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    Color T elevision 2 7A F4 1 / 32AF4 1 / 3 6A F41 Owner ’ s Manual W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV’s Featur es Appendix © 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION All Rights Reserved. ©[...]

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    2 27 /32/36AF41(E) S AF ETY P R ECAUTIO NS WA R N I N G TO RE D U CE TH E R I SK O F F I R E OR E LE CTR IC S H OC K, D O NOT EX P OSE TH IS AP P LIAN CE TO RAI N O R MO I 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[...]

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    3 27 /32/36AF41(E) 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 combinaci ó n de un producto y un carrito deber á moverse con cuidado. Las paradas r epentinas, la fuerza excesiva, y las superficies desiguales pondr í an hac[...]

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    4 2 7/32/36AF41(E) SE RVI C E / SE RV I C IO D E R E P AR AC I Ó N Damage Requiring Service — U nplug the TV set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: Da ñ os que requier en el servicio de reparaci ó n — En los casos siguientes, desenchufe el televisor de la toma de la red y s[...]

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    5 27 /32/36AF41(E) W elcome to T oshiba ............................................ 6 Exploring your new TV ............................................. 6 Selecting a location for the TV ................................... 6 N otice of possible TV stand instability .................. 6 Connecting your TV ..........................................[...]

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    6 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr IN R VIDEO L/ MONO AUDIO S-VIDEO ANT (75 Ω ) ANT-1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L/MONO R AUDIO DVD IN C[...]

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    7 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Connecting y our T V If you have not connected electronic equipment befor e, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. N ote: Cables are not supplied. • A coaxial cable is t[...]

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    8 Connecting your TV 27 /32/36AF41(E) Connecting a cable conv erter box This connection allows you to watch basic and pr emium cable channels. T o view premium channels, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your ar ea), and use the converter box to change channels. Y ou will need: • one coaxial cable IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 S-[...]

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    9 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Connecting a DV D player or satellite r eceiver and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs. Y ou can record from the D VD player /satellite r eceiver or TV . Y ou can al[...]

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    10 Connecting your TV 27 /32/36AF41(E) Connecting a DVD player with ColorStr eam ™ (component video) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD, V CR, or TV programs, and record D VD or TV programs (when authorized). Y ou can recor d from one source while watching a program from another source. Y our TV has ColorS tream (component video)[...]

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    11 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch videos r ecorded on a camcorder . Y ou will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L/ [...]

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    12 Using the Remote Control 27 /32/36AF41(E) Using the remote contr ol Pr eparing the r emote contr ol f or use The remote control will operate your TV , most VCR models, and most cable TV converters together , even if they are different brands. • If you will be using your TV with a T oshiba VCR or cable TV converter , your remote control is alr [...]

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    13 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) VCR code table Brand Code 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, 230, 314, 380[...]

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    14 Using the Remote Control 27 /32/36AF41(E) VCR code table (cont.) Brand Code KLH 091 Kodak 054, 056 Lloyd 019, 227 Logik 091 LXI 056 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, 168 Magnin 259 Marantz 054, 100 Marta 056 Matsushita 054 MEI 054 Memor ex 019, 054, 056, 058, 065, 066, 067, 123, 259 MGA 062, 080 MGN T echnology 259 Minolta 061, 124 Mitsubishi 062, 08[...]

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    15 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) 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 CT-90037 Learnin[...]

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    16 Setting up your TV 27 /32/36AF41(E) Setting up y our T V After installing the batteries and programming the remote contr ol, you will need to set some prefer ences on your TV using the menu system. Y ou can access the menus using the buttons on your TV or remote control. • When you make a menu selection, your changes occur immediately . Y ou d[...]

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    17 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) TV Front Panel Menu Channel TV/Video DEMO MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL POWER Selecting the signal sour ce U se the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control or TV to select the signal source connected to your TV [...]

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    18 Setting up your TV 27 /32/36AF41(E) Adding and erasing channels manually After you have automatically programmed the channels into the TV ’ s memory , you can manually add and erase individual channels. T o add a channel to or erase a channel from the TV ’ s memor y: 1. T une the TV to the channel y ou want to add or erase. If y ou a re addi[...]

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    19 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) 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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    20 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Note: The FAV zy buttons f unct ion as menu x• buttons when a menu is on-screen. T o select y our fav orite channels: Pr ess FA V zy on the remote control to cy cle through the favorite channels you programmed. N ote: The FA V zy buttons will not work unless you program at least one favorite channe[...]

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    21 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Note: If you forget your PI N code: • Follow steps 1–4 under “Changing your P I N code” at left. • Then press R ECALL four t imes within f ive seconds. This allows you to proceed to the V-Chip Contr[...]

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    22 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Note: Press R ECALL to see the rat ing of the program you are viewing. Not all programs are rated, however . T o block programs or movies that are not rated, see “Blocking unrated movies and programs” on page 23. Blocking progr ams by r atings The M otion Picture Association of America (MP AA) us[...]

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    23 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) 8. P ress y or z to highlight SET RA TING. 9. P ress x or • to display the S et Rating menu. 10. P ress y or z to highlight MP AA Rating, Y outh TV Rating, or TV Rating. 11. P ress • to select (or x to de[...]

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    24 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Note: After programming CHAN N E L BL OC K, tune the TV to a channel that is not blocked before turning the TV off. Caution: Blocking unrated television programs (those rated “TV N O N E”) may block emergency messages. 7. P ress x or • to highlight “ Y, ” which enables all blocking by activ[...]

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    25 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) T o unblock all blocked channels: N ote: This will unblock every channel you have blocked. Y ou cannot unblock individual channels. 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. P ress [...]

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    26 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Channel labels Y ou can assign labels to a maximum of 32 channels. Each channel label can have a maximum of four characters. F or example, if channel 8 is your public television station, you can create the label “ PBS ” for that channel. The label “ PBS ” will then appear on-screen when you t[...]

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    27 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Video labels U se the Video Label featur e to label each input source for your TV , from the following pr eset list of labels: – : U ses the default label name V CR: Video cassette recorder DVD: Digital vid[...]

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    28 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture ’ s contrast, brightness, sharpness, color , and tint. Y our picture quality adjustments are stored automatically in the TV ’ s memor y . Y ou can keep these settings or choose preset options in the PREFERENCE menu [...]

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    29 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Adjusting the pictur e pref er ence Y ou can select four picture modes — S ports, Standar d, Mo vie, and M emory — as described in the following table: Mode Sport s Standard Movie Memory Picture Quality B[...]

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    30 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) Using the closed caption f eature The Closed Caption feature has two options: • Captions — An on-screen display of the dialogue, narration, and sound effects of programs and videos that are closed-captioned (usually identified in your local TV listing as “ CC ” ). • T ext — An on-screen d[...]

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    31 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Adjusting the sound Muting the sound P ress MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen displays the wor d “ MUTE ” in the lower /right corner . T o restore the sound, pr es[...]

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    32 Using the TV ’ s Featur es 27 /32/36AF41(E) 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. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the A UDIO menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight the quality y ou want to adjust (BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE)[...]

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    33 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Selecting variable audio OUT If you connect external audio equipment (such as a ster eo, audio amplifier , or surround sound system) to the TV ’ s Audio OUT jack, you can use the A UDIO OUT feature to selec[...]

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    34 Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Viewing the demonstr ation (D E M O) mode The demonstration (DEMO) mode is an option available on the SET UP menu that will demonstrate several features of y our TV . T o star t the demonstration mode: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight DEMO. 4. P ress x or ?[...]

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    35 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Appendix T roubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for possible causes of the pr oblem and some solutions. Pr oblem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the [...]

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    36 Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Cleaning and car e WAR N I N G: TV sets use high voltage. Do not remov e the cabinet back. Refer all servicing to a qualified service technician. T o clean the TV screen and cabinet: 1. U nplug the pow er cord to avoid possible shock hazar d. 2. U se a clean cellulose sponge or chamois cloth dampened with a solution of [...]

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    37 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix 27 /32/36AF41(E) Limited United States w arranty If after following all of the operating instructions in this manual and checking the “ T roubleshooting ” section, you find that service is needed: T oshiba America Consume[...]

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    T oshiba America Consumer Pr oducts, Inc. Head Office 82 T otowa Road W ayne, NJ 07470 National Service Division 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. Manufactured by: T oshiba Americ a Consumer Pr oducts, Inc. Head Office 191 McN abb S treet Markham[...]