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    (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 42HP95 50HP95 Integrated High Definition Plasma Television O WNER’S M ANUAL © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are on the back of your TV. Record these numbers in the spaces below. Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate with your Toshiba dealer ab[...]

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    2 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Saf ety P recautions WAR N I N G : TO R ED UC E TH E R IS K O F F I R E O R EL EC TR I C S H OC K, D O N OT EXP O S E TH I S AP PLIAN C E TO R AI N O R M OI STU R E. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PER[...]

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    3 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Important Saf ety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) F ollow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8) [...]

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    4 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Car e (cont. from previous column) 30 )W hile it is thundering, do not touch the connecting cable s or apparatus. 31 )F or added protection of your TV from lightning and power surges, always unplug the power cord and disconnect the antenna from the TV if you leave the T V unattended or unused for long periods of time. 3[...]

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    5 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Important notes about y our Plasma T V T he f ollowing symptoms are not signs of malfunction, but rather technical limitations of plasma TV technology . 1) The display of this Plasma TV radiates infrared rays. It may affect other infrared communication equipme[...]

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    6 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Contents Important Safety Inf ormation ............................................. 2-4 FC C Declaration of Conf ormity Compliance Statement (Part 15): ................................................................................ 5 Important notes about yo[...]

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    7 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Contents (Continued from pr evious page) Scrolling the TheaterWide ® picture .................................... 76 U sing the auto aspect ratio feature ...................................... 76 Selecting the cinema mode (480i signals only) .................[...]

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    8 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba TV , one of the innovative Plasma TVs on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide y ou through setting up and operating your TV as quickly as possible. • This manual applies to models 42HP95, and 50HP95. B efore[...]

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    9 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 1. Carefully read the important safety , installation, care, and service information on pages 2 – 5. Keep this manual for future r eference. 2. Observe the following when choosing a location for the T V: • Place the TV on the floor or a sturdy , level, sta[...]

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    10 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV fr ont and side panel controls and connections Connecting y our T V 2 GUIDE !º yz • x 7 CHANNEL yz 8 VOLUME • x 9 Green and Red LEDs 2 1 Remote sensor (behind the screen) — P oint the remote control toward this remote sensor . See “ R emote contro[...]

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    11 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 ___________ HDM I, the HD M I logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are tr ademarks or r egister ed trademarks of H DM I Licensing LLC. CableCAR D is a trademark of Cable T elevision Laboratories, Inc. TV back panel connections F or an explanation of [...]

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    12 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Ov erview of cable types Component video cables (red/green/blue) Coaxial (F-type) cable Standard A/V cables (red/white/yellow) S-video cable HDMI cable Dual-wand IR blaster/ G-LINK™ cable (2 included) Note: Two dual-wand IR blaster/G-LINK™ cables are incl[...]

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    13 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 About the connection illustr ations Y ou can connect different types and brands of devices to y our TV in several different configurations. The connection illustrati ons in this manual are representative of typical device conne[...]

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    14 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV CH 3 LR LR CH 4 IN OUT OUT OUT IN Signal splitter Y ou will need:  one signal splitter  three coaxial cables  two sets of standard A/V cables • For better picture performance, if your [...]

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    15 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Y ou will need:  one signal splitter  five coaxial cables  two sets of standard A/V cables • For better picture performance from your V C R: If your VC R has S -video, connect an S -video c able (plus the audio c abl[...]

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    16 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO L R L R Satellite IN P B P R Y IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV CH 3 LR LR CH 4 IN OUT OUT OUT IN Signal splitter Connecting a VC R and satellite r eceiv er Y ou will need:  one[...]

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    17 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Connecting a DV D player with S-video, a VCR, and a Cable bo x Y ou will need:  one signal splitter  five coaxial cables  two sets of standard A/V cables Note: If you have a mono VC R, connect L/ M O N O on the TV (VI [...]

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    18 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO L R P B P R Y IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV CH 3 LR LR CH 4 IN OUT OUT OUT IN Signal splitter Connecting a DV D play er with ColorStr eam ® (component video) and a VC R Fr om a[...]

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    19 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV CH 3 L R L R LR CH 4 IN OUT IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV CH 3 LR LR CH 4 IN OUT OUT OUT IN Signal splitter Connecting tw o VC Rs Y ou will need:  one signal splitter  three coaxial c[...]

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    20 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 The HDMI [1] input on your TV receives digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI device or uncompressed digital video from a DVI [2] device. This input is designed to accept HDCP [3] program material in digital fo[...]

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    21 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Connecting a digital audio system This connection allows you to use external speakers with an external audio amplifier to adjust the sound lev el. Y ou will need:  one pair of standard audio cables To control the audio: T ur[...]

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    22 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 F or additional control options for y our home theater system, set up the TheaterNet on-screen device control feature. Y ou can use this feature to control many IR r emote-controlled devices and IEEE1394 devices using the on- scr[...]

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    23 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Connecting I E E E13 9 4 video devices Y ou can use the two bi-dir ectional IEEE1394 por ts on the back of your TV to connect digital video devices that meet CEA specifications for IEEE1394. Because these ports are bi-direction[...]

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    24 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Connecting I E E E13 9 4 video devices (continued) I EE E13 9 4 device initialization When you connect a new IEEE1394 device to the TV and turn it on, the device immediately announces its pr esence to the TV (and other networked [...]

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    25 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Connecting I E E E13 9 4 video devices (continued) Important inf ormation regar ding I E E E13 9 4 device interconnection • Never loop the last device in the chain back to the TV . If the device chain is looped, the TV may no[...]

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    26 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 After you connect your devices to the TV , you will need to connect the G-LINK ™ cable (either of the dual-wand IR blaster cables included with your TV ) from your V CR and Cable box (if applicable) to the G-LINK ™ terminal o[...]

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    27 Chapter 2: Connecting y our T V Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 11 15 6 10 1 5 P in assignment for R GB/PC terminal Connecting a personal computer (P C) This connection allows you to view the image of a personal computer (PC) on the TV screen. When connecting a PC to the TV , use an analog [...]

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    28 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the remote control 3 Note: T he error message “Not A vailable” will appear if you press a key for a funct ion that is not available The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. F or a complete list of the remote control ’ s funct[...]

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    29 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 CH RTN r eturns to the last viewed channel (page 73), or stops the picture viewer slide show (page 90). Live r eturns viewing of the TV back to the live program, while continuing to record to the T oshiba Symbio ™ A VHD r[...]

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    30 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 MODE Device mode control after programming 1) TV T oshiba TV 2) CBL/SA T 3) VCR/PVR 4) DVD M ulti-brand video/audio devices 5) AUDIO 1 6) AUDIO 2 Note: Although your new TV’s remote control includes codes for many devices[...]

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    31 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Key Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD PVR (T V) (CBL/SA T) (CBL/SA T) (AUDIO) (A UDIO) (VCR) MODE Remote control device mode selection LIGHT Lights the remote key , and toggles between enabled and dis[...]

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    32 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 K ey Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD PVR (T V) (CBL/SA T) (CBL/SA T ) (AUDIO) (A UDIO) ( VCR) MUTE S ound mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 S ound mu[...]

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    33 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Pr ogr amming the remote contr ol to oper ate y our other devices Sear ching and sampling the code of a device (85 00) If you do not know the device code for a par ticular device, you can cycle the remote control through th[...]

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    34 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Numbers MODE VOL yz Pr ogr amming the r emote control to oper ate your other devices (continued) REC AL L Oper ational f eature r eset (8 9 00) This feature clears all setup features not related to “ D evice code setup ?[...]

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    35 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Multi-br and remote contr ol device codes ADMIRAL 0135 AIW A 0127, 0132, 0181 AKAI 0129, 0114, 0115, 0116 A UDIO DYNAMIC 0139, 0111 BELL&HO WELL 0105, 0113 BR OKSONIC 0120, 0126, 0180 CANON 0123, 0125 CCE 0143 CITIZEN 0[...]

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    36 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 CD play ers Brand Code Receiv ers Brand Code Receivers (cont.) Brand Code Laser disks Brand Code DV D players Brand Code Satellite receiv ers Brand Code Multi-br and r emote contr ol device codes (continued) DISH NETWORK 21[...]

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    37 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 The illustrations below and on the next page provide a quick overvie w of your TV ’ s menu system. Main menu lay out To open the main menus (illustrated belo w), press MENU on the remote control or TV side panel. Menu lay out and navigation 4 ➞ Installati[...]

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    38 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Y ou can use the buttons on the r emote control or TV side panel to access and navigate your TV ’ s on-screen menu system. • Pr ess MENU to open the menu system. • U se the up/down/left/right arrow buttons ( yzx • ) on the remote control or TV side pa[...]

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    39 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Configuring the location of y our T V Screen 1: S elect the TV location (USA or Canada), and then press ENTER. Screen 2: Enter the ZIP code (U.S.A.) or postal code (Canada) for your location (use the Number buttons on the remote control for numbers and the yz[...]

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    40 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen™ setup Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Screen 5: Which TV input is your cable box plugged into? If you select ANT 1, screen 6 appears. If you select Video 1, screen 7 appears. Screen 6: S elect the channel y our TV is tuned to when using y our cable box, and [...]

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    41 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen™ setup Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Screen 12: Do you have an antenna connected? S elect either Y es or No, and then press ENTER. Screen 13 appears. Note: If you selected NO in screen 3, you must select YE S in this screen to receive a channel lineup and p[...]

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    42 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen™ setup Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Screen 20: If your VCR stopped playing the tape after testing, select Y es and press ENTER. Screen 21 appears. If your V CR did not stop playing the tape after testing and you want to test the same code again, select “[...]

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    43 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Selecting the menu language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, French and S panish) for the on-scr een display of menus and messages. ( The TV Guide On Screen ™ menus are in English, regardless of the language selected in this menu.) T[...]

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    44 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV When you press CHANNEL y or z on the remote control or TV side panel, your TV will stop only on the channels stor ed in the TV ’ s channel memor y . F ollow the steps below to program channels into the TV ’ s channel memor y [...]

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    45 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Manually adding and deleting channels in the channel memory After automatically programming channels into the channel memory , you can manually add or delete individual channels. To add or delete channels in the channel memor y: [...]

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    46 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Pr ogr amming y our fav orite channels Y ou can program up to 27 channels as fav orite channels into three F avorite Channel sets (nine channels fr om the ANT 1 input, nine from the ANT 2 input, and nine fr om the Cable box inpu[...]

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    47 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV The TheaterNet feature allows y ou to contr ol many brands of IEEE1394 and/or infrared remote-controlled A/V devices through your TV using on-screen control icons and the TV ’ s r emote control. Note: • Although the TheaterNe[...]

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    48 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the T heaterNet control icons 1. Set up your infrared devices in TheaterNet, if you have not already done so (see page 47). Note: I EE E139 4 devices do not need to be set up in T heaterNet because they appear automatic ally in the T heaterNet menu. 2.[...]

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    49 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Aiwa 0406 Bose 0674 Carver 0269 Cur tis Mathes 0300 D enon 0160 GE 0078 Harman/Kardon 0892 JVC 0331 Left Coast 0892 Linn 0269 L uxman 0165 M agnavox 0269 M arantz 0892, 0321, 0269 NEC 0264 N akamichi 0321 Optimus 0395, 0300 P ana[...]

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    50 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 V ideo accessory (HDTV decoder) Brand Code P anasonic 1120 P ioneer 1010 P rinceton 0113, 0295 S amsung 1190 S ensory Science 1126 S harp 1010 Receivers Brand Code ADC 0531 Aiwa 1089, 1405, 0121, 0158, 0189, 0405, 1388, 1641 Alco 1390 Anam 1609 A pex Digital[...]

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    51 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up y our T V KLH 0072 Keen 0693 Kenwood 0067, 0041, 0038 Kodak 0035, 0037 LXI 0037 Lloyd ’ s 0000 Logik 0072 MEI 0035 MGA 0240, 0043 MGN T echnology 0240 MTC 0240, 0000 Magnasonic 1278 M agnavox 0035, 0039, 0081, 0000, 0149, 0563, 1781 Ma[...]

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    52 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Setting the A V H D device skip time When you connect an external A VHD (audio/video hard drive) device — such as the T oshiba Symbio ™ A VHD Recorder — to one of the TV ’ s IEEE1394 por ts, you can use the A VHD device [...]

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    53 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 V iewing the CableC AR D ™ menu A CableCARD ™ enables you to view encr ypted digital channels. S ee page 13 for connection and subscription information. After the CableCARD ™ is inserted, a CableCARD ™ option appears in the Applications menu, with inf[...]

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    54 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 6: Setting up your TV To check the system status: 1. P ress MENU and open the Setup menu. 2. Highlight Installation and press ENTER. (A new set of I nstallation menu icons will appear on-screen, as shown below right). Navigate Select Back Exit CH RTN[...]

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    55 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 The TV Guide On Screen ™ system is a free, interactive, on-screen program guide built in to your T oshiba TV that lists schedules and information for TV programs in your area. Note: Over-the-air or cable access to st at ions carrying T V Guide On Screen™ [...]

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    56 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Screen ™ r emote control functions BUT TON FU NCT ION TV GU ID E • W hen watching TV , enters the T V Guide On Screen ™ system and highlight s the current show listing. •[...]

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    57 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 P anel Menus • A panel menu appears: – when you press MENU on a highlighted tile (if additional options are available); or – when you press ENTER on a show starting in the future. • [...]

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    58 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Screen ™ Icons ICON NA M E DESCRI PTION Info Button • Additional Info Box information is available, or the Info Box has additional sizes. P rogress Bar • Elapsed time in cu[...]

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    59 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 The TV Guide On Screen ™ system consists of five main ser vices: LISTINGS, SEARCH, RECORDINGS, SCHEDULE, and SETUP . Note: • For the R E CO R D I N G S service to display , an I E E E13 [...]

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    60 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Example: Category search 1. F rom the SEARCH screen, press z to highlight a category (in this example, MOVIES). 2. P ress z to highlight a subcategor y (in this example, ALL). 3. P ress ENTE[...]

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    61 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 S EAR C H screen (continued) Example: K eyword sear ch K eyword search lets you enter a word(s) to find a particular show by category or for ever y show title that matches. 1. F rom the SEAR[...]

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    62 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) RE CO RDIN GS scr een The RECORDINGS ser vice screen displays a list of previously r ecorded or currently r ecording shows on an IEEE1394 recordi[...]

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    63 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 SCH E DU LE screen The SCHEDULE ser vice screen allows you to review , edit, or delete Record and Remind events you set previously . • With SCHEDULE highlighted in the Se rvice Bar , press[...]

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    64 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) 3) Manually set a show to Record 1. Highlight SCHEDULE in the Ser vice Bar , and press MENU to display the Schedule Options panel menu. 2. Highli[...]

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    65 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) Remind f eatures Y ou can set a Reminder to per form the following functions: • A utomatically turn on the TV (if off ) at the scheduled remind[...]

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    66 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) Reminder notification banner Based on your option settings, a notification banner will appear on-screen, if your TV is on at the scheduled Remind[...]

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    67 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) S ETU P screen After you complete the initial TV G uide On Screen ™ setup (as described in Chapter 5), you can change the follo wing settings: [...]

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    68 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen™ interactive program guide Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV Guide On Scr een ™ Services (continued) Change def ault options This option allows you to change default settings in the following categories: • G eneral Defaults • R ecor d Default[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the T V’s f eatures To select the video input source to view: 1. P ress INPUT on the remote control or TV/VIDEO on the TV side panel. 2. P ress 0 – 8 to select the input sour ce you want to view , which will depend on the input terminals y ou used t[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Y ou can label each video input sour ce according to the type of device you connected to each source, from the following preset list of labels: Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 4. P ress x or • to select the desired label for that input sour ce. If a pa[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the Channel Br owser ™ The channel browser stores the most recently viewed channels (up to 32) in the channel histor y . This feature allows you to: • K eep a separate, temporar y* histor y of the last 32 channel[...]

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    72 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 T uning channels (continued) Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Adding and clearing channels in the channel history Adding channels to the channel history The channel browser automatically creates a histor y of the last 32 channels that were tuned in the cu[...]

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    73 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 T uning y our f av orite channels To tune to the channels you programmed as Favorite Channels, see page 46. T uning to the next pr ogrammed channel To tune to the next pr ogrammed channel: Pr ess CHANNEL yz on the remote control or TV side panel. Note: •T h[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Y ou can view many program formats in a v ariety of picture sizes — N atural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3, and Full — as described below and on the next page. The way the image displays in any of the pi[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 A B C D E F G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A B C D E F G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A B C D E F G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T heaterW ide 1 picture size (F or 4:3 format progr am) • The center of the picture remains close t[...]

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    76 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the auto aspect r atio f eature When the auto aspect ratio feature is set to On, the picture size is automatically selected when one of the follo wing input sources is received: • A 480i signal from the VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStr eam HD-1, or[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features When you view a DVD (480i signal; 3:2 pulldown processed) from a DVD player connected to the VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, ColorStr eam HD1/HD2 (component video), or HDMI inputs on the TV , smoother motion can be obtained b y setting [...]

  • Page 78

    78 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the P O P double-window featur e The POP (picture-out-picture) double-window feature splits the screen into two windows so you can watch two programs at the same time. To display a program in the POP window: 1. Selec[...]

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    79 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the P O P f eatur es (continued) Switching the speaker audio (main or P O P) While the POP window is open, press x or • to switch the sound (main or POP) that is output from the TV speakers (and from the V ARIABLE [...]

  • Page 80

    80 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 1. When viewing the TV , pr ess FREEZE to make the pictur e a still picture. 2. T o return to the moving picture, either press FREEZE again, press EXIT , or press any other button. Note: •T he FR E E Z E feature is not available when the PO P double-window [...]

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    81 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Adjusting the pictur e Selecting the pictur e mode Y ou can select your desired picture settings from four picture modes, as described below . To select the picture mode: Pr ess PIC MODE on the remote control. The followin[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using CableClear ® / D N R (digital noise r eduction) The CableClear ® digital noise reduction feature allows you to r educe visible interference in your TV picture. This may be useful when receiving a broadcast with a [...]

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    83 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Adjusting the pictur e (continued) Using M P E G noise r eduction The MPEG noise reduction feature allows you to reduce visible interference caused by MPEG compression. Choices for MPEG noise reduction are High, M edium, L[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the closed caption mode Adv anced closed captions Y ou can customize the closed caption display characteristics b y changing the text size, type, edge, color , and the background color . Y ou cannot set the Caption [...]

  • Page 85

    85 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Digital closed captions Y ou can use the Digital CC/Audio selector to select digital closed caption ser vices (if available), which will temporarily ov erride closed captions for digital channels only . When such ser vices[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to par tially reduce (1/2 Mute) or turn off (M ute) the sound. Each time you press MUTE, the mute mode will change in the following order . → 1/2 Mute → M ute → V olume → If the closed[...]

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    87 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Using the StableSound ® f eature The StableSound ® feature limits the highest volume level to prevent extreme changes in volume when the signal source changes (for example, to prevent the sudden increase in volume that o[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Adjusting the audio (continued) Using the S R S WO W ™ surround sound f eature WO W ™ is a special combination of SRS Labs audio technologies (SRS 3D, FOCUS, and T ruBass) that creates a thrilling surround sound exper[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the memory car d J P E G picture view er/ M P3 audio play er Y ou can use the memor y card slots on the TV side panel to view compatible JPEG files or play compatible MP3 files stor ed on a memor y card (see “ M em[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the memory car d J P E G picture view er/ M P3 audio play er (continued) 2. In a few seconds, the images automatically display on- screen, with one as a large picture and six in thumbnail format. Picture Viewer 1 of [...]

  • Page 91

    91 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the J P E G pictur e viewer (continued) To set the slide show inter val: Note: T he picture viewer must be closed before you can set the slide show interval. 1. P ress MENU and open the Setup menu. 2. Highlight Slide[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Memory car d care and handling • U se index labels made exclusively for your specific brand of memory card. Do not use commercially sold labels, which can cause a malfunction when the card is inser ted or ejected. • If[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Setting the sleep timer Y ou can set the sleep timer to turn off the TV after a set length of time (maximum of 3 hours). The sleep timer turns off the TV one time only , as opposed to the On/Off T imer , which turns off the TV on a recurring basis. To set the[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the P C setting f eature Y ou can adjust the horizontal position/siz e, vertical position/size, clock phase, and sampling clock. This feature will be grayed out on the menu unless there is a PC connected to the TV (S[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the Long Lif e f eature (continued) Gr ay Level The gray level feature will set the sidebars to three different levels of darkness. Sidebars are the blank spaces on either side of a 4:3 viewing area. Lowering the dar[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Understanding the auto pow er off f eatur e The TV will automatically turn itself off after appr oximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcast for the day . This feature [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 1. P ress MENU and highlight the Locks menu icon. Navigate Select Back Exit CH RTN EXIT Enable Rating Blocking Edit Rating Limits Channels Block Input Lock Off Off Off Off Front Panel Lock Game Timer New PIN Code Locks 2. P ress z , which displays the PIN cod[...]

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    98 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 TV PG L V – NONE Chapter 9: Using the Locks menu S ome TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V -Chip feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to[...]

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    99 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Locking video inputs Y ou can use the Input Lock feature to lock the video input sources (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStream HD-1, ColorStr eam HD-2, HDMI, PC) and channels 3 and 4. Y ou will not be able to vie w the input sources or channels until you tu[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 9: Using the Locks menu Using the GameT imer ™ Y ou can use the GameT imer to set a time limit for playing a video game (30 – 120 minutes). When the GameT imer is activated, the TV enters VIDEO L OCK mode and locks out the input source for the vi[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 T roubleshooting 10 Gener al tr oubleshooting Befor e calling a service technician, please check the following table f or a possible cause of the symptom and some solutions. Symptom Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cor d is plugged in, an[...]

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    102 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 10: T roubleshooting Symptom Solution “Now Booting” message • W hen you turn on the TV after connecting the power cord, the message appears on-screen “Now Booting…” will be displayed on-scr een until the T V enters standby mode. This is n[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 10: T roubleshooting Gener al tr oubleshooting (continued) Symptom Solution Recording pr oblems • If you use the T V’s remote contr ol to start recor ding, you will not be able to change inputs (page 6 9), open the PO P window (page 78), or open [...]

  • Page 104

    104 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 SETU P 1. Q: What if I mov e and my ZIP code or postal code changes? A: H ighlight Setup in the Service Bar . P ress z to highlight Change System S ettings (page 67), and then press ENTER. F ollow the on-screen pr ompts to enter ne w information (see Chapter[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 10: T roubleshooting TV Guide On Scr een ™ F AQs (continued) C HAN N E L LI N E U PS & LI STI N GS 14. Q: Why aren ’ t all my channels initially display ed? A: After initial setup, appr oximately 120 channels are automatically displayed. The [...]

  • Page 106

    106 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 10: T roubleshooting TV Guide On Scr een ™ F AQs (continued) OPE RA TIONS 26. Q: Ho w can I look for a specific sho w in the T V Guide On Screen ™ system? A: SEAR CH lets you find sho ws by keyword, alphabetically , or by category (HDTV , Movies,[...]

  • Page 107

    Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 107 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Video/Audio Terminals (continued) HDMI ™ INPUT: HDMI compliant (type A connector) HDCP compliant E-EDID** compliant Suggested formats: 1080i, 480p, 480i, 720p HDMI Audio: 2-channel PCM; 32/44.1/48 kHz sampling frequency; 16/20/24 bits per sample PC INPUT: [...]

  • Page 108

    Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 108 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 (4) Labor service charges for set installation, setup, adjustment of customer controls, and installation or repair of antenna systems are not covered by this warranty . Reception problems caused by inadequate antenna systems, mis aligned s atellite dishes, c[...]

  • Page 109

    Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 109 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 T oshiba Canada Limited (“TCL ”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. TH E S E LI M ITE D WAR RA NTI E S E XTE N D TO T H E O R I G I N AL C O N S UMER PUR CH ASER OR AN Y PERSON RE CE IV ING T H IS P LASMA TE LE VI S I[...]

  • Page 110

    Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 110 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Chapter 11: Appendix A copy of the G PL source code in this product may be obt ained by cont acting T oshiba Consumer Solutions at (8 00)63 1-3 811. There will be a charge to cover the cost s of providing the source code. A copy of the LGP L source code in t[...]

  • Page 111

    Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 111 (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Notes Chapter 11: Appendix #01E_107-111_4250HP95 05.9.12, 10:11 PM 111 Black[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 Index A Antenna cable s ........................................................................................ 12 Audio player ............................................................................................. 8 9 Audio quality adjustments .....[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. (E) 42/50HP95 *web 213:276 M Memory cards ................................................................................... 8 9 – 92 Memory Stick ™ memory cards .................................................. 8 9, 9 0 Menu system ..............................................[...]

  • Page 114

    (05-09) PRINTED IN USA CableClear, ColorStream, StableSound, and TheaterWide are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. Channel Browser, GameTimer, SurfLock, Symbio, and TheaterNet are trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TOSHIBA AMERICA CONS[...]