Toshiba 36ZP18Q manual

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2 Contents CONNECTING O THER EQUIPMENT SETTING UP FEA TURES SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES TELETEXT USING Y OUR TV FOR Y OUR GUID ANCE O THER INFORMA TION For your safety – Some do’s and don ’ts for you to be aware of 3 Y our new television ’s remote control – an at -a-glance guide 4 Connecting the speak ers 5 Connecting and turning on your new [...]

3 For your safety SETTING UP 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[...]

4 SETTING UP Y our new television ’s remote control Remove the back cover to reveal the battery compartment and make sure you insert the batteries the right way round. Suitable battery types for this remote are R03 or AAA. Do not throw your old batteries into a fire, dispose of them in a designated disposal area. Do not combine a used, old batter[...]

SETTING UP 5 In order to enjoy the full benefits of Surround Sound it is necessary to connect two rear surround speakers and two front extension speakers. When connecting external Hi-Fi speak ers, they must be 8 ohm, 1 0W minimum . The front speakers should be positioned either side of the TV and will deliver the left and right sound. The internal [...]

SETTING UP 6 Connecting and turning on your new TV The TV back connections… T o conserve energy it is best to turn your TV off and not to leave it in Standby , unless the timer has been set. Connect the aerial to the socket on the rear of the television. If you use a Set T op Box and/or a video recorder it is essential that the aerial cable is co[...]

7 Choosing the language and system*, Auto tuning SETTING UP Before running Auto tuning turn on your Set T op 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. 3 4 2 SET UP          Language ENGLISH C[...]

OK : T o store EXIT : T o exit MENU : T o return   System 0 I 60 0 VCR MANUAL TUNING Press OK to select. Press the R button to select System and use P or Q to change ( if required, see page 7 ). Press the R button to select Search . 8 SETTING UP Manual tuning Manually tuning your TV As an alternative to Auto tuning , you can tune -in your T o[...]

SETTING UP 9 Manually tuning your TV continued Sorting programme positions 6 7 8 10 9 This TV has direct channel entry if the channel numbers are known. Select the Manual tuning screen in Step 3 . Enter the P rogramme number , the System , then the Channel number . The channel number must be a three digit number e.g. 111, 011, 001. P ress OK to sto[...]

OK : T o select EXIT : T o exit MANUAL TUNING  Prog . Sys. Channel Station 0 I 60 VCR 1 I 22 BBC1 2 I 28 BBC2 3 I 25 ITV 4 I 32 CH4 5 I * 69  Press the MENU button and from the top menu bar select SET UP . With the Q button highlight Manual tuning . And press the R button to select the Manual tuning screen. Use the P or Q to highlight the pro[...]

11 USING Y OUR TV General and sound controls Press the MENU button on the remote control, and the S or R button to select the SOUND option from the top bar . Press the Q button to highlight Bass, T reble or Balance from the SOUND menu and then the S or R button to change the setting. V olume 32 SOUND Bass + 01 T reble 00 Balance 00 V olume Press th[...]

USING Y OUR TV 12 SUPER LIVE SUPER LIVE P re ss th e { b u tton rep ea te d ly to view th e o p tio n s a va ila b le . 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. This set is capable of showing broadcasts in a number of formats. Depending o[...]

USING Y OUR TV 13 Picture size/position Picture controls When this TV receives a true Widescreen picture and Automatic format is ON , it will automatically be displayed in Widescreen format, irrespective of the TV ’s previous setting . Press the MENU button, and use either the S or R button to select the FEA TURE MENU . Use Q to move down to Auto[...]

DNR – Digital Noise R eduction Select DNR from the PICTURE menu. Select between AUTO and OFF to obtain the best picture. The differences may not always be noticeable. 1 DNR enables you to ‘soften ’ the screen representation of a weak signal. 14 Picture P references, Scan Mode, Digital Noise R eduction and Still Picture USING Y OUR TV Picture [...]

15 Select the TIMER option from the top menu bar . Select the On timer (or the Off timer ). If , for example, you want the TV to turn ON (or OFF) in one and a half hours time, enter 01:30 using the numbered buttons on the remote control. If setting the Off timer press EXIT . If setting the On timer , you must enter the programme position number you[...]

16 FEA TURES A V connections and input selection Defining your INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that your television recognises connected equipment. … P le a se s e e p a g e 2 4 fo r a c le a r v ie w o f th e b a ck co n n e ctio n re co m m e n d a tio n s … SELECTING THE DIGIT AL AUDIO SIGNAL 2 1          Back Digit[...]

SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES 17 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 24 . Dolby Digital Adjustments Set the volume and balance of the front speakers to your preference. Play a[...]

SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES 18 Press the M button to bring up the SURROUND menu. With Dolby Pro Logic selected, EXIT and go to the FEA TURE MENU . Ensure that the Rear speaker option is set to YES , then run the Surround test from the Surround set up menu. Use the S and R buttons to adjust. 1 2 3 Inserting the headphone jack will mute the sound from al[...]

SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES 19 Digital Surround P rocessor 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 eff[...]

Selecting the character set and viewing mode and general information 20 TELETEXT T eletext – 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. T eletext continued over the page… The 6 / 7 button: Pressing the 6 / [...]

21 T eletext continued – A uto and List modes Moving around the teletext pages in AUTO and LIST modes and selecting favourite pages Moving around TELETEXT The rest of the text control buttons are explained on the next page… In LIST mode, the four choices at the bottom of the screen are now numbers – 100, 200, 300 and 400, which have been prog[...]

T o reveal concealed text: Some pages cover topics such as quizzes and jokes. T o discover the solutions press the r button. 3 r T o display an index/initial page: In AUTO -mode Press the T button to access index pages. The one displayed is dependent on the broadcaster . In LIST -mode Press the T button to return to your page currently stored on th[...]

CONNECTING O THER EQUIPMENT F ront connections and controls Y ou can connect a wide variety of external equipment via the sockets located behind the flap on the front of the TV . P ress the centre of the flap to open it Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If you connect mono sound equipment to Input 3 , conne[...]

24 Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. On the back of the TV are 3 Scart sockets, and a selection of phono sockets, all of which will enable you to connect a variety of equipment. DA -1 and DA -2 enable the input of Digital Audio signals. The phono sockets alongside the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT sockets will acce[...]

FEA TURE MENU       EXIT : T o exit  A V connection Picture size/position Surround set up P anel lock OFF Automatic format ON Blue screen ON  PICTURE     Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Colour 50 T int 00 Sharpness 00 Scan mode 100Hz DNR AUTO          EXIT : T o exit     [...]

A Check that Panel lock is not ON . A Good performance of text depends on a good strong broadcast signal. This normally requires a roof or loft aerial. If the text is unreadable or garbled, check your aerial. Go to the main index page of the teletext service and look for the User Guide . This will explain the basic operation of teletext in some det[...]

A Check that the switch on the side is in TV mode. Check that the batteries aren ’t dead and that they are inserted correctly . Why doesn’t the remote control work? FOR Y OUR GUIDANCE 27 Q A Blue screen in the FEA TURE MENU is ON . When no signal is being received, the TV will turn off the sound and switch the TV screen to blue. After 20 minute[...]

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 3.58/4.43 External connections EXT1 Input 21-pin Scart RGB , A/V EXT2 Input/Output 21-pin Scart A/V , S-video, Selectable output EX[...]