Toshiba 42WH18B, 50WH18B manual

owner ’s manual colour television 42WH18B 50WH18B TOSHIBA The power to open people’s eyes[...]

2 Contents CONNECTING O THER EQUIPMENT SETTING UP ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TELETEXT USING Y OUR TV SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES 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 Installation and other points to follow 4 Y our new television ’s remote control – an at -a-glance guide 5 Connectin[...]

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[...]

Cleaning the screen and cabinet… After turning off the power , clean the screen and cabinet with a soft, dry cloth. We recommend that you do not use any proprietary polishes or solvents on the screen or cabinet as this may cause damage. Disposal… When the set reaches the end of its useful life please dispose of it in accordance with Local Gover[...]

5 SETTING UP Y our new television ’s remote control … For quick reference to topics, please see the INDEX at the end of this manual. 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 fir[...]

6 Connecting the speakers When connecting external speakers always make sure that the power is OFF . SETTING UP When connecting external Hi-Fi speakers of your choice, they must be 8 ohm, 1 4W minimum. These speakers should be positioned either side of the TV and will deliver the left and right sound. Simply press the connector and insert the cable[...]

N N O N Y O N Y SETTING UP 7 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 ae[...]

8 Choosing the language and 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 Colour AUTO Au[...]

Press OK to select. Press the R button to select Search . 9 SETTING UP Manual tuning Manually tuning your TV As an alternative to Auto tuning , you can tune -in your T oshiba 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 A[...]

SETTING UP 10 Manually tuning your TV continued Sorting programme positions 5 6 7 9 8 This TV has direct channel entry if the channel numbers are known. Select the Manual tuning screen in Step 5 . Enter the P rogramme number , then the Channel number . The channel number must be a three digit number ie. 111, 011, 001. Press OK to store. P LEASE N O[...]

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[...]

12 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 + 1 T reble 0 Balance 0 V olume Press the j[...]

USING Y OUR TV 13 SUPER LIVE SUPER LIVE Press the { button repeatedly to view the options available. 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 on the type of broad[...]

USING Y OUR TV 14 Picture 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 Feature menu . Use Q to move down to Automatic [...]

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. 1 Using the latest technology this television ’s 100Hz double scanning plus digital picture processi[...]

16 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[...]

17 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES A V connections and input selection Defining your INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that your television recognises connected equipment. Again, from the Feature menu select AV connection . Using the S or R buttons change the EXT2 output option to either Monitor , TV , EXT 1 or EXT 3 . Monitor = The picture on screen TV = The last [...]

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

19 SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES Press the M button to bring up the Surround menu. With Dolby Pro Logic selected, EXIT and go to the Feature menu to select 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 all speakers and deliver a normal stereo left and right [...]

20 Digital Surround P rocessor SPECIAL SOUND FEA TURES 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[...]

21 TELETEXT T eletext – setting up Selecting the character set and viewing mode and general information About teletext Selecting characters and modes 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. The 6 / 7 button: Pressing[...]

22 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 Press the 6 / 7 button to access teletext. In AUTO mode, if FASTEXT , is available, you will see four coloured titles at the base of the screen. T o access one of the four given subjects, press[...]

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 dependant on the broadcaster . In LIST -mode Press the T button to return to your page currently stored on t[...]

B N N O N Y B N N O N Y N N CONNECTING O THER EQUIPMENT F ront connections and controls F ront 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 co[...]

25 Back connections 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 other sockets, all of which will enable you to connect a variety of external equipment. If connecting S - VIDEO equipment, set the INPUT for EXT2 or EXT3 accordingly . See page 17 . In addition[...]

A On this television the red, green and blue images are projected separately onto the screen. They converge to form a full colour picture and when they converge correctly you will see a clear screen. It is especially apparent when viewing cartoons. The colour convergence is factory set and should need little or no adjustment. However , convergence [...]

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 T ext 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 de[...]

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[...]