Operation with non-compliant peripherals or peripherals not recommended by Toshiba is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by Toshiba, or parties authorized by Toshiba, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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Introduction IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
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7. Power-Cord Protection Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product. 8.
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If you ever detect rust, the emission of an extraordinary odor, excessive heat or anything unusual of the battery pack before starting to use it, do not use it. Take it to an authorized Toshiba service provider.
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g) Keep the battery pack away from heat or fire, if you detect the emission of an extraordinary odor or leakage of alkaline solution or other electrolytic substance. h) Never dispose of used battery packs with other ordinary solid wastes, since they contain toxic substances.
Introduction IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 24. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.
Precautions Notes on handling Do not shock the LCD panel. It may cause unit damage and malfunction. When shipping the player, the original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packaged at the factory.
Introduction Notes and Information Playable discs This player can play the following discs. Contents Disc Mark Audio video video discs (moving pictures) Audio VIDEO video (moving DIGITAL VIDEO pictures) Audio Audio The following discs are also available. DVD-ROM CD-RW DVD-R CD-R CD-ROM •...
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. Exemptions Toshiba Corporation is not liable for any damage caused by fire, earthquake, uses by a third person, accidents, owner’s intentional or unintentional misuse, or uses in other improper conditions.
Basic playback Begin your operation. Playing a Disc Variable Speed Playback Locating a Specific Title, Chapter, or Track...
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Basic playback Playing a Disc This section shows you the basics on how to play a disc. indicates a reference page of this manual. See the page in for details. Basic playback Preparations • Make all connections and settings as necessary referring to the connections chapter ( •...
To change your settings, see “Customizing the Function Settings.” for details.) TOSHIBA Thank you for your purchase of TOSHIBA Portable DVD player. Please make a selection for On-Screen Language and your TV Shape and press ENTER button on your remote control.
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Basic playback Playing a Disc (continued) Basic playback (continued) POWER/CHG indicator RETURN OPEN POWER PLAY PAUSE/STEP STOP To pause playback (still mode) Press (or PAUSE/STEP on the remote control) during playback. To resume normal playback, press (PLAY) (or PLAY on the remote PAUSE/STEP control).
About the screen saver If you pause a picture of a DVD video disc and leave it still for a long while, the screen saver of the player automatically appears (when “Screen Saver” is set to “On” ). To turn off the screen saver, press the (PLAY) (or PLAY on the remote control) button.
Basic playback Variable Speed Playback You can play discs at various speeds, and resume playback from the location where you stopped playback. Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FWD during playback. REV: Fast reverse playback FWD: Fast forward playback Each time you press the REV or FWD button, the playback speed...
Playing in slow-motion Press SLOW during playback. Each time you press the SLOW SLOW button, the slow-motion speed changes. 1/2 the normal 1/4 the normal speed speed Resuming playback from the same location Press STOP at the location where you want to interrupt playback.
Basic playback Locating a Specific Title, Chapter, or Track Normally, DVD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. VIDEO CDs and audio CDs are divided into tracks. You can quickly locate any specific title, chapter, or track. DVD video disc Title 1 Chapter 1...
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TOP MENU Number buttons ENTER CLEAR PLAY SKIP Locating a specific chapter or track directly Press T. Skip steps 1 and 2 if you are using a VIDEO CD/ audio CD. Title : hapter : Press to highlight the space next to “Chapter.”...
Advanced playback Customizing the performance of your player. Playback From a Memorized Location Locating a Specific Location Directly Playing Repeatedly Playing in a Favorite Order Playing in Random Order Zooming a Picture Selecting 3-D (N-2-2) Sound Enhancement Selecting a Camera Angle Selecting Subtitles Selecting a Language Viewing the Operational...
Advanced playback Playback From a Memorized Location The player memorizes a specific location on a disc, so that you can resume playback from there later. Storing locations in the memory Press DISC/MEMO at the location where you want to resume playback later. DISC/MEMO Disc emory Set...
Playing Repeatedly You can play a specific title, chapter, track, or segment repeatedly. (Title repeat, chapter/track repeat, A-B repeat) Repeating a title, chapter, or track Press REPEAT. Each time you press the REPEAT REPEAT button, the repeat mode changes as follows.
Advanced playback Playing in a Favorite Order You can combine your favorite titles, chapters, or tracks and play them in the order you determine. You can program up to 28 selections into the memory. (Memory playback) Title: 2 Title: 2 Chapter: 25 Chapter: 12 Setting titles, chapters, or tracks in a favorite order...
Playing in Random Order You can play titles, chapters within a title, or tracks in random order. (Random playback) Title: 1 Chapter: 3 Title: 2 Chapter: 2 Playing titles, chapters or tracks in random order Press RANDOM. Each time you press the RANDOM RANDOM button, the random mode changes as follows.
Advanced playback Zooming a Picture You can magnify areas within a picture. Zooming a picture Press ZOOM during normal, slow or still playback. As you repeatedly press the ZOOM ZOOM button, the magnification level increases. RETURN To reduce the magnification level, press the RETURN button.
Selecting a Camera Angle If a scene was recorded with multiple angles, you can easily change the camera angle of the scene you are viewing. Changing the camera angle Press ANGLE while playing a scene recorded with multiple angles. While playing a scene recorded with ANGLE multiple angles, the angle icon ( appears on the screen.
Advanced playback Selecting Subtitles You can display subtitles on the screen and select a subtitle language from those included on the DVD video disc. Good evening! Bonsoir! ¡Buenas tardes! Selecting a subtitle language Press SUBTITLE during playback. The current subtitle setting is SUBTITLE displayed for about 3 seconds.
Selecting a Language You can select a preferred language and sound recording system from those included on the DVD video disc. Good Bonjour! morning! Selecting a playback audio setting Press AUDIO during playback. The current audio setting is AUDIO displayed for about 3 seconds. Language Position Recording system...
Advanced playback Viewing the Operational Information You can view information about a disc and its operational status on the screen. Checking the operational status Press DISPLAY during stop. DISPLAY Each time you press the DISPLAY button, the on-screen display changes as follows. Current title number e.g.
Function Setup You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. Customizing the Function Settings Table of Languages...
Function setup Function setup Customizing the Function Settings You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. LANGUAGE PICTURE AUDIO Setting procedure Press SETUP during stop. The following on-screen display SETUP appears. LANGUAGE On-Screen Language Disc Menu Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Press...
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Setting On-Screen Language Disc Menu Language LANGUAGE Audio Language Subtitle Language TV Shape PICTURE Blacker than Black Black Level Progressive 4:3 Output Component Video Audio Out Select AUDIO Dynamic Range Control Karaoke Vocal Extended Audio Features On-Screen Displays OSD Background Color DISPLAY Extended Subtitle Features Screen Saver...
Function setup Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Setting details LANGUAGE On-Screen Language Disc Menu Language LANGUAGE Audio Language Subtitle Language On-Screen Language English: To view on-screen displays in English. French: To view on-screen displays in French. Spanish: To view on-screen displays in Spanish. Disc Menu Language English: To display disc menus in English.
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3) Press the buttons to shift and select the second character by pressing the buttons. PICTURE AUDIO LANGUAGE On-Screen Language Disc Menu Language Audio Language Subtitle Language 4) Press the ENTER button. Notes • Some DVD video discs may be set to display subtitles in a different language than you selected.
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Function setup Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Setting details (Continued) Blacker than Black Off: For normal use. On: Select when you adjust the black level of your TV using a commercially available test disc that contains adjustment signals. Black Level Select the brightness of playback pictures you view on a TV which is connected to the AV OUT jack or the S VIDEO jack of this player.
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LANGUAGE PICTURE AUDIO Audio Out Select Bitstream AUDIO Dynamic Range Control Karaoke Vocal Extended Audio Features Audio Out Select Select the output sound format corresponding to your system connection. For details of sound recording systems, see Bitstream: Select when connected to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG1 or MPEG2 decoder.
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Function setup Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Setting details LANGUAGE DISPLAY On-Screen Displays OSD Background Color DISPLAY Extended Subtitle Features Screen Saver On-Screen Displays Off: Operational modes (e.g. “Play”, “ displayed. On: Operational modes (e.g. “Play”, “ displayed on-screen. OSD Background Color Blue: Blue background.
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1) Press the number buttons to create a personal 4-digit security code, then press ENTER. If you make a mistake before pressing the ENTER button, press the CLEAR button and enter your 4-digit security code again. 2) Press the buttons to select the country whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc.
Function setup Table of Languages Table of languages and their abbreviations Abbreviation Language – – – No alternate language CHI (ZH) Chinese DUT (NL) Dutch ENG (EN) English FRE (FR) French GER (DE) German ITA (IT) Italian JPN (JA) Japanese KOR (KO) Korean MAY (MS)
Connections Read this chapter first to make the necessary preparations. Power Connection Connecting to a TV Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to a PC...
Connections Power Connection Connect the supplied AC adapter to power the player. For outdoor use, the battery pack (supplied) is also available. When using the battery pack, follow the instructions on page Caution • Do not connect the power plug to a power outlet other than that indicated on the label, as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
Warning • Do not use a battery pack other than one specified as it can result in a fire or damage to the unit. • Do not heat, open, or short-circuit the battery pack. Do not throw the battery pack into a fire. Doing so may cause an explosion or a fire.
Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the player to a TV to view playback pictures. For details of output sound, see Connecting headphones Connect headphones to the headphone jack using a stereo mini plug. Before connecting, temporarily turn down the volume with the headphone volume control.
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To audio input (red) To audio input (white) To video input (yellow) To S video input To Y (Y) To component To P video inputs To P Using the S video cable If the TV has an S video input, connect the player with the supplied S video cable for better quality playback picture.
Connections Connecting to Optional Equipment You can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds by connecting the player to optional audio equipment. For connection to your TV, see “Connecting to a TV” For details of output sound, see Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home.
Warning • When you are connecting (via the BITSTREAM/PCM jack) an AV decoder that does not have the Dolby Digital, Digital Theater Systems (DTS) or MPEG2 decoding function, be sure to set “Audio Out Select” to “PCM” from the on-screen displays .
Connections Connecting to a PC This player can be connected to a PC using an ATAPI card (option: MEDC01AX). By connecting to a PC, you can use this player as a 4 times speed DVD-ROM drive or a 24 times speed CD-ROM drive. When connected to a PC using an ATAPI card, the player operates as a DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive exclusively.
Others Before Calling Service Personnel Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptoms and correction Symptom Cause No power. • The AC adapter or power plug is disconnected. • Dead batteries. The player turned off by itself. •...
Specifications Player / Connectors / Liquid crystal display / Supplied accessories Player Power supply Mass External dimensions Signal system Laser Frequency range Operating conditions Connectors Video output (AV OUT) S video output (S VIDEO) Component video output (COMPONENT VIDEO) Audio output (BITSTREAM/PCM) Audio output (AV OUT) Video input (AV IN) Audio input (AV IN)
Others Identification of Controls See the page in for details. Main unit POWER/CHG (Power/Charge) indicator 14 44 45 (Eject) button Press this button to open the top cover. Speakers TOP MENU button MENU button Direction buttons POWER ON / (Pause) button POWER OFF / RETURN button ENTER button...
Side view VOLUME / REMOTE Volume control 14 46 Headphone jack Do not connect anything. AV IN jack AV IN BITSTREAM/PCM AV OUT COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO connector AV OUT jack BITSTREAM/PCM jack DC IN 15V DC inlet PC card connector S VIDEO S VIDEO jack...
Others Identification of Controls (continued) The instructions in this manual describe the functions of the remote control. See the page in Remote control OPEN button SETUP button DISPLAY button ANGLE button SUBTITLE button Number buttons TOP MENU button Direction buttons CLEAR button REV button PLAY button...
Loading batteries Open the cover. Insert batteries (AA size). Make sure to match the + and – on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment. Close the cover. Notes on batteries Improper use of batteries may cause battery leakage and corrosion.
LIMITED WARRANTY PORTABLE DVD PLAYER Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (“TACP”) and Toshiba Hawaii, Inc. (“THI”) make the following limited warranties. These limited warranties extend to original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the original consumer purchaser and to no other purchaser or transferee.
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Canadian consumers are requested to complete the special Canadian “Warranty Registration Form” enclosed, and forward this completed form with a copy of bill of sale to TOSHIBA OF CANADA to “Register and Validate” their warranty. Product must be purchased from an Authorized Canadian Dealer.