Resetting Sharp TV password

I got an old sharp lcd tv that had a parental password set and had to figure out how to bypass it.

A little digging found me a PDF for a similar model, and following the instructions was able to clear it by holding the channel up and volume up simultaneously while it wanted a password.

Sharp calls it "clearing the secret number."





I did find a page at http://www.tvblanket.com/how-to-unlock-your-tv-parental-control-password/ but the instructions they give for sharp is:

Sharp TV Reset Sequence: Start but pressing the “menu” button on the TV. A message should appear to input secret number. Press and hold both the “VOL (+)” and the CH DOWN on the TV set until the message disappears. This should reset all passwords and settings.

It's not CH down but CH up for me.

You really feel like an idiot when you're pressing the wrong buttons and it doesn't work.

I suppose that you can just hold both CH up, CH down, VOL up and VOL down simultaneously to cover all the bases.