Toshiba 20DL15 manual

(E) 1520DL15 15DL15 20DL15 LCD Color Television O WNER'S M ANUAL 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: E: E NG LI S H F: FR ANÇA I S S: E S [...]

2 (E) 1520DL15 Dear Customer , T hank you for purchasing this T oshiba L C D TV . T his manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new LC D T V . Bef or e operating the TV , please read this manual completely , and keep it nearby for future reference. WA R N I N G To prevent injury , this apparatus must be securely attached to the [...]

3 (E) 1520DL15 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 appar atus near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install n[...]

4 (E) 1520DL15 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 Commi[...]

5 (E) 1520DL15 31 )W hile it is thundering, do not touch the connecting cable s or apparatus. Failure to follow this instruction may result in electric shock. 32) For 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 per[...]

6 (E) 1520DL15 Introduction ................................................................ 7 W elcome to T oshiba ......................................................... 7 S upplied accessories ......................................................... 7 Connecting the power cor d .............................................. 7 E xploring your [...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 7 (E) 1520DL15 Intr oduction W elcome to T oshiba Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba LCD TV . The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your T oshiba TV as quickly as possible. The model[...]

Intr oduction 8 (E) 1520DL15 Back CH CH RE C ALL TV / VIDE O MUTE P O WER MT S CH RTN C ENTER CC EXIT MENU SLEEP SOUND PICTURE FAV. CH VOL VO L 2 1 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 0 9 1 00/ TV front V olume - + Channel z y Remote sensor Remote control VIDEO-2 IN TV/VIDEO Headphone jack Pow er indicator ANT IN A UDIO OUT Po w er cord PO WER T op panel Left side termi[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 9 (E) 1520DL15 Rear terminal cover The connection panel is hidden behind the terminal cov er . 1. Remo ve the cov er . Release the two hooks on the bottom of the cover . 2. Install cables as necessary . 3. Reinstall the c[...]

Connecting y our TV 10 (E) 1520DL15 Connecting y our T V Note: All required cables, if not provided with your other devices, can be purchased at many electronics accessory suppliers. ● Coaxial (F-type) cable is used for connecting your antenna, cable TV service, and/or cable converter box to the ANT 75 Ω RF input on your TV. ● Standard A/V ca[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 11 (E) 1520DL15 Note: W hen you use a converter box with your TV , the remote control will not operate some features, such as favorite channel programming or channel return. If you have a mono VC R, connect L/Mono to VC R[...]

Connecting y our TV 12 (E) 1520DL15 Connecting a DV D play er with ColorStr eam ® (component video) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD, V CR, and TV programs, and record TV programs. Y our TV has ColorStr eam ® (component video) inputs. Connecting your TV to a D VD player with component video can gr eatly enhance picture quality [...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 13 (E) 1520DL15 Connecting a D T V r eceiv er/set-top bo x with ColorStr eam ® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV programs, and recor d DTV (composite video only[...]

Connecting y our TV 14 (E) 1520DL15 Note: If you have a camcorder with S -video, use an S -video cable instead of a st andard video c able for better picture performance. Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to hear the TV sound through external speakers connected to an audio amplifier . The audio signal level (fixed) is not affect[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 15 (E) 1520DL15 Connecting a personal computer (PC) This connection allows you to view the image of a personal computer (PC) on the TV scr een. When connecting a PC to the TV , use an analog R GB (15-pin) computer cable a[...]

Using the Remote Contr ol 16 (E) 1520DL15 Using the r emote contr ol Learning about the r emote contr ol PO WER turns the TV on and off (standby mode*) M UTE turns off the sound (page 26) REC ALL displays TV settings on-screen (page 30) MTS selects ster eo or SAP sound (page 26) T V/VI DE O selects the video input source (page 20) Channel Numbers ([...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 17 (E) 1520DL15 Setting up y our TV Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries, you will need to set some prefer ences on the TV by using the menu system. Y ou can access the menu system using t[...]

Setting up y our TV 18 (E) 1520DL15 CH CH ENTER CC EXIT MENU SLEEP SOUND PICTURE FAV. C H VOL VO L 2 1 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 0 9 1 00/ CH RTN C Changing the on-scr een display language Y ou can choose fr om three differ ent languages (English, S panish and Fr ench) for the on-screen display of adjustment menus and messages. To select a language: 1. Pr ess [...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 19 (E) 1520DL15 Adding and er asing channels manually After you have automatically programmed the activ e channels into the TV’ s channel memor y , you can manually add or erase specific channels. To add or erase channe[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 20 (E) 1520DL15 Using the T V’s f eatur es Switching betw een tw o channels using Channel Return The Channel Return featur e allows you to switch betw een two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. To switch between two channels: 1. Select the first channel you want to view . 2. Select a second c[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 21 (E) 1520DL15 Using the V -Chip menu S ome TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V -Chip control feature in this TV detects the signals an[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 22 (E) 1520DL15 V -Chip blocking (Par ental contr ol) setup 1. Pr ess MENU, and then press x or • until the S pecial menu appears. 2. Pr ess ENTER, and then press y or z to highlight V -Chip. Language Caption/Text Captions Panel lock V-Chip Auto off To set ENTER EXIT MENU Special Language Caption/Text Captions Panel lo[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 23 (E) 1520DL15 Adjusting the pictur e Selecting the pictur e mode Y ou can select y our desired pictur e type from four picture modes: Dynamic, S tandard, M o vie, or M emory . To select the picture mode: Pr ess P ICTURE[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 24 (E) 1520DL15 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 TV pr ograms and videos that are closed captioned (usually marked as “CC” in TV listings). •T ext—An on-screen display of information n[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 25 (E) 1520DL15 To turn on or off the Closed Caption featur e 1. Pr ess MENU, and then press x or • to display the Special menu. 2. P ress ENTER, and then press y or z to highlight Captions. 3. P ress ENTER, and then pr[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 26 (E) 1520DL15 CH CH RE C ALL TV / VIDE O MUTE P O WER MT S ENTER CC EXIT MENU SLEEP SOUND PICTURE FAV. C H VOL VO L 2 1 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 0 9 1 00/ CH RTN C Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the scr een will display “ M ute ” in the low er left c[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 27 (E) 1520DL15 Note: If the broadcast is monaural, the W OW sound effect will not work. Using the WOW™ surround sound featur e WO W surround widens and deepens audio listening field to deliv er exceptional sound from t[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 28 (E) 1520DL15 Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change the quality of y our TV’ s sound by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust the sound quality: 1. Pr ess MENU, and then press x or • until the S ound menu appears. 2. Pr ess ENTER, and then press y or z to highlight the item you want to adjust. Tr[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 29 (E) 1520DL15 Using the PC setting featur e Y ou can adjust the horiz ontal/vertical picture position, clock (to minimize vertical stripes on the scr een), and phase (to remo ve horizontal noise and sharpen the pictur e[...]

Using the T V’s F eatures 30 (E) 1520DL15 Using the Auto off f eatur e When the Auto off featur e is set to On, the TV will automatically turn itself off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcast for the day . This feature does not work when the B lue screen mode is set to Off . To[...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 31 (E) 1520DL15 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 b[...]

Appendix 32 (E) 1520DL15 Tr oubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the symptom and some solutions. Symptom Solution TV will not turn on • Make sur e the power cor d is plugged in, then press PO WER. • The r emote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No pictur [...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 33 (E) 1520DL15 (5) W arranties extend only to def ects in materials or workmanship as limited above, and do not extend to any LC D T elevision or parts that have been lost or discarded by you or to damage to the L CD T e[...]

Appendix 34 (E) 1520DL15 Limited Canada W arr anty f or L C D T elevisions, 20” and smaller T oshiba Canada L imited, (“T CL ”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. THE S E LI MITE D WA R R A NTI E S E XTE N D T O TH E OR IG I NA L CO NS U ME R PURCHAS ER OR A NY PE R SO N RE CE IVI N G THI S L CD TE LEVI S [...]

E S F Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the T V’s F eatures Appendix Index Intr oduction 35 (E) 1520DL15 Index A B Antenna cable s .................................................................... 10 Audio system connection ................................................. 14 Auto off .....................[...]

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