Toshiba 62HM196 Tuning channels using Channel Browser, Favorite Browser, Picture Preview

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Chapter 5: Using the TV’s features

Input labeling example:

The screen below left shows the default Input Selection screen (with none of the inputs labeled as a specific device). The screen below right is an example of how you could label the inputs if you connected a DVD player to VIDEO 1, Cable TV to VIDEO 2, a video recorder to ColorStream HD1, a DTV set-top box to HDMI 1, and a satellite/DSS set-top box to HDMI 2. Also note that the ColorStream HD2 input is labeled “Hidden,” which means that input will be skipped over when

+is pressed.

Tuning channels

Tuning channels using the

Channel Browser™

The Channel Browser™ provides an easy navigation interface for all your channels and inputs. This feature allows you to:

• Navigate the contents of all of your inputs.

• Keep a Favorites list of all the favorite channels (see

Input Selection ANT 1

0 ANT 1

1Video 1

2Video 2

3ColorStream HD1

4ColorStream HD2

5HDMI 1

6HDMI 2

7ANT 2

0 - 7 / INPUT to Select

Input Selection screen with no inputs labeled.

Input Selection ANT 1

0 ANT 1

1DVD

2Cable

3Video Recorder

4ColorStream HD2 (Hidden)

5DTV

6Satellite/DSS

7ANT 2

0 - 7 / INPUT to Select

Input Selection screen with

all inputs labeled except input 4, which has been hidden.

Favorite Browser below).

• Provide Cable Box and Satellite Box lists.

• Keep a history of the last 32 channels or inputs viewed.

• Quickly surf and tune your recently viewed channels/inputs

from the Channel Browser™ banner History list (illustrated

on the next page).

• Surf via Browse mode (to immediately tune channels as you

highlight them in the Channel Browser™ banner) or Select

mode (to surf over channels in the Browser banner before

you select one to tune).

To clear the input labels:

1 Press Yand open the Preferences menu.

2 Highlight Input Labeling and press T.

3 Highlight Reset and press T.

• Quickly change inputs from the Inputs List.

Favorite Browser

The Favorite Browser allows you to quickly set up a favorite channels/inputs list that is integrated into the Channel Browser™.

To add a favorite channel/input:

1 Tune to the channel or input.

2 Press and hold nfor 3 seconds.

Note: Additions are added to the beginning of the Favorite list on the left side of the banner.

To delete a favorite channel/input:

1 Open Favorite browser list by pressing n.

2 Highlight the channel or input to delete by pressing 3 C or # c.

3 Press and hold =for 3 seconds. The channel/input will be removed from the Favorite list.

Picture Preview

•A small thumbnail preview of the current channel or input will appear in the list.

•Picture snapshots will be taken when source change occurs from the Channel Browser banner.

•Up to 32 picture previews can be stored in the Channel Browser across all lists. If you add a new picture when the total =32, the oldest thumbnail will be deleted.

One thumbnail is counted only once against the total no matter how many times it appears in various lists.

•Turning off the TV, deletes all of the current thumbnails.

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