Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 42XV500A Toshiba
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Integrated Digital LCD TV O WNER'S M ANUAL Owner's Record Y ou will find the model number and serial number on the back of the TV . Record these numbers in the spaces provided belo w . Refer to them whene ver you call upon your T OSHIB A dealer regarding this product.
2 Contents Intr oduction Welcome to T oshiba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Importan t Safet y Instr u ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Introduction Welcome to Toshiba •T h a n k y o u for p u rchasin g this Toshiba LCD Colo u r Tele v ision. This man u al w ill help y o u u se the excitin g feat u res of y o u r ne w T V . •I n s t r u ctions in this man u al are based on u sin g the remo te control.
4 Intro duction 8) Install the TV in a horiz ontal, stable location. Connect betw een two clips on the back of the T V and a wall, pillar, etc., with a sturdy t ie and clip of supplied accessories ( - pa g e 43). • Use as short a tie as possi b le to ens u re the T V is sta b le.
5 Intro duction 5) When the TV will not be used for a lon g period of time, such as durin g vacation or tr avel, remove the pow er plu g from the wall outlet for safety. • The T V is not completely disconnec ted fr om the power s u pply line, as min u te c u rrent i s cons u med even when the ! Power sw itch is t u rned off.
6 Intro duction Cleaning 1) Remove the pow er plu g before cleanin g . Never u se solvents s u ch as b enzine or thinner to clean the T V . • These solvents may distort the ca b inet or damage its finish. • If r ubb er or vinyl prod u cts remain in contact with the T V for a long time, a stain may r es u lt.
7 Getting started Connecting an aerial Opt im u m reception of colo u r r eq u ires a g ood si g nal and w ill g enerall y mean that an o u tdoor aerial m u st be u sed. The exact t y pe and p osi tionin g of the aerial w ill d epend u pon y o u r partic u lar area.
8 Getting starte d TV front and side panel controls •Y o u can operate y o u r T V u sin g the b u ttons on the side panel or the remote co nt rol. The back and side of the panel pro v ide the terminal connections to connect other eq u ipment to y o u r T V ( - “Connectin g y o u r T V ” p a g es 33 - 39) .
9 Getting starte d TV back panel connections TV back view Cable holder* Power cord This place is used for the only service man. * Y o u can u se the cable holder to hold aerial cable, v ideo and a u dio cables etc. When moving the TV , never hold this holder .
10 Getting starte d Learning about the remote control Location of c ontrols * For REGZA-LINK remote co ntrol f u nctions, please refer to “Location of controls for REGZA- LINK mode” ( - pa g e 11).
11 Getting starte d Location of c ontrols for REGZA-LINK mode REGZA-LINK mode s w itch on the T V rem ote control allo w s the control of connected REGZA-LINK de v ice bein g w atched. ( - pa g e 26) Not e: These f unctions are dep endent on the con nected device .
12 Getting starte d Turning the TV on Switchi ng on the TV Connect the po w er cord to a w all o u tlet, the ! po w er indicator li g hts in red (standb y mo de). 1 Press on the remote con trol or ! on the T V ri g ht side panel, the ! po w er indicator li g hts in g reen.
13 Getting starte d Displa ying the DIGITAL SETTING chart This men u w ill di spla y onl y Di g ital T V selected. Displa ying the TV S ETUP menu chart When Analo g T V is selected, press M w ill displa y the T V SETUP men u . When Di g it al T V is selected, select the T V SETUP men u from DIGITAL SETTING chart.
14 Getting starte d Programming channels into the TV’s channel memory Auto scan - dig ital only - As new services are br oadcast, it will be necessary t o re-tu ne the TV in order to view them. Auto scan will completely re-tune the TV and can be used to update the channel lis t.
15 Getting starte d Programming c hannels automaticall y - a nalog only - First, use the Auto tuni ng function to preset all the active channels in you r area automatically. Then, arrange the preset channels with the Manual tuning fu nction so that you can tune into only des ired cha nnels.
16 Getting starte d Watching TV programmes Viewing Digital progra mmes - digital onl y - After you have tun ed the TV, you have several ways to navigate through all programmes: •P r e s s t h e Numb.
17 Getting starte d I-Plate contains the following information: • Cur rent Channel Number •C h a n n e l N a m e • Fav orite stat us (indicated by a heart icon) • Chan nel Lock status (indicat.
18 Using the TV’s features (General) Picture adjustment Selectin g the picture siz e 1 Press O to display the picture size list, then press or to select the approp riate picture size (or pres s O repeatedly to select required picture size directly).
19 Using the TV’s features ( General) PC Use this setting for PC via HDMI. When r eceiving 1080i, 1080p or 720p signal format of HDMI input, this setting will display the image correctly w itho ut distortion or picture clipping. Notes: • Using t he special fu nctions to chan ge the size of the display ed image (e.
20 Using the TV’s features ( General) 1 Select Picture settin g s from the PICTURE men u. 2 Use and to adju s t the Backli g ht , Contrast , Bri g htness , Colour , Tint , and Sharpness . Setting the black/wh ite level Black /White Level improves the definition of dark areas of the picture.
21 Using the TV’s features ( General) Adjusting the colour manag ement You can adjust the picture co lo ur quality b y selecting from 6 base colour adjustmen ts : Red , Green , Blue , Yellow , Ma g enta or Cyan . 1 Press M , then press or to display the P ICTURE menu.
22 Using the TV’s features ( General) 1 Press M , then press or to display the SOUND menu. 2 Press or to select MTS , then press or to select Auto or Mono . Mono mode If you experien ce noise or poor reception of any stereo/ bil ingua l progra mme, se t the MTS mode to Mon o .
23 Using the TV’s features ( General) Using th e stable so und The Stable sound function limit s the high es t volume l evel to prevent extreme changes in vo lume when the signal source changes (for examp le, to prevent the sudden increase in volume that of ten happens when a TV programme switches to a commercial).
24 Using the TV’s features ( General) Programme Tim er - digital on ly - This function will set the TV to go to a specific channel at a certain time. It can be used to view a particular pro gramme, or by setting the mode to d ail y or weekly, can be used to view a series of pro grammes.
25 Using the TV’s features ( General) • If TV is alread y turned on when Alarm is activ ated, the TV will simply switch to t he specific T V mode or channe l at the Alar m start time .
26 Using the TV’s features ( General) Using REGZA-LINK This feature uses CEC (Consumer Elec t ronics Controls) technology and allo w s the contro l of Toshiba REGZA-LINK compatible devices fro m the TV remote control via HDMI connection ( - page 39) .
27 Using the TV’s features ( General) Notes: • This fun ction depend o n the device s connect ed. • When the TV is swi tched on, it will take a few minute s for the REGZA-LINK icon to appear in th e list; when an HDMI cabl e is remov ed, it will tak e a few minutes for the icon to disappea r.
28 Using the TV’s features ( General) If FASTEXT or TOPTEXT is available, yo u will see 4 coloured titles at the bottom or top of the TV screen respectively. To access any g iven subject, simply press the relevant coloured button o n the remo t e contro l.
29 Other Digital TV features and settings Setting the EPG (Electronic Programme guide) 1 Press M , then or to se lect PROGRAMME menu. 2 Press or to selec t EP G then, press Q to display EPG . Alternatively, press to display EPG directly.
30 Other Digital TV fe atures and sett ings Parental rate The type of pro gramme displayed on the TV can be limited based on the pa rental guidance codes. See Appendix fo r Australian parental guid e code. Setting the parental rate 1 Press M , then press or to sel ect the PROGRAM ME menu .
31 Other Digital TV fe atures and sett ings Favorite Chann el List 1 When viewi ng in Digital TV, press to display the Navi g ation list . 2 Press aga in to dis play Favor ite Ch annel list. 3 Press and to select your favorite channel, then press Q .
32 Other Digital TV fe atures and sett ings Audio Preference Sele cting The Aud io Mode 1 From the PROFILE menu, press or to select Audio Prefer en c e , then press Q . 2 Press or to select Audio Mode . 3 Press or to select Dolby D or MPEG .
33 Connecting y our TV Back connections Connection example • Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switch es. • The unauthorized recording of television programmes, DVDs, video tap es and other ma t eri al s may infr inge upon the provisions of copyright law.
34 Connect ing your TV Connecting an amplifie r equipped with an MPEG d ecoder You can enjoy motion picture with dynamic realistic sound by connecting the TV to an amp lifier equipped with an MPEG audio decoder o r MPEG audio processor . When using this setup, select Bits tre am in Digital Output menu.
35 Connect ing your TV Connecting an HDMI or a DVI dev ice • When turning on your electronic components, tu rn on t he TV first, and then the HDMI or DVI device. • When turning off your electronic compon ents, turn off the HDMI or DVI device first, and then the TV.
36 Connect ing your TV Selecting the P C/HDMI1 audio mode You can select PC audio or H DMI1 aud io when using this func tion ( - page 35 ). 1 Press M , then press or to display the SET UP menu. 2 Press or to selec t AV con nectio n , then press Q to display the AV connect ion menu.
37 Connect ing your TV Connecting a computer To c onnec t a PC to the RG B/PC termin al on th e TV: An analog RGB (1 5 pin) computer cable can be connected . Connect a PC cable fr om the computer to the o RGB/P C terminal on the back o f the TV. The followi ng signals can be dis played: For acceptable signal fo rmat, see page 35.
38 Connect ing your TV Using the PC setting • In the PC input mode, you cannot select the 3D colour mana g ement and Base colour adjustment in the PICTURE menu and the Colour , Tint , Sharpness , Black/Whit e Level , MPEG NR and DNR in the Picture settin g menu and Cinema mode ( - page 20).
39 Connect ing your TV REGZA-LINK con nection You can control the b asic functions of conn ect ed audio/video de vices using the TV’s remote control if you connect a REGZA- LINK compatible audio receiver or playback device. For an ex planation of setup and op erations, see pages 26 – 27.
40 Reference section Troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please ch eck the following table for a po ssible cause of the symptom and some solutions. Symptom and so lution TV will not turn on • Make sure the po wer cord is plugge d in, then press ! or 1 .
41 Refere nce section Weak s i g nal appears on one channel but not the other, but these c hannels have the same lo g ical number • Please make sure that you do not keep duplicate chann els (i.e. channels with th e same lo gical channel number but different physical numbers, see page 14 ).
42 Refere nce section Broadcast system Broadcast tran smission systems of eac h countr y or regi on Asia M.E. Oceania Afri ca South A merica Not e: PAL, SECAM and NTSC 3.58 (MHz) are differe nt colour signal broadcast t ransmissio n systems app licable to differe nt countries or region.
43 Refere nce section Colo ur system ( analog TV sy stem) PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58/4.43 Aspect r atio 16 : 9 Visi ble size ( diagonal) 37XV50 0A: 94.0 cm 42XV5 00A: 106. 7 cm 46XV5 00A: 116. 8 cm Numb er of pixels 1,92 0 (H) dots 5 1,080 (V) dots Audio powe r 10 W + 10 W (10 % THD ) Speake rs Main: 100 mm (Diameter) 2 pcs.
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