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Color Television

32AF53
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The model number and serial number are on the back
of your TV. Record these numbers in the spaces below.
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with your Toshiba dealer about this TV.

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Page 1: ... 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 23565903A I S O 14001 FILE No A96 4 5 T O S H I B A A M E RICA CONSUMER PR O D U C T S L L C ...

Page 2: ...ager of the International CES Safety Precautions WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba TV This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new TV Before operating the TV please read this manual completely and keep it nearby for future reference NOTE TO CATV INSTALLERS...

Page 3: ...uctions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with a dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized ...

Page 4: ...appear distorted or the color appear faded If this happens turn off the TV for 6 to 7 hours to allow the condensation to evaporate 31 For added protection of your TV from lightning and power surges always unplug the power cord and disconnect the antenna from the TV if you leave the TV unattended or unused for long periods of time 32 During normal use the TV may make occasional snapping or popping ...

Page 5: ...annels 23 Labeling channels 24 Adjusting the picture 25 Adjusting the picture quality 25 Adjusting the color temperature 25 Selecting the picture preference mode 26 Using the SVM scan velocity modulation feature 26 Using the AUTO SHARPNESS feature 27 Resetting your picture adjustments 27 Using the closed caption feature 28 Using the V CHIP parental control feature 29 Entering the PIN code 29 If yo...

Page 6: ...d to in the instructions Please read all safety and operating instructions carefully and keep this manual for future reference Exploring your new TV You can operate your TV using the buttons on the remote control or TV front panel behind the door The TV s front and back panels provide all the terminal connections you will need to connect other devices to your TV LIGHT CT 90158 DEMO MENU TV VIDEO V...

Page 7: ... as the cables S Video cable is for use with video equipment that has S Video connectors Component video cables come in sets of three typically color coded red green and blue and are for use with video equipment that has component video connectors Your TV s ColorStream component video inputs are color coded in the same manner as the cables NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY When connecting video equip...

Page 8: ...tion allows you to watch and record basic and premium cable channels as well as watch videotapes Set the TV signal source to VIDEO 1 see Selecting the signal source on page 21 tune the VCR to channel 3 or 4 the same channel as the converter box output switch and use the cable converter box to change channels You will need three coaxial cables one set of standard A V cables Connecting a cable conve...

Page 9: ...O 1 and the VCR connected to VIDEO 2 The unauthorized recording use distribution or revision of television programs videotapes DVDs and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries and may subject you to civil and criminal liability Connecting a DVD player or satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD satellite VCR or TV ...

Page 10: ...a mono VCR connect L Mono to the VCR s AUDIO OUT terminal using only one audio cable If you have a VCR with S video use an S video cable instead of a standard video cable Do not connect a standard video cable and an S video cable to VIDEO 1 on the TV back or VIDEO 3 on the TV front at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable Stereo VCR TV DVD player with component video Connec...

Page 11: ...e picture performance will be unacceptable To dub or edit VCR 2 must select Line IN and the TV must select VIDEO 1 When recording to VCR 2 set AUDIO OUT to FIXED With AUDIO OUT set to FIXED the TV s volume setting will not affect the sound level being recorded See Selecting fixed variable AUDIO OUT on page 40 VCR 1 plays From Cable Cable Box or Antenna TV VCR 2 records Connecting two VCRs This con...

Page 12: ...st use the amplifier s volume controls to adjust the volume See Selecting fixed variable AUDIO OUT on page 40 Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the audio level This connection also allows you to use external speakers To control the audio turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier and turn off the built in speakers See Turning off the built in sp...

Page 13: ...med to operate You can program the TV remote control so it will operate the other device See pages 15 16 Installing the remote control batteries 1 Remove the battery cover from the back of the remote control Caution Dispose of batteries in a designated disposal area Do not throw batteries into a fire Do not mix battery types or combine used batteries with new ones Remove dead batteries immediately...

Page 14: ...nel memory only TV VIDEO 21 EXIT 18 VOLUME st st T S 18 CH RTN channel return 23 MENU 18 Channel numbers 20 POWER Device Switch 15 17 Set to TV to control the TV CHANNEL st 20 Access channels programmed into the TV s memory only VCR or DVD functions 17 LIGHT CT 90158 SLEEP 41 DEMO MENU TV VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL VIDEO 3 IN VIDEO S VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R TV Front VIDEO 3 A V IN 21 with optional S video ...

Page 15: ...oshiba device that it is not preprogrammed to operate follow the steps below For details on using the remote control to operate the device see page 17 POWER Channel Numbers RECALL Device Switch Note Each time you change the batteries you must reprogram the remote control Some newer VCRs respond to either of two codes These VCRs have a switch labeled VCR1 VCR2 If your VCR has this kind of switch an...

Page 16: ...023 057 064 068 070 071 079 Fuji 004 041 Funai 018 073 Garrard 018 GE 001 002 009 040 042 048 056 Go Video 056 059 061 081 Goldstar 005 010 014 054 056 065 067 Gradiente 018 065 Harman Kardon 005 Hitachi 024 025 035 037 042 063 070 080 JBL 076 JC Penney 005 006 007 008 009 010 023 024 025 026 035 056 061 063 065 Jensen 024 025 037 050 JVC 005 006 007 014 037 043 050 062 063 068 082 Kenwood 005 006...

Page 17: ...rol directly at the device CH st s selects the next higher channel t selects the next lower channel STOP Stops the tape or DVD PLAY Begins playback of a tape or DVD FF Fast forwards the tape or DVD Press during playback to view the picture moving rapidly forward REW Rewinds the tape or DVD Press during playback to view the picture moving rapidly backward TV VCR To view one program while recording ...

Page 18: ... ON OFF STABLE SOUND ON OFF AUDIO PICTURE MENU 1 PICTURE MENU 2 AUDIO MENU 1 AUDIO MENU 2 SET UP MENU 1 SET UP MENU 2 SET UP MENU 3 PREFERENCE MENU CLOSED CAPTION MENU Setting up your TV Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote control you will need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu system You can access the menus using the butt...

Page 19: ... your area and store them in the channel memory After the channels are stored automatically you can manually add or erase individual channels To program channels automatically 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the SET UP menu appears 2 Press y or z until TV CABLE is highlighted 3 Press x or to highlight either TV if you use an antenna or CABLE if you have cable service 4 Press z to highlight ...

Page 20: ...enu appears 3 Press y or z to highlight ADD ERASE MOVE SELECT LANGUAGE TV CABLE CH PROGRAM ADD ERASE MORE ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL TV CABLE ADD ERASE SET UP 4 Press x or to select ADD or ERASE depending on the function you want to perform 5 Repeat steps 1 4 for other channels you want to add or erase Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel Press Channel y or z on the TV or remot...

Page 21: ...t signal source Continue pressing TV VIDEO to change the source Note When the ColorStream signal source is active the VIDEO OUT terminal outputs a black and white signal only To receive a color VIDEO OUT signal a standard video or S video IN jack must be used instead of the ColorStream connections Adjusting the IMAGE TILT feature When you install or change the direction of the TV the picture may b...

Page 22: ...format If the AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode does not automatically detect a 16 9 signal from your DVD player or other source select 16 9 IMAGE SHAPE mode instead see below which will manually set the image shape to 16 9 widescreen The AUTO IMAGE SHAPE mode is not available when viewing an antenna signal source NORMAL Displays the picture in normal conventional 4 3 format regardless of the signal type To u...

Page 23: ... press x or until the SET UP menu appears 3 Press y or z to highlight FAVORITE CH and then press to open the FAVORITE CH menu 4 Press x or to highlight SET press z and then press EXIT MOVE MORE V CHIP CONTROL FAVORITE CH CH LABEL TIMER 0 MIN MORE SET UP START SELECT FAVORITE CH SET CLEAR 2 5 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TV CYAN CABLE BLUE SET UP SET 5 Repeat steps 1 4 for up to 12 channels To select your ...

Page 24: ...ghlight LABEL 6 Repeatedly press x or to select a character for the first space and then press MENU Repeat this step for all four characters MOVE CH LABEL SET CLEAR SET CLEAR LABEL P B S L SET UP MENU SET UP SELECT SET ENT 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for other channels you want to label To erase a channel label 1 Tune the TV to the channel whose label you want to erase Note You must be in CABLE mode to era...

Page 25: ...e You can change the quality of the picture by selecting from three preset color temperatures cool medium and warm as described in the table below See note above right To adjust the color temperature 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the PREFERENCE menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight COLOR TEMPERATURE 3 Press x or to highlight the mode you prefer MOVE COLOR TEMPERATURE COOL MEDIUM WARM P...

Page 26: ...ure 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the PICTURE menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight SVM 3 Press x or to highlight ON MOVE ADJUST MORE SVM ON OFF AUTO SHARPNESS AUTO OFF PICTURE To turn off the SVM feature Highlight OFF in step 3 above Note The SVM feature can sometimes make the picture look artificial If SVM is on and you want the video material you are watching to look more natural tr...

Page 27: ... above Resetting your picture adjustments The RESET function returns your picture adjustments to their factory settings as described below Contrast max 100 Brightness center 50 Sharpness center 50 Color center 50 Tint center 0 Color temperature Cool SVM ON Auto Sharpness AUTO Picture preference mode Sports Note The RESET function also returns your audio adjustments to their factory settings See Re...

Page 28: ...s To use the closed caption feature 1 Tune the TV to the desired program or video 2 Press MENU and then press x or until the CLOSED CAPTION menu appears 3 Press z or y to highlight CC MOVE CC C1 C2 C3 C4 T1 T2 T3 T4 OFF CLOSED CAPTI0N SELECT 4 Press x or to highlight the closed caption mode you prefer as decribed below To view captions Highlight C1 C2 C3 or C4 C1 displays the primary language in y...

Page 29: ...T UP menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight V CHIP CONTROL and then press MOVE MORE V CHIP CONTROL FAVORITE CH CH LABEL TIMER 0 MIN MORE SET UP START The PIN code entering screen BLOCKING RESET or BLOCKING ACTIVE appears as follows BLOCKING RESET status Press the Channel Number buttons 0 9 to store a new 4 digit PIN code BLOCKING ACTIVE status when the PIN code is already stored Press the Channe...

Page 30: ...n the SET RATING menu 7 Press y or z to highlight MPAA RATING 8 Press to block X or x to unblock MOVE ENABLE BLOCKING Y N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL VIDEO LOCK OFF GAME TIMER OFF SET UP SELECT MPAA RATING X NC17 R PG13 PG G x x YOUTH TV RATING Y7FV Y7 TV RATING MOVE SET UP SELECT Y Note The V Chip function is only available for the U S V Chip system The Canadian V C...

Page 31: ... MENU TV RATING 9 Press to block X or x to unblock 10 Repeat steps 8 and 9 to set the next item To disable unblock TV and YOUTH TV rating blocking Follow steps 1 5 above but select N in step 5 to disable blocking Note This also will unblock MPAA rating blocking see previous page Press RECALL to display the rating of the TV program you are currently watching 6 CABLE STEREO SAP TV PG V L TV PG L V T...

Page 32: ...P CONTROL menu Unblocking programs temporarily 1 If you try to watch a TV program that exceeds the rating limits you set the TV will enter the block mode 2 To temporarily unblock the program and all other blocked programs press MUTE 3 Press the Channel Numbers 0 9 to enter your 4 digit PIN code If the wrong PIN code is entered the message Incorrect PIN code appears Enter the code again If the corr...

Page 33: ...OVE MORE V CHIP CONTROL FAVORITE CH CH LABEL TIMER 0 MIN MORE SET UP START SELECT 0 9 END EXIT BLOCKING IS ACTIVE PLEASE ENTER PIN CODE _ _ _ _ SET UP 4 Press the Channel Numbers 0 9 to enter your 4 digit PIN code see page 29 The V CHIP CONTROL menu opens 5 Press y or z to highlight BLOCK CHANNEL and then press to open the BLOCK CHANNEL menu 6 Press x or to highlight SET and then press z The block...

Page 34: ...ress y or z to highlight V CHIP CONTROL and then press The PIN code entering screen opens MOVE MORE V CHIP CONTROL FAVORITE CH CH LABEL TIMER 0 MIN MORE SET UP START SELECT 0 9 END EXIT BLOCKING IS ACTIVE PLEASE ENTER PIN CODE _ _ _ _ SET UP 3 Press the Channel Numbers 0 9 to enter your 4 digit PIN code see page 29 The V CHIP CONTROL menu opens 4 Press y or z to highlight VIDEO LOCK MOVE ENABLE BL...

Page 35: ...er To turn off the game timer Highlight OFF in step 5 above Using the NEW PIN CODE feature V Chip control Use this feature to create a new PIN code 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the SET UP menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight V CHIP CONTROL and then press The PIN code entering screen opens 3 Use the Channel Number keys to enter your PIN code The V CHIP CONTROL menu opens MOVE MORE V C...

Page 36: ... press x or until the AUDIO menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight MTS 3 Press x or to highlight STR MOVE AUDIO SELECT MTS STR SAP MONO BASS 50 TREBLE 50 BALANCE 0 SURROUND ON OFF BBE ON OFF MORE You can leave your TV in STR mode because it automatically outputs the type of sound being broadcast stereo or monaural If the stereo sound is noisy select MONO to reduce the noise The word STR or SAP d...

Page 37: ...z to highlight SURROUND 5 Press x or to highlight ON MOVE AUDIO SELECT MTS STR SAP MONO BASS 50 TREBLE 50 BALANCE 0 SURROUND ON OFF BBE ON OFF MORE To turn off the surround sound feature Highlight OFF in step 5 above Using the High Definition Sound feature The BBE High Definition Sound feature enhances the clarity and detail of the sound from the TV s speakers providing improved speech intelligibi...

Page 38: ...in the right channel depending on the item selected makes the sound quality stronger or decreases the balance in the left channel depending on the item selected Resetting your audio adjustments The RESET function in the PICTURE menu returns your audio adjustments to the following factory settings Bass center 50 Treble center 50 Balance center 0 To reset your audio and picture adjustments 1 Press M...

Page 39: ...O MORE SBS ON OFF SBS LEVEL 70 AUDIO OUT FIXED VARIABLE SPEAKERS ON OFF STABLE SOUND ON OFF To turn off the SBS feature Highlight OFF in step 3 above Turning off the built in speakers Use this feature to turn off the TV speakers when you connect external speakers to your TV See Connecting an audio system on page 12 To turn off the built in speakers 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the AUDIO ...

Page 40: ...s a cleaner signal than variable audio output For details on connecting an audio amplifier to the TV s AUDIO OUT terminals see Connecting an audio system on page 12 To select the AUDIO OUT sound 1 Press MENU then press x or until the AUDIO menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight AUDIO OUT 3 Press x or to highlight FIXED or VARIABLE SELECT MOVE AUDIO MORE SBS ON OFF SBS LEVEL 70 AUDIO OUT FIXED VA...

Page 41: ...TV Viewing the DEMO mode When you press DEMO on the TV the TV will automatically demonstrate several features of your TV To view the DEMO mode Press DEMO Also see note at right To stop the DEMO mode Press DEMO or POWER on the TV or press RECALL EXIT or POWER on the remote control Understanding the auto power off feature The TV will automatically turn itself off after approximately 15 minutes if it...

Page 42: ...m VIDEO AUDIO INPUT VIDEO 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 47 kohm ColorStream component video INPUT Y 1V p p 75 ohm PB 0 7 V p p 75 ohm PR 0 7 V p p 75 ohm AUDIO 150 mV rms 47 kohm VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 4 7 kohm VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT 0 300 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 4 7 kohm Dimens...

Page 43: ... 3 and or ColorStream or from channels 3 or 4 set VIDEO LOCK to OFF p 34 The game timer may have enabled the video lock Set VIDEO LOCK to OFF p 34 Make sure the remote control device switch is set to the correct position p 14 Black box on screen Set the CLOSED CAPTION feature to OFF p 28 Poor color or no color The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Adjust the TINT and or C...

Page 44: ...d by the BLOCK CHANNEL feature Unblock the channel p 33 Closed caption problems If you select one of the caption modes C1 C2 C3 or C4 but the program you are watching is not closed captioned no captions will display on screen p 28 A closed caption signal may not display correctly in the following situations a when a videotape has been dubbed b when the signal reception is weak or c when the signal...

Page 45: ... 4 Labor service charges for set installation setup adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems are not covered by these warranties Reception problems caused by inadequate antenna systems are your responsibility 5 Warranties extend only to defects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not extend to any television or parts that have been lost or disca...

Page 46: ...ms are your responsibility 5 Warranties extend only to defects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not extend to any television or parts that have been lost or discarded by you or to damage to television or parts caused by misuse accident Acts of God such as lightning or fluctuations in electric power improper installation improper maintenance or use in violation of instructions fu...

Page 47: ...imer 35 IMAGE SHAPE 22 IMAGE TILT 21 L M Language selection 19 Last mode memory 41 Menu system 18 MTS feature 36 MUTE button 36 P PIC SIZE button 14 22 Picture adjustments Color temperature 25 Auto sharpness 27 Picture preference mode 26 Picture quality 25 Resetting 27 SVM 26 R RECALL button 41 Remote control Battery installation 13 Learning about the buttons 14 17 Programming 15 Remote control co...

Page 48: ...STREET MARKHAM ONTARIO L3R 8H2 CANADA TEL 905 470 5400 MONTREAL 18050 TRANS CANADA KIRKLAND QUEBEC H9J 4A1 CANADA TEL 514 390 7766 VANCOUVER 22171 FRASERWOOD WAY RICHMOND B C V6W 1J5 CANADA TEL 604 303 2500 MANUFACTURED BY TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS L L C ColorStream and StableSound are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products L L C BBE High Definition Sound is licensed by...

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