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Color Television
27AF61
36AF61
Owner’s Manual
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© 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved.
Appendix Using the TV’s Setting up Using the Connecting Welcome to
Features your TV Remote Control your TV Toshiba
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING INSTRUCTIONS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD ADVERTENCIA RIESGO DE DESCARGA ELÉCTRICIA - NO ABRIR CAUTION PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION AND THOSE ON YOUR TV SET. RETAIN THIS SECTION FOR REFERENCE. PRECAUCIÓN The lightning symbol in the triangle tells you that the voltage inside this product may be strong enough
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A polarized alternating current line plug — having one blade wider A product and cart combination than the other. This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. If should be moved with care. Quick you are unable to insert the plug into stops, excessive force, and uneven wide prong the outlet, try reversing the plug. surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn. Un enchufe de línea de corriente alterna polarizado — posee una cuchilla más La combinación de un producto y
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SERVICE / SERVICIO DE REPARACIÓN When the TV set reaches the end of its useful life, improper disposal could result in a picture tube implosion. Ask a qualified service Damage Requiring Service — Unplug the TV set from the wall outlet technician to dispose of the TV set. and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: Cuando el televisor llegue al final de su vida útil, si se deshace de él de forma inapropiada, el tubo de imagen puede explotar. Cuando desee Dañ
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Welcome to Toshiba ............................................ 6 Using the V-Chip Control (blocking) feature ........... 20 Exploring your new TV ............................................. 6 Selecting a PIN code ...........................................20 Selecting a location for the TV ................................... 6 Changing your PIN code .................................... 21 Notice of possible TV stand instability .................. 6 Blocking programs by ratings ...............
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MENU RESET Note: Welcome to Toshiba LIGHT RECALL POWER This manual applies TV Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest color TVs on to models 27AF61 CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR and 36AF61, and the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting there are slight up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. Please make 1 2 3 differences between sure you have received the following items: TV, remote control, CH them. Check the 4 5 6 batteries, owner’s manu
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Connecting your TV NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. When connecting video equipment, such as a VCR or DVD player: Note: Cables are not supplied. • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your • For GOOD picture quality: Use regular video cables. antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors. • Audio and video cables are usually colo
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Connecting a cable converter box Note: This connection allows you to watch basic and premium cable When you use a converter box with your TV, channels. To use the TV features (such as PIP swap, channel y z, the remote control may not operate certain channel block, favorite channels, or channel labels ), select ANT-1. To features, such as PIP swap, channel y z, view premium channels, select ANT-2, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 channel block, favorite channels, or channel (whichever channel is vac
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Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs. You can record from the DVD player/satellite receiver or TV. You can also record one TV channel while watching another channel. Note: If your DVD player has component video connections, follow the connection instructions under “Connecting a DVD player with ™ ColorStream (component video) and a VCR” on page 10. You will need: • one coaxial cable • three pairs of audio c
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TM DVD Player with ColorStream (component video) Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream™ (component video) and AUDIO OUT L L TM VIDEO ColorStream a VCR OUT (Component ideo) V S VIDEO R R YPb rP This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs, and record DVD or TV programs (when authorized). You can record from one source TV ANT (75Ω ) while watching a program from another source. Your TV has ColorStream (component video) connec- -1 ANT OUT -2 ANT tions. Connecting your TV to a com
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Connecting a camcorder Note: This connection allows you to watch videos recorded on a camcorder. If your camcorder has an S-video connection, an S-video cable will provide better picture You will need: performance than a regular video cable. • one pair of audio cables Do not connect a regular video cable and an • one video cable S-video cable to Video-1 (or Video-2) at the same time. Camcorder S-VHS Camcorder VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO OUT L OUT L R R TV Back ANT (75Ω ) ANT-1 OUT ANT-2 IN O
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MENU RESET Note: Using the remote control The remote control provided with your TV may or may not operate certain features on your VCR, cable TV converter, or other Preparing the remote control for use electronic equipment. Refer to the owner’s The remote control will operate your TV, most VCR models, and manuals provided with your other equipment most cable TV converters together, even if they are different brands. to see which features are available. In addition, the other remote controls may
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MENU Programming the remote control for use with a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter The remote control provided with your Toshiba TV is RECALL LIGHT RECALL POWER preprogrammed to operate Toshiba VCRs and cable TV converters. POWER TV To operate a non-Toshiba VCR or converter using the remote CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER control provided with your TV: VCR 1. Refer to the VCR and cable TV converter code tables (below TV/CABLE/VCR switch and on the next page) to find the corresponding code for y
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VCR code table (cont.) Brand Code KLH 091 Sanky 058, 067 Garrard 172 Kodak 054, 056 Sansui 060, 086 CG Electronics 075 Lloyd 019, 227 Sanyo 065, 066, 123, 259 Gemini 034, 089 Logik 091 Scott 062, 064, 140, 203, General Instrument 030, 295 LXI 056 229, 230, 231 Gold Star 059, 163 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, Sears 054, 056, 061, 065, Hamlin 028, 039, 053, 278, 168 066, 073, 085, 123, 292 Magnin 259 124 Hitachi 030 Marantz 054, 100 Sharp 067, 081 Hytex 026 Marta 056 Shintom 091 Jasco 172 Matsushit
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MENU RESET Learning about the remote control LIGHT illuminates the keys RECALL POWER LIGHT LIGHT RECALL RECALL displays on-screen information (page 31) POWER TV TV/CABLE/VCR switch CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER TV/CABLE/VCR switch switches VCR TIMER among TV, Cable, and VCR inputs MUTE TV/VIDEO (page 12) 2 3 1 POWER turns the TV on and off CH CH (Channel) 4 5 6 MUTE turns off the sound (page 33) Channel Numbers TIMER sets the TV to turn off at a specific 7 8 9 VOL (Volume) VOL time (page 31) C
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MENU RESET Setting up your TV After installing the batteries and programming the remote control, you TV Front Panel will need to set some preferences on your TV using the menu system. DEMO MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL You can access the menus using the buttons on your TV or remote control. POWER • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately. You do not have to press MENU or EXIT to save your changes. Menu Note: The TV front panel does not have an EXIT button. • When you are fi
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MENU RESET Selecting the signal source Channel To select the signal source to view: TV/Video Repeatedly press TV/VIDEO on either the remote control or the DEMO MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL TV. POWER TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 ANT 1 VIDEO 2 Menu VIDEO 3 VIDEO 3 ColorStream ANT 2 ColorStream TO SELECT PUSH TV/VIDEO TO SELECT PUSH TV/VIDEO Pressing TV/VIDEO Pressing TV/VIDEO on the remote control on the TV LIGHT RECALL POWER To display the current signal source: TV CABLE Press RECALL. MUTE TV/VIDEO
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MENU RESET Adding and erasing channels manually Channel After you have automatically programmed the channels into the TV’s memory, you can manually add and erase individual channels. To add a channel to or erase a channel from the TV’s memory: DEMO MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL 1. Tune the TV to the channel you want to add or erase. If you are POWER adding a channel, you will need to use the CHANNEL NUMBERS to select the channel. Menu 2. Press MENU. 3. Press x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 4
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MENU RESET Using the TV’s features POWER LIGHT RECALL Adjusting the channel settings TV CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR Switching between two channels You can switch between two channels without entering an actual 2 3 1 channel number each time. CH CH CH (Channel) 4 5 6 To switch between two channels: Channel Numbers 1. Select the first channel you want to view. 7 8 9 VOL CH RTN 2. Select a second channel using the CHANNEL NUMBERS ENT 100 0 CH RTN (0–9 and 100). ADV/ PIP CH 3. Press CH RTN (chan
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MENU RESET To select your favorite channels: Note: Press FAV zy on the remote control to cycle through the favorite The FAV zy buttons function as menu x• channels you programmed. buttons when a menu is on-screen. Note: The FAV zy buttons will not work unless you program at least one favorite channel. To clear a favorite channel: 1. Tune the TV to the channel you want to clear from your favorite LIGHT RECALL POWER channel list. TV CABLE 2. Press MENU. MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR 3. Press x or • to h
