Toshiba MV19N3C manual

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    TELEVISION/VCR COMBINA TION COMBINÉ TÉLÉVISEUR/MA GNÉT OSCOPE Before oper ating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . A vant de mettre cet appareil en marche , veuillez lire attentiv ement ce manuel. MV13N3C MV19N3C OWNER’S MANUAL MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS A TTENTION If you purchase a univ ersal remote control from your local retailer [...]

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    The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user [...]

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    1 ENGLISH IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS S3126A PORT ABLE CART WARNING (symbol provided by RET AC) 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 i[...]

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    2 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS (CONTINUED) 12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance. 13. LIGHTNING T o protect your unit[...]

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    3 ENGLISH EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRIC SER VICE EQUIPMENT GR OUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS NEC-NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE POWER SER VICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, P ART H) S2898A 20. SAFET[...]

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    4 FEA TURES Color TV With Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a color TV and a video cassette recorder . High Quality Picture Tec hnology - This TV/VCR equipped "HQ" incorporates VHS High Quality technology . A built-in detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and provide picture quality during playba[...]

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    5 ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS PREP ARA TION SAFETY PRECA UTIONS ............................................................................................................. .......................... 6 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS ........................................................................................................... ..................[...]

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    6 SAFETY PRECA UTIONS A void e xtreme moisture and dust. The ventilation holes prevent overheating. Do not bloc k or cov er these holes. Especially avoid cov ering the holes with soft materials such as cloth or paper . If you cause a static discharge when touching the unit, and the unit fails to function, simply unplug the unit from the wall outlet[...]

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    7 ENGLISH Do not inser t fingers or any other objects into the cassette loading slot. Do not spray cleaner or wax directly on the unit or use forced air to remo ve dust. Av oid places subject to strong vibration. Use in a horizontal (flat) position only . K eep the unit awa y from flower vases , sinks, etc. If liquids should be spilled into the uni[...]

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    8 LOCA TION OF CONTR OLS REAR FRONT DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 1 10. VOLUME ▲ / ▼ Buttons - Press to raise or low er the volume of the sound. 11. CHANNEL ▲ / ▼ Buttons - Press to select a channel for vie wing or recording. 12. STOP/EJECT Button - Press once to stop the tape in any mode. Press again to eject the tape. 13. FF (Fast Forwar d) But[...]

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    9 ENGLISH REMO TE CONTROL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 17 22 16 19 21 23 24 25 27 28 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 7 1. CLOSED CAPTION Button - Switches between Caption, T ext and TV modes for Closed-Captioned programs . 2. Direct Channel Selection Buttons (0-9) - Allo ws direct access to any channel. 3. CALL Button - Displa ys the present time/day of th[...]

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    10 B A TTER Y INST ALLA TION B A TTER Y PRECA UTIONS NO TES: • When there is an obstacle between the TV/VCR and the remote control, the remote control may not operate. • When direct sunlight, an incandescent lamp , fl uorescent lamp or any other strong light shines on the Remote sensor of the TV/VCR, the remote operation may be unstable . • [...]

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    11 ENGLISH Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wires) Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm cable or 300 ohm twin-lead wire) Connect the 75 ohm cable from the combination VHF/ UHF antenna to the Antenna Jack. If your combination VHF/UHF antenna has a 300 ohm twin-lead wire, the use of the 300-75 ohm Matching Tra[...]

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    12 Insert a twin-lead telescopic antenna (not supplied) into the mounting hole on the back of the cabinet until it locks into place. Attach the antenna plug to the antenna jack. Adjust the length and angle of the antenna rods to receive the best possible picture. INDOOR ANTENNA (NO T SUPPLIED) ANTENNA CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED) 5E20501A E P10-19 13/11[...]

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    13 ENGLISH This TV/VCR has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV con verter box. Some cable companies offer "premium pa y channels" in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal vie wing requires the use of a descrambler device which is gener - ally pr ovided by the ca[...]

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    14 C ALL M EN U – SE T/T R + EN TER SP/SLP C A N CEL M U TE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CHANNEL RETURN DIGITAL TRACKING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 P R O G R A M P A U S E/S TILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ 3 SETTING THE LANGU A GE 1 Press the MENU button. Press the SET/T[...]

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    15 ENGLISH A UT O CLOCK SETTING The Auto Cloc k function will automatically set the b uilt-in cloc k (Month, Da y , Y ear and Time) when the TV/VCR is connected to an Antenna or Cable system and it is turned off. As the TV/VCR searches f or a receivable station in your area and it receives a br oadcast signal for A uto Clock, the A uto Clock needs [...]

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    16 1 Press the MENU button. Press the SET/TR + or – button to select the SYSTEM SETUP option, then press the ENTER button. 2 Press the SET/TR + or – button to select the D A YLIGHT SA VING TIME option, then press the ENTER button. NO TES: • When shipped from factory , the D A YLIGHT SA VING TIME option is set to A UT O position. • When the [...]

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    17 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP PO W ER C L O S E D C A P TIO N C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ 4 3 2 1 MANU AL CLOCK SETTING 1 Y ou must set [...]

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    18 buttons (for example, to select channel 2, press "0", then "2". If you press only "2", channel selection will be delayed for a fe w seconds). For channels 10 and abov e, press the 2 digits in order . CA TV mode direct channel selection When the TV/CA TV menu option is in the CA TV position, channels can be selected [...]

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    19 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP PO W ER C LO SE D C A P T IO N C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ CH 012 MUTE CALL CH – CH + Press the CALL but[...]

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    20 C A LL M EN U – SE T/T R + E N TE R S P /S LP C A N C E L M U T E SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION C H AN NEL R ETU RN DIG ITA L TRA C KIN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROG RAM P AUSE/STILL TIM ER REC STO P P LA Y FF R EW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ TV OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press this button to s wi[...]

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    21 ENGLISH T ext: The T ext Closed Caption Mode will usually fill the screen with a programming schedule or other information. After selecting a Closed Caption Mode, it will stay in effect until it is changed, e ven if the channel is changed. If the Captions signal is lost due to a commercial or a break in the signal, the Captions will reappear whe[...]

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    22 T O MEMORIZE CHANNELS CA TV CHART The char t below is typical of many cab le system channel allocations. Press the MENU button. Press the SET/TR + or – button to select the CH SETUP mode, then press the ENTER button. Press the ENTER button to select the TV or CA TV mode. The arrow indicates the selected mode. Press the MENU button until the ME[...]

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    23 ENGLISH CALL M ENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL M UTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CHANNEL RETURN DIGITAL TRACKING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ Press the MENU button. Press the SET/TR + or – button to select the CH SET[...]

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    24 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CH ANN EL RETURN DIG ITAL TRAC KING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIM E R R E C STO P PLA Y FF R EW Z E R O R E T U R N C O U N T E R R E S E T IN P U T S E L E C T S K IP S E A R C H REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ Press the SET/TR + or – button to select [...]

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    25 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE S L E EP P O W E R CLOSED CAPTION C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 P R O G R A M P A U S E /S T IL L TIM ER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZE RO R ETU R N C O UN T ER R ES ET IN PUT SE LE C T SK IP S EA R CH R E C EJE C T VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ 6 – 1 1 6 NO[...]

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    26 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE S LEEP POW ER C L O S E D C A P T IO N C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZER O RETURN CO UNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ EXAMPLE: T urning off the TV at 11:30 PM. Press the[...]

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    27 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE S LEE P PO W E R CLOSED CAPTION C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN CO UNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL + VOL – CH – CH+ Picture controls are factory preset but y ou can a[...]

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    28 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE S LEE P PO W E R CLOSED CAPTION C H A N N E L R E T U R N D IG IT A L T R A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP PLA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN CO UNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL + VOL – CH – CH+ NO TE: The On-screen display will disappear 6 seconds afte[...]

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    29 ENGLISH EJECT Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retracted into the TV/VCR. A UTOMA TIC POWER ON AND PLA Y When loading a cassette tape without the erase pre vention tab intact, the TV/VCR will tur n on automatically and playbac k will star t immediately . Insert the cassette with its labeled side facing you. An inverted video[...]

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    30 T APE SPEED T -160 2-2/3 hours 8 hours T -90 1-1/2 hours 4-1/2 hours T -60 1 hour 3 hours T -30 30 minutes 1-1/2 hours T -120 2 hours 6 hours After recording, break off the erase pre vention tab if you do not wish to record over the tape. Cov er the hole with adhesive tape. Be careful the tape does not extend past the edges of the video cassette[...]

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    31 ENGLISH T O ST ART PLA YB A CK 1 2 PLA YB A CK T o play a prerecor ded tape. T o turn on the TV/VCR, press the POWER button. Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase pre vention tab , playbac k will star t automatically). 3 Press the PLA Y button to begin playbac k. “ ” will appear on the screen. NO TE: This TV[...]

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    32 T O REWIND OR FORW ARD THE T APE RAPIDL Y Press the REW (Rewind) button in the Stop mode. “ ” will appear on the screen. Press the FF (Fast Forward) button in the Stop mode. “ ” will appear on the screen. FOR W ARD/REVERSE PICTURE SEARCH If you want to see the tape during REW or FF mode , press and hold the REW or FF button. The backw ar[...]

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    33 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER C LO S E D C A PTIO N C H A N N EL R ETU R N D IG ITAL TR A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PRO GR AM P AUSE/STILL TIM E R R E C STO P P LA Y FF R EW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ REW FF P A USE/STILL SKIP SEARCH SPECIAL PLA YB[...]

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    34 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION C H A N NE L R ETU R N D IG ITA L TR A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIM ER R EC S TO P PLA Y F F R E W Z E R O R E T U R N C O U N T E R R E S E T IN P U T S E L E C T S K IP S E A R C H R EC EJE CT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ 1 T O W A TCH A T APE REPEA [...]

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    35 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CHANN EL RETURN D IG ITAL TR ACKING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIM ER R EC STO P PLA Y FF RE W Z E R O R E T U R N C O U N T E R R E S E T IN P U T S E L E C T S K IP S E A R C H REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ RECORDING AND VIEWING THE SAME TV PR [...]

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    36 5 CH 012 CH 012 Press the P A USE/STILL button to a void recording unwanted material. “ ” and the channel number will appear on the screen and the REC indicator will blink on and off . Press the P A USE/STILL button or both the REC buttons to continue the recording. NOTE: The P A USE mode will be changed to STOP mode after fiv e minutes to p[...]

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    37 ENGLISH 5 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CH A N NE L R ET U R N DIG ITA L TR A C K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIM ER REC STOP P L A Y FF R EW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL + VOL – CH – CH+ 1 3 EXAMPLE: One-touch Timer Recording f or 30 minutes. [...]

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    38 CA LL M E NU – SET/TR + EN TE R S P/SLP C AN C EL M U TE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CH A NNEL R ET URN DIG ITA L TR AC K IN G 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIM ER R EC STO P P LA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH R E C E JE C T VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ Timer recording can be pr ogrammed on-screen with the re[...]

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    39 ENGLISH CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CHANNEL RETURN DIGITAL TRACKING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP P LA Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ 5 7 SET/TR ENTER NOTES: • The VCR section cannot be used while the TIMER RE[...]

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    40 CALL MENU – SET/TR + ENTER SP/SLP CANCEL MUTE SLEEP POWER CLOSED CAPTION CHANNEL RETURN DIGITAL TRACKING 0 8 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROGRAM P AUSE/STILL TIMER REC STOP P L A Y FF REW ZERO RETURN COUNTER RESET INPUT SELECT SKIP SEARCH REC EJECT VOL+ VOL – CH – CH+ PROGRAM CANCEL OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR THE TIMER RECORDING NOTES: TO SET DAILY/WEEKLY TI[...]

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    41 ENGLISH 4 3 NOTES: • If you rewind the tape from “ 00:00:00 ” , a minus sign ( “–” ) will be displayed in front of the time. • When you load a tape, the counter will reset to “ 00:00:00 ” . • The counter does not function on nonrecorded (blank) sections of the tape. When y ou rewind, fast forward or play tapes through blank s[...]

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    42 4 2 5 1 8:40AM THU 00 : 00 : 00 SP CH 012 00 : 30 : 50 SP 8 : 40AM THU CH 012 The zero return function provides a convenient method of rapidly returning to the starting point of recording or playback. The starting point can be indexed for any location on the tape by pressing the COUNTER RESET button and ZERO RETURN button. USING ZERO RETURN Pres[...]

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    43 ENGLISH INPUT SELECT Press the PLA Y Button on the playbac k VCR, then press the P A USE/STILL button. NO TES: • It is recommended that the tape speed be set to the SP mode on the TV/VCR for best result. • Unauthorized recording of copyrighted tele vision programs , films, video cassettes and other materials may infringe the rights of copyri[...]

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    44 Press the TIMER REC buttons. Check the following chart before requesting service. PR OBLEM AND TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE T r y another channel. Check picture control adjustments . Check f or source of reception disturbance. Check CA TV connection or VHF/ UHF antenna, reposition or rotate antenna. T r y another channel. Check picture control adjustm[...]

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    45 ENGLISH 18 TV station stopped broadcasting. Sleep timer is set. OFF Timer is set. TV station e xperiencing problems or program tuned is not closed captions . TV signal is weak. The CLOSED CAPTION button is not depressed. T une new channel. Set Sleep Timer to "0". Set OFF TIMER to "CANCEL". T r y another channel. Check CA TV c[...]

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    46 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 interfer - ence are shown below . If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/VCR is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be cause[...]

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    47 ENGLISH VIDEO HEAD CLEANING VIDEO HEAD CLOGGING The video heads are the means by which the TV/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely ev ent that the heads become dir ty enough to be clogged, no picture will be play ed back. This can easily be deter- mined if, during pla yback of a kno wn good tape, there is good sou[...]

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    48 T oshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. ("T ACP") and T oshiba Hawaii Inc. ("THI") make the follo wing limited warranties . These limited w arranties e xtend 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 Nin[...]

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    49 ENGLISH All warranties implied b y state law , including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness f or a par ticular 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[...]

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    Printed in Thailand Imprim é en Tha ï ande J5E20501A U 02/12 5E20501A F P42-BACK 13/11/2002, 19:24 48[...]