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    HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 26HL57 32HL57 37HL57 42HL57 YC/M VX1A00043600 LCD Color Television © 2007 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 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.[...]

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    2 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Dear Customer, Thank y ou for purc hasing th is Toshi ba LCD TV. This manual will h elp you u se the ma ny exci ting fe atures of y our ne w LCD TV. Before operating your LCD TV, please read this manual compl etely , and keep i t nearby fo r future refe rence. WARNIN G To preve nt injury , this ap paratus m ust be secure[...]

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    3 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Important S afety Instructions 1) Read these instructio ns. 2) Keep thes e instruc tions. 3) Heed all wa rnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus ne ar water. 6) Clean only w ith dry cloth. 7) Do not block a ny ventilatio n openin gs. Install in accordan ce with the manu facture r’s instru ction[...]

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    4 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 23) Always place the ba ck of the televisi on at lea st four (4) inches a way from a ny vertic al su rface (such a s a wal l) to allow p roper venti lation. 24) Never allow any thing to re st on o r roll over t he power cord , and neve r place the TV where th e power co rd is subject to wear or abuse. 25) Never overloa d[...]

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    5 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Choosing a location fo r your LCD TV To Display y our LCD TV on the included Pede stal Stand: Observ e the foll owing safe ty prec autions: 1) Read and Follow the pedestal assembly instructions included with the pedestal. CAUTION: Befo re beginn ing pe destal asse mbly, ca refull y lay the front of the LCD Panel face dow[...]

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    HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 6 Contents Chapter 1: In troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Welcome to Toshiba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Features of yo ur new TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Overv iew of step s fo r ins talli ng, s ett ing up, an d usin[...]

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    7 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Thank you for purchasing th is Toshiba TV, one of the most innovative LCD TVs on the market. This manual applies t o models 2 6HL57, 32 HL57, 37HL5 7, and 42HL57. The model and serial numbers are on the back of your TV. Wr ite these numbers in the space provided on the front co[...]

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    8 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Intro duction TV front and side pa nel controls and connectio ns 1 2 6 5 4 8 7 3 9 TV front POWER TV top Control panel Right side panel 1 Green L ED — Green light indi cates power is on. 2 Remote sensor — Point the remote contro l toward the remote sensor. See “Rem ote control effective ran ge” ( - pa[...]

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    9 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Intro duction TV back p anel connections For an explanation of cable types an d connections, see C hapter 2 ( - page 10). 67 5 3 4 2 1 TV back Cable Clamper Power cord 1 Colo rStream ® HD-1 and ColorStrea m ® HD-2 — Two sets of Color Stream ® high-definition component video inputs (wit h standard analog [...]

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    10 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Overview of cable types Cables can be purch ased fr om most sto res that s ell audi o/video devices. Befo re purchasing any cables, be sure of connector types requir ed by your d evices and the length of each cable. Coaxial (F-type) cable Coaxial (F-type) cable is used fo r connecting your [...]

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    11 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a VCR and antenna or Cable TV (no Cable box) IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV LR R L OUT IN CH 3 CH 4 TV upper back panel TV lower back panel Stereo VCR From Cable TV or antenn a You will ne ed: • coaxial cables • standard A/V cab les – For better pi cture perform ance, i[...]

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    12 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a V CR with S -video and a cable box An S-video connection will provide better p icture performance than a standard (composite) video cable. IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV LR R L OUT IN CH 3 CH 4 IN OUT CH 3 CH 4 Cable box From Cable T V TV lower back panel Stereo VCR TV righ[...]

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    13 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (compone nt video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver Your TV has two sets of ColorStream ® (component v ideo) in puts. IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV LR R L OUT IN CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO P B P R Y AUDIO OUT L R S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO[...]

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    14 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a camcorder You will ne ed: • standard A/V cab les – For better pi cture pe rformance, if your ca mcorder ha s S-video, con nect an S-video cab le (plus the a udio cable s) to VIDEO-2 on the TV right side pan el. To view the camcorder vid eo: Select the Vide o2 vi deo in put[...]

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    15 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting an HD MI ™ or DVI de vice to the HDMI input The HDMI input on your TV receives digital aud io and uncompres sed digital video from an HDMI sour ce device, or uncompressed digital v ideo from a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) source device. This input is desi gned to accept HDCP[...]

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    16 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a pe rsonal co mputer (PC) With either the PC IN or HDMI co nnection, you can watch your comput er’s displ ay on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’s speakers. To connect a PC to the PC IN t erminal on the TV: When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV, use an a[...]

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    17 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use Your TV remote contro l can operate your TV and many othe r devices such as cable converter boxes, satellite receivers, VCRs, DVD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), even if they are different brands. If you have a Toshiba device: Your TV r[...]

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    18 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Learning about the remote control The buttons u sed for operating the TV only are described here. For a complete list of the remote con trol’s functions , see the remote control functional key chart ( - pa ge 20 ). Note: The error m essage “No t Availabl e” may app ear if y ou [...]

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    19 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Using the remote control to operate your other devices If you have a no n-Toshiba d evice or a Toshiba dev ice that the remote contro l is not prepr ogrammed to oper ate, you must first program t he remote co ntrol to reco gnize the device (if you have not already done s o) ( - pages[...]

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    20 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Remote Control fu nctional key chart Note: • “---” = key doe s not se nd a signa l in that remo te control mode. • s TV = ke y will affect t he TV, eve n when t he remote control is not in the “TV” device mode. REMOTE CONTROL KEY DEVICE MODE TV CABLE SA T VCR DVD POWER Po[...]

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    21 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Programming the remote control to operate your other devices Your Toshiba TV remote con trol is preprog rammed to operate most Toshiba devi ces. To p rogram you r TV remo te control t o operate a non-To shiba device (or a Toshiba device that it is not preprogrammed to op erate), foll[...]

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    22 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Remote control codes In some cas es you may not be abl e to operate your device with the TV remote con trol. Your other dev ice may use a code that is not recognized by the TV remote control. If this happens, use the device’s remote con trol. Cable converter box ABC 061, 062, 063 ,[...]

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    23 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote control Curtis M athes 001, 0 05, 009 , 012, 014, 040, 048 , 053, 056, 0 57 Daewo o 011, 013, 015, 017, 018, 019, 057 , 078 Daytron 0 78 Denon 063 Dimensia 001, 048 Electroh ome 010, 020, 065 Emerson 003, 008, 010, 011, 017, 018, 020 , 028, 039, 054, 057 , 062, 065, 0 68, 072 Fisher 007, 016[...]

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    24 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 4: Menu la yout and navigation Menu Layout The illust rations below provid e a quick o verview of y our TV’s menu system. To open the main menus (illustrated below ), press Y on th e remote contro l or TV cont rol panel . Icon Item Option Mod e S Sports/Standard/Movie/Preference Picture Settings S [Picture Set[...]

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    25 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 4: Menu layout and n avigation Navigating the me nu system You can use the bu ttons on the remote control or TV control panel to access and navigate your TV’s on-s creen menu system . • Press Y to open the menu system. • When a menu is open, use the up/down/left/right arrow butto ns ( Bb C c ) on the remo[...]

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    26 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 5: Setting up your TV Selecting the menu language You can choose f rom three d ifferent langu ages (English, French and Spanis h) for the on -screen disp lay of menus an d messag es. To select the menu langu age: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Set Up menu. 2 Pre ss B or b to high ligh t Language . 3 Pre ss C or c to d[...]

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    27 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5: Se tting up your TV 4 Pre ss b to select CH Program . 5 Pre ss T to start channel programming. The TV will automatically cycle th rough every channel ( TV or CABLE , dependin g on which y ou selected i n step 3), an d store all active channels in the c hannel memory. While the TV is cycling through the chann[...]

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    28 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5: Se tting up your TV To clear a favorite channel: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Function m enu. 2 Highli ght Favorite Chann el and press T . 3 Pre ss BbC c to highlight the channel you want to clear, then press T . 4 Repeat step 3 for other fav orite channel s you want to clear. To clear a ll favori te channel s a[...]

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    29 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5: Se tting up your TV Setting the HDMI ™ audio mode To set the HDMI audio mode: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Set Up menu. 2 Highli ght AV Connection and press T . 3 Pre ss B or b to select HDMI1 Audio , and then press C or c to select the HDMI au dio mode ( Auto , Digital , or Anal og ). ( Auto is the recom mend[...]

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    30 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features Selecting the vide o input source to view Press + o n the remote control or INPUT on the TV con trol panel to v iew a signal from another device connected to your TV, such as a VCR or DVD player. You can s elect Video1/ ColorStream HD1, Vid eo2, ColorStream HD2, HDMI1 , HDMI2, PC or [...]

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    31 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Tuning cha nnels Tuning your favo rite channels To tune to the channels you programmed as Favorite Channels, see page 27 . Tuning to the next programmed c hannel To tune to t he next prog rammed channel: Press < or , on th e remote contro l or TV contr ol panel. Note: This feat[...]

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    32 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Natural picture s ize • The image is displayed close to its o riginally formatted proportion. So me program format s will display with sideba rs and/or bar s at the top and bott om. TheaterWide 1 picture s ize • The center of the picture remains close to its original proporti [...]

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    33 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Adjusting the Pictu re Position 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Set Up menu. 2 Pre ss B or b to high ligh t Pi cture Posi tion , and th en press T . 3 Pre ss B or b to highlight the item you want to adjust. 4 Pre ss C or c to adjust the settings as re quired. The display will return to t[...]

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    34 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Using the blue screen functio n When a TV is on but not receiving a signal, the s creen typically displays a “snowy” image and the speakers transmit a “static” sound. With the blue screen function s et to On , the TV will automatically mute the sound and replace the snowy [...]

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    35 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Adjusting the picture Selecting th e picture mode You can select your desired picture settin gs from four different modes, as des cribed below. To select the pict ure mode: Press u on the remote cont rol. The following po pup menu app ears on-screen. Repeatedly press u to cy cle a[...]

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    36 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Using the blac k stretch feature You can use the black stretch feature to co rrect the contrast balance in the black areas of the picture. The effect depends on the quality of the video signal. To turn on th e black s tretch feat ure: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Picture menu. 2 Highl[...]

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    37 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Selecting the color te mperature You can chang e the quality of the pictu re by selecting from three preset color temperatu res (Cool, Medium , and Warm), as describ ed below. To select the co lor temp erature: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Picture menu. 2 Highli ght Picture Settings a[...]

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    38 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Note: A closed caption s ignal may not d isplay i n the f ollowin g situatio ns: • When a videot ape has be en dub bed • When th e signal receptio n is weak • When th e signal reception i s non-sta ndard Closed Caption Re ception Adjustment If reception is weak, the picture [...]

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    39 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Adjusting th e audio qu ality You can adjust the audio quality by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust t he audio qual ity: 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Audio menu. 2 Pre ss b or B to highlight the item you want to adjust ( Bass , Treble , or Balance ). 3 Pre ss C or c t[...]

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    40 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Using the Sta bleSound ® feat ure The StableSound ® feature limits th e highest volume level to prevent extreme ch anges in volume when the signal source changes (f or example, to pr event the sudden increase in volume th at often happ ens when a TV program s witches to a commer[...]

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    41 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Changing you r PIN code 1 Pre ss Y an d open the Function m enu. 2 Highli ght Lo cks and press T . 3 Pre ss B or b to high ligh t New PIN Code . 4 Press the Number buttons to enter a new four-digit code. 5 Pre ss T . The new PIN code is now active. Locking channels You can use the[...]

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    42 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Using the PC settings feature You can view an imag e from a PC on the TV s creen. The PC must be connected to the TV’s PC IN terminals. ( - page 16). You can use a PC Settings feature to adjust the picture’ s horizon tal position/ width, vertical position/h eight, clock phase,[...]

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    43 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Setting the sleep timer You can set the sleep timer to tu rn off the TV after a set length of time (max imum of 1 2h50m). To set the sleep ti mer: Press [ o n the remote control to set the leng th of tim e until the TV turns off. Repeatedly press [ to increase the time in 10-minut[...]

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    44 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’ s featur es Displaying TV setting information on-scre en usin g RECALL To display TV setting i nformati on on-scre en: Press E o n the remote control. The following information will display on-screen (if applicable): • Channel number or VIDEO mod e selected • Remaining time of On/Sleep ti[...]

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    45 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting General troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check t his section for a pos sible cause of the problem an d some solutio ns you can try. Black bo x on scre en • The Closed Caption feature is set to o ne of the Text modes ( T1 , T2 , T3 , or T4 ). Set the Closed Caption [...]

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    46 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 7: Troubl eshoo ting Remote c ontrol proble ms • Make sure the remote control is set to the correct device mode ( - page 19). • Remove all obstructio ns between the rem ote control and the TV. • The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries ( - page 17). • The TV remote control may not[...]

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    47 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 8: Appendix Specifications Notes: • This model compl ies with the specifi cations liste d bel ow. • Design s and spec ifications ar e subject to chang e without notice . • This mode l may not be compa tible with fe atures and/or specifica tions that may be ad ded in the futu re. Televis ion Syst em NTSC st[...]

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    48 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 8: Append ix Limited Canadian Warranty for Toshi ba Bran d Flat Panel Televisi ons Toshi ba of Canada Limit ed (“ TCL ”) make s the following lim ited warranties to o rigin al co nsum ers i n Ca nad a. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGI NAL CONSUMER P URCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS TOSHIBA [...]

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    49 HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 8: Append ix Disclaimer and Limitation of Remedy TO THE EX TENT NOT PRECLUDE D BY LAW, ALL OTHER EXPR ESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS FOR THIS TELEVISIO N, INCLUDI NG THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURP OSE, ARE H[...]

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    HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 50 Index A Antenna c able ................................ 10 Audi o qual ity adjus tment s ............... 39 Auto aspe ct .................................... 33 Auto powe r off ................................ 44 B Back of t he TV .................................. 9 Blue sc reen .................................... 34 [...]

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    HL57 (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 51 Notes 26323742HL57_EN.book Page 51 Wednesday, March 14, 2 007 4:28 PM[...]

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    PRINTED IN USA (07-04) CableClear , ColorStream, StableSound, and TheaterWide ar e register ed trademarks of T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. MANUF ACTURED BY HEAD OFFICE: 191 McNABB STREET , MARKHAM, ONT ARIO, L3R 8H2, CANADA – TEL: (905) 470-5400 SERVICE CENTERS: TORONTO: 191 McNABB STREET , MARKHAM, ONT ARIO L3R 8H2, CANADA – TEL: [...]