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    D VD PLA YER O WNER’S MANU AL MODEL : SD-2805 Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read this instruction booklet carefully and completel y . Surround Sound 3D[...]

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    2 Safety Precautions This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . The exclamation point within an equilater al triangl[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CA UTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS O WNER’S MANU AL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . RET AIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manuf actured to assure personal safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The [...]

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    4 T able of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 3 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Pla yab le Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 INTRODUCTION Bef ore Use Play able Discs D VD Video (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) A udio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) In addition, this unit can pla y a CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio titles or MP3 files. Notes – Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the CD-R/R W disc itself, some CD-R/R W discs canno[...]

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    6 Bef ore Use (Cont ’ d) Precautions Handling the unit When shipping the unit The original shipping car ton and packing materials come in handy . F or maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally pack ed at the factory . When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV , VCR, or r adio ma y be distor ted during playbac k[...]

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    7 INTRODUCTION Fr ont P anel and Display Window TITLE PROG. RANDOM ALL AB CHP/TRK DVD VCD MP3 CD 12345 Forward Skip ( T T ) Advances to NEXT chapter/tr ack. Press and hold for tw o seconds for fast f orward search. EX-CHANGE Changes a disc (other than the one playing) during pla yback ENTER Confirms menu selection. Reverse Skip ( S S ) Returns to b[...]

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    8 Remote Contr ol Remote Control Operation Range P oint the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons .   Distance: About 23 ft (7 m) from the front of the remote sensor   Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor Remote control battery installation Detach the batter y cov er on the rear of th[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 9 Rear P anel Do not touch the inner pins of the jac ks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge ma y cause permanent damage to the unit. Dust protection cap Remov e the dust protection cap from the OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUT jack and connect the optical digital cable (not supplied) securely so that the configurations of both the cable and[...]

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    10 Connections Tips   Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various wa ys you could connect the pla yer . Use only one of the connections described below .   Please refer to the manuals of y our TV , VCR, Stereo System or other de vices as necessar y to make the best connections.   For better soun[...]

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    11 PREP ARA TION Connections (Cont ’ d) Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolb y Surround Connect the Left and Right A UDIO OUT jacks on the D VD Play er to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier , receiver or stereo system, using the supplied audio cables (A) . Con[...]

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    12 Bef ore Operation General Explanation This manual giv es basic instr uctions f or operating the D VD Play er . Some D VDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during pla yback. When this occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi- cating that the operation is not permitted by the D VD Pla yer or is not a vailable on [...]

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    PREP ARA TION 13 Bef ore Operation (Cont ’ d) Initial Settings Y ou can install your o wn P ersonal Preferences . Initial Settings General Operation 1 1 Press SETUP . The setup menu appears. 2 2 Press 3 3 / 4 4 to select the desired item. The screen will displa y the current setting for the selected item, as well as alternate setting(s). 3 3 Whil[...]

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    14 Bef ore Operation (Cont ’ d) Sound Digital A udio Output Each D VD disc may ha ve a v ar iety of audio output options. Set the pla yer ’ s Digital Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use . DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM: Select “ DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM ” if you connect the D VD Pla yer ’ s DIGIT AL OUT jac k to a Dolby Digital decod[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 15 Bef ore Operation (Cont ’ d) P arental Control Rating Movies on D VDs may contain scenes not suitab le for children. Therefore , discs may contain P arental Control inf or mation that applies to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternatively , more suitab le scenes are a[...]

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    16 Operation with D VD, Video CD and Audio CD Pla ying a D VD , Video CD and A udio CD Playbac k Setup  T ur n on the TV and select the video input source corresponding to the D VD play er .  A udio system: T urn on the audio system and select the input source connected to the D VD play er . 1 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . 2 2 Lo[...]

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    Operation with D VD, Video CD and Audio CD (Cont ’ d) General Features Note Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use the remote control. Some features ma y also be av ailable from the Setup menu. Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title, y ou can select to another title as f ollows:   Press GUI DISPLA Y when [...]

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    Operation with D VD, Video CD and Audio CD (Cont ’ d) General Features (cont ’ d) Repeat D VD Video Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/Off 1 T o repeat the chapter currently playing, press REPEA T . The Repeat Chapter icon appears on the TV screen. 2 T o repeat the title currently playing, press REPEA T a second time. The Repeat Title icon appears on[...]

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    OPERA TION 19 Operation with D VD, Video CD and Audio CD (Cont ’ d) General Features (cont ’ d) Marker Searc h Y ou can star t pla yback from a memorized point. Up to nine points can be memorized. T o enter a mark, follow these steps . 1 During disc playbac k, press MARKER at the location you w ant to memor ize . The Marker icon will appear on [...]

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    20 Pr ogrammed Pla yback with Video CD and A udio CD Programmed Pla yback with Video CD and A udio CD Note On a Video CD with PBC, y ou must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Progr am function. See page 14. 1 1 Insert a Video CD or A udio CD and close the tray . 2 2 Press PROGRAM while pla yback is stopped. The Program menu will appear . [...]

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    OPERA TION 21 Operation with MP3 Disc Pla ying an MP3 disc The D VD Play er can play MP3 f or matted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-R W discs. Bef ore playing MP3 recordings , read the notes on MP3 Recordings on right. 1 1 Insert a disc and close the tray . The menu appears on the TV screen. MP3 menu 2 2 Press 3 3 / 4 4 to select a trac k then pr[...]

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    Pr ogrammed Pla yback with MP3 Disc Pr ogrammed Pla yback with MP3 Disc Program allo ws you to store your f avorite trac ks for a par ticular disc in the pla yer memory . Program can contain 60 tr acks . 1 1 Insert the disc and close the tray . The menu is displa yed on the TV screen. 2 2 Press PROGRAM during pla yback or in the stop mode to enter [...]

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    OPERA TION 23 Additional Inf ormation Last Condition Memory This pla yer memorizes the last condition f or the last disc you ha ve watched. Settings remain in memory ev en if you remo ve the disc from the pla yer or s witch off the pla yer . If you load a disc that has its settings memo- rized, the latest stop position is automatically recalled. No[...]

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    24 T roub leshooting Check the f ollowing guide f or the possible cause of a problem bef ore contacting ser vice. Symptom No power . The power is on, b ut the D VD play er does not work. No picture. No sound. The pla yback picture is poor . The D VD play er does not star t pla yback. The remote control does not work properly . Cause  The power c[...]

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    REFERENCE 25 Language Code List Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 A ymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali; Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 Bhutani 6976[...]

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    26 Code Area AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria A U Australia A W Ar uba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina F aso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain [...]

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    REFERENCE 27 Specifications General P ower requirements A C 120V , 60 Hz P ower consumption 16W Dimensions (appro x.) 430 X 118 X 408 mm (16.9 x 4.7 x 16.1 inches) (w x h x d) Mass (appro x.) 5.7 kg (12.6 lbs) Operating temperature 5 ˚ C to 40 ˚ C (41 ˚ F to 104 ˚ F) Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % System Laser Semiconductor laser , wav elength [...]

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    28 T oshiba Amer ica Consumer Products, Inc. ( “ TA C P ” ), T oshiba Hawaii ( “ THI ” ) and T oshiba Canada Limited ( “ TCL ” ) make the f ollow- ing limited warranties . These limited warranties e xtend to or iginal purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the origi- nal purchaser and to no other purchaser or transf e[...]

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    O THERS 29 How to Obtain W arranty Service (1) Refer to the troubleshooting guide in y our owner ’ s manual. This check list may solv e your problem. (2) In the U.S .A., only call the T ACP toll free n umber 800-631-3811, or if in Hawaii or Canada see listing belo w within (30) day s after you find a def ective product or par t. (3) Arrange f or [...]

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    P/NO: 3834RS0033J Printed in China[...]