Toshiba 27A50 manual

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    Color Television © TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 2000 27A50 32A50 36A50 O WNER'S M ANUAL Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section TM[...]

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    2 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Dear Customer Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest Color TV’s on the market! This manual will help you use the many exciting and useful features to make your TV viewing more enjoyable than ever before. Before operating your TV set, please read all these saf[...]

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    3 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section T able of Contents Set Up Introduction ................................................................... 4 Exploring your new TV ............................................... 4 Installing Your TV ........................................................ 4 Connecting Your T[...]

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    4 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Wide prong Intr oduction This manual applies to models 27A50, 32A50 and 36A50, and there are slight differences among them. The 32A50 is the model used for illustration purposes. Instructions in this manual are based on the Remote Control. Check the model of your TV before us[...]

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    5 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Connecting Y our T V If you haven’t connected electronic 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 comes in from your antenna or cable converter box[...]

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    6 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section IN OUT ANT S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO L/ MONO R AUDIO VIDEO L Y R AUDIO VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 C B C R COLOR STREAM INPUT Satellite IN S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO LR OUT IN from ANT OUT to TV CH3 CH4 S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO LR IN OUT IN OUT ANT S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO L[...]

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    7 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section IN from ANT OUT to TV CH3 CH4 VIDEO AUDIO LR OUT IN IN OUT ANT S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO L/ MONO R AUDIO VIDEO L Y R AUDIO VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 C B C R COLOR STREAM INPUT IN from ANT OUT to TV CH3 CH4 S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO LR IN OUT OR IN OUT ANT S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO L/ MON[...]

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    8 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section P r eparing the Remote Contr ol for Use With the Remote Control, you can operate your TV, most VCR models, and cable TV converters together, even if they are different brands. If you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR, your Remote Control is already programmed and ready[...]

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    9 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Location of Contr ols For details on the use of each control, refer to pages in brackets. TV front panel T / S / t / s [14] MENU [14] Remote Control ● This Remote Control is equipped with the buttons (marked ● ) that glow (discharge) in the dark. ● Only the buttons that[...]

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    10 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 ENT 100 POWER o REW PAUSE FF SOURCE STILL PIP SLOW PIP CH LOCATE SWAP STOP PLAY REC TV/VCR TV/VIDEO FAV CH A EXIT Using the Remote with VC R or Cable T V Conv erter ● To control a TOSHIBA VCR, fi[...]

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    11 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section P r ogr amming the Remote Control Controlling other brands of VCR’s and cable TV converters 1 Refer to the “ VCR code table ” (or “ Cable TV converter code table ”) on pages 12 and 13 to find the code number that corresponds to the brand name of your VCR (or conver[...]

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    12 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section ● In some rare cases, you may not be able to operate your non-Toshiba equipment with the supplied Remote Control. This is because your equipment may use a code that is not provided with this Remote Control. In this case, please use the equipment’s own remote control. VCR[...]

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    13 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Cable TV converter code table BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER Regency .................. 021 Rembrandt .............. 030,089 Runco ...................... 019 Samsung ................. 059,163 Scientific Atlanta .... 025,027,036,296 Signal ...................... 034,059 Signature ...[...]

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    14 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS COLOR TINT RESET – – – – – + + + + + MOVE[ t s ] ADJUST[ T S ] COLOR TEMPERATURE:[COOL]MEDIUM WARM PICTURE [NORMAL]THEATER PREFERENCE: MEMORY MOVE[ t s ] SELECT[ T S ] MTS: BASS TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND [ON]OFF – – – + + + [STR]SA[...]

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    15 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section First- T ime Oper ation VOLUME T / S POWER TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 ENT 100 POWER o REW PAUSE FF SOURCE STILL PIP SLOW PIP CH LOCATE SWAP STOP PLAY REC TV/VCR TV/VIDEO FAV CH A EXIT t / s T / S POWER s / t T / S VOLUME T /[...]

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    16 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section P r ogr amming Channel Memory TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 ENT 100 POWER o REW PAUSE FF SOURCE STILL PIP SLOW PIP CH LOCATE SWAP STOP PLAY REC TV/VCR TV/VIDEO FAV CH A EXIT s / t CHANNEL s / t T / S MENU CHANNEL t / s t / s T [...]

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    17 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section ADD/ERASE function After performing the CH PROGRAM function, you can add or erase specific channels. 1 Select the channel you want to erase using the CHANNEL ▲ or ▼ button, or select the channel you want to add using the Channel Number buttons. 4 Press T or S : To erase [...]

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    18 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section W atching T V P r ogr ams or Video input TV/VIDEO CHANNEL t / s TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 ENT 100 POWER o REW PAUSE FF SOURCE STILL PIP SLOW PIP CH LOCATE SWAP STOP PLAY REC TV/VCR TV/VIDEO FAV CH A EXIT Channel Number CHAN[...]

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    19 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Conv enient Remote F unctions TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 ENT 100 POWER o REW PAUSE FF SOURCE STILL PIP SLOW PIP CH LOCATE SWAP STOP PLAY REC TV/VCR TV/VIDEO FAV CH A EXIT CH RTN MUTE RECALL Displaying on-screen information C[...]

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    20 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Adjusting the Pictur e You can adjust the picture quality (CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, SHARPNESS, COLOR and TINT) to suit your taste. To reset the Picture and Sound adjustments to the factory-preset status (maximum CONTRAST and all other adjustments centered) 1 P ress MENU until t[...]

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    21 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Note: The RESET function adjusts the following picture and audio functions. ● CONTRAST ........................................................... Max. ● BRIGHTNESS .................................................... Center ● COLOR ....................................[...]

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    22 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Adjusting the Sound You can adjust the sound quality (BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE) to suit your taste. Selection Pressing TS BASS weaker stronger TREBLE weaker stronger BALANCE decreases the decreases the right channel left channel RECALL TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL [...]

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    23 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Using the Off- T imer (Sleep T imer) With the off-timer, you can set the TV to turn off automatically after a pre-determined period of time (up to 3 hours, in 10 minutes increments). 1 Press MENU until the Setup menu is displayed on the screen. TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RT[...]

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    24 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Selecting Ster eo/S AP Br oadcasts The MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound) feature allows you to improve your TV viewing with high fidelity stereo sound. This TV also allows you to activate or deactivate the stereo surround sound effect. MTS also provides for an extra channel, SAP [...]

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    25 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section 2 Press MENU until the Audio menu is displayed on the screen. 3 Press t or s until “MTS” is displayed in purple. If a SAP broadcast is received, “SAP” will be displayed in yellow. Listening to second language 1 When the TV receives a SAP broadcast, the word “SAP”[...]

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    26 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section W atching Pictur e-in-Pictur e In addition to the main picture, another TV program or video source being received through the VIDEO input jacks can be displayed simultaneously as a small picture. This is called PIP (Picture-in-Picture). Be sure to connect a VCR with the VIDE[...]

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    27 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Using advanced functions To change the position of the small picture Press LOCATE repeatedly when a small picture is displayed. The display position of the small picture will change in order. To switch the main and small picture Press SWAP when a small picture is displayed. [...]

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    28 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section P r ogr amming Y our Fav orite Channels The Favorite Channel Programming feature allows you to program up to 12 of your favorite channels. Once programmed, you can use the FAV CH t / s buttons on the Remote Control to scan through only your favorite channels, skipping other [...]

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    29 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Oper ating Closed Caption F eatur e You have two options with the closed caption feature: captions or text. A caption is a printed version of the dialogue, narration and/or sound effect of a TV program.Text is information not related to the program that appears on the lower [...]

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    30 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Using V -C H I P Control 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 according to your selections. To use this featur[...]

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    31 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section TV 6 TV-PG L V V-CHIP CONTROL menu ENABLE BLOCKING : [Y]N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL MOVE[ t s ] SELECT[ T S ] The rating of the TV programs you are now watching can be confirmed by pressing the RECALL button. V L PG To select each item Press [...]

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    32 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Using V -C H I P Control (continued) V-CHIP CONTROL menu To select each item Press t or s . ENABLE BLOCKING : [Y]N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL MOVE[ t s ] START[ T S ] TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 [...]

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    33 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section 2 If you want to watch the blocked program temporarily, press MUTE . Press the Number buttons (0-9) to enter the 4-digit code you have stored. If the number is correct, the block mode will be released. After 1 second, normal picture will appear. ENABLE BLOCKING : [Y]N SET RA[...]

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    34 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Cleaning and Car e WARNING: TV sets use High Voltage. Do not try to remove the cabinet back. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. ■ To clean the TV screen: 1 . First remove the plug from the power outlet to avoid possible shock hazard. 2 . Use a clean cellulose [...]

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    35 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section 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 through 125) Power source 120V AC, 60Hz Power [...]

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    36 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Bef or e Calling Service Personnel Problem Checks and Adjustments Page TV will not turn on ● Make sure the power cord is plugged in, then press POWER button. 15 ● Check battery in the Remote. (Maybe batteries are “ dead ” .) 8 No picture, no sound ● Check antenna/c[...]

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    37 Set up Preparation Basic Operation Advanced Operation Reference Section Limited United States W arr anty Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. ( “ TACP ” ) and Toshiba Hawaii Inc. ( “ THI ” ) make the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a g[...]

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    PRINTED IN USA (00-04) TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. MANUFACTURED BY TOSHIBA HA W AII, INC. HEAD OFFICE/327 KAMAKEE STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96814, U.S.A. 23563890A TOSHIBA OF CANADA L TD. HEAD OFFICE/191 McNABB STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R 8H2, CANADA TEL: (905) 470-5400 SERVICE CENTERS/TORONTO: 191 McNABB STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R [...]