Toshiba 13A26 manual

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    13A26 19A26 3X00121A(E)_COVER 22/12/05, 4:15 PM 1[...]

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    2 0303 Saf ety P r ecautions WAR N I N G TO R E D U C E TH E R I SK O F F I R E O R E LECTR I C SH OC K, DO N OT EX PO SE TH IS AP PLIAN C E TO RAIN O R MOIS T U RE. Dear Customer , T hank you for purchasing this T oshiba TV . T his manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new T V . Befor e operating the TV , please read this man[...]

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    3 0303 3 Important Saf ety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) F ollow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6) Clean only with a dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near [...]

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    4 0303 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120V AC, 60 Hz power source only. 25) Always make sure the antenna system is properly grounded to provide adequate protection against voltage surge s and built-up static charge s (see Section 8 10 of the National Electric Code). 26) DAN G E R: R I SK O F S E R IO US P E R SO NAL IN JUR Y O R D EA TH! [...]

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    5 FEATURES LOCATION OF CONTROLS • 181 Channel Tuner - The tuning system is capable of receiving all 68 VHF/UHF standard broadcast channels that are available in your area. When operating on a cable system, it can tune to the standard VHF channel frequencies plus up to 113 cable channel frequencies. The actual number of channels received depends u[...]

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    6 MENU VOL – SLEEP MUTE CH RTN RECALL VOL + ENTER CH – CH + 12 3 45 6 7 0 89 – SET + 1/2 CAP/TEXT RESET TV/VIDEO CT -859 POWER 4. SLEEP Button - To set the TV to turn off after a preset amount of time, press the SLEEP button on the remote control. The clock will count down 10 minutes each time the button is pressed in the order of 120, 110, 1[...]

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    7 VIDEO AUDIO RESET A B Combination VHF/UHF antenna Single 75 ohm cable (or) Single 300 ohm twin-lead wire* TRANSFORMER (not supplied) * For best performance, if you have a splitter connected, remove the splitter and connect the single wire to the transformer , and then to the TV’ s antenna input (as illustrated here). Separate VHF and UHF antenn[...]

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    8 DIRECT CHANNEL SELECTION buttons (0–9) - Press these buttons to select a channel. The channel number will appear on the upper right corner of the TV screen. If an invalid channel number is selected, the display will revert to the previous channel. TV MODE DIRECT CHANNEL SELECTION - When the TV/CABLE menu option is in the TV position, all channe[...]

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    9 TO MEMORIZE CHANNELS This TV is equipped with a channel memory feature that allows the TV to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory, skip- ping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the TV’s memory. In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels, this TV can receive up to 113 Cable TV channels.[...]

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    10 NOTES: • V-Chip function is based on specifications for the United States and therefore may not work properly in Canada. • If you want to change your password, follow steps 1 and 2 and select “CHANGE PASSWORD” option. Then enter your new password. • The V-Chip function is activated only on programs and tapes that have the rating signal[...]

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    11 VIDEO LOCK 〈 + / – / ENTER / MENU 〉 OFF VIDEO VIDEO+ LOCKING VIDEO INPUT With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out the input source (VIDEO) and channels 3 and 4. Y ou will not be able to select the input sources with the TV/ VIDEO button or Channel buttons unless you clear the setting. 1 2 3 4 5 〈 〉 Press MENU , then press SET + or[...]

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    12 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Before requesting service, please refer to the following chart for the symptom and possible solution. SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TV does not operate. Poor sound or no sound. Poor picture or no picture. Picture wobbles or drifts. Poor color or no color. Poor reception on some channels. • Make s[...]

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    13 Limited United States W arranty for Non-FST PURE ® CRT -based TVs 26" and Smaller T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("T ACP") makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED W ARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS TELEVISION AS A [...]

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    GameT imer is a trademark of T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. PRINTED IN THAILAND 3X00121A(E)_P13-BACK 22/12/05, 4:15 PM 14[...]

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    13A26 19A26 3X00121A(S)_COVER 22/12/05, 4:15 PM 1[...]

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    2 Seguridad inf antil El pr oblema  Si usted e s como la mayoría de las personas, usted tiene un televisor en su hogar. Es más, muchos hogares tienen más de un televisor.  La posibilidad de disfrut ar la experiencia del teatro en c asa es una tendencia en aumento y los televisore s grandes e stán muy de moda; el problema e s que no siempr[...]

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    3 Instalaci ó n, cuidado y servicio Instalaci ó n Siga est as recomendacione s y prec auciones y tenga en mente todas las adver tencias cuando inst ale su televisor: 16) No modifique e ste equipo. L os c ambios o modificacione s pueden anular: a) la garantía y b) la autoridad del usuario para operar este equipo bajo las reglas de la Comisión F [...]

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    4 24) Conecte e ste equipo únicamente a una fuente de aliment ación de 120 V CA, 60 Hz. 25) V erifique siempre que el sistema de la antena e sté conect ado a tierra correct amente para proteger adecuadamente el aparato contra las subidas de volt aje y las c argas de energía estátic a acumulada (consulte la Sección 8 10 del Código Eléctrico [...]

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    5 CARACTERISTICAS • 181 canales de TV cable - El sistema de sintonización es capaz de recibir los 68 canales de VHF/UHF de emisión estándar disponibles en su área. Al ser usado con un sistema de TV cable, este sistema puede sintonizar las frecuencias de VHF estándar y 113 frecuencias de TV cable. El número real de canales recibidos depender[...]

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    6 MENU VOL – SLEEP MUTE CH RTN RECALL VOL + ENTER CH – CH + 12 3 45 6 7 0 89 – SET + 1/2 CAP/TEXT RESET TV/VIDEO CT -859 POWER 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 15 CONTROL REMOTO control remoto. La indicación disminuirá en intervalos de 10 minutos cada vez que el botón sea presionado (en el orden de 120, 110, 100, ... 20, 10, 0.). Una vez p[...]

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    7 CONEXIONES DE ANTENA Este televisor, puede sintonizar la mayoría de los canales por cable sin necesidad de recurrir al convertidor suministrado por los canales de cable. Algunas compañías de cable ofrecen “canales pagados premiados” en los cuales la señal esta codificada. La decodificación de esas señales para la obtención de una seña[...]

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    8 Este TV puede mostrar las visualizaciones en pantalla y los menús de ajuste en inglés, español o francés. La selección del idioma en la pantalla (paso 3, debajo) aparecerá automáticamente en la pantalla cuando presione MENU al principio. Seleccione primero el idioma preferido y vaya a las otras opciones de menú. 4 1 Presione MENU . Presio[...]

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    9 PARA MEMORIZAR CANALES Presione MENU . Presione SET + o – hasta que el indicador “CH SETUP” empiece a parpadear seguidamente, y a continuación presione ENTER . Presione SET + o – hasta que el indicador “TV/CABLE” empiece a parpadear seguidamente. Presione ENTER para seleccionar el modo TV o CABLE. La flecha indica el modo seleccionad[...]

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    10 La función Chip V sólo está disponible para el sistema Chip V para los EUA. El sistema V-Chip canadiense no es soportado. Este televisor tiene un control V-CHIP para fijar una prohibición y controlar el acceso para ver determinados canales. Esta función sirve para impedir que sus hijos vean las escenas violentas o sexuales que usted decida [...]

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    11 USO DEL MENÚ DE BLOQUEOS El menú LOCK incluye las funciones CH LOCK, VIDEO LOCK, GAMETIMER y CHANGE P ASSWORD. Puede emplear estas funciones después de introducir la contraseña correcta (P ASSWORD). (Esta contraseña es la misma que ha utilizado en “SELECCION DE CHIP V” en la página 10.) BLOQUEO DE CANALES Con la función CH LOCK, puede[...]

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    12 ANTES DE SOLICITAR SERVICIO Antes de solicitar servicio, verifique los puntos síntoma y posible solución en la siguiente tabla. POSIBLE SOLUCION SINTOMA • Verifique que el cable de alimentación esté conectado. • Pruebe con otro tomacorriente de CA. • La alimentación está desconectada; revise el fusible o el interruptor automático. ?[...]

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    13 T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“T ACP”) le ofrecen las siguientes garantías limitadas a los consumidores originales en los Estados Unidos. EST AS GARANTÍAS LIMIT ADAS SE LE OFRECEN AL COMPRADOR ORIGINAL O A CUALQUIER PERSONA QUE RECIBA ESTE TELEVISOR COMO REGALO DEL COMPRADOR ORIGINAL Y A NINGÚN OTRO COMPRADOR NI CESIONARIO. [...]

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    14 GameT imer es una marca comercial de T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. IMPRESO EN TAILANDIA 3X00121A(S)_P13-BACK 22/12/05, 4:16 PM 14[...]