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O
WNER'S
Projection Television
®
53AX62
© 2002 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
All Rights Reserved
M
ANUAL
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:
53AX62
Serial number:
23565715

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  • Page 1 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: 53AX62...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Toshiba TV. This manual will help you use the many exciting features of your new TV. Before operating the TV, please read this manual completely, and keep it nearby for future reference. Safety Precautions...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with a dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings.
  • Page 4 Care For better performance and safer operation of your TOSHIBA TV, follow these recommendations and precautions: 26) Always sit approximately 10–25 feet away from the TV and as directly in front of it as possible. The picture can appear dull if you sit too far to the left or right of the TV, or if sunlight or room lights reflect on the screen.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Important Safety Information ... 2-4 Introduction ... 6 Welcome to Toshiba ... 6 Exploring your new TV ... 6 Connecting your TV ... 7 Note regarding picture quality ... 7 Connecting a VCR ... 7 Connecting a cable converter box ... 8 Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest projection TVs on the market. The goal of this manual is to guide you through setting up and operating your Toshiba TV as quickly as possible. This manual applies to model 53AX62.

  • Page 7: Connecting Your Tv

    (component video) inputs are color-coded in the same manner as the cables. NOTE REGARDING PICTURE QUALITY When connecting video equipment to your Toshiba TV: For GOOD picture quality: Use a standard yellow video cable. For BETTER picture quality: If your equipment has S-video connectors, use an S-video cable instead of a standard yellow video cable.

  • Page 8: Connecting A Cable Converter Box

    Connecting a cable converter box This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. To use the TV’s features, select ANT-1. To view premium channels, select ANT-2 and tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is vacant in your area), and then use the converter box to change channels.

  • Page 9: Connecting A Dvd Player/Satellite Receiver And A Vcr

    Connecting a DVD player/satellite receiver and a VCR This connection allows you to watch DVD/satellite, VCR, and TV programs, and record one channel while watching another channel. You will need: • two (or three, if satellite receiver is used) coaxial cables •...

  • Page 10: (Component Video) And A Vcr

    VCR, or TV programs, and record TV programs. Your TV has ColorStream ® (component video) connections. Connecting your TV to a DVD player with component video (such as a Toshiba DVD ® player with ColorStream ) can greatly enhance picture quality and performance.

  • Page 11: Connecting A Camcorder

    Connecting a camcorder This connection allows you to watch video materials recorded on a camcorder. You will need: • one set of standard A/V cables Camcorder VIDEO AUDIO MENU Video-3 inputs on TV front panel Connecting an audio system This connection allows you to use an audio amplifier to adjust the audio level.

  • Page 12: Connecting An A/V Receiver

    Connecting an A/V receiver If you use a system that delivers Dolby Pro Logic* surround sound, you may 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.

  • Page 13: Using The Remote Control

    Using the remote control Preparing the remote control for use Your Toshiba remote control has one dedicated TV mode and 5 universal modes: VCR, Cable/SAT, DVD, Audio1, and Audio2. The target devices and default devices being programmed for each mode...

  • Page 14: Remote Control Functional Key Chart

    Remote control functional key chart Toshiba TV Cable Key Label (TV) (CBL/SAT) (CBL/SAT) LIGHT Illuminates the remote SLEEP Sleep timer --- POWER Power Power 1/MOVIE Digit 1 Digit 1 2/SPORTS Digit 2 Digit 2 3/NEWS Digit 3 Digit 3 4/SERVICES...
  • Page 15 DISC AM/FM --- STOP PIP CH PIP channel up/down PIP on/off MULTI Strobe STILL PIP Still SWAP PIP Swap LOCATE PIP Locate SOURCE PIP Source Notes: • “---” will send nothing. • “ TV” will jump to TV. • “VCR ”...

  • Page 16: Programming The Remote Control For Use With Your Audio/Video Devices

    Programming the remote control for use with your audio/video devices Device code setup 1. Refer to the Device code table on pages 18–21 to find the code for the brand of your device. If more than one code is listed, try each one separately until you find the one that works.

  • Page 17: Verifying The Device Code (990)

    Verifying the device code (990) Use this feature to verify the device codes currently programmed in the remote control. The number of blinks after pressing the 1, 2, 3, and 4 buttons is the 4-digit code set up for that mode. For example, to verify the device code for the VCR mode: 1.

  • Page 18: Device Code Table

    0172, 0334 TeleCaption Colour Voice 0044, 0050 Comtronics 0059 Teleview Contec 0038 Texscan Timeless Digi 0656 Tocom Eastern 0021 Toshiba Emerson 0816 Everquest 0034, 0059 Tusa Focus 0419 Unika United Artists GC Electronics 0075, 0226 Universal Garrard 0172 Gemini 0034, 0089, 0816...
  • Page 19 1181, 1281 Teknika 0019, 0054, 0056 0081 Thomas 0019 0021, 0203, 0228, Tivo 0637 0314, 0498 Toshiba 0062, 0064, 0076, 0054, 0096, 0181, 0085, 0229, 0231, 0244, 0473, 0635, 0385 1081, 1181, 1281 Totevision 0056, 0259 0054, 0056, 0057, Unitech...
  • Page 20 0541 Emerson Samsung 0592 Sharp 0649 Fisher Sherwood 0652 Sony 0552 Technics 0509 Garrard Theta Digital 0590 Toshiba 0522 Genexxa Yamaha 0509, 0564 Harman/Kardon Zenith 0522, 0610 Hitachi Kenwood Laser Disc setup codes Brand name Code number Kodak Krell Aiwa...
  • Page 21 Pioneer 0032, 0319 Soundesign Realistic 0414 Starcom Sony 0239, 0708 Yorx Soundesign 0097 Technics 0327 Receiver setup codes Toshiba 0372 Brand name Victor 0350 Wards 0032, 0097 Yamaha 0373 Adcom Aiwa Cassette Player setup codes Akai Brand name Code number...

  • Page 22: Learning About The Remote Control

    Learning about the remote control Only the buttons used to operate the TV are described here. turns the TV on and off POWER programs the TV to turn off at a specific time (page 44) SLEEP Pressing the LIGHT button toggles the illumination mode on LIGHT and off.

  • Page 23: Setting Up Your Tv

    Setting up your TV Learning about the menu system After you have installed the batteries and programmed the remote control, you will need to set some preferences on the TV using the menu system. You can access the menus using the buttons on the TV or remote control.

  • Page 24: Changing The On-Screen Display Language

    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 an on-screen display language: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the SET UP menu appears.

  • Page 25: Adding Channels To The Tv's Memory

    Adding channels to the TV’s memory When you press Channel yz, the TV will cycle through only the channels stored in the TV’s channel memory. Use the steps below and on the next page to program channels into the TV’s memory. Programming channels automatically The TV can automatically detect all active channels in your area and store them in its memory.

  • Page 26: Adding And Erasing Channels Manually

    Adding and erasing channels manually After you have automatically programmed channels into the TV’s memory (see page 25), you can manually add or erase individual channels. To manually add or erase channels: 1. Select the channel you want to add or erase. If you are adding a channel, you must use the Channel Number buttons to select the channel.

  • Page 27: Adjusting The Color Convergence

    Adjusting the color convergence This projection TV uses three separate TV tubes: red, green, and blue. The red, green, and blue images are projected onto the screen where they converge to form a full-color picture. You can see a clear picture only when the three images converge correctly.

  • Page 28: Using The Tv's Features

    Using the TV’s features Adjusting the channel settings Switching between two channels You can switch between two channels without entering an actual channel number each time. To switch between two channels: 1. Select the first channel you want to view. 2.

  • Page 29: Labeling Channels

    To clear a favorite channel: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the CUSTOM menu appears. 2. Press y or z to highlight FAVORITE CH2, for example. 3. Press x or • to display the FAVORITE CH2 menu. CH INPUT will be highlighted.
  • Page 30 6. Repeatedly press x or • to select a character for the first space, and then press ENTER. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 CUSTOM T I MER FAVOR I...

  • Page 31: Watching Picture-In-Picture (Pip)

    Watching picture-in-picture (PIP) The picture-in-picture (PIP) feature allows you to watch two pictures at the same time. The smaller (PIP) picture can come from a TV broadcast or an external source, such as a VCR. To display a TV broadcast in the PIP window: 1.

  • Page 32: Switching The Main And Pip Pictures

    Switching the main and PIP pictures Press SWAP while you are using the PIP feature to switch the main and PIP pictures. The main and PIP pictures will switch each time you press the SWAP button. Changing the position of the PIP window Press LOCATE repeatedly while you are using the PIP feature to change the position of the PIP window, in the following order: Freezing the PIP picture...

  • Page 33: Using The Multi-Window Channel Preview

    Using the multi-window feature The multi-window feature provides two channel search functions (INFO and FAVORITE) and one strobe function (MULTI). Using the multi-window channel preview function The channel preview function scans the channels you programmed into the TV’s memory (pages 23–24) in a 6-picture multi-window across the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 34: Using The Locks Menu

    Using the LOCKS menu The LOCKS menu includes the V-CHIP, CH Lock, Video Lock, and New PIN Code functions. You can use these functions after entering the correct PIN code. Entering the PIN code 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the LOCKS menu appears.

  • Page 35: Using The V-Chip Menu

    Using the V-CHIP menu Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V-CHIP control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to your selections. To use this feature, perform the following setup.

  • Page 36: Mpaa Rating (Independent Rating System For Movies)

    MPAA RATING (Independent rating system for movies) 1. From the LOCKS menu, select MPAA RATING. 2. Press x or • to display the MPAA RATING menu, and then press z or y to highlight MPAA RATING (below left). 3. Press x or • to display the MPAA RATING menu (below right). 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LOCKS V CH I P...

  • Page 37: Unlocking Programs Temporarily

    Unlocking programs temporarily If you try to watch a TV program that exceeds the rating limits you set, the TV will enter the program lock mode. TH I S PROGRAM HAS BEEN BLOCKED ! – EXCEEDS SET L I I TS PUSH MUTE TO ENTER CABLE To temporarily unlock the program:...

  • Page 38: Locking The Video Inputs

    To unlock a channel: 1. From the LOCKS menu, select CH LOCK. 2. Press x or • to display the CH LOCK menu. CH INPUT will be highlighted. 3. Press yzx • to highlight the channel to be unlocked. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 LOCKS V CH I P V CH I P...

  • Page 39: Adjusting The Picture

    Adjusting the picture Selecting the picture mode You can select your desired picture type from four preset picture modes: sports, standard, movie, and preference. To select the picture mode: 1. Press MENU, then press x or • until the PICTURE menu appears.

  • Page 40: Saving Your New Picture Preferences

    Saving your new picture preferences You can save the PICTURE qualities you adjusted (contrast, brightness, color, tint, and sharpness) in the picture PREFERENCE mode. To save your new picture preferences: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the PICTURE menu appears.

  • Page 41: Selecting The Color Temperature

    Selecting the color temperature You can change the quality of the picture by selecting from three preset color temperatures: cool, medium, and warm. Mode Picture Quality cool blueish medium neutral warm reddish To select the color temperature: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the PICTURE menu appears.

  • Page 42: Watching Video Input

    Watching video input To view a signal from another device connected to the TV (such as a VCR or DVD player), press INPUT on the remote control (or TV/VIDEO on the TV) to change the video input (see illustrations below). Select VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, or ColorStream, depending on which input jack is used for connecting the specific device (see “Connecting your TV”...

  • Page 43: Using The Closed Caption Feature

    Using the closed caption feature The closed caption feature has two options: • Captions—A printed version of the dialogue, narration and/or sound effects of a program. Close captioned programs are usually designated as “CC” in program guides. • Text—An on-screen display of information not related to the program, such as weather or stock data (when provided by individual stations).

  • Page 44: Setting The Sleep Timer

    Setting the sleep timer You can use the sleep timer to turn the TV off automatically. To set the sleep timer: 1. Press SLEEP. Each time you press SLEEP, the time will increase in 10-minute increments, to a maximum of 180. TIMER 2.

  • Page 45: Adjusting The Sound

    Adjusting the sound Muting the sound Press MUTE to temporarily reduce (1/2 mute) or turn off (mute) the sound. The screen will display “1/2 MUTE” or “MUTE” in the lower right corner. Each time MUTE is pressed, the mute mode changes in the following order: →...

  • Page 46: Using The Surround Sound Feature

    Using the surround sound feature The surround sound feature expands the audio listening field wider and deeper to create exceptional sound quality from the TV’s speakers. The feature uses stereo signals from a TV broadcast or video input. To turn on the surround sound feature: 1.

  • Page 47: Adjusting The Sound Quality

    Adjusting the sound quality You can change the quality of the TV’s sound by adjusting the bass, treble, and balance. To adjust the sound quality: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the AUDIO menu appears. 2. Press y or z to highlight the item you want to adjust. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 AUD O STEREO...

  • Page 48: Using The Sub-Bass System (Sbs)

    Using the sub-bass system (SBS) The sub-bass system allows you to enhance the TV’s bass performance (even when the volume is low). To turn on the SBS: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the AUDIO menu appears.

  • Page 49: Selecting The Audio Out Sound

    Selecting the Audio OUT sound This feature allows you to select the sound (MAIN or PIP) that is output from the Audio OUT jacks. This is useful when amplifying or recording the PIP sound with external equipment while hearing the sound of the main picture through the built-in speakers.

  • Page 50: Selecting The Background Of The Menu Display

    Selecting the background of the menu display You can change the background of the menu display by selecting from two preset types: shaded and solid (gray). To select the background: 1. Press MENU, and then press x or • until the CUSTOM menu appears.

  • Page 51: Understanding The Auto Power Off Feature

    Understanding the auto power off feature The TV will automatically turn off after approximately 15 minutes if it is tuned to a vacant channel or a station that completes its broadcast for the day. This feature does not work in VIDEO mode. Understanding the last mode memory feature If the power is cut off while you are viewing the TV, the Last Mode Memory feature turns the TV on automatically when the power is...

  • Page 52: Appendix

    Appendix Specifications Television System NTSC standard Channel Coverage VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 through A-1, A through I) Power Source 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power Consumption 144 W (average) Audio Power 14 W + 14 W Speaker Type Two 6-1/4 inches (16 cm) round...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the problem and some solutions. Problem Solution TV will not turn on • Make sure the power cord is plugged in, and then press POWER. •...

  • Page 54: Limited United States Warranty

    WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; THEREFORE, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. ® FST PURE is a registered trademark of Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. REV. MAR02...

  • Page 55: Limited Canada Warranty

    ON THE TIME WITHIN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; THEREFORE, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. FST PURE ® is a registered trademark of Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. REV. MAR02...
  • Page 56 MONTREAL: 1643, NORTH SERVICE RD., TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY, DORVAL QUEBEC, H9P 1J1, CANADA TEL: (514) 856-4100 VANCOUVER: 22171 FRASERWOOD WAY, RICHMOND, B.C. V6W 1J5, CANADA TEL: (604) 303-2500 MANUFACTURED BY ColorStream and StableSound are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. PRINTED IN USA (02-08) B...

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