Using WiDi with my Toshiba Television



Document ID: 4009200

 

Posted Date: 2016-06-28

 

Last Updated: 2016-06-28

 

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Using Intel® WiDi

Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi) is supported on this TV. Toshiba has also included peer-to-peer wireless technologies to allow direct wireless connection between the TV and Intel® WiDi equipped PC or mobile device. If your PC or mobile device has Intel® WiDi, the Toshiba Cloud TVs allow you to display the small screen content on the big screen quickly and easily.

  1. Press the QUICK button to open the Quick Menu.
  2. Press the Up/Down (arrow) buttons to select Intel® WiDi and then press the OK button.
    A prompt will appear on the screen when Connection Type is set to Wireless. Select Yes.
  3. Launch the Intel® WiDi software on your device and select “scan for available adaptors”.
    Intel® WiDi device name and ID list will then be displayed on the device screen.
    Select the TV which you wish to connect to.
    “Connecting” will be shown on the TV.
  4. Connecting your PC to the TV the first time
    When selecting the Toshiba TV for the first time, a 4-digit or 8-digit code will appear on your TV screen. This code needs to be inputted into your computer to authenticate the connection.
    If authentication has already taken place
    “Please Wait” will appear on screen.
  5. After the Intel® WiDi connection is complete, the TV screen will mirror the content shown on the device screen.

NOTE: When connecting Intel® WiDi, device must have power turned on.

❖❖ When the TV Network Settings are set to Wireless and Intel® WiDi software is starting up, other TV applications cannot be used.

❖❖ Intel® WiDi device name of the TV can be changed from the Intel® WiDi software.

To exit Intel® WiDi:

Exit Intel® Wireless Display by pushing the disconnect button on Intel® WiDi software on the device or by pressing the EXIT button on the TV remote control.

NOTE If the device has been inactive for some time, the Intel® WiDi connection will be disconnected automatically.

Changing the Intel® WiDi Device Name

The TV's Intel® WiDi device name can be changed.

  1. Press the SETUP button.
  2. Select Network > Network Device Setup > Intel® WiDi Setup and press the OK button.
  3. Press the Up/Down (arrow) buttons to select Intel® WiDi Device Name and press the OK button.
  4. Select the Intel® WiDi Device Name and press the OK button. The Software Keyboard window will appear.
  5. Input the Intel® WiDi device name by using the software keyboard. Press the GREEN button.
  6. Select Done and press the OK button to save your setting.

Device List

Device List displays a list of MAC addresses for previously connected device that have been connected before. The maximum number that can be stored is 20.

If the list run out of space, the least-recently-used MAC address will be deleted and the new MAC address added automatically.

  1. Press the SETUP button.
  2. Select Network > Network Device Setup > Intel® WiDi Setup and press the OK button.
  3. Press the Up/Down (arrow) buttons to select Device List and press the OK button.
    Device List will appear.

The registered device can be deleted one by one by pressing Red button in the List.

When doing so the following text can be seen “Do you want to unregister this device? Yes/No” (default cursor is “No”).

 

 

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