Chapter 7: Using the THINChome network feature

4 Highlight Basic Network Setup and press T.

Network

Basic Network Setup

E-mail Scheduling Setup

Home File Server Setup

Software Upgrade

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5 The message “Obtain network address automatically?” will display. Highlight Yes and press T.

Basic Network Setup

Obtain network address automatically?

YesNo

6 The message “Please wait…” will display while the TV is attempting to load the network address information from the DHCP server.

Basic Network Setup

Please wait...

If the automatic network address setup is successful, go to step 7.

If the automatic network address setup is not successful, go to step 8.

7 If the automatic network address setup is successful, the following screen will appear:

Basic Network Setup

Done! Network address information has been found!

Exit

a)Press Tto close the screen and return to the Network menu.

b)Skip to section C, “Setting up file sharing on your PC” (- page 59).

8 If the automatic network address setup is not successful, the following screen will appear:

a)Make sure all cables for your home network are securely connected.

b)Make sure your home network is set up properly. See the Installation Guide for TV connection information. Also consult the owner’s manuals for your other components.

c)Make sure the DHCP and security settings on your home router are correct. Consult the owner’s manual for your router.

d)Retry the automatic network address setup by following these steps:

(1)Highlight OK and press T.

(2)Repeat steps 1–6.(If you have already repeated this setup process, go to step 9.)

9 If, after repeating steps 1–6, you receive the error message shown in step 8:

Either…

a)Highlight “OK” and press T.

b)Go to “Manually setting up the network address.” Or…

a)Highlight “OK” and press T.

b)Continue to sections C, D, and E (- pages 59–63)

(to set up and use file sharing) and/or to sections F and G (- pages 67–75) (to set up and use e-mail scheduling).

If the file sharing and/or e-mail scheduling features work correctly, then the automatic network address setup was successful (even though the TV displayed the error message).

Manually setting up the network address

This setup requires the data listed below. You can get this data from either your ISP or the configuration utility for your DSL/cable modem or router.

IP address:

___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___

Subnet mask:

___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___

Gateway (Router) address:

___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___

DNS (Domain Name Server) address:

___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___ . ___ ___ ___

1 Press Yand open the Setup menu.

2 Highlight Installation and press T. The Installation menu appears.

3 Open the Network menu.

4 Highlight Basic Network Setup and press T.

5 The message “Obtain network address automatically?” appears.

Highlight No and press T.

Basic Network Setup

Obtain network address automatically?

YesNo

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Toshiba 42LX196 manual Manually setting up the network address, Highlight Basic Network Setup and press T