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Digital Surround Processor

SPECIAL SOUND FEATURES

Please note:

Hall

Theatre

Disco

, and

Stadium

effects are only available on a stereo signal.

Pseudo

surround

works on both mono and stereo signals. All of the Digital surround modes are adjustable, the

method of adjustment being described below, is the same for all the Digital Surround effects.

Surround Sound: Hall

To reproduce in the living

room the surround effects

similar to those

experienced in a large

concert hall.

Ideal for TV

programmes or music

video tapes.

Surround Sound:

Theatre

To reproduce the

surround effects similar
to those experienced in

a movie theatre filled

with a rich warm sound.

Ideal for movies with

stereo sound.

Surround Sound:

Disco

To create the

atmosphere of a
room so full of

music that it

seems to engulf

the listener.

An ideal

sound mode for

listening to pop videos.

Surround

Sound: Stadium

To reproduce the

surround effects
similar to those

experienced in a

large football or

baseball stadium

packed for a live game.

Surround Sound:

Pseudo

To create a

synthetic sound
effect for movies

and TV shows

recorded in

mono.

Surround Sound: Off

Uses only the front left and right speakers. This mode can be

selected for watching news broadcasts and the like which

require no special sound features.

Press the

button to bring up the

Surround

menu.

Press the

button repeatedly to select

the digital mode which best suits the type of
broadcast.

Then press the

button to access the

adjustments screen and with the

and

buttons, adjust the levels as required.

SURROUND SOUND

uses a

combination of 4 speakers – front-left,

front-right and two rear speakers.

…if you choose to

adjust one

Digital

Surround

mode,

you will not effect

the others.

Summary of Contents for 50PH18P

Page 1: ...owner s manual colour television 50PH18P 61PH18P TOSHIBA The power to open people s eyes ...

Page 2: ...rences scan mode digital noise reduction DNR 13 Picture controls adjusting the horizontal position and aspect ratio still picture 14 The timer and time display informing the TV to turn on off and time display 15 Panel lock disabling the buttons on the front of the TV 15 Stereo and bilingual transmissions stereo or dual language broadcasts 15 AV connections and input selection input and output sock...

Page 3: ... normally or it is damaged in any way switch off withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer ABOVE ALL NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes slots or any other openings in the case this could result in a fatal electric shock NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind it is better to be safe than sorry Leave at least 10cm clearance around the telev...

Page 4: ...nent still image superimposed i e broadcast network logos it is always advisable to reduce BOTH the brightness and contrast settings THIS DAMAGE IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IS NOT PROTECTED BY YOUR WARRANTY AS IT IS THE RESULT OF MISUSE 4 SETTING UP Installation and other points to follow Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights Soft indirect lighting is recommended for com...

Page 5: ...or the teletext initial index function To select input from external sources Stereo bilingual reception On screen Menus NEXTVIEW button Electronic Programming Guide for TV schedules INFO button information on current transmission from NEXTVIEW provider and for use with the F button for subtitles Number buttons The batteries and the effective range of the remote Simple at a glance reference of your...

Page 6: ...make sure that the lead with the stripe or raised edge is connected to the RED terminal and the other smooth lead is connected to the BLACK terminal Surround Speakers In order to enjoy the sensations of Surround Sound TV it is necessary to connect the two Surround Speakers These speakers and cables are supplied and should be sited in line with the normal viewing position To connect the Surround Sp...

Page 7: ... OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT PCM DOLBY DIGITAL OPTICAL COAXIAL the back of your TV and switching your new TV on AERIAL VIDEO RECORDER SET TOP BOX AERIAL CABLE AERIAL CABLE a SET TOP BOX could be Digital Satellite Analogue Satellite or any other compatible decoder On the front of the TV If the red power on light is unlit press the POWER button on the front of the TV to switch the set on and...

Page 8: ...l move along the line as the search progresses Allow the television to complete the search B G Continental Europe D K Eastern Europe I UK L1 L2 France Searching Channel 21 Station Auto tuning EXIT To exit 8 9 IF YOU HAVE FINISHED TUNING YOU MAY NOW CONNECT YOUR SCART LEADS 6 When the search is complete the TV will automatically return to programme position 1 This may not be a clear picture so you ...

Page 9: ...gnal See page 11 Station Station identification You can use the P and Q or Sand R buttons to enter up to seven characters Programme System Search Programme skip Channel Manual fine tuning 2 3 4 5 ENTER To select EXIT To exit Manual tuning Prog Sys Channel Station 0 I 60 VCR 1 I 22 BBC1 2 I 28 BBC2 3 I 25 ITV 4 I 32 CH4 5 I Using the P or Q button highlight the programme postion you require e g we ...

Page 10: ...t from step 4 Or press MENU to return to the list of channels and select the next number to tune Press EXIT when you have finished tuning in 11 5 6 Press the MENU button and then the Sor R button to select the Set up option from the top bar Press Q to highlight Programme sorting and R to select The list of stations is now showing With the Q or P button highlight the station you want to move and pr...

Page 11: ...ing Select Manual tuning from the Set up menu 1 2 3 4 With the station highlighted press R Press the R button repeatedly until the words Manual fine tuning are showing 5 With the P or Q button adjust to get the best picture and sound Press ENTER to store and then EXIT ENTER To store EXIT To exit MENU To return ENTER To select EXIT To exit Manual tuning Prog Sys Channel Station 0 I 60 VCR 1 I 22 BB...

Page 12: ...Press the kbutton to turn the sound off Press it again and the sound will return Bass Boost to enhance the depth of sound Press the n button repeatedly to turn the Bass Boost on and off Press the Sor R button to adjust the effect When an active Super Woofer is connected the n button will control it When you connect a Super Woofer make sure you choose Woofer EXT in the AV Connection menu Sound cont...

Page 13: ... can view the different picture styles available Picture mode 1 to 3 for preset options and Picture mode M is for your own settings Picture preferences Within this Picture menuyou have the options to adjust the Contrast Brightness Colour Tint and Sharpness Using the S or R button alter to suit your taste The Tint can only be adjusted on a signal from an NTSC video recorder or DVD player when the t...

Page 14: ...100Hz double scanning plus digital picture processing produces a flicker reduced picture In addition a still similar to freeze frame on a VTR can be held on the screen Still Picture Pressing the ubutton will hold an image on the screen Press u again to return to TV mode P P VTR DVD VTR DVD AV connection Horizontal position Surround set up 1 2 From the top menu bar select Feature menu and with the ...

Page 15: ...o bilingual transmissions The time display facility allows you to see the current time on the TV screen If you press the F button and the tbutton on the remote control whilst watching a normal TV broadcast you will see a time display from the broadcaster It will remain on the screen for about 5 seconds 1 2 1 3 4 The Time Display Stereo Choose the required programme number Press the OI II button re...

Page 16: ...with 2 digital audio inputs DA 1 and DA 2 so that for example a DVD player and a games console can stay permanently connected Having connected the video signal from your DVD to say COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT EXT4 and from your games console to Scart 3 EXT3 you will now need to connect the audio cables to the inputs on the back of the set then match the two up This feature enables you to select the sour...

Page 17: ...XIT To exit Back NexTView Local time offset AUTO VCR Preset Speed LP PDC VPS ON SPEED Press S or R to choose between SP and LP to control the video tape speed SP Standard Play LP Long Play about twice as much recording time but the picture quality may suffer PDC VPS Press Sor R to select ON so that the VTR will be instructed of any change to the start or end time of a broadcast Now if a programme ...

Page 18: ...programme is about to start and then take you directly to the programme irrespective of which channel you are watching Select RECORD to automatically download the programme information to your video When selecting VIEW or RECORD OK will appear at the bottom of the screen Select BACK to return to the previous screen SCHEDULE Any selections made will be added to the SCHEDULE To view the SCHEDULE pre...

Page 19: ...part of the screen display and are designed to help you use the NEXTVIEW service Instruction NOT accepted see below When looking for information you can search by STATION THEME sports art etc or DATE and TIME When you have found a programme you can View it add it to the Schedule to watch later or programme your VTR to record it The NEXTVIEW provider is responsible for the content of the guide Your...

Page 20: ...ndent Rear Left and Independent Rear Right Arrange the speakers around your normal viewing positions as shown on page 6 and then make sure that the TV is set up as follows DELAY TIME If you sit a long way from the TV and close to the rear speakers the sound from the rear will reach you before the sound from the front You can use a higher setting in the Delay time option to restore the correct bala...

Page 21: ...xternal front speakers are not connected the left and right front channels will be delivered through the speakers in the TV and you will not hear a centre channel 1 2 The test will play a white noise through each speaker in turn The display will show you which speaker is in play adjustments may be made whilst it is highlighted The Centre channel will only be adjustable once the external switch has...

Page 22: ...c that it seems to engulf the listener An ideal sound mode for listening to pop videos Surround Sound Stadium To reproduce the surround effects similar to those experienced in a large football or baseball stadium packed for a live game Surround Sound Pseudo To create a synthetic sound effect for movies and TV shows recorded in mono Surround Sound Off Uses only the front left and right speakers Thi...

Page 23: ...f button to go back to the previous page press the P ebutton Sub pages Once in this chosen page there may be sub pages In this case a bar with numbers will appear along the bottom of the screen The sub page you are viewing will be highlighted and as the television loads any additional sub pages the colour of the numbers will change indicating that these pages have been loaded and can be accessed Y...

Page 24: ...ttons you can access a page by entering a 3 digit number using the buttons on the remote control Auto Accessing sub pages Accessing main pages The rest of the text control buttons are explained on the next page Whenever you press ENTER all four page numbers showing along the bottom will be stored and the previous ones will be lost In LIST mode the four choices at the bottom of the screen are now n...

Page 25: ...ress again to return to normal TV mode You cannot change programmes until you return to normal TV p q TEXT TV 1 2 F and To enlarge the teletext display size Press the F and the sbuttons once to enlarge the top half of the page press again to enlarge the bottom half of the page Press again to revert to the normal size 5 3 6 4 F and To select a page whilst viewing a normal picture When in teletext m...

Page 26: ...16 Please note Inserting the headphone jack will mute the sound from all speakers Whilst all the necessary adjustments and controls for your new TV are made using the remote control the buttons on the front of the TV may be used for some functions DIGITAL CAMERA CAMCORDER COMPUTER GAMES HEADPHONES Front connections For example to alter the volume press the j buttons and to alter the programme posi...

Page 27: ... choose Woofer EXT in the AV Connection menu SCART 2 CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Back connections DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER SET TOP BOX If your TV automatically switches over to monitor the external equipment you can return to normal TV simply by pressing the desired programme position button To recall the external equipment press the B button repeatedly to select between EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 or EXT4 T...

Page 28: ...ons will appear below To use the options press the Q button on the remote control to move you down through them The PICTURE Menu The SOUND Menu The SET UP Menu When watching an external source When watching a TV broadcast Picture Contrast 50 Brightness 50 Colour 50 Tint 0 Sharpness 0 Scan mode 100Hz DNR AUTO EXIT To exit EXIT To exit Set up Language ENGLISH Colour AUTO Auto tuning Manual tuning Pr...

Page 29: ...ur system To check that you have the best colour From the Set up menu select Colour With the Sor R button choose between AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC 4 43 or 3 58 This is sometimes due to condensation if the room temperature rises rapidly or if the TV is moved from a cold room to a warm room If you leave the set turned on for a while this should improve images A Why are there distorted images faded colours...

Page 30: ...evision operation queries please ring the helpline Remember Questions and Answers continued For UK only Why can t I see the video tape I am playing Q Make sure you have connected the VTR to the TV using a Scart lead and then select the correct input using the Bbutton A Check Scart lead connection Check Digital input OFF See AV connections A Why is the video picture good but there is no sound Q A P...

Page 31: ...OTHER INFORMATION 31 Notes For your own reference ...

Page 32: ..._______________________________13 Programme Selection _________________________________________12 Programme Skip________________________________________________11 Programme Sorting____________________________________________10 Questions and Answers_______________________________________29 Remote Control __________________________________________________5 Scan Mode__________________________________...

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