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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s
Appendix
Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features
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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 completely, and keep it nearby for future reference. It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands Safety Precautions Congratulations on your purchase! As you enjoy WARNING your new TV, keep these safety tips in mind: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR The Iss
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Important Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Safeguards Important Safety Instructions Installation, Care, and Service Installation 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your TV: 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 16) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modifications may void: a)
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31) [This item applies to projection TVs only.] If the air temperature rises suddenly (for example, when the TV is 25) Always operate this equipment from first delivered), condensation may form on the lenses. This a 120 V 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. 32) For added protection of your TV from lightning and power 26) Always make sure the antenna
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Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest color TVs on the The STARTING SETUP feature appears market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and the first time you turn on the TV. See page operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. 19 for details. 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 car
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Important Welcome to Connecting Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s 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 or Antenna 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. Option 1: For Subscribers to Basic Cable TV Service For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/
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Important Welcome to Connecting Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV your TV Remote Control your TV Features Connecting a DVD player/satellite receiver and a VCR You will need: • three coaxial cables This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, or TV • two sets of standard A/V cables programs. You can record from the satellite receiver and TV, as well as record one TV channel while watching another channel. Note: If using a mono VCR, conne
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® Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream (component video) and a VCR You will need: • two coaxial cables This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs and • one set of standard A/V cables record TV programs. You can record from one source while watching a • one set of component video cables ® program from another source. Your TV has ColorStream (component • one pair of standard audio cables video) inputs. Connecting your TV to a component video compatible ® DVD player, such as a
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Important Welcome to Connecting Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV your TV Remote Control your TV Features Connecting a DTV receiver / set-top box with ® ColorStream (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV You will need: programs, and record DTV and TV programs. ® • three coaxial cables Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting your •two sets of standard A/V cables TV to a DTV
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Connecting a camcorder You will need: This connection allows you to watch videos recorded on a camcorder. • one S-video cable or standard video cable • one pair of standard audio cables VHS Camcorder Note: For better picture quality, if your camcorder has S-video, you can use an S-video cable VIDEO AUDIO L (plus the standard audio cables) instead of a standard video cable. Do not connect both a R standard video cable and an S-video cable at the same time or the picture performance will OUT be un
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Connecting Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix your TV Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV Features Connecting an audio system You will need: • one set of standard audio cables Back panel of TV Amplifier LINE IN LR Connecting an A/V amplifier with built-in digital surround This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier with built-in You will need: digital surround and external speakers. • one coaxial digital cable • Six sets of speaker
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Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most cable TV Note: converters/satellite receivers, VCRs, and DVD players together, even if The TV remote control may not operate your they are different brands. In addition to operating the TV, the remote VCR, DVD player, or cable TV converter. control can operate most cable TV converters, satellite receivers, Refer to the owner's manual supplied with VCRs, and DVD players, regardless
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control Remote Control your TV Features ▼ To control a DVD player: Power Input (TV) Program the remote Recall control to recognize the Mute (TV) brand of your DVD Number buttons player (see “Programming the remote control to Volume +/– (TV) operate your other DVD devices” below). The Pic Size (TV) buttons shown at right DVD MENU will then control the ▲▼ DVD player. ENTER Press
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Device code tables [For CBL/SAT mode] CABLE Box Brand Code Brand Code Brand Code ABC 061, 062, 063, 082, Jerrold 062, 069, 071, 082, Scientific Atlanta 063, 078, 079, 080, 084, 087, 091, 092, 086, 089, 091, 096 088, 098, 101, 105 096, 098 Magnavox 072, 096 Sears 095 Archer 065, 092, 097, 099 Memorex 091, 092, 104 Signature 062 Cableview 064, 094 Multi Canal 090 Signature 2000 096 Century 092 Novavision 101 Sprucer 081, 085 Citizen 090, 092, 097 Panasonic 081, 083, 085 Starcom 069, 082, 087, 096
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Using the Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control Remote Control your TV Features [For VCR mode] VCR (continued) Brand Code Brand Code Brand Code Portland 012, 013, 015 Sanyo 007, 009, 016, 054, Tashiko 010 Proscan 001, 002, 048 064, 068, 071, 075, Tatung 037 Proton 061 079, 085 Teac 018, 029, 037 Quasar 045 Scott 008, 011, 017, 028, Technics 036 Radio Shack 010, 031, 065 030, 057, 065, 072 Teknika 010, 018, 065 Radio
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Learning about the remote control TV/VIDEO selects the video input source (page 27) RECALL displays TV status information on-screen (page 36) CHANNEL NUMBERS allow direct access to channels (page 20) CH M M M/? ? ? cycles through programmed channels (page 20) M M? ? TV selects TV mode CBL/SAT selects CBL/SAT mode (page 14) TV/Video POWER Recall Mute SLEEP programs the TV to turn off at a set time (page 36) Channel POWER turns the TV on and off Numbers MUTE turns off the sound (page 33) CH RTN (C
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Important Welcome to Connecting Using the Setting up Setting up Using the TV’s Appendix Safeguards Toshiba your TV Remote Control your TV your TV Features 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 save you
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Image tilt correction When you install or change the direction of the TV, the picture may become tilted (caused by the Earth’s magnetism). If this happens, use the image tilt correction feature to obtain the best possible picture. To adjust the image tilt: SETUP 1. Press MENU, then press or until CLOSED CAPTION OFF Note: the SETUP menu appears. CC ADVANCED 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight IMAGE TILT. PICTURE SIZE You can add the channel manually (see PICTURE SCROLL IMAGE TILT 0 3. Press or to ad
