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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 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 I
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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
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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 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 The STARTING SETUP feature appears the first time you turn on the TV. See page market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. 24 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 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 digital 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 h
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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 use an audio amplifier and external You will need: speakers, and adjust the audio level using the TV’s remote control. • one pair of standard audio cables To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier, and turn off the TV's built-in speakers (see “Turning off the built-in
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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 Remote control functional key chart Toshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD/MD Cassette Key Label (TV) (CBL/SAT) (CBL/SAT) (AUDIO) (AUDIO) (VCR) LIGHT Lights the remote key, and toggles between enabled and disabled Illumination mode. SLEEP Sleep timer --- --- --- --- --- --- --- POWER Power Power Power Power Power Power Powe
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Toshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD/MD Cassette Key Label (TV) (CBL/SAT) (CBL/SAT) (AUDIO) (AUDIO) (VCR) TV/VCR VCR --- TV/SAT TV/VCR --- --- --- Reverse AM/FM --- --- --- --- Disc shift AM/FM Disc shift Deck side DISC A/B switch STOP VCR VCR VCR Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop REC** VCR VCR VCR Record --- Record Record Record Notes: • “---” will send nothing. • “ TV” will jump to TV. • “ VCR” will jump to last active VCR or DVD. Active VCR/DVD is defined as t
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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 Programming the remote control for use with your audio/video devices Device code setup Notes: 1. Refer to the Device code table on pages 21–22 to find • Every time you replace the batteries, you the code for your device. must reprogram the remote control. If more than one number is listed, try each one separately • Some newer VCRs are
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