label Clear
>>
: Adjust
Ch Label
Channel Number
15.001
: Select
4
Press ◀/▶ repeatedly until the character you want 
appears in the first space.
The characters rotation as follows:
SPACE
-      , () @ / + = -
If the character which you desire appears, press 
ENTER. Repeat this step to enter the rest of the 
characters.
When you finish inputting the label name, press 
ENTER.
5
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
6
Repeat steps 1-5 for other channels. You can 
assign a label to each channel.
To erase channel labels
1
Select a channel with a label which you want to 
remove.
2
Press MENU, then press ▲/▼ to select “Channel”, 
then press ▶ or ENTER.
Press ▲/▼ to select “Ch Label”, then press ▶ or 
ENTER to display the Ch Label menu.
3
Press ▲/▼ to select “Label Clear”. Press ▶ or 
ENTER.
4
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
5
Repeat steps 1-4 to erase other channel labels.
1
Press VIEW MODE.
•  The View mode menu displays.
•  The menu lists the view mode options selectable for 
the type of video signal currently being received.
2
Press 0–3 to select each view mode directly while 
the View mode menu is still on the screen.
• Each time VIEW MODE is pressed, View Mode item 
toggles.
•  You can also select View Mode item by pressing ▲/▼.
•  You can sequentially select a view mode that has its 
own aspect ratio.
•  You can select “Dot by Dot” in PC input mode.
Selecting the digital audio language
When two or more audio languages are included in a 
digital signal, you can select one of the audio languages.
1
In digital TV mode, press AUDIO and the “Audio 
Language” menu screen displays.
2
Press ▲/▼ or 0-6 to select your desired language.
3
Press EXIT to return to the normal screen.
NOTE
•  Digital audio is active only when receiving digital 
boardcasting, not when receiving analog boardcasting.
Dot by Dot (for PC/HDMI mode 
only):
Detects the resolution of the signal 
of the image and it will be shown 
on the screen with same amount of 
pixels.
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