Toshiba CONNECT User manual

TOSHIBA CONNECT
USER MANUAL
BESIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MANUEL D’UTILISATION
MANUAL DE USUARIO
MANUALE UTENTE

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Introduction
The TOSHIBA CONNECT is a
companion device for Alexa. Alexa
is a cloud-based virtual assistant
developed by Amazon. With this
box you can use your voice to
ask Alexa to answer questions,
play your favourite songs or audio
books, set alarms and more.
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• TOSHIBA CONNECT
• USB cable
• User Manual
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Please consider the following
points when using the product:
• Do not expose the product to
rain, water, any other liquids,
moisture or high humidity as
this may be dangerous or harm
the product.
• Keep the product away from
direct sunlight, heat sources or
fire (naked flames) at all times.
• The small parts of this product
can be swallowed by babies or
children. Keep these parts out
of reach of children or babies.
• If placed and used incorrectly,
the product may be damaged.
Product Overview
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Front
Microphone Openings

Micro USB port

Connect to TV
USB input on
the TV
Micro USB input on
the rear of the box
USB cable
(supplied)
Alexa Ready
Smart TV
Connect your box to your Alexa Ready Smart TV using the supplied
USB cable as shown above. Make sure that your TV is connected to
a network with internet access.
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When you connect your box to your TV a setup wizard will guide you
through the setup process. Follow the instructions to proceed.

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Note: When you perform first time
installation on your TV, the setup wizard
will be displayed after the installation
process is completed.
• You will need to sign in to your
Amazon account to start using
your box. Highlight Sign in
 option on the
first screen and press OK.
An authentication code will
be created and displayed on
the screen. Go to the internet
address (URL) as shown on
the screen. You will be directed
to a page where you can sign in
to your Amazon account first, if
you are not already signed in.
Then you will be directed to a
page where you can enter the
authentication code you see on
the TV and link your TV to your
Amazon account.
• If the linking process was suc-
cessful you will be asked to
determine a name for your TV,
called ‘Friendly Name’ in order
to enable the TV skills. By
enabling the TV skills for Alexa
you can control the functions of
your TV, such as turning on or
off, changing channel or input
source, controlling volume,
and more. A ‘Friendly Name’
is a name that reminds you of
your TV, such as ‘Living Room
TV’, ‘Kitchen TV’, ‘Dining Room
TV’, etc. Choose an easy-to-say
name. You will use this name to
tell Alexa which TV to control.
You can press Exit button on
the remote to skip this step if
you don’t want to enable the
TV skills for Alexa. You can
enable the TV skills later using
the   option
in the  menu
on your TV. Refer to TV Menu
   section for
more information.
• You will be ready to use Alexa.
Examples about the use of
Alexa will be displayed on the
next screen. You can also watch
an instructive video about it.
Highlight ‘
video’and press OK to watch.
Highlight ‘OK’ and press OK
to proceed without watching
the video.
• In the last step you will be in-
formed about Alexa On Standby
feature and that you will be able
to use your box while the TV is in
standby mode. You can disable
this feature from the related Al-
exa menu on the TV. Press OK
to complete the setup process.
Note: This feature may affect your
TV’s power consumption.
In the first step of the setup
process there will also be 
   , 
More and   options

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available. To watch an instructive
video about the setup process
highlight    
video and press OK.If you pos-
sess an Alexa device and you
want to enable the TV skills for
Alexa in order to control your TV
via your Alexa device, highlight
 option and press OK
to proceed. If you want to skip the
setup process, highlight Setup
 and press OK.
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There will be 2 menu options
available on your TV related to
Alexa;  and 
. You can use these
options to start setup manually
or configure the settings. You
can access these options from
the  menu on
your TV.
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If the setup is priorly completed the
setting options for your TV’s built-
in Alexa feature will be displayed
when you highlight  
in option and press OK. 
,   ,
   and Sign
Out options will be available. You
can change the language, enable
or disable On Standby feature, set
the alarm volume level and sign
out using the related option. By
signing out you can disable the
link between your TV and your
Amazon account. In this case you
won’t be able to use your TV’s
built-in Alexa feature with your
Microphone Box.
If you skipped the automatic setup
process you can use this option to
start the setup manually in order
to use your TV’s built-in Alexa
feature with your Microphone
Box. Highlight and
press OK to start the setup. Refer
to   section for
detailed information on the setup.
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If you did not give your TV a
friendly name during the automatic
setup process or you skipped the
setup process you can use this
option to enable the TV skills
for Alexa. Highlight  
and press OK to start the
process. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the setup.
When TV skills are priorly enabled
there will only be Sign Out option
available when you highlight
  option and
press OK. By signing out you can
disable the TV skills for Alexa. In
this case you won’t be able to con-
trol the functions of your TV using
your TV’s built-in Alexa feature
with your Microphone Box or using
an Alexa device you possess.

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To activate Alexa and make it
listen what you are saying, just
say “Alexa”. You can also press
the Action button on the box to do
that. When Alexa is activated its
logo will appear on the lower right
corner of the TV screen.
Here are some things that you can
try with Alexa. Simply utter one of
the following phrases:
“Alexa, when is sunset?”
“Alexa, what is in the news?”
“Alexa, set a 10-minute timer”
You can press the Exit button on
your TV remote to end the Alexa’s
response to your request.
A short press of the Mute button
on the box will turn off the
microphones and the button will
illuminate in red. Press the button
again to turn on the microphones.
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• Alexa Ready Smart TV
• TOSHIBA CONNECT
• Home network with internet
access
• Amazon account
• A mobile device with Amazon
Alexa app installed on it
• Compatible with 2019 models
and forward
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5V - Max 100mA
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0-35ºC
This device is in compliance with
the directives 2014/30/EU and
2014/35/EU.
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Alexa supports English, German,
French, Spanish and Italian
languages. Support for other
languages may be added over
time.
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product or on its
packaging means
that your electrical
and electronic device
should be disposed
at the end of its
service life separately from your
household wastes. There are
separate collection systems for
recycling in the EU. For more
information, please contact the
local authority or the dealer where
you purchased the product.