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OWNER'S MANUAL
Projection Television
TM
42H81
Owner's Record
The model number and serial number are on the back
50H81
of your TV. Record these numbers in the spaces below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate
with your Toshiba dealer about this TV.
57H81
Model number:
Serial number:
65H81
© 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 favorite channel search function .............. 30 Introduction................................................................ 4 Using the LOCKS menu ............................................... 31 Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 4 Entering the PIN code ............................................ 31 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 Using the V-CHIP menu .........................................
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{ { PIC SIZE C.CAPT Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest projection TVs Please Note on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. On some models, the SET UP This manual applies to models 42H81, 50H81, 57H81, and 65H81. menu automatically appears on-screen the first time the TV is Before you start reading, check the model number on the back of the turned on. TV. To ch
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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 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 S-VIDEO Cable cab
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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 nee
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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, use an S-video cable between You will need: the TV and DVD player/satellite receiver. • one coaxial cable (If your DVD player or satellite receiver is ColorStream-compatible, see page 8). • two pairs of audio cab
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Connecting a DVD player (with or without ColorStream™) and a VCR Note: This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, and TV programs, and record DVD and TV programs. You can record from one source For the highest possible picture quality, use ColorStream video cables between the TV while watching a program from another source. and DVD player. You can connect the Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting ColorStream cables from the DVD player to your TV to a ColorStream-compati
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Connecting a DTV receiver/set-top box (with or without ColorStream™) and a VCR Note: This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV broadcast), VCR, and TV programs, and record DTV and TV programs. You can For the highest possible picture quality, use ColorStream video cables between the TV record from one source while watching a program from another and DTV receiver. You can connect the source. ColorStream cables from the DTV receiver to Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Co
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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 Caution: The unauthorized recording of television • two pairs of audio cables (two single audio cables for mono programs, videotapes, and other materials VCRs) may infringe upon the provisions of copyright • two video cables (two S-video cables for S-VHS VCRs) laws.
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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 47). 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 C.CAPT Using the remote control Note: Preparing the remote control for use 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 or cable TV Refer to the owner’s manuals for your other converter, your remote control is already programmed and
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PIC SIZE C.CAPT Programming the remote control for use with a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter RECALL LIGHT RECALL POWER The TV remote control is pre-programmed to operate Toshiba VCRs POWER TV and cable TV converters. To use the remote control to operate a CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter, follow the steps below to program the remote control. 12 3 CH 1. Refer to the “VCR code table” or “Cable TV converter code Channel yz 45 6 table” on pages 14–15 to find
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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 C.CAPT Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off RECALL displays information on-screen (page 48) LIGHT RECALL POWER LIGHT illuminates the keypad for five seconds TV CABLE TIMER sets the TV to turn off at a specific time (page 43) MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR TV/VIDEO selects the video input source (page 41) MUTE mutes the sound (page 44) 12 3 CH TV/CABLE/VCR switches between TV, Cable and VCR (pages 12-13) 45 6 Channel y z cycles through programmed channels (pag
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PIC SIZE C.CAPT Setting up your TV TV Front Panel yzx • Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote CH MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS VOL VOL control, you will need to set some preferences on the TV using the POWER menu system. You can access the menus using the buttons on your TV CH or remote control. 1. Press MENU to display the menu system. MENU EXIT 2. Press x or • to select a menu. 3. Press y or z select an item. 4. Press x or • to select
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PIC SIZE C.CAPT Changing the on-screen display language TV Front Panel yzx • Choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. CH To select a language: MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS VOL VOL POWER 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu CH appears. 2. Press y or z to highlight LANGUAGE. MENU TV/VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12131415 161718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 1 2 2 3
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PIC SIZE C.CAPT Adding channels to the TV’s memory Note: When you press Channel y or z, your TV will select only the channels stored in the TV’s channel memory. To tune the TV to a channel not programmed in the channel memory, use the Channel Follow the steps below and on the next page to program all active Number buttons on the remote control. channels into the TV’s memory. Programming channels automatically Your TV can automatically detect all active channels in your area and store them in its
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PIC SIZE C.CAPT TV Front Panel Adding and erasing channels manually yzx • After you have programmed the channels automatically, you can manually add or erase specific channels. To add or erase channels: CH MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS VOL VOL POWER 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase. If you are adding a CH channel, you must select the channel using the Channel Number buttons. 2. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu MENU Channel yz appears. 3. Press y or z to hig
