Toshiba W-727 manual

V ideo Cassette Recorder W -727 OWNER’S MANUAL 3 ABLE BOX ONTRO L SQPB W-727/Eng (1-9) 3/6/02, 1:37 PM 1[...]

2 In the spaces provided below, record the Model and Serial No. located at the rear of your video cassette recorder. Model No. Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO [...]

3 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS Save Original Packing Materials The original shipping carton and packing materials will come in handy if you ever have to ship your VCR. For maximum protection, repack the set as it was originally packed at the factory. Avoid Volatile Liquid Do not use volatile liquids, such as an insect spray, near the unit. Do not leave r[...]

4 1. Read owner’s manual After unpacking this product, read the owner’s manual carefully, and follow all the operating and other instructions. 2. Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product deal[...]

5 6. Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool and the like. 7. Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 8. Power-Cor[...]

6 16. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water. d) If the product do[...]

7 INTRODUCTION Provides important notes and general explanation of the VCR, including names of the buttons, jacks, etc. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................... 2 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS ............. 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 4 Contents .............................................. 7 Identification of Cont[...]

8 TV VCR PROG. ENTER TV/ VCR POWER CH/TRK TV VOL I.SELECT REMAIN/ COUNTER DISPLAY COUNT RESET SP/ SLP REC TIMER SLOW PLA Y/x2 PAUSE/STILL REW F F CURSOR STOP 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 CANCEL A.SELECT EJECT 0 10 0 VCR Plus+ CH CABLE BOX CM SKIP POWER 14 22 24 26 40 19 17 22 24 17 14 40 24 24 22 14 19 20 34 34 14 19 21 39 30 27 20 21 20 POWER CH/TRK 100 TV VOL[...]

9 Rear Panel Multifunctional indicator VCR indicator Cassette indicator Timer recording indicator Hi-Fi indicator SAP indicator VCR Display Hi-Fi SAP VCR TIMER LINE IN 1 AUDIO (Rear), 2 (Front) jacks If the connected equipment is monaural (has one audio output jack), connect the L (MONO) side, the same sound is recorded on both L and R on the Hi-Fi[...]

10 Setting up the Remote Control 1 Open the battery compartment lid on the rear panel. 2 Install 2 batteries (“AAA” size) following the polarity diagrams. 3 Close the battery compartment lid. 4 Point the remote control at the VCR and press the buttons within the operating range. Distance: within about 7 m from the front of the remote sensor Ang[...]

11 PREP ARA TION VHF UHF VHF/UHF L R CH OUT ( TO TV) IN ( FROM ANT.) LINE OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO AUDIO 34 RF OUT ( TO TV) IN ( FROM ANT.) RF Antenna/VCR/TV Connection 1 Disconnect the antenna cable from your TV and connect it to the RF IN terminal on the VCR. 2 Connect the RF OUT terminal to the TV . AUDIO/VIDEO Connections The AUDIO/VIDEO jacks are a[...]

12 This set-up will enable you to: – watch an unscrambled or scrambled channel while recording it. – record any channels through the cable box. You will need to: • set TV channel 3 or 4 to receive video signals. (See page 1 1.) • set VCR channel to the output channel of the cable box, and select a desired cable channel on the cable box. •[...]

13 PREP ARA TION Auto Set Up The VCR ’ s clock and tuner channels are set automatically when the VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. PREP ARA TION Auto Set up 1 Plug the VCR into the AC outlet 2 “ Auto ” blink while the VCR automatically sets the clock using the data broadcast by the local TV stations. While “ Auto ” is blinking, channel m[...]

14 Optional settings on the SET UP screen Other optional settings can be made. Press ENTER while “ SET UP ” is selected on the MENU screen. The screen turns to the SET UP screen. T o exit, press PROG. once. Setting the Language 1 Press POWER to turn on the VCR. 2 Press PROG. . The following screen appears on the TV . PREP ARA TION Initial Setti[...]

15 PREP ARA TION 8 Press ENTER to start the “ AUTO ” clock set feature. After the VCR is turned off, it automatically updates the clock using the data broadcast by the local TV stations. * The clock is revised by broadcasting signal at 8:00 A.M every morning. 9 Select the options using FF or REW . Change the data using PLA Y/x2 or STOP . 1) Set[...]

16 Incoming Antenna/Cable(CA TV) Signals The VCR scans through all receivable TV and CA TV channels and stores only the active ones in your area into the memory . Once the storing is finished, you can select a desired channel using CH/TRK . Preparation • Turn on the TV, and select the video channel (3 or 4), or the video input mode if you made th[...]

17 PREP ARA TION To add channels To erase channels Channel reference chart Number on the VCR Corresponding channel number TV CATV STD (HRC/IRC) CH NUMBER 1 2 3 456789 – 23456789 1(A-8) 234 5(A-7) 6(A-6) 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 A [...]

18 Video Cassette Use Loading a cassette Push the cassette into the cassette compartment with the window side facing up and the label side towards the front. The VCR is automatically turned on. The indicator will appear in the VCR display . Ejecting a cassette Press EJECT . The cassette is ejected from the cassette compartment. W arning Do not inse[...]

19 PLA YBACK Adjusting the tracking When playback starts, the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking for clear pictures and sound (Digital Auto T racking). If the VCR cannot locate the best possible tracking point, hold down one of CH/TRK to adjust the tracking manually . Notes • During the adjusting, the playback picture and sound may be distort[...]

20 PLA YBACK V ariable Speed Playback You can play back a tape at various tape speeds. Picture Search A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so that you can quickly locate a particular scene. 1 Press FF or REW during playback. The tape runs at 5 times the normal playback speed. 2 T o change the tape speed to 7 times the normal [...]

21 PLA YBACK TV VCR PROG. ENTER TV/ VCR POWER CH/TRK TV VOL I.SELECT REMAIN/ COUNTER DISPLAY COUNT RESET SP/ SLP REC TIMER SLOW PLAY/x2 PAUSE/STILL REW F F STOP 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 CANCEL A.SELECT EJECT 0 100 VCR Plus+ CH CABLE BOX CM SKIP POWER CURSOR SLOW PLAY/x2 PAUSE/STIL L JOG DIAL Adjusting Still Picture Stability If the still picture is distorte[...]

22 PLA YBACK Useful Functions in T ape Operation These functions will help your playback. T ape Remaining Time T o view the tape remaining time in the VCR display , select the tape length beforehand. 1 T urn on the VCR and load a cassette. 2 Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. 3 Select “SET UP” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 4 Select t[...]

23 PLA YBACK 1 On the SET UP screen, select “COUNTER MEM.” using PLA Y/x2 or STOP , and set to “ON” using REW or FF . 2 Press PROG. once to exit. The memory-stop feature allows you to quickly return to a counter reading of “0H00M00S” from any point on the tape. Memory stop is automatically turned on whenever the time counter with memory[...]

24 W atching a TV program while recording another 1) While recording, press TV/VCR to turn off “VCR” indicator . 2) Choose another channel using the channel selector on the TV . Skipping unnecessary scenes while recording Press P AUSE/STILL to stop recording momentarily . T o resume recording, press P AUSE/STILL again. Note The VCR automaticall[...]

25 RECORDING Timer Programming Pr ocedure Example : T o record cable channel 25 in the SP tape speed from 9:20 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on August 30. T oday is August 25. 1 Load a cassette with the safety tab attached. 2 Press PROG . to display the MENU screen. 3 Select “PROGRAM” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 4 Move to the next using FF , an[...]

26 5 Move to the next using FF , and set the recording date using PLA Y/x2 or STOP . The date changes as follows: [WKL YSU] … [WKL YSA]: Y ou can record TV programs on the same channel on the day and time every week. [MO~FR]: Y ou can record TV programs on the same channel on the day and time Monday through Friday . 6 Move to the next using FF , [...]

27 RECORDING If a power failure occurs during the timer program recording (including VCR Plus+ C system recording (page 30) • When a power failure has occurred, the programmed contents are not effected, reset the clock Overlaps of the programs If two timer programs overlap, the recording start time of program 1 has priority over the recording off[...]

28 The flow chart below will give you an idea as to what must be done to use the VCR Plus+ C system feature. Setting the Clock (page 15) ↓ Cable Box Set-up (page 32) ↓ Storing Channels on the VCR (page 16) ↓ VCR Plus+ C system Set-up ↓ VCR Plus+ C system Recording (page 30) * With the VCR Plus + C system, this video cassette recorder can au[...]

29 RECORDING Guide Channel Setting 1 Press PROG. . 2 Select “PRESET” using FF or REW , and press ENTER. 3 Select “CH MEMORY” using PLA Y/x2 or STOP , and press ENTER. 4 Set “TV/CA TV” to “TV” or “CA TV” using FF or REW . 5 Press PROG. to return to the PRESET screen. 6 Select “GUIDE CH” using PLA Y/x2 or STOP , and press ENTE[...]

30 VCR Plus+ C system Programming 1 Press VCR Plus+ . The VCR PLUS+ screen appears. 2 Enter a PlusCode. Example: T o record a program with the PlusCode programming number 36295 (fictitious code). Press number button 3, 6, 2, 9 and 5. Confirm that the number is entered correctly . T o correct a mistake, press CANCEL and enter the correct number . 3 [...]

31 RECORDING 5 Press ENTER . The program setting is now memorized. • If your cable box is not remote- controllable, select the recording channel on the cable box beforehand. 6 T o set another program, repeat steps 1 to 5 . 7 Press PROG. now programming is completed. 8 Press both TIMER simultaneously . The power turns of f and the VCR enters the t[...]

32 Cable Box Control This VCR needs to be connected to a cable box equipped with an infrared wireless remote control. Y ou can select cable channels from the cable box by operating this VCR. It is also possible to automatically change the cable channels according to your program setting in the timer program recording or VCR Plus+ C system recording[...]

33 RECORDING Preparation • Select the video channel (3 or 4) or video input mode on the TV. • Set “TV/CATV” on the CH MEMORY screen to “CATV” (page 16). (Example) (Continued) Cable Box Set-up 1 Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. 2 Select “PRESET” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 3 Select “CABLE BOX/DSS” using PLA Y/x2 or[...]

34 Cable Box Set-up (continued) VCR display Cable box display Cable channel number 7 Select “BRAND TYPE” using STOP , and enter a brand code of your cable box using number buttons . Refer to the table on the next page. Example : For a T OSHIBA cable box, identified by number 36. Make sure that the channel display of your cable box has changed t[...]

35 RECORDING T able of cable box brand codes Toshiba 36 Anvision 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 58, 62, 84 Archer 1, 20, 21, 29, 42, 44, 63, 88, 91 Cablestar 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 58, 62, 84 Cableview 30, 42, 44, 52, 63, 88 Citizen 30, 42, 44, 52, 63, 88 Curtis 8, 9, 56, 61 Diamond 1, 20, 21, 29, 42, 44, 63, 88, 91 Eagle 13, 20, 21, 22, [...]

36 DSS ® Satellite Receiver Set-up The VCR can directly control channel selecting of the connected DSS ® satellite receiver. RECORDING DSS ® Satellite Receiver Contr ol This VCR needs to be connected to a DSS ® satellite receiver equipped with an infrared wireless remote control. Y ou can select satellite channels from the DSS ® satellite rece[...]

37 RECORDING DSS ® Satellite Receiver Set-up 1 Press PROG . to display the MENU screen. 2 Select “PRESET” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 3 Select “CABLE BOX/DSS” using PLA Y/x2 or STOP , and press ENTER . 4 Select “DSS” using FF . 5 Select “OUTPUT CH” using PLA Y/x2 or STOP , and enter either of the following according to your[...]

38 DSS ® Satellite Receiver Set-up (continued) VCR display OFF : if your DSS ® satellite receiver is NON remote-controllable. • Satellite channels will be selected by the own channel selector of the DSS ® satellite receiver . The VCR channel should be set to the output channel of the DSS ® satellite receiver . → Go to step 8. 7 Select “BR[...]

39 RECORDING MTS Broadcast Compatibility This VCR can receive or record MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) broadcasts. By connecting the VCR to your stereo system or stereo TV, you will experience the SAP or stereo sound. Preparation Connect a stereo TV or stereo system to the AUDIO OUT jacks of the VCR. Recording the SAP/Stereo Broadcast 1 On the SET UP [...]

40 TV VCR PROG. ENTER TV/ VCR POWER CH/TRK TV VOL I.SELECT REMAIN/ COUNTER DISPLAY COUNT RESET SP/ SLP REC TIMER SLOW PLAY/x2 PAUSE/STILL REW F F CURSOR STOP CANCEL A.SELECT EJECT VCR Plus+ CH CABLE BOX CM SKIP POWER 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 0 10 0 1 POWER CH/TRK TV VOL 100 Number buttons DISPLAY I.SELEC T ENTER 2, 3 Setting Control Codes 1 Press TV to set [...]

41 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Toshiba 01 Bell & Howell 09 Carver 10 Celebrity 03 Citizen 12 Curtis Mathes 09, 12 Dumont 14 Electro band 03 Emerson 09, 11 Fisher 09 GE 02, 07, 11 Gibralter 14 Goldstar 11 Hallmark 11 Hitachi 06 Infinity 10 JBL 10 JCB 03 JVC 05 LXI 01, 02, 09, 10, 11 Magnavox 10 Marantz 10 Megatron 06, 11 Memorex 04, 09, 11 MGA 04, 1[...]

42 No power . • The power cord is not plugged in. – Plug the power cord into the outlet firmly . Although the power is on, the VCR will not work. • There is no cassette. – Load a cassette. (page 18) The clock does not work. • There has been a power failure. – Reset the clock. (page 15) The timer does not work properly . • The time is [...]

43 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION The remote control does not work properly . • The batteries are exhausted. – Replace all batteries. (page 10) • The remote control is operated beyond the operating range. – Make sure the remote control is within 30 ° of the remote sensor on the VCR. (page 10) • Too far from the VCR. – Use the remote control w[...]

44 Specifications Accessories Antenna cable ....................................... 1 Remote control ..................................... 1 Batteries (AAA) .................................... 2 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Power Supply: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption: 18 W External dimensions: 430 x 94 x 252[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY TOSHIBA VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (“TACP”) and Toshiba Hawaii Inc. (“THI”) make the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the original consumer purchaser and to no other purchaser [...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY (continued) How to Obtain Warranty Service (1)Refer to the troubleshooting guide in your owner's manual. This check list may solve your problem. (2)Call the TACP toll free number 800-631-3811 within (30) days after you find a defective product or part. (3)Arrange for the delivery of the product to the Authorized TACP/THI Serv[...]