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Editing

You can create your own movie from your assembled
scenes. Save your favorite videos in DVD discs.

Before editing

Creating chapters

Playlist editing

Creating thumbnails

Before dubbing

High speed Library dubbing

Dubbing selected items

Rate conversion dubbing

Line-U dubbing

Deleting selected items

Combine Original titles

Creating a DVD-Video using
DVD-R/RW

DVD-Video finalizing process

DV recording

Summary of Contents for RD-XS34

Page 1: ...ng TOSHIBA HDD DVD VIDEO RECORDER RD XS34SU RD XS34SC H Printed in China Printed on 70 Recycled Paper HDD DVD VIDEO RECORDER RD XS34SU RD XS34SC 2005 Toshiba Corporation PM0020139010 P000416470 OWNER S MANUAL Read INSTALLATION GUIDE first OPERATIONS GUIDE DIGITAL VIDEO ...

Page 2: ...c 62 Locating a title using the top menu 63 Pausing a TV broadcast to resume later Pause TV 64 Playing a TV program currently being recorded Chase Play 65 Playing at various speeds 66 Playing in fast reverse or fast forward 66 Skipping to the next previous chapter or track 67 Playing in slow motion 67 Playing frame by frame 68 Viewing still pictures Playing a disc that contains still pictures 68 L...

Page 3: ...he listing order 141 Searching 141 Jumping 142 Viewing Library data 143 Viewing title information 143 Viewing disc information 143 Maintenance of Library data 144 Checking remaining space 147 Viewing a number and space of a disc 147 Viewing remaining space 147 Function Setup Customizing the Function Settings 150 DVD Player settings 154 Picture Audio settings 157 Display settings 159 Operational se...

Page 4: ...n Introduction Caution for safety Read SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Precautions and all other sections of the INSTALLATION GUIDE that came with this product prior to reading this OPERATIONS GUIDE ...

Page 5: ...may be necessary to delete some or all of the programs on the HDD Playback Restrictions This owner s manual explains the basic instructions for this recorder Some DVD video discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback As such the recorder may not respond to all operating commands This is not a defect in the recorder Please refer to the notes on compatibl...

Page 6: ...rary DVD RAM discs comply with the global standard DVD VR Video Recording format and are optimized for recording of TV programs You can rewrite repeatedly without deterioration of an image quality erase unnecessary parts divide a chapter or specify playback area by frame Its cartridge is suitable for a longer term storage and family use and its large capacity of 9 4 GB allows more recording space ...

Page 7: ...l not be allowed by the recorder Disc Mark Specification Remarks CD R CD RW VIDEO CD 12cm 43 4 in 8cm 31 4 in Color system NTSC Version 1 1 and 2 0 Audio CD 12cm 43 4 in CD DA audio CD format Depending on the disc status playback may not be possible 12cm 43 4 in 8cm 31 4 in DIGITAL VIDEO Toshiba is not liable for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by the malfunction of this recorder ...

Page 8: ...ones are recommended In order to record highly detailed data make sure the disc is clean DVD RAM discs with cartridges are easier to handle in this regard Do not open the cartridge shutter The disc may not play or may not be recorded or edited once it becomes dirty There are two types of DVD RAM cartridges removable TYPE 2 4 and not removable TYPE 1 It is recommended you do not remove the disc eve...

Page 9: ...een confirmed with recommended discs and tested disc but some other discs may not be usable On DVD R discs Standards DVD R for General Ver 2 0 discs can be used for recording and playback Discs compatible with 2X speed recording labeled Ver 2 0 2X etc and discs compatible with 4X speed recording labeled Ver 2 0 4X etc and discs compatible with 8X speed recording labeled Ver 2 0 8X etc can also be ...

Page 10: ... may cause warping Choosing a disc Continued Structure of disc contents Normally DVD video discs are divided into titles and the titles are subdivided into chapters VIDEO CDs audio CDs are divided into tracks Title Divided contents of a DVD video disc Roughly corresponds to a story title in short stories Chapter Divided contents of a title This corresponds to a chapter in a story Track Divided con...

Page 11: ... recorded contents to use the disc repeatedly Initialize the disc Yes Yes If the disc has been executed DVD Video finalizing process first cancel the process then delete contents Yes If the disc has been executed DVD Video finalizing process first cancel the process then delete contents Yes Yes After you execute DVD Video finalizing process on a recorded disc you cannot name a title or create a th...

Page 12: ...ops playback or recording 7 TIME SLIP button TIMESLIP indicator page 64 65 Selects the time slip mode Illuminates in the time slip mode The above illustration displays the front panel with the cover open See the following page on how to open or close the cover 8 DVD button DVD indicator page 40 62 80 Press this to operate a disc inside the disc tray 9 REC button page 41 Starts recording Ä TV Guide...

Page 13: ...te Do not place a heavy object on the cover while it is open Doing so may damage the recorder Ö DV IN terminal page 136 Use this when recording from a digital video device such as a digital video camera Ü INPUT2 jacks page 44 Use this when recording from other input source such as a VCR or a camcorder á LED Illuminates when the power is turned on à Remote sensor page 18 in INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 14: ... a cable set top box While the recorder is turned off the TV Guide On Screen system changes channels on your cable box via the G LINK cable to download free program listings for your area You are also able to control your cable set top box using the recorder s remote control after you connect the G LINK cable and go through the TV Guide On Screen setup 1 Power cord page 21 in INSTALLATION GUIDE 2 ...

Page 15: ...15 Recording Playback Editing Library Function setup Others Introduction 9 OUTPUT jacks page 21 23 24 26 in INSTALLATION GUIDE Outputs video and audio signals to a connected TV or amplifier ...

Page 16: ...x to Parts and Controls Continued Introduction Remote control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 34 35 37 36 39 41 43 44 46 48 50 52 45 47 49 51 40 42 38 27 32 31 30 29 33 26 28 25 24 23 22 21 20 18 19 17 15 16 ...

Page 17: ...tton page 62 78 80 INSTANT SKIP button page 66 INSTANT REPLAY button page 66 CONTENT MENU button page 57 95 TV Guide button page 23 SKIP button page 67 PICTURE SEARCH button page 57 64 65 ENTER button page 23 24 57 150 PLAY button page 62 68 91 STOP button page 58 62 117 QUICK MENU button page 41 90 button page 133 TOP MENU button page 63 MENU button 1 RETURN button 2 TV CODE button page 44 in INS...

Page 18: ...a VIDEO CD is loaded CD Illuminates when an audio CD is loaded 6 DVD RAM indicator Illuminates when a DVD RAM disc is loaded 1 3 4 5 8 9 6 7 10 2 18 15 17 11 12 14 13 16 19 7 DVD RW R indicator Illuminates when a DVD RW R disc is loaded 8 HDD indicator Displays an operating state of the HDD as below Recording Playback Dubbing to the same disc etc 9 DVD indicator Displays an operating state of a DV...

Page 19: ...pying Ñ PROGRESSIVE indicator Illuminates when video signals are output in the progressive format Ö Picture quality mode indicator page 161 The current picture quality mode lights up The modes are MN Manual SP Standard Play LP Long Play Ü TITLE indicator Illuminates when a title number is displayed á TRK Track indicator Illuminates when a track number is displayed à Channel indicator Displays the ...

Page 20: ... through this recorder After turning the power on the recorder will output TV channel signals to the connected TV also in the stop mode You can select a desired channel by pressing the CH Page or the number buttons Loading a disc Check disc compatibility beforehand page 6 7 and use a proper playable disc Caution Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray Neglecting this may cause serious person...

Page 21: ...uting an initialization of the disc using the formatting function of the recorder may refresh it However all contents stored on the disc will be completely erased by this initialization process This recorder may indicate alert messages with some DVD RAM discs right after insertion If such a disc is used for playback or recording on other equipment all data in the disc may be damaged and the disc w...

Page 22: ...Main on screen displays Depending on the disc some of these may not appear Playback Pause Stop Fast forward Fast reverse Forward skip Reverse skip Forward slow motion Reverse slow motion Forward frame by frame playback Reverse frame by frame playback Recording Recording pause When title playback is completed Instant skip Instant replay Chapter division Forward skip by 1 20 Reverse skip by 1 20 Acc...

Page 23: ...he LISTINGS service contains a list of up to 8 days of TV programs including today To view a TV program Press to select a TV program and press ENTER To view information of a TV program Press to select a TV program and press Info To close the Info Box press Info twice To access options e g recording reminder etc See the next page You also have access to the following services besides the LISTINGS s...

Page 24: ...annel logo or LISTINGS is highlighted press Menu button to display the option to select lock or unlock You can access a TV program advertised in a panel ad While the panel ad is highlighted press ENTER If the TV program is airing now you would tune to it A panel menu appears if the program is in the future Services and options For more details press Info while navigating through the various option...

Page 25: ...tter on the left of the cursor DEL erases a letter on the right of the cursor SPACE inserts a space on the left of the cursor CLR erases all letters view as sort by Press to select group Titles of recorded TV programs are listed list Displays a detailed list of every recorded program Press to select title Listed in alphabetical order date Listed by date and time with most recent date and time firs...

Page 26: ...a reminder manually See below e g schedule reminder date start end channel input auto tune TV frequency Your selections below are entered and this menu is closed Press the number buttons to input the date month day year To shift the highlight press Press the number buttons or to input the time hour minute am pm To shift the highlight press Press the number buttons to input a channel number Press t...

Page 27: ...ault options then press ENTER 2 Press to select General defaults then press Menu General Defaults appears Grid Options cancel done go back to Setup Air service on tune channel channel position 1 8 channel service tune channel position Press to select on or off on the channel is always displayed off the channel is never displayed auto hide the channel hides automatically Press to select the signal ...

Page 28: ...to end recording Press to select the drive Press to select the recording mode For details see page 49 3 When complete press to select done then press ENTER To change reminder defaults 1 Press to select Change default options then press ENTER 2 Press to select Remind defaults then press Menu Remind Defaults TV appears Remind Defaults cancel done go to Service Bar 2 min early when yes auto tune TV e...

Page 29: ...e full of the screen You can change playback speed See page 66 3 To stop press STOP A current channel broadcast appears TV xxxch accompanies Pressing REC button starts recording On recording see page 32 ENTER PLAY STOP EASY NAVI HDD DVD 005 2005 03 24 07 00am TV 18 TV 12ch Original 00 54 30 00 10 15 HDD Play Time Time Slip TR TV Viewing Delete Title Finalize R RW Format RAM RW Dubbing Setup TV Gui...

Page 30: ... status 2 Press to select an item then press ENTER To exit Quick Menu Press QUICK MENU again Alternatively Select Exit with then press ENTER To exit the EASY NAVI Press EASY NAVI again Note For a disc other than the specified one the finder cannot be operated To play the disc exit the EASY NAVI then press the PLAY button or select the Play Contents function e g Quick Menu Title information Restart...

Page 31: ...isc DVD video disc VIDEO CD Audio CD For CD containing JPEG or MP3 WMA files see page 78 80 Most instructions are based on remote control operation unless otherwise noted You can use the buttons on the remote control and those on the main unit as well when they have the same function If copy protection signal is detected during recording on this recorder the recording automatically pauses and a me...

Page 32: ... RAM disc Confirm disc compatibility and prepare an available DVD RAM disc to record on page 6 8 Some discs may need to be formatted for use on this recorder A message will appear asking you to execute disc formatting Follow the procedure displayed on screen to format the DVD RAM disc compatible with this recorder Some DVD RAM discs formatted on a PC may not be usable Note This recorder records on...

Page 33: ...that the unit is executing the final recording process writing managing information Operations other than changing channels cannot be done until this icon disappears The time for executing this process differs depending on the recording time or capacity of the disc Note that all recording content may be deleted if the unit is disconnected from a wall outlet or a power failure occurs during recordi...

Page 34: ...ore recording Continued Recording Be sure to read this section prior to using a DVD RAM RW disc on this recorder for the first time For DVD R initializing is not necessary Initializing a DVD RAM RW disc Logical Format A disc should be initialized in the following cases The recorder may display a message to request you to do so e g When you use a DVD RAM RW disc on this recorder for the first time ...

Page 35: ...ted correctly The disc which has errors during writing because of dirt on the disc and cannot be further recorded or cannot initialize normally You need to start physical formatting from the first step again when you use a failed disc Physical formatting does not work if the disc contains a lot of voids beyond the limitation of this recorder If an error occurs in physical formatting ERR 01 appears...

Page 36: ...tering a character move a cursor to the language selection area by pressing buttons Then press buttons to select a language then press ENTER button Title information MENU CONTENT 003 Chapter English Spanish French German Italian etc Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Select Return Save Caps Lock Space All Clear BkSp Direct 0 9 Cursor CLEAR CLEAR DELETE DELETE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q w e r t y u i p o a s d f g...

Page 37: ...before the cursor Select BkSp by pressing buttons then press ENTER button Alternatively press DELETE button 1 Press button to select an input mode 2 Press buttons to select a character then press ENTER button The selected character is input on the cursor 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter characters 4 When finished press button to save the characters The characters you entered appears Notes You can e...

Page 38: ...DVD RAM disc Ver 2 0 2 1 2 2 You can repeatedly record delete the contents Playing discs recorded on this recorder with other DVD players Some DVD players may not play these discs Available disc DVD R disc Ver 2 0 Once you record on a DVD R disc You cannot delete or rewrite the contents in DVD Video mode Video mode DVD RW disc Ver 1 1 1 2 Finalizing a DVD R RW disc You can see the contents recorde...

Page 39: ...e This is the setting to divide a title into some chapters It is convenient to skip scenes Off Chapter dividing is not available 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min Select an interval for chapter dividing Note When the number of chapters reaches a limit chapters are not divided anymore The limit number of chapters is dependent on conditions of a DVD R RW disc 1 Press SETUP SETUP menu appears 2 Select DVD r...

Page 40: ...rding mode skip to step 4 A Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode SP LP MN on the front panel display After selecting go to step 4 Preparation When you record on a DVD RAM R RW disc load it into the recorder Load a disc which has sufficient space available to record the program Make sure the loaded disc is not write protected If you record on a DVD R RW disc set DVD compatible mod...

Page 41: ... better the picture quality is but the shorter the recording length becomes We recommend that you set this between 6 0 Mbps and 6 8 Mbps B 1 Press QUICK MENU Quick Menu appears 2 Press to select User record quality then press ENTER 3 Press to select a media to be recorded then press ADJUST to select the setting number See page 53 for details on Mode Rate and Audio Quality 4 Press ENTER The menu di...

Page 42: ...AP the unit records the same sounds on both the left and right channels when receiving monaural sound When receiving the multi channel sound the selected sound Main or SAP is recorded on both the left and right channels Depending on the disc contents pressing REC button may take a longer time to start recording When a starting time of a programmed recording comes a recording in execution is stoppe...

Page 43: ...k repeat playback intro scan etc Editing Playlist programming dubbing title chapter naming title thumbnail setting etc This function is not available during the 10 minutes overlapped portion of the relay recording page 53 Depending on the data condition playback may pause During a dubbing job this function is not available When recording contents which will be copied to a DVD R RW disc later on Be...

Page 44: ...ected equipment When you record an external source onto a DVD R RW disc or the contents which will be copied to a DVD R RW disc later on set the connected equipment to output sound you want to record if selectable such as multiplex broadcasting as the recorder records sounds of an external source in stereo onto a DVD R RW disc ignoring the setting of DVD compatible mode page 162 DVD R RW discs can...

Page 45: ...ks on the rear panel L 2 To record pictures from equipment connected to the INPUT2 jacks on the front panel L 3 To record pictures from equipment connected to the INPUT3 jacks on the rear panel L U To record pictures currently played page 116 2 Press HDD or DVD to select a recording media HDD To record on the HDD DVD To record on a DVD RAM R RW disc 3 Start playback of the source content on the co...

Page 46: ... as pausing resuming fast forwarding CUE and fast reversing REVIEW etc may produce noises which may be detected as copy protection signals Therefore first start playback on the source equipment to confirm that the desired source can be played properly and then start recording on this recorder Do not operate the source equipment during recording After completing the desired scene stop the recording...

Page 47: ... load it into the recorder Load a disc which has sufficient remaining space to record the program Make sure the loaded disc is not write protected Make sure that the disc has enough space to record Set DVD Compatible mode beforehand page 39 To record satellite TV programs set a recording manually page 50 If you do not need to change recording options recording mode or time range see With recording...

Page 48: ...ing then press ENTER Record Options appears e g 4 Press to shift and press to select frequency See the next page start Choices are between 120 minutes early and 120 minutes late to On time Default On time end Choices are between 120 minutes early and 120 minutes late to On time Default On time Record Options cancel schedule recording once frequency On time start end HDD recorder XP Audio quality O...

Page 49: ...t time For a program on the same channel and at the same start time of Monday through Friday For new manual recording and new manual reminder only For a program on the same channel and at the same start time on the selected day of the week Reminder Once Regularly Daily Weekly Off ENTER Frequency of recordings reminders and icon Recording quality recording mode Mode Bit rate Sound quality Recording...

Page 50: ... on the TV program Notes The disc tray does not close automatically even when the recording start time arrives Set the recorder loaded an available DVD RAM R RW disc beforehand It it not possible to record the same contents onto both the HDD and a DVD RAM R RW disc simultaneously When there is little time before a programmed recording starts you may not be able to start another recording Playback ...

Page 51: ...to select a TV program you have set to record 4 Press Menu Episode Options appears 5 Press to select edit recording then press ENTER Record Options appears 6 Change the selections 7 Press to select schedule recording then press ENTER To stop a scheduled recording 1 Press TV Guide 2 Press to select the TV program currently being recorded 3 Press REC repeatedly until the recording icon disappears Tu...

Page 52: ... Deleting all chapters in a title erases the title itself Titles and chapters which contain still pictures cannot be deleted On a DVD R RW disc deleting is not possible if the disc is finalized page 132 Chapters in a DVD R RW disc cannot be deleted On a DVD RW disc only the last title recorded can restore the disc capacity by being deleted On a DVD R disc deleting cannot restore the disc capacity ...

Page 53: ... is filled Consequently the recording time becomes shorter The lower you set the bit rate the longer time it takes to fill a disc About picture quality SP LP Manual mode The higher you set the bite rate the more the volume of information for the picture The lower the bit rate the less the volume of picture information However a high bit rate does not always mean that the picture quality is high Th...

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Page 55: ...se TV Playing a TV program currently being recorded Chase Play Playing at various speeds Locating by entering the number Watching a TV broadcast in the sub window P in P Playback Selecting the camera angle Selecting Subtitles Zooming a picture Selecting the Sound Viewing JPEG files Playing MP3 WMA Files Checking the current status and settings Functions in Quick Menu ...

Page 56: ...top playback Then press HDD or DVD button to select a recording media and press REC button to start recording Screen Protection If you pause playback or display a menu and leave it still for about 15 minutes the recorder switches the output picture source to a TV broadcast or connected equipment A still picture may be displayed after all titles are played In this case the screen protection activat...

Page 57: ... order from the oldest one respectively To turn off CONTENT MENU press CONTENT MENU button Absence of operations for longer than about 15 minutes also turns off CONTENT MENU The mark is displayed in every thumbnail when HDD RAM title play page 160 is set to Title resume When set to Serial playback it is displayed in a thumbnail last operated You can change a thumbnail picture See page 100 You cann...

Page 58: ... until the beginning of the title appears To play the other title Press SKIP button repeatedly Notes Depending on conditions or contents playback may not start from the location last stopped at but instead another location For example from the beginning of the disc or title Depending on a disc there may be a slight difference between the location the recorder memorizes and the actual location wher...

Page 59: ... DVD RAM disc in the order of the thumbnails on CONTENT MENU as if they were recorded in one video tape 1 Press QUICK MENU Quick Menu appears 2 Press to select Special playback mode then press ENTER e g 3 Press to select Play all ORG titles then press ENTER e g Playback starts from the beginning of title 1 Notes To stop Play all ORG titles press STOP button twice However do this when you are playi...

Page 60: ...Title information then press ENTER Detail information of a selected title chapter appears You can switch the chapters on the title by pressing PICTURE SEARCH buttons Notes From Quick Menu on CONTENT MENU Title Information you can change the details such as names genres or dates which will help sorting and searching on Library system page 140 Also you can protect the title from unexpected erasure p...

Page 61: ... press CLEAR button 5 Press ENTER The specified page appears Notes Some disc s conditions or discs which contain copy once contents may not permit proper playback Title resume page 160 is not available HDD Original 2005 03 24 07 00 am TV 4 Title List Page MENU CONTENT 1 2 0 53 45 Original 2005 03 24 11 00 pm TV 6 0 29 50 Original 2005 04 07 07 00 am TV 8 0 54 30 Original 2005 04 08 09 00 pm TV 10 ...

Page 62: ...k starts automatically by loading the disc The recorder may take a short time to start playback This occurs because the recorder is reading the data of a disc To stop playback Press STOP To pause playback still playback Press PAUSE To resume normal playback press PLAY button or PAUSE button Note Sound is muted in still mode Note DVD video discs provide high resolution pictures and a lot of informa...

Page 63: ...ents or select a scene Most of the top menus automatically appear in certain scenes and also are displayed on demand Actual operation of the top menu depends on a disc This section explains a general example of how to operate a top menu Also refer to the instructions of the disc itself 1 Press TOP MENU 2 Press to select the title you want If the titles in the top menu are assigned a number you can...

Page 64: ...tion Press SLOW button Forward reverse frame by frame play First press PAUSE button then press FRAME button To resume normal playback press PLAY button You can play in fast forward to within 10 seconds prior to the current broadcast 3 Press TIMESLIP to exit this mode The recorder stops storing the broadcast on the HDD A message appears and asks you whether you will save the stored data or erase it...

Page 65: ...resume normal playback press PLAY button You can play in fast forward to within 10 seconds prior to the current broadcast 4 Press TIMESLIP to exit The current broadcast returns Notes Time slip recording playback stops when the capacity of a disc is filled up You can play a location where the recorder stopped the recording The time slip recording playback cannot begin if the disc has no remaining s...

Page 66: ...specified time You can select the interval per press of the button See Instant skip interval page 160 To skip by 1 20 of whole During playback press Each time you press the button you can skip by 1 20 of the current title or track if it is longer than 1 minute Time bar display Fast forward or fast reverse playback automatically displays a time bar e g For details see page 83 To skip back in pre de...

Page 67: ...s chapters in other titles set to Serial playback When playing a DVD video disc or a DVD R RW disc you can locate chapters only in the current title if DVD title stop page 156 is set On To access chapters in other titles set Off However in this instance even though you press SKIP button to go back to the previous title playback will not start from the last chapter of the title but from the first c...

Page 68: ...some frames may not be played When playing a VIDEO CD reverse frame by frame playback is not available Viewing still pictures Playing a disc that contains still pictures 1 Press PLAY The first still picture on a disc is displayed Some DVD video discs may allow you to change the pictures using PLAY ENTER or SKIP button 2 Press FRAME Displays the next still picture Displays the previous still pictur...

Page 69: ...nter 25 press 2 then press 5 4 Press ENTER Playback starts from the selected location Notes Pressing CLEAR button resets the numbers To clear the display press T SEARCH button several times depending on a disc This method of locating a title is available only on a disc that contains title numbers If a title is erased the numbers of the following titles decrease respectively When you record a new t...

Page 70: ...hour minute second 3 Press ENTER Playback starts from the selected location Notes Some discs may not respond to this process Some scenes may not be accessed precisely as you specified This method for accessing specific locations is available only within the current title of the HDD or a DVD RAM R RW DVD video disc or within a current track of a VIDEO CD audio CD Pressing CLEAR button resets the nu...

Page 71: ... is the moving range To turn off the sub window press P in P button Notes You can change the channel of the sub window by pressing CH button The P in P function is available only during playback You cannot swap the playback picture with the picture within the sub window or change the audio settings Press P in P button during Chase Play or Pause TV the actual broadcast appears on the sub window in ...

Page 72: ...angle icon disappears after about 3 seconds if no further selections are made Notes You can also change the camera angle during still playback The camera angle changes to the new setting when you resume normal playback If you pause a picture immediately after changing a camera angle the resumed playback picture may not display the new camera angle Depending on a disc the camera angle may not chang...

Page 73: ...splayed 3 Press to select Subtitle then press ADJUST to select a language The subtitles of recorded languages appear The display turns off after about 3 seconds if you do not make a selection Notes Some DVD video discs are set to display subtitles automatically Depending on the scene subtitles may not appear immediately after you set the subtitle function to on Some DVD video discs will allow you ...

Page 74: ...er of the picture Notes Some discs may not respond to zoom feature During some scenes the buttons may not work as described The zoom feature is canceled when the disc menu is operated The magnification level varies depending on the picture size you select page 42 in INSTALLATION GUIDE The zoom feature is not available while displaying on the screen menu The zoom feature is canceled when you stop p...

Page 75: ...in SAP Back to Main DVD VIDEO DVD R Language name sound recording system No of channels e g VCD Stereo Stereo L Stereo R Back to Stereo The display turns off if you do not operate for more than 3 seconds If you press buttons to select Output you can select the audio output setting page 158 by using ADJUST buttons Sounds in playback You can play SAP and or stereo broadcasts with this recorder Refer...

Page 76: ...o Mono Stereo On Stereo SAP L R SAP Dual Mono Mono SAP Mono SAP Dual Mono Stereo L R Stereo Mono Mono Mono Stereo Main Off Stereo SAP L R Stereo Mono SAP Mono Mono Stereo Stereo L R Stereo Mono Mono Mono Stereo On Stereo SAP L R L R Stereo Mono SAP Mono Mono Stereo Stereo L R Stereo Mono Mono Mono Stereo SAP Off Stereo SAP L R Stereo Mono SAP Mono Mono Stereo Stereo L R Stereo Mono Mono Mono Stere...

Page 77: ...z 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit Bitstream Bitstream 48 kHz 16 bit Bitstream 48 kHz 16 bit Bitstream Analog L R jacks 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 24 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 24 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit Noise 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit BITSTREAM PCM jack Bitstream 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit...

Page 78: ...ture List page 79 to operate DVD OPEN CLOSE To stop playback slide show Press STOP If you press PLAY button after pressing STOP button playback will start from the photo you stopped at To pause playback slide show Press PAUSE To resume press PAUSE button again or press PLAY button To skip photos During playback press SKIP button repeatedly To skip forward To skip backward To rotate a picture Press...

Page 79: ...cs CD ROM CD R CD RW is not recommendable CD physical format Mode 1 Mode 2 XA Form 1 File system ISO9660 Level 1 2 or Joliet File name A file name should be in alphabet and numerals only and must incorporate JPG extension e g JPG Total number of folders Less than 256 Total number of files Less than 1000 Some files may not display their own entire image depending on the size Some discs may not perm...

Page 80: ...g a track in the disc 2 ways are available On CONTENT MENU Audio List 1 Press CONTENT MENU button CONTENT MENU Audio List appears Notes WMA tracks copy protected cannot be played The DIGITAL AUDIO OUT BITSTREAM PCM jack outputs MP3 WMA sounds in the linear PCM format regardless of the current Audio out select page 158 selection You cannot change the playback speed of MP3 WMA playback Audio List Pa...

Page 81: ...n from the applicable copyright owners to download copyrighted content including music files in any format including the MP3 and WMA formats prior to the downloading thereof Toshiba has no right to grant and does not grant permission to download any copyrighted content Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in both the United S...

Page 82: ...confirm operational status and setting details Playback DISPLAY DISPLAY Title No Chapter No Status display Mode indicator Elapsed time of a title Elapsed time of a chapter Playback mode Operating disc Receiving channel e g DISPLAY DVD VIDEO VCD CD DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM 002 3 00 10 29 00 05 15 0005 Stereo Title repeat HDD Title Chapter Virtual surround DNR Recording Picture Quality Audio Quality...

Page 83: ...Total playing time of a current title In the case of a VIDEO CD or audio CD it shows the total playing time of the disc Elapsed recording time per 30 minutes Recording end time if it comes within 30 minutes Elapsed time Locator Shows the current location TIME BAR Changing the location of the time bar While the time bar is displayed press The time bar shifts up and down Turning off the time bar Pre...

Page 84: ...repeat the same chapter Track repeat To repeat the same track Disc repeat To repeat the entire disc Repeat all ORG titles To repeat all original titles in a disc Repeat all PL titles To repeat all playlist titles in a disc Cancel repeat in Repeat playback mode To resume normal playback Playback of the HDD or a DVD RAM disc stops Notes Some discs may not permit repeat operation You cannot use the r...

Page 85: ... digit number To input a 1 or 2 digit number first input 0 e g 0 0 3 To cancel the numbers press CLEAR button To input a chapter number press buttons to shift the cursor 01 T CT 11 T CT 21 T CT 02 T CT 12 T CT 22 T CT 03 T CT 13 T CT 23 T CT 04 T CT 14 T CT 24 T CT 05 T CT 15 T CT 25 T CT 06 T CT 16 T CT 26 T CT 07 T CT 17 T CT 27 T CT 08 T CT 18 T CT 28 T CT 09 T CT 19 T CT 29 T CT 10 T CT 20 T C...

Page 86: ...hen press ENTER Bit rate Note To turn off the bit rate display select this item again To check information on a title DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM 1 During playback press QUICK MENU 2 Press to select Title information then press ENTER Title information To exit Quick Menu DVD VIDEO VCD CD DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM Press QUICK MENU again or Press to select Exit then press ENTER Exit ...

Page 87: ...cs Before editing Creating chapters Playlist editing Creating thumbnails Before dubbing High speed Library dubbing Dubbing selected items Rate conversion dubbing Line U dubbing Deleting selected items Combine Original titles Creating a DVD Video using DVD R RW DVD Video finalizing process DV recording ...

Page 88: ...copy it to a DVD RAM Then delete original titles on the HDD It can save time and effort and retain continuity in the HDD space However when moving a copy once program from the HDD to a DVD RAM disc delete unnecessary chapters from original titles For details page 104 Running All HDD titles delete regularly prevents fragmentation from occurring In addition if you select and run HDD format all data ...

Page 89: ... original title Playlist editing Collect your favorite chapters to make them as one title Playlist If an original title is deleted a playlist will be also deleted because playlists are fictitious titles e g Making a playlist by collecting scenes of cats from title 1 The world of cats and dogs Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6 Playlist Editing A fictitious playlist title that is diffe...

Page 90: ...wo You can create multiple chapters by repeating the above operation Notes Chapters cannot be created in the following modes Dubbing Fast reverse Fast forward Slow motion You cannot divide a title of a DVD R RW disc into chapters It is possible to create chapters in a DVD R RW disc by pressing CHP DIVIDE button while recording at the desired points or by selecting an option that inserts chapter ma...

Page 91: ... a chapter Select a thumbnail and press ENTER button 3 seconds of the first and last scenes are played ENTER ENTER PLAY 00 54 30 00 00 00 03F 00 00 00 4 3 B Chapter Editing Original Aspect Ratio Location To create new chapter select desired start point via remote To set press enter Divide Title 004 Chapter 0001 HDD EDIT MENU Fishing Guide e g HDD Original 2004 06 08 07 00 am TV 4 Title List Page M...

Page 92: ... have been made press The recorder displays a message and starts saving the chapter divisions on the time bar When complete CONTENT MENU is displayed PAUSE ENTER Creating chapters Continued Editing 00 54 30 00 00 21 24F 00 00 00 4 3 B Chapter Editing Original Aspect Ratio Location To create new chapter select desired start point via remote To set press enter Divide Title 004 Chapter 0001 HDD EDIT ...

Page 93: ...positions of chapter marks You can shift the beginning of a chapter currently selected 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 on page 90 to 91 2 Press QUICK MENU 3 Press to select Chapter break edit mode then press ENTER 4 Press to select the item then press ENTER by frame VR mode The chapter mark shifts by one frame For contents which will be copied to DVD RAM discs by GOP Video mode The chapter mark shifts by a...

Page 94: ...ng a chapter 1 From EDIT MENU Chapter Editing select a chapter which you want to name 2 Press QUICK MENU 3 Press to select Edit Chapter Name then press ENTER A keyboard appears Enter a name following the on screen icon guides Notes There is a limit to the number of chapters which can be named If exceeded a message appears You can also access the keyboard to enter a chapter name by selecting a chap...

Page 95: ... 52 40 Original 2004 07 12 11 00 pm TV 4 0 30 08 HDD e g Quick Menu Title information Create thumbnail High speed dubbing Rate conversion dubbing Chapter function Edit functon Special playback mode Save captured images Disc information Display changeover Specific page jump Title delete Exit HDD Original 2004 06 08 07 00 am TV 4 Title List Page MENU CONTENT 1 2 0 53 45 Original 2004 06 24 11 00 pm ...

Page 96: ...rsor appears indicating the point where the selected item will be inserted Cursor ENTER ENTER ENTER A B Source Title Object Title Original PlayList Start Title Entire time HDD EDIT MENU e g Playlist Editing A A A B B Source Title Object Title Original PlayList Start Title Entire time HDD EDIT MENU e g Playlist Editing A A A B B Source Title Object Title Original PlayList Start Title Entire time HD...

Page 97: ...responding titles and chapters Original are not deleted Playback may pause if a gap between the content is played There may be a small difference between the chapter boundary and the actual playback picture A title or chapter which is being edited cannot be selected as an item You cannot add a title of still pictures or a title or a chapter which contains both still and moving pictures to a playli...

Page 98: ...U select a playlist to correct 2 Press QUICK MENU 3 Press to select Playlist re editing and then press ENTER EDIT MENU Playlist editing appears Follow the procedure from steps 5 on page 96 add or delete parts as necessary Note You cannot edit a title Playlist of still pictures or a title Playlist which contains both still and moving pictures Using a part in a Playlist also in another Playlist 1 Pr...

Page 99: ...ery week To sort out programs recorded on the same time of the same day of the week to make a Playlist 4 Press ENTER Notes Only titles Original can be sorted The maximum number of sorted titles on a DVD RAM disc is 99 If you modify the recording start time or date of one of the recorded serials the title will not be sorted out Contrarily any program can be sorted if its channel recording start tim...

Page 100: ...DD DVD RAM Original HDD 2005 03 24 07 00 am TV 4 Title List Page MENU CONTENT 1 2 0 53 45 Original 2005 03 24 11 00 pm TV 6 0 29 50 Original 2005 04 07 07 00 am TV 8 0 54 30 Original 2005 04 08 09 00 pm TV 10 0 51 28 Original 2005 03 29 09 00 pm TV 3 0 52 40 Original 2005 04 07 11 00 am TV 4 0 30 08 HDD e g HDD Original 2004 06 08 07 00 am TV 4 Title List Page MENU CONTENT 1 2 0 53 45 Original 200...

Page 101: ...isplay and that displayed in CONTENT MENU Operation with PICTURE SEARCH button may extend the difference ENTER PLAY PAUSE ENTER 00 54 30 2005 03 24 11 00pm Ch 6 00 00 00 HDD 0 29 50 B 00 00 00 03F Original Location Create Thumbnail Select desired thumbnail image via remote To set press enter CONTENT MENU Title 002 Chapter 0001 e g 00 29 50 2005 03 24 11 00pm Ch 6 00 00 00 HDD 0 29 50 B 00 06 25 23...

Page 102: ...n a title that contains a still picture If you create a chapter thumbnail and then shift the chapter mark page 93 or record or edit the disc on other devices the chapter thumbnail may return to the top of the chapter Creating thumbnails Continued Editing ...

Page 103: ...s the followings When you have recorded a content on the HDD at a high rate and you cannot copy it to a DVD RAM disc because the data size is too large Reduce the data size When you recorded a content while DVD compatible mode page 162 was set to Off and you cannot copy it to a DVD R RW in the DVD Video format or when a DVD RAM disc was recorded with the other equipment which is not compatible wit...

Page 104: ...st Notes If either the HDD or DVD RAM is not in optimum physical condition an error may occur when you execute Move and some titles or chapters may be lost If you want to Move non copy protected titles and chapters it is recommended for safety that you first Copy them to the opposite drive and confirm they have been copied properly Then delete the titles and chapters to which you have executed Mov...

Page 105: ...ped if a timer program recording starts While recording and dubbing are in progress at the same time CONTENT MENU and LIBRARY MENU will not appear Playing a recorded title while recording another on the same disc page 43 is not possible while dubbing HDD DVD HDD HDD HDD HDD DVD DVD DVD HDD DVD DVD Playback Available Not available Not available Available Recording Available Not available Not availa...

Page 106: ...title and press button If you press the button again the title list re appears 3 Press QUICK MENU then select High speed dubbing by pressing from the Quick Menu then press ENTER CONTENT MENU High Speed Library Dubbing appears Editing CONTENT MENU ENTER QUICK MENU ENTER DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM 2005 03 30 09 00pm TV 4 High Speed Library Dubbing MENU CONTENT 0 52 40 Original Saves Original Deletes O...

Page 107: ...o power off 3 Press ENTER button Notes A title or a chapter becomes a title by being copied Same Disc job using a DVD RAM disc will take a longer time Same Disc is not available on DVD R RW Move is not available between the HDD and DVD R RW Some parts in DVD R RW may be divided if dubbed For a copy once permitted content only moving from the HDD to a DVD RAM disc is available Executing this will d...

Page 108: ...lected Items 3 Press ENTER EDIT MENU Dub Selected Items appears Thumbnails of the parts in the disc are displayed in the upper area To change the dubbing destination 1 Press QUICK MENU button 2 Press buttons to select Change media to HDD or Change Media to DVD 3 Press ENTER button DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM Preparation Press the HDD or DVD button to select a disc that contains titles or chapters you...

Page 109: ...ppears in the lower area destination media 6 Press to select a location to place the selected part then press ENTER If there are no parts in the lower area leave the cursor to the left and press ENTER button The selected part is inserted into the location of the cursor Continued A B Dub Selected Items Title Dubbing Media DVD Original HDD EDIT MENU e g ENTER A B Dub Selected Items Title Dubbing Med...

Page 110: ...f you do not want to leave the items on the original disc delete them in the procedure for Deleting selected items page 118 To confirm the contents of an item first select the item by using buttons and press QUICK MENU button to display Quick Menu Press buttons to select Preview or Title information then press ENTER button Each part when selected shows its name at the bottom of the menu for about ...

Page 111: ...t steps 4 to 6 on page 109 to insert the item into its desired location Cancelling while dubbing Press QUICK MENU to display Quick Menu Press to select Cancel dubbing then press ENTER Note This procedure copies items according to their order indicated in the lower area Therefore there may be a case that some items have already been copied at the time you cancel dubbing A A A B B Dub Selected Items...

Page 112: ...hen execute this procedure The Rate conversion dubbing can be performed in two different ways part by part or multiple parts in one time To dub multiple parts in one time the same rate is applied to all parts You cannot set a different rate to each part Preparation Press HDD or DVD button to select a disc containing the parts that you want to dub 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 106 2 Press QUICK M...

Page 113: ...sired setting Auto rate selection The recorder automatically selects the highest possible rate calculating from current unoccupied volume on the disc This operation does not insure full recording of any length program or whole use of unoccupied volume 6 Press ENTER Copying starts To confirm the job progress press TIME BAR button to display the time bar The time bar cannot be copied When copying is...

Page 114: ...multiple items at a time 3 Press ENTER button 4 Check the rate for picture and sound quality To change the setting perform the following steps 1 Press QUICK MENU button to display Quick Menu 2 Press buttons to select User record quality and press ENTER button 3 Press ADJUST button to select the setting number and press ENTER button When Copy on the bottom shows X the selected parts are beyond the ...

Page 115: ... the positions of chapter marks copied on the DVD R RW disc may be slightly different by the GOP Groups Of Pictures from the original positions In Rate conversion dubbing from a DVD R RW disc to the HDD the positions of chapter marks are not copied on the HDD Rate conversion dubbing to the same DVD RAM R RW disc is not possible The recorder automatically inserts a black picture for a moment before...

Page 116: ...122 back to the HDD Editing Preparation Make sure that the destination disc has adequate available remaining space When you want to copy to the HDD load a disc you want to play Example To copy from a DVD RAM disc to the HDD 1 Press INPUT SELECT or CH Page repeatedly to select LineU A black screen appears 2 Press HDD 3 Press REC Recording starts 4 Press DVD 5 Start playing Line U Stereo DVD R DVD R...

Page 117: ... dubbing may cause slight deterioration in picture and sound quality of contents Screen menus such as CONTENT MENU or EDIT MENU cannot be recorded by Line U dubbing Line U dubbing cannot be set as programme recording When doing this procedure programmed recording must not be initiated If you display TV Guide On Screen playback is automatically canceled When setting the input to Line U audio output...

Page 118: ...area Editing EDIT MENU ENTER ENTER DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM Preparation Press HDD or DVD button to select a disc that contains titles or chapters you want to delete A A A B B Del Selected Items Title Object Original Start HDD EDIT MENU e g Main Menu Source Edit Functions Dub Selected Items Rate Conv Items Combine ORG Title DVD Video Creation Del Selected Items DVD Video Finalizing Playlist Editing...

Page 119: ...cted On a DVD RW disc deleting can restore the disc space only by deleting the last recorded title Deleting cannot be canceled once started Be careful when executing the deletion process If you select a title for the part to be removed you cannot select chapters in that title Chapters on DVD R RW discs cannot be selected to deleted 4 Following steps 4 to 6 on page 109 assemble the items to delete ...

Page 120: ...r next page 4 Press ENTER The cursor appears in the lower area of the screen the title to merge to Cursor Editing EDIT MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER Preparation Press HDD or DVD button to select a disc that contains titles or chapters you want to merge HDD DVD RAM A A A B B Combine ORG Title Title Object HDD Original Start combining Title HDD EDIT MENU e g For source only 2 titles original can e selected...

Page 121: ...R button 7 Press to select Start combining and press ENTER then select Yes and press ENTER The combining process starts Notes You cannot stop the combining process after it has started You cannot combine titles if their length will exceed 9 hours You cannot combine a protected title or a title containing still pictures The title name of the first title is given to the title after combining The sec...

Page 122: ...the contents if the disc contains too little contents or too many quality and picture settings etc If a start time of a programmed recording comes during this procedure the recording is made onto the HDD However while making a menu theme the recording is not executed Also programmed recordings to DVD media with Off setting of Relay recording page 163 are not executed If a programmed recording star...

Page 123: ... the chapter you want then press button To return to the title display press button again EDIT MENU ENTER ENTER A A A B B DVD Video Create Selected Items Sourece Title Original Next HDD EDIT MENU e g Creating Media DVD Capacity A A A B B DVD Video Create Selected Items Sourece Title Original Next HDD EDIT MENU e g Creating Media DVD Capacity 1 1 5 4 3 2 Main Menu Chapter Editing Chapters can be di...

Page 124: ...o cancel selected parts see page 130 To change the title chapter name or thumbnail before selecting 1 Select the part that you want to change and press QUICK MENU button 2 Press the buttons to select Edit title name or Modify title thumbnail to change the title or Edit chapter name or Modify chapter thumbnail to change the chapter and press ENTER button 3 Use the entry screen to change the title o...

Page 125: ...rm the information you are going to write Press button to select Edit Name and press ENTER button to go to the character entry screen The number of characters is limited for the disc name you can enter If you selected None for Menu Create at step 8 select Writing on the bottom right corner and press ENTER button Skip to step 14 ENTER ENTER A A A B B DVD Video Creation Option Settings EDIT MENU e g...

Page 126: ...e Menu Select EDIT MENU e g DO NOT MR SATO PLEASE JOIN US TO CREATE MANUALS LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT ...

Page 127: ...e recorder When copying is completed a finalizing process follows This enables the disc to be played on a DVD video player When the process is completed a message Create another DVD Video now appears except when Auto power off see below is set If you select Yes you can make one more DVD R RW of the same content If you select No you can complete creating the DVD Video You can set the recorder to tu...

Page 128: ...ding a 16 9 picture shape scene the DVD creation of the content may fail In this case set Set Aspect Ratio to 4 3 fixed on the menu Option Settings Even if the title is recorded with DVD compatible mode set to Main or SAP using a recorder other than this may cause failure when recording to a DVD R RW disc If the DVD Video creating fails to be completed most of the discs cannot be used again If an ...

Page 129: ... Loading 2005 03 30 05 09pm CH 3 Title 002 Chapter 0004 HDD EDIT MENU T001 00 00 23 e g Quick Menu Enter DVD Video menu name Delete name Delete all menus Exit To delete a captured image Press to select an image to delete then press QUICK MENU Press to select Delete menu then press ENTER Follow the message to operate To delete all captured images select Delete all menus Selecting color options on m...

Page 130: ...ill become unusable in most cases Canceling is not always possible A A A B B DVD Video Create Selected Items Sourece Title Original Next HDD EDIT MENU e g Creating Media DVD Capacity Quick Menu Cancel selected title Preview Preview all selected items Title information Clear all selected items Auto power off Exit To improve legibility of characters on menus Press to set Back ground color to On Then...

Page 131: ... select Cancel selected title and press ENTER button If you do not do this and continue the copying process an error may occur and the disc will be rendered useless Playing a created DVD Video You can play the DVD R RW in the same manner as you would play a DVD video disc See page 62 If you want to correct the contents of a DVD RW after the DVD Video creation procedure Cancel the finalization of t...

Page 132: ... DVD R 1 Press EDIT MENU EDIT MENU Main Menu appears 2 Press to select DVD Video Finalizing 3 Press ENTER A display of option settings appears EDIT MENU ENTER ENTER A A A B B DVD Video Finalize Option Settings EDIT MENU e g Next Return Menu Create Title Chapter Title Chapter None Writing Test None Parts Test All Test Set Aspect Ratio Original 4 3 fixed 16 9 fixed Start Play Menu Title 1 After play...

Page 133: ...rect color page 129 by pressing button Continued ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER A B DVD Video Finalize Title Menu Select EDIT MENU e g DO NOT MR SATO PLEASE JOIN US TO CREATE MANUALS LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HERE DO NOT LEAVE HE...

Page 134: ... select Return then press ENTER button you can go to the preview of the selected title menu To return to the preview of chapter menu press buttons to select a number next to Chapter Menu then press ENTER button 9 Press ENTER on EDIT MENU DVD Video Finalize Chapter Menu Select display and select Yes by then press ENTER A message appears to ask you if you want the power to turn off automatically or ...

Page 135: ...If a start time of a programmed recording comes during a finalizing process the recording is made onto the HDD However while making a menu the recording is not executed Also when Relay recording is set to Off the recording will not start To cancel the finalize process DVD RW You can cancel the DVD Video finalizing process executed to a DVD RW disc so that the disc can be recordable again 1 During ...

Page 136: ...to the DV terminal is turned on EDIT MENU ENTER ENTER Editing DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM A A A B B DV Recording Option Setting EDIT MENU e g Next Change DV Chapter Create Off By Date By Scene DV Audio Input User record quality Stereo1 L2 R2 Stereo2 L2 R2 DVD Video CHP Create Off 5min 10min 15min 20min 4 6 D M1 SP DV IN terminal Main Menu Source Edit Functions Dub Selected Items Rate Conv Items Combi...

Page 137: ...ppears 6 Play a connected DV format digital video camera and pause the playback at a desired scene 7 Press to select Rec then press ENTER Recording starts To pause the recording select Pause by buttons then press ENTER button To stop the recording select Stop Save by buttons then press ENTER button ENTER ENTER ENTER A A A B B DV Recording Return End Full Display EDIT MENU e g Recording Media DVD F...

Page 138: ...l video camera such as a PC Depending on the connected DV format digital video camera the display at step 5 may not show Manufacturer or Equipment If the DV terminal is connected to more than one DV format digital video camera DV recording may not work properly For proper functioning of DV recording connect only one device to the DV terminal DV recording is not compatible with Relay recording Do n...

Page 139: ...Library To facilitate your collecting Using Library data Searching for a desired title Viewing Library data Checking remaining space ...

Page 140: ...t display all characters of a registered name of a disc 1 Press LIBRARY LIBRARY MENU Title Summary All Titles appears 2 Press QUICK MENU Quick Menu appears 3 Press to select an item then press ENTER For details on each item see from the next page LIBRARY QUICK MENU ENTER HDD DVD RAM Title Summary All tTitles MENU LIBRARY 1 2 HDD 2005 03 20 07 00pm 7 00 pm 11 00 pm 7 00 pm 9 00 pm 11 00 5 2005 03 2...

Page 141: ...DD 2004 06 20 07 00pm 7 00 pm 11 00 pm 7 00 pm 9 00 pm 11 00 pm 9 00 pm 9 00 pm 9 00 pm 10 27 pm 5 2004 6 20 HDD 2004 06 19 11 00pm 4 2004 6 19 HDD 2004 06 18 07 00pm 3 2004 6 18 HDD 2004 06 17 09 00pm 3 2004 6 17 HDD 2005 03 13 11 00pm 2 2004 6 13 HDD 2005 03 13 09 00pm 4 2004 6 13 HDD 2005 03 11 09 00pm 2004 6 11 HDD 2005 03 9 09 00pm L1 2005 03 9 Su Sa Fr Th Su Su Fr We Tu HDD 2005 03 9 10 27pm...

Page 142: ...05 03 9 10 27pm L2 2005 03 8 L1 etc e g 2 49 pm 5 24 Tu No Date Day Time CH Genre Title Name Specific Disc No Jump Disc No 0 0 1 Title Summary All tTitles MENU LIBRARY 1 2 HDD 2005 06 20 07 00pm 7 00 pm 11 00 pm 7 00 pm 9 00 pm 11 00 pm 9 00 pm 9 00 pm 9 00 pm 10 27 pm 5 2005 03 20 HDD 2005 03 19 11 00pm 4 2005 03 19 HDD 2005 03 18 07 00pm 3 2005 03 18 HDD 2004 03 17 09 00pm 3 2005 03 17 HDD 2004 ...

Page 143: ... icon appear Note When you change settings of a DVD RAM disc load the DVD RAM disc Viewing disc information Disc information 1 From Quick Menu select Disc information by then press ENTER You can view information about the loaded disc To change the number or name of the DVD RAM disc 1 Press to select Edit Disc Number or Edit Disc Name then press ENTER button 2 Following the procedure on page 36 ent...

Page 144: ...s ENTER To cancel select No All title information is registered Notes To use title information in a DVD RAM disc recorded on another device as the Library data of the recorder be sure to follow the procedure of Registering a disc manually to add saved data to the Library system This information cannot be added automatically If you record content on a DVD RAM disc on the recorder and edit the conte...

Page 145: ...2 is erased To cancel select No Deleting all the Library information only Use this feature when you want to rearrange the whole Library information from the beginning 1 Press LIBRARY 2 Press QUICK MENU 3 Press to select Library management and press ENTER 4 Press to select Delete All DVD RAM information or Delete all library information Delete all DVD RAM information Deletes all Library information...

Page 146: ...the Library database 2 Press LIBRARY 3 Press QUICK MENU 4 Press to select Library management then press ENTER 5 Press to select Re inst all backup then press ENTER 6 Press to select Yes then press ENTER To cancel select No Note Do not use a DVD RAM disc which contains Library Management data registered to another recorder for backup data storage Library Management format may vary depending on the ...

Page 147: ...he specified title Checking remaining space You can check the remaining space of each disc prior to recording Library HDD DVD RAM Viewing remaining space DVD space remaining 1 From the Quick Menu select DVD space remaining by then press ENTER You can view the recording titles and the estimated space remaining per disc Note You can rearrange the list by selecting Arrange Narrowing or Jump from Quic...

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Page 149: ...Function Setup You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference Customizing the Function Settings ...

Page 150: ...ext page e g When Display settings is selected 3 Press to select a desired item then press ENTER 4 Refer to the explanations on pages beginning from 154 to change the selection by or other buttons then press ENTER To select another item in the same group repeat steps 3 to 4 To shift to another group press O button then repeat steps 2 to 4 5 Press SETUP The setup display disappears and the setting ...

Page 151: ...58 Details To select a preferred language for disc menus To select a preferred language for the sound track To select a preferred language for subtitles To turn on or off a function that makes faint sounds easier to hear even if you lower the volume during late hour playback To turn on or off the vocal output during DVD KARAOKE disc playback To turn the parental lock function on or off To turn on ...

Page 152: ...ound pictures To turn on or off the start up screen setting that makes the background picture appear automatically when turning on the power To turn the screen saver on or off To select a display status when no video signals are present To select where you turn on or off closed caption To turn on or off the confirmation beeper announcing when each remote command is received To select whether or no...

Page 153: ...D R recording To set whether or not chapters are to be automatically created at a specified interval for DVD R recording To activate or deactivate the 3D digital noise reduction To activate or deactivate the 3D digital filter to execute Y C Brightness Color separation To turn on or off a function that will automatically switch recording from a DVD RAM disc to the HDD when there is less than 10 min...

Page 154: ...ther language choice After pressing ENTER button follow steps 1 4 below 1 Obtain the language code of the preferred language from Language Code List page 173 2 Select the first character by pressing buttons or ADJUST button 3 Press buttons to shift Select second character by pressing buttons or ADJUST button 4 Press ENTER button Note Some DVD video discs may not include your preset language In thi...

Page 155: ...ilable only for a DVD KARAOKE disc recorded in Dolby Digital Multi Channel format If you want to enjoy KARAOKE function connect an amplifier or other such device to this recorder DVD parental lock DVD VIDEO DVD video discs equipped with the Parental Lock function have a predetermined limitation level The limitation level or limitation method may differ depending on the disc For example the whole c...

Page 156: ...ect level 7 discs exceeding level 8 are locked and cannot be played back When US is selected its limitation level corresponds to the following settings Level 7 NC 17 Level 3 PG Level 6 R Level 1 G Level 4 PG13 To change the limitation level of Parental Lock function Follow step 1 3 above To change the password 1 Press STOP button 4 times after selecting On and Off in order and then press ENTER but...

Page 157: ...ge Enhance SOFT OFF SHARP Gamma OFF 1 2 3 After adjusting the items press ENTER button Progressive conversion DVD VIDEO VCD DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM There are two types of source content in pictures recorded in DVD video discs film content pictures recorded from films at 24 frames per second and video content video signals recorded at 30 frames per second Make this selection according to the type ...

Page 158: ...ngs Continued Function Setup Analog 2ch Select this when a TV or other audio device is connected to this recorder via the ANALOG output connectors PCM Select this when a 2ch digital stereo amplifier is connected to this recorder When you play back a disc recorded in Dolby Digital MPEG1 or MPEG2 format the sound is converted to the PCM 2ch format and output Virtual surround DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW H...

Page 159: ...15 minutes In time slip mode the playback pause is released If this function is set to On the recorder if freezes may return to the normal by leaving it for about 15 minutes or longer Off Deactivates the screen protector function On Activates the screen protector function Note Toshiba does not guarantee that this function protects the TV screen by all means Background Selects a screen color when r...

Page 160: ...play interval DVD VIDEO VCD CD DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM Sets how far back is replayed when INSTANT REPLAY button is pressed 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 5 min Title thumbnail point DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM For recorded titles sets how far a scene from the start is set as the title thumbnail 0 sec 3 sec 10 sec 35 sec 1 min 5 min Note Thumbnails can also be changed to other scenes See page 100 HDD RAM title ...

Page 161: ...2 You cannot set the rate from 1 0 to 2 0 Picture record mode DVD R DVD RW HDD DVD RAM Adjusts problems with the brightness of video signals of TV broadcasts or other external input Press buttons to select the source and buttons to select the mode Only use this setting when you cannot adjust the brightness satisfactorily with the Custom picture setting in Picture Audio settings Page 157 of this re...

Page 162: ... no use to make this selection when dubbing Select when recording DVD Video CHP create DVD RW DVD R To set whether chapters are to be automatically created at a selected interval during DVD R RW recording Off Chapters are not set 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min To set the interval at which chapters are automatically created to 5 10 15 or 20 minutes Note The number of chapters has the upper limit which ...

Page 163: ...mes registered here are displayed in the Genre on Quick Menu 1 Press buttons to select a position in the Current Genre List you want to change then press ENTER button A list of genres appears You can turn the pages using button 2 Press buttons to select a genre then press ENTER button A list of genre names appears 3 Press buttons to select a genre name then press ENTER button The selected genre na...

Page 164: ...itializes the HDD Normally it is not required to initialize the HDD However when the HDD does not function correctly initializing the HDD may solve the situation If you initialize the HDD all titles and library information stored in the HDD are permanently deleted 1 Press buttons to select Start then press ENTER button 2 Confirm the message press buttons to select Start and then press ENTER button...

Page 165: ...een display in French Time Date setting To set the clock manually if it is not set correctly 1 Press and ADJUST to set the clock buttons To select Year Date Time or am pm ADJUST buttons To change the date buttons can also be used in addition to ADJUST buttons 2 After setting all the items press ENTER 3 Press to select Yes then press ENTER Note If the clock is set with TV Guide On Screen this setti...

Page 166: ...ings Continued Function Setup Picture quality setting SP LP MN Setting of picture and sound quality for recording Sound setting D M1 D M2 L PCM DVD Yes Yes Yes HDD Yes Yes Yes DVD Yes Yes Yes HDD Yes Yes Yes DVD No No Yes HDD No No Yes ...

Page 167: ...Others Before calling service personnel Error codes on the display window Recording duration Language Code List Specification ...

Page 168: ...ealer for adjustment Playback A DVD or CD does not play The format of the recorded data does not correspond to this recorder or the region number is neither 1 nor ALL Check the disc A defective or dirty disc is inside Change the disc The HDD mode is selected Press DVD button The HDD does not play The DVD mode is selected Press HDD button During playback picture noise appears Picture noise may appe...

Page 169: ...e is selected Press HDD button The disc space of the HDD is not sufficient Delete unwanted data page 52 or move the contents to DVD RAM discs page 106 Some causes such as power failure may set the recorder to reject the operation to protect the HDD Copy necessary contents recorded in the HDD to a DVD RAM disc and initialize the HDD TV Guide On Screen TV program list does not appear when TV Guide i...

Page 170: ...control Operate the remote control within 7 meters 23 ft from the receptor of this recorder There are obstacles between the remote control and this recorder Remove any obstacles The receptor is disturbed by sunlight or fluorescent light Change the place of this recorder or shield the light The remote mode is not appropriate Adjust the remote mode of the remote control and this recorder page 46 INS...

Page 171: ...1A Different sound quality modes detected in the same part ERR 1B Invalid control information detected ERR 1C Parts created in other recorder ERR 1D Parts created with DVD compatible mode Off detected ERR 1E Invalid parts detected ERR 1F Unexpected error detected ERR 2E Menu encode error detected ERR 2F Overflow of the menu size detected ERR 30 Exceeded maximum number of menus detected ERR 31 Reco...

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Page 173: ...NA NE NO OC OM OR PA PL PS PT QU RM RN RO RU RW SA SD SG SH SI SK SL SM SN SO SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW TA TE TG TH TI TK TL TN TO TR TS TT TW UK UR UZ VI VO WO XH YO ZU Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hindi Croatian Hungarian Armenian Interlingua Interlingue Inupiak Indonesian Icelandic Hebrew Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin Lingala Laotian Lithuani...

Page 174: ...n x 2 systems C 0 286Vp p 75Ω 1 at rear COMPONENT output Y PB PR Y output green 1 0Vp p 75Ω Sync signal negative Pin jack x 1 system PB PR output blue red 0 7Vp p 75Ω Pin jack x 1 system each AUDIO input 2 0V rms 22kΩ or above pin jack L R x 3 systems 2 at rear 1 in front AUDIO output 2 0V rms 2 2kΩ or below pin jack L R x 1 systems 1 at rear DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM PCM OPTICAL terminal Opt...

Page 175: ...ultaneous use of this DAV Product and connected equipment or to units that have been modified or had the serial number removed altered defaced or rendered illegible Limited Ninety 90 Day Warranty on Labor TACP warrants this DAV Product and its parts against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of ninety 90 days after the date of original retail purchase DURING THIS PERIOD TACP WILL AT ...

Page 176: ...HE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES GUARANTEES AGREEMENTS AND SIMILAR OBLIGATIONS OF TACP WITH RESPECT TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY PARTS IN NO EVENT SHALL TACP BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR MODIFICATION OR ERASURE OF RECORDED DATA CAUSED BY USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO US...

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