Toshiba 27AF62, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV s Features Appendix 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 23565603 Color Television 27AF62 32AF62 36AF62 Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ly and friends Thank you 2500 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22201 U S A Tel 703 907 7600 Fax 703 907 7690 www CE org CEA is the Sponsor Producer and Manager of the International CES Safety Precautions WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba TV This manual will help you use the many exciting...

Page 3: ...y 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 a dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers ...

Page 4: ...ture appear distorted or the color appear faded If this happens turn off the TV for 6 to 7 hours to allow the condensation to evaporate 30 For added protection of your TV from lightning and power surges always unplug the power cord and disconnect the antenna from the TV if you leave the TV unattended or unused for long periods of time 31 During normal use the TV may make occasional snapping or pop...

Page 5: ...8 Changing channels 18 Image tilt correction 18 Using the TV s features 19 Adjusting the channel settings 19 Switching between two channels 19 Programming your favorite channels 19 Using the V Chip Control blocking feature 20 Selecting a PIN code 20 Changing your PIN code 21 If you forget your PIN code 21 Blocking programs by ratings 22 Ratings definitions MPAA Youth TV TV 22 Unblocking programs t...

Page 6: ...TV on page 7 for more information Please read all safety and operating instructions carefully before you proceed This manual applies to models 27AF62 32AF62 and 36AF62 and there are slight differences among them Check the model of your TV before using this manual Model 32AF62 is used for illustration purposes Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control Exploring your new TV Y...

Page 7: ... connecting video equipment to your Toshiba TV For GOOD picture quality Use a standard yellow video cable For BETTER picture quality If your equipment has an S video input use an S video cable instead of a standard yellow video cable You still must connect the standard red and white audio cables for full system connection but do not connect the standard yellow video cable at the same time or the p...

Page 8: ...splitter ANT 75Ω ANT 1 OUT ANT 2 IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO OUT VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV L R TV Cable Converter Box IN OUT IN OUT OUT From Cable IN OUT Cable Signal Splitter Note When you use a converter box with your TV the remote control may not operate certain features such as PIP...

Page 9: ...EO AUDIO OUT IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV L R IN DVD Player or Satellite Receiver AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO L R From Satellite only Satellite IN From Cable or Antenna Note You can use a standard yellow video cable instead of an S video cable between the TV and DVD player satellite receiver but the picture quality will decrease Do not connect a regular video cable and an S video cable to Video...

Page 10: ...e audio OUT on page 35 With Audio Out set to FIXED the TV s volume setting will not affect the sound level being recorded ANT 75Ω ANT 1 OUT ANT 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr Stereo VCR IN from ANT OUT to TV VIDEO AUDIO OUT CH 3 CH 4 L R IN DVD Player with ColorStream component video AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO...

Page 11: ...of both must be set above 0 or you will not hear any sound See Selecting variable audio OUT on page 35 for additional details Model 27AF62 does not have an S video input on the TV front panel ANT 75Ω ANT 1 OUT ANT 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OUT VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO DVD IN COLOR STREAM INPUT L R AUDIO Y Pb Pr IN R S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO S VHS Camcorder AUDIO VIDEO OUT L R TV back Connecting an audio amp...

Page 12: ...he TV as usual To control a Toshiba cable TV converter Set the TV CABLE VCR switch to the CABLE position The shaded buttons in the top portion of the illustration at right will then control the cable TV converter Note The remote control provided with your TV may or may not operate certain features on your VCR cable TV converter or other electronic equipment Refer to the owner s manuals provided wi...

Page 13: ...RTN ADV PIP CH LIGHT MUTE TV VIDEO TIMER RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR ENT C CAPT MENU 1 4 2 5 3 6 7 8 9 0 100 Channel Numbers TV CABLE VCR switch ENT used for the ENTER command with some VCRs and cable TV converters POWER CH CH Channel VOL RECALL Programming the remote control for use with a non Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter The remote control provided with your Toshiba TV is preprogrammed to ope...

Page 14: ... 071 Telefunken 206 TMK 227 259 Toshiba 062 064 085 229 231 385 Totevision 056 259 Unitech 259 Vector 064 Vector Research 057 059 Video Concepts 059 064 080 Videosonic 259 Wards 019 054 061 066 067 081 091 168 231 259 XR 1000 019 054 091 Yamaha 057 Zenith 052 053 058 Cable TV converter code table Brand Code ABC 020 022 027 030 032 033 036 066 Antronix 041 Archer 041 058 172 Belcor 075 Cable Star 0...

Page 15: ...cycles through programmed channels page 18 Channel Numbers 0 9 100 directly tune channels page 18 VOL yz adjusts the volume level CH RTN Channel Return returns to the last viewed channel page 19 C CAPT opens the Closed Caption menu page 32 MENU accesses on screen menus page 16 yz x select or adjust menu items when a menu is on screen page 16 FAV zy select channels you programmed as favorite channe...

Page 16: ...the SET UP menu appears 3 Press y or z to highlight LANGUAGE 4 Press x or to highlight your desired language MOVE SELECT LANGUAGE ANT1 2 TV CABLE CH PROGRAM ADD ERASE MORE ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL ANT1 ANT2 TV CABLE ADD ERASE SET UP BOUGER CHOISIR LANGUE ANT1 2 TV CABLE PROGRAMME CAN AJOUT EFF MORE ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL ANT1 ANT2 TV CABLE AJOUT EFF CONFIGURE Selecting the antenna input You can ...

Page 17: ...d auto matically you can manually add or erase individual channels see page 18 If you use both ANT 1 and ANT 2 terminals you will need to program channels for each signal source To program channels automatically 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 3 Press y or z to highlight TV CABLE 4 Press x or to highlight TV if you use an antenna or CABLE if you use cable 5 Press z to highli...

Page 18: ...ng Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel Press CHANNEL yz To change to a specific channel programmed or unprogrammed Press the CHANNEL NUMBERS 0 9 and 100 Note For channels 100 and higher press the 100 button and then the next two channel numbers for example to select channel 100 press 100 0 0 to select channel 125 press 100 2 5 Image tilt correction When you install or change...

Page 19: ...do not normally watch You can program a maximum of 12 favorite channels Note You can still use CHANNEL to cycle through all the channels you previously programmed into the TV s memory see Programming channels into the TV s memory on page 17 To program your favorite channels 1 Tune the TV to a channel you want to program as a favorite channel 2 Press MENU 3 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 4...

Page 20: ...2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TV CYAN CABLE BLUE SET UP CLEAR 7 Press z to clear the current channel number from the list 8 Press EXIT 9 Repeat steps 1 8 for other channels you want to clear from your favorite channel list Using the V Chip Control blocking feature You can use the V Chip Control feature to block certain programs or channels to prevent others from viewing them Selecting a PIN code Before ...

Page 21: ...G SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL VIDEO LOCK OFF SET UP SELECT V Chip Control Blocking Menu 7 Press x or to highlight Y which enables all blocking by activating the V Chip See Blocking programs by ratings on page 22 and Blocking unrated movies and programs on page 23 Note Blocking channels page 24 is not affected by the Enable Blocking setting You can block channels even when ENABL...

Page 22: ...x Explicit sexual activity Violence Graphic violence 14 Parents strongly cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age Dialog Frequent suggestive dialog Language Frequent coarse language Sex Intense sexual situations Violence Intense violence PG Parental guidance suggested This program contains material that parents may fin...

Page 23: ...ram has been blocked because the program s rating exceeds the set limits To temporarily override the block and view the program press MUTE and enter your PIN code To reset your original ratings blocks turn the TV off and then on again THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN BLOCKED TV PG L V EXCEEDS SET LIMITS PUSH MUTE TO ENTER PIN SELECT 0 9 END EXIT BLOCKING IS ACTIVE PLEASE ENTER PIN CODE TO TEMPORARILY UN BLOC...

Page 24: ...ings If you try to tune the TV to a blocked channel the nearest unblocked channel will display To block a channel 1 Tune the TV to the channel you want to block 2 Press MENU 3 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 4 Press y or z to highlight V CHIP CONTROL 5 Press x or to display the PIN code entering screen 6 Use the CHANNEL NUMBERS 0 9 to enter your PIN code After entering the code the V Chip ...

Page 25: ... 1 Video 2 Video 3 ColorStream and channels 3 and 4 Off Disables the Video Lock feature To set up video lock 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 3 Press y or z to highlight V CHIP CONTROL 4 Press x or to display the PIN code entering screen 5 Use the CHANNEL NUMBERS 0 9 to enter your PIN code After entering the code the V Chip Control menu appears 6 Press y or z to highlight VID...

Page 26: ...U SET UP SELECT SET ENT 8 Press x or repeatedly to scan through the list of available characters until the desired character appears in the first space 9 Press MENU 10 Repeat steps 8 and 9 to enter the rest of the characters Note For a blank space in the label name you must choose a blank space from the list of characters Also you must set all four characters even if some are blank or the channel ...

Page 27: ... VIDEO LABEL 4 Press x or to display the Video Label screen 5 Press y or z to highlight the input source to be labeled VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 or ColorStream 6 Press x or to select the desired label for that input source MOVE VIDEO LABEL VIDEO1 VCR DVD DTV SAT CBL VIDEO2 VIDEO3 ColorStream SET UP MENU SET UP SELECT 7 Repeat steps 1 6 to label the other input sources 8 When you finish setting up vi...

Page 28: ...ge 7 2 Turn on the TV and select the program source you want to watch in the main window 3 Press PIP one press to display a PIP window 1 9 the size of the screen two presses to display a 1 16 size window 4 Press SOURCE to select the PIP input source TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 or VIDEO 3 The current source will display on screen in purple ColorStream signals cannot be displayed in the PIP window TO SELECT ...

Page 29: ... screen Note LOCATE SWAP PIP CHANNEL yz SOURCE and STILL do not function in multi window PIP mode To view multi window PIP Press PIP a total of three times the first press displays a 1 9 size window the second press displays a 1 16 size window and the third press displays multi window PIP The TV cycles through all of the programmed channels showing a few seconds of each channel and then freezes th...

Page 30: ...ion Pressing Contrast Lower Higher Brightness Darker Lighter Sharpness Softer Sharper Color Paler Deeper Tint Reddish Greenish Selecting the color temperature You can change the picture quality by selecting from three preset color temperatures cool medium and warm as described in the following table Mode Picture Quality Cool Blueish Medium Neutral Warm Reddish To select the color temperature 1 Pre...

Page 31: ... Channel number or video mode Channel label if set Audio status stereo or SAP Rating of current program if rated Setting the off timer The off timer turns the TV off automatically in a set amount of minutes To set the off timer 1 Press TIMER to open the TIMER adjustment SET UP screen 2 Press to increase or x to decrease the amount of time until the TV turns off automatically in 10 minute increment...

Page 32: ...the primary language in your area Note If the program or video you selected is not closed captioned no captions will display on the screen The top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round To view text select T1 T2 T3 or T4 Note If text is not available in your viewing area a black rectangle may appear on your screen If this occurs turn the Closed Caption feature off WORLD WEATHER LO...

Page 33: ... is not available in VIDEO mode In general you can leave your TV in stereo mode because the TV automatically outputs either stereo or monaural mono sound depending on the broadcast type When the TV receives a stereo or SAP broadcast the word STEREO or SAP displays on the screen every time you turn the TV on change the channel or press RECALL To listen to stereo sound 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to h...

Page 34: ...ity from the TV speakers This feature uses stereo signals from a TV broadcast or video input To turn the surround sound feature on 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the AUDIO menu 3 If you have not already done so select STEREO mode press y or z to highlight MTS and then press x or to highlight STR 4 Press y or z to highlight SURROUND 5 Press x or to highlight ON MOVE AUDIO SELECT MTS STR SAP...

Page 35: ... on connecting an audio amplifier to the TV s Audio OUT jack To select variable audio output 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the AUDIO menu 3 Press y or z to highlight AUDIO OUT 4 Press x or to highlight VARIABLE MOVE AUDIO SELECT MTS STR SAP MONO BASS 50 TREBLE 50 BALANCE 0 SURROUND ON OFF AUDIO OUT FIXED VARIABLE MORE To select fixed audio output 1 Highlight FIXED in step 4 above Turning ...

Page 36: ...ss system SBS The sub base system SBS allows you to enhance bass performance even when the volume is low To turn the sub bass system on or off 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the AUDIO menu 3 Press y or z to highlight SBS 4 Press x or to highlight ON or OFF MOVE AUDIO SELECT MORE SPEAKERS ON OFF SBS ON OFF SBS LEVEL 50 To adjust the sub bass system 1 Turn the sub bass system on as instructe...

Page 37: ...eck the antenna connections If you are using a VCR make sure the TV VCR button on the lower portion of the remote control is set correctly Cannot receive above channel 13 Make sure the TV CABLE feature in SET UP menu is set to TV Unable to select a certain channel The channel may be locked out with the channel lock feature or erased with the add erase feature Multiple images The station may have b...

Page 38: ...UT 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync C INPUT 0 286 V p p burst signal 75 ohm VIDEO AUDIO INPUT VIDEO 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 47 k ohm VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 47 k ohm Dimensions 27AF62 32AF62 36AF62 Width 30 3 4 in 781 mm 34 1 2 in 876 mm 38 3 16 in 970 mm Height 23 in 584 mm 26 1 2 in...

Page 39: ...uerto Rico 4 Labor service charges for set installation setup adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems are not covered by these warranties Reception problems caused by inadequate antenna systems are your responsibility 5 Warranties extend only to defects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not extend to any television or parts that have been los...

Page 40: ...sibility 5 Warranties extend only to defects in materials or workmanship as limited above and do not extend to any television or parts that have been lost or discarded by you or to damage to television or parts caused by misuse accident Acts of God such as lightning or fluctuations in electric power improper installation improper maintenance or use in violation of instructions furnished by TCL or ...

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