Page 1
O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L MODEL MODEL CX68NF5 COLOUR TELEVISION Please read this operation manual ON TIME POW ER SAVE carefully before using the colour television.
Contents Preparation Accessories ................2 Easy setup .................. 3 Safety precautions ..............4 Part names ................. 5 Installing batteries in the remote control unit ......5 Watching TV Watching a TV programme ............7 Operating the TV buttons ............8 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 25 to connect the antenna. Connect any video equipment. • See 25 , 26 to connect video equipment. •...
AC power cord damage to the set. under the TV set. If the AC Sharp recommends power cord becomes securing the TV set to a damaged, unplug it from stable surface or wall to...
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 Switches between TV broadcasts Turns the TV on or to TV/VIDEO and A/V input programmes.
Page 7
TV set TV Set (Top) MENU/PRESET MENU/PRESET MENU/PRESET button Tunes the channels. Used for MENU setup. Channel up/down buttons Volume up/down buttons Adjusts the volume. Selects the channels. Makes adjustments in PRESET. Tunes or sets the channels. TV Set (Bottom) POWER ON TIMER SAVE...
Watching TV Watching a TV programme Simple operations for watching a TV programme TV Set (Bottom) POWER ON TIMER SAVE Turn on power. • When the power indicator is off, press • When the power indicator lights up red, press on the remote control.
Operating the TV buttons Simple operation of the TV set TV Set (Top) Using Press to increase volume. MENU/PRESET 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 • The time remaining on the Off timer, On timer, and Reminder appears on the screen. • When no Timer is set, the channel 2:30 number and colour system appear 8:00...
Channel recall Switches back to the channel you were watching just before the current channel. Press TV/VIDEO • The channel previously viewed returns to TV/VIDEO the screen. Example: If, after switching from channel 5 to channel 7, is pressed, the channel will change to channel 5.
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 English, Chinese, French, Russian, Malay or Arabic. TV Set (Top) TV set ENGLISH FRANCAIS MENU/PRESET BAHASA MELAYU Press for more than MENU/PRESET two seconds. • The language select mode appears. MENU/PRESET Press select desired language.
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) ENGLISH Press...
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) ENGLISH Press for more than MENU/PRESET FRANCAIS two seconds. MENU/PRESET BAHASA MELAYU •...
Settings and adjustments Channel setting Enables individual channel setting. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “CH-SETTING”. CH-SETTING Press display CH-SETTING menu. POSITION CH27 COLOUR AUTO MENU SKIP Press FINE 168.25MHz AV MODE NORMAL select desired setting.
Picture adjustment MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “PICTURE”. PICTURE (STANDARD) Press display PICTURE menu. CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS MENU Press TINT MENU SHARPNESS - 10 select adjustment items. AV MODE NORMAL PICTURE NR WHITE TEMP NORMAL...
Settings and adjustments Sound adjustment MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “SOUND”. SOUND (STANDARD) Press display SOUND menu. SURROUND TREBLE MENU BASS Press MENU S-BOOSTER BALANCE select adjustment items. AV MODE NORMAL NORMAL POWER...
Blue screen Automatically turns the screen blue if a broadcast signal is not received. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “FEATURE ”. CH SELECT ENTER MENU RETURN FEATURE Press MENU display FEATURE menu. BLUE BACK AV MODE NORMAL...
Settings and adjustments Save This function reduces the picture brightness to create a softer image while saving electricity. Using MENU TV/VIDEO MENU Press to call MENU MENU PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “FEATURE”. CH SELECT ENTER MENU RETURN MENU MENU AV MODE...
VM (Velocity Modulation) This function emphasizes the picture outline. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “FEATURE”. FEATURE Press display FEATURE menu. BLUE BACK SAVE MENU Press AV MODE NORMAL select “VM”. MENU POWER SAVE...
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 PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “TIMER”. TIMER Press display TIMER menu. --:-- --:-- MENU POSITION Press...
On timer Automatically turns power on after a set length of time has passed. MENU Press to call MENU MENU TV/VIDEO PICTURE screen. SOUND FEATURE TIMER Press CH-SETTING select “TIMER”. TIMER Press display TIMER menu. --:-- --:-- MENU POSITION Press VOLUME --:-- MENU...
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 PICTURE...
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 AV-2 IN COMPONENT To colour-difference (component video) To audio out out terminals (L/R) terminals DVD player...
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.
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 DVD Player Camcorder Video Game POWER ON TIMER SAVE Behind the door AV-3 IN...
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.
Page 32
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.