Toshiba 36A12 manual

Color T elevision 36 A 12 Owner ’ s Manual W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix © 2002 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION All Rights Reserved. ® 23565683 I S O 1 4 0 0 1 F I L E N o . A 9 6 4 5 T O S H I B A A M E R I C A C O N S U M E R P R O D U C T S , I N C .[...]

FE B02 2 Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff erence W her e Y our T V Stands Congratulations on y our purchase! As y ou enjoy y our new T V , keep these safety tips in mind: Th e Issue  If you are like most Americans, you have a T V in your home. Many homes, in fact, have more than one T V .  T he home theater enter tainment experience is a growing[...]

FE B02 3 Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 15) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modific ations may void: a) the warranty , and b) the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment under the rules of the Federal Communications Commission[...]

FE B02 4 Ground clamp Antenna discharge unit (NEC Section 810-20) Grounding conductors (NEC Section 810-21) Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250 Part H) Ground clamps Antenna lead-in wire Electric service equipment QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN 23) Always operate this equipment from a 120 V AC, 60 Hz power source only. 24) Always ma[...]

5 Important Safety Inf ormation ........................ 2-4 W elcome to T oshiba ............................................ 6 Exploring your new TV ............................................. 6 S electing a location for the TV ................................... 6 Connecting your TV ............................................. 7 N ote regar d[...]

6 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -1 OUT ANT -2 IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO OUT VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr ANT (75 Ω ) ANT-1 OUT ANT-2 IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO [...]

7 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Note: If you have a mono VC R, connect L/ Mono to VC R Audio OUT using only one audio c able. If you have an S - VH S VCR, use an S -video c able instead of a regular video cable. Do not connect a regular video cab[...]

8 Ref erence Connecting y our TV Connecting a cable conv erter box This connection allows you to watch basic and pr emium cable channels. T o use the TV features (such as PIP swap, channel y z , channel block, favorite channels, or channel labels ), select ANT -1. T o view premium channels, select ANT -2, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever ch[...]

9 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Connecting a DVD player or satellite r eceiver and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs. Y ou can record from the D VD player /satellite r eceiver or TV . Y ou can also r e[...]

10 Ref erence Connecting y our TV Connecting a DVD player with ColorStr eam ® (component video) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD, VCR, or TV programs, and recor d DVD or TV programs (when authorized). Y ou can record from one source while watching a program from another source. Y our TV has ColorStr eam (component video) connec-[...]

11 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Connecting a camcor der This connection allows you to watch videos r ecorded on a camcor der . Y ou will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -1 OUT ANT -2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT V[...]

12 Using the Remote Control Using the r emote contr ol Pr eparing the remote contr ol for use The remote control will operate your TV , most VCR models, and most cable TV converters together , even if they are different brands. •I f you will be using your TV with a T oshiba V CR or cable TV converter , your remote control is alr eady programmed a[...]

13 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index VCR code table Brand Code Adv entura 019 Aiko 297 Aiwa 019 Akai 060, 068, 080, 125, 261 American High 054 Asha 259 A udio vox 056 B eaumark 259 B ell & Ho well 123 B randt 206 Br oksonic 140, 203, 230, 3[...]

14 Using the Remote Control VCR code table (cont.) Brand Code KLH 091 K odak 054, 056 Lloyd 019, 227 Logik 091 LXI 056 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, 168 M agnin 259 M arantz 054, 100 Mar ta 056 M atsushita 054 MEI 054 Memor ex 019, 054, 056, 058, 065, 066, 067, 123, 259 MGA 062, 080 MGN T echnology 259 M inolta 061, 124 Mitsubishi 062, 080, 086, 094[...]

15 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index PIP CH CH RTN AD V/ PIP CH AD V/ PIP CH LIGHT MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR ENT ENTER PLA Y PIP REC STILL LOCA TE SWAP TV/VCR REW FF ST OP SOURCE FAV FA V C.CAPT EXIT MENU RESET 1 4 2 5 3 6 7[...]

16 Setting up y our TV Setting up y our T V After installing the batteries and programming the remote contr ol, you will need to set some preferences on your TV using the menu system. Y ou can access the menus using the buttons on your TV or remote control. • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately . Y ou do not have to pre[...]

17 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Selecting the signal sour ce U se the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control or TV to monitor or change the signal source connected to your TV . To monitor the signal source: Pr ess TV/VIDEO once. The current[...]

18 Setting up y our TV Adding and erasing channels manually 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: 1. T une the TV to the channel you want to add or erase. If y ou a re adding a channel, you w[...]

19 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Using the T V’s f eatur es Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels Y ou can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. To switch between two cha[...]

20 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: The FAV zy buttons funct ion as menu x• buttons when a menu is on-screen. CH RTN AD V/ PIP CH AD V/ PIP CH LIGHT MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR ENT ENTER FAV FAV C.CAPT EXIT MENU RESET 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 8 9 0 100 MENU CH VOL EXIT FAV To select your fav orite channels: Pr ess FAV zy on the remote con[...]

21 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Note: If you forget your PI N code: • Follow steps 1–4 under “Changing your PI N code” at left. •T hen press R ECALL four times within f ive seconds. T his allows you to proceed to the V- Chip Cont[...]

22 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: Press R ECALL to see the rating of the program you are viewing. Not all programs are rated, however . T o block programs or movies that are not rated, see “Blocking unrated movies and programs” on page 23. Blocking progr ams by ratings The Motion P icture Association of America (MP AA) uses a rating system t[...]

23 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index 8. P ress y or z to highlight SET RA TING. 9. P ress x or • to display the Set Rating menu. 10. P ress y or z to highlight MP AA Rating, Y outh TV Rating, or TV Rating. 11. P ress • to select (or x to de[...]

24 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: After programming CHAN N E L BL O C K, tune the TV to a channel that is not blocked before turning the TV off. Caution: Blocking unrated television programs (those rated “TV N ON E”) may block emergency messages. 7. P ress x or • to highlight “ Y, ” which enables all blocking by activating the V -Chip.[...]

25 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index To unblock all blocked channels: N ote: This will unblock every channel you have blocked. Y ou cannot unblock individual channels. 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. P ress [...]

26 Using the TV’s F eatur es Channel labels Y ou can assign labels to a maximum of 32 channels. Each channel label can have a maximum of four characters. F or example, if channel 8 is your public television station, you could create the label “ PBS ” for that channel. The label “ PBS ” would then appear on-screen when you tune the TV to c[...]

27 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index V ideo labels The V ideo Label feature allows you to label each input sour ce for your TV , from the following preset list of labels: – :U ses the default label name V CR: Video cassette recorder D VD: Dig[...]

28 Using the TV’s F eatur es W atching picture-in-pictur e (P I P) The picture-in-picture (P IP) feature allo ws you to watch two pictures at the same time. The small PIP window can display a signal from a TV broadcast or an external source, such as a VCR. To display a TV broadcast in the PIP windo w: 1. T une the TV to the program you want to wa[...]

29 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Changing the location of the PI P window W ith the TV in PIP mode, press LOCA TE to change the location of the PIP windo w on-screen. E very time you press LOCA TE , the PIP window changes position counter-c[...]

30 Using the TV’s F eatur es Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture ’ s contrast, brightness, sharpness, color , and tint. Y our picture quality adjustments ar e stored automatically in the TV ’ s memor y . Y ou can keep these settings or choose pr eset options in the PREFERENCE menu (see “ S elect[...]

31 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Adjusting the picture pr efer ence Y ou can select four picture modes — S por ts, S tandard, M ovie, and Memory — as described in the following table: Mode Picture Quality Sport s Bright and dynamic pict[...]

32 Using the TV’s F eatur es Using the closed caption f eature The Closed Caption feature has two options: • Captions — An on-screen display of the dialogue, narration, and sound effects of programs and videos that are closed-captioned (usually identified in your local TV listing as “ CC ” ). • T ext — An on-screen display of informat[...]

33 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen displays the wor d “ MUTE ” in the lower /right corner . T o r estore the sound, pr [...]

34 Using the TV’s F eatur es Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change the sound quality of your TV by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust the sound quality: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the A UDIO menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight the quality you want to adjust. 4. P ress x or • to adjust the level: • x[...]

35 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Selecting variable audio OUT If you connect external audio equipment (such as a stereo audio amplifier or surround sound system) to the TV ’ s Audio OUT jack, you can use the A UDIO OUT feature to select e[...]

36 Refer ence Appendix V iewing the demonstr ation (D E MO) mode The demonstration (DEMO) mode is an option available on the SET UP menu that will demonstrate several features of your TV . To star t the demonstration mode: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight DEMO. 4. P ress x or • to hig[...]

37 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Index Appendix Tr oubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for possible causes of the problem and some solutions. Pr oblem Solution TV will not turn on • M ake sure the[...]

38 Refer ence Appendix Specifications T elevision system NTSC standar d Channel coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 thr ough 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 thr ough A-1, A through 1) S uper band ( J through W) H yper band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB) U ltra band (65 through 94, 100 through 125) Po wer source 120 AC, 60 Hz Po wer consumption 96 W Audio po w[...]

39 Ref erence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Limited United States W arranty for 27'' FST PURE ® and All Larger Television Models T oshiba America Consumer P roducts, Inc. (“T ACP”) and T oshiba Hawaii, Inc. (“TH I”) make the following lim[...]

40 Ref erence Appendix T oshiba of Canada L imited (“T CL ”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. TH E S E LI M ITE D W AR RA NTI E S E XTE N D TO THE O R I G I N AL CONS UM E R PURCHASE R OR A NY PE RS O N R EC E IV I N G TH I S TE LE VI S ION A S A G I FT FRO M TH E O R I G I N A L CO N S U M E R PURCHAS ER [...]

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