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    Projection Television TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 1999 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 number: Serial number: TZ50V61 TZ55V61 TZ61V61 O WNER'S M ANUAL TM Refer ence [...]

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    2 Important Inf ormation WA R N I N G TO RE D U CE TH E R IS K OF F IR E OR E LE CTR I C SH OC K, D O NOT EX PO S E TH I S APP LIANC E TO RAI N O R M OI STU R E. The lightning symbol in the triangle tells you that the volta g e inside this product ma y be strong enough to cause an electric shock. DO NOT TR Y T O SER VICE THIS PRODUCT Y OURSELF . Th[...]

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    3 Introduction ................................................................ 4 W elcome to T oshiba ......................................................... 4 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 Connecting your TV .................................................. 5 Connecting a VCR ......................[...]

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    4 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Intr oduction W elcome to T oshiba Congratulations! Y ou have purchased one of the finest projection TV ’ s on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your T oshiba TV as[...]

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    5 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting y our T V If you haven ’ t connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • A coaxial cable is the standard[...]

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    6 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting a cable conv erter box This connection allows y ou to watch cable and premium channels. Y ou should keep your TV selected to ANT -1 so that you can use the TV features. When viewing premium channels, select[...]

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    7 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting a DV D/satellite r eceiver and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, video and TV programs. Y ou can record one TV channel while watching another channel. Y ou will need: • one coaxia[...]

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    8 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index CHANNEL IN ON IN fromt ANT OUT to TV CH 3 CH 4 OFF OUT RL VAR AUDIO OUT VIDEO L/ MONO AUDIO R IN DVD IN L R CR CB Y L/ MONO AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO R ANT ( 75 ) ANT-1 OUT ANT-2 AUDIO CENTER VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 COLOR STREAM IN[...]

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    9 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch video materials recor ded on a camcorder . Y ou will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R Camcorder TV Connecting an aud[...]

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    10 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Connecting an A/V receiv er If you use a system that delivers D olby Pr o Logic* surround sound, you will probably want to use the TV speakers as center channel speakers. A center channel speaker adds to the realism [...]

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    11 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the remote contr ol Pr eparing the remote contr ol f or use With the remote control, y ou can operate your TV , most V CR models, and cable TV converters together , even if they ar e different brands. If you wi[...]

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    12 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index T o control a cable TV converter: P rogram the remote control to recognize the brand of y our converter (see “ P rogramming the remote control for use with a V CR or cable TV converter , ” below). The shaded butt[...]

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    13 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index VC R code table Brand name Code number Adventura 019 Aiko 297 Aiwa 019 Akai 060,068,080,125, 261 American High 054 Asha 259 Audio vox 056 Beaumark 259 Bell & Ho well 123 Brandt 206 Broksonic 140,203,230,314, 380 [...]

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    14 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Cable T V converter code table Br and name Code number ABC 020,022,026,027, 030,032,033,036, 066 Antronix 041 Archer 041,058,172 Belcor 075 Cable S tar 075 Cabletenna 041 Cableview 041 Century 172 Citizen 172 Colour [...]

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    15 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Learning about the remote contr ol POWER turns the TV on and off (pages 12 and 37) TI M E R sets the TV to go off at a set time (page 37) TV/V I D E O selects video input source (page 34) Channel y z cycles through p[...]

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    16 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Setting up y our T V After you ’ ve installed the batteries and pr ogrammed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu. Y ou can access the menu with the buttons on your TV or b y[...]

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    17 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Changing the on-screen display language Y ou can choose from three different languages (E nglish, F rench and Spanish) for the on-scr een displays. Adjustment menus and messages will appear in the language of your ch[...]

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    18 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adding channels to the TV ’ s memory Y our TV will stop on specific channels that are stor ed in the TV ’ s channel memory when you press Channel y or z . U se the steps below to set all active channels in y our [...]

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    19 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adding and erasing channels manually After you ’ ve pr ogrammed the channels, you can add or erase specific channels. T o add or erase channels: 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase using Channel y or z .[...]

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    20 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index SET UP C.CAPTION AUDIO PREMIUM SBS To end push EXIT PICTURE PREFERENCE On On N O I SE REDUC T I O N F L ESH TO NE C ONVE RGENCE START PUSH To end push EXIT OTHER PLACE PUSH EXIT PUSH ENTER TO SEL ECT CO L O R R ED BL[...]

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    21 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the T V ’ s featur es Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels Y ou can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. T o switch between two channels: [...]

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    22 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for other channels. T o select your favorite channels: T o scan your favorite channels in or der one by one, press F A V z or y . T o scan your favorite channels with a 9-picture multi-windo w[...]

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    23 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 4. P ress x or • to highlight SET . C H I NPUT SET UP C.CAPTION AUDIO PREMIUM SBS PICTURE PREFERENCE CH Set Clear ---- C H L A BE L SET / C LEAR L A BE L To enter push 0-9 To clear push ENTER To end push EXIT 5. P [...]

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    24 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index W atching pictur e-in-picture (PI P) The picture-in-picture (P IP) feature allows you to watch two pictur es at the same time. The smaller picture can be a TV br oadcast or come from an external source, such as a V C[...]

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    25 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Switching the main and small pictures Pr ess SW AP while you are using the PIP feature to switch the main and small pictures. The main and small pictur es will switch each time you press the SW AP button. Changing th[...]

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    26 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the preview function P ress PREVIE W to scan the channels programmed in the TV memor y by the CH PR OGRAM function. The 6-picture multi-search will start. 4 6 7 9 12 15 T o cancel the preview function: Pr ess P[...]

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    27 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using V -C H I P control Some TV programs and mo vies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V -CHIP control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks [...]

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    28 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the V -C H I P menu E NAB LE B LOCK I NG P ress x or • to select On or Off . On : T o enable your setting (Block) Off : T o release your setting (U nblock) Note : The block channel function is not affecte[...]

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    29 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the V -C H I P menu (continued) BLOCKING OPTION Pr ess x or • to display the BLOCKING OPTIONS menu, then press z or y to select item. MP AA UNRA TED Pr ess x or • to select On (Block) or Off (U nblock) [...]

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    30 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Unblocking progr ams temporarily 1. If you try to watch a TV program that exceeds the rating limits you set, the TV will enter into the program block mode. EXCEEDS SET L I M I TS TV – PG L V PUSH MUTE TO ENTER P I [...]

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    31 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 3. P ress z to highlight CH INPUT , then press the Channel N umber buttons to enter the channel number . 4. P ress ENTER. SET UP C.CAPTION AUDIO PREMIUM SBS PICTURE PREFERENCE CH 04 Set SET / C LEAR C H I NPUT V – [...]

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    32 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture quality to y our personal preferences, including the contrast, brightness, color , tint, sharpness, color temperature, picture pr efer[...]

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    33 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the picture pr efer ences Y ou can select your desired picture type fr om three preset picture modes: N ormal, Theater , and M emor y . T o select the picture preferences: 1. Pr ess MENU, then press x or ?[...]

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    34 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Resetting your adjustments to the f actory settings 1. Pr ess MENU, then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears. 2. P ress y or z to highlight RESET . C H L ABE L F A VO R I T E CH1 CH L O C K SET UP C.CAPTION [...]

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    35 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Auto power off The TV will automatically turn itself off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or if a station completes its broadcast for the day and stops broadcasting on that channel. T[...]

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    Using the closed caption f eature Y ou have two options with the closed caption feature: captions or text. A caption is a printed version of the dialogue, narration and/or sound effects of a TV program. T ext is information not related to the program that appears on half of the TV screen. T o view captions or text: 1. Select the desired pr ogram. T[...]

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    37 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Setting the off-timer Y ou can set the TV so it turns off automatically . T o set the off-timer: 1. Pr ess TIMER once to select the OFF TIMER. 2. Pr ess two Number buttons (0-9) to enter ho w long you want the TV to [...]

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    38 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen will display the wor d MUTE in the lower right-hand corner . T o restore the sound, press MUTE ag[...]

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    39 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change the sound quality of your TV by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. T o adjust the sound quality: 1. Pr ess MENU, then press x or • until the A UDIO menu appears. 2.[...]

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    40 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Using the Sub-Bass System (SB S) The S ub-Bass System allows y ou to improve bass performance (even when the sound volume is low). T o turn on the Sub-B ass System: 1. Pr ess MENU, then press x or • until the SBS m[...]

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    41 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Viewing the demonstr ation mode When you press DEMO, the TV will automatically display a v ariety of its on-screen menus and special features. This function is pro vided for demonstration purposes only . • While in[...]

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    42 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 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 thr[...]

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    43 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index T roubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions. Pr oblem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the po wer cord is pl[...]

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    44 Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index Limited United States W arr anty T oshiba America Consumer Pr oducts, Inc. ( “ TA C P ” ) and T oshiba Hawaii Inc. ( “ THI ” ) make the follo wing limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the or[...]

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    Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 45 Index A adding and erasing channels manually ..................... 19 adding channels to the T V ’ s memory .......................... 18 adjusting channel settings .................................................[...]

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    Refer ence Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV ’ s Featur es Appendix Index 46 picture-in-picture (P I P) changing the position of the small picture .......... 25 freezing the small picture ............................................ 25 main and small pictures, switching ......................[...]

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