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Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba TV. This manual will Child Safety help you use the many exciting features of your new TV. Before operating the TV, please read this manual It Makes A Difference completely, and keep it nearby for future reference. Where Your TV Stands Safety Precautions Congratulations on your purchase! As you enjoy your new TV, keep these safety tips in mind: WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, The Issue DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN
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Important Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Important Safety Instructions Installation, Care, and Service 1) Read these instructions. Installation 2) Keep these instructions. Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed all 3) Heed all warnings. warnings when installing your TV: 4) Follow all instructions. 16) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modifications may void: a)
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30) [This item applies to projection TVs only.] If the air temperature rises suddenly (for example, when the TV is 24) Always operate this equipment from first delivered), condensation may form on the lenses. This a 120V AC, 60 Hz power source only. can make the picture appear distorted or the color appear faded. If this happens, turn off the TV for 6 to 7 hours to allow the condensation to evaporate. 31) For added protection of your TV from lightning and power 25) Always make sure the antenna s
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Important Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Important Safety Information .......................................................................................... 2-4 Welcome to Toshiba............................................................................................................ 6 Exploring your new TV ....................................................................
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Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest color TVs on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. You may need to purchase other audio or video cables to connect your equipment. See “Connecting your TV” on page 7 for more information. Please read all the safety and operating instructions carefully before you begin. Exploring your new TV You can operate your TV by using the buttons on
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Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Important Welcome to Connecting Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV your TV Remote Control your TV Features Connecting your TV • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors. • Standard A/V (audio/video) cables are usually color coded accord- ing to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel, and the white au
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Connecting a cable converter box This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box. Some cable companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device, which is generally provided by the cable company. For Subscribers to Basic Cable TV Service For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler box, conn
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Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Important Welcome to Connecting Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV your TV Remote Control your TV Features You will need: Connecting a DVD player/satellite receiver • three coaxial cables and a VCR • two sets of standard A/V cables • one S-video cable This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, or TV pro- grams. Note: To satellite DVD player/ Satellite Receiver You can use a standard video cable instead of the S-video cable, but the pic
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Connecting a camcorder You will need: This connection allows you to watch video materials recorded on a • one set of standard A/V cables camcorder. Camcorder Note: AUDIO VIDEO For better picture quality, if your camcorder L has S-video, you can connect an S-video (and standard audio cables) to VIDEO1 on R the back of the TV. Do not connect a standard OUT video cable and an S-video cable to VIDEO1 simultaneously. AUDIO VIDEO 2 L/MONO R R PHONES Front Panel of TV 10 J3S00121A(E)_P07-13 10 13/01/20
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Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Important Welcome to Using the Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control Remote Control your TV Features Using the remote control Installing the remote control batteries To install the batteries: 1. Open the battery cover on the back of the remote control. Caution: • Never throw batteries into a fire. Notes: • Be sure to use AAA size batteries. • Dispose of batteries in a designated disposal area. • Attention should be drawn to the environ-
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Setting up your TV After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu system. You can access the menu system with the buttons on the remote control. • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately. You do not have to press MENU or EXIT to see your changes. • After five seconds, the menu screen will automatically close if you do not make a selection. Your changes will still be saved. • When you are f
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Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Important Welcome to Setting up Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV your TV Features Adding channels to the TV’s memory When you press CH +/- on the remote control or CHANNEL c/d on the TV front panel, your TV will stop only on the channels stored in the TV’s channel memory. Follow the steps below to program channels into the memory. Programming channels automatically Your TV can automatically detect all active channels and st
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Using the TV’s features Adjusting the channel settings Switching between two channels You can switch between two channels without entering an actual Channel channel number each time. Numbers To switch between two channels: 1. Select the first channel you want to view. 2. Select a second channel using the Channel Number buttons (0–9, 100). 3. Press CH RTN. The previous channel will be displayed. Each time you press CH RTN, the TV will switch back and forth between the two channels. Programming yo
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV Using the TV’’s s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Features To clear your favorite channels: 1. Select a channel you want to clear. 2. Press MENU, then press a or b to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press c or d to highlight FAVORITE CH. 4. Press a or b to display the FAVORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. Channel Numbers CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION FAVORITE CH : CH 012 SET/CLEAR SET CLE
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3. Press a or b to display the V-CHIP menu. CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION V-CHIP Note: BLOCKING RESET If you forget your PIN code, press RECALL PIN CODE four times within five seconds from the V-CHIP SELECT [0-9] SET ENTER menu. This allows you to proceed to the END EXIT BLOCKING menu and resets your PIN code. 4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER. The
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV Using the TV’’s s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Features MPAA Ratings X For adults only. NC17 Not intended for anyone 17 or under. R Restricted. Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. PG13 Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. PG Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be appropriate for children. G General audienc
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To use the V-Chip to block programs by rating: 1. Press MENU, then press a or b to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press c or d to highlight V-CHIP. 3. Press a or b to display the V-CHIP menu. 4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER. Channel The BLOCKING menu appears. Numbers CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION V-CHIP ENABLE BLOCKING ON OFF c d a b SET RATING START
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV Using the TV’’s s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Features Blocking unrated movies or programs Some movies and programs are not rated. You can block these movies and programs using the V-Chip. To block unrated movies or programs: 1. Press MENU, then press a or b to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press c or d to highlight V-CHIP. 3. Press a or b to display the V-CHIP menu. 4. Use the Channel Number
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To unlock channels: 1. Press MENU, then press a or b to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press c or d to highlight LOCK and then press a or b to display the LOCK menu. 3. Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code, then press ENTER. The LOCK menu appears. 4. Press c or d to highlight CH LOCK and press a or b to display the CH LOCK menu. 5. Press a or b to highlight CLEAR, and then press ENTER. This clears all channels from the list of locked channels. 6. Press EXIT to return to n
