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OWNER'S MANUAL
LCD Color TV
32A3500A
32A3500E
32A3500T
37A3500A
37A3500E
37A3500T
Owner's Record
You will find the model number and serial number on
42A3500A the back of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces
provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon
your TOSHIBA dealer regarding this product.
42A3500E
Model number:
Serial number:
42A3500T
©2007 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved VX1A00071900
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Contents Introduction Welcome to Toshiba .................................................................................................. 3 Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................... 3 Important information ................................................................................................ 7 Getting started Connecting an antenna .................................................................................
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Introduction 2) Never insert or remove the power plug with Welcome to Toshiba wet hands. • Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba LCD This may cause an electric shock. Color Television. This manual will help you use the exciting features of your new TV. • Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. • You also can use the controls on the TV if they have the same name as those referred to on the remote control. • Please read all safety and operating 3) Never place the
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Introduction 5) Never place the TV near a heater or in 8) Install the TV in a horizontal, stable direct sunlight. location. Connect between two clips on the back of the TV and a wall, pillar, etc., with a The surface of the cabinet or power cord may sturdy tie and clip of supplied accessories melt and result in a fi re or an electric shock. (- page 35). • Use as short a tie as possible to ensure the TV is stable. • If the TV is not installed securely, it may lean or fall over and cause an
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Introduction 10) Precautions for installing on outdoor 3) Never insert objects (metal or paper) antenna or pour water inside the TV through ventilation holes and other openings. An outside antenna system should not be These items may cause a fire or an electric located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, shock. If these objects are inserted inside the or other electric light or power circuits. TV, turn off the TV and remove the power plug If the antenna falls down or drops, it may fr
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Introduction 6) Never pull on the power cord when 2) When a malfunction occurs, or if smoke or removing the plug from the wall outlet. an unusual odor comes from the TV, turn off the TV and remove the power plug from Always hold the plug fi rmly when removing the outlet immediately. it. If the power cord is yanked, the cord may Make sure that the smoke or smell has become damaged and a fi re or an electric stopped, then contact a service technician. shock may occur. If the TV is still used
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Introduction 3) Some pixels of the screen do not light up Cleaning The LCD display panel is manufactured 1) Remove the power plug before cleaning. using an extremely high level of precision Never use solvents such as benzine or thinner technology, however sometimes some pixels to clean the TV. of the screen may be missing picture elements • These solvents may distort the cabinet or or have luminous spots. This is not a sign of a damage its finish. malfunction. • If rubber or vinyl products
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Getting started Cautions: Connecting an antenna • Dispose of batteries in a designated disposal Optimum reception of color requires a good area. Never throw batteries into a fire. • Attention should be drawn to the environmental signal and will generally mean that an outdoor aspects of battery disposal. antenna must be used. The exact type and positioning of the antenna • Never mix battery types or combine used will depend upon your particular area. batteries with new ones. Your Toshiba deale
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Getting started TV top, front and side panel controls • You can operate your TV using the buttons on the side panel or the remote control. The back and side of the panel provide the terminal connections to connect other equipment to your TV (- “Connecting your TV” pages 26-30). • For the use of each control, see the pages in brackets. • Model 42A3500E is used in this manual for illustration purposes. TV top view TV front view Right side view 5 4 3 You can swivel the TV screen (Only for 42A350
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Getting started TV back panel connections TV back view 12 You can use the cable * holder to hold antenna 11 cable, video and audio cables etc. When moving the TV, never hold this holder. 13 Power cord Cable holder* 14 15 16 17 18 15 A (Antenna input terminal) — Analog 11 O MONITOR (output terminals) — antenna signal input (- page 8). Standard video and standard audio outputs (- page 26). 16 o RGB/PC (input terminal) — For use when connecting a personal computer (PC) 12 o (3) (Video 3 i
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Getting started Learning about the remote control Location of controls Teletext on/Superimpose Teletext/off (- pages 24, 25) Power on/Standby • CALL (- pages 13) (- page 12) • Initial/index function for Teletext Number buttons (0-9) (- page 25) (- pages 13, 22, 24) • Input source selection (TV, o1 - o3, HDMI1, To return to the previous HDMI2, PC)(- page 23) program (- page 13) • To access sub-pages when in teletext (- page 24) Picture mode selection Picture size selection (
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Getting started Displaying the menu chart Turning the TV on PICTURE menu Switching on the TV PICTURE PICTURE Picture settings OK Picture settings OK Connect the power cord to a wall outlet, the 3D Color management Off 3D Color management Off ! power indicator lights in red (standby mode). Base color adjustment Base color adjustment Active Backlight Control On Active Backlight Control On Cinema mode On Cinema mode On 1 Press J on the remote control or ! on the MENU Back EXIT Watch TV MENU Back
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Getting started Note: • To return to the previous menu, press M. The program position selection change between • The U/ u function as the Program position different format channels takes several seconds. PB/ Pb when there is no menu display on the screen. Switching between two program positions • The I/ i function as the Volume 2+/2– when there is no menu display on the screen. You can switch two program positions without • In the PC input mode, PC Setting appears in entering actual positi
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Getting started Manually setting channels in the channel Programming channels into the TV’s memory channel memory 1 From the SET UP menu, press u or U to • First, use the Auto tuning function to preset all select Manual tuning. the active channels in your area automatically. Then, arrange the preset channels with the 2 Press Q to display the Manual tuning menu. Manual tuning function so that you can tune Press u or U to select the program position into only desired channels. you want to
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Getting started F. Auto Fine Tuning Sorting program position Press u or U to turn the Auto Fine Tuning • The TV is capable of receiving a number of option on “9” or off “0”. different channels depending upon where you The Auto Fine Tuning function live. automatically corrects slight fluctuations • Sorting program position is an easy way of when receiving signals. storing each channel on the program position Manual Fine Tuning of your choice. While the Auto Fine Tuning turn off “0”, pr
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Using the TV’s features 4:3 Picture adjustment Use this setting to view a true 4:3 broadcast. Selecting the picture size 1 Press O until the picture size list appears on the screen, then press u or U to select the appropriate picture size (or press O repeatedly to select required picture size directly). Super Live 1 Ex. HDMI 1080i or 720p input signal When receiving “4:3 format” signal, this setting PC will enlarge the image to fit the screen by Wide stretching the image vertically and ho
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Using the TV’s features PC Adjusting the picture position Use this setting for PC via HDMI. When receiving Adjustment to the position of the picture may be 1080p, 1080i or 720p signal format of HDMI made to suit your viewing preferences. input, this picture size is available. 1 Press M, then press I or i to display the SET UP menu. SET UP Language English Auto tuning OK Notes: Manual tuning OK AV connection OK • In the antenna input signal mode, the picture Picture position OK size selectio
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Using the TV’s features Selecting the picture mode Selection Pressing I i You can select the picture quality instantly among Back light darker brighter three preset modes and one user-set mode. • Press N to select the desired picture quality. Contrast lower higher Brightness darker brighter Color paler deeper Dynamic Tint reddish greenish Sharpness softer sharper Mode Picture quality Notes: bright and dynamic picture • The Tint may only be adjusted on NTSC signal. q Dynamic • In the PC input mo
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Using the TV’s features 1 From the Picture settings menu, press u or 3 Press Q, then press u or U to select Base U to select MPEG NR on the 2nd page. color adjustment. 2 Press I or i to select Off, Low, Middle or 4 Press Q, then press u or U to select an item High. you want to adjust. Base color adjustment MPEG NR Low Hue Saturation Brightness Red 0 0 0 Green 0 0 0 Note: Blue 0 0 0 In the PC input mode (- page 23), this mode is Yellow 0 0 0 Magenta 0 0 0 not available. Cyan 0 0 0 Reset OK Act
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Using the TV’s features Notes: Effective signal and setup conditions: • When the MTS setting is in Mono mode, the • When the Video input mode is selected. Dual menu is not selectable. • When the input signal format is 480i and 576i • The Dual menu setting status remains even if signals. the TV is turned off. 1 From the PICTURE menu, press u or U to Selecting the stereo programs select Cinema mode. 2 Press I or i to select On or Off. 1 When a stereo program is received, d Stereo appears. No
