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OWNER'S MANUAL
Color Television
TM
Owner's Record
The model number and serial number are on the 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: CN36Z71
Serial number:
CN36Z71
TOSHIBA CORPORATION, 1999
Index Appendix Using the TV’s Setting up Using the Connecting Introduction
Reference
Features your TV Remote Control your TV
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Important Information Precautions WARNING Installing your TV TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform. The DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR mounting surface should be flat and steady. If you install the MOISTURE. TV on a soft floor, make sure that the floor is not damaged by the weight of the TV. • This TV set may be used only with Toshiba stand shown on page 42. Use with other stands may result in instability causing possible injur
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Using the preview function ..................................... 26 Introduction................................................................ 4 Using the favorite function ..................................... 26 Welcome to Toshiba ......................................................... 4 Using the strobe function ........................................ 26 Exploring your new TV ................................................... 4 Using V-CHIP control ......................................
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STROBE PREVIEW Introduction Welcome to Toshiba Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest TV’s on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. You can also use the controls on the TV if they have the same name as those on the remote control. Please read all the safety and operating instructions carefully, and keep the manual for future refe
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Connecting your TV ANTENNA Coaxial Cable If you haven’t connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) AUDIO Cables • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use “F” VIDEO Cable connectors. • Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable S-VIDEO Cable
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Connecting a cable converter box This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. You should keep your TV selected to ANT-1 so that you can use the TV features. When viewing premium channels, select ANT-2 and tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the converter box to change channels. You will need two coaxial cables. From Cable TV Note: ANT( 75 ) AUDIO CENTER OUT VAR CHANNEL IN S-VIDEO AUDIO RL When you use a converter box with your
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Connecting a DVD/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, video and TV programs. You can record one TV channel while watching another channel. You will need: • one coaxial cable • two pairs of audio cables (only one cable for a mono VCR) • one video cable • one S-video cable From antenna Stereo VCR Caution: VIDEO AUDIO LR You can use a video cable instead of the IN IN from ANT OUT to TV S-video cable, but the picture quality will CH 3 OUT CH 4 decrease. If
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From Antenna Stereo VCR VIDEO AUDIO LR Caution: IN IN from ANT OUT to TV To play from the DVD, the DVD and TV must CH 3 OUT CH 4 use ColorStream connections. To record from the DVD, the DVD and TV must select Video. To monitor recording from the DVD, the VCR TV must select Line IN, and the TV must select ANT( 75 ) AUDIO CENTER OUT VAR Video-1. CHANNEL IN S-VIDEO AUDIO RL ANT-1 OUT ANT- 2 ON OFF VIDEO VIDEO Y L/ CB L/ MONO The unauthorized recording of television L MONO programs, video tapes a
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Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch video materials recorded on a camcorder. You will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable Camcorder VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R TV POWER Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the audio level. This also allows you to use external speakers. To control the audio, turn on the TV and the stereo amplifier, then turn off the built-in speakers. (See“ Turning off the built-in speakers” on pag
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Connecting an A/V receiver If you use a system that delivers Dolby Pro Logic* surround sound, you will probably want to use the TV speakers as center channel speakers. A center channel speaker adds to the realism of a surround sound system such as Dolby Pro Logic. You will need: • one pair of audio cables • one video cable • one audio cable for audio center channel To A/V receiver Caution: Make sure the TV is turned off before Center Video TV From connecting or disconnecting an audio cable to An
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STROBE PREVIEW Using the remote control Note: Preparing the remote control for use This remote control’s functions may or may With the remote control, you can operate your TV, most VCR not operate your VCR or cable TV converter. models, and cable TV converters together, even if they are different Refer to the owner’s manuals supplied with brands. If you will be using your TV with a Toshiba VCR, your the equipment to see which features are remote control is already programmed and ready to use. av
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STROBE PREVIEW To control a cable TV converter: Program the remote control to recognize the brand of your converter. The shaded buttons will control the cable TV Program indicator LIGHT RECALL POWER converter. POWER TV CABLE VCR RECALL MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER Set the TV/CABLE/VCR/AUX switch to the CABLE position. AUX 12 3 Programming the remote control for use with a CH Channel yz VCR or a cable TV converter 45 6 Channel Number 78 9 This remote control is pre-programmed to operate Toshiba VCRs. To V
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VCR code table Brand name Code number Adventura 019 Kenwood 057, 060, 086 Randex 056 Aiko 297 KLH 091 RCA 061, 079, 084, 096, Aiwa 019 Kodak 054, 056 124, 125, 168, 221 Akai 060, 068, 080, 125, Lloyd 019 Realistic 019, 054, 056, 065, 261 Lloyd’s 227 066, 067, 081, 085, American High 054 Logik 091 123, 259 Asha 259 LXI 056 Ricoh 053 Audiovox 056 Magnavox 054, 058, 100, 129, Runco 058 Beaumark 259 168 Samsung 064, 259 Bell & Howell 123 Magnin 259 Sanky 058, 067 Brandt 206 Marantz 054, 100 Sansui 0
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Cable TV converter code table Brand name Code number ABC 022, 026, 027, 030, Standard 032, 033, 036 Components 174 Archer 058, 172 Starcom 022, 034 Century 172 Stargate 034, 059 Citizen 172 Starquest 034 Colour Voice 044, 050 Teleview 059 Comtronics 059, 079 Tocom 031, 032, 078 Contec 038 Toshiba 019 Dae Ryung 027 Tusa 034 Eastern 021 Unika 172 Focus 419 United Artists 026 Garrard 172 United Cable 022 Gemini 034, 089 Universal 058, 096, 172, 210 General Viewstar 046, 079 Instrument 030, 295 Zeni
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LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER VCR AUX 12 3 CH 45 6 STROBE PREVIEW Learning operating code of another remote controller This remote control is capable of learning operating codes from most infrared remote controllers. You can control the functions of your TV and a variety of video/audio equipment with the supplied remote control only. The 21 buttons marked with can be used as the Learning buttons. 1. Set the TV/CABLE/VCR/AUX switch to “AUX” position. 2. Place the supplied remot
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STROBE PREVIEW Learning about the remote control POWER turns the TV on and off (pages 12, 37) TIMER sets the TV to go off at a set time (page 37) LIGHT RECALL POWER TV/VIDEO selects video input source (page 35) TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER Channel yz cycles through programmed channels (page 20) AUX TV/CABLE/VCR/AUX switches between TV, Cable/VCR and AUX (pages 12, 15) 12 3 CH Channel Numbers (0-9, 100) allow direct access to channels (page 20) 45 6 Volume yz adjusts the volume level 78 9 CH
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STROBE PREVIEW Setting up your TV After you’ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu. You can access the menu with the buttons on your TV or by using the remote control. 1. Press MENU to display menu. 2. Press x ( ) or • ( ) to select menu. 3. Press y ( ) or z ( ) select an item. 4. Press x ( ) or • ( ) to select or adjust a setting. ENTER MENU PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIUM CYCLONE PREFERENCE C.CAPTION CONTRAST BR I GH
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STROBE PREVIEW Changing the on-screen display language You can choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen displays. Adjustment menus and messages will appear in the language of your choice. To select a language: 1. Press MENU, then press x ( ) or • ( ) until the SET UP MENU menu appears. 2. Press z ( ) or y ( ) to highlight LANGUAGE. PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIUM CYCLONE PREFERENCE C.CAPTION LIGHT RECALL POWER TV L ANGUAGE English Francais Espanol CABLE
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STROBE PREVIEW Adding channels to the TV’s memory Your TV will stop on specific channels that are stored in the TV’s channel memory when you press Channel y or z. Use the steps below to set all active channels in your area automatically. Programming channels automatically Your TV can automatically detect all active channels and store them in its memory. After the TV has stored the channels in its memory, you can erase channels or add your favorite channels. If you use both ANT-1 and ANT-2 termin
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STROBE PREVIEW Adding and erasing channels manually After you’ve programmed the channels, you can add or erase specific channels. To add or erase channels: 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase using Channel y or z. If adding channels, you must select the channel to add by MENU using the Channel Number buttons. CHANNEL yz 2. Press MENU, then press x ( ) or • ( ) until the SET UP menu appears. 3. Press z or y to highlight ADD/ERASE. LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE PICTURE AUDIO SET UP PREMIU
