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Toshiba SD150E manual

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    - 1 - EN T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS MANUAL ................................................................... 2 SAFETY INFORMA TION ................................................................. 2 WARNING ........................................................................................ 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................[...]

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    - 2 - E N ABOUT THIS MANUAL Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player . Y ou can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player . Dear Customers W e would like to thank you for purchasing this DVD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-R W/MP3/JPEG/MPEG/DivX player . We strongly recommend that you ca[...]

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    - 3 - EN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Power Source The unit should be operated only from a 220-240V~ 50 Hz outlet. Please do not open the cover by yourself. There is high voltage in the set, which will endanger your life. Please contact local service agent for help and advice. Repairs to be carried out by a qualified technician only .  The apparatus is no[...]

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    - 4 - E N SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Notes on copyrights: It is forbidden by law to copy , broadcast, show , broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without permission. This product is equipped with copy protection measures developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs. When recording these discs on a [...]

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    - 5 - EN NOTES ON CD-R AND CD-RW DISCS  CD-R (Recordable) and CD-RW (Rewritable) discs, recorded by the users, may only be used after finalization process.  CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be usable, depending on the disc features, recording conditions and damage or dirt on disc. The disc configuration and features are determined by the tool and[...]

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    - 6 - E N SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES In the packaging material you will find the following: D F E (a) Remote control (b) T wo R03 (AAA) batteries for remote control. (c) Owners Manual[...]

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    - 7 - EN DISC TYPES COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS UNIT This player can play the following discs . '9' 9,' (2&' $8 ' , 2 & ' $XG L R  9LGHR FP $XG L R  9LGHR $XG L R FP FP FP FP FP $XG L R [[[[PS 03  & ' -3( * 3,&7 85(& &apos[...]

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    - 8 - E N GENERAL PROPERTIES 1) DVD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3/JPEG/MPEG/DivX playback 2) NTSC/P AL playback (according to disc content) 3) User-friendly multilanguage OSD menu control 4) V acuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) 5) Dolby Digital, DTS, LPCM audio via coaxial connection 6) Multiple Aspect Ratio support (16:9 Widescreen, 4:3 Letterbox, 4:3 P AN &[...]

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    - 9 - EN FRONT P ANEL FUNCTIONS        1. Disc T r ay Place a disc on the tray . 2. Front Panel Display (VFD) Indicates the playing time, title, chapter/track, etc. 3. OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button Opens or closes the disc tray . 4. STOP button S tops playing disc. 5. PLA Y/P AUSE button Plays/pauses the disc. For any DVD title that[...]

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    - 10 - E N FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y 1. Play/Pause 2. Current Disc 3. Time or Title / Chapter / Track number 4. Dolby Digital / DTS 5. Zoom 6. Title Number 7. Angle 8. Chapter / Track Number 9. Repeat[...]

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    - 11 - EN REAR P ANEL P ARTS 1. DIGIT A L AUDIO OUT connector COAXIAL : Connects to an audio component using the coaxial digital connection cord. 2. AUDIO connectors Connects to the A V amplifier or audio input connector on the TV by using 2 cords (Left, Right). 3. VIDEO OUT connector VIDEO : Connects to the video input connector on the TV . 4. SCA[...]

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    - 12 - E N CONNECTION OF YOUR DVD PLA YER WITH TV Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Scart socket: RGB signal via scart cable gives you the best picture performance. If your DVD player will not be connected to a hi-fi set or A/V amplifier to hear better sound, scart is enough for both audio & video co[...]

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    - 13 - EN CONNECTION OF YOUR DVD PLA YER WITH A V AMPLIFIER Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Analog Audio Output Jacks: T o get better sound quality , the unit can be connected to an amplifier via analog audio left/right outputs . Digital Audio Output Connectors: For the best sound, the unit can be from[...]

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    - 14 - E N FITTING BA TTERIES IN YOUR REMOTE CONTROL First open the battery cover on the underside of the remote control. Fit both batteries 1.5V olt (R03/AAA) referring to the imprinted symbols (+/-) in the battery case and put on the battery cover again. While using the remote control, direct it towards the front of the DVD player . If the remote[...]

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    - 15 - EN 1. TIME button Changes the playing time display mode of the disc, title, track, on the OSD and front panel display . 2. OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button Opens or closes the disc tray . 3. Number buttons Press to enter track/chapter/title/time numbers directly . 4. SEARCH MODE button Press to select the unit for search (title, chapter , track, time) [...]

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    - 16 - E N DVD PLA YBACK Preparations T urn on your audio system if the player has been connected to an audio system and turn on your TV . Basic Play 1. Press on the ON/ST ANDBY button 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) to open the disc tray . 3. Place a disc onto the tray Hold the disc without touching either of its surfaces, position it with the printed tit[...]

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    - 17 - EN Playback of bookmarks 1. Press PROGRAM button to open the bookmark screen. 2. Bookmark screen is displayed. 3. Highlight one of the bookmarks that you saved before. 4. Press ENTER. The playback will resume from that position. Clearing bookmarks 1. Press PROGRAM button to open the bookmark screen. 2. Bookmark screen is displayed. 3. Select[...]

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    - 18 - E N Enter the number of the title using number buttons. The selected title is played just after you enter all the title number digits or when you press ENTER after entering some digits. Y ou can clear the field by pressing the CLEAR button if you enter wrong number . Y ou can press RETURN key to cancel title search. ¥ NOTE:  If you attem[...]

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    - 19 - EN If CHAPTER ELAPSED is displayed, the elapsed time for the chapter is being displayed on the VFD display . If CHAPTER REMAIN is displayed, the remaining time for the chapter is being displayed on the VFD display . Displaying a scene with a larger and closer view ZOOM function enables you to take a closer look at the scene you a[...]

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    - 20 - E N Press ENTER The selected item is now executed. Y ou can play any track you want, just by pressing the corresponding number button. For the track numbers which are greater than 9 use +10 button. Each press increases the number by 10.Then type the second digit of track number . If you attempt to enter a number greater than the total [...]

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    - 21 - EN When switching from PBC off to PBC on mode, playback will start from the beginning of the disc.  PBC on is default. Whenever you insert a disc, it will be on After operation When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and press ON/ST ANDBY to turn off the unit. ¥ NOTE:  The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even[...]

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    - 22 - E N  If you attempt to enter a number greater than the total time of the disc or current title, it clears the numbers entered and waits for you to enter again.  If you wait ten seconds without pressing any key for selecting scenes, the operation is cancelled. Accessing tracks using number buttons: Y ou can play any track you want, just[...]

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    - 23 - EN Intro Intro menu is used for introducing the content of the disc. When you select INTRO option, it plays only first 10 seconds of each track and then passes to the next track. After the last track it stops playing. Disc When you select DISC option, unit goes into digest mode and 9 pictures each of which shows the first scene of the tracks[...]

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    - 24 - E N Skip Forward / Backward Press SKIP 9 or SKIP/STEP : during playback. A track is skipped forward or backward each time the button is pressed. When the SKIP 9 button is pressed once midway through a track, play returns to the start of that track. When it is pressed again in quick succession, a previous track is skipped each time the button[...]

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    - 25 - EN If TOT A L ELAPSED is displayed, the VFD display on the unit shows the elapsed time for the disc which is being played If TOT A L REMAIN is displayed, the VFD display on the unit shows the remaining time for the disc which is being played. Program Function Press STOP button if its playing. Press PROGRAM button to select pro[...]

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    - 26 - E N Stopping Play T o stop the play permanently , press STOP ( < ) twice. When the STOP ( < ) button is pressed for the first time, a message PRESS PLA Y KEY TO CONTINUE will appear on the screen to remind you if you want to continue the play . T o stop the play press the STOP ( < ) button again or you can press PLA Y/ P AUSE [...]

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    - 27 - EN REPEA T TRACK If this option is chosen, the selected track will be repeated continuously . Press 3 to go to the file list of the current folder and press PLA Y/P AUSE to activate the selected playback mode. For SINGLE TRACK a nd REPEA T TRACK modes, press 5 / 6 and ENTER to play the selected track. Program Function Press PROGR[...]

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    - 28 - E N Fast Forward / Reverse For MP3/MPEG/MPEG4/DivX : Press FWD 8 or REV 7 during playback to decrease/ increase play speed. ¥ NOTE:  No sound will be heard during fast forward or reverse. Skip Forward / Backward Press SKIP / STEP : or SKIP 9 during playback. Next or previous file in the current directory will be played. Image transformat[...]

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    - 29 - EN USING SETUP MENU Press SETUP/DISP key on the remote control when the player is not in playback mode. The setup menu-main page appears. This is the menu, where you can change the devices settings. USING MAIN P AGE Select items using 6 / 5 up/down arrow buttons. When selected, the item will be highlighted. Press ENTER to choose the highl[...]

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    - 30 - E N AUDIO SETUP It is not possible to connect speakers directly to this DVD player; an A V amplifier must be used. DOWNMIX MODE: This mode allows the DVD player analog audio outputs to be matched to the features available on the TV in use. Analog audio outputs can be selected as STEREO: T wo channels stereo. Use this option if you have a ste[...]

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    - 31 - EN DEF AUL TS: If you choose RESET and press ENTER button, the factory-presets are loaded. Parental level and parental password do not change. DIVX(R) Registration : There is a registration code in this page. This code is utilized to register this player with the DivX(R) Video On Demand service. This will allow you to rent and purchase video[...]

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    - 32 - E N TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

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    - 33 - EN SPECIFICA TIONS DVD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW / MP3/M PEG/JPEG/DivX player ,[...]

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    - 34 - E N DEFINITION OF TERMS Angle Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes, which have been simultaneously shot from a number different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs, the ANGLE button can be used to view the scene from different angles. Chapter Number These numbers a[...]

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    - 35 - EN ¥ NOTE:  This DVD player may not support some MP3 recordings due to differences in recording formats or disc type.  Please read the owners manual about MP3 playback  CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded by CD-DA method can be played. Some CD-R/CD-RW discs my be incompatible due to laser pick-up and disc design.  Some VCD discs may be[...]