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Appendix
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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 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 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 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. 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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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 If you haven’t connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • 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 ar
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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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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 • one S-video cable record one TV channel while watching another channel. • one pair o
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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 is capable of using ColorStream • one pair of standard audio cables (component video). Connecting your TV to a component video compat- ® ible DVD player,
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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 You will need: This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV • three coaxial cables programs, and record DTV and TV programs. ® • two sets of standard A/V cables Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting your • one pair
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Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to You will need: another VCR. • two coaxial cables You will also be able to record from one TV channel while watching • two sets of standard A/V cables another channel. Note: Do not connect the same VCR to the output From antenna and input jacks on the TV at the same time. Stereo VCR/Playback For better picture quality, if your VCR has S- video, you can use an S-video cable instead IN of the standard video cable. D
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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 camcorder You will need: This connection allows you to watch videos recorded on a camcorder. • one S-video cable • one pair of standard audio cables S-VHS Camcorder Note: For better picture quality, if your camcorder S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO L has S-video, you can use an S-video cable (plus the standard audio cables) instead of a R sta
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Connecting an HDMI™ or a DVI device to the HDMI input [1] The HDMI input on your TV receives digital audio and [1] HDMI = High-Definition Multimedia Interface. uncompressed digital video from an HDMI device or [2] DVI = Digital Video Interface. [2] uncompressed video from a DVI device. [3] HDCP = High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. [4] EIA/CEA-861/861B compliance covers the [3] This input is designed to accept HDCP program material transmission of uncompressed digital video with high- [4]
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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 an audio system This connection allows you to adjust the audio level by using the TV’s You will need: remote control. • one pair of standard audio cables To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier, and turn off the built-in speakers (see “Turning off the built-in speakers” on page 40). Note: To hear sound when usi
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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, VCR and DVD player models together, even if they are different brands. If you will be using your TV with a The TV remote control may or may not Toshiba satellite receiver, VCR or DVD player, your remote control is operate your cable TV converter/satellite already programmed and ready to use. If you own different brands of receiver, VC
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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 Display control to recognize the brand of your DVD player (see Number buttons “Programming the remote control for use with a cable TV TOP Menu converter/satellite Pic Size (TV) receiver, VCR or DVD DVD MENU ▲▼ player” below). The ENTER buttons shown at right TV • CBL/SAT • VC
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Cable TV converter/satellite receiver, VCR and DVD player 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
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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 VCR (Continued) Brand Code Brand Code Brand Code 012, 013, 015 Sanyo 007, 009, 016, 054, Tashiko Portland 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 Shack/ 007, 00
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Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off Sleep programs the TV to turn off at a set time (page 37) WAIT TV/Video selects the video input source (page 27) Channel ▲ and ▼ cycles through programmed channels (page 23) Recall TV • CBL/SAT • VCR • DVD select TV, CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR or TV/Video DVD mode (page 16) POWER Channel Numbers allow direct access to channels (page 23) Volume ▲ and ▼ adjusts the volume level Channel Numbers Channel Return returns to the last viewed chann
