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TOSHIBA
The power to open people's eyes
42PW23P

colour television

owner's manual

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  • Page 1: Colour Television

    TOSHIBA The power to open people’s eyes 42PW23P colour television owner’s manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents SETTING UP For your safety – Some do’s and don’ts for you to be aware of Installation and other points to follow Your new television’s remote control – an at-a-glance guide Connecting and turning on your new TV Choosing the language and system, Auto tuning Manually tuning your TV –...
  • Page 3: For Your Safety

    SETTING UP For your safety This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. So, please read the points below for your own safety.
  • Page 4: Installation And Other Points To Follow

    SETTING UP Installation and other points to follow Where to install… Locate the television away from direct sunlight and strong lights. Soft, indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. Place the TV directly on the floor or a sturdy platform. The mounting surface should be flat and steady.
  • Page 5: Your New Television's Remote Control

    SETTING UP Your new television’s remote control Simple, at-a-glance reference of your remote control’s buttons… 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 mode.
  • Page 6: Connecting And Turning On Your New Tv

    SETTING UP Connecting and turning on your new TV Before connecting any external equipment, turn off all main power switches. The TV back connections… WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE SCART the back of your TV LEADS IN ADDITION TO AERIAL CABLES WHEREVER POSSIBLE SCART 3 Aerial cables:...
  • Page 7: Choosing The Language And System, Auto Tuning

    SETTING UP Choosing the language and system* , Auto tuning Before running Auto tuning put your decoder and video recorder to Standby. For UK only: Press to start and go to step 8. For Continental Europe: You will need to choose System necessary for where you live.
  • Page 8: Manually Tuning Your Tv

    SETTING UP Manually tuning your TV As an alternative to Auto tuning, you can tune-in your Toshiba television manually using Manual tuning. For example: if you have used Auto tuning but wish to tune-in a station on another System (see page 7) or if you are unable to connect the TV to your video/decoder with a Scart lead.
  • Page 9: Sorting Programme Positions

    SETTING UP Manually tuning your TV continued Sorting programme positions Press the P button to begin the search. Searching To sort programme positions will flash and the television will show the channel numbers whilst the search is progressing. After tuning, if you want to change the position of Manual tuning certain programmes you can.
  • Page 10: Manual Fine Tuning, Programme Skip

    SETTING UP Manual fine tuning and programme skip Programme skip To prevent certain programmes from being viewed, for example, a certain film by your children whilst you are out for the evening, you can skip the programme position and take the remote control with you.
  • Page 11: Sound Controls

    USING YOUR TV General and sound controls Sound control Volume Volume Press the — ( S ) ( R ) button to adjust the volume. Sound Mute Press the button to turn the sound off. Press it again and the sound will return. Bass Boost –...
  • Page 12: Widescreen Viewing

    USING YOUR TV Widescreen viewing This set is capable of showing broadcasts in a number of formats. Depending on the type of broadcast being transmitted you may select between Super live, 14:9, Cinema, Subtitle, Wide This setting will enlarge the image to fit the screen by stretching SUPER LIVE the image horizontally, holding...
  • Page 13: Picture Controls

    USING YOUR TV Picture controls Picture position Adjustment to the position of the picture may be made to suit your viewing preferences. Press the MENU button, and use the R button to select Feature menu. Feature menu Now repeatedly press the Q button until Picture position is highlighted.
  • Page 14: The Timer And Time Display Panel Lock

    ADDITIONAL FEATURES The timer, time display, panel lock and stereo/bilingual transmissions The Timer Panel Lock You can tell the TV to turn itself ON or OFF after a Panel lock allows you to disable the buttons on the front certain time. of the TV set.
  • Page 15: Av Connections And Input Selection

    ADDITIONAL FEATURES AV connections and input selection Defining your INPUT and OUTPUT sockets so that your television recognises connected equipment. Selecting the INPUT signal This feature allows you to specify the type of signal going into Scarts 2 (EXT 2) or 3 (EXT 3) on the back of the television and the sockets on the front (which are also EXT 3).
  • Page 16 TELETEXT Teletext – setting up This TV has a multi-page teletext memory, which takes a few moments to load and it offers two ways of viewing text – which are explained on the next page. AUTO LIST Selecting the character set and viewing mode and general information About teletext button: Pressing the...
  • Page 17: Auto And List Modes

    For further information on your particular text system(s), see the broadcast teletext index page or, consult your local Toshiba dealer. List In LIST mode, the four choices at the bottom of the screen are now numbers – 100, 200, 300 and 400, which have been programmed into the TV’s memory.
  • Page 18: Control Buttons

    TELETEXT Teletext continued – control buttons Now you have set up teletext, below is a guide to the remote control teletext buttons and their functions. Using the buttons on the remote control To display an index/initial page: AUTO- mode Press the button to access index pages.
  • Page 19: Front Connections And Controls

    CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Front connections and controls You can connect a wide variety of external equipment via the sockets located behind the flap on the front of the TV. Press the centre of the flap to open it. Front connections HEADPHONES COMPUTER GAMES CAMCORDER...
  • Page 20: Back Connections

    CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Back connections Back connections COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT SCART 3 (EXT 4) (EXT 3) SCART 1 (EXT 1) SCART 2 (EXT 2) ACTIVE SUPER WOOFER DECODER DVD/ GAMES CONSOLE VIDEO RECORDER DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER Before connecting any external equipment, If your TV automatically switches over to monitor turn off all main power switches.
  • Page 21: For Your Guidance

    FOR YOUR GUIDANCE The on-screen menus Press the MENU button on the remote control to see your top menu bar. This white menu bar will show five different topics shown in symbols. As you select each symbol by pressing the button, its respective options will appear below.
  • Page 22 FOR YOUR GUIDANCE uestions nswers … If you experience what seem like problems operating your TV, we recommend you read through these simple checks. Why are there coloured outlines in the picture? Why is there no sound or picture? Check that the mains switch is on and check all On this television the red, green and blue images are projected separately onto the screen.
  • Page 23 FOR YOUR GUIDANCE uestions nswers … continued Why can’t I see the video/DVD I am playing? Why is there a message permanently on the screen? Make sure you have connected the VCR or the Remove it by pressing the CALL button. DVD player to the TV as shown on page 20, then select the correct input using the button.
  • Page 24: Specifications And Accessories

    Phono jacks Audio L + R Output to Active Super Woofer Phono socket © Toshiba Information Systems (U.K.) Limited All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Toshiba Information Systems (U.K.) Limited Consumer Products Division,...

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