CX68RF5_COVER M&M Printers (M) Sdn. Bhd. COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL CX68RF5 OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television.
M&M Printers (M) Sdn. Bhd. CX68RF5_Warranty WARRANTY Consumer Electronic Products Congratulations on Your Purchase! This Sharp product is warranted against faults in materials and manufacture for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase. If service is required during the warranty period, please contact your nearest Sharp Approved Service Centre. These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified herein.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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 .......................................
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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 47 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 47 , 48 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 .
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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. 27 8 COMFY VIEW 10 Mutes the sound and restores sound to previous level. CHILD LOCK 29 For directly enter to CHILD LOCK menu. TV/VIDEO 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 10 Displays the clock, timer and channel settings on the screen.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Part names 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. This may result in an injury. Door Bottom MENU/PRESET 12 MENU/PRESET button 8 Used for MENU setup. Tunes the channels.
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme. TV Set 1 Turn on power. • When the Standby indicator is off, press POWER . • When the Standby indicator is red, press on the remote control. The Standby indicator changes to green and a picture appears. POWER Standby indicator 2 Behind the door Select channel. With CH / CH • Press CH and channels change as shown below. 1 / 2 / ...
CX68RF5_01-09E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Watching TV Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set. Behind the door Using / 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. • The audio from the speakers is turned off.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Useful features Clock/Timer/Channel display Displays the clock, the timer, the current channel number and other settings on the screen. COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 SOUND MODE FM RADIO 0 B C . C L OC K ON OF F V I EW • The clock and the time on the On timer, Off timer, View timer and the remaining time of the Reminder appears on the screen.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Useful features Sound mode COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Number buttons FM RADIO 0 A B C D Each time you press the SOUND MODE , the mode switches between MOVIE, MUSIC, NEWS and CUSTOM.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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 COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ME NU Press MENU / MENU/PRESET to call MENU screen.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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 R E TURN : ME NU ENT ER : Operation guide PICTURE menu............................ 21 – 22 SOUND P I C T URE V I DE 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..
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to English, Chinese, French, Malay or Arabic. Behind the door TV set 1 COMFY VIEW FRA CH S E L E C T : CH • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen. TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S • The language select mode appears.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. (e.g. tuning the TV to a VCR, tuning in an additional TV station.) NOTE: This TV is already tuned into 2, 7, 9, 10 and 28. Behind the door 1 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 • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations, using consecutive channels numbers (e.g. 2, 7, 9, 10 will be stored as 1, 2, 3, 4). Behind the door 1 E NG L I SH Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds during normal screen. FRA S • The language select mode appears. S E L E C T : CH • In order to enter to language select mode, press MENU/PRESET during normal screen.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE 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”.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Channel setting (continued) COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SOUND-SYSTEM B/G AUTO CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE M D/K I FM RADIO 0 A B C D SKIP CH ON CH NORMAL MENU OFF 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.
CX68RF5_10-19E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Channel setting (continued) COMFY VIEW SORT TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK • To sort the program numbers according to your preference. 1 Moving a program TV2 (at program number 2) to program number 5 SOUND MODE FM RADIO 0 A B C D CH CH CH NORMAL CH MENU 1. When you press / in step 5 on page 17 , SORT menu will be displayed.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Channel setting (continued) COMFY VIEW 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 . CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE 2. Press / CH or / to select program number 2 (e.g. TV2) to be deleted. FM RADIO 0 A B C D CH CH CH CH NORMAL CH MENU SOR T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S T A RWL D TV2 HA L LMRK HBO D I S CO VR L E A RN 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 S E L E C T : CH 2 3.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Picture adjustment COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “PICTURE”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG FM RADIO 0 S E L E C T : CH A B C D ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU MENU 4 / Press to display PICTURE menu. Press CH / CH to select adjustment items.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Picture adjustment (continued) The following table lists the adjustment items shown in the PICTURE menu and how they change as you press / .
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Sound adjustment COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “SOUND”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG FM RADIO 0 A B C D 3 CH CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 SOUND Press / to display SOUND menu. Press CH / CH to select adjustment items.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Equalizer COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “SOUND”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG FM RADIO 0 S E L E C T : CH A B C R E T U RN : ME NU ENT ER : D CH CH CH NORMAL MENU CH 3 4 MENU SOUND Press / to display SOUND menu. E QUA L I Z E R SURROUND B A L A NC E AVL BASS+ Press CH / CH to select “EQUALIZER”.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Blue screen Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE ME NU Press screen. MENU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “FEATURE ”.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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). COMFY VIEW 1 1 TV/VIDEO 2 3 2 CHILD LOCK 4 5 6 7 8 9 SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press / to select “FEATURE”.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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 COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK COMFY VIEW 1 SOUND MODE FM RADIO 0 A B C CH D 2 CH Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / CH to select “FEATURE”.
CX68RF5_20-28E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 16:9 mode Selects the width of the picture. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU ME NU P I C T UR E SOUND F E A T UR E Press CH / CH to select “FEATURE”. T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG FM RADIO 0 S E L E C T : CH A B C D ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU MENU TV/TEXT 4 5 F E A T UR E Press / to display FEATURE menu. Press CH / CH to select “16:9 MODE”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Child lock Preventing children from watching TV or certain channels. Setting the CHILD LOCK mode (For the first time) COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 CHILD LOCK CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU 0 B C • Press CHILD LOCK will enter directly to CHILD LOCK menu.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Child lock (continued) COMFY VIEW POSITION/LOCK STATUS TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE (i) Press / or Number buttons (0~9) to set the position. (e.g. 25) Number buttons FM RADIO 0 A B C LOCK T V PO S I T I ON L OC K S T A T US P A S SWORD OF F 25 ON 0000 D (ii) Press / to select “LOCK STATUS” to “ON” or “OFF”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Child lock (continued) To turn OFF or to change setting of CHILD LOCK mode COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Number buttons 1 While “CHILD LOCK ON” screen appear. 0 A B C C H I L D L OC K ON P L E A S E I N PU T P A S SWORD FM RADIO –––– D CH CH MENU NORMAL 2 TV/TEXT Enter 4 digits PASSWORD using Number buttons (0~9) on the remote control.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Demo To learn more about TV set. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHILD LOCK 2 SOUND MODE 7 8 9 FM RADIO 0 A B C Press screen. MENU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / CH to select “FEATURE”. F E A T UR E T I ME R CH - S E T T I NG D CH S E L E C T : CH CH ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU CH CH NORMAL ME NU MENU 3 MENU 4 TV/TEXT 5 F E A T UR E Press / to displa y FEATURE menu. Press CH / to select “DEMO”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 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”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Day This function allow to set the day. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 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 FM RADIO 0 S E L E C T : CH A B C ENT ER : R E T U RN : ME NU D CH CH CH NORMAL MENU CH 3 4 MENU TV/TEXT 5 T I ME R Press / to display TIMER menu. Press CH / to select “DAY”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments On timer (continued) COMFY VIEW 5 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE FM RADIO 0 A B C 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. CH 9 : 2 8 AM MON 1 2 : 1 5 AM DA I L Y –– –– – – : – – AM –– : –– V I EW B E E P R EM I ND E R • STATUS can be select in the following order: CH D T I ME R Press CH / CH to select “STATUS”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Off timer Automatically switches the TV to standby mode when preset time has been reached. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 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”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”.
CX68RF5_29-38E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Reminder on-screen timer (continued) COMFY VIEW 6 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE FM RADIO 0 A B C D CH CH NORMAL MENU MENU 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.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Press screen. MENU ME NU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd View timer (continued) COMFY VIEW 8 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE Number buttons 9 FM RADIO 0 A B C CH D CH MENU MENU NORMAL V I EW I NG T I ME LOCK P A S SWORD CH 10 TV/TEXT 11 1 :30 ON 0000 Press / to select “ON” or “OFF”. • 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.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments View timer (continued) COMFY VIEW To watch the TV programme again (when the viewing time has passed) TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 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.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE ME NU Press screen. MENU to call MENU P I C T UR E SOUND Press CH / to select “TIMER”.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. COMFY VIEW 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK 2 SOUND MODE Colour buttons FM RADIO 0 A B C D CH NORMAL 12 Displayed in green or yellow Press , for example, A until channel number turns white. • The display will disappear after three seconds, and then the selected channel is preset.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd FM radio Allow users to listen FM Radio from the TV speakers. Connecting a FM Radio Antenna COMFY VIEW TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHILD LOCK Number buttons SOUND MODE To listen FM Radio on TV set, plug FM antenna into FM antenna jack at the rear of the TV. TV FM RADIO 0 FM RADIO A B C D CH CH CH MENU NORMAL CH * (Please refer to 2 for accessories included.
CX68RF5_39-45E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments FM radio (continued) COMFY VIEW FREQUENCY TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • If / is pressed less than 2 seconds, FREQUENCY will be changed by step 50 KHz. CHILD LOCK SOUND MODE 0 A B • If / will be started. FM RADIO FM RADIO C is pressed more than 2 seconds, MANUAL tuning D SKIP CH CH NORMAL ON MENU OFF When set “SKIP” to “ON”, the radio channel position are set to SKIP.
CX68RF5_46-51E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_46-51E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_46-51E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_46-51E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
CX68RF5_46-54E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd Specifications MODEL CX68RF5 Receiving 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.
CX68RF5_46-54E M&M Printers Sdn. Bhd 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.
Note E 29 Dimension: 176 x 250 mm
Note E 30 Dimension: 176 x 250 mm
Note E 31 Dimension: 176 x 250 mm