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  • Toshiba 50H12 | Owners Manual - Page 1
    Introduction Connecting your TV OWNER'S MANUAL Projection Television TM Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Appendix 50H12 © 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved RICA CONSUMER P O 14001 FILE No. A96 Owner's Record The model number and serial number are
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    screw anything directly into the TV). Carefully read and understand the other enclosed instructions for proper use of this product. Do not allow children to climb on or play with furniture and TVs. Avoid placing any item on top of your TV (such as a VCR, remote control, or toy) that a curious child
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    instructions. Installation, Care, and Service Installation Follow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your TV or below 41°F (5°C). 18) Always place the TV on the floor or a sturdy, level, stable surface that can support the weight of the unit. 19) Never place
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    hazards. Refer all servicing to a Toshiba Authorized Service Center. QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN 34) If you have the TV serviced: • Ask the service technician to use only replacement parts specified by the manufacturer. • Upon completion of service, ask the service technician to perform routine
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    remote control 14 Preparing the remote control for use 14 Installing the remote control batteries 14 Using the remote control with a VCR or cable TV converter 14 Programming the remote control for use with a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV Appendix 52 Specifications 52 Troubleshooting 53 Limited United
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    . The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. You can also use the controls on the TV if they have the same name as those on the remote control. Please read all the
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    TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Connecting your TV Note: Cables are not supplied with your TV. Coaxial cable is the cable that comes in from your antenna, cable TV service video equipment to your Toshiba TV: For GOOD picture or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs
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    When you use a converter box with your TV, the remote control will not operate some features, such as programming your favorite channels, labeling channels, and locking channels. The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials
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    TV Using the Remote Control Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, and TV on the TV, and the VCR connected to Video-2 on the TV. The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes,
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    your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting a DVD player with Colorstream® (component video) and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD, VCR, and TV programs, and record one program while watching another program. Your TV has ColorStream® (component video) inputs. Connecting your TV to
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    Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting a DTV receiver/set-top box and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DTV (digital TV broadcast), VCR, and TV programs, and record DTV and TV programs. You can record one program while watching another program. Your TV has ColorStream
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    TV Using the Remote Control Connecting two VCRs This connection allows you to record (dub/edit) from one VCR to another VCR while watching a videotape. You can also record one TV channel while watching another TV , use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the audio level. This also allows you to use external speakers. To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier, and turn off the built-
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    device. Refer to the owner's manuals for your other devices to determine their available features. If your TV's remote control does not operate a specific feature on a device, use the remote control that came with the device. Installing the remote control batteries To install the batteries
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    Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Programming the remote control for use with a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter The TV remote control is pre-programmed to operate Toshiba VCRs and cable TV converters. To use the remote control to operate a non-Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV VCR code table Brand name Adventura Shogun Singer Sony STS Sylvania Symphonic Tatung Teac Technics Teknika Telefunken TMK Toshiba Totevision Unitech Vector Vector Research Video Concepts Videosonic Wards XR-1000 Yamaha
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Cable TV converter code table Brand name Marx Sprucer Standard Components Starcom Stargate Starquest Sylvania Teleview Texscan Tocom Toshiba Tusa Unika United Artists United Cable Universal Viewstar Zenith Zentek 059,
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    Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off RECALL displays information on-screen (page 50) LIGHT illuminates the keypad for five seconds TIMER sets the TV to turn off at a specific time (page 45) TV/VIDEO selects
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    select or adjust a setting. Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features P I CTURE ANTENNA MODE SPORTS / OFF DNR OFF C I NEMA MODE F I LM COLOR TEMPERATURE COOL CONVERGENCE SAVE NEW PREFERENCE : MOVE : SELECT AUD I O MTS BASS TREBLE BALANCE
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    21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pressing TV/VIDEO on the remote control displays the current signal source (press TV/VIDEO again or 0-6 to change) Pressing TV/VIDEO on the TV changes the current signal source FAVORITE EXIT C.CAPT 23 CH 56 89 CH RTN VOL 0 ENT
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    " appears. 7. Press Channel y or z to view the programmed channels. Note: To tune the TV to a channel not programmed in the channel memory, use the Channel Number buttons on the remote control. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT ADV/ POP CH
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    Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Adding and erasing channels manually TV Front Panel After you have automatically programmed all active channels, you can manually add or erase specific channels. yzx • To add or erase channels: CH MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCHFOCUS
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Adjusting the color convergence This projection TV uses three separate TV tubes: red, green, and blue. TV Front Panel The red, green, and blue images are projected onto the screen where they converge to form a full-color picture. You can
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    steps 4 and 5 twice. 5. Press y (up), z (down), x (left), or • (right) on the remote control to converge the red or blue line into the green line, which will turn completely white when correctly adjusted. When color convergence is correctly adjusted, you will see two single crossed white lines
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    Using the TV's features Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Adjusting the channel ENTER FAV C.CAPT ADV/ POP CH STOP SOURCE PLAY PIP MENU/ENTER yzx • FAV zy REC TV/VCR REW FF Note: • The FAVSTILL zLOyCATbEuStWtAoPns operate as MENU x • buttons when a menu
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV To clear a favorite channel: 1. Press MENU, and then channels Channel labels appear above the on-screen channel number each time you turn on the TV, change the channel, or press RECALL. You can choose any four characters
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control 4. Press the Channel Number buttons to select a channel you want to the channel label. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 to erase other channel labels. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT ADV/ POP CH
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    your TV Using the Remote Control Viewing the wide-screen picture formats You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture SOURCE PLAY PIP REC TV/VCR REW FF Note: STILL LOCATE SWAP If you select the Theater Wide picture size for conventional size programs, parts of the picture at
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    -screen TV Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Conventional picture on conventional TV screen stretched the same amount both wider and taller (retains its true proportion). • Part of the picture (top and bottom) is hidden. To view the hidden
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Scrolling the Theater Wide picture (Theater Wide 2 and 3 only) . • Normal (center) position SCROL L AD JUSTMENT 0 : TO ADJUST LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT ADV/ POP CH PIC
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    program will be blocked (see "Using the V-CHIP menu" on page 34). Note: • The POP buttons on the remote control (SOURCE, POP, STILL, and SWAP) operate the TV's POP features. • You cannot access POP features when viewing ColorStream HD1 or HD2 input. • You cannLIGoHtT dRiEsCpALlLaPyOWthERe ANT
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    FAV MENU/ ENTER FAV C.CAPT ADV/ EXIT POP CH STOP SOURCE PLAY POP REC TV/VCR REW FF STILL SWAP SWAP STILL Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Still picture Using the favorite channel search function You can use the favorite channel
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Using the LOCKS menu The LOCKS 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 LOCKS 7 8 8 9 V -CH I P 9 10 ENABLE BLOCK I NG ON / OFF 10 11 TV RAT I NG 11 12 MPAA RAT I NG 12 13 BLOCK I NG OPT I ON 13 14 CH LOCK 14 15 V I DEO LOCK OFF 15
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the V-CHIP menu Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V-CHIP conrol feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV MPAA RATING (Independent rating 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 LOCKS 7 8 8 9 BLOCK I NG OPT I ON 9 10 MPAA UNRATED ON 10 11 TV NONE RATING ON / OFF 11 12 V -CH I P MENU 12 13 NOTE : ENABL I NG TH I S 13 14 OPT
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Unlocking programs temporarily 1. If you try to watch a TV program that exceeds the set rating limits, the TV enters program lock mode. After 4 seconds, the TV starts the favorite channel search function (see page 30).
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV To unlock channels: 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 LOCKS 7 8 8 9 V -CH I P 9 10 ENABLE BLOCK I NG ON 10 11 TV RAT I NG 11 12 MPAA RAT I NG 12 13 BLOCK I NG OPT I ON 13 14 CH LOCK 14 15 V I DEO LOCK V
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Using the front panel lock feature Lock the front panel buttons to prevent the buttons from being pressed accidentally (by children, for example). When the front panel lock is ON, all control buttons on the TV front panel (except POWER) do
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    TV will return to the previous picture mode. CH MENU VOL CH EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCHFOCUS MENU yzx • POWER Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV , brightness, color, tint, and sharpness) can be saved in the TV's memory with the SAVE NEW PREFERENCE feature (see page 40). You
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    your TV Using the Remote Control Saving new TV. CH MENU VOL CH EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCHFOCUS POWER MENU yzx • ALS sensor To deactivate the ALS: Highlight OFF in step 3 above. Using the flesh tone feature This feature displays natural flesh tones by automatically adjusting the tint. To turn
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    TV Using the Remote Control Selecting the cinema mode When you view a DVD movie (3-2 pulldown processed) from a DVD player connected to the ColorStream (component video) inputs on the TV I LM TEMPERATURE MEDI UM CONVERGENCE SAVE NEW PREFERENCE To turn off the DNR feature: Highlight OFF in
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Selecting the color temperature You can change the AUTO 13 14 C I NEMA MODE F I LM 15 COLOR 14 16 TEMPERATURE COOL / MED I UM / WARM 15 17 CONVERGENCE 16 18 SAVE NEW PREFERENCE 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
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    21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pressing TV/VIDEO on the remote control displays the current signal source (press TV/VIDEO again or 0-6 to change) Pressing TV/VIDEO on the TV changes the current signal source Note: • When ColorStream HD 1 or HD 2 is selected, the video OUT
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    Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Using the closed caption feature The closed caption feature has two options: • Captions-An on-screen display of the dialogue, narration, and sound effects of TV programs and videos that are closed captioned (usually marked as "CC" in TV listings
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    TV Using the Remote Control Setting the sleep timer To set the sleep timer to turn the TV off automatically: 1. Press TIMER to set the length of time until the TV turns Number buttons (0-9) to enter the length of time until the TV turns off automatically. 4. Press ENTER to start the timer. 1
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Press MUTE to temporarily reduce (1/2 MUTE) or turn off (MUTE) the sound. While the sound is off, the screen will display the word "1/2 MUTE" or "MUTE" in the lower right corner. Each time
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    your TV Using the Remote Control Using the SRS 3D surround sound feature The SRS 3D surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality from the TV's speakers. The feature uses stereo signals from a TV broadcast or video input. To turn on
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Resetting audio adjustments The RESET ) The sub-bass system allows you to enhance bass performance, even when the volume is low. To turn on the SBS: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the AUDIO menu appears. 2.
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Turning off the built-in speakers Use this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you connect an audio system (see "Connecting an audio system" on page 13). To turn off the built-in speakers: 1. Press MENU, then press x or • until AUDIO
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the StableSound® feature example, to prevent the sudden increase in volume that often happens when a TV program switches to a commercial). To turn on the StableSound feature: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or
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    your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Viewing the demonstration mode The demonstration mode is an option available in the MENU button on the TV front panel that will demonstrate several of your TV's features. To start the demo: Press and hold the MENU button on the TV front
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    TV Using the Remote Control Appendix Specifications 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 AUDIO: 150 mV(rms) (30% modulation equivalent, 47 kohm) ColorStream™ (
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV 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
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    Limited United States Warranty for 27'' FST PURE® and All Larger Television Models Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. ("TACP") and Toshiba Hawaii, Inc. ("THI") make the following limited warranties to original consumers
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    Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Limited Canada Warranty for 27'' FST PURE® and All Larger Television Models Toshiba of Canada Limited ("TCL") makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO
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    50 Remote control Battery installation 14 Learning about the buttons 18 Programming 15 RESET 42, 48 S SAP sound 46 Satellite receiver connection 9 Scrolling the Theater Wide picture 30 Set-top box connection 11 Sleep timer 45 Sound quality adjustments 47 SPEAKERS on/off 49 Specifications
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    WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470 NATIONAL SERVICE DIVISION:1420B TOSHIBA DRIVE, LEBANON, TN. 37087 HEAD OFFICE/327 KAMAKEE STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96814, U.S.A. TEL: (808) 591-9281 HEAD OFFICE/191 McNABB STREET MARKHAM, ONTARIO L3R 8H2, CANADA TEL: (905) 470-5400 SERVICE CENTERS/TORONTO: 191 McNABB STREET
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Projection Television
© 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved
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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:
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