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Plasma Color TV

WNER'S

ANUAL

Owner's Record

You will find the model number and serial number on
the back of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces
provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon
your TOSHIBA dealer regarding this product.

Model number:

Serial number:

42WP56A
42WP56E
42WP56T

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Getting started

Basic oper

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Equipment

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Summary of Contents for 42WP56A

Page 1: ... the TV Record these numbers in the spaces provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your TOSHIBA dealer regarding this product Model number Serial number 42WP56A 42WP56E 42WP56T Introduction Getting started Basic operation Equipment connections Reference section Viewing teletext Using TV s features ...

Page 2: ...ate the MPEG NR Noise Reduction 21 To activate the DNR Digital Noise Reduction 21 To select the color temperature 22 To use the cinema mode 22 To adjust the color management 23 To reset the base color adjustment 23 Sound adjustment 24 MTS Multi channel TV Sound setting 24 Selecting the Dual 1 or Dual 2 mode 24 Stereo bilingual selection 25 Sound quality adjustment 25 To select the audio output 26 ...

Page 3: ...ver defeat the purpose of the grounding plug Never insert or remove the power plug with wet hands This may cause electric shock Never place the TV in an unstable location such as on a shaky table incline or location subject to vibration The TV may drop or fall down which may cause injury or damage Never block or cover the slots and openings in the cabinet Never place the TV so that it is facing up...

Page 4: ...short a tie as possible to ensure the TV is stable If the TV is not installed securely it may lean or fall over and cause an injury Precautions for moving the TV When moving the TV be sure to remove the plug from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna cable and audio video cables any steady ties Fire or electric shock may result if the power cord is damaged When carrying the TV at least two pe...

Page 5: ...inserted inside the TV turn off the TV and remove the power plug from the outlet immediately and contact a service technician Be especially careful that children do not insert objects in the TV Clip Never stand or climb on the TV Be especially careful in households with children to prevent them through climbing on top of the TV It may move fall over break become damaged or cause an injury When the...

Page 6: ...r the cabinet is broken turn off the TV and remove the power plug from the outlet immediately If the TV is still power used in this condition it may cause a fire or an electric shock or an injury Contact a service technician for inspection When a malfunction occurs or if smoke or an unusual odor comes from the TV turn off the TV and remove the power plug from the outlet immediately Make sure that ...

Page 7: ...xtended period of time or in 14 9 or 4 3 mode see page 18 If retention occurs display a moving picture like a video movie This may help to reduce minor permanent after image But it cannot be removed entirely once it has occurred If the same static picture is displayed frequently it is recommended to decrease Brightness or to adjust the Long life setting see page 31 About cabinet Never spray volati...

Page 8: ...on which antenna to use in your area Before connecting the antenna cable turn off all main power switches Before connecting the antenna cable remove the back terminal cover see page 10 300 Ω twin lead feeder VHF and or UHF antenna 75 Ω coaxial cable Antenna adaptor not supplied Plug not supplied 75 Ω antenna terminal 75 Ω antenna terminal TV back view Exemptions Toshiba is not liable for any damag...

Page 9: ...de view Note Inserting the Headphone jack will mute the sound from all speakers and deliver normal stereo left and right sound to the headphones Headphones Not supplied Remove the battery cover Insert two R03 AAA batteries matching the polarities of the battery to the marks inside the battery compartment Installing the remote control batteries POWER switch 12 within 5 m Effective range Caution Dis...

Page 10: ...COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT terminals 37 C2 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT terminals 37 AUDIO OUT terminals 26 37 Fixed Variable AUDIO input 38 Back view TV back view Wall outlet Ex E model 220 240V AC 50 60 Hz Power cord supplied MONITOR output terminals 37 Getting started Exploring your new TV continued AC IN terminal HDMI AUDIO 1 terminals 41 HDMI AUDIO 2 terminals 41 HDMI 1 terminal 41 HDMI 2 terminal 41 The...

Page 11: ... 17 30 Input source selection 29 1 3 C1 C2 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 PC To access sub pages when in teletext 33 Picture size selection 18 EXIT 13 Menu 13 Program position 17 Teletext 34 Bass boost on off 28 External woofer on off 28 Sound mute 17 When in VCR or DVD mode Only for Toshiba VCR DVD players to PAUSE to EJECT to SKIP REWIND to SKIP FORWARD to PLAY to STOP to REWIND to FAST FORWARD Teletext control ...

Page 12: ...f off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcast for the day This function does not work in external input or PC input mode If power is cut off while you are viewing the TV the Last Mode Memory function turns on the TV automatically when power is applied again If power is going to be off for a long time and you are going to be away f...

Page 13: ...Auto format On On Long Life OK Teletext SW Teletext 1 FAST Gray screen Auto format On On Long Life OK Menu display chart Getting started Learning about the menu system We suggest you familiarize yourself with the display charts before using the menu system Press the MENU button to display menu then press the or button to select main menu headings Press the or button to select an item Press the or ...

Page 14: ...umbers one by one System selection Auto tuning Press the MENU button then press the or button to display the SET UP menu Press the or button to select Auto tuning Press the OK button to display the Auto tuning menu Press the OK button to start the automatic search The search will begin for all available stations The slide bar will move along the line as the search progresses If you make a mistake ...

Page 15: ...earch down the band Press the or button repeatedly until your desired channel is displayed When a station satellite is found it will be displayed NEVER PRESS ANY OTHER BUTTONS WHILE THE SET IS TUNING F Auto Fine Tuning Press the or button to turn the Auto Fine Tuning option on or off 0 The Auto Fine Tuning function automatically corrects slight fluctuations when receiving signals Manual Fine Tunin...

Page 16: ...emory continued This TV is capable of receiving a number of different channels depending upon where you live Program sorting is an easy way of storing each channel on the program position of your choice Program sorting AV connection Program sorting Manual tuning OK OK OK Picture position OK Auto tuning OK Language SET UP MENU Back Watch TV EXIT English 5 4 3 2 1 MENU Back Watch TV EXIT 6 MNOP IJKL...

Page 17: ...number each time Select the first program position you want to view Select the second program position with the Number buttons 0 9 Press the button The previous channel will be displayed Each time you press the button the TV will switch back and forth between the two program positions To display the on screen information Press the CALL button to display the following on screen information The info...

Page 18: ...will raise the picture so that the most of text is displayed 14 9 Use this setting when watching a 14 9 broadcast Wide Use this setting when watching a wide screen DVD wide screen video tape or a 16 9 broadcast when available Due to the range of wide screen formats 16 9 14 9 20 9 etc you may see bars on the top and bottom of the screen 4 3 Use this setting to view a true 4 3 broadcast Notes Using ...

Page 19: ...utton then press the or button to display the SET UP menu Press the or button to select Picture position then press the OK button Press the or button to select Reset then press the OK button Basic operation Picture position Reset Picture position adjustment DVD MENU P P 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 VCR TV DVD 0 OK CALL MENU EXIT Notes When the picture format is in Wide or 4 3 mode only the Horizontal positio...

Page 20: ...ness modes are not available The Tint may only be adjusted on a tape which has been recorded and played back on an NTSC VCR DVD MENU P P 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 VCR TV DVD 0 OK CALL MENU EXIT Dynamic Contrast 100 Sharpness Tint MENU Back Watch TV EXIT 0 0 On Black stretch Contrast 100 Picture settings 1 2 Color 50 Brightness 50 Mode Picture quality Dynamic bright and dynamic picture Standard standard pi...

Page 21: ...tton to select MPEG NR on the 2nd page Press the or button to select Off Low Middle or High Note In the PC input mode see page 29 this mode is not available To activate the DNR Digital Noise Reduction If the receiving signal is weak and the picture is blurry the picture may be improved when using this function From the Picture settings menu press the or button to select DNR on the 2nd page Press t...

Page 22: ...VD etc that you enjoy watching on television at home runs at 30 NTSC or 25 PAL frames a second To convert this signal to reproduce a smooth motion and picture quality select the On mode Effective signal and setup conditions When the Video input mode is selected When the input signal format is 480i and 576i signals Press the MENU button then press the or button to display the PICTURE menu Press the...

Page 23: ...color adjustment The Reset function adjusts the base color adjustment to the factory settings From the Base color adjustment menu press the or button to select Reset Press the OK button DVD MENU P P 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 VCR TV DVD 0 OK CALL MENU EXIT PICTURE MENU Back Watch TV EXIT OK Picture settings Off Base color adjustment Color management Cinema mode On Color management On PICTURE MENU Back Watc...

Page 24: ...o Auto then switch the button to Mono monaural see page 25 Selecting the Dual 1 or Dual 2 mode You can hear only Dual 1 or Dual 2 sound selected whenever bilingual programs are received Press the MENU button then press the or button to display the SOUND menu Press the or button to select Dual then press the or to select Dual 1 or Dual 2 Notes When the MTS setting is in Mono mode the Dual menu is n...

Page 25: ... cyclically on the screen To select the bilingual programs When a bilingual program is received Dual appears Press the button to select the sound to be heard The sound differs according to the transmission system NICAM or German stereo bilingual broadcast Dual 1 Dual 2 and Mono appear cyclically on the screen Stereo bilingual selection Balance Treble Bass Dual MTS SOUND 1 2 MENU Back Watch TV EXIT...

Page 26: ...and DVI device audio connected terminals see page 41 from three modes Auto Digital and Analogue Press the MENU button then press the or button to display the SET UP menu Press the or button to select AV connection then press the OK button to display the AV connection menu Press the or button to select HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 then press the or button to select Auto Digital or Analogue DVD MENU P P 2 1 3 5...

Page 27: ...ton to display the SOUND menu Press the or button to select WOW then press the OK button Press the or button to select an item you want to adjust then press the or button to adjust the settings as required SRS 3D To turn On or Off the surround effect FOCUS To turn On or Off the surround effect TruBass To select your desired bass expansion level Off Low or High To use the stable sound When the sign...

Page 28: ...ay Bass boost Off To use the external woofer system Connect the external woofer to the WOOFER output terminal located on the rear of the TV see page 37 Select Woofer External mode from the AV connection menu Press the button to display External Woofer level then press the or button to adjust the External Woofer level To turn off the External Woofer press the button to display External Woofer Off W...

Page 29: ...System Confirm that color system is set to A Auto If not select A with the or button B Video label The video label allows you to label each input source for your TV To change or create video labels 1 Press the or button repeatedly to select a character for the first space then press the button 2 Repeat step 1 to enter the rest of the characters If you would like a blank space in the label name you...

Page 30: ...utton to select On or Off Note In the PC input mode see page 29 the Gray screen is not available To use the Auto format WSS wide screen signaling When the TV receives a true WSS picture and the Auto format is On it will automatically be displayed in WSS format irrespective of the TV s previous setting This function is only avaiable for PAL and PAL DVD component video input signals From the FUNCTIO...

Page 31: ...mage of the boundary lines between the side panels and picture in 14 9 or 4 3 mode Press the or button to adjust The more you turn the brightness high the more effective is obtained Inverse Picture will be inversed Press the OK button Confirm the dialogue box and press the OK button To recover from Inverse press any button The picture is displayed alternately between positive image and negative im...

Page 32: ...ing teletext Teletext Setting up This TV has a multi page teletext memory which takes a few moments to load and it offers two ways of viewing Teletext FAST and LIST which are explained on page 34 Teletext mode Note When you are watching the teletext program SET UP menu and FUNCTION menu are not selectable DVD MENU P P 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 VCR TV DVD 0 OK CALL MENU EXIT FUNCTION MENU Back Watch TV EXI...

Page 33: ...ages they will automatically load into memory without changing the one you are reading Arrows will appear alongside the page number indicating sub pages which have loaded to the left or right of the one on the screen If there are many sub pages it will take a long time for them all to load and this will depend on the speed with which the broadcaster transmits them To access the sub pages in memory...

Page 34: ... To view these pages use the colored prompt buttons e g press the Green button to view page 200 If you want to change these stored pages press the colored button for the color you want to change e g Press the Green button and enter the 3 digit number This number will change in the top left of the screen and in the colored highlight Press the OK button to store your choice The bars at the bottom of...

Page 35: ...he broadcast teletext system but you will not need it as this TV allows you to control the display of sub pages To enlarge the teletext display size Press the button once to enlarge the top half of the page press again to enlarge the bottom half of the page Press again to revert to the normal size To select a page while viewing a normal picture When in teletext mode if a page selection is made and...

Page 36: ...t 2 see page 29 then press OK Before connecting any external equipment turn off all main power switches Connect either the S VIDEO input terminal or VIDEO input terminal whichever terminal is used Never connect to both of these terminals If you connect mono sound equipment to 2 connect the audio output of the equipment to the L MONO jack on the TV You can enjoy Video Games with this TV However sho...

Page 37: ... infringe upon the provisions of copyright laws Connect either the S VIDEO input terminal or VIDEO input terminal whichever terminal is used Never connect both of these terminals In addition there is a fixed variable external audio output which enables the connection of a suitable audio system A 3 5 mm switched phono socket allows an external active Woofer system to be connected The COMPONENT VIDE...

Page 38: ...uters with DOS V compatible mini D sub 15 pin terminal A bar may appear in the upper lower right or left side of the screen or parts of the picture may be obscured depending on some signals This is not a malfunction If the edges of the picture are stretched readjust the picture size position adjustments in the PC Setting menu Depending on the specification of the PC you are playing the DVD Video o...

Page 39: ...o display the SET UP menu Press the or button to select PC Setting Press the OK button to display the PC Setting menu Press the or button to select an option you want to adjust Picture size position menu Horizontal position Horizontal width Vertical position and Vertical height Press the or button to adjust the settings as required NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL Avo...

Page 40: ... or button to obtain a clear picture To adjust the Sampling clock From the PC Setting menu press the or button to select Sampling clock Press the or button to optimize the picture To reset the PC Setting From the PC Setting menu press the or button to select Reset on the 2nd page Press the OK button PC Setting OK AV connection OK Language SET UP MENU Back Watch TV EXIT English Vertical position Ho...

Page 41: ...0 Hz signals HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface DVI Digital Video Interface HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection EIA CEA 861 861B compliance covers the transmission of uncompressed digital video with high bandwidth digital content protection which is being standardized for reception of high definition video signals Because this is an evolving technology it is possible that some de...

Page 42: ... broadcast difficulties Try another channel Antenna reception may be poor Use a high directional outdoor antenna Check if the direction of the antenna has changed Poor color or no color The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Adjust the Tint and or Color in the PICTURE menu The remote control does not operate Remove all obstructions between the remote control and the remote...

Page 43: ...on systems applicable to different countries or region NTSC 4 43 MHz is used in special VCRs to playback NTSC recorded video tapes through PAL television equipment Reference section Broadcast system Specifications Plasma color television Model 42WP56A 42WP56E 42WP56T Power source 42WP56A 220V 240V AC 50 Hz 42WP56E 220V 240V AC 50 60 Hz 42WP56T 110V 240V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 315W 0 5W stan...

Page 44: ...ks A V AUDIO OUT Output Phono jacks Audio L R Fixed Variable Woofer Output Phono jack Bass Line out Variable RGB PC Input Mini D sub 15 pin Analog RGB AUDIO Input 3 5 mm stereo mini jack HDMI 1 Input type A 19pin A V Digital HDMI AUDIO 1 Input Phono jacks Analog L R HDMI 2 Input type A 19pin A V Digital HDMI AUDIO 2 Input Phono jacks Analog L R Headphones jack 3 5 mm Diameter stereo Operating cond...

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