Chapter 11: Using The Thinc™ Home Network Feature; Connect The Tv To Your Home Network; Set Up The Network Address; Automatically Setting Up The Network Address - Toshiba 42HPX95 Owner's Manual

11
Using the THINC
The Toshiba Home Interactive Network Connection (THINC
which will enable access to the following features:
• File sharing
You can access JPEG and MP3 files that are stored on your networked home PC and view/play them on the TV.
Note: Requires a home network* (see page 30). Does NOT require Internet/e-mail service.
• E-mail scheduling of recordings and reminders
You can schedule recordings and reminders by sending an e-mail to the TV from any PC (personal computer).
Note:
• Requires a compatible recording device (see chapter 2); a home network* (see page 30); and
home Internet service with a dedicated POP3 e-mail address for the TV (different from your personal e-mail address).
Contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to obtain and set up Internet/e-mail service.
• You will NOT be able to access or browse the Internet through the TV.
™
* The THINC home network feature is compatible only with Microsoft Windows 2000 and the Home and Professional
versions of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Follow the steps in sections A through D (below through page 113) to set up and use the TV's home network features.
A. Connect the TV to your
home network
1. Connect the TV to your home network via the TV's
Ethernet/RJ45 port. See page 30 for connection
instructions.
2. If you want to use file sharing only and do not have
Internet service in your home:
Skip to section B, "Set up the network address,"
at right.
Note: If you do not have Internet service, you will not be
able to use the e-mail scheduling feature.
If you want to use file sharing and e-mail
scheduling:
a) You must have Internet service in your home and a
dedicated e-mail address for the TV (different from your
personal e-mail address). Contact your ISP to obtain
and set up Internet/e-mail service in your home.
b)After you have obtained Internet/e-mail service in your
home (from your ISP), go to section B, "Set up the
network address," at right.
For home network troubleshooting tips,
see pages 124-125.
The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is
prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.
___________
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.
108
#01E_108-120_4250HPX95 108
Black
(E) 42/50HPX95 *web 213:276
™
home network feature
™ ) feature allows you to connect the TV to your home network,
B. Set up the network address
To set up the network address:
1. First, try automatically setting up the network address
(below).
2. If the automatic setup is not successful, you can either retry
the automatic setup (below) or try manually setting up the
network address (page 109).
Automatically setting up the
network address
1. Press MENU and open the Setup menu.
2. Highlight Installation and press ENTER. The Installation
menu appears.
3. Open the Network menu.
4. Highlight Basic Network Setup and press ENTER.
Network
Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
Basic Network Setup
E-mail Scheduling Setup
Home File Server Setup
Navigate Select CH RTN Back EXIT Exit
05.9.12, 10:22 PM