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TOSHIBA
Colour television
Owner’s manual
ZP38 Series
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Remember… For television operation queries, please ring the helpline… ? For UK only K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 2 Contents SETTING UP Safety precautions – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of 3 The remote control – an at-a-glance guide 4 Connecting external equipment 5 Connecting the speakers 6 Front connections and controls 7 Selecting the language 8 Auto tune 8 Manual tune – an alternative to Auto tuning 9 Programme skip 10 Sorting programme positions 11 CONTROLS General co
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 3 Safety Precautions 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 products and some points may not apply to the goods you have just purchased. Air Circulation Do not Leave at le
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 4 The remote control UP Simple at-a-glance reference of your remote control. To display teletext To bring up on-screen information and for the teletext initial/index function For On/Standby mode Number buttons To select input from external sources To access sub-pages when in teletext To return to the previous programme mode Widescreen viewing Selectable picture preferences To exit Menus On-screen Menus To change programme positions and teletext pages To a
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 5 SETTING UP Connecting external equipment Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. the back of your TV SCART 3 (EXT 3) COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT (EXT 4) SCART 2 (EXT 2) SCART 1 (EXT1) decoder* IN TV VCR OUT video recorder IN/OUT SAT IN OUT WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE SCART LEADS IN A wide variety of external equipment can be ADDITION TO AERIAL CABLES WHEREVER POSSIBLE connected to the back of the TV, therefore the relevant ow
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 6 Connecting the speakers In order to enjoy the full benefits of Surround Sound/Dolby Digital it is necessary to connect two rear surround speakers and two front extension speakers. External Hi-Fi speaker specifications must be 8 ohm, 10W minimum. Surround speaker connections P Positioning the speakers ositioning the speakers Front Extension Front Extension TV (Main) Speaker (Main) Speaker Surround Surround Speaker Speaker To connect surround speakers pr
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 7 Front connections and controls A wide variety of external equipment can be connected via the sockets located behind the flap on the TV. Do not use the S-Video and Video sockets at the same time. Press the centre of the flap to open it. Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for the TV are made using the remote control, the buttons on the TV may be used for some functions. Green – Timer is set RED – Power on Power Button EXT 5 Switching on Us
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 8 Selecting the language, Auto tune Before running Auto tune put your decoder and video recorder to Standby. To set up the TV use the buttons on the remote control as detailed on page 4. To choose the required language, press MENU The search will begin for all available stations. 1 6 and use to select Set up from the top bar. xxxxxxxxxx will flash and the bullet will move along R the line as the search progresses. You must allow the television
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Different Channel numbers may be displayed K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 9 Manual tune As an alternative to Auto tuning, the TV can be tuned-in manually using Manual tuning. For example: if the television cannot be connected to a video/decoder with a Scart lead. Use and to move across the screen and select any of these Manual Tune options. S R Programme skip/ Programme System Search Manual fine Station Channel tuning Programme: The number to be pressed on the remote control. Syste
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 10 Manual tune continued Programme skip Each signal will show on the television, if it is not 6 Programme skip P your VCR, press again to restart the search. When your VCR signal is found, press to move R To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, the 7 along to Station. With P, Q, and put in S R programme position can be skipped and the remote control the required characters, e.g. VCR. removed. The television can then be watched as normal using the
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 11 Sorting programme positions, General and sound controls Sorting programme positions Selecting programme positions Programme sorting is an easy way of storing each To select a programme position use the numbered channel on the programme position of your choice. buttons on the remote control. For programme positions below 10 use 0 and the Select Programme sorting from the Set up 1 required number e.g. 01 for programme position 1. menu. P Prog
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 12 Widescreen viewing Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted, programmes can be viewed in a number of formats. Press the button repeatedly to select between Super live, Cinema, Subtitle, 14:9, Wide and 4:3. { Please note: Whenever the MENU button is pressed the picture size setting will change while the menus are ON the screen. This is to ensure that the menus do not overlap the edges of the viewable area. This setting will enlarge the image
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 13 Picture controls Picture preferences DNR – Digital Noise Reduction This television offers the choice of personalising the picture DNR enables you to ‘soften’ thescreen representation of a style. Press to view the different styles available: weak signal. m Picture mode-1 to 3 are preset options and Select DNR from the Picture menu. Select Picture mode-M stores your own settings: 1 between AUTO and OFF to obtain the best pi
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 14 Picture controls continued Picture size/position Automatic format (Widescreen) The picture position may be adjusted to suit When this TV receives a true Widescreen picture and personal preference. Automatic Format is ON, it will automatically be displayed in Widescreen format, irrespective of the TV’s previous setting. Select Feature Menu from the top menu bar, 1 then using Q select Picture size/position. Select Automati
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 15 The timer, time display, panel lock and stereo/bilingual transmissions The Timer Panel lock The TV can be set to turn itself ON or OFF after a Panel lock disables the buttons on the front of the TV. certain time. All buttons on the remote control can still be used. Select Timer from the top menu bar. From the Feature menu select Panel lock and 1 1 choose ON or OFF using or . S R Feature menu AV connection Picture size/position Timer Surrou
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 16 Input selection and AV connections Defining the INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that the television recognises connected equipment. See page 5 for a clear view of the back connection recommendations. Most VCRs and decoders send a signal through the Scart Input selection – Video signal lead to switch the TV to the correct Input socket. Alternatively press the external source selection button until the picture from connected equi
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 17 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is available from DVD players, some games console players, etc. These must be connected using a Scart or phono lead for the picture and an optical or a coaxial cable for the sound. Arrange the speakers as shown on page 6 then set up Delay time the TV as follows: Connect the DVD to the TV using phono leads to If the rear speakers and seating are a long way from the 1 the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT or a Scart lead TV, t
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 18 Dolby Pro Logic, Digital Surround Processor Dolby Pro Logic – Surround test mode Digital Surround Processor Dolby Pro Logic is available on many TV broadcasts as This TV is equipped with a Digital surround processor well as video tapes and some DVDs. It uses a which can produce a variety of surround sound modes combination of 4 speaker channels – front-left, centre, from within the set. The modes are only available on a front-right and two rear. If ex
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K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 19 Teletext – setting up, general information, Auto and List modes This TV has a multi-page teletext memory, which takes a few moments to load. It offers two Modes of viewing text – AUTO will display FASTEXT, if available. LIST will store your four favourite pages. Arrows will appear alongside the page number, indicating Characters and Modes sub-pages have loaded. To access the sub-pages press ( ) XB Before using teletext choose the correct alpha
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☛ Remember to cancel teletext before changing channels – press the / button twice. 67 K7815 32/36ZP38B 17/3/03 3:49 pm Page 20 Teletext continued – control buttons Below is a guide to the functions of the remote control teletext buttons. To select a page whilst viewing a To display an index/initial page: T / 89 normal page: AUTO / Enter the page number then press 89, a normal Press to access index pages. The one displayed is T picture will be displayed. The TV will indicate when the depend
