Toshiba 27DF47, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... Appendix Using the TV s features Setting up your TV Using the remote control Connecting your TV Welcome to Toshiba Important Safeguards 30J 01 C _EN indb 1 30J 01 C _EN indb 1 9 3 2550 16 37 15 9 3 2550 16 37 15 ...

Page 2: ...ng this Toshiba TV This manual will help you use many exciting features of your new TV Before operating the TV please read this manual completely and keep it nearby for future reference NOTE TO CATV INSTALLERS This is a reminder to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground ...

Page 3: ...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 plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a thir...

Page 4: ...ormal use the TV may make occasional snapping or popping sounds This is normal especially when the unit is being turned on or off If these sounds become frequent or continuous unplug the power cord and contact a Toshiba Authorized Service Center 34 Possible Adverse Effects on TV Picture Display If a fixed non moving pattern or image remains on the TV screen for extended periods of time the image ca...

Page 5: ... s features 15 Switching between two channels 15 Setting the V Chip 16 Selecting a password 16 Using the V Chip parental control feature 17 Downloading the additional V Chip rating system 18 Selecting the audio video input source 18 Setting the clock 18 Viewing the wide screen picture formats 19 Adjusting the picture 21 Adjusting the picture quality 21 Resetting your picture adjustments 21 Setting...

Page 6: ...rn on the TV See page 13 for details Welcome to Toshiba Notes To open the menu system you can either press MENU on the remote control or simultaneously press both VOLUME buttons and for more than 1 second on the front panel When a menu is open to select the desired setting you can use either the arrow buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL and VOLUME buttons on the front panel Selecting a lo...

Page 7: ...f the United States and other countries and may subject you to civil and criminal liability Connecting your TV NOTICE RISK OF EQUIPMENT DAMAGE Do not plug in any power cords until you have finished connecting all equipment Connecting your TV A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box Coaxial cables use F connectors Standard A V audio video cables ar...

Page 8: ...er Descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the Converter Descrambler box to select channels Option 3 For Subscribers to Unscrambled Basic Cable with Scrambled Premium Channels If you subscribe to a cable service in which basic cable channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a Converter Descrambler box you may wish to use a two set signal splitter sometimes called a tw...

Page 9: ...er picture quality if your VCR has S video you can use an S video cable instead of the standard video cable Do not connect both an S video cable and a standard video cable at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable Satellite IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R OUT to TV IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 OUT to TV DVD player Satellite Receiver TV Stereo VCR From satellite The un...

Page 10: ...hat output 480i interlaced signals ONLY This TV will not accept or display 480p or 720p progressive scan signals or 1080i interlaced high definition signals If you connect a high definition set top receiver 480p progressive scan DVD player or other similar device to the TV s ColorStream inputs YOU MUST SWITCH THE DEVICE S OUTPUT TO 480i INTERLACED MODE FIRST Failure to do this will display NO SIGNAL...

Page 11: ...corder has S video you can use an S video cable plus the standard audio cables instead of a standard video cable Do not connect both a standard video cable and an S video cable at the same time or the picture performance will be unacceptable VIDEO AUDIO L R OUT S VIDEO S VHS Camcorder Back panel of TV Connecting an audio system You will need one set of standard audio cables LINE IN L R Amplifier VH...

Page 12: ...tteries Match the and signs on the batteries to the signs on the battery compartment 3 Close the battery cover on the remote control until the lock snaps Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off CHANNEL NUMBERS allow direct access to channels page 15 RECALL displays status information on screen page 17 SLEEP programs the TV to turn off at a set time page 21 MUTE turns off th...

Page 13: ... to select your desired language then press ENTER 2 Press or to select TV or CABLE then press ENTER 3 Press or to select START and then press ENTER which starts the AUTO SETUP Note To cancel the setup and return to the regular TV screen press or to select CANCEL and press ENTER 4 When the AUTO SETUP is complete the regular TV screen appears Note AUTO SETUP of channels may take 15 30 minutes to com...

Page 14: ...med channels Adding and erasing channels manually After you have programmed the channels automatically you can add or erase specific channels manually To add or erase channels manually analog mode 1 Press ANALOG DIGITAL to select the analog mode 2 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 3 Press or until the ADD ERASE selection is highlighted 4 Press to display the ADD ERASE menu 5 Selec...

Page 15: ...xample to select channel 125 press 1 2 5 To change to a specific digital channel Press the first 3 digits then press followed by the remaining 3 digits For example to select channel 015 001 press 0 1 5 0 0 1 Using the TV s features Switching between two channels You can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time To switch between two channels 1 Select the first ch...

Page 16: ...en press ENTER The V CHIP menu appears 5 You may now set up the V CHIP menu See Using the V Chip parental control feature page 17 To change your password 1 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 2 Press or to select V CHIP then press 3 Use the Channel Number buttons 0 9 to enter your password Press ENTER The V CHIP menu appears 4 Press or to highlight CHANGE PASSWORD and press to disp...

Page 17: ...A 17 years old and above When you select TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA press RECALL to explain the rating Press to select the desired rating you want Press or to select the setting ON or OFF 7 Press or to highlight MOVIE RATING Then press to display the RATING SET menu Press or to select the desired rating then press or to select ON or OFF G All ages PG Parental guidance PG 13 Parental guidance less ...

Page 18: ...l rating system the TV will begin downloading it which may take some time to be completed 6 Press or to select RRT SET then then press and set your preferred content rating limits for the additional rating system Note You can only download the additional V Chip rating system when your TV is receiving a digital signal When you download the additional rating system it may take some time for the down...

Page 19: ...s PIC SIZE on the remote control to cycle among the three picture sizes as described below Available picture sizes for the various input sources available not available 4 3 16 9 ZOOM 4 3 picture size If receiving a 4 3 format analog or digital program selecting 4 3 PIC SIZE will typically display the image in its original formatted proportion If receiving a 16 9 format digital program selecting 4 ...

Page 20: ...subtle but permanent ghost images This type of damage is NOT COVERED BY YOUR WARRANTY 16 9 picture size If receiving a 4 3 format digital program the 16 9 PIC SIZE is not available If receiving a 4 3 format analog program selecting 16 9 PIC SIZE will typically display the image stretched wider with bars at the top and bottom ZOOM picture size for 16 9 format programs If receiving a 4 3 format anal...

Page 21: ...et your picture adjustments 1 Press MENU then press or to display the PICTURE menu 2 Press or to highlight RESET and then press Setting the sleep timer You can use the sleep timer to automatically turn off the TV at a set time To set the sleep timer Repeatedly press SLEEP on the remote control to set the length of time until the TV turns off The clock will increase 10 minutes for each press of the...

Page 22: ...econd audio program the station s normal audio will be output however occasionally there is no sound at all in SAP mode If this happens set the SAP to OFF MENU EXIT MUTE VOL ADD ERASE SAP OFF CLOSED CAPTION V CHIP AUTO SHUT OFF OFF MENU To listen to stereo sound When the TV is turned on or a channel selection is made the STEREO will appear on the screen This means that Stereo broadcasting is avail...

Page 23: ...tal mode 2 Press MENU and then press or to display the OPTION menu 3 Press or to highlight DIGITAL SETUP then press 4 Press or to highlight CLOSED CAPTION then press 5 Press or to select ANALOG CAPTION or DIGITAL CAPTION then press 6 Press or to select the desired Closed Caption mode then press ENTER 7 Press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON TV ...

Page 24: ...Press or to select the desired setting then press ENTER You can select from among the following items and parameters Note Do not set the TEXT COLOR and BACKGROUND COLOR as the same color or you will not be able to see the text MENU ENTER DIGITAL SETUP ADD ERASE CLOSED CAPTION CC ADVANCED AUDIO LANGUAGE SIGNAL METER MENU CC ADVANCED TEXT SIZE TEXT TYPE TEXT EDGE TEXT COLOR BACKGROUND COLOR MENU AUD...

Page 25: ...nnel To use the auto shut off feature 1 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 2 Press or to highlight AUTO SHUT OFF then press or to select ON or OFF 3 Press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared Note To return to normal viewing immediately press EXIT MENU EXIT RECALL SIGNAL METER CHANNEL DIGITAL 62 001 WEAK NORMAL GOOD MENU ADD ERASE SAP OFF CLOSED CAPTION V CHIP AUTO SHU...

Page 26: ... have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Set SAP to OFF in the OPTION menu Poor picture sound OK Check the antenna connections The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Adjust the PICTURE menu Poor reception of broadcast channels The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Check the antenna connections Cannot receive above channel 13 Make sure the TV ...

Page 27: ... I J W W 1 W 84 Power source 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 110 W Audio power 1 0 W 1 0 W Speaker type 2 x 4 11 16 in 50 8 x 119 4 mm x 2 pcs Video Audio terminals S VIDEO INPUT Y INPUT 1V p p 75 ohm negative sync C INPUT 0 286V p p burst signal 75 ohm VIDEO AUDIO INPUT VIDEO 1V p p 75 ohm negative sync AUDIO 150 mV rms 30 modulation equivalent 47k ohm ColorStream component video INPUT Y 1V p p ...

Page 28: ...r Responsibility THE ABOVE WARRANTIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1 You must retain your original bill of sale or provide other proof of purchase 2 All warranty servicing of this television must be performed by an Authorized TACP Service Station 3 The warranties from TACP are effective only if this television is purchased and operated in the Continental U S A or Puerto Rico 4 Labor ser...

Page 29: ...ing the TV s features Setting up your TV Using the remote control Connecting your TV Welcome to Toshiba Important Safeguards Appendix MEMO 30J 01 C _EN indb 29 30J 01 C _EN indb 29 9 3 2550 16 37 46 9 3 2550 16 37 46 ...

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