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    14AF42 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards 3L00301A COVER 14/2/2002, 18:59 1[...]

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    Important Safeguards 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTR UCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTI[...]

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    Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguards W elcome to T oshiba 1 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GR OUNDING AS PER NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 13. LIGHTNING T o protect y our unit during a lightning stor m, or when it is left unattended and unused f or long periods of time, unplug it f[...]

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    2 W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards .................................................................................. Inside fr ont cover W elcome to T oshiba ............................................................................................................. 3 Exploring your new TV ................................................[...]

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    Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguards W elcome to T oshiba Caution: The power plug has one prong wider than the other and will fit only one way into a standard electrical outlet (120 volt A C , 60 Hz). If the plug does not fit into the outlet, try turning it around. I[...]

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    4 VIDEO Y PB PR A UDIO L/MONO R VIDEO IN OUT ANT (75 Ω ) VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 A UDIO S-VIDEO L/MONO R IN OUT VIDEO IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV A UDIO LR Caution: Do not plug the TV in until you have finished connecting all of your equipment. Y ou will need: • one coaxial cable • one pair of audio cables (only one cable for a mono VCR) • one [...]

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    5 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV 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 [...]

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    6 VIDEO Y PB PR AUDIO L/MONO R VIDEO IN OUT ANT (75 Ω ) VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 AUDIO S-VIDEO L/MONO R IN OUT VIDEO IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV AUDIO LR OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO COLORSTREAM YC b C r L R S-VIDEO TM Connecting a D VD pla yer/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows y ou to watch D VD/satellite, video and TV progr ams. Y ou can re[...]

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    7 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba VIDEO AUDIO L R OUT VIDEO 3 L/MONO AUDIO R PHONES Y ou will need: • one coaxial cable • two pairs of audio cables (two single audio cables for mono VCRs) • two video cables Caution: Do not connect on[...]

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    8 Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, y ou can operate your TV , most VCR models , and cab le TV converters together, e ven if they are diff erent brands. If y ou will be using your TV with a T oshiba VCR, y our remote control is already programmed and ready to use . If you own diff erent brands of[...]

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    9 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Programming the remote control for use with a VCR or a cable TV converter This remote control is pre-programmed to operate T oshiba VCRs . T o use VCRs or cable conv er ters other than T oshiba models, you[...]

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    10 Learning about the remote control Using the Remote Control POWER 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 TV VCR CABLE CH RTN ENT 10 0 CH + CH – FAV EXIT RECALL TV/VIDEO CODE MTS SLEEP MUTE REW FF PLA Y TV/VCR P AUSE/STILL REC VCR CH STOP RESET CAP/TEXT 1/2 MENU/ ENTER VOL FAV VOL + – POWER TV/VCR/Cable Channel Return Channel Numbers Channel +/ – V olume +/ – M[...]

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    11 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Setting up your TV After you ’ ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some pref erences on the TV using the menu. Y ou can access the menu with the buttons on the [...]

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    12 Adding c hannels to the TV ’ s memory Y our TV will stop on specific channels that are stored in the TV ’ s channel memory when you press Channel + or – . Use the steps below to set all active channels in y our area automatically . Programming channels automatically Y our TV can automatically detect all active channels and store them in it[...]

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    13 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Using the TV ’ s features Adjusting the channel settings Switching between two channels Y ou can switch betw een two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. T o switc h between two[...]

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    14 T o c lear y our fav orite channels: 1. Select a channel you w ant to clear . 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight F A V ORITE CH. 4. Press or to display the F A VORITE CH men u. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. 5. Press the or to highlight CLEAR. 6. Press ENTER until “ 0 ” replaces the chan[...]

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    15 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba 3 . Press or to displa y the V -CHIP menu. 4. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to enter your PIN code. If you are accessing the V-Chip menus for the first time, select a four-digit number to be y our [...]

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    16 MP AA Ratings X For adults only . NC17 Not intended f or any one 17 or under . R Restricted. Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. PG13 Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. PG Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be appropriate for children. G General audience. [...]

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    17 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba T o use the V -Chip to block pr ograms by rating: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight V -CHIP . 3. Press or to display the V-CHIP menu. 4. Use the Cha[...]

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    18 Bloc king unrated movies or pr ograms Some movies and prog rams are not rated. Y ou can block these movies and programs using the V -Chip. T o b lock unrated mo vies or programs: 1 . Press MENU , then press or to display the OPTION menu. 2 . Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight V -CHIP . 3 . Press or to displa y the V -CHIP menu. 4 . Use the Channel Nu[...]

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    19 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Using the TV ’ s Features T o unloc k channels: 1 . Press MENU , then press or to display the OPTION menu. 2 . Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight LOCK and then press or to display the LOCK menu. 3 . Use the [...]

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    20 7. Press or to enter a character in the first space. Press the button repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen. Press ENTER. 8. Repeat step 7 to enter the rest of the characters. If you would like a blank space in the label name, you must choose an empty space from the list of characters. Otherwise, a dash will appear in tha[...]

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    21 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Adjusting the picture Adjusting the picture quality Y ou can adjust the picture quality to your personal pref erences, including the contrast, brightness, color , tint, and shar pness. The qualities you c[...]

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    22 Using the TV ’ s Features Setting the sleep timer Y ou can set the TV so it turns off automatically . T o set the sleep timer: Repeatedly press the SLEEP button on the remote control. The clock will count down 10 minutes f or each press of the SLEEP button (120, 110, ...10, 0). After the sleep time is programmed, the displa y will appear brief[...]

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    23 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Press MUTE to temporarily tur n off the sound. While the sound is off , the screen will display the w ord MUTE in the lower right-hand corner . T o restore the sound, [...]

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    24 Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change the sound quality of your TV by adjusting the bass , treble, and balance. T o adjust the sound quality: 1. Press MENU , then press or until the A UDIO menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the item you want to adjust. 3. Press or to adjust the level. • makes the sound quality weaker or decre[...]

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    25 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Auto power off The TV will automatically tur n itself off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or if a station completes its broadcast for the da y and stops broadcasting on t[...]

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    26 Appendix T roub leshooting Bef ore calling a service technician, please check the f ollowing table f or a possible cause of the prob lem and some solutions . Problem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cord is plugged in, then press POWER. • The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No picture, no sound [...]

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    27 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba Appendix Picture T ube T ype 14 (357 mm diagonal) T elevision system NTSC standard Channel cover age VHF: 2 ~ 13 UHF: 14 ~ 69 Cable TV : 4A, A-5 ~ A-1, A-I, J ~ W , W+1 ~ W+48 P ower source 120V A C, 60 H[...]

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    Appendix 28 Limited United States W arranty For 24 ” FST PURE ® and All Smaller T ele vision Models T oshiba Amer ica Consumer Products, Inc. ( “ TA C P ” ) and T oshiba Hawaii, Inc. ( “ THI ” ) mak e the f ollowing limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED W ARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PU[...]

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    (3) The warranties from T ACP and THI are effectiv e only if the television is purchased and operated in the U .S.A. or Puer to Rico . (4) Labor ser vice charges for set installation, set up , adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems are not cov ered b y these w arranties . Reception problems caused b y inadequa[...]

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    30 Limited Canada W arranty For 24 ” FST PURE ® and All Smaller T ele vision Models T oshiba of Canada Limited ( “ TCL ” ) makes the f ollo wing limited warr anties to original consumers in Canada. THESE LIMITED W ARRANTIES EXTEND T O THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS TELEVI- SION AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONSUM[...]

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    31 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba (5) W arranties extend only to def ects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not e xtend to any television or par ts which hav e been lost or discarded by you or to damage to tele vision or[...]

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    32 NOTES 3L00301A P22-BACK 14/2/2002, 19:00 32[...]

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    33 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Important Safeguar ds W elcome to T oshiba 3L00301A P22-BACK 14/2/2002, 19:00 33[...]

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    3L00301B U 02/04 PRINTED IN THAILAND 3L00301A P22-BACK 13/3/2002, 19:00 34[...]