Toshiba 26DV615Y manual

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    LCD TV/DVD COMBINATION ©2009 Toshiba Corporation Before operating the unit, pl ease read this manual thor oughly. Owner’s Record The model number and serial number are on the back of your TV/DVD. Record these numbers in the spaces below. Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate with your Toshiba dealer about this TV/DVD. Model number: ___[...]

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    2 Precautions CAUTION: THIS UNIT IS A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT . HOWEVER THIS UNIT USES A VISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERA TE THE PLA YER CORRECTL Y AS INSTRUCTED. THE FOLLOWING CAUTION LABEL IS LOCA TED ON THE REAR P ANEL OF THE UNIT . WHEN THIS UNIT IS PLUGGED INTO THE W ALL OUTLET , DO[...]

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    3 Contents Precautions ................................................................................................................. ............................................................... 2 Important safety information ................................................................................................ .. ..................[...]

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    4 Impor tant safety inf ormation This unit has been produced according to all current safety regul ations. The following safety tips should safeguard users again st careless use and the dangers connected with such use. • Although this appliance has been carefully manuf actured and rigorous ly checked prior to leaving the factory, as with all elec[...]

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    5 Impor tant safety inf ormation (continued) Make sure the television is located in a position wher e it cannot be pushed or hit by objects, as pressure will break or damage the screen, and that small items cannot be inserted into slots or openings in the case. Retractab le pedestal stand and loca ting the LCD TV Note: Do not operate the LCD TV whe[...]

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    6 Location of contr ols Description of indicator s and contr ols 1. Remote sensor 2. PO WER indicator: The POWER indicator indicator lights up red in standby mode and green when TV is powered on. 3. Loudspeakers 4. (EJECT) button: Ejects a disc. 5. (V OLUME) + / - buttons: Adjust the volume level. In Menu: Setting. 6. ( PLA Y) button / (CHANNEL) bu[...]

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    7 Remote contr ol Function P age Eject a disc 32 Select to operat e TV/DVD 12, 31 Switches betwee n the analog TV and the dig ital TV 12 Enter stand by mode or tu rn on the powe r 10 Select channel Select T eletext page Enter password 17 19 25, 51 Display source information and T eletext time 18 Tu rn the sound o n/off 17 T oggle bet ween the TV , [...]

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    8 Remote contr o l (continued) Install the batteries Use batteries type UM4/R03 (AAA-Size). Notes: • Exhausted batteries can leak corrosive electrolyte, which may cause damage to the remote co ntrol — therefore remove exhausted batteries immediately. • Do not use old or weak batteries. The remote control may not work properly with a weak volt[...]

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    9 I/O connections Note: Before you connect other appliances: • To avoid potentially damaging your set, make sure all items are switched off and disconnected from the mains po wer when you make the connections. • Arrange the desired connection. • When you have finished making the c onnections, reconnect the mains power to the unit and sw itch [...]

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    10 A uto setup Y our unit has an Automatic installation routine which makes installation in y our unit easy . When you turn on the unit for the first time, the Automatic installation routine is activated. Using this routine, you can select the on-screen language and automatically search for an d store all the receivable analog and digital (DVB) cha[...]

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    11 Au t o s e t u p (continued) Note: • To cancel Auto Tuning, press EXIT/CANCEL during the process. 5 Press to select “Auto T uning”, then press ENTER/CH LIST . 6 Press ENTER/CH LIST again to begin the program me sear ch. Y our TV will now scan or auto-tune for all available channels. Y our TV will tune analog channels first, then tune the d[...]

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    12 Quic k guide for men u operation Make sure the aerial connection and power supply are connected as per the description on page 9. Preparations : • Turn on the unit using on the unit. The Power indicator will light up in green. To change the unit to standby mode, press on the remote control. Power indicator will change from green to red. To tur[...]

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    13 Selecting the video input sour ce/On-screen language selection Notes: • Menu languages supported are English, French, Spanish, and Italian. • If no buttons are pressed after approximately 60 seconds, the Main Menu screen disappears. • All the channels will be deleted before the scanning process begins. • You can cancel the scan process a[...]

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    14 A utomatic station presetting with the b uilt-in T uner A utomatic station p resetting with the built-in T uner Perform this feature to search for and store new analog and digital TV programmes after the Automatic installation (see page 10). Preparation : Make sure your antenna is connected to t he aerial input ( see page 9). Select A TV or DTV [...]

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    15 Changing the or der of stored channels Note: • When changing the order of the channels, it is best to start with Ch1. Changing the or der of stored c hannels The Automatic station presetting stores the stations in a specific order . However , this order can be changed if you wish. 1 Press to select “Ch Allocation”, then pr ess ENTER/CH LIS[...]

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    16 Manual TV station presetting If you like, you may manually tune a certain station into a sele cted programme position, without de leting or modifying program position’s content s. The presetting applies to both analog and digital TV . Press the AT V / D T V button to enter A TV or DTV mode then follow the steps to set the TV stations manually [...]

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    17 Basic operation Notes: • If the built-in tuner does not receive anything (e.g. if no antenna is connected) during TV- operation, then the TV- unit will change to standby after approx. 15 minutes. • This unit only support NorDig Version 2.0 data service. •P r e s s TV/RADIO to switch to TV, Radio and Data three service categories according [...]

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    18 Basic operation (continued) Notes: • In the Basic Service Information screen, the Channel/Service names, appear in full not abbreviated. • Subtitles are displayed on the channel banner . Some broadcasts may not provide this service. Information displa y In A TV mode: Press to display the Channel number and sleep timer settings information o [...]

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    19 Te l e t e x t T eletext is sent page by page. This unit is able to automati cally store up to 256 pages, but they can only be accessed once th e y have been stored. This can take a few moments. Fas tex t/ TOPt ex t The Fastext/TOPtext is teletext with a special directory . On the lower part of the screen there are four different coloured fields[...]

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    20 Stereo reception with the b uilt-in analog tuner The built-in T uner can detect and receive NICAM stereo broadcasts automatically . Note: • In case of bad reception, the stereo sound also can be disturbed. NICAM stereo sound receptio n: 1 Press MENU SETUP to display the Main Menu screen. Press to select “ Sound“, then press ENTER/CH LIST .[...]

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    21 Picture f ormat The broadcaster may transmit a Wide Scr een Signallin g (WSS) signal which can deter mine the correct picture width and set it automatically when the ‘Auto’ setting is used. If you want to change this setting, you can select from the formats listed below . Notes: • When the picture size is set to Auto mode, the aspect ratio[...]

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    22 Other con venience functions Y ou can change the default settings to convenience use . Main menu Selected items Setup hint Picture Pi cture Setting Brightness/ Contrast/ Sharpness/ Colour/ Tin t Y ou can adjust the picture to your pref erence. The ‘T int’ option can be selected if an NTSC 3.58 MHz or NTSC 4.43MHz signal is input through one [...]

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    23 Other con venience functions (continued) Main menu Selected items Setup hint Setup Language See page 13. T imer Setting* 1 *1 Timer Setting option ca n be configured on ly when the TV tune r input is set to DTV mod e. View the current time settings. See page 24. Password Setup* 2 *2 The Password Setup and Display Setu p option can be conf igured[...]

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    24 Displa y setup/Timer setting (DTV mode onl y) Display Setu p 1 Press DIGIT AL MENU to display the Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select “Setup” menu, then pr ess ENTER/CH LIST . 3 Press to select “Display Setup”, then press ENTER/CH LIST . The Display Setup menu appears. 4 Press to select an item, then press to change each setting. 5 After[...]

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    25 P assw or d setup (P arental loc k) (DTV mode onl y) Notes: • The rating level is based on the viewer’s age. - C: Children can watch - G: Suitable for all ages - PG: Parental guidance for pre-teen viewers - M: Mature audience 15+ - MA: Mature Adult Audience 15+ - AV: Adult audience, Strong violence 15+ - R: Suitable for adults only • You w[...]

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    26 Ve r s i o n Note: • Version check also applies to ATV mode. Ve r s i o n Y ou can check the software version information. 1 Press DIGIT AL MENU or MENU SETUP to display the Main Menu screen. 2 Press to select the “Setup” menu, then press ENTER/CH LIST . 3 Press to select “V ersion”, then press ENTER/CH LIST . The software version is d[...]

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    27 Multi audio/D VB-Subtitle (DTV mode only) Note: • DVB-Subtitle can also be changed by pressing SUBTITLE repeatedly. Multi audio Y ou can select your preferred Audio mode and DVB (digital TV) subtitle language. The Multi audio menu will display the Audi o mode and Language optio ns available with the current broadcast. 1 Press A UDIO SELECT to [...]

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    28 EPG (Electr onic Pr ogram Guide) (DTV mode only) The Guide menu shows the available programme listings for the next 8 days only , including today . However, the guide menu will sho w ‘No Event Name’ for programmes which are more than 8 days ahead, or for programmes within the 8 days when no programme information is available. 1 Press GUIDE t[...]

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    29 EPG Timer (DTV mode onl y) If you try to switch to another channel wh ile a timer event is in progress, the fo llowing message will appear: ‘Warning: Changi ng the channel will interrupt your ev ent timer. Are you sure you want to proceed? Y es/ No”. Select “Y es” or “No” according to your wishes. Notes: • When the EPG Timer starts[...]

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    30 Disc DVD discs must be Region 4 or Region ALL type to play on this unit. The suitable disc formats are: DVD-V ideo, DVD-R/-RW (Video format only), Audio CD, CD-R/CD-RW and Video CD. Some CD-R/RW discs may be incomp atible. • This unit can play an 8cm disc. Please do not use a disc adapter. It may cause trouble. • Please do not insert any dis[...]

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    31 Pla ying a disc This section shows you the bas ics on how to play a disc Notes: • If the unit does not operate properly: Static electricity, etc., may affect the player’s operation. Disconnect the AC power cord once, then connect it again. • If a disc is inserted during some modes other than DVD mode, it may switch to DVD mode and then pla[...]

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    32 Pla ying a disc (continued) T o star t playback in stop mode Press PLA Y . T o pause playb ack (s till mode) Press PA U S E during playback. T o con tinue playback fr om still mode Press PLA Y . T o stop pla ybac k Press STOP . T o remove the disc 1 Press EJECT . 2 W ait for the disc drive to eject the disc , then remove the disc fr om the slot.[...]

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    33 Pla ying a disc (continued) Note: • The prohibition symbol “ X ” appears on the upper right corner of the screen when you try to employ a playback function that is not available on the disc, or that is not yet accessible at this time. This does not indicate a problem with the TV/DVD. Y ou can play discs at various speeds. Playin g in fast [...]

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    34 Zooming/Locating desired scene Zooming (D VD/VCD) This unit will allow you to zoom in the fr ame im age. Y ou can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. 1 Press CH RTN ZOOM during playback. The view will zoom into the center of the image. Each press of the button will increase the scale value: 1(x 1.3), 2 (x 1.5) and 3 (x 2[...]

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    35 Marking desired scenes Notes: • Some discs may not work with the marking operation. • The saved scene bookmarks are only accessible during the current se ssion. Once you eject the disc or turned off the TV/DVD, all bookmarks will be cleared. • In some cases, subtitles for the marked scene may not appear. • Bookmark function does not work[...]

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    36 Repeat pla ybac k/A-B Repeat playbac k Repeat playback (D VD/VCD) 1 Press PLA Y MO DE during playback or stop mode. 2 Press ENTER/CH LIST repeatedly to select “Chapter” or “Title”. 3 Press to select “ Repeat”, then press ENTER/CH LIST repeatedly to select a repeat mode. Playback automatically applies after the current track is finish[...]

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    37 Changing angles/Title selection/D VD menu Changing angles (D VD) When playing back a disc recorde d with multi- angle scenes, you can select the scene angle that you prefer . 1 Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will ap pear . 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is displayed. Note: • Depending on the DVD, you may not b[...]

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    38 Changing soundtrac k langua ge/Subtitles/Disc status Notes: • If the desired language is not heard after pressing the button several times, that language is not recorded on the disc. • The soundtrack language selected is cancelled when you eject the disc. The initial default language or available language will be heard if the disc is played [...]

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    39 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation This unit can playback the MP3/JPEG/DivX ® -data which has been recorded on CD-R/RW . Audio CD also can be played back. T o produce the MP3/JPEG/DivX ® -data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-RW drive and a MP3/JPEG/DivX ® -encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System cannot be played. This unit[...]

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    40 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation (continued) Note: • The Repeat and Random/ Programmed playback modes can be enabled during MP3 playback (See pages 43, 44). Loading CD 1 Load a MP3/JPEG/DivX ® CD or an Audio CD into the disc slo t. 2 A file browser screen will appear on the screen. • If the current directory has more than 8 files, p[...]

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    41 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation (continued) Notes: • The Jump and A-B Repeat modes are not available during JPEG-playback. • When an image exceeds 5760 x 3840 pixels, the image display (preview window or thumbnail list) can appear cropped. • It may have a longer interval period due to the size of data. JPEG playback 1 In the file [...]

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    42 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation (continued) Note: • Depending on the recording conditions of DivX ® file, you may not be able to use the Fast Reverse and Fast Forward playback and Jump functions. (See pages 33, 34.) DivX ® playback 1 In the file browser screen, press to select the desired file. When PLA Y is pressed without selectin[...]

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    43 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation (continued) Notes: • The repeat or random function is cancelled when you eject the disc or turn the power off. • In case of Audio CD, the function of A-B Repeat also can be used. See “A-B Repeat playback” (page 36). Repeat pla ybac k (A udio CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX ® ) 1 In the file browser screen, pres[...]

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    44 MP3/JPEG/DivX ® and A udio CD operation (continued) Programme playbac k (A udio CD/MP3/ JPEG/DivX ® ) 1 In the file browser screen, press to move th e selection highlight to the Option panel. 2 Press to select “Edit Mod e”, then press ENTER/CH LIST to enable it. 3 Press to move the selection highlight to the file list, then press to select[...]

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    45 Pr ogram pla yback/Random pla ybac k Y ou can arrange the playback order of tracks or files on the disc. And the unit can also select tracks or files at random and playback them. These feature works for Video CD. For Audio CD and MP3/JPEG/DivX ® CD, please see “Random playback (Audio CD/MP3/ JPEG/DivX ® )” on page 43 and “Program playbac[...]

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    46 Customizing the function settings Y ou can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. Setting pr ocedure 1 In DVD mode, press MENU SETUP in stop mode. 2 Press to select a setup tab, then press . 3 First option will be highlighted. Press to select the desired option. 4 Press ENTER/CH LIST to display a list of availab[...]

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    47 Customizing the function settings (continued) Settings details Note: These setup settings are retained in the unit’s memory. It re mains active even if the power is turned off. Section Option Details Page Menu Select the language for the DVD menu display . 48 Subtitle Select the subtitle language for disc playback. DivX subtitle Select the su [...]

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    48 Customizing the function settings (continued) Menu and OSD Select the language for the DVD and Setup menu display . Options include: English, French, S panish, and It alian Subtitle and Au dio Select the language for the subtitle display and audio track output during disc playback. • English/French/Spanish/Itali an: The selected language will [...]

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    49 Customizing the function settings (continued) JPEG Interval Y ou can continuously playback all JPEG files a utomatically . After the selection below , the disc will start playback on JPEG files which have been recorded. • Off: Plays back one file at a tim e. • 5 seconds: Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 5 second intervals. ?[...]

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    50 Customizing the function settings (continued) Pa r e n t a l Some discs are specified as not suitable fo r children. Such discs can be limited not to playback with the unit. (1) Press to select “Par ental”, then press ENTER/CH LIST . “Enter Password” screen will appear. (2) Press “0000” using Number buttons (0-9) . (Please note, this[...]

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    51 Customizing the function settings (continued) Pa s sw o r d (1) Press to select “Password”, then press ENTER/CH LIST . The ‘Enter Current Password’ screen will appear . (2) Press Number buttons (0-9) to input the current password (If the password has not been set yet after you purchase this unit, it is “0000”), then press ENTER/CH LI[...]

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    52 T emporar y cancel the rating level b y 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. Note: • This temporary cancellation of rating level will be kept until the disc is ejected. When the disc is ejected, the or[...]

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    53 PC connection As PCs are sometimes supplied with a ‘conventional’ CRT monito r , you may need to adjust the display settings of your PC’s graphics card, otherwise the pictures may not appear correctly . Sw itch on your PC (still with your original monitor) - select “ 1360 x 768” for the screen resolution, and select 60 Hz for the on-sc[...]

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    54 Connecting TV to other equipment 1 Connecting aerials and other de v ices to y our TV Connect the cable TV coaxial cabl e directly to the aerial input jack on the rear of the TV . Caution: Before connecting: • Make sure to disconnect the appliance fr om the power sup ply in order to avoid any potential damage from occurring. • Make sure to e[...]

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    55 Connecting TV to other equipment (continued) 3 Connecting a D VD player Connect the DVD player as show n. Select A V as the input mode. 4 Connecting a Video came ra and a Video recor der Select the A V input mode (see page 13). Y ou can see the playback picture from the video camera. Note: • If you have a camcorder with S-video, use an S-video[...]

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    56 Status message Information/Status message Cause Invalid entry The channel does not exist. (e.g., “000“) No radio services Cannot change to Radio mode becaus e there is no radio service in the channel list. No TV service Cannot change to TV mode because there is no TV service in the channel list. No data service Cannot change to data mode bec[...]

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    57 Troubleshooting table Please check the following li st before requesting service. • The LCD panel contained in this TV is m anufactured using an extremely high level of pr ecision technology, however there may be an occassional non-active pixel that may appear on the scr een as a fixed point of blue, green or red. Please note that this does no[...]

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    58 Specifications *Visible screen size is approximate. Notes: • All weight and dimensions are approximate values. • We continually strive to improve our products. Designs and spec ifications ar e subject to change without notice. Model 19D V615Y 22D V615Y 26D V615Y T elevision LCD panel (app roximate screen siz e, diag onal) 18.5 inch 21.6 i nc[...]

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    59 The GNU General Pub lic License (GPL) V ersion 2, June 1 991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 T emple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 021 1 1-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to cop y and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed [...]

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    60 In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a wor k based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scop e of this License. (3) Y ou may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or exec[...]

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    61 NO W ARRANTY (1) BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHAR GE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA W . EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE ST A TED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER P ARTIES PROVID E THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING , B[...]

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    62 LIMITED W ARRANTY ST A T EMENT f o r T OSHIB A LCD TV/D VD Combo GENERAL T ERMS This limited express warranty (" W arranty") applies to T o shiba LCD TV / DVD Combo ("LCD TV/DVD Combo"), sold by T oshiba (AUSTRALIA) Pty Limited ("T oshiba") th rough its authorised resellers and distributor s, and applies only to LCD[...]

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    63 (2) Calls to attend or request for service assistance to inst all, configure or adjust the LCD TV/DVD Combo, where that adjustment is identified in the User manual supplied with the LC D TV/DVD Combo, or arises from inadequate ant enna signal, antenna & cable faults, interference from other devices or cables, or wher e no fault is found in t[...]

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    64 (5) T oshiba maintains a record of warranty entitlement for all LCD TV/ DVD Combos sh ipped and this will be used to validate your end warranty da te. If you disagree with T oshiba's identification of wa rranty entitlement, you must provide proof of purchase before any warranty service can be performed. (6) If you transport or courier the L[...]

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    ColorStream and TheaterWide are registe red tradema rks of Toshiba America C onsumer Products, L .L.C. Printed in Chin a[...]