Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 46XV540U Toshiba
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HIGH -DEFINITION TELEVISION 42XV540U 46XV540U 52XV540U Integrated High Definition LCD Television © 2008 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are on the back of your TV. Record these numbers in the spaces below.
2 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Congratulations on your purchase! As you enjoy your new product, please keep these safety tips in mind: The Issue • The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend and larger flat panel displays are popular purchases.
3 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Important S afety Instructions 1) Read these instructio ns. 2) Keep thes e instruct ions. 3) Heed all wa rnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus ne ar water. 6) Clean only w ith dry cloth. 7) Do not block a ny ventilatio n openings.
4 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 23) Always place the back of the tel evision at least f our (4) inches a way from a ny vertic al surfac e (such as a wall) to allow p roper venti lation. 24) Never allow any thing to re st on or roll over the p ower cord, and neve r place the TV w here the p ower cord is subj ect to wear or abuse.
5 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Choosing a locati on for yo ur LCD TV To Display y our LCD TV on the included Pede stal Stand: Observ e the foll owing safe ty precau tions: 1) Read and Follow the pedestal assembly instructions included with the p ede stal.
6 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 FCC Declaration of Conformity Compliance Statement (Part 15): The Toshiba 42XV5 40U, 46XV540U, and 52XV5 40U Televisio ns comply with Part 15 of the FCC ru les.
XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 7 Contents Important Safe ty Instructions ....................................... ... 3 Installation, Care , and Service ........................................ 3 Chapter 1: In troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 8 Chapter 7: Usin g the TV’s advanced featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Using the advanced picture s ettings feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Using dynamic c ontrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Introduction Feature s of your new TV The following are ju st a few of the many ex citing features of your new Tos hiba wides creen, integrated HD, LCD TV: • Integrated di gita l tuning (8V SB ATSC and Q AM) eliminates the need for a separate digital conver ter set-top box (i n most ca ses).
10 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Intro duction TV front and side pa nel controls and connectio ns Model 42XV540U is u sed in this manual for illustr ation purposes. 2 1 8 5 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 3 Control panel Right side panel TV front 1 Remote sens or — Point the remote con trol toward this remote sens or.
11 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 1: Intro duction TV back p anel connections For an ex planation of ca ble types an d connections, see pages 12–19 .
12 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connecting your TV Overview of cable types Cables can be purch ased from m ost sto res that sel l audio/video devices. Befo re purchasing any cables, be sure of connector types requir ed by your d evices and the length of each cable.
13 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a VCR (or a VCR wi th S-video) and antenna, Cable TV or Cam cor de r IN OUT CH 3 CH 4 IN from ANT VIDEO AUDIO OUT to TV LR R L.
14 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (compone nt video), a VCR, and a satellite receiver Your TV has two sets of ColorStream ® (component v ideo) in puts.
15 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a device to the IR OUT infrared terminal using the IR blaster cable for IR pass-through device con trol You can use the TV’s.
16 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting an HD MI ™ or DVI device to the HDMI input The HDMI input on your TV receives digital aud io and uncompres sed digital vi deo from an HDMI source dev ice, or uncompressed digital v ideo from a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) source device.
17 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV REGZA-LINK connection You can cont rol the basic fu nctions o f connected audio/ video devi ces using th e TV’s remote cont rol if y ou connect a REGZA-LINK compatible audi o receiver or pl ayback device.
18 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a digital aud io system The TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal outputs a Dolby ® * Digital g or 2-channel dow n-mixed PCM (pul se-code modulation) sign al for use with an external Dolby ® Di gital decoder or o ther external audio sys tem with optical audio input.
19 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 2: Connec ting your TV Connecting a pe rsonal co mputer (PC) With either the PC IN or HDMI co nnection, you can watch your comput er’s displ ay on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’s speakers.
20 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 3: Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use Your TV remote contro l can operate your TV and many othe r devices such as cable converter boxes, satellite receivers, VCRs, DVD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), even if they are different br ands.
21 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Learning about the remote control The buttons u sed for operating the TV only are d escribed here. For the REGZA-LINK remo te control functions, see the section “Using REGZA-LINK” ( - page 57).
22 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Remote Control fu nctional key chart REMOTE CONTR OL KEY TV CABLE/ SAT HD DV D DVD VCR/PVR Toshi ba TV CABLE SAT (satelli te) HD D.
23 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Note: • “---” = key doe s not se nd a signal i n that remote control mo de. *1 Volume will affect the TV by default. When the volume is unlocked , all the devices will have their own volume if their ID has v olume data.
24 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Using the remote control to operate your other devices Your TV remote con trol has one dedicated TV mode and four programmable m ulti-brand modes: CABLE/SAT , HD DVD , DVD , and VCR/PVR .
25 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Searching a nd sampli ng the c ode of a device ( 8500) If you do not know the device code for a particular device, you can cycle the remote co ntrol through the available codes fo r that device m ode and sample the funct ions to fin d the code that operates the target device.
26 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Multi-brand remote control device codes TVs Cable boxe s Satellite rece ivers Brand Code Toshiba 01524 Brand Code A-Mark 10008, 1 .
27 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol DVDs Star Choice 10869 Star Trak 10772, 10869 Thomson 10392, 1 0566 Tivo 11142, 1 1442 Toshiba 10749, 1 1749, 10790, 1 0819, 11285.
28 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol HD DVDs DVD-R DVD/VCR Combo VCRs Sampo 20698, 2 0752 Samsung 20490, 2 0573, 20744, 2 0820, 20899, 2 1044, 21075 Sansui 20695 Sanyo.
29 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol CCE 30072, 3 0278 Cineral 302 78 Citizen 30035, 3 0037, 30240, 3 0000, 30209, 3 0278, 30479, 3 1278 Classic 300 37 Colorty me 3006.
30 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Orion 30184, 3 0240, 30000, 3 0104, 30121, 3 0209, 30002, 3 0278, 30208, 3 0479, 31479 Panama 300 35 Panasoni c 31062, 3 0035, 301.
31 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol PVRs Cable/PVR Combo DBS/PVR Combo Audio Amp CD players Wharfeda le 30593 White W esting house 30000, 3 0209, 30072, 3 0278, 30479.
32 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 3: Using the remote con trol Audio Amp/Tuners Philips 50626, 5 0157, 50274 Pioneer 51062, 5 0032, 51087, 5 0468 PolkAudio 501 57 Proceed 50420 Proton 50157 QED.
33 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 4: Menu la yout and n avigation Main menu layout To open th e main menus (illustrated below), press Y on the remote control or TV control panel.
34 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 4: Menu l ayout and n avigation Navigating the me nu system You can use the bu ttons on the remote control or TV control panel to access and navigate you r TV’s on-screen menu system . • Press Y to open the menu sy stem.
35 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 5: Setting up your TV Setting the D emo Mode When you firs t tur n on the T V, m enu lang uage se lect ion a nd Demo Mode selection win dows will appear by defaul t. To select setting s: 1 From the menu language s election window , select your preferred languag e.
36 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5 : Setti ng up you r TV Configuring the in put source for the ANT/CABLE terminal To configur e the ANT/CABLE input sour ce: 1 Pre ss Y and op en th e Setup menu. 2 Highli ght Installation and press T . A new set of Installat ion menu icons will ap pear, as shown below.
37 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5 : Setti ng up you r TV 3 Open the Terrestrial menu, highlight Channel Program to bring up the Star t , and press T again to begin channel programming. The TV will automatically cy cle t hrough all the channels, and store all activ e channels in the channe l memory.
38 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5 : Setti ng up you r TV 2 Pre ss B or b to high lig ht Enable Aut o Input and then press C or c to select On . 3 Pre ss B or b to select the mode field you want to set. 4 Pre ss C or c to s elect the desired input s ource for that mode.
39 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5 : Setti ng up you r TV Setting the HDMI ™ audio mode To set the HDMI audio mode: 1 From the Audio menu , highlight Audio Setup and pres s T . 2 Pre ss B or b to select HDMI 1 Audio and then press C or c to select the HDMI 1 aud io mode ( Auto , Digital , or Analog ).
40 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapt er 5 : Setti ng up you r TV Viewing the system status To view the system status: 1 From the Se tup menu, hig hlight Installation a nd pres s T . A new set of Installation menu icons will appear. 2 Open the Syste m Statu s menu , hi ghli ght Syst em Info rmati on , and press T .
41 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features Selecting the vide o input source to view To select the video input source to view: 1 Pre ss + on th e remote control or TV control panel.
42 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features 4 Pre ss C or c to select the desired label for that input source. If a particular in put is not used, y ou can select Hide as the label, which will cause that input to be “grayed out” in the Input Selection screen and skipped over when you press + on the remote control.
43 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features To set up t he Channel Browser ™ : 1 From the Pref erence s menu, high lig ht Channel Brow ser Se tup and press T . 2 Pre ss B to highlight Navigation , and then pres s C or c to select either Browse Mode or Select Mode .
44 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Adding and clearin g channels and inp uts in the Histor y List Adding channel s and inputs to the Hist ory List: As a channel or input i s tuned, the C hannel Brow ser ™ adds it to the H istory Lis t and disp lays it on the “righ t side” of the Chan nel Br owse r ™ .
45 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Switchin g betwe en two c hannels using Channel Return The Channel Return feature allows you to switch between two channels without enteri ng an actual channel number each time. 1 Select the first channel you want to view.
46 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features * To view the hidden areas (such as subtitles or captions), see “Scrolling the TheaterWide ® picture” ( - page 47). Picture Size Natural Some program form ats will display with sidebars and /or bars at the top and b ottom.
47 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Scrolling the T heaterWide ® picture (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) You can set separate scro ll settings for the TheaterW ide 2 and TheaterWide 3 mo des for each input. To se t the s cro ll se tting s: 1 Pre ss Y and op en th e Video menu.
48 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Using the FREEZE feature To use the FREEZE f eature: 1 When viewing the TV, pres s B to make the picture a still picture.
49 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Using the TheaterLock ™ feature The TheaterLock ™ feature allows you to “lock” all items that affect the picture mode s etting.
50 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Digital CC Settings You can customize the clos ed caption display characteristics by changing the backgr ound color, o pacity, text si ze, type, edge, and colo r. Note: • This fe ature is a vailable for digital channels only.
51 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Using the digi tal audio sel ector You can use the Digita l Audio Selector to conveniently switch betw een audio tracks on a digital channel (for those channels that have multiple audio tracks).
52 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Using the Sta bleSound ® feature The StableSound ® feature limits th e highest volume lev el to prevent extreme ch anges in volu.
53 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features 2 Pre ss b , which displays the PIN code entry screen. • The Lock Syst em screen (below) appears if a PIN code has no t been stor ed. Press the Chann el Number buttons t o enter a new fo ur-d igit code, enter the cod e a second t ime to confirm , and press T .
54 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Downloading an addi tional ra ting system for blocking TV programs an d movies In the future, an additional rating system may become available for use in select ively bloc king program s.
55 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Blockin g chann els With the Channels Bl ock feature, you can block specific channels. You will not be able to t une blocked channels unless you unlock them. To block chan nels: 1 From the Locks menu, press b to display the PI N code entering screen.
56 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features To deactiv ate the Inpu t Lock once t he GameTimer has acti vated it: Set the Input Lock to Off ( - “Using the input lock feature” as described abo ve). Note: • A mess age will appear w hen 10 m inutes, 3 minutes, and 1 minute remain on th e GameTime r.
57 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Setting the P C Audio This funct ion allows you to output o r mute the s ound from your PC when connectin g using the PC IN terminal and an analog RGB cable. To set the PC Audio: 1 From the Audio menu , highlight Audio Setup and pres s T .
58 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features REGZA-LINK Player Cont rol menu functio ns: 1 Pre ss C and op en th e THINC Applications menu. 2 Highli ght REGZA-LINK Player Control and press T . 3 Pre ss B or b to select the item you want to control and press T .
59 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features To set the REGZA-LINK Setup: 1 From the Setup m enu, high light REGZA-LINK Setup and press T . 2 Pre ss B or b to high lig ht Enable REGZA-LINK . 3 Pre ss C or c to select On . Not e: i f you set Enable REGZA-LINK to Off , the other items will be grayed out.
60 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 6: Using t he TV’s features Displaying TV status information To display TV status informat ion using RECALL: Press E on the remote contro l. The following information will displa y (if applicable): • Current input ( ANT/CABLE , Video 1 , etc.
61 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 7: Using the TV’s advanced features Using the advance d picture settings features Using dynamic c ontrast When dynam ic contr ast is set to Low , Middle , or .
62 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 7 : Using th e TV’s a dvanced fe atures Selecting the cinem a mode (480i and 1080i signa ls) When you view a DVD (3:2 pulldown pr ocessed) from a DVD player c.
63 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 7 : Using th e TV’s a dvanced fe atures Using MPEG noise redu ction The MPEG noise reduction f eature allo ws you to redu ce visible interference caused by MPEG comp ression. Choices for MPEG noise redu ction are Off , Low , Middle , and High .
64 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 7 : Using th e TV’s a dvanced fe atures Using x.v.Color Sel ection feature The color rang e “x.v.Color” is an international standard and enables a wider color ran ge than conventional video applications. When set to Auto , picture settings are au tomatically set when an x.
65 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting General troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check t his chapter for a pos sible cause of the problem an d some solutions yo u can try. Black bo x on-scre en • The closed caption feature is set to one o f the Text mo des ( T1 , T2 , T3 , or T4 ).
66 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 8: Troubl eshooti ng Remote c ontrol pr oblems • Make sure the remote co ntrol is set to the correc t device mode ( - page 21). • Remove al l obst ructions b etween the rem ote c ontrol and the TV. • The remote co ntrol ba tteries may be dead.
67 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 8: Troubl eshooti ng LED indications The green an d yellow LED lights on the TV front indicate the TV’s statu s, as desc ribed below.
68 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapter 9: Appendix Specifications Note: • This model compl ies with the specificati ons listed bel ow. • Design s and spec ifications are subject to change without notice . • This mode l may not be compatible with features and/or specifica tions that ma y be added in the future.
69 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 9: Append ix Acceptable signal formats for PC IN and HDMI terminals PC IN s ign al fo rmats Note: Dependi ng on the connected PC , the following statu s may occur; incorre ct display, false form at detection, pic ture position failure, blur, or j udder.
70 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 9: Append ix Limited United States Warranty for LCD Te levision s 26” and Lar ger Toshi ba Ameri ca Consu mer Produc ts, L.L.C. (“TACP” ) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States.
71 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 9: Append ix Limited Canadian Warranty for Toshi ba Brand Fl at Panel Tel evisions Toshi ba of Canada Li mited ( “ TCL ”) make s the following lim ited warranties to o rigin al co nsume rs in Can ada.
72 XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 Chapte r 9: Append ix Disclaimer and Limitation of Remedy TO THE EX TENT NOT PRECLU DED BY LAW, ALL OTHER EX PRES S AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIO.
XV540 U (E/F ) Web 2 13:27 6 73 Index A Antenna i nput conf igurati on ............ 36 Audi o qu alit y ad jus tmen ts ............... 51 Audio system conne ction ................ 18 Auto aspe ct .................................... 47 Auto Input ....
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