Toshiba 32W300P manual

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    Model 32W300P LCD Colour Television Operating Instructions 30E2825A_En_COVER 1/15/07, 8:26 PM 1[...]

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    2 Features • LCD MONIT OR Resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels • On-Screen Language Displa y in 6 languages (English, Spanish, Ger man, F rench, Italian or Russian) • NICAM/Ger man A2 STEREO Reception • A uto tuning system • 99 Channel memor y • Videote xt – F aste xt/T OPte xt • Remote control • Sleep timer • 2 Scar t sock ets • COM[...]

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    3 Contents Features ................................................................... 2 Contents ................................................................... 3 Safety Precautions ................................................... 4 Installation and important information ...................... 5 Location of controls .......................[...]

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    4 Safety Precautions This equipment has been designed and manuf actured to meet international safety standards b ut, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken to obtain the best results and f or safety to be assured. Please read the points below f or your o wn safety . They are of a gener al nature, intended to help with all electronic cons[...]

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    5 Installation and impor tant inf ormation Locate the tele vision awa y from direct sunlight and strong lights, soft, indirect lighting is recommended f or comf or table viewing. Use cur tains or blinds to prev ent direct sunlight falling on the screen. Place on a sturdy platf or m, the mounting surf ace should be flat and steady . It should then b[...]

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    6 Location of contr ols Front Side Description of Indicators and Controls 1. Loudspeakers 2. (On/Standby) indicator: It lights up in red at standby, and in green at power on. 3. Remote sensor 4. (Channel) ▲ / ▼ buttons: Press ▲ to change to a higher numbered channel set into memory. Press ▼ to change to a lower numbered channel set into mem[...]

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    7 Remote Contr ol Function P age Enter standby mode or turn on the power 10 Display program position number 16 Teletext time display Select an input source 10, 26, 28, 32~34 Select picture format 24 Select channel 12, 16, 31 Select Teletext page 29, 30 Change the TV channel or Teletext page 16, 29, 31 up or down In Standby: Turn on the power 10 Vol[...]

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    8 Z Z Z Z Z Z Remote Control Install the batteries Use batteries type UM3 (AA-Size). Do not use old or weak batteries. The remote control may not w or k properly with a weak v oltage from such batteries. Replace exhausted batteries with new ones . Ne ver tr y to recharge normal batteries - this could cause an e xplosion. Note: Exhausted batteries c[...]

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    9 AC INPUT Antenna connection Note: Before you connect other appliances: •T o avoid potentially damaging your set, make sure all items are switched of f and disconnected from the mains power when you make the connections. • Arrange the desired connection. • When you have finished making the connections, reconnect the mains power to the unit a[...]

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    10 Quic k guide f or MENU operation/Selecting the video input sour ce Make sure the antenna connection and power suppl y are connected as per the description on previous page. Preparation: Tu rn on the unit with the (On/ Standby) b utton on the top of the unit. The (On/Standby) indicator will light up in green. To change the unit to standby mode, p[...]

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    11 On-screen Language Selection/T eletext Langua g e Selection On-screen Language Selection 1 Select LANGU AGE (unless y ou hav e already selected when the set was first s witched on). Then press to display LANGUAGE menu. 2 Press or to select the desired language . 3 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. Teletext Language Selection 1 Select TE[...]

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    12 PA L C H 1 A utomatic station presetting with the b uilt-in T uner The A utomatic station presetting feature is for the set’ s built-in analogue tuner onl y . If y ou have a device such as a digital decoder (eg. Satellite or Digital T errestrial) connected (see P .15), you w ould need to tune it in separately accor ding to its own instructions[...]

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    13 Changing the or der of stored channels 1 Select CH ALLOCA TION. Then press . 2 Press or until the position number that y ou want to mov e is selected (e.g. CH 40), then press ENTER . 3 Press or until the channel position that y ou want to mov e the program to is selected (e .g. CH 5), then press ENTER . 4 The original program 40 is now stored in[...]

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    14 Manual TV station presetting Example: Preset the ZDF on program position 2. 1 Select MANU AL TUNING. Then press . 2 Press or to select P AL or SECAM-L. Then press ENTER . 3 Press . The auto search star ts f orward. It will stop at each station with good reception. Press again until you receive the ZDF . Then press ENTER . 4 The channel position [...]

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    15 TV AC INPUT Connect with Satellite receiver as shown belo w. Select the TV -Program at the satellite receiver . T o do this, use the remote control of the satellite receiver . Y ou can not store the same station once again additionall y in LCD-Monitor which already stored in satellite receiver . Connection to Satellite Receiver Satellite Receive[...]

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    16 Basic Operation Note: If the built-in tuner does not receive anything (e.g. if no antenna is connected) during TV -operation, then the TV -unit will change to standby after approx. 15 minutes. Press P or to change up or down a channel. This takes appro x. 2 seconds. If the auto search only stored 5 stations, only these 5 will appear . Skipped ch[...]

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    17 Stereo reception with the b uilt-in tuner NICAM stereo sound reception: 1 Select NICAM. Press or to select A UT O or OFF . Select OFF if you do not w ant to receive NICAM sound. 2 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. The following types of broadcast are possible with NICAM transmissions “NICAM ST” illuminates for appro x. 4 seconds whe[...]

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    18 Stereo reception with the b uilt-in tuner When 2-channel sound reception is av ailable, you can select y our preferred audio with the A UDIO button. Each time you press A UDIO , the sound channel will switch to the alternative channel av ailable . NICAM 2-channel sound reception (not available in Germany) 2-channel sound reception in Germany 30E[...]

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    19 Bass, T reble and Balance 1 Select BASS. Then press or to adjust the bass. If you wish to set the treble or balance, press or to select TREBLE or BALANCE. Y ou can then adjust these in the same wa y . 2 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. Notes: •T o reset BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE to the factory preset values, select RESET in step 1 the[...]

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    20 Using the surr ound sound feature/ T urning off the b uilt-in speaker s Using the surround sound feature The SURROUND f eature processes the audio signal to expand the listening field wider and deeper to create a ‘pseudo surround-sound’ from the TV’ s speakers . The feature w or ks with stereo signals from aeTV broadcast or A V input. 1 Se[...]

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    21 Brightness, Contrast, Colour and Sharpness/DNR Notes: •T o reset BRIGHTNESS , CONTRAST , COLOUR, TINT and SHARPNESS to the factory preset values, select RESET in step 1 then press or . • In HDMI or COMPONENT mode, the “DNR” option cannot be selected. Brightness, Contrast, Colour and Sharpness 1 Select BRIGHTNESS. Then press or to adjust [...]

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    22 Bac k light 1 Select BA CKLIGHT . Then press or to adjust the lev el you require. 2 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. : SELECT : ADJUST : RETURN MENU A V2 INPUT A V A V2 OUTPUT TV AV COLOUR A UTO BACKLIGHT 16 : END EXIT Y ou can use the Back light feature to adjust the screen brightness for impro ved picture clarity . 30E2825A_En_P18-24[...]

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    23 Selecting the colour temperature/Blue bac k Selecting the colour temperature Change the picture quality by selecting from three preset colour temperatures - cool, medium and warm - as described in the follo wing table; 1 Select COLOUR TEMPERA TURE. 2 Press or to select the desired setting. Mode Picture Quality COOL Bluish MEDIUM Neutral W ARM Re[...]

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    24 Manual format setting Pressing PICTURE SIZE repeatedly scrolls through the f ollowing options. 4:3 This mode shows a 4:3 picture in its original size and shape with vertical bands on the left and right side. FULL SCREEN Stretches the left and right hand sides of a 4:3 picture horizontally to fill the screen, while leaving the centre of the pictu[...]

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    25 Scrolling the picture in CINEMA mode When the CINEMA mode is selected, you can adjust the ver tical picture position. Note: Y ou cannot move the picture v er tically in any of the other picture modes. 1 Select VER TICAL POSITION. Then press . 2 Press or to adjust the vertical position of the picture. •T o raise the picture, press . •T o lowe[...]

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    26 PC connection As PCs are sometimes supplied with a ‘conventional’ CRT monitor , you ma y need to adjust the display settings of your PC’ s graphics card, otherwise the pictures ma y not appear correctly . Switch on your PC (still with your original monitor) - select ‘1360 x 768’ for the screen resolution, and select 60 Hz f or the on- [...]

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    27 Example: Adjust the contrast. 1 During PC mode press MENU once. The Menu will appear on the screen. 2 Press or to select CONTRAST . Then press or to adjust CONTRAST . 3 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. Description about the each setting option: PC connection PICTURE Menu BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST: You can adjust these according to to you[...]

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    28 Selecting the HDMI audio input source Y ou must choose the appropriate HDMI audio input setting for each connection, depending on whether the source is equipped with a D VI or HDMI sock et. 1 Select HDMI1 or HDMI2. Press or to select HDMI or D VI. 2 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. or The HDMI input receiv es digital audio and uncompre[...]

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    29 T eletext T elete xt is sent page by page. This unit is able to automatically store up to 812 pages , but they can only be accessed once they ha ve been stored. This can take a f ew moments . F aste xt/TOPte xt The F aste xt/TOPte xt is telete xt with a special director y . On the lower part of the screen there are four diff erent coloured field[...]

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    30 667 667 ARD-Text 21.07.03 15:01:38 1/2 T elete xt Hold Pages Some pages are divided up into subpages by the channel. Subpages are automatically shown in turn, as they are transmit- ted. In order to hold the page, press . Press again in order to display the next subpage. Directly Select Subpages Y ou can directly select the subpages if required. [...]

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    31 Conceal stored channels The channels stored in the memory can be selected using P or .If you want to skip certain channels from the sequence, y ou can conceal them. These channels are not deleted - they can be accessed at any time with the n umbered b uttons . 1 Select the channel to be concealed (i.e. CH29). Press SKIP . The programme number fl[...]

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    32 Video recorder 1 to AV1 Playback (All illustrated SCART cables are not supplied) TV (Left side view) Video recorder 2 to AV2 Recording Decoder (All illustrated SCART cables and antenna cables are not supplied) TO ANT TO AV2 TO AV1 Satellite antenna DEC VCR TV DVD player Satellite receiver Video recorder Antenna TV (Left side view) Connection to [...]

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    33 (AV cable, not supplied) TV (Left side view) AV output To AV3 IN Video camera (example) Connection to other equipment 3. Connecting an audio system This connection allows y ou to hear the TV sound through external speakers connected to an audio amplifier . To control the audio through the amplifier tur n on the TV and the amplifier set the v olu[...]

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    34 6. Setting of Scart socket AV2 1 In , select A V2 INPUT or A V2 OUTPUT . 2 Selecting the “A V2 INPUT” type - this ensures that the TV processes the input signal correctl y . Press or to select A V or S-VIDEO . AV : Composite signal (e.g. from a video recorder). S-VIDEO: S-Video signal (e.g. from D VD play er with S-Video output). Selecting t[...]

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    35 AV colour adjustment/P ower return f eature AV colour adjustment The AV Colour setting only applies when viewing de- vices connected to the AV inputs. 1 In menu, select A V COLOUR. 2 Press or to select A UTO . 3 If A UTO option does not work, press or to select desired colour (e.g. NTSC 3.58). 4 Press EXIT to return to the normal screen. Note: P[...]

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    36 T roubleshooting table/Specifications Troubleshooting table Please check the following list before requesting service. In menu, the TUNING option cannot be selected. The unit is set to AV mode. Press 1 on the remote control. 12 Symptom Possible solution Page No picture, no sound Switch on the set. Check that the mains power outlet is properly co[...]