Toshiba 36AX61, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV s Features Appendix Index 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION All Rights Reserved 23565247A 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: ...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: ...te control batteries 13 Remote control functional key chart 14 Programming the remote control for use with your audio video devices 16 Device code setup 16 Searching and sampling the code of a device 991 16 Verifying the device code 990 17 Using the Volume Lock feature 993 17 Operational feature Reset 980 17 Device code table 18 Learning about the remote control 22 Setting up your TV 23 Changing t...

Page 6: ...picture 38 Adjusting the picture quality 38 Selecting the color temperature 38 Adjusting the picture preference 39 Displaying on screen information 39 Setting the sleep timer 39 Auto power off 39 Using the closed caption feature 40 Adjusting the sound 41 Muting the sound 41 Selecting stereo SAP broadcasts 41 Adjusting the sound quality 42 Using the surround sound feature 42 Selecting variable audi...

Page 7: ...WER Menu Channel TV Video Volume Power Indicator Red Remote Sensor POWER Video 3 VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO VIDEO 3 IN Selecting a location for the TV Place the TV on the floor or on the optional TV stand listed in the Specifications section Place the TV in a location where light does not directly hit the screen Place the TV far enough from the walls to allow proper ventila tion Inadequate ventilation m...

Page 8: ...me in sets of three and are typically color coded according to use yellow for video red for stereo right audio and white for stereo left or mono audio Your TV s standard A V inputs are color coded in the same manner as the cables S Video cable is for use with video equipment that has S Video connectors Component video cables come in sets of three typically color coded red green and blue and are fo...

Page 9: ...e may be supplied by cable com pany one pair of audio cables one single audio cable for a mono VCR one video cable one cable 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 S...

Page 10: ...ables for a mono VCR two regular video cables one S video cable ANT 75Ω IN OUT DVD IN Stereo VCR DVD Satellite Receiver To Satellite To Antenna Note You can use a regular video cable instead of an S video cable between the TV and DVD player satellite receiver but the picture quality will decrease The illustration at left shows one S video cable and one pair of audio cables connected to Video 1 on ...

Page 11: ...ideo 2 at the same time Do not connect the same VCR to the output and input jacks on the TV at the same time 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 L R L R Colo...

Page 12: ...ill need one coaxial cable may be supplied by cable company one pair of audio cables ANT 75Ω IN OUT DVD IN TV Audio Amplifier To Cable Cable Box or Antenna Note If your camcorder has an S video connection an S video cable will provide better picture performance than a regular video cable Do not connect a regular video cable and an S video cable to Video 1 or Video 2 at the same time VIDEO L MONO R...

Page 13: ...l see Programming the remote control for use with audio video devices on page 16 Installing the remote control batteries To install the batteries 1 Slide the battery cover off the back of the remote control 2 Install two AA size alkaline batteries Match the and signs on the batteries to the signs on the battery compartment 3 Slide the battery cover back on the remote control until the lock snaps N...

Page 14: ... 0 ENT CH Enter CH Enter CH Enter GUIDE SETUP Guide Guide Program DVD setup Program Program INFO TITLE TV preview TV INFO TV TITLE TV TV TV Top menu FAVORITE Favorite CH Favorite CH Subtitle SUBTITLE ALPHASORT Alphasort Audio AUDIO MENU Menu open Select Select Enter Enter ENTER Enter yz Menu select Menu select Menu select Menu select Menu select x FAV x Menu select Menu select Menu select Menu sel...

Page 15: ...IP Still TV TV TV TV TV TV TV SWAP PIP Swap TV TV TV TV TV TV TV LOCATE PIP Locate TV TV TV TV TV TV TV SOURCE PIP Source TV TV TV TV TV TV TV Notes will send nothing TV will jump to TV VCR will jump to last active VCR or DVD Active VCR DVD is defined as the mode that remains for a minimum of 5 seconds or if a key is pressed in that mode The VOLUME and MUTE will jump to TV by default When the volu...

Page 16: ...de are 0 1 2 3 POWER VOL y CH y PLAY and STOP Invalid keys will be ignored while in program mode To cycle through each available device code and sample its functions 1 Press MODE to select the mode you want to set up 2 While holding down RECALL press 9 9 1 in sequence The remote control will enter program mode 3 Point the remote control at the device and then press POWER or other function buttons ...

Page 17: ...ck the volume controls to the CABLE SAT mode 1 Press MODE to select the CABLE SAT mode 2 While holding down RECALL press 9 9 3 in sequence 3 Press VOL y The Mode indicator will blink two times locked The following table describes the Volume Lock implementation Volume TV CBL SAT VCR DVD AUD1 AUD2 Locked to TV default TV TV TV TV AUD1 AUD2 CBL SAT CBL SAT CBL SAT CBL SAT CBL SAT AUD1 AUD2 VCR VCR VC...

Page 18: ...034 0334 0816 0902 Realistic 0226 Recoton 0419 Regal 0039 0278 0292 Regency 0021 Rembrandt 0030 0089 Runco 0019 SL Marx 0059 Samsung 0059 0163 Scientific Atlanta 0027 0036 0496 0896 Seam 0529 Signal 0034 0059 Signature 0030 Sprucer 0040 StarSight 0441 0561 Starcom 0022 0034 Stargate 0034 0059 0789 0816 Starquest 0034 Sylvania 0020 TFC 0329 TV86 0082 Tandy 0277 TeleCaption 0240 Teleview 0059 Texsca...

Page 19: ...0326 0473 1056 1181 1281 Minolta 0061 0124 Mitsubishi 0062 0067 0080 0086 Motorola 0054 0067 Multitech 0019 0091 NAD 0077 NEC 0057 0059 0060 0086 0123 Nikko 0056 Nikon 0053 0272 Noblex 0259 Olympus 0054 Optimus 0056 0067 0077 0123 0181 0451 0473 1067 1081 1181 1281 Optonica 0081 Orion 0021 0203 0228 0314 0498 Panasonic 0054 0096 0181 0244 0473 0635 1081 1181 1281 Penney 0054 0056 0057 0059 0061 00...

Page 20: ...a Audio Labs 0048 0322 Carrera 0213 Carver 0176 0198 0318 0456 DAK 0264 DKK 0019 Denon 0022 0892 Emerson 0174 0183 0324 0488 Fisher 0107 0193 0198 0361 GE 0028 Garrard 0264 0299 0412 0439 Genexxa 0051 0183 0324 Harman Kardon 0176 0192 0445 Hitachi 0051 0174 JVC 0091 Kenwood 0047 0056 0209 0645 0700 0845 Kodak 0306 Krell 0176 Kyocera 0037 LXI 0324 Linn 0176 Luxman 0112 MCS 0048 MTC 0439 Magnavox 01...

Page 21: ...SSI 0336 Schneider 0395 Scientific Atlanta 0479 Sony 0029 0178 0595 Soundesign 0395 Starcom 0478 Yorx 0395 Receiver setup codes Brand name Code number ADC 0550 Adcom 0635 Aiwa 0140 0177 0208 0424 1108 1424 Akai 0095 0243 Capetronic 0550 Carver 0027 0061 0208 0379 1108 1208 Casio 0214 Clarinette 0214 Curtis Mathes 0099 Denon 0023 0292 0790 1123 1179 Emerson 0443 Fisher 0061 0238 0379 Garrard 0443 0...

Page 22: ... 25 MODE cycles through the 6 device modes TV CABLE SAT VCR DVD AUDIO1 AUDIO2 MENU ENTER allows access to programming and sets programming menu information page 23 yz x selects or adjusts programming menus page 23 x FAVORITE selects your favorite channels page 26 VOL yz adjusts the volume level EXIT sets programming menu information and exits programming menus page 23 CH yz cycles through programm...

Page 23: ...glish French and Spanish for the on screen displays of menus and messages To select an on screen display language 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or until 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...

Page 24: ...tore them in the TV s memory After the channels are stored automati cally you can manually add or erase individual channels see page 25 If you use both ANT 1 and ANT 2 terminals you will need to program channels for each input 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 ...

Page 25: ...ht ADD ERASE MOVE SELECT LANGUAGE ANT1 2 TV CABLE CH PROGRAM ADD ERASE MORE ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL ANT1 ANT2 TV CABLE ADD ERASE SET UP 5 Press x or to highlight ADD or ERASE whichever function you want to perform 6 Press MENU 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for other channels you want to add or erase or press EXIT to return to normal TV viewing Changing channels To change to the next programmed channel Press...

Page 26: ...lly 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 Adding channels to the TV s memory on page 24 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 Press y or z to hi...

Page 27: ...RITE CH SET CLEAR 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 MENU 9 Repeat steps 1 8 for other channels you want to clear from your favorite channel list or press EXIT to close the menu Using the V Chip menu You can use the V Chip feature to block certain programs or channels to prevent others from viewing them Select...

Page 28: ... See Blocking programs by ratings on page 29 Blocking unrated movies or programs on page 31 and Blocking channels on page 32 Note Highlight N to deactivate the V Chip and disable blocking MOVE ENABLE BLOCKING Y N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL VIDEO LOCK OFF SET UP SELECT Changing your PIN code 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 3 Press y or z to hig...

Page 29: ...ren 7 and above Programs in which fantasy violence may be more intense or combative than other programs in this category are rated Y7FV Y For all children Programs rated Y are designed to be appropriate for all children TV Ratings MA Mature audience only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 Language Crude or indecent lan...

Page 30: ... N SET RATING SET BLOCKING OPTIONS NEW PIN CODE BLOCK CHANNEL VIDEO LOCK OFF SET UP SELECT 8 Press y or z to highlight SET RATING 9 Press x or to display the Set Rating menu 10 Press y or z to highlight MPAA Rating Youth TV Rating or TV Rating 11 Press to select or x to deselect the ratings to be blocked Blocked ratings are signified with the symbol x Unblocked ratings are signified with the symbo...

Page 31: ...isplay the Enter PIN Code screen 5 Use the Channel Number buttons 0 9 to enter your PIN code If you are accessing the V Chip menu for the first time select a four digit number to be your PIN code After the PIN code is entered the V Chip Control menu appears 6 Press y or z to highlight ENABLE BLOCKING 7 Press x or to highlight Y which enables all blocking by activating the V Chip Note Highlight N t...

Page 32: ...ote Highlight N to deactivate the V Chip and disable blocking 9 Press y or z to highlight BLOCK CHANNEL 10 Press x or to display the BLOCK CHANNEL menu SET CLEAR will be highlighted 11 Press x or to highlight SET 12 Press z to add the current channel to the list 13 Press MENU SELECT BLOCK CHANNEL SET CLEAR 0 0 0 6 SET UP SET END EXIT 14 Press EXIT 15 Repeat steps 1 14 to block additional channels ...

Page 33: ... 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 Enter PIN Code screen 5 Use the CHANNEL NUMBERS 0 9 to enter your PIN code If you are accessing the V Chip menu for the first time choose a four digit number to be your PIN code After...

Page 34: ...SELECT MOVE CH LABEL SET CLEAR SET CLEAR LABEL _ _ _ _ SET UP MENU 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 an empty space from the list of characters otherwise ...

Page 35: ...labels 1 Press MENU 2 Press x or to highlight the SET UP menu 3 Press y or z to highlight 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 S...

Page 36: ...ection on the TV an ANT 2 source will not display as a PIP For connection information see Connecting your TV on page 8 2 Turn on the TV and select the program source you want to watch in the main window 3 Press PIP to display a small picture one press displays a PIP window 1 9 the size of the screen two presses display a 1 16 size window 4 Press SOURCE to select the PIP input source TV VIDEO 1 VID...

Page 37: ...med into the TV s memory see Adding channels to the TV s memory on page 24 Note The LOCATE SWAP PIP CHANNEL yz SOURCE and STILL buttons do not function in multi window PIP mode To view multi window PIP Press INFO The TV cycles through all of the programmed channels showing a few seconds of each channel s programming and then freezes the image and moves on to the next channel in a continuous cycle ...

Page 38: ...hted MOVE CONTRAST 50 BRIGHTNESS 50 SHARPNESS 50 COLOR 50 TINT 0 RESET PICTURE ADJUST 4 Press x or to adjust the level Selection Pressing Contrast Lower Higher Brightness Darker Lighter Sharpness Softer Sharper Color Paler Deeper Tint Reddish Greenish Selecting the color temperature You can change the quality of the picture by selecting from three preset color temperatures cool medium and warm Mod...

Page 39: ...laying on screen information Press RECALL to display the following information on screen Antenna mode when in TV mode Channel number or video mode Channel label if set Audio status stereo or SAP Rating of current program if rated Setting the sleep timer The sleep timer turns the TV off automatically To set the sleep timer 1 Press SLEEP 2 Press to increase and x to decrease the amount of time until...

Page 40: ...ption mode as follows To view captions select C1 C2 C3 or C4 C1 displays translation of 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 a...

Page 41: ...gram SAP containing a second language or other audio information Note The MTS feature 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...

Page 42: ...ield wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality 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 Pr...

Page 43: ...r signal than variable audio output See page 12 for details 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 FIX VARIABLE MORE To select fixe...

Page 44: ...If the power is going to be off for a long time and you are going to be away from your TV unplug the power cord to prevent the TV from turning on in your absence MENU yzx EXIT RECALL POWER Using the sub bass 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 men...

Page 45: ...ies 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 TV CABLE is set to TV mode 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 broadcast difficulties Try another chann...

Page 46: ...UT Y 1V p p 75 ohm CR PR 0 7 V p p 75 ohm CB PB 0 7 V p p 75 ohm S VIDEO INPUT Y INPUT 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 Width 38 3 16 inches 970...

Page 47: ...S A or Puerto 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 ...

Page 48: ...esponsibility 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 TC...

Page 49: ...49 Reference Welcome to Toshiba Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Setting up your TV Using the TV s Features Appendix Index Notes ...

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