TOSHIBA The power to open people’s eyes 32ZP18Q 36ZP18Q colour television owner’s manual
Contents SETTING UP For your safety – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of Your new television’s remote control – an at-a-glance guide Connecting the speakers Connecting and turning on your new TV Choosing the language and system, Auto tuning Manually tuning your TV – an alternative to Auto tuning Sorting programme positions Manual fine tuning, programme skip 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 USING YOUR TV General controls – changing programme position Sound controls – volume, sound mute, super woofer, bass/treble/
SETTING UP For your safety This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. So, please read the points below for your own safety. They are of a general nature, intended to help you with all your electronic consumer products and some points may not apply to the goods you have just purchased.
SETTING UP Your new television’s remote control Simple, at-a-glance reference of your remote control’s buttons… To display teletext To bring up on-screen information and for the teletext initial/index function For On/Standby mode To select input from external sources To access sub-pages when in teletext mode.
! SETTING UP Connecting the speakers WARNING: d o not attempt to sh are external spea kers with your HiFi as serious dama ge may occur. In order to enjoy the full benefits of Surround Sound it is necessary to connect two rear surround speakers and two front extension speakers. When connecting external Hi-Fi speakers, they must be 8 ohm, 10W minimum. The front speakers should be positioned either side of the TV and will deliver the left and right sound.
SETTING UP Connecting and turning on your new TV To conserve energy it is best to turn your TV off and not to leave it in Standby, unless the timer has been set. The TV back connections… Connect the aerial to the socket on the rear of the television. If you use a Set Top Box and/or a video recorder it is essential that the aerial cable is connected through the Set Top Box and/or through the video recorder to the television. DO NOT CONNECT SCART LEADS UNTIL THE TELEVISION IS FULLY TUNED.
SETTING UP Choosing the language and system*, Auto tuning Before running Auto tuning turn on your Set Top Box and tune to a main channel. Also turn on the video recorder and set it to Standby. This will enable your television to allocate the necessary programme positions. For UK only: Press OK to start and go to step 8. 6 For Continental Europe: You will need to choose the System* necessary for where you live.
SETTING UP Manually tuning your TV As an alternative to Auto tuning, you can tune-in your Toshiba television manually using Manual tuning. For example: if you have used Auto tuning but wish to tune-in a station on another System (see page 7); if you are unable to connect the TV to your video with a Scart lead or, if your set top box was not recognised during Auto tuning. Manual tuning 1 From the top menu bar select SET UP and with the Q button highlight Manual tuning and the R button to select.
SETTING UP Manually tuning your TV continued Sorting programme positions Press the P button to begin the search. Searching will flash and the television will show the channel numbers whilst the search is progressing. To sort programme positions After tuning, if you want to change the position of certain programmes you can. Program sorting is an easy way of storing each channel on the programme position of your choice.
SETTING UP Manual fine tuning and programme skip Programme skip To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, for example, a certain film by your children whilst you are out for the evening, you can skip the programme position and take the remote control with you. The television will still function as normal using the controls on the front of it, but the set will not show the skipped programme position. 1 Press the MENU button and from the top menu bar select SET UP.
USING YOUR TV General and sound controls Sound control Volume j Press the — ( S) or + ( R ) button to adjust the volume. j Volume 32 Sound Mute k Press the button to turn the sound off. Press it again and the sound will return. Super Woofer – to enhance the depth of sound n Press the button repeatedly to turn the Super Woofer on and off. Press the S or R button to adjust the effect. The difference will only be noticeable on sound with a strong bass.
USING YOUR TV Widescreen viewing Press the button to p re eatedly tions p o e th view . available { This set is capable of showing broadcasts in a number of formats. Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted you may select between Super live, Cinema, Subtitle, 14:9, Wide and 4:3. SUPER This setting will enlarge the image to fit the screen by stretching the image horizontally, holding LIVE the correct proportions at the centre of the image.
USING YOUR TV Picture controls Adjustment to the position of the picture may be made to suit your viewing preferences. Picture size/position 1 Press the MENU button, and use the R button to select FEATURE MENU. 3 Press the R button to view the options available for the picture format you have selected. 4 With the P and Q buttons, highlight an option and with the S or R button select. 5 Now use the S or R buttons to adjust the settings as required and press EXIT when you have finished.
USING YOUR TV Picture controls continued This television offers you the choice of personalising the picture style to suit your own preferences. Picture Preferences, Scan Mode, Digital Noise Reduction and Still Picture Within this The Tint can only PICTURE be ad signal fro m an NTSC justed on a menu you recorder or DVD p video have the laye television is in AUTO r when the options to colour m ode. adjust the Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint and Sharpness.
FEATURES The timer, time display, panel lock and stereo/bilingual transmissions 1 The Timer Panel Lock You can tell the TV to turn itself ON or OFF after a certain time. Panel lock allows you to disable the buttons on the front of the TV set. You can though, still use all of the buttons on the remote control. Select the TIMER option from the top menu bar. 1 From the FEATURE MENU select Panel lock and choose ON or OFF with the S or R buttons.
FEATURES AV connections and input selection ge 24 …Please see pa the of ew for a clear vi n tio ec nn co back ns… recommendatio Defining your INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that your television recognises connected equipment. SELECTING THE VIDEO SIGNAL This feature allows you to specify the type of signal going into Scarts 2 (EXT 2) or 3 (EXT 3) on the back of the television and the sockets on the front (which are also EXT 3). Please refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for the connected equipment.
SPECIAL SOUND FEATURES Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is available from DVD players, some games console players, etc. These must be connected using a Scart or phono lead for the picture AND an optical or a coaxial cable for the sound see page 24.
SPECIAL SOUND FEATURES Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic – available on many TV broadcasts in addition to video tapes, uses a combination of 4 speaker channels – front-left, centre, front-right and two rear. If external front speakers are not connected, the left and right front channels will be delivered through the speakers in the TV and you will not hear a centre channel. EXIT Back Rear speaker Surround test Delay time SURROUND SET UP YES 1 From the FEATURE MENU select Surround set up.
SPECIAL SOUND FEATURES Digital Surround Processor Please note: Hall, Theatre, Disco, and Stadium effects are only available on a stereo signal. Pseudo surround works on both mono and stereo signals. All of the Digital surround modes are adjustable, the method of adjustment being described below, is the same for all the Digital Surround effects. SURROUND SOUND uses a combination of 4 speakers – front-left, front-right and two rear speakers. M 1 Press the button to bring up the SURROUND menu.
TELETEXT Teletext – setting up This TV has a multi-page teletext memory, which takes a few moments to load and it offers two ways of viewing text – AUTO and LIST which are explained on the next page. Selecting the character set and viewing mode and general information About teletext The button: 6/7 67 / Pressing the button once will bring up the teletext screen. Press again to superimpose the teletext over a normal broadcast picture. Press again to return to normal TV mode.
TELETEXT Teletext continued – Auto and List modes Moving around the teletext pages in AUTO and LIST modes and selecting favourite pages Moving around Auto Press the 6/7 button to access teletext. In AUTO mode, if FASTEXT, is available, you will see four coloured titles at the base of the screen. To access one of the four given subjects, press the relevant coloured button on the remote control, corresponding to the title.
TELETEXT Remem cancel te ber to x changing t before – press th channels e / button tw ice. Teletext continued – control buttons 67 Now you have set up teletext, below is a guide to the remote control teletext buttons and their functions. Using the buttons on the remote control 2 1 1 T To display an index/initial page: In AUTO-mode Press the button to access index pages. The one displayed is dependent on the broadcaster.
CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Front connections and controls You can connect a wide variety of external equipment via the sockets located behind the flap on the front of the TV. Press the centre of the flap to open it Front connections… ! DO NOT connect e front th th bo equipment to rminals at the te and rear same time. J R HEADPHONES ! Please al ways refe r to the owner’s manual of the equipmen t to be connected for fu ll details.
CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Back connections We recommend, as illustrated here , Scart 1 for a Set Top Bo x, Scart 2 for a VCR and Sc art 3 for additional equi pment and COMPONEN T VIDEO INPUT for a DVD . SCART 1 SCART 2 SCART 3 KMAIN 8 EXT OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT INT COAXIAL AUDIO Y PB/CB AUDIO PR/CR (4) (AUDIO/VIDEO) (AUDIO/VIDEO) (AUDIO/VIDEO) K You can a other eq lso connect uipment… Camcord Video Re er, S-VHS c Hi-Fi, La order, ser Disk Player e tc.
FOR YOUR GUIDANCE The on-screen menus Press the MENU button on the remote control to see your top menu bar. This white menu bar will show five different topics shown in symbols. As you select each symbol by pressing the S or R button, its respective options will appear below. To use the options press the Q button on the remote control to move you down through them. Using the Menus The functions of each menu are described in detail throughout this Manual.
FOR YOUR GUIDANCE Questions and Answers… …For quic reference to k topics, see the INDEX at the back of this manual. If you experience what seem like problems operating your TV, we recommend you read through these simple checks. Q Why is there no sound or picture? A Check that the mains switch is on and check all the connections. Press the Standby button on the remote control to make sure that the TV is not in Standby mode.
FOR YOUR GUIDANCE Questions and Answers… continued Q Q Why doesn’t the remote control work? ? For television operation qu eries, please ring th e helpline… For UK only Why is there no Dolby Surround? A A If you are unable to obtain surround sound effects from the rear speakers whilst playing a Dolby Surround video tape, check that the video recorder is a stereo unit and is connected by a scart lead. Check that Dolby Pro Logic is selected from the SURROUND menu.
Subject Page Audio Output ____________________________________________________ 24 Auto Tuning ________________________________________________________ 7 AV connections __________________________________________________ 16 Balance ____________________________________________________________ 11 Bass _________________________________________________________________ 11 Bilingual Broadcast_____________________________________________ 15 Blue Screen _____________________________________________________ 27 Brigh
