C O L O U R T E L E V I S I O N MODEL MODEL 21H - FV5RU OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television. TINS-B333WJZZ 04P06-MSF...
Contents Preparation Accessories ..................2 Easy setup ..................3 Safety precautions ................4 Part names ..................6 Installing batteries in the remote control unit ........6 Watching TV Watching a TV programme ............... 8 Operating the TV buttons ..............9 Useful features Channel/Timer display ..............
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 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 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. LANGUAGE Changes the on-screen display Turns the TV on or to language Standby mode.
Part names TV set TV front POWER POWER switch Turns on and off the main power. Power indicator Power can be turned on by the remote control when the indicator is dimly. Infrared sensor window Receives the infrared wave from the remote control. Behind the door MENU/PRESET Headphone jack...
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme TV Set Turn on power. • When the power indicator is off, press POWER • When the power indicator lights up dimly, press on the remote control. The power indicator changes to bright and a picture appears. Select channel.
Watching TV Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set Behind the door Using Press to increase volume. Press to decrease volume. VOLUME Using SECAM 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 Channel/Timer display Displays the current channel number, the timer, and other settings on the screen. Press LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO • The time remaining on the Off timer, On timer, and Reminder appears on the screen. SURROUND • When no timer is set, the channel 2:30 number, colour and sound system 8:00...
Useful features Channel recall Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel. Press LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO • The channel previously viewed returns to SECAM TV/VIDEO the screen. Example: Number SURROUND SECAM buttons After switching from channel 5 to channel is pressed, the channel will change to channel 5.
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. Selecting a menu item Remote control MENU...
Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to English or Russian. Remote Control LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO LANGUAGE Press to select desired LANGUAGE language. SURROUND • Pressing changes the LANGUAGE language as shown below. ENGLISH ENGLISH NORMAL MENU...
Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations. Behind the door ENGLISH Press for more than MENU/PRESET two seconds. • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET AUTO(D/K) Press again to display MENU/PRESET 48.25MHz AUTO mode screen. • Pressing changes the MENU/PRESET screen as shown below.
Settings and adjustments Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. Behind the door ENGLISH Press for more than MENU/PRESET two seconds. • The language select mode appear. MANUAL(D/K) Press twice to display MENU/PRESET MENU/PRESET 48.25MHz MANUAL mode screen.
Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. MENU Press to call MENU MENU LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING SURROUND select “CH-SETTING”. CH-SETTING Press POSITION CH27 display CH-SETTING menu. COLOUR AUTO NORMAL MENU SOUND SKIP Press FINE 168.25MHz NICAM select desired setting.
Settings and adjustments Picture adjustment MENU Press to call MENU MENU LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING SURROUND select “PICTURE”. PICTURE Press CONTRAST display PICTURE menu. COLOUR BRIGHTNESS NORMAL MENU TINT Press SHARPNESS WHITE TEMP select adjustment items. MENU NORMAL Adjust using...
Sound adjustment MENU Press to call MENU MENU LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING SURROUND select “SOUND”. Press SOUND display SOUND menu. SURROUND TREBLE NORMAL MENU BASS Press BALANCE select adjustment items. MENU Adjust using NORMAL TV/TEXT •...
Settings and adjustments Blue screen Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. MENU Press to call MENU MENU LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING SURROUND select “FEATURE ”. :SELECT :ENTER MENU :RETURN FEATURE NORMAL MENU...
Text This function for you to select the language of Teletext which fit your country. MENU Press to call MENU MENU LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING SURROUND select “FEATURE”. FEATURE Press BLUE BACK display FEATURE menu. TEXT NORMAL MENU...
Settings and adjustments Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. Press to select your LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO favourite channel. (e.g. Channel 12) Displayed in Press , for example, until channel green or yellow SURROUND Colour number turns to white.
Off timer Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has passed. TIMER Press to display TIMER LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO --:-- screen. --:-- POSITION VOLUME Press --:-- SURROUND select “OFF ”. :SELECT :ADJUST MENU :RETURN TIMER NORMAL MENU Press to set 2:30 time for TV to turn off.
Settings and adjustments On timer Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has passed. TIMER Press to display TIMER LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO --:-- screen. --:-- POSITION VOLUME Press --:-- SURROUND select “ON ”. Press to set TIMER time for TV to turn on. --:-- 8:00 •...
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. TIMER Press to display TIMER LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO --:-- screen.
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 Each time you press Each time you press the mode switches between the mode switches between M1 the mode switches between STEREO and MONO.
A2 stereo system broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal (B/G). Stereo Bilingual Each time you press Each time you press the mode switches between the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. MAIN or SUB. STEREO MAIN MONO...
Broadcast features Teletext broadcasts Colour buttons ( • 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.
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...
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.
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 Camcorder Video Game Behind the door To Audio/Video out terminals Yellow: To VIDEO White: To AUDIO (L)
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.