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Owner’s Manual
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Appendix Using the TV’s Setting up Using the Connecting Welcome to
Features your TV Remote Control your TV Toshiba
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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 your new TV, keep these safety tips in mind: WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, The Issue DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN
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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. 15) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modifications may void: a) the warranty, and b) the user’s authority to operate this equipment under the rules of the Federal 5) Do not use this apparatus near Communications Commissi
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29) [This item applies to projection TVs only.] If the air temperature rises suddenly (for example, when the TV is 23) Always operate this equipment from first delivered), condensation may form on the lenses. This a 120 VAC, 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. 30)For added protection of your TV from lightning and power 24) Always make sure the antenna sy
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Important Safety Information ........................ 2-4 Using the V-Chip Control (blocking) feature ........... 20 Selecting a PIN code ........................................... 20 Welcome to Toshiba ............................................ 6 Changing your PIN code ....................................21 Exploring your new TV ............................................. 6 Blocking programs by ratings ..............................22 Selecting a location for the TV .......................
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MENU RESET Welcome to Toshiba LIGHT RECALL POWER TV Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest color TVs on CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. You may 1 2 3 need to purchase other audio or video cables to connect your equip- CH 4 5 6 ment. See “Connecting your TV” on page 7 for more information. 7 8 9 Please read all safety and operating instructions carefully before
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Connecting your TV Note: Cables are not supplied with your TV. Coaxial cable is the cable that comes in from your antenna, cable TV service, or cable converter box. Coaxial cable uses “F” connectors. Coaxial (antenna) cable Standard stereo A/V cables usually come in sets of three, and are typically color-coded according to use: yellow for video, red for stereo right audio, and white for stereo left (or mono) audio. Your TV’s standard A/V inputs are color-coded in the same manner as the cable
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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 satellite or TV programs. 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: • two (or three, if satellite receiver is used) coaxial cables (
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® 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 Video) S VIDEO R R YPb Pr This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs, and record TV programs. TV Your TV has ColorStream (component video) connec- ANT (75Ω) tions. Connecting your TV to a component video compatible DVD player (such as a Toshiba DVD ® ANT-1 OUT ANT-2 player with ColorStream ) can greatly enhance
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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 standard 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 or the picture performance will be unacceptable. S-VHS Camcorder S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO Camcorder OUT L VIDEO AUDIO
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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 LIGHT LIGHT RECALL POWER 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
