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OWNER'S MANUAL
Projection Television
®
43H72
50H72
© 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 23565624
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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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 Multi-Window feature ................................... 32 Using the favorite function ..................................... 32 Introduction................................................................ 6 Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 6 Using the strobe function........................................ 32 Exploring your new TV .................................................
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PIC SIZE STROBE Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Note regarding Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest projection TVs on Quick Connect Guide the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up The Quick Connect Guide and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. automatically appears on-screen This manual applies to models 43H72 and 50H72. Before you start the first time the TV is turned on. reading, check your model number by looking at the rear of the T
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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, Coaxial (antenna) cable or cable converter box. Coaxial cable uses “F” connectors. Standard A/V (audio/video) 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. On your TV’s back panel, the standard A/V inputs are color-coded in th
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Connecting a cable converter box This connection allows you to watch basic and premium cable Note: channels. When you use a converter box with your TV, the remote control will not operate some To use the TV’s features, select ANT-1. To view premium channels, features,such as programming your favorite select ANT-2, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is channels, labeling channels, and locking vacant in your area), and use the converter box to change channels. channels. You will need
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Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, and TV Note: programs, and record one TV channel while watching another For the highest possible picture quality from a non-ColorStream DVD player/satellite channel. receiver, you must use an S-video cable You will need: between the TV and DVD player/satellite • one coaxial cable receiver. (If your DVD player or satellite receiver is ColorStream-compatible, see page • two pairs of audi
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® Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream (component video) and a VCR Note: This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, and TV programs, and record TV programs. For the highest possible picture quality, use component video cables between the TV ® Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting and DVD player. You can connect the your TV to a DVD player with component video inputs (such as a component video cables from the DVD player ® Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream ) can gre
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Connecting a DTV receiver/set-top box with ® ColorStream (component video) and a VCR Note: This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV programs, and record DTV and TV programs. For the highest possible picture quality, use component video cables between the TV Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting and DTV receiver. You can connect the your TV to a DTV receiver with component video inputs can greatly component cables from the DTV receiver enhance pictu
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Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to another VCR while watching a videotape. You can also record from one TV channel while watching another TV channel. You will need: • one coaxial cable • two pairs of audio cables (two single audio cables for mono VCRs) • two video cables (two S-video cables for S-VHS VCRs) VCR1 Note: If you have S-VHS VCRs, use S-video cables VIDEO AUDIO LR From Antenna instead of standard video cables for better IN IN from ANT OU
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Connecting an audio system Amplifier This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the LINE IN LR audio level. This also allows you to use external speakers. To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier, and TV turn off the built-in speakers (see “Turning off the built-in speakers” on page 48). AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN ANT( 75 ) You will need: ANT-1 ON OFF • one pair of audio cables OUT OUT S-VIDEO VAR RL AUDIO Note: VIDEO VIDEO Y Y ANT-2 To hear sound when us
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PIC SIZE STROBE Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use Note: Your TV’s remote control may not operate With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most VCR certain features on your VCR, cable TV models, and cable TV converters together, even if they are different converter, or other electronic device. brands. If you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR, your Refer to the owner’s manuals for your other remote control is already programmed and ready to use. If you o
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PIC SIZE STROBE To control a cable TV converter: Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your RECALL converter. The shaded buttons shown at right will control the LIGHT RECALL POWER cable TV converter. POWER TV CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER Set the TV/CABLE/VCR switch to the CABLE position. VCR 12 3 Programming the remote control for use with a CH Channel yz 45 6 VCR or a cable TV converter Channel 78 9 Number This remote control is pre-programmed to operate Toshiba VCRs. To CH RTN VOL
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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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PIC SIZE STROBE Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off RECALL displays screen information (page 49) LIGHT RECALL POWER LIGHT illuminates the keypad for five seconds TV TIMER sets the TV to turn off at a specific time (page 44) CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR TV/VIDEO selects video input source (pages 42) MUTE mutes the sound (page 45) 12 3 CH TV/CABLE/VCR switches between TV, Cable and VCR (pages 14-15) 45 6 Channel y z cycles through programmed channels (page 23) 78 9 Ch
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PIC SIZE STROBE Setting up your TV Note regarding Learning about the menu system Quick Connect Guide After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote The Quick Connect Guide control, you will need to set some preferences on the TV using the automatically appears on-screen the first time the TV is turned on. This feature menu system. You can access the menus using the buttons on your TV provides on-screen instructions to guide or remote control. you through initial setup of your T
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PIC SIZE STROBE Changing the on-screen display language 43H72 TV front panel Choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) CH PO VOL VOL MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. CH To select a language: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. MENU yzx • 2. Press y or z to highlight ENGLISH (in English mode). 50H72 3. Press x or • to highlight your desired language. CH TV/VIDEO DEMO 1 234 5 6 7 89
