Sharp SX68NF8 User Manual

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OPERATION MANUAL

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SX68NF8

COLOUR TELEVISION

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

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Contents

Preparation

Watching TV

Useful features

Selecting menu items

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

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

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

Part names ....................................................................................... 5

Installing batteries in the remote control unit .................................... 5

Watching a TV programme ............................................................... 7

Operating the TV buttons ................................................................. 8

Channel/Timer display ...................................................................... 9

Mute ................................................................................................. 9

AV Mode ........................................................................................... 9

Channel recall ................................................................................ 10

TV/Video selection .......................................................................... 10

Selecting a menu item .................................................................... 11

Settings and adjustments

On-screen display language selection............................................ 12

Manual channel tuning ................................................................... 13

Auto channel tuning ........................................................................ 14

Channel setting .............................................................................. 15

Picture adjustment .......................................................................... 16

Sound adjustment .......................................................................... 17

Surround sound .............................................................................. 18

Blue screen .................................................................................... 19

Save ............................................................................................... 20

VM (Velocity Modulation) ................................................................ 21

Text ................................................................................................. 22

AI (Artificial Intelligence) ................................................................. 23

Favourite channels ......................................................................... 23

Off timer .......................................................................................... 24

On timer .......................................................................................... 25

Reminder on-screen timer .............................................................. 26

Broadcast features

NICAM broadcasts ......................................................................... 27

A2 stereo system broadcasts ......................................................... 28

Teletext broadcasts......................................................................... 29

Connections

Connecting to a DVD player ........................................................... 30

Watching DVD Playback ................................................................. 30

Connecting to an antenna .............................................................. 31

Connecting to an antenna via a VCR ............................................. 31

Connecting to video equipment ...................................................... 32

Troubleshooting

Specifications

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Specifications ................................................................................. 34

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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.

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Accessories

The following accessories are included with this television.

Remote control

Size-AA batteries

Operation manual

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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

31

to connect the antenna.

Connect any video equipment.

• See

• See the operation manual of your video equipment when

31, 32

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

5

.

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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

13, 14

.

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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 cart,
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.

Liquid entry

Object entry

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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.

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

TV Set position

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

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.

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.

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Part names

The mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information.

Remote control

Turns the TV on or to

Standby mode.

Mutes the sound and restores

sound to previous level.

AV MODE

Changes Picture and Sound setting.

STANDARD, SOFT, DYNAMIC

SURROUND

Produces a more spacious sound.

MPX

Switches between main and sub

sound, and stereo and monaural

sound.

Colour buttons

Operate the Favourite Channel

and Teletext functions.

/

Adjusts the volume.

Used for MENU setup.

NORMAL

Resets all settings.

7

9

9

18

27

2923

/

7

16

Infrared Transmitter Window

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

AV MODE

SURROUND

POWER

SAVE

123

456

TV/VIDEO

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

MENU

POWER SAVE

20

TV/VIDEO

10

Switches between TV broadcasts
and A/V input programmes.

9

Displays the channel and timer
settings on the screen.

7

Number buttons

7

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

10

Returns to previously viewed
channel.

CH

7

Selects the channel.
Used for MENU setup.

MENU

11

Calls the MENU screen.

CH

/

Operate the Teletext functions.

Teletext buttons

29

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.

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Insert two batteries
(size AA).

Replace the battery cover.

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TV Set

TV Set (Top)

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MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET button

Tunes the channels.

Used for MENU setup.

Volume up/down buttons

Makes adjustments in PRESET.

TV Set (Bottom)

7

Power switch

Turns on and off

the main power.

Power indicator

Power can be turned on by

the remote control when the

indicator is red.

On timer indicator

Power save indicator

Infrared sensor window

Receives the infrared wave

from the remote control.

11

/

Adjusts the volume.

ON TIMER

7

25

20

5

POWER

SAVE

MENU/PRESET

7

CH

CH

7

CH

/

Channel up/down buttons

Selects the channels.
Tunes or sets the channels.

POWER
SAVE

ON TIMER

Behind the door

Use to listen to the audio with headphone.

S-Video input terminal (AV-3)

Connects to a camcorder, video game, etc.

• When using headphone, see 8.

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Headphone jack

VIDEO

(MONO)

AV-3 IN

L-AUDIO-R

Audio input terminals

32

S-VIDEO

8

(AV-3)

32

Video input terminal (AV-3)

32

Connects to a camcorder,
video game, etc.

Connects to a camcorder,
video game, etc.

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Watching TV

Watching a TV programme

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TV Set (Bottom)

ON TIMER

Power indicator

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

POWER

TV/VIDEO

SAVE

1 23

AV MODE

4 5 6

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

MENU

TV/TEXT

POWER

SAVE

CH

CH

CH

CH

CH

Simple operations for watching a TV programme

1 Turn on power.

• When the power indicator is off, press .

• When the power indicator lights up red, press

on the remote

control. The power indicator changes to green and a picture appears.

2 Select channel.

With

• Press

CH

CH

1 / 2 / ... / 98 / 99 / AV1 (or SAV1) / AV2 (or COMPONENT) /
AV3 (or SAV3) / 0 / 1 / 2 ...

• Press

CH

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
the two-digit input. Press

1

5

5

CH

/

and channels change as shown below.

and channels change as shown below.

5

to select one-digit input, and then

again.

1

, and then press

.

to select

5

.

-­1-

15

PAL

3 Adjust volume using /

.

• The number of oval blocks “ ”
indicates the volume level.
The volume bar disappears
approximately three seconds after
the volume has been adjusted.

VOLUME 10

• When the power indicator lights up 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 power indicator lights up 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 on the TV set. Also, if
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 cannot be selected using

CH

CH

/

• Channels that have been skipped cannot be selected. See 15.

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

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on the remote control. Use

CH

TV/VIDEO

CH

/

to select these channel.

on the TV can be pressed to turn on

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Operating the TV buttons

Simple operation of the TV set

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

Behind the door

VIDEO

AV-3 IN

(MONO)

S-VIDEO

CH

CH

CH

L-AUDIO-R

Using /

Press to increase volume.

Press to decrease volume.

VOLUME

Using

Press

CH

CH

to increase channel

/

CH

number.

Press

CH

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.



15

PAL

5

• 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

Channel/Timer display

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

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POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

AV MODE

NORMAL

1 Press .

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

• When no timer is set, the channel
number and colour system appear
on the screen. Press again to clear
these current settings display on the
screen.

2 Press again.

• The channel number and colour
system 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.

OFF 2:30
ON 8:00
1:50

5

PAL

• To return to the original setting (factory setting), press the
modes, please see 16 and 17.

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

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2 Press again.

• The volume returns to its previous
level.

AV Mode

Each time you press the
button, the mode switches between
STANDARD, SOFT and DYNAMIC.

STANDARD: Normal mode
SOFT: Soft mode
DYNAMIC: Dynamic mode

AV MODE

NORMAL

(STANDARD)

(SOFT)

(DYNAMIC)

. For adjusting the Picture and Sound

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Channel recall

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

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

TV/VIDEO

Press .

• The channel previously viewed returns to

PAL

the screen.

Example:

PAL

If, after switching from channel 5 to

channel 7, is pressed, the

PAL

channel will change to channel 5. Press

again to return to channel 7.

PAL

TV/Video selection

Switches between TV broadcasts and AV input programmes.

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

TV/VIDEO

, the

SAV1 or AV1

COMPONENT or AV2

SAV3 or AV3

25

PAL

5

7

5

7

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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

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

MENU

TV/TEXT

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER
CH-SETTING

CH

SELECT

ENTER MENU RETURN

POWER
SAVE

ON TIMER

CH

CH

MENU

CH

CH

CH

Operating guide

Selecting a menu item

1 Press

MENU

call MENU screen.

2 Press

CH

select desired menu item.

• The selected item is highlighted in
yellow.

MENU/PRESET

/

CH

/

to

to

3 Press / to

enter.

• The corresponding menu screen will
appear.

PICTURE menu

PICTURE (STANDARD)

CONTRAST
COLOUR
BRIGHTNESS +
TINT
SHARPNESS
PICTURE NR
WHITE TEMP
CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

FEATURE menu

FEATURE

BLUE BACK
SAVE
VM
TEXT
AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

CH-SETTING menu ,

10
0

- 10
ON
20

ON
ON
ON
3
ON

CH-SETTING

POSITION
COLOUR
SKIP
FINE
NICAM
A2

CH

ADJUST MENU RETURN

16

10

2319

–

SELECT

MENU

PICTURE

SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER
CH-SETTING

MENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE
TIMER
CH-SETTING

SOUND (STANDARD)

SURROUND

TREBLE
BASS
S-BOOSTER
BALANCE

SOUND menu

SOUND (STANDARD)

SURROUND
TREBLE
BASS
S-BOOSTER
BALANCE

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

TIMER menu

TIMER

OFF
ON
POSITION
VOLUME

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

15

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AUTO
OF

F

168.

25M H

Z

ON
ON

ON

+10

-

20
ON
20

17

ON
+10

-

20

ON

20

2624

–

--:--

--:--

--:--

2827

–

• If you press

MENU/PRESET

MENU screen. To display the MENU screen, press
the button again.

• 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.

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for more than two seconds, the LANGUAGE mode screen will appear instead of the

MENU/PRESET

until the normal screen appears, then press

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Settings and adjustments

On-screen display language selection

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

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET

CH

CH

TV set

CH

1 Press

2 Press

3 Press

MENU/PRESET

two seconds.

• The language select mode appear.

CH

select desired language.

• Pressing
screen as shown below.

Language MANUAL

MENU/PRESET

screen appears.

for more than

/

MENU/PRESET

changes the

AUTO

Normal screen

until normal

CH

to

ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

BAHASA

MELAYU

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Settings and adjustments

Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. (e.g.
tuning the TV to a VCR, tuning in an additional TV station.)
NOTE: This TV is already tuned into 2, 7, 9, 10 and 28.

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Manual channel tuning

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

CH

Number
buttons

MENU

CH

CH

1 Press

MENU/PRESET

for more than
two seconds. The language select
mode appears.

2 Press

MENU/PRESET

twice to display
MANUAL mode screen.

• Pressing

MENU/PRESET

changes the

screen as shown below.

Language MANUAL

3 Press

AUTO

Normal screen

CH

/

CH

or
number buttons to select channel
position.

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.

ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

BAHASA

MANUAL(B/G)
VHF 1

48.25MH

MANUAL(B/G)
VHF 5

107.50MH

MELAYU

z

z

Channel position

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

other broadcasts.

6 Press

MENU/PRESET

again to display normal screen.

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Auto channel tuning

Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations,
using consecutive channels numbers (e.g. 2, 7, 9, 10 will be
stored as 1, 2, 3, 4)

TV Set (Top)

MENU/PRESET

MENU/PRESET

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

MENU

1 Press

MENU/PRESET

for more than
two seconds. The language select
mode appears.

2 Press

MENU/PRESET

again to display
AUTO mode screen.

• Pressing

MENU/PRESET

changes the

screen as shown below.

Language MANUAL

AUTO

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.

ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

BAHASA

AUTO(B/G)
VHF 1

48.25MH

MELAYU

z

PAL

1

• 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 13.

• Unused channels are automatically skipped.

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Settings and adjustments

Enables individual channel setting.

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Channel setting

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

MENU

CH

to call MENU

CH

/

to

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER

CH-SETTING

select “CH-SETTING”.

3 Press / to

display CH-SETTING menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select desired setting.

5 Each time you press /

CH-SETTING

POSITION CH27

COLOUR
SKIP
FINE
NICAM
A2

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

, setting for individual

items changes as follows:

• POSITION

The channel position changes to the higher or lower number.

• COLOUR

AUTO

PA L

• SKIP

ON OFF
Channel numbers with a “

” mark on the left are set to SKIP. To turn
off SKIP, press the number buttons to select the desired channel and
then set “SKIP” to “OFF”.

• FINE

The frequency changes to allow fine tuning.

• NICAM

ON (NICAM sound)

OFF (Monaural TV sound)

• A2 stereo system

The mode changes in the following order:
ON (A2 stereo sound)

OFF (Monaural TV sound)

AUTO
OFF

168.25MH
ON
ON

z

• 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.

• In a weak reception area, or under bad reception conditions, you can change the frequency by fine tuning.

• When using FINE, the channel number changes from green to yellow.

• To return the channel to its original frequency setting, follow the manual channel tuning procedure. See 13.

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6 Press

MENU

until normal

screen appears.

• When you select AV1, AV2 or AV3
for the channel position, the CH­SETTING menu changes as shown
on the right and the colour mode
changes in the following order:

AUTO PAL

N443

CH-SETTING

POSITION AV1

COLOUR

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

N358

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AUTO

Picture adjustment

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POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

NORMAL

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

MENU

CH

to call MENU

CH

/

to

MENU

PICTURE

SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER
CH-SETTING

select “PICTURE”.

3 Press / to

display PICTURE menu.

4 Press

CH

select adjustment items.

/

CH

to

PICTURE (STANDARD)

CONTRAST

COLOUR
BRIGHTNESS
TINT
SHARPNESS
PICTURE NR
WHITE TEMP

5 Adjust using / .

• Wait for approximately three seconds
to return to PICTURE menu.

CONTRAST 50

-

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to adjust other items.
7 Press

• When
for the selected item is reset to the standard (factory setting) position.

• When
“PICTURE” is selected, all the settings for the PICTURE items are reset to

the standard (factory setting) position.

MENU

NORMAL

NORMAL

until normal screen appears.

is pressed while the PICTURE menu is displayed, the setting

is pressed while the MENU screen is displayed and

50

0
+10

-

10

ON

20

(STANDARD)

+

The following table lists the adjustment items shown in the PICTURE menu and how they change as you
press

*-1: TINT can only be selected and adjusted when receiving NTSC broadcasts. (AV only)
*-2: Picture Noise Reduction

Noise might be generated on images when playing deteriorated video tapes or when receiving broadcasts with relatively
weak signals. In these cases, set PICTURE NR to “ON” to reduce the noise. However, when receiving good images
without noise, you can get better image quality by turning OFF this feature.

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/ .

Selected item Press Press

CONTRAST

COLOUR

BRIGHTNESS

TINT -1

SHARPNESS

PICTURE NR -2

WHITE TEMP To more reddish

To decrease
contrast

For less colour
intensity

For less
brightness

To move tint toward
purple

For less
sharpness

background

- +

- +

- +

- +

ON OFF

To increase
contrast

For more colour
intensity

For more
brightness

To move tint toward
green

For more
sharpness

(See note below)

To more bluish
background

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Settings and adjustments

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Sound adjustment

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

NORMAL

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

MENU

CH

to call MENU

CH

/

to

MENU

PICTURE

SOUND

FEATURE
TIMER
CH-SETTING

select “SOUND”.

3 Press / to

display SOUND menu.

4 Press

CH

select adjustment items.

/

CH

to

SOUND (STANDARD)

SURROUND

TREBLE

BASS
S-BOOSTER
BALANCE

5 Adjust using / .

• Wait for approximately three
seconds to return to SOUND menu.

TREBLE +10

-

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to adjust other items.
7 Press

• When
setting for the selected item is reset to the standard (factory setting)
position.

• When
“SOUND” is selected, all the settings for the SOUND items are reset

to the standard (factory setting) position.

MENU

NORMAL

NORMAL

until normal screen appears.

is pressed while the SOUND menu is displayed, the

is pressed while the MENU screen is displayed and

ON

+10

-20
ON

20

(STANDARD)

+

The following table lists the adjustment items shown in the SOUND menu and how they change as you
press / .

Selected item

SURROUND

TREBLE

BASS

S-BOOSTER

BALANCE To shift balance

Press Press

The surround effect is
ON

To decrease treble

To decrease bass

To boost sound

toward left

ON

OFF

- +

- +

ON

OFF

The surround effect is
OFF

To increase treble

To increase bass

Normal sound

To shift balance
toward right

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Surround sound

Produces a virtual surround sound from the TV’s speakers.

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

SURROUND

Each time you press

SURROUND

mode changes between ON and
OFF.

OFF: Produces normal sound.
ON: Produces surround sound.

, the

SURROUND

OFF

SURROUND

ON

• Surround sound only work during stereo signal is received.

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Settings and adjustments

Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is
not received.

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Blue screen

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “FEATURE ”.

3 Press / to

display FEATURE menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “BLUE BACK”.

5 Press / to

select “ON” or “OFF”.

6 Press

When BLUE BACK is set to “ON”

No signal

MENU

until normal screen appears.

Blue screen TV off

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND

FEATURE

TIMER
CH-SETTING

CH

SELECT

ENTER MENU RETURN

FEATURE

BLUE BACK ON

SAVE
VM
TEXT
AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

ON
ON
3
ON

(Indicator)

• Poor reception due to weak signals and too much noise may activate BLUE BACK, despite the
presence of a broadcast signal. To continue watching TV under these conditions, switch “BLUE BACK”
to “OFF”.

• When Off timer is set, the OFF TIMER setting has priority over BLUE BACK.

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after five seconds after 15 minutes

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Standby mode

Power indicator
lights up red

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

SAVE

ON

SAVE

OFF

Save

This function reduces the picture brightness to create a
softer image while saving electricity.

POWER

TV/VIDEO

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

MENU

TV/TEXT

TV Set (Bottom)

ON TIMER

POWER SAVE

CH

CH

MENU

POWER

SAVE

Using

1 Press

2 Press

MENU

screen.

MENU

CH

to call MENU

CH

/

to

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND

FEATURE

TIMER
CH-SETTING

select “FEATURE”.

3 Press / to

display FEATURE menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “SAVE”.

5 Press / to

FEATURE

BLUE BACK ON

SAVE

VM
TEXT
AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

select “ON” or “OFF”.

• When SAVE is set “ON”, the Power save indicator on the TV set
lights up in red.

• When SAVE is set “OFF”, the Power save indicator on the TV set is
turn off.

6 Press

MENU

until normal screen appears.

ON

ON
3
ON

Power save indicator (Red)

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Using Remote Control

1 Press

2 Each time you press

POWER SAVE

to display the

SAVE mode screen.

POWER SAVE

the mode switches between “ON”
and “OFF”.

• When SAVE is set “ON”, the Power
save indicator on the TV set lights
up in red.

• When SAVE is set “OFF”, the Power
save indicator on the TV set is turn
off.

3 Press to turn off the

SAVE mode screen.

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

,

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Settings and adjustments

This function emphasizes the picture outline.

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

VM (Velocity Modulation)

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “FEATURE”.

3 Press / to

display FEATURE menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “VM”.

5 Press / to

select “ON” or “OFF”.

6 Press

screen appears.

MENU

until normal

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND

FEATURE

TIMER
CH-SETTING

FEATURE

BLUE BACK ON
SAVE

VM

TEXT
AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

ON

ON

3
ON

• If a picture is received with noise, ensure that the VM is set to “OFF”.

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Text

This function for you to select the language of Teletext which
fit your country.

POWER

SAVE

TV/VIDEO

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

2 Press

select “FEATURE”.

3 Press / to

display FEATURE menu.

4 Press

select “TEXT”.

CH

CH

/

/

CH

CH

to

to

5 Press / to

select

TV/TEXT

6 Press

See the following tables to select the TEXT-No. which fit your country.

Country Language Use TEXT-No.

Australia English 1
Hong Kong English 1
Indonesia English 1
Malaysia English 1
Malta English 1
New Zealand English 1
Singapore English 1
South Africa English 1
UK English 1
Thailand English/Thai* 1
Austria German 1
Germany German 1
Holland German 1
Denmark Swedish 1
Finland Swedish 1
Norway Swedish 1
Sweden Swedish 1
Italy Italian 1
France French 1
Belgium French/German 1
Switzerland French/German/Italian 1
Iceland Spanish 1
Portugal Spanish 1
Spain Spanish 1
Croatia Latin (Serbo-Croat) 2

* Thai language not support.

“1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5” or “6”.

MENU

until normal

screen appears.

Czech Republic Czech 2
Romania Romanian 2
Poland Polish 3
Estonia Estonian 3
Latvia Lettish 3
Lithuanian Lettish 3
Bulgaria Russian Cyrillic 3
Russia Russian Cyrillic 3
Serbia Cyrillic 3
Tu rk ey Tu rk is h 5
Cyprus Greek 5
Greece Greek 5
U.A.E. Arabic/English 6
Jordan Arabic/English 6
Kuwait Arabic/English 6
Oman Arabic/English 6
Qatar Arabic/English 6
Sharjah Arabic/English 6
Libya Arabic/(English) 6
Egypt Arabic/French 6

Countries which do not support teletext

Hungary Hungarian –
Iran Farsi –
Israel Hebrew –

Country Language Use TEXT-No.

Country Language Use TEXT-No.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND

FEATURE

TIMER
CH-SETTING

FEATURE

BLUE BACK ON
SAVE
VM

TEXT

AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

ON
ON

3

ON

• This list above is showing the Teletext language use in the world, but it is not assured that standard
regulation of above listed country is satisfied.

• Then some of this TV function cannot be operated for the above listed country.

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Settings and adjustments

This function is for correcting the luminance and color
gradation of the image in order to reproduce the best image.

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

Colour
buttons

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

screen.

2 Press

MENU

CH

to call MENU

CH

/

to

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND

FEATURE

TIMER
CH-SETTING

select “FEATURE”.

3 Press / to

display FEATURE menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “AI”.

5 Press / to

FEATURE

BLUE BACK ON
SAVE
VM
TEXT

AI

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

ON
ON
3

ON

select “ON” or “OFF”.

6 Press

MENU

until normal

screen appears.

Favourite channels

The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite
channels.

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1 Press

CH

/

CH

to select your

favourite channel. (e.g. Channel 12)

2 Press

A

, for example, until channel

number turns to white.

• The display will disappear after three seconds, and
then the selected channel is preset.

3 To watch favourite channel, press

• The preset favourite channel will be displayed.
(e.g. Channel 12)

A

4 To preset another favourite channel, repeat

steps 1 and 2 above.

• To change a preset favourite channel, repeat steps 1
and 2 above.

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

12

Displayed in
green or yellow

.

12

Turns to white

12

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OFF 0:00

OFF 0:01

OFF 0:02

OFF 0:03

Flashing

OFF 0:04

OFF 0:05

Off timer

Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has
passed.

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

NORMAL

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “TIMER”.

3 Press / to

display TIMER menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “OFF ”.

5 Press / to set

time for TV to turn off.

• Maximum time that can be preset is
12 hours and 50 minutes.

• As soon as the time is entered, the
timer starts to count down.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE

TIMER

CH-SETTING

TIMER

OFF

ON
POSITION
VOLUME

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

--:--

--:--

--:--

TIMER

OFF

ON
POSITION
VOLUME

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

2:30

--:--

--:--

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6 Press

MENU

until normal

screen appears.

• Five minutes before the preset
length of time expires (in the
example, after two hours and 25
minutes), the remaining time
appears on the screen.

• A flashing display of the remaining
time appears during the last few
seconds.

• When the preset length of time has
passed, the TV set enters the
Standby mode.

• To cancel the timer setting, press

NORMAL

when “ ” is displayed on the left of “OFF ” so as to set

the timer to “- - : - -”.

• The timer can be set in ten-minute intervals.

• The Off timer is cancelled if the power is turned off or set to the Standby mode using on the

remote control or on the TV set, or if the power is otherwise interrupted.

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Settings and adjustments

Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has
passed.

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

On timer

POWER

TV/VIDEO

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

MENU

TV/TEXT

TV Set (Bottom)

ON TIMER

CH

CH

MENU

NORMAL

POWER

SAVE

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “TIMER”.

3 Press / to

display TIMER menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “ON ”.

5 Press / to set

time for TV to turn on.

• Maximum time that can be preset is
12 hours and 50 minutes.

• As soon as the time is entered, the
timer starts to count down.

6 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “POSITION”.

7 Press / to set

the channel.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE

TIMER

CH-SETTING

TIMER

OFF

ON

POSITION
VOLUME

TIMER

OFF

ON

POSITION
VOLUME

TIMER

OFF
ON

POSITION

VOLUME

--:--

--:--

--:--

--:--

8:00

--

--

--:--

--:-­ 8:00

CH28

--

--:--

On timer indicator

(Red)

• To cancel the timer setting, press
timer to “- - : - -”.

• The timer can be set in ten-minute intervals.

• The On timer is cancelled if the power is turned off using .

• If the TV set is turned on by the On timer, then the TV set will be automatically turned off in two hours if

no buttons are pressed on the TV set or remote control.

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8 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “VOLUME”.

9 Press / to

TIMER

OFF
ON
POSITION

VOLUME

set volume.

CH

10

Press to put TV set into

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

Standby mode.

• The On timer indicator lights up Red.

• When the preset length of time (in the above example, eight hours)

has passed, the power turns on and a picture appears on the screen.
The On timer speaker volume gradually increases from zero to the
preset volume.

NORMAL

when “ ” is displayed on the left of “ON ” so as to set the

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

--:-­ 8:00
CH28

20

--:--

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Reminder on-screen timer

Lets you know when a preset length of time has passed by
displaying a countdown timer on the screen. This is useful
for timer cooking while you watch TV.

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

CH

CH

MENU

NORMAL

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “TIMER”.

3 Press / to

display TIMER menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “ ”.

5 Press / to set

time.

• Maximum time that can be preset is
12 hours and 50 minutes.

• The right example shows that the
Reminder will be activated after one
hour 50 minutes.

6 Press

screen appears.

• Five minutes before the preset
length of time expires (in the
example, after one hour and 45
minutes) and each minute
thereafter, the remaining time
appears on the screen for several
seconds.

• When the preset length of time has
passed, “

MENU

until normal

0:00” flashes in red.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE

TIMER

CH-SETTING

TIMER

OFF
ON
POSITION
VOLUME

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

TIMER

OFF
ON
POSITION
VOLUME

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

0:05

0:04

0:03

0:02

0:01

0:00

--:--

--:--

--:--

--:--

--:--

1:50

• This function also works in the Standby mode. Power is automatically turned on five minutes before the
preset length of time expires. The TV set automatically returns to the Standby mode after the preset time.

• The Reminder is cancelled if on the TV set is pressed or if the power is otherwise interrupted.

• The timer can be set in ten-minute intervals.

• To cancel the timer setting, press
timer to “- - : - -”.

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NORMAL

Flashing

when “ ” is displayed on the left of “ ” so as to set the

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Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

Broadcast features

NICAM broadcasts

Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I, -B/G, or -D/K signal.

Stereo Bilingual Monaural

Each time you press

MPX

the mode switches between
NICAM STEREO and MONO.

,

Each time you press
the mode switches between M1
(main sound), M2 (sub sound),

MPX

,

Each time you press
the mode switches between
NICAM MONO and MONO.

and MONO.

49

NICAM

STEREO

49

MONO

49

NICAM

M1

49

NICAM

M2

49

MONO

49

NICAM

MONO

49

MONO

If the sound quality is poor due to a weak signal or other problems during NICAM
broadcast reception, set “NICAM” to “OFF” to change the TV sound to monaural.

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

MPX

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “CH-SETTING”.

3 Press / to

display CH-SETTING menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “NICAM” .

5 Press / to

select “OFF”.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER

CH-SETTING

CH

SELECT

ENTER MENU RETURN

CH-SETTING

POSITION CH27
COLOUR
SKIP
FINE

NICAM

A2

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

168.25MH

MPX

AUTO
OFF

OFF

ON

,

z

• When “NICAM” is set to “OFF” on the CH-SETTING menu,
audio mode (stereo and bilingual settings).

• The setting can be selected individually for each channel position.

• NICAM-I: National and regional broadcast system used in the UK and Hong Kong.

• NICAM-B/G: National and regional broadcast system used in the Singapore and New Zealand.

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6 Press

MENU

twice to display

normal screen.

• When set to “OFF”, the TV sound is
output in monaural (

15

NICAM

).

MPX

cannot be used to change the

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd

A2 stereo system broadcasts

Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal (B/G).

Stereo

49

STEREO

49

MONO

MPX

, the mode

Each time you press
switches between STEREO and MONO.

Bilingual

49

MAIN

49

SUB

MPX

, the mode

Each time you press
switches between MAIN or SUB.

If the sound quality is poor due to a weak signal or other problems during A2 stereo
broadcast reception, set “A2” to “OFF” to change the TV sound to monaural.

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

MENU

MPX

CH

CH

MENU

1 Press

MENU

to call MENU

screen.

2 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “CH-SETTING”.

3 Press / to

display CH-SETTING menu.

4 Press

CH

/

CH

to

select “A2” .

5 Press / to

select “OFF”.

MENU

PICTURE
SOUND
FEATURE
TIMER

CH-SETTING

CH

SELECT

ENTER MENU RETURN

CH-SETTING

POSITION CH27
COLOUR
SKIP
FINE
NICAM

A2

CH

SELECT

ADJUST MENU RETURN

AUTO
OFF

168.25MH
ON

OFF

z

• When “A2” is set to “OFF” on the CH-SETTING menu,
mode (stereo and bilingual settings).

• The setting can be selected individually for each channel position.

• A2 stereo-B/G: National and Regional broadcast system used in Malaysia, Thailand and Australia.

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6 Press

MENU

until normal

screen appears.

• When set to “OFF”, the TV sound is
output in monaural (

).

MPX

cannot be used to change the audio

Dimension: 176 x 250 mm

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Broadcast features

Teletext broadcasts

Colour buttons (A, B, C, D)

• If link-page data are transmitted from the TV station, each link-page can be viewed using the Colour buttons.

• If no link-page data are transmitted, pressing a Colour button selects the following pages, respectively:
Example:

If the transmitted pages are P100, P101, P103, P105 and P110, and the current page is P101.
RED

GREEN
YELLOWC: From current page jump to the third transmitted page (eg. P110).
CYAN

A

: From current page jump to the next transmitted page (eg. P103).

B

: From current page jump to second transmitted page (eg. P105).

D

: From current page jump to previous transmitted page (eg. P100).

• When using this function, please
wait for approximately 30 seconds
to set, after the channel is selected.

• The transmitted page can also be
selected by pressing

CH

.

CH

or

(Hold button)

• Press to freeze the

Teletext image presently on the
screen.

• Press again to turn off

Freeze mode.

(Index button)

• Press to display the
index page.

(Time button)

• While the TV is in Text, Mix, or

Cancel mode, use to
specify the subcode (S
Teletext pages transmitted in
Multi-page mode.
Enter the desired subcode using
the numeric buttons (0-9).

• If the TV station currently being

viewed is broadcasting Teletext,
the present-time information can
be displayed on the screen by
pressing .

(Reveal button)

• Press to display
hidden information, such as the
answers to a quiz.

• Press a second time
to hide the displayed
information.

• Press a third time to
return to the start of the
sequence.

****

) for

Text Page Selectors (0–9)

• While the TV is in Text, Mix,
or Cancel mode, the number
buttons (0-9) can be used to
directly select a page of the
Teletext broadcast that has a
3-digit number.

AV MODE

SURROUND

MPX

NORMAL

POWER

SAVE

123

456

7809

BACD

TV/TEXT

TV/VIDEO

CH

CH

MENU

(Cancel button)

• Press to return to TV
mode, and the number buttons
(0-9) and Colour buttons to
select Teletext pages.

(Top/Bottom/Full

button)

• Press to enlarge the
top half of the Teletext image
presently on the screen.

• Press a second time
to enlarge the bottom half of
the Teletext image presently on
the screen.

• Press a third time to
restore the regular Teletext
image.

• Press a fourth time to
return to the start of the
sequence.

(Text/Mix button)

• Press to display the
initial page of a Teletext
broadcast.

• Press again to
simultaneously display the TV
picture and Teletext in a mix
screen format.

(Picture button)

• Press when in
Teletext, Mix or Cancel mode
to return to TV mode. If

is pressed next, the
previous page of the Teletext
broadcast is re-displayed.

(Reset button)

• Press to return to TV
mode.

If is pressed next, the
initial page of the Teletext
broadcast is re-displayed.

•

While On-screen displays are appeared on the screen and teletext button is pressed, only the teletext is appeared.

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Connections

Connecting to a DVD player

The DVD input terminals (COMPONENT-IN) on the rear of the TV can be used to input
high-quality images from a DVD player.

DVD input terminals

AV-2 IN

COMPONENT

Y

P

B

(CB)

P

R

(CR)

To colour-difference

To audio out
(L/R) terminals

DVD player

(component video)

out terminals

ANT/

CABLE

75Ω

OUT

AV-1 INAV-2 IN

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO
(AV-1 IN)

Y

VIDEO

L

P

B

(CB)

(MONO)

AUDIO

P

R

(CR)

R

Watching DVD Playback

POWER

SAVE

123

AV MODE

456

SURROUND

7809

MPX

BACD

CH

CH

NORMAL

TV/VIDEO

TV/VIDEO

MENU

1 Press

2 Turn on the DVD player and begin

TV/TEXT

Connecting the video terminals

DVD input terminals DVD player

COMPONENT-IN

VIDEO

TV/VIDEO

to select
“COMPONENT”, DVD input
screen.

playback.

Y Y or Y/Y

B(CB)PB(CB) or B-Y/Pb

P

R(CR)PR(CR) or R-Y/Pr

P

COMPONENT

• When connecting the TV to a DVD player via the Component-in terminals, the video and audio from the
DVD player cannot be output through the Audio/Video out terminals on the TV.

• Please refer to the operation manual of your DVD player for more information.

• Be sure to fully insert the plugs of the connecting cables into the terminals on the TV set and video

equipment. Failure to do so may result in noise.

• Before connecting the cables, turn off the power of the TV set and video equipment.

• Always remove the cables from the terminals by the plugs and not the cables themselves.

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Connections

Connecting to an antenna

To enjoy a clearer picture, use an outdoor antenna. The following is a brief explanation of
the types of connections that are used for coaxial and feeder cables.

If your outdoor antenna uses a 75-ohm coaxial cable with a standard
DIN45325 plug (IEC 169-2), plug it into the antenna jack at the rear of
the set.

If your outdoor antenna uses a 300-ohm twin-lead flat feeder, connect a
300-ohm to 75-ohm impedance converter and plug it into the antenna
jack at the rear of the set.

TV

Standard DIN45325 plug (IEC169-2)

75-ohm coaxial cable (round cable) (not supplied)

ANT/
CABLE
75Ω

OUT

AV-1 INAV-2 IN

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO
(AV-1 IN)

Y

VIDEO

L

B

P

(CB)

(MONO)

AUDIO

P

R

R

(CR)

ANT/

CABLE

300-ohm twin-lead
flat feeder
(not supplied)

75-ohm impedance
converter
(not supplied)

75Ω

Antenna in

Connecting to an antenna via a VCR

You can also connect the TV set to the tuner on a VCR using the connection shown below.

VCR

To antenna in
terminal

TV

ANT/
CABLE
75Ω

S-VIDEO
(AV-1 IN)

ANT/

CABLE

75Ω

OUT

AV-1 INAV-2 IN

COMPONENT

Y
VIDEO

L

B

P

(CB)

(MONO)

AUDIO

PR

(CR)

R

• When using the RF terminal connection, set the TV to channel zero to make initial adjustments for the VCR.

• Turn off the power on the TV set and the VCR being connected before making the above connections.

Be sure the cord plugs are fully inserted in the connection terminals.

• See the operation manual of your VCR for connection details.

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Connecting to video equipment

Enjoy playback from a video disc player, VCR or other video equipment by connecting
them to this TV set using the Audio/Video in terminals.

Example use of front terminals

TV

Behind the door

AV-3 IN

S-VIDEO

Example use of rear terminals

For Recording and Editing

VCR

To Audio/
Video in
terminals

ON TIMER

TV

DVD Player

Camcorder

POWER

SAVE

VIDEO

(MONO)

L-AUDIO-R

AV-3 IN

To Audio out terminals

VCR

Video Game

To S-Video

out terminals

VCR

ANT/
CABLE
75Ω

OUT

AV-1 INAV-2 IN

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO
(AV-1 IN)

Y

VIDEO

L

P

B

(CB)

(MONO)

AUDIO

P

R

(CR)

R

S-VIDEO

(AV-1 IN)

OUT

AV-1 IN AV-2 IN

VIDEO

L

(MONO)

AUDIO

R

To Audio/Video
out terminals

To Audio
out terminals

For Playback

DVD Player

• The S-Video Terminal has the priority over the AV terminal.

• The S-Video Terminal and Audio (L-R) terminals must be connected to playback DVD.

• Turn off the power on the TV set and the VCR being connected before making the above connections.

Be sure the cord plugs are fully inserted in the connection terminals.

• For playback of monaural audio, connect the external source to the audio input left terminal on the front
or rear of the TV set (MONO) to hear the same sound from both speakers.

• The audio visual cords required to connect the TV set with video equipment may differ from those
shown in the above diagram. See the operation manual of your video equipment for connection details.

• The above recording and editing connections are for intended solely for personal use and not for the
illegal copying of audiovisual material protected by copyright laws.

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Troubleshooting

The following problems do not always indicate a hardware failure. Therefore, please use
the troubleshooting guide below before calling for repair service.
If, after following the guide none of the remedies work, unplug the TV set and call for
service.

Quick
Service
Check List

Possible Causes/Remedies

Try a new channel to check for possible
station trouble.

TV not plugged in.
Outlet power OFF.

POWER switch of TV not ON.

Antenna not connected to terminal at the
rear of the TV set.

If outside antenna is used, check for
broken wires.

Check for local interference.

Turn OFF using the POWER switch,
then turn ON again after a minute.

Adjust COLOUR control.

Check batteries in the remote control.

Problems

Remote control does not work.

Bars on screen

Picture distorted.

Picture rolls vertically.

No colour

Poor reception on some channels

Picture weak.

Picture lines or streaks

Picture ghosting

Picture blurred.

Sound OK, picture poor.

Picture OK, sound poor.

No picture or sound

Try fine tuning to correct.

Contrast setting in picture mode might be all the
way to the minus side. Press the NORMAL button
on the remote control to correct.

Increase the volume.

• This unit is equipped with a microprocessor. Its performance could be adversely affected by external
electrical noise or interference. If this should happen, unplug the unit and plug it in again after a few
minutes.

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Specifications

MODEL SX68NF8

Receiving System

TV Broadcasts/ VCR Playback PAL-B/G

VCR Playback PAL 60 Hz
(Using Video-in terminals) NTSC 3.58 MHz

Laserdisc Player Playback PAL 5.5 MHz/60 Hz
(Using RF-in terminals)

VCR Playback S-VIDEO NTSC 3.58 MHz
(Using S-Video in terminal) S-VIDEO NTSC 4.43 MHz

Special VCR and VDP Video-in 50/60 Hz
Playback S-Video in 50/60 Hz

Stereo Broadcast A2 stereo-B/G

Reception Channels

PAL-B/G VHF AU0–AU12 ch, NZ1–NZ11 ch

CATV S1–S20 ch, S21–S41 ch (Hyper)

Receiving Frequency 44.25 MHz – 863.25 MHz

Teletext Language Multi Language

Channel Tuning 100-Channel Electronic Tuner with Full Auto Tuning System

Picture Tube 68cm, Flat CRT

Terminals Audio/video input × 3 (front × 1, rear × 2) , DVD input (COMPONENT-IN) × 1 (rear)

Sound Output 5 W (RMS) × 2, total 10 W (RMS)

Power Source AC 220 – 240V, 50 Hz

Power Consumption XXX W

Power Consumption during Less than 1 W
Standby Mode

Dimensions 759 (W) × 585 (H) × 497 (D) mm

Weight 45 kg (Approx.)

NTSC 4.43 MHz

S-VIDEO PAL

NICAM-I, B/G, D/K

UHF E21–E69 ch

Audio/video output × 1 (rear) , Headphone jack (front × 1) , S-video input × 2 (front × 1, rear × 1)

• Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

• Receiving system: These receiving systems, encompassing all currently available technology, include
those with planned broadcast, videotape and laserdisc hardware and software.

• Reception channels: Some examples of the main receivable channels are shown above.

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WARRANTY

Consumer Electronic Products

Congratulations on Your Purchase!

This Sharp product is warranted against faults in materials and manufacture for a period of twelve (12)*
months from the date of original purchase.

If service is required during the warranty period, please contact your nearest Sharp Approved Service
Centre. These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified
herein.

The owner is responsible for any transportation and insurance costs if the product has to be returned for
repair.

This warranty does not extend to accessories or defects or injuries caused by or resulting from causes not
attributable to faulty parts or the manufacture of the product, including but not limited to, defect or injury
caused by or resulting from misuse, abuse, neglect, accidental damage, improper voltage, liquid spillage,
vermin infestation, software, or any alterations made to the product which are not authorised by Sharp.

Please retain your sales documentation, as this should be produced to validate a warranty claim.

This warranty is in addition to and in no way limits, varies or excludes any express and implied rights and
remedies under any relevant legislation in the country of sale.

IMPORTANT

DO NOT RETURN THIS PAGE TO SHARP

For your reference, please enter the particulars of your purchase below and retain, with your purchase
documentation.

Model No.
Serial No.
Date of Purchase
Retailer

FOR LOCATION ENQUIRIES WITHIN

AUSTRALIA

REGARDING YOUR

LOCAL

SHARP APPROVED SERVICE CENTRE

LOOK ON THE WEB AT

www.sharp.net.au

OR CALL SHARP

1 300 135 022

SHARP CORPORATION OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED

1 Huntingwood Drive Blacktown NSW 2148

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty applies only to products sold in Australia

A.B.N. 40 003 039 405

SHARP CORPORATION

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