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C O L O U R T E L E V I S I O N TÉLÉVISEUR COULEUR CVETNOJ TELEVIZOR 29H - FD1F 29H - FD1F OPERATION MANUAL M O D E D ’ E M P L O I INSTRUKCIQ PO ?KSPLUATACII Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour...
Contents Beep reminder ............ 43 Preparation Favourite channels ..........44 FM radio .............. 45 Accessories ............2 Game ..............47 Easy setup ............3 Safety precautions ..........4 Connections Part names ............6 Installing batteries in the remote control unit ..7 Connecting to a DVD player .......
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.
Easy setup To use your TV set, perform the easy setup procedure below. mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information. Connect the antenna. • See 52 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 52 , 53 to connect video equipment. •...
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.
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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.
Part names 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 Switches between TV broadcast POWER and A/V input programmes. Turns the TV on or to Standby mode.
Part names Installing batteries in the remote control unit With your thumbnail, pull Insert two batteries Replace the battery cover. up at the slit to open the (size AA). battery cover. • Be sure to match the battery j/k terminals with the j/k marks inside the compartment. •...
TV set To open the door Using the projection located under the “PULL-OPEN” indication, pull and lift the door open. To close the door Using the projection, lower the door until closed. Caution: • When opening or closing the door, do not insert your fingers into the gap between the door and front panel.
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme. TV Set Turn on power. • When the Standby indicator is off, press POWER • When the Standby indicator is red, press on the remote POWER control. The Standby indicator changes to green and a picture appears.
Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set. Behind the door Using Press to increase volume. Press to decrease volume. VO L UME Using Press to increase channel number. Press to decrease channel number. Behind the door Using headphone Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone.
Useful features Clock/Timer/Channel display Displays the clock, the timer, the current channel number and other settings on the screen. Press C L OC K 9 : 2 8 AM 1 2 : 1 5 AM O F F 2 : 3 0 AM •...
Sound mode Each time you press the SOUND MODE MOV I E the mode switches between MOVIE, TV/VIDEO MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM. MUS I C MOVIE: Movie mode MUSIC: Music mode N EWS Number NEWS: News mode buttons CUSTOM: Custom mode C US T OM –...
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.
Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to English, Chinese, French, Russian, Malay or Arabic. Behind the door TV set E NG L I SH Press for more MENU/PRESET than two seconds during normal screen.
Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations. Behind the door E NG L I SH Press for more MENU/PRESET than two seconds during normal screen. • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : CH •...
Settings and adjustments Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. Behind the door E NG L I SH Press for more MENU/PRESET than two seconds during normal screen. • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : CH •...
Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “CH-SETTING”. CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH E N T E R : R E T U RN : ME NU...
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Settings and adjustments Channel setting (continued) SOUND-SYSTEM AUTO SKIP When set “SKIP” to “ON”, the channel number are set to SKIP. To turn off SKIP, press the number buttons to select the desired channel and then set “SKIP” to “OFF”. AUTO •...
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Channel setting (continued) SORT • To sort the program numbers according to your preference. Moving a program TV2 (at program number 2) to program number 5 1. When you press SOR T in step 5 on page S T A RWL D , SORT menu will be T V 2 HA L LMRK...
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Settings and adjustments Channel setting (continued) Deleting a program (Delete TV2 at program number 2) 1. Repeat step 1 on page 2. Press SOR T to select S T A RWL D T V 2 program number 2 (e.g. TV2) HA L LMRK to be deleted.
Picture adjustment ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “PICTURE”. CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH E N T E R : R E T U RN : ME NU P I C T UR E...
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Settings and adjustments Picture adjustment (continued) The following table lists the adjustment items shown in the PICTURE menu and how they change as you press Selected item Press Press VIDEO MODE DYNAMIC STANDARD SOFT CUSTOM CONTRAST To decrease contrast To increase contrast COLOUR For less colour intensity For more colour intensity...
Sound adjustment ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “SOUND”. CH - S E T T I NG SOUND Press E QUA L I Z E R SURROUND...
Settings and adjustments Equalizer ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “SOUND”. CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH E N T E R : R E T U RN : ME NU...
Surround sound Produces a virtual surround sound from the TV’s speakers. Each time you press , the mode changes in the following SURROUND order: • Receiving signal stereo SURROUND SURROUND SURROUND O F F E S S S RS • Receiving signal monaural SURROUND SURROUND SURROUND...
Settings and adjustments Auto select When video equipment, such as a video game system or camcorder, is connected to the front (AV-3 IN) terminals, this TV set automatically selects the input mode (AV3). ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen.
Comfy view The TV set will automatically adjust the contrast according to the environment brightness. User may select own preference by select COMFY VIEW to “OFF”, “DARK”, “MID” or “LIGHT”. Using MENU screen ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen.
Settings and adjustments 16:9 mode Selects the width of the picture. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “FEATURE”. CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH E N T E R :...
Child lock Preventing children from watching TV, certain channels or playing game. Setting the CHILD LOCK mode (For the first time) ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “FEATURE”.
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Settings and adjustments Child lock (continued) POSITION/LOCK STATUS CH I L D L OC K (i) Press L O C K T V O F F Number buttons (0~9) to set POS I T I ON Number L OC K S T A T US the position.
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Child lock (continued) To turn OFF or to change setting of CHILD LOCK mode While “CHILD LOCK ON” screen appear. Number C H I L D L OC K ON buttons P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD –...
Settings and adjustments Demo To learn more about TV set. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “FEATURE”. CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH E N T E R : R E T U RN : ME NU...
Clock This is a real time clock and must be set before On Timer and Off Timer can be used. If clock is not set, On Timer and Off Timer cannot be set. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen.
Settings and adjustments This function allow to set the day. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “TIMER”. CH - S E T T I NG Number buttons S E L E C T : CH...
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On timer (continued) T I ME R Press POWER C L OC K 9 : 2 8 AM DA Y to select “STATUS”. 1 2 : 1 5 AM S T A T US DA I L Y P OS I T I ON –...
Settings and adjustments Off timer Automatically switches the TV to standby mode when preset time has been reached. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “TIMER”.
Reminder on-screen timer Lets you know when a preset time has passed by showing a reminder OSD. Reminder also works when the TV is in standby mode. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen.
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Settings and adjustments Reminder on-screen timer (continued) Press until normal MENU screen appears. 0 : 0 5 • Five minutes before the preset length of time expires (in the example, after one hour and 45 0 : 0 4 minutes) and each minute thereafter, the remaining time appears on the screen for 0 : 0 3...
View timer It is a function of limiting TV viewing time for children by muting sound and video when View Timer has passed. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen. SOUND F E A T UR E Press T I ME R to select “TIMER”.
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Settings and adjustments View timer (continued) V I EW Press V I EW I NG T I ME 1 : 3 0 L O C K select “LOCK”. P A S SWORD 0 0 0 0 Press Number buttons select “ON” or “OFF”. •...
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View timer (continued) To watch the TV programme again (when the viewing time has passed) Turn on power. Number • “VIEWING TIME OVER” will buttons V I EW I NG T I ME OV E R appear. If you do nothing, the P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD TV will turn off in approximately –...
Settings and adjustments Beep reminder It is a function to alert with beeping sound that the Reminder and View Timer are expiring soon with the remaining time OSD displays. ME NU Press to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E screen.
Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. Press to select your favourite Displayed in green or yellow channel. (e.g. Channel 12) Press , for example, until channel Colour number turns white. buttons •...
Settings and adjustments FM radio Allow users to listen FM Radio from the TV speakers. Connecting a FM Radio Antenna To listen FM Radio on TV set, plug FM antenna into FM antenna jack at the rear of the TV. Number buttons (Please refer to...
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FM radio (continued) FREQUENCY • If is pressed less than 2 seconds, FREQUENCY will be changed by step 50 KHz. • If is pressed more than 2 seconds, MANUAL tuning will be started. SKIP When set “SKIP” to “ON”, the radio channel position are set to SKIP. To turn off SKIP, press the number buttons to select the desired radio channel position and then set “SKIP”...
Settings and adjustments Game The game mode allow you to enjoy 6 various games. Press to display GAME G A M E M E N U GAME menu. B O X M A N D X - B A L L S N A K E B A L L O O N B R A I N...
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DX-BALL Rules • Break blocks using a ball. Once you have broken all blocks, you can proceed to the next stage. • At the beginning of the game, you have three balls (lives). If you fail to receive a ball with the paddle, resulting in the ball falling to the ground, the number of your lives decreases by one.
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Settings and adjustments Key functions during Game screen: : To move the snake up or down. : To move the snake to left or right. : To pause the game. ENTER : To return to the GAME MENU menu. BALLOON Rules MENU •...
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Key functions during Title menu: : To start the game. ENTER : To return to the GAME MENU menu. Key functions during Game screen: : To move the cursor up or down. MENU : To move the cursor to left or right. : To turn cards over.
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 Green: To Y Red: To AUDIO (R) Blue: To P White: To AUDIO (L) Red: To P...
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.
Connections 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 DVD Player Camcorder Video Game Behind the door AV-3 IN To Audio/Video To S-Video...
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.
The AVL reduces the audio input signal in the MAIN channel (L, R) to a selectable maximum output level if it exceeds this level at the input of the stage. SHARP CORPORATION E 56...
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