Toshiba SD26VCR User manual

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Precautions
Thank you for purchasing this DVD/VCR.
The DVD/VCR can play back both DVD discs and Audio CDs.
• Use only discs marked with the following.
DVD
[8 cm disc/12 cm disc]
Video CDs/Audio CDs
[8 cm disc/12 cm disc]
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
DIGITAL VIDEO
Important Warning
CAUTION:
A DVD/VCR IS A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER THIS DVD/VCR USES A VISIBLE LASER BEAM
WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE
THE PLAYER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED.
THE FOLLOWING CAUTION LABEL IS LOCATED ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE DVD/VCR.
WHEN THIS DVD/VCR IS PLUGGED INTO THE WALL OUTLET, DO NOT PLACE YOUR EYES CLOSE TO
THE OPENING OF THE DISC TRAY AND OTHER OPENINGS TO LOOK INTO THE INSIDE OF THIS DVD/
VCR.
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PER-
SONNEL.
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE
RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY.
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Precautions
Video Tape
Video Head Drum
Moisture Condensation
If the unit is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm place, do
not operate it for two or three hours.
What is moisture condensation
When cold water is poured into a glass, for example, water vapour in
the air will condense will form on the surface of the glass. This is called
moisture condensation.
Moisture will condense on the unit in the following cases;
•When you move this unit from a cold place to a warm place.
•After heating a cold room or under extremely humid conditions.
If you experience the above conditions;
"Plug" the mains lead into an AC outlet, set the ON/STANDBY button to
ON and leave at the room temperature until moisture condensation
disappears.
Depending on the surrounding conditions, this may take two or three hours.
• To prevent injuries do not insert your hand into the
cassette loading slot.
Watch out for toddlers who often love to imitate the
behavior of adults. In some cases, toys inserted into
the cassette loading slot have resulted in expensive
repairs.
• Do not place the unit near appliances which may
cause electromagnetic interference such as loudspeak-
ers, amplifiers, electric motors, mobile phone, etc.
Magnetic fields may affect picture or sound quality of
video recordings.
• Avoid extreme moisture and dust.
• Leave repairs to a qualified service technician.
• Avoid locations subjected to extreme heat and cold.
• Avoid placing to place the unit on any surfaces that
may be subjected to vibrations or shocks.
• Do not insert fingers or any other objects into the
cassette loading slot. Also, when cleaning the unit,
never spray cleaner or furniture wax directly on the unit
housing.
• Do not place flower vases on top or next to the unit.
Water spilled into the unit could cause serious damages.
In case of water damage, do not unplug the power
cord from its wall outlet and call for qualified service
immediately.
• When you leave your home for a long period of time,
unplug the power cord for safety reasons.
•Cleaning Precautions
For cleaning the VCR, we recommend a mild soap
solution and a slightly moistened soft cloth as it is used
for furniture. To avoid electrical shocks, unplug the
power cord from its wall outlet before cleaning. Be
especially careful when cleaning plastic components.
• To protect the unit during a thunder storm, unplug the
power cord and disconnect the antenna.

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SOME DOS AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT
This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety stand-
ards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best
results and safety is to be assured. So, please read the points below for your own safety.
They are of a general nature, intended to help you with all your electronic consumer prod-
ucts and some points may not apply to the goods you have just purchased.
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DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and
inter- connections between the pieces of equipment) are properly made and in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug before making
or changing connections.
DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of
your equipment.
DO be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment.
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DON'T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.
DON'T obstruct the ventilation openings of the equipment with items such as newspapers,
tablecloths, curtains, etc. Overheating will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment.
DON'T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to dripping or splashing, or objects filled
with liquids, such as vases, to be placed on the equipment.
DON'T place hot objects or naked flame sources such as lighted candles or nightlights on,
or close to equipment. High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to fires.
DON'T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws - to ensure
complete safety always fit the manufacturer's approved stand or legs with the fixings pro-
vided according to the instructions.
DON'T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from
the requirements of traffic safety. It is illegal to watch television whilst driving.
DON'T listen to headphones at high volume, as such use can permanently damage your
hearing.
DON'T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated
that it is designed for unattended operation or has a stand-by mode. Switch off using the
switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this. Special
arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people.
DON'T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working
normally, or if it is damaged in any way -switch off, withdraw the mains plug and consult
your dealer.
ABOVE ALL
---NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes, slots or any other
opening in the case - this could result in a fatal electrical shock;
---NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind
---it is better to be safe than sorry!
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Features
Video Cassette Recorder
• High Quality (HQ) Images
• On-Screen Displays (OSD)
• Nicam Hi-Fi Stereo Audio Re-
cording and Playback
• CATV Tuner with Hyperband
• 80 Memories for Presets
• Automatic TV Station Presetting
• 30 Minutes Back-Up in case of
Power Failure
• 6 Rotary Heads (4 Video Heads
2 Hi-Fi Audio Heads)
• Long Play
• Timer Recording of up to 8 Pro-
grams per Month
• One- Touch Timer Recording
(OTR)
• Video Index Search System
• Slow Motion
• NTSC Video Cassette Tape Play-
back on PAL TV
• Real-Time Tape Counter with
ZERO RETURN-Function
• Digital AUTO Tracking (ATR
Function)
• Repeat
• On-Screen Display in 2 Lan-
guages
• AV-Front Input Jacks
• 2 Scart Sockets for Premiere
• CE Symbol Guaranteeing
Compliance to Currently
Effective European Standards
DVD Player
• Digital Audio Jack (Coaxial)
• Multi-Language
• Multi-Angle
• Repeat Playback
• Memory/Random Playback
• Zoom
• Video Aspect Ratio
• Parental Control
• 3 Scenes Memory
• Digital output for Dolby Digital
and DTS
• Playback of DVD, Video-CD and
Audio-CD
• PAL & NTSC DVDs Playback
• A-B Repeat Playback
• MP3/JPEG CD Playback
* This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation or other rights
owners and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation or other rights owners. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may
cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 or 625 progressive scan picture problems, it is
recommended that the user switch the connection to the “STANDARD DEFINITION” output. If there are ques-
tions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 525p and 625p DVD player, please contact our customer
service center.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
* “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
* Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programs, films, video cassettes and other materials may
infringe the rights of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws.

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Contents
Precautions ...................................................... 2
Features ........................................................... 5
Contents ........................................................... 6
Parts and functions .......................................... 7
Display ............................................................. 8
Remote control ................................................. 9
Basic connection ............................................ 11
Playback connection ...................................... 12
Before using your unit
Recording a TV Program ............................... 30
One-Touch Timer Recording (OTR) ............... 32
Timer Recording ............................................. 33
Recording
Advanced function of VCR section
Loading and Unloading a Cassette Tape ....... 24
Cassette tape playback .................................. 25
Special playback ............................................ 26
Repeat playback ............................................ 27
Counter Display .............................................. 28
Video Index Search System ........................... 29
Tape playback operation
Setting the TV to the RF-Channel .................. 14
Setting the On-screen language .................... 15
Sound system selection ................................. 16
Clock setting................................................... 17
Automatic TV station presetting ..................... 18
Mapping TV stations ...................................... 19
Manual TV station presetting ......................... 22
Setting up the VCR section
Disc ................................................................ 39
Playing a disc ................................................. 40
Zooming/Location desired scene ................... 43
Marking desired scenes ................................. 44
Repeat playback/A-B Repeat playback.......... 45
Program playback/Random playback
(VCD/CD) ....................................................... 46
Changing angles/Title selection/DVD menu ... 47
Changing soundtrack language/Setting
surround sound .............................................. 48
Subtitles ......................................................... 49
Disc status/To turn off the PBC ...................... 50
MP3/JPEG operation ..................................... 51
Disc playback operation
Customizing the function settings .................. 54
Temporary disabling of rating level by
DVD disc ........................................................ 59
Language code list ......................................... 60
Advanced function of DVD section
Problems and troubleshooting ....................... 61
Video head cleaning ....................................... 62
Specifications ................................................. 63
Additional information
Stereo Recording and Playback..................... 35
Colour system selection ................................. 37
Duplicating a Video Tape ............................... 38

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SCART-socket
(for VCR/DECODER) (L2)
Parts and functions
Front
Rear
AC power cord
DVD COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack
RF IN jack
DVD AUDIO (L/R) OUT jacks
RF OUT jack
SCART-socket
(for TV-RGB/Composite) (L1)
ON/STANDBY button
AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN jacks(L3)
CHANNEL MM
MM
M/??
??
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buttons
FWD button
Remote sensor
VCR indicator
REV button
DVD indicator
REC button
PLAY button
STOP button
OPEN/CLOSE button
Disc tray
VCR/DVD mode selector button
Cassette Loading Slot
EJECT button Display window
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT(Y/PB/PR) jacks

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No. Display
VCR mode
Display
VCR
DVD
CD
10 : 00
01 : 00
2
L1/L2/L3
TRK
CH 2
Playback (lights) / Auto resume (flashes)
Still picture
DVD disc is inserted.
CD is inserted.
Clock display (colon[ : ] flashes)
Counter display by hour/minute at VCR/DVD / by minute/second at CD
Track number display for CD
TV channel position display
External input display
Timer recording display
Video tape is in the unit
Track display for CD
Normal recording display (flashes during One-touch Timer Recording - OTR)
Note:
Some discs may be displayed wrong or e.g. chapter number, playback time, etc. may not be displayed.
Display window
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OPEN/CLOSE Open or Close the tray 40,41,59
Power on/off 15
TV/VCR Switch to TV only at Scart connection 31
VCR Select to operate VCR 15
DVD Select to operate DVD 40
CLOCK/COUNTER Change the front Display mode 28
PROGRAM Confirmation of Timer-Recording 34
ONE TOUCH REPEAT Skip back about 10 seconds of DVD playback 42
BLANK SEARCH Find unrecorded area on a tape 31
INSTANT SKIP Skip the unwanted short material of a tape 26
VCR MENU/SETUP Display menu of setup 15~23,54
ZOOM Zoom (for DVD playback) 43
SLOW Slowmotion playback 26,42
TOP MENU Select title of a DVD disc 47,52,53
MENU Select menu of a DVD disc 47,53
/ / / Cursor buttons
CH +/– Select channel of the VCR 18,30,32,38
ENTER Enter information in the menu
Select option in the menu
SET –/+ Manual tracking 26
CANCEL/CLEAR Delete Timer program 34
Cancel input data in the setting mode 18,19,21,43,44,46
RETURN Remove DVD setup menu 54,59
STOP Stop 25,30,40,41
PAUSE/STEP Still picture/Recording pause on/off 26,30,38,41,42
PLAY Playback 25~27,40~42
INDEX –/+ Search for the INDEX mark of a tape 29
SKIP /
Skip chapter to forward or reverse direction 42
REV Rewind/Review playback 25,26,42
FWD Fast Forward/Forward search playback 25,26,42
REC/OTR Recording/OTR 30,32,38
TIMER REC Timer recording On/Off 32,34
SP/LP Sets the tape speed for recording 30,32
PLAY MODE Select playback mode 45,46
A-B RPT Repeat playback between A and B (DVD/CD) 45
0-9 Direct channel selection of TV 18,30,32
Input setting 17,19,20,33,43,46
Enter a security code 58,59
CALL/DISPLAY Display VCR or DVD operation status 28,31,50
ZERO RETURN Stop the tape when the counter reaches 00:00 28
SEARCH Jump to desired scene 43
AUX Scart Input or AV-Front input 12,34,38
COUNTER RESET Reset the counter to 00:00 28
ANGLE Change playback angle of a DVD disc 47
ATR Auto tracking 26
SUBTITLE Set Subtitle of a DVD disc 49
AUDIO SELECT Switches sound between mono and stereo 36
AUDIO Change soundtrack language of DVD 48
MARKER Index(DVD) 44
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Remote control

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Remote control
123
Replace the compartment
cover.
Install two "R03/AAA" batteries
(supplied),
paying attention to the
polarity diagram in the battery
compartment.
Open the battery compart-
ment cover in the direction of
the arrow.
How to install the batteries
Use micro batteries type UM-4 (R03/AAA-Size).
These batteries are offered as carbon / zinc-type or as alkaline-type. You may use both, but do not mix types. The
alkaline type lasts longer compared to the carbon / zinc type but is more expensive.
Note: Flat, weak batteries will leak. Corrosive electrolyte will damage the remote control handset.
Leak proof batteries will not leak immediately when they are flat. As long as the handset is still working, there is
no danger of leakage. To prevent damage, remove the batteries if you do not use the handset for several
months.
Damage because of leakage is not covered by the guarantee.
Distance of Remote
Control Operation
Effective angle:
approx. 60°
approx.
5m
Point the remote
control directly at the
remote sensor.
If bright sunlight
directly beams
onto the unit
front.
If an obstacle is
placed between the
unit and the handset.
The remote control handset will not work properly in the following cases:
If the batteries have not
been installed according to
their polarities.
If the batteries are
weak.

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Basic connection
Connect your DVD/VCR to your home's antenna and to your TV-set as shown in the illustration.
When you have finished these connections then connect your DVD/VCR to the 110~240 V / 50 Hz mains.
In addition to the coaxial cable connection, also connect with scart cable. The picture and sound will be transmitted
best through the scart cable. In this case, the TV need not be tuned to the video recorder. The AV-channel also need
not be tuned. The video recorder switch the television to video operation through the scart cable automatically. The
stereo-playback is possible only through a scart cable!
Connect a TV with the Scart socket
If your TV-set does not switch to video-playback operation automatically, please
turn your TV's video switch to VIDEO position manually.
TV
AC power cord 110-240V/50 Hz
DVD/VCR
Antenna-Input
To Scart socket
RF-Input (from
house antenna)
TV Scart Socket (L1)
RF-Output (to TV)
Antenna
Supplied Coaxial cable
Scart cable (not supplied)
VCR/DECODER Scart Socket (L2)
Note:
Make sure that both the television and the DVD/VCR are switched off before connecting the cables.