Toshiba 32AV600E manual

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    LCD Colour TV O WNER'S M ANUAL Owner's Record You will find the model number and serial number on the back of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your TOSHIBA dealer regarding this product. Model number: Serial number: 32A V600E 32A V600T 32A V600Y 32A V601E 32A V601T 37A V600E 3[...]

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    Introduction W elcome to T oshiba .................................................................................................. 3 Impor tant Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 3 Impor tant information ..........................................................................[...]

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    3 Introduction Welcome to T oshiba • Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba LCD Colour T ele vision. This manual will help you use the exciting f eatures of your ne w TV . • Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. • Y ou also can use the controls on the TV if they hav e the same name as those referred to on the remo[...]

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    4 4) Never block or co ver the slots and openings in the cabinet. • Nev er place the TV so that it is facing upward or on its side. • Nev er place the TV in a closet, bookcase or other similar area where the ventilation is poor . • Nev er drape a newspaper , tablecloth or cur tain on the TV . • Nev er stand the TV on cloth or other material[...]

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    5 10) Precautions for installing on outdoor aerial An outside aerial system should not be located in the vicinity of ov erhead power lines, or other electric light or power circuits. If the aerial falls down or drops , it may cause an injury or an electr ic shock. Use 1) Never place hot objects or open fl ame sources, such as lighted candles or ni[...]

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    6 6) Never pull on the power cor d when removing the plug fr om the wall outlet. Alwa ys hold the plug fi rmly when removing it. If the power cord is y anked, the cord may become damaged and a fi re or an electr ic shock ma y occur . 7) Never cut, break, modify , twist, bunch up or bent the cord or appl y excessive f orce or tension to it. Nev er[...]

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    7 Cleaning 1) Remove the power plug bef ore cleaning. Nev er use solvents such as benzine or thinner to clean the TV . • These solvents ma y distor t the cabinet or damage its fi nish. • If rubber or vinyl products remain in contact with the TV for a long time, a stain ma y result. If the cabinet becomes dir ty , clean it with a soft, dry clot[...]

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    8 Connecting an aerial Optimum reception of colour requires a good signal and will generally mean that an outdoor aerial must be used. The exact type and positioning of the aerial will depend upon your particular area. Y our T oshiba dealer or ser vice personnel can best advise you on which aerial to use in your area. Before connecting the aerial c[...]

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    9 Getting started TV front and side panel controls • Y ou can operate your TV using the buttons on the bottom of the panel or the remote control. The back and side of the panel pro vide the terminal connections to connect other equipment to your TV ( - “Connecting y our TV” pages 26-31). • For the use of each control, see the pages in br ac[...]

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    10 Getting started 9 A (Aerial input terminal) — Analogue aerial signal input ( - page 8). 10 o RGB/PC (input terminal) — For use when connecting a personal computer (PC) ( - page 29). 11 o HDMI1 (input terminal) — High- Defi nition Multimedia Interface input receives digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI device or uncomp[...]

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    11 Getting started Learning about the remote control Location of controls 2 13 5 46 8 79 0 CALL TEXT MENU EXIT P P OK CT -90323 • CALL ( - page 13) • Initial/index function f or T eletext ( - page 25) Picture still ( - page 17) Sound mute (This button turns off/on the sound.) T o retur n to the previous programme ( - page 13) Picture mode selec[...]

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    12 Getting started T urning the TV on Switching on the TV Connect the power cord to a w all outlet, the ! power indicator lights in red (standb y mode). 1 Press 1 on the remote control or ! on the TV bottom of the panel, the ! power indicator lights in green. Note: If you w atch blac k and white programmes when the colour system mode is set to Auto[...]

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    13 Getting started • If you w ant to close the menu displa y instantly , press EXIT . • T o retur n to the previous menu, press MENU . • The U / u function as the Programme position P B / P b when there is no menu displa y on the screen. • The I / i function as the V olume 2 +/ 2 – when there is no menu displa y on the screen. • In the [...]

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    14 Getting started Manually setting channels in the channel memory 1 F rom the SETUP menu, press u or U to select Manual tuning . 2 Press Q to display the Man ual tuning menu. Press u or U to select the programme position you w ant to arrange. 5 4 3 2 1 MENU Back Watch TV EXIT 6 OK Manual tuning Prog. Label Select Sort 3 Press Q to display the brea[...]

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    15 E. Channel search operation Press U to search up the band or u to search down the band. Press u or U repeatedly until your desired channel is display ed. When a station/satellite is found, it will be display ed. NEVER PRESS ANY O THER BUTTONS WHILE THE SET IS TUNING. F . MFT (Man ual Fine T uning) Press u or U so that the better picture and soun[...]

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    16 Using the TV’ s features Picture adjustment Selecting the picture size 1 Press , the picture size appears on the screen. 2 Press repeatedly to select required picture size directly . Wide Use this setting when watching a wide-screen D VD , widescreen video tape or a 16:9 broadcast (when av ailable). Due to the range of wide- screen formats (16[...]

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    17 Using the TV’ s features Native Use this setting for PC connected via HDMI. When receiving video signal source via HDMI input, this setting will display the image correctly without distor tion or picture clipping. Notes: • In the aerial input signal mode, the picture size selections are Wide , Super Live 2 , Cinema 2 , 4:3 , Super Live 1 , C[...]

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    18 Using the TV’ s features Selecting the picture mode Y ou can select the picture quality instantly among three preset modes and one user-set mode. • Press q to select the desired picture quality . Dynamic Mode Picture quality q Dynamic bright and dynamic picture q Standard standard picture q Mild soft picture q Memory the picture quality you [...]

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    19 Using the TV’ s features 5 Press i , then press I or i to select Hue , Saturation or Brightness . Red Brightness 0 H u e Saturation 0 MENU Back Watch TV EXIT 0 6 Press u or U to adjust the settings as required. Notes: • If you select colour management Off mode , this mode is not av ailable. • In the PC input mode ( - page 30), this mode is[...]

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    20 Using the TV’ s features Selecting the stereo programmes 1 When a stereo programme is receiv ed, d Stereo appears. 2 Press s to select the stereo/monaural mode. d Stereo and e Mono appear cyclically on the screen. Stereo Selecting the bilingual programmes 1 When a bilingual programme is receiv ed, j Dual appears. 2 Press s to select the sound [...]

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    21 Using the TV’ s features Selection I Pressing i Bass weaker stronger T reble weaker stronger Balance decreases the right channel decreases the left channel Selecting the surround sound 1 F rom the SOUND menu, press u or U to select Surround . 2 Press I or i to select On or Off . Note: When Surround is set to ON, Balance control will not be av [...]

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    22 Using the TV’ s features Using the auto format When the TV receives a true HDMI signal picture and the auto format is On, it will automatically be display ed in HDMI signal format, irrespective of the TV’ s previous setting. 1 Press MENU , then press I or i to display the FUNCTION menu. FUNCTION MENU Back Watch TV EXIT 1 T eletext language A[...]

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    23 Using the TV’ s features Selecting the video input source to view 1 Press o or press Q on the remote control until the video input mode list appears on the screen, then press u , U or o to select appropriate input source (or press o on the TV bottom of the panel to select required input source directly). OK: Ex. PC VGA mode PC VGA HDMI2 HDMI1 [...]

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    24 2 Press u or U to select T eletext language , then press I or i to select the required language. • Language 1: English, German, Dutch, Flemish, Russian, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Ukranian, Lettish, Lithuanian, Czech, Slov ak, Estonian • Language 2: P olish, Ger man, Dutch, Flemish, Estonian, Lettish, Lithuanian, F rench, Serbian, Croatian, Sl[...]

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    25 Using the TV’ s features Using LIST mode 1 Press TEXT to access teletext. Red Green Y ellow Blue 100 TEXT M00 14:58:55 100 200 300 400 The four choices at the bottom of the screen are now number – 100 , 200 , 300 and 400 , which hav e been programmed into the TV’s memory . 2 T o view these pages, use the coloured prompt buttons . e.g. pres[...]

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    26 Connecting your TV Back connections Y ou can connect a wide variety of auxiliary equipment via the terminals located on the back of the panel o (2) . Please alwa ys refer to the owner’ s manual of the equipment to be connected for full details . Connection example TV back view Video Games Camcorder Camcorder with S-Video • T o select the sid[...]

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    27 Connecting your TV • This TV is only operable with L-PCM on 32/44.1/48 kHz and 16/20/24 bits. If there is no sound when using HDMI, use the analogue audio cables to connect the TV and the HDMI device , and select Analogue in HDMI audio of the A V connection menu ( - page 28). • This TV is able to connect with HDMI de vices. But it is possibl[...]

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    28 Connecting your TV Selecting the PC/HDMI1 audio mode Y ou can select PC audio ( - page 29) or HDMI1 audio when using this function. 1 Press MENU , then press I or i to display the SETUP menu. A V connection Manual tuning OK OK Auto tuning OK Language SETUP MENU Back Watch TV EXIT English OK Picture Position 2 Press u or U to select A V connectio[...]

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    29 Connecting your TV Connecting a computer T o connect a PC to the RGB/PC terminal on the TV: An analogue RGB (15 pin) computer cable can be connected. TV back view Computer Audio cable for PC-to-TV connection Conversion adapter (if necessary) RGB PC cable Mini D-sub 15 pin TV back view Connect a PC cable from the computer to the o RGB/PC terminal[...]

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    30 Connecting your TV T o connect a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV: When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV , use an HDMI-to D VI adapter cable and analogue audio cables . If connecting a PC with an HDMI terminal, use an HDMI cable (type A connector). Separate analogue cables are not necessary . TV back view TV back view Computer Aud[...]

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    31 Connecting your TV 4 Press u or U to select an option you w ant to adjust. Press I or i to adjust the settings as required. Horizontal Position 0 Note: When you set the V er tical Position, the screen may not be changed e ven if changing the cursor position. Adjusting the clock phase of the picture If the clock phase , which synchronize the PC s[...]

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    32 T roubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the follo wing table for a possib le cause of the symptom and some solutions. Symptom and solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the po wer cord is plugged in, then press ! or 1 . • The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No picture, no sound • Ch[...]

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    33 Reference section Broadcast system Broadcast transmission systems of each country or region Asia M.E. Country or region Colour Sound Bahrain, K uwait, Israel, Oman, Qatar , United Arab Emirates, Y emen, etc. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore , Thailand, etc. P AL B/G China P AL D/K China Hong K ong P AL I Iraq, Islamic Republic of Ir an, Lebanon, S[...]

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    34 Reference section Specifi cations LCD colour television Model 32A V600E, 32A V600T , 32A V600Y , 32A V601E, 32A V601T , 37A V600E, 37A V600T , 37A V600Y P ower source 32/37A V600/601E: 220V -240V AC , 50/60Hz 32/37A V600/601T: 110V -240V AC , 50/60Hz 32/37A V600/601Y: 220V -240V AC , 50Hz P ower consumption 32A V600/601E/T/Y: 107 W , 0.5 W (sta[...]

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    35 Supplied accessories Owner’ s manual (1), Remote control (1), Batteries (2), Clip (1) This is used to fi x the TV to a w all, pillar , etc. ( - page 4). • Design and specifi cations are subject to change without notice. • Nev er ser vice or remodel the TV by yourself . It may e xpose you to a fi re hazard or dangerous voltages . Referen[...]

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