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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: 50A10
50A10 Serial number:
TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 2000
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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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ENABLE BLOCKING .......................................... 26 Introduction................................................................ 4 TV RATING Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 4 (Independent rating system for broadcasters) .......... 26 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 MPAA RATING (Independent rating system for movies) .................. 27 Connecting your TV ...........................................
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T I X E T E S E R 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 fo
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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 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 Cabl
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Connecting a cable converter box This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. You should place the A/B switch in the “A”position so that you can use the TV’s features. When viewing premium channels, switch to “B” 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: • one two-way signal splitter • one A/B switch • four coaxial cables A/B switch (Not supplied) TV From 2-way A Cable IN signal O
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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 (one single and one pair of audio cables for a mono VCR) • one video cable • one S-video cable Stereo VCR Caution: From Antenna VIDEO AUDIO You can use a video cable instead of the LR IN S-video cable, but the picture quality will IN from ANT OUT to TV CH
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Stereo VCR IN from ANT OUT to TV VIDEO AUDIO From Antenna LR IN CH 3 OUT CH 4 TV AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN Caution: ANT( 75 ) ON OFF To play from the DVD, the DVD and TV must OUT VAR use ColorStream connections. To record from RL AUDIO S-VIDEO the DVD, the VCR must select Line IN. Y VIDEO VIDEO L/ L/ MONO L CB MONO The unauthorized recording of television AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO CR programs, videotapes, and other materials R R R COLOR STREAM VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 INPUT may infringe upon the provisions of c
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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 an S-VHS camcorder with an S-video output, connect this to the S-video input on the TV and omit 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 Note: This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to
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T I X E T E S E R Using the remote control Note: Preparing the remote control for use This remote control’s functions may or may The remote control will operate your TV, most VCR models, and not operate your VCR or cable TV converter. most cable TV converters together, even if they are different brands. If Refer to the owner’s manuals supplied with you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR, your remote control the equipment to see which features are is already programmed and ready to use. If
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T I X E T E S E R To control a cable TV converter: Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your converter. The shaded buttons in the illustration at right will then POWER control the cable TV converter. MTS POWER TIMER Press the CABLE button when you want to control the cable TV CABLE VCR TV converter. Device buttons 1 3 2 CH Channel yz 4 6 5 Programming the remote control for use with a Channel 7 8 9 VCR or a cable TV converter Number VOL CH RTN 100 ENT 0 The remote control provide
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VCR code table Brand name Code number AIWA 034 MARTA 101 STS 013 AKAI 146, 043, 046, 124, MATSUI 202 SYLVANIA 031, 034, 067 142, 016 MEI 031 SYMPHONIC 034 ALBA 202 MEMOREX 101, 003, 010, 014, TANDY 010, 034 AMPRO 072 031, 034, 053, 072 TATUNG 043 ANAM 031 MGA 045, 046, 059 TEAC 034, 043 AUDIO MINOLTA 013, 020 TECHNICS 031, 070 DYNAMICS 012, 023, 043 MITSUBISHI 059, 061, 046, 051, TEKNIKA 031, 019, 034, 101 BRANDT 204 142, 013, 020, 045 TELEFUNKEN 204 BROKSONIC 035, 037, 129, 203 MTC 034, 040 THO
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Cable TV converter code table Brand name Code number ABC 001, 004, 039, 045, RCA 047 053, 003, 042 REGAL 049, 050 ANTRONIK 014 REGENCY 057 ARCHER 005, 007, 014, 024 REMBRANT 025 CABLE STAR 026 RK 091 CENTURY 007 SAMSUNG 030, 068 CITIZEN 007 SCIENTIFIC COLOUR VOICE 065, 090 ATLANTA 003, 011, 041, 042, COMBANO 080, 081 043, 045, 046 COMTRONICS 019, 030, 202 SHERITECH 022 DIAMOND 023 SIGNAL 030 EAGLE 020, 030, 040 SIGNATURE 001 EASTERN 057, 062, 066 SL MARX 030 ELECTRICORD 032 SPRUCER 047, 078 GE 0
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T I X E T E S E R Learning about the remote control MTS displays the AUDIO menu (page 36) POWER turns the TV on and off POWER MTS TV controls the TV TIMER CABLE controls the cable TV converter (page 11) CABLE VCR TV VCR controls the VCR (page 10) 3 1 2 TIMER displays the CUSTOM menu to set the sleep timer (page 35) CH Channel Numbers [0–9,100] allow direct access to channels (page 18) 6 4 5 CH yz cycles through the programmed channels (page 18) 7 9 8 VOL yz adjusts the volume level (pa
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T I X E T E S E R Setting up your TV Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you will need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu. You can access the menu using the buttons on your TV or CH MENU VOL VOL TV/ DEMO remote control. EXIT VIDEO CH 1. Press MENU to display a menu. 2. Press x or • to select a menu. 3. Press y or z select an item. MENU yzx • EXIT 4. Press x or • to select or adjust a setting. POWER P I CTURE ANTEN
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T I X E T E S E R Changing the on-screen display language You can choose from three different languages (English, French, and CH MENU VOL VOL Spanish) for the on-screen displays. Adjustment menus and messages TV/ DEMO EXIT VIDEO 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 yzx • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 POWER 7
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T I X E T E S E R Adding channels to the TV’s memory When you press Channel y or z, your TV will stop only on channels that are stored in the TV’s channel memory. Note: To tune the TV to a channel not programmed in the channel memory, use the Channel Number buttons on the remote control. Follow the steps below and on the next page to program channels into the TV’s memory. Programming channels automatically Your TV can automatically detect all active channels in your area and POWER store them in
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T I X E T E S E R Adding and erasing channels manually After you have automatically programmed the channels into the CH MENU channel memory, you can 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, you must select the channel using the Channel Number buttons. MENU yzx • Channel yz 2. Press MENU, then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. POWER 3. Press y or z to hig
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T I X E T E S E R 3. Press x or • to display the center CONVERGENCE menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 RED BLUE 15 15 16 16 ENTER : TO SELECT COLOR 17 17 EX I T : TO SELECT POSI T I ON 18 18 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 If you see separate red, blue, and green crossed lines (or red and blue shadows next to
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T I X E T E S E R Using the TV’s features Adjusting the channel settings Switching between two channels You can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. To switch between two channels: 1. Select the first channel you want to view. 2. Select a second channel with the Channel Number buttons (0–9, 100). 3. Press CH RTN. The previous channel will be displayed. Each time you press CH RTN, the TV will switch back and forth between the two channels. Programming y
