TOSHIBA Colour television Owner’s manual ZH36/37 Series
Remember… Contents SETTING UP Safety precautions – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of The remote control – an at-a-glance guide Connecting external equipment Front connections and controls Selecting the language, country and system, Auto tune Manual tune – an alternative to Auto tuning Programme skip Manual fine tuning, Sorting programme positions ? For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… For UK only CONTROLS General controls – changing programme position Sound controls – vo
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.
The remote control UP Simple at-a-glance reference of your remote control.
Connecting external equipment Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. the back of your TV SCART 2 (EXT2) SCART 1 (EXT1) ☛ *a decoder couldor tellite be Digital Sa atible any other comp decoder. decoder* TV IN VCR OUT video recorder IN OUT IN/OUT SAT A wide variety of external equipment can be connected to the back of the TV, therefore the relevant owners manuals for all additional equipment must be referred to.
Front connections and controls A wide variety of external equipment can be connected via the sockets located behind the flap on the TV. Press the centre of the flap to open it. Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for the TV are made using the remote control, the buttons on the TV may be used for some functions. GREEN – On timer is set RED – Power On Power Button Switching on Using the controls and connections j +.
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Manual tune As an alternative to Auto Tuning, the TV can be tuned-in manually using Manual Tuning. For example: if the television cannot be connected to a video/decoder with a Scart lead or to tune-in a station on another System (see page 7). Use S and R to move across the screen and select any of these Manual Tune options. Programme System Search Programme skip/ Channel Station Name Manual fine tuning Programme: The number to be pressed on the remote control. System: Specific to certain areas.
Manual tune continued Programme skip 4 Press R to select System and use P or Q to change (if required, see page 7). 5 Then press R to select Search. 6 Pressing P or Q will begin the search. Search will flash and the television will show the channel numbers. Programme skip To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the programme position can be skipped and the remote control removed.
Manual fine tuning, Sorting programme positions 2 Manual fine tuning Manual fine tuning should not be required unless interference is experienced or the signal is weak. 1 Select Manual tuning from the Set up menu. Highlight the station and press OK. 2 Press R to select Manual fine tuning. The list of stations is now showing. With Q or P highlight the station you want to move and press OK or R. The selected station will be moved to the right of the screen. Programme Sorting Prog.
General and sound controls Volume correction Selecting programme positions Volume Correction helps to reduce the difference of volume from one programme/channel to another. To select a programme position use the numbered buttons on the remote control. Programme positions can also be selected using P and P (Q). e f (P) 1 Select Volume correction from the Sound menu. ^. 2 Press S or R to select between On and Off.
Widescreen viewing Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted, programmes can be viewed in a number of formats. button repeatedly to select between Super live, Cinema, Subtitle, Wide and 4:3. Press the 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.
Picture controls Picture preferences Picture position This television offers the choice of personalising the picture style. Press to view the different styles available: The picture position may be adjusted to suit personal preference and can be particularly useful for external inputs. m Picture mode-1 to 3 are preset options and Picture mode-M stores your own settings: 1 1 Press MENU and using S or R select the Picture menu. Press MENU and using S or R select the Feature menu.
Virtual Dolby Surround (ZH37 models only) Programmes with Dolby Surround (or Dolby Digital) soundtracks will be greatly enhanced by the effects of Virtual Surround from the TV and connected equipment, e.g. DVD player, games console, etc. Home theatre surround systems require five or more separate speakers, this TV offers the Virtual Dolby Surround option, the benefits of a five speaker system WITHOUT connecting any additional speakers.
The timer, time display, panel lock and stereo/bilingual transmissions 1 The Timer Panel lock The TV can be set to turn itself On or Off after a certain time. Panel Lock disables the buttons on the front of the TV. All buttons on the remote control can still be used. Press MENU and S or R to select the Timer menu. 1 From the Feature menu select Panel Lock and choose On or Off using S or R.
Input selection and AV connections Defining the INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that the television recognises connected equipment. See page 5 for a clear view of the back connection recommendations. If the colour is missing try the alternative setting. Most VCRs and decoders send a signal through the Scart lead to switch the TV to the correct Input socket. Alternatively press the external source selection button until the picture from connected equipment is shown.
Teletext – setting up, general information, Auto and List modes This TV 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. Selecting Modes Navigating pages using Auto If Fastext is available four coloured titles will appear at the base of the screen. The teletext character set will be automatically chosen by the language setting in the Set up menu.
Teletext continued – control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control teletext buttons. select a page whilst viewing a 8/9 Tonormal picture: To display an index/initial page: T Auto / , a normal Enter the page number then press picture will be displayed. The TV will indicate when the page is present by displaying the page number at the top / of the screen. Press to view the page. 89 Press to access index pages. The one displayed is dependant on the broadcaster.
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Subject INDEX Page Auto Tuning ................................................................................... 7 Automatic Format (Widescreen) ......................................... 13 AV connections.......................................................................... 16 Balance......................................................................................... 11 Bass................................................................................................ 11 Bilingual Broadcast .
