Toshiba BDX1300KU manual

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    RG 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.3 Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player User's Guide: BDX1300KU If you need assistance: ❖ T oshiba’ s Support W eb site support.toshiba. com ❖ T oshiba Customer Supp ort Center (949) 583- 3353 For more information see “T roubleshooting & Maintenance” on page 35 in this guide. Owner's Record The model number and[...]

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    2 RG 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Contents Introduction .............. ........... .............. .............. ........... ............... .............. ...... 8 Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player controls .............. .............. ............... .............. ...... 8 Remote control buttons .................. .............. .............. ............[...]

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    3 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 WA R N I N G : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE TH IS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION : This Player employs a Laser System. T o ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference Should the unit require maintenance, contact an au[...]

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    4 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15. Do not overload wall outlets; extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. 17. Kee[...]

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    5 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 hours. After two or three hours, the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD player will have warmed up and ev aporated any moisture. Keep the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD player connected to the wall outlet and moisture condensation will seldom occur . On Safety Do not handle the AC power cord with wet han ds and do not put your fingers or objects into[...]

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    6 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes. Copyright notice This product incorporates copyright prote ction technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection tec [...]

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    7 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Regions Codes Both the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player and the discs are coded by region. These reg ional codes must match in order to play the disc. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play . The Region Number for this Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player is described on the rear panel of the Blu-ray Disc™/DV D Player . Feature[...]

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    8 Introduction 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Introduction Safety icons This guide contains safety instru ctions tha t must be observed to a v oid potential hazards that could result in personal in juries, damage to your equipment, or los s of data. These safety cautions have been classif ied accordin g to the seriousness of the ri sk, and icons highlight t[...]

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    9 Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player controls 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Back panel (Sample Illustration) Back panel connections 3 Playback/pause ( / ). Plays or pauses playback. 4 Stop ( ) button. Stop playback. 5 Open/Close ( ) button. Opens or closes the disc compartment. 6 IR Sensor . Point the remote control at the IR sensor . 7 Display panel. Shows inform[...]

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    10 Remote control buttons 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Remote control buttons (Sample Illustration) Remote contr ol buttons Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other th an herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. REMOTE SIGNAL EMITTER Point remote control to the sensor on the front panel • ANGL[...]

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    11 Remote control buttons 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Installing the batter y Install the battery , matching the polarity indica ted inside battery compartment of the remote control. 1 Open the battery cover . (Sample Illustration) Remote c ontr ol - Opening the battery cover 2 Insert one R03 battery . Make sure to match the polarity marks (+ / -) on the[...]

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    12 Connections 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Connections Make the following connectio ns to use this player . Connecting to a T V Connect the player to your TV to vie w disc pl ay . Select the best video connection for your TV . ❖ Option 1: Connect to the composite video jack (VIDEO). ❖ Option 2: Connect to the HDMI ® jack. Connecting to the composite[...]

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    13 Connections 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 If the TV has a DVI connector only , connect via an HDMI ® /DVI adapter (not included). Connect an audio cable for sound output Y ou can optimize the video output by pressing the HDMI button repeatedly to select the best resolution that the TV supports. When the player is connected to both the VIDEO OUTPUT jack[...]

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    14 Setting up the player 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Connecting to a network Connect this product to the network to enjo y BD-Li ve™ bonus content and so ftware upgr ade by network content. (Sample Illustration) Connecting to a wir ed r outer Connect the network cable from the LAN jack on the product to the LA N jack on the network system. Connecting a[...]

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    15 Playback functions 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Initial setting When you turn on this player fo r the first time, follow these steps: 1 A welcome page will be displaye d wh en this product is powered on. 2 Press the OK button to enter language setting. 3 Select your desired language, resolution an d aspect ratio by pressing the ( arrow) buttons, and th[...]

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    16 Playback functions 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 3 Press the PLA Y/P AUSE button to resume playback from th e point where playback is stopped or from the beginn ing of the disc after playback is completely stopped. Not all Blu-ray™ Discs support the resume feature. Fast Forward and Fast Rever se 1 Press the Fas t Fo r wa r d button to fast forward thr[...]

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    17 Playback functions 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Repeat Press the REPEA T button repeatedly to select different repeat modes. ❖ Blu-ray Disc ™ : Repeat Chapter and T itle . ❖ VCD PBC Off/CD-DA/JPEG/MP3: Repeat Track and All. A-B 1 T o play a certain section within the video or song, press the A-B button to set the start point. 2 Press the A-B butt[...]

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    18 Playback functions 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 During displaying US B and Data Disc f ile content in media center , press the POP UP/MENU button to add the Photo/Music/ V ideo files to the playlist. 1 Press the ( arrow) b uttons to select an option under the Photo/Music/V ideo files. 2 In the file browser , press the ( arrow) b utton to select the fil[...]

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    19 Playback functions 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 PIP Audio Press the PIP A UDIO button to open the secondary audio in the secondary video (PI P’ s sub-windo w video) . OSC Press the OSC button to open On Screen Control menu during playback. In this menu, you can make some changes to your playback settings. The On Screen Control co ntains following ite[...]

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    20 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 3 Press the PIP button again to turn Of f the secondary video. (Sample Illustration) BONUSVIEW™ - PIP This function is not a vailable when the primary video is play ed in Search/Slo w-Motion/Frame- by-Frame or in Fast Forward/Rev erse mode. T o listen to the secondary audio, the digital audio output must be se[...]

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    21 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 System Change the following system options to pe rsonalize your Blu-ray Disc™/D VD Player . ❖ Screen Sa ver: T urns On/O ff the screen sa ver mode. It helps to protect the TV screen. On: Sets the screen saver to activ ate after approximately 5 minutes of non-operation. Y ou can turn of f the screen sav er by[...]

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    22 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 (Sample Illustra tion) Setup Menu - Languag e Press the PREV button at any time in the se t up process to return to the prev ious screen. 6 Press the OK button to enter the Resolution settings screen. (Sample Illustration) Setup Menu - Resolution When the player is connected to both the VIDEO OUTPUT jack and HDM[...]

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    23 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 (Sample Illustration) Se tup Menu - Aspect Ratio 10 Press the ( arrow) b uttons to sel ect an option, and then press the OK button. (Sample Illustration) Setu p Menu - W izard complete 11 Press the OK button to return to the General Setting Menu screen. ❖ Upgrade: For softw are upgrades to enhance perf ormance[...]

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    24 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 (Sample Illustration) Upgrade Interactive Mode: Y ou can also perform an upgrade via the Setup menu. Make sure that the player is connected to the Internet first. Press the SETUP button on the remote control. Select System > Upgrade > Internet , and then press the OK button. The player connects the T oshib[...]

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    25 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 ❖ External Memory: E xternal Memory can b e used in BD-Li v e™ function. When p lugging in a USB flash drive that has at least 1GB fr ee space to use the BD -Live™ function, the Blu-ray Disc™ system automatically creates a directory named “BUDA. ” The Free size information is displayed. 1 Press the O[...]

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    26 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Playback (Sample Illustration) Gen eral Setting menu - Playbac k ❖ Angle Mark: Some Blu-ray™ discs/DVDs contain the s cenes record ed with multiple angles, which allow yo u to enjoy the videos w ith your desired angles, therefore the angle mark is displayed only when the Blu-ray Di sc™/DVD disc is supporta[...]

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    27 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Security (Sample Illustration) General Setting menu - Security ❖ Change password: F ollow the on-scr een instructions. (Sample Illustration) Gen eral Setting menu - P asswor d 1 Use the number buttons to enter the old four digit password. The default pass word is “0000. ” 2 Enter your ne w password. (Sampl[...]

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    28 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 (Sample Illustration) Gen eral Setting menu - P asswor d 3 Select a rating level, and then press the OK button. (Sample Illustration) Gen eral Setting menu - P a r ental Contr ol Rated discs above the leve l you set in the Parental Control settings require a password to be entered. The ratings are country depend[...]

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    29 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Network (Sample Illustration) General Setting menu - Network T o enjoy BD-Li ve™ bonu s content, set up th e network connection. Ensure that the network cable is properly connected and the router is swit ched on. 1 Connect the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player to the broadb and modem or rou ter . 2 In the Setup menu,[...]

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    30 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 ❖ User Name: Input the User Name (to control the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player fr om the iPhone etc.) b y using the on-screen softw are key board. Th e maximum number of characters is 16. ❖ Passwo rd: Input the Password (to control the Blu-ray Disc ™/DVD Player from the iPhone etc.) by using the on-screen sof[...]

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    31 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 When resolution is set to 720p/1080i/1080p: 1. If only CVBS is connected, the resoluti on of CVBS video output will be set to 480i automatically . 2. If HDMI ® and CVBS are both connected, there will be no CVBS video outp ut. Instead, the following message is displayed “Out Of Range: Check Display Resolution?[...]

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    32 Customizing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 2 Press the ( arrow) b uttons to adjust the video Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. Brightness: Press the ( arrow) b uttons to adjust the brightness on the TV’ s display screen (left = darker , right = brighter). Contrast: Press the ( arro w) b uttons to adjust the contrast on the TV’ s display scree[...]

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    33 Specifications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Audio Outp ut ❖ Coaxial: Select the output mode for the coaxial jack. The options inc lude Bitstream, PCM, Re-encode, and Of f. Bitstream: Output the digital sign al without processing. PCM: Output the digital signal with processing, only two channels e xport. Re-encode: Select Re-encode output if your rece[...]

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    34 Specifications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 ❖ AV C H D ❖ USB flash dr iv e Video ❖ Signal system: NTSC ❖ Composite video output: 1Vp-p (75 oh m). ❖ HDMI Output: 480i, 480p, 7 20p, 1080i, 1080p , 1080/24p. Audio ❖ 2 Channel analog output A udio L&R: 2 Vrms (< 2.2 kohm) Signal-to-noise Ratio: ≥ 95 dB THD+N 1kHz ≤ -75 dB Dynamic Ran[...]

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    35 T roubleshooting & Main tenance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 T roubleshooting & Maintenance If you experience any of the following dif ficulties while using this unit, check the list below before consulting yo ur nearest T oshiba dealer . Problem: Solution: No reaction to the remote control. Connect the product to a live power outlet. Point the[...]

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    36 T roubleshooting & Maintenance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Some functions are not availa ble in specific modes, but this is not a mal function. Read the description in this manual for details on correct operations. Some functions are prohibited on some discs. Cannot play ba ck JPEG files from a disc. Make sure that the disc was recorded in th e JP[...]

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    37 T roubleshooting & Main tenance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Customer Ser vice for Latin Am erica Argentin a: 0-800-666- 3701 Boli via: 800-100-684 Chile: 800-64-6 526 Colombia: 01-800 -912-0539 Costa Rica: 0-800-011 -1123 Dominican Republic: 1-888- 862-3225 Ecuador: 949-587 -6834 El Salv ador: 800-6601 Guatemala: 1-800-624-0114 Honduras: 949-587 -[...]

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    38 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Glossar y Analog A udio An electrical signal that directly r epresents so und. Compare this to digita l audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. Aspect Ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Con v entional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is almo[...]

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    39 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 HDMI ® (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI ® ) is a high-speed digital interface that can transmit uncompressed high definition video and digital multichannel audio. It delivers high quality picture and sound quality . HDMI ® is fully backward compatible with DVI. As[...]

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    40 Disclaimer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 Disclaimer 1080p capable display re quired for vie wing in 1080p. V ie wing HD content and up-con verting D VD content may require an HDCP cap able input on your display de vice. While up-c on verting D VD video content may result in a picture that appea rs to be near HD quality , results may vary depending on co[...]

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    41 License information on the software used in the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 License information on the so ftware used in the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player This document is statement purpose only . Not c oncerned with operation of this product. The software pre-install ed in the TOSHIB A Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player consists of mu[...]

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    42 License information o n the software us ed in the Blu- ray Disc™/DVD Player 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 The Open-Source Software included in the Bl u-ray Disc™/D VD player is described in the table below . T o vie w the Open-S ource agreement s, please type i n http://oss.bd.toshiba.com/v ersion1 into your bro wser and click on the corresponding O[...]

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    43 License information on the software used in the Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 inetutils 1.4.2 http://www .gnu.org/software/inet utils/ http://oss.bd.toshiba.com/version1/ GPLv2.pdf ncurses 5.7 http://www .gnu.org/software/ncurse s/ http://oss.bd.toshiba.com/version1/ ncurses.pdf gdb (gdbserver) 6.6 http://www .gnu.org/software[...]

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    44 License information o n the software us ed in the Blu- ray Disc™/DVD Player 5.375 x 8.375 ver 3.1 JSON_Parser 1.0 http://www .json.org/ http ://oss.bd.toshiba.com/version1/ JSON.pdf Lua interpreter 5.1.3 http://www .lu a.org/license.htm l#5 http://oss.bd.toshiba.com/version1/ Lua.pdf zziplib 0.13.58 http://zziplib.sourceforge.n et/ http://oss.[...]