SHARP 55BL2EA 55 Inch 4K Ultra HD Android TV User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: Sharp

Table of Contents

Inch 4K Ultra HD Android TV
Important safety instructions
Batteries
What is included in the box
Wall mounting the TV
TV Menu navigation
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

55 Inch 4K Ultra HD Android TV
User Guide

Inch 4K Ultra HD Android TV

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Important safety instructions

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
Please, read these safety instructions and respect the following warnings before the appliance is operated:
In order to prevent fi re always keep candles and other open fl ames away from this product.

∼ Alternating Current
This equipment is a Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth.

Television sets with 43”size screens or more must be lifted and carried by at least two people.
This TV does not contain any parts which could be repaired by the user. In case of a fault, contact the manufacturer or the authorised service agent. Contact with certain parts inside the TV might endanger your life. The guarantee does not extend to faults caused by repairs carried out by unauthorized third parties.
Do not remove the rear part of the appliance.
This appliance is designed for the receiving and reproduction of video and sound signals. Any other use is strictly forbidden.
Do not expose the TV to dripping or splashing liquid.
To disconnect the TV from mains please unplug the mains plug from the mains socket.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, a service agent or similarly qualifi ed persons in order to avoid a hazard.
The suggested distance to watch HD TV is approximately three times longer than the screen diagonal size. Refl ections on the screen from other light sources can make the quality of the picture worse.
Ensure the TV has suffi cient ventilation and is not close to other appliances and other pieces of furniture.
Install the product at least 5 cm from the wall for ventilation.
Ensure that the ventilation openings are clear of items such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
The TV set is designed to be used in a moderate climate.
The TV set is designed exclusively for operation in a dry place. When using the TV outside, please, make sure it is protected against moisture (rain, splashing water). Never expose to moisture.
Do not place any objects, containers fi lled with liquids, such as vases, etc. on the TV. These containers might get pushed over, which would endanger electric safety. Place the TV exclusively on fl at and stable surfaces. Do not place any objects such as newspaper or blankets, etc. on or under the TV.
Make sure the appliance does not stand on any power cables as they might get damaged. Mobile phones and other devices such as WLAN adapters, monitoring cameras with wireless signal transmission, etc. might cause electromagnetic interference and they should not be placed near the appliance.
Do not place the appliance near heating elements or in a place with direct sunlight as it has a negative eff ect on cooling of the appliance. Heat storage is dangerous and it can seriously reduce the lifetime of theappliance. In order to ensure the safety, ask a qualifi ed person to remove the dirt from the appliance.
Try to prevent damage to the mains cable or mains adapter. The appliance can only be connected with the supplied mains cable/ adapter
Storms are dangerous for all electric appliances. If the mains or aerial wiring is struck by lightening the appliance might get damaged, even if it is turned off . You should disconnect all the cables and connectors of the appliance before a storm.
To clean the screen of the appliance use only a damp and soft cloth. Use only clean water, never detergents and in no case use solvents.
Position the TV close to the wall to avoid the possibility of it falling when pushed.
WARNING – Never place a television set in an unstable location. A television set may fall, causing serious personal injury or death. Many injuries, particularly to children, can be avoided by taking simple precautions such as:
Use cabinets or stands recommended by the manufacturer of the television set.
Only use furniture that can safely support the television set.
Ensure the television set is not overhanging the edge of the supporting furniture.
Not place the television set on tall furniture (for example, cupboards or bookcases) without anchoring both the furniture and the television set to a suitable support.
Not place the television set on cloth or other materials that may be located between the television set and supporting furniture.
Educate children about the dangers of climbing on furniture to reach the television set or its controls.
Ensure that children do not climb or hang onto the TV.
If your existing television set is being retained and relocated, the same considerations as above should be applied.
The instructions shown below are a safer way to set up the TV, by ﬁxing it to the wall and will avoid the possibility of it falling forwards and causing injury and damage.
For this type of installation you will need a fastening cord A) Using one/both of the top wall-mounting holes and screws (the screws are already supplied in the wall mounting holes) fasten one end of the fastening chord/s to the TV. B) Secure the other end of the fastening chord/s to your wall.
The software on your TV and the OSD layout can be changed without notice.
TV operating conditions: – temperature from +10 to +35 °C – humidity no more than 80% (at a temperature of 25 °C) – atmospheric pressure from 86 to 106 kPa (from 650 to 800 mmHg)

Warning:

When turning off the set, use the standby button on the remote control. By long pressing of this button, TV will turn off and enter the energy saving standby mode to meet the eco-design requirements. This mode is default one.
For the electrostatic discharge (ESD) test of EN55035, it was found that manual operation by Standby button ON/OFF switch is needed to resume normal operation as intended after the test.
Do not use TV set directly after unpacking. Wait until TV warms up to the room temperature before using it.
Never connect any external devices to a live appliance. Switch off not only the TV but also the devices which are being connected! Plug the TV plug into the wall socket after connecting any external devices and the aerial!
Always make sure there is free access to the TV mains plug.
The appliance is not designed for a use in a workplace fitted with monitors.
The systematic use of headphones at high volume might lead to irreversible hearing damage.
Ensure environmental disposal of this appliance and any components including batteries. When in doubt, please, contact your local authority for details of recycling.
While installing the appliance, do not forget that furniture surfaces are treated with various varnishes, plastics, etc. or they might be polished. The chemicals contained in these products might have a reaction with the TV stand. This could result in bits of the material sticking to the furniture surface, which are diffi cult to remove, if not impossible.
The screen of your TV has been produced under top quality conditions and was checked in detail for faulty pixels several times. Due to the technological properties of the manufacturing process, it is not possible to eliminate the existence of a small number of faulty points on the screen (even with maximum care while in production). These faulty pixels are not considered faults in terms of guarantee conditions, if their extent is not greater than the boundaries defi ned by DIN norm.
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Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™ content access technology to protect their intellectual property, including copyrighted content. This device uses PlayReady technology to access PlayReady-protected content and/or WMDRM-protected content. If the device fails to properly enforce restrictions on content usage, content owners may require Microsoft to revoke the device’s ability to consume PlayReady-protected content. Revocation should not aff ect unprotected content or content protected by other content access technologies. Content owners may require you to upgrade PlayReady to access their content. If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade.

Important information regarding use of video games, computers, captions and other fi xed image displays.

The extended use of fi xed image program material can cause a permanent “shadow image “ on the LCD screen (this is sometimes incorrectly referred to as “burnout to the screen“). This shadow image is then permanently visible on the screen in the background. It is irreversible damage. You can avoid such a damage by following instructions below:
Reduce the brightness/contrast setting to a minimum viewing level.
Do not display the fi xed image for a long period of time. Avoid displaying of:
» Teletext time and charts,
» TV/DVD menu, e.g. DVD contents,
» In the„Pause“ mode (hold): Do not use this mode for a long time,
e.g. while watching a DVD or a video.
» Turn off the appliance if you are not using it.

Batteries

CAUTION: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
Observe the correct polarity when inserting the batteries.
Do not expose batteries to high temperatures and do not place them on locations where the temperature might increase quickly, e.g. near the fire or on the direct sunshine.
Do not expose batteries to excessive radiant heat, do not throw them into the fi re, do not disassemble them and do not try to recharge un-rechargeable batteries. They could leak or explode.
» Never use diff erent batteries together or mix new and old ones.
» Dispose of batteries in an environmentally friendly way.
» Most of the EU countries regulate the disposal of batteries by law.

Disposal
Do not dispose of this TV as unsorted municipal waste. Return it to a designated collection point for the recycling of WEEE. By doing so, you will help to conserve esources and protect the environment. Contact your retailer or local authorities for more information.
CE Statement:

Hereby, Sharp Consumer Electronics Poland sp. z o.o. declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RED Directive 2014/53/EU.
The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available by following the link www.sharpconsumer.com/documents-of-conformity This equipment may be operated in all EU countries. The 5 GHz WLAN(Wi-Fi) function of this equipment may only be operated indoors.

Wi-Fi max transmitter power:
100 mW at 2,400 GHz – 2,4835 GHz
100 mW at 5,150 GHz – 5,250 GHz
100 mW at 5,250 GHz – 5,350 GHz
100 mW at 5,470 GHz – 5,730 GHz
100 mW at 5,735 GHz – 5,835 GHz
BT max transmitter power: 10 mW at 2,402 GHz – 2,480 GHz.

What is included in the box

Supply of this TV includes following parts:

1x TV
1x Remote control
2x AAA batteries
1x TV stand installation packet
1x Quick Start Guide

Attaching the Stand
Please follow the instructions in Technical leafl et, located in the accessories bag.

Wall mounting the TV

Remove the four screws that are supplied in the wall mounting holes.
The wall mount can now be easily attached to the mounting holes on the rear of the TV.
Install the wall mounting bracket to the television as advised by the bracket manufacturer.

Some TVs come with spacers and longer screws for wall mounting. When fi xing the wall mount brackets on model that has spacers supplied, instead of screws provided in TV wall mounting holes, we recommend the use of longer screws and spacers included in the accessory pack. Please put spacers into TV wall mounting holes, located on the back of the TV, then put wall brackets onto them. Attach the brackets and spacers to the TV using longer screws as shown below:

TV
SPACER
SCREW

NOTE: TV and the wall bracket type shown in the diagram is for illustration purposes only.
Connections : Connecting external devices see last page in this IM.
Getting started – initial set up

If rubber parts, foam parts or tape are attached to the TV frame, please remove them gently.
Using the antenna cable (not supplied), connect the TV to the antenna wall socket.
For connecting to the Internet with a wired connection connect a Cat 5/Ethernet cable (not included) from the TV to your broadband modem/router.
Insert the batteries supplied into the Remote control.
Connect the power cable to the Electrical outlet.
Then press Standby button to power on TV.
After turning the TV on, you will be welcomed by the First Time Installation menu.
Please select language for TV menu.
Please set desired settings in remaining screens of First installation menu.

TV buttons*
* Vol+ Volume up and menu right
Vol- Volume down and menu left
CH+ Programme/Channel up and menu up
CH- Programme/Channel down and menu down
MENU Displays Menu/OSD
SOURCE Displays the input source menu
STANDBY Standby Power On/Off – for TV with buttons
TV Control Stick*
TV control stick is located on the lower left corner of back side of the TV. You can use it instead of remote control to control most of the functions of your TV.
While TV is in standby mode: short press of control stick – Power On
While watching TV:**

RIGHT/LEFT – volume up/volume down
UP/DOWN – changes channel up/down
short press – Displays Menu
long press – Standby Power Off

While in menu:

RIGHT/LEFT/UP/DOWN – navigation of cursor in on-screen menus
short press – OK/Confi rm selected item * – for TV with control stick

Choosing Mode Input/Source
To switch between the diff erent input/connections.
a) Using the buttons on the remote control:

Press [SOURCE.The source menu will appear.
Press [▲] or [▼] to select the input you require.
Press [OK].

*b1) Using the buttons on the Television:**

Press [SOURCE].
Scroll up/down using CH+ / CH- buttons to the input/source you require.
Press [VOL+] to change input/source to the one selected.

*b2) Using the TV control stick:**

Shortly press control stick to enter menu.
Press control stick down and navigate cursor to SOURCES menu.
Shortly press control stick to enter SOURCES menu.
With control stick choose the input/source you require.
By short press of control stick, you will change input/source to the one selected.

Use the (▲/▼/◄/►) buttons to focus on the desired item. Press the OK button to select the item currently in focus. Press the BACK button to go back one step in the menu.
Press the EXIT button to leave menu.
Press the ****/ HOME button to enter TV Home menu.
To enter Live TV menu, press the TV button and then press the MENU button.

USB Media playback notice
This TV supports playback of a wide variety of fi le types from a USB drive. However, for data security reasons, Google limit the supported fi le system types. To playback ny media from a USB storage drive, the USB drive must be formatted to a AT16 or FAT32 fi le system. NTFS is not supported.

Electronic instruction manual
Find more useful information directly from your TV.
To launch the online manual, press the **/ HOME button, select Apps from the Home menu, and select “E-instruction Manual” from the apps list.
NOTE: An Internet onnection is required to use this electronic manual.
Remote control
See in On Screen Manual in TV
Connecting external devices**

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