COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL MODEL 21H-FV5RU OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television.
Contents Preparation Accessories ...................................................................................... 2 Easy setup ........................................................................................ 3 Safety precautions ............................................................................ 4 Part names ....................................................................................... 6 Installing batteries in the remote control unit ....................................
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. Accessories The following accessories are included with this television.
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 29 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 29 , 30 to connect video equipment. • See the operation manual of your video equipment when connecting to the TV set. Insert the batteries into the remote control. • Use the two batteries included with the TV. • See 6 . Insert the AC plug to the power outlet.
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.
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. Ventilation Do not place this TV set in a confined area, such as on a bookshelf or in a built-in case.
Part names The 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. 13 8 LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO 11 10 Mutes the sound and restores sound to previous level. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX 25 MPX 10 Displays the channel and timer settings on the screen. Produces a more spacious sound. 8 0 21 A 22 B C D 21 / Switches between one- or two-digit mode channel selection.
Part names TV set TV front POWER 8 POWER switch Turns on and off the main power. Power indicator 8 Power can be turned on by the remote control when the indicator is dimly. 6 Infrared sensor window Receives the infrared wave from the remote control. Behind the door MENU/PRESET 12 9 MENU/PRESET button Use to listen to the audio with headphone. Tunes the channels. Used for MENU setup. / 30 Audio input terminals 8 (AV-2) Volume up/down buttons Connects to a camcorder, video game, etc.
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme TV Set 1 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. 2 Power indicator POWER Select channel. With CH / CH • Press CH and channels change as shown below. 1 / 2 / ... / 98 / 99 / AV1 (or COMPONENT) / AV2 / 0 / 1 / 2 ... • Press CH and channels change as shown below.
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 10 CH CH Using Behind the door CH / CH Press CH number. to increase channel Press CH number. to decrease channel 5 SECAM D/K Using headphone Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone. • The audio from the speakers is turned off. • Select an appropriate volume so as not to injure your hearing.
Useful features Channel/Timer display Displays the current channel number, the timer, and other settings on the screen. 1 LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX 0 B C . • The time remaining on the Off timer, On timer, and Reminder appears on the screen. • When no timer is set, the channel number, colour and sound system appear on the screen. Press again to clear these current settings display on the screen.
Useful features Channel recall Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel. Press LANGUAGE TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 9 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C D 5 • The channel previously viewed returns to the screen. SECAM 7 Example: SECAM After switching from channel 5 to channel 7, is pressed, the channel will 5 change to channel 5. Press CH SECAM again to return to channel 7. CH NORMAL Number buttons .
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 A B C D CH CH CH CH NORMAL 1 MENU Press MENU / MENU/PRESET to call MENU screen. MENU Press CH / CH to select desired menu item.
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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LANGUAGE MPX 1 SURROUND B C to select desired • Pressing LANGUAGE changes the language as shown below. 0 A Press LANGUAGE language. D CH ENGLISH ENGLISH CH NORMAL MENU TV set TV/TEXT 1 Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. • The language select mode appear.
Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations. Behind the door 1 Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. ENGLISH • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET 2 LANGUAGE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AUTO(D/K) VHF 1 48.25MHz • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown below. TV/VIDEO 1 Press MENU/PRESET again to display AUTO mode screen. Language AUTO MANUAL MPX Normal screen SURROUND 0 A B C 3 D CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU TV/TEXT Press set.
Settings and adjustments Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. Behind the door 1 Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. ENGLISH • The language select mode appear. CH CH 2 MENU/PRESET Press MENU/PRESET twice to display MANUAL mode screen. MANUAL(D/K) VHF 2 48.25MHz • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown below.
Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU / CH Press CH select “CH-SETTING”. PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to 0 A B C D CH CH CH NORMAL 3 CH CH-SETTING Press / to display CH-SETTING menu. POSITION COLOUR SOUND SKIP FINE NICAM A2 MENU 4 MENU 5 TV/TEXT / CH Press CH select desired setting.
Settings and adjustments Picture adjustment LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C MENU MENU to call MENU / Press CH select “PICTURE”. PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to CH CH D CH CH 3 CH NORMAL Press screen. MENU 4 MENU NORMAL TV/TEXT 5 Press / display PICTURE menu. to Press CH / CH select adjustment items. to Adjust using PICTURE CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS TINT SHARPNESS WHITE TEMP / 50 0 +10 -10 .
Sound adjustment LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C MENU MENU to call MENU / Press CH select “SOUND”. CH to Press / display SOUND menu. to / CH Press CH select adjustment items. to PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING CH D CH 3 CH CH NORMAL Press screen. 4 MENU SOUND SURROUND TREBLE BASS BALANCE ON +10 -20 20 MENU NORMAL 5 TV/TEXT Adjust using / . • Wait for approximately three seconds to return to SOUND menu.
Settings and adjustments Blue screen Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C Press screen. MENU to call MENU Press CH / CH select “FEATURE ”. to CH D MENU PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING CH :SELECT :ENTER MENU:RETURN CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU MENU TV/TEXT 4 5 6 Press / display FEATURE menu. to / CH Press CH select “BLUE BACK”. to / Press select “ON” or “OFF”.
Text This function for you to select the language of Teletext which fit your country. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C MENU MENU to call MENU / Press CH select “FEATURE”. CH PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to CH D CH CH 3 CH NORMAL Press screen. MENU 4 MENU 5 TV/TEXT 6 Press / display FEATURE menu. to / Press CH select “TEXT”. to CH FEATURE / to Press select “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5” or “6”.
Settings and adjustments Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. 1 TV/VIDEO LANGUAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C Colour buttons Press CH / CH to select your favourite channel. (e.g. Channel 12) 12 Displayed in green or yellow A , for example, until channel Press number turns to white. • The display will disappear after three seconds, and then the selected channel is preset. D CH 3 CH NORMAL MENU A .
Off timer Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has passed. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C Press screen. Press CH select “OFF to display TIMER / ”. CH to CH D TIMER OFF ON POSITION VOLUME --:---:---:-- CH :SELECT :ADJUST MENU:RETURN CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU Press / time for TV to turn off. to set • 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.
Settings and adjustments On timer Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has passed. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 MPX SURROUND 7 8 9 0 A B C CH D 3 CH CH Press CH select “ON / CH to MENU TIMER OFF ON POSITION VOLUME --:---:---:-- ”. / Press time for TV to turn on. to set • 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. CH NORMAL to display TIMER Press screen.
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. LANGUAGE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SURROUND 0 A B C Press screen. to display TIMER Press CH select “ ”. / CH to CH D TIMER OFF ON POSITION VOLUME CH :SELECT :ADJUST CH --:---:---:-- MENU:RETURN CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU Press time.
Broadcast features NICAM broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I, -B/G, or -D/K signal. Stereo Bilingual Each time you press , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. MPX Monaural MPX , , Each time you press Each time you press the mode switches between M1 the mode switches between (main sound), M2 (sub sound), NICAM MONO and MONO. and MONO.
A2 stereo system broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal (B/G). Bilingual Stereo MPX Each time you press , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. MPX Each time you press , the mode switches between MAIN or SUB. 49 49 STEREO MAIN 49 4SUB 9 MONO 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.
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. A : From current page jump to the next transmitted page (eg. P103).
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.
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.
Troubleshooting No picture or sound Picture OK, sound poor. Sound OK, picture poor. Picture blurred. Picture ghosting Picture lines or streaks Picture weak. Poor reception on some channels No colour Picture rolls vertically. Picture distorted. Bars on screen Possible Causes/Remedies Remote control does not work. Quick Service Check List Problems The following problems do not always indicate a hardware failure.
Specifications MODEL 21H-FV5RU Receiving System World multi 21 system TV Broadcasts/ VCR Playback PAL-I PAL-B/G PAL-D/K VCR Playback NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC VCR Playback (Using Video-in terminals) SECAM-L (French SECAM) Laserdisc Player Playback (Using RF-in terminals) PAL 5.5 MHz/60 Hz PAL 6.0 MHz/60 Hz PAL 6.5 MHz/60 Hz NTSC 3.58/4.5 MHz/50 Hz Stereo Broadcast NICAM-I, -B/G, -D/K, A2 stereo-B/G 4.43/5.5 4.43/6.0 4.43/6.5 4.43/5.5 4.43/6.0 4.43/6.
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