Toshiba D-VR5SU manual

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    Hi-F i VCR & D VD VIDEO RECORDER D-VR5SU OWNER’S MANUAL 2 24 34 49 53 63 Introduction V arious settings Disc playback T ape pla yback Recording Editing the disc ©2006 T oshiba Corporation 78 82 Dubbing Additional information This device does not tape-record cop y protected D VD Video Discs . DIGITAL VIDEO 2J40101A Cover 3/4/06, 10:42 AM 1[...]

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    Introduction 2 W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD , RECEPT A CLE OR O THER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSERTED T O PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. FCC NO TICE : This equipment has been[...]

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    Introduction 3 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the saf ety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is oper ated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future ref erence. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to . 4. FOLLO W INSTRUCTIO[...]

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    Introduction 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS 13. LIGHTNING To protect your unit from a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused f or long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cab le system. This will pre vent damage to the unit due to lightning and pow er line surges. 14. PO WER LINES An outside a[...]

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    Introduction 5 CONDENSA TION Moisture will f or m in the operating section of the D VD/VCR if the unit is brought from cool surroundings into a warm room or if the temperature of the room rises suddenly . When this happens , the D VD/VCR’ s perf or mance will be impaired. To prev ent this, let the D VD/VCR stand in its new surroundings f or about[...]

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    Introduction 6 Introduction • SAFTY PRECA UTIONS ...................................... 2 • IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS .............................. 3 • Contents ............................................................. 6 • Features .............................................................. 8 • Disc ..................................[...]

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    Introduction 7 • Editing an original title .................................... 70 Adding a chapter mark .................................... 70 Combining chapters ......................................... 71 Changing an original title name ....................... 72 Erasing a scene (Edit title) ............................... 73 Erasing an origi[...]

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    Introduction 8 Features Pla yback function Title menu Video CD/SVCD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® playbac k Video CD/SVCD/MP3/WMA/DivX ® files can be pla yed back. Also, y ou can displa y JPEG files on the TV screen and enjo y them as a slide show . Progressive scan This unit suppor ts the progressiv e scanning system. If y our TV is equipped with componen[...]

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    Introduction 9 Disc Handling discs Removing the Disc from its case Be sure to hold the disc by its edges. Do not touch the surface of the disc. Ta ke the disc carefully from its case. • Do not scratch the disc. • Do not get dirt on the surface of the disc. • Do not stick labels or adhesive tapes on the disc. • Do not drop or bend the disc. [...]

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    Introduction 10 Disc D VD-R •Y ou can record on the disc only in the Video mode. •Y ou can record until the disc becomes full. • Finalizing the discs allows playback on other DVD play ers. Howe ver , the finalized discs can no longer be recorded. • Discs can be recorded to repeatedly until they are finalized. NOTES: • There are some playe[...]

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    Introduction 11 Disc CHAPTER 1 TITLE1 TITLE2 DVD DISC CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 1 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 Audio-CD When recording in the Video mode When a disc recorded in the Video mode is finalized, it cannot be recorded onto any more . Therefore , before finalization, be sure to perf or m all desired recording. After [...]

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    Introduction 12 Pa r ts and functions Rear Front ON/ST ANDBY b utton EJECT button DV IN ter minal PLA Y button ST OP button FWD (Fast Forward) button REW (Rewind) button REC button VCR/DVD button Disc tray Cassette Loading Slot Display window VIDEO IN (INPUT 2) jack S-VIDEO IN (INPUT 2) jack A UDIO (L/R) IN (INPUT 2) jacks * This unit has a door on[...]

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    Introduction 13 No . Displa y Description Lights during video tape playbac k. 1 Pa r ts and functions NOTE: Some discs ma y not playbac k correctly , or chapter number , playbac k time, etc ma y not be displayed. Displa y window Video tape is temporarily stopped. Lights during video tape recording. Progressiv e scanning mode. Timer recording displa[...]

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    Introduction 14 OPEN/CLOSE Opens or Closes the tra y . 34 EJECT Ejects the cassette tapes 49 PROG Activates the prog ressive scanning mode. 21 HDMI HDMI output on/off. 21 TV/VIDEO Select to operate TV/VIDEO 23, 56 ON/ST ANDBY T urns power on/off. 23 0-9 Direct channel selection of TV 55 Setting input 38, 76 Entering a password 26 INST ANT REPLA Y R[...]

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    Introduction 15 Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control: Pa r ts and functions 3 Replace the compar tment cov er. 2 Install two “AAA” batteries, pa y- ing attention to the polarity dia- gr am in the batter y compart- ment. 1 Open the batter y compartment cov er in the direction of the ar- row . Caution: Nev er throw batteries into a fire. N[...]

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    Introduction 16 NO TES: • A clear picture will not be obtained by the D VD/VCR unless the antenna signal is good. Connect the antenna to the D VD/VCR properly . • F or better quality recording, an indoor antenna or a telescopic antenna is not recommended. The use of an outdoor type antenna is required. • If you are not sure about the connecti[...]

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    Introduction 17 NO TE: If a UHF or VHF antenna is used, set the TV/CABLE menu option to the “TV” mode. TV with single 75 ohm UHF/VHF antenna input NO TE: If a UHF or VHF antenna is used, set the TV/CABLE menu option to the “TV” mode. TV with 300 ohm UHF and 75 ohm VHF antenna inputs NO TE: If a UHF or VHF antenna is used, set the TV/CABLE m[...]

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    Introduction 18 Many cab le companies off er ser vices permitting reception of extra channels including pa y or subscription chan- nels. This D VD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cab le channels without using a cable company supplied con verter box, e xcept for those channels which are intentionally scr amb led. If you sub[...]

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    Introduction 19 IMPORT ANT : Make sure the TV/CABLE menu option is set to the “CABLE” mode . This D VD/VCR cannot receive scr ambled programs since it does not contain a descr ambler . In order to receive scrambled programs , your e xisting descramb ler must be used. Descrambler bo xes are a vailab le from cable companies. Consult your local ca[...]

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    Introduction 20 Connections with the TV or audio component The e xact arrangement you use to interconnect v ar ious video and audio components to the D VD/VCR is dependent on the model and f eatures of each component. Check the Owner’ s Manual provided with each component f or the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. Connect to a TV wi[...]

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    Introduction 21 Connect to a TV with HDMI output HDMI stands f or High Definition Multimedia Interface . HDMI transfers digital audio and uncompressed digital video on a single cable . As a result, audio cables and video cables don’t need to be connected separ ately to a device . In addition, HDMI is compatible with HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital C[...]

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    Introduction 22 Connections with the TV or audio component Connect to a stereo amplifier with audio output Y ou can enjoy high quality audio b y connecting the audio output to your amplifier . Connect the audio output jacks to an y line-le vel inputs (such as A UX, D VD , CD , etc.) of an audio amplifier . Connect to an A V Amplifier with built-in [...]

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    23 Introduction A uto cloc k setting / Setting the video channel NO TES: • When shipped from factory , the video channel is set to CH 3. • If the unit does not operate prop- erly , or there is no key operation from the unit and/or the remote control: Static electricity , etc., may aff ect the operation. Disconnect the AC po wer cord once, then [...]

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    V arious settings 24 SETUP MENU The SETUP MENU consists of several menus where y ou can make v arious settings concerning lan- guage, audio functions, and images. In addition, this menu inc ludes a cloc k, channel and other things that require setting just after purc hase. For details of each menu, see the corresponding section in this chapter . Us[...]

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    25 V arious settings Setting the language Y ou can choose the language of the menu screen, D VD menu, DVD audio and subtitles. Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. • Select “LANGU AGE” from “SYSTEM SETUP” . Fo r the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 24. Selectable languages:[...]

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    V arious settings 26 Setting the parental contr ol Some discs are specified as not suitable f or chil- dren. This unit can prevent pla yback of such discs. Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. • Select “ P ARENT AL ” from “ SYSTEM SETUP ”. F or the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” [...]

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    27 V arious settings Setting the c loc k The cloc k is set to the correct time automatically , b ut it can also be set man ually . The c lock can be set f or da ylight saving time and time zone. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. • Select “ CLOCK ” from “ SYSTEM SETUP ”. For the procedure, see steps 1 to [...]

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    V arious settings 28 Setting the disc TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP O THER DISC SETUP REFORMA T AS DVD VIDEO REFORMA T AS DVD VR NEW DISC FORMA T FINALIZE PRO TECT DISC UNDO FINALIZE D VD-RAM Physical Format PROCEED VR PROCEED OFF PROCEED PROCEED PROCEED SETUP MENU RETURN SETUP ENTER ENTER BACK END SELECT REFORMA T ST ART C[...]

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    29 V arious settings Setting the disc / Other (SYSTEM SETUP) UNDO FINALIZE Y ou can cancel the finalization of a finalized D VD-R W (in VR mode). Y ou cannot cancel the finalization for discs other than abov e. Y ou can record or edit on a disc whose finaliza- tion has been canceled. Select “UNDO FINALIZE”, and the screen below will appear . ?[...]

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    V arious settings 30 Setting the screen Note for the field still and frame still: (with 480i interlaced scanning mode) • Field* still (240 lines) Since only one field (half of the video inf or mation) is shown on the TV screen, the picture appears rough b ut does not shak e. •F r ame* still (480 lines) Tw o fields are alternatively shown on the[...]

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    31 V arious settings This section describes image quality settings. Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. • Select “ AV SETUP 2 ” in “ AV SETUP ”. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 24. BRIGHTNESS Y ou can control the brightness level of the image . Select “BRIGHTNES[...]

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    V arious settings 32 Setting the audio / Setting the recor ding SAP (Second A udio Pr ogram) This unit is fitted with an SAP broadcast system that enables you to switch to a second audio program while viewing a selected channel. This function applies only when the program is broad- cast in multiple languages through the SAP broadcast system. Select[...]

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    33 V arious settings Setting the channel / Setting other items This D VD/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature that allows y ou to skip channels up or down to the next channel set in memory , hence skip over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they m ust be pro- grammed into the D VD/VCR’ s memory . In ad dition to normal VHF an[...]

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    Disc playbac k 34 Pla ybac k pr ocedure Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Press D VD to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) NO TE: It is impossible to s witch to the VCR mode while D VD is play ed back. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE . The disc tra y will open. 2 Place a disc onto the tra y . Hold the disc[...]

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    Disc playback 35 Pla ybac k b y selecting a title When playing bac k a recorded disc, you can displa y the title menu and select the title to be played bac k. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load a recorded D VD . • Press D VD to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) 1 Press TITLE MENU . The [...]

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    Disc playbac k 36 Checking media information DISC NAME ---- MEDIA TYPE DVD VIDEO TITLE ORIGINAL35 REMAINING TIME ---- /SP DISC PROTECT NO FINALIZED YES Finalize Disc protect Remaining time* Title Media type Disc name V arious information on the loaded disc can be displayed on the TV screen. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video i[...]

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    Disc playback 37 Special pla ybac k NOTE: There may be a slight de- lay between pressing the b utton and the function activation. F ast f orward pla yback Press SEARCH during normal playback. Each press of SEARCH will increase the speed of the search (x2), (x12), (x24), (x100). (The speed of the search is increased up to only 2 steps in A udio CD .[...]

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    Disc playbac k 38 Instant skip / Locating a specific scene Instant skip Use this function to skip commercials while y ou playback. Press INST ANT SKIP during playback. The time jumps to a point appro x. 30 seconds later and playbac k re- sumes. NO TE: With some D VD-Video , the Commercial skip operation ma y not work. Locating a specific scene Spec[...]

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    Disc playback 39 Repeat pla ybac k A B A 1 Press A-B REPEA T during play- back. The star t point is selected. 2 Press A-B REPEA T again. The end point is selected. Playbac k star ts at the point that you selected. Pla yback stops at the end point, returns to point A automatically , then star ts again. To resume normal playback press A-B REPEA T aga[...]

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    Disc playbac k 40 Title selection / D VD menu NOTES: • Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to select the title, and a “title menu” may simply be called a “menu” or “title” in the instructions supplied with the disc. • Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to resume palyback at the scene where you pressed TOP MENU/TITLE MEN[...]

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    Disc playback 41 Audio 1/2 V o . OFF Dolby Digital Karaoke pla yback Y ou can tur n the vocal on or off recorded on the D VD KARAOKE. During D VD KARAOKE disc pla yback, press A UDIO repeatedly until the desired setting is selected. Vo. ON : The primary vocal is output when it is recorded on the disc. Vo. OFF : The primary vocal is not output. NOTE[...]

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    Disc playback 42 Changing soundtrac k langua ge / Subtitles / T o turn off the PBC (VIDEO CD V er sion 2.0) Audio 1/8 ENG Dolb y Digital Audio 2/8 FRA Dolb y Digital Subtitle OFF Subtitle 1/32 ENG Changing soundtrack language Y ou can select the language when you pla y a multilingual disc. 1 Press A UDIO during playbac k. The current soundtrac k la[...]

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    Disc playback 43 V arious operations on CD Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load the music CD or Video CD . • Press DV D to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) Press T OP MENU/TITLE MENU . The TRACK INFO screen will appear . This section describes the TRA CK INFO screen where music CDs or Vi[...]

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    Disc playback 44 V arious operations on CD NOTE: When recording on a CD-R/CD-R W in the MP3 or WMA modes, “RAN- DOM PLA Y” and “TIME SEARCH” will not appear in the menu list. Random playback 1 Press or to select “RANDOM PLA Y” from the menu list and press ENTER . The order of music tracks is randomly changed. 2 Press PLA Y . Music is pl[...]

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    Disc playback 45 MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® playback MP3 and WMA files can be played back. Y ou can also display JPEG/ DivX ® files on the TV screen and enjoy them. Some discs may not pla y due to the condition of the recording. Limitations on MP3/WMA/ JPEG/DivX ® CD playback: •M P3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® CD is a disc that is standardized by ISO9660. • T[...]

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    Disc playback 46 MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® playback MP3 CD • MP3 files must have the extension letters “.mp3”. • Standard, sampling frequency , and the bit rate: MPEG-1 A udio 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz 32kbps to 320kbps (constant bit rate or variable bit rate) • The recommend recording setting for a high quality sound is 44.1kHz of sampling freque[...]

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    Disc playback 47 MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® playback Playing bac k JPEG files 1 Press or to select JPEG file. • In case the disc includes more than 10 files, you can turn to the next or the pre vious page. (See page 43.) 2 Carr y out either of the item a or b below . a : Press ENTER . b : Press to select “PLA Y” and press ENTER . The thumbnail imag[...]

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    Disc playbac k 48 1 Press or to select DivX ® file. • If the disc includes more than 10 files, you can move to the next or previous page . (See page 43.) 2 Carry out the item a or b listed below . a : Press ENTER . b : Press and then press or to select “PLA Y” and press ENTER . The selected title is played back. •Y ou can use F ast forw ar[...]

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    T ape playback 49 T ape speed and maximum recor ding time Loading and unloading a cassette tape Use only video cassette tapes marked and . • Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used with this video cassette recorder Howe v er , S-VHS recording is not possible with this model. • This model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QU ASI PLA Y[...]

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    T ape playbac k 50 Cassette tape pla ybac k NO TES: • This VCR selects the playback tape speed SP , LP or SLP auto- matically . • It is impossible to s witch to the VCR mode during DVD playback. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.) 1 Load a prerec[...]

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    T ape playback 51 Special pla ybac k Picture sear ch Rev erse picture search function Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playbac k. F orw ard picture search function Press F .FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playbac k. To retur n to pla yback: Press PLA Y . Still picture Press PA USE during playback. To resume normal playback: Press PLA Y or PA USE . Slow mo[...]

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    T ape playbac k 52 ZER O RETURN function / Video index sear ch system 8 : 47 AM MON 00 : 04 : 38 SP HI-FI 8 : 47 AM MON 00 : 00 : 00 SP HI-FI CH 001 INDEX or is displayed +3 INDEX NO. (up to 9) 1 Press DISPLA Y . The counter displa y shows the tape running time during playbac k or recording. 2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired tape position. The c[...]

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    Recording 53 Read this bef ore recor ding on disc T ypes of disc Y ou can use D VD-RAM, D VD-RW and D VD-R discs to record video. D VD-RAM/-R W (VR mode) • This mode inv olv es mutiple editing functions. •V arious editing options using a created Playlist. D VD-R W/-R (Video mode) • Simple editing (renaming titles). For more information on rec[...]

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    Recording 54 Read this bef ore recor ding on disc Images that cannot be recorded Some D VD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restriction signals to protect cop yrights. There are 3 types of cop y-restriction signals: “Copy F ree”, “Copy Ne ver” and “Cop y Once”. “Copy Free” (unrestricted recording) Land-based TV broadcasts and image[...]

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    Recording 55 Recor ding a TV pr ogram Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. • Load a recordable D VD or video tape into the unit. • Press DVD or VCR to select the appropriate mode. 1 Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the re- cording mode. The recording mode will appear on the TV monitor and change e very time REC MOD[...]

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    Recording 56 Recording a TV program To stop recording Press ST OP to stop recording. “ ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. NO TE: When recording onto a D VD , ev en if STOP is pressed during record- ing, recording does not stop instantly . Recording may continue f or as long as 1 minute maximum. To stop recording temporaril y Press[...]

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    Recording 57 One-touch Timer Recor ding (O TR) The One-touch Timer Recording f eature pr ovides a simple and con- venient way to make a timed re- cording. 00 : 00 : 00 SP SP DVD mode VCR mode CH 110 CH 110 OTR 0 : 30 OTR 0 : 30 VCR mode DVD mode Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load a recordable D VD or video ta[...]

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    Recording 58 Timer recor ding The timer recording system allows you to select the date, time and channel and record the desired pro- grams. Up to 12 timer programs within a month can be stored in this unit. Setting timer recording Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load a recordable D VD or video tape. • Press D[...]

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    Recording 59 Timer recor ding 4 Press or to select “TYPE” and press ENTER . Press or to select “ONCE” from the list and press ENTER . 5 Press or to select “D A TE” and press ENTER . Press or to select the date to be recorded from the list and press ENTER . 6 Press or to select “ST ART” and press ENTER . Set the recording start time.[...]

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    Recording 60 8 : 00 11 : 00 9 : 00 10 : 00 Program 1 Prog.1 Deleted Parts Non Recorded Portion Parts Prog.2 Prog.3 Program 2 Program 3 Recording Control Settings Timer recor ding NO TES: • Recording starts a few seconds be- fore the preset starting time. • Y ou cannot use the timer recording for the both DVD and VCR at the same time. • Y ou c[...]

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    Recording 61 Chase Playback Still playbac k: Press PA USE . •T o resume chase pla ybac k, press PLA Y . F ast f orward/Review pla yback: Press SEARCH 8/9 . Ever y press SEARCH , it s witches the speed of the search. •T o resume chase pla ybac k, press PLA Y . • If the pla yback position catches up to within about 60 seconds , chase playbac k [...]

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    Recording 62 Stereo recording and playback The VHS Hi-Fi audio system per- mits high fidelity recording of MTS STEREO TV broadcasts. STEREO OUTPUT SELECTION STEREO L ch R ch MONO SOUND HEARD ON BO TH SPEAKERS STEREO LEFT CHANNEL A UDIO RIGHT CHANNEL A UDIO MONO NOTES: • When playing back a video tape or disc that is not recorded in Hi-Fi stereo m[...]

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    Editing the disc 63 Editing the disc This section explains ho w to edit the recorded contents on D VD- R Ws. However , the items that y ou can edit vary with the recor ding f ormats. In VR mode, y ou can edit v arious title menus, whereas in Video mode, y ou can edit only a fe w items. Title menu When the content is recorded, a title name that incl[...]

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    Editing the disc 64 Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load the recorded D VD-RAM/R W (VR). • Press DV D to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) Creating a playlist 1 Press TITLE MENU . The title menu will appear . Editing a pla ylist Y ou can create and edit the pla ylist based on the origina[...]

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    Editing the disc 65 Editing a pla ylist NO TES: • The title name can be a maximum of 64 characters. Long names will be shor tened in the title menu. • F or using the ke yboard screen, see “Changing a disc name” (page 76). Changing a title name 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title men u. 2 Select the pla ylist where you w ant to change th[...]

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    Editing the disc 66 Editing a pla ylist SELECT ENTER RETURN ENTER BA CK END TITLE MENU EDIT TITLE 00:08:28 00:00:00 00:00:00 Preview SET ST ART SET END Finish NAME F amily CHAPTER 1/3 LENGTH 00:08:28/00:30:17 Erasing a scene (Edit title) Y ou can erase an unnecessar y scene from the created pla ylist. When you erase the scene from the playlist, the[...]

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    Editing the disc 67 Editing a playlist NO TE: It is no problem to omit the proce- dures f or confir ming the scene or adjusting star t and end points. 6 Press or to select “SET END” at the end point of the scene y ou w ant to erase and press ENTER . The still image at the end point appears at the right small screen. SELECT ENTER RETURN ENTER BA[...]

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    Editing the disc 68 Editing a pla ylist Combining the title Y ou can create a pla ylist by combining the se veral original titles or pla ylists. To combine the titles, it is necessary to create a playlist at first. By combining the titles in the pla ylist, a playlist where se veral titles are combined is created. 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the t[...]

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    Editing the disc 69 Editing a pla ylist Erasing a playlist Y ou can erase the created playlist. Even if y ou erase the pla ylist, the original title will not be erased. 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu. 2 Select the pla ylist that you w ant to erase. • Press or to select the playlist. • Press to display the editing men u of the play[...]

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    Editing the disc 70 Editing an original title In VR mode , you can edit various items, whereas in Video mode , you can only edit the title names. NO TES: •Y ou can automatically add a chap- ter mark in recording. For more in- fo r mation, see page 32. • In case the disc includes more than 9 titles, y ou can tur n to the ne xt or the pre vious p[...]

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    Editing the disc 71 Editing an original title 5 When the scene you want to add a chapter mark, press ENTER . The pla yback is paused and the position of the added chapter mark appears green. ADD CHAPTER MARK 17% NAME 11/25/2003 08:41 AM CHAPTER 2/4 LENGTH 00:03:08/00:30:17 The added chapter mark 6 If you want to continue to add chapter mark, repeat[...]

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    Editing the disc 72 4 Press SKIP 7 7 7 7 7 or SKIP 6 6 6 6 6 to select the chapter marks to be erased. 5 Press ENTER . The chapter marks are erased and 2 chapters are combined into 1 chapter . 6 To continue erasing the chapter marks, repeat steps 4 and 5 . 7 The combining chapters will completed. • T o display the title men u, press RETURN . • [...]

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    Editing the disc 73 Editing an original title NO TES: • If the scene is erased from the original title, the created pla ylist is erased. • Disc space will only be freed up if scenes lasting se veral min utes are deleted. •A chapter mark is automatically added at the location of the erased scene. Erasing a scene (Edit title) Y ou can erase an [...]

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    Editing the disc 74 Editing an original title NO TE: If the original title is erased the cre- ated pla ylist is also erased. Erasing an original title Y ou can erase an original title. Erasing the title deletes both the title and the recording sav ed under that title name. Erase the original title after checking its title . The erased title cannot [...]

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    Editing the disc 75 Changing a disc name Y ou can change a disc name from the title menu. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load the recorded D VD disc. • Press DV D to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) Changing a disc name 1 Press TITLE MENU to displa y the title menu. 2 • Press or to se[...]

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    Editing the disc 76 Changing a disc name Character input 2 Example: Explained here is the procedure when you input “F” and “J”. 1 Press the numeric keys continuously and select the character to be input. To input F , press 3 three times. NO TE: When the interval between the pressing of the numeric keys is 2 seconds or more in selecting the [...]

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    Editing the disc 77 Changing a disc name Erasing a character Y ou can erase the input character . Erasing method 1 1 Press , , or to select “Back”. 2 Press ENTER . The last input character will be erased. 3 To erase the char acters continuously , press ENTER repeatedly . The input characters will be er ased from the last to the top one by one .[...]

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    Dubbing 78 Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load a source video tape and a disc f or recording. • Remov e the erase protection tab of the source video tape to pre vent the data from accidentally being erased. • Confirm the disc space before operation. • Press PROG/HDMI repeatedly to turn OFF HDMI mode. 1 P[...]

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    Dubbing 79 Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Load a source disc and a video tape f or recording. • Confirm the remaining tape for recording bef ore operation. • Press PROG/HDMI repeatedly to turn OFF HDMI mode. 1 Press VCR to set this unit to VCR mode. The VCR indicator will light. 2 Press REC MODE/SPEED and [...]

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    Dubbing 80 Dubbing using other equipment Y ou can connect another VCR or camcorder to dubbing. T ypical connection: When using this unit as a recording de vice Y ou can also connect to the audio/video input jack (L1) at the rear side of this unit. In addition, each S-Video input jack at the front and rear sides can be used f or recording on the dis[...]

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    Dubbing 81 Dubbing using other equipment Y ou can connect a D V format digital video camera to the D V IN terminal to record fr om it. To D V IN DV cord (not supplied) Recording VCR Playbac k Digital Video Camera To D V OUT Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and set to the video input mode. • Set the digital video camera to the Pla yback mode . ?[...]

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    Additional information 82 Glossary A-B Repeat Playbac k Pla yback that repeats between tw o set points, A and B. angle Recorded onto some D VD discs are scenes which hav e been simultaneously shot from a n umber of dif- f erent angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs you can sel[...]

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    Additional information 83 Glossary parental control settings Le vel 1: Adult discs and general discs (R-rated discs included) cannot be pla yed back. Le vel 2 to 3: Adult discs and R-rated discs cannot be play ed back. Le vel 4 to 7: Adult discs cannot be pla yed back. (Lev el 4 to 7 discs contain content chil- dren age 15 and younger ma y not see.[...]

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    Additional information 84 Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “D VD MENU”, “A UDIO” and/or “SUBTITLE” (see page 25). Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Af ar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slov ak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 F rench 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slo venian 2922 Albanian 2927 F r isian 1635 Ma[...]

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    Additional information 85 SYMPT OMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the po wer cord is plugged in. •T ry another AC outlet. •P ow er is off, chec k fuse or circuit breaker . • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. • Select the D VD or VCR mode before operating. • Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is discon- nected. • The [...]

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    Additional information 86 21 30 29 29 31 – 26 25 25, 42 – – Pr oblems and tr oubleshooting / Video head cleaning Video head c leaning Video head clog ging The video heads are the means by which the D VD/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playbac k. In the unlikely e vent that the heads become dir ty enough to be clogged, no picture wi[...]

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    Additional information 87 Err or/W arning message list NOTE: Any error/w ar ning message other than those abov e might appear . T ake measures against such a mes- sage by seeing the possib le solutions abov e. Check the disc space. Load a recordable disc. Undo finalization or load another disc for recording. Load another disc for recording. Load an[...]

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    88 GENERAL Power supply: Power consumption: W eight: Dimensions: Operating temperature: Operating humidity: Inputs/Outputs: Video: Audio: Antenna: VCR section Video head: Audio track: T uner: RF channel output: F .FWD/REW Time: Hi-Fi frequency response: Hi-Fi dynamic range: DVD section Signal system: Applicable disc: Recording format: Recording dis[...]

  • Page 89

    Additional information 89 Limited United States W arranty Digital A udio Video ("DA V") Pr oduct - Depot Repair Warranty T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C . ("T ACP") mak es the follo wing limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED W ARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR[...]

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    90 How to Obtain Warranty Services If , after follo wing all of the operating instructions in this manual and chec king the section "T roubleshooting," y ou find that service is needed: (1) F or instructions on how to obtain warranty service f or y our D A V Product, contact T ACP's Consumer Solution Center toll free at 1-800-631-381[...]

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