Toshiba SD-3860SC manual

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    D VD VIDEO PLA YER SD-3860SC OWNER’S MANUAL DIGITAL VIDEO © 2004 T oshiba Corporation Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 3860 2C01801A [E] COVER 1/13/04, 5:05 PM 1[...]

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    2 W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGER OUS HIGH V OL T AGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NO T OPEN THE CABINET . REFER SER VICING TO Q U ALIFIED PERSONNEL ONL Y . CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPT ACLE[...]

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    3 CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS PR O VIDED 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 manufactured to assure personal safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit [...]

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    4 10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. S3125A 1 1. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer . 12.Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer , or sold with the appar[...]

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    5 16 . Do not overload wall outlets; extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 17. Never insert objects of any kind into this apparatus through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of[...]

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    6 Introduction Notes on handling When shipping the DVD video player , the original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy . For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory . Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray , near the DVD video player . Do not leave rubber or plastic products to conta[...]

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    7 On handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Do not attach paper or tape to discs. On c leaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outwards with a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean. If you cannot wipe off the dust with a soft cloth, wipe the disc light[...]

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    8 Introduction DIGITAL VIDEO About this owner ’ s manual This owner ’ s manual explains the basic instructions of this DVD video player . Some DVD video discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. As such, the DVD may not respond to all operating commands. This is not a defect in the DVD. Refer to i[...]

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    9 Introduction SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................ 2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS ................................... 3 Precautions .............................................................. 6 Notes on discs ......................................................... 7 T able of contents ..........................................[...]

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    10 Introduction Front panel Rear panel Identification of controls See the page in for details. 18 11 18 20 13 18 18 18 18 14 16 17 16 17 14 15 14 15 14 15 2C01801A [E] P10-13 1/13/04, 5:05 PM 10[...]

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    11 FL display The display may vary depending on the types of discs you play . D VD video disc A udio CD Some discs may not display elapsed time. • During playback: Example • During playback: Example Playing trac k 6 Video CD • During playback: Example Playing track 1 Some discs may not display track numbers or elapsed time. ALL REPEAT AB DVD [...]

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    12 Introduction Remote contr ol Identification of controls (continued) The instructions in this manual describe the functions on the remote control. See the page in for details. MENU button Use the MENU button to display the menu included on many DVD video discs. T o operate a menu, follow the instructions in “ DVD menu. ” 25 *TV control button[...]

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    13 Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow . 1 Operating with the remote control Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons. Distance: About 7 m (23 feet) from the front of the remote sensor Angle: About 30 ° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor * Do not expose the remote sensor of [...]

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    14 Connections Connecting to a TV To S VIDEO OUT T o VIDEO OUT T o AUDIO OUT (red) (white) (yellow) Signal flow (red) (white) T o video input T o S video input Audio/video cable (supplied) S video cable (not supplied) T o audio inputs Notes: • Refer to the owner ’ s manual of the connected TV as well. • When you connect the DVD video player t[...]

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    15 Notes: • Refer to the owner ’ s manual of the connected equipment as well. • When you connect the DVD video player to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections. • If you place the DVD video player near a tuner or radio, the radio broadcast sound might[...]

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    16 Connections OUT PUT COMPONENT Y L R P B P R S-VIDEO OPTICAL AUDIO VEDIO COAXIAL DIGITAL * : Front speaker : Rear speaker : Sub woofer : Center speaker : Signal flow Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a Dolb y Digital decoder Connecting to an amplifier equipped with Dolb y Surround Pr o Logic Dolby Surr ound Pro Logic Y ou can enjoy the dyn[...]

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    17 OUT PUT COMPONENT Y L R P B P R S-VIDEO OPTICAL AUDIO VEDIO COAXIAL DIGITAL W arning When playing DTS-encoded discs (DVD video discs and audio CDs), excessive noise may be output from the analog stereo jacks. T o avoid possible damage to the audio system, you should take proper precautions when the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of the DVD video player a[...]

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    18 CAUTION Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as it is closing. Neglecting to do so may cause serious personal injury . Basic playback 5 DVD VCD CD 3 6 T o star t pla yback in the stop mode Press PLA Y . OR Reading Playing a disc This section shows you the basics on how to play a disc. Basic playback 4 Preparations: • When you want to [...]

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    19 T o pause playback (still mode) Press P A USE/STEP during playback. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. T o stop playbac k Press STOP . Notes: • If a non-compatible disc is loaded, “ Incorrect Disc ” , “ Region Code Error ” or “ Parental Error ” will appear on the TV screen according [...]

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    20 Playing a disc (continued) Y ou can play discs at various speeds. Playing frame by frame Basic playback DVD VCD DVD VCD PLA Y PLA Y PLA Y Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REW or FF during playback. REW : Fast reverse playback FF : Fast forward playback Each time you press the REW or FF button, the playback speed changes. [...]

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    21 Zooming 1 2 Press ZOOM during playback. The centre part of the image will be zoomed in. Each press of ZOOM will change the ZOOM 1 (x 1.3), 2 (x 1.5) and 3 (x 2.0). Zooming/Locating desired scene DVD VCD This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. 1 Press C C C C C /[...]

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    22 Advanced 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 Notes: Some discs may not work with the marking operation. The marking is canceled when you ope[...]

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    23 Repeat playback 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode. Repeat playback/A-B Repeat playbac k Press PLAY MODE again to make the screen disappear. 3 A-B Repeat pla yback 1 Press A-B RPT during playback. The start point is selected. A-B repeat playback allows you to repeat material between two selected points. 2 2 DVD VCD CD A Notes: • In[...]

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    24 Program playback Press PLAY MODE during stop mode. 1 Press C C C C C / D D D D D / B B B B B / A A A A A to select “ Program Playback ” and press ENTER. The programs you selected will start to playback in the order. • In case of JPEG file, press SKIP to continue the program playback. • To resume normal playback, select Play Mode: “ Off[...]

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    25 Press C C C C C / D D D D D / B B B B B / A A A A A to select the desired title. Changing angles/T itle selection/D VD menu Changing angles Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. DVD When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 1/9 Press ANGLE re[...]

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    26 Press B or A to select “ On ” . • The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds. 1 Changing soundtrack language 1 2 Press AUDIO during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. Changing soundtrack languag e/ Setting surround sound You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Notes: • If the desir[...]

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    27 During DVD KARAOKE disc playback, press AUDIO. 2 On : The primary vocal is output when it is recorded on the disc. Off : The primary vocal is not output. Press B or A to select “ On ” or “ Off ” . Subtitles/Karaok e playback Y ou can turn the vocal on or off recorded on the DVD KARAOKE. Notes: • The vocal output feature is used during [...]

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    28 Disc status/T o turn off the PBC Advanced playback With each press of DISPLA Y , the status of the disc will appear on the screen and change as follows. DVD T o make status display disappear , press DISPLA Y again. Video CD When you playback the CD disc, the status display will appear on the screen and continue displaying. 00:34:56 01:12:33 00:3[...]

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    29 MP3/WMA/JPEG operation This player can play back the MP3/WMA/JPEG-data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. To produce the MP3/WMA/ JPEG-data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-RW drive and a MP3/WMA/JPEG-encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System can not be played. MP3/WMA/JPEG CD information Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback[...]

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    30 Advanced playback MP3/WMA/JPEG operation (continued) MP3/WMA CD playback CD ENTER ▲ / ▼ / / STOP 0 – 9 Notes: • During MP3/WMA/JPEG-Playback, you can not use SEARCH, A-B Repeat functions. • Y ou can use Repeat (Track or All), Random functions and Program playback for MP3/WMA/JPEG CD Playback (see pages 23 and 24). • In the case of a [...]

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    31 TOP MENU MENU ▲ / ▼ / / ENTER 0 – 9 The slide show enables you to view pictures (files) one after another automatically . Preparation: • Set “ JPEG Interval ” setting to “ 5 Seconds ” , “ 10 Sec- onds ” or “ 15 Seconds ” (see page 36). Place a disc on which JPEG files have been recorded onto the tray. 1 A file menu screen[...]

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    32 Selecting PR OGRESSIVE scan The progressive scan capability provides the highest resolution pictures with less flicker and line structure. If you are using the Component video jacks, but are connecting the DVD video player to a standard (analog) television, set PROGRESSIVE to Off. If you are using the Component video jacks for connection to a TV[...]

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    33 Setting procedure Press SETUP during stop mode. The following on-screen display appears. DVD VCD CD 1 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SETUP or RETURN. 5 Customizing the function settings You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. ENTER C / D / B / A RETURN /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture P a[...]

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    34 Section Language Picture Sound Parental Other Option Menu Subtitle Audio E.B.L. Tv Screen Display JPEG Interval Select Files Dialogue Password Parental OSD language Details T o select the language of “ Menu ” , “ Subtitle ” and “ Audio ” if their languages are recorded onto the disc more than one language. T o select On or Off for E.[...]

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    35 Language Picture P arental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English /Enter/Setup/Return English F rancais Espanol Other 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 wi[...]

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    36 JPEG Interval You can continuously play back all JPEG files automati- cally. After the setting below, start playing the disc on which JPEG files have been recorded. Off: Plays back one file at a time. 5 Seconds: Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 5 second intervals. 10 Seconds: Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 10 se[...]

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    37 Parental control setting Some discs are specified not suitable for children. Such discs can be limited not to play back with the unit. 1) Press C or D to select “ Parental ” , then press B or A until the level you require appears. • Level Of f: The parental control setting does not function. • Level 8: All DVD software can be played back[...]

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    38 Function setup T emporary disabling of rating level by D VD disc Depending on the DVD disc, the disc may try to temporarily cancel the rating level that you have set. It is up to you to decide whether to cancel the rating level or not. Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/ CLOSE on the unit (see page 18). Note: This temporary cancellation of r[...]

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    39 Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “ Menu ” , “ Subtitle ” and/or “ Audio ” (see pages 35). Abkhazian 1 1 12 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1 1 1 1 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1 1 16 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Mal[...]

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    40 Function setup Brand name Brand Code of your TV T oshiba 01 Bell & Howell 09 Carver 10 Celebrity 03 Citizen 12 Curtis Mathes 09, 12 Dumont 14 Electro band 03 Emerson 09,11 Fisher 09 GE 02, 07, 11 Gibralter 14 Goldstar 11 Hallmark 11 Hitachi 06 Infinity 10 JBL 10 JCB 03 JVC 05 LXI 01, 02, 09, 10, 11 Magnavox 10 Marantz 10 Megatron 06, 11 Memo[...]

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    41 Symptom No power . No picture. No picture, or the screen is blurred or divided into two parts. No sound. The playback picture has occasional distortion. Brightness is unstable or noises are present in the playback pictures. The DVD video player does not start playback. Playback does not follow the course of the disc ’ s program. Buttons do not[...]

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    42 Others Specifications D VD Video Pla yer Power supply 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption Operation : 10 W Standby : 3 W Mass 4.4 lbs (2.0 kg) External dimensions Width : 16 - 15/16 inches (430mm) Height : 2 - 5/16 inches (59mm) Depth : 8 - 1/8 inches (206mm) Signal system Standard NTSC Pickup CD : Wavelength: 775 - 815 nm Maximum output power: 0.[...]

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    43 Limited Ninety (90) Day W arranty T ACP/THI warrant this product against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of original retail purchase. During this period, T ACP/ THI will repair or replace a defective product or part, at their option, with a new or refurbished product or part without charge to y[...]

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    Printed in Thailand 04/01 U How to Obtain Warranty Service (1) Refer to the troubleshooting guide in your owner ’ s manual. This check list may solve your problem. (2) In the U.S.A., only call the T ACP toll free number 800-631-381 1, or if in Hawaii or Canada see listing below within (30) days after you find a defective product or part. (3) Arra[...]