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    62HM15 Integrated High Definition DLP ™ Projection 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 about this TV. Model num[...]

  • Page 2

    2 62HM15 Dear Customer , T hank you for purchasing this T oshiba TV . T his manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new T V . Befor e operating the TV , please read this manual completely , and keep it nearby for future reference. T he lamp in this product has a limited service life. T he length of service life varies depending [...]

  • Page 3

    3 62HM15 Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 17 ) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modific ations may void: a) the warranty , and b) the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment under the rules of the Federal Communications Commissio[...]

  • Page 4

    4 62HM15 Ground clamp Antenna discharge unit (NEC Section 810-20) Grounding conductors (NEC Section 810-21) Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250 Part H) Ground clamps Antenna lead-in wire Electric service equipment Installation (continued from previous page) 27) Always make sure the antenna system is properly grounded to provide ad[...]

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    62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 5 Contents Important Safety Inf ormation ............................................. 2-4 Important notes about your DLP™ projection TV ............... 5 Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................... 7 W elcome to T oshiba ...................[...]

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    62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 6 Contents (Continued from previous page) Chapter 6: Setting up your TV ............................................. 40 S electing the menu language ............................................... 40 Configuring the antenna input sources ............................... 40 Pr ogram[...]

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    7 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba TV , one of the most innovative DLP ™ projection TVs on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your TV as quickly as possible. • This manual applies to model 62HM15. B efore you start reading[...]

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    8 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 1. Carefully read the important safety , installation, care, and service information on pages 2–5. Keep this manual for future r efer ence. 2. Observe the following when choosing a location for the TV: • Place the TV on the floor or on the optional T V st and list ed in the ?[...]

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    9 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Reset button 0 MENU VOLUME CHANNEL EXIT TV/VIDEO POWER TV fr ont touchpad and side panel contr ols and connections Connecting y our T V 2 MENU VOLUME CHANNEL EXIT TV/VIDEO POWER MENU (ENTER)** 5 TV/VIDEO 2 EXIT 3 zyx • 4 Channel zy 7 V olume x • 8 Green/Red LEDs 9 Front touch[...]

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    10 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. OUT IN AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 L R OUT 1 G-LINK HDMI IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT ( 75 ) ANT1 (CABLE) ANT2 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 VAR AUDIO RL TheaterNet OUT 2 1 2 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VID[...]

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    11 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 included with your TV. [...]

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    12 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. About the connection illustr ations Y ou can connect differ ent types and brands of devices to your TV in several different configurations. The connection illustrations in this manual are representative of typical device connections only . The inpu[...]

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    13 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R [...]

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    14 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R [...]

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    15 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R [...]

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    16 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R Theat[...]

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    17 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R [...]

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    18 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT1 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R [...]

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    19 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TheaterNet OUT IN AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 L R OUT 1 G-LINK HDMI IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANT ( 75 ) ANT1 (CABLE) ANT2 CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 VAR AUDIO RL TheaterNet OUT 2 1 2 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO [...]

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    20 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 urn on the TV and the st[...]

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    21 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. F or additional control options for your home theater system, set up the TheaterNet on-screen device control feature. Y ou can use this feature to control many IR remote-controlled devices and IEEE1394 devices using the on-screen control icons. Y ou[...]

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    22 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. OUT IN AUDIO AUDIO IN S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 R R OUT 1 INK INK DIGITAL AUDIO OUT CableCARD™ COLOR STREAM HD-1 COLOR STREAM HD-2 TheaterNet OUT 2 1 S-VIDEO IEEE1394 EJECT L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R L/ MONO AUDIO VIDEO R P B P R Y L AUDIO R TheaterNet C[...]

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    23 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Connecting I E E E13 9 4 video devices (continued) I E E 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 IEEE1394 devices, [...]

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    24 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Connecting I E E E13 9 4 video devices (continued) Important information r egar ding I EE E139 4 device interconnection Note: • Do not loop the last device in the chain back to the TV . If the device chain is looped, the TV may not work properly w[...]

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    25 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 VCR and Cable box (if applicable) to the G-LINK ® terminal on the TV . Note: TV Guid[...]

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    26 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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. CT-90216 ACTION ENTER MENU – 100 +10 The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. F or a complete list of the remote[...]

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    27 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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, it may not include[...]

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    28 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Remote Contr ol functional key chart Key Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD PVR (T V) (CBL/SA T) (CBL/SA T) (AUDIO) (AUDIO) (VCR) MODE Remote control device mode selection LIGHT Lights the remote key , and toggles between[...]

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    29 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Key Label T oshiba TV Cable Satellite VCR DVD/LD Receiver CD PVR (T V) (CBL/SA T) (CBL/SAT) (A UDIO) (AUDIO) (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 mute* 2 S ound mute* 2 SLO[...]

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    30 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Pr ogramming the r emote control to oper ate y our other devices Sear ching and sampling the code of a device (8500) If you do not know the device code for a par ticular device, you can cycle the remote control through the available codes for [...]

  • Page 31

    31 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. ACTION ENTER MENU – 100 +10 POWE R Numbers MODE VOL y / z Pr ogramming the r emote control to oper ate your other devices (continued) REC AL L Oper ational f eatur e r eset (8 900) This feature clears all setup features not related to “ De[...]

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    32 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 0135 0127, 0132, 0181 0129, 0114, 0115, 0116 0139, 0111 0105, 0113 0120, 0126, 0180 0123, 0125 0143 0106 0105, 0129, 0106 0145, 0124, 0127 0143, 0101, 0124, 0175 0139, 0110, 0111 0145 0143, 0126, 0119, 0103, 0125, 0142, 0120, 0118 0105, 0108, [...]

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    33 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 4120 4125, 4126, 4146 4134, 4135, 4136, 4143 4104 4113 4115, 4123, 4145 4129 4132, 4133, 4140, 4144 4100, 4108, 4141, 4142, 4147 4127, 4128 4124 4116 4148 4106, 4117 4109, 4114 4103, 4127, 4131, 4130 5114 5100 5102, 5103 5101 5114 5114, 5118, [...]

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    34 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. The illustrations below and on the next page provide a quick overview of your TV ’ s menu system. Main menu lay out To open the main menus (illustrated below), press MENU on the remote contr ol or TV front panel. Menu lay out and navigation 4 ➞ TV Guide On Screen ® ➞ Audi[...]

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    35 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. MENU VOLUME CHANNEL EXIT TV/VIDEO POWER Y ou can use the buttons on the r emote control or TV front touchpad 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 arro w buttons ( yzx • ) on the rem[...]

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    36 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Configuring the location of your TV Screen 1: S elect the TV location (USA), and then pr ess ENTER. Screen 2: Enter the ZIP code (U.S.A.) for your location (use the N umber buttons on the remote control for numbers and the yz buttons for letters), and then press ENTER. Screen 3 [...]

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    37 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen ® setup 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 your TV is tuned to when using your cable box, and then press ENTER. Scre[...]

  • Page 38

    38 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen ® setup 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Screen 12: Do you have an antenna connected? S elect either YES 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 program listings. Scre[...]

  • Page 39

    39 Chapter 5: TV Guide On Screen ® setup 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Screen 20: If your V CR stopped playing the tape after testing, select YES 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 TEST THIS CODE AGAIN an[...]

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    40 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Selecting the menu language Y ou can choose fr om three different languages (English, F rench and Spanish) for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. (The TV Guide On Screen ® menus are in English, regardless of the language selected in this menu.) To select th[...]

  • Page 41

    41 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV When you press CHANNEL y or z on the remote control or TV front panel, your TV will stop only on the channels stored in the TV ’ s channel memor y . F ollow the steps below to program channels into the TV ’ s channel memor y . Pr ogramming chann[...]

  • Page 42

    42 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Manually adding and deleting channels in the channel memory After you have programmed the channels automatically , you can manually add or delete individual channels in the channel memory . To add or delete channels in the channel memor y: 1. P ress[...]

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    43 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV Pr ogramming y our fav orite channels Y ou can program a maximum of 18 of y our favorite channels (9 from the ANT 1 input and 9 from the ANT 2 input) into the Fa v orite Channels sets (two sets of nine fav orite channels). Y ou can then scan through[...]

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    44 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV The TheaterNet feature allows you to control 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 TheaterNet on-screen device con[...]

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    45 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Using the T heaterNet contr ol icons 1. Set up your infrared devices in TheaterNet, if you have not already done so (see page 44). Note: I EE E139 4 devices do not need to be set up in TheaterNet because they appear automatic ally in the T heaterNet menu (as shown in step 3 belo[...]

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    46 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 anasonic 0308, 0521 P a[...]

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    47 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 1257 Arcam 1120 Audi[...]

  • Page 48

    48 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV M agnavox 0035, 0039, 0081, 0000, 0149, 0563, 1781 Magnin 0240 M arantz 0035, 0081 Ma rta 0037 Matsushita 0035, 0162, 0454 Memorex 0035, 0162, 0037, 0048, 0039, 0047, 0240, 0000, 0104, 0209, 0046, 0454, 0479, 1037, 1162, 1237, 1262 Minolta 0042 Mits[...]

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    49 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 ports, you can use the A VHD device skip time feature to set th[...]

  • Page 50

    50 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. V iewing the CableC AR D ™ menu A CableCARD ™ enables you to view encr ypted digital channels. S ee page 12 for connection and subscription information. After the CableCARD ™ is inserted, a CableCARD ™ option appears in the APPLICA TIONS menu, with informational screens [...]

  • Page 51

    51 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 6: Setting up your TV To check the system status: 1. P ress MENU and open the SETUP menu. 2. Highlight INST ALLA TION and press ENTER. (A new set of INST ALL A TION menu icons will appear on-scr een, as shown in step 3). 3. Open the SYSTEM ST A TUS menu, highlight SYSTEM[...]

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    52 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 ations c arrying TV Guide On Screen ® data is required for the T V[...]

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    53 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. ACTION ENTER MENU – 100 +10 TV Guide On Scr een ® r emote contr ol functions BUTT O N FU NC TI ON TV GU IDE • W hen watching TV , enters the T V Guide On Screen ® system and highlights the current show li[...]

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    54 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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. – when you press V CR+[...]

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    55 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV Guide On Scr een ® Icons ICON NAME DESCR IPTION Info Button • Additional Info Box information is available, or the Info Box has additional size s. P rogress Bar • Elapsed time in current show. • P rog[...]

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    56 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. The TV Guide On Screen ® system consists of five main ser vices: LISTINGS, SEARCH, RECORDINGS, SCHEDULE, and SETUP . Note: • For the R EC OR D IN G S service to display, an IE E E139 4 recording device must [...]

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    57 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Example: Category search 1. F rom the SEAR CH screen, press z to highlight a categor y (in this example, MOVIES). 2. P ress z to highlight a subcategory (in this example, ALL). 3. P ress ENTER to display a list[...]

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    58 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. S EAR C H scr een (continued) Example: Keyw or d search 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 CH screen, highlig[...]

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    59 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV Guide On Scr een ® Services (continued) RE C O RD IN GS scr een The RECORDINGS ser vice screen displays a list of previously recorded or currently recor ding shows on an IEEE1394 recording device connected [...]

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    60 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. SCH EDU LE screen The SCHEDULE ser vice screen allows you to review , edit, or delete Record and Remind events you set previously . • W ith SCHEDULE highlighted in the Ser vice Bar , press INFO to display a h[...]

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    61 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV Guide On Scr een ® Services (continued) 3) Manually set a show to Record 1. Highlight SCHEDULE in the S ervice Bar , and press MENU to display the Schedule Options panel menu. Pr ess yzx • to move through[...]

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    62 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV Guide On Scr een ® Services (continued) Remind f eatur es Y ou can set a Reminder to per form the following functions: • A utomatically turn on the TV (if off ) at the scheduled reminder time, and tune th[...]

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    63 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 Reminder time. At that time[...]

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    64 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 following settings: • Change system setti[...]

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    65 Chapter 7: Using the TV Guide On Screen ® interactive program guide 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV Guide On Scr een ® Services (continued) Change default options This option allows you to change default settings in the following categories: • G eneral Default Options • R ecord Defaults • R emind De[...]

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    66 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. To select the video input source to view: 1. P ress INPUT on the remote control or TV/VIDEO on the TV front panel. 2. P ress 0 – 7 to select the input source you want to view , w hi ch will depend on the input terminals you used to connecting y our devices (see Chapter 2). The[...]

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    67 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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: – – ( default label ) H ide ( to hide an unused input in the Input Selection window ) A udio Receiver VCR V ideo Recorder Laser Dis[...]

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    68 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. T uning to the next progr ammed channel To tune to the next programmed channel: Pr ess CHANNEL y or z on the remote control or TV front panel. Note: •T his feature will not work unless you program channels into the T V’s channel memory (see page 41). • If you use the TV’[...]

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    69 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features ACTION ENTER MENU – 100 +10 Y ou can vie w many program formats in a variety of picture sizes — Natural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3, and Full — as described below and on the next page. The way the image displays in any [...]

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    70 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. T heaterW ide 1 pictur e size (For 4:3 f ormat progr am) • The center of the picture remains close to its original proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to fill the screen. T heaterW ide 2 picture size (f or letter bo x progr ams) • The picture is stre[...]

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    71 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Using the auto aspect r atio f eatur e When the AUT O ASPECT feature is set to ON and one of the following input sources is received, the picture size is automatically selected (as described in the table belo w): • A 480i signal from the VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStream [...]

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    72 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Selecting the lamp mode Y ou can select either the HI BRIGHT or L O W PO WER lamp mode. • The HI BRIGHT mode is useful when additional pictur e brightness is desired (such as in a bright room). • The LO W PO WER mode reduces wear on the p[...]

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    73 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the PO 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. Select the program you wan[...]

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    74 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features PO P double-window aspect ratio The POP double-window feature displays each picture according to its input signal aspect ratio, as illustrated in the examples below . 480i 480i 480i 480p/720p/1080i Using the P O P f eatur es (continued) Examp[...]

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    75 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 1. When viewing the TV , press FREEZE to make the picture a still picture. 2. T o return to the moving picture, either press FREEZE again. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the F R E E Z E featur e Using the f av orite channel scan f eatur e Y ou can use this featur e t[...]

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    76 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Adjusting the pictur e Selecting the pictur e mode Y ou can select y our desired picture settings from four picture modes, as described below . To select the picture mode: Pr ess PIC MODE on the remote control. The following popup menu appear[...]

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    77 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 pictur e. This may be useful when receiving a broadcast with a weak signal (especially a[...]

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    78 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Using the closed caption mode Adv anced closed captions Y ou can customiz e the closed caption display characteristics b y changing the background color and the text size, type, edge, and color . Note: T his feature is available for digital c[...]

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    79 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. REC AL L M UTE Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to par tially reduce (1/2 MUTE) or turn off (MUTE) the sound. Each time you press MUTE, the mute mode will change in the following order . → Normal → 1/2 MUTE → MUTE → If the closed caption [...]

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    80 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Using the StableSound ® featur e 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 often happens when a [...]

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    81 Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Adjusting the audio (continued) ________ WO W, S R S and symbol trademarks of S R S Labs, Inc. WO W technology is incorporated under license from S R S Labs, Inc. Using the S RS WO W surround sound f eatur e WO W is a special combination of S[...]

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    82 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the memory car d J P E G picture view er/ M P3 audio player Y ou can use the memor y card slots on the TV right side panel to view compatible JPEG files or play compatible MP3 files stor ed on a memor y card (see “ M emory card specif[...]

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    83 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the memory car d J P E G picture view er/ M P3 audio player (continued) 2. In a few seconds, the images automatically display on-screen, with one as a large picture and five in thumbnail format. Picture Viewer 123/154 2003, Jul. 18 124/[...]

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    84 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features To set the slide show interval: 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 SHO W INTER V AL and press ENTER. S elect the interval from the me[...]

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    85 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Using the Game Mode f eatur e Y ou can use the G ame Mode feature for shorter frame delays when playing a video game requiring split-second timing between the on-screen display and input from the controller (such as music creation and high-ac[...]

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    86 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 timer , which turns off the TV on a recurring basis. To set the sleep timer: Pr ess [...]

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    87 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 8: Using the TV’s features Displaying T V setting inf ormation on-scr een Pr ess RECALL to display the follo wing information on-screen: • C urrent input (ANT 1, ANT 2, VIDEO 1, etc.) • If ANT 1 or ANT 2 is the current input, whether it is Cable TV ( “ CABLE ” [...]

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    88 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 1. P ress MENU and highlight the LOCKS menu icon. Locks Enable Rating Blocking Edit Rating Limits F ront Panel Lock Game Timer New PIN Code Navigate Select Back Exit DVD RTN CH RTN EXIT Off Off Off Off Channels Block Input Lock 2. P ress z , which displays the PIN code entry scr[...]

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    89 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 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 the ratings you select. (See the table[...]

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    90 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Locking video inputs Y ou can use the INPUT L OCK feature to lock the video input sources (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStream HD-1, ColorStream HD-2, DVI/HDCP) and channels 3 and 4. Y ou will not be able to vie w the input sources or channels until you turn off the input loc[...]

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    91 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. MENU VOLUME POWER 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 LOCK mode and locks out the input source for the video [...]

  • Page 92

    92 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cord is plugged in, and then press POWE R. •T he r emote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries or try the fr ont panel buttons. •P r ess the R E S ET button on the TV front panel (page 9). • If you have r ecently r[...]

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    93 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 10: T roubleshooting Pr oblem Solution Memory card • Make sure you are using a supported or valid memory car d format (page 82). problems • Make sur e you have saved the pictur e files in the correct file f ormat (page 82). •T he car d may be inserted impr operly .[...]

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    94 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. LE D Indication Condition Solution 1) Green blinks 3 times T he TV is warming up. W ait about 30 seconds until the Green LED lights continuously, after power cor d is and then press POW E R to turn ON the T V . plugged in ; Red is OF F . 2) Green is ON (solid); T he lamp unit do[...]

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    95 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. SETU P 1. Q: What if I mo ve and my ZIP code or postal code changes? A: Highlight SETUP in the Service Bar . Press z to highlight CHANGE SYSTEM SETTINGS (page 64), and then press ENTER. F ollow the on-scr een prompts to enter new information (see Chapter 3 for details). I t can [...]

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    96 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 10: T roubleshooting TV Guide On Scr een ® F AQs (continued) C HAN N E L LI N E-U P S & LISTI NG S 14. Q: Why ar en ’ t all my channels initially displayed? A: After initial setup, approximately 120 channels are automatically displayed. The user may use the “ Ch[...]

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    97 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 10: T roubleshooting TV Guide On Scr een ® F AQs (continued) OPERA TIONS 26. Q: Ho w can I look for a specific sho w in the TV Guide On Screen ® system? A: SEARCH lets you find sho ws by category (Alphabetical, HDTV , Mo vies, S ports, Children, Educational, N ews, V a[...]

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    98 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. A ppendix 11 Replacing the lamp unit (User-replaceable component) We b Contact In warranty www .tacp.toshiba.com/service Call toll-fr ee 1-800-631-3 811. Out of www.ceaccessories.toshiba.com warranty Consult your consumer electronics dealer for availability . Lamp unit r eplacem[...]

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    99 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 11: Appendix How to r eplace the lamp unit WAR N I N G : RIS K OF EL E C T RI C SHOCK ! T he lamp unit door is provided with an interlock to reduce the risk of electric shock and exce ssive ultraviolet radiation. Never defeat its purpose or attempt to service without rem[...]

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    100 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. 8 .R eattach the lamp unit door, making sure to insert the hooks on the left side of the lamp unit door inside the opening in the TV cabinet. Thumb screw (hand-tighten only) Insert the hooks inside the TV cabinet opening. Lamp unit door Lamp unit door Disposing of the used lamp[...]

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    101 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 11: Appendix Video/Audio Terminals (continued) HDMI ™ INPUT: HDMI compliant (type A connector) HDCP compliant E-EDID** compliant Suggested scan rates: 1080i, 480p, 480i, 720p HDMI Audio: 2-channel PCM; 32/44.1/48 kHz sampling frequency; 16/20/24 bits per sample NOTE: [...]

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    102 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. T oshiba America Consumer P roducts, L.L.C. (“T AC P”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. TH E S E LI M ITE D W AR R ANTI E S E XTE N D T O TH E OR I G I NA L CONS UME R PURCHASE R OR A NY PE R SO N R ECE I VI N G TH I S DLP ?[...]

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    103 Copyright © 2005 T OSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 11: Appendix A copy of the GP L source code in this product may be obtained by contacting T oshiba Consumer Solutions at (800) 631-3 811. Ther e will be a charge to cov er the costs of providing the sour ce code. A copy of the L G PL source code in this product may be obtaine[...]

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    104 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 11: Appendix Notes #01E098-105_62HM15 5/24/05, 6:23 PM 104 Black[...]

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    105 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Chapter 11: Appendix Notes #01E098-105_62HM15 5/24/05, 6:23 PM 105 Black[...]

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    106 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. Index A A/V receiver connection ........................................................ 18 A NT 1/2 .......................................................................... 10, 40, 67 Antenna cable s ......................................................................... 1[...]

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    107 62HM15 Copyright © 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION. All rights reserved. M Memory cards ..................................................................... 82 – 85 Memory Stick ™ memory cards ........................................... 82 Menu system ....................................................................... 3 4, 35 MM C memory ca[...]

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    (05-06) PRINTED IN USA CableClear, ColorStream, StableSound, and TheaterWide are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. GameTimer, SurfLock, Symbio, and TheaterNet are trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. SmartMedia is a register ed trademark of T oshiba Corporation. Digital Light P rocessing, DLP™ a[...]