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HL67 (E/F ) W eb 213:27 6 HIGH -DEFINITION TELEVISION VX3A00034900 26A V52U 26A V502U 32A V502U 32A V50SU 37A V52U 37A V502U Owner’ s Manual I n t e gr a te d Hi g h D efi n i ti o n L C D Te l ev i s io n F or a n o v er v ie w of s te p s f o r s e t ti n g u p yo u r n e w T V , s e e p a g e 9 .
Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing this T oshiba LCD TV . This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new LCD TV . Before operating your LCD TV , please read this manual completely , and keep it nearby for future reference.
Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings.
23) Always place the back of the television at least four (4) inches away from any vertical surface (such as a wall) to allow proper ventilation. 24) Never allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cord, and never place the TV where the power cord is subject to wear or abuse.
Choosing a location for your LCD TV T o Display your LCD TV on the included Pedestal Stand: Observe the following safety precautions: 1) Read and Follo w the pedestal assembly instructions included with the pedestal.
FCC Declaration of Conformity Compliance Statement (Part 15): The T oshiba 2AV52U, 2A V502U, 32AV502U, 32A V50SU, 37A V52U, and 37A V502U T elevisions comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
7 Contents Important Safety Instructions .......................................... Installation, Care, and Service ........................................ Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................. 8 Features of your new TV .
8 Features of your new TV The following are just a fe w of the many exciting features of your new T oshiba widescreen, integrated HD, LCD TV : Integrated digital tuning (8VSB A TSC and QAM) eliminates the need for a separate digital con verter set-top box (in most cases).
Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Over view of steps for installing, setting up, and using your new TV Follo w these steps to set up your TV and begin using its man y exciting features. Carefully read the important safety , installation, care, and service information.
Chapter 1: Introduction 10 TV front and side panel controls and connections Model 37A V502U is used in this manual for illustration purposes. 1 2 8 5 4 6 7 9 10 3 Green LED Po wer LED (Green) = Power indicator Remote sensor — Point the remote control tow ard this remote sensor ( “Remote control ef fecti ve range” on page 20).
Chapter 1: Introduction 11 TV back panel connections For an e xplanation of cable types and connections, see pages 12–19. HDMI™ IN — High-De fi nition Mul timedia In terfa ce input receiv es digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI de vice or uncompressed digital video from a D VI device.
1 Over view of cable types Cables can be purchased from most stores that sell audio/ video devices. Before purchasing an y cables, be sure of connector types required by your devices and the length of each cable.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a VCR and antenna or Cable TV (no Cable box) From Cable TV or antenna Y ou will need: coaxial cables standard A/V cables For better picture performance, if your VCR has S-video, use an S-video cable (plus the audio cables) instead of the standard video cable.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a VCR with S-video and a cable box An S-video connection will provide better picture performance than a standard (composite) video cable.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 1 Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver Y our TV has two sets of ColorStream ® (component video) inputs.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 16 Connecting a camcorder Y ou will need: standard A/V cables For be tte r p ic tur e perfo rman ce, if yo ur ca mco r der ha s S-v ide o, co nn ect a n S -v ide o cab le (p lu s t he au dio c abl es ) to VID EO 1 o n the TV ba ck in ste ad of th e V IDE O 2 on t he TV sid e p ane l.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 17 Connecting an HDMI™ or DVI device to the HDMI input The HDMI input on your TV recei ves digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI source device, or uncompressed digital video from a D VI (Digital V isual Interface) source de vice.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 18 Connecting a digital audio system The TV’ s DIGITA L AUD IO OU T ter minal outp uts a Dolb y ® * Digital or 2-channel do wn-mixed PCM (pulse-code modulation) signal for use with an external Dolby ® Digital decoder or other external audio system with optical audio input.
Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 19 Connecting a personal computer (PC) W ith either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’ s display on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’ s speakers.
0 Preparing the remote control for use Y our TV remote control can operate your TV and man y other devices such as cable con verter box es, satellite receivers, VCRs, D VD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), ev en if they are different brands.
Chapter 3: Using the remote control 1 Learning about the remote control The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. For a complete list of the remote control’ s functions, see the remote control functional ke y chart ( page 23).
Chapter 3: Using the remote control Using the remote control to control your other devices If you hav e a non-T oshiba device or a T oshiba device that the remote control is not preprogrammed to operate, you must first program the remote control to recognize the de vice (if you hav e not already done so) ( pages 24–26).
Chapter 3: Using the remote control Remote Control functional key chart Note: “---” = key does not send a signal in that remote contr ol mode. “ TV” = key will affect the TV , even though the remote contr ol is in another mode. * Not available for your TV .
Chapter 3: Using the remote control Programming the remote control to control your other devices Y our T os hiba TV remote cont rol i s pre progr ammed to o perat e most T oshiba de vices.
Chapter 3: Using the remote control Remote control codes In some cases you may not be able to operate your de vice with the TV remote control. Y our other device may use a code that is not recognized by the TV remote control. If this happens, use the device’ s remote control.
Chapter 3: Using the remote control 6 Craig 009, 010, 016, 061, 065, 079 Curtis Mathes 001, 005, 009, 012, 014, 040, 048, 053, 056, 057 Daew oo 011, 013, 015, 017, 018, 019, 057, 078 Daytron 078 De.
7 Main menu layout The tables below and on the ne xt page provide a quick ov erview of your TV’ s menu system. T o open the main menus (illustrated below), press on the remote control or TV control panel.
Chapter 4: Menu layout and navigation 8 Setup/Installation menu layout The Installation menu contains the T errestrial and System Status menus. T o open the Installation menu (illustrated below), press on the remote control or TV control panel, open the Setup menu, select Installation , and press .
9 Selecting the menu language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen display of menus and messages. T o select the menu language: Press and open the Preferences menu. Highlight Menu Language and press u .
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 0 Programming channels into the TV’ s channel memor y When you press or on the remote control or TV control panel, your TV will stop only on the channels you programmed into the TV’ s channel memory . Follo w the steps below to program channels into the TV’ s channel memory .
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 1 T o manually add digital subchannels on a ph ysical channel: Use the Channel Numbers and the Dash ( ) on the remote control to enter the channel number (for example, 56–1). If the channel is found, the number will be added to the list and the box will be checked.
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV 32 T o cr eate and assign a custom label: Open the Channel Labeling window . Press or to select a channel you want to label.
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV Viewing the digital signal meter Y ou can view the digital signal meter in the ANT/CABLE digital TV input source only . T o view the digital signal meter: Press and open the Setup menu. Highlight Installation and press .
34 Selecting the video input source to view T o select the video input sour ce to view: Press on the remote control or TV control panel. And then either: a) Press 0–7; or b) Repeatedly press on the remote control and then press to change the input; or c) Repeatedly press on the remote control or TV control panel to change the input.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 35 Press or to select the desired label for that input source. If a particular input is not used, you can select Hide as th e l abe l, whi ch w ill ca use th at inp ut to b e “ gra yed out” in the Input Selection screen and skipped ov er when you press on the remote control.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 6 Pre ss q to hi ghl ig ht Hi sto ry L is t , an d t he n p re ss t o r u t o sel ect t he se tti ng yo u pre fe r: ei the r On , o r O ff . Note: Histor y List will be cleared every time the TV is powered of f.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 7 Clearing channels from the History List: Reconfiguring the ANT/CABLE input will clear the History List. Note: See page 29 for details on configuring the antenna input.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 8 Switching between two channels using SurfLock™ The Su rf Loc k™ fe at ure t emp or ari ly “m em ori ze s” on e c ha nne l to the bu tto n, so yo u can r etu rn to t hat c han ne l q ui ckl y fro m a n y oth er ch an nel b y p re ssi ng .
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 9 Picture Size Natural Some program formats will display with sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom. TheaterWide 1 (for 4:3 format programs) The center of the picture remains close to its original proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to fill the screen.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 40 Scrolling the TheaterWide ® picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) Y ou can set separate scroll settings for the TheaterW ide 2 and TheaterW ide 3 modes for each input. T o set the scr oll settings: Press and open the Video menu.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 1 Adjusting the picture Selecting the picture mode Y ou can se lect your desi red p ictur e set tings fro m fou r dif ferent modes, as d escri bed b elo w .
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features Using the closed caption mode Base closed captions The closed caption mode has two options: Cap tio ns —An o n-s cr een d isp la y o f the d ial og ue, n.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features Adjusting the audio Muting the sound Pre ss on th e rem ot e c on tro l to pa rti al ly re duc e (1/ 2 MUT E) or tur n of f (M UTE ) the s oun d.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features Adjusting the audio quality Y ou can adjust the audio quality by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. T o adjust the audio quality: Press and open the Audio menu. Highlight Audio Settings and press . Press q or p to highlight the item you want to adjust ( Bass , T reble , or Balance ).
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features Using the Locks menu The Locks menu includes the Enable Rating Blocking, Edit Rating Limits, Channels Block, Input Lock, Front (control) Panel Lock, and Ne w PIN Code features. Y ou can use these features after entering the correct PIN code.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 6 Downloading an additional rating system for blocking TV programs and movies In the future, an additional rating system may become av ailable for use in selectively blocking programs.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 47 Blocking channels W ith the Channels Block feature, you can block specific channels. Y ou will not be able to tune block ed channels unles s you unlock them. T o block channels: Press and highlight the Locks menu icon.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 8 Using the GameT imer ® Y ou can use the Game T im er to set a ti me l imit for pla ying a vi de o gam e (3 0–12 0 mi nute s). When the Gam eT ime r e xpir es, th e TV ente rs I nput Loc k mo de a nd l ocks out the inp ut s ourc e fo r th e vi deo gam e de vi ce .
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 9 Using the PC settings feature Y ou can view an image from a PC on the TV screen. When a PC is connected to the TV's PC IN terminal, you can use the PC Settings feature to make adjustments to the image. If the edges of the picture are cut of f, readjust the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position .
Chapter 6: Using the TV’ s features 0 Displaying TV status information T o display TV status information using RECALL: Press on the remote control. The follo wing information will display (if applicable): Current input ( ANT/CABLE , VIDEO 1 , etc.
1 Using the advanced picture settings features Using dynamic contrast When dynamic contrast is set to On , the TV will detect changes in the picture quality that af fect the appearance of your contrast settings and then automatically adjust the video.
Chapter 7: Using the TV’ s advanced features Using CableClear ® digital noise reduction The CableClear ® digital noise reduction feature allo ws you to reduce visible interference in your TV picture. This may be useful when recei ving a broadcast with a weak signal (especially a Cable channel) or playing a noisy video cassette or disc.
General troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check this chapter for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions you can try . Black box on-screen The cl os ed cap ti on fea tu re is se t t o one of t he T e xt mod es ( T1 , T 2 , T3 , o r T4 ) .
Chapter 8: T roubleshooting Channel tuning problems Make sure the remote control is set to the correct de vice mode ( page 21). The channel may hav e been erased from the channel memory by the Channel Add/Delete feature. Add the channel to the channel memory ( page 30).
55 Specifications Note: This model complies with the specifications listed below . Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. This model may not be compatib le with features and/or specifications that may be ad ded in the future.
Chapter 9: Appendix 6 Acceptable signal formats for PC IN and HDMI terminals PC IN signal formats Note: Depending on the connected PC, the following status may occur; incorrect display , false for mat detection, picture position failure, blur , or judder .
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