Toshiba 26HF85 manual

26HF85 30HF85 ENER Y ST AR P ARTNER Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards J3S40121B(E)_COVER 24/02/2005, 6:06 PM 1[...]

2 Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff er ence W here 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: T he Issue  If you are like most consumers, you have a TV in your home. Many homes, in fact, have more than one T V .  The home theater entert ainment experience is a growing trend, a[...]

3 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Installation, Car e, and Service Installation Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 16) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modific ations may void[...]

4 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120 V AC, 60 Hz power source only. 25) Always make sure the antenna system is properly grounded to provide adequate protection against voltage surges and built-up st atic charges (see Section 8 10 of the National Electric Code). 26) DANG E R: R I SK O F S E R IO U S PE R S ONAL I NJ U RY OR D EA TH! • Us[...]

5 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Important Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2- 4 W elcome to T oshiba .....................................................[...]

6 Selecting a location f or the TV • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform in a location where light does not directly hit the screen. • Place the TV far enough from the w alls to allow proper ventilation. Inadequate ventilation may cause overheating, which may damage the TV . W elcome to T oshiba Congratulations! Y ou have purchase[...]

7 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards IN OUT VIDEO IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV AUDIO LR Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • one set of standard A/V cables Note: If using a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR A udio OUT using only one aud[...]

8 Connecting a cable con ver ter bo x or Antenna This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box. Some cable companies off er “ premium pa y channels ” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambl[...]

9 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting a D VD player/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows y ou to watch D VD/satellite, VCR, or TV programs . Y ou can record from the satellite receiver and TV , as well as record one TV[...]

10 Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • one set of standard A/V cables • one set of component video cables • one pair of standard audio cables Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows y ou to watch D VD , VCR, or TV programs and record TV programs . Y ou can record from one source whil[...]

11 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting a DTV receiver / set-top bo x with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows y ou to watch DTV (digital TV), VCR, and TV programs , and record DTV and TV programs. Y our [...]

12 Connecting tw o VCRs This connection allows y ou to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to another VCR. Y ou will also be able to record from one TV channel while watching another channel. Y ou will need: • two coaxial cables • two sets of standard A/V cab les Note: Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same t[...]

13 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards VIDEO AUDIO L R OUT R S-VIDEO Connecting a camcorder This connection allows y ou to watch videos recorded on a camcorder . Y ou will need: • one S-video cable • one pair of standard audio cables S-VHS [...]

14 Connecting an HDMI ™ or a DVI device to the HDMI input T o connect an HDMI device, you will need: • one HDMI cable (type A connector) For proper operation, it is recommended that you use as shor t an HDMI cable as possib le. Y ou should not encounter difficulty if you use an HDMI cab le that is shorter than 16.4 ft (5m.) HDMI cable transfers[...]

15 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier and external speakers , and adjust the audio lev el using the TV ’ s remote control. T o control the audio , tur n on the T[...]

16 Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, you can oper ate your TV , most cable TV conv er ters/satellite receivers , VCR and D VD pla yer models together , e ven if they are diff erent brands. If you will be using y our TV with a T oshiba satellite receiv er , VCR or D VD player , your remote control[...]

17 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Programming the remote control to operate your other devices This remote control is pre-programmed to operate T oshiba satellite receivers , VCRs and D VD play ers. T o control cable TV conv er ters/ satel[...]

18 Brand Code Brand Code Cable TV converter/satellite receiver, VCR and DVD player code tables [For CBL/SAT Mode] CABLE Box Brand Code ABC Archer Cableview Century Citizen Contec Diamond Eagle GE Gemini General Instruments Hamlin Hitachi Jasco 061, 062, 063, 082, 084, 087, 091, 092, 096, 098 065, 092, 097, 099 064, 094 092 090, 092, 097 083, 085, 0[...]

19 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Brand Code Brand Code VCR (Continued) Brand Code Portland Proscan Proton Quasar Radio Shack Radio Shack/ Realistic Radix RCA Realistic Ricoh Runco Samsung Sansui 012, 013, 015 001, 002, 048 061 045 010, 03[...]

20 PO WER turns the TV on and off SLEEP programs the TV to tur n off at a set time (page 37) TV/VIDEO selects the video input source (page 27) CH 3 3 3 3 3 / 4 4 4 4 4 cycles through programmed channels (page 22) TV selects TV mode CBL/SA T selects CBL/SA T mode (page 16) VCR selects VCR mode (page 16) DV D selects D VD mode (page 17) CHANNEL NUMBE[...]

21 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Setting up y our TV After you ha ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some pref erences on the TV using the menu system. Y ou can access the menu system with the b u[...]

22 Image tilt correction When you install or change the direction of the TV , the picture may become tilted (caused by the Earth ’ s magnetism.) If this happens, use the image tilt correction feature to obtain the best possible picture. T o adjust the image tilt: 1. Press MENU, then press or until the SETUP menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to hi[...]

23 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Changing channels T o change to the next pr ogrammed channel: Press Channel ▼ / ▲ on the TV or CH 3 / 4 on the remote control. T o change to a specific channel (programmed or unpr ogrammed): Press the [...]

24 T o clear y our fav orite channels: 1. Select a channel you w ant to clear . 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight F A VORITE CH. 4. Press or to display the F A V ORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. 5. Press or to highlight CLEAR. 6. Press ENTER until “ 0 ” replaces the channel nu[...]

25 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards 5. Y ou may no w set up the LOCKS menu. See “ Using the V -Chip (parental control) feature ” (below), “ Locking channels ” (page 26), “ Locking video inputs ” (page 27), “ Setting the GameTim[...]

26 Locking channels With the CH LOCK feature , you can lock specific channels . Y ou will not be able to tune loc ked channels unless you clear the setting. Y ou can choose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels. T o lock channels: 1. Select a channel you want to lock. 2. Press MENU, then press or to display the LOCKS menu. 3. Press[...]

27 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Locking the video inputs With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out the input sources (VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, COLORSTREAM HD1, COLORSTREAM HD2, HDMI) and channels 3 and 4. Y ou will not be able to sele[...]

28 Note: The character will change as below . SP ACE — + — Using the front panel lock feature Y ou can lock the front panel buttons to pre vent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the front panel lock is in ON, all control b uttons on the TV front panel (except POWER) do not operate. T o lock the fr on[...]

29 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Selecting the video input source Press TV/VIDEO to view a signal from another de vice connected to your TV , such as a VCR or D VD player . Y ou can select ANT , VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, ColorStream HD1,[...]

30 Note: After a power failure or disconnection of the power , the timer settings will be lost. Setting the clock Y ou must set the clock bef ore you can program the ON/OFF timer . T o set the cloc k: (Example: 8:30 AM) 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the SETUP menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight CLOCK SET . 3. Press or to highlight the [...]

31 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards 0-4 Viewing the wide-screen picture f ormats (480i and 480p signals only) Y ou can view 480i and 480p f or mat programs in a v ar iety of picture sizes — Natural, TheaterWide 1, TheaterWide 2, TheaterWid[...]

32 Note: Using these functions to change the picture size (i.e., changing the height/ width ratio) for any purpose other than your private viewing may be prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability . TheaterWide 2 picture size (for letter bo x programs) • The pi[...]

33 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Scr olling the TheaterWide ® picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) 1. Press PIC SIZE to select the TheaterWide 2 or 3 mode. 2. Press MENU, and then press or until the SETUP menu appears. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ [...]

34 Using the TV ’ s Features If the signal does not include aspect information, the picture size you selected on pages 31 and 32 is displayed. T o turn on the ASPECT feature: 1. Press MENU, and then press or until the SETUP menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight ASPECT , and then press or to select ON. SETUP CLOSED CAPTION PICTURE SIZE PI[...]

35 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Adjusting the picture quality Y ou can adjust the picture quality to your personal pref erences, including the brightness, contrast, color , tint, and shar pness. The qualities you choose will be stored au[...]

36 Selecting the color temperature Change the picture quality by selecting from three preset color tem- peratures — cool, medium, and warm — as described in the following table: T o select the color temperature: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the PICTURE menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight COLOR TEMPERA TURE. 3 . Press or to highlig[...]

37 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Setting the sleep timer Y ou can set the TV so it tur ns off automatically . T o set the sleep timer: Repeatedly press SLEEP on the remote control to set the length of time until the TV turns off. The cloc[...]

38 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. Press MENU , then press or until the A UDIO menu appears. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the item you want to adjust. 3. Press or to adjust the level. • makes the sound quality weaker or decre[...]

39 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Using the StableSound ® feature The StableSound feature limits the highest volume level to prevent extreme changes in volume when the signal source is changed. T o turn on the StableSound ® f eature: 1. [...]

40 Displaying on-screen information Press RECALL to display the following on-screen information: • Clock • Channel number or VIDEO mode selected • Channel label (if preset) • Stereo or SAP (second audio program) audio status • Content rating • On timer , Sleep timer (if preset) • Picture size Recall STEREO SAP TV-PG L V ON TIMER 12:00[...]

41 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Appendix T roub leshooting 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 sure t[...]

42 Appendix Specifications • This model complies with the specifications below . • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. • This model may not be compatib le with features and/or specifications that ma y be added in the future. 26HF85 30HF85 Picture T ube 26 in. (657 mm) diagonal 30 in. (760 mm) diagonal (Screen size [...]

43 Appendix Using the TV ’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“T AC P”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. TH E S E LI M ITE D WAR RA NTI E S E XTE N D T O TH E OR I G I N[...]

ColorStream, FST Pure, TheaterWide and StableSound are registered trademarks of T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. CableClear and GameTimer are tr ademar ks of T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. PRINTED IN THAILAND National Service Division J3S40121B(E)_P38-Back 24/02/2005, 6:07 PM 44[...]