Toshiba 34HF81 manuale d’uso

Color Television © 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 34HF81 34HF81C O WNER'S M ANUAL TM 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: Serial number: Int[...]

2 Important Inf ormation WAR N I N G TO RE DU C E THE R I SK O F F I R E O R E LE CTRI C S HO C K, DO N OT EXP O SE TH IS AP PLIAN C E TO RAI N O R MOIS TUR E. The lightning symbol in the triangle tells you that the volta ge inside this product may be strong enough to cause an electric shock. DO NO T TR Y T O SERVICE THIS PRODUCT Y OURSELF . The ex[...]

3 Introduction ................................................................ 4 W elcome to T oshiba ......................................................... 4 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 Connecting your TV .................................................. 5 Connecting a VCR ......................[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 4 Intr oduction W elcome to T oshiba Congratulations! Y ou have purchased one of the finest TVs on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your T oshiba TV as quickly as possible. This ma[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 5 Connecting y our T V If you have not connected electr onic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that com[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 6 Connecting a cable conv erter box This connection allows you to watch basic and pr emium cable channels. T o use the TV ’ s features, select ANT -1. T o vie w premium channels, select ANT -2, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whi[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 7 Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiv er and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, V CR, and TV programs, and record one TV channel while watching another channel. Y ou will need: • one coaxial cable[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 8 Connecting a DVD player (with or without ColorStr eam ™ ) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD, VCR, and TV programs, and record D VD and TV programs. Y ou can r ecord from one source while watching a program fr[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 9 Connecting a DTV receiv er/set-top box (with or without ColorStr eam ™ ) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV broadcast), V CR, and TV programs, and recor d DTV and TV programs. Y ou can record from o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 10 Connecting tw o VC Rs This connection allows you to r ecord (dub/edit) from one V CR to another V CR while watching a videotape. Y ou can also recor d from one TV channel while watching another TV channel. Y ou will need: • o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 11 LINE IN LR ANT -1 OUT ANT -2 ANT(75 ) S-VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO AUDIO R VIDEO-2 VIDEO-1 Y P B P R L Y P B P R AUDIO COLOR STREAM HD - 2 COLOR STREAM HD - 1 R L AUDIO R OUT AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN L/ MONO AUDIO ON OFF VIDEO VAR AUDI[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 12 Using the remote contr ol Pr eparing the remote contr ol for use Y our T oshiba TV remote control has one dedicated TV mode and five universal modes: V CR, Cable/SA T , DVD, A udio1, and Audio2. The target devices and default dev[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 13 Remote Control functional key chart Key Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite V CR DVD/LD Receiver CD/MD Cassete (TV) (CBL/SA T ) (CBL/SA T ) (AUDIO) (AUDIO) (VCR) LIGHT Lights the remote key , and toggles between enabled and disab[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 14 Key Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD/MD Cassete (TV) (CBL/SA T ) (CBL/SA T ) (AUDIO) (AUDIO) (VCR) TV/VCR VCR Bypass A/B TV/SA T TV/VCR --- --- --- --- AM/FM DISC --- --- --- --- Disc shift AM/FM Disc sh[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 15 Pr ogramming the r emote control for use with y our audio/video devices Device code setup 1. Refer to the Device code table on pages 17 – 20 to find the code for the brand of your device. If more than one number is listed, tr[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 16 V erifying the device code (99 0) U se this feature to verify the codes for your other devices. The number of blinks after pressing the 1, 2, 3, and 4 buttons is the 4- digit code set up for that mode. F or example, to verify t[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 17 Cable box setup codes Brand Code ABC 0020, 0022, 0026, 0027, 0030, 0032, 0033, 0036 Allegro 0172, 0334 Americast 0918 Antronix 0041, 0226 Archer 0041, 0172, 0226, 0816 BBT 0286 Belcor 0075 Bell & Ho well 0033 Bell South 091[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 18 VCR setup codes Br and Code Admiral 0067, 0228 Adventura 0019 Aiko 0297 Aiwa 0019, 0056, 0326 Akai 0060, 0072, 0080, 0125 America Action 0297 American High 0054 Asha 0259 Audio vox 0056 Beaumark 0259 Bell & Ho well 0123 Bro[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 19 DV D setup codes Brand Code Aiwa 0660 Denon 0509, 0653 GE 0541 Harman/Kardon 0601 JVC 0577, 0642 Kenwood 0553 Magnavox 0522 Marantz 0558 Mitsubishi 0540 Onkyo 0522, 0646 Optimus 0590 P anasonic 0509, 0651 Philips 0522, 0558 Pio[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 20 Amplifier setup codes Br and Code Aiwa 0425 Carver 0288 Curtis Mathes 0319 Denon 0179 GE 0097 Harman/Kardon 0911 JV C 0350 Linn 0288 Magnavox 0288 Marantz 0288 Optimus 0319, 0414 P anasonic 0327 Philips 0288, 0911 Pioneer 0032,[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 21 Learning about the r emote control The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. F or a complete list of the remote control ’ s functions, see the “ R emote Control functional key chart ” on pages 13 – [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 22 Setting up y our T V Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries and programmed the r emote control, you will need to set some prefer ences on the TV using the menu. Y ou can access the menu using the bu[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 23 Changing the on-screen display language Choose from three different languages (English, F rench and S panish) for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. T o select a language: 1. Press MENU, and then pr ess x o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 24 POWER CHANNEL VOLUME MENU TV/VIDEO MENU x •zy Channel zy Adding channels to the T V ’ s memory When you press Channel y or z , your TV will stop only on the channels stored in the TV ’ s channel memory . F ollow the steps[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 25 3. Pr ess y or z to highlight ADD/ERASE. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 01 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 26 Using the TV’s featur 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. T o switch between two channels: 1. Select the fi[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 27 T o clear a favorite channel: 1. Press MENU, and then pr ess x or • until the CUSTOM menu appears. 2. Pr ess y or z to highlight F A VORITE CH2, for example. 3. Pr ess x or • to display the F A VORITE CH2 menu. 1 1 2 3 4 5 [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 28 4. Pr ess the Channel N umber buttons to select a channel you want to label. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 29 Viewing the wide-scr een picture f ormats Y ou can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format (4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio) in a variety of picture sizes. Selecting the pictur[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 30 Theater Wide 1 (r ecommended mode): • The picture is non-uniformly enlarged — the center of the picture remains close to its true proportion, but the left and right edges are str etched wider to fill the screen. • N one o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 31 Scrolling the T heater Wide pictur e (Theater W ide 2 and 3 only) 1. Pr ess PIC SIZE to select the Theater W ide 2 or 3 mode. 2. Pr ess MENU, and then press x or • until THEA TER menu appears. 3. Pr ess y or z to highlight PI[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 32 SOURCE Using the P O P double-window f eature The POP (picture-out-picture) feature splits the scr een into a double window that allows y ou to watch two programs at the same time. The POP program can come from a TV broadcast o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 33 Switching the main and P OP pictures Pr ess SW AP while you are using the POP feature to switch the main and POP pictures. Fr eezing the PO P picture Pr ess STILL while you are using the POP feature. The POP picture will become[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 34 Using the L O C KS menu The LOCKS menu includes the V -Chip, CH Lock, V ideo Lock, and N ew PIN Code functions. Y ou can use these functions after entering the correct PIN code. Entering the P I N code 1. Press MENU, and then p[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 35 Using the V -C H I P menu Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V -CHIP control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 36 M P A A R A TI N G (Independent rating system f or movies) 1. F rom the LOCKS menu, select MP AA RA TING. 2. Pr ess x or • to display the MP AA RA TING menu, then press z or y to highlight MP AA RA TING. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 37 Unlocking progr ams temporarily 1. If you try to watch a TV program that exceeds the rating limits you set, the TV enters program lock mode. After 4 seconds, the TV starts the favorite channel search function (see page 33). Y o[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 38 T o unlock channels: 1. F rom the LOCKS menu, select CH L OCK. 2. Pr ess x or • to display the CH L OCK menu. 3. Pr ess yzx • to highlight the channel you want to unlock, then press ENTER. LOCKS VC H I P - V CH NEW P I N I [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 39 Using the front panel lock f eature Lock the front panel buttons to prevent the buttons fr om being pressed accidentally (by children, for example). When the front panel lock is in ON mode, all control buttons on the TV front p[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 40 Adjusting the pictur e Selecting the pictur e mode Y ou can select your desir ed picture type from four picture modes: Sports, S tandard, Mo vie, and Pr eference. *(see “Saving new preference ” on page 41.) T o select the pic[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 41 Saving new pref erence Y ou can save the P ICTURE qualities (contrast, brightness, color , tint, and sharpness) you adjusted in the picture pr eference mode. T o save your new preferences: 1. Pr ess MENU, and then press x or ?[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 42 Selecting the cinema mode When you view a DVD mo vie (3-2 pulldown processed) from a D VD player connected to the ColorS tream (component video) inputs on the TV , smoother and mor e natural motion can be obtained by setting th[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 43 Selecting the video input sour ce Pr ess INPUT on the remote control or TV/VIDEO on the TV to vie w a signal coming from another device connected to your TV , such as a VCR or video disc player (see illustrations below). Y ou c[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 44 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 TV programs and videos that are closed captioned (usually mark[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 45 Setting the sleep timer T o set the sleep timer to turn the TV off automatically: 1. Pr ess SLEEP to set the length of time until the TV turns off . 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 46 Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen will display the wor d “1/2 MUTE” or “MUTE” in the lower right corner . E ver y time you press the b[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 47 Using the WO W surround sound f eature The W O W surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality fr om the TV ’ s speakers. W O W consists of the three features: S[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 48 Resetting audio adjustments The RESET function returns the audio adjustments to the follo wing factory settings: Bass .................. center (50) T reble ............... center (50) Balance ............ center (0) T o reset [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 49 T urning off the built-in speakers U se this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you connect an audio system (see “ Connecting an audio system ” on page 11). T o turn off the built-in speakers: 1. Pr ess MENU, then pre[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 50 yzx • MENU RECALL Using the StableSound TM f eature When the signal source is changed, the stable sound feature limits the high volume level to prevent extr eme changes in volume (for example, to prevent the sudden increase i[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 51 Viewing the demonstr ation mode The demonstration mode is an option available in the MENU button on the TV front panel that will demonstrate several of your TV ’ s features. T o start the demo: Pr ess and hold MENU on the TV [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 52 Television System NTSC standard Channel Coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 through A-1, A through I) Super band (J through W) Hyper band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB) Ultra band (65 through 94, 100 [...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 53 T roubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions. Pr oblem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the po wer cord is plugged in, t[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 54 Limited United States W arranty T oshiba America Consumer P roducts, Inc. ( “ TA C P ” ) and T oshiba Hawaii Inc. ( “ THI ” ) make the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original consum[...]

Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index 55 Index A A/V receiver connection ................................................... 11 A NT 1/2 ................................................................................... 23 Antenna cable s ..............................[...]

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