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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: Serial number: YC/M1...
Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba LCD TV. This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new LCD TV. Before operating your LCD TV, please read this manual completely, and keep it nearby for future reference.
Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
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Care For better performance and safer operation of your TOSHIBA TV, follow these recommendations and precautions: 29) If you use the TV in a room whose temperature is 32 ºF (0 ºC) or below, the picture brightness may vary until the...
Stand: Observe the following safety precautions: 1) Read and Follow the pedestal assembly instructions included with the pedestal. (for 42XV540U only) CAUTION: Before beginning pedestal assembly, carefully lay the front of the LCD Panel face down on a flat, cushioned surface such as a quilt or blanket.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Caution: Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Toshiba could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Important notes about your LCD The following symptoms are technical limitations of LCD Display technology and are not an indication of malfunction;...
Features of your new TV The following are just a few of the many exciting features of your new Toshiba widescreen, integrated HD, LCD TV: Integrated digital tuning (8VSB ATSC and QAM) • eliminates the need for a separate digital converter set-top box (in most cases).
TV front and side panel controls and connections Model 42XV540U is used in this manual for illustration purposes. TV front Remote sensor — Point the remote control toward this remote sensor. Effective range: 16.4 ft (5m) Green and Yellow LEDs Green: See “LED indications”...
(with standard stereo audio inputs) for connecting devices with component video output, such as a Toshiba DVD player with ColorStream Note: Component video cables carry only video information; separate audio cables are required for a complete connection.
® (ColorStream is Toshiba’s brand of component video.) These cables are typically color-coded red, green, and blue. Separate audio cables are required for a complete connection. Note: Component video cables provide better picture performance than a standard (composite) video or S-video cable.
Connecting a VCR (or a VCR with S-video) and antenna, Cable TV or Camcorder Camcorder AUDIO VIDEO TV upper back panel VIDEO 2 inputs on TV right side panel TV lower back panel You will need: coaxial cables • standard A/V cables •...
Connecting a DVD player with ColorStream and a satellite receiver ® Your TV has two sets of ColorStream AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO DVD player with component video From satellite dish AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO Satellite S-VIDEO Satellite receiver with component video You will need: coaxial cables •...
You can use the TV’s IR OUT terminal (infrared pass- through) to remotely operate (through the TV) many infrared remote-controlled devices (such as Toshiba infrared remote- controlled VCRs or DVD players) enclosed within an entertainment center or similar cabinet. Without the IR OUT connection, the device typically would need to be visible to operate it remotely.
™ Connecting an HDMI or DVI device to the HDMI input The HDMI input on your TV receives digital audio and uncompressed digital video from an HDMI source device, or uncompressed digital video from a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) source device. This input is designed to accept HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital-Content Protection) program material in digital form from EIA/CEA-861-D–compliant...
The REGZA-LINK feature uses the CEC technology as • regulated by the HDMI standard. This feature is limited to models incorporating Toshiba’s • REGZA-LINK. However, Toshiba is not liable for those operations. Refer to the individual instruction manuals for compatibility information.
Connecting a digital audio system The TV’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal outputs a Dolby Digital g or 2-channel down-mixed PCM (pulse-code modulation) signal for use with an external Dolby decoder or other external audio system with optical audio input. You will need: optical audio cable (Use an optical audio cable that has the •...
Connecting a personal computer (PC) With either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’s display on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’s speakers. To connect a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV: When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV, use an analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable and a PC audio cable.
If you have a Toshiba device: Your TV remote control is preprogrammed to operate most Toshiba devices (- page 24). If you have a non-Toshiba device or a Toshiba device that the remote control is not preprogrammed to operate: You can program the TV remote control so it will operate the other device (- pages 22–32).
Learning about the remote control The buttons used for operating the TV only are described here. For the REGZA-LINK remote control functions, see the section “Using REGZA-LINK” (- page 57). For a complete list of the remote control’s functions, see the remote control functional key chart (- pages 22–23).
Remote Control functional key chart CABLE/SAT REMOTE CONTROL Toshiba TV CABLE SLEEP (TV) Sleep (TV) Sleep MODE Remote control device mode selection SELECT POWER Power Power Digit 1 Digit 1 Digit 2 Digit 2 Digit 3 Digit 3 Digit 4...
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CABLE/SAT REMOTE CONTROL Toshiba TV CABLE CH RTN/ Last Last DVD RTN Channel Channel PAUSE/ Cable Pause STEP Pause PLAY Play Cable Play STOP Stop Cable Stop Skip REW/ SKIP - ----- Day - Skip FWD/ SKIP + ----- Day +...
Note: The TV remote control is preprogrammed to operate most Toshiba devices. To operate a non-Toshiba device or a Toshiba device that the remote control is not preprogrammed to operate, you will need to program the remote control. See “Programming the remote control to operate your other...
Searching and sampling the code of a device (8500) If you do not know the device code for a particular device, you can cycle the remote control through the available codes for that device mode and sample the functions to find the code that operates the target device.
The THINC menu is not part of the main menu system. You can only view the THINC menu by pressing C on the remote control. THINC Applications Channel Browser Favorites Browser REGZA-LINK Player Control * Toshiba Home Interactive Network Connection. Page...
Navigating the menu system You can use the buttons on the remote control or TV control panel to access and navigate your TV’s on-screen menu system. Press Y to open the menu system. • Applications Channel Browser Favorites Browser REGZA-LINK Player Control Start Demo Navigate Back...
Chapter 5: Setting up your TV Setting the Demo Mode When you first turn on the TV, menu language selection and Demo Mode selection windows will appear by default. To select settings: From the menu language selection window, select your preferred language.
Configuring the input source for the ANT/CABLE terminal To configure the ANT/CABLE input source: Press Y and open the Setup menu. Highlight Installation and press T. A new set of Installation menu icons will appear, as shown below. Setup Installation REGZA-LINK Setup Sleep Timer HDMI Settings...
Open the Terrestrial menu, highlight Channel Program to bring up the Start, and press T again to begin channel programming. ANT/CABLE Cable Scanning channels, please wait ... Number of Channels Found - 52 Scanning Analog Channels Found Channel - 55 Cancel The TV will automatically cycle through all the channels, and store all active channels in the channel memory.
Press B or b to highlight Enable Auto Input and then press C or c to select On. Auto Input Use this menu to enable your TV's automatic input switching feature when changing modes on your remote control. Enable Auto Input POWER SLEEP CABLE/SAT...
™ Setting the HDMI audio mode To set the HDMI audio mode: From the Audio menu, highlight Audio Setup and press Press B or b to select HDMI 1 Audio and then press C or c to select the HDMI 1 audio mode (Auto, Digital, or Analog).
Viewing the system status To view the system status: From the Setup menu, highlight Installation and press T. A new set of Installation menu icons will appear. Open the System Status menu, highlight System Information, and press T. Press C c to scroll through the menu bar to select the Software Version and view the related information.
Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features Selecting the video input source to view To select the video input source to view: Press + on the remote control or TV control panel. And then either: a) Press 0–9; or b) Repeatedly press Bb on the remote control and then press T to change the input;...
Press C or c to select the desired label for that input source. If a particular input is not used, you can select Hide as the label, which will cause that input to be “grayed out” in the Input Selection screen and skipped over when you press + on the remote control.
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™ To set up the Channel Browser From the Preferences menu, highlight Channel Browser Setup and press T. Press B to highlight Navigation, and then press C or c to select either Browse Mode or Select Mode. Channel Browser Setup Navigation Select Mode History List...
Adding and clearing channels and inputs in the History List Adding channels and inputs to the History List: As a channel or input is tuned, the Channel Browser to the History List and displays it on the “right side” of the Channel Browser ™...
Switching between two channels using Channel Return The Channel Return feature allows you to switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. Select the first channel you want to view. Select a second channel using the Channel Number buttons (and the dash (=) button if selecting a digital channel).
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Picture Size Natural Some program formats will display with sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom. TheaterWide 1 (for 4:3 format programs) The center of the picture remains close to its original proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to fill the screen.
Scrolling the TheaterWide (TheaterWide 2 and 3 only) You can set separate scroll settings for the TheaterWide 2 and TheaterWide 3 modes for each input. To set the scroll settings: Press Y and open the Video menu. Highlight Theater Settings and press T. Video Mode Sports...
Using the FREEZE feature To use the FREEZE feature: When viewing the TV, press B to make the picture a still picture. To return to the moving picture, press B again. Note: If the TV is left in FREEZE mode for more than 15 minutes, the FREEZE mode will automatically be released and the TV will return to moving picture.
™ Using the TheaterLock ™ The TheaterLock feature allows you to “lock” all items that affect the picture mode setting. In other words, those settings that when adjusted cause the Mode setting to automatically change to “Preference” will be grayed out and unavailable when the TheaterLock setting is set to “On”.
Digital CC Settings You can customize the closed caption display characteristics by changing the background color, opacity, text size, type, edge, and color. Note: • This feature is available for digital channels only. • You cannot set the Caption Text and Background as the same color.
Using the digital audio selector You can use the Digital Audio Selector to conveniently switch between audio tracks on a digital channel (for those channels that have multiple audio tracks). This temporarily overrides the audio track chosen by the language option under Audio Setup (- “Selecting stereo/SAP broadcasts”...
Using the StableSound ® feature The StableSound ® feature limits the highest volume level to prevent extreme changes in volume when the signal source changes (for example, to prevent the sudden increase in volume that often happens when a TV program switches to a commercial).
Press b, which displays the PIN code entry screen. The Lock System screen (below) appears if a PIN • code has not been stored. Press the Channel Number buttons to enter a new four-digit code, enter the code a second time to confirm, and press T. Lock System Please enter a 4 digit PIN code Confirm PIN code...
• The additional rating system is not designed, transmitted, or controlled by the TV or Toshiba, nor is the availability of an additional rating system determined or controlled by Toshiba. Similarly, the rating of programs in an additional rating system is not determined, transmitted, or controlled by the TV or Toshiba.
Blocking channels With the Channels Block feature, you can block specific channels. You will not be able to tune blocked channels unless you unlock them. To block channels: From the Locks menu, press b to display the PIN code entering screen. Enter your four-digit PIN code and press T (- page 52).
To deactivate the Input Lock once the GameTimer has activated it: Set the Input Lock to Off (- “Using the input lock feature” as described above). Note: • A message will appear when 10 minutes, 3 minutes, and 1 minute remain on the GameTimer. •...
Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features Using REGZA-LINK This is a new feature that uses CEC technology and allows you to control Toshiba REGZA-LINK compatible devices from the TV remote via HDMI connection (- page 17). When the Enable REGZA-LINK in the REGZA-LINK Setup menu (- page 58) is set to On, the following REGZA-LINK functions will be enabled.
REGZA-LINK Player Control menu functions: Press C and open the THINC Applications menu. Highlight REGZA-LINK Player Control and press T. Press B or b to select the item you want to control and press T. Item Description Power Turns the select device on and off. Top Menu Accesses the top menu of a DVD.
To set the REGZA-LINK Setup: From the Setup menu, highlight REGZA-LINK Setup and press T. Press B or b to highlight Enable REGZA-LINK. Press C or c to select On. Note: if you set Enable REGZA-LINK to Off, the other items will be grayed out.
Displaying TV status information To display TV status information using RECALL: Press E on the remote control. The following information will display (if applicable): Current input (ANT/CABLE, Video 1, etc.) • If ANT/CABLE is the current input, either “CABLE” (for •...
Chapter 7: Using the TV’s advanced features Using the advanced picture settings features Using dynamic contrast When dynamic contrast is set to Low, Middle, or High, the TV will detect changes in the picture quality that affect the appearance of your contrast settings and then automatically adjust the video.
Selecting the cinema mode (480i and 1080i signals) When you view a DVD (3:2 pulldown processed) from a DVD player connected to the Video 1, Video 2, ColorStream HD1, ColorStream HD2 (component video), or HDMI inputs on the TV, smoother motion can be obtained by setting the Cinema Mode to Film.
Using MPEG noise reduction The MPEG noise reduction feature allows you to reduce visible interference caused by MPEG compression. Choices for MPEG noise reduction are Off, Low, Middle, and High. Off is automatically selected when this feature is disabled (“grayed out”). To select the MPEG noise reduction level: From the Video menu, highlight Noise Reduction and press T.
Using x.v.Color Selection feature The color range “x.v.Color” is an international standard and enables a wider color range than conventional video applications. When set to Auto, picture settings are automatically set when an x.v.Color signal is detected. When set to On, x.v.Color detection does not occur, so picture settings are always adjusted for x.v.Color.
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting General troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check this chapter for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions you can try. Black box on-screen • The closed caption feature is set to one of the Text modes (T1, T2, T3, or T4).
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• The V-Chip feature is available for the U.S. V-Chip system only (- page 53). Chapter 8: Troubleshooting No REGZA-LINK operation • The REGZA-LINK feature is available for Toshiba REGZA-LINK compatible devices. • Make sure the HDMI cables with the HDMI Logo ( are used.
If, after trying the solutions, the problem still exists: In the U.S., call TACP Consumer Solutions at 1-800-575- • 5469. In Canada, locate the nearest Toshiba authorized service • depot by directing your web browser to www.toshiba.ca; click “Home Entertainment,” and then click “Support.”...
Acceptable signal formats for PC IN and HDMI terminals PC IN signal formats Note: Depending on the connected PC, the following status may occur; incorrect display, false format detection, picture position failure, blur, or judder. But this is not a malfunction of your TV. Format Resolution 640 ×...
Limited United States Warranty for LCD Televisions 26” and Larger Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“TACP”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS LCD TELEVISION AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER AND TO NO OTHER PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE.
Toshiba modifications to the Television; h. Service of a Television on which the TOSHIBA label or logo, rating label or serial number have been defaced or removed; On-site service and repair of the Television; and...
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If, after following all of the operating instructions in this manual and checking the “Troubleshooting” section, you find that service is needed: (1) To find the nearest ASP, visit TCL’s web site at www.toshiba.ca, or call toll free 1-800-268-3404 (2) Present your bill of sale or other proof of purchase to the ASP.
Index Antenna input configuration ... 36 ... 51 Audio quality adjustments ... 18 Audio system connection Auto aspect ... 47 ... 37 Auto Input Auto power off ... 60 ... 49 Base closed captions Blocking channels ... 55 ... 50 C (CLOSED).
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MANUFACTURED BY CableClear, ColorStream, GameTimer, StableSound, and TheaterWide are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. Channel Browser, SurfLock, DynaLight, ClearFrame, ColorMaster, TheaterLock and THINC are trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. REGZA is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.