Toshiba SD-P4000 manual

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    SD-P4000 OWNER’S MANUAL 2 14 21 31 34 43 Introduction Connections Basic setup Basic playback Advanced playback Function setup DIGITAL VIDEO 47 Others 23 TV operation ©2004 T oshiba Corporation Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly . 14-inch LCD TV/DVD COMBINA TION J5N00201A [E] (Cover) 6/8/04, 6:31 PM 1[...]

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    2 Introduction 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 FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONT ACT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE LO- CA TION-SEE SER VICE PROCEDURE. USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORM- ANCE[...]

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    3 Introduction 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All[...]

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    4 Introduction 13. LIGHTNING To protect your unit from a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power line surges. 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be l[...]

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    5 Introduction EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, P ART H) GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT 27. LASER BEAM Do not look into the opening [...]

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    6 Introduction Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the unit. 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 optical pick-up lens inside thi[...]

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    7 Introduction 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 Playable discs This unit can play the following discs. •Y ou cannot play discs other than those listed above. •Y ou cannot play discs of DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, Photo CD, etc., or non standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above. • Some CD-R/RWs cannot be played back depending on the recording conditions. • This unit use[...]

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    9 Introduction Contents Introduction IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS ............................ 2 Precautions ....................................................... 6 Notes on discs ................................................... 7 Contents ............................................................ 9 Identification of controls ......................[...]

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    10 Introduction To p Identification of controls See the page in for details. POWER button 21 31 STOP( ) button 32 EJECT ( ) button 23 VOLUME ( ) buttons PLAY ( ) button Remote sensor 31 POWER indicator CHANNEL ( 4 / 3 ) buttons 22 SKIP ( / ) buttons 33 Front J5N00201A [E] (P08-13) 6/8/04, 7:16 PM 10[...]

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    11 Introduction Side Rear Left Side Right Side Adjusting the angle of the base Y ou can adjust the angle of the TV - screen for 5° forward or for 15° backward from vertical angle. Disc slot PHONES jack VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (L/R) (LINE 2 IN) jacks Approx. 5 Approx. 15 DC input jack COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack RF IN jack VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (L/R) (LI[...]

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    12 Introduction Remote control The instructions in this manual describe the function on the remote control. See the page in for details. *DVD MENU button Use the DVD MENU button to display the menu included on many DVD video discs. To operate a menu, follow the instructions in “DVD menu.” 37 *DVD MENU button 37 PLAY MODE button 35 SKIP buttons [...]

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    13 Introduction Replace the compartment cover . Install two “R03/AAA” batteries (supplied), paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compartment. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow . 1 23 • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote con[...]

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    14 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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    15 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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    16 Connections Press INPUT SELECT to select the desired mode to use the TV as a monitor. Operate your VCR as usual. 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 screen appears. • This TV/DVD has the GAME mode function (see page 24[...]

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    17 Connections Connecting to an optional equipment with S-video output If you connect a VCR with an S-VIDEO cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the rear lower left of the TV/DVD, you must also connect the audio cables to the AUDIO IN jacks on the rear lower left of the TV/DVD (LINE 1 IN). The S-VIDEO cable only carries the video signal. The audio signa[...]

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    18 Connections : 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 available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home. Y ou can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with this dynamic reali[...]

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    19 Connections MPEG2 sound Y ou can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with dynamic realistic sound by connecting an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder or MPEG2 audio processor . Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a MPEG audio decoder Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input 2 channel digit[...]

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    20 Connections TO USE AC POWER 1. Connect the AC cord to the AC adapter. 2. Connect the AC adapter plug into this unit’s DC input jack. 3. Connect the AC cord into an AC outlet. Notes: • Please make sure to insert the plug of each cord securely . • During use the AC adapter becomes warm. This is not a malfunction. W ARNING: • DO NOT CONNECT[...]

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    21 Basic setup 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 43 . / / / ENTER MENU Pr[...]

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    22 / / / CH +/– 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 alloca[...]

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    23 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. 22 1 2 3 Press direct chan[...]

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    24 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 22 “T o memorize channels”.  RECALL Press RECALL to display the current informations on the screen. Press RE[...]

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    25 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 lan- guages are transmitted on captions channel 2. T ext[...]

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    26 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 for the safety, then press ENTER. Now the password wa[...]

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    27 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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    28 TV operation 4 Press or to select the desired picture mode, then press ENTER. 3 PICTURE PREFERENCE ST ANDARD SPORTS MOVIE MEMORY // 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, then press or to select option. After your desired setti[...]

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    29 TV operation Selecting the color temperature 4 Press or to select the desired color mode, then press ENTER. 3 After your desired setting press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared. Press or to select “COLOR TEMPERA TURE”, then press . 1 2 Press MENU, then press or to select option. Mode Picture quality COOL Bluish MEDIUM Neutral [...]

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    30 TV operation Sound control adjustment/ 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 high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also[...]

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    31 Basic playback No Disc Reading Press STOP to end playback.  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 or un- load the disc (“  ” appears on the screen.), the unit will clear the stoppe[...]

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    32 Basic playback To pause playback (still mode) Press P AUSE during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLA Y . • The sound is muted during still mode. To stop playback Press STOP . To remove the disc Press EJECT . Remove the disc after the disc comes out. P AUSE STOP Notes: • If a non-compatible disc is loaded, “Incorrect Disc”, ?[...]

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    33 Basic playback Playing frame by frame Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FWD during playback. REV : Fast reverse playback FWD : Fast forward playback Each time you press REW or FWD button, the playback speed changes. T o resume normal playback Press PLA Y . Notes: • The TV/DVD mutes sound and subtitles during rever[...]

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    34 Advanced playback Press JUMP during playback or stop mode. Press or to select the “Time”, “Title” or “Chapter”. 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). Zooming 1 2 Pre[...]

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    35 Advanced playback A-B Repeat playback Repeat playback DVD VCD CD DVD VCD CD [Audio CD, Video CD] Press to select “Repeat”. Press / or ENTER once or twice to select “Track” or “All”. The unit automatically starts repeat playback after finish- ing the current track. • If you set the repeat mode during stop mode, press PLA Y to start [...]

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    36 Advanced playback Program playback/Random playbac k You can arrange the playback order of tracks or files on the disc. And also the unit selects tracks or files at random and playback them. These feature works for Audio CD, Video CD and MP3/WMA/JPEG CD. ENTER  /  / / PLA Y MODE 0–9 CANCEL Program playback Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode[...]

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    37 Advanced playback 1/9 ANGLE ENTER  /  / / TO P MENU PLA Y DVD MENU Changing angles T itle selection DVD menu 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 desired angle [...]

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    38 Advanced playback 1 2 Press AUDIO during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired lan- guage is selected. • The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds. Changing soundtrack language/ Subtitles You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Notes: • If the des[...]

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    39 Advanced playback AUDIO Karaok e playback/Disc status/ To turn off the PBC 1 R ECALL ENTER W ith each press of RECALL, the status of the disc will appear on the screen and change as follows. DVD To make status display disappear , press RECALL again. V ideo CD When you playback the CD disc, the status display will appear on the screen and continu[...]

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    40 Advanced playback MP3/WMA/JPEG CD operation This unit 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-R/RW drive and a MP3/WMA/JPEG-encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System cannot be played. MP3/WMA/JPEG CD information CD Limitations on MP[...]

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    41 Advanced playback ENTER  /  / / STOP PLA Y 0–9 TO P MENU MP3/WMA CD playback CD Notes: • During MP3/WMA/JPEG playback, you cannot use JUMP , A- B Repeat functions. •Y ou can use Repeat (T rack or All), Random functions and Program playback for MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback (see pages 35 and 36). • In the case of a CD containing a mixtur[...]

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    42 Advanced playback  /  / / ANGLE DVD MENU 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. The[...]

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    43 Function setup Section Option Menu Subtitle Audio Tv Screen Display JPEG Interval Select Files DRC Password Parental OSD Language Details To select the language of “Menu”, “Subtitle” and “Audio” if their languages are recorded onto the disc more than one language. To select a picture size according to the aspect ratio of your TV . To[...]

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    44 Function setup Setting details 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 the “Language code list” 47 ). Original: (Aud[...]

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    45 Function setup 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 or to select “Parental”, then press or until the level you require appears. • Level Off: The parental control setting does not function. • Level 8: All DVD software can be played b[...]

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    46 Function setup Load a DVD disc and press PLAY. 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#.” screen will then appear. If you[...]

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    47 Others Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” 44 . 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 Som[...]

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    48 Others SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the AC adapter or power plug is connected. • 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 c[...]

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    49 Others Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the RATING LEVEL setup. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not changed when you play back a DVD. • Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc. No subtitle. • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press the SUBTITLE button. Playback do[...]

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    50 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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    51 Others Power supply AC 120V 60Hz (with supplied AC adapter) Power consumption Operation: 57 W , Stand by: 1 W (with supplied AC adapter) W eight 12.1 lbs (5.5 kg) Dimensions Width: 17-3/16 inches (437 mm) Height: 13-1/16 inches (331.5 mm) Depth: 7-1/4 inches (184 mm) Operating temperature 5˚C-40˚C (41˚F-104˚F) Operating humidity Less than 80[...]

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    52 Limited United States W arranty LCD TV/DVD Combination—Repair W arranty T oshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“TACP”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS DVD PLA YER AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINA[...]

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    53 Others How to Obtain Warranty Services If, after following all of the operating instructions in this manual and checking the section “Troubleshooting”, you find that service is needed: (1) For instructions on how to obtain warranty service for exchange program DVD Players, contact T ACP’S toll free Call Center at 1-866-583-7353. (2) Includ[...]

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    54 04/06 U Printed in Thailand J5N00201A [E] (P52-Back) 6/8/04, 4:15 PM 54[...]