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O
WNER'S
Projection Television
®
53AX61
© 2001 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:
Serial number:
53AX61

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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: 53AX61...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    53AX61(E) Precautions Installing your TV • Place the TV on the floor or on a sturdy platform. The mounting surface should be flat and steady.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ... 4 Welcome to Toshiba ... 4 Exploring your new TV ... 4 Connecting your TV ... 5 Connecting a VCR ... 5 Connecting a cable converter box ... 6 Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR ... 6 Connecting a DVD player/satellite receiver and a VCR ...

  • Page 4: 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 53AX61.

  • Page 5: Connecting Your Tv

    S-video cable to Video-1 (or Video-2) at the CH 4 same time, or the picture will be distorted. AUDIO CENTER ANT( 75 CHANNEL IN ANT-1 AUDIO ANT-2 VIDEO MONO AUDIO AUDIO ANTENNA Coaxial Cable AUDIO Cables VIDEO Cable S-VIDEO Cable Color Stream Cable 53AX61(E)

  • Page 6: Connecting A Cable Converter Box

    VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 INPUT DVD IN VIDEO AUDIO Stereo VCR 53AX61(E) Note: When you use a converter box with your TV, there may be features that you cannot program using the remote control, such as programming your favorite channels, labeling channels, and locking channels.

  • Page 7: Connecting A Dvd Player/Satellite Receiver And A Vcr

    AUDIO CENTER ANT( 75 CHANNEL IN The unauthorized recording of television ANT-1 programs, video tapes, DVDs, and other materials may infringe upon the provisions of copyright laws. AUDIO ANT-2 VIDEO MONO AUDIO AUDIO COLOR STREAM INPUT DVD IN AUDIO 53AX61(E)

  • Page 8: (Component Video) And A Vcr

    ® 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 9: Connecting A Camcorder

    S-video cable to Video-3 at the same time or the picture will be distorted. MENU EXIT Note: To hear sound, the volume of both the TV and the external audio amplifier must be set above 0 (zero). From cable, cable box, or antenna ANT( 75 ANT-1 ANT-2 53AX61(E)

  • Page 10: Connecting An A/V Receiver

    Left speaker Surround speaker L ___________ “Dolby Pro Logic” is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. 53AX61(E) Caution: To avoid damaging the TV speakers, turn off the TV before connecting or disconnecting the Audio Center Channel cable. Note:...

  • Page 11: 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 12: 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 13 The AUDIO1/2 (Receiver, CD) modes will have their own volume even if Volume Lock is on TV, CABLE/SAT, VCR, or DVD. See “Using the Volume Lock feature” on page 15. Disc shift AM/FM Stop Stop Stop Record Record Disc shift Deck side A/B switch Stop Stop Record Record 53AX61(E)

  • Page 14: Programming The Remote Control For Use With Your Audio/Video Devices

    The remote control will begin to cycle through the available codes again. If no key is pressed within 10 seconds while programming, the remote control will exit the program mode and return to the previous code. 53AX61(E) POWER Number MODE...

  • Page 15: Verifying The Device Code (990)

    While holding down RECALL, press 9, 8, 0. When reset, the mode indicator will blink two times, and then pause and blink two more times. AUD1 AUD2 AUD1 AUD2 AUD1 AUD2 AUD1 AUD2 AUD1 AUD1 AUD1 AUD2 AUD2 AUD2 Number MODE VOL y z RECALL 53AX61(E)

  • Page 16: Device Code Table

    0902 Realistic 0226 Recoton 0419 Regal 0039, 0278, 0292 Regency 0021 Rembrandt 0030, 0089 Runco 0019 53AX61(E) Satellite Receiver setup codes Brand name SL Marx 0059 AlphaStar Samsung 0059, 0163 Chaparral Scientific Atlanta 0027, 0036, 0496, Curtis Mathes 0896 Echostar...
  • Page 17 XR-1000 0019, 0054, 0091 0259 Yamaha 0057 0079, 0221 Zenith 0019, 0052, 0053, 0091 0058, 0228, 0498, 0058, 0070 0656 0065 0065 0054, 0096, 0181, 0473, 1181 0054, 0061, 0067, 0079, 0096, 0124, 0125, 0168, 0221, 0259 0019, 1056 53AX61(E)
  • Page 18 0223 Realistic 0222 Samsung 0342 Sega 0042 Sony 0212, 0220 Technics 0223 Theta Digital 0213 Yamaha 0236 53AX61(E) CD Player setup codes Brand name Code number Sanyo 0037 Adcom 0174, 0253 Scott Sears Aiwa 0143, 0176 Sharp Akai 0175 Sherwood...
  • Page 19 0147, 0208, 0214, 0410, 0550, 1108, 1208 0058, 0147, 0208, 1108, 1208 0214 0339 0254 0116, 0366 0119, 0154, 0399 0061, 0099, 0196, 0200, 0205, 0238, 0550, 0689, 0757, 0820, 1042 0058, 0328, 0537, 1537 0214 0208, 0410, 1108, 1208 53AX61(E)

  • Page 20: Learning About The Remote Control

    PIP feature on and off changes the PIP channel PIP CH yz accesses the multi-window strobe function MULTI freezes the PIP picture STILL selects the PIP source SOURCE moves the PIP window LOCATE swaps the main and PIP pictures SWAP 53AX61(E) CT-90047...

  • Page 21: Setting Up Your Tv

    – ENABLE BLOCK I NG TV RAT I NG MPAA RAT I NG BLOCK I NG OPT I ON LOCK LOCK FRONT PANEL LOCK NEW PIN CODE : SELECT EXIT EXIT TV/VIDEO DEMO EXIT MENU/ ENTER yzx • EXIT 53AX61(E)

  • Page 22: Changing The On-Screen Display Language

    1 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 3. Press x or • to highlight either ANT 1 or ANT 2. 53AX61(E) TV front panel...

  • Page 23: Adding Channels To The Tv's Memory

    While the TV is cycling through the channels, the message “Programming Now—Please Wait” appears. 6. When channel programming is complete, the message “Completed” appears. 7. Press Channel yz to view the programmed channels. MENU yzx • Channel yz 53AX61(E)

  • Page 24: Adding And Erasing Channels Manually

    To change to a specific channel (programmed or unprogrammed): Press the Channel Number buttons (0–9 and 100). For channels 100 and higher, press the 100 button, and then the next two numbers. For example, to select channel 125, press 100, 2, 5. 53AX61(E) Channel Numbers MENU yzx •...

  • Page 25: Adjusting The Color Convergence

    11. To close the CONVERGENCE menu, press EXIT twice. BLUE ENTER TO SELECT COLOR EX I T TO SELECT POS I I ON B L U E TO SELECT POS I I ON Number MENU/ ENTER yzx • EXIT 53AX61(E)

  • Page 26: Using The Tv's Features

    To scan your favorite channels in a 9-picture multi-window: Press FAVORITE (see “Using the favorite function” on page 31). Note: If you press FAVORITE when no channels are programmed as favorite channels, the message “Not Available” will display on-screen. 53AX61(E) Note: • The (FAV) menu on-screen.

  • Page 27: Labeling Channels

    1 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 Channel Number MENU yzx • 53AX61(E)
  • Page 28 1 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 6. Press x or • to clear the channel label. 7. To clear other channel labels, press y to highlight CH INPUT, and then repeat steps 4 through 6. 53AX61(E) Channel Number MENU/ ENTER yzx •...

  • Page 29: Watching Picture-In-Picture (Pip)

    ColorStream input is being viewed. • You cannot display ANT-2 signal sources in the PIP window. • You can output the sound of either the main or PIP picture from the Audio OUT jacks (see “Selecting the audio OUT sound” on page 47). 53AX61(E)

  • Page 30: Switching The Main And Pip Pictures

    PIP window, in the following order: Freezing the PIP picture Press STILL while you are using the PIP feature to freeze the PIP picture. To return to the moving picture, press STILL again. 53AX61(E) STILL LOCATE SWAP...

  • Page 31: Using The Multi-Window Channel Preview Function

    • A program or channel you blocked in the LOCKS menu may not be blocked during INFO or FAVORITE multi-window scanning. When blocked properly, the program will appear as a black window with an “X” under the channel number. INFO FAVORITE ENTER yzx • MULTI 53AX61(E)

  • Page 32: Using The Locks Menu

    RECALL four times within 5 seconds. The PIN code you stored will be released (blocking reset status restored). Continue to set each item following the steps on the next page. 53AX61(E) • When the PIN code is already stored: Press the Number buttons (0–9) to enter your existing...

  • Page 33: Using The V-Chip Menu

    TV RAT I NG MPAA RAT I NG BLOCK I NG OPT I ON LOCK LOCK V I DEO FRONT PANEL LOCK V I DEO NEW P I N CODE yzx • STEREO TV–PG ANT 1 9 : 25 CABLE 53AX61(E)

  • Page 34: Mpaa Rating (Independent Rating System For Movies)

    Press x or • to return to the LOCKS menu. 53AX61(E) 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...

  • Page 35: Unlocking Programs Temporarily

    – ENABLE BLOCK I NG TV RAT I NG MPAA RAT I NG BLOCK I NG OPT I ON LOCK CH I NPUT LOCK FRONT PANEL LOCK NEW PIN CODE CABLE CLEAR ALL Channel Number ENTER yzx • MUTE 53AX61(E)

  • Page 36: Locking The Video Inputs

    3. Press ENTER. The new PIN code is now active. 53AX61(E) 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...

  • Page 37: Adjusting The Picture

    “Saving your new picture preferences” on page 38. If you select SPORTS, STANDARD, or MOVIE picture mode and then change a picture quality setting (for example, increase the contrast), the picture mode automatically changes to PREFERENCE. MENU yzx • 53AX61(E)

  • Page 38: Saving Your New Picture Preferences

    Highlight OFF in step 3 above. 53AX61(E) 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...

  • Page 39: Selecting The Color Temperature

    PREFERENCE 1 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 MENU yzx • 53AX61(E)

  • Page 40: Watching Video Input

    To exit the menu, press EXIT. When you press INPUT (or TV/VIDEO), the on-screen display will change according to the labels you assigned (see sample at right). 53AX61(E) Note: When ColorStream is selected, the video OUT signal will not have color.

  • Page 41: Using The Closed Caption Feature

    • To turn off the closed caption feature, highlight OFF. MENU yzx • EXIT Note: A closed caption signal may not display in the following situations: • When a video tape has been dubbed • When the signal reception is weak • When the signal reception is nonstandard 53AX61(E)

  • Page 42: Setting The Sleep Timer

    1 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 To display the time on-screen: Press RECALL. 53AX61(E) Note : The timer can also be set using the MENU and yzx •...

  • Page 43: Adjusting The Sound

    SAP on, and the station the TV is currently tuned to is in SAP mode but is not currently playing a second audio program, you will see the picture but may not hear sound. If this happens, turn SAP off. 53AX61(E)

  • Page 44: Using The Surround Sound Feature

    Highlight OFF in step 4 above. If you leave the TV in MATRIX mode, it will automatically output the type of sound being broadcast (surround stereo or monaural). 53AX61(E) Note: When MATRIX surround is selected, the StableSound™ feature (page 47) is automatically turned off.

  • Page 45: Adjusting The Sound Quality

    DONE 1 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 MENU yzx • 53AX61(E)

  • Page 46: Using The Sub-Bass System (Sbs)

    1 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 To turn on the built-in speakers: Highlight ON in step 3 above. 53AX61(E) Note: The SBS signal does not pass through the “Variable Audio OUT”...

  • Page 47: Selecting The Audio Out Sound

    1 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 To turn off the StableSound feature: Highlight OFF in step 3 above. MENU yzx • Note: When the StableSound™ feature is turned on, the surround feature is automatically turned off (see page 44). 53AX61(E)

  • Page 48: Selecting The Background Of The Menu Display

    This function is provided for demonstration purposes only. To start the demonstration mode: Press DEMO. To stop the demonstration mode: Press DEMO, RECALL, EXIT, or POWER. 53AX61(E) MENU yzx • RECALL MENU EXIT TV/VIDEO DEMO...

  • Page 49: Understanding The Auto Power Off Feature

    Memory feature turns the TV on automatically when the power is resupplied. If the power is going to be off for a long time and you are going to be away from the TV, unplug the power cord to prevent the TV from turning on in your absence. 53AX61(E)

  • Page 50: Appendix

    Video/Audio Terminals Dimensions Mass Supplied Accessories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 53AX61(E) NTSC standard VHF: 2 through 13 UHF: 14 through 69 Cable TV: Mid band (A-8 through A-1, A through I) Super band (J through W)

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    • There may be an obstruction between the remote control and the remote control sensor. Remove the obstruction and retry the remote control. • The remote control batteries may be dead. Replace the batteries. • The VIDEO LOCK feature may be on. Set it to OFF. 53AX61(E)

  • Page 52: Limited United States Warranty

    ATTENTION CANADIAN CONSUMERS: Canadian consumers are requested to complete the special Canadian “Warranty Registration Form” enclosed, and forward this completed form with a copy of the bill of sale to TOSHIBA OF CANADA to “Register and Validate” their warranty. Products purchased in the U.S.A. and used in Canada are not covered by these warranties.

  • Page 53: Index

    ENABLE BLOCKING ... 33 MPAA RATING ... 34 NEW PIN CODE ... 36 TV RATING ... 33 Unlocking programs temporarily ... 35 VCR connection ... 5–8 Video cables ... 5 VIDEO LABEL ... 40 VIDEO LOCK ... 36 Warranty ... 52 53AX61(E)
  • Page 54 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 is a registered trademark and StableSound is a trademark of Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. PRINTED IN USA (01-08) B 53AX61(E)

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