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Remember… For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… ? Contents SETTING UP Safety precautions – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of 3 Installation and important information 4 The remote control – an at-a-glance guide 5 Connecting external equipment – a guide to connecting equipment to the back of the television 6 Connections and controls – switching on the television, standby, using the controls, headphone socket, connecting equipment to the front/side of the television
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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. Air Circulation Do not Leave at least 10cm clearance around the television DO
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Installation and important information Where to install Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights, soft, indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. Place the television directly on the floor or a sturdy platform. The mounting surface should be flat and steady, it should then be secured to the wall with a sturdy tie using the hook on the back of the television, this will prevent it from falling over. If you install the television onto a soft floor covering,
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The remote control UP Simple at-a-glance reference of your remote control. To display teletext To bring up on-screen information and for the teletext initial/index function For On/Standby mode Number buttons To select input from external sources To access sub-pages when in teletext To return to the previous programme mode Widescreen viewing Selectable picture preferences To exit Menus On-screen Menus To change programme positions and teletext pages To alter the volume When using menus the arrow
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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. SCART 3 (EXT 3) the back of your television SCART 1 (EXT 1) SCART 2 (EXT 2) decoder* IN VCR OUT TELEVISION IN OUT IN/OUT SAT video recorder WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE SCART LEADS IN A wide variety of external equipment can be ADDITION TO AERIAL CABLES WHEREVER POSSIBLE connected to the back of the television, therefore the rel
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Connections and controls A wide variety of external equipment can be connected via the sockets located on the side/front of the television. Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for the television are made using the remote control, the buttons on the television may be used for some functions. 51WH46 42WH46 RED – Power On Power Button GREEN – Timer is set EXT 4 Power Button RED – Power On GREEN – Timer is set EXT 4 Switching on Using the controls and connections If the power-on light
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Selecting the language, country and system, Auto tune Before running Auto tune put your decoder and video recorder (VCR) to Standby if they are connected. To set up the television use the buttons on the remote control as detailed on page 5. To choose the required language, press MENU 1 Auto tuning and use to select SET UP from the top bar. R Previous settings will be lost! Press EXIT for no change. System I START Press Q to highlight Language. 2 EXIT : To exit SET UP Language Engli
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Different Channel numbers may be displayed Manual tune The television can be tuned-in manually using Manual tuning. For example: if the television cannot be connected to a VCR/decoder with a SCART lead or to tune-in a station on another System (see page 8). Use and to move across the screen and select any of these Manual Tune options. S R Programme System Colour Search Programme Channel Manual fine Station skip tuning Programme: The number to be pressed on the remote control. System: Spec
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Manual tune continued Programme skip Each signal will show on the television, if it is not 7 Programme skip P your VCR, press or Qagain to restart the search. To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the When your VCR signal is found, press to move R programme position can be skipped. The remote control must 8 P along to Station. With , Q, and put in S R be removed as the channels will still be available using the required characters, e.g. VCR. P andQ. The television can then be watched
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Manual fine tuning, Programme sorting The selected station will be moved to the right of Manual fine tuning the screen. Manual fine tuning should not be required unless there Programme sorting is interference or a weak signal. Prog. Channel Station 1 22 BBC1 Select the Manual tuning menu. Highlight the 1 2 28 BBC2 station and press OK, then press to select R 3 25 ITV Manual fine tuning. 4 32 CH4 5*69 6*69 Using P or Q adjust to get the best picture and 2 sound. Press OK and then EXIT.
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General and sound controls, stereo/bilingual transmissions Selecting programme positions Bass, Treble and Balance To select a programme position use the numbered buttons on the remote control. For programme positions below 10 use 0 and the required number e.g. 01 for programme position 1. SOUND Programme positions can also be selected using P (P) Bass + 8 f Treble 0 and Pe(Q). Balance 0 Speaker On To revert to the previous programme position press . ^^ To display on-screen informat
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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. This is to ensure that the menus do not overlap the edges of the viewable area. This setting will enlarge the image to fit the screen by stretching the image h
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Picture controls Picture preferences Black Stretch Black Stretch increases the strength of dark areas of the This television offers the choice of personalising the picture picture which improves the definition. style. Press to view the different styles available: m Picture mode-1 to 3 are preset options and Q In the PICTURE menu press until Black 1 Picture mode-M stores your own settings: Stretch is highlighted. Select the PICTURE menu. Press or to s
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Picture controls continued The options alter depending on the widescreen Convergence format chosen and when viewing connected equipment. On this television the red, green and blue images are In Cinema: projected separately onto the screen. They converge to form full colour and when they converge correctly you will SET UP see a clear picture. It is especially apparent when viewing cartoons. The green is fixed and therefore not adjustable. Language English The red and blue are f
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The timer, time display, panel lock, blue screen The Timer The Time Display The time display facility allows the current (teletext) time to The television can be set to turn itself On or Off after a certain time. be seen on the television screen. / Press 89 whilst watching a normal television Press MENU and or to select the TIMER S R 1 broadcast to see a time display from the broadcaster. menu. It will remain on screen for about 5 seconds. Panel lock TIMER Off timer 00:00 Panel lo
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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 VCRs and decoders send a signal through the SCART OUTPUT signal selection for SCART 3 lead to switch the television to the correct Input socket. Alternatively press the external source selection button B until the picture from connected equipment is shown. This enables selection of
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Teletext – setting up, general information, Auto. and LIST modes This television has a multi-page teletext memory, which takes a few moments to load. It offers two Modes of viewing text – Auto will display Fastext, if available. LIST will store your four favourite pages. To access the sub-pages press ( ). The page number XB Selecting Modes will be replaced by pink sub-page numbers, use and S R to view them. Any additional sub-pages will load automatically. To alter the page selection th
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☛ Remember to cancel teletext before changing channels – press the / button twice. 67 Teletext continued – control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control teletext buttons. To select a page whilst viewing a To display an index/initial page: T / 89 normal page: Auto. / Enter the page number then press 89, a normal Press to access index pages. The one displayed is T picture will be displayed. The TV will indicate when the dependant on the broadcaster. page is present by
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Remember… For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… ? Questions and Answers Below are the answers to some of the most common queries. For more information go to www.toshiba.co.uk Why is there a good video picture but no sound? Why are there distorted images/faded colours? Q Q This is sometimes due to condensation if the room Check the SCART lead connection. A temperature rises rapidly or the television is moved A from a cold room to a warm room. Leave the television turned on
