TOSHIBA The power to open people’s eyes 42WH18B 50WH18B colour television owner’s manual
Contents SETTING UP For your safety – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of Installation and other points to follow 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 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 11 USING YOUR TV General controls – changing programme position Sound controls – volume, sou
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 Installation and other points to follow Where to install Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights. Soft, indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. Place the TV directly on the floor or a sturdy platform. The mounting surface should be flat and steady. If you install the TV onto a soft floor covering, make sure that the covering will not be damaged by the weight of the TV. Use curtains or blinds to prevent direct sunlight falling on the screen.
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 Number buttons To select input from external sources To access sub-pages when in teletext mode To return to the previous programme Widescreen viewing Selectable picture preferences To exit Menus On-screen Menus To change programme positions and teletext pages To alter the
! 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. When connecting external speakers always make sure that the power is OFF. External (Main) Speakers rs of When connecting external Hi-Fi speake your choice, they must be 8 ohm, 14W minimum. These speakers should be positioned either side of the TV and will press deliver the left and right sound. Simply must You the connector and insert the cable.
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 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. 4 Now press the Q button to highlight Auto tuning. Language Colour Auto tuning Manual tuning Programme sorting Teletext 5 ENGLISH AUTO Set up Then the R button to go to the Auto tuning screen.
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 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. Bass Boost – to enhance the depth of sound n Press the button repeatedly to turn the Bass boost on and off. Press the S or R button to adjust the effect. When an active Super Woofer is connected the will control it.
USING YOUR TV Widescreen viewing Press the button to repeatedly tions p o e th w vie . 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 LIVE This setting will enlarge the image to fit the screen by stretching the image horizontally, holding 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 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 buttons 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 menu be adjust a signal fr ed o om an N you have the TSC video n recorder or DVD options to adjust tele vision is in player when the AUTO co the Contrast, lour mod e. Brightness, Colour, Tint and Sharpness.
ADDITIONAL 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.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES AV connections and input selection ge 25 …Please see pa the of w for a clear vie 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).
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 25.
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.
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. Press the menu. 2 Press the P or Q button repeatedly to select the digital mode which best suits the type of broadcast.
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 4 With the S or R button choose AUTO or LIST. 5 Press EXIT to finish. About teletext The button: 6/7 67 / Pressing the button once will bring up the teletext screen. Pressing it again will superimpose it over the TV picture.
TELETEXT Teletext continued – Auto and List modes Moving around the teletext pages in AUTO and LIST modes and selecting favourite pages Moving around List In LIST mode, the four choices at the bottom of the screen are now numbers – 100, 200, 300 and 400, which have been programmed into the TV’s memory. To view these pages use the coloured prompt buttons e.g. press the GREEN button to view page 200. If you want to change these stored pages press the coloured button for the colour you want to change, e.g.
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 dependant 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. ! Please alw ays refer to the owner’s manua l of the equipm ent to be connecte d for full details . Front connections t o b equipment to rminals at the te and rear e.
CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Back connections SCART 3 (EXT 3) We recommend Scart 1 for a Set Top Bo x, Scart 2 for a VCR and Sc art 3 for additional equi pment. Back connections COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (EXT 4) SCART 1 (EXT 1) SCART 2 (EXT 2) ACTIVE SUPER WOOFER ☛ When yo connect a Su u Woofer, makper you choose e sure EXT. from thWoofer connection oe AV the Feature ption in menu.
☛ 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 before calling the helpline. Q Q Why is the screen fuzzy, and the colours not clear? A 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.
Remember… FOR YOUR GUIDANCE Questions and Answers… continued Q Q Why can’t I see the video tape I am playing? A A Make sure you have connected the VCR to the TV using a Scart lead and then select the correct input using the button. Q A B Q Why is the video recorder picture in black and white? A The input socket maybe set to S-VIDEO in the AV connection menu. Q Q Why is the video picture good but there is no sound? A Check Scart lead connection. Check Digital input OFF.
Subject Page Audio Output ____________________________________________________ 25 Auto Tuning ________________________________________________________ 8 Automatic Format ______________________________________________ 14 AV connections __________________________________________________ 17 Balance ____________________________________________________________ 12 Bass _________________________________________________________________ 12 Bass Boost ________________________________________________________ 12 Bili
