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Toshiba 20VL43 manual

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    20VL43 Owner's manual Tosh Owners Manual 10/9/03 12:48 pm Page 1[...]

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    ? For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… Remember… For UK only 2 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 the power supply and external equipment 6 Connections and controls 7[...]

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    3 Safety P recautions 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 [...]

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    4 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 TV on a sturdy platform, the mounting surface should be flat and steady . Use curtains or blinds to prevent direct sunlight falling on the screen. The [...]

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    5 The remote control UP Remove the back cover to reveal the battery compartment and make sure the batteries are inserted the right way round. Suitable battery types for this remote are UM-4, AAA, IEC R03 1.5V . Do not combine a used, old battery with a new one or mix battery types. Remove dead batteries immediately to prevent acid from leaking into[...]

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    SETTING UP 6 Connecting the power supply and external equipment Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. Make sure that all external equipment is connected to the TV BEFORE attaching the power supply . IN OUT IN OUT the back of your TV the side of your TV video recorder decoder* IN/OUT SCART 2 (EXT 2) P ower cord [...]

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    7 Connections and controls If the power - on light is unlit check the adaptor is connected and the power switched on. T o put the set into Standby press i on the remote control. T o view the TV press i again. The picture may take a few seconds to appear . Standby should only be used for short periods of time. T o set up the TV you will now need to [...]

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    FEA TURE LANGUAGE z ENGLISH x AUTO POWER z ON x REVERSAL z OFF x OFF TIMER S OK R z 0:00 x TEXT MODE z AUTO x TEXT CHARA. z 1 x 8 Choosing the language and system, tuning the TV with Automatic Search Memory (ASM) Before switching on the TV put your decoder and video recorder to Standby . T o set up the TV use the buttons on the remote control as de[...]

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    4 9 T uning the TV manually ( RRR ), programme skip View the the programme position to be skipped by selecting with the P f ( P ) and P e ( Q ) buttons. Press MENU and select the SET UP menu. Use P or Q to highlight SKIP , then S or R to select ON . Press EXIT . The TV can be tuned-in manually using RRR . The RRR function can be used to store chann[...]

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    Manual Fine T uning (MFT) Automatic Fine T uning (AFT) Manual Fine T uning (MFT) should not be required unless interference is experienced or the signal is weak. 1 Press S or R and hold until the best picture and sound are obtained. While the TV is fine tuning z or x will flash. Press EXIT . PLEASE NOTE: A utomatic Fine T uning (AFT) is automatical[...]

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    11 Sound controls, WOW surround the timer , time display V olume Press j — ( S ) or j + ( R ) to adjust the volume. Sound Mute Press k once to turn the sound off . T o restore the sound press k again or press either j — ( S ) or j + ( R ). Sound controls Press MENU and S or R to select SOUND . Press Q to highlight BASS , TREBLE or BALANCE and S[...]

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    12 Picture controls This television offers the choice of personalising the picture style. Press m to view the different styles available: PICTURE to PICTU are preset options and PICTURE stores your own settings: Press P or Q , then S or R to select and adjust the CONTRAST , BRIGHTNESS , COLOUR , SHARPNESS and TINT . The TINT can only be adjusted on[...]

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    13 T eletext – setting up, general information, A UT O 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. If Fastext is available four coloured titles will appear at the base of the[...]

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    AUTO Press T to access index pages. The one displayed is dependant on the broadcaster . LIST Press T to return to the page currently stored on the RED button. Remember to cancel telete xt before changing channels – press the 6 / 7 button twice. ☛ 14 T eletext continued – control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control [...]

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    A Remove it by pressing CALL . Why is there a message permanently on the screen? Q Below are the answers to some of the most common queries. A Check the mains switch is on and check all connections. Check the TV is not in standby mode. Why is there no sound or picture? Q A Check the volume has not been turned down or that sound mute has not been se[...]

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    Specifications and accessories Broadcast systems/channels P AL-I UHF UK21-UK69 P AL-B/G UHF E21-E69 VHF E2-E12, S1-S41 SECAM-L UHF F21-F69 VHF F1-F10, B- Q SECAM-D/K UHF R21-R69 VHF R1-R12 Video Input P AL, SECAM, NTSC, 4.43, 3.58 External connections EXT1 Input Phono jacks S-video Audio L + R EXT2 Input/Output (Right side) 21-pin Scart RGB, A/V In[...]