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WNER’S 

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ANUAL

Integrated High Definition 
DLP

 Projection Television

42HM66

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:

HIGH

-DEFINITION TELEVISION

Summary of Contents for 42HM66 - 42" Rear Projection TV

Page 1: ...able or satellite provider OWNER S MANUAL Integrated High Definition DLP Projection Television 42HM66 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 HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION ...

Page 2: ...operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN NOTE NEVER CONNECT THIS TV TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER PC THIS TV IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH A PC Child Safety It Makes A Difference WhereYourTV Stands Congratulations on your purchase As you enjoy your newTV keep these safety tips in mind The Issue If you are like ...

Page 3: ...tilation 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 plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third ...

Page 4: ...your area For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance www eiae org Digital Light Processing DLP and the DLP medallion are trademarks of Texas Instruments The lightning symbol in the triangle tells you that the voltage inside this product may be strong enough to cause an electric shock DO NOT TRY TO SERVICE THIS PRODUCT YOURSELF ...

Page 5: ...least two people carry the TV Top view 1 in minimum Not supplied Place hands here when moving the TV Installing the TV Attaching the TV to a wall or pillar 1 Securely attach a sturdy cord or chain to each wire clip on the rear of the TV 2 Attach the cord or chain to a wall or pillar Make sure the TV is at least 1 in minimum from the wall or pillar Side view Recommended TV Stand Toshiba Stand Model...

Page 6: ...ting the Quick Restart feature on page 19 7 The green and orange LED on the lower right corner of the TV screen indicate your TV s current status If either light flashes see LED indications on page 31 for details 8 Review all safety and operating information in this owner s manual before you use your TV 9 If you unplug the power cord while the TV is on when you plug the power cord in again then tu...

Page 7: ...0 provide terminals for connecting other equipment to your TV Please read all safety and operating instructions in this manual carefully and keep this manual for future reference Features of your new TV The following are just a few of the many exciting features of your new Toshiba wide screen integrated HD DLPTM projection TV Integrated digital tuning 8VSB ATSC and QAM eliminates the need for a se...

Page 8: ...only NEVER use tools to tighten F type connectors Using tools may damage the TV This type of damage is NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY Cable TV CATV DTV connection A 75 ohm coaxial cable F type connector is built into the TV for easy hookup Connecting an antenna cable Connecting and Checking the Antenna 3 Some cable TV companies offer premium pay channels Since the signals of these premium pay channe...

Page 9: ...l terminals VIDEO 2 Cables are not supplied 1 MENU Opens and closes the menu system 2 CHANNEL When no menu is on screen change the channel When a menu is on screen function as up down navigation 3 VOLUME When no menu is on screen adjust the volume When a menu is on screen function as left right navigation 4 INPUT Changes the image signal source TV AV1 S Video ColorStream HD 1 ColorStream HD 2 HDMI...

Page 10: ...connect a component video compatible device to either set of ColorStream inputs on the TV back panel ColorStream HD 1 or ColorStream HD 2 For proper operation it is recommended that you use as short an HDMI cable as possible shorter than 16 4 ft 5m HDMI cable transfers both video and audio therefore separate analog audio cables are not required Some CDVs video CDs may not output digital audio sign...

Page 11: ...f the remote control does not operate correctly or if the operating range becomes reduced replace batteries with new ones When necessary to replace batteries in the remote control always replace both batteries with new ones Never mix battery types or use and and used batteries in combination Always remove the batteries from the remote control if they are dead or if the remote control is not to be ...

Page 12: ...r greater than 100 b In other modes functions as ENTER 10 INPUT a In TV mode enters a decimal point for DTV channel numbers b In other modes functions as INPUT 11 VOL Turns the volume up down 12 CH RTN Tunes the previously viewed channel Will not switch between TV and DTV channels 13 CH Changes the channel up down 14 MUTE Turns the sound ON and OFF 15 INFO Displays the current video and audio sour...

Page 13: ...r VCR 27 PIC SIZE Skip Reverse a In TV mode cycles through standard and widescreen viewing modes b In other modes skip reverses the CD player DVD player or VCR 28 S video Reverse a In TV mode press the S video button to select the S video input b In other modes rewinds the CD player DVD player or VCR 29 Swap Swaps the inputs from the main and PiP or POP picture mode 30 Freeze Freezes the current s...

Page 14: ...there are other codes listed for your device If there are no other codes listed for your device you will not be able to program the TV remote control to operate your other device and will need to use the device s remote control If the code is accepted the LED flashes twice after the last digit is entered 6 Point the remote control at the device and press POWER on the remote control If the correct ...

Page 15: ...1034 Hallmark 10178 Hankook 10180 10030 10178 Harley Davidson 11904 Harman Kardon 10054 Harvard 10180 Havermy 10093 Helios 10865 Hello Kitty 10451 Hisense 10156 10748 10145 11156 Hitachi 10156 10030 10178 11145 10145 10092 11904 11156 Hongmei 10093 Huafa 10145 Huari 10145 Huodateji 10051 Imperial Crown 10661 Infinity 10054 Inteq 10017 JBL 10054 JCB 10000 Jean 10156 10051 10236 10092 Jensen 10761 J...

Page 16: ...37 20278 Colt 20072 Craig 20037 20047 20240 20072 Curtis Mathes 20060 20035 20162 Cybernex 20240 CyberPower 21972 Daewoo 20045 20104 20278 Dell 21972 Denon 20042 DirecTV 20739 Durabrand 20039 20038 Electrohome 20037 Electrophonic 20037 Emerex 20032 Emerson 20035 20037 20184 20240 20045 20121 20043 20209 20002 20278 20479 Fisher 20047 20104 Fuji 20035 20033 Fujitsu 20045 Gateway 21972 GE 20060 2003...

Page 17: ...17 20822 Rio 20869 Rotel 20623 Sampo 20752 20698 20490 20573 21932 21075 20820 Sansui 20695 Sanyo 20695 Sharp 20630 20752 Sharper Image 21117 Sherwood 20770 Shinco 20717 Shinsonic 20533 Sonic Blue 20869 21099 Sony 20533 20864 21033 21904 21903 SVA 20717 Sylvania 20675 Symphonic 20675 Teac 20717 21984 20809 Technics 20490 Theta Digital 20571 Toshiba 20503 20695 Urban Concepts 20503 Xbox 20522 Yamah...

Page 18: ...0 30032 30037 30420 30179 31075 30145 Panasonic 30029 Parasound 30420 Philips 30626 30157 Pioneer 31063 31062 30032 Polk Audio 30157 Proton 30157 QED 30157 Quad 30157 Quasar 30029 RadioShack 31075 RCA 31062 30032 30420 30179 30053 Realistic 30420 30179 Rotel 30157 30420 SAE 30157 Sansui 30157 Sanyo 30179 SAST 30157 Sharp 30861 30037 Silsonic 30888 30036 Sonic Frontiers 30157 Sony 30490 30000 30100...

Page 19: ...Quick Restart 3 Press to select either YES or NO and press ENTER Note If Quick Restart is set to NO and you turn off the TV it can take a few minutes for the picture to appear when you turn on the TV again If Quick Restart is set to YES and you turn off the TV the following will occur for a few minutes The screen lamp lights dimly The fans continue to run This is a function of the Quick Restart Lo...

Page 20: ...er sub menus press When done press EXIT Programming channels into the TV s channel memory 1 Press the TV DTV button on eht remote control to select the source TV 2 Press MENU to open the menu system 3 Select the TV DTV SETTING menu see Navigating the menus above 4 Select the TV SYSTEM sub menu 5 Press to select ANTENNA CABLE STD CABLE HRC or CABLE IRC and then press ENTER 6 Press and then to selec...

Page 21: ...S to reset all of your image settings to the factory default settings Select NO to retain your current image settings Using the AUDIO SETTING menu After selecting a setting press ENTER See Navigating the menus on page 20 BASS reduces bass increases bass TREBLE reduces treble increases treble BALANCE increases sound from the left speaker increases sound from the right speaker MTS NTSC SYSTEM Select...

Page 22: ...SOURCE Select the input signal source for the sub picture Change the sub picture s input signal source ASPECT RATIO Note You can also press PIC SIZE on the remote control to change the ASPECT RATIO The way the image displays in any of the aspect ratio settings will vary depending on the format of the program you are currently watching STANDARD Suitable for viewing conventional 4 3 programs in thei...

Page 23: ...er swap PIP SIZE Press to change the sub picture size SMALL MEDIUM or LARGE Small PIP size Large PIP size PIP POSITION Press to adjust the horizontal position of the sub picture AUDIO FROM Choose to hear audio from the Main picture source or the sub picture source Sub picture audio source Main picture audio PIP POP source define SUB Main TV S Video AV1 AV2 Color Stream HD 1 Color Stream HD 2 HDMI ...

Page 24: ...channel memory To manually add a channel to the channel memory 1 Use the Number buttons on the remote control to tune the TV to the channel you want to add 2 In the CHANNEL EDIT sub menu select ADDED press ENTER and then press EXIT To manually delete a channel from the channel memory 1 Tune the TV to the channel you want to delete 2 In the CHANNEL EDIT sub menu select SKIPPED press SEL and then pr...

Page 25: ...ioned Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 R Restricted Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult NC 17 Not intended for anyone 17 and under X X rated For adults only PASSWORD EDIT Enter the 4 new digits and the setup automatically proceeds to the next line Enter the 4 new digits again and press ENTER to confirm that the change is completed RRT Blocking TV programs and mov...

Page 26: ...information SOURCE The input signal of current main picture RESOLUTION The main picture signal resolution H FREQUENCY The main picture signal horizontal frequency V FREQUENCY The main picture signal vertical frequency VERSION The TV s software version CLOSED CAPTION NTSC SYSTEM TV CC Press to select closed caption OFF CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 TEXT1 TEXT2 TEXT3 or TEXT4 and then press ENTER ATSC SYSTEM DTV ...

Page 27: ...enu is enabled when CC is set to CC1 CS6 and CC SETTING is set to USER TEXT FRGD foreground Change text foreground color TRANSPARENCY Change text foreground transparency TEXT BKGD background Change text background color TRANSPARENCY Change text background transparency LANGUAGE You can display the on screen display menus and messages in ENGLISH FRENCH or SPANISH SLEEP TIMER You can set the sleep ti...

Page 28: ...am end time P r o g r a m description Program start time 1 1 Press the remote control INFO key to display this block 1 2 If press INFO key again this block will display 2 Guide EPG Time Program start time Program title Next program start time Next program title Program name Program level Program end time P r o g r a m description Program start time 2 1 Press the remote control INFO key to display ...

Page 29: ...o Y Pb Pr Y Cb Cr HDTV ready 1 RL Input3 1 Component Video Y Pb Pr Y Cb Cr HDTV ready 1 RL Input4 1 HDMI 1 R L RF1 1 Tuner for NTSC ATSC Clear QAM Output1 1 Coaxial digital Audio SPDIF output Only for ATSC Clear QAM HDMI Output2 1 R L audio output firmware update via RS232 and USB port Remote Control Unit Infrared remote controller OSD Languages English French Spanish AC Power Input Range 100 132V...

Page 30: ...ce the lamp Blurry image If there is condensation inside the TV turn off the TV and let it sit for a few hours before turning it back on again Overlapped image Check the position of the antenna Try moving the signal cable Stripes on the screen If there is computer other TV sets TV video game system VCR radio cassette near your TV please adjust the antenna position Snowflakes on the screen or noise...

Page 31: ...n Quick RestartTM seature is set to No Orange Flashing Lamp cooling several seconds Standby mode Orange Not lit AC plug in DC power off Warm up Green Flashing Lamp ignition Operation mode Green Not lit Display is active Attempting to light lamp unit Green blinking Flashing If the lamp unit does not light the TV will try to light it again this process will repeat up to five times If it is unsuccess...

Page 32: ...eath or serious injury CAUTION HOT SURFACE Touching the lamp before it has cooled will result in severe burns ALLOW THE LAMP TO COOL FOR AT LEAST ONE 1 HOUR BEFORE REPLACING IT 2 STOP Allow the lamp to cool for at least one 1 hour before replacing it Required tools Manual Slotted screwdriver 1 Turn off the TV and unplug the power cord 5 Grasp the lamp unit handle and gently pull the lamp unit stra...

Page 33: ...t screws Note Hand tighten only Do not use an electric screwdriver How to replace the lamp unit continued 6 Carefully insert the new lamp unit straight into the TV until it is fully seated Note Never subject the lamp unit to excessive shock Never touch the lamp unit glass or otherwise get it dirty Doing so may affect the image quality and reduce the service life of the lamp See Cleaning the lamp u...

Page 34: ...ng of this DLP Television must be performed by an Authorized TACP Service Station 3 The warranties from TACP are effective only if this DLP Television is purchased and operated in the Continental U S A or Puerto Rico 4 Labor service charges for set installation setup adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems are not covered by this warranty Reception problems ca...

Page 35: ...ll of sale or other proof of purchase 2 All warranty servicing of this DLP television must be performed by an Authorized TCL Service Depot 3 These warranties from TCL are effective only if the DLP television is purchased in Canada from an authorized TCL dealer and operated in Canada 4 Labor charges for installation setup adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems...

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