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Connecting your TV OWNER'S MANUAL Projection Television TM Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Appendix Index 42H81 50H81 57H81 65H81 © 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved Owner's Record The model number and serial number are on the back of your TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 2
fit, the outlet is probably non-standard and must be replaced by a qualified electrician. Do not tamper with the plug or picture distortion or color fading. In such a case, simply wait a while (with the power on) and the condensation will evaporate. • Avoid displaying stationary images on your TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 3
manually 20 Changing channels 20 Adjusting the color convergence 21 Using the TV's features 23 Adjusting the channel settings 23 Switching between two channels 23 Programming your favorite channels 23 Labeling channels 24 Viewing the wide-screen picture formats 26 Selecting the picture - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 4
. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. This manual applies to models 42H81, 50H81, 57H81, and 65H81. Before you start reading, check the model number on the back of the TV. Instructions in this manual are based on using the - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 5
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Connecting your TV If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • A coaxial cable is the standard cable - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 6
cable (in the S-video jacks) instead of a regular video cable. Do not connect a regular video cable and an S-video cable to Video-1 (or Video-2) at the same time. When you use a converter box with your TV, the remote control will not operate some features, such as programming your favorite channels - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 7
or satellite receiver is ColorStream-compatible, see page 8). Do not connect both an S-video cable and a regular video cable between the TV and DVD player/satellite receiver at the same time. Doing so will distort the picture. Do not connect the DVD player/satellite receiver and VCR to the same - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 8
one source while watching a program from another source. Your TV has ColorStream (component video) inputs. Connecting your TV to a ColorStream-compatible DVD player (such as a Toshiba ColorStream-equipped DVD player) can greatly enhance picture quality and realism. You will need: • one coaxial cable - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 9
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 STREAM AUDIO HD 1 IN IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO PR R COLOR STREAM HD 2 IN ANT-2 Note: For the highest possible picture quality, use ColorStream video cables between the TV and DTV receiver. You can connect the ColorStream cables from the DTV receiver to either ColorStream jack on the - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 10
the TV must select Video-1. * The Video OUT jack does not output the POP picture. **The Audio OUT jacks can output the sound of either the Main or POP picture (see "Selecting the Audio OUT sound" on page 47). VCR2 CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO AUDIO L R IN OUT Connecting a camcorder This connection allows - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 11
VIDEO-2 STREAM AUDIO HD 1 IN IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO PR R COLOR STREAM HD 2 IN ANT-2 Connecting an A/V receiver This connection allows you to use an audio/video (A/V) receiver to enhance your TV's sound. If you have a system with Dolby Pro Logic® surround sound, you can add to the realism of the - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 12
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most VCR models, and cable TV converters together, even if they are different brands. If you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR or cable TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 13
Introduction 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 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 14
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 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 15
Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Cable TV ,079 Contec 038 Dae Ryung 027 Eastern 021 Focus 419 Garrard 172 GC Electronics 035,075 Gemini 034 Starcom Stargate Starquest Sylvania Teleview Texscan Tocom Toshiba Tusa Unika United Artists United Cable Universal - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 16
Introduction 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 48) LIGHT illuminates the keypad for five seconds TIMER sets the TV to turn off at a specific time (page 43) TV/ - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 17
TOUCH FOCUS POWER menu system. You can access the menus using the buttons on your TV CH or remote control. 1. Press MENU to display the menu system. 2. Press x or • to select a menu. MENU EXIT 3. Press y or z select an item. 4. Press x or • to select or adjust a setting. Connecting your TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 18
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Changing the on-screen display 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 TV Front Panel yzx • CH MENU VOL EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS CH MENU TV/VIDEO POWER LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 19
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 FAVORITE ADV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 20
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Adding and erasing channels manually TV Front Panel After you have programmed the channels automatically, you can manually add or erase specific channels. yzx • To add or erase channels: CH MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS 1. Select - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 21
mode and correctly adjust convergence automatically. TV Front Panel CH MENU VOL CH EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS POWER MENU yzx • TOUCH FOCUS TOUCH FOCUS TOUCH FOCUS F I N I SHED Horizontal B G R Vertical When the adjustment is complete, the normal picture reappears. If the error - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 22
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control 3. Press x or • to display the Center Convergence menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 RED B L U E - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 23
TV's features Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV for the FAVORITE CH1 and FAVORITE CH2 modes using the Favorite Channel Programming feature. channels in a 9-picture multi-window: Press FAVORITE (see page 30). LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 24
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV To clear a favorite channel: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 25
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control 4. Press the Channel Number buttons to select a channel erase 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 FAVORITE ADV/ - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 26
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Viewing the wide-screen picture formats You can view programs that have the conventional TV picture format (4:3 aspect ratio) and the wide-screen format (16:9 aspect ratio) in a variety of picture sizes. Selecting the picture size - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 27
Theater Wide size on wide-screen TV Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Conventional picture on conventional TV screen Theater Wide 1 Theater Wide 2 Theater Wide 3 Theater Wide 1 (recommended mode: • The picture is non-uniformly enlarged-the - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 28
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Scrolling the Theater Wide picture (Theater Wide 2 and 3 only) 1. Press PIC SIZE to select the Theater Wide 2 or 3 mode. 2. Press MENU, and then press x or • until THEATER menu appears. 3. Press y or z to highlight PICTURE SCROLL. 1 2 3 4 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 29
POP buttons on the remote control operate the TV's POP features. • You cannot access POP features when viewing ColorStream HD1 or HD2 input. • You cannot display the ANT-2 signal source in the POP window. LIGHT RECALL POWER CTV • YoCuABcLEan choose to hear MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER the sound of either VCR - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 30
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 search - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 31
Connecting your TV Using the Remote 34 35 2. Press y or z to display the PIN code entering mode. • Blocking Reset status: Set your 4-digit code by pressing the Number item following the steps on the next page. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER RECALL 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 32
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 . LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 33
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV MPAA RATING (Independent rating system for movies) 1. From 28 29 30 31 32 To select each item: Press z or y . LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV/ - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 34
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 other channels. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 35
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV To unlock channels: 1. From the LOCKS menu, select CH LOCK. 2. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV/ - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 36
30 31 32 33 34 35 3. Press ENTER. The new PIN code is now active. CH MENU VOL EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS CH Buttons to be locked POWER LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV/ POP CH PIC SIZE FAV MENU/ ENTER - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 37
closing the Picture menu or the TV will return to the previous picture mode. CH MENU VOL CH EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS MENU yzx • POWER Adjusting the picture quality You can adjust the picture quality to your personal preferences, including the contrast, brightness, color, tint, sharpness - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 38
MODE V I DEO COLOR TEMPERATURE MEDI UM CONVERGENCE SAVE NEW PREFERENCE DONE The mode automatically changes to PREFERENCE (see "Selecting the picture mode" on page 37). LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV panel of the TV. CH MENU VOL CH EXIT VOL TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS POWER MENU yzx - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 39
17 CONVERGENCE 17 18 SAVE NEW PREFERENCE 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 To set the CINEMA MODE to VIDEO (off ): Press x or • to select VIDEO in step 3 above. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 40
Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Selecting the color temperature You can change the quality of the picture by selecting from three preset color temperatures: cool, medium, and warm. Mode cool medium warm Picture Quality blueish neutral reddish To select the color - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 41
Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Selecting the video input source Press the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control or TV to view a signal coming from another device connected to your TV TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS TV/VIDEO POWER LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 42
Introduction 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 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 43
Connecting your 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 left until the TV turns off automatically, press TIMER once. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 44
LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 0 ENT FAVORITE ADV/ POP CH PIC SIZE FAV MENU/ ENTER FAV C.CAPT ADV/ EXIT POP CH STOP SOURCE PLAY PIP REC TV/VCR REW FF RECALL MUTE MENU yzx • MENU VOL CHSTILL LOCATE SWAP EXIT TV/VIDEO TOUCH FOCUS - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 45
Introduction Connecting 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 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 46
Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV SBS LEVEL 100 10 11 SPEAKERS ON 11 12 AUDI O OUT MA I N 12 13 S T A B L E SOUND OFF 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 step 3 above. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 47
30 31 32 33 34 35 • MAIN : Outputs the sound of the main program. • POP : Outputs the sound of the POP program. Note: Make sure the volume control of your audio amplifier is set to a moderate listening level. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 789 CH RTN VOL 100 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 48
VIDEO mode selected • Time (if set) • Channel label (if set) • Stereo or SAP audio status • V-CHIP rating status • Picture size STEREO SAP TV - PG FULL 33 34 35 1 2 3 L V 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ANT 1 15 ABCD 16 9 : 2 5 CABLE 6 17 18 33 34 35 LIGHT RECALL POWER TV - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 49
Connecting 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 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 50
: 240 lbs (109 kg) 57H81: 254 lbs (115 kg) 65H81: 260 lbs (120 kg) Audio Power 15 W + 15 W Supplied Accessories Remote Control with 2 size "AA" alkaline batteries Speaker Type 42H81: Two 4-3/4 inches (12 cm) round 50H81: Two 6-5/16 inches (16 cm) round 57H81: Two 6-5/16 inches (16 cm) round 65H81 - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 51
of the problem and some solutions. Problem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cord is plugged in, and then press POWER. • The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No picture, no sound • Check the antenna/cable connections. No sound, picture OK • The - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 52
instructions in this manual and checking the "Troubleshooting" section, you find that service is needed: (1) Call the TACP toll-free number 1-800-631-3811 to find the nearest TOSHIBA Authorized Service Station. In Hawaii, contact Toshiba repair or replacement of any parts bill of sale to TOSHIBA OF - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 53
-top box connection 9 Sleep timer 43 Sound quality adjustments 45 SPEAKERS on/off 47 Specifications 50 SRS 3D surround 45 STABLE SOUND 48 Stereo sound 44 Sub-bass system (SBS 46 S-video cables 5 T Theater wide picture 27 TIMER button 43 TOUCH FOCUS 21 Troubleshooting 51 TV/VIDEO button - Toshiba 50H81 | Owners Manual - Page 54
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Projection Television
© 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved
42H81
50H81
57H81
65H81
O
WNER'S
M
ANUAL
TM
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:
Introduction
Connecting
your TV
Using the
Remote Control
Setting up
your TV
Using the TV’s
Features
Appendix
Index