Important Safeguards Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Features 4/25/05, 1:24 PM 1 J3N12221A(E)_COVER Appendix 27AFX55
Important Safeguards Dear Customer, Child Safety Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba TV. This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new TV. Before operating the TV, please read this manual completely, and keep it nearby for future reference.
1) 2) 3) 4) Installation, Care, and Service Installation Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your TV: 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 17) 6) Clean only with a dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Important Safeguards 30) [This item applies to projection TVs only.] If the air temperature rises suddenly (for example, when the TV is first delivered), condensation may form on the lenses. This 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. 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120V AC, 60 Hz power source only.
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Welcome to Toshiba Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest color 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. You may need to purchase other audio or video cables to connect your equipment. See “Connecting your TV” on page 7 for more information. Please read all the safety and operating instructions carefully before you begin.
Important Safeguards Connecting your TV Welcome to Toshiba • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors. • Standard A/V (audio/video) cables are usually color coded according to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel, and the white audio cable is for the stereo left (or mono) channel.
Connecting a cable converter box This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box. Some cable companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device, which is generally provided by the cable company.
This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs. You can record from the satellite receiver and TV, as well as record one TV channel while watching another channel.
Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to another VCR. You will also be able to record from one TV channel while watching another channel. Stereo VCR / Playback Note: To antenna Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same time. For better picture quality, if your VCR has S-video, you can use an S-video cable instead of the standard video cable. Do not connect a standard video cable and an S-video cable to VIDEO1 simultaneously.
Important Safeguards Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use Installing the remote control batteries Note: The TV remote control may not operate your VCR, DVD player, or cable TV converter. Refer to the owner's manual supplied with your other devices to see which features may be available.
To control a DVD player: Power Input (TV) Display Mute (TV) Number buttons Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your DVD player (see “Programming the remote control to operate your other devices” below.) The buttons DVD shown at right will then 16:9 (TV) control the DVD player. DVD MENU Press “DVD” first.
Important Safeguards Device code tables [For CBL/SAT Mode] CABLE Box Brand ABC Brand Jerrold Magnavox Memorex Multi Canal Novavision Panasonic Philco Philips Brand Code Scientific Atlanta 063, 078, 079, 080, 088, 098, 101, 105 Sears 095 Signature 062 Signature 2000 096 Sprucer 081, 085 Starcom 069, 082, 087, 096, 103, 104 Stargate 069, 090 Sylvania 095, 100 TeleView 090 Texscan 100 Tocom 071, 084, 085 U. S.
VCR (Continued) Brand Code Brand Code Brand Portland Proscan Proton Quasar Radio Shack Radio Shack/ Realistic 012, 013, 015 001, 002, 048 061 045 010, 031, 065 007, 009, 010, 016, 018, 020, 021, 022, 031, 049 010 001, 002, 003, 009, 024, 025, 029, 035, 040, 042, 045, 048, 055, 056, 063, 071, 083 007, 009, 010, 011, 016, 018, 020, 021, 022, 031, 049, 051, 056, 060, 065, 075, 079 047 034 009, 011, 038, 056, 073, 084 006, 037, 043, 061 Sanyo Tashiko Tatung Teac Technics Teknika Toshiba Tandy 007, 009
Important Safeguards Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off SLEEP programs the TV to turn off at a set time (page 26) TV/VIDEO selects the video input source (page 25) TV selects TV mode TV/Video Display CBL/SAT selects CBL/SAT mode (page 11) POWER Mute VCR selects VCR mode (page 11) Welcome to Toshiba CH +/– cycles through programmed channels (page 17) Channel Numbers DVD selects DVD mode (page 12) CHANNEL NUMBERS allow direct access to channels CH RTN (Channel Return) (p
Setting up your TV After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu system. You can access the menu system with the buttons on the remote control. • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately. You do not have to press MENU or EXIT to save your changes. • After 15 seconds, the menu screen will automatically close if you do not make a selection. Your changes will still be saved.
Important Safeguards Adding channels to the TV’s memory When you press CH +/- on the remote control or CHANNEL ▼/▲ on the TV front panel, your TV will stop only on the channels stored in the TV’s channel memory. Follow the steps below to program channels into the memory. Programming channels automatically Welcome to Toshiba Your TV can automatically detect all active channels and store them in its memory.
Using the TV’s features Adjusting the channel settings Switching between two channels Channel Numbers 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 using 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 last channels you tuned.
Important Safeguards To clear your favorite channels: 1. Select a channel you want to clear. 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight FAVORITE CH. 4. Press or to display the FAVORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. Channel Numbers Welcome to Toshiba CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION FAVORITE CH : CH 012 SET/CLEAR SET CLEAR 7 36 4 1 SET UP CH 12 125 63 40 13 28 97 112 TV CABLE SELECT SET ENTER END EXIT 5. Press or to highlight CLEAR.
4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0–9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the LOCK menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be your PIN code. Press ENTER. The BLOCKING menu appears. Note: If you forget your PIN code, press DISPLAY four times within five seconds from the BLOCKING menu. This resets your PIN code and allows you to proceed to the BLOCKING menu.
Important Safeguards Locking video input Channel Numbers With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out the input sources (VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, COLORSTREAM) and channels 3 and 4. You will not be able to select the input sources with the TV/VIDEO button or Channel Numbers unless you clear the setting.
Labeling channels Channel labels appear above the on-screen channel number display each time you turn on the TV, select a channel, or press the DISPLAY button. You can choose any four characters to identify a channel. Channel Numbers To create channel labels: 1. Select a channel you want to label. 2. Press MENU, then press or until the OPTION menu appears. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight CH LABEL.
Important Safeguards Setting the clock You must set the clock before you can program the ON/OFF timer. To set the clock: (Example: 8:30 AM) 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight ON/OFF TIMER. CH SETUP OPTION LANGUAGE CH LABEL FAVORITE CH LOCK ON/OFF TIMER COLORSTREAM SELECT SET Welcome to Toshiba PICTURE AUDIO ENGLISH START START START ON OFF SET DVD ADJUST ENTER 3. Press or to highlight SET, then press ENTER. The ON/OFF TIMER menu appears. 4.
5. Press ▲ or ▼ to set the desired hour, then press . CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION ON/OFF TIMER CLOCK ON TIMER 7:00 AM 12:00 AM CH 001 CLEAR OFF TIMER 12:00 AM SELECT END CLEAR ADJUST EXIT 6. Set the desired minutes and channel, as in step 5. 7. Press or to select ONCE or DAILY. CH PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION ON/OFF TIMER CLOCK ON TIMER 7:00 AM 12:00 AM CH 012 ONCE DAILY CLEAR OFF TIMER 12:00 AM SELECT END CLEAR SET ENTER EXIT 8. Press EXIT to return to normal viewing.
Important Safeguards Adjusting the picture quality You can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences, including the contrast, brightness, color, tint, and sharpness. To adjust the picture quality: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the PICTURE menu. CH CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS SELECT Welcome to Toshiba PICTURE AUDIO SETUP OPTION 64 32 32 0 32 ADJUST 2. Press ▲ or ▼ until the item you want to adjust is highlighted. 3. Press or to adjust the level.
Setting the sleep timer You can set the TV so it turns off automatically. To set the sleep timer: Repeatedly press SLEEP on the remote control to set the length of time until the TV turns off. The clock will count down 10 minutes for each press of the SLEEP button (120, 110, ...10, 0). After the sleep time is programmed, a display will appear briefly on-screen every ten minutes to remind you that the sleep timer is operating. To confirm the sleep timer setting: Press SLEEP one time.
Muting the sound Mute Display Press MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen will display the word “MUTE” in the lower right-hand corner. To restore the sound, press MUTE again. Important Safeguards Adjusting the sound Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts Welcome to Toshiba You can listen to high-fidelity stereo sound with the Multi-channel TV Sound (MTS) feature. MTS can also transmit a second audio program (SAP) containing a second language or other audio information.
Using the BBE sound feature By correcting the phase delay and distortion naturally generated by speaker systems, the BBE sound feature ensures that the sound that reaches your ears is as natural as the original sound. Human voices are clearer and music is natural and well-defined. To turn on the BBE sound feature: 1. Press MENU, then press or until the AUDIO menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight BBE. 3. Press or to highlight ON.
The TV will automatically turn off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcasting for the day and stops broadcasting on that channel. This feature does not work in VIDEO mode. Important Safeguards Auto power off Understanding the Power Return feature Appendix Troubleshooting Welcome to Toshiba If the power is cut off while you are viewing the TV and the power is resupplied, the Power Return feature will turn on the TV automatically.
Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Solution Black box on screen • Repeatedly press CAP/TEXT to turn off the Closed Caption Text mode. No stereo or SAP sound from a known MTS broadcast • Make sure the MTS feature is set properly. The PIN code does not work • Change or reset your PIN code (pages 19 and 20). The remote control does not operate • Make sure the correct mode button (TV, VCR, DVD, or CABLE) was selected on the remote control.
for 27'' and All Smaller Television Models Toshiba of Canada Limited (“TCL”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS TELEVISION AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER AND TO NO OTHER PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE. PRODUCTS PURCHASED IN CANADA AND USED ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF CANADA, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE U.S.A. AND MEXICO, ARE NOT COVERED BY THESE WARRANTIES.
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