Appendix
Information on the software license for this product
Software composition
The software included in this product is comprised of various software components whose individual copyrights are held by
SHARP or by third parties.
Software developed by SHARP and/or third part
The copyrights for the software components and various relevant documents included with this product that were developed or
written by SHARP are owned by SHARP and are protected by the Copyright Act, international treaties, and other relevant laws.
This product also makes use of freely distributed software and software components whose copyrights are held by third parties.
Abbreviation list
Abbreviated term Stands for
ATV
Analogue TV
CEC
Consumer Electronics Control
DNR
Digital Noise Reduction
DTV
Digital TV
CADTV
Cable Digital TV
DVB-T
Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
DVB-C
Digital Video Broadcasting-Cable
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
EPG
Electronic Programme Guide
HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
MHEG
Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group
OSD
On Screen Display
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
USB
Universal Serial Bus
WSS
Wide Screen Signalling
DLNA
Digital Living Network Alliance
LNB
Low-Noise Block converter
DISCLAIMERS
• This Sharp device facilitates the access to content and services provided by third parties. The content and services accessible via this device
belong to and may be proprietary to third parties. Therefore, any use of such third party content and services must be in accordance with any
authorization or terms of use provided by such content or service provider. Sharp shall not be liable to you or any third party for your failure
to abide by such authorization or terms of use. Unless otherwise specifi cally authorized by the applicable content or service provider, all third
party content and services provided are for personal and non-comercial use; you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
reproduce, upload, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell in any manner or medium any content or services available via
this device.
• Sharp is not responsible, nor liable, for customer service-related issues related to the third party content or services. Any questions, comments
or service-related inquires relating to the third party content or service should be made directly to the applicable content or service provider.
• You may not be able to access content or services from the device for a variety of reasons which may be unrelated to the device itself, including,
but not limited to, power failure, other Internet connection, or failure to confi gure your device property. Sharp, its directors, offi cers, employees,
agents, contractors and affi liates shall not be liable to you or any third party with respect to such failures or maintenance outages, regardless of
cause or whether or not it could have been avoided.
• ALL THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS DEVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS
AND SHARP AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND TO YOU, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON- INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTIES OF SUITABILITY, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, TITLE, USEFULNESS, LACK
OF NEGLIGENCE OR ERROR·FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION OR USE OF THE CONTENT OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU OR
THAT THE CONTENT OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS.
• SHARP IS NOT AN AGENT OF AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR
SERVICE PROVIDERS, NOR ANY ASPECT OF THE CONTENT OR SERVICE RELATED TO SUCH THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS.
• IN NO EVENT WILL SHARP AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. WHETHER THE THEORY OF LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER OR NOT SHARP AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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