• Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba LCD Color The TV may drop or fall down which may cause injury or Television. This manual will help you use the exciting damage.
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7) Never place the TV next to a stove where it will be 10) Precautions for installing on outdoor antenna exposed to oil, smoke, or steam, or in a location An outside antenna system should not be located in where there is a large quantity of dust. the vicinity of overhead power lines, or other electric This may cause a fire or electric shock.
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3) Never insert objects (metal or paper) or pour water 7) Never cut, break, modify, twist, bunch up or bent inside the TV through ventilation holes and other the cord or apply excessive force or tension to it. openings. Never place heavy objects on the cord or allow it to These items may cause a fire or an electric shock.
This is not a sign of malfunction. panel surface gently with a soft, dry cloth. Exemptions • Toshiba is not liable for any damage caused by fires, natural disaster (such as thunder, earthquake, etc.), acts by third parties, accidents, owner’s misuse, or uses in other improper conditions.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Names and Functions of Controls ............................7 Exploring the TV ................................... 7 Remote control ..................................8 Installation ....................................9 Connecting the power cord ..............................9 About optional connecting cables ............................9 To connect an audio amplifier .............................. 9 To connect an antenna ...............................
INTRODUCTION Names and Functions of Controls • For details on the use of each control, refer to the page numbers in brackets. Exploring the TV You can operate your TV using the buttons on the side panel or remote control. The back panel provide terminals for connecting other equipment to your TV.
INTRODUCTION Installation • INSTALL the TV in a room where direct light will not fall upon the screen. Total darkness or a reflection on the picture screen may cause eyestrain. Soft and indirect lighting is recommended for comfortable viewing. • ALLOW enough space between the TV and the wall for proper ventilation. •...
Optimum reception of color requires a good signal and will generally mean that an outdoor antenna must be used. The exact type and positioning of the antenna will depend upon your particular area. Your Toshiba dealer or service personnel can best advise you on which antenna to use in your area.
To connect video and audio equipment with standard A/V or S-video terminals You can connect video equipment such as a VCR, DVD player, camcorder or video game, etc. to this TV and enjoy the high quality picture. If your video equipment has an S-VIDEO output terminal, connect it to the S-VIDEO input terminal (special S-VIDEO type) of the TV.
To connect video and audio equipment with component video terminals Back side S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO DVD player with component video When connecting video equipment to the TV: • For good picture quality, use a standard yellow video cable.
GETTING STARTED Menu Function • Before watching the TV, please familiarize yourself the method to use the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu function of this TV. • Instructions in this manual are based on using the remote control. 1 Press MENU to display the OSD menu, then press to select a menu.
GETTING STARTED Watching TV Programs To turn the TV on/off Press on the right side of TV or on the remote control. The Power indicator will light up in green and the picture will appear. Power on/ standby button To switch to the standby mode, press .
• You can watch TV programs being broadcast on the preset channels. To watch TV programs To select TV programs Using the Channel Number Pr. 12 buttons Mono • To select a one-digit channel number: Press 0, and then the next number from among 1 –...
GETTING STARTED Tuning in • First, use the Auto Programme function to preset all active channels in your area automatically. Then, arrange the preset channels with the Skip and Channel Swap functions so that you can tune into only desired channels. •...
To preset channels (Manual program)/To edit channels (Name) Press MENU and press To program channels manually to highlight the Channel In the Channel menu, press Auto Programme > Channel menu. Manual Programme > to highlight Manual Programme Edit > Channel Auto Programme >...
GETTING STARTED Tuning in (continued) • You can skip unwanted channels, give names to channels, and sort the received channels onto their correct channel numbers. • After presetting the channels, you may skip unnecessary channels so that only the channels you want to watch are selected.
USING THE TV'S FEATURES Convenient Sound and Picture Controls • The TV receives both stereo and bilingual broadcasts transmitted in either the NICAM or German stereo/ bilingual broadcast system. To set the sound (Sound mode, Balance) To select the sound mode Using the direct selection button Press to display the current sound mode.
USING THE TV'S FEATURES Convenient Sound and Picture Controls (continued) To set the sound (AVL, Mute, Sound quality) To keep the sound constant (using AVL) With the AVL (Automatic Volume Leveler) on, the TV will keep the sound level constant among different TV stations when viewing TV programs.
Note If you experience noise or poor reception of any stereo/bilingual program, set the Sound Type to "Mono". Noise will be reduced and reception may improve. To select the sound type/To reset the audio settings The options for sound type are different based on the input Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu to select source you are using.
USING THE TV'S FEATURES Convenient Sound and Picture Controls (continued) To change the picture size To change the picture size Using direct selection button Press to display the currect picture size. To change the current size, press again. 4:3 or 16:9 can be selected. Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu Press MENU and press to highlight the...
• You can select your desired picture type from the picture preset modes or manually adjust the picture quality to your preferences. Selectable picture modes/Selectable picture quality To adjust Picture Advanced Setting To select the picture mode Using direct selection button In the Picture menu, press P Press to display the currect picture mode.
USING THE TV'S FEATURES Additional Features • With the Sleep Timer, the TV will automatically switch to standby mode at a preset time. • You can lock the contol buttons on the TV to prevent your settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example).
To use the backlight/To use the channel return/To use the speaker out/To display on-screen information To adjust the backlight To select the sound output (Speaker Out) Your LCD TV set have a bright fluorescent light behind its LCD Your LCD TV provides extra audio output terminal for panel.
USING THE TV'S FEATURES Using the PC Setting Feature • You can adjust the PC settings at one time by using the Auto function in the PC Setting menu or adjust them one by one by using P on the remote control. •...
VIEWING TELETEXT Viewing Normal Text/Use of the Teletext Buttons • The TV is capable of showing both normal text and Fastext information on the screen. The Teletext buttons on the remote control have the same function for both. To view teletext To display a page of text Select a TV station with the text service desired.
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VIEWING TELETEXT Viewing Normal Texd/Use of the Teletext Buttons (continued) To view teletext (continued) To enlarge the text display size ( Press once to enlarge the top half of the page. Press again to enlarge the bottom half of the page, and again to return to the normal (full) size.
VIEWING TELETEXT Fastext and List function (FASTEXT) • Fastext is a method of viewing Teletext pages by related subjects grouped by the broadcast studio. You can access any given topic shown on the screen simply by pressing the corresponding colored text selection button on the remote control.
To preset and view the text pages in the LIST mode To select the LIST mode To preset desired pages In the Special menu, press Press the green text selection button. to highligh Teletext Special Special 200 200 TELETEXT 11:00:18 Language Language English...
REFERENCE A Guide to Simple Problem Solving • Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the trouble you are experiencing. Symptom Check these things • Make sure the power cord is connected, then press TV will not turn on •...
REFERENCE Specifications MODEL 20VL66E/20VL66H Power source ~ 100 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 70 W (< 1W at power standby) Dimensions 474.0mm x 82.0mm x 431.0mm (Width x Depth x Height) (without stand) 474.0mm x 235.9mm x 465.4mm...