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Dear Customer Welcome to the high quality picture world created by the TOSHIBA Projection Color Television. This owner's manual applies to models TP50F60 gnd TP50F61. This manual will help you use the TV's many exciting and useful features.. Before operating...
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Table of Contents • Iri_7_,_i'=4"_hl INTRODUCTION Insltallation ..............To install the TV ............Care and Maintenance ..........Antenna/Cable TV Connections ......ADVANCED OPERATION To connect a home antenna ........Enhancing the Surround Sound Effect ..... 32 -q-o connect a Cable TV ..........To activate the Surround sound function ....
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Installation INTRODUCTION Where to install Downward spot lights or fluorescent lights in an Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform. The mounting overhead "Honeycomb" prevent direct surface should be flat and steady. If you install the TV on a soft illumination of the screen.
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Care and Maintenance I_INTRODUCTION ¸¸¸¸ : _ _i_!_::i!ii;_,: .._ ,;;?__il :i!; : i::!:!! i_:_:'?_i_i _i_::_i, :i!_!: Do not stand or climb on the TV. • The TV is dangerous if broken or if it has fallen over. • Be careful when children are present.
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Antenna/CableTV INTRODUCTION Connections • You can use either an indoor or outdoor antenna to receive VHF and UHF channels. • Channels 2--13 are VHF channels, and channels 14-69 are UHF channels. • We recommend using an outdoor .antenna for better picture quality. •...
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Single antenna cable TV rear VHF, UHFor VHF/UHF combination antenna ::ii:'r_ 75 ohm coaxial cable (round) Antenna ANT( 75£_ 300 ohm twin-lead cable (flat) _'._""_,,_ adapter (supplied) Ik_llmml ANT-2 _J-_/ ANT-1 Note: You can connect another signal source such as a cable TV system or video game to the ANT-2 termina. Separate VHF and UHF antenna cables...
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Antenna/CableTV INTRODUCTION Connections (continued) Generally, the cableTV system cable can be connected directly to the TV antenna terminal just: like a home antenna. (A-l) Some cable companies, however, offer premium pay channels. Since premium pay channel signals are scrambled, cable TV converter/decoder is generally provided to the subscribers...
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Antenna/Cable TV connection via VCR (Simplified method) Antenna ANT( 75_ )1_ Cable TV ANT-I AN-F-2" Notes: • Tape playback may often cause the VCR to interrupt the antenna signal to the TV. If you cannot select a certain channel, try pressing the TVNCR button on the Remote Control.
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Antenna/Cable INTRODUCTION Connections (continued) Cable with a decoder • The unscrambled channels are input through the ANT 1 terminal whenever the ANT1/2 menu (see page 21), or the ANT/VIDEO button on the TV, is in the "ANT 1" position. • The scrambled channels from the decoder box are input through the VCR and the ANT 2 terminal whenever...
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Operation and Controls II_ll HULJUUIIUI_I If" • The following describes the functions of each part of the TV and the Remote Control. For details on the use of each control, refer to the page numbers in brackets. POWER indicator POWER Remote sensor POWER button [20] ANT/VIDEO...
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H_wever, this Remote Control must be programmed to control other VCR and cable brands. Set; pages 16 and If you have a Toshiba VCR, your Remote Control has already been programmed for you. Before attempting to operate your Remote Control,...
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Operation and Controls I1_1I KUUUI.; I ION (continued) • To control a TOSHIBA VCR, first set the TV!CABLENCR swtch to "VCR." The buttons shown below will tqen control the VCR. The rest of the buttons operate the TV as usual.
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I-,- • This Remote Control is programmed to operate -[oshib, a VCRs. • To operate VCRs (or Cable converters) other than Toshiba models, perform the following procedures before operating Refer to the "VCR code table" (or "Cable TV converter code table'3...
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Operation and Controls INTRODUCTION (continued) • The code numbers listed below were the most recent ones available at the trne of printing. New code numbers may or may not have been added since prin:ing. VCR code table BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER CODE NUMBER BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER...
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BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER BRAND NAME CODE NUMBER Tocom ...... 031,032, ABC ......020, 022, 026, 030, Sansung ....064, Toshiba ....019 032, 033, 036, 066 Sanky ....... -. 0!58, 067 Tusa ......Antronix ....041 Sansui ...... 060, Unika ......
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Quick Reference Menu Guide INTRODUCTION • We recommend that you familiarize ,/ourself with these procedures for using the Menu function. Press MENU to call up menus. Press < or > to select the menu. PICTURE AUDIO SET JP PREMIUM P r essAorvtos.. ' .'''''' J an item.
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€.} PREFERENCE &CAPTION REMOTE ______,e) @ ,_)14d, _ ] 1_,3 REMOTE CONTROL CLOSED COLOR CAPT i ON_ INSTRUCT I ON LEVEL 4mW -_ TEMPERATURE_ PICTURE PREFERENCE POWER USED ]URN s_s LEVEL "_--- P I CTURE PREFERENCE Notes: • Use the ENTER button to activate the function...
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Turning the TV On/Off _GETTING STARTED First set the TV/CABLENCR switch on the Press POWER on the Remote (Control or Remote Control to "TV." the TV. The picture will appear in a few seconds. • !! ..... i .. q_L:,_ The following on-screen information...
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Selecting the Antenna Input [_GETTING STARTED • Your TV has two separate antenna inputs (ANT 1 and ANT 2) that allow you to connect two different signal sources, if desired. I&l < Using the SET UP menu Press MENU, then press < or > until the SET UP menu appears.
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PLEASE WAIT (;ABLE • ,} , .., When channel programming i,; complete, the message at the right appears. :i:_- :;,'_r, TOSHIBA COMPLETEO CABLE Press CHANNEL to make sure channel programming has been done properly.
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After performing the CH PROGRAM function, you can add or erase specific channels. Select the channel to erase using the CHANNEL • or • button, or select the channel to add with the Channe| Number buttons. See page 25 on how to select channels. Press MENU, then press <...
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17_ - Press the "^ (up)", " v (down)", " ( (left)" and " > (right)" buttons converge the red or blue line into the green line. TOSHIBA When color convergence is correctly adjusted, you will see two single white PUSH <_...
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Watching TV Programs OPERATION Press POWER on the Remote Control or STERE[) the TV. The following on-screen informat.ion will be displayed for a few seconds. • Antenna input (when in TV mode) ABCD • Channel label (if previously preset) • Channel number or VIDEO mode selected •...
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To return to the previously viewed channe,t Using this function, can watch channel,,; alternately. Select the first channel want watch. TOSHIBA (Current channel) Select the other channel with Channel Number buttons. Press CH RTN. The previous channel returns. Each time...
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If the TV program you are watching does not include EDS information Only "EDS ON" will be displayed for about 4 seconds when you press the EDS button. To close the EDS display Press EDS again. TOSHIBA...
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Controlling the Picture L_/-'.,,.,_ll.,, UrlF_rl/-_ It./IM "Fo adjust the picture quality You can adjust the picture quality (CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, TINT, and SHARPNESS) to suit your personal preference. Press MENU, then press < or ,', until the PICTURE menu appears. CONTRAST 4tH/ll_llf_l"...
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To select the color temperature These selections (Cool, Medium, and Warm) chanc, e the overall tone of the picture. Press MENU, then press < or > until PREFERENCE menu appears. CCLOR TEMPERATURECLC_ PICTURE < PREFERENCE [No_ ..L_2-12 Press ,,, or v to highlight "COLOR TEMPERATURE."...
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Press RESET or select RESET in the SET UP menu with ^ or v, then press < or >. TOSHIBA The RESET button also performs the following adjustments. • COLOR TEMPERATURE ......,Cool NOISE REDUCTION RESET...
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Selecting Stereo and SAP BASIC OPERATION Broadcasts • The MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound) feature allows you to improve your TV viewing with high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also provides for an extra channel, SAP (Second Audio Program), used to transmit a second language or other Audio information.
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Enhancing the Surround _ADVANCED OPERATION Sound Effect • This TV allows you to activate or deactivate the stereo surround effect, Select the "STR"(stereo) mode following steps 1 through 3 on the previous page. Press MENU, then press <or > until the PREMIUM menu appears.
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The Sub-Bass System allows you to improve bass performance (even when the sound volume is low). press Press MENU, then < or > until the SBS menu appears. LEVEL • _ .¢., i .,l:l. _' Press to select "SBS." MENU LEVEL </>...
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OFF timer Press POWER twice, once to turn theTV off and once to turn it on again. TOSHIBA ,, To display the time remaining, press TIMER once. The remaining time will be displayed on the screen. To close the display, press TIMER two more times.
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09:25 off. HOUR MINUTE PUSH 1"O START PUSH TIMER TOSHIBA To monitor the time Press RECALL. Note: If the power source for the TV is interrupted (i.e., AC cord unplugged power failure), the clock will have to be reset. (The time display will show...
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Watching Picture-in-Picture _UV/_I%IL;I-IJ Ul"l:::l'i/4 I IUI_I • This TV is capable of displaying pictures simultaneously• This is called the Picture- in-Picture function. A TV broadcast picture, or a picture from an external source such as a VCR, can be displayed as a small picture.
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If you use your TOSHIBA Television to display still images, it is always adv sable to reduce brightness and contrast settings. Never...
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..Press v to highlight "PASSWORD." II;CH LOCK SET/CLEAR I_.'l."[_']'_e:il INPUT LOCKED ]V:CYAN <_> CABLE:BLUE ;_I'_,_N',_._ TOSHIBA Press the Number buttons (0-9) to enter a 4-digit code. The numbers you enter IIICH LOCK will replace the dashes in [he display.
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Press ENTER. IIIcH LOCK SET 'CLEAR _SeI_!_ PASSWORD I1 234[ LOCKED TV : CYAN ¢_ CABLE : BLUE I_: _,_*_ Repeat ste#s 6 and 7 for other channels. To unlock channels Follow steps 1 through 3 on the previous page, and select "Clear." IIIcH LOCK l,."i _i iri(ol ai=1".I:...
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Labeling Channels _ADVANCED OPERATION • This feature allows you to enter a 4 letter channel identifier of your choice that will appear over the channel number display. The label can be anything you want (for example the station call letters). •...
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Press < or > to select the first character for the label, then press ENTER. IIICH LABEL Letters of the alphabet, numbers /CLE _4bH INPUT other graphic symbols are available labeling. Each time you press the < or > button, the displayed character will change in...
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Channel Number buttons IIIFAVOR enter the channel number. SE-F I CLEAR i-Set_ :CYAN <zo TOSHIBA Press ENTER. IIIF:AVOR I TE : CYAN CABLE : BLUE _:_:?,::'_,_._ Repeat steps 4 and 5 for other channels. To select your favorite channels Press FAV wA.
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Note: Follow steps 1 through 3 on the previous The FAV ,_,,Abuttons cannot function page. you have not programmed your favoril:e IIIFAVOR I TE _."_ " _111_J[I] I I _,_ i "-- channels. INPUT CYAN CABLE : BLUE ;_=T_'_T"_. _'_'_ Press <...
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Operating the Closed ADVANCED OPERATION Captioning Feature To view captions Closed captioning is a printed version of the dialogue, narration, and/or sound effects of a TV program. Captions will appear at either the top or bottom of the screen during captioned broadcasts as shown.
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To view text Text is information presented using all of the television screen. It is usually not related to the current program. For example, it could be a listing of closed captioned programs, news, weather information, or stock market reports. Select the desired program.
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"IliUm '-_ ^/v/</> I NT ..F ..SHARPNESS =11111111_.-_ TMORE Press (or v) until "NOISE REDUCTION" is highlighted. _MORE FLESH TONE CONVERGENCE TOSHIBA Press < or > to highlight "On." To deactivate these functions Select "Off" in step 3 above.
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TV/CABLI- PFIOG ADDJ At'IT 1 / 2 LAI_IT_ VMORE > "ENGLISH" _r_4OR E "lvl<t> "FRE-NCH" ..2 ..ADD/EFF PROG 1 / 2 _AOFIE TOSHIBA "SPANISH" TV I C:ABLE PROGRAM_ ANAD / BORRAD_ I 1 2 vMOFIE ,, @...
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Demonstration Mode _ADVANCED OPERATION When this function is activated, your TV will automatically display a variety of on-screen menus and special features. This function is provided for demonstration purposes only. To start the demonstration Press DEMO. TOSH I BA COLOR The on-screen demonstration starts...
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Connecting External CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT • Equipment Video camera, etc. Speaker system Laser Disk Player "1- ,,,_ Notes: • Refl,;r to the owner's manual of the equipment to be conqected as well. • When connecting the TV to other equipment, first turn off all main power switches.
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Connecting External _CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Equipment (continued) TV front Behind the door IN-VIDEO 3 VIDEO F AUDIO-1 WMONO L S-VIDEO VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT jacks (VIDEO 3) S-VIDEO INPUT jack (VIDEO 3) S-VIDEO INPUT jack TV rear (VIDEO 1) VARIABLE AUDIO OUFPUT acks IIOUT ..
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Connect the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 INPUT jacks on the TV rear panel to the video/audio output jacks of the VCR, Laser D._;k Player, etc. for playback of video recordings. Antenna/Cable Antenna/Cable TV connections. See pages 9 - 10 for details on Antenna Antenna TV rear...
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Connecting External _CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Equipment (continued) If you connect a VCR with an S-video jack to the "S-VIDEO" ack on the TV rear, must also connect the audio cables tc the "VIDEO 1 INPUT" AUDIO jacks on the TV rear panel. The S-video cable supplies...
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This connection allows you to playback tapes in the video camera and watch them on the TV. "!If you have a video camera with an S-video jack, connect the S-video cable to [he VIDEO 3 S-VIDEO INPUT jack. have a standard video camera, connect...
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Connecting External _CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Equipment (continued) To connect equipment for dubbing/editing Connect the output jacks of the playback VCR to the input jacks (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 or \qDEO 3) on the ]V. Connect the output jacks (VIDEO/AUDIO OUT) on the TV to the input jacks of the recording VCR.
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Connect the VARIABLE AUDIO OUT jacks to the auxiliary input jacks on the stereo amplifier. You can control the audio S'Tgnal going :o the audio equipment using the Remote Control for this TV. Stereo amplifier AUX. input VIDE_ _--:B AUDIO Fixed level AUDIO OUT '_ :_ The "fixed level"...
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Connecting External _CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Equipment (continued) Connect the speaker leads. - Before connecting the speakers, turn TV off. While pressing the lever, insert the wire. Then, release the lever. Match the right and left channels and +/- TV rear polarities of the TV speaker terminals...
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Specifications _ADDITIONAL REFERENCE-- _° "CABINET FINISH TPSOF60: Black oak cabinet TP50F61: Natural oak cabinet TELEVISION SYSTEM NTSC standard CHANNEL COVERAGE VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 through A-l, A through Super band (J through Hyper band (AA through ZZ, AAA, BBB) Ultra band (65 through...
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Before Calling Service _ADDITIONAL REFERENCE Personnel • Before calling service personnel, please check tile following chart for the possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. • Press POWER button. • That the power cord is securely plugged • For station trouble.
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Canadian "Warranty Registration Form" enclosed, and forward _\\\'\ completed form with a copy of bill of sale to TOSHIBA OF CANADA to "Register and Validate" their warranty. Products purchased in the U.S.A. used in Canada are not covered by these warranties.
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