Toshiba 26AV502U manual

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 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba LCD TV . This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new LCD TV . Before operating your LCD TV , please read this manual completely , and keep it nearby for future reference. Safety Precautions W ARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS [...]

 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus 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 near any heat s[...]

 23) Always place the back of the television at least four (4) inches away from any vertical surface (such as a wall) to allow proper ventilation. 24) Never allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cord, and never place the TV where the power cord is subject to wear or abuse. 25) Never overload wall outlets and extension cords. 26) Alway[...]

 Choosing a location for your LCD TV T o Display your LCD TV on the included Pedestal Stand: Observe the following safety precautions: 1) Read and Follow the pedestal assembly instructions included with the pedestal. CAUTION: Before beginning pedestal assembly , carefully lay the front of the LCD Panel face do wn on a flat, cushioned surface suc[...]

6 FCC Declaration of Conformity Compliance Statement (Part 15): The T oshiba 6A V0U, AV0U, A V0SU, and 7A V0U T elevisions comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this de vice must accept any interf[...]

7 Contents Important Safety Instructions ..........................................  Installation, Care, and Service ........................................  Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................. 8 Features of your new TV ......................................................... 8 Overvie w of steps for in[...]

8 Features of your new TV The following are just a fe w of the many exciting features of your new T oshiba widescreen, integrated HD, LCD TV : Integrated digital tuning (8VSB A TSC and QAM) eliminates the need for a separate digital con verter set-top box (in most cases). T w o HDMI™ digital, high-definition multimedia interfaces 1080i input supp[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Over view of steps for installing, setting up, and using your new TV Follo w these steps to set up your TV and begin using its m any exciting features. Carefully read the important safety , installation, care, and service information. Keep this manual for future reference. Observe the follo wing when choosing a location fo[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 10 TV front and side panel controls and connections Model 37A V502U is used in this manual for illustration purposes. 1 2 8 5 4 6 7 9 10 3 Green LED Power LED (Green) = Po wer indicator Remote sensor — Point the remote control tow ard this remote sensor (  “Remote control ef fectiv e range” on page 20). VIDEO- IN[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 11 TV back panel connections For an e xplanation of cable types and connections, see pages 12–19. HDMI™ IN — High-De fi nition Mul timedia In terfa ce input receiv es digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI de vice or uncompressed digital video from a D VI device. Also see item 3. HDMI connection is n[...]

1 Over view of cable types Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/ video devices. Before purchasing an y cables, be sure of connector types required by your devices and the length of each cable. Coaxial (F-type) cable Coaxial (F-type) cable is used for connecting your antenna, cable TV service, and/or cable con verter box to th[...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a VCR and antenna or Cable TV (no Cable box) From Cable TV or antenna Y ou will need: coaxial cables standard A/V cables For better picture performance, if your VCR has S-video, use an S-video cable (plus the audio cables) instead of the standard video cable. Do not connect both types of video cable to [...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a VCR with S-video and a cable box An S-video connection will provide better picture performance than a standard (composite) video cable. Y ou will need: coaxial cables S-video cable Do not conne ct bo th typ es of video cable to V IDEO 1 at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable.[...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver Y our TV has two sets of ColorStream ® (component video) inputs. Y ou will need: coaxial cables standard A/V cables For better picture performance, if your VCR has S-video, use an S-video cable (plus the audio cables) i[...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 16 Connecting a camcorder Y ou will need: standard A/V cables For be tte r p ic tur e perfo r man ce, if yo ur camcor der has S-v ide o, co nne ct an S- video ca bl e ( plu s the au di o c abl es) to VID EO 1 o n the TV bac k inst ead of the V IDE O 2 on th e TV sid e p ane l. T o view the camcorder video: Select the V[...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 17 Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI device to the HDMI input The HDMI input on your TV recei ves digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI source device, or uncompressed digital video from a D VI (Digital V isual Interface) source de vice. This input is designed to accept HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital-Conten[...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 18 Connecting a digital audio system The TV’ s DIGIT AL AU DIO O UT te rmina l out puts a Dol by ® * Digital or 2-channel do wn-mixed PCM (pulse-code modulation) signal for use with an external Dolby ® Digital decoder or other external audio system with optical audio input. Y ou will need: optical audio cable (Use [...]

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 19 Connecting a personal computer (PC) W ith either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’ s display on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’ s speak ers. T o connect a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV : When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV , use an analog RGB (15-pin) compute[...]

0 Preparing the remote control for use Y our TV remote control can operate your TV and man y other devices such as cable con verter box es, satellite receivers, VCRs, D VD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), ev en if they are different brands. If y ou ha ve a T oshiba device: Y our TV remote control is preprogrammed to operate most T osh[...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control 1 Learning about the remote control The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. For a complete list of the remote control’ s functions, see the remote control functional ke y chart (  page 23). Note: The error message “NOT A V AILABLE” may appear if you press a key for a function th[...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control  Using the remote control to control your other devices If you hav e a non-T oshiba de vice or a T oshiba device that the remote control is not preprogrammed to operate, you must first program the remote control to recognize the de vice (if you hav e not already done so) (  pages 24–26). T o use y our [...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control  Remote Control functional key chart Note: “---” = key does not send a signal in that remote contr ol mode. “ TV” = key will affect the TV , even though the remote control is in another mode. * Not available for your TV . REMOTE CONTROL KEY T oshiba TV CABLE SA T (satellite) AUX 1 (VCR) AUX  (DVD[...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control  Programming the remote control to control your other devices Y our T oshiba TV remote cont rol i s prep rogra mmed to op erate most T osh iba d e vices. T o progra m you r TV r emote contr ol to operat e a n on-T oshiba de vice (or a T oshi ba de vice t hat it is n ot prepro gramm ed to oper ate), foll o w[...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control  Remote control codes In some cases you may not be able to operate your de vice with the TV remote control. Y our other device may use a code that is not recognized by the TV remote control. If this happens, use the device’ s remote control. Cable converter box ABC 061, 062, 063, 082, 084, 087, 092, 096, [...]

Chapter 3: Using the remote control 6 Craig 009, 010, 016, 061, 065, 079 Curtis Mathes 001, 005, 009, 012, 014, 040, 048, 053, 056, 057 Daew oo 011, 013, 015, 017, 018, 019, 057, 078 Daytron 078 Denon 063 Dimensia 001, 048 Electrohome 010, 020, 065 Emerson 003, 008, 010, 011, 017, 018, 020, 028, 039, 054, 057, 062, 065, 068, 072 Fisher 007, 016,[...]

7 Main menu layout The tables below and on the ne xt page provide a quick ov ervie w of your TV’ s menu system. T o open the main menus (illustrated below), press on the remote control or TV control panel. Icon Item Option Video Mode  Sports/Standard/Movie/PC/Preference Picture Settings  [Opens the Picture Settings menu] Noise Reduction [...]

Chapter 4: Menu layout and navigation 8 Setup/Installation menu layout The Installation menu contains the T errestrial and System Status menus. T o open the Installation menu (illustrated below), press on the remote control or TV control panel, open the Setup menu, select Installation , and press . Icon Item Option T errestrial Input Configurati[...]

9 Selecting the menu language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen display of menus and messages. T o select the menu language: Press and open the Preferences menu. Highlight Menu Language and press u . Press p or q to select your preferred menu language and press . Press to close the Pre[...]

Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 0 Programming channels into the TV’ s channel memor y When you press or on the remote control or TV control panel, your TV will stop only on the channels you programmed into the TV’ s channel memory . Follo w the steps below to program channels into the TV’ s channel memory . Programming channels automatically[...]

Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 1 T o manually add digital subchannels on a physical channel: Use the Channel Numbers and the Dash ( ) on the remote control to enter the channel number (for example, 56–1). If the channel is found, the number will be added to the list and the box will be checked. If the channel is not found, a message will appear[...]

Chapter 5: Setting up your TV  T o create and assign a custom label: Open the Channel Labeling windo w . Press or to select a channel you want to label. Press pqu to highlight Custom and press . The software ke yboard will appear . Repeatedly press the corresponding key on the remote control to highlight the desired character on the on-screen[...]

Chapter 5: Setting up your TV  Viewing the digital signal meter Y ou can view the digital signal meter in the ANT/CABLE digital TV input source only . T o view the digital signal meter: Press and open the Setup menu. Highlight Installation and press . A new set of Installation menu icons will appear , as sho wn below . Open the T errestrial m[...]

 Selecting the video input source to view T o select the video input source to view: Press on the remote control or TV control panel. And then either: a) Press 0–7; or b) Repeatedly press pq on the remote control and then press to change the input; or c) Repeatedly press on the remote control or TV control panel to change the input. The cur[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features  Press t or u to select the desired label for that input source. If a particular input is not used, you can select Hide as th e l abe l, whic h will cau se tha t i npu t to be “g ray ed out” in the Input Selection screen and skipped ov er when you press on the remote control. T o save the ne w input l[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 6 Pre ss q to hig hl igh t His to ry Li st , a nd th en pr es s t or u to sel ect the set ti ng yo u p re fer : eit he r O n , or Of f . Note: Histor y List will be cleared every time the TV is powered of f. Press q to highlight ANT/CABLE List , and then press t or u to select On or Off . Press q to highligh[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 7 Clearing channels from the History List: Reconfiguring the ANT/CABLE input will clear the History List. Note: See page 29 for details on configuring the antenna input. On ce 32 c han ne ls or i np uts a re st or ed in t he Hi st or y L is t, th e ol des t it em wi ll be r em ov ed fr om the l is t w he n a[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 8 Switching between two channels using SurfLock™ The Su rfLoc k™ fe atu re te mp ora ri ly “m emo ri zes ” o ne ch ann el to the b utton , s o you ca n ret ur n t o tha t cha nn el qui ckly fro m a ny o th er ch ann el by p res si ng . T o memor ize a cha nne l to the b utt on : T une the TV to the c[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 9 Picture Size Natural Some program formats will display with sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom. TheaterWide 1 (for 4:3 format programs) The center of the picture remains close to its original proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to fill the screen. TheaterWide 2 (for letter [...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 0 Scrolling the TheaterWide ® picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) Y ou can set separate scroll settings for the TheaterW ide 2 and TheaterW ide 3 modes for each input. T o set the scroll settings: Press and open the Video menu. Highlight Theater Settings and press . In the Pict ure S ize f ield , s elect ei [...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 1 Adjusting the picture Selecting the picture mode Y ou can s elect you r des ired pictu re se tting s fro m fou r di f fere nt modes, as d escri bed b elo w . Mode Picture Quality Sports Bri ght and dy nami c p ictu re (fa cto ry s ett ing ) Standard Standard picture settings (factory setting) Movie Lo wer [...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features  Using the closed caption mode Base closed captions The closed caption mode has two options: Cap tio ns—An on -s cre en di sp lay o f t he di al ogu e, narra tio n, and so und e f fects of TV pr ogr ams a nd vi deo s tha t are c los ed cap tio ned ( usu al ly ma rk ed “C C” in p rog ra m g uid es). [...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features  Adjusting the audio Muting the sound Pre ss on th e rem ote c ont ro l t o par ti all y red uc e ( 1/2 MUTE ) or tur n of f (M UTE ) t he so und . Eac h tim e you p res s , th e mut e m ode w ill c han ge in t he fo llo win g o rder: 1/2 Mute Mute V olume If the closed caption mode is set to Off when you[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features  Adjusting the audio quality Y ou can adjust the audio quality by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. T o adjust the audio quality: Press and open the Audio menu. Highlight Audio Settings and press . Press q or p to highlight the item you want to adjust ( Bass , T reble , or Balance ). Press t or u t[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features  Using the Locks menu The Locks menu includes the Enable Rating Blocking, Edit Rating Limits, Channels Block, Input Lock, Front (control) Panel Lock, and Ne w PIN Code features. Y ou can use these features after entering the correct PIN code. Entering the PIN code Press and highlight the Locks menu icon. [...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 6 Downloading an additional rating system for blocking TV programs and movies In the future, an additional rating system may become av ailable for use in selectiv ely blocking programs. Note: The currently tuned station must be receiving a digital signal befor e an additional rating sy stem can be do wnloade[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 7 Blocking channels W ith the Channels Block feature, you can block specific channels. Y ou will not be able to tune blocked chan nels unless you unlock them. T o block channels: Press and highlight the Locks menu icon. Press q to display the PIN code entering screen. Enter your four-digit PIN code and press[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 8 Using the GameT imer ® Y ou c an u se t he Ga me T im er to set a t ime lim it f or p lay in g a vi de o g am e (30– 120 m in utes ). Wh en the Gam eT ime r e xpir es, th e TV e nt ers Inp ut L ock mod e an d lo cks out t he inp ut so ur ce fo r the vid eo g ame d e vic e. T o set the GameTimer ® : Fro[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 9 Using the PC settings feature Y ou can view an image from a PC on the TV screen. When a PC is connected to the TV's PC IN terminal, you can use the PC Settings feature to make adjustments to the image. If the edges of the picture are cut of f, readjust the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position . I[...]

Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 0 Displaying TV status information T o display TV status information using RECALL: Press on the remote control. The follo wing information will display (if applicable): Current input ( ANT/CABLE , VIDEO 1 , etc.) If ANT/CABLE is the current input, either “CABLE” (for cable TV) or “ ANT” (for ov er-th[...]

1 Using the advanced picture settings features Using dynamic contrast When dynamic contrast is set to On , the TV will detect changes in the picture quality that af fect the appearance of your contrast settings and then automatically adjust the video. T o select dynamic contrast prefer ences: Press and open the Video menu. Highlight Picture Sett[...]

Chapter 7: Using the TV’ s advanced features  Using CableClear ® digital noise reduction The CableClear ® digital noise reduction feature allo ws you to reduce visible interference in your TV picture. This may be useful when recei ving a broadcast with a weak signal (especially a Cable channel) or playing a noisy video cassette or disc. T[...]

 General troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check this chapter for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions you can try . Black box on-screen The cl os ed cap ti on fea ture i s set to one o f the T ext modes ( T1 , T 2 , T3 , o r T4 ) . S et the close d cap tio n feat ur e t o O ff (  pag e 4 2) . TV sto[...]

Chapter 8: T roubleshooting  Channel tuning problems Make sure the remote control is set to the correct de vice mode (  page 21). The channel may hav e been erased from the channel memory by the Channel Add/Delete feature. Add the channel to the channel memory (  page 30). The channel may be blocked by the Channels Block feature. Unbloc[...]

 Specifications Note: This model complies with the specifications listed below . Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. This model may not be compatib le with features and/or specifications that may be ad ded in the future. T elevision System NTSC standard A TSC standard (8VSB) Digital Cable (64 QAM, 256 QAM; in-the-[...]

Chapter 9: Appendix 6 Acceptable signal formats for PC IN and HDMI terminals PC IN signal formats Note: Depending on the connected PC, the following status may occur; incorrect display , false for mat detection, picture position failure, blur , or judder . But this is not a malfunction of your TV . Format Resolution V . Frequency H. Frequency Pi[...]

Chapter 9: Appendix 7 Limited United States W arranty for LCD T elevisions 26” and Larger T os h ib a A me ri ca C o ns um er P r od uc ts , L .L .C . ( “T AC P”) m ak es th e fo ll ow in g l im it ed wa rr a nt ie s to or ig in al co ns u me rs i n t he U ni te d St at es . THE SE LIM ITE D W ARRAN TIE S E XTE ND T O THE OR IGI NAL CON SU[...]

Chapter 9: Appendix 8 Limited Canadian W arranty for T oshiba Brand Flat Panel T elevisions T oshiba of Ca nad a L imi ted (“ TCL ”) mak es the fo llo win g l imi ted war ran tie s t o o rig ina l c ons ume rs in Can ada . T HES E L IMI TED W ARRA NTI ES EXT END T O THE O RIG INA L C ONS UME R PUR CHA SER OR AN Y P ERS ON REC EIV ING THIS T [...]

Chapter 9: Appendix 59 Dis cla ime r a nd Lim ita tio n o f R eme dy T O THE E XTE NT NO T PR ECLUDE D B Y L A W , ALL O THE R EXP RES S A ND IMP LIE D W ARRAN TIE S , C ONDITI ONS AN D REP RES ENT A TIONS FO R THI S TEL EVI SIO N, INC LUDING THE IM PL IE D W AR RANT IES , CO ND IT IONS A ND R EP RE SENT A TIO NS OF MER CHA NT ABIL ITY AN D F ITN E[...]

Chapter 9: Appendix 60 A c opy of th e G PL sou r ce cod e i n t his pr oduct ma y b e o bta ine d by con tac tin g T oshi ba Con sum er Sol uti ons at (8 00) 631 -38 11. The re will be a c har ge to cov er the co sts of pr ovidi ng the so ur ce cod e. A c opy of th e L GPL so ur ce cod e i n t his pr oduct ma y b e o bta ine d by con tac tin g T o[...]

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