Sharp SX66NF100 manual

MODEL Please read this operation man ual carefully bef ore using the colour tele vision. OPERATION MANUAL COLOUR TELEVISION MODEL SX66NF100 SX76NF100 (SX66NF100) (SX76NF100) SX66NF(Front) 03.7.30, 8:55 AM Page 1 Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC[...]

2 Saf ety precautions Do not place this TV set on an unstab le car t, stand, shelf , or table . The TV set ma y f all, causing serious injur y to a child or adult, and serious damage to the set. Shar p recommends securing the TV set to a stable surf ace or wall to pre v ent the set from f alling due to sudden shocks or impact. Do not place a flow e[...]

3 P ower cor d pr otection T o prev ent electrical shock, do not subject the A C power cord to damage b y bending or twisting it, or by placing hea vy items on top of it and do not place the A C pow er cord under the TV set. If the AC po wer cord becomes damaged, unplug it from the wall outlet immediately and call y our dealer f or service. T o pre[...]

4 Selecting menu items Useful features Contents Safety precautions .................................................... 2 Accessories .............................................................. 5 Easy setup ............................................................... 6 P ar t names .............................................................[...]

5 Dear SHARP Customer Thank you f or buying SHARP’ s Colour T elevision. W e hope you will ha ve man y years of enjo yment from this television set. T o ensure pr oper operation, please read this manual carefull y , and keep it in a safe place f or future reference. Remote control Size-AA batteries Operation manual The follo wing accessories are [...]

6 Easy setup T o use y our TV set, perf orm the easy setup procedure below . The mark indicates the page number with more detailed inf ormation. Connect the antenna. • See 11 to connect the antenna. Connect an y video equipment. • See 40 , 41 to connect video equipment. • See the operation manual of y our video equipment when connecting it to[...]

7 P ar t names • Be sure to match the batter y j j j j j / k k k k k terminals with the j j j j j / k k k k k marks inside the compar tment. • Remove the batteries if weak or if the unit is not in use f or long per iods. • Do not mix old and new batteries. • Incorrect installation of the batter ies ma y damage the remote control. With your [...]

8 P ar t names Bottom 12 12 7 31 28 SX66NF100 13 13 41 18 13 13 CH CH / Power indicator Power can be turned on by the remote control when the indicator is lit red. Door Power switch Turns on and off the main power. Infrared sensor window Receives the infrared wave from the remote control. Headphones jack Used to listen to the audio with headphones.[...]

9 Top SX76NF100 Bottom 12 12 7 31 28 13 41 18 13 13 A V-3 IN terminals Connect to a camcorder, video game, VCR, DVD player, etc. MENU/PRESET CH CH / / Volume Up/Down buttons Adjust the volume. Used for Preset. Channel Up/Down buttons Select the channels. Tune or set the channels. MENU/PRESET button Used for MENU setup. Tunes the channels. Power swi[...]

10 P ar t names Rear terminals SX66NF100 SX76NF100 11 41 41 41 40 41 COMPONENT IN/AUDIO IN terminals Connect to a DVD player, etc. A V-2 IN VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) terminals Connect to a VCR, etc. A V-1 IN VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) terminals Connect to a VCR, etc. VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) OUT terminals Connect to a VCR, etc. S-VIDEO (A V-1 IN) terminal Connects to a VC[...]

11 If your outdoor antenna uses a 75-ohm coaxial cab le with a standard DIN45325 plug (IEC 169-2), plug it into the Antenna In terminal at the rear of the TV set. If your outdoor antenna uses a 300-ohm twin-lead flat f eeder , connect a 300-ohm to 75-ohm impedance conv er ter and plug it into the Antenna In terminal at the rear of the TV set. Conne[...]

12 W atching TV 1 T urn on power . • When the P ower indicator (see 8 and 9 ) is off , press . • When the P ow er indicator lights up red, press on the remote control. The Po wer indicator changes to green and a picture appears . TV Set (Bottom) With CH / CH (on remote control) • Press CH , and channels change as shown belo w . 1 / 2 / ... / [...]

13 • Select an appropriate volume so as not to injure y our hearing. • T o avoid injuring your hearing, do not put on the headphones bef ore plugging them into the Headphones jack and bef ore the power is turned on. • The proper impedance for the headphones is 32 ohms . • Remov e the headphones plug from the Headphones jack when not using t[...]

14 Channel/Timer displa y Displays the current c hannel number , the timer , and other settings on the screen. 2 Press again. • The timer displa ys disappear . 1 Press . • The time remaining on the Off Timer , On Timer , Reminder , and the channel number and colour/sound system indications appear on the screen. • When no timer is set, the cha[...]

15 TV/Video selection Switches between TV broadcasts and A V input programmes. Each time y ou press TV/VIDEO , the input switc hes between A V1 (or SA V1 when S-VIDEO terminal is used), A V2, A V3 (or SA V3 when S-VIDEO terminal is used), COMPONENT , and TV programme. Channel recall Switches bac k to the channel y ou were watching just before the c[...]

16 Selecting a menu item 1 Press MENU / MENU/PRESET to call MENU screen. 3 Press / to enter . • The corresponding menu screen will appear . This TV set allows y ou to adjust the picture and sound, and set the channels and other features using the on-screen display with the remote contr ol or from the TV set. Select the desired men u item by f oll[...]

17 Settings and adjustments On-screen displa y language selection The on-screen display langua g e can be set to English, Chinese, French, Russian, Malay or Arabic. 3 Press MENU/PRESET until normal screen appears. 2 Press CH / CH to select desired language. • Pressing MENU/PRESET changes the screen as shown belo w . 1 Press and hold down MENU/PRE[...]

18 Settings and adjustments Manual c hannel tuning Enables manual c hannel tuning to a desired TV station. (e .g. tuning the TV to a VCR, tuning in an additional TV station.) NO TE: This TV is already tuned into 2, 7, 9, 10 and 28. 1 Press and hold down MENU/PRESET for more than tw o seconds. • The Language Select screen appears. 2 Press MENU/PRE[...]

19 A uto channel tuning A utomatically tunes in and presets receiv able TV stations, using consecutive channel number s (e .g. 2, 7, 9, 10 will be stored as 1, 2, 3, 4) 1 Press and hold down MENU/PRESET for more than tw o seconds. • The Language Select screen appears. • Auto Preset stores all receiv able channels including those which ma y be v[...]

20 Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. 1 Press MENU to call MENU screen. 2 Press CH / CH to select “CH-SETTING”. 3 Press / to display CH-SETTING men u. 4 Press CH / CH to select desired item. 5 Each time y ou press / , setting for individual items changes as follo ws: • POSITION: The channel position changes to the ne xt highe[...]

21 Picture adjustment 1 Press MENU to call MENU screen. 2 Press CH / CH to select “ PICTURE ” . 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to adjust other items. 7 Press MENU until normal screen appears. • When NORMAL is pressed while the PICTURE menu is displa yed, the setting for the selected item is reset to the standard (f actor y setting) position. ?[...]

22 Settings and adjustments Sound adjustment 1 Press MENU to call MENU screen. 2 Press CH / CH to select “ SOUND ” . 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to adjust other items. 7 Press MENU until normal screen appears. • When NORMAL is pressed while the SOUND menu is displa yed, the setting f or the selected item is reset to the standard (f actor y s[...]

23 Each time y ou press SURROUND , the mode toggles between ON and OFF . OFF : Produces nor mal sound. ON : Produces surround sound. • Surround Sound only works when a stereo signal is being received. 2 Press / to adjust the surround eff ect level. 1 Press SURROUND until the SURROUND ON mode screen is display ed. Surround eff ect lev el adjustmen[...]

24 Each time you press , the width of the picture changes as shown belo w . (See pa ge 25.) PANORAMA FULL NORMAL ZOOM (14:9) CINEMA Settings and adjustments Wide mode Selects the width of the picture. Wide mode selection CH CH V -SIZE/V -SCROLL adjustment Selectable wide mode Input Mode P ANORAMA FULL NORMAL ZOOM (14:9) CINEMA Interlaced ✔✔✔ [...]

25 4 : 3 16 : 9 Detail inf ormation on each wide mode P ANORAMA Adapts the broadcast picture to 16:9 f ormat without changing the centre of view . This is especially useful for prog rammes like the ne ws when the speaker in the centre of the picture needs to be seen clearly . FULL Adapts the broadcast picture to 16:9 f ormat while also stretching t[...]

26 Settings and adjustments A utomatically turns the screen b lue if a broadcast signal is not received. • P oor reception due to weak signals and too much noise ma y activate BLUE BA CK, despite the presence of a broadcast signal. T o continue watching TV under these conditions, set BLUE BA CK to “ OFF ” . • When Off Timer is set, the OFF [...]

27 When video equipment, such as a video game system or camcorder , is connected to the front (A V -3 IN) terminals, this TV set automatically selects the input mode (A V3) when the video equipment is turned on. • If the video equipment is connected to the rear terminals on the TV set, the video mode will not be automatically selected. • If the[...]

28 Settings and adjustments Save This function reduces the picture brightness to create a softer image while saving electricity . 3 Press / to display FEA TURE menu. 4 Press CH / CH to select “ SA VE ” . 5 Press / to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” . • When SA VE is set to “ ON ” , the PO WER SA VE indicator on the TV set lights up red. [...]

29 Adjusts the headphones v olume . Headphones v olume 1 Press MENU to call MENU screen. 2 Press CH / CH to select “ FEA TURE ” . 3 Press / to display FEA TURE menu. 4 Press CH / CH to select “ ” . 6 Press MENU until normal screen appears. CH CH MENU M EN U P I CTURE SOUND FEATU RE TI M ER CH – SETT I N G 5 Press / to adjust the v olume. [...]

30 Settings and adjustments Off timer A utomatically turns po wer off after a set length of time has passed. 3 Press / to display TIMER menu. 4 Press CH / CH to select “ OFF ” . 5 Press / to set time for TV to turn off. • Maximum time that can be preset is 12 hours and 50 minutes. • As soon as the time is entered, the timer star ts to count[...]

31 On timer A utomatically turns po wer on after a set length of time has passed. 3 Press / to display TIMER menu. 4 Press CH / CH to select “ ON ” . 5 Press / to set time for TV to turn on. • Maximum time that can be preset is 12 hours and 50 minutes. • As soon as the time is entered, the timer star ts to count down. 8 Press CH / CH to sel[...]

32 Settings and adjustments 1 Press MENU to call MENU screen. 2 Press CH / CH to select “ TIMER ” . 3 Press / to display TIMER menu. 4 Press CH / CH to select “ ” . • This function also works in the Standby mode . P ower is automatically tur ned on fiv e minutes bef ore the preset length of time e xpires. The TV set automatically returns [...]

33 Br oadcast f eatures NICAM br oadcasts Enables selection of reception mode when receiving a NICAM-I, -B/G, or -D/K signal. Stereo Each time y ou press MPX , the mode switches between NICAM STEREO and MONO . Bilingual Each time y ou press MPX , the mode switches between M1 (main sound), M2 (sub sound), and MONO . Monaural Each time y ou press MPX[...]

34 Br oadcast features Each time y ou press MPX , the mode switches between STEREO and MONO. Stereo Each time y ou press MPX , the mode switches between MAIN and SUB. Bilingual • The setting can be selected individually for each channel position. • A2 stereo-B/G: National and regional broadcast system used in Mala ysia, Thailand and A ustralia.[...]

35 T eletext br oadcasts T eletext is an inf ormation ser vice, organised like a magazine, which is pro vided by some television stations in ad dition to regular television br oadcasting. Y our television receives special T eletext signals broadcast b y a TV station, processes the inf ormation and displays it graphicall y on the screen. Ne ws, weat[...]

36 Br oadcast features Other f eatures (T ext/Mix/Picture) Each time you press the b utton, the display mode changes as shown below . TV mode Teletext mode Mixed mode TV mode: Current TV prog ramme screen. TV mode T eletext mode Mixed mode Current Programme (Half page) Each time you press the b utton, the upper/lower half of the T eletext page is m[...]

37 1 Press . •“ = = = = ” appears on the screen. 2 Enter a desired sub-page number (4 digits) with 0-9 Number buttons. (Ex. Press 0 , 0 , 2 , 1 to select sub-page 21.) 3 W ait until the selected sub-page appears. (Cancel) Press to cancel the T eletext mode and restore the normal TV screen. Indication is shown on the screen. In this position, [...]

38 Br oadcast features LIST mode T eletext page memory list Y our TV has 40 T eletext page number memories f or fast recall of T eletext inf ormation. In programme positions 1 through 9, f our T elete xt page numbers can be stored in each position; a total of 36 pages. In programme positions 10 through 99, only one prog ramme with 4 page numbers ca[...]

39 1 Select an appropriate programme c hannel. 2 Press to select the T eletext mode. 3 Press LIST to change from FLOF system to LIST mode. 4 T o recall a page number display ed in the coloured brackets, simply press the corresponding Colour button. 5 Press LIST again to return to FLOF mode. Fast pa ge selection (LIST mode) LIST T eletext P 100 100 [...]

40 Connections • When connecting the TV to a D VD player via the COMPONENT IN terminals, the video and audio from the D VD play er cannot be output through the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT ter minals on the TV . • Please ref er to the operation manual of y our D VD pla yer f or more information. • Be sure to fully inser t the plugs of the connecting cab l[...]

41 Connecting to video equipment Enjoy pla yback from a video disc pla yer , VCR or other video equipment by connecting them to this TV set using the Audio/Video In terminals. Example use of front terminals Example use of rear terminals • The S-VIDEO terminal has pr iority ov er the Video ter minal. • The S-VIDEO terminal and AUDIO (L/R) ter mi[...]

42 T r oub leshooting The follo wing problems do not al ways indicate a har dware failure. Therefore, please use the troub leshooting guide below bef ore calling for repair service. If, after follo wing the guide none of the remedies work, unplug the TV set and call for service . Quick Service Check List Try a new channel to check for possible stat[...]

43 Specifications • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. • Receiving system: These receiving systems , encompassing all currently availab le technology , include those with planned broadcast, videotape and laserdisc hardware and software . • Reception channels: Some examples of the main receiv able channels are sho [...]

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