C O L O U R T E L E V I S I O N MODEL 21H - S3P OPERATION MANUAL SHARP CORPORATION Please read this operation manual carefully before using the colour television. TINS-B567WJZZ 05P01-MSP...
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 ............... 8 Operating the TV buttons ..............9 Useful features Channel/Timer display ..............
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.
Easy setup To use your TV set, perform the easy setup procedure below. mark indicates the page numbers with more detailed information. Connect the antenna. • See 34 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 34 , 35 to connect video equipment. •...
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.
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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.
Part names 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. TV/VIDEO Displays the channel and timer Switches between TV broadcasts settings on the screen. and A/V input programmes.
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.
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme TV Set (Bottom) Turn on power. • When the power indicator is off, press • When the power indicator lights up dimly, press on the remote control. The power indicator changes to bright and a picture appears.
Watching TV Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set Behind the door Using Press to increase volume. Press to decrease volume. VOLUME Using Press to increase channel number. Press to decrease channel number. Behind the door Using headphone Insert headphone plug into headphone jack to listen to audio with headphone.
Useful features Channel/Timer display Displays the current channel number, the timer, and other settings on the screen. Press TV/VIDEO ON/OFF • The time remaining on the Off timer, PIP.TV/VIDEO On timer, and Reminder appears on MOVE the screen. SWAP • When no timer is set, the channel 2:30 8:00 FREEZE...
Useful features Channel recall Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel. Press TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO ON/OFF • The channel previously viewed returns to the screen. PIP.TV/VIDEO MOVE Example: SWAP After switching from channel 5 to channel FREEZE is pressed, the channel will change to channel 5.
Channel Scan For fast and easy channel selection, this function displays each tuned channel in numeric order. Press CH SCAN TV/VIDEO ON/OFF Each of the tuned channels PIP.TV/VIDEO is automatically displayed in MOVE SWAP numeric order, beginning and FREEZE ending with the current channel.
Useful features Picture In Picture (PIP) Function With the VIDEO input, you can watch two picture at same time: one from the TV channel and the other from the VIDEO input. PIP On/Off TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PIP ON/OFF PIP.TV/VIDEO Press PIP ON/OFF PIP.TV/VIDEO MOVE •...
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 MENU...
Settings and adjustments On-screen display language selection The on-screen display language can be set to Persian, Arabic, English or French. Behind the door TV set Press for more than MENU/PRESET ENGLISH two seconds. FRANCAIS • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET Press select desired language.
Auto channel tuning Automatically tunes in and presets receivable TV stations. Behind the door Press for more than MENU/PRESET ENGLISH two seconds. FRANCAIS • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET AUTO(B/G) Press again to display MENU/PRESET 48.25MHz AUTO mode screen. •...
Settings and adjustments Manual channel tuning Enables manual channel tuning to a desired TV station. Behind the door Press for more than MENU/PRESET ENGLISH two seconds. FRANCAIS • The language select mode appear. MENU/PRESET MANUAL(B/G) Press twice to display MENU/PRESET 48.25MHz MANUAL mode screen.
Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. Behind the door MENU Press to call MENU MENU PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press INSET CH-SETTING select “CH-SETTING”. :SELECT :ENTER MENU :RETURN MENU/PRESET CH-SETTING Press POSITION CH 7 display CH-SETTING menu. COLOUR AUTO SOUND SKIP Press...
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Settings and adjustments Channel setting (continued) • AUTO AUTO(B/G) The AUTO mode screen will appear. 224.25MHz (i) Pressing changes the MENU/PRESET screen as shown below. NORMAL AUTO MANUAL SCREEN (ii) Pressing again and Auto Channel Tuning is started. (Please see page for details on Auto Channel Tuning.) •...
Surround sound Produces a virtual surround sound from the TV’s speakers. SURROUND Each time you press , the TV/VIDEO ON/OFF mode changes between ON , ON and OFF. PIP.TV/VIDEO MOVE OFF: Produces normal sound. SWAP : Setting to this mode during stereo SURROUND FREEZE signal reception produces a spacious...
Settings and adjustments Background Automatically turns the screen blue or red if the broadcast signal is not received. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen. SOUND PIP.TV/VIDEO FEATURE TIMER MOVE Press INSET CH-SETTING SWAP select “FEATURE ”. FREEZE :SELECT :ENTER...
Safety Mode Useful especially when power is returned from power failure with TV is ON. By this function set to “ON”, the TV last power status will be set to Standby Mode automatically. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen.
Settings and adjustments Child Lock By input 4-digits of password, all the TV operation will be locked. (Except POWER button) Setting the CHILD LOCK mode MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen. SOUND PIP.TV/VIDEO FEATURE Number TIMER MOVE Press INSET...
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Clearing the CHILD LOCK mode While “CHILD LOCK ON” screen is TV Set (Bottom) appeared. CHILD LOCK ON Press any buttons (except PLEASE INPUT PASSWORD ) to display “PLEASE ---- INPUT PASSWORD” screen. Enter 4 digits PASSWORD using Number buttons (0-9) on the PLEASE INPUT PASSWORD Behind the door remote control.
Settings and adjustments Off timer Automatically turns power off after a set length of time has passed. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen. SOUND PIP.TV/VIDEO FEATURE TIMER MOVE Press INSET SWAP CH-SETTING select “TIMER”. FREEZE TIMER Press --:-- display TIMER menu.
On timer Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has passed. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen. SOUND PIP.TV/VIDEO FEATURE TIMER MOVE Press INSET SWAP CH-SETTING select “TIMER”. FREEZE TIMER Press --:-- display TIMER menu. --:-- POSITION VOLUME...
Settings and adjustments 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. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF...
Inset adjustment Adjusting the Inset MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO ON/OFF PICTURE screen. SOUND PIP.TV/VIDEO FEATURE TIMER Press MOVE INSET CH-SETTING SWAP select “INSET”. FREEZE • When PIP is set to “OFF”, INSET :SELECT :ENTER MENU :RETURN cannot be selected. INSET NORMAL MENU...
Settings and adjustments Favourite channels The colour buttons can be used to select up to four favourite channels. Press to select your TV/VIDEO ON/OFF favourite channel. (e.g. Channel 12) PIP.TV/VIDEO Displayed in green or yellow MOVE Press , for example, until channel SWAP number turns to white.
Broadcast features Teletext broadcasts Colour buttons ( • 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: : Current page No.
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. DVD input terminals Green : To Y Blue : To P AV-1 IN Red : To AUDIO IN (R) COMPONENT : To P...
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.
Connections 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. Example use of front terminals Camcorder Video Game Behind the door VIDEO To Audio/Video out terminals...
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.