Toshiba VTW2186 User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 64

Region

ALL

discs only

Combination 21" Flat TV and

Video Recorder/DVD Video Player

FASTEXT

MODEL VTW2186

USER GUIDE

DIGITAL VIDEO

5N40101B [E] COVER

5/28/04, 15:21

Summary of Contents for VTW2186

Page 1: ...Region ALL discs only Combination 21 Flat TV and Video Recorder DVD Video Player FASTEXT MODEL VTW2186 USER GUIDE DIGITAL VIDEO 5N40101B E COVER 5 28 04 15 21 1 ...

Page 2: ...accordance with the following code As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of the appliance may not correspond to the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked...

Page 3: ...ion Video Index Search System Digital Auto Tracking Programmable ON OFF Timer Auto Power On Auto Play Auto Rewind Auto Eject Dual Speed Picture Search 2 Speed SP LP Record Playback Sleep Timer Auto Repeat Play DVD Player Digital Audio Jack Coaxial Multi Language Multi Angle Repeat Playback Memory Random Playback Zoom Video Aspect Ratio Parental Control Digital output for Dolby Digital AC 3 and DTS...

Page 4: ... example water vapor in the air will condense on the surface of the glass This is called moisture condensation MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE UNIT IN THE FOLLOWING CASES When you move the unit from a cold to a warm place After heating a cold room or under extremely humid conditions IF YOU EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS Plug the AC cord to AC outlet set the Main Power Switch to ON and leave the uni...

Page 5: ...service engineer before attempting to use the unit again When you leave your home for a long period of time unplug the AC mains lead Place the unit on a flat stable level surface and never subject it to violent shaking or any other shock or impact When you finish operating the unit always unload the cassette and turn off the power To protect the unit during a thunder storm unplug the AC mains lead...

Page 6: ...se SKIP button DVD REC OTR button VCR PLAY button VCR PLAY button DVD Phones socket REV Reverse button VCR STOP EJECT button VCR Main Power Switch Sub Power button STANDBY Indicator FWD button VCR Aerial socket 21 pin SCART AV1 Disc tray Cassette Loading Slot REC Indicator TIMER REC Indicator VOLUME buttons AUDIO OUT L R jacks COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack CHANNEL buttons 5N40101B E P01 09 5 28 0...

Page 7: ...Playback 18 19 37 REV Rewind Review playback 18 19 38 FWD Fast Forward Forward search playback 18 19 38 STOP Stop 18 37 CM SKIP Skip the unwanted short material of a tape 19 JUMP Locating desired scene of a disc 43 PAUSE STILL Still picture Recording pause on off 19 20 38 SP LP Sets the tape speed for recording 20 25 RETURN Remove DVD set up menu 36 48 COUNTER RESET Reset the counter to 00 00 00 2...

Page 8: ...formance it is recommended batteries be replaced on a yearly basis or when remote operation becomes erratic Do not mix old and new batteries Weak batteries can leak and severely damage the remote control transmitter Always remove batteries as soon as they become weak BATTERY CAUTIONS NOTES When direct sunlight an incandescent lamp fluorescent lamp or any other strong light shines on the remote sen...

Page 9: ...cal dealer AERIAL CONNECTIONS The type of aerial required depends on the position of your home its distance from the transmitter and local interference If you do not have an aerial and you are uncertain of what to buy you should seek the advice of a local aerial contractor EXTERNAL AERIAL Aerial socket Mains lead 5N40101B E P01 09 5 28 04 15 21 7 ...

Page 10: ...of video and audio inputs and outputs To Audio L Input To Audio R Input AUDIO cord not supplied Amplifier Rear of unit Coaxial digital cable not supplied AV Amplifier with built in digital surround decoder as listed above Center Speaker Front Speaker Left Front Speaker Right Subwoofer Surround Speaker Left Surround Speaker Right Coaxial Digital Audio Output To Coaxial Digital Audio Input Rear of u...

Page 11: ...all been included in the suggested connection diagrams Press AV to select AV2 to use the TV as a monitor You ll need to consult each component s Owner s Manual for additional information 1 To connect the unit to a VCR Press AV to select AV2 to use the TV as a monitor Camcorder Front of unit Front of unit Audio Video cord not supplied To Audio Video OUT Audio Video cord not supplied To Audio Video ...

Page 12: ...l have to reset the present time Make sure an aerial lead is connected from your household aerial or cable box if you subscribe to a cable service Plug your unit into a mains socket Press MAIN POWER switch on the unit The STANDBY indicator on the unit lights Wait for a few seconds to warm up and degauss the unit then press Sub Power button on the unit The STANDBY indicator on the unit turns off AU...

Page 13: ...an 30 minutes you will have to reset the present time If you want to correct the digits while setting press until the item you want to correct is blinking then press or to correct the desired setting 4 Preparation Press TV VCR to select TV VCR mode Example Setting the clock to 11 30 30 October 2004 Press or to select current minute then press You can change in 10 minutes step by holding down or CL...

Page 14: ... to store the station you have selected 3 TO SKIP A CHANNEL To skip unwanted channels press CH PAGE to select the channel you want to skip Then press CANCEL The channel number flashes To cancel the skip setting select the skipped channel using Direct Channel Selection then press CANCEL 5 Press or to select the required channel number 1 80 Press ENTER to store the channel number If you can not get ...

Page 15: ...must be tuned into the unit memory Press DISPLAY The current time channel number real time tape counter tape speed and VCR operation will be indicated Press DISPLAY again to remove the call display This button allows you to go back to the last channel selected by pressing CHANNEL RETURN Press this button again to return to the last channel you were watching CH 2 01 30 21 SP 11 30 SAT TV VCR Curren...

Page 16: ... screen The On screen display will disappear about one minute after finishing an adjustment Preparation Press TV VCR to select TV VCR mode Each time you press ENTER the picture adjustment Screen changes as follows BRIGHTNESS Press ENTER until BRIGHTNESS appears on the screen then press or to adjust the brightness When is pressed the darker portions of the picture become lighter SHARPNESS Press ENT...

Page 17: ...IMER follow above steps 1 6 then press or to select the CANCEL position Press MENU SETUP to return to the TV After setting the ON TIMER of the OFF TIMER will flash on and off If you wish to set the OFF TIMER press ENTER then follow the steps 3 6 on page 16 5 Set the desired minute channel and daily or weekly timer date as in step 4 then press Preparation Press TV VCR to select TV VCR mode Example ...

Page 18: ...p 1 5 then press or to select the CANCEL position Press MENU SETUP to return to the TV To confirm the ON OFF TIMER Press PROG three times to indicate the programmes on the screen 5 Preparation Press TV VCR to select TV VCR mode Example Turning off the TV at 8 30 Press or to set the desired minute then press 6 Press or to select the SET mode then press ENTER Press MENU SETUP repeatedly to return to...

Page 19: ...Pull the cassette out AUTOMATIC EJECT When the unit is automatically rewinding the tape and reaches its end AUTO REWIND the tape will be ejected automatically See NOTE on page 18 1 2 NOTES Always eject the tape when not in use The cassette can be ejected even if the Sub Power button is OFF TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ERASURE TO RECORD AGAIN After recording break off the erase prevention tab if you do no...

Page 20: ...TS When a tape is played the Digital Auto Tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture If noise bars appear during playback adjust the track ing manually as follows Press TRK or to obtain the best possible picture MANUAL TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen To resume automatic tracking press ATR AUTO TR will appear for 4 seconds on the screen AUTO TR...

Page 21: ...ture during slow motion press TRK or to reduce the noise bars If the still picture jitters excessively press TRK or to stabilize the still picture Press SLOW in the PLAYBACK mode Playback will proceed at 1 5 normal speed You can change the Slow Motion speed by pressing the button repeatedly The speed of Playback will change from 1 5 to 1 30 normal speed Press PLAY again to resume normal playback L...

Page 22: ...e TV channel you want to watch NOTES If the power is switched off during re cording by ON STANDBY the TV section shuts off and the VTR section continues to record AUTO REWIND FEATURE This feature is disabled during OTR and TIMER REC If the tab has been removed the tape will eject whenever two REC is pressed RECORDING ONE PROGRAMME WHILE WATCH ING ANOTHER TO STOP RECORDING TEMPORARILY Press PAUSE S...

Page 23: ...channel positions 1 through to 6 respectively you must set each VIDEO Plus channel number GUIDE CH manually Press MENU SETUP Press or to select the CHANNEL SETUP mode Then press ENTER Press or to select the GUIDE CH SET mode Then press ENTER Enter SAT with or button Then press ENTER Example Satellite channel has been incorrectly stored on channel 8 of your VCR Enter 6 with or number buttons Then p...

Page 24: ...red under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Press VIDEO Plus PROG The VIDEO Plus screen will appear on the TV screen Enter the PlusCode for the TV programme you wish to record using the number buttons 0 9 3 Press ENTER If an incorrect number is entered the word ERROR will be displayed and you will have to re enter the correct number The VIDEO Plus screen on the TV will show the date sta...

Page 25: ...ee next page then press 3 4 Preparation Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact The unit will automatically turn on Make sure that the clock shows the present time correctly Set the start time end time channel and tape speed as in step 3 Example Programme a timer recording for 13 00 14 30 channel 3 Tape speed LP 5 6 Press two TIMER REC The REC indicator will light The Timer is pr...

Page 26: ...ary program and press CANCEL to cancel the program OTHER FUNCTIONS FOR TIMER RECORDING NOTES The everyday every week recording can be made continuously until the recording is canceled or the tape reaches the end During timer recording the automatic rewinding mechanism does not function You can correct or cancel the pro grammed setting in program confirm mode If you press an invalid button during t...

Page 27: ...OTR press STOP The unit channel can be changed during recording 5 Example One touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes Press two REC simultane ously to begin recording Press the buttons again to stop recording after 30 minutes Each additional press of two REC will increase recording time as shown below up to a maximum of 5 hours OTR will appear on the screen Press REC to increase the time needed for r...

Page 28: ...M STEREO broadcasts are recorded in its original sound system regardless of the setting If you wish to record NICAM programmes select NICAM AUTO as follows If the NICAM sound has noise select the TV station which has noisy NICAM sound then set NICAM to OFF NOTES When you play a tape recorded in mono the sound is always played back in mono regard less of the AUDIO select setting If the sound is dis...

Page 29: ...lay the passed time 3 When you wish to make the counter disappear press DISPLAY once again 4 NOTES If you rewind the tape from 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the counter When you load a tape the counter will change to 00 00 00 The counter does not function on non recorded blank sections of the tape When you rewind fast forward or play tapes through blank sections the counter s...

Page 30: ...he tape by pressing the COUNTER RESET button and ZERO RETURN button Before playback or recording press COUNTER RESET to set the counter to 00 00 00 2 Begin playback or recording 3 Press STOP 4 5 Press ZERO RETURN The tape will rewind and automatically stop at the 00 00 00 position CH 2 00 00 00 SP 11 50 SAT TV VCR CH 2 00 20 00 SP 11 50 SAT TV VCR CH 2 00 00 00 SP 11 30 SAT TV VCR CH 2 01 30 21 SP...

Page 31: ...ape the mark may not be found During INDEX search the tape may stop and begin to play at a slightly different location INDEX may not function properly with old or worn out video tapes SEARCHING FOR AN INDEX MARK Example When the tape has four separate recorded Programmes select 4 to go to the beginning of the 4th programme 4th index mark The VIDEO INDEX SEARCH SYSTEM INDEX enables you to locate th...

Page 32: ... 3 Press AV to select the AV2 channel AV2 will be displayed NOTE You can also use the rear 21 pin SCART socket Select AV1 by pressing AV Press PLAY on the playback VCR then press PAUSE 4 Release the Recording Pause and Still Playback to begin the duplicating process 5 NOTES It is recommended that the tape speed be set to the SP mode on the TV VCR for best results Unauthorized recording of copyrigh...

Page 33: ...playback 2 During disc playback press two REC simultaneously 3 NOTES You can set the duplicating time using the OTR function At step 3 above press two REC repeatedly until the desired duplicating time appears on the screen P 25 Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs films video cassettes and other materials may infringe the rights of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright...

Page 34: ...nnel with the remote handset 2 Press TEXT MIX TV The first press TEXT MIX TV displays Fastext The second press TEXT MIX TV displays the TV program and the Fastext together MIX The third press TEXT MIX TV turns the Fastext off and returns to the TV program TV GUIDE P100 FASTEXT 100 JAN 1 12 00 00 SPORT NEWS WEATHER Selected page number Time Fastext service name Date Displayed page number scrolls wh...

Page 35: ... page number Press SUB PAGE The screen s lower left corner will display the Fastext page number followed by To call sub page 2 enter 0 0 0 2 Your input will be displayed in the lower left corner 0002 The red or green button can be used to change the sub page number It may take some time until the sub page 2 is broadcast The sub page will not be displayed before it is broadcast To leave the sub pag...

Page 36: ...APTER Track An Audio CD can contain several items These are assigned to tracks On handling Disc Do not touch the playback side of the disc Do not attach paper or tape to discs Removing Disc from Case Be sure to hold the edge of disc Do not touch the surface of the disc Pick up the disc gently from the case Do not scratch the disc Do not get dirt on the surface of the disc Do not stick a label or a...

Page 37: ...disc the status display will appear on the screen and continue displaying Preparation Before DVD CD operation please make preparations as follows Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 230 240V 50Hz AC outlet If the AC cord plug is plugged in for the first time wait for about 5 seconds before pressing ON STANDBY NOTE When connecting to other equipment unplug the unit from the AC outlet Press ON S...

Page 38: ...ETURN to remove the Menu screen Menu Subtitle Audio English Off English English Other Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound Menu Subtitle Audio Enter Setup Return English Off English Language Picture Parental Sound Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound SETTING MENU LANGUAGE You can select the language of the disc menu messages of DVDs NOTES If the selected soundtrack lang...

Page 39: ...yback press STOP Then press OPEN CLOSE on the unit The disc tray opens Remove the disc and press ON STANDBY The disc tray closes automatically and unit turns off NOTES If a non compatible disc is loaded Incor rect Disc Region Code Error or Paren tal Error will appear on the TV screen ac cording to the type of loaded disc If these appear check your disc again see pages 34 and 50 Some discs may take...

Page 40: ... still playback Each press of SLOW will change the speed of the slow x1 2 x1 4 x1 6 x1 7 Slow motion Playback To resume normal playback press PLAY Locating a chapter or track NOTE The unit is capable of holding a still video image or On screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or On screen display image displayed on your TV for an ex tended per...

Page 41: ...ISO9660 its file name must include 3 digits extension letters mp3 wma jpg The directory and file names of the MP3 WMA JPEG CD must be correspond to the ISO stand ardized files This unit can read 200 files per disc If one directory has more than 200 files it reads up to 200 files the remaining files will be omitted The unit is able to recognize up to a maximum of 50 directories per disc MP3 WMA JPE...

Page 42: ...NTER The selected picture appears on the TV screen Press 3 3 3 3 3 STOP to end playback The file menu appears on the TV screen If you want to watch the other file repeat steps 4 5 To display a picture menu press DVD MENU To return to a file menu press TOP MENU Press or to select the desired file To display next list press SKIP When 1 1 1 1 1 PLAY has been pressed after displaying the file menu or ...

Page 43: ... show at 5 second inter vals 10 Seconds Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 10 second intervals 15 Seconds Plays back images in the form of a slide show in 15 second intervals To make SETUP screen disappear press MENU SETUP or RETURN Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound Tv Screen Display On JPEG Interval Select Files 4 3 Enter Setup Return Off All Language Picture Parent...

Page 44: ...esired file type All Displays all files Music Only Displays only MP3 WMA files Pictures Only Displays only JPEG files To make SETUP screen disappear press MENU SETUP or RETURN Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound Tv Screen Display On JPEG Interval Select Files Enter Setup Return Off All 4 3 Language Picture Parental Sound Tv Screen Display On Enter Setup Return JPEG Interval Select F...

Page 45: ...M 1 x 1 3 2 x 1 5 and 3 x 2 2 3 Zooming Use the title chapter and time recorded on the disc to locate the desired point to play back Press number buttons 0 9 to input the number If you input a wrong number press CANCEL Refer to the package supplied with the disc to check the numbers 1 Press JUMP during play back 3 Locating Desired Scene Press ENTER 4 Playback starts When you change the title playb...

Page 46: ...al between two selected points 1 Press REPEAT A B during playback The start point is selected 2 Press REPEAT A B again The end point is selected Playback starts at the point that you selected Playback stops at the end point returns to Point A automatically then starts again A B Repeat Playback VCD CD 2 Press ENTER once or twice to select Chapter or Title In case of CD at first press to select Repe...

Page 47: ... on the disc Program playback Play Mode Off Repeat Off Enter Play Mode Program Playback 02 31 08 29 Track 7 11 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode Random playback Play Mode Off Repeat Off Enter Play Mode 2 Press or ENTER to select Random 3 Press PLAY Random Play will appear on the screen and Random Playback will start During playback mode you need to press PLAYMODE instead of PLAY NOTES...

Page 48: ...g soundtrack language is can celled when you open the disc tray The initial default language or available lan guage will be heard if the disc is played back again Changing subtitle language is cancelled when you open the disc tray Some functions may not work on some DVDs You may not be able to turn subti tles on or off or change subtitles While playing the DVD the subtitle may change when you open...

Page 49: ...u play back these DVDs you can select the sub title language and sound track language etc using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU during playback The DVD menu appears on the screen Press DVD MENU again to resume playback at the scene when you pressed DVD MENU 2 Press or to select the desired item 3 Press ENTER The menu continues to another screen Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set additional items if any DVD...

Page 50: ...a the SCART socket see P 9 4 Press MENU SETUP or RETURN to remove the Menu screen Language Picture Parental Sound 1 Press MENU SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select Picture 2 Press or ENTER then press or to select Dis play 3 Press or ENTER to select On or Off On On screen displays appear when you press the buttons factory setting Off On screen displays do not appear when you press a...

Page 51: ...Enter Setup Return DRC On Language Picture Parental Sound Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound DRC On Off On 1 Press MENU SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select Sound 2 Press or ENTER to select DRC 3 Press or ENTER then press or to select de sired setting Off Max Full dynamic range is increased On Std Full dynamic range...

Page 52: ...up Return Language Picture Parental Sound Password Parental 3 Enter Setup Return 0 9 Cancel Language Picture Parental Sound 3 5 1 2 4 Press MENU SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select Pa rental Then press or EN TER Press or to select Paren tal then press or until the level you require appears Level Off The parental control setting does not function Level 8 Virtually all DVD software ...

Page 53: ...cture Parental Sound Password Parental 3 Enter Setup Return 0 9 Cancel 1234 Language Picture Parental Sound Password Parental Enter Setup Return Language Picture Parental Sound 5 Password Parental 5 Enter Setup Return 0 9 Cancel Language Picture Parental Sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press MENU SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select Parental Then press or ENTER Press ENTER The rating is now un...

Page 54: ...ot been set playback will commence If you don t know or have forgotten the password select Cancel Picture The setting screen will disappear Press OPEN CLOSE on the unit to remove the disc 1 Load a DVD disc and press PLAY see page 37 2 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...

Page 55: ... stop mode Press or to select Lan guage 2 3 Press MENU SETUP or RETURN to remove the Menu screen 4 NOTE If the selected language is not recorded on the disc the first priority language is selected The same subtitle language can always be selected even if you replace the disc or turn the power off Press or ENTER Thenpress or toselect Sub title The unit will automatically select the same language in...

Page 56: ...d Thesameaudiosoundtracklanguage can always be selected by your unit even if you replace the disc or turn the power off English The language you have selected will play if it is recorded on the disc Other If you want to select another language enter the language code See the Language code list on page 55 Original The unit will select the first priority language of each disc Press or ENTER Then pre...

Page 57: ...orwegian 2425 Thai 3018 Bihari 1218 Hungarian 1831 Oriya 2528 Tibetan 1225 Breton 1228 Icelandic 1929 Panjabi 2611 Tigrinya 3019 Bulgarian 1217 Indonesian 1924 Pashto Pushto 2629 Tonga 3025 Burmese 2335 Interlingua 1911 Persian 1611 Turkish 3028 Byelorussian 1215 Irish 1711 Polish 2622 Turkmen 3021 Cambodian 2123 Italian 1930 Portuguese 2630 Twi 3033 Catalan 1311 Japanese 2011 Quechua 2731 Ukraini...

Page 58: ...s are broken Recording does not work Timer recording does not work Connect Mains lead to AC outlet Set it to ON Set it to OFF TIMER REC indicator is off Wait for a few hours Connect the Mains lead to the AC outlet Check aerial connections or broken wires Press the ON STANDBY button Try another channel Try another channel Check aerial connections or broken wires Move the aerial away from the source...

Page 59: ...tch sound may also be heard This is due to the feedback loop of the connections to the unit and it is not a defect of the unit 6 Aim it at the remote control sensor It is not aimed at the remote sensor 6 6 6 6 Operate within 5 metres and reduce the light of the room Clear the path of the beam Replace batteries Install batteries correctly Polarities of the batteries or are not inserted correctly Ba...

Page 60: ...in some cases causes loss of contrast in the picture PICTURE SIZE VARIATION A slight picture size variation is normal when you adjust the CONTRAST or BRIGHT NESS control CARE AND MAINTENANCE To prevent fire or shock hazard disconnect the unit from the AC power source before cleaning The finish on the cabinet may be cleaned with mild soap and a soft damp cloth Take care when cleaning or wiping the ...

Page 61: ...or signal converted sub carrier phase shift recording 1 Track 12 65mm high density tape Approx 1 minute 48 seconds With E 180 Cassette Tape SP 23 39 mm s LP 11 69 mm s NTSC SP 33 35 mm s 300 min with E 300 video cassette PAL 210 min with T 210 video cassette NTSC VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 AUDIO 500 mV 50 k VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 AUDIO 500 mV 1 k More than 75dB 20Hz to 20 000Hz PAL DVD 12cm 8cm CD 12cm 8cm DVD 4Hz ...

Page 62: ...60 MEMO 5N40101B E P53 Back 5 28 04 15 24 60 ...

Page 63: ...61 MEMO 5N40101B E P53 Back 5 28 04 15 24 61 ...

Page 64: ...62 04 06 U 5N40101B E P53 Back 5 28 04 15 24 62 ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for VTW2186

Reviews:

Related manuals for VTW2186

Brands by name

Popular brands

Toshiba VTW2186, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for VTW2186

Reviews:

Related manuals for VTW2186

Brands by name

Popular brands