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Contents Important Safety Instructions 3 Installation, Care, and Service 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 8 Welcome to Toshiba 8 Features of your new TV 8 Overview of steps for installing, setting up, and using your new TV 9 TV front and side panel controls and connections 10 TV back panel connections 11 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 12 Overview of cable types 12 About the connection illustrations 12 Connecting a VCR and antenna or Cable TV (no Cable box 13 Connecting a VCR with S-video and a cable box 14 Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream® (component video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver. . . . 15 Connecting a camcorder 16 Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI device to the HDMI input 17 Connecting a digital audio system 18 Connecting an audio system 18 Connecting a personal computer (PC 19 Chapter 3: Using the remote control 20 Preparing the remote control for use 20 Installing the remote control batteries 20 Remote control effective range 20 Learning about the remote control 21 Using the remote control to control your other devices . . . . 22 Remote Control functional key chart 23 Programming the remote control to control your other devices 24 Remote control codes 25 Chapter 4: Menu layout and navigation 27 Main menu layout 27 Setup/Installation menu layout 28 Navigating the menu system 28 Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 29 Selecting the menu language 29 Configuring the antenna input source for the ANT terminal 29 Programming channels into the TV's channel memory . . . . 30 Programming channels automatically 30 Manually adding and deleting channels in the channel memory 30 Labeling channels 31 Setting the HDMI™ audio mode 32 Viewing the digital signal meter 33 Viewing the system status 33 Selecting the Power-On Mode 34 Chapter 6: Using the TV's features 35 Selecting the video input source to view 35 Labeling the video input sources 35 Tuning channels 36 Tuning channels using the Channel Browser 36 Tuning to the next programmed channel 38 Tuning to a specific channel (programmed or unprogrammed 38 Switching between two channels using Channel Return 38 Switching between two channels using SurfLock™. . . . 38 Selecting the picture size 39 Scrolling the TheaterWide® picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only 40 Using the auto aspect ratio feature 41 Selecting the cinema mode (480i and 1080i signals 41 Adjusting the picture 42 Selecting the picture mode 42 Adjusting the picture quality 42 Using the closed caption mode 43 Base closed captions 43 Digital CC Settings 43 CC Selector 44 Adjusting the audio 44 Muting the sound 44 Using the digital audio selector 44 Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts 45 Adjusting the audio quality 45 Using the StableSound® feature 46 Selecting the optical audio output format 46 Using the Dolby® Digital Dynamic Range Control feature 46 Using the Locks menu 47 Entering the PIN code 47 If you cannot remember your PIN code 47 Changing your PIN code 47 Blocking TV programs and movies by rating (V-Chip 48 Downloading an additional rating system for blocking TV programs and movies 48 Blocking channels 49 Unlocking programs temporarily 50 Using the input lock feature 50 Using the control panel lock feature 51 Using the PC settings feature 51 Setting the PC Audio 52 Setting the sleep timer 52 Displaying TV status information 53 Understanding the auto power off feature 53 Understanding the last mode memory feature 53 Chapter 7: Using the TV's advanced features 54 Using the advanced picture settings features 54 Using dynamic contrast 54 Using the static gamma feature 54 Selecting the color temperature 55 Using CableClear® digital noise reduction 55 Using MPEG noise reduction 56 Using the Game Mode feature 56 Using the advanced audio settings features 57 Using the SRS WOW™ surround sound feature 57 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting 58 General troubleshooting 58 LED indications 60 Chapter 9: Appendix 61 Specifications 61 Limited United States Warranty for LCD Televisions 26" and Larger 62 Limited Canada Warranty for LCD Televisions 63 Index 65 7

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Contents
Important Safety Instructions
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3
Installation, Care, and Service
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3
Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Welcome to Toshiba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features of your new TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview of steps for installing, setting up, and using
your new TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TV front and side panel controls and connections . . . . . . . . 10
TV back panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Overview of cable types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
About the connection illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting a VCR and antenna or Cable TV
(no Cable box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting a VCR with S-video and a cable box . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream
®
(component video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver. . . . 15
Connecting a camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting an HDMI
or DVI device to the HDMI
input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting a digital audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting an audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting a personal computer (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3: Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Preparing the remote control for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the remote control batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote control effective range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Learning about the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the remote control to control your other devices . . . . 22
Remote Control functional key chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Programming the remote control to control your other
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remote control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4: Menu layout and navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Main menu layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setup/Installation menu layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Navigating the menu system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Selecting the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the antenna input source for the ANT
terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Programming channels into the TV’s channel memory . . . . 30
Programming channels automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manually adding and deleting channels in the channel
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Labeling channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the HDMI
audio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Viewing the digital signal meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Viewing the system status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting the Power-On Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Selecting the video input source to view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Labeling the video input sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tuning channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tuning channels using the Channel Browser
. . . . . . . 36
Tuning to the next programmed channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tuning to a specific channel (programmed or
unprogrammed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switching between two channels using Channel
Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switching between two channels using SurfLock
. . . . 38
Selecting the picture size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Scrolling the TheaterWide
®
picture
(TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the auto aspect ratio feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting the cinema mode (480i and 1080i signals) . . . . . . 41
Adjusting the picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting the picture mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjusting the picture quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the closed caption mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Base closed captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Digital CC Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CC Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjusting the audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Muting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the digital audio selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adjusting the audio quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the StableSound
®
feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting the optical audio output format . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the Dolby
®
Digital Dynamic Range
Control feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the Locks menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Entering the PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
If you cannot remember your PIN code. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing your PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Blocking TV programs and movies by rating
(V-Chip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Downloading an additional rating system for blocking
TV programs and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Blocking channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Unlocking programs temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the input lock feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the control panel lock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the PC settings feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting the PC Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting the sleep timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Displaying TV status information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Understanding the auto power off feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Understanding the last mode memory feature . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 7: Using the TV’s advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the advanced picture settings features . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using dynamic contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the static gamma feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Selecting the color temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using CableClear
®
digital noise reduction . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using MPEG noise reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the Game Mode feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the advanced audio settings features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the SRS WOW
surround sound feature . . . . . . 57
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
General troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 9: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Limited United States Warranty
for LCD Televisions 26” and Larger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Limited Canada Warranty
for LCD Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65