4. In the unlikely event of that your equipment should require repair, please contact the dealer or supplier from whom it was purchased. 5. The cost of carriage to and from the Dealer, Supplier or Sharp approved Service Facility shall be borne by the purchaser.
Use only with a cart or stand recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the television equipment. The picture tube of your TV has a special coating. Do not knock or rub on the tube face with sharp or hard surfaces, otherwise you will damage the coating!.
Accessories Remote control Remote Control Battery Installation Before using the TV set for the first time, install the supplied dry batteries in the remote control. With your thumb nail, pull up the slit as indicated by the arrow to remove the battery cover.
Aerial connections - TV set only - Aerial connections - VCR and TV - Note: See on -Typical connections- (page 36) for details of further connection possibilities.
Controls & Terminals FRONT TV Main Power On/Off Switch Power Indicator Remote Control Sensor Volume Button (DOWN) Volume Button (UP) Program Selector (DOWN) Program Selector (UP) Door HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR Press the top of the door, opening it slightly hook your finger inside and pull open.
Stand-by mode. Blue back off timer If noise appears in TV or VCR mode, the screen turns blue. The blue back off-timer is then engaged and will automati- cally switch the set to Stand-by mode in 15 minutes.
The TV is ready to preset automatically all local channels for you. • If the TV is being used with a VCR, turn on the VCR and play back a pre-recorded tape. 6. Now, press any button on the TV remote control and follow the instructions on the screen, to start Auto Channel Preset.
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Letters A to Z of the alphabet, a blank space and the numbers 0 to 9 will appear sequentially. Some of the broadcasting stations names such as BBC1 or CH4 are already incorporated in the TV and appear among the alphabet to make this task easier. d.4 Press the...
TV OPERATION Channel Selection Channel selector buttons Select the programme channel number you want to see, using the channel selector buttons When you press these buttons the list of programmes appears. Press the again to select another program. Note: The channels that are in SKIP mode cannot be seen with this buttons.
Picture Adjustments Picture quality is adjustable in this menu. Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the RED button to see the PICTURE LEVELS Menu PICTURE LEVELS Menu Press the Cursor LEFT/RIGHT buttons termined level: Factory settings / Memorized / Cinema / Rich / Game. Press the Cursor UP/DOWN buttons E/ F to select a parameter from the list: Contrast, Colour, Brightness or Sharpness.
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Select SVM (Scan Velocity Modulator) to change the resolution of the picture (Low, Medium or High). The TV is factory pre-set to “Medium”. In this menu you can switch to the following menus: Press the RED button to return to the LEVELS Menu.
* AUTO mode (VPS code): The VPS signal is sent by some broadcasting stations with information of the original size. When the TV is in AUTO mode and receives the VPS signal, it changes the size automatically as indicated below: When the TV is receiving VPS code 16:9 the TV selects CINEMA automatically.
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Wide Mode (Special detail information) Special detail information about PANORAMA, FULL, NORMAL, ZOOM 14:9 and CINEMA (16:9) . 16:9 PANORAMA The Panorama Mode adapts the broadcast picture to 16:9 format without changing the centre of view. This is especially useful for programmes like the News when the speaker in the centre of the picture needs to be seen clearly.
DUAL CHANNEL A When the TV is receiving a MONO (NICAM) programme, the TV set selects MONO NICAM automatically, and you can change: When the TV is receiving a MONO (FM) programme, the TV set selects MONO automatically but the sound mode cannot be change.
Sound Setting Mode Sound quality is adjustable in this menu. Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the GREEN button to see the AUDIO EFFECTS Menu. AUDIO EFFECTS Menu Press the Cursor LEFT/RIGHT buttons AUDIO MODE: Bypass or Spatial expander. The AUDIO EFFECTS Menu depends on the AUDIO MODE as indicated below: AUDIO MODE: Bypass...
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Audio Levels menus Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the GREEN button to see the AUDIO EFFECTS Menu. AUDIO EFFECTS Menu Press the RED button to see the SPEAKER LEVELS Menu. SPEAKER LEVELS menu Press the Cursor UP/DOWN buttons Volume, Balance, Loudness mode or Dynamic Bass.
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When the TV set is receiving a MONO NICAM programme, the TV set selects MONO NICAM automatically, and you can change: When the TV is receiving a MONO FM programme, the TV set selects MONO automatically but the sound mode cannot be change.
ON TIMER Menu. Press the Stand-by button ( æ TV) on the remote control to put the TV set into Stand-by Mode. When the preset time is reached, the TV set turns ON and a picture appears on the screen.
Press any button on the remote control to exit this function when you wish. Post code This option allows you to set a code which will be displayed at TV switch on time. There is a password to change the code. Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu.
The protection can apply to the television itself «LOCK ALL» or to specific programmes «LOCK PROGRAMME». With the CHILD LOCK function, you can also programme a time period during which the TV or the programmes will be protected. (Your children can not select the channel which you locked).
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Access to protected modes LOCK ALL: When the TV is protected in this way, it will be blocked when switched on and a red box will appear on the screen (against a blue background), along with the instruction « LOCKED MODE ».
Menu Structures This TV set has: a MAIN MENU with four basic menus which permit the entrance to the different functions of the TV. These menus are figured out as indicated below. By pressing the MENU button: MENU OPTIONS MODE...
Teletext functions. Teletext features Depending on the TV programme, the Teletext pages are transmitted using different systems. Your SHARP TV is adjusted to receive 2 Teletext systems, namely FLOF and LIST, which are automatically identified by the receiver.
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Press the button again to hide the information. CLOCK button In TV Mode: When the TV signal with TEXT data is received, by pressing this button the real time information will appear on the top left area of the screen.
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CURSOR button When you press this button in teletext mode, a CURSOR appears. This cursor (rectangular box) contains a page number and you can select the desired page simply by using the four colours. RED button : Move cursor down. GREEN button : Move cursor up.
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NUMERIC buttons 0 9. HALF page button HOLD button Pressing any other button allows to return on normal TV-Mode resetting the SPLIT SCREEN (LIST Mode) feature. Teletext operation - LIST Mode - Teletext Page memory List a) How to Operate Page Memory Your TV has 40 Teletext page number memories for fast recall of Teletext information.
Automatic Channel Sorting System (ASS): The TV set SEARCHES FOR FREQUENCIES, memorises the channels found, and sorts them (according to technical criteria) from Pr-01 of the TV, to a maximum of 99 programmes. Note: This tuning process may take several minutes to perform.
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Manual Channel Preset (PRESET USING REAL CHANNEL NUMBERS) Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the BLUE button to see the TUNE Menu. Press the Cursor UP/DOWN buttons «Programme» (red marked). Press the Cursor LEFT/RIGHT buttons buttons) to select the programme channel number you want to preset.
Press the MENU button to clear the on-screen display. Mode This feature allows you to select TV, FILTER, VCR or SKIP. Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the blue button to see the TUNE Menu.
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Edit (Stored programmes) This features allows you to delete, sort or input name for each one of the programmes with A ~ Z , 0 ~ 9 and hyphen. Press the MENU button to see the MAIN Menu. Press the BLUE button to see the TUNE Menu.
TV/Video selector button (TV/VIDEO) The signal source can be selected from each of the input terminals in this mode. Press the TV/VIDEO button to see the TV/VIDEO Menu. Press the GREEN or YELLOW button Menu or FRONT Menu. REAR Menu 3.1.
Headphone jack The headphone jack is located behind the door. How to open the door : Press the top of the door, opening it slightly hook your finger inside and pull open Safety: In order to protect your ears, turn down the volume of the headphones before connecting them.
VCR mode SHARP VCR can be operated using the TV remote control. Channel selectors These buttons are used for changing channels and setting the timer. Play button Press this button to start playback. Record buttons Press this button to start recording. If the video cassette is protected against recording, it will be ejected.
21-pin Euro-SCART and 21-pin Audio/Video REAR TV 21-pin In/Out 21-pin Audio/Video (AV-2) With PAL/SECAM/NTSC Video Input. 21-pin Audio/Video (AV-1) With PAL/SECAM/NTSC/S-Video Input 21-pin Euro SCART (RGB) With PAL/SECAM/NTSC Video Input. 21 19 17 15 13 11 21-pin Euro-SCART (RGB) 1. Audio right output 2.
Typical connection (Videorecorder and TV) through the RF terminal and Decoder through 21-pin Euro-SCART RF out RF in RF in SCART/AV Decoder 21 -pin Euro-SCART Typical connection (DVD, Decoder and TV) through the 21-pin Euro-SCART RF in SCART/AV DVD player Video out Audio out Decoder 21-pin Euro-SCART...
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Typical connection (VIDEO CAMERA and TV) through the A/V FRONT Note: For further details, please refer to operation manual of your Video camera.
If the fault cannot be corrected by using this guide, remove the mains plug from the wall socket and contact the dealer or supplier from whom it was purchased. Where this is not possible, please visit our web-site at www.sharp.co.uk/support. Customers without Internet access may telephone telephoning form Ireland] during office hours.
General Specifications for Television Receiver Item : IC Solid State Colour TV Receiver 28HW-53H, 32HW-53H Models: Receiving Broadcast Standard Receiving Channel Receiving System Sound: Colour System: Field Frequency: Power Source Power Consumption at 240V AC 50Hz Power Consumption at (Stand-by) Audio Output:Internal speaker:Left / Right: 10 + 10 W (mpo) Dimensions (Approx.)