Toshiba CZ 36T31 manual

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    TOSHIBA Color Television OWNER'S MANUAL CZ32T31/CZ36T31 ©TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 1999[...]

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    Dear Customer Congratulation!! You have pnrchased one of'the finest Color TV's on the market! This manual will help you use the many exciting and useful features to make your TV viewing more cnjoyable than ever betbre. Belbre operating your TV set, please read all these safety and operating instructions completely and then retain for futu[...]

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    Table of Contents Set Up ....................................................................... 4 Introdoction ................................................................... 4 Exf, h_rmg your nov, TV ............................................... 4 Selecting a location lbr file ] V ................................... 4 Cooncctiog Your T ...[...]

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    Introduction Tht_; manual apphcs to mock'Is L Z.,2 1., l _tlltt L Z._6T_ I. and there arc slight dil'tL'rcnccs beh_ con Ihcn/. The front and rear pane] illustrath.ms in the text alc [xlscd on ( Z3.1"._ I ('huck Mc nlodd of'your TV bcl'orc ushlg tills manual. Exploring your new TV YOLI trill o]3cratq Votlr TV LINII[...]

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    Connecting Your TV If you haven't connected cleclronic equipment before, or you hae been frustrated in the past. you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • A coaxial cable is lbc standard cable that comes m fronl your antellna or cable converter box. ('oaxial cables use "F'" connectors. • Audio and[...]

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    Connecting Your TV (continued) Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR This COl]Rcglinl_ _l[Iovs yoLI to _Aatch _llld fCCOld btl_ic _]lld prel]liLUll cable ch_lnncIs, as VL_[I _IS _,'_atdl i(.[e£) t_lpcs, TLI]IC the TV aI]d V('R challnL'ls [o 3 or 4 (',_ hJchc_cr channel is _aca]ll in your a]-ea), tilell use the col1 cl[...]

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    Connecting a DVD (or video disc player) and VCR This conncctkm allows you ta _atch DVD (or idce disc player), _ klco or TV progran_s and to record TV programs. From Antenna Stereo VCR DVD Caution: T/u" unaulhol i_cd rd4 _,/.dhle of Ich'!'i_iotl /ll_l_lml. l il[_*l_ llt/l('_ ll/ll/i_fhll ¸ I_II/[I'I'JLI_¢ /11111 in/[...]

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    Preparing the Remote Control for Use With the Remote Control, you can eperate your TV. mesl VCR models, and cable FV converters together, even if they are different brands. If you _il[ be using your TV _kith a Toshiba VCR, yeur Remote Control is already progranlnmd and ready 10 use. If you own different brands of "CRs and/or converters, you f[...]

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    Location of Controls Only the butlons that _uc tl_,Cd Io operate tile TV sot arc described horc. l-or details oll the tLS¢ of'each cont]'o], l-cI_r tO p_l_CS ill b_ackcts. TV front (CZ32T31 represents) TV/VIDEO 118] VOLUME ,,_/Ib [15] l CHANNEL__ViA {1 8]. _I/I_/V/• [14] Remote sensor MENU [14] POWER indicator Remote Control MUTE [1 9][...]

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    Using the Remote with VCR or Cable TV Converter I To control a TOSItlBA VCR, first set the TV/CABLE/VCR switch to "'VCR" position, Tile buttons shown below will then control tile VCR. Tile rest of the buttons operate tile TV as usual. If you have another brand of VCR, you can probably program your Remote to control it. Details are oi[...]

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    Programming the Remote Control • This Remote Control is preprogranuned to operate TOSHIBA VCR's. V ' • To use CR s other than TOSHIBA models (or cable coilvertel'), perfornl the following procedures before operating. POWER ®@ ® I ®i I i ! J ! I I TOSHIBA RECALL -- Number Controlling other brands of VCR's and cable TV conv[...]

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    Programming the Remote Control (Continued) • In some rare cases, you may not be able to operate your non-Toshiba equipment with the supplied Remote ('ontrol. This is because your equipment may use a code that is nol proided with Ihis Remote Control. In this CliNg. plea_;c LISL' I11O eqtilplllCllt's OWll rOlllOtg COtllrO]. VCR code[...]

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    Cable TV converter code table BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER AIiC. ...................... 020.022.026.027, 030.032.033.03t_, ()66 Anlnmix .................. 04 I /lchel ................... 041.05_. 172 Bclcor ..................... 075 ('able Star. .............. 075 Cablctenna .............. 04 I Cableview ............... 041 Cenlury ................[...]

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    Menu Function (General Instructions) We suggest you familiarize yourself with this procedure bcf'ore using the Menu |tlnctioll. To acljust any TV f'eature, tire use of the Menu lZlnction is required. The adjustments Ihat can be made to the rv appear on the screen. MENU hutton (on TV und on Remote) .... 7 °°°d t --..5 MENU •,,1_ V&apo[...]

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    First- me Operation VOLUME 4/_- i MENU 41, POWER Turning the TV set on I Set tile TV/CABLE/VCR switch on the Remote Control to "TV" position. 2 Press POWER to [[irn on the IV. To tnrn off the TV. press POWER again TV 4 VOLUME I I+ TO CONTROL PUSH VOL MENU- t ! RECALL(_ MUTE_) ©®® ®®® ®®® ®®oG FAV CN TVNIDEO owl tip r-gl REC TV&[...]

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    Programming Channel Memory |he channel memory is the list DfTV dmnnel nmnbers your TV will stop on whell yell prgss the CHANNEL • or • bumm First, use the 1""/CABLE and CH PROGRAM functions to preset all active channels in your area. ]f ileCCssary, charge the preset challne]s x,, itll the A[)[) Id_ASI fulletions so that }ot, can hl]l[...]

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    4 Press • or ll- : fo erase the channel Press the hutlon until -ERASE" is disphlycd in i)urplo indicating that the channel has beOll erased 1"1-o111 th0 nlonlolv. To add the channel Press the button until "ADD" is displayed m purple indicating thai the channel has been memorized, 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 fbr other channels. You h[...]

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    Watching TV Programs or Video input CHANNEL VIA TV/VIDEO RECALL POWER ® ©®® ® ® ® --C.anne, Number @ FAV CH TVNIDEO r-rl C2i3 _ SLOW PAUSE REW FF rv_ crn r'=n r_l TOSHIBA --CHANNEL -- EXIT --TV/VlDEO Selecting the TV channels Select a channel m one ofthc lbllowmg to ways. • To scan the iltcnlorized channels in numerical sequence Pre[...]

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    Convenient Remote Functions ®@@ ®®@ ®® ®®@ ^'_^ iji x',,> o. FAV OH TWVdDEO r_q r_q c_1 SLOW PAUSE N[W FF r3_ tin r_n r_3 TOSHIBA RECALL MUTE -- Channel Number --CH RTN Displaying on-screen information Press RECALL to display the following on- screen inJormation. • Channel IluMber or VlDEiO mode selected • Stereo or SAP audi[...]

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    Adjusting the Picture You can adjust the picture quality (CONTRAST, BRI(IIITNESS, SI IARF'NIZSS. COI_OI.t and TIN I) l® suit }our laslc. t O.O 0 0 0 MENU • _ • • POWER RECALL MUTE O @ ® ©Q® ®®® ©@@ MENU-- FAVCH TVN_D_( c23c5cir-_ c_a Trg-_ R_, _b I TOSH BA Adjusting the picture quality I pre_s MENU =ep,'awdl 3 uulil die Picl[...]

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    Selecting the color temperature Thcsc seieclions change the appcarancc o['gray alld whilc tones o['thc picture. I 2 Press MENU repcatedl 3, until the Picture 2 nlcntl is displayed in1 the stitch. Prcss• or • until"('O[ ()R IIMPEI'_A- l/JRl!*" is displa)cd in purl_h." 3 Press ,11or l_ Unlll IIle nlodc }otl _,an[...]

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    Adjusting the Sound You can adiust the sound quality (BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE) to suil your tasle. ....... ooooo I. ,,I 1 I MENU • ,'lIP' •, A Adjusting the sound quality ] Press MENU until the Audio menu is displayed on the screen 2 Press • or • Ltlltil the lien1 you V[[lll {I) adjust is displayed in purple. POWER RECALL@ MUTE_[...]

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    Using the Off- mer (Sleep mer) With the off-tinier, you can sel Ille TV to turn offautonlatically after a pre-deternlined period of time (up to 180 minutes in 10 minute units}. Setting the off-timer | IhcssMENU until the Scrap mcnu is displayed on the screen. T It.l_t _ 0 MIN T_ ,2ABLE TV C49LE CH _ _OGr_At,I tDD ERASE AO0 IEgASE v O_IP COMRO! ; _,[...]

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    Selecting Stereo/SAP Broadcasts The MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound) feature allows you tt_ improve your TV viewing with high fidelity stereo sotmd. This TV also allows you to activate or deacth, at,e the sterco surround sound effect. MTS also ]'Ire% ides ['el"au cxtra charlncl, SAP {Second Audio Program). us,ed to transmit a scconcl lan[...]

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    Listening to second language ] Vhcn the IV rcccixcs a SAP broadcast, the _ord "'SAP" is displayed on tile screen. SAP TV 6 tJT8 STajS_p !0h£ JOVE • &; _ELECT • _J S4P i ',_VEIY Aj SFLECT • _i 2 3 4 Prc',s MENU undI fl_c ,udio n]Cl]LI IS displayed on the sctee_l Ih'ess • or • until "'MTS"[...]

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    Programming Your Favorite Channels Tile Favorite Channel Programming feature allows you Io program up to 12 of your favorite chmmcls. Once progranamed, you can use the FAV CH Y/• Buttons on the Remote Control Io scan through only your favorile channels, skipping other channels you do not nommlly view. You can use the CHANNEL •]• buttons to sc[...]

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    Operating Closed Caption Feature You have two options wdb tile closed caption feature: captions or text, ?, caption is a printed version of the dialogue, narration alld/or sound effect era TV l+togram.Text is inlbrmation not related to tile progranl tllat appe_l!'S on die lower hailof the screen MENU 00000 J RECALL_) MUTE_ _R ©®® ®®® ©?[...]

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    Using V-CHIP Control Some TV pro_ranl_ and mox i_s inc]l.tde signal_ that classit_ the content el'|lie [lrogranl ( iole]lcc, b4CX, diLllog, ]_lllgU_tgC). The V-('HIP ('ontrol l_attuc in 1his TV ddects the signals and blocks the pro._rams according m >ore selections 1-o use this I_';lturc, pcz I_)rnl tile lbllo',_ ing sd[...]

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    V-CHIP CONTROL menu ENABLE BLOCKING [Y}N SET RATING MOVE[, A} SELECTI4 ,] To select each item Press Vur A. Adjusting the V-CHIP CONTROL menu ENABLE BLOCKING Press • orl_. to sclccl "'Y'" or "'N". Y: To enable your setting (Block) N: To release your setting (Unblock) ,N)_te: 77w BI.O('K (71/_'NI:I/im_ l[...]

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    Using V-CHIP Control (continued) V-CHIP CONTROL menu SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL MOVE[T &l SELECT(< ,] Tn select each item Press VorA. RECALL(_ M_ ®@® ®@@ TOSHIBA --MUTE --Number buttons --•/A --EXIT Adjusting the V-CHIP CONTROL menu (continued) SET BLOCKING OPTIONS Press • or • Io display the SH [_LO('KIN(;[...]

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    Unblocking programs temporarily ] If you try to watch a TV progranl tllait exceeds tile rating limits you set. tile T; wilt enter into the program block mode. THIS pROGRAM HAS BEEN BLOCKED TV PG L V EXCEEDS SET LIMITS PUSH MUTE TO ENTER PIN CABLE BLOCK CHANNEL function With tile CHANNEL BLO('K I'tmction. you can block specific channels. [...]

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    Cleaning and Care WARNING: TV sets use High Voltage. Do not try to remove the cabinet back. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. • To clean the TV screen: 1. Fhst remove the plug fi'om lhe power outlet Io avoid possible shock Imzard. 2. Use a clean cellulose sponge or chamois clolh dampened with a sohltion of nlild detcrgcni and [...]

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    Specifications I elc',Jsion system N'fSC standard ('hal1{id COk't'a_C VIII:: 2 through 13 I.!1 IF: 14 through (_9 Cable IV: mid band (A-8 through A-[. A Ihrough I) _,upcr band {.I lhrough W) hypci band (A., through ZZ. A,A. BBB) uhla band (65 through 94, 100 flu'ough 125) POkkCI M)[iI'CQ I2()VA('.6011/ [IO[...]

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    Before Calling Service Personnel Before calling sotvice personnel, please check the Ibllowmg chart tbr a possible cause el'die prob!cm you arc experiencing. A minor adjustnmnt on your part may ebminate tile problem and resloro your TV reception. Problem Checks and Adjustments Page TV will not turn Oll • Make SUle the power cord is plugged in[...]

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    Limited United States Warranty Toshiba America Consunlel Products, Inc ('TA('P') and roshiba 14await Inc ("TH r') make the lbllowing limited warranties These limited warranties extend to tile orighlal consLimcr pLtrchaser or any person receiving this set as a gil_ I_'oln the original consLinler purchaser and to no othe[...]

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    TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. HEAD OFFICE/82 TOTOWA ROAD, WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470 FACTORY SERVICE (?ENTER/ 142013 TOSHIBA DRIVE, LEBANON, TENNESSEE 37087 TOSHIBA HAWAII, INC. HEAD OFFICE/327 KAMAKEE STREET, HONOLULU. HAWAII 96814, U.S.A. TOSHIBA OF CANADA LTD. [lEAD OFFICE/191 McNA1313 STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R 8tt2, CANADA TEL: (905)[...]