Contents SETTING UP Safety precautions – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of Installation and important information The remote control – an at-a-glance guide Connecting external equipment – a guide to connecting equipment to the back of the television Connecting a computer –...
Safety Precautions This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken to obtain the best results and for safety to be assured. Please read the points below for your own safety. They are of a general nature, intended to help with all electronic consumer products and some points may not apply to the goods you have just purchased.
Furthermore, under no circumstances shall Toshiba be liable for any consequential loss and/or damage including but not limited to the following, loss of profit, interruption of business, the loss of recorded data whether caused during normal operation or misuse of the product.
OK to confirm your selection Text control buttons Stereo/Bilingual reception Bass Boost To select mode To mute the sound When in TV mode: When using a TOSHIBA VCR or DVD: Time display press to PAUSE When in text mode: press to EJECT...
Connecting external equipment Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If there is no switch remove the mains plug from the wall socket. BRACKET HOLES decoder* MEDIA REC. media recorder IN/OUT SCART 1 (EXT 1) MAINS LEAD SUPPLIED SCART 2 (EXT 2) Before connecting the aerial, video and audio...
Connecting a computer Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If there is no switch remove the mains plug from the wall socket. the back of your television Computer Audio cable for PC to television connection Mini D-sub (not supplied) 15 pin connector...
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Controls and input connections A wide variety of external equipment can be connected to the input sockets on the side of the television. Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for the television are made using the remote control, the buttons on the side of the television may be used for some functions.
Tuning the television using Quick setup, Programme sorting Before switching on the television put your decoder and media recorder to Standby if they are connected. To set up the television use the buttons on the remote control as detailed on page 5. Press OK to select Programme sorting.
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Manual tune The television can be tuned-in manually using Manual tuning. For example: if the television cannot be connected to a media recorder/decoder with a SCART lead or to tune-in a station on another System (see page 9). Use S and R to move across the screen and select any of these Manual Tune options. Programme Programme System...
Manual tune continued Programme skip When your media recorder signal is found, press Programme skip R to move along to Station. With P , Q, S and R put in the required characters, e.g. VCR. To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the programme position can be skipped.
Auto tune, general controls, stereo/bilingual transmissions, sound controls Using Auto tuning Selecting programme positions To set up the television using Auto tuning, press To select a programme position use the numbered MENU and use S or R to select the SET UP menu. buttons on the remote control.
Sound controls continued, WOW™ sound effects, dual, stable sound ® Press Q to highlight SRS 3D and using Bass, Treble and Balance S or R select between On or Off. Then press Q to highlight FOCUS and press S or R to select between On or Off. Highlight TruBass and use S or R to select Off, SOUND Low or High to suit your preference.
Widescreen viewing Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted, programmes can be viewed in a number of formats. Press the button repeatedly to select between Super live, Cinema, Subtitle, 14:9, Wide and 4:3. Please note: Whenever the MENU button is pressed the picture size setting will change while the menus are ON the screen.
Picture controls Picture preferences Picture position This television offers the choice of personalising the picture The picture position may be adjusted to suit personal style. Press to view the different styles available: preference and can be particularly useful for external inputs. Picture mode-1 to 3 are preset options and Picture mode-M stores your own settings: In the SET UP menu press Q until...
Picture controls continued Black stretch DNR – Digital Noise Reduction Black Stretch increases the strength of dark areas of the DNR enables you to ‘soften’ the screen representation of a picture which improves the definition. weak signal to reduce the noise effect. In the Picture settings menu press Q until Black Select DNR from the Picture settings menu.
Picture controls continued Press P and Q to select an option, then R to Colour management adjust the settings. Base colour adjustment When Colour management is selected it allows the ‘Base colour adjustment’ feature to become available. Saturation Green In the PICTURE menu press Q to select Colour management.
Picture controls continued Automatic format (Widescreen) Picture shift When this television receives a true Widescreen picture and Picture shift moves the picture on the screen continuously Auto format is On, it will automatically be displayed in in minute increments to minimise retention of Widescreen format, irrespective of the stationary images.
Picture controls continued Side panel adjustment Inverse Inverse can help to remove retention of an image on the The Side Panel feature lightens or darkens the band each screen by temporarily inverting the picture. side of the screen when in 4:3 or 14:9 format. This helps prevent image retention of the band and can also make viewing in bright or dark conditions more comfortable.
Panel lock, time display, the timer Panel lock The Timer Panel lock disables the buttons on the side of the The television can be set to turn itself On or Off after a television. All buttons on the remote control can still certain time.
PC settings – picture position, clock phase, sampling clock, reset Picture position Sampling clock Connect the PC (as shown in the ‘Connecting a computer’ Adjusting the Sampling clock alters the number of pulses section) and ensure that a picture is showing on the per scan, this will clear vertical lines on the screen.
Input selection and AV connections Defining the INPUT sockets so that the television recognises connected equipment. See page 6 for a clear view of the back connection recommendations. Most media recorders and decoders send a signal INPUT signal selection through the SCART lead to switch the television to the correct Input socket.
Auto format Grey screen For further information on your particular text system(s), Long life see the broadcast text index page or, consult your local Toshiba dealer. Back Watch TV MENU EXIT Navigating pages using LIST...
Text services continued – control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control text buttons. To select a page whilst viewing a To display the index/initial page: normal page: Press to access the index/initial page. The one Enter the page number then press , a normal displayed is dependant on the broadcaster.
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Below are the answers to some of the most common queries. For more information got to www.toshiba.co.uk Why is the VCR/DVD picture in black and Why is there no sound or picture? white? Check the mains switch is on and check all mains Check the correct input has been chosen, connections.
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uestions nswers continued Why are the four coloured text numbers visible Why are there horizontal stripes and/or blurred but no text? images on the screen when in PC mode? Text has been selected whilst viewing an external The Clock phase may need adjustment. Select source i.e.
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