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Connecting your TV
Connecting a home network
The Toshiba Home Interactive Network Connection
(THINC™) feature allows you to network the TV with your
home PC (personal computer), which will allow access to the
TV’s file sharing feature.
File sharing
You can access JPEG and MP3 files that are stored on your
networked home PC and view/play them on the TV.
• Connect your TV to your PC network according to either
Example #1 or Example #2, at right.
• Does NOT require Internet/e-mail service.
E-mail scheduling of recordings and reminders
You can schedule recordings and reminders by sending an
e-mail to the TV from any PC. (This connection also allows
access to file sharing, as described above.)
• Connect your TV to your home network according to
Example #3 on the next page.
• Requires the following:
– Home Internet service.
– A dedicated POP3 e-mail address for the TV (different
from your personal e-mail address).
– A compatible recording device.
• Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to obtain and
set up Internet/e-mail service.
• See the connection information for recording device
connection instructions.
•See the Operating Guide for details on configuring and
using e-mail scheduling, file sharing, the JPEG Picture
Viewer, and the MP3 Audio Player.
Note:
•The TV’s home network feature is compatible only with
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and the Home or Professional
version of Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 and
Service Pack 2. See the Operating Guide for details.
•The TV’s home network connection allows access to file
sharing only. You will NOT be able to use the TV to access
the Internet.
•If you use an Ethernet crossover cable to connect your PC
directly to the TV, you will not be able to use the automatic
setup and must manually set up the network address.
•If you use a hub or switch to connect the TV to your home
network, you will not be able to use the automatic setup and
must manually set up the network address.
•If you use a router with built-in DHCP functionality, use the
automatic setup. Manual setup may not work.
Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Example #1: Connecting the TV to a home network
without an Internet connection
You will need:
•standard Ethernet (RJ-45) cables (the number of cables
depends on the number of PCs you connect to your network)
•hub or switch
Example #2: Connecting the TV directly to a PC without
an Internet connection
You will need:
•Ethernet crossover cable (i.e., a PC-to-PC direct file
transfer cable)
Note: Do not use standard Ethernet cable with this connection.
TV lower back panel
Hub or switch
PC
PC
TV lower back panel
PC
Ethernet
crossover
cable
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