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O|G|TAL I D E O DIGITALAUOlO SURROUND DVD/VCR Home Theater System Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product. please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely. @2004 Toshiba Corporation This device does not tape-record copy protected DVD Video Discs...
CAUTION: The apparatus should not be exposed to water CAUTION (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the apparatus. FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK equipment may cause harmful interference...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER'S MANUAL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety, improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
Disc-related Terms Playable Discs Title (DVD only) The main film content or accompanying feature content v i r* Eo (8 cm/12 cm disc) or additional feature content, or music album. Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling Video CD (VCD) you to locate it easily.
Precautions Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic- Handling the unit ture quality and sound distortion. Before playing, clean the disc with a clean cloth. Wipe the disc from the cen- When shipping the unit ter out.
EJECT POWER Switches the DVDNCR Receiver ON and OFF, Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. VOLUME VIDEO / AUDIO (Left/Right) input Connect the audio/video output of an Adjusts volume of speakers. external source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, another VCR). (PLAY) To play back a recorded Disc Tray (DVD deck) tape or disc.
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A cassette is in the VCR deck. Indicates encoding format of the current disc. RADIO Indicates RADIO mode is active MUTE The speaker sound is muted. Indicates sound mode is DOLBY PROLOGIC or DOLBY PROLOGIClt. Indicates when a SAP BILINGUAL broadcast is being received.
POWER Switches TV ON and OFR Switches DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. INPUT • • TV - Selects the VCR deck's source To control multi-brand TV (Tuner, LINE 1, or LINE 2) in VCR mode. • DVD/CD - Selects the TV external source in TV mode. TOcontrol DVD/CD operating.
VCR IN LINE 1 (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (Left/Right)) DVD/VCR OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO (Left/Right)) Connect the audio/video output of an external Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs. source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, Another VCR). COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) (DVD OUT) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs.
Without Cable _ipe If your cable wire is connected to your TV without a converter • Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to or descrambIer box, unscrew the wire from your TV and attach it to the ANT.IN jack on the DVD/VCR Receiver. Use the sup- connect, there are various ways you could connect the DVD/VCR Receiver.
Basic TV Connections Optional TV Connections Make one of the following connections, depending on _ote the capabilities of your TV. DVD playback can also be done using the S-VIDEO OUT RF coaxial connection and COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT Connect the RROUT jack on the DVDNCR Receiver to connection options below.
Speaker System Connections Speaker Positioning Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords For a normal setup use 6 speakers (2 front speakers, by matching the colors of the terminals and those of the center speaker, 2 rear speakers and subwoofer). cords.
Radio Antenna Connections Digital Device Connections Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO IN (OPTICAL) jacks on Connect the supplied FM/AM antennas for radio listen- the DVDNCR Receiver to the digital audio out (optical) ing. jacks on your digital device (Game device, Digital Set Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM antenna Top Box, etc.), using optional optical audio cable.
Follow these guidelines to select and switch among the DVD/CD FM/AM various DVDNCR Receiver input and output sources: • DVD/CD To view output from the DVD deck: Press DVD/CD on the remote or DVD/VCR on the front panel until the DVD indicator on the front panel lights and output from the DVD deck is viewed on the TV screen, •...
BYPASS Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Software with multichannel surround audio signals is played Surround mode according to the way it was recorded. Sound Mode (DTS) Allows you to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one digital audio from DTS program sources such as discs, DVD of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the...
EASY INFORMATION On-Screen Display (OSD) if the Extended Data Service (XDS) signals are provided Set the Output Source to VCR as shown in "Selecting along with normal TV signal in your area or during play- the Input/Output Source" on page 15. back of a tape recorded with Extended Data Service (XDS) signals, the station ID, program title, and program Some of these functions appear during VCR operated.
Channel Selection VCR Setup Menu Options This DVD/VCR Receiver is equipped with a Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear. frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels. These include VHF channels 2-13, UHF Use _ to select the SETUP menu, then press channels 14-69 and CATV channels 1-125.
Setting the Clock _ote There are cases where the TV station does not send or sends The DVD/VCR Receiver gives you two ways to set the the wrong time. Therefore, the incorrect time will be set. If this time and date: the Auto Clock Feature or manually. The happens we recommend that you set the clock manually.
Temporary Feedback Field Icons General Explanation This manual gives basic instructions for operating the ® ..: Repeat Title DVDNCR Receiver. Some DVDs require specific opera- ...... Repeat Chapter tion or allow only limited operation during playback. _o"_p:; When this occurs, the symbol Q appears on the TV _ ..
Picture Initial Settings TV Aspect ql_ You can set your personal preferences on the DVD/VCR Receiver. 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con- nected. Displays pictures with masking bars above and General Operation below the picture. Press SETUP. 4:3 Panscan: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con- The Setup menu appears.
Speaker setup Auto Play You can set up the DVDNCR Receiver so a DVD disc 5.1 Speaker settings automatically starts playing whenever the DVD is insert- Select speaker settings, including volume balance and distance, or test the speaker settings. If Auto Play mode is set to On, this DVD/VCR Receiver will search a title where playback time is longest and Speaker settings are only active on the Analog Multi- then play back the title automatically.
Parental Control Area Code Rating Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for chil- (See "Country/Area Code List", page 45). dren.
Normal Playback Special Effect Playbacks Preparation: Special effects playback notes • Turn on the TV. • Horizontal lines (noise bars) will appear on the TV screen. • Tune the TV to the DVD/VCR Receiver output channel (OH This is normal. 3 or 4) or set the TV's source selector to VIDEO.
Normal Recording Timer Recording This DVD/VCR Receiver can be programmed to record Preparation: up to 8 programs within a period of 1 year. For unattend- • Turn on the power of both the DVDNCR Receiver and TV. • Tune the TV to the DVD/VCR Receiver output channel (OH 3 ed recording, the timer needs to know the channels to be or 4) or set the TV's source selector to VIDEO.
Use • to choose the SPEED option. @otes Use _ to choose the desired recording • If the power fails or the DVD/VCR Receiver is unplugged speed (AUTO, SP or SLP). from the AC outlet, the correct clock time and timer settings AUTO mode determines how much tape is left and are kept in memory for approximately...
Instant Timer Recording Dubbing and Editing If you wish to edit or dub your camcorder (or another instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording VCR) recordings to this DVDNCR Receiver, the rear easily of a preset length without using the programma- (or Front) panel mounted Audio and Video (AN) input ble timer.
MTS (Multi-Channel TV Sound) This DVD/VCR Receiver will decode MTS stereo and MTS Broadcast bilingual (SAP) off-the-air broadcast sound signals, it This DVDNCR Receiver is equipped with the VHS HioFi also decodes stereo TV sound from local cable compa- audio sound system for recording and playback. The nies, as long as they operate on assigned cable fre- information below gives a brief description of Hi=Fi audio...
Additional Information Tape Counter Memory Feature Real-Time Counter • In manual recording, Timer recording, Instant Timer Recording, playback, or fast forward modes, the DVDNCR Shows length of tape run in hours, minutes, Receiver automaticaIIy starts rewinding the tape at the end seconds.
General Features Playing DVD and Video CD _ote Playback Setup Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use the remote control. Some features may also be • Turn on the TV and select the video input source connected to the DVD/VCR Receiver. available on the Setup menu.
General Features (Continued) Repeat A-B Search To repeat a sequence in a title: 1 Press REW _ or FWD _ during playback. 1 Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen start point. The DVDNOR Receiver will now go into SEARCH mode. "A * "...
General Features (Continued) Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVD Video Marker Search discs: Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access spe- You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to cial features. To use the disc menu, press DISC MENU. nine points can be memorized.
Playing anAudioCDand MP3/WMA Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings Discs About • An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the The DVD/VCR Receiver can play MP3/WMA formatted MPEG1 audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. We call recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. files that have the ".mp3"...
Pause 91_D ql_ Repeat A-B 1 Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. To repeat a sequence. 2 To return to playback, press PLAY or press 1 During disc playback, press REPEAT A-B at your cho- PAUSE/STEP again. sen starting point. The Repeat icon and "A * " appears on the menu screen. 2 Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point.
Selecting other Files Viewing JPEG Files on a Disc Press SKIP I_H or 144 once while viewing a picture to This DVDNCR Receiver can play discs with JPEG files. advance to the next file or to the previous file. Before playing JPEG files, read the notes on JPEG Still Picture Files on right.
Insert Video CD and close the tray. Programmed Playback with Audio CDs and MP3/WMA Discs Press PROGRAM while playback is stopped. The VCD Program menu will appear. The Program function enables you to store your favourite tracks from any disc in the player memory. Program can contain 30 tracks.
Distance Adjust the following settings for the built-in 5.1 channel surround decoder. If you connected speakers to your DVD/VCR Receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers know how far the sound has to travel to reach your set listening point. This allows the sound from each speaker to reach the listener at the same time.
Presetting the Radio Stations Listening to the Radio You can preset 50 stations for FM and AM. Before tun- Preset radio stations in the DVDNCR Receiver memory ing, make sure that you have turned down the volume. first (see "Presetting Radio Stations" on the left). Press FM/AM on the remote control or RADIO Press FM/AM on the remote control or RADIO on the front panel until the frequency...
Tuning into a Station Manually Press FM/AM on the remote control until the fre- quency band appears on the display and TV screen. Press FM/AM on the remote control to select the desired band. Press TUNING (V/A) on the remote control to tune in the desired station.
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The remote control can be compatible with various brands of TV by setting their control codes. The TOSHI- TV POWER BA code has initially been set to control TOSHIBA TVs. POWER POWER Setting TV Control Codes C3 C3 C3 VD/CD...
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Table of TV Brand Codes Brand name of your TV Brand Code Brand name of your TV Brand Code Toshiba Runco (NEC) BelI& Howell Samsung 11,12 Carver Sanyo Scotch Celebrity Scott Citizen Sears 01,02, 09, 10, 11 Curtis Mathes 09, 12...
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptom Cause Solution No power. • The power cord is disconnected. • Plug the power cord into the wal! outlet securely. The power is on, but the .
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Symptom Cause Solution INPUT, VOLUME _,_' • Incorrect mode (e.g. Remote contro! in • Press DVD/CD, VCR or FM/AM to and 4/_/_,_ buttons on TV mode), select the correct mode on the remote remote contro! cannot contro!. operate. Some channels are •...
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "Disc Audio", "Disc Subtitle" and/or "Disc Menu" (See page 21). Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 7074 Fiji 7678 Lingala 8373 Singhalese 6565 Afar 7073 Finnish 7684 Lithuanian 8375 SIovak...
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting "Area Code List" (See page 23). Code Country Code Country Code Country Code Country Andorra Eritrea Saint Lucia Seychelles United Arab Emirates Spain Liechtenstein Sudan Afghanistan Ethiopia Sri Lanka Sweden Antigua and Barbuda Finland Liberia Singapore...
General AC 120V, 60 Hz Power requirements Power consumption 430 X 81 X 380 mm (17 x 3.2 x 14.9 inches) (w x h x d) Dimensions (approx.) 6 kg (13.2 Ibs) Mass (approx.) 5°C to 35°C (41 "F to 95°F) Operating temperature 5 % to 90 % Operating humidity...
Limited Warranty DVD/VCR Home Theater System Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. CTACP") makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS DVDNCR HOME THEATER SYSTEM AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINAL...
You must pay for all transportation and insurance charges for the DVD/VCR Home Theater System to the Service Station. For additional information, visit TACP's web site: www.tacp.toshiba.com Time for Taking Action ALL WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY THE LAW OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S.A., INCLUDING THE IMPLIED...