Sharp 29H-S3P Operating Manual

COLOUR TELEVISION

MODEL

29H-S3P

OPERATION MANUAL

SHARP CORPORATION

29H-FG5RU

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Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television.

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Contents

Preparation

Accessories ................................................................ 2

Easy setup ................................................................. 3

Safety precautions ..................................................... 4

Part names ................................................................. 6

Installing batteries in the remote control unit ............. 7

Watching TV

Watching a TV programme ........................................ 9

Operating the TV buttons ......................................... 10

Useful features

Clock/Timer/Channel display ................................... 11

Mute ......................................................................... 11

Sound mode ............................................................. 12

Channel recall .......................................................... 12

TV/Video selection ................................................... 12

Picture in Picture (PIP) function

PIP on/off selection .................................................. 13

Move ........................................................................ 13

Input/channel selection of inset screen .................... 14

Swap/Freeze ............................................................ 14

Child lock.................................................................. 34

Demo ....................................................................... 37

Clock ........................................................................ 38

Day ........................................................................... 39

On timer ................................................................... 39

Off timer ................................................................... 41

Reminder on-screen timer ....................................... 42

View timer ................................................................ 44

Beep reminder ......................................................... 47

Favourite channels ................................................... 48

FM radio ................................................................... 49

Game ....................................................................... 51

Broadcast features

Teletext broadcasts .................................................. 55

Connections

Connecting to a DVD player ..................................... 60

Watching DVD Playback .......................................... 60

Connecting to an antenna ........................................ 61

Connecting to an antenna via a VCR ....................... 61

Connecting to video equipment ............................... 62

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 63

Selecting menu items

Selecting a menu item.............................................. 15

Settings and adjustments

On-screen display language selection ..................... 17

Auto channel tuning ................................................. 18

Manual channel tuning ............................................. 19

Channel setting ........................................................ 20

Picture adjustment ................................................... 24

Inset adjustment ....................................................... 26

Sound adjustment .................................................... 27

Equalizer .................................................................. 28

Surround sound ....................................................... 29

Background .............................................................. 29

Auto select ............................................................... 30

Comfy view............................................................... 31

Safety mode ............................................................. 32

16:9 mode ................................................................ 33

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Specifications

Specifications ........................................................... 64

Definition of Terms ................................................... 65

Dear SHARP Customer

Thank you for buying SHARP’s Colour Television. We hope you will have many years of enjoyment from this television set. To ensure proper operation, please read this manual carefully, and keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Accessories

The following accessories are included with this television.

Remote control

Operation manual

Size-AA batteries

FM Radio antenna

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Easy setup

To use your TV set, perform the easy setup procedure below.

The

mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information.

Connect the antenna.

• See

to connect the antenna.

Connect any video equipment.

• See

• See the operation manual of your video equipment when

61, 62

connecting to the TV set.

to connect video equipment.

Insert the batteries into the remote control.

• Use the two batteries included with the TV.

• See

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Insert the AC plug to the power outlet.

• If you will not use the TV set for a considerable length of time, as a safety precaution, unplug the cord from the outlet.

Tune the channels.

• Use the buttons on the TV.

• See

18, 19

Safety precautions

Damage

Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet immediately if the TV set begins to make any unusual noises or gives off smoke or an unusual smell. Then call your dealer for service.

Servicing

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the back of the cabinet. This TV set contains dangerous voltage.

Unstable surface and shocks

Do not place this TV set on an unstable car t, stand, shelf, or table. The TV set may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the set. Sharp recommends securing the TV set to a stable surface or wall to prevent the set from falling due to sudden shocks or impact.

Water

To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not place the TV set near a bathroom, swimming pool or other area where it may become wet.

Moisture

To prevent electrical shock, do not use the TV set in an excessively damp place.

Power-cord protection

To prevent electrical shock, do not subject the AC power cord to damage by bending or twisting it, or by placing heavy items on top of it and do not place the AC power cord under the TV set. If the AC power cord becomes damaged, unplug it from the wall outlet immediately and call your dealer for service.

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Safety precautions

Liquid entry

Do not place a flower vase or anything else containing liquid on the TV set, as liquid spilt on the TV set can cause electrical shock or failure.

Object entry

Never insert or drop any metallic or inflammable objects into the ventilation openings of the TV set, as this can cause fire, electrical shock, or electrical failure.

Ventilation

Do not place this TV set in a confined area, such as on a bookshelf or in a built-in case. Leave adequate space behind the TV for proper ventilation.

TV Set position

Do place the TV set onto an even stand, table or track which size is bigger than the TV set. If the TV set is put onto a smaller size or uneven stand, table or track may cause the TV cabinet distort. Do not put or insert anything between TV set and the stand, table or track.

Uneven surface and excessive force

Television equipment and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn.

Fire prevention

To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set.

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Part names

The mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information.

Remote control

Infrared transmitter window

Aim this window at the infrared sensor window on your TV set.

TV/VIDEO

POWER

Turns the TV on or

to Standby mode.

Displays the clock, timer and

channel settings on the screen.

Mutes the sound and restore

sound to previous level.

SOUND MODE

Switches between MOVIE,

MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM.

SURROUND

Switches between “OFF”, “ESS”,

“DOLBY” or “SRS” (during

receiving signal stereo) and “OFF”

or “EPS” (during receiving signal

Operate the Favourite Channel

and Teletext functions.

monaural).

Colour buttons

Adjusts the volume.

Used for MENU setup.

GAME

Calls the GAME screen.

NORMAL

Resets all settings.

Cursor buttons ('/"/\

Select the GAME mode items.

48, 55

55-59

15-16

13-14

Switches between TV broadcast and A/V input programmes.

Teletext Control buttons Operate the Teletext functions.

Number buttons

Switches between one- or two-digit mode channel selection.

Returns to previously viewed channel.

Selects the channel. Used for MENU setup.

Switches between TV mode and FM RADIO mode.

C-VIEW

Switches between OFF, DARK, MID and LIGHT.

Call the MENU screen.

ENTER

This button work for GAME mode.

Picture in Picture Control

buttons Operate the Picture in Picture (PIP) functions.

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Part names

Installing batteries in the remote control unit

With your thumbnail, pull up at the slit to open the battery cover.

• Be sure to match the battery j/k terminals with the j/k marks inside the compartment.

• Remove the batteries if weak or if the unit is not in use for long periods.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Incorrect installation of the batteries may damage the remote control.

TV set

Insert two batteries (size AA).

TV Set (Right side)

Replace the battery cover.

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Headphone jack ( )

Used to listen to the audio with headphone. (When using headphone, see .)

S-Video input terminal (SAV3)

Connects to a camcorder, video game, etc.

Audio input terminals (AV-3)

Connects to a camcorder, video game, etc.

Video input terminal (AV-3)

Connects to a camcorder, video game, etc.

TV set (continued)

Top

MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET button

Used for MENU setup. Tunes the channels.

Bottom

STANDBY indicator

Power can be turned on by the remote control when the indicator is lit red.

Volume up/down button

Adjust the volume. Make adjustments in PRESET.

ON TIMER indicator

Lights up red when the On Timer is set.

Channel up/down button

Select the channels. Tune or set the channels.

COMFY VIEW indicator

Lights up red when the COMFY VIEW is set to DARK, MID or LIGHT.

POWER

POWER switch

Turns the main power on and off.

• Minimal electric power remains consumed if the TV is in standby mode.

Infrared sensor window

Receives the infrared wave from the remote control.

COMFY VIEW sensor

Room brightness sensor.

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Watching TV

TV Set (Bottom)

POWER

Standby indicator

TV Set (Top)

POWER

Watching a TV programme

Simple operations for watching a TV programme.

1 Turn on power.

• When the Standby indicator is off, press

• When the

control. The appears.

Standby indicator is red, press

Standby indicator changes to green and a picture

POWER

2 Select channel.

With

• Press 1 / 2 / ... / 98 / 99 / AV1 (or SAV1) / AV2 (or COMPONENT) /

AV3 (or SAV3) / 0 / 1 / 2 ...

• Press 1 / 0 / AV3 (or SAV3) / AV2 (or COMPONENT) / AV1 (or SAV1) /

99 / 98 / ... / 2 / 1 / 0 ...

With the number buttons (on remote control)

• To select a one-digit channel, such as 5, press If “5-” is indicated, press press

• To select a two-digit channel, such as 15, press select the two-digit input. Press

, and then press .

and channels change as shown below.

to select one-digit input, and then

again.

on the remote

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3 Adjust volume using

• When the Standby indicator is red, either the power.

• The channel number is displayed in green for channels tuned by auto tuning and displayed in yellow for channels tuned using fine tuning.

• When the Standby indicator is red, the TV is in Standby mode and power is still supplied to the TV. If you will not watch TV for a while, turn off the main power by pressing you will not be at home for a considerable length of time, unplug the cord from the outlet.

• The AV1 (or SAV1), AV2 (or COMPONENT) and AV3 (or SAV3) input channels can be selected using

TV/VIDEO

• Channels that have been skipped cannot be selected by

• The on-screen displays in this manual may differ from their actual appearance.

• The volume bar disappears approximately five seconds after the volume has been adjusted.

/ .

VOLUME19

on the TV can be pressed to turn on

POWER

on the TV set. Also, if

. See 21.

Operating the TV buttons

Simple operation of the TV set.

TV Set (Top)

TV Set (Right side)

Using /

Press to increase volume.

Press to decrease volume.

VOLUME19

Using

Press

to increase channel

number.

Press

to decrease

channel number.

Using headphone

Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone.

• The audio from the speakers is turned off.

• Select an appropriate volume so as not to injure your hearing.

• To avoid injuring your hearing, do not put on the headphone before plugging them into the headphone

jack and before the power is turned on.

• The proper impedance for the headphone is 32 ohms.

• Remove the headphone plug from the jack when not using the headphone.

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Useful features

Clock/Timer/Channel display

Displays the clock, the timer, the current channel number and other settings on the screen.

1 Press .

• The clock and the time on the On timer, Off timer, View timer and the remaining time of the Reminder appears on the screen.

2 Press again.

• The channel number appear on the screen.

3 Press once again.

• The display disappears.

Mute

Silences the sound.

1 Press .

•“ ” appears on the screen, and the sound is silenced.

CLOCK 9 : 28 ON 12 : 1 5 OFF 2 : 3 0

VIE

1:30 1:50

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2 Press again.

• The volume returns to its previous level.

• Mute will be cancelled if the is pressed at any time.

Sound mode

TV/VIDEO

Number

buttons

SOUND MODE

Each time you press the the mode switches between MOVIE, MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM.

SOUND MODE

OV I E

US I C

MOVIE: Movie mode MUSIC: Music mode

NEW

NEWS: News mode CUSTOM: Custom mode

CUSTO

–

100 300 1K 3K 8K

Channel recall

Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel.

Press .

• The channel previously viewed returns to the screen.

Example:

After switching from channel 5 to channel 7,

is pressed, the

channel will change to channel 5. Press

again to return to channel 7.

TV/Video selection

Switches between TV broadcasts and AV input programmes.

Each time you press the the input switches between AV1 (or SAV1), AV2 (or COMPONENT), AV3 (or SAV3) and TV programme.

• The SOUND MODE display can be adjusted using the EQUALIZER menu. See 28.

TV/VIDEO

1VAS1VA

TNENOPMOC2VA

3VAS3VA

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Picture in Picture (PIP) function

Allows you to monitor another programme on the inset screen.

PIP on/off selection

MOVE

1 Press

• The inset screen (PIP) appears.

2 Press

• The inset screen (PIP) disappears.

Move

1 Press

the inset screen.

2 Press

inset screen to the desired position.

MOVE

again.

to display

to move the

(AV1)

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• Do not keep the TV engaged in Freeze mode for a long time to prevent a possible screen burn-in.

• Picture in Picture (PIP) not functioning (i) When TV is power off (ii) When PIP mode is off (iii) When Lock TV is active (iv) When VIEW TIMER locking (v) During CHILD LOCK is active (vi) During main screen is displaying a picture input via Component-in terminal (vii)During menu screen appears.

Input/channel selection of inset screen

SWAP

FREEZE

PIP-CH ' /

TV/VIDEO

1 When the inset screen (PIP)

is displayed, press

TV/VIDEO

• The input for the inset screen changes in the following order.

AV1

(SAV1)

(AV2)*

(Current viewing channel)

AV3

(SAV3)

2 When the inset screen (PIP) is displayed, press

select the desired channel for the inset screen.

• If main screen is TV channel.

AV1

(SAV1)

(AV2)*

(Current viewing channel)

• If main screen is AV channel.

AV1

(SAV1)

* The inset screen (PIP) does not display the signal input via

Component-in terminal. (AV2 will not appeared.)

• When main screen is TV channel, inset screen can only show the main screen TV channel and other AV inputs by pressing

(AV2)*

TV channels

AV3

(SAV3)

AV3

(SAV3)

PIP-CH ' /

(AV1)

Swap/Freeze

1 When the inset screen (PIP)

is displayed, press

SWAP

• The inset screen changes over with the main screen.

2 Press

• The inset screen displays a still picture.

• If Freeze mode, the Freeze function is cancelled and the inset screen changes over with the main screen.

3 Press

FREEZE

SWAP

is pressed during

FREEZE

again to cancel Freeze mode.

(AV1)

1VA

(5)

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Selecting menu items

This TV set allows you to adjust the picture and sound, and set the channels and other features using the On-screen display with the remote control or from the TV set. Select the desired menu item by following the steps below and then refer to the indicated page for details.

Remote control

TV Set (Top)

Selecting a menu item

1 Press

to call MENU screen.

2 Press

to select desired menu item.

• The selected item is highlighted with purple bar.

MENU/PRESET

3 Press /

to enter.

• The corresponding menu screen will appear.

ENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE

CH- SE TT ING

SEL ECT : CH ENTER : RETURN:

ENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE

CH- SE TT ING

SEL ECT : CH ENTER : RETURN:

SOUND

EQUAL I ZER

SURROUND BBE BALANCE AVL SUPER BASS ON

OFF ON

ENU

MENU/PRESET

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• If you press

MENU/PRESET

4 Press

until normal screen appears.

on TV set for more than two seconds, the LANGUAGE mode screen will appear

MENU/PRESET

instead of the MENU screen. To display the MENU screen, press

SEL ECT : CH ENTER : RETURN:

MENU/PRESET

until the normal screen

ENU

appears, then press the button again. See 17.

• The procedures for setting and selecting the menu items on the following pages are described using the buttons on the remote control. These procedures can also be performed using the corresponding buttons on the TV set.

Menu item

ENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE

CH- SE TT I NG

SEL ECT : CH ENT ER : RETURN:

ENU

Operation guide

PICTURE menu............................

PICTURE

VIDEO

ODE DYNAMIC CONTRAS T 60 COLOUR BR I GHTNE SS 0 TINT 0 SHARPNES S PICTURE NR OFF W

HI TE TEMP

INSET

SELECT : CH ADJUST: RETURN :

FEATURE menu............................ TIMER menu.................................

FEATURE

BACKGROUND RED AUTO SEL ECT OFF CO

FY V I E

ODE

SAFE TY

16:9

ODE

CH I L D LOCK

OOFF

ESLECT: CH ADJUST:

OFF OFF OFF

RETURN:

–

ENU

–

ENU

SOUND menu...............................

2624

SOUND

EQUAL I ZER SURROUND OFF BBE ON BALANCE 0 AVL ON SUPER BASS ON

SELECT : CH ENTER: RETURN:

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TIMER

CLOCK DAY ON

STATUS POS I T ION

VOLU

OFF

VIE BEEP REMINDER

SELECT : CH ADJUST: 0

–

9RETURN:

––: –– SUN ––: –– ONCE

–– –– ––: –– ––: ––

OFF

–

ENU

–

4738

ENU

CH-SETTING menu.......................

CH- SE TT I NG

POS I TI ON POS I TI ON NA COLOUR - SYS TE SOUND- SYST E SK I P AUTO M

ANUAL SORT LANGUAGE

SELECT : CH

E M

ADJ UST : RETURN :

AUTO AUTO OFF

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ENU

• The on-screen displays in this manual may differ from their actual appearance.

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Settings and adjustments

On-screen display language selection

The on-screen display language can be set to English, French, Arabic or Persian.

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

TV set

1 Press

than two seconds during normal screen.

• The language select mode

2 Press

• Pressing

3 Press

MENU/PRESET

for more

appears.

• In order to enter to language select mode, press during normal screen.

Language AUTO

MENU/PRESET

Normal screen

until normal screen appears.

Using MENU screen

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

to select “CH-SETTING”.

to call MENU

ENGL I SH

FRANCAI S

SELECT : CH

MENU/PRESET

to select desired language.

changes the screen as shown below.

MANUAL

ENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE

CH- SE TT ING

SEL ECT : CH ENTER : RETURN:

ENU

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3 Press /

to display CH-SETTING menu.

4 Press

to select “LANGUAGE”.

5 Press /

to select the desired language.

ENGLISH FRANCAIS

6 Press

until normal screen appears.

CH- SE TT ING

P12

OS I T ION OS I T ION NA

P COLOUR - SYS TE SOUND- SYS T E SK I P AUTO

ANUAL SORT

LANGUAGE ENGL I SH

SELECT : CH ADJUST: RE TURN :

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AUTO AUTO OFF

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ENU

Auto channel tuning

Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations.

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

1 Press

MENU/PRESET

for more than two seconds during normal screen.

• The language select mode

appears.

• In order to enter to language select mode, press during normal screen.

2 Press

MENU/PRESET

again to

display AUTO mode screen.

• Pressing screen as shown below.

Language AUTO

MENU/PRESET

Normal screen

3 Press /

on TV set.

• All the TV stations in your area that can be received by the TV set are automatically preset between channels 1 to 99.

• The screen shows whatever is on channel 1 when auto channel preset is finished.

MENU/PRESET

changes the

MANUAL

ENGL I SH

FRANCAI S

SELECT : CH

AUTO 1

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• AUTO PRESET stores all receivable channels including those which may be very weak and not clearly visible. To preset only those channels designated for the local viewing region, use MANUAL PRESET. See 19.

• Unused channels are automatically skipped.

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Settings and adjustments

Manual channel tuning

Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station.

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

Number

buttons

1 Press

MENU/PRESET

than two seconds during normal screen.

• The language select mode appears.

• In order to enter to language select mode, press during normal screen.

2 Press

MENU/PRESET

display MANUAL mode screen.

• Pressing screen as shown below.

Language AUTO

3 Press

MENU/PRESET

Normal screen

or number buttons to select channel position.

for more

MENU/PRESET

twice to

changes the

MANUAL

ENGL I SH

FRANCAI S

SELECT : CH

ANUAL 1

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ANUAL 5

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4 Press /

on TV set to locate channel you wish to preset to current channel position.

• Search is initiated and when a TV signal is received during the search, the search stops.

Channel position

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 above, to preset channel positions for

other broadcasts.

6 Press

MENU/PRESET

again to display normal screen.

Channel setting

Enables individual channel setting.

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

to select “CH-SETTING”.

to call MENU

ENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE

CH- SE TT ING

SEL ECT : CH ENTER : RETURN:

ENU

3 Press /

to display CH-SETTING menu.

4 Press

to select desired setting.

CH- SE TT ING

POS I T ION

POS I T ION NA COLOUR - SYS TE SOUND- SYS T E SK I P AUTO M

ANUAL SORT LANGUAGE ENGL I SH

SEL ECT : CH ADJUST : RETURN:

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5 Each time you press

/ , setting for individual items changes as follows:

POSITION

• The channel position changes to the higher or lower number.

POSITION NAME

• To enter the name of the channel. Maximum 7 alphanumeric can be

input.

e.g. CINEMAX

• Press

• To exit press

• If the wrong alphanumeric is entered, select “ ” (space character) to

clear.

: To select a desired alphanumeric.

... ...AZ0 9+– /

/ : To select the previous/next alphanumeric.

/ until input cursor disappear.

CINEMAX AUTO AUTO OFF

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ENU

)•( “ ” (space character)

COLOUR-SYSTEM

AUTO PAL

SECAM

N443N358

(continue)

• Switching COLOUR-SYSTEM: Set the system to “AUTO” for normal TV reception. The AUTO mode automatically detects the receiving signal system and changes the reception system of the TV set. When the picture is not stable, switching to an appropriate system may improve the picture quality.

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