E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 2 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Introduction Precautions WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 3 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Following information is only for EU-member states: The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this...
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Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and ErP Directive 2009/125/EC(2005/32/EC).” Responsible for CE-marking is TOSHIBA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (U.K.) LTD, Toshiba Court, Weybridge Business Park, Addlestone Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 2UL, United Kingdom MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 5 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Accessories Supplied • Remote control with 2 R6 (1.5 V) batteries • RF cable • Owner’s Manual • Quick Setup Guide • Helpline Sheet Features The following features are available with this unit. Recording •...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 6 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Table of Contents Introduction ... 2 Precautions ... 2 Features ... 5 Guide to the Owner’s Manual ... 7 Functional Overview... 10 Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ... 12 Guide to On-Screen Displays ... 12 Front Panel Display Guide...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 7 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Guide to the Owner’s Manual Symbols Used in the Owner’s Manual To show what recording mode or media type applies to each function, the following symbols appear at the beginning of each operating item.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 8 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Discs for Recording / Playing Disc Type Logo Format Can be formatted in VR or video mode Video Mode Video Icon DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW 480 min (12 cm) Maximum Record Time 144 min (8 cm) 1×-6×...
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SONY DVD+R 4x/8x/16x, DVD+RW 4x DVD+R 4x/8x/16x Performance of any other discs are not guaranteed. • Toshiba is not liable for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by the malfunction of this unit, ® GMC (Global including, without limitation, any one of the following: ®...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 10 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Functional Overview Front Panel You can also turn on the unit by pressing these buttons. Press to turn on the unit, or to turn the unit into the standby mode. (To completely shut down the unit, you must unplug the AC power cord.) ON STANDBY button* 2 Disc tray...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 11 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Remote Control The unit can also be turned on by pressing these buttons. 1 OPEN CLOSE A button* 2 INPUT SELECT button 3 Number buttons 4 SETUP button 5 TEXT button 6 TOP MENU button 7 Direction buttons...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 12 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Install 2 R6 (1.5 V) batteries (supplied) into the remote control, carefully match with the polarity indicated inside the battery compartment. Caution • Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 13 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Press [DISPLAY] repeatedly while the display menu is displayed to display the following information. <Title / File Name Information> Title name information (only when DVD+RW/+R, VR mode DVD-RW or unfinalised video mode DVD-RW/-R disc is in playback) File name information (only when MP3/JPEG/DivX...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 14 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM A General Setting General Setting Playback Display Parental Lock Video Audio Out Recording Disc Menu Language Clock Audio Language Channel Subtitle Language DivX Angle Icon HDMI Still Mode DVB Setting TV System Reset All 1 Playback: Page 63]...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 15 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Front Panel Display Guide 1 DTV indicator : Appears when the channel is in digital mode. 2 Title / Track and Chapter number Title / track number Chapter number 3 Current status of the unit Appears when a disc playback is paused.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 16 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the unit to a TV after considering the capabilities of your existing equipment. Before installation, unplug your TV and this unit Cable Signal Antenna RF cable (not supplied) RF cable (supplied)
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 17 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Using an HDMI Compatible Port [HDMI CONNECTION] • HDMI outputs the video / audio signals without converting to analogue signals. • No audio connections is required. • Use the HDMI cable (commercially available) for connection. •...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 18 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Connecting to External Equipment This unit has four input terminals. Press [INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select the external input mode, then press [PROG. ] repeatedly to select AV1, AV2, AV3 or DV(AV4).
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 19 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Basic Setup / TV View Operation Initial Setting When you turn on this unit for the first time, you need to follow these steps. Press [ ON STANDBY]. Turn the TV on. Select the input to which the unit is connected.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 20 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Select “Auto Tuning (DVB & ANALOG)” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK]. The unit will start storing channels available in your area. General Setting Playback Display Auto Tuning (DVB & ANALOG) Video DVB Channel Setup Recording...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 21 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Skip a Preset Channel ANALOG You can set the unit to skip channels. You can no longer receive or watch when you access channels using [PROG. Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Manual Tuning (ANALOG)”...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 22 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM TV View Operation The following operations are available while viewing TV channels through this unit’s tuner. Select a Channel ANALOG To switch DVB, analogue and external input (AV1/AV2/AV3/ DV(AV4)) mode. Press [INPUT SELECT ] repeatedly to select DVB, analogue or external input mode.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 23 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Edit Channels With “Edit Channels” menu, you can sort all the memorised DVB channels into the group lists (“Quick Select”) or set the viewer limitation (“Adult Lock”), etc. In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select “General Setting”...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 24 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Adult Lock You can set the unit to limit the access to the DVB channels. Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Edit Channels” on page 23. Select the DVB channel you want to limit the access using [K L], then press [YELLOW].
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 25 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Signal Information You can check the detailed information of the current DVB channel. Follow steps 1 to 3 in “Auto Tuning (DVB)” on page 21. Select “Signal Information” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK].
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 26 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Note • If the programme is changed, the subtitle language will be switched back to the default language you set in the “DVB Setting”. Refer to “B Language” on page 68. If the default subtitle language is not available on the new programme, no subtitle will be displayed.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 27 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Recording Information on DVD Recording Type of Discs This unit can record on DVD-RW/-R discs and DVD+RW/+R discs. DVD-R/+R discs allow you to record programmes only once, and the recorded contents can be erased although the space left on the disc does not change.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 28 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Making Discs Playable in Other DVD Players (Finalise) After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it back in other players. (See page 40.) You cannot finalise discs in other DVD recorders. Disc Type After finalising Automatic Title menu making...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 29 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Formatting a Disc Choosing the Recording Format of a Blank DVD-RW Disc Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW When inserting a brand-new DVD-RW/+RW disc, the unit automatically starts to initialise the disc. DVD+RW disc will always be formatted in +VR mode, and DVD-RW disc will be formatted either video or VR mode according to the recording format mode setting of the unit.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 30 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Setting Auto Chapter Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW The unit inserts a chapter mark periodically (every 15 minutes by default) during recording. Using the Auto Chapter menu, you can set this function off or change the time period.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 31 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Setting Bilingual Recording Audio Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R You can select either “Main” or “Sub” audio to record a bilingual broadcast in video mode or +VR mode. This setting is only for recording analogue channel.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 32 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM • When the unit reaches the specified time, it will be turned off automatically. • To change the recording length during One-touch Timer Recording, press [REC I] repeatedly until the desired length appears.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 33 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Select the digital (DVB) / analogue (ATV) mode or external input (AV1/AV2/AV3) using [K L], then press [1]. Select the channel number to record using [K L], then press [1]. Select the recording mode using [K L], then press [1].
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 34 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Checking, Cancelling or Correcting the Timer Programming Information Press [ ON STANDBY] to cancel the timer-standby mode. Press [TIMER PROG.]. “Timer Programming” list will appear. A) To delete the timer programme: 1) Select the programme you want to delete using [K L], then press [ENTER OK].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 35 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Notes for the Timer Recording • If there is a power failure or the unit is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost. •...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 36 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Series Link Timer Recording Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW With the EPG system, when you set a TV programme into the timer recording, you can also set for future episodes of that series to be recorded.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 37 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Note • If you have not set the clock, the clock setting window will appear and follow to “A Clock Setting” on page 66. • You cannot set the End time for the satellite link timer recording on this unit.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 38 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Recording from External Equipment Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW Before recording from external equipment, see page 18 for connection instructions. Turn on the TV and be sure to select the input to which the unit is connected.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 39 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM 7 Status of the current operation and the time counter Each icon means (Available icons may vary depending on the DVC): DVC is in stop mode. DVC is in playback mode. DVC is in pause mode.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 40 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Setting a Disc to Protect DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R To prevent accidental over-recording, editing or erasing of recordings, you can protect them using “Setup” menu. Insert a recordable disc. In stop mode, press [SETUP].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 41 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Playback Basic Playback Note for DVD Playback The contents of an DVD are generally divided into titles. Titles are further subdivided into chapters depend on Auto Chapter setting (See page 30). Start Rec.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 42 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Playing Back an Audio CD or a Disc with MP3 / JPEG / DivX ® Files JPEG JPEG JPEG DivX DivX DivX ® ® Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing Back a DVD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+RW / DVD+R Disc”...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 43 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM ® DivX Subtitle The subtitle created by the user can be displayed during ® DivX playback. ® After the DivX file is selected, “Subtitle List” will appear. Select the desired extension of the subtitle file you want to display using [K L], then press ®...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 44 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM • Files whose extension other than “.avi” and “.divx” will not be listed on the DivX ® menu. However, unplayable groups or tracks may be displayed, depending on the recording conditions. •...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 45 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM PBC Function for Video CDs This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of the video CD standard playback control (PBC) function. This enables you to play back interactive software using menu screens. Refer to the information accompanying the video CD.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 46 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Fast Forward / Fast Reverse Video DVD-V DVD-V DVD-V DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R DivX DivX DivX During playback, press [FWD D] or [REV E]. Each time you press [FWD D] or [REV E], the approximate speed will change as follows.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 48 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Using the [TIME SLIP] button With [TIME SLIP], even if you leave your couch while you are watching TV through this unit, you can come back and watch rest of the programme from right where you left at any convenient time with just one button.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 49 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Search Title / Chapter Search Video DVD-V DVD-V DVD-V DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R Using [SKIP H G] buttons During playback, press [SKIP G] to skip the current title or chapter and move to the next.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 51 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Programme Playback (PBC OFF) You can programme the disc to play back in your desired order. Follow steps 1 to 2 in “Random Playback” on page 50. Select “Programme Play” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 52 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Select a desired audio soundtrack or audio channel using [K L], then press [ENTER OK]. With a DVD-video, VR mode DVD-RW, or DivX Audio soundtrack will switch. Example: English Spanish French If the title contains both main and sub audio, you can further select L (main), R (sub), L/R (mixed of main and sub).
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 53 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Editing Guide to a Title List Title list allows you to check the titles recorded on the disc easily. You can choose a title to play back from this list and easily edit the titles as you prefer.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 54 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Editing Discs You will find editing discs is easy. This unit offers convenient edit functions. You can edit the following from a title list. • Assigning a name to a title •...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 55 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Editing Title Name Video DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R DVD-R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW You can edit the title names from this menu. The title names you edit will appear on the title list. In stop mode, press [TOP MENU].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 56 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Adding or Deleting Chapter Markers Manually DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R You can add chapter marks to a title. After a title is marked with chapters, you can use the chapter search feature. You can set a chapter mark anywhere you want.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 57 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Hiding Chapters DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+R You can hide chapters from the title list. Hidden chapters are skipped during playback. Follow the steps 1 to 3 in “Editing Title Name” on page 55.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 58 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Combining Titles DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW Playlist You can combine two titles into a single title. Follow steps 1 to 3 in “Editing Title Name” on page 55. Select “Title Combining” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 59 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Deleting All Playlists DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-RW All Playlists can be deleted if it is no longer needed. Press [SETUP]. Select “DVD Menu” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK]. Select “Delete All Playlists” using [K L], then press [ENTER OK].
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 60 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Function Setup The following table is the contents which you can set and the default settings. Refer to the following table for useful operation. Setup Items (highlight is the default) Playback Parental Lock Page 63 Audio Out...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 61 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Setup Items (highlight is the default) Clock Clock Setting Page 66 Auto Clock Setting Page 67 Channel Auto Tuning (DVB & ANALOG) Page 19 DVB Channel Edit Channels Setup Page 23 Auto Tuning Page 21 Manual Tuning...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 62 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Setup Items (highlight is the default) DVB Setting Adult Lock Page 68 Language Audio Page 68 Subtitle Data Service About Page 68 Reset All Page 68 Note • Your change to each settings stays on even when the power is switched off. •...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 63 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Playback Setup General Setting Playback Parental Lock Audio Out Disc Menu Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Angle Icon Still Mode TV System A Parental Lock (Default: OFF) Set “Parental Lock” level. Change “Parental Lock”...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 64 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM PCM sampling (Default: 48kHz) 48kHz 96kHz 48kHz : If your amplifier / decoder is NOT compatible with 96 kHz PCM, select “48kHz”. Sound recorded at 96 kHz is down sampled to 48 kHz. 96kHz : If your amplifier / decoder is compatible with 96 kHz PCM, select “96kHz”.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 65 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM G Still Mode (Default: Auto) Still Mode Auto Field Frame Auto : Automatically select the best resolution setting (“Frame” or “Field”) based on the data characteristics of the pictures. Field : Select “Field” when the pictures are still unstable even if “Auto”...
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 66 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Video Setup General Setting Video TV Aspect Select Video Video Out A TV Aspect (Default: 16:9 Wide) Use this feature to adjust the aspect ratio of the video source which is different from your TV’s ratio to fit your TV monitor without distorting the picture.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 67 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM B Auto Clock Setting (Default: ON) This unit receives time signals from the analogue / DVB channels, and set the clock automatically. Set the channel tuning before setting Auto Clock. Auto Clock Setting Select “ON”...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 68 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM System information Power off: When you turn the TV off, this unit and all equipment connected via an HDMI cable will automatically be turned off except during recording on the unit. Receiving operational signal from TV’s remote control: You can operate this unit with TV’s remote control.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 69 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Others Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. Symptom The power does not turn on.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 70 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Symptom TV channels cannot be changed. Some settings are lost even though you followed the procedure correctly. Only specific channels do not appear. Though auto tuning was completed, you cannot watch the DVB and analogue channels.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 71 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Symptom TV aspect ratio does not match your TV screen. Playback picture is distorted. Colour of the picture is abnormal. There is no sound, or no subtitle. Playback does not start from the beginning.
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 72 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Symptom The remote control does not function. Troubleshooting for Error Messages Error message Disc Error • An unplayable disc is inserted in the unit. — Please eject the disc. — • The disc is upside down. Playback feature may not be available on this disc.
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E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 73 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Error message Recording Error • You are trying to record onto the You cannot record more than 254 DVD+RW disc on which the number of chapters on one disc. recording chapters comes up to the (The maximum is 254) maximum (254).
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 74 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Language Code Language Code Language Abkhazian 4748 French Afar 4747 Frisian Afrikaans 4752 Galician Albanian 6563 Georgian Amharic 4759 German Arabic 4764 Greek Armenian 5471 Greenlandic Assamese 4765 Guarani Aymara 4771 Gujarati Azerbaijani 4772...
E7TE0BD_EN.book Page 75 Friday, March 5, 2010 5:08 PM Specifications General Power requirements Power consumption Power consumption (standby) Weight Dimensions (width x height x depth) Operating temperature Operating humidity TV system Recording Recording format Recordable discs Video recording format Sampling frequency Compression format Audio recording format Sampling frequency...
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