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Toshiba SD-185 manual

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    SD-185/ 186EKE[...]

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    1 English Introduction W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGEROUS HIGH VOL T AGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET . REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONL Y . CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER &ap[...]

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    2 English Introduction 18. Do not use a cracked , deformed, or repaired disc. These discs are easily broken and may cause serious personal injury and apparatus malfunction. 19. If the apparatus should smoke or smell,immediately disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. Wait until the smoke or smell stops, then ask your dealer for a check and [...]

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    3 English LASER T ype Semiconductor laser InGaAIP(DVD) AIGaAs(CD) Wave length 658 nm(DVD) 790 nm(CD) Output Power 10.0 mW(DVD) 7.0 mW(VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees CAUTION: This Digital Video Disc 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 S[...]

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    4 English CAUTION! Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner , commercially available cleaners, or anti-static sprays intended for analog discs. Since the optical unit (laser) of the DVD system operates at a higher power than regular DVD or CD players, cleaning CDs intended for DVD or CD players may damage the optical unit (laser). Therefore, re[...]

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    5 English Introduction ALL 4 Region U.S.A. and Canada regions U.K., Europe r egions and Asia Paci c , T aiwan, K orea Australia, New Zealand, Latin America Russia and India regions China, Calcos Islands, W alls and Futuna Islands ALL ALL 5 6 Discs that can be played ALL 1 ALL ALL 2 3 Japan Helpful hint: Before making or changing any connections,[...]

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    6 English Introduction Introduction SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1-3 Setup 4 Cleaning discs 4 Moisture Condensation 4 Region Codes 4-5 T able of Contents 6 Connections Connecting to television 7-8 Connecting to a Stereo System 8 Connecting to a Digital A V Receiver 9 Connecting the power cord 9 Product Overview Front and Rear[...]

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    7 English Connecting to television I MPORT ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the following options, depending on the capabilities of your television. – Connect the DVD player directly to the television. Using SCART socket MAINS A Use the scart cable to connect the DVD SCART OUT to the corresponding scart input socket on th[...]

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    8 English Connections Helpful hint: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. IMPORT ANT! -If your TV only has a single Antenna In jack (or labelled as 75 ohm or RF In), you will need an RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback on the TV . A Use the composite video cable [...]

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    9 English Connections Helpful hint: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting to a Digital A V Receiver Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG decoder A Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN, SCART IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options av[...]

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    10 English Disc tray - Place a disc here Display - Shows information about the current status of the DVD Player IR Sensor - Points the remote control towards this sensor MAINS ~ - Connects to a standard AC outlet AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) - Connects to Audio input of a TV , an amplier , receiver or stereo system COAXIAL(Digital audio out) - Connect[...]

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    1 1 English Product Overview Remote Control [ 16 ] DISPLA Y -Displays information on TV screen during playback [ 14 ] OPEN/CLOSE -Open/close the disc tray [ 14, 16, 21 ] Number Buttons -Selects numbered items in a menu -Press to enter track/chapter/title numbers or password directly [ 14 ] +10 button -Press to enter number greater than 9 -Press +10[...]

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    12 English Inserting Batteries A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+ / - ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover . CA UTI ON: Ne ver thr ow bat ter ies in to a r e. No te: - Be sure to us e AAA si ze bat ter ies . - Dis pose of ba tte rie s i n a des ign ate d d isp osa l a rea. [...]

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    13 English G Press  to highlight { Y es } and press OK to conrm.   The reconrmation menu will appear on the TV . Confirm again to use new setting 14 No Yes Video Out H Press  to highlight { Y es } and press OK to conrm.  The setup is now completed and you can start enjoying the high quality picture. T o deactivate Progressiv[...]

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    14 English CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) Audio/Video format or JPEG les. Audio CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio) Video CD (Formats 1.0, 1.1, 2.0) Super Video CD is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. Because of problems and errors that can occur during the creation of DVD and CD software and/or the manufacture of DVD and CD discs, T oshi[...]

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    15 English la ybac Stopping playback A During playback, press STOP  .   The DVD player memorises the stopped point. Press PLA Y/ P AUSE to resume playback from the location where you stopped playback.  If you press STOP  again, the DVD player will cancel the resume function. Tips: - S c r e e n sa v e r wi l l s ta r t au t o m a t i[...]

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    16 English Repeating a section within a chapter/ track Y ou can repeat the playback of a specic segment within a chapter or track. T o do this, you must mark the start and end of the segment you want. A While playing a disc, press A - B at your chosen starting point. B Press A - B again at your chosen end point.   The section will now repe[...]

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    17 English Playback Feature   Press PREV / NEXT to select the previous/next le in the current folder .   Press PLA Y/P AUSE repeatedly to pause/resume playback. Play modes for DivX ® /Audio CD/JPEG Y ou are able to modify the play modes through the toolkit which appears on the right of below picture on the screen. Press  /  to[...]

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    18 English DVD Menu Options Tips: -Some DVD video discs may be set to display subtitles in a different language other than you selected. A prior subtitle language may be programmed on the disc. -Some DVD video discs allow you to change subtitle selections only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate [...]

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    19 English DVD Menu Options   The options for the selected item appears.   If the selection in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or not possible to change at the current state. D Use  /  to select a setting and press OK to conrm. Example: { P-Scan }   The setting is selected and setup is comp[...]

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    20 English F Repeat steps D ~ E to adjust your picture preference. G Press  /  to select ＇ Close ＇ and press OK to conrm. Using the Audio setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.   The system setup menu appears. : : : Digital Output Night Mode Down Sampling All Of f On Language Video Audio Misc Rating : 3D Effects Of f B P[...]

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    21 English DVD Menu Options change at the current state. D Use  /  to select a setting and press OK to conrm. Example: { 8 Adult }   The setting is selected and setup is completed. E T o exit, press SETUP . Rating Level settings Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change the parental level while playing the disc. The rating lev[...]

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    22 English T ray Lock Press SETUP button, then press the number button "2006" in sequence to lock the tray .  All functionality of the player and playback remain the same except for the OPEN/CLOSE button.  After the tray is locked, "Tray Lock Is On" will appear on the screen when OPEN/CLOSE is pressed.  T o unlock the t[...]

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    23 English Specications DVD Player/Outputs/Supplied Accessories DVD Player Power supply 1 10 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption 12W ( standby :<3W) Net weight 1.35 kg External dismensions 360 X 43 X 209 mm (W/H/D) Signal System P AL, NTSC Laser Semiconductor laser , wavelength 650/780 nm Frequency range DVD linear sound : 48 kHz samplin[...]

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    24 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the DVD player yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the DVD player as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, rst check the points listed below before taking the DVD player for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem by following thes[...]

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    25 English T roubleshooting Problem Solution Player does not respond to some operating commands during playback. DVD Player cannot read CDs /DVDs Menu items cannot be selected Unable to select Progressive Scan on/off -Operations may not be permitted by the disc. Refer to the instructions of the disc jacket. -Use a commonly available cleaning CD/DVD[...]

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    26 English Glossary Anal ogue au dio: An ele ctrical si gnal that directly repres ents sound . In contr ast, digita l audio ca n also be an electri cal signal , but is a n indirect repres entation o f sound. S ee also Digita l audio. Aspe ct rati o: The wi dth of a TV scree n relative to it is height. Co nventional TVs ar e 4:3 (i.e., the scree n i[...]