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    26HF84 30HF84 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards 3R40121A/E COVER 6/7/04, 18:56 1[...]

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    2 Important Safeguards Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff er ence 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 consumers, you have a TV in your home. Many homes, in fact, have more than one T V .  T he home theater enter t ainment experien[...]

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    3 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Important Safeguards Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 16) Never modify this equipment. Changes or mo[...]

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

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    5 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Important Safeguards Important Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2-4 W elcome to T oshiba ..................................[...]

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    6 Selecting a location for the TV • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform in a location where light does not directly hit the screen. • Place the TV far enough from the walls to allow proper ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause overheating, which may damage the TV . W elcome to T oshiba Congratulations! Y ou have purchased [...]

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    7 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards IN OUT VIDEO IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV AUDIO LR Caution: Do not plug the TV in until you have finished connecting all of your equipment. Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • one set of standard A[...]

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    8 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 offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a de[...]

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    9 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting a DVD player/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs. Y ou can record from the satellite receiver and TV , as well as record one TV chan[...]

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    10 Connecting your TV Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • one set of standard A/V cables • one set of component video cables • one pair of standard audio cables Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs and record TV programs. Y ou can record from [...]

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    11 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting a DTV receiver / set-top box with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV programs, and record DTV and TV programs. Y our TV h[...]

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    12 Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to another VCR. Y ou will also be able to record from one TV channel while watching another channel. Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • two sets of standard A/V cables Note: Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same time[...]

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    13 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards VIDEO AUDIO L R OUT R S-VIDEO Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch videos recorded on a camcorder . Y ou will need: • one S-video cable • one pair of standard audio cables Connecti[...]

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    14 Connecting an HDMI™ or a DVI device to the HDMI input To connect an HDMI device, you will need: • one HDMI cable (type A connector) For proper operation, it is recommended that you use a short HDMI cable. Y ou should not encounter difficulty if you use an HDMI cable which is shorter than 16.4ft (5m). HDMI cable transfers both video and audio[...]

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    15 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to adjust the audio level by using the TV’ s remote control. To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier , and turn off the built-in[...]

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    16 Using the Remote Control Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, you can operate your TV , most cable TV converters/satellite receivers, VCR and DVD player models together , even if they are different brands. If you will be using your TV with a T oshiba satellite receiver , VCR or DVD player , your [...]

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    17 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Programming the remote control for use with a cable TV converter/satellite receiver , VCR or DVD player This remote control is pre-programmed to operate T oshiba satellite receivers, VCRs and DVD players. T[...]

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    18 Using the Remote Control Brand Code Brand Code Cable TV converter/satellite receiver, VCR and DVD player code tables [For CBL/SAT Mode] CABLE Box Brand Code ABC Archer Cableview Century Citizen Contec Diamond Eagle GE Gemini General Instruments Hamlin Hitachi Jasco 061, 062, 063, 082, 084, 087, 091, 092, 096, 098 065, 092, 097, 099 064, 094 092 [...]

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    19 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Brand Code Brand Code VCR (Continued) Brand Code Portland Proscan Proton Quasar Radio Shack Radio Shack/ Realistic Radix RCA Realistic Ricoh Runco Samsung Sansui 012, 013, 015 001, 002, 048 061 045 010, 031[...]

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    20 POWER turns the TV on and of f Sleep programs the TV to turn of f at a set time (page 37) TV/Video selects the video input source (page 27) Channel ▲ and ▼ cycles through programmed channels (page 23) TV • CBL/SA T • VCR • DVD select TV , CABLE/SA TELLITE, VCR or DVD mode (page 16) Channel Numbers allow direct access to channels (page [...]

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    21 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Starting up your TV Starting setup The ST ARTING SETUP function makes installing your unit easily . It leads you the Language selection, TV/CABLE selection and auto channel memory automatically . IMPORT ANT[...]

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    22 Image tilt correction When you install or change the direction of the TV , the picture may become tilted (caused by the Earth’s magnetism). If this happens, use the image tilt correction feature to obtain the best possible picture. To adjust the image tilt: 1. Press MENU, then press or until the SETUP menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highl[...]

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    23 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Using the TV’ s Features Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel: Press Channel ▼ or ▲ on the TV or CH ▲ or ▼ on the remote control. To change to a specific channel (programmed [...]

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    24 Using the TV’ s Features To clear your favorite channels: 1. Select a channel you want to clear. 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight F A VORITE CH. 4. Press or to display the F A VORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. 5. Press or to highlight CLEAR. 6. Press ENTER until “0” repl[...]

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    25 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards 5. Y ou may now enable LOCKS menu. See “Using the V -Chip (parental control) feature” (below), “Locking channels” (page 26), “T o change your password” (below), “Locking video input” (page 2[...]

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    26 Locking channels With the CH LOCK feature, you can lock specific channels. Y ou will not be able to tune locked channels unless you clear the setting. Y ou can choose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels. To lock channels: 1. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to display the television channel you wish to lock. 2. Press MENU,[...]

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    27 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Locking video input With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out the input sources (VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, COLORSTREAM HD1, COLORSTREAM HD2, HDMI) and channels 3 and 4. Y ou will not be able to select the[...]

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    28 Note: The character will change as below . SP ACE –0 9 + • • • – • • • A Z Using the front panel lock feature Y ou can lock the front panel buttons to prevent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the front panel lock is in ON, all control buttons on the TV front panel (except POWER) do no[...]

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    29 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Selecting the video input source Press TV/VIDEO to view a signal from another device connected to your TV , such as a VCR or DVD player . Y ou can select ANT , VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStream HD1, Co[...]

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    30 Note: After a power failure or disconnection of the power , the timer settings will be lost. Setting the clock Y ou must set the clock before you can program the ON timer . To set the clock: (Example: 8:30 AM) 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the SETUP menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight CLOCK SET . 3. Press or to highlight the hour po[...]

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    31 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Channel Numbers V iewing the wide-screen picture formats (480i, 480p and 1080i signals only) Y ou can view 480i, 480p and 1080i format programs in a variety of picture sizes—Natural, Theater Wide 1, Theat[...]

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    32 Note: Using these functions to change the picture size (i.e., changing the height/ width ratio) for any purpose other than your private viewing may be prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability . Theater Wide 2 picture size (For Letter box program) • The ent[...]

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    33 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Scrolling the Theater Wide picture (Theater Wide 2 and 3 only) 1. Press PIC SIZE to select the Theater Wide 2 or 3 mode. 2. Press MENU, and then press or until SETUP menu appears. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to hig[...]

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    34 If the signal does not include aspect information, the picture size you selected on pages 31 and 32 is displayed. To turn on the ASPECT feature: 1. Press MENU, and then press or until the SETUP menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight ASPECT , and then press or to select ON. Selecting the cinema mode When you view a DVD movie (3:2 pulldown[...]

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    35 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Adjusting the picture quality Y ou can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences, including the brightness, contrast, color , tint, and sharpness. The qualities you choose will be stored autom[...]

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    36 Selecting the color temperature Change the picture quality by selecting from three preset color tem- peratures—cool, medium, and warm—as described in the following table: To select the color temperature: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the PICTURE menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight COLOR TEMPERA TURE. 3. Press or to highlight the[...]

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    37 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Setting the sleep timer Y ou can set the TV so it turns of f automatically . To set the sleep timer: Repeatedly press SLEEP on the remote control to set the length of time until the TV turns of f. The clock[...]

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    38 Using the TV’ s Features Menu To listen to a second audio program (SAP): 1. Press MENU, then press or to display AUDIO menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight MTS. 3. Press or to highlight SAP . The TV speakers will output the second audio program instead of normal audio. 4. Press EXIT to return to normal viewing. Adjusting the sound quality Y [...]

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    39 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Using the TV’ s Features Using the StableSound ® feature The StableSound feature limits the highest volume level to prevent extreme changes in volume when the signal source is changed. To turn on the Sta[...]

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    40 Using the TV’ s Features T urning off the built-in speakers Use this feature to turn the TV speakers of f when you connect an audio system (see “Connecting an audio system” on page 15). To turn off the built-in speakers: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the AUDIO menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight SPEAKERS, and then press or to [...]

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    41 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Auto power off The TV will automatically turn off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that complete s its broadcast for the day and stops broadcasting on that chan[...]

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    42 Appendix T roubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the problem 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 • Ch[...]

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    43 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Specifications 26HF84 30WF84 Picture T ube T ype 26 (656.7 mm diagonal) T ype 30 (700 mm diagonal) T elevision system NTSC standard Channel coverage VHF: 2 – 13 UHF: 14 – 69 Cable TV : 4A, A-5 – A-1, [...]

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    44 Limited United States W arranty f or 27'' FS T P U R E ® and All Larger T elevision Models T oshiba America Consumer Pr oducts, L.L.C. (“T ACP”) makes the f ollowing limited warr anties to original consumers in the United States. TH E S E LI M ITE D WAR R ANTI E S E X TE N D TO THE ORIG INAL CONSUM ER PU RCHAS E R OR A NY PE R SO [...]

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    45 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards T oshiba of Canada Limited (“T C L ”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. TH E S E LI M ITE D WAR R ANTI E S E XTE N D T O TH E O R I G I NA L CONSU ME R PURCHASE R O[...]

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