Toshiba 43A62, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... back of your TV Record these numbers in the spaces below Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate with your Toshiba dealer about this TV Model number Serial number 23565704 Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV s Features Appendix Index I S O 14001 FILE No A96 4 5 T O S H I B A A M E RICA CONSUMER P R O D U C T S I N C ...

Page 2: ...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 featur...

Page 3: ...uctions 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 that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized ...

Page 4: ...pear 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 popping so...

Page 5: ... main and small pictures 27 Changing the position of the small picture 27 Freezing the small picture 27 Using the LOCKS menu 28 Entering the PIN code 28 If you cannot remember your PIN code 28 Using the V CHIP menu 29 ENABLE BLOCKING 29 TV RATING Independent rating system for broadcasters 29 MPAA RATING Independent rating system for movies 30 BLOCKING OPTION 30 Unlocking programs temporarily 31 Lo...

Page 6: ...he safety and operating instructions carefully and keep the manual for future reference Exploring your new TV You can operate your TV using the buttons on the front panel or remote control The back panel and front panel behind the door provide all the terminal inputs to connect other equipment to the TV ANT 75 ANT 1 CHANNEL IN ON OFF OUT R L OUT VIDEO VAR AUDIO L MONO IN DVD IN L R PR PB Y L MONO ...

Page 7: ...ent video cables typically color coded red green blue NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY When 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 S video connectors 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 sys...

Page 8: ...m channels or record with the VCR select ANT 2 tune the TV to channel to 3 or 4 whichever channel is vacant in your area and use the converter box to change channels You will need one cable splitter four coaxial cables one or more may be provided by your cable company one pair of audio cables one single audio cable for a mono VCR one video cable PB PR Y Note You cannot view premium channels in the...

Page 9: ...ms and record TV programs You can record one channel while watching another channel Your TV is capable of using ColorStream component video Connecting your TV to a DVD player with component video such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream can greatly enhance picture quality and performance You will need two coaxial cables one or more may be provided by your cable company three pairs of audio ca...

Page 10: ...VIDEO 2 COLOR STREAM INPUT AUDIO R AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO CH 3 L R CH 4 IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO CH 3 L R CH 4 IN from ANT OUT to TV IN OUT Note To play from the DVD player the DVD player and TV must use ColorStream connections Note Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same time If you are using an S VHS VCR use an S video cable instead of a standard video cable for bett...

Page 11: ... audio cables ANT 75 ANT 1 CHANNEL IN ON OFF OUT R L OUT VIDEO VAR AUDIO L MONO IN DVD IN L R PR PB Y L MONO AUDIO R S VIDEO VIDEO OUT ANT 2 AUDIO CENTER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 COLOR STREAM INPUT AUDIO R AUDIO LINE IN L R Note If you have an S VHS camcorder use an S video cable in the S video jacks instead of a standard video cable between the TV and camcorder Do not connect a standard video cable and an...

Page 12: ...o Logic surround system T V Right speaker Left speaker Surround speaker L Surround speaker R VCR A V receiver Audio Video Video Audio Video Audio center channel Audio LDP DVD Caution To avoid damaging the speakers Turn off the TV before connecting or disconnecting the Audio Center Channel cable Do not connect from the A V receiver s Center Speaker OUT amplified signal to the TV s Audio Center Chan...

Page 13: ...TV converter Set the TV CABLE VCR switch to the CABLE position The shaded buttons in the top part of the illustration at right will control the cable TV converter The other buttons will operate the TV as usual If you own a non Toshiba VCR or cable TV converter see Programming the remote control for use with a non Toshiba VCR or a cable TV converter on page 14 Note Your TV s remote control may or m...

Page 14: ...R or converter 4 Point the remote control at the VCR or converter and press POWER to test the code If the VCR or converter responds you have entered the correct code If the VCR or converter does not respond to the remote control you may have entered the wrong code Repeat steps 1 4 using another code 5 To control the TV set the TV CABLE VCR switch to TV For future reference write down the codes you...

Page 15: ...054 MEI 054 Memorex 019 054 056 058 065 066 067 123 259 MGA 062 080 MGN Technology 259 Minolta 061 124 Mitsubishi 062 080 086 094 192 233 261 Motorola 054 067 MTC 019 259 Multitech 019 091 Nad 077 NEC 057 059 060 069 086 Nikko 056 Noblex 259 Olympus 054 Optimus 056 067 077 123 Optonica 081 Orion 498 Panasonic 054 096 181 244 Penney 054 056 057 059 061 073 259 Pentax 061 084 124 Philco 054 Philips ...

Page 16: ...itachi 030 Hytex 026 Jasco 172 Jerrold 022 030 031 033 034 043 066 295 Macom 052 Magnavox 046 Memorex 019 Movie Time 175 NSC 089 175 Oak 026 038 267 Panasonic 019 040 126 Paragon 019 Philips 044 046 047 048 049 050 172 Pioneer 042 163 552 Popular Mechanics 419 Pulsar 019 RCA 040 Recoton 419 Regal 039 278 292 Regency 021 Rembrandt 030 089 Runco 019 Samsung 059 163 Scientific Atlanta 025 027 036 296...

Page 17: ...APT turns closed captioning on and off page 37 MENU accesses programming menus page 18 ENTER sets programmed menu information pages 18 22 25 yz x selects or adjusts programming menus page 18 PIP Channel yz cycles through PIP channels pages 26 27 RESET resets the picture and audio adjustments to the factory settings pages 35 41 FAV zy cycles through your favorite channels page 23 EXIT exits program...

Page 18: ...LOR RESET SAVE NEW T I NT SHARPNESS 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 END EXIT MOVE SELECT P CTURE ANTENNA I MODE SPORTS PREFERENCE FLESH TONE ON OFF COOL OFF NOI REDUCTION SE CONVERGENCE SAVE NEW COLOR TEMPERATURE SELECT AUD O I MTS BASS STEREO 50 50 0 TREBLE BALANCE RESET END EXIT MOVE SELECT AUD O I SBS SBS LEVEL ON ON ON MA N I 5 0 OFF SPEAKERS AUD O OUT I STABLE SOUND SELECT THEATER SURROUND MATR I X END E...

Page 19: ... 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 SET UP LANGUAGE CLOCK ANT ADD ADD ERASE TV CH PROGRAM CABLE CABLE 1 ANT1 ANT2 2 SET ENGL SH I 3 Press x or to highlight either ANT 1 or ANT 2 depending on the antenna terminal you wish to use To select the antenna input using the TV VIDEO button Press TV VIDEO on the remote control or TV see illustrations below to highlight either ANT 1 or ANT 2 depending on the antenna te...

Page 20: ...13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 SET UP LANGUAGE CLOCK ANT ADD ADD ERASE TV CH PROGRAM TV CABLE CABLE 1 ANT1 2 SET ENGL SH I 4 Press z to select CH PROGRAM 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1...

Page 21: ...ase depending on the function you want to perform 5 Repeat steps 1 4 for other channels you want to add or erase Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel Press Channel y or z on the TV or remote control To change to a specific channel programmed or unprogrammed Press the Channel Number buttons 0 9 and 100 For channels 100 and higher press 100 and the next two numbers For example ...

Page 22: ...N T ENTER RED BLUE TO SELECT COLOR If you see separate color lines red blue and green or white you need to adjust the convergence 4 Press ENTER to highlight RED or BLUE 5 Press y up z down x left or right to converge the red or blue line into the green or white line When the convergence is adjusted correctly you will see two single crossed white lines 6 Press EXIT to display the circumference conv...

Page 23: ...in the TV s memory To program your favorite channels 1 Press MENU then press x or until the CUSTOM menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight FAVORITE CH1 or FAVORITE CH2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 ...

Page 24: ...O CH LABEL LABEL I NG Labeling channels Channel labels appear above the channel number display each time you turn on the TV select a channel or press RECALL You can choose any four characters to identify a channel To create channel labels 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the CUSTOM menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight CH LABELING 3 Press x or to display the CH LABELING menu CH INPUT will...

Page 25: ...er channels You can assign labels to a maximum of 32 channels To erase channel labels 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the CUSTOM menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight CH LABELING 3 Press x or to display the CH LABELING menu 4 Press z to highlight CH INPUT and then select the channel you want to clear with the Channel Number buttons 5 Press z to highlight CLEAR 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1...

Page 26: ...ress PIP once to display a small picture A window 1 9 the size of the screen will appear Press PIP a second time to display a 1 16 size window 4 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the input source VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 or VIDEO 3 for the small picture The selected source will be displayed in purple ColorStream cannot be selected P P SOURCE TV V I 1 DEO V I 2 DEO V I 3 DEO SELECT I ON I SOURCE TO SELECT T...

Page 27: ...ll picture Press STILL while you are watching a small picture The small picture will become a still picture To return to the moving picture press STILL again 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENT 100 0 CH VOL POWER TIMER RECALL TV VIDEO MUTE TV CABLE VCR CH RTN E X I T LIGHT STOP SOURCE ADV PIP CH ADV PIP CH FAV FAV PLAY PIP REC TV VCR REW FF STILL LOCATE SWAP M ENU C CAPT RESET ENTER SWAP LOCATE STILL Still NOTI...

Page 28: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LOCKS BLOCK NG ACT I VE I P I N CODE 1234 If the wrong PIN code is entered the message Incorrect appears Enter the code again and then press ENTER If you cannot reme...

Page 29: ...Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 L Crude or indecent language S Explicit sexual activity V Graphic violence 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age D Intensely suggestive dialog L Strong coarse language S Intense...

Page 30: ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LOCKS MPAA TV NONE RATING UNRATED BLOCK I NG NG OPT I ON OPT EMERGENCY MESSAGES I ON MAY BLOCK ON ON OFF V NOTE ENABL CH ...

Page 31: ... Press ENTER 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LOCKS V CH I P V CH I LOCK LOCK DEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 TV CABLE 0 0 ENABLE TV RAT MPAA I NG RAT I NG BLOCK I NG ...

Page 32: ...ighlight the level of video locking you want VIDEO Locks the video inputs VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 and ColorStream VIDEO Locks the video inputs and channels 3 and 4 if you use the antenna terminal to play a videotape Note Make sure the PIP is not on channel 3 or 4 OFF Unlocks all video inputs 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...

Page 33: ...3 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 P CTURE ANTENNA I MODE STANDARD PREFERENCE CONTRAST BR GHTNESS I COLOR RESET SAVE NEW T I NT SHARPNESS 5 0 7 5 5 0 5 0 0 The PICTURE qualities you a...

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Page 35: ...tion returns the picture qualities to the following factory settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENT 100 0 CH VOL POWER TIMER RECALL TV VIDEO MUTE TV CABLE VCR CH RTN E X I T LIGHT ADV PIP CH ADV PIP CH FAV FAV M E N U C C A P T R E S E T ENTER MENU yzx RESET Mode Picture Quality Cool Blueish Medium Neutral Warm Reddish contrast max 100 brightness center 50 color center 50 tint center 0 sharpness center 50 ...

Page 36: ...lays on the screen when the TV VIDEO button is pressed To label the video inputs 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the CUSTOM menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight VIDEO LABEL 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 37: ...ER CC C1 C2 C3 C4 T1 T2 T3 T4 FAVOR I CH OFF 1 TE FAVOR I CH2 TE V BACKGROUND I DEO CH LABEL LABEL I NG To view captions highlight C1 C2 C3 or C4 C1 displays captions in the primary language in your area Note If the program or video you are viewing is not closed captioned no captions will display on the screen Giant pandas eat leaves To view text highlight T1 T2 T3 or T4 Note If text is not availa...

Page 38: ...0 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 CUSTOM T I MER CC C1 120 FAVOR I CH1 TE FAVOR I CH2 TE V BACKGROUND I DEO CH LABEL LABEL I NG To cancel the sleep timer Press TIMER until the number is set to 0 use the menu system to set the timer to 0 or turn off the TV Setting the clock To set the clock 1 Press MENU and then press x ...

Page 39: ...Press y or z to highlight MTS 3 Press x or to highlight STEREO 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 AUD O I MTS BASS STEREO SAP MONO 5 0 5 0 0 TREBLE BALAN...

Page 40: ...1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 THEATER SURROUND MATRI X OFF To turn off the surround sound feature Highlight OFF in step 4 above In general you can l...

Page 41: ... item selected makes the sound quality stronger or decreases the balance in the left channel depending on the item selected Resetting your audio adjustments The RESET function returns your audio adjustments to the following factory settings bass center 50 treble center 50 balance center 0 To reset your audio adjustments 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the AUDIO menu appears 2 Press y or z t...

Page 42: ...17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 AUD O I SBS SBS LEVEL ON ON OFF 8 0 SPEAKERS AUD O OUT I STABLE SOUND MA I N To turn off the SBS Highlight OFF in step 3 above Turning off the built in speakers Use this feature to turn the TV speakers off when you connect an audio system see page 11 To turn off the built in speakers 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the AUDIO menu appe...

Page 43: ... LEVEL ON OFF MAIN P P I 1 0 0 ON SPEAKERS AUD O OUT I STABLE SOUND Using the StableSound feature The StableSound feature limits the highest volume level to avoid extreme changes in volume when the signal source is changed To turn on the StableSound feature 1 Press MENU and then press x or until the AUDIO menu appears 2 Press y or z to highlight STABLE SOUND 3 Press x or to highlight ON 1 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 44: ...EL I NG Displaying on screen information Press RECALL to display the following information on screen Antenna mode when in TV mode Channel number or VIDEO mode selected Time if set Channel label if set Stereo or SAP second audio program audio status V CHIP rating status 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3...

Page 45: ...cant channel or a station that completes its broadcast for the day This feature does not work in VIDEO mode Understanding the last mode memory feature If the power is cut off while you are viewing the TV the last mode memory feature will turn the TV on automatically when the power is resupplied If the power is going to be off for a long time or you are going to be away from your TV unplug the powe...

Page 46: ...0 modulation equivalent 47 kohm ColorStream component video INPUT Y 1V p p 75 ohm PR CR 0 7 V p p 75 ohm PB CB 0 7 V p p 75 ohm AUDIO 150 mV rms 47 kohm VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO 1 V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 4 7 kohm VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT 0 300 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 4 7 kohm AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL INPUT 300 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 10 kohm Di...

Page 47: ...eive above channel 13 Make sure the TV CABLE VCR switch is set to the mode that corresponds with the signal source cable or outside antenna Black box appears on the screen The closed caption feature may be set to one of the Text modes T1 T2 T3 or T4 Set closed captioning to OFF Unable to select a certain The channel may be locked out with the CH LOCK or VIDEO channel or VIDEO input LOCK feature or...

Page 48: ...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 49: ... 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 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 ...

Page 50: ...Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV s Features Appendix Index 50 Notes ...

Page 51: ...28 Menu system 18 MTS feature 39 MUTE button 39 P Picture adjustments COLOR TEMPERATURE 35 FLESH TONE 34 NOISE REDUCTION 34 Picture mode 33 Picture quality 33 Picture in Picture PIP LOCATE button 27 PIP button 26 PIP CH y z buttons 26 SOURCE button 26 STILL button 27 SWAP button 27 R RECALL button 44 Remote control Battery installation 13 CABLE code table 16 CABLE box control buttons 14 Learning a...

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