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Page 2 - Child Safety; The Issue; WAR NING; NOTE TO CATV INSTALLERS IN THE USA; NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS; This type of; CAUTION; ENER Y STAR

2 Important Safeguards Child Safety It Makes A DifferenceWhere Your TV Stands Congratulations on your purchase! As you enjoyyour new TV, keep these safety tips in mind: The Issue If you are like most consumers, you have a TV in your home.Many homes, in fact, have more than one TV. The home theater e...

Page 3 - Installation; Important Safety Instructions

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 Important Safeguards Installation, Care, and Service Installation Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed allwarnings when installing your TV: 16...

Page 4 - Care; Important; This item applies to projection TVs only.; Possible Adverse Effects on TV Picture Tube:; Service

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 voltagesurges and built-up static charges (see Section 810 of theNational Electric Code). 26) DANGER: RISK OF SER IOUS PER...

Page 6 - Selecting a location for the TV; Welcome to Toshiba; Exploring your new TV; elcome to

6 Selecting a location for the TV • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform in a location wherelight does not directly hit the screen. • Place the TV far enough from the walls to allow proper ventilation.Inadequate ventilation may cause overheating, which may damagethe TV. Welcome to Toshi...

Page 7 - Connecting a VCR; Connecting your TV; TV

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 I N O U T V I D E O I N f r o m A N T C H 3C H 4 O U T t o T V A U D I O L R Caution: Do not plug the TV in until you have finishedconnecting all of your equip...

Page 8 - Connecting a cable converter box; For Subscribers to Basic Cable TV Service

8 Connecting your TV Connecting a cable converter box This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cablechannels without using a cable company supplied converter box. Somecable companies offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal isscrambled. Descrambling these signal...

Page 10 - Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream

10 Connecting your TV You 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 you to watch DVD, VCR, or TV programs andre...

Page 12 - Connecting two VCRs; Connecting

12 Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR toanother VCR.You will also be able to record from one TV channel while watchinganother channel. You will need: • two coaxial cables • two sets of standard A/V cables Note: Do not connect the same VCR to the outputan...

Page 13 - Connecting a camcorder; Connecting an audio amplifier

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 V I D E O A U D I O L R O U T R S - V I D E O Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch videos recorded on a camcorder. You will need: • one ...

Page 14 - Connecting an HDMITM or a DVI device to the HDMI input

14 Connecting an HDMI™ or a DVI device to the HDMI input To connect an HDMI device, you will need: • one HDMI cable (type A connector) For proper operation, it is recommended that you usea short HDMI cable. You should not encounterdifficulty if you use an HDMI cable which is shorterthan 16.4ft (5m)....

Page 15 - Connecting an audio system

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 adjust the audio level by using the TV’sremote control.To control the audio, turn on the TV and the s...

Page 16 - Using the remote control; Preparing the remote control for use; To install the batteries:

16 Using the Remote Control Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most cable TVconverters/satellite receivers, VCR and DVD player models together,even if they are different brands. If you will be using your TV with aToshiba sa...

Page 17 - To control a DVD player:

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 for use witha cable TV converter/satellite receiver, VCR orDVD player This remote control is pre-programmed to operate Toshiba ...

Page 18 - Satellite

18 Using the Remote Control Brand Code Brand Code Cable TV converter/satellite receiver, VCR and DVD player code tables [For CBL/SAT Mode]CABLE Box Brand Code ABC ArcherCableviewCenturyCitizenContec DiamondEagleGEGeminiGeneral InstrumentsHamlinHitachiJasco 061, 062, 063, 082,084, 087, 091, 092,096, ...

Page 20 - Learning about the remote control; Using the; WAIT

20 POWER turns the TV on and off Sleep programs the TV to turn off at a set time (page 37) TV/Video selects the video input source (page 27) Channel ▲ and ▼ cycles through programmed channels (page 23) TV • CBL/SAT • VCR • DVD select TV, CABLE/SATELLITE, VCR or DVD mode (page 16) Channel Numbers all...

Page 21 - Starting up your TV; Starting setup; To select a language:

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 Starting up your TV Starting setup The STARTING SETUP function makes installing your unit easily. Itleads you the Language selection, TV/CABLE selection and a...

Page 22 - Image tilt correction; To adjust the image tilt:; Adding channels to the TV’s memory; Programming channels automatically; To add channels automatically:; Adding and erasing channels manually; To add or erase channels manually:; Setting up

22 Image tilt correction When you install or change the direction of the TV, the picture maybecome tilted (caused by the Earth’s magnetism). If this happens, usethe image tilt correction feature to obtain the best possible picture. To adjust the image tilt: 1. Press MENU, then press or until the SET...

Page 23 - Changing channels; To change to the next programmed channel:; Using the TV’s features; Adjusting the channel settings; Switching between two channels; To switch between two channels:; Programming your favorite channels; To program your favorite channels:

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 Using the TV’ s Features Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel: Press Channel ▼ or ▲ on the TV or CH ▲ or ▼ on the remote control. To cha...

Page 24 - To clear your favorite channels:; Using the LOCKS menu; To select your password and access the LOCKS menu:

24 Using the TV’ s Features To clear your favorite channels: 1. Select a channel you want to clear.2. Press MENU, then press or to display the OPTION menu.3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight FAVORITE CH. 4. Press or to display the FAVORITE CH menu. SET/CLEAR will be highlighted. 5. Press or to highlight CL...

Page 25 - To change your password:; To use the V-Chip to block programs by rating:; OFF

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. You may now enable LOCKS menu. See “Using the V-Chip (parental control) feature” (below), “Locking channels” (page 26),“To change your password” (below), “...

Page 26 - Locking channels; Using the TV’

26 Locking channels With the CH LOCK feature, you can lock specific channels. You will notbe able to tune locked channels unless you clear the setting. You canchoose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels. To lock channels: 1. Use the Channel Number buttons (0-9) to display the telev...

Page 27 - Locking video input; To set up the video lock:; Setting the game timer; To set up the game timer:

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 video input With the VIDEO LOCK feature, you can lock out the input sources(VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, COLORSTREAM HD1, COLORSTREAMHD2, HDMI) and channel...

Page 28 - Using the front panel lock feature; To lock the front panel:; Labeling channels; To create channel labels:; To erase channel labels:

28 Note: The character will change as below. SPACE – 0 9 + • • • – • • • A Z Using the front panel lock feature You can lock the front panel buttons to prevent your settings frombeing changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the frontpanel lock is in ON, all control buttons on the TV fr...

Page 30 - To cancel the on timer:

30 Note: After a power failure or disconnection of thepower, the timer settings will be lost. Setting the clock You must set the clock before you can program the ON timer. To set the clock: (Example: 8:30 AM) 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the SETUP menu. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight CLOCK ...

Page 31 - Selecting the picture size; Natural picture size

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 ChannelNumbers Viewing the wide-screen picture formats(480i, 480p and 1080i signals only) You can view 480i, 480p and 1080i format programs in a variety ofpic...

Page 34 - To turn on the ASPECT feature:; Selecting the cinema mode; To select the display format:; Using the ASPECT feature

34 If the signal does not include aspect information, the picture size youselected on pages 31 and 32 is displayed. To 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. Selecting the cinema m...

Page 35 - Adjusting the picture quality; Selection; Adjusting the picture preference; To adjust the picture quality:; Mode

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 You can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences,including the brightness, contrast, color, tint, and sharpness. ...

Page 36 - Selecting the color temperature; To select the color temperature:; Selecting the Scan Velocity Modulation (SVM); To select the SVM feature:; Resetting picture adjustments; To reset the picture adjustments:

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 followingtable: To select the color temperature: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the PICTURE menu.2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight COLOR TEM...

Page 37 - Setting the sleep timer; To set the sleep timer:; Using the closed caption feature; To view captions or text:

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 You can set the TV so it turns off automatically. To set the sleep timer: Repeatedly press SLEEP on the remote control to set the leng...

Page 38 - Adjusting the sound quality; To adjust the sound quality:; Muting the sound; To listen to stereo sound:

38 Using the TV’ s Features Menu To listen to a second audio program (SAP): 1. Press MENU, then press or to display AUDIO menu.2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight MTS. 3. Press or to highlight SAP. The TV speakers will output the second audio program instead of normal audio. 4. Press EXIT to return to norm...

Page 39 - To turn on the StableSound; Resetting your audio adjustments; To reset the audio adjustments:

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 TV’ s Features Using the StableSound ® feature The StableSound feature limits the highest volume level to prevent extreme changes in volume when the...

Page 40 - Turning off the built-in speakers; Using the WOWTM surround sound feature; To adjust the WOW feature:

40 Using the TV’ s Features Turning off the built-in speakers Use this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you connect anaudio system (see “Connecting an audio system” on page 15). To turn off the built-in speakers: 1. Press MENU, then press or to display the AUDIO menu.2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highl...

Page 41 - Selecting the digital audio input source; To select the digital audio input source:

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 Auto power off The TV will automatically turn off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes itsbroadcast f...

Page 42 - Troubleshooting; Problem; Appendix

42 Appendix Troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions. Problem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cord is plugged in, then press POWER. • The remote control batteries may be dead. Repla...

Page 43 - Specifications; Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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 Specifications 26HF84 30WF84 Picture Tube Type 26 (656.7 mm diagonal) Type 30 (700 mm diagonal) Television system NTSC standard Channel coverage VHF: 2 – 13 U...

Page 44 - Rental Units; How to Obtain Warranty Services; For additional information, visit TACP’s web site:

44 Limited United States Warranty for 27'' FST PURE ® and All Larger Television Models Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“TACP”) makes thefollowing limited warranties to original consumers in the UnitedStates. THE SE LIM ITED WAR RANTIE S EXTE ND TO THEORIGINAL CONS UM ER PU RCHASE R OR ANY...

Page 45 - Limited Canada Warranty; and All Larger Television Models

45 Appendix Using the TV’ s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV W elcome to T oshiba Important Safeguards Toshiba of Canada Limited (“TCL”) makes the following limitedwarranties to original consumers in Canada. THE SE LI MITED WAR RANTIE S EXTEN D TO THE OR IG INA...

Page 46 - National Service Division

National Service Division TEL.: (905) 470-5400 Service Centers: TORONTO: 191 McNABB STREET, MARKHAM, ONTARIO, L3R 8H2, CANADA TEL.: (905) 470-5400 MONTREAL: 18050 TRANS CANADA, KIRKLAND, QUEBEC, H9J-4A1, CANADA TEL.: (514) 390-7766VANCOUVER: 22171 FRASERWOOD WAY, RICHMOND, B.C., V62 1J5, CANADA TEL....