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    Color Television © TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 2000 27A60 32A60 36A60 O WNER'S M ANUAL TM Ref erence Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix Index[...]

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    S AF ETY P R E CAUTIO N S WA R N I N G TO RE D UC E TH E R I SK O F FI R E OR E LE CTRI C SH O CK, D O NOT EX PO SE TH I S APP LIAN CE TO RAI N OR M OI STU R E. ADVERTENCIA RIESGO DE DESCARGA ELÉCTRICIA - NO ABRIR The lightning symbol in the triangle tells you that the volta ge inside this product may be str ong enough to cause an electric shock. [...]

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    A product and cart combination should be moved with car e. Quick stops, excessive force, and unev en surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn. La combinación de un producto y un carrito deberá moverse con cuidado. Las paradas r epentinas, la fuerza excesiva, y las superficies desiguales pondrían hacer que volcase la combin[...]

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    SE RV IC E / S E RVI CI O DE R E P AR ACIÓN Damage Requiring Service — U nplug the TV set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: Daños que requier en el servicio de reparación — En los casos siguientes, desenchufe el televisor de la toma de la red y solicite los servicios de pe[...]

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    v W elcome to T oshiba .............................................................................................................................. 1 Exploring your new TV .......................................................................................................... ..................... 1 Selecting a location for the TV .............[...]

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    vi Labeling channels .............................................................................................................. ........................ 22 Video Label .................................................................................................................... ........................... 23 W atching picture-in-picture ([...]

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    1 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index wide prong CH RTN CH VOL VOL CH EXIT MUTE RECALL POWER ENT TV/VIDEO REC STILL SOURCE PIP PIP CH LOCATE SWAP TV/VCR STOP PLAY SLOW PAUSE REW FF FAV CH 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 100 TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER Caution: T[...]

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    2 Refer ence Connecting your TV Connecting y our TV 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 standar d cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” connectors.[...]

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    3 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting a cable conv erter bo x This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. Y ou should keep your TV selected to ANT -1 so that you can use the TV features. When viewing premium channels[...]

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    4 Refer ence Connecting your TV Connecting a DV D/satellite r eceiv er and a VCR This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, video and TV programs. Y ou can r ecord fr om the D VD/satellite receiver and TV , as well as record one TV channel while watching another channel. Y ou will need: • one coaxial cable • three pairs of audio cables[...]

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    5 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO OUT IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV LR IN ANT-1 OUT ANT (75 Ω ) ANT-2 IN OUT DVD IN VIDEO COLOR STREAM INPUT VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONO L/MONO S VIDEO L R AUDIO L R AUDIO R AUDIO Y Cb Cr TV [...]

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    6 Refer ence Connecting your TV Connecting a camcor der This connection allows y ou to watch video materials recor ded on a camcorder . Y ou will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable Camcorder AUDIO VIDEO OUT L R ANT -1 OUT ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -2 IN OUT DVD IN VIDEO COLOR STREAM INPUT VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONO L/MONO S VIDEO L R AUDIO L [...]

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    7 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the r emote contr ol P r eparing the r emote contr ol f or use With the remote contr ol, you can operate your TV , most V CR models, and cable TV converters together , even if they are different brands. [...]

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    8 Using the Remote Control CH RTN CH VOL VOL CH EXIT MUTE RECALL POWER Number POWER ENT 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 100 TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER Recall Pr ogramming the r emote contr ol f or use with a VC R or a cable TV converter This remote control is pr e-programmed to operate T oshiba VCRs. T o use V CRs or cable converters other than T oshiba models, [...]

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    9 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index VCR code table Brand name Code number Adventura 019 Aiko 297 Aiwa 019 Akai 060, 068, 080, 125, 261 American High 054 Asha 259 Audio vox 056 Beaumark 259 Bell & Ho well 123 Brandt 206 Broksonic 140, 203, 23[...]

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    10 Using the Remote Control Garrard 172 CG Electronics 075 Gemini 034, 089 General Instrument 030, 295 Gold S tar 059, 163 Hamlin 028, 039, 053, 278, 292 Hitachi 030 Hytex 026 Jasco 172 Jerr old 022, 030, 031, 033, 034, 066, 295 Macom 052 Magnavox 046 Memor ex 019 Mo vie T ime 175 NSC 089, 175 Oak 026, 038, 267 P anasonic 019, 040, 126 P aragon 019[...]

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    11 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index VOLUME CHANNEL TS t s TV/VIDEO MENU POWER MENU TV / VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL POWER 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 [...]

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    Setting up your TV 12 Setting up y our TV After you ’ ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu. Y ou can access the menu with the buttons on your TV or by using the remote control. • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately . Y ou do not have to[...]

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    13 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index CH RTN CH VOL VOL CH EXIT MUTE RECALL POWER ENT 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 0 100 Menu/Enter TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER Exit T o select the antenna input: 1. P ress the TV/VIDEO button on the TV . The signal source you a[...]

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    Setting up your TV 14 VOLUME CHANNEL TS t s TV/VIDEO MENU Adding and erasing channels manually After you ’ ve programmed the channels, you can add or erase specific channels. T o add or erase channels: 1. Select the channel y ou want to add or erase using Channel y or z . If adding channels, you must select the channel to add by using the Channel[...]

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    15 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the T V ’ s f eatur es Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels Y ou can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. T o switch between two c[...]

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    16 Using the TV ’ s Featur es T o clear your favorite channels: 1. Select a channel you want to clear . 2. Pr ess MENU, then pr ess x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. Pr ess y or z to highlight F A VORITE CH. 4. Pr ess x or • to display the F A VORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. SET[ ] FAVORITE CH [TV:CYAN, CABLE:BLUE] [SET]C[...]

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    17 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 3. P ress x or • to display the V -CHIP menu. BLOCKING IS ACTIVE PIN CODE - - - - AUDIO PREFER S E T U P C.CAPT SELECT [0-9] END[EXIT] P I C T U R E 4. U se the Channel N umber buttons (0-9) to enter your P[...]

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    18 Using the TV ’ s Featur es M P A A R atings X F or adults only . NC17 N ot intended for anyone 17 or under . R Restricted. U nder 17 r equires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. PG13 P ar ents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. PG P ar ental guidance suggested. Some material may not be appropri[...]

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    19 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index T o use the V -Chip to block programs by rating: 1. P ress MENU, then pr ess x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 2. P ress y or z to highlight V -CHIP . 3. P ress x or • to display the V -CHIP menu. 4. U[...]

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    20 Using the TV ’ s Featur es Blocking unrated movies or pr ograms Some movies and pr ograms are not rated. Y ou can block these mo vies and programs using the V -Chip. T o block unrated movies or programs: 1. Pr ess MENU, then pr ess x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 2. Pr ess y or z to highlight V -CHIP . 3. Pr ess x or • to display the [...]

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    21 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 7. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to block other channels. When you are finished blocking channels, press EXIT to return to normal viewing. If you try to display a blocked channel, the TV will not display it, but w[...]

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    22 Using the TV ’ s Featur es VIDEO LOCK VIDEO VIDEO+[OFF] SET BLOCKING OPTIONS SET RATING NEW PIN CODE AUDIO PREFER S E T U P C.CAPT MOVE[ ] SELECT[ ] P I C T U R E BLOCK CHANNEL ENABLE BLOCKING : [Y]N 5. Pr ess x or • to select the desir ed level of blocking option. This feature is independent of the “Enable blocking ” option of the V - C[...]

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    23 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 7. Assign the label to the channel. P ress x or • to enter a character in the first space. P ress the button repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen. P ress ENTER. 8. Repeat step 7 to [...]

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    24 Using the TV ’ s Featur es W atching picture-in-pictur e (PI P) The picture-in-picture (P IP) feature allo ws you to watch two pictures at the same time. The smaller picture can be a TV br oadcast or come from an external source, such as a V CR. T o display a TV broadcast as a small pictur e: 1. T urn on the TV and select the pr ogram you want[...]

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    25 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Switching the main and small pictures P ress SW AP while you are using the P IP feature to switch the main and small pictures. The main and small pictures will switch each time you press the SW AP button. Cha[...]

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    26 Using the TV ’ s Featur es T o view the multi-window picture-in-picture (P IP) feature: Pr ess PIP thr ee times. A 14 23 27 30 43 56 T o turn multi-window PIP off: Pr ess PIP again or change the channel using the CH yz buttons. Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture quality to y our personal preferenc[...]

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    27 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Selecting the color temper ature Y ou can change the quality of the picture by selecting fr om three preset color temperatures: cool, medium, and warm. T o select the color temperature: 1. P ress MENU, then p[...]

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    28 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 2. Pr ess y or z to select the TIMER. 3. Pr ess x or • to select the off time (10-180 minutes, in 10-minute increments). 4. Pr ess EXIT to exit the menu. T o cancel the off-timer: Pr ess PO WER twice, once to turn the TV off, and once to turn it on again. Auto pow er off The TV will automatically turn itself off af[...]

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    29 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index • Select C1, C2, C3, or C4 to view captions. Select C1 for translation of the primary language in your area. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round. • Select T1, T2, T3, or T4 to [...]

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    30 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 2. Pr ess y or z to highlight MT S. 3. Pr ess x or • to highlight STR. MTS: BASS TREBLE BALANCE SURROUND: SELECT[ ] [STR]SAP MONO – ------- | -------+ – ------- | -------+ – ------- | -------+ ON[OFF] AUDIO PREFER S E T U P C.CAPT P I C T U R E When you are watching a ster eo broadcast, the word STR is displa[...]

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    31 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the surround sound f eatur e The surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create ex ceptional sound quality from the TV ’ s speakers. The feature uses stereo signal[...]

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    32 Refer ence Appendix Appendix Cleaning and car e WAR N I N G: TV sets use high volt age. Do not try to remove the cabinet back. Refer servicing to qualified service technicians. T o clean the TV screen: 1. U nplug the TV to avoid possible shock hazard. 2. U se a clean cellulose sponge or chamois cloth dampened with a solution of mild detergent an[...]

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    33 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index P oor color or no color • The station may have broadcast difficulties. T r y another channel. • Adjust the TINT and/or COLOR in the PICTURE menu. • If you change the direction of the TV while it is turn[...]

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    34 Refer ence Appendix Limited United States w arr anty T oshiba America Consumer P roducts, Inc. (“T ACP”) and T oshiba 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 gift from the original consumer pur chaser and to no othe[...]

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    35 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Authoriz ed T ACP/THI ser vice station personnel will come to your home when warranty service is requir ed. Depending on the type of repair requir ed, the service will either be performed in your home or the [...]

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    36 Refer ence Index Index A adding and erasing channels manually ..................... 14 adding channels to the TV’s memory .......................... 13 adjusting channel settings .............................................................. 15 picture preference s ....................................................... 26 picture quality ....[...]

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    37 Refer ence W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index changing the position of the small picture .......... 23 freezing the small picture ............................................ 24 main and small pictures, switching ......................... 23 watching ...[...]

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    T oshiba America Consumer Pr oducts, Inc. Head Office 82 T otowa Road W ayne, NJ 07470 Factory Service Center 1420B T oshiba Drive Lebanon, TN 37087 T oshiba Haw aii, Inc. Head Office 327 Kamakee S treet Honolulu, HI 96814 T oshiba of Canada, Ltd. Manufactur ed by: T oshiba Americ a Consumer Pr oducts, Inc. PRINTED IN USA (00-06)B 23563915A Head Of[...]