Sharp 21S-FX10M User manual

TINS-D440WJN2
08P01-MSP
ENGLISH
OPERATION MANUAL
COLOUR TELEVISION
21S-FX10M
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.
Unstable surface and shocks
– Do not place this TV set on an unstable cart, stand, shelf, or table. The TV set may fall, causing serious
injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the set. Sharp recommends securing the TV set to a
stable surface or wall to prevent the set from falling due to sudden shocks or impact.
Moisture
– To prevent electrical shock, do not use the TV set in an excessively damp place.
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.
TV Set position
– Do place the TV set onto an even stand, table or rack which size is bigger than the TV set.
If the TV set is put onto a smaller size or uneven stand, table or rack may cause the TV cabinet distort.
Do not put or insert anything between TV set and the stand, table or rack.
Ventilation
– Do not place this TV set in a confined area, such as on a bookshelf or in a built-in case. Leave
adequate space behind the TV for proper ventilation.
Servicing
– To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the back of the cabinet. This TV set contains
dangerous voltage.
Power-cord protection
– To prevent electrical shock, do not subject the AC power cord to damage by bending or twisting it, or by
placing heavy items on top of it and do not place the AC power cord under the TV set. If the AC power
cord becomes damaged, unplug it from the wall outlet immediately and call your dealer for service.
Water
– 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.
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.
Uneven surface and excessive force
– Television equipment and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn.
Fire prevention
– To prevent fire, never place any type of candle or naked flames on the top or near the TV set.
Electrical installation
– All pole mains switch with a separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be
incorporated in the electrical installation of the building.
E1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
E2 ACCESSORIES
Connecting to an antenna Connecting to an antenna via a VCR
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.
E3 ANTENNA CONNECTION
The following accessories are included with this television.
Remote Control Size-AA batteries Operation manual
3.5mm stereo cable
*
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.
VCR
TV
300-ohm twin-lead
flat feeder
(not supplied)
75-ohm
impedance
converter
(not supplied)
75-ohm coaxial cable
(round cable)
(not supplied)
Standard DIN45325
plug (IEC 169-2) Antenna in
To RF out terminal
To antenna
in terminal
E4 CONNECTING AND WATCHING DVD
TV
DVD input terminals
DVD player
Green : To Y
Blue : To PB(CB)
Red : To PR(CR)
Red : To AUDIO IN (R)
White : To AUDIO IN (L)
To colour-
difference
(component
video) out
terminals
To audio out
(L/R) terminals
DVD input terminals DVD player
COMPONENT-
YY
IN VIDEO PB(CB)PB(CB) or B-Y/Pb
PR(CR)PR(CR) or R-Y/Pr
Connecting the video terminals
Watching DVD
!Press
TV/VIDEO
to select “COMPONENT”, DVD
input screen.
@Turn on the DVD player and begin playback.
TV/VIDEO
TNEN O P MOC
*This 3.5mm stereo cable can only plug in those mobile players that have 3.5mm jack.
•Unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet before cleaning the product. Use a microfibre cloth to clean the product. Do not
use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
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Example of rear terminals usage
E5 CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Remote control
Switches M.P. IN mode on or off.
M.P. IN
Operate the Favourite Channel.
D
Resets all settings.
NORMAL
Produces a more spacious sound.
SURROUND
Switches between MOVIE, MUSIC
and NEWS.
AV MODE
Calls the MENU screen.
MENU
Changes the on-screen display
language.
LANGUAGE
Mutes the sound and restores sound
to previous level.
Displays the channel and timer settings
on the screen.
Infrared transmitter window
Aim this window at the infrared
sensor window on your TV set.
Turns the TV on or to Standby mode.
Returns to previously viewed channel.
Switches between TV broadcasts
and AV input programmes.
TV/VIDEO
Switches between one- or two-digit
mode channel selection.
Adjusts the volume.
Used for MENU setup.
/
Number buttons
buttons
Selects the MENU items, adjusts the volume
and selects the channel.
C, B, A,
dbuttons
c
b, ,
a,
Selects the channel.
Used for MENU setup.
CH
CH
/
E6 PART NAMES (Continued)
E6 PART NAMES
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.
Example of front terminals usage
TV
To Audio/Video
in terminals
Yellow : To VIDEO
White : To AUDIO (L)
Red : To AUDIO (R)
To Audio/
Video out
terminals
DVD Player
For Playback
VCR
VCR
For Recording
and Editing
Yellow : To VIDEO
White : To AUDIO (L)
Red : To AUDIO (R)
VCR
Video Game
DVD Player
Camcorder
TV
To Audio/Video
out terminals
Mobile Player
Quick Reference
Remote control OperationTV set
•Selects the channels.
•Used to select MENU items.
or
or
•Adjusts the volume.
•Used to adjust MENU items.
•Calls the MENU screen.
•Used to return to previous
screen or exit MENU screen.
E7 SELECTING MENU ITEMS
PICTURE menu
CON TR AS T 05
BR I G
TINT
HTNESS 01+
SHARPNESS
W HITE
SELE T : CRETUN
:
RMEUN
abcd
AD J U T : S
PTEM
01
–
PICTURE RNFFO
COL OUR 0
0
MOVIE
CONTRAST
Selected item Press Press
To decrease contrast To increase contrast
COLOUR For less colour intensity For more colour intensity
BRIGHTNESS For less brightness For more brightness
TINT
*To move tint toward red To move tint toward green
SHARPNESS For less sharpness For more sharpness
PICTURE NR
WHITE TEMP To more reddish background To more bluish background
(see note below)
ON OFF
*:TINT can only be selected and adjusted when receiving NTSC broadcasts.
•Picture Noise Reduction
Noise might be generated on images when playing deteriorated video tapes or
when receiving broadcasts with relatively weak signals. In these cases, set
PICTURE NR to “ON” to reduce the noise. However, when receiving good images
without noise, you can get better image quality by turning OFF this feature.
•WHITE TEMP can only be adjusted on PICTURE menu.
•The CONTRAST, COLOUR, BRIGHTNESS, TINT, SHARPNESS, PICTURE NR
and WHITE TEMP setting can be set differently for individual AV MODE setting.
SOUND menu
SURROUND
MOVIE
FFO
BASS
BAL NCEA
01
–
1+
AVL
SELE T : CRETUN
:
RMEUNAD J U T : S
1
LOUDNE SSNO
FFO
TREBLE 0
0
abcd
SURROUND
Selected item Press Press
TREBLE To decrease treble To increase treble
BASS To decrease bass To increase bass
BALANCE To shift balance toward
left To shift balance toward
right
LOUDNESS The LOUDNESS is ON The LOUDNESS is OFF
ON OFF
AVL The AVL is ON The AVL is OFF
ON OFF
ON ON OFF
•OFF: Produces normal sound.
ON : Setting to this mode during stereo signal reception produces a spacious
sound, making the most of the speaker’s performance.
ON : Setting to this mode during monaural signal reception creates monaural
sound that is similar to stereophonic sound.
•When SURROUND is set to “ON ”or “ON ”, BALANCE cannot be selected.
•The SURROUND, TREBLE and BASS setting can be set differently for individual
AV MODE setting.
•For playback of monaural audio, connect the external source to the audio input left terminal on the front or rear of the
TV set (MONO) to hear the same sound from both speakers.
If connect the external source to the audio input right terminal only, sound will not come out from both speakers during
SURROUND ON condition. Please turn off the SURROUND to hear sound from right speaker only or connect to the
audio input left terminal if want to enjoy sound from both speakers.
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E7 SELECTING MENU ITEMS (Continued)
FEATURES menu
OFF :––––
PAS
BLUE
S
W ORD 0 000
M.
P .IN
B
AV OMDE
ACK
SELE T : CRETUN
:
RMEUNAD J U T : S
TV FFO
VOEIM
FFO
N
O
abcd
• AV MODE
MOVIE NEWSMUSIC
• OFF (OFF TIMER)
– Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has passed.
•TV (CHILD LOCK)
– Preventing children from watching TV.
– If you forget your PASSWORD, please input “2398” to enter, then
change to new PASSWORD.
• BLUE BACK
– Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received.
• M.P. IN
– When external mobile player is plugged into the M.P. IN jack, you may
listen to the sound source from TV speaker.
– If external mobile player is not plugged into M.P. IN jack, M.P. IN will
not functioning.
CH-SETTING menu
POS I T I ON
BOOS T E R
72
SOUN
SK I P OFF
OFF
D/BG
MAN UA L
SELE T : CRETUN
:
RMEUNAD J U T : S
68 25M z.1
AUTO
COL OUR U TO
A
abcd
•POSITION
– The channel position changes to the higher or lower number.
•COLOUR
AUTO SECAM NTSC4.43 PAL NTSC3.58
•SOUND
B/G D/KI
•SKIP
ON OFF
•BOOSTER
–Enhance the picture quality during weak signal.
ON ON OFF
•MANUAL (Fine tuning)
i) Each time / is pressed, the frequency changes to allow
fine tuning and the colour of channel number changes to yellow to
indicate fine tuning.
ii) Press / for more than 2 seconds, the “Manual Channel
Tuning”will start. If a signal is found, the Manual Channel Tuning will
stop searching.
•AUTO
Press / and Auto Channel Tuning is started. Auto tuning
bar will shown during Auto Search only.
Channel / Timer display
Displays the current channel number, the timer, and other settings on the screen.
! Press .
• The time remaining on the Off timer and channel number
appears on the screen.
• When no timer is set, the channel number appear on the screen.
@ Press once again. The display disappears.
TV/VIDEO
Number
buttons
CH
CH
B
C
D
A
5
OFF 2 : 3 0
Mute
Silences the sound.
! Press .
• Press , “ ” appears on the screen, and the sound is
silenced.
@ Press , the volume returns to its previous level.
• Mute will be cancelled if the or is pressed at any time.
Channel recall
Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel.
Press .
• The channel previously viewed returns to the screen.
Example:
After switching from channel 5 to channel 7, is pressed, the
channel will change to channel 5. Press again to return to
channel 7.
5
5
7
7
TV / Video selection
Switches between TV broadcasts and AV input programmes.
• Each time you press the
TV/VIDEO
, the input switches between AV1
(or COMPONENT), AV2 and TV programme.
TNE1VANOPMOC
5
2
2
VA
or
LANGUAGE menu
GL I SEN
LAYU
ME
SELE T : CRETUN
:
RMEUNENT R : E
abcd
The on-screen display language can be set to English, Chinese or Malay.
ENGLISH MELAYU
•When the sound is not stable or no sound, switching to an approriate system may improve the sound quality.
•The on-screen displays in this manual may differ from their actual appearance.
E8 USEFUL FEATURES
Favourite channels
The
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
buttons can be used to select up to four
favourite channels.
! Press
CH
/
CH
to select your favourite channel.
(e.g. Channel 12)
@ Press
A
for example, until channel number turns white.
• The display will disappear after four seconds, and then the
selected channel is preset.
# To watch favourite channel, press
A
.
• The preset favourite channel will be displayed. (e.g. Channel 12)
$ To preset another favourite channel, repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
• To change a preset favourite channel, repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
21
Displayed in
green or yellow
21
Turns to white
21
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E9 TROUBLESHOOTING
The following problems do not always indicate a hardware failure. Therefore, please use the
troubleshooting guide below before calling for repair service.
If, after following the guide none of the remedies work, unplug the TV set and call for service.
Quick Service Check List
Increase the volume.
Try fine tuning to correct.
Remote control does not work. Bars on screen. Picture distorted. Picture rolls vertically. No colour. Poor reception on some channels. Picture weak. Picture lines or streaks. Picture ghosting. Picture blurred. Sound OK, picture poor. Picture OK, sound poor. No picture or sound.
Contrast setting in picture mode might be all the way to the minus side.
Press the NORMAL button on the remote control to correct.
Check batteries in the remote control.
Adjust COLOUR control.
Turn OFF using the POWER switch, then turn ON again after 8 minutes.
Check for local interference.
If outside antenna is used, check for broken wires.
Antenna not connected to terminal at the back of the TV set.
POWER switch of TV not ON.
TV not plugged in. Outlet power OFF.
Try a new channel to check for possible station trouble.
Possible Causes/Remedies
Problems
This unit is equipped with a microprocessor. Its performance could be adversely affected by external electrical
noise or interference. If this should happen, unplug the unit and plug it in again after a few minutes.
MODEL 21S-FX10M
Receiving System PAL – B/G, I, D/K SECAM – B/G, D/K, K1 NTSC 4.43 – B/G, I, D/K
Receiving Frequency 44.25 MHz – 863.25 MHz
Channel Tuning 100-Channel Electronic Tuner with Full Auto Tuning System
Terminals Audio/video input ×2 (front ×1, rear ×1), Audio/video output ×1 (rear),
M.P. IN jack ×1 (front), DVD input (COMPONENT) ×1 (rear)
Sound Output 3 W (RMS) ×4, total 12 W (RMS)
Power Source AC 110 – 240V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 98 W
Dimensions 577 (W) ×467 (H) × 340 (D) mm
Weight 20 kg (Approx.)
• Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
• Receiving system: These receiving systems, encompassing all currently available technology, include those with
planned broadcast, videotape and laserdisc hardware and software.
SHARP CORPORATION
E10 SPECIFICATIONS
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