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    © 2003 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION All Rights Reserved. 32A33 32A43 36A43 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 T oshiba dealer about this TV . Model number: Serial number: Color T elevision O WNER’S M ANUAL ?[...]

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    2 Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff erence W her e Y our T V Stands Congratulations on y our purchase! As y ou enjoy y our new T V , keep these safety tips in mind: Th e Issue  If you are like most Americans, you have a T V in your home. Many homes, in fact, have more than one T V .  T he home theater enter t ainment experience is a growing trend[...]

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    3 Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 16) 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 Commission. 17 ) [...]

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    4 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 QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120 V AC, 6 0 Hz power source only . 25) Always make su[...]

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    5 Important safety inf ormation ............................. 2–4 Introduction ............................................................... 6 Exploring your new TV ................................................ 6 S electing a location for your TV .................................... 6 Connecting your TV ......................................[...]

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    6 Intr oduction Intr oduction • This owner’s manual applies to models 32A33, 32A43, and 36A43, and there are slight differences among them. • Model 32A43 is used in this manual for illustration purposes. • Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control; however, you can use the buttons on the front panel of the TV if they[...]

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    7 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Connecting a VCR With this connection you can: • watch local TV channels and videotapes • record one channel while watching the same or another channel You will need: • two coaxial cables • one set of standard A/V cables ( I[...]

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    8 Connecting y our TV Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR With this connection you can: • watch videotapes • watch and record basic and premium cable channels • record one channel while watching the same or another non-premium channel Tune the VCR to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), place the TV in VIDEO 1 mod[...]

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    9 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR Your TV has ColorStream ® (component video) inputs. Connecting your TV to a DVD player with component video (such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream ® )[...]

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    10 Using the Remote Contr ol Using the r emote control Pr eparing the remote contr ol for use Your TV remote control can operate your TV and most cable converter boxes, satellite receivers, VCRs, DVD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), even if they are different brands. If you have a Toshiba device: Your TV remote control is preprogrammed t[...]

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    11 Introduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix POWER MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL MENU TV / VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL POWER Location of contr ols on T V and remote contr ol For details on the use of each control, refer to pages in brackets. T Sts [15] MENU [15] TV/VIDEO [16] VOLUME T[...]

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    12 Using the Remote Control 1 In the remote control code table (below and on the next page), find the code for your device. If more than one code is listed, try each one separately until you find one that works. 2 Set the Device Switch to the type of device you are programming the remote control to operate— CBL/SAT (for a cable converter box or s[...]

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    13 Introduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Remote control codes (cont.) General Instruments: 010, 011, 012, 022, 023, 031, 049 Hitachi: 033 Hughes: 033 Hughes Network Systems: 019 Intersat: 048 Janeil: 027 JVC: 017, 057 Kenwood: 029 Magnavox: 060 Optimus: 058 Pansat: 036, 05[...]

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    14 Using the Remote Control Using the remote contr ol to operate a cable conv erter bo x, satellite receiv er , VC R, DV D player , or HTI B (home theater in a box) If you have a non-Toshiba device or a Toshiba device that the remote control is not preprogrammed to operate, you must first program the remote control to recognize the device (if you h[...]

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    15 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Setting up y our T V Menu system (gener al instructions) 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 t[...]

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    16 Setting up y our TV TV Front Panel Changing the on-scr een display language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, F rench, or S panish) for the on-scr een display of menus and messages. To select an on-screen display language: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • until the SET UP menu appears. 3. P ress y or z to highlight LANG[...]

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    17 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix 3. P ress y or z to highlight TV/CABLE. 4. P ress x or • to highlight TV (if you use an antenna) or CABLE (if you use cable). 5. P ress z to highlight CH PR OGRAM. MOVE SELECT [ ] [ ] LANGUAGE: TV/CABLE: CH PROGRAM ADD/ERASE: [EN[...]

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    18 Using the TV’s F eatures Using the T V’s f eatures Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels To switch between two channels without entering a channel number: 1. Select the first channel y ou want to vie w . 2. Select a second channel using the CHANNEL NUMBERS (0 – 9 and 100). 3. P ress CH RTN (channel return). The pre[...]

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    19 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix To select y our favorite channels: Pr ess FAV zy on the r emote control to cycle through the favorite channels you programmed. To clear a fav orite channel: 1. T une the TV to the channel you want to clear from your favorite channe[...]

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    20 Using the TV’s F eatures 5. U se the CHANNEL NUMBERS (0 – 9) to enter your four-digit P IN code. After the code is entered, the V -Chip Control menu appears. MOVE [ ] [ ] ENABLE BLOCKING [Y] N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL SET UP SELECT V -Chip Control (Blocking) Menu 6. P ress y or z to highlight ENABLE BLOCKING[...]

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    21 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Note: Press R ECALL to see the rating 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 mo vies and programs ” on page 23. Blocking pro[...]

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    22 Using the TV’s F eatures 8. P ress y or z to highlight SET RA TING. 9. P ress x or • to display the Set 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 deselect) the ratings to be blocked. Blocked ratings will be marked with “ x ” ; unblocked ratings will will be[...]

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    23 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Note: Blocking unrated TV programs (those rated “ TV NONE ” ) also may block emergency messages. Blocking unrated movies and pr ograms S ome mo vies and programs are not rated. Y ou can use the V -Chip Control feature to block [...]

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    24 Using the TV’s F eatures Blocking channels Y ou can block a maximum of four TV channels and four cable channels. B locked channels cannot be viewed, r egardless of their programs ’ ratings. If you try to tune the TV to a blocked channel, the nearest unblocked channel will display . To block a channel: 1. T une the TV to the channel you want [...]

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    25 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix 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 memory . Y ou can[...]

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    26 Using the TV’s F eatures Selecting the pictur e prefer ence Y ou can select from four picture modes — S ports, S tandard, M ovie, and Me mo r y . To select the picture pr eference: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the PREFERENCE menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight PICTURE PREFERENCE. MOVE [ ] [ ] COLOR TEMPERATURE [COOL] MEDI[...]

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    27 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix 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 [...]

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    28 Using the TV’s F eatures Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound (the screen briefly displays the word “ MUTE ” in the lo wer right corner). T o restore the sound, press MUTE or VOL yz . When you press MUTE , the Closed Caption feature is automatically activated. T o deactivate captions and restor[...]

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    29 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change your TV ’ s sound quality by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To 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 [...]

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    30 Using the TV’s F eatures V iewing the demonstr ation (D E MO) mode The DEMO mode automatically demonstrates several features of your TV . To start the DEMO 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. MOVE SELECT [ ] [ ] SET UP MORE TIMER: 0 MIN DEMO [ST ART] STOP FAV ORITE CH 4. P[...]

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    31 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Television system NTSC standard Channel coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: mid band (A-8 through A-1, A through I) super band (J through W) hyper band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB) ultra band (65 through 94, 100 th[...]

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    32 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Problem Checks and Adjustments TV will not turn on ● Make sure the power cord is plugged in, and then press POWER . ● The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No picture ● Check the antenna/cable connections. ● This TV will not accept or display 480p, 720p, or 1080i signals. If you are us[...]

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    33 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Limited United States W arr anty for 27'' FST PURE ® and All Larger Television Models T oshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (“T ACP”) and T oshiba Hawaii, Inc. (“TH I”) make the following limited warr anties t[...]

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    34 Appendix T oshiba of Canada Limited (“T C L ”) 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 THE O R IG I NAL CONS U ME R PURCHAS ER OR A NY PE R S ON R EC E IV I N G TH I S TE LE VI S I ON A S A G I FT F RO M TH E OR I G I N AL C O NS UM E R PURCHASER AND T O NO O THE[...]

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    PRINTED IN USA (03-02) R TOSHIBA OF CANADA L TD. TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. MANUFACTURED BY TOSHIBA HA W AII, INC. HEAD OFFICE: 327 KAMAKEE STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96814, U.S.A. HEAD OFFICE: 191 McNABB STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R 8H2, CANADA — TEL: (905) 470-5400 SERVICE CENTERS: TORONTO: 191 McNABB STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R 8H2, [...]