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 external equipment to the side and 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.
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To change programme positions and text pages To alter the volume To select mode To mute the sound When in TV mode: When using a TOSHIBA VCR or DVD: Still picture press to PAUSE Analogue/Digital mode selection ATV/DTV No function on this model...
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. CABLE HOLDER SCART 1 (EXT1) COMMON INTERFACE The Common Interface is for a Conditional Access SCART 2 Module (CAM).
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 Mini D-sub television connection 15 pin connector (not supplied)
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 top of the television may be used for some functions.
Watch TV Next EXIT Using S or R select your language, then press Thank you for choosing this Toshiba television. First you need to tune in your television. Please ensure aerial is connected before proceeding. Press OK to continue Then press S or R to select your country.
Digital automatic search, manual search, first time installation Ensure the television is in digital mode by pressing the ATV/DTV button. When digital mode is selected DTV will appear in the top left corner of the screen. NOTE: When the television is switched off the mode being viewed at the time will automatically be selected when the television is switched back on.
Analogue manual tune Put the television into analogue mode by pressing ATV/DTV. 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.
Analogue manual tune continued, Auto tune When your media recorder signal is found, press Using Auto tuning R to move along to Station. With P , Q, S and R put in the required characters, e.g. VCR. To set up the television using Auto tuning, press Manual tuning MENU and use S or R to select the SET UP menu.
Analogue programme skip, programme sorting Programme skip Sorting programme positions Programme sorting is an easy way of storing each To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the channel on the programme position of your choice, or programme position can be skipped. The remote control must be removed as the channels will still be available using changing the station order if the picture is not clear.
General controls, stereo/bilingual transmissions, time display, sound controls Selecting programme positions Bass, Treble and Balance The sound controls are accessible in digital and To select a programme position use the numbered analogue modes, as are most of the televisions features. buttons on the remote control.
Sound controls continued, WOW™ sound effects, dual, stable sound ® Bass boost SRS 3D FOCUS Bass boost enhances the depth of the sound. The difference TruBass will only be noticeable on sound with a strong bass. MENU Back EXIT Watch TV In the SOUND menu press Q to highlight Bass boost.
Widescreen viewing Analogue mode: 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. Digital mode: Press to view programmes in Wide or Auto. When Auto. is selected the format being displayed is determined by the picture being broadcast.
Picture controls Most of the picture controls and functions are available in both digital and analogue modes. To access the the required menus in digital mode: press MENU and using Q select TV setup, press OK then S or R to select the desired menu.
Picture controls continued Picture preferences MPEG NR – Noise Reduction This television offers the choice of personalising the picture When watching a DVD the compression may cause some style. Press to view the different styles available: words or picture elements to become distorted or pixelated. Using the MPEG NR feature reduces this effect by Picture mode-1 to 3 are preset options and smoothing out the edges.
Picture controls continued Base colour adjustment Colour management Saturation Green When Colour management is selected it allows the Base colour adjustment feature to become available. Blue Yellow In the PICTURE menu press Q to select Colour Magenta management. Cyan Reset Back Watch TV MENU...
Picture controls continued, panel lock Automatic format (Widescreen) Side panel adjustment When this television receives a true Widescreen picture and The Side Panel feature lightens or darkens the band each Auto format is On, it will automatically be displayed in side of the screen when in 4:3 or 14:9 format.
The timers Programme timer – digital only TIMER MENU No. Channel Name Start Date Mode 1. ITV1 19:30 20:30 27/07/2005 Active This feature will set the television to go to a specific 2. BBC ONE 00:00 00:00 01/01/2005 Inactive 3. BBC ONE 00:00 00:00 01/01/2005 Inactive...
Digital on-screen information and Programme Guide When viewing in digital mode, the on-screen information and programme guide give access to programme details for all available channels. Select digital mode by pressing ATV/DTV. For information on the programmes, press R to On-screen information highlight the programme list, then using P and Q down scroll through the programmes.
Digital settings – parental settings In order to prevent viewing of certificated films and programmes, channels and menus can be locked. These can then only be accessed with a Lock key when in digital mode. A box will appear to confirm that the Lock Key Setting the Lock key has been set.
Digital settings – channel list, deleting channels, channel lock, favourites Channel list Locking a channel The channel list allows various settings to be personalised. Locking a channel will prevent it from being viewed until it is unlocked with the Lock Key. In the Main Menu use Q to highlight Channel In the CHANNEL LIST use P or Q to highlight List then press OK.
Digital settings – favourite mode, audio language, subtitle, current language Subtitles Favourite mode When Favourite Mode is On, only those channels This feature will show subtitles on the bottom of the selected as favourites will be available when using screen in the selected language provided they are being button.
Digital settings – software upgrade, common interface If an upgrade is found the television will Automatic download automatically start downloading, if not a screen will appear stating that an upgrade is unavailable. If Automatic Download is selected the television’s software will automatically update as each version becomes CONFIGURATION available, provided the television is in active standby.
PC settings – picture position, clock phase, sampling clock, reset Picture position Sampling clock Connect the PC (as shown in the ‘Connecting a PC’ 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 and OUTPUT 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.
Input selection and AV connections continued OUTPUT signal selection for SCART 3 HDMI audio If the connected HDMI source does not support digital This enables selection of the source to output from audio, plug the audio cable into the back of the television SCART 3.
Auto format For further information on your particular text system(s), Grey screen see the broadcast text index page or, consult your local Side Panel Toshiba dealer. Back Watch TV MENU EXIT Navigating pages using LIST...
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Analogue text services – control buttons, Digital interactive services 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 go 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, S-VIDEO or AV.
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uestions nswers continued Why is there no sound from my connected Why is the DTV main menu unavailable? sound equipment? Analogue mode is selected. Press ATV/DTV to Check the Speaker option in the Sound menu is select . set to Off. Why are there vertical stripes on the screen Why are some of the menus locked? when in PC mode?
uestions nswers continued Why are the colours wrong when an NTSC Why are there no analogue text sub-pages? source is played? There are none broadcast or they have not yet Connect the source via a SCART lead and play. loaded. Press the ) button to access.
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