Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product color television Toshiba
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© 2003 TOSHIBA CORPORA TION All Rights Reserved. 32A33 32A43 36A43 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 T oshiba dealer about this TV .
2 Child Saf ety It Makes A Diff erence 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 homes, in fact, have more than one T V .
3 Installation, Car e, and Service Installation F ollow these recommendations and precautions and heed all warnings when installing your T V: 16) Never modify this equipment. Changes or modific ations may void: a) the warranty , and b) the user ’ s authority to operate this equipment under the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.
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 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120 V AC, 6 0 Hz power source only .
5 Important safety inf ormation ............................. 2–4 Introduction ............................................................... 6 Exploring your new TV ................................................ 6 S electing a location for your TV .
6 Intr oduction Intr oduction • This owner’s manual applies to models 32A33, 32A43, and 36A43, and there are slight differences among them. • Model 32A43 is used in this manual for illustration purposes.
7 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Connecting a VCR With this connection you can: • watch local TV channels and vid.
8 Connecting y our TV Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR With this connection you can: • watch videotapes • watch and record basic and premium cable channels • record one channel while w.
9 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream ® (component video) and a VCR Your TV has ColorStream ® (component video) inputs.
10 Using the Remote Contr ol Using the r emote control Pr eparing the remote contr ol for use Your TV remote control can operate your TV and most cable converter boxes, satellite receivers, VCRs, DVD players, and HTIBs (home theater in a box), even if they are different brands.
11 Introduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix POWER MENU TV/VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL MENU TV / VIDEO VOLUME CHANNEL POWER Location of contr ols on T V and remote contr ol For details on the use of each control, refer to pages in brackets.
12 Using the Remote Control 1 In the remote control code table (below and on the next page), find the code for your device. If more than one code is listed, try each one separately until you find one that works.
13 Introduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Control Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatur es Appendix Remote control codes (cont.) General Instruments: 010, 011, 012, 022, 023, 031, 04.
14 Using the Remote Control Using the remote contr ol to operate a cable conv erter bo x, satellite receiv er , VC R, DV D player , or HTI B (home theater in a box) If you have a non-Toshiba device or.
15 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Setting up y our T V Menu system (gener al instructions) 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.
16 Setting up y our TV TV Front Panel Changing the on-scr een display language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, F rench, or S panish) for the on-scr een display of menus and messages. To select an on-screen display language: 1.
17 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix 3. P ress y or z to highlight TV/CABLE. 4. P ress x or • to highlight TV (if you use an antenna) or CABLE (if you use cable). 5. P ress z to highlight CH PR OGRAM.
18 Using the TV’s F eatures Using the T V’s f eatures Adjusting the channel settings Switching between tw o channels To switch between two channels without entering a channel number: 1. Select the first channel y ou want to vie w . 2. Select a second channel using the CHANNEL NUMBERS (0 – 9 and 100).
19 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix To select y our favorite channels: Pr ess FAV zy on the r emote control to cycle through the favorite channels you programmed. To clear a fav orite channel: 1.
20 Using the TV’s F eatures 5. U se the CHANNEL NUMBERS (0 – 9) to enter your four-digit P IN code. After the code is entered, the V -Chip Control menu appears. MOVE [ ] [ ] ENABLE BLOCKING [Y] N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL SET UP SELECT V -Chip Control (Blocking) Menu 6.
21 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix 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 mo vies and programs ” on page 23.
22 Using the TV’s F eatures 8. P ress y or z to highlight SET RA TING. 9. P ress x or • to display the Set Rating menu. 10. P ress y or z to highlight MP AA Rating, Y outh TV Rating, or TV Rating. 11. P ress • to select (or x to deselect) the ratings to be blocked.
23 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Note: Blocking unrated TV programs (those rated “ TV NONE ” ) also may block emergency messages. Blocking unrated movies and pr ograms S ome mo vies and programs are not rated.
24 Using the TV’s F eatures Blocking channels Y ou can block a maximum of four TV channels and four cable channels. B locked channels cannot be viewed, r egardless of their programs ’ ratings. If you try to tune the TV to a blocked channel, the nearest unblocked channel will display .
25 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the pictur e quality Y ou can adjust the picture ’ s contrast, brightness, sharpness, color , and tint.
26 Using the TV’s F eatures Selecting the pictur e prefer ence Y ou can select from four picture modes — S ports, S tandard, M ovie, and Me mo r y . To select the picture pr eference: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the PREFERENCE menu.
27 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Using the closed caption f eature The Closed Caption feature has two options: •.
28 Using the TV’s F eatures Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Pr ess MUTE to temporarily turn off the sound (the screen briefly displays the word “ MUTE ” in the lo wer right corner). T o restore the sound, press MUTE or VOL yz . When you press MUTE , the Closed Caption feature is automatically activated.
29 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can change your TV ’ s sound quality by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust the sound quality: 1.
30 Using the TV’s F eatures V iewing the demonstr ation (D E MO) mode The DEMO mode automatically demonstrates several features of your TV . To start the DEMO mode: 1. P ress MENU . 2. P ress x or • to highlight the SET UP menu. 3. P ress y or z to highlight DEMO.
31 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Television system NTSC standard Channel coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 throug.
32 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Problem Checks and Adjustments TV will not turn on ● Make sure the power cord is plugged in, and then press POWER . ● The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. No picture ● Check the antenna/cable connections.
33 Intr oduction Connecting y our TV Using the Remote Contr ol Setting up y our TV Using the TV’s F eatures Appendix Limited United States W arr anty for 27'' FST PURE ® and All Larger Television Models T oshiba America Consumer Products, Inc.
34 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 RA NTI E S E XTE N D TO THE O R IG I NAL CONS U ME.
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