Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd OPERATION MANUAL MODEL MODEL SX68NF8 COLOUR TELEVISION Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Contents Preparation Accessories ...................................................................................... 2 Easy setup ........................................................................................ 3 Safety precautions ............................................................................ 4 Part names ....................................................................................... 5 Installing batteries in the remote control unit ............
Printelligence (M) 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.
Printelligence (M) 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 31 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 31 , 32 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 5 .
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Safety precautions Damage Water 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. To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not place the TV set near a bathroom, swimming pool or other area where it may become wet. Moisture Servicing To prevent electrical shock, do not use the TV set in an excessively damp place.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Part names The mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information. Infrared Transmitter Window Aim this window at the infrared sensor window on your TV set. Remote control 20 7 POWER SAVE Turns the TV on or to Standby mode. POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 10 9 Mutes the sound and restores sound to previous level. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AV MODE 9 AV MODE A 27 Switches between main and sub sound, and stereo and monaural sound.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd TV Set TV Set (Top) MENU/PRESET MENU/PRESET 11 CH MENU/PRESET button Tunes the channels. Used for MENU setup. / 7 7 / CH CH Volume up/down buttons Channel up/down buttons Adjusts the volume. Makes adjustments in PRESET. Selects the channels. Tunes or sets the channels. TV Set (Bottom) ON TIMER POWER SAVE 7 Power switch Turns on and off the main power. Power indicator 7 Power can be turned on by the remote control when the indicator is red.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme TV Set (Bottom) ON TIMER 1 POWER SAVE Turn on power. • When the power indicator is off, press . • When the power indicator lights up red, press on the remote control. The power indicator changes to green and a picture appears. Power indicator 2 TV Set (Top) MENU/PRESET With CH / CH • Press CH and channels change as shown below. 1 / 2 / ...
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set TV Set (Top) Using CH MENU/PRESET / Press to increase volume. Press to decrease volume. VOLUME 15 CH CH Using Behind the door CH / CH 5 Press CH number. to increase channel Press CH number. to decrease channel PAL Using headphone Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone. VIDEO S-VIDEO • The audio from the speakers is turned off.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Useful features Channel/Timer display Displays the current channel number, the timer, and other settings on the screen. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AV MODE MPX 0 A 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 and colour system appear on the screen. Press again to clear these current settings display on the screen.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Channel recall Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel. Press POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO . PAL PAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Example: 7 8 9 If, after switching from channel 5 to AV MODE 5 • The channel previously viewed returns to the screen. 7 SURROUND MPX 0 A B C channel 7, D PAL channel will change to channel 5. Press CH 7 again to return to channel 7.
Printelligence (M) 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 A B C D CH CH CH 1 CH NORMAL MENU MENU 2 TV/TEXT Press MENU / MENU/PRESET to call MENU screen.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to English, Chinese, French, Russian, Malay or Arabic. TV Set (Top) CH MENU/PRESET TV set ENGLISH FRANÇAIS 1 BAHASA MELAYU Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET CH 2 CH Press CH / CH select desired language. to • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown below.
Printelligence (M) 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. TV Set (Top) 1 CH MENU/PRESET Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. The language select mode appears. ENGLISH FRANÇAIS BAHASA MELAYU CH MENU/PRESET CH 2 Press MENU/PRESET twice to display MANUAL mode screen. MANUAL(B/G) VHF 1 48.
Printelligence (M) 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) TV Set (Top) 1 CH MENU/PRESET Press MENU/PRESET for more than two seconds. The language select mode appears. ENGLISH FRANÇAIS BAHASA MELAYU MENU/PRESET 2 Press MENU/PRESET again to display AUTO mode screen. AUTO(B/G) VHF 1 48.25MHz • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown below.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / CH select “CH-SETTING”. PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to MPX 0 A B C D CH 3 CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 MENU 5 TV/TEXT CH-SETTING Press / to display CH-SETTING menu. Press CH / CH select desired setting.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Picture adjustment POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “PICTURE”. PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to CH MPX 0 A B C CH D 3 CH CH CH NORMAL 4 MENU Press / display PICTURE menu. to Press CH / CH select adjustment items.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Sound adjustment POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “SOUND”. CH to Press / display SOUND menu. to Press CH / CH select adjustment items.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Surround sound Produces a virtual surround sound from the TV’s speakers. POWER SAVE Each time you press SURROUND , the mode changes between ON and OFF. TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AV MODE SURROUND SURROUND OFF: Produces normal sound. ON: Produces surround sound. SURROUND OFF MPX 0 A B C D CH CH NORMAL MENU SURROUND ON TV/TEXT • Surround sound only work during stereo signal is received.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments Blue screen Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / CH select “FEATURE ”. to PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING MPX 0 A B C CH D CH CH SELECT ENTER MENU RETURN CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU MENU 4 TV/TEXT 5 6 Press / display FEATURE menu. to Press CH / CH select “BLUE BACK”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Save This function reduces the picture brightness to create a softer image while saving electricity. POWER SAVE TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 POWER SAVE Using 1 AV MODE SURROUND 2 MPX 0 A B C CH D CH MENU Press screen. MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “FEATURE”. CH to MENU PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING CH CH NORMAL 3 MENU MENU 4 5 TV/TEXT FEATURE Press / display FEATURE menu. to Press CH / select “SAVE”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments VM (Velocity Modulation) This function emphasizes the picture outline. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “FEATURE”. CH PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to MPX 0 A B C D CH 3 CH CH CH NORMAL Press / display FEATURE menu. to Press CH select “VM”. CH to Press / select “ON” or “OFF”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Text This function for you to select the language of Teletext which fit your country. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “FEATURE”. PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to CH MPX 0 A B C CH D 3 CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 MENU 5 Press / display FEATURE menu. to Press CH / select “TEXT”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments AI (Artificial Intelligence) This function is for correcting the luminance and color gradation of the image in order to reproduce the best image. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 AV MODE SURROUND 7 8 9 MPX 0 A B C D Colour buttons 3 CH CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 5 MENU Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “FEATURE”. CH Press / display FEATURE menu.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Off timer Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has passed. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND 7 Press screen. MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “TIMER”. CH to MENU PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING MPX 0 A B C CH D 3 CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 Press / display TIMER menu. CH Press select “OFF / ”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Settings and adjustments On timer Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has passed. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND 7 Press screen. MENU MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “TIMER”. CH PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING to MPX 0 A B C CH D 3 CH CH CH NORMAL MENU 4 MENU 5 NORMAL Press / display TIMER menu. to Press CH select “ON to / CH TIMER OFF ON POSITION VOLUME --:---:---:-- ”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd 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. POWER SAVE 1 TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 AV MODE SURROUND Press screen. MENU to call MENU Press CH / select “TIMER”. CH to MENU PICTURE SOUND FEATURE TIMER CH-SETTING MPX 0 A B C CH D CH 3 CH CH NORMAL Press / display TIMER menu. to Press CH select “ ”.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Broadcast features NICAM broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I, -B/G, or -D/K signal. Stereo Bilingual MPX Each time you press the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO. , Monaural MPX 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.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd A2 stereo system broadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving an A2 stereo signal (B/G). Stereo Bilingual 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 49 SUB 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.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd 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).
Printelligence (M) 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.
Printelligence (M) 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.
Printelligence (M) 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.
Printelligence (M) 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.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd Specifications MODEL SX68NF8 Receiving System TV Broadcasts/ VCR Playback PAL-B/G VCR Playback (Using Video-in terminals) PAL 60 Hz NTSC 3.58 MHz NTSC 4.43 MHz Laserdisc Player Playback (Using RF-in terminals) PAL 5.5 MHz/60 Hz VCR Playback (Using S-Video in terminal) S-VIDEO NTSC 3.58 MHz S-VIDEO NTSC 4.
Printelligence (M) Sdn. Bhd 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.