Toshiba 15DLV16 manual

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    15DL V16 OWNER’S MANUAL 2 14 21 31 34 46 Introduction Connections Basic setup Basic playback Advanced playback Function setup 53 Others 23 TV operation ©2006 T oshiba Corporation Before oper ating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 15-inch Diagonal LCD TV/DVD COMBINA TION *Screen size is appro ximate. * J5X00301A [E] (Cover) 16/3/06,[...]

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    2 Introduction CAUTION: THIS DIGIT AL VIDEO PLA YER EMPLO YS A LASER SYSTEM. T O ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANU AL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONT A CT AN AUTHORIZED SER VICE LOCA TION. USE OF CONTROLS , ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORM- ANCE OF PROCEDURES O TH[...]

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    3 Introduction 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All[...]

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    4 Introduction EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUNDING CONDUCT ORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SER VICE GR OUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, P ART H) GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SER VICE EQUIPMENT 13. LIGHTNING T o protect y our unit fro[...]

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    5 Introduction 19. REPLA CEMENT P AR TS When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or those that have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards. 20. SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any ser[...]

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    6 Introduction Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the unit. Please read the follo wing carefully . Moisture condensation occurs, for example, when you pour a cold drink into a glass on a warm day . Drops of water f or m on the outside of the glass. In the same wa y , moisture may condense on the optical pick-up lens inside[...]

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    7 Introduction Structure of disc contents Normally , D VD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. Video CDs and Audio CDs are divided into tracks. DVD video disc Video CD/Audio CD Each title, chapter or trac k is assigned a number, which is called “ title number ” , “ chapter number ” or “ track [...]

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    8 Introduction Playable discs This unit can play the following discs. • Y ou cannot play discs other than those listed abo ve . • Y ou cannot play discs of D VD-RAM, D VD-ROM, Photo CD, etc., or non standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above. • Some CD-R/RWs cannot be pla yed back depending on the recording conditions. • This u[...]

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    9 Introduction Contents Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS ............................ 3 Precautions ....................................................... 6 Notes on discs ................................................... 7 Contents ............................................................ 9 Identification of controls ....................[...]

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    10 Introduction To p Identification of controls See the page in for details. Front POWER button 31 31 STOP( ) button 32 EJECT ( ) button 23 VOLUME ( ) buttons PLAY ( ) button 31 CHANNEL ( 4 / 3 ) buttons 22 SKIP ( / ) buttons 33 Remote sensor POWER indicator Speaker Speaker J5X00301A [E] (P08-13) 16/3/06, 3:47 PM 10[...]

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    11 Introduction Side Rear Adjusting the angle of the base Y ou can adjust the angle of the TV -screen for 5 ° forward or for 15 ° backward from vertical angle. Hold the base of the TV while adjusting the angle. Left Side Right Side S-VIDEO jack AUDIO IN (L/R) /VIDEO IN (LINE 2 IN) jacks COAXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack Antenna jack COMPONENT VIDE[...]

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    12 Introduction Remote control The instructions in this manual describe the function on the remote control. See the page in for details. *DVD MENU button Use the DVD MENU button to display the menu included on many DVD video discs. T o operate a men u, f ollow the instructions in “ DVD menu. ” 37 Identification of controls (Continued) EJECT but[...]

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    13 Introduction Replace the compartment cov er. Install two “ R03/AAA ” batteries (supplied), paying attention to the polarity indicated in the battery compar tment. Open the battery compar tment cover in the direction of the arrow . 1 23 • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remot[...]

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    14 Connections 75 ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 75 ohm (not supplied) Antenna jack Antenna jack Antenna jack Combiner (not supplied[...]

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    15 Connections For basic cable service not requiring a converter/descrambler box, connect the Cable TV 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the Antenna jack on the back of the TV/DVD. 75 ohm coaxial cable If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a converter/descrambler box, y[...]

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    16 Connections To playback from the VCR, connect the VCR to the TV/DVD as shown. Select the “ VIDEO2 ” by pressing INPUT SELECT repeatedly. You can enjoy playing a TV game on the screen by adjusting to suitable brightness for your eyes. 1. Connect a TV Game to the TV/DVD. 2. Select the “ GAME ” by pressing GAME . The GAME mode screen appear[...]

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    17 Connections Connecting to an optional equipment with S-video output If you connect a VCR with an S-VIDEO cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the left side of the TV/DVD, you must also connect the audio cables to the AUDIO IN (LINE 2 IN) jacks on the left side of the TV/DVD. The S-VIDEO cable only carries the video signal. The audio signal is separat[...]

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    18 Connections : Front speaker : Rear speaker : Sub woofer : Center speaker : Signal flow Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home . Y ou can enjoy motion picture and live concert D VD video discs encoded via the Dolby[...]

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    19 Connections MPEG2 sound Y ou can enjo y motion picture and live concer t D VD video discs encoded via the MPEG2 recording system with dynamic realistic sound by connecting an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder or MPEG2 audio processor . Connecting to an amplifier equipped with an MPEG audio decoder Connecting to an amplifier equipped[...]

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    20 Connections T O USE A C PO WER 1. Connect the AC cord to the A C adapter . 2. Connect the A C adapter plug into the TV/D VD ’ s DC input jack. 3. Connect the A C cord into a wall outlet. Notes: • Make sure to insert the plug of each cord securely . • During use the AC adapter becomes warm. This is not a malfunction. W ARNING: • DO NO T C[...]

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    21 Basic setup Notes: • If the unit does not operate properl y , or No key operation (by the unit and/or the remote contr ol): Static electricity , etc., may aff ect the TV/D VD ’ s operation. In such case, disconnect the AC cord once , then connect it again. • The TV section has its own menu and also D VD section has its own menu 46 . / / / [...]

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    22 / / / CH +/ – Press or to select “ TV/CABLE ” . 1 2 Press MENU in the TV mode, then press or to select SETUP. Press CANCEL to clear the menu screen. 4 Press or to select “ TV ” or “ CABLE ” . 3 TV - VHF/UHF channels CABLE - Cable TV channels Cable TV chart The chart below is typical of many cable system channel allocations. TV/CABL[...]

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    23 TV operation TV operation Adjust the volume level by pressing VOL + or – . The volume level will be indicated on the screen by white bars. As the volume level increases, so do the number of bars. If the volume decreases, the number of white bars also decreases. Set the TV/CA BLE selection t o the appropriate position. 22 1 2 3 Press direct cha[...]

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    24 TV operation ■ CHANNEL UP/DOWN Press and release CH + or – . The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memor y . For proper operation, before selecting channels, they should be set into the memor y . See page 22 “ To memorize channels ” . ■ RECALL Press RECALL to display the current informations on the screen. Press [...]

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    25 TV operation Closed captions Captions: This closed caption mode will display te xt on the screen in English or another language (depending on the setting of the closed captions CH 1/2). Generally , closed captions in English are transmitted on captions channel 1 and closed captions in other lan- guages are transmitted on captions channel 2. T ex[...]

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    26 TV operation T o register pass wor d Notes: • If you f orget the password, y ou cannot set the V -Chip. • T o av oid f orgetting the passw ord, write it down and keep in the safe place. 1 2 Press MENU and then press or to select V-CHIP. 3 0 – 9 / / / ENTER “ ” appears instead of the number . CANCEL Setting the V -Chip An age limitation[...]

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    27 TV operation Press or to select “ MOVIE RATING ” . 1 3 Repeat steps 1 ~ 3 in “ T o register password ” on page 26, then press or to select “ TV RA TING ” . Press or to select the desired rating. 4 Press or to select “ V-CHIP ” . 5 T o set the V -Chip OFF : TV RA TING is not set TV -Y : All children TV -Y7 : 7 years old and above [...]

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    28 TV operation PICTURE MODE BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR TINT SHARPNESS SPORTS 25 50 25 0 0 25 :SELECT :ADJUST PICTURE AUDIO SETUP V-CHIP 3 Press or to select “ MODE ” , then press or to select the desired picture mode. Press MENU and then press or to select “ PICTURE ” . 1 3 Picture control adjustment/ Adjusting the picture mode Picture cont[...]

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    29 TV operation Selecting the color temperature 4 Press or to select the desired color mode. 3 Press or to select “ COLOR TEMPERA TURE ” . 1 2 Press MENU and then press or to select “ PICTURE ” Mode Picture quality COOL Bluish MEDIUM Neutral W ARM Reddish /// Selecting the color temperature MENU PICTURE MODE BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR TINT S[...]

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    30 TV operation Sound control adjustment/ Stereo and Second A udio Program (SAP) Sound controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as follows: The TV/DVD is equipped with a feature known as multi-channel TV sound or MTS. MTS broadcasts greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programs with high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also[...]

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    31 Basic playback Press ST OP to end playback. ■ Resuming facility • The unit records the stopped point, depending on the disc. “ ” appears on the screen. Press PLA Y to resume playback (from the scene point). • If you press ST OP again ( “ ■ ” appears on the screen.), the unit will clear the stopped point. On the TV -screen, “ 0 [...]

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    32 Basic playback T o pause pla yback (still mode) Press P A USE during playbac k. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. T o stop pla yback Press ST OP . T o remo ve the disc Press EJECT . Remove the disc after the disc comes out. Notes: • If a non-compatible disc is loaded, “ Incorrect Disc ” , ?[...]

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    33 Basic playback Playing frame by frame Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FWD during playback. REV : Fast reverse playback FWD : Fast forward playback Each time you press REV or FWD button, the playback speed changes. T o resume normal pla yback Press PLA Y . Press P A USE during still playbac k. Each time you press P[...]

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    34 Advanced playback Press / / / to view a different part of the frame. You may move the frame from the center position to UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT direction. In the zoom mode, press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 view ( Off). Zooming 1 2 Press ZOOM during playback. The center part of the image will be zoomed in. Each press of ZOOM will change t[...]

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    35 Advanced playback [Video CD] Press to select “ Repeat ” . Press ENTER to select “ Track ” or “ All ” . The unit automatically starts repeat playback after finishing the current track. • If you set the repeat mode during stop mode, press PLA Y to star t Repeat playbac k. [Audio CD and MP3/WMA CD] Please “ Repeat playback (CD) ” [...]

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    36 Advanced playback 3 Program playback Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode. 1 2 4 Press / to return to the left column, then press / to select the “ Program Playback ” and press ENTER. The programs you selected will start to playback in order. • To resume normal playback, select Mode: “ Off ” in step 2. Notes: • In playing bac k the Video[...]

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    37 Advanced playback Changing angles Title selection DVD menu Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. 2 Note: Depending on the DVD, you may not b[...]

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    38 Advanced playback 1 2 Press AUDIO during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. Press A UDIO repeatedly until the desired lan- guage is selected. • The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds. Changing soundtrack language/ Subtitles You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Notes: • If the de[...]

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    39 Advanced playback Disc status/T o turn of f the PBC 1 RECALL ENTER DVD VCD Disc status / With each press of RECALL, the status of the disc will appear on the screen and change as follows. T o cancel the displa y , press RECALL a gain. DVD DVD 00:15:25 01:41:39 Title 1/3 Chapter 2/24 1/1 Eng Dolby Digital 1/2 Eng 1/1 DISC OPERA TION ELAPSED TIME [...]

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    40 Advanced playback MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation This player can playback the MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® -data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. To produce the MP3/ WMA/JPEG/DivX ® -data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-RW drive and a MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® -encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System cannot be played. Th[...]

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    41 Advanced playback ENTER ST OP PLA Y T OP MENU MP3/WMA CD playback CD Load a disc on which MP3 or WMA files have been recorded in the disc slot. 1 A file browser screen will appear on the screen. 2 About file menu Notes: • The thumbnail list is displayed when the FUJICOLOR CD or the K odak Picture CD are pla yed. T o display the file browser , [...]

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    42 Advanced playback ANGLE D VD MENU You can select your desired JPEG file on the file menu and picture menu. The selected JPEG file is automatically adjusted to the TV screen. (When the aspect ratio of the JPEG file is different to the TV screen, the black bar will appear at the top and bottom, or the both sides of the TV screen.) The slide show e[...]

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    43 Advanced playback Load a disc on which DivX ® files have been recorded in the slot. 1 A file browser screen will appear on the screen. 2 Press / to select file. 3 Press ENTER or PLAY. The selected DivX ® movie will be played back on the screen. Press STOP to end playback. The file browser appears on the screen. If you want to watch the other f[...]

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    44 Advanced playback Press PLAY. The Random playback will start. CD CD Folder-1 Folder-2 MP3-1 MP3-2 MP3-3 Select Files Repeat :Off Mode :Off Folder-1 Folder-2 MP3-1 MP3-2 MP3 3 Select Files Repeat :Track Mode :Off Repeat and program playback using file bro wser Repeat playback (CD) In the file browser, press / or / to select “ Repeat ” during [...]

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    45 Advanced playback Folder-1 Folder-2 MP3-1 MP3-2 MP3-3 WMA-1 WMA-2 WMA-3 JPEG Preview Edit Mode Program View Add T o Program In the file browser, press / or / to select “ Edit Mode ” , then press ENTER. When “ Edit Mode ” is black color, you can mark the files which you want to add into Program list. Press / or / to select file you want t[...]

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    46 Function setup Customizing the function settings You can change the default settings of the DVD mode to customize perfor- mance to your preference. Setting procedure DVD VCD CD ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / RETURN SETUP Press SETUP during stop mode. The following on-screen display appears. 1 2 3 T o c lear SETUP screen, press SETUP or RETURN. 6 Press ▲ [...]

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    47 Function setup Option Menu Subtitle Audio TV Screen Display Picture Mode JPEG Interval Section Details T o select the language of “ Menu ” , “ Subtitle ” and “ Audio ” if more than one language are available on the disc. T o select a picture size according to the aspect ratio of your TV . To turn On or Off the operational status disp[...]

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    48 Function setup Setting details Menu, Subtitle, Audio You can select the language of “ Menu ” , “ Subtitle ” and “ Audio ” if more than one languages are recorded onto the disc. English, Francais, Espanol: The selected language will be heard or seen. Other: Other language can be selected (see “ Language code list ” 53 ). Original [...]

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    49 Function setup JPEG Interval You can continuously playback all JPEG files automatically. After the selection below, the disc will start playback on which JPEG files have been recorded. Off: Plays back one file at a time. 5 Seconds: Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 5 second intervals. 10 Seconds: Plays back images in the form of a[...]

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    50 Function setup Parental : Off Set Password Output : Interlace DivX(R) VOD E.B.L. : Off TV Screen : 4:3 Display : On Picture Mode : Auto JPEG Interval : 5 Seconds Screen Saver : On DRC : Off DRC : Off QSound : On Menu : English Subtitle : English Audio : English E.B.L. : Off TV Screen : 4:3 Display : On Picture Mode : Auto JPEG Interval : 5 Secon[...]

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    51 Function setup Note: If each setup (pages 48 ~ 51 ) has completed, the unit can always work under the same condition (especially with DVD discs). Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn the power off. ■ Set the new password 1) Press or to select “ Password ” , then press ENTER . “ Enter Current Password ” screen will[...]

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    52 Function setup ENTER RETURN 0 – 9 T emporary cancel the rating lev el by D VD disc Depending on the DVD disc, the disc may try to temporarily cancel the rating level that you have set. It is up to you to decide whether to cancel the rating level or not. T emporar y cancel the rating level b y D VD disc DVD Load a DVD disc. Note: This temporary[...]

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    53 Others Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “ Menu ” , “ Subtitle ” and/or “ Audio ” 48 . Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 A f a r 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 F r ench 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy [...]

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    54 Others SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the connection of the AC adapter and AC cord. • Try another AC outlet. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. Poor reception on some channels. Horizontal or diagonal bars on screen. Poor sound or No sound. TV/DVD does not operate. • Check antenna or Cable TV connections, reorient antenna. • [...]

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    55 Others Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the RATING LEVEL setup. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not changed when you playback a DVD. • Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc. No subtitle. • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press the SUBTITLE button. Playback doe[...]

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    56 Others Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results. The most common types of television interference are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/DVD is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be ca[...]

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    57 Others Power supply A C 120V 60Hz (with supplied AC adapter) Power consumption Operation: 50 W , Stand by: 1 W (with supplied A C adapter) Weight 13.2 lbs (6.0 kg) Dimensions Width: 18-3/4 inches (476 mm) Height: 13-15/16 inches (353.5 mm) Depth: 9-1/16 inches (230 mm) Operating temperature 5 ˚ C-40 ˚ C (41 ˚ F-104 ˚ F) Operating humidity Le[...]

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    58 Limited United States W arranty LCD TV/D VD Combination - Depot Repair W arranty T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C . ("T ACP") mak es the follo wing limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED W ARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS LCD TV/D VD COMBINA [...]

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    59 Others How to Obtain W arranty Services If, after following all of the operating instructions in this manual and checking the section "T roub leshooting," you find that service is needed: (1) For instructions on how to obtain warranty ser vice f or your LCD TV/D VD Combination, contact T A CP's Consumer Solution Center toll free a[...]

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    60 Printed in Thailand ColorStream ® is a registered trademark of T oshiba Amer ica Consumer Products, L.L.C . is a trademark of T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. J5X00301A SH 06/04 N J5X00301A [E] (P58-Back) 16/3/06, 3:58 PM 60[...]