TOSHIBA 19av600u 19" TV to PC selecton +menue..PC selector shaded, cables are connected/ help I Have the correct cables installed TV to PC. When i get on menue, a group of choices you can select. choices like cable tv/vcr etc The last selectin is PC, but it is not active, it is shaded out, so I cannot selec it.( PC Hidden) This inext to the shaded out Selector Need some help Please. any information would be apprciated. [email protected] my email. Thank You in Advance.

First check the current source. Press the Input button on the TV (second from the left) or on the remote (below 9) until the correct Antenna input (Ant 1) is selected. Make sure that the antenna is connected to Ant 1 (the RF connection closest to the back HDMI ports). You only use Ant 2 if you have a coaxial (RF) cable connection. Then press Menu and then try the Setup menu again. You should be able to access the Installation menu and Terrestrial sub-menu now. Change the Input Configuration for Ant 1 to Antenna before attempting to Program Channels.

If this doesn't work, try resetting the TV to the factory settings. You'll have to access the Menu, go to the Installation sub-menu and then select the System Status and then System Information. Select Factory Defaults and enter the PIN. See the manual for the default PIN if you haven't changed it. Then confirm the reset. The manual is available from the product support page: http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=2841536 . The direct link to the manual is http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/manuals/userguides/su2846615/42hl196_om_e.pdf . See page 29 for the PIN. Then try accessing the Terrestrial menu and scanning for channels.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

power cord, fuse, power supply board----if 19 inch it may not get fixed.

There are a couple of options for connecting a computer to a tv. For the Toshiba 19AV600U, you can use the HDMI or VGA ports, depending on your computer. First identify the available video ports on your computer. Make sure that the port is active. (Some laptops disable the external video port to save energy; this may need to be enabled in the BIOS). Get an appropriate video cable (VGA M/M, HDMI to HDMI (M/M) or HDMI to DVI (M/M)) and an audio patch (3.5 mm M/M) cable (if using VGA or HDMI to DVI) and want to use the TV speakers. Turn off both the computer and the TV. Connect the two devices. Then turn on the TV and set it to the desired input.

Now turn on the computer. If the TV is the only video output device connected, a modern Windows machine will probably correctly set the screen resolution correctly. Make sure that the refresh rate is set to 60 Hz for most resolutions. If your computer is a laptop or is connected to another monitor, you will need to adjust the graphics output. On my HP laptop with Windows 7, I right click on the desktop and choose Display Properties. This lets me select output to the internal screen, external screen, an extended screen, or having the same output on both screens. The last two work best when the screens have the same native resolution. After selecting the display, an "are you sure" message will come up. Click OK; otherwise the computer will revert to the previous setting. On my desktop with Win7, this is under Screen Resolution. You can also get here through the Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization. For other versions of Windows, the path is slightly different. (I'm not sure of the routine for Unix or Mac OSX.)

If you want a wireless connection to the TV, you will need an appropriate device. Follow the directions for that unit. (HDMI wireless devices exist but I have never used them.)

The manual for the TV is available here: http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/Manuals/052/05219AV600.PDF . See page 18 and page 51 for screen resolution choices.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

First of all take out all the parts and set them on the ground. start from the main base of the pedestal and start fitting the mechanism of the mount one by one, the puzzle will fit in but relax and think you can do it.

If you are in Nothern Ireland you will need a UHF antenna, and Republic Ireland you will need VHF and UHF antenna to recieve off the air signals.
Connect the antenna to the back of the TV. Turn the TV on, select "menu" button on your remote and slect TV from TV/Cable menu press enter, go to main menu and select channel set up menu and select auto channel button and when finished press menu button, check your user manual for details.

I removed the HDMI cable and connected with component video and rca audio. No more white screen.

Picture quality looks good. I don't know if it's as good as HDMI, but then I don't need to reboot the TV three times to get to teh on-demand menu... Grrrrr....

I am trying to contact Toshiba on this as well. I have seen several reports of this problem on the web.

Your audio source needs to match the signal you are receiving. On the menu go to audio and then setup My source is set to HDMI (like my video). Within that selection you have the choice of analog, digital or auto. Auto should work for all signals. Analog will not give you sound if you have a digital signal (I found out by accident).

In order to hook a laptop or any computer to a tv you have to have the right video card with the correct video connections like hdmi or s-video. If you don't have those connections then you can't hook a laptop to a tv.

I've had this problem for a bit, it seems that there are two ways to turn off the closed captions.
1:Menu--->Preferences--->CC and Digital Audio Selectors. This displays the menu on the bottom of the screen with the choices of Closed Caption formats and digital audio. This is not the correct menu to be in. This turns off the CC as long as the TV is not turned off or the input is not changed. This is a temporarily either turns the CC on or off.
The Solution:
2:Menu--->Setup--->TV Settings--->Closed Captions Settings Displays a menu in the center of the screen, with the options of Turning the Closed Captions on and off, the Analog CC Mode and Digital CC settings. You must turn the Closed Captions off in this menu or the changes to CC are temporary.
For the record:
1. I'm aware I'm 2 years late on this, but I just want others to be able to solve this issue on their Toshiba. Don't worry, my Toshiba is the same age as yours
2. I've lost faith in Tech Support ages ago. I'm sorry that they were that incompetent.
3. Its ridiculous that there are two entirely different menus to alter the closed captions. Took me forever to figure this out.
Hope this helps you and others.

I too !