Toshiba BDX5500KC manual

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    Blu-ray Disc TM and Online Media Player User's Guide: BDX5500KC If you need assistance: The model number and serial number are on the under side of your player . Print out this page and write these numbers in the spaces below . Refer to these numbers whenever you communicate with your T oshiba dealer about this equipment. For more information [...]

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    2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Blu-ray Disc TM and Online Media Player contr ols ........................................................................ 15 Learning about the Remote Control .....................................[...]

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    3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG, T O WIDE SLOT OF AC POWER OUTLET , THEN FULL Y INSER T . The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol, withi[...]

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    4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water . Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as r[...]

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    5 If you or any viewer experiences the following symptoms or any other discomfort from viewing 3D video images, stop viewing and contact your health care provider: Convulsions, Eye or muscle twitching, Loss of awareness, Altered vision, Involuntary movements, Disorientation, Eye Strain, Nausea/ V omiting, Dizziness, Headaches, or Fatigue. If you fe[...]

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    6 While watching the 3D video, all analog component and composite signals are blocked automatically . All 3D signals are output only , using an HDMI ® cable through the HDMI OUT port. As the video resolution in 3D play mode is fixed according to the resolution of the original 3D video, you cannot change the resolution to your preference. Y ou must[...]

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    7 USA Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.[...]

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    8 This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . Wir eless Radio For product available in the USA/Canada market, only chan nel 1-1 1 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. The device coul d automatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of i[...]

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    9 • • Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the Blu-ray Disc TM and Online Media Player . Please read the following carefully: Moisture condensation occurs, for example, when you pour a cold drink into a glass on a warm day . Drops of water form on the outside of the glass. In the same way , moisture may condense on the o[...]

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    10 Notes on discs On handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Do not attach paper or tape to discs. Playback side On cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. W ipe the disc from the center outwards with a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean. Trademarks A VCHD Related Logos are trad[...]

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    11 Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS-HD Master Audio I Essential is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ENERGY ST AR and the ENERGY ST AR mark are registered U.S. marks. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Denition M[...]

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    12 Introduction Safety icons This guide contains safety instructions that must be observed to avoid potential hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and icons highlight these instructions as follows: Remote contro[...]

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    13 Feature highlights High-Denition W atch high-denition cont ent disc with HDTV (High Denition T elevision). Connect it through a high speed HDMI ® cable. Y ou can enjoy excellent picture quality up to 1080p resolution with the frame rate of 24 frames per second with progressive scan output. BD-Live TM Connect this player to the movie st[...]

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    14 Pop up menu Some Blu-ray TM videos have pop-up menu which is a navigation menu that can be called up and be operated on the TV screen without interrupting the playback. Y ou can call up the pop-up menu by pressing POP UP MENU or TOP MENU on the remote. Contents in the pop-up menu vary depending on the disc. Playing back AVCHD TM les This play[...]

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    15 Back panel (Sample Illustration) Back panel connections NO. Control Function 1 DC IN 12V jack Connection for the supplied AC adapter. 2 USB jack Connects a USB ash drive for external storage for BD-Live TM content, or for media playback. 3 LAN jack Connects to home network for Internet and network access. 4 HDMI OUT jack Outputs video/audio s[...]

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    16 Using the Remote Control Learning about the Remote Control Remote control buttons Only the buttons used to operate the player are described in this section. For the HDMI ® CEC Control functions, see “ HDMI ® CEC Control ” on page 32 . REMOTE SIGNAL EMITTER Points remote control to the sensor on the front pane l • OK Acknowledges/Confirm[...]

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    17 Using the Remote Control Installing the batteries Install the batteries (AAAx2), matching the polarity indicated inside battery compartment of the remote control. 1 Slide the battery cover down. (Sample Illustration) Remote contr ol - Opening the battery cover 2 Insert two AAA batteries. Make sure to match the polarity marks (+/ ) on the batteri[...]

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    18 Do not expose batteries to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire, etc. Using the remote control Dispose of batteries in a designated disposal area. Always consider the environment when disposing of batteries. Always follow applicable laws and regulations. If the remote does not operate correctly, or if the operating range is reduced, replace the[...]

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    19 Blu-ray Disc TM and Online Media Player controls It is important to connect the player to the Internet and A V devices rst, before connecting the player to AC power . Connecting to a TV Connect a HDMI ® cable from the HDMI ® output jack on this player to the HDMI ® input jack on the T V. An HDMI ® cable carries both video and audio signal[...]

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    20 Connecting via wired router Connect the network cable from the LAN jack on the player to the LAN jack on the network system’ s hub or broadband router . Y our Blu-ray Disc™ and Online Media Player can be connected to your home network: Using a wired network provides the best performance because the attached device and player are connected di[...]

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    21 1 Congure your player to access the wireless access point or router . 2 The network conguration and connection method may vary depending on the equipment in use and the network environment. Y our Blu-ray Disc™ and Online Media Player is equipped with an IEEE 802.1 1n wireless module, which also supports the 802.11a/b/g/n standards. For t[...]

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    22 Blu-ray Disc TM playback Cinavia TM Notice Disc and file playback Other disc types are not guaranteed to play back. Logos :P layable discs: Blu-ray Disc TM V ideo BD-R OM 3.0 V er 2.5  Profile 5 (BD V ideo, BD-Liv e™, 3D Support) BD-R V er 1.1/1.2/1.3 - BD-ROM mode (BDMV Recording) BD-RE Ve r 2.1 - BD-ROM mode (BDMV Recording) Blu-ray 3D TM[...]

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    23 Blu-ray Disc™ playback Playable les: Media: A VCHD™ DVD-R W/-R, USB MP3 BD-RE/-R, DVD-R W/-R, CD-R W/-R, USB W indows Media ® Audio JPEG MPEG2-PS/TS AV I ASF MKV MP4 This player cannot play disc content that is protected by W indows Media ® Digital Rights Management (DRM). Region codes This player has been designed to play back Blu-ray?[...]

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    24 Setting up the player Find the correct viewing input 1 Press the button to turn on this product. 2 T urn on the TV and switch to the correct video-in input (refer to the TV user ’ s manual for instructions on how to select the correct input). Initial Setting When you turn on this unit for the rst time, or restore all settings to factory def[...]

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    25 Blu-ray Disc™ playback 7 T o eject the disc, press the button. Pause playback 1 Press the button to pause playback. The sound will be muted. 2 Press the button to resume the playback. Still Off 1 Press the button to continue to playback when in still off mode. Stop playback 1 Press the button once to go to resume mode, the TV screen will show [...]

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    26 Step Forward Use this feature to help you to enjoy the video frame by frame. 1 Press the / button during normal playback, then playback will change to pause state. 2 Press the button repeatedly to advance the picture frame by frame. 3 Press the / button to resume normal playback. Advanced Playback GOTO During playback, 1 Press the GOTO button to[...]

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    27 ZOOM Press the ZOOM button repeatedly to Zoom in/out playback in the video. Zoom mode : Zoom 2x -> Zoom 3x -> Zoom 4x -> Zoom 1/2 -> Zoom 1/3 -> Zoom 1/4. BOOKMARK During playback, press the BOOKMARK button to add the bo okmark; press and hold for a few seconds to display the list of bookmarks that were previously added on the scr[...]

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    28 The specified operation for each item will vary with disc types. And some items are available only when the disc is supportable. OSC Press the OSC button to open the On Screen Control menu during playback. In this menu, you can access the playback-related control options. The on screen control contains following items: Title: The title in curren[...]

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    29 Playing MP3/JPEG/MPEG4 les Y ou can play MP3/JPEG/MPEG4 les that have been recorded on a disc or a USB device on the player . 1 Load a disc or insert a USB device that contains MP3/JPEG/MPEG4 les. 2 On the setup screen, press the  /  button to select V ideo, Music, or Photo, and then press OK . The Media Center menu appears on the[...]

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    30 Customizing Customizing This section describes the various setting options of this Blu-ray Disc™ and Online Media. If the setup option is greyed out, it means the setting cannot be changed at the current state. 1 Press the SETTING button in stop mode to display the setup screen. 2 Press OK to enter the Setting menu. 3 Use the  /  button [...]

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    31 Customizing Down_sampling Select the digital audio signal sampling frequency . (Only available on Coaxial) 48k: For discs recorded at sampling rate of 48 kHz. 96k: For discs recorded at sampling rate of 96 kHz. 192k: For discs recorded at sampling rate of 192 kHz. Dolby DRC Select the Dynamic Range Control (DRC) mode which makes it available to [...]

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    32 Deactivate Setting T o apply the deactivation, unplug the player after operating deactivation. Upgrade This option allows you to update your players software via a Disc, USB Storage or Network. External Memory The External Memory can be used in the BD-Live TM function. When you plug in the USB device, which has at least 1GB free space to play BD[...]

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    33 Customizing Interface This system setting allows you to choose the way to connect network via W ired or W ireless. Connection T est Selecting the Connection T est will cause the player to attempt to communicate with your home network and with a known Internet address. If both att empts are successful, your network connection should be congure[...]

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    34 Language Setting This setting allows you to choose the language for your on-screen menus and screens. 1 In the Setting menu, use the  /  button to select Language and press OK . 2 Press the  /  button to select an option and press OK . 3 Use the  /  button to select the preferred language. 4 Press the  button or the BACK but[...]

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    35 Information Setting 1 In the Setting menu, use the  /  button to select Information and press OK . 2 The current Software V ersion, MAC Address and Netix ESN will be displayed. 3 Press the  button or the BACK button to return to the previous menu. Playback Setting 1 In the Setting menu, use the  /  button to select Playback and[...]

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    36 TV Screen Select the screen format according to how you want the picture to appear on the TV . 16:9 Full: For a disc with the aspect ratio of 4:3, the output video is stretched into 16:9 full screen. 16:9 Normal: For a disc with the aspect ratio of 4:3, the output video is resized vertically to match what will be seen on the display . 4:3 Pan&am[...]

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    37 Network functional description Media Server Search W ith this player connected to network, you can play video, music and photo les from the media server . 1 Connects this player to server network and set the Media Server Sear ch to Enable . See " Network Setting " on page 32 for details. 2 Press the SETTING button to enter the setup[...]

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    38 Navigating the ePortal Menu The new ePortal page is easy to navigate and provides graphical access to a variety of services such as Apps, Internet,V ideos, Music, Photos, Portal Settings and others. When you rst entered to the ePortal menu, you will be prompted by the setup wizard for account set up under T oshiba Cloud Service. Follow the on[...]

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    39 The web browser on this device: • may not support certain functions used in web pages. • may not display web pages as intended, or may not function. • does not support platform-dependent technologies such as ActiveX ® . • only supports preinstalled plug-ins. • uses a single built-in font. Some text may not be displayed as intended. ?[...]

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    40 Resolution of video streamed from Netflix ® varies depending on communication speed or bitrate of each content, etc. Preparing Instant Queue T o play streaming video vi a Netflix ® service, Netflix ® player needs to be activated. Read the instructions displayed on the TV screen. Sign in to your Netix ® account with your email address and [...]

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    41 If you experience an y of the following dif ficulties while using this unit, check the list belo w before consulting your nearest T OSHIBA dealer . Pr oblem: Solution: No power The unit does not respond to the remote control. Buttons do not work or the unit stops responding. No sound or picture Distorted picture Incorrect or no audio/video signa[...]

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    42 Cannot play back a disc. Playback does not start when the title is selected. Cannot connect to the network. Cannot connect to the network while my PC is connected to the network. Subtitles appear on the screen. No return to start-up screen when disc is rem ov ed. The unit cannot read Blu-ray Disc™/D VD/CD. Angle does not switch. Cannot use the[...]

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    43 Maintenance Servicing Cleaning the cabinet Cleaning discs Please refer to rel ev ant topics in „T roubleshooting‰ abo ve before returning the product. If this unit becomes inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. T urn of f, unplug the power plug, and please call our helpline to [...]

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    44 Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letterbox allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspecti ve on a standard 4:3 screen. A VCHD™ A VCHD™ is a new format for high definition video camcorders which ca[...]

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    45 Dolby ® T rueHD Dolby T rueHD is a lossless coding technology developed for next generation optical discs. Blu-ray Disc TM supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound output. DTS ® DTS ® is a multi-channel surround sound system. By connecting to DTS ® decoder , you can enjoy movie dynamic and realistic sound like movie theate r. DTS ® surroun[...]

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    46 MP3 A file format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-R W can contain about 10 times more data than a re gular CD. PCM Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Region code A system that allo ws discs to be pla[...]

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    47 Product specifications, configurations, prices, system/component/options availability are all subject to change without notice. Disclaimer 1080p capable display required for viewing in 1080p. Vi ewing HD content and up-conv erting DVD content may require an HDCP capable input on your display device. While up-con verting D VD video content may re[...]

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    48 License Information License Information END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This End User License Agreement („EULA‰) is a legal agreement between you and TOSHIB A CORPORA TION („TOSHIB A‰) with re gard to the copyrighted Software provided with this EULA. Use of any software and related documentation („Software‰) provided with a Blu-ray Disc?[...]

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    49 Article 4 Disclaimer Third Party Materials This Service may enable access to T oshibaÊ s and third party services and web sites, the T oshiba website within the T oshiba community and an y other features, content, or services offered from time to time by T oshiba in connection with its website or this Application (collectively and indi vidually[...]

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    50 LOSS OF DA T A, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR ANY O THER COMMERNCIAL DA MA GES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELA TED TO Y OUR USE OR IN ABILITY TO USE THE SOFTW ARE, HO WEVER CA USED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEOR Y OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT , TO RT , OR O THER WISE) AND EVEN IF TOSHIB A AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN AD VISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D AMA[...]

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    51 warranty within the scope of the applicable la ws. These software components are not subject to any copyrights or other third-party rights and are provided in „as is‰ condition without any warranty , whether express or implied. „W arranty‰ here includes, b ut not limited to, an implied warranty for marketability or f itness for specific [...]

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    52 OSS name udhcpc net-tools iproute2 mcr -tcpdump dibbler sysvinit module-init-tool s util-linux-n g pr ocps (ps, top ) psmisc coreutils gawk grep findutils bash tar sed gzip inetutils ncurses gdb (gdbserver ) Das U-Boot International Components for Unicod e zlib OpenSS L FreeT yp e Expat libcurl libjpeg c-ares mtd-utils libmtp libus b OSS version[...]

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    53 OSS name libusb-compat Wi reless T ools Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm HarfBuzz DirectFB Fusion SaWMan libpng Qt libxml2 xmlrpc-c tinyxml gSOAP SQLite D avid M. Gay's d toa and strtod Bison generated parser Doug Lea's malloc EMX sprintf and scanf JSON_Parser Lua interp re te r zziplib libavformat libavutil libavcodec lighttpd OSS vers[...]

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    54 License Information OSS name nmbd ntp ntfsprogs xz cpio libelf live555 wpa_supplican t libnl OSS version 2.2.12 4.2.6 2.0 5.0.3 2.8 0.8.13 2011.06.12 0.8.x 1.0-pre7 OSS project URL http://www .samba.org/ www .ntp.org http://www .linux-ntfs.org http://tukaani.org/xz/ http://www .gnu.org/software/cpio/ http://www .mr511.de/software/ http://www .li[...]