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OWNER'S MANUAL
Projection Television
TM
Owner's Record
TZ50V61
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
TZ55V61
with your Toshiba dealer about this TV.
Model number:
TZ61V61 Serial number:
TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 1999
Index Appendix Using the TV’s Setting up Using the Connecting Introduction
Reference
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 preview function ..................................... 26 Introduction................................................................ 4 Using the favorite function ..................................... 26 Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 4 Using the strobe function........................................ 26 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 Using V-CHIP control .......................................
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STROBE PREVIEW Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest projection TV’s on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. This manual applies to models TZ50V61, TZ55V61 and TZ61V61. Before you start reading, check your model number by looking at the rear of the TV. The TZ50V61 is the model used for illustration purposes. Instructions in this manual are based on using the rem
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Connecting your TV ANTENNA Coaxial Cable If you haven’t connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables AUDIO are not supplied.) Cables • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” VIDEO Cable connectors. • Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable S-VIDEO Cable
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Connecting a cable converter box This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. You should keep your TV selected to ANT-1 so that you can use the TV features. When viewing premium channels, select ANT-2 and tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the converter box to change channels. You will need two coaxial cables. TV From Cable Note: When you use a converter box with your TV, AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN there may be features that you can
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Connecting a DVD/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, video and TV programs. You can record one TV channel while watching another channel. You will need: • one coaxial cable • two pairs of audio cables (only one cable for a mono VCR) • one video cable • one S-video cable Stereo VCR Caution: VIDEO AUDIO LR From BS antenna You can use a video cable instead of the IN IN fromt ANT OUT to TV S-video cable, but the picture quality will CH 3 OUT CH 4 decrease.
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Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO LR From Antenna IN IN fromt ANT OUT to TV CH 3 OUT CH 4 TV AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN ANT( 75 ) Caution: ON OFF ANT-1 To play from the DVD, the DVD and TV must OUT VAR S-VIDEO RL AUDIO use ColorStream connections. To record from OUT the DVD, the DVD and TV must select Video. VIDEO Y VIDEO L/ L/ ANT-2 MONO CB L MONO AUDIO AUDIO The unauthorized recording of television CR R R R COLOR programs, video tapes and other materials STREAM AUDIO VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 INPUT IN DVD IN OUT
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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 Camcorder Caution: If you are using a S-VHS camcorder with a S-video output, connect this to the S-video input on the TV and remove the video cable. Do not connect the video cable and the VIDEO AUDIO OUT S-video cable to Video-3 simultaneously. L R TV Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjus
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Connecting an A/V receiver If you use a system that delivers Dolby Pro Logic* surround sound, you will probably want to use the TV speakers as center channel speakers. A center channel speaker adds to the realism of a surround sound system such as Dolby Pro Logic. You will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable • one audio cable for audio center channel To A/V receiver Caution: Make sure the TV is turned off before From Video TV Center connecting or disconnecting an audio cable to An
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STROBE PREVIEW Using the remote control Note: Preparing the remote control for use This remote control’s functions may or may With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most VCR not operate your VCR or cable TV converter. models, and cable TV converters together, even if they are different Refer to the owner’s manuals supplied with brands. If you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR, your the equipment to see which features are remote control is already programmed and ready to use. If
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STROBE PREVIEW To control a cable TV converter: Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your converter (see “Programming the remote control for use with a LIGHT RECALL POWER VCR or cable TV converter,” below). The shaded buttons shown POWER TV on the right will control the cable TV converter. CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR Set the TV/CABLE/VCR switch to the CABLE position. 12 3 CH Channel yz Programming the remote control for use with a 45 6 Channel VCR or a cable TV converter Number
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VCR code table Brand name Code number Adventura 019 Jensen 060 Quasar 054,096 Aiko 297 JVC 027,060,086 Radio Shack 019,056,344 Aiwa 019 Kenwood 057,060,086 Radix 056 Akai 060,068,080,125, KLH 091 Randex 056 261 Kodak 054,056 RCA 061,079,084,096, American High 054 Lloyd 019 124,125,168,221 Asha 259 Lloyd’s 227 Realistic 019,054,056,065, Audiovox 056 Logik 091 066,067,081,085, Beaumark 259 LXI 056 123,259 Bell & Howell 123 Magnavox 054,058,100,129, Ricoh 053 Brandt 206 168 Runco 058 Broksonic 140,
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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 Colour Voice 044,050 Sylvania 020 Comtronics 059,079 Teleview 059 Contec 038 Texscan 020 Dae Ryung 027 Tocom 031,03
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STROBE PREVIEW Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off (pages 12 and 37) TIMER sets the TV to go off at a set time (page 37) LIGHT RECALL POWER TV/VIDEO selects video input source (page 34) TV CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER Channel y z cycles through programmed channels (page 19) VCR TV/CABLE/VCR switches between TV, Cable and VCR (page 12) 12 3 Channel Numbers allow direct access to channels (page 19) CH 45 6 VOLUME y z adjusts the volume level CH RTN returns to the last vie
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STROBE PREVIEW Setting up your TV After you’ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu. You can access the menu with the buttons on your TV or by using the remote control. 1. Press MENU to display menu. CH EXIT ANT/VIDEO DEMO MENU VOL VOL 2. Press x or • to select menu. CH 3. Press y or z select an item. 4. Press x or • to select or adjust a setting. MENU PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIUM SBS PREFERENCE C.CAPTION CONTRAST BR
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STROBE PREVIEW Changing the on-screen display language You can choose from three different languages (English, French and CH EXIT ANT/VIDEO DEMO MENU Spanish) for the on-screen displays. Adjustment menus and messages VOL VOL will appear in the language of your choice. CH To select a language: 1. Press MENU, then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. MENU 2. Press y or z to highlight LANGUAGE. PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIUM SBS PREFERENCE C.CAPTION L ANGUAGE English Francais Espanol LIGHT RE
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STROBE PREVIEW Adding channels to the TV’s memory Your TV will stop on specific channels that are stored in the TV’s channel memory when you press Channel y or z. Use the steps below to set all active channels in your area automatically. Programming channels automatically Your 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 erase channels or add your favorite channels. If you use both ANT-1 and ANT-2 termin
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STROBE PREVIEW Adding and erasing channels manually After you’ve programmed the channels, you can add or erase specific CH MENU EXIT ANT/VIDEO DEMO channels. VOL VOL To add or erase channels: CH 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase using Channel y or z. If adding channels, you must select the channel to add by MENU Channel yz using the Channel Number buttons. 2. Press MENU, then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. 3. Press y or z to highlight ADD/ERASE. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV C
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PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIUM SBS PREFERENCE C.CAPTION FLESH TONE On NO I SE REDUCT I ON On START CONVERGENCE PUSH RED BLUE PUSH ENTER TO SELECT COLOR OTHER PLACE PUSH EXIT To end push EXIT To end push EXIT If you see separate colored lines, you have to adjust the convergence. 4. Press ENTER to highlight RED or BLUE. RED BLUE RED BLUE PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER TO SELECT COLOR TO SELECT COLOR PUSH EXIT PUSH EXIT TO SELECT POS IT ION TO SELECT POS IT ION To end push EXIT To end push EXIT 5.
