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COMBINA TION FLA T COLOR TELEVISION AND DVD VIDEO PLA YER OWNER’S MANUAL 2 13 18 28 31 38 Introduction Connections Basic setup Basic playback Advanced playback Function setup DIGITAL VIDEO ©2006 T oshiba Corporation 44 Others Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 20 TV operation MD14F12 MD20F12 Illustration of MD20F12 5[...]
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2 Introduction 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 NG TO RED UCE THE R I SK O F FI R E OR E LE CTR I C SH OC K, D 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 SAFEGUARDS 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 voltage surge s and built-up static charge s (see Section 8 10 of the National Electric Code). 26) DAN G E R: R IS K O F SE R I OU S PE[...]
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5 Introduction SAFETY PRECAUTION/ Power source CAUTION: THIS DIGIT AL VIDEO PLA YER EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM. TO ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FU- TURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTE- NANCE, CONT ACT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE LOCA TION. USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PE[...]
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Introduction 6 Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the unit. Please read the follo wing 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 optical pick-up lens inside th[...]
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Introduction 7 Structure of disc contents Normally , 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 V ideo CD/Audio CD Each title, chapter or track is assigned a number , which is called “title number”, “chapter number” or “track number[...]
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8 Introduction 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 or Video CD Some of these discs may be incompatible. DVD video discs Video CDs Audio CDs DIGITAL VIDEO Maximum playback time Disc Size Approx. 4 hours (single sided disc) Approx. 8 h[...]
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9 Intr oduction Contents Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS ............................ 3 SAFETY PRECA UTION .................................... 5 Po w er source .................................................... 5 Precautions ....................................................... 6 Notes on discs ............................................[...]
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10 Introduction COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 16 AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (LINE IN 1) 15 RF IN jack 13 Identification of controls See the page in for details. POWER button Remote sensor 12 PHONES jack 21 POWER indicator Disc tray 20 28 28 28 AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks (LINE IN 2) 15 STOP ( ) button 28 OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button 20 VOLUME ( / ) button[...]
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11 Introduction POWER button OPEN/CLOSE button TV/DVD button DISPLAY button SUBTITLE button INPUT button ZOOM button PLAY MODE button SETUP button PLAY button CH RTN button REV button ANGLE button TOP MENU button CH / buttons 29 28 20 31 21 36 21 15 31 SLEEP button 21 JUMP button AUDIO SELECT button VOL +/ - buttons MUTE button DVD MENU button ENTE[...]
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12 Introduction 12 3 • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a distance of approx. 5 meters. Replace the compartment cover . Install two “R03/AAA” batter- ies (supplied), paying attention to the polarity di[...]
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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 INPUT to select the desired mode 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 GAME . The GAME mode [...]
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16 Connections Connecting to optional equipment (Continued) Y ou can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds by 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 av[...]
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17 Connections MPEG2 sound Y ou can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD 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 equipped w[...]
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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 key operation (by the unit and/or the remote control): Static electricity , etc., may affect the player's operation. Disconnect the AC power cord once, then connect it again. • The TV section has its own menu and also DVD section has its own menu 38 . / / / ENTER MENU Press or to se[...]
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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 t he appropriate position 23 . 1 2 3 Press Direct ch[...]
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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 memory . See page 23 “T o memorize channels”. ■ DISPLAY Press DISPLA Y to display the current informations on the screen. Press DISPL[...]
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22 TV operation Closed captions Captions: This closed caption mode will display text 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. T ext: [...]
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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 al[...]
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24 TV operation To register password Notes: • If you forget the password, you cannot set the V -Chip. •T o avoid forgetting the password, write it down and keep in the safe place. Press or to select “PASSWORD”. 1 2 Press MENU, then press or to select option. Enter the same password again using Number buttons (0–9) for safety , then press [...]
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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 AND ARD 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 desire[...]
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27 TV operation STEREO SAP CH 013 Sound control adjustment (MD20F12 only)/ Stereo and Second A udio Program (SAP) Sound controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as follows: The TV/DVD is equipped with a feature known as multi-channel TV sound or MTS. MTS broadcasts greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programs with hig[...]
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28 Basic playback Press STOP to end playback. 3 Resuming facility • The unit records the stopped point, depending on the disc. “ ” appears on the screen. Press PLA Y to resume playback (from the scene point). • If you press STOP again (“ 3 ” appears on the screen.), the unit will clear the stopped point. Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLA Y . The [...]
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29 Basic playback To pause playbac k (still mode) Press PA USE during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. To stop playbac k Press ST OP . To remove 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 r[...]
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30 Basic playback Playing frame by frame Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FF during playback. REV : Fast reverse playback FF : Fast forward playback Each time you press REV or FF , the playback speed changes. To resume normal playbac k Press PLA Y . Notes: • The TV/DVD mutes sound during reverse and forward scan of [...]
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31 Adv anced playback 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 view ( Off). Press ZOOM during playback. [...]
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32 Adv anced playback 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 marking is cancelled w[...]
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33 Advanced playback [Video CD, Audio CD] Press to select “Repeat” and then press ENTER to select “T rack” 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 start Repeat playback. 1 Press REPEAT A-B during playback. The start point i[...]
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34 Adv anced playback VC D CD Program playback/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 and Video CD. ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / PLA Y MODE 0–9 CANCEL PLA Y Program playback Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode. Press o[...]
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35 Adv anced playback Changing angles/T itle selection/D VD menu ANGLE ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / TO P MENU PLA Y DVD 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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36 Adv anced playback Changing soundtrack language/ Subtitles AUDIO SELECT SUBTITLE You can select the language when you play a multilin- gual disc. When playing back a disc recorded with subtitles, you can select the subtitle language or turn the subtitle off. Subtitles Changing soundtrack langua ge DVD VCD 1 2 Press AUDIO SELECT during playback. [...]
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37 Adv anced playback 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 playback. The status display of the disc will appear on the screen in order like the figure below . Press / to select Play Mode, then press ENTER to select “Off”. 1 Press PLAY MODE in the[...]
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38 Function setup Setting procedure Press SETUP during stop mode. The following on-screen display appears. 1 2 3 To clear SETUP screen, press SETUP or RETURN. 5 Customizing the function settings You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / • Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change other settings. •[...]
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39 Function setup Section Option Menu Subtitle Audio TV Screen Display Picture Mode DRC Password Parental Details To select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “Audio” if more than one language are recorded on the disc. To select a picture size according to the aspect ratio of your TV . To turn On or Off the operational status displa[...]
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40 Function setup Customizing the function settings (Continued) 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 li[...]
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41 Function setup Picture Mode There are two types of source content in pictures re- corded in DVD video discs: film content (pictures re- corded from films at 24 frames per second) and video content (video signals recorded at 30 frames per sec- ond). Make this selection according to the type of content being viewed. Auto: Select this position norm[...]
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42 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 or to select “Parental”, then press or until the parental level you require to appear . • Level Off: The parental control setting does not function. • Level 8: All DVD software c[...]
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43 Function setup Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/ CLOSE on the unit 28 . 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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44 Others Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” . Abkhazian 1 1 12 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1 1 16 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy 2317 Somali[...]
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45 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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46 Others Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the Parental setup. Audio soundtrack 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 . Playback doesn’t start. [...]
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47 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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48 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 Power supply Power consumption Picture tube Speaker Audio output power W eight Dimensions T un[...]
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49 Others Limited w arranty Limited United States W arranty for CRT -based TV/DVD Combinations, TV/VCR Combinations, and TV/DVD/VCR Combinations, 25" and Smaller ("TV Combination(s)") T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("T ACP") makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE[...]
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50 Others Y our Responsibility THE ABOVE W ARRANTIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (1) Y ou must retain your original bill of sale or provide other proof of purchase. (2) All warranty servicing of this TV Combination must be performed by an Authorized T ACP Service Station. (3) The warranties from T ACP are ef fective only if this TV Com[...]
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51 Others Memo ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................[...]
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