00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM Contents SETTING UP TEXT SERVICES Safety Precautions ..........4 Text services ............25 Installation and important information ....5 Selecting modes ..........25 Text information ..........25 The remote control ..........6 Navigating pages using Auto ......25 Inserting batteries and effective range of the Navigating pages using LIST ......
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP Safety Precautions DO NOT REMOVE ANY FIXED COVERS AS THIS WILL EXPOSE DANGEROUS AND 'LIVE' PARTS. This equipment has been designed and manufactured THE MAINS PLUG IS USED AS A DISCONNECTING to meet international safety standards but, like any DEVICE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE READILY electrical equipment, care must be taken to obtain the...
NOTE: A Toshiba wall bracket or stand, where available, must be used. If a non Toshiba wall bracket or stand is used the product’s BEAB approval will become void and the equipment is then used at the consumers own risk.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP The remote control 10 Navigation Ring: > < to change programme positions and text pages Simple at-a-glance reference of your remote to alter the volume control. > < When using menus press (up), (down), (left) and...
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 7 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP Connecting external equipment Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If there is no switch remove the mains plug from the wall socket. HDMI™ INPUT SOCKETS VIDEO INPUT (EXT4) COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (EXT3)
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI To connect a DVI device device to the HDMI input Connect an HDMI-to-DVI adapter cable (HDMI type A connector) to HDMI1 terminal and audio cables to the HDMI1 The HDMI input on your television receives digital Audio socket (see illustration).
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 9 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP Connecting a computer With the HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’s display on the television and hear the sound from the televisions speakers. To connect a PC to the HDMI terminal When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the television, use an HDMI-to DVI adapter cable and analog audio cables.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 10 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM SETTING UP Using the controls Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for the television are made using the remote control, the buttons on the television may be used for some functions. Headphone jack RED LED –...
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM TUNING THE TELEVISION Tuning the television > < With the list of stations now showing use highlight the station you want to move and press Before switching on the television put your decoder The selected station will be moved to the right of the and media recorder to Standby if they are screen.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM TUNING THE TELEVISION Manual tune Press and using select the SET UP menu, < with highlight Manual tuning, press to select. The television can be tuned-in manually using Manual tuning. For example: if the television cannot be connected to a media recorder/decoder with a SCART lead or to tune-in a station on another System.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM TUNING THE TELEVISION Programme skip Each signal will show on the television, if it is not your > < media recorder, press again to restart the To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the search.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM TUNING THE TELEVISION Using Auto tuning To set up the television using Auto tuning, press and use to select the SET UP menu. SET UP Language English Country Auto tuning Manual tuning AV connection Picture position MENU...
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES General controls Bass, Treble and Balance Press to select SOUND. Selecting programme positions To select a programme position use the numbered buttons on the remote control. SOUND > <...
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 16 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Widescreen viewing Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted, programmes can be viewed in a number of formats. Press repeatedly to select between 4:3, Super Live 1, Cinema 1, Subtitle, 14:9, Wide, Super Live 2, Cinema 2 and PC.
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00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Use this setting when watching a 14:9 14:9 broadcast. Use this setting when watching a widescreen DVD, widescreen video tape or a 16:9 broadcast (when available). Due to the range of WIDE widescreen formats (16:9, 14:9, 20:9 etc.) black bars may be visible...
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 18 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Picture controls Backlight Adjusting the Backlight can improve the clarity of the screen when viewing. Picture position < In the PICTURE menu press to select Picture The picture position may be adjusted to suit personal preference settings, then press and can be particularly useful for external inputs.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 19 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Picture preferences MPEG NR – Noise Reduction This television offers the choice of personalising the picture When watching a DVD the compression may cause some words style. Press to view the different styles available: or picture elements to become distorted or pixelated.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Colour management Active backlight control When Colour management is selected it allows the ‘Base When Active backlight control is activated it will colour adjustment’ feature to become available. automatically optimise the backlighting levels for dark scenes.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 21 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Automatic format (Widescreen) Blue screen When this television receives a true Widescreen picture and When Blue screen is selected the screen will turn blue and the Auto format is On, it will automatically be displayed in sound will be muted when no signal is received.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 22 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Panel lock Sleep timer Panel lock disables the buttons on the television. All buttons on The television can be set to turn itself Off after a certain time. the remote control can still be used.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 23 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES Input selection and AV INPUT signal selection connections This specifies the type of signal going into SCART 2 (EXT2) on the back of the television. Please refer to the manufacturers Defining the INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that instructions for the connected equipment.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 24 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM CONTROLS AND FEATURES HDMI1 audio If the connected HDMI source does not support digital audio, plug the audio cable into HDMI1 (AUDIO) on the back of the television (as shown in the ‘Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI device to the HDMI input’...
LIST will store your four favourite pages. For further information on your particular text system(s), see the broadcast text index page or, consult your local Toshiba Selecting modes dealer. The text character set will be automatically chosen by the language setting in the SET UP menu.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 26 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM TEXT SERVICES Control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control text buttons. k To display the index/initial page: Press to access the index/initial page. The one displayed is dependant on the broadcaster.
Check the correct input has been chosen, S-VIDEO or common queries. AV. See AV connections page 23. For more information go to www.toshiba.co.uk What else can cause a poor picture? Why is there no sound or picture? Interference or a weak signal. Try a different television Check the television is not in standby mode.
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00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 28 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM PROBLEM SOLVING Why are there problems with text? Why are the colours wrong when an NTSC source is played? Good performance of text depends on a good strong Connect the source via a SCART lead and play. broadcast signal.
00GB_AV500P_EngOM.book Page 29 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:40 AM INFORMATION Notes For your own records Cleaning the screen and cabinet… Turn 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.
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