Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 27AF42 Toshiba
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Color T elevision 27 A F42 / 32A F42 / 3 6A F42 Owner ’ s Manual W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix © 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION All Rights Reserved. ® 23565627 I S O 1 4 0 0 1 F I L E N o .
FE B02 2 Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff er ence W her e Y our T V Stands Congratulations on y our purchase! As y ou enjoy y our new T V , keep these safety tips in mind: Th e Issue If you are like most Americans, you have a T V in your home. Many home s, in fact, have more than one TV .
FE B02 3 Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 15) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modifications may void: a) the warranty , and b) the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment under the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.
FE B02 4 Ground clamp Antenna discharge unit (NEC Section 810-20) Grounding conductors (NEC Section 810-21) Power service grounding electrode system (NEC Art 250 Part H) Ground clamps Antenna lead-in wire Electric service equipment QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN 23) Always operate this equipment from a 120 V AC, 60 Hz power source only .
5 Important Safety Inf ormation ........................ 2–4 W elcome to T oshiba ............................................ 6 E xploring your new TV ............................................. 6 S electing a location for the TV ................
6 W elcome to T oshiba ANT (75 Ω ) ANT -1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L/ MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr IN R VIDEO L/ MONO AUDIO S-VIDEO ANT (75 Ω ) ANT-1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 O.
7 W elcome to T oshiba Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Connecting y our TV Note: If you have a mono VC R, connect L/ Mono to VC R Audio OUT using only one audio c able. If you have an S - VH S V C R, use an S -video c able instead of a regular video cable.
Connecting y our TV 8 Connecting a cable conv erter box This connection allows you to watch basic and pr emium cable channels. T o view premium channels, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your ar ea), and use the converter box to change channels.
9 W elcome to T oshiba Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Connecting y our TV Connecting a DVD player or satellite r eceiver and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD/satellite, V CR, or TV programs, and recor d from the satellite receiver or TV .
Connecting y our TV 10 Connecting a DVD player with ColorStr eam ® (component video) and a VC R This connection allows you to watch D VD, V CR, or TV programs. Y ou can recor d one TV program while watching another TV program. Y ou can also record a TV program while watching a DVD.
11 W elcome to T oshiba Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Connecting y our TV Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch videos r ecorded on a camcorder .
12 Using the Remote Control Using the remote contr ol Pr eparing the r emote contr ol for use The remote control will operate your TV , most VCR models, and most cable TV converters together , even if they are different brands.
13 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix VCR code table Brand Code Adv entura 019 Aiko 297 Aiwa 019 Akai 060, 068, .
14 Using the Remote Control VCR code table (cont.) Brand Code KLH 091 K odak 054, 056 Lloyd 019, 227 Logik 091 LXI 056 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, 168 M agnin 259 M arantz 054, 100 Marta 056 M atsush.
15 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix TV CABLE VCR MENU/ ENTER CH RTN RECALL MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 .
16 Setting up y our TV Setting up y our T V After installing the batteries and programming the remote contr ol, you will need to set some prefer ences on your TV using the menu system. Y ou can access the menus using the buttons on your TV or remote control.
17 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix TV Front Panel Selecting the signal sour ce U se the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control or TV to select the signal source connected to your TV .
18 Setting up y our TV Adding and erasing channels manually After you have automatically programmed all activ e channels into the TV ’ s memory , you can manually add and erase individual channels. To add or erase a channel in the TV ’ s memor y: 1.
19 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Using the T V’s f eatur es Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels Y ou can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time.
20 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: The FAV zy buttons will not work unless you program at least one favorite channel. The FAV zy buttons funct ion as menu x• buttons when a menu is on-screen. To select y our fav orite channels: Pr ess FAV zy on the remote control to cycle thr ough the favorite channels you programmed.
21 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix If y ou forget y our P I N code 1. Pr ess MENU . 2. Pr ess x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. Pr ess y or z to highlight V -CHIP CONTR OL.
22 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: Press R ECALL to see the rating of the program you are viewing. Not all programs are rated, however . T o block programs or movies that are not rated, see “Blocking unrated movies and programs” on page 23.
23 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix 9. P ress x or • to display the S et Rating menu. 10. P ress y or z to highlight MP AA Rating, Y outh TV Rating, or TV Rating.
24 Using the TV’s F eatur es Note: After programming CHAN N E L BL OC K, tune the TV to a channel that is not blocked before turning the TV off. Caution: Blocking unrated television programs (those rated “TV N ON E”) may block emergency messages.
25 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix To unblock all blocked channels: N ote: This will unblock every channel you have blocked. Y ou cannot unblock individual channels.
26 Using the TV’s F eatur es Channel labels Y ou can assign labels to a maximum of 32 channels. Each channel label can have a maximum of four characters. Channel labels appear on-screen abo ve the channel number every time you turn the TV on, change the channel, or press RECALL .
27 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix V ideo labels U se the Video Label feature to label each input sour ce for.
28 Using the TV’s F eatur es Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture ’ s contrast, brightness, sharpness, color , and tint. Y our picture quality adjustments are stor ed automatically in the TV ’ s memory .
29 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Adjusting the pictur e pref erence Y ou can select four picture modes—S .
30 Using the TV’s F eatur es Using the closed caption f eature The Closed Caption feature has two options: • Captions—An on-screen display of the dialogue, narration, and sound effects of programs and videos that are closed-captioned (usually identified in your local TV listing as “CC”).
31 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound. While the sound is off, the screen displays the wor d “MUTE” in the lower right corner .
32 Using the TV’s F eatur es Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change the sound quality of your TV by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust the sound quality: 1. Pr ess MENU . 2. Pr ess x or • to highlight the A UDIO menu. 3. Pr ess y or z to highlight the quality you want to adjust (BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE).
33 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Selecting variable audio OUT If you connect external audio equipment (such.
34 Using the TV’s F eatur es V iewing the demonstr ation (D E M O) mode The demonstration (DEMO) mode is an option available on the SET UP menu that will demonstrate several features of y our TV . To start the demonstration mode: 1. Pr ess MENU . 2.
35 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Appendix Tr oubleshooting B efore calling a service technician, please check the following table for possible causes of the pr oblem and some solutions.
36 Appendix Specifications T elevision system NTSC standard Channel coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 thr ough A-1, A through 1) S uper band ( J through W) H yper b.
37 W elcome to T oshiba Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Limited United States W arr anty for 27'' FST PURE ® and All Larger Television Models T oshiba America Consumer Pr oducts, Inc.
38 Appendix T oshiba of Canada Limited (“T C L ”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in Canada. TH E S E LI M ITE D WAR R ANTI E S E XTE N D TO THE O R IG I NA L CONSU ME.
TOSHIBA OF CANADA L TD. PRINTED IN USA (02-04) R TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. MANUFACTURED BY TOSHIBA HA W AII, INC. HEAD OFFICE: 327 KAMAKEE STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96814, U.
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