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C O L O U R T E L E V I S I O N MODEL 29K-FD5RU OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television. TINS-B989WJZZ 05P09-MSP...
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 56 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 56 , 57 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 Teletext Control buttons 50-54 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 (Bottom) Turn on power. • When the Standby indicator is off, press POWER • When the Standby indicator is red, press on the remote POWER control.
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 1 2 : 1 5 O F F 2 : 3 0 •...
Sound mode Each time you press the SOUND MODE the mode switches between MOVIE, MO V I E TV/VIDEO MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM. MU S I C MOVIE: Movie mode MUSIC: Music mode Number N EWS NEWS: News mode buttons CUSTOM: Custom mode CU S T OM SOUND MODE...
Picture in Picture (PIP) function Allows you to monitor another programme on the inset screen. PIP on/off selection Press N I C S T E R • The inset screen (PIP) ( A V 1 ) appears. Press again. • The inset screen (PIP) disappears.
Input/channel selection of inset screen When the inset screen (PIP) N I C S T E R is displayed, press ( A V 1 ) PIP TV/VIDEO • The input for the inset screen changes in the following order. (AV2)* (SAV1) (SAV3) (Current viewing channel)
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 or Russian. Behind the door TV set E NG L I SH Press for more РУССКИ MENU/PRESET Й 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 РУССКИ Й than two seconds during normal screen. • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : MENU/PRESET •...
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 РУССКИ Й than two seconds during normal screen. • The language select mode appears.
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 : F I X : 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 B/G NICAM B/G A2 D/K NICAM I NICAM 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”...
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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 : F I X : E N T E R R E T U RN : ME NU NORMAL...
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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...
Inset 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 : F I X : E N T E R R E T U RN : ME NU P I C T UR E...
Settings and adjustments 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 ENTER Press...
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 : F I X : E N T E R R E T U RN : ME NU SOUND...
Settings and adjustments 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 •...
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.
Settings and adjustments 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.
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 : F I X : E N T E R R E T U RN : ME NU...
Settings and adjustments Child lock Preventing children from watching TV or certain channels. 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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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 L OC K S T A T U S the position.
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Settings and adjustments Child lock (continued) To turn OFF or to change setting of CHILD LOCK mode While “CHILD LOCK ON” screen appear. C H I L D L OC K ON P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD –...
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 : F I X : E N T E R R E T U RN : ME NU...
Settings and adjustments 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.
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 :...
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Settings and adjustments On timer (continued) T I ME R Press C L OC K 9 : 2 8 POWER DA Y to select “STATUS”. 1 2 : 1 5 S T A T US DA I L Y P OS I T I ON –...
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”.
Settings and adjustments 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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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 minutes) and each minute 0 : 0 4 thereafter, the remaining time appears on the screen for several seconds with the...
Settings and adjustments 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...
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View timer (continued) V I EW Press V I EW I NG T I ME 1 : 3 0 L O C K to select “LOCK”. P A S SWORD 0 0 0 0 Press to select “ON” or “OFF”. Number •...
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Settings and adjustments View timer (continued) To watch the TV programme again (when the viewing time has passed) Turn on power. • “VIEWING TIME OVER” will Number V I EW I NG T I ME OV E R appear. If you do nothing, the buttons P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD TV will turn off in approximately...
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. SOUND F E A T UR E Press...
Settings and adjustments 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 number turns Colour white.
Broadcast features NICAM broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM, STEREO signal. Stereo Each time you press , the mode switches between NICAM N I C AM S T E R E O STEREO and MONO. MONO Bilingual Each time you press , the...
Broadcast features A2 stereo system broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal. Stereo Each time you press , the mode switches between STEREO S T E R E O and MONO. MONO Bilingual Each time you press , the mode switches between MAIN and MA I N...
Teletext functions. FLOF and LIST Depending on the TV programme, the FLOF LIST Teletext pages are transmitted using different systems. Your SHARP TV is adjusted to receive two Teletext Teletext Teletext systems, namely FLOF and LIST, which are automatically identified by the receiver.
Broadcast features Other features (Text/Mix/Picture) Each time you press the button, the display mode changes as shown below. TV mode Teletext mode Mixed mode TV mode: Current TV programme TV mode screen. Current Programme Teletext mode Teletext mode: Teletext screen. Mixed mode Mixed mode: The Teletext broadcast is superimposed onto the current TV...
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(Clock) In TV mode: When a TV signal with Teletext data is received, press to display LIST the real time information on the top right area of the screen. In Teletext mode: When a selected Teletext page has hidden sub-pages, you can see them by performing the following procedure: Number buttons...
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Broadcast features LIST mode Teletext page memory list Your TV has 400 Teletext page number memories for fast recall of Teletext information. In programme positions 0 through 99, four Teletext page numbers can be stored in each position; a total of 400 pages. Page memory operation Select the programme channel LIST...
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Fast page selection (LIST mode) Select an appropriate programme channel. FLOF Teletext LIST Press to select the Teletext mode. News Sports Movie Weather Press to change from LIST FLOF system to LIST mode. Colour buttons To recall a page number LIST Teletext displayed in the coloured brackets, simply press the...
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.
Definition of Terms Extended Pseudo The Incredible Mono module (I-Mono) generates two channels from one mono input signal. When the sound of the mono input signal is processed, Stereo (EPS) the listener gets the impression that the sound is essentially a stereo signal.