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LC-42LB261U 
Additional troubleshooting information is in your online 
User Guide.
For the U.S., go to:
www.sharpusa.com/manuals/hd.aspx
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www.sharp.ca/en-CA/CustomerSupport/Support/ProductDownloads.aspx
For Canada (French), go to:
www.sharp.ca/fr-CA/CustomerSupport/Support/ProductDownloads.aspx
Find your model, then click Download Owner’s Manual. 
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Specifications
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Dimensions and weight
Screen
Display resolutions
Tuner
Inputs
Outputs
Audio
After Auto Channel 
Search, there are no 
channels
• Reception can vary by channel depending on the broadcast 
power level of a given station. Contact your cable or 
satellite TV provider. 
• Make sure that the antenna or cable/satellite TV is 
connected securely to your TV. 
• Try replacing the cable between the antenna/cable or 
cable/satellite box and your TV.
One or more channels 
do not display
• Make sure that the channels are not blocked. See “Set 
parental control levels” in the online User Guide.
• Make sure that the channels are not hidden. The channel 
may have been deleted from the channel list. You can tune 
to the channel by pressing the number buttons or you can 
add the channel back to the channel list. See “Hide 
channels” in the online User Guide.
• If you are using a cable or satellite box, use the remote that 
came with that box to change channels.
• Make sure that you have the correct input selected to view 
channels from the cable or satellite box.
• If you are using an antenna, the digital channel signal may 
be low. To check the digital channel signal strength, see 
“Check the digital signal strength” in the online User Guide.
Password is lost
•Enter 9999 to access parental controls, then set a new 
password. See “Set or change the password” in the online 
User Guide.
Some settings cannot 
be accessed
• If a setting is grayed, the setting is not available in the 
current video input mode.
Control buttons do 
not work
• Make sure that the Button Block option is set to Off. See 
“Lock control buttons” in the online User Guide.
• Unplug the power cord, wait a few seconds, then plug the 
cord back in and turn on your TV.
Without stand
37.7 × 22.2 × 2.5 in. (96 × 56.5 × 6.3 cm)
18.7 lb. (8.5 kg)
With stand
37.7 × 23.3 × 9.2 in. (96 × 59.2 × 23.3 cm)
19.8 lb. (9 kg)
Problem Solution
Screen size measured 
diagonally
42 in. 
Display type LED
Panel 60 Hz vs.120 Hz 120Hz
Display resolution 1080p
Panel resolution 1920 (H) × 1080 (V)
Aspect ratio 16:9
Contrast ratio 
(typical)–panel
3000:1
Dynamic contrast ratio– 
list value
4,000,000:1
TV Brightness (minimum) 
cd/m
2
240 nits
Comb filter 3d y/c digital
Response time 5.5 ms
Horizontal viewing angle 178°
Vertical viewing angle 178°
HDMI suggested resolutions 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i
Component video suggested 
resolutions
1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i
Analog NTSC
Digital ATSC, 8-VSB, Clear-QAM
HDMI
3 (side)
E-EDID compliant
HDCP compliant
MHL-enabled and Roku Ready® (HDMI 2/MHL jack)
Component video 1 (back)
Composite video
1 (back)
Shared with component Y
Shared audio (component 
and composite)
Ye s
PC/VGA 1 (back)
3.5mm PC audio input 1 (back)
DVI
1 (side)
HDMI 3/DVI jack
USB
1 (side)
Supports JPEG and firmware upgrade
Antenna/Cable 1 (back)
Video No
Analog audio/Headphone 1 (side)
Digital audio 1 (optical) (back)
WiFi No
Ethernet No
DTS Tuning Package DTS Sound
Speakers
Number: 2
Watts per channel: 10W