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V ideo Cassette Recorder W -604 OWNER’S MANUAL CHANNEL PLAY STOP FF EJECT POWER REW W-604 01 ENG 2/12/01, 2:20 PM 1[...]
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2 Copyright It is permissible to record television programs, film, video tapes and other material only in the event that third party copyrights and other rights are not violated. In the spaces provided below, record the Model and Serial No. located at the rear of your video cassette recorder. Model No. Serial No. Retain this information for future [...]
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3 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS Save Original Packing Materials The original shipping carton and packing materials will come in handy if you ever have to ship your VCR. For maximum protection, repack the set as it was originally packed at the factory. Avoid Volatile Liquid Do not use volatile liquids, such as an insect spray, near the unit. Do not leave r[...]
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4 1. Read owner’s manual After unpacking this product, read the owner’s manual carefully, and follow all the operating and other instructions. 2. Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product deal[...]
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5 6. Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool and the like. 7. Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 8. Power-Cor[...]
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6 16. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water. d) If the product do[...]
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7 INTRODUCTION Provides important notes and general explanation of the VCR, including names of the buttons, jacks, etc. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................... 2 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS ............. 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 4 Contents .............................................. 7 Identification of Cont[...]
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CHANNEL PLAY STOP FF EJECT POWER REW 24 19 19 19 19 14 18 10 9 18 VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R LINE IN 2 REC 24 Front Panel Remote Control * These buttons are used to control the cursor on the screen. INTRODUCTION Identification of Controls See the page in for details. This manual shows the names of buttons in italics. To operate this VCR. To operate your [...]
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Rear Panel LINE IN 1 AUDIO (Rear), 2 (Front) jacks If the connected equipment is monaural (has one audio output jack), connect the L (MONO) side, the same sound is recorded on both L and R on the Hi-Fi track. Multifunctional indicator REC (Recording) indicator VCR indicator Tape speed indicator (SP/SLP) Cassette indicator Timer recording indicator [...]
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10 Setting up the Remote Control 1 Open the battery compartment lid on the rear panel. 2 Install 2 batteries (“AAA” size) following the polarity diagrams. 3 Close the battery compartment lid. 4 Point the remote control at the VCR and press the buttons within the operating range. Distance: within about 7 m from the front of the remote sensor Ang[...]
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11 PREP ARA TION VHF UHF VHF/UHF L R CH OUT ( TO TV) IN ( FROM ANT.) LINE OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO AUDIO 34 RF OUT ( TO TV) IN ( FROM ANT.) RF Antenna/VCR/TV Connection 1 Disconnect the antenna cable from your TV and connect it to the RF IN terminal on the VCR. 2 Connect the RF OUT terminal to the TV . AUDIO/VIDEO Connections The AUDIO/VIDEO jacks are a[...]
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12 This set-up will enable you to: – watch an unscrambled or scrambled channel while recording it. – record any channels through the cable box. You will need to: • set TV channel 3 or 4 to receive video signals. (See page 1 1.) • set VCR channel to the output channel of the cable box, and select a desired cable channel on the cable box. •[...]
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13 PREP ARA TION Auto Set Up The VCR ’ s clock and tuner channels are set automatically when the VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. PREP ARA TION Auto Set up 1 Plug the VCR into the AC outlet 2 “ AUTO ” blink while the VCR automatically sets the clock using the data broadcast by the local TV stations. While “ AUTO ” is blinking, channel m[...]
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14 Setting the Language 1 Press POWER to turn on the VCR. 2 Press PROG. . The following screen appears on the TV . PREP ARA TION Initial Settings Using On-screen Display The language selection and clock setting must be set first when VCR is first plugged in or after it encounters a power failure. Preparation • Turn on the TV, and select the video[...]
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15 PREP ARA TION 8 Press ENTER to start the “ AUTO ” clock set feature. After the VCR is turned off, it automatically updates the clock using the data broadcast by the local TV stations. * The clock is revised by broadcasting signal at 8:00 A.M every morning. 9 Select the options using FF or REW . Change the data using PLA Y or STOP . 1) Set ?[...]
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16 Incoming Antenna/Cable(CA TV) Signals The VCR scans through all receivable TV and CA TV channels and stores only the active ones in your area into the memory . Once the storing is finished, you can select a desired channel using CH/TRK . Preparation • Turn on the TV, and select the video channel (3 or 4), or the video input mode if you made th[...]
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17 PREP ARA TION To add channels To erase channels Channel reference chart Number on the VCR Corresponding channel number TV CATV STD (HRC/IRC) CH NUMBER 1 2 3 4 56789 – 23456789 1(A-8) 234 5(A-7) 6(A-6) 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 A[...]
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18 Video Cassette Use Loading a cassette Push the cassette into the cassette compartment with the window side facing up and the label side towards the front. The VCR is automatically turned on. The indicator will appear in the VCR display . Ejecting a cassette Press EJECT . The cassette is ejected from the cassette compartment. W arning Do not inse[...]
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19 PLA YBACK Basic Playback 1 Load a recorded cassette. Power is turned on. If the cassette has no safety tab, playback starts automatically . 2 Press PLA Y to start playback. 3 T o stop playback, press STOP . Rewinding / Fast-forwarding Press REW or FF in the stop mode. 1 Press PLA Y during playback. A tape runs at double speed playback. Adjusting[...]
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20 PLA YBACK V ariable Speed Playback You can play back a tape at various tape speeds. Picture Search A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so that you can quickly locate a particular scene. 1 Press FF or REW during playback. The tape runs at 5 times the normal playback speed. 2 T o change the tape speed to 7 times the normal [...]
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21 PLA YBACK Frame Advance A picture advances frame by frame. 1 Press PLA Y during still playback. Each time you press PLA Y , the picture advances one frame. Slow-motion Picture The tape runs at 1/7th or 1/15th the normal playback speed. 1 Press SLOW during playback. The tape runs at about 1/7th the normal playback speed. Each time you press SLOW [...]
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22 PLA YBACK Useful Functions in T ape Operation These functions will help your playback. T ape Remaining Time T o view the tape remaining time in the VCR display , select the tape length beforehand. 1 T urn on the VCR and load a cassette. 2 Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. 3 Select “SET UP” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 4 Select t[...]
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23 PLA YBACK 1 On the SET UP screen, select “COUNTER MEM.” using PLA Y or STOP , and set to “ON” using REW or FF . 2 Press PROG. twice to exit. The memory-stop feature allows you to quickly return to a counter reading of “0H00M00S” from any point on the tape. Memory stop is automatically turned on whenever the time counter with memory i[...]
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24 W atching a TV program while recording another 1) While recording, press TV/VCR to turn off “VCR” indicator . 2) Choose another channel using the channel selector on the TV . Skipping unnecessary scenes while recording Press P AUSE/STILL to stop recording momentarily . T o resume recording, press P AUSE/STILL again. Note The VCR automaticall[...]
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25 RECORDING Timer Programming Pr ocedure Example : T o record cable channel 25 in the SP tape speed from 9:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on August 30. T oday is August 25. 1 Load a cassette with the safety tab attached. 2 Press PROG . to display the MENU screen. 3 Select “PROGRAM” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 4 Move to the next using FF , an[...]
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26 5 Move to the next using FF , and set the recording date using PLA Y or STOP . The date changes as follows: [WKL YSU] … [WKL YSA]: Y ou can record TV programs on the same channel on the day and time every week. [MO~FR]: Y ou can record TV programs on the same channel on the day and time Monday through Friday . 6 Move to the next using FF , and[...]
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27 RECORDING If a power failure occurs during the timer program recording • When a power failure has occurred, “- -:- -” appears in the VCR display . Since the programmed contents have been cleared, reset the clock and timer programming. • When power has failed for a short time, the colon of the current time display blinks. The programmed c[...]
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28 MTS Broadcast Compatibility This VCR can receive or record MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) broadcasts. By connecting the VCR to your stereo system or stereo TV, you will experience the SAP or stereo sound. Preparation Connect a stereo TV or stereo system to the AUDIO OUT jacks of the VCR. Recording the SAP/Stereo Broadcast 1 On the SET UP screen (pa[...]
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29 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Setting Control Codes 1 Press TV to set the remote control operating your TV . 2 3 Release PROG . 4 Point the remote control at your TV and use each button listed below to make sure that your TV is operated correctly . POWER T o turn the TV on or off. CH/TRK T o select TV channels in the upper or lower direction. TV VOL T[...]
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30 Toshiba 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 Memorex 04, 09, 11 MGA 04, 11 Midland 02, 07, 14 Mit[...]
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31 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION No power . • The power cord is not plugged in. – Plug the power cord into the outlet firmly . Although the power is on, the VCR will not work. • There is no cassette. – Load a cassette. (page 18) The clock does not work. • There has been a power failure. – Reset the clock. (page 15) The timer does not work pro[...]
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The remote control does not work properly . • The batteries are exhausted. – Replace all batteries. (page 10) • The remote control is operated beyond the operating range. – Make sure the remote control is within 30 ° of the remote sensor on the VCR. (page 10) • Too far from the VCR. – Use the remote control within 7 m from the front of[...]
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Specifications Accessories Antenna cable ....................................... 1 Remote control ..................................... 1 Batteries (AAA) .................................... 2 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. 33 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Power Supply: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption: 18 W External di[...]
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LIMITED WARRANTY TOSHIBA VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (“TACP”) and Toshiba Hawaii Inc. (“THI”) make the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to the original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the original consumer purchaser and to no other purchaser [...]
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LIMITED W ARRANTY (continued) How to Obtain Warranty Service (1)Refer to the troubleshooting guide in your owner's manual. This check list may solve your problem. (2)Call the TACP toll free number 800-631-3811 within (30) days after you find a defective product or part. (3)Arrange for the delivery of the product to the Authorized TACP/THI Serv[...]