COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL 29H-FX3M OPERATION MANUAL POWER STANDB ON Y TIMER POWER SAVE 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 ............. 6 Watching TV Watching a TV programme ........................................ 8 Operating the TV buttons ..........
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 50 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 50 , 51 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 8 Turns the TV on or to Standby mode. Infrared Transmitter Window Aim this window at the infrared sensor window on your TV set. 27 Switches between ON or OFF. 11 10 POWER SAVE Mutes the sound and restores sound to previous level. Switches between TV broadcasts and A/V input programmes. TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Displays the clock, timer and channel settings on the screen.
Part names TV set Top / 8 MENU/PRESET 12 MENU/PRESET Volume up/down button CH Adjust the volume. Make adjustments in PRESET. MENU/PRESET button Used for MENU setup. Tunes the channels. 8 CH / CH Channel up/down button Select the channels. Tune or set the channels. 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.
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme. TV Set (Bottom) ON STANDBY TIMER 1 POWER SAVE • When the Standby indicator is off, press POWER . on the remote • When the Standby indicator is red, press control. The Standby indicator changes to green and a picture appears. POWER Standby indicator 2 TV Set (Top) Select channel. With CH MENU/PRESET Turn on power. CH / CH • Press CH and channels change as shown below. 1 / 2 / ...
Watching TV Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set. Using TV Set (Top) CH MENU/PRESET / Press to increase volume. Press volume. to decrease VO L UME 19 CH CH Using Press CH number. CH / CH 5 to increase channel to decrease Press CH channel number. Behind the door Using headphone Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone. VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO) L-AUDIO-R • The audio from the speakers is turned off.
Useful features Clock/Timer/Channel display Displays the clock, the timer, the current channel number and other settings on the screen. POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 SOUND MODE SURROUND 0 B C . • The clock and the time on the On timer, Off timer, View timer and the remaining time of the Reminder appears on the screen. MPX A Press C L OC K ON OF F V I EW 9 : 2 8 AM 1 2 : 1 5 AM 2 : 3 0 AM 1 : 30 1 : 50 D CH CH NORMAL MENU 2 again.
Useful features Sound mode POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE SURROUND Number buttons 0 A B C D Each time you press the SOUND MODE , the mode switches between MOVIE, MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM.
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 POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 MPX Press MENU / MENU/PRESET to call MENU screen.
Selecting menu items Menu item ME NU P I C T URE SOUND F E A T URE T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH ON STANDBY TIMER RE TURN : ME NU ENT ER : POWER SAVE POWER Operation guide PICTURE menu............................ 21 – 22 SOUND P I C T URE V I D E O MOD E CON T RAS T CO L OUR BR I GH TN E S S T I NT SHARPNE SS P I C T URE NR WH I T E T EMP S E L E C T : CH SOUND menu............................... 23 – 24 DYNAM I C 60 + 6 0 0 + 6 OF F AD J US T : RE TURN : ME NU FEATURE menu....
Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to English, Chinese, French, Malay or Arabic. TV Set (Top) TV set 1 CH MENU/PRESET FRA S • The language select mode appears. CH MENU/PRESET E NG L I SH Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds during normal screen. CH S E L E C T : CH • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen.
Settings and adjustments Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations. TV Set (Top) MENU/PRESET 1 CH Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds during normal screen. E NG L I SH FRA S • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : CH MENU/PRESET • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen. 2 Press MENU/PRESET again to display AUTO mode screen. AU T O 1 4 8 .
Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. TV Set (Top) 1 CH MENU/PRESET Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds during normal screen. E NG L I SH FRA S • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : CH CH MENU/PRESET • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen. CH 2 POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 SURROUND MANUA L 1 4 8 . 2 5MH z • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown below.
Settings and adjustments Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. ME NU to call MENU MENU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “CH-SETTING”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG SURROUND 0 A B C CH S E L E C T : CH D ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH 3 CH NORMAL MENU MENU LIST 4 TV/TEXT 5 CH - S E T T I NG Press / to display CH-SETTING menu.
Channel setting (continued) POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SOUND-SYSTEM B/G AUTO MPX SOUND MODE M D/K I SURROUND 0 A B C D CH SKIP ON OFF CH NORMAL MENU LIST 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 TV/TEXT • Press / and Auto Channel Tuning is started. Auto tuning bar will shown during Auto Search only.
Settings and adjustments Channel setting (continued) POWER SAVE SORT TV/VIDEO 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE CH • To sort the program numbers according to your preference. Moving a program TV2 (at program number 2) to program number 5 SURROUND 0 A B C CH D CH CH NORMAL 1. When you press / in step 5 on page 17 , SORT menu will be displayed. MENU LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S T ARWL D TV2 HA L LMRK HBO D I S CO VR L E ARN S E L E C T : CH 2.
Channel setting (continued) POWER SAVE Deleting a program (Delete TV2 at program number 2) TV/VIDEO 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Repeat step 1 on page 19 . MPX 2. Press / CH or / to select program number 2 (e.g. TV2) to be deleted. SOUND MODE CH SURROUND 0 A B C CH D CH CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU SOR T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S T ARWL D TV2 HA L LMRK HBO D I S CO VR L E ARN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 S E L E C T : CH MOV E : 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DELETE : 2 LIST 2 3.
Settings and adjustments Picture adjustment POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E / CH Press CH to select “PICTURE”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG SURROUND A ME NU CH S E L E C T : CH D ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU LIST NORMAL 3 4 Press / to display PICTURE menu. Press CH / CH to select adjustment items.
Picture adjustment (continued) The following table lists the adjustment items shown in the PICTURE menu and how they change as you press / .
Settings and adjustments Sound adjustment POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C F E A T UR E / CH Press CH to select “SOUND”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG CH D 3 CH CH NORMAL P I C T UR E SOUND SURROUND A ME NU MENU 4 MENU LIST Press / to display SOUND menu. Press CH / CH to select adjustment items.
Equalizer POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C P I C T UR E SOUND / CH Press CH to select “SOUND”. SURROUND A ME NU CH F E A T UR E T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG S E L E C T : CH D R E T U RN : ME NU ENT ER : CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU LIST 3 4 Press / to display SOUND menu. Press CH / CH to select “EQUALIZER”.
Settings and adjustments Surround sound Produces a virtual surround sound from the TV’s speakers.
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). POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E / CH Press CH to select “FEATURE”.
Settings and adjustments Power save This function reduces the picture brightness to create a softer image while saving electricity. POWER SAVE POWER SAVE Using MENU screen TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 MPX SOUND MODE CH SURROUND 0 A B C CH 2 D Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND / CH Press CH to select “FEATURE”.
16:9 mode Selects the width of the picture. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E / CH Press CH to select “FEATURE”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG SURROUND A ME NU CH S E L E C T : CH D ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU LIST TV/TEXT 3 4 5 Press / to display FEATURE menu. Press CH / CH to select “16:9 MODE”. Press / to select “ON” or “OFF”.
Settings and adjustments Child lock Preventing children from watching TV or certain channels. Setting the CHILD LOCK mode (For the first time) POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 MPX SOUND MODE CH SURROUND 0 A B C CH 2 D Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E / CH Press CH to select “FEATURE”.
Child lock (continued) POWER SAVE POSITION/LOCK STATUS TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (i) Press / or Number buttons (0~9) to set the position. (e.g. 25) MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons SURROUND 0 A B C (ii) Press / to select “LOCK STATUS” to “ON” or “OFF”.
Settings and adjustments Child lock (continued) To turn OFF or to change setting of CHILD LOCK mode POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons While “CHILD LOCK ON” screen appear. 0 A B C CH I L D L OC K ON P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD SURROUND –––– D CH CH MENU NORMAL LIST TV/TEXT 2 Enter 4 digits PASSWORD using Number buttons (0~9) on the remote control.
Demo To learn more about TV set. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / CH to select “FEATURE”. SURROUND F E A T UR E T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG 0 A B C D S E L E C T : CH ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU LIST MENU TV/TEXT 4 5 Press / to display FEATURE menu. Press CH / to select “DEMO”. CH Press / to select “ON” or “OFF”.
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. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 2 Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”.
Day This function allow to set the day. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 2 Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”. F E A T UR E CH T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG SURROUND 0 A B C D S E L E C T : CH ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU 4 LIST MENU 5 TV/TEXT T I ME R Press / to display TIMER menu. Press CH / to select “DAY”. Press to set DAY.
Settings and adjustments On timer (continued) POWER SAVE 5 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 MPX SOUND MODE CH SURROUND 0 A B C T I ME R Press CH / CH to select “STATUS”. C L OC K DA Y ON S T A T US P OS I T I ON V O L UME OF F / Press to set the status.
Off timer Automatically switches the TV to standby mode when preset time has been reached. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 2 Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND / Press CH to select “TIMER”. CH F E A T UR E T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG SURROUND 0 A B C D S E L E C T : CH ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU 4 LIST MENU Press / to display TIMER menu. Press CH to select “OFF / CH ”.
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. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU A B C P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”.
Reminder on-screen timer (continued) POWER SAVE 6 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE SURROUND 0 A B C D CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU LIST NORMAL TV/TEXT Press MENU until normal 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 with the beeping sound.
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. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU ME NU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND / Press CH to select “TIMER”.
View timer (continued) POWER SAVE 8 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 9 Press CH / to select “LOCK”. CH V I EW V I EW I NG T I ME LOCK P A S SWORD 1 :30 ON 0000 Press / to select “ON” or “OFF”. SURROUND • ON: To lock the TV after View Timer has expired. (Please see page 41 for details on “To watch the TV programme again”.) • OFF: LOCK is deactivated.
Settings and adjustments View timer (continued) POWER SAVE To watch the TV programme again (when the viewing time has passed) TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 1 0 A B C Turn on power. • “VIEWING TIME OVER” will appear. If you do nothing, the TV will turn off in approximately 30 seconds.
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. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU A B C P I C T UR E SOUND / Press CH to select “TIMER”.
Settings and adjustments Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX 2 SOUND MODE SURROUND 0 A B C D CH CH NORMAL MENU Colour buttons Press CH / CH to select your favourite channel. (e.g. Channel 12) 12 Displayed in green or yellow A , for example, Press until channel number turns white. • The display will disappear after three seconds, and then the selected channel is preset.
Broadcast features Teletext broadcasts Teletext is an information service, organised like a magazine, which is provided by some television stations in addition to regular television broadcasting. Your television receives special Teletext signals broadcast by a TV station, processes the information and displays it graphically on the screen. News, weather and sports information, stock exchange prices, programme previews and closed captioning for the deaf are among the many services available through Teletext.
Broadcast features Other features (Text/Mix/Picture) Each time you press the button, the display mode changes as shown below. TV mode POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 Teletext mode Mixed mode TV mode: Current TV programme screen. TV mode Teletext mode: Teletext screen. Teletext mode Mixed mode: The Teletext broadcast is superimposed onto the current TV programme screen.
(Clock) POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 In TV mode: When a TV signal with Teletext data is received, press to display the real time information on the top right area of the screen. 3 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons In Teletext mode: When a selected Teletext page has hidden sub-pages, you can see them by performing the following procedure: SURROUND 0 A B C 1 D CH Press .
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 POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MPX SOUND MODE Number buttons 2 SURROUND 0 A B C D CH 100 FLOF Teletext Press to select the Teletext mode (FLOF).
Fast page selection (LIST mode) POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 MPX SOUND MODE SURROUND 3 0 A B C D CH Colour buttons Select an appropriate programme channel. 100 FLOF Teletext to select the Press Teletext mode. News Sports Movie Weather LIST Press to change from FLOF system to LIST mode. CH NORMAL MENU 100 4 LIST LIST TV/TEXT 5 To recall a page number displayed in the coloured brackets, simply press the corresponding colour button A B C ( , , or ).
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.
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.
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.
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 29H-FX3M Receiving System World multi 28 system TV Broadcasts/ VCR Playback PAL-I PAL-B/G PAL-D/K SECAM-B/G SECAM D/K, K1 NTSC-M (NTSC standard) 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.
Definition of Terms Extended Pseudo Stereo (EPS) The Incredible Mono module (I-Mono) generates two channels from one mono input signal. When the sound of the mono input signal is processed, the listener gets the impression that the sound is essentially a stereo signal. Extended Spatial Stereo (ESS) The listener gets the impression of a sound reproduced by two virtual speakers, positioned at a larger distance between each other than between the actual speakers.
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