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OWNER'S MANUAL
Projection Television
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Owner's Record
The model number and serial number are on the back
of your TV. Record these numbers in the spaces below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate
with your Toshiba dealer about this TV.
Model number:
50A11 Serial number:
© 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved
Index Appendix Using the TV’s Setting up Using the Connecting Introduction
Features your TV Remote Control your TV
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Important Information Precautions WARNING Installing your TV TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform. The NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. mounting surface should be flat and steady. If you install the TV on a soft floor, make sure that the floor is not damaged by the weight of the TV. • Place the TV far enough away from the walls to allow proper ventilation. This will prevent the TV from overheating and avoid possible da
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Using the V-CHIP menu ............................................... 27 Introduction................................................................ 4 ENABLE BLOCKING .......................................... 27 Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 4 TV RATING (independent rating system for Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 broadcasters) ........................................................... 27 Connecting yo
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E X Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest projection 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. Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. You can also use the controls on the TV if they have the same name as those on the remote control. Please read all the safety and operating instructions carefully, and keep the manual for future refer
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Connecting your TV ANTENNA Coaxial Cable If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) AUDIO Cables • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from an antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” VIDEO connectors. Cable • Audio and video cables are usually color-coded according to use: yellow for video, and red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the st
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Note: Connecting a cable converter box When using a converter box with the TV, This connection allows you to watch basic and premium channels. some features may not be available using the remote control, such as programming favorite To use the TV’s features, select ANT-1. To view premium channels, channels, labeling channels, and blocking select ANT-2, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is vacant in channels. your area), and use the converter box to change channels. You will need: • one co
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Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD (or satellite), VCR, and TV programs. You can record one TV channel while watching another channel. You will need: • one coaxial cable • two pairs of audio cables (one single and one pair of audio cables for a mono VCR) • one video cable (between the TV and VCR) • one S-video cable (between the TV and DVD player/satellite receiver) Note: If your DVD player or satellite receiver does Stereo VCR not hav
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Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream™ (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs, and record DVD or TV programs. You can record from one source while watching a program from another source. The TV has ColorStream (component video) connections. Connecting the TV to a DVD player with component video ™ connections (such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream ), can greatly enhance picture quality and performance. Note: You will need: If your DVD p
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Note: Connecting two VCRs To dub or edit, VCR 2 must select Line IN, This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to and the TV must select Video-1. another VCR while watching a videotape. You can also record from Do not connect the same VCR to the output one TV channel while watching another channel. and input jacks on the TV at the same time. You will need: If you have S-VHS VCRs, use S-video cables • one coaxial cable instead of regular video cables for better picture quality.
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Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch video materials recorded on a camcorder. You will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable Note: If you have an S-VHS camcorder, use an Camcorder S-video cable instead of a regular video cable for better picture quality. Do not connect a regular video cable and an S-video cable to Video-3 at the same time. VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R TV Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the audio
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E X Using the remote control Note: Preparing the remote control for use The TV remote control may not operate your You can use the TV remote control to operate the TV, most VCR VCR or cable TV converter. models, and most cable TV converters together, even if they are Refer to the owner’s manual for your other different brands. If you have a Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter, device to see which features are available. In the TV remote control is already programmed and ready to use. If you additi
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E X Programming the remote control for use with a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter RECALL The TV remote control is preprogrammed to operate Toshiba VCRs POWER RECALL MUTE and cable TV converters (see page 11). To use the remote control to POWER operate a non-Toshiba VCR or cable converter: 12 3 1. Refer to the VCR and cable TV converter code tables on pages 13 6 and 14 to find the corresponding code for your VCR or cable TV 45 Channel Number converter. 8 9 7 CH RTN If more than one code is
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VCR code table Brand name Code number Adventura 019 JVC 027, 060, 086 Quasar 054, 096 Aiko 297 Kenwood 057, 060, 086 Radio Shack 019, 056, 344 Aiwa 019 KLH 091 Radix 056 Akai 060, 068, 080, 125, Kodak 054, 056 Randex 056 261 Lloyd 019 RCA 061, 079, 084, 096, American High 054 Lloyd’s 227 124, 125, 168, 221 Asha 259 logik 091 Realistic 019, 054, 056, 065, Audiovox 056 LXI 056 066, 067, 081, 085, Beaumark 259 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, 123, 259 Bell & Hawell 123 168 Ricoh 053 Brandt 206 Magnin 2
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Cable TV converter code table Brand name Code number ABC 020, 022, 026, 027, Samsung 059, 163 030, 032, 033, 036, Scientific Atlanta 025, 027, 036, 296 066 Signal 034, 059 Antronix 041 Signature 030 Archer 041, 058, 172 SL Marx 059 Belcor 075 Sprucer 040 Cable Star 075 Standard Cabletenna 041 Components 174 Cableview 041 Starcom 022, 034, 066 Century 172 Stargate 034, 059 Citizen 172 Starquest 034 Color Voice 044, 050 Sylvania 020 Comtronics 059, 079 Teleview 059 Contec 038 Texscan 020 Dae Ryung
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E X Learning about the remote control The shaded buttons in the illustration below POWER turns the TV on and off (pages 12, 36) glow in the dark. TV/VIDEO selects the video input source (page 34) CH y and z cycle through programmed channels (page 19) TV/CABLE/VCR switches between TV, Cable, and VCR (pages 11, 12) POWER RECALL MUTE Channel Numbers allow direct access to channels (page 19) VOL y and z adjust the volume level CH RTN returns to the last viewed channel (page 21) 12 3 ENT required by
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E X 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 menus using the buttons on the TV front panel or remote control. 1. Press MENU to display the menu system. CH MENU VOL VOL TV/ DEMO 2. Press x or • to select a menu. EXIT VIDEO CH 3. Press y or z select an item. 4. Press x or • to select or adjust a setting. MENU yzx • EXIT P I CTURE ANTENNA MODE SPORTS CONTRAST 100
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E X Changing the on-screen display language Choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) CH MENU VOL VOL for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. TV/ DEMO EXIT VIDEO CH To select a language: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. MENU yzx • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SET UP POWER 8 RECALL MUTE 9 LANGUAGE ENGLISH 10 CLOCK SET 11 ANT 1/2 ANT 1 12 TV / CABLE CABLE 13 CH PROGRAM 14 ADD / ERASE ADD 12 3 15 16 17 18 6 45 1 2 3 456789 1011121314
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E X Adding channels to the TV’s memory When you press Channel y or z, the TV will stop only on the channels that are stored in the TV’s channel memory. Follow the steps below and on the next page to program channels into the TV’s memory. Programming channels automatically The TV can automatically detect all active channels and store them in its memory. After the TV has stored the channels in its memory, you can manually erase channels or add your favorite channels (see page 19). To program chann
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E X Adding and erasing channels manually After you have programmed the channels automatically, you can CH MENU manually add or erase specific channels. VOL VOL TV/ DEMO EXIT VIDEO To add or erase channels: CH 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase. If you are adding a channel, select the channel using the Channel Number buttons. MENU yzx • Channel yz 2. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. 3. Press y or z to highlight ADD/ERASE. POWER 1 2 3 456789 101112131415
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E X Adjusting the color convergence This projection TV uses three separate TV tubes: red, green, and blue. POWER RECALL MUTE The red, green, and blue images are projected onto the screen where they converge to form a full-color picture. You can see a clear picture only when the three images converge correctly. Convergence may drift 12 3 over time or if the TV is moved. If you can see clear images on the 6 45 screen, skip this procedure. Number 8 9 7 Make this adjustment after the TV has been on
