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COMBIN A TION COLOR TELEVISION AND D VD VIDEO PLA YER OWNER’S MANUAL 2 13 18 27 30 38 Introduction Connections Basic setup Basic playback Advanced playback Function setup DIGITAL VIDEO ©2006 T oshiba Corporation 43 Others Bef ore operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 20 TV operation MD13Q42 MD20Q42 Illustration of MD20Q42 5X30[...]
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2 Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS IM Dear Customer , T hank you for purchasing this T oshiba TV . T his manual will help you use the many exciting feature s of your new TV . Bef ore operating the TV, please r ead this manual completely , and keep it nearby for future reference. Safety Pr ecautions WAR N I N G TO RED UCE TH E R ISK O F F IR E O[...]
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3 Introduction Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) K eep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) F ollow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with a dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Inst all in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install [...]
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4 Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS S 24) Always operate this equipment from a 120V AC, 60 Hz power source only. 25) Always make sure the antenna system is properly grounded to provide adequate protection against volt age surges and built-up static charge s (see Section 8 10 of the National Electric Code). 26) DANGER: RISK O F SERIOU S PE RS ONA[...]
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5 Introduction SAFETY PRECA UTION/ P o wer source CA UTION: THIS DIGIT AL VIDEO PLA YER EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM. TO ENSURE PR OPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANU AL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FU- TURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTE- NANCE, CONT ACT AN A UTHORIZED SER VICE LOCA TION. USE OF CONTR OLS , ADJUSTMENTS[...]
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Introduction 6 Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the unit . Please read the following carefull y . Moisture condensation occurs, for example, when you pour a cold dr ink into a glass on a w ar m da y . Drops of w ater form on the outside of the glass. In the same w a y , moisture may condense on the optical pick-up lens i[...]
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Introduction 7 Structure of disc contents Nor mally , DVD video discs are divided into titles , and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. Video CDs and Audio CDs are divided into tracks. DVD video disc Video CD/Audio CD Each title, chapter or track is assigned a number , which is called “title number”, “chapter number” or “track n umb[...]
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8 Intr oduction Disc Mark Contents 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm The following discs are also available. DVD-R/RW discs of DVD video format CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA, Video CD or JPEG format FUJICOLOR CD format Some of these discs may be incompatible. DVD video discs Video CDs Audio CDs DIGITAL VIDEO Maximum playback time Disc Size Approx. 4 hou[...]
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9 Intr oduction Contents Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS ............................ 2 SAFETY PRECA UTION .................................... 5 Precautions ....................................................... 6 Notes on discs ................................................... 7 Contents ...................................................[...]
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10 Intr oduction Front Rear Identification of controls See the page in for details. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 16 RF IN jack 13 POWER button Remote sensor 12 PHONES jack 21 POWER indicator Disc tray 20 18 27 27 15 STOP ( ) button 27 OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button 20 VOLUME ( / ) buttons PLAY ( ) button 27 CHANNEL ( / ) buttons 21 SKIP ( / ) buttons 29 A[...]
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11 Intr oduction Remote contr ol The instr uctions in this manual describe the function on the remote control. See the page in f or details. *DVD MENU b utton Use the D VD MENU button to display the menu included on many D VD video discs. To operate a menu, f ollow the instr uctions in “D VD menu. ” 34 POWER button OPEN/CLOSE button TV/DVD butt[...]
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12 Intr oduction 12 3 • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to oper ate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a distance of approx. 5 meters. Replace the compar tment co v er . Install tw o “R03/AAA” batter- ies (supplied), pa ying attention to the pola[...]
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13 Connections 75 ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) 300-75 ohm matching transformer (supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire (not supplied) VHF 75 ohm (not supplied) Antenna jack Antenna jack Antenna jack Combiner (not supplied[...]
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14 Connections For basic cable service not requiring a converter/descrambler box, connect the Cable TV 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the Antenna jack on the back of the TV/DVD. 75 ohm coaxial cable If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a converter/descrambler box, y[...]
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15 Connections Press the INPUT to select the “LINE” (external input) to use the TV as a monitor. Operate your VCR as usual. To playback from the camcorder, connect the camcorder to the TV/DVD as shown. You can enjoy playing a TV game on the screen by adjusting to suitable brightness for your eyes. 1. Connect a TV Game to the TV/DVD. 2. Press GA[...]
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16 Connections Connecting to optional equipment (Continued) Y ou can enjo y high quality dynamic sounds b y connecting the TV/DVD to optional audio equipment. : Front speaker : Rear speaker : Sub woofer : Center speaker : Signal flow Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now [...]
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17 Connections MPEG2 sound Y ou can enjoy motion picture and liv e concer t D VD video discs encoded via the MPEG2 recording system with dynamic realistic sound by connecting an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder or MPEG2 audio processor . Connecting to an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder Connecting to an amplifier equippe[...]
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18 Starting setup The STARTING SETUP function makes installing your TV/DVD easily. It leads you the Language selection, TV/CABLE selection and auto channel memory automatically. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the antenna or cable TV system connection is made! Starting setup Press or to select “TV” or “CABLE”, then press ENTER. Press or to select[...]
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19 Notes: • If the unit does not operate properly , or No ke y operation (by the unit and/or the remote contr ol): Static electr icity , etc., ma y affect the player's operation. Disconnect the AC power cord once, then connect it again. • The TV section has its o wn men u and also D VD section has its own menu 38 . / / / ENTER MENU Press o[...]
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20 TV operation TV operation Adjust the volume level by pressing VOL + or –. The volume level will be indicated on the screen by green bars. As the volume level increases, so do the number of bars. If the volume decreases, the number of green bars also decreases. Set the TV/CA BLE selection t o the appropriate position 23 . 1 2 3 Press Direct cha[...]
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21 TV operation ■ CHANNEL UP/DOWN Press and release CH or . The channel automati- cally stops at the next channel set into memory . For proper operation, before selecting channels, they should be set into the memor y . See page 23 “T o memorize channels”. ■ DISPLAY Press DISPLA Y to displa y the current infor mations on the screen. Press DI[...]
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22 TV operation Closed captions Captions: This closed caption mode will display te xt on the screen in English or another language (depending on the setting of the closed captions CH 1/2). Generally , closed captions in English are transmitted on captions channel 1 and closed captions in other languages are transmitted on captions channel 2. Te xt:[...]
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23 TV operation /// MENU Press or to select “TV/CABLE”. 1 2 Press MENU in the TV mode, then press or to select option. Press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. 4 Press or to select “TV” or “CABLE”. 3 TV - VHF/UHF channels CABLE - Cable TV channels Cable TV chart The chart below is typical of many cable system channel allo[...]
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24 TV operation To register passw ord Notes: • If y ou forget the pass w ord, you cannot set the V -Chip. •T o avoid f orgetting the password, write it down and k eep in the safe place. Press or to select “PASSWORD”. 1 2 Press MENU, then press or to select option. Enter the same passw ord a gain using Number b uttons (0–9) f or saf ety , [...]
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25 TV operation Press or to select “MOVIE RATING”. 1 3 In the V -CHIP menu, press or to select “V -CHIP SET”, then press . Press or to select desired rating. After setting, press ENTER. 4 Press or to select “V-CHIP”. 5 To set the V -Chip OFF : TV RA TING is not set TV -Y : All children TV -Y7 : 7 years old and above TV -G : General audi[...]
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26 TV operation 4 Press or to select the desired picture mode, then press ENTER. 3 PICTURE PREFERENCE ST ANDARD SPORTS MO VIE MEMOR Y // ENTER / MENU After your desired setting, press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. Press or to select “PICTURE”, then press . 1 2 Press MENU and then press or to select option. After your desired[...]
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27 Basic playback Press ST OP to end pla ybac k. 3 Resuming facility • The unit records the stopped point, depending on the disc. “ ” appears on the screen. Press PLA Y to resume playbac k (from the scene point). • If you press ST OP again (“ 3 ” appears on the screen.), the unit will clear the stopped point. Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLA Y .[...]
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28 Basic playback To pause playbac k (still mode) Press PA USE during playbac k. To resume nor mal pla yback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. To stop playback Press STOP . To remo ve the disc Press OPEN/CLOSE . Remove the disc after the disc tray opens completely . Be sure to press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray after you[...]
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29 Basic playback Playing frame by frame Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FF during playbac k. REV :F ast reverse pla ybac k FF :F ast forw ard playbac k Each time you press REV or FF , the playback speed changes. To resume normal pla yback Press PLA Y . Notes: • The TV/D VD m utes sound dur ing re verse and forw ar[...]
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30 Advanced pla yback Zooming DVD VCD CD 1 / / / Zooming/Locating desired scene CANCEL 0–9 ENTER JUMP DISPLA Y Press / / / to view a different part of the frame. You may move the frame from the center position to UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT direction. In the zoom mode, press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 vie w ( Off). Press ZOOM during playback.[...]
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31 Adv anced pla yback Marking the scenes Returning to the scenes 1 Press MARKER during playback or stop mode. 2 1 3 Marking desired scenes The unit stores the points that you want to watch again up to 3 points. You can resume playback from each scene. 2 3 N otes: • Some discs may not work with the marking operation. • The mar king is cancelled[...]
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32 Advanced pla yback [Video CD, Audio CD] Press to select “Repeat” and then press ENTER to select “T rac k” or “All”. The unit automatically starts repeat playback after finishing the current track. • If you set the repeat mode during stop mode, press PLA Y to star t Repeat pla ybac k. 1 Press REPEAT A-B during playback. The start po[...]
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33 Adv anced pla yback VC D CD Program pla yback/Random playbac k You can arrange the playback order of tracks or files on the disc. And also the unit can playback tracks or files in random order. These feature works for Audio CD, Video CD and JPEG CD. ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / PLA Y MODE 0–9 CANCEL PLA Y SKIP 7 Program pla yback Press PLAY MODE in the[...]
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34 Advanced pla yback Changing angles/T itle selection/D VD menu ANGLE ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / T OP MENU PLA Y D VD MENU Changing angles Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the[...]
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35 Adv anced pla yback Changing soundtrack languag e/ Subtitles A UDIO SELECT SUBTITLE You can select the language when you play a multilin- gual disc. When playing back a disc recorded with subtitles , y ou can select the subtitle language or turn the subtitle off . Subtitles Changing soundtrac k languag e DVD VCD 1 2 Press AUDIO SELECT during pla[...]
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36 Advanced pla yback Disc status/T o turn of f the PBC 1 DISPLA Y ENTER / PLA Y MODE Disc status VCD To turn off the PBC DVD VCD CD DVD Press DISPLA Y during playbac k. The status display of the disc will appear on the screen in order like the figure belo w. Press / to select Play Mode, then press ENTER to select “Off”. 1 Press PLAY MODE in th[...]
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37 Adv anced pla yback JPEG playback You can select your desired JPEG file on the file menu and picture menu. The selected JPEG file is automatically adjusted to the TV screen. (When the aspect ratio of the JPEG file is different to your TV screen, the black bar will appear at the top and bottom, or the both sides of the TV screen). CA UTION: Some [...]
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38 Function setup Section Option Menu Subtitle Audio TV Screen Display Picture Mode JPEG Inter v al DRC Passw ord Parental Details To select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “A udio” if more than one language are recorded on the disc. To select a picture size according to the aspect ratio of y our TV . To turn On or Off the operat[...]
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39 Function setup Menu, Subtitle, Audio You can select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “Audio” if more than one languages are recorded onto the disc. English, Francais, Espanol: The selected language will be heard or seen. Other: Other language can be selected (see “Language code list” 43 ). Original (Audio): The unit will se[...]
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40 Function setup JPEG Interval You can continuously playback all JPEG files automati- cally. After the selection below, the disc will start playback on which JPEG files have been recorded. Off: Pla ys back one file at a time. 5 Seconds: Pla ys back images in the form of a slide show at 5 second inter vals . 10 Seconds: Pla ys back images in the fo[...]
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41 Function setup Parental control setting Some discs are specified as not suitable for children. Such discs can be limited not to playback with the unit. 1) Press C or D to select “P arental”, then press B or A until the parental lev el you require to appear . • Le v el Off: The parental control setting does not function. • Le v el 8: All [...]
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42 Function setup Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/ CLOSE on the unit 27 . If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel the Rating level, the screen which follows the “Reading” screen will change, depending on which disc is played. If you select “YES” with the ENTER key, “Your disc exceeds the parental control level#.” [...]
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43 Others Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” 39 . Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy 2317 Somali [...]
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44 Others SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. Poor reception on some channels. Horizontal or diagonal bars on screen. Poor sound or no sound. TV/DVD does not operate. • Check antenna or Cable TV co[...]
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45 Others Playbac k does not star t when the title is selected. • Check the Parental setup. Audio soundtrac k and/or subtitle language is not changed when you playback a DVD. • Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc. No subtitle. • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE . Playbac k doesn’t sta[...]
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46 Others Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results. The most common types of television interference are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/DVD is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be ca[...]
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47 Others Specifications 181 channel freq. synthesized VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CATV 125 Channels UHF/VHF: 75 Ω coaxial DVD (12 cm, 8 cm), CD (12 cm, 8 cm) DVD: 4 Hz-22 kHz, CD: 4 Hz-20 kHz T emperature: 5˚C-40˚C (41˚F-104˚F), Operating status: Horizontal Po w er supply Power consumption Picture tube Speaker Audio output power W eight Dimensions T [...]
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48 Others Limited warranty Limited United States W arranty f or CR T -based TV/D VD Combinations, TV/VCR Combinations, and TV/DVD/VCR Combinations, 25" and Smaller ("TV Combination(s)") T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("T A CP") makes the f ollo wing limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. [...]
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49 Others Y our Responsibility THE ABOVE W ARRANTIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLO WING CONDITIONS: (1) Y ou must retain your or iginal bill of sale or pro vide other proof of purchase. (2) All warr anty servicing of this TV Combination must be perfor med by an A uthor ized T ACP Service Station. (3) The w arr anties from T A CP are effective only if th[...]
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