Toshiba DL67 manual

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    WL66/67 EL66/67 DL66/67 Series Owner's manual TOSHIBA gg[...]

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    ? For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… Remember… 2 Contents SETTING UP Safety precautions – Some do’s and don ’ts for you to be aware of 3 Installation and important information 4 The remote control – an at-a-glance guide 5 Connecting external equipment – a guide to connecting external equipment to the back of t[...]

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    3 Safety P recautions This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken to obtain the best results and for safety to be assured. Please read the points below for your own safety . They are of a general nature, intended to help with all electronic consumer [...]

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    Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights, soft, indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. Use curtains or blinds to prevent direct sunlight falling on the screen. Place on a sturdy platform, the mounting surface should be flat and steady . It should then be secured to the wall with a sturdy tie using the cli[...]

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    Simple at-a-glance reference of your remote control. T ext control buttons T o display on-screen information Stereo/bilingual transmissions T o exit Menus No function on this model T o mute the sound T o select input from external sources T o select mode No function on this model On-screen Menus Widescreen viewing Selectable picture preferences Num[...]

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    7 Connecting a computer Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. If there is no switch remove the mains plug from the wall socket.[...]

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    8 Controls and input connections If the RED LED is unlit check that the mains plug is connected to the power supply . If the picture does not appear press i on the remote control, it may take a few moments. T o put the television into Standby press i on the remote control. T o view the television press i again. The picture may take a few seconds to[...]

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    Manual tuning Prog. Channel Station 1 C22 BBC1 2 C28 BBC2 3 C25 ITV 4 C32 CH4 5 C69 6 C69 Store MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 9 T uning the television using Quick Setup, sorting programme positions Before switching on the television put your decoder and media recorder to Standby if they are connected. T o set up the television use the buttons on the remo[...]

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    Manual tuning Prog. Channel Station 0 C60 1 C22 BBC1 2 C28 BBC2 3 C25 ITV 4 C32 CH4 5 C69 OK Select Sort MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 1/2 SE T U P Language English Country UK Auto tuning OK Manual tuning OK AV connection OK Picture position OK MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 4 Press right to select System and use up or down to change if required. Then press rig[...]

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    Manual tuning Prog. Channel Station 0 C60 VCR 1 C22 BBC1 2 C28 BBC2 3 C25 ITV 4 C32 CH4 5 C69 OK Select Sort MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 11 Manual tune continued, P rogramme skip Press MENU and repeat from Step 2 or press EXIT . Each programme position has to be individually selected. T o turn Programme skip off, repeat the procedure for each position.[...]

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    Y ou must allow the television to complete the search. When the search is complete the television will automatically select programme position 1. This may not be a clear picture, so the station order can be changed using Manual tuning , see page 9 . T o select a programme position use the numbered buttons on the remote control. Programme positions [...]

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    13 Sound controls continued, SRS WOW™ sound effects, dual, stable sound ® SRS WOW ™ sound effects SRS WOW™ is a suite of audio effects which use the stereo signals being broadcast to produce enhanced sound from the television ’s speakers. If mono sound is broadcast only T ruBass will be available. SRS 3D gives a rich sound experience, FOCU[...]

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    SUBTITLE When subtitles are included on a letterbox format broadcast, this setting will raise the picture to ensure that all the text is displayed. SUBTITLE Widescreen viewing SUPER LIVE 1 This setting will enlarge a 4:3 image to fit the screen by stretching the image horizontally and vertically , holding the correct proportions at the centre of th[...]

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    Use this setting when watching a 1080i source, it will display the image as transmitted without scaling or cropping the picture. EXACT SCAN This option is only available when watching a 1080i source. ☛ 42 MODEL ONL Y 15 Widescreen viewing continued 14:9 Use this setting when watching a 14:9 broadcast. Use this setting when watching a widescreen D[...]

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    1/2 SE T U P Language English Country UK Auto tuning OK Manual tuning OK AV connection OK Picture position OK MENU Back EXIT Watch TV PICTURE Picture settings OK 3D Colour management Off Base colour adjustment Cinema mode Off MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 16 Picture controls T o return to the original factory settings select Reset in the Picture position[...]

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    17 Picture controls continued DNR enables you to ‘soften’ the screen representation of a weak signal to reduce the noise effect. DNR – Digital Noise Reduction Select DNR from the Picture settings menu. Use left or right to adjust. The differences may not always be noticeable (for the best result use lower settings as picture quality can be lo[...]

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    Base colour adjustment Hue Saturation Brightness Red +2 +6 +4 Green 0 0 0 Blue 0 0 0 Y ellow 0 0 0 Magenta 0 0 0 Cyan 0 0 0 Reset OK MENU Back EXIT Watch TV 18 Picture controls continued In the Picture settings menu press down until Colour T emperature is highlighted. Press left or right to select between Normal , Wa rm and Cool to suit your prefer[...]

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    PICTURE Picture settings OK 3D Colour management Off Base colour adjustment Cinema mode On MENU Back EXIT Watch TV FUNCTION T eletext Auto. Panel lock Off Auto format On Blue screen On Side Panel 1 MENU Back EXIT Watch TV The Side Panel feature lightens or darkens the band each side of the screen when in 4:3 or 14:9 format. This helps prevent image[...]

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    20 P anel lock, time display , stereo/bilingual transmissions, the timer From the FUNCTION menu select P anel lock and choose On or Off using left or right . Panel lock disables the buttons on the television. All buttons on the remote control can still be used. P anel lock 1 When Panel lock is On , a reminder will appear when the buttons on the tel[...]

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    21 PC settings – picture position, clock phase, sampling clock, reset 3 3 Use left or right to adjust until the picture clears. In the SET UP menu press down until PC Setting is highlighted. Press OK to select, then down to highlight Clock phase . Use left or right to adjust until the picture clears. 1 2 The Clock phase matches the PC signal with[...]

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    1/2 SE T U P Language English Country UK Auto tuning OK Manual tuning OK AV connection OK Picture position OK MENU Back EXIT Watch TV Input selection and A V connections 22 Defining the INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that the television recognises connected equipment. See page 6 for a clear view of the back connection recommendations. Most media recor[...]

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    1/2 SE T U P Language English Country UK Auto tuning OK Manual tuning OK AV connection OK Picture position OK MENU Back EXIT Watch TV[...]

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    The 6 / / 7 button : T o view text services press 6 / / 7 . Press again to superimpose the text over a normal broadcast picture and again to return to normal viewing. P rogrammes cannot be changed until text is cancelled. The first text page shown will be the initial page. Any text page can be accessed by entering the 3 digit page number using the [...]

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    For use with P f and P e to view sub -pages when available. T o access sub-pages: X Press 6 / / 7 to display text. Press again to superimpose text over a normal broadcast picture. Press again to return to normal television viewing . Programmes cannot be changed until this has been done. T o display a page of text: 6 / / 7 Press T to access the inde[...]

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    A Remove it by pressing . Why is there a message permanently on the screen? Q i + Below are the answers to some of the most common queries. For more information go to www .toshiba.co.uk A Check the mains switch is on and check all mains connections. Check the television is not in standby mode. Why is there no sound or picture? Q A Check the volume [...]

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    27 Q uestions and A nswers continued A Good performance of text depends on a good strong broadcast signal. This normally requires a roof or loft aerial. If the text is unreadable or garbled, check the aerial. Go to the main index page of the text service and look for the User Guide . This will explain the basic operation of text in some detail. If [...]

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    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 21-pin SCART A/V , S -video EXT3 Input Phono jacks Y , P B /C B , P R /C R Phono jacks[...]