Toshiba MW24FPX, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...uction Connections Basic setup Playback VCR Recording VCR Other functions VCR DIGITAL VIDEO 2004 Toshiba Corporation 44 47 57 61 Basic playback DVD Advanced playback DVD Function setup DVD Others This device does not tape record copy protected DVD video discs 23 TV operation Illustration of MW24FPX 5Q10501A E Cover 4 17 04 11 55 AM 1 ...

Page 2: ...Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee th...

Page 3: ...or heat source This unit should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 POWER SOURCE This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating plate If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your appliance dealer or lo...

Page 4: ... c If the unit has been exposed to rain or water d If the unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the unit to its normal operation e If the unit has been d...

Page 5: ...s both Cathode Ray Tube CRT and other components that contain lead In your community there might be regulations that require you to dispose these materials properly under environmental considerations Please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance http www eiae org for disposal or recycling information TO USE AC POWER SOURCE Use the AC polarized line cord provided for o...

Page 6: ... technology precision device If the video head the head drum the optical pick up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn down the picture quality becomes poor To obtain a clear picture we recommend regular inspection and maintenance cleaning or parts replacement every 1 000 hours of use depending on the operating environment For details contact your nearest dealer Notes on moisture condensatio...

Page 7: ...orized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited On handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Do not attach paper or tape to discs On cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration Wipe the disc...

Page 8: ...mited operation during playback As such the unit may not respond to all operating commands This is not a defect in the unit Refer to instruction notes of discs may appear on the TV screen during operation A means that the operation is not permitted by the unit or the disc For example sometimes it is unable to stop the playback of copyright message of the disc when the STOP 3 button is pressed Alte...

Page 9: ... playback 34 Special playback 35 Convenient function 36 Recording VCR Recording a TV program 38 One touch Timer Recording OTR 39 Timer recording 40 Other functions VCR Duplicating a video tape 42 Recording a DVD CD disc 43 Basic playback DVD Playing a disc 44 Advanced playback DVD Zooming 47 Locating desired scene 47 Repeat playback 48 A B Repeat playback 48 Program playback 49 Random playback 49 ...

Page 10: ...o access the PHONES jack and the AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE IN 2 jacks Illustration of MW24FPX This owner s manual uses the illustrations of MW24FPX MW27FPX model has some differences in appearance from the illustrations Example Model MW27FPX has a door on the front panel S VIDEO IN LINE 1 IN AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE IN 2 jacks REW Rewind button STOP EJECT button PLAY button FF Fast Forward button REC...

Page 11: ... button 32 REC buttons 36 TIMER REC buttons 40 PLAY button 34 REV button 34 COUNTER RESET button 36 ANGLE button 50 SP SLP button 38 RETURN button 57 MENU button 19 SETUP button 57 CANCEL CLEAR button 27 PROGRESSIVE button 56 JUMP button 47 CM SKIP button 35 CLOSED CAPTION button 25 SLOW button SKIP button 35 46 CHANNEL RETURN button 24 STOP button 34 FWD button 34 PAUSE STILL button 35 SUBTITLE b...

Page 12: ...ice To avoid a potential short circuit insert the end first 3 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline and Carbon zinc or old batteries with fresh ones 4 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage 5 Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be recharged they can overheat and ru...

Page 13: ...n lead wire to the combiner not supplied Connect the VHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the 300 75 ohm matching transformer Attachthetransformertothecombiner then attach the combiner to the antenna jack Connect the VHF 75 ohm cable and UHF 300 ohm twin lead wire to the combiner not supplied Attach the combiner to the antenna jack Combination VHF UHF antenna Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin lead wires ...

Page 14: ...service which requires the use of a converter descrambler box connect the incoming 75 ohm coaxial cable to the converter descrambler box Using another 75 ohm coaxial cable connect the output jack of the converter descrambler box to the antenna jack on the unit Follow the connections shown below Set the unit to the output channel of the converter descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 and use the c...

Page 15: ...nnect the unit to your audio system white red red white To ANALOG AUDIO OUT To audio inputs of the amplifier Audio system To AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE IN 2 To AUDIO L R VIDEO OUT red white yellow red white yellow TV GAME Camcorder OR Audio cable not supplied Audio Video cable not supplied INPUT SELECT Using the audio video inputs Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select the desired mode LINE1 LINE2 o...

Page 16: ...e or two rear speakers The output sound from the rear speakers will be monaural even if you connect two rear speakers DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 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 You can enjoy motion picture and live co...

Page 17: ...t Connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack of the unit to the COAXIAL input of a Receiver or Processor Refer to the owner s manual of the connected equipment as well When you connect the unit to other equipment be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections The output sound of the unit has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust th...

Page 18: ...t START then press ENTER If you select CANCEL and press ENTER the STARTING SETUP stops and changes to the TV screen 1 2 3 Now the AUTO CH MEMORY and AUTO CLOCK starts After the starting setup is completed the TV channel appears on the screen 4 POWER ENTER POWER LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANCAIS ENTER CHANNEL PLAN TV CABLE ENTER ENTER AUTO SETUP START CANCEL AUTO CH MEMORY STOP CANCEL...

Page 19: ...everyday if you turn off the unit If you use a cable box and you want Auto Clock adjust ment to be performed the cable box must be left on The Auto Clock adjustment is not effective when there is a difference of more than 5 minutes exists between the built in clock time and the actual time When shipped from factory the AUTO CLOCK is set to ON But if you do not want auto clock set Adjustment Press ...

Page 20: ...is not set Daylight Saving Time setting is not available When there is no Daylight Saving Time in your area always select OFF position in step 3 When you want to set the Daylight Saving Time manually on the first Sunday in April you set to ON and on the last Sunday in October you set to OFF ON OFF AUTO for manual setting forward one hour for manual setting back one hour for automatic setting read ...

Page 21: ...n change in 10 minutes step by holding down or Press MENU then press or to select option EXAMPLE Setting the clock to 8 30 AM 30th SAT October 2004 1 After setting the clock date and time starts functioning automatically 5 Press or to select CLOCK SET then press 2 Press or to set the month then press 3 Set the day year and time as in step 3 then press ENTER 4 ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER To make correc...

Page 22: ...ion status ENTER ENTER ENTER MENU Press DISPLAY to display the information on the screen To cancel the display press DISPLAY again While watching TV While operating a tape CH 125 8 47AM MON TV VCR 00 00 00 SP STEREO SAP Day of the week Channel Tape speed Real time tape counter Clock Stereo and second audio program VCR operation Tape in Auto repeat Hi Fi stereo TV VCR VCR operation Recording Rec Pa...

Page 23: ...off after 15 minutes To turn on the unit press POWER The Power indicator will light Every time you turn on the TV the unit starts from TV VCR mode When you use TV VCR after DVD operation press TV VCR POWER TV VHF UHF channels CABLE Cable TV channels CABLE mode direct channel selection When the TV CABLE selection is in the CABLE position channels can be selected as follows TO SELECT CABLE TV CHANNE...

Page 24: ...nt of time press SLEEP on the remote control The clock will count down 10 minutes for each press of SLEEP 120 110 10 0 After the sleep time is programmed the display will appear briefly every ten minutes to remind you that the sleep timer is operating To confirm the sleep timer setting press SLEEP and the remaining time will be displayed for a few seconds To cancel the sleep timer press SLEEP repe...

Page 25: ...ptions look in your TV guide for the closed captions symbol CC TO VIEW CLOSED CAPTIONS Press CLOSED CAPTION to switch between normal TV and the two closed caption modes captions and full screen text Closed captioning will display text on the screen for hearing impaired viewers Closed captions WHAT IS CLOSED CAPTIONING This television has the capability to decode and display closed captioned televi...

Page 26: ...ecting channels they must be programmed into the unit s memory In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels this unit can receive up to 113 cable TV channels To use this unit with an antenna set the TV CABLE selection to the TV position When shipped from the factory this selection is in the CABLE position ADD 0 9 CH 001 MENU To ADD DELETE channels Press or to select the AUTO CH MEMORY then press The...

Page 27: ... number Setting the V Chip An age limitation can be set to forbid children to watch programs according to TV RATING and MOVIE RATING level set To use the V Chip function you must register a password To change password Enter the new password using Number buttons 0 9 then press ENTER 2 In the V CHIP menu press or to select CHANGE PASSWORD then press 1 Enter the same password again using Number butto...

Page 28: ...press or to display the desired setting After setting press ENTER 2 OFF MOVIE RATING is not set G All ages PG Parental guidance PG 13 Parental guidance less than 13 years old R Under 17 years old Parental guidance suggested NC 17 17 years old and above X Adult only Press or to display ON Now your settings were set into the memory 6 Press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared 7 To use af...

Page 29: ... will automatically turn off approximately 1 hour later after the ON TIMER turns on To continue watching the TV press any button to cancel the one hour automatic shut off To cancel ON TIMER follow above steps 1 5 then press or to select CANCEL Press the MENU button repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared After setting the ON TIMER OFF TIMER will be highlighted If you wish to set the OFF TIMER ...

Page 30: ...en press 5 Press or to select SET Now the OFF TIMER is set 6 2 Press or to select ON OFF TIMER then press 3Press or to select OFF TIMER then press 4Press or to set the desired hour then press Notes To cancel the OFF TIMER function To cancel OFF TIMER follow above steps 1 5 then press or button to select CANCEL Press the MENU button repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared To confirm the ON OFF ...

Page 31: ... the following table Press or to select the item you want to adjust then press or to adjust the setting 3 Selection Pressing BRIGHTNESS darker lighter CONTRAST lower higher COLOR paler deeper TINT reddish greenish SHARPNESS softer sharper 3 3 3 3 3 To return all adjustments to the factory preset levels Press CANCEL while making picture adjustments Picture control adjustment Adjusting the picture p...

Page 32: ...ng to SAP SecondAudio Program When the TV is turned on or a channel selection is made make certain the SAP appears on the screen This means that the Second Audio Program broad casting is available Sound control adjustment Press or to select AUDIO then press 1 2 After your desired setting press MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is cleared 4 Press or to select the item you want to adjust then pr...

Page 33: ... at your left An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted Automatic playback When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab playback will start automatically Automatic power ON When you insert a cassette tape the unit power will turn ON automatically 1 2 Erase prevention tab Adhesive tape Remove the cassette tape Erase prevention tab Unloading To prevent accidental erasure To preven...

Page 34: ...DVD playback you must set the unit to TV VCR mode using the TV VCR button This unit selects the playback tape speed SP or SLP auto matically When you select the TV VCR mode during DVD playback DVD playback will change to the still mode and after 5 minutes it will change to the resuming stop mode automatically 2To start playback Playback Rewind or forward the tape To rewind the tape PressREWonthefr...

Page 35: ...conds on the screen Press PAUSE STILL during playback Press SLOW one by one The picture advances frame by frame To return to playback press PLAY or PAUSE STILL SPEED SEARCH TIMES Digital tracking controls Still picture Slow motion Frame by frame picture Notes SP ismoreappropriateaslessnoiseappearedduringsearch and still playback for tape recorded in SP The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH...

Page 36: ...ck The entire video tape will be played until its end The tape will automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated Using the real time tape counter ENTER ENTER PLAY Press DISPLAY 1 Press COUNTER RESET to set the counter to 00 00 00 2 Begin Playback or Recording to start the tape the counter will display the elapsed time 3 When you wish to make the counter disappear press D...

Page 37: ... be deter mined if during playback of a known good tape there is good sound but no picture picture is extremely snowy If this is the case have the unit checked by qualified service personnel Notes DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE REAR COVER Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures To help prevent ...

Page 38: ... with the erase prevention tab intact The unit will automatically turn on 1 00 00 00 SP CH 110 0 Press SP SLP to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds 2 Select TV or CABLE to the appropriate position 26 3 TV VHF UHF channels CABLE Cable TV channels Press Direct channel selection 0 9 or CHANNEL to select the channel to b...

Page 39: ... 2 Set TV or CABLE option to the appropriate position 26 3 00 00 00 SP CH 110 CH 110 OTR 0 30 TV VHF UHF channels CABLE Cable TV channels Press Direct channel selection 0 9 or CHANNEL to select the channel to be recorded 4 Press both REC at the same time to begin recording Press the buttons again to stop recording after 30 minutes Each additional press of REC will increase recording time as shown ...

Page 40: ...ape without an erase prevention tab the Timer Re cording is not possible If a tape without an erase prevention tab is in the unit the tape will be ejected Press MENU then press or to select option Preparation Press TV VCR to select the TV VCR mode Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact Check the time and date are correct 21 Example Program a timer recording for 23rd day channel ...

Page 41: ...end During timer recording the automatic rewinding mechanism does not function You can correct or cancel the programed setting in program confirm mode 8 00 11 00 9 00 10 00 Program 1 Prog 1 Deleted Parts Non Recorded Portion Parts Prog 2 Prog 3 Program 2 Program 3 Recording Control Settings Press PROGRAM once The TV screen displays the timer program list Press PROGRAM again The TV screen displays ...

Page 42: ... VCR for best results 1 Press INPUT SELECT once or twice to select AUDIO VIDEO input position LINE1 or LINE2 will appear on the screen 2 Press PLAY on the playback VCR or camcorder 3 Press both REC at the same time 4 Press STOP after duplicating a video tape 5 LINE1 on the rear panel LINE2 on the front panel Preparation Press TV VCR to select the TV VCR mode Load a cassette tape with the erase pre...

Page 43: ...ge the DVD mode then press STOP 5 Notes You may not record the beginning of the disc so start to playback the disc then start to record You cannot record the disc with copy guard function DISC IS COPY PROTECTED will show up on the TV screen for approx 4 seconds When the scanning mode is set to the progressive mode you cannot duplicate a disc material onto a video tape When both REC buttons are pre...

Page 44: ... loaded playback will start automati cally 3 Press OPEN CLOSE The disc tray opens 4 Place the disc on the disc tray Basic playback There are two different disc sizes Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray If the disc is out of the guide it may damage the disc and cause the unit to malfunction Do not place a disc which is unplayable on the disc tray A menu screen will appear on the TV...

Page 45: ...e unit during playback Doing so may damage the disc Use the OPEN CLOSE button to open and close the disc tray Do not push the disc tray while it is moving Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction Do not push up on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction In many instances a menu screen will appear after playback of a movie is c...

Page 46: ...or track number you want Playback starts from the selected chapter or track To locate succeeding chapters or tracks Playback starts from the beginning of the current chapter or track When you press twice in quick successions playback starts from the beginning of the preceding chapter or track A Prohibition symbol may appear at the upper left of the screen This symbol means either the feature you t...

Page 47: ...d with the disc to check the numbers Press ENTER Playback starts When you change the title playback starts from Chapter 1 of the selected title Some discs may not work in the above operation 4 2 3 Note In case of the Video CD playback with PBC the JUMP does not work To turn off PBC see page DVD VCD CD Locating desired scene Jump Time Title Chapter Enter 0 9 Cancel Jump Time Title Chapter Jump Ente...

Page 48: ... A B Repeat playback 1Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode Press PLAY MODE again to make the screen disappear 3 2 Notes Some discs may not work with the repeat operation In case of Video CD with PBC repeat functions are prohib ited during playback DVD Press or ENTER once or twice to select Chapter or Title The unit automatically starts repeat playback after finishing the current title or c...

Page 49: ...p 2 Notes In playing back the Video CD with PBC you can not set Program playback The program is cancelled when you open the disc tray or turn the power off To change the program 1 In the program mode press to select the track number 2 Press Number buttons 0 9 to select the track number to be replaced To clear the program one by one In the program mode press to select the track number Then press CA...

Page 50: ...rt 3 Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to select the title Depending on the DVD a title menu may simply be called a menu or title in the instructions supplied with the disc 2 Press DVD MENU during playback TheDVDmenuappearsonthescreen Press DVD MENU again to resume playback at the scene when you pressed DVD MENU Press to select the desired item Some DVDs allow you to select the disc co...

Page 51: ...d if the disc is played back again If you select DTS in playing DTS encoded disc no sound will be heard from the unit s speakers In case of Video CD playback Audio type changes as follows each time you press AUDIO SELECT When playing back a disc recorded with subtitles you can select the subtitle language or turn the subtitle off To turn off the subtitle press SUBTITLE until Off appears The on scr...

Page 52: ...R VCD To turn off the PBC You can turn the vocal on or off recorded on the DVD KARAOKE Notes The vocal output feature is used during playback of Dolby Digital multi channel recorded DVD KARAOKE discs This feature allows you to turn off vocal audio tracks or restore them for background accompaniment When playing Karaoke connect appropriate audio equipment such as an amplifier to the unit Karaoke pl...

Page 53: ...displayed within 16 letters on the screen Long file names will be condensed The music files recorded by Hierarchical File System HFS cannot be played Limitations on display The maximum number for display is 16 letters Available letters for display are the following capital or small alphabets of A through Z numbers of 0 through 9 and _ under score Other letters than those above are replaced in hyph...

Page 54: ...he file menu Place a disc on which MP3 or WMA files have been recorded onto the disc tray 1 A file menu screen will appear on the screen Press or ENTER to select folder 2 Press or Number buttons 0 9 to select the desired file In case the folder includes more than 15 files press or to display next file list When PLAY has been pressed after displaying the file menu or when the disc tray has been clo...

Page 55: ...een Rotating an image You can rotate an image by 90 degrees by press ing ANGLE during playback of the image or appears briefly on the screen 4 Press STOP to end playback The file menu appears on the screen If you want to watch the other file repeat steps 3 4 5 Select your desired starting file for the slide show in the step 3 as left Press ENTER to start slide show from the selected file If you pr...

Page 56: ...e 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 When the unit plays back a film source material uninterlaced progressive output signals are created using the original information When a video content is played back the unit interleaves lines betwe...

Page 57: ...RC Dynamic Range Control Input 4 digit password to set the parental level To select a preferred parental level for the parental setting To select a preferred language for on screen display Customizing the function settings You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference Press SETUP during stop mode The following on screen display appears 1 2 3 To make SETUP screen d...

Page 58: ... screen sizes to choose from 4 3 Letter box Select this mode when connecting to a conventional TV When playing back a wide screen DVD disc it displays the wide picture with black bands at the top and bottom of screen 4 3 Pan scan It displays the wide picture on the whole screen with left and right edges automatically cut off Display On screen display can be switched on or off when you press the bu...

Page 59: ...ays be worked under the same conditions espe cially with DVD discs Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn the power off If you forget the password 1 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 2 Remove the disc 3 Press OPEN CLOSE again to close the disc tray No Disc appears on the screen 4 While holding STOP down on the front panel press 7 on the remote control PASSWORD CLEAR appear...

Page 60: ...rd at step 2 on page 59 has been set the password entering screen will appear as shown in step 4 Alternatively if the password has not 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 to remove the disc Note This temporary cancellation of rating level will be kept until the disc is ejected When...

Page 61: ...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 Ukrainian 3121 Chines...

Page 62: ...ossible local interference TV station experiencing problems Picture control is not adjusted Possible local interference Antenna CABLE connector is not connected or possible local interference TV station experiencing problems Antenna CABLE connector is not connected or possible local interference Cable TV channel is scrambled CABLE connector is not connected TV CABLE selection is set to the TV posi...

Page 63: ...in 5 m or reduce the light of the room Clear the path of the beam Replace the batteries Insert correctly CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE VCR REMOTE CONTROL 35 DVD The playback picture has occasional distortion The disc is dirty It is in fast forward or fast reverse playback No disc is inserted An unplayable disc is inserted The disc is placed upside down The disc is not placed within the guide The d...

Page 64: ...nces such as drills or hair dryers SNOW If the unit is located far from the TV station in a fringe reception area where the signal is weak small dots may appear in the picture If the signal is extremely weak the installation of a larger external antenna may be necessary RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Caused by two way radios this type of interference produces moving ripples or diagonal streaks i...

Page 65: ... 16 x 3 7 8 inches 46 x 99 mm 8 Ω x 2 1 5 W 1 5 W 2 5 W 2 5 W 81 6 lbs 37 kg 99 2 lbs 45 kg 25 13 16 inches 655 mm 29 1 8 inches 740 mm 22 13 16 inches 580 mm 25 3 8 inches 645 mm 18 5 8 inches 472 5 mm 19 7 16 inches 493 mm 181 channel freq synthesized VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 125 Channels UHF VHF 75 Ω coaxial NTSC 4 Rotary heads Hi Fi sound 2 Tracks MONO sound 1 Track 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz More than...

Page 66: ...lved in the replacement You are responsible for all transportation and insurance charges for the set to and from the Service Station Rental Units The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or thirty 30 days from the date of shipment to the rental firm whichever comes first Commercial Units Products sold and used for commercial use have a limited ninety 90 day warranty for all parts...

Page 67: ...warranties arising under state law This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Some states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts when an action may be brought or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above provisions may not apply to you How to Obtain Warranty Service...

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