Sharp 66GS62 User Manual

66GS-62H

COLOUR TELEVISION

OPERATION MANUAL

TERMS OF GUARANTEE

Subject to the conditions listed below Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd. (Hereinafter called «the Company») guarantee to provide for the repair of, or at its option replace the Sharp Equipment, or any component thereof, (other than Batteries), which is faulty or below standard, as a result of inferior workmanship or materials.

The conditions of the guarantee are:

1. This guarantee shall only apply to defects or faults which are notified to the Company, or its approved Service Facility within one year from the date of purchase of the equipment.

2. This guarantee covers equipment intended for private domestic use only. This guarantee does not apply to equipment used in the course of a business, trade or profession.

3. This guarantee does not cover any faults or defects caused by accident, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the equipment, or any attempt at adjustment or repair other than by an approved Service Facility.

4. In the unlikely event of that your equipment should require repair, please contact the dealer or supplier from whom it was purchased.

5. The cost of carriage to and from the Dealer, Supplier or Sharp approved Service Facility shall be borne by the purchaser.

6. No person has any authority to vary the terms or conditions of this guarantee.

7. This guarantee is offered as an additional benefit to the consumer’s

statutory rights and does not affect rights in any way.

In the unlikely event of this equipment requiring repair during the guarantee period, you will need to provide proof of date of purchase to the repairing company. Please Keep your invoice or receipt, which is supplied at the time of purchase.

Safety precautions

This equipment complies with the requirements of Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC.

Never insert or drop any metallic or inflammable objects into the ventilation holes of the TV set, this can cause fire, electrical shock or electrical failure. Do not place a flower vase or anything else containing liquid on the TV set, as liquid spilt on the TV set can cause serious problems.

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

Position the TV set out of direct sunlight and away from heat, as high temperatures can damage the cabinet, CRT, or other electronic parts.

Do not cover the ventilation holes at the back of the TV set, this can cause fire or other serious problems. Leave an adequate open space behind the TV set for good ventilation.

Always disconnect your television from the mains and the aerial cable during thunderstorms. Even if your television is switched off, it can still be damaged by lightning striking the mains and/or aerial cable.

Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet immediately if the TV set begins to make unusual noises or give off smoke or an odd smell, then call your dealer for service.

Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or a built-in cabinet.

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.

Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer.

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

Never remove the back of the cabinet, as there is high voltage in the TV set. Please call for service.

Do not place this television equipment on an unstable cart, stand or table. The television equipment may fall, causing serious injury to a child or an adult, and serious damage to the equipment. Use only with a cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the television equipment.

CAUTION:Make sure that the main power is switched off when going out.

Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a SHARP Colour Television Receiver. To ensure proper operation, please read this manual carefully. After reading, keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

Dear SHARP Customer

Accessories

Remote Control Battery Installation

Contents

Terms of guarantee ..........................................................1

Safety precautions ...........................................................2

Contents ...........................................................................3

Accessories.......................................................................3

Remote Control Battery Installation .................................3

Controls & Terminals ........................................................5

Aerial Connections............................................................6

Auto Installation ........................................................7 to 8

Switching on .....................................................................9

Menu Structures..............................................................10

TV Channel Setting .........................................................11

TV operation (Channel selection) ....................................15

Picture Adjustments .......................................................16

Audio Adjustments .........................................................17

On Timer and Off Timer...................................................19

Child Lock (Channel Block) ............................................20

POSTCODE and VCR Mode ...........................................22

TV/VIDEO Selector .........................................................23

Sub-titles.........................................................................23

Headphone Jack ............................................................23

Teletext Mode ................................................................24

21-pin Euro-SCART and 21-pin Audio/Video ................27

Typical connections .......................................................28

Troubleshooting .............................................................29

General Specifications for Television Receiver ..............30

Index ...............................................................................31

Remote control

Size-AA Dry Batteries

Operation Manual

Before using the TV set for the first time, install the supplied dry batteries in the remote control.

NOTE

• Remove 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.

 With your thumb nail, pull

up the slit as indicated by the arrow to remove the battery cover.

 Insert two batteries 1,5 V

(size «AA»). Be sure to match the battery A/D terminals with the A/D marks inside the compartment.

 Replace the battery cover.

66GS-62H

COLOUR TELEVISION OPERATION MANUAL

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

If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product, please visit our web-site www.sharp.co.uk/support. Customers without Internet access may telephone 08705 274277 during office hours (or (01) 676 0648 if telephoning from Ireland.

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Remote Control

TV 1. Stand-by ON/OFF switch (TV) Video 2. Power ON/OFF switch (VCR) TV 3. Digit buttons 0~9

4. Flashback button

Teletext 5. Colour button (green)

6. Colour button (red)

TV 7. Volume Down/Cursor control left

8. Menu button

Teletext 9. Reveal button

10. List selector

11. Store button

12. Cancel button

13. Top/Bottom/Full button

14. Reset button

Video 15. Rewind/picture search/reverse

16. Play button

17. Pause / Still button

18. Stop button

TV 19. TV/VIDEO selector

20. Channel call button

21. Single/Double entry

Teletext 22. Colour button (yellow)

23. Colour button (cyan)

TV 24. Channel Up/Cursor control Up

25. Volume Up/Cursor control Right

26. Channel Down/Cursor control Down

27. TV button / Subtitle TV/Teletext 28. Time button TV 29. Sound mode selector Teletext 30. Hold button TV 31. Sound Mute button Teletext 32. Text/Mix button

33. Index button Video 34. Channel Up selector

35. Fast forward/picture search/forward

36. Channel Down selector

37. Record button

1. 19.

23.

21.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

34.

37.

36.

35.

33.

22.

20.

10.

11.

12.

13.

15.

18.

17.

16.

14.

HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR

Press the top of the door, opening it slightly. Hook your finger inside and pull open.

FRONT TV

1. Main Power On/Off Switch

2. Power Indicator

3. Program Selector (UP/DOWN)

4. Volume Buttons (UP/DOWN)

5. Remote Control Sensor

6. Sound Indicator

7. Remote Control Indicator

8. DOOR

Behind the door

9. Headphone Socket

(3,5 mm Ø 16 ~ 600 ohms)

Controls & Terminals

REAR TV RF Input

1. Antenna terminal

21-pin In/Out

2. 21-pin Euro SCART (RGB)

3. 21-pin Audio/Video (AV-1)

With S-Video Input

5 4 3 2 1

VIDEO AUDIO

L/S/G/I R/S/G/I

Aerial connections - TV set only -

Aerial connections - VCR and TV -

REAR OF TV

Mains Outlet Socket

AC 220~240V, 50 HZ

Mains Outlet Socket

AC 220~240V, 50 HZ

Mains Outlet Socket

AC 220~240V, 50 HZ

Aerial Cable (Not supplied)

Aerial (Not supplied)

Aerial Lead (Not supplied)

Audio/Video

Aerial in

RF out

SCART Lead

(Not supplied)

NOTE: See on - Typical connections - (page 28) for details of further connection possibilities.

Auto Installation System

Your television set is provided with an Automatic Installation System which makes installation easier. This new system is activated when you turn on the TV for the first time.

Procedure:

1. Connect the antenna jack in the antenna input terminal on the rear side

of your TV-set. Then connect the TV power cable to a 220 ~ 240V a.c. system.

2. Press the main power button (®), on the right hand side of the TV set, and the AUTO INSTALLATION message will appear on the screen.

3. Put batteries into the remote control and follow the instructions on the screen.

The TV will go through the following steps Automatically and sequentially: Automatic Channel Sorting System (ASS): The TV set SEARCHES FOR

FREQUENCIES, memorises the channels found, and sorts them (according to technical criteria) from Pr-01 of the TV, to a maximum of 99 programmes. This tuning system may take several minutes to perform.

Editing: When the AUTOMATIC SEARCH has been completed, the list of memorised programmes appears. In this menu, you can change the order of the channels and change or give the channels a four letter name.

NOTE: You may not have to follow this procedure if it has already been done for you at the establishment where you purchased your TV. If this is the case, please go on to the section entitled «Switching ON» (page 9). If you need to repeat the AUTO INSTALLATION, read on.

TO REPEAT THE AUTO INSTALLATION

1. Press the MENU button  to see the Main Menu.

2. Press the BLUE button to see the «TUNING Menu».

3. Press the Cursor UP button to select AUTO-TUNE.

4. Press the MENU button  to start the AUTO INSTALLATION.

Stored programmes

When the TV has finished the automatic search, the «Stored programmes» menu will appear on screen with a list of the channels which have been memorised with the available options:

a) Select programme to be edited  / b) Edit this program  Red button c) Go to sorting mode  Green buton d) Delete this program  Yellow button e) Exit this menu  Blue button

With these options, you will be able to organise the real channels (CH **) memorised in the TV programmes (Pr 01 … Pr 99) and put them into your own preferred order.

The following is a detailed explanation of options a), b),c), d) and e), on page 8.

Auto Installation

Pr 01 CH21 BBC1 Pr 02 CH31 BBC2 Pr 03 CH41 ITV Pr 04 CH51 CH4 Pr 05 CH61 CNN Pr 06 –––– –––– Pr 07 –––– –––– Pr 08 –––– –––– Pr 09 –––– –––– Pr 10 –––– ––––

Stored programmes:



Edit this program



Go to sorting mode



Delete this program



Exit this menu

Be sure the antenna cable ...

Press any button in

the handset to start.

Searching,

please wait.

Pr 01

01 %

SHARP

AUTO INSTALLATION

(red)

(green)

(yellow)

(blue)

Power Indicator Main power button

1., 4.

3. 2.

a) Select a programme to be edited

Use this option to select a programme

from the list. Each time you press

/ the memorised channel will be viewed and will remain

selected on the list by means of a white background.

b) Edit this program

Use this option for giving a name made up of four digits to the channels or for changing the one which appears on some channels, in the following way: b.1. Select the channel using the Cursor UP/DOWN buttons /

. b.2. Press the RED button. b.3. Press the Cursor UP button to change the first letter. Letters

A to Z of the alphabet, a blank space and the numbers 0 to 9 will appear sequentially. Some of the broadcasting stations names such as BBC1 or ITV are already incorporated in the TV and appear among the alphabet to make this task easier. Press the Cursor DOWN button to go backwards in the sequence.

b.4. Press the buttons for changing the position of the cursor and

the / . buttons for changing the letters. When you have finished the fourth letter, press the cursor button to quit the Change of Name option.

c) Go to sorting mode

Use this option for sorting the channels

(CH) into the desired programme (Pr), as follows: c.1. Select the programme (Pr) you wish to change using Cursor

UP/DOWN buttons / (marked with white background). c.2. Press the GREEN button. c.3. Press the Cursor UP/DOWN buttons / to move the

channel (CH) to the required position. c.4. Press the GREEN button to finish.

d) Delete this program

Use this option for cancelling programmes

which are badly tuned or repeated. When the YELLOW button is pressed, the TV will ask for confirmation that you wish to cancel, and you must press the yellow button again. The channels that follow it on the list will automatically rearrange themselves by moving up one programme (Pr) place, to restore the space of the canceled channel (CH).

e) Exit

Use this option to quit the menu by pressing the BLUE button.

CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH

Stored programmes:



Edit this program



Go to sorting mode



Delete this program



Exit this menu

Stored programmes:

(red)

(green)

(yellow)

(blue)

Press the MENU button to exit.

Stored programmes:

Insert the marked programme in the position you wish.

Press green button to finish.

Stored programmes:

WARNING!

This programme

will be erased.

Press yellow button

again to confirm.

or press any other

button to cancel.

Switching on

Power supply on/off button

This TV memorizes the Mode last used when it was switched off. When the main power button (

) is pressed to turn on the set, the power indicator

will light and the set will resume in either the Stand-by mode

or Programme

mode, depending upon its condition when it was switched off.

On-Off/Stand-by button

When the TV is in Stand-by mode, to turn ON the TV press the Stand-by button (æTV) on the remote control, or one of the four buttons on the TV (

Va/\, V

CH/\). The TV will chan-

ge from Stand-by mode

to Program mode, the sound indicator will light a few moments and

an image will appear on the screen. Press the Stand-by button (

TV) again and the TV will

return to Stand-by mode

Blue background off timer

If weak signal conditions in TV or VCR mode, the screen will turn blue. The blue background off-timer is then engaged, unless a good signal is received, the set will automatically switch to standby mode afer 15 minutes.

Power Indicator Main power button

Main Menu Button Menu Functions / Options

CHANNEL: CH (Aerial) / CC (Cable) SEARCH (Frequency Tuning) FINE TUNE MODE: TV / VCR / SKIP EDIT: Edit this program / Go to sorting mode / Delete this program/ Exit this menu AUTO-TUNE: AUTO INSTALLATION

Menu Structures

This TV set has: a MAIN MENU with four basic menus, which permit access to the different functions of the TV.

These menus are as indicated below.

MENU Button

By pressing the MENU Button:

CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS NORMALISE TINT CONTROL ECO MODE

VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE NORMALISE LOUDSPEAKERS (MODE) SPATIAL EXPANDER

ON TIMER: TIME / SWITCH ON OFF TIMER: OFF / 120 Min. / 90 Min. / 60 Min. / 30 Min. CHILD LOCK: LOCK ALL / LOCK PROGRAMME / CLEAR LOCK DEMO POST CODE

VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE NORMALISE HEADPHONES (MODE)

LOUDSPEAKERS

HEADPHONES

PICTURE ADJUST-

MENTS

AUDIO

ADJUST-

MENTS

OTHER

FUNCTIONS

INSTALL

AND

TUNE

RED

GREEN

BLUE

YELLOW

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