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    1 EN HDD & DVD VIDEO RECORDER RD100KB OWNER’S MANUAL Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Recording Playback Editing Function Setup Others © 2010 T oshiba Cor poration For Customer Use: Carefully read the Model No. and Serial No . located at the back of the unit and enter th e inf ormation below . Retain this inf ormatio[...]

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    2 EN . Precautions Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only qualified ser vice personnel should remove the co ver or attempt to service this unit, due to the possibility of ey e injury . Power Supply The power supply is connected and the unit is live when the mains cable is plugged into a 220 - 240 V~, 50 Hz A C outlet. T o operate the unit, p[...]

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    3 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Make your contrib ution to the en vironment!!! • Exhausted batteries do not belong in the dustbin. • Y ou [...]

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    4 EN Notice for the Progressive Scan Outputs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause ar tif acts to be display ed in the picture. In case of picture problems with 480 or 576 progressiv e scan output, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standa[...]

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    5 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording • Remote control with 2 R6 (1.5 V) batteries •R F c a b l e • Owner’ s Manual • Quic k Setup Guide ?[...]

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    6 EN T able of Contents Introduction .... .................... ................... ........... 2 Precautions ........................................................................ 2 Features ............................................................................. 5 Guide to the Owner’ s Manual ............................................. [...]

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    7 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Guide to the Owner ’ s Manual T o show what recording mode or media type applies to each function, the follo[...]

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    8 EN D VD players with are capable of pla ying D V D-R W recorded in VR mode. Media for Recording / Pl aying Media T ype DV D - RW DV D - R DV D + RW DV D + R HDD Logo Format Can be fo rmatted in VR or video mode Automatically for m a tt ed in video mode Automatically fo rmatted in +VR mode Automatically fo rmatted in +VR mode – Video Mode VR Mod[...]

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    9 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording is a trad emark of D VD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video fo[...]

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    10 EN Functional Overview Y ou can also turn on the unit by pressing these buttons . Press to turn on the unit, or to turn the unit into the standb y mode. (T o completely shut down the unit, you must unplug the AC po wer cord.) 1 B ON ST ANDBY button* 2 2 Disc tray 3 A OPEN CLOSE b utton* 1 4 Infrared sens or window 5 Displa y (“Off” in st[...]

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    11 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording The unit can also be tur ned on by pressing these b uttons. 1 OPEN CLOSE A button (D VD)* 2 INPUT SELECT F [...]

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    12 EN Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Install 2 R6 (1.5 V) batter ies (supplied) into the remote control, carefully match with the polarity indicated inside the battery compar tment. Caution • Incorrect use of batter ies can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. • Do not mix new and old batteries together. • Do not use di[...]

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    13 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Guide to On-Screen Displays With a disc inser ted into the unit, press [DISPLA Y] to di spla y the on-screen [...]

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    14 EN Press [INFO C ] while viewing a D VB programme to displa y the programme inf ormation. 1 A udio language 2 Channel number 3 Channel nam e 4 Current time and da y 5 Next programme information 6 Current programme inf ormation The window will automatically ex it after 4 seconds , or press [RETURN BACK ] to exit. While the window appears, press[...]

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    15 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introducti on Connections Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording T o programme a timer recording. [ E Page 33] T o call up the title list. [ E Page 57] 1 Format (D VD-R W , D[...]

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    16 EN Front Panel Display Guide 1 DTV indicator 2 Title / T rack and Chapter n umber 3 Current status of the unit 4 Displays t he follo wing • Playing back time • Current title / chapter / track / file number • Recording time / remaining time •C l o c k • Channel number • One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) remaining time • Selected HDMI [...]

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    17 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduc tion Connections Playback Editing Others Function S etup Recording Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Connecting to a TV Connect the unit to a TV after considering the capabilities o f your e xisting equipment.[...]

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    18 EN [HDMI CONNECTION] • HDMI outputs the video / audio signals without converting to analogue signals. • No audio conne ctions is required. • Use the HDMI cable (commercially availab le) f or connection. • Connect the HDMI ou tput jack of this unit to the HDMI input jack of TV . Selecting HDMI video resolution Press [HDMI] to select the H[...]

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    19 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduc tion Connections Playback Editing Others Function S etup Recording Basic Setup / TV Vi ew Operat ion Connecting to External Eq uipment This unit has four i nput terminals. Press [INPUT SELECT F ] repeatedly to[...]

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    20 EN Initial Setting When you turn on this unit f or the first time, y ou need to f ollo w these steps. 1 Press [ B ON ST ANDBY]. 2 T urn the TV on. Select the input to which the unit is connected. 3 Select y our desired tuni ng type accor ding to y our area using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. The unit will star t getting channels av ailab[...]

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    21 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduct ion Connec tions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording 3 Select “A uto T uning (D VB & ANALOG)” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. The unit will star [...]

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    22 EN Y ou can set the unit to skip channels. Y ou can no longer receive or watch when y ou access channels using [PROG. GH ] . 1 Follo w steps 1 to 4 in “Man ual T uning (ANALOG)” on page 21. 2 Select “P osition” using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 3 Select the position number us ing [the Number butto ns] or [ K L ], then press [ 0 ]. 4 [...]

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    23 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduct ion Connec tions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording TV View Operation The follo wing operations are av ailab le while viewing TV channels through this unit’ s t[...]

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    24 EN With “Edit Channels” menu, you can sort all the memor ised D VB channels int o the group lists (“Quic k Select”) or set the viewer limitation (“Adult Loc k”), etc. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select “General Setting” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 2 Select “Channel” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3[...]

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    25 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduct ion Connec tions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Y ou can set the unit to limit the access to the D VB channels. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 4 in “Edit Channels” [...]

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    26 EN Y ou can check the detailed information of the current D VB channel. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 3 in “A uto T uning (D VB)” on page 22 . 2 Select “Sign al Information” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. • “Signal Information” displa y will appear . 3 Press [RETURN B A CK] to exit. • “Signal Information” is not available[...]

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    27 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recor ding Functions Introduct ion Connec tions Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Note • If the programme is changed, the subtitle language will be switched bac k to the default language y o[...]

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    28 EN Information on DVD Recording This unit can record on D VD-R W/-R discs and D VD+RW/+R discs. D VD-R/+R d iscs allow y ou to record programmes only once, and the recorded contents can be erased although the space left on the disc does not change. D VD-RW/+R W discs allow y ou to record programmes repeatedly , and the recorded contents can be e[...]

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    29 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it bac k in other pla yers. (See page 43.) Y ou cannot final[...]

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    30 EN Formatting a Disc When inser ting a brand-new D VD-RW/+R W disc, the unit automatically star ts to initiali se the disc. D VD+R W disc will alwa ys be f ormatted in +VR mode, and D VD-RW disc will be formatted either video or VR mode according to the recording format mode setting of the unit. Bef ore inser ting a brand-ne w D VD-RW disc, y ou[...]

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    31 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording The unit inser ts a chapter mark periodically (ev ery 15 minutes by def ault) during recording. Using the Auto C[...]

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    32 EN Y ou can select either “Main” or “Sub” audio to record a bilingual broadcast in video mode or +VR mode. This setting is only for recording analogue channel. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select “General Setting” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 2 Select “Recor ding” using [ K L ], then press [ENTER OK]. 3 Select [...]

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    33 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording • When the unit reaches the s pecified time, it will be turned off automatically . • T o change the recordin[...]

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    34 EN 5 Select the digital (D VB) / analogue (A TV) mode or external input (A V1/A V2/A V3) using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 6 Select the c hannel number to record using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 7 Select the recor ding media (“HDD” or “D VD”) using [ K L ], then press [ 1 ]. 8 Select the recording mode using [ K L ], then press [ [...]

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    35 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Y ou can deactivate the periodical (Daily , Mon-F ri or W eekly) timer recording temporarily . 1 In sto p mode, [...]

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    36 EN • As to the timer recording in progress (which is shown in red in the timer programme list), y ou only can edit the end time. The changes made dur ing record ing will be recognised as only specific to that recordi ng in progress and it will not affect the daily or the weekly recording setting. Priority of overlapped settings The unit record[...]

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    37 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording Series Link Timer Recording With the EPG system, when you set a TV p rogramme into the timer recording, you can [...]

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    38 EN 2 Press [SA T .LIN K]. • “Sat” will appear on th e front panel display and the unit goes into the satellite link standby mode. T o cance l the satellite link function in the satelli te link standby mode: Press [ B ON ST ANDBY] or [SA T .LINK] to turn on the unit. T o cancel the satellite link function while the satellite link recordin[...]

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    39 EN Intr oduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Pl ayb ack Ed it in g Ot he rs Function S etup Recording Functi ons Introduction Connections Basic Setup / TV View Operation Playback Editing Others Function Setup Recording 6 Press [ C STOP] on the unit to sto p recording. Note • Durin g recording, recordi ng will be paused when a s[...]

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    40 EN DVC to HDD / DVD Dubbing Before recording from D VC, see page 19 f or connection instructions. If you want to record to the HDD, press [HDD] first. If you want to recor d to a disc, press [DVD] fir st. 1 Press [INPUT SELECT F ] repeatedly to select the external input channel, then press [PRO G. GH ] repeatedly to select DV(A V4). 2 Press [RE[...]