Toshiba 32A15, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...32A15 Appendix Using the TV s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Welcome to Toshiba Important Safeguards J3N51721A E _COVER 21 04 2005 5 58 AM 1 ...

Page 2: ...afety 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 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...

Page 3: ...n into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock do not use the polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be inserted completely to prevent blade exposure Important Safeguards Installation Care and Service Installation Follow these recomm...

Page 4: ...allow the condensation to evaporate 31 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 32 During normal 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...

Page 5: ... automatically 16 Adding and erasing channels manually 16 Changing channels 16 Using the TV s features 17 Adjusting the channel settings 17 Switching between two channels 17 Programming your favorite channels 17 Using theV Chip parental control feature U S V Chip system only 18 Selecting a PIN code 18 Blocking programs by ratings 19 Blocking unrated movies or programs 22 Using the LOCK menu 22 Loc...

Page 6: ...er audio or video cables to connect your equipment See Connecting your TV on page 7 for more information Please read all the safety and operating instructions carefully before you begin Exploring your new TV You can operate your TV by using the buttons on the front panel or the remote control The front and back panels provide all the inputs you will need to connect other equipment to your TV Welco...

Page 7: ...dard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box Coaxial cables use F connectors Standard A V audio video cables are usually color coded accord ing to use yellow for video and red and white for audio The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel and the white audio cable is for the stereo left or mono channel If you look at the rear panel of the TV you will see that the term...

Page 8: ...rambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the Converter Descrambler box to select channels 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 some times called a two set coupler a...

Page 9: ...ideo compat ible DVD player such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream can greatly enhance picture quality and performance The unauthorized recording use distribution or revision of television programs videotapes DVDs and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries and may subject you to civil and criminal liability IN OUT VIDEO IN from ANT CH...

Page 10: ...ect you to civil and criminal liability You will need two coaxial cables two sets of standard A V cables Note Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same time For better picture quality if your VCR has S video you can use an S video cable instead of the standard video cable Do not connect a standard video cable and an S video cable to VIDEO1 simultaneously Note ...

Page 11: ... VCR CH Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your DVD player see Programming the remote control to operate your other devices on page 12 The buttons shown at right will then control the DVD player Press the DVD button first Power POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TV VCR CABLE DVD 100 CH CH FAV EXIT RECALL TV VIDEO CH RTN CODE MTS SLEEP MUTE REW FF PLAY TV VCR PAUSE STILL REC VCR CH DVD SKI...

Page 12: ...ter code ____________ Notes When shipped from the factory the remote control is set to operate your TV Each time you replace the batteries you must reprogram the remote control Some newer VCRs are capable of working on either of two remote codes These VCRs have a switch labeled VCR1 VCR2 If your VCR has this kind of switch and does not respond to any of the codes for your VCR set the switch to the...

Page 13: ...4 59 Daewoo 44 46 48 54 RCA 15 16 20 27 40 42 60 Daytron 36 46 Realistic 06 08 12 14 31 DBX 02 18 Samsung 20 30 Emerson 03 21 23 26 33 35 43 50 Sansui 39 Fisher 11 12 13 47 Sanyo 06 12 47 Funai 31 Scott 04 05 33 43 General Electric 14 16 20 Sears 06 09 11 12 15 Goldstar 09 Sharp 08 61 Go Video 56 62 63 Shintom 39 Hitachi 15 57 Signature 2000 08 14 16 19 31 49 Instant Replay 14 27 Sony 17 32 37 J C...

Page 14: ... stops a videotape DVD REC starts recording a videotape PLAY plays a videotape DVD FF fast forwards a videotape DVD REW rewinds a videotape DVD PAUSE STILL pauses a videotape DVD TV VCR toggles between TV and VCR modes when viewing while recording VCR CHANNEL and cycle through programmed VCR channels DVD SKIP skips DVD chapter DISPLAY displays DVD status information on screen VOLUME DVD adjust the...

Page 15: ...en display language You can choose from three different languages English French and Spanish for the on screen display of adjustment menus and messages To select a language 1 Press MENU then press or until the OPTION menu appears 2 Press or to highlight LANGUAGE 3 Press or to highlight your desired language PICTURE AUDIO SETUP CH OPTION CH LABEL START SELECT ADJUST START START DVD ENGLISH FAVORITE...

Page 16: ...ss CH or to view the programmed 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 1 Select the channel you want to add or erase If you are adding a channel you must select the channel using the Channel Number buttons 2 Press MENU then press or to display the SETUP menu...

Page 17: ... MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 3 Press or to highlight FAVORITE CH 4 Press or to display the FAVORITE CH menu SET CLEAR will be highlighted 5 Press or to highlight SET and press ENTER 6 Press EXIT to close the screen 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for up to 11 other channels To select your favorite channels Press the FAV buttons on the remote control to select your favorite channels The FAV bu...

Page 18: ...ip menus 1 Press MENU then press or to highlight the OPTION menu 2 Press or to highlight V CHIP Using the TV s Features Note The PIN code you programmed is also used in the LOCK menu see pages 22 and 23 POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TV VCR CABLE DVD 100 CH CH FAV EXIT RECALL TV VIDEO CH RTN CODE MTS SLEEP MUTE RESET CAP TEXT DVD CLEAR DVD MENU TOP MENU 1 2 MENU ENTER VOL FAV VOL 10 VOL DISPLAY Menu En...

Page 19: ...enter a new code Press ENTER 7 Press EXIT to return to normal viewing Blocking programs by ratings The Motion Picture Association of America MPAA uses a rating system to qualify motion picture content Television broadcasters also employ a rating system to qualify the content of television programs The MPAA TV and Youth TV ratings work with the V Chip feature and allow you to block programs accordi...

Page 20: ...ewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 Language Crude or indecent language Sex Explicit sexual activity Violence Graphic violence 14 Parents strongly cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuit able for children under 14 years of age Dialog Intensely suggestive dialog Language Strong coarse language Sex Intense sexual situations V...

Page 21: ...lect are blocked as well For example if you choose to block the MPAA rating R the higher ratings NC17 and X are automatically blocked too 9 When you are done selecting the ratings to be blocked press EXIT to return to normal viewing When you try to view a program with a ratings block a message will appear listing the program s ratings The program can still be viewed if you press MUTE and then ente...

Page 22: ...e to tune locked channels unless you clear the setting You can choose to lock up to nine TV channels and nine cable channels To lock channels 1 Select a channel you wish to lock 2 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 3 Press or to highlight LOCK 4 Press or to display the LOCK menu 5 Use the Channel Number buttons 0 9 to enter your PIN code then press ENTER The LOCK menu appears 6 Pr...

Page 23: ...ormal viewing Setting the GameTimerTM With the GameTimerTM feature you can automatically activate the VIDEO LOCK feature VIDEO setting to set a time limit for playing a video game 30 60 90 or 120 minutes To set up the GameTimer 1 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 2 Press or to highlight LOCK 3 Press or to display the LOCK menu 4 Use the Channel Number buttons 0 9 to enter your PI...

Page 24: ...he TV select a channel or press the Recall button You can choose any four characters to identify a channel To create channel labels 1 Select a channel you want to label 2 Press MENU then press or until the OPTION menu appears 3 Press or to highlight CH LABEL 4 Press or to display the CH LABEL menu SET CLEAR will be highlighted 5 Press or to highlight SET 6 Press or to highlight LABEL POWER 1 2 3 4...

Page 25: ...he ON timer See Setting the clock above To set the ON timer Example Turning on the TV to channel 12 at 7 00 AM DAILY 1 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 2 Press or to highlight ON OFF TIMER 3 Press or to highlight SET then press ENTER The ON OFF TIMER menu appears 4 Press or to highlight ON TIMER and press or to highlight the hour position 6 Press or to set the minutes then press...

Page 26: ...turn off every day at the same time Note You must set the clock before you can program the OFF timer See Setting the clock on page 25 To set the OFF timer Example Turning off the TV at 11 30 PM 1 Press MENU then press or to display the OPTION menu 2 Press or to highlight ON OFF TIMER 3 Press or to highlight SET then press ENTER The ON OFF TIMER menu appears 4 Press or to highlight OFF TIMER then p...

Page 27: ...ntrol to view a signal coming from other devices that are connected to your TV such as a VCR or DVD player See Connecting your TV on page 7 Specifying the ColorStream setting You can use the ColorStream component video inputs on the TV s back panel for connecting either a DVD player or a DTV receiver Note This TV is not HD ready 1 Repeatedly press TV VIDEO until the TV is in ColorStream mode 2 Pre...

Page 28: ...ioned programs are usually marked in your local TV listing as CC 2 Press CAP TEXT repeatedly to select caption or text mode CAPTION CH1 TEXT CH1 CAPTION CH2 TEXT CH2 3 Press 1 2 to select the caption or text channel Note A closed caption signal may not be decoded in the following situations When a video tape has been dubbed When the signal reception is weak When the signal reception is non standar...

Page 29: ...de You can leave your TV in STEREO mode because it will automatically output stereo or monaural sound depending on the broadcast type If the stereo sound is noisy select MONO to reduce the noise The word STEREO or SAP is displayed in light blue on screen when the TV receives the signal To select the desired MTS setting Repeatedly press the MTS button to select either STEREO SAP MONO SAP or MONO If...

Page 30: ...ENU 1 2 MENU ENTER VOL FAV VOL VOL DISPLAY 10 Menu Reset Using the surround sound feature The surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality from the TV s speakers The feature uses stereo signals from a TV broadcast or video input To turn on the surround sound feature 1 Select the STEREO mode if available see Selecting stereo SAP broad...

Page 31: ...tically turn off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcasting for the day and stops broadcasting on that channel This feature does not work in VIDEO mode Understanding the Power Return feature If the power is cut off while you are viewing the TV and the power is resupplied the Power Return feature will turn on the TV automatically I...

Page 32: ...reception of broadcast channels The station may have broadcast difficulties Try another channel Check the antenna connections If you are using a VCR make sure the TV VCR button is set correctly Cannot receive above channel 13 Make sure the TV CABLE feature in the SETUP menu is set to CABLE Unable to select a certain channel The channel may be blocked by the V Chip feature or CH LOCK feature or era...

Page 33: ...r source 120V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 130 W Audio power 5 0 W 5 0 W Speaker type 1 13 16 in x 3 7 8 in 45 7 mm x 99 1 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 75 ohm PR 0 ...

Page 34: ...d this owner s manual thoroughly before operating this television Complete and mail the enclosed product registration card or register your television online at www tacp toshiba com service as soon as possible By registering your television you will enable TACP to bring you new products specifically designed to meet your needs and help us to contact you in the unlikely event a safety notification ...

Page 35: ...35 Appendix Using the TV s Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Welcome to Toshiba Important Safeguards Appendix MEMO J3N51721A E _P29 BACK 21 04 2005 6 09 AM 35 ...

Page 36: ...leSound are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products L L C GameTimer is a trademark of Toshiba America Consumer Products L L C PRINTED IN THAILAND National Service Division J3N51721A E _P29 BACK 21 04 2005 6 10 AM 36 ...