Toshiba MD20P3 manual

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    COMBIN A TION COLOR TELEVISION AND D VD VIDEO PLA YER OWNER’S MANUAL 2 13 18 28 31 37 Introduction Connections Basic setup Basic playback Advanced playback Function setup DIGITAL VIDEO ©2004 T oshiba Corporation 41 Others Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 20 TV operation MD20P3 5K50201A [E] (Cover) 20/4/04, 15:41 1[...]

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    2 Introduction CAUTION: THIS DIGIT AL VIDEO PLA YER EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM. T O ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONT ACT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE LO- CA TION-SEE SER VICE PROCEDURE. USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORM- ANC[...]

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    3 Introduction 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All[...]

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    4 Introduction IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued) 13. LIGHTNING T o protect your unit from a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power line surges. 14. POWER LINES An out[...]

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    5 Introduction EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC AR T 250, P ART H) GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT 27. LASER BEAM Do not look into the opening[...]

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    Introduction 6 Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the unit. Please read the following carefully . Moisture condensation occurs, for example, when you pour a cold drink into a glass on a warm day . Drops of water form on the outside of the glass. In the same way , moisture may condense on the optical pick-up lens inside thi[...]

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    Introduction 7 Structure of disc contents Normally , DVD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. Video CDs and Audio CDs are divided into tracks. DVD video disc V ideo CD/Audio CD Each title, chapter or track is assigned a number , which is called “title number”, “chapter number” or “track number[...]

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    8 Introduction DIGITAL VIDEO Playable discs This unit can play the following discs. • Y ou cannot play discs other than those listed above. • Y ou cannot play discs of DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, Photo CD, etc., or non standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above. • Some CD-R/RWs can not be played back depending on the recording conditions. [...]

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    9 Introduction Contents Introduction IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS ............................ 2 Precautions ....................................................... 6 Notes on discs ................................................... 7 Contents ............................................................ 9 Identification of controls ......................[...]

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    10 Introduction Front Rear Identification of controls See the page in for details. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 16 RF IN jack 13 AC power cord 5K50201A [E] (P08-12) 20/4/04, 15:41 10[...]

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    11 Introduction ENTER SLEEP TV/DV D RECAL L GAME INPUT SELECT POWE R CLOSED CAPTIO N PLA Y FWD PLA Y MODE SKIP STOP SKIP JUM P SLOW P AUSE SLOW REPEAT A—B MUTE OPEN/ CLOSE ANGLE ZOOM/ CH RTN CANCE L SETUP /MENU DV D MENU AUDIO TOP MENU CH + VOL — VOL + CH — 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 RETUR N REV SUBTI TLE Remote control The instructions in this manu[...]

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    12 Introduction 1 • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a distance of approx. 5 meters. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow . The precautions below should be followed when using [...]

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    13 Connections 75 ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 75 ohm (not supplied) Antenna jack Antenna jack Antenna jack Combiner (not supplied[...]

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    14 Connections For basic cable service not requiring a converter/descrambler box, connect the Cable TV 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the Antenna jack on the back of the TV/DVD. 75 ohm coaxial cable If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a converter/descrambler box, y[...]

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    15 Connections Press the INPUT SELECT to select the “LINE” (external input) to use the TV as a monitor. Operate your VCR as usual. To playback from the camcorder, connect the camcorder to the TV/DVD as shown. You can enjoy playing a TV game on the screen by adjusting to suitable brightness for your eyes. 1. Connect a TV Game to the TV/DVD. 2. P[...]

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    16 Connections Connecting to optional equipment (Continued) Y ou can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds by connecting the TV/DVD to optional audio equipment. : Front speaker : Rear speaker : Sub woofer : Center speaker : Signal flow Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now av[...]

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    17 Connections MPEG2 sound Y ou can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with dynamic realistic sound by connecting an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder or MPEG2 audio processor . Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a MPEG audio decoder Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input 2 channel digit[...]

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    18 Starting setup The STARTING SETUP function makes installing your TV/DVD easily. It leads you the Language selection, TV/CABLE selection and auto channel memory automatically. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the antenna or cable TV system connection is made! Starting setup Press or to select “TV” or “CABLE”, then press ENTER. Press or to select[...]

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    19 Notes: • If the unit does not operate properly , or No key operation (by the unit and/or the remote control): Static electricity , etc., may affect the player's operation. Disconnect the AC power cord once, then connect it again. • The TV section has its own menu and also DVD section has its own menu (see page 37). POWER / / / ENTER MEN[...]

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    20 TV operation TV operation Adjust the volume level by pressing VOL + or –. The volume level will be indicated on the screen by green bars. As the volume level increases, so do the number of bars. If the volume decreases, the number of green bars also decreases. Set the TV/CA BLE selection to the appropriate position. (See page 23.) 1 2 3 Press [...]

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    21 TV operation ■ CHANNEL UP/DOWN Press and release CH + or – . The channel automati- cally stops at the next channel set into memory . For proper operation, before selecting channels, they should be set into the memory . See page 23 “T o memorize channels”. ■ RECALL Press RECALL to display the current informations on the screen. Press RE[...]

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    22 TV operation Closed captions Captions: This closed caption mode will display text on the screen in English or another language (depending on the setting of the closed captions CH 1/2). Generally , closed captions in English are transmitted on captions channel 1 and closed captions in other lan- guages are transmitted on captions channel 2. T ext[...]

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    23 TV operation / / / MENU Press or to select “TV/CABLE”. 1 2 Press MENU in the TV mode, then press or to select option. Press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. 4 Press or to select “TV” or “CABLE”. 3 CH + CH – SETUP/MENU V OL – V OL + TV - VHF/UHF channels CABLE - Cable TV channels V OL – V OL + SETUP/MENU Cable T[...]

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    24 TV operation T o register password Notes: • If you forget the password, you cannot set the V -Chip. • T o avoid forgetting the password, write it down and keep in the safe place. Press or to select “PASSWORD”. 1 2 Press MENU, then press or to select option. Enter the same password again for the safety, then press ENTER. Now the password [...]

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    25 TV operation Press or to select “MOVIE RATING”. 1 3 In the V -CHIP menu, press or to select “V -CHIP SET”, then press . Press or to select desired rating. After setting, press ENTER. 4 Press or to select “V-CHIP”. 5 T o set the V -Chip OFF : TV RA TING is not set TV -Y : All children TV -Y7 : 7 years old and above TV -G : General aud[...]

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    26 TV operation 4 Press or to select the desired picture mode, then press ENTER. 3 PICTURE PREFERENCE ST AND ARD SPORTS MO VIE MEMOR Y / / ENTER / MENU CH + CH – After your desired setting press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. SETUP/MENU ENTER Press or to select “PICTURE”, then press . 1 2 Press MENU, then press or to select[...]

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    27 TV operation Ster eo and Second A udio Program (SAP) The TV/DVD is equipped with a feature known as multi-channel TV sound or MTS. MTS broadcasts greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programs with high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also provides an extra channel called the Second Audio Program or SAP which broadcasters can use to transmit a s[...]

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    28 Basic playback Press STOP to end playback. 3 Resuming facility • The unit records the stopped point, depending on the disc. “ ” appears on the screen. Press PLA Y to resume playback (from the scene point). • If you press STOP again or unload the disc (“ 3 ” appears on the screen.), the unit will clear the stopped point. Press OPEN/CL[...]

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    29 Basic playback T o pause playback (still mode) Press P AUSE during playback. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. T o stop playback Press STOP . T o remove the disc Press OPEN/CLOSE . Remove the disc after the disc tray opens completely . Be sure to press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray after you [...]

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    30 Basic playback Playing frame by frame Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FWD during playback. REV : Fast reverse playback FWD : Fast forward playback Each time you press REW or FWD button, the playback speed changes. T o resume normal playback Press PLA Y . Notes: • The TV/DVD mutes sound and subtitles during rever[...]

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    31 Advanced playback Zooming 1 2 Press ZOOM during playback. The centre part of the image will be zoomed in. Each press of ZOOM will change the ZOOM 1 (x 1.3), 2 (x 1.5) and 3 (x 2.0). /// Zooming/Locating desired scene DVD VCD This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the fram[...]

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    32 Advanced playback 1 Press REPEAT A-B during playback. The start point is selected. A-B repeat playback allows you to repeat material between two selected points. 2 Notes: • In A-B Repeat mode, subtitles near the A or B locations may not be displayed. • Y ou can not set the A-B Repeat for the scenes that include multiple angles. • A-B Repea[...]

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    33 Advanced playback Program playback/Random playbac k You can arrange the playback order of tracks or files on the disc. And also the unit selects tracks or files at random and playback them. These feature works for Audio CD and Video CD. ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / PLA Y MODE 0–9 CANCEL Program playback VC D C D Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode. Press [...]

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    34 Advanced playback ANGLE ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / TOP MENU PLA Y DVD MENU Changing angles T itle selection DVD menu Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is se[...]

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    35 Advanced playback 1 2 Press AUDIO during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired lan- guage is selected. • The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds. Chang ing soundtrack languag e/ Subtitles You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Notes: • If the d[...]

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    36 Advanced playback AUDIO Karaok e playbac k/Disc status/ T o turn off the PBC On : The primary vocal is output when it is recorded on the disc. Off : The primary vocal is not output. Press B or A to select “On” or “Off”. Y ou can turn the vocal on or off recorded on the DVD KARAOKE. Notes: • The vocal output feature is used during playb[...]

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    37 Function setup Section Option Menu Subtitle Audio Tv Screen Display DRC Password Parental OSD language Details T o select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “Audio” if their languages are recorded onto the disc more than one language. T o select a picture size according to the aspect ratio of your TV . To turn on or de-activate t[...]

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    38 Function setup Setting details Language Picture P arental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English English F rancais Espanol Other /Enter/Setup/Return Menu, Subtitle, Audio You can select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “Audio” if more than one languages are recorded onto the disc. English, Francais, Espanol: [...]

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    39 Function setup Parental control setting Some discs are specified not suitable for children. Such discs can be limited not to play back with the unit. 1) Press C or D to select “Parental”, then press B or A until the level you require appears. • Level Off: The parental control setting does not function. • Level 8: All DVD software can be [...]

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    40 Function setup ENTER ▲ / ▼ RETURN 0–9 PLA Y OPEN/CLOSE T emporar y disabling of rating lev el by 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. Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/ CLOSE on the unit (see [...]

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    41 Others Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” (see pages 38). Abkhazian 1 1 12 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1 1 1 1 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1 1 16 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Mal[...]

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    42 Others SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. Poor reception on some channels. Horizontal or diagonal bars on screen. Poor sound or No sound. TV/DVD does not operate. • Check antenna connections, r[...]

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    43 Others Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the RATING LEVEL setup. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not changed when you play back a DVD. • Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc. No subtitle. • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press the SUBTITLE button. Playback do[...]

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    44 Others Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results. The most common types of television interference are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/DVD is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be ca[...]

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    45 Others Specifications AC 120 V 60 Hz Operation: 90 W , Stand by: 5 W T ype 20 (508.0 mm diagonal) 3 inches (76.5 mm), 8 ohm x 2 2.5 W + 2.5 W 48.5 lbs (22.0 kg) Width: 19-6/8 inches (502 mm) Height: 20-3/16 inches (513 mm) Depth: 19-1/4 inches (489 mm) 181 channel freq. synthesized VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CATV 125 Channels UHF/VHF: 75 Ω coaxial DVD[...]

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    46 Limited warranty T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“T ACP”) makes the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the original consumer purchaser and to no other purchaser or transferee . Limited Ninety (90) Day W arranty T ACP warr[...]

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    47 All warranties implied by state law , including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are expressly limited to the duration of the limited warranties set forth above. With the exception of any warranties implied by state law as hereby limited, the foregoing warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all other [...]

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