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Introduction
DIGITAL VIDEO
About this owner’s manual
This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of
this DVD/VCR. Some DVD video discs are produced in
a manner that allows specific or limited operation during
playback. As such, the DVD/VCR may not respond to all
operating commands. This is not a defect in the DVD/
VCR. Refer to instruction notes of discs.
The following symbol may appear on the TV screen
during operation.
It means that the operation is not permitted by the DVD/
VCR or the disc.
For example, sometimes it is unable to stop the
playback of copyright message of the disc when the
STOP ( ) button is pressed. Alternatively, this symbol
may also indicate that the feature is not available for the
disc.
Notes on region numbers
The region number of this DVD/VCR is 1. If region
numbers, which stand for their playable area, are printed
on your DVD video disc and you do not find
1
or
ALL
,
disc playback will not be allowed by the player. (In this
case, the DVD/VCR will display a message on-screen.)
On Video CDs
This DVD/VCR supports Video CDs equipped with the
PBC (Version 2.0) function. (PBC is the abbreviation of
Playback Control.) You can enjoy two playback
variations depending on types of discs.
• Video CD not equipped with PBC function
(Version 1.1)
Sound and movie can be played on this DVD/VCR in
the same way as an audio CD.
• Video CD equipped with PBC function
(Version 2.0)
In addition to operation of a Video CD not equipped
with the PBC function, you can enjoy playback of
interactive software with search function by using the
menu displayed on the TV screen (Menu Playback).
Some of the functions described in this owner’s
manual may not work with some discs.
Playable discs
This DVD/VCR can play the following discs.
• You cannot play discs other than those listed above.
• You 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 DVD/VCR uses the NTSC color system, and cannot
play DVD video discs recorded in any other color system
(PAL, SECAM, etc.).
Because of problems and errors that can occur during
the creation of DVD and Video CD software and/or the
manufacture of DVD and Video CD discs, Toshiba
cannot guarantee that this DVD/VCR will play every
feature of every DVD bearing the DVD logo and/or
every Video CD bearing the CD logo.
As one of the creators of DVD technology, Toshiba DVD
players are manufactured using the highest standards
of quality, and as a result, such incompatibilities are
rare. If you happen to experience any difficulty playing a
DVD or a Video CD on this DVD/VCR, please feel free
to call our Contact listed in “How to Obtain Warranty
Services”
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is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing
Corporation.
Notes on discs (Continued)
DVD
video
discs
Disc Mark
Contents
Disc
Size
Maximum
playback time
Video
CDs
Approx. 4 hours
(single sided disc)
Approx. 8 hours
(double sided disc)
Approx. 80 minutes
(single sided disc)
Approx. 160 minutes
(double sided disc)
Approx. 74 minutes
Approx. 20 minutes
8 cm
12 cm
8 cm
12 cm
Audio
+
Video
(moving
pictures)
Audio
+
Video
(moving
pictures)
Audio
CDs
Approx. 74 minutes
Approx. 20 minutes
8 cm
(CD
single)
12 cm
Audio
The following discs are also available.
DVD-R/RW discs of DVD video format
CD-R/CD-RW discs of CD-DA, Video CD, SVCD,
MP3, WMA or JPEG format
Kodak Picture CD and FUJICOLOR CD format
Some of these discs may be incompatible.
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