ON-LINE MANUAL 40L153*DG LED Backlight LCD TV During the life of your TV firmware updates will be made available to ensure that your TV maintains optimum performance. You can download the latest version of firmware from www.toshiba-om.net/firmware.php Some features listed in this document are limited due to local legislation and may not be available in all countries.
Contents English Safety Precautions.................................................. 4 Air Circulation...................................................... 4 Heat Damage...................................................... 4 Mains Supply....................................................... 4 Warning............................................................... 4 Do........................................................................ 4 Do not........................................................
Contents English - 3 - English Setting Sleep Timer........................................... 29 Setting Programme Timers................................ 29 Adding a Timer.................................................. 29 Editing a Timer................................................... 29 Deleting a Timer................................................ 29 Setting Date/Time.................................................. 30 Configuring Date/Time Settings.........................
Safety Precautions English 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. Air Circulation Do not Leave more than 10cm around all edges when wall mounting the television to allow adequate ventilation.
Installation and Important Information * Button and stand style is dependent on model. Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights. Soft, indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. Use curtains or blinds to prevent direct sunlight falling on the screen.
Important safety information English • Any function related to the digital television (with the DVB logo) is available only within the country or area where such signals are transmitted. Verify with the salesperson if it is possible to receive a DVB - T/C signal in the area where you live. • Even if the television conforms to the required DVB - T/C specifications, the compatibility with future digital DVB - T/C transmissions is not guaranteed.
Fitting or Removing the stand (2) To fit the stand use the screws supplied. or (3) Remove the screws fixing the stand (4) After the screws are removed remove the stand from the TV. Note: Extreme care should always be used when removing the stand to avoid damage to the LCD panel. For 40L153*DG models When using a Wall Bracket Please use a wall bracket appropriate for the size and weight of the LCD TV and two people are required for the installation.
The Remote Control Simple at-a-glance reference of the remote control. English 1. Standby 16. No function 2. Numeric buttons 17. Pause 18. Play 3. TV-AV / Channel list / Switches among broadcast 19. Stop types 20. Rapid advance 4. Mute 21. Subtitle on-off (in Media 5. Volume Up / Down Browser mode and in DVB channels) 6. Menu on-off 7. Navigation buttons ( , , , ) 22. Image size 8. Okay (Confirm) / Channel List / Hold (in TXT mode) 24. Teletext / Mix (in TXT mode) 9.
Connecting External Equipment Before connecting any external equipment, remove the mains plug from the wall socket. English (*) Number of these inputs may change according to the model of your TV. Before running first time installation, any connected devices need to be set to standby mode. Aerial cable:................................................................ Connect the aerial to the ANT. socket on the rear of the TV. SCART lead:..............................................................
Connecting an HDMI® or DVI Device to the HDMI Input English The HDMI inputs on your TV receive digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI source device or uncompressed digital video from a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) source device. These inputs are designed to accept HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital-Content Protection) programme material in digital form from EIA/CEA-861-D–compliant [1] consumer electronic devices (such as a set-top box or DVD player with HDMI or DVI output).
Connecting a Computer Connecting a USB Memory English To Connect a Computer To Connect a USB Flash Drive With either an RGB/PC or an HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’s display on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’s speakers. • You can connect a USB Flash Drive to your TV by using the USB input/inputs on the TV. This feature allows you to display/play music, photo or video files stored in a USB stick.
Power Save Mode English Environmental Information This television is designed to be environment friendly. You not only help to save the environment but also you can save money by reducing electricity bills thanks to the energy efficiency feauture of this TV. To reduce energy consumption, you should take the following steps: You can use Power Save Mode setting, located in the Picture Settings menu.
Controlling the TV Switching on Using the Remote Control If the standby LED is unlit, check that the mains plug is connected to the power and press the button on the back side of the television or button on the remote control to switch the television on. Press the MENU button on the remote control to see the menus. To put the television into Standby, press button on the remote control or button on the TV. To view the television, press again. The picture may take a few seconds to appear.
Initial Installation English Before switching on the TV, put your decoder and media recorder to Standby if they are connected and ensure the aerial/cable is connected to your TV. To set up the TV, use the buttons on the remote control as detailed on The Remote Control page. IMPORTANT: Ensure that the aerial/cable is connected and a Common Interface module is not inserted before switching on the TV for the first time installation. 1. Connect the mains plug and switch the TV on using the button.
Initial Installation - continued English You can select Network, Frequency, Network ID and Search Step from this screen. For highlighting lines you see, use Up or Down button. You can set Search Step as 8000 kHz or 1000 kHz. If you select 1000 kHz, the TV will perform search process in a detailed way. Searching duration will thus increase accordingly. When finished, press OK button to start automatic search.
Auto Tuning English Auto Tuning As new services are broadcast, it will be necessary to retune the television in order to view them. Note: Menu list of available features may change depending on the model. • It is recommended to run Auto Tuning periodically to ensure that all new services are added. Please be aware that Auto Tuning will completely retune the television and all current channels and settings will be lost.
Manual Tuning, Analogue Fine Tuning The television can be tuned-in manually using Manual Search feature. English Digital Aerial Manual Search Analogue Manual Search The feature is available for service engineers or can be used for direct channel entry if the multiplex channel is known. The television can be tuned-in manually. 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.
General Operation English Stereo and Bilingual Transmissions Standby Notifications If stereo or dual language broadcasts are transmitted, the word Stereo or Dual will appear on the screen each time positions are changed, disappearing after a few seconds. If the broadcast is not in stereo, the word Mono will appear. If the TV switches off while in No Signal mode, the following on-screen message will be displayed on the next switch-on: Stereo… Press “LANG - ” to select Stereo or Mono.
Channel List, Sorting Programmes, Programme Locking You can view stored channels and sort them by using the Channel List feature. English Viewing Channel List Deleting a Channel The channel order may be changed to suit your personal preference. • Select Channel List from the main menu and press OK button. The following menu will be displayed: You can press GREEN button to tag/untag all channels; YELLOW button to tag/untag channel.
Viewing Info Banner, Electronic Programme Guide English Viewing Info Banner • Press YELLOW button for zooming to a programme. • Press “INFO ” button. The information screen will appear giving details of the channel and programme currently being viewed. • Press SUBTITLE button to sort channels by a genre. • Whenever you change channel, the TV displays the broadcast picture along with an information banner at the bottom of the screen. This will remain on the screen for a few seconds.
Language Selection English Language Settings Using this menu you can adjust the preferred language settings. Some features may not be available. • Press MENU button and select Settings by using Left or Right button. • Select Language and press OK to view this menu. Select the desired language by using Left or Right button. Press the MENU button on the remote control to exit. Preferred These settings will be used if available. Otherwise the current settings will be used.
Digital Settings - Parental Control, Menu Lock, Set PIN You can view or set parental preferences of your TV. English Viewing Parental Control Menu Press MENU button and select the Settings by using Left or Right button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Use Up or Down button to highlight Parental and press OK to continue: Note: Maturity Lock is not available in all countries. Child Lock Child Lock disables the buttons on the television. All buttons on the remote control can still be used.
Configuring Picture Settings You can configure picture settings of your TV by using Picture Settings menu. English Configuring Picture Settings Colour You can use different picture settings in detail. You can customize current picture mode settings as desired. For example, you can change items such as, Brightness, Contrast, Colour and Sharpness. Sets the colour value, adjusting the colours. Press Left or Right button to adjust the colour.
Configuring Picture Settings - continued English Picture Zoom: Sets the picture size to Auto, Full, 16:9, Subtitle, 14:9, 14:9 Zoom, 4:3 or Cinema. Press Left or Right button to change the setting. Film Mode (optional): Films are recorded at a different number of frames per second to normal television programmes. Press Left or Right button to set this feature to Auto or Off. Turn this feature to Auto when you are watching films to see the fast motion scenes clearly. Skin Tone: Adjust the desired skin tone.
Changing Picture Format (*) When Auto is selected, the aspect ratio of the screen is adjusted by the information provided by the selected source (if available). The format being displayed in Auto mode is completely independent of WSS information which could be included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device. Note: Auto mode will only be available in SCART, HDMI, YPbPr and DTV. (**) Full mode is only available on HD channels.
Configuring PC Picture Settings English PC Picture Settings (*) Dot Clock (*) While in VGA/PC mode, some items in Picture menu will be unavailable. Instead, VGA mode settings will be added to the Picture Settings while in VGA/ PC mode. Dot Clock adjustment corrects the interference that appear as vertical banding in dot intensive presentations like spreadsheets or paragraphs or text in smaller fonts. Press Down button until Dot Clock is highlighted.
Configuring Sound Settings You can configure sound settings of your TV by using Sound Settings menu. English Configuring Sound Settings Balance (Only for speaker) Sound settings can be configured according to your personal preferences. This setting is used for emphasizing left or right speaker balance. Press MENU button and select Sound by using Left or Right button. Press OK button to view Sound Settings menu. • Press Left or Right button to change the level of the balance.
Settings Menu Operation, Conditional Access English Configuring Your TV’s Settings Using a Conditional Access Module Detailed settings can be configured to suit your personal preferences. Viewing Settings Menu Press MENU button and select Settings by using Left or Right button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Press Up or Down button to highlight a menu item. Press OK button to select an item. Press MENU button to exit.
Setting Timers English Timers To view Timers menu, press MENU button and select Settings by using Left or Right button. Press OK button to view Settings menu. Use Up or Down button to highlight Timers and press OK to continue: Setting Sleep Timer The television can be set to turn itself off after a certain length of time. • Highlight Sleep Timer by using Up or Down button. • Use Left or Right button to set. The timer can be set to Off or between 30 minutes and 2 hours (120 minutes) in steps of 30 minutes.
Source Settings Setting Date/Time English Configuring Date/Time Settings Configuring Source Settings You can configure date/time preferences by using this menu screen. You can enable or disable selected source options. The TV will not switch to the disabled source options when the “SOURCE - ” button is pressed. • Select Date/Time in the Settings menu to configure Date/Time settings. Press OK button. Use Up or Down button to highlight the Time Settings Mode. It can be set to Auto or Manual.
Other Controls English Configuring Other Settings - General Blue Background You can configure the settings of your TV. Select Settings from main menu and press OK to view the Settings menu. Press the MENU button on the remote control to exit. If the signal is weak or absent, the TV will automatically change to a blue screen. To enable this, set Blue Background to On. To view general configuration preferences, select Other Settings in the Settings menu and press OK button.
Other Controls - continued English Audio Description Audio description refers to an additional narration track for blind and visually impaired viewers of visual media, including television and movies. The description narrator talks through the presentation, describing what is happening on the screen during the natural pauses in the audio (and sometimes during dialogue, if deemed necessary). You can use this feature, only if the broadcaster supports that additional narration track.
Using Media Browser This TV allows you to enjoy photo, music or video files stored on a USB device. English Manual Start To display Media Browser window, press the “ ” button on the remote control. The Media Browser menu is also accessable from the main menu. Press the MENU button on the remote. Select Media Browser by pressing Left or Right button and press OK. Select the media type to be listed and press OK. If there is more than one media source available, a list of devices will be displayed.
Using Media Browser - continued This TV allows you to enjoy photo, music or video files stored on a USB device. English Playing MP3 Files Viewing JPEG Files To play mp3 files from a USB memory, you can use this menu screen. To view photo files from a USB Memory, you can use this menu screen. When you select Photos in the main Media Browser menu, available image files will be filtered and listed on this screen. • / : Navigate menu.
Using Media Browser - continued This TV allows you to enjoy photo, music or video files stored on a USB device. English Slideshow Feature You can use this feature to display all images automatically on your USB device. • Pause ( button): Pause the slideshow. • Continue ( button): Continue the slideshow. • Loop/Shuffle (Green button): Press once to enable Loop. Press again to enable both Loop and Shuffle. Press once more to disable Loop. Press again to disable Shuffle.
Using Media Browser - continued This TV allows you to enjoy photo, music or video files stored on a USB device. English Note: You can set subtitles by using “LANG ” button during the playback. Selected subtitles may not be displayed correctly in some cases. In order to display movie subtitles correctly, you should set a subtitle language. See the section, Media Browser Settings for selecting movie subtitle language.
Analogue Only Text Services This television has a multi-page text memory, which takes a few moments to load. English Analogue Text Services To display an initial page Before using the text services, the required language region must be chosen. Press RET/BACK to access an initial page. The one displayed is dependant on the broadcaster. • Select Language from the Settings menu. • Highlight Teletext in the Language Settings menu and press Left or Right button to choose the required language region.
English Appendix B: AV and HDMI Signal Compatibility (Input Signal Types) Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Some, due to the display native resolution, are scaled automatically to enable correct image to be displayed. Your TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below. If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD will appear on the screen.
Appendix C: PIN Information Signal information for Mini D-sub 15 pin connector Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name 1 R 6 Ground 11 NC 2 G 7 Ground 12 NC 3 B 8 Ground 13 H-sync 4 NC* 9 NC 14 V-sync 5 NC 10 Ground 15 NC * NC = not connected English - 39 - English Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If there is no switch, remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode English Media Extension Format Notes Video .mpg, .mpeg MPEG1-2 MPEG1: 768x576 @ 30P, MPEG2:1920x1080 @ 30P Audio .vob MPEG2 .mp4 MPEG4, Xvid, H.264 .mkv H.264, MPEG4,VC-1 .avi MPEG2, MPEG4, Xvid, H.264 .flv H.264/VP6/ Sorenson 1920x1080 @ 30P H.264/VP6: 1920x1080 @ 30P Sorenson: 352x288 @ 30P .3gp MPEG4 , H.264 1920x1080 @ 30P .mp3 MPEG1 Layer 2/3 Layer2: 32Kbps ~ 448Kbps (Bit rate) / 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 16kHz, 22.
Specifications and Accessories Video Input PAL, SECAM, NTSC 4.43 Stereo Nicam External Connections 1-SCART 1 Input 21-pin SCART RGB, A/V 2-SCART-S (via SCART 1) Input 21-pin SCART S-Video 3-YPbPr (via VGA) Input Mini D-Sub 15-Pin Analogue 4-SIDE AV Input RCA Video + Audio L + R 5-HDMI 1/2 (*) Input Type A (*) Number of these inputs may change according to the model of your TV.
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Q & A Section Sound Picture General Answer Why is there no sound or picture? Check if the TV is not in standby mode Check the mains plug and all mains connections Why is there a picture but no sound? Check if the volume has not been turned off or sound mute has not been selected Why does the sound come only from one speaker when stereo sound is selected? Check the balance in the SOUND menu if it has been set to one side or not Why is the soundtrack in English when a different audio language has b
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