Article Insight:
- All Sharp Smart TV models support the Game Mode feature.
- You can turn Game Mode on Sharp TV by navigating to the Settings menu.
Is your Sharp Smart TV getting slow or lagging when you play games? If so, turn On the Game Mode feature to optimize your TV’s settings especially for gaming purposes. Enabling this feature is quite simple and this article will guide on how to do it.
How to Enable Game Mode on Sharp TV
Enabling Game mode on a Sharp TV is easy, but since there are different models that run on different OS, the method of enabling the feature will differ. So, based on which OS your TV is using, follow one of these guides.
Sharp Google TV
1. Click the Power button on the unit or remote to turn On Sharp TV running on Google OS.
2. On the home screen, open the Settings menu and select Display and sound → Advanced display settings and select the Allow game mode option to enable Game mode.
On some Google TV versions, the navigation path to the Game Mode option will be different. You have to navigate to Settings → System and scroll down to locate the Game Mode option and enable it.
Sharp Android TV
1. Once you power On your TV, head to the Gear icon and select it to open the Settings menu.
2. Under Settings, go to Device Preferences → Display and sound.
3. On the following screen, select Advanced display settings and select Allow game mode to toggle it On.
Sharp Roku TV
On Sharp TVs using Roku OS, you can turn On the game mode feature in two ways. The first method uses on-screen menu options, and the second uses a remote shortcut.
On-screen menu:
1. Change your TV’s input to the one your gaming console is connected to. Then, tap the asterisk (*) button on your remote to pull up a menu.
2. Now, select Picture Settings → Customize picture → Game Mode and choose the On option.
Remote Shortcut:
1. Enter the Roku home screen and press the following buttons on your remote in the exact order to open the HDMI Secret Screen: Home button 5 times → Down button once → Left button once → Up button 3 times.
2. Once the secret screen appears, choose the Enable ALLM option to turn On Game Mode.
Sharp Aquos TV
1. After switching On your Sharp Aquos TV, go to the Settings menu & select Picture Settings.
2. Under Picture Settings, select the AV Mode option and choose Game (Standard) to switch to Game Mode.
Now, you will be able to turn on the Game Mode on whatever Sharp Smart TV you are using. Enabling the game mode on your TV will disable certain video or image processing protocols, which in turn improves your TV’s performance while gaming. But remember that your TV’s picture quality will reduce while using Game Mode. Other than that, it will give a smooth experience.
FAQ
Yes. You can enable it just by pressing the Game button on the TV remote.
You can enable the Low Latency Mode or set the picture settings to Color 50%, Tint 0, Sharpness 0%, and Contrast 70-80% in the absence of game mode.
