Toshiba W-422, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Video Cassette Recorder W 528 W 522 W 422 OWNER S MANUAL SQPB W 528 522 422 eng 01 10 2 28 02 2 27 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to per sons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presenceofimportantoperatingandmainte nance servicing instructionsintheliterature accompanying the appliance SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Product Name Video Cassette Recorder Model Number W 528 W 522 W 422 FCC Notice Declaration of Corformi...

Page 3: ...r moving it from a cold location to a warm location When the VCR is exposed to such a change in temperature moisture may condense on the cylinder inside one of its most crucial internal parts To prevent the VCR from possible damage do not use the unit for at least 2 hours when there is an extreme or sudden change in temperature Compatibility This video cassette recorder VCR is compatible with any ...

Page 4: ...duct and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product 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 5 Heat The product should...

Page 5: ...CTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE S2898A 10 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical...

Page 6: ...ever spill liquid of any kind on the product 15 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer...

Page 7: ...s variable functions concerning playback Playback 20 Basic Playback Double Speed Playback S VHS Quasi Playback SQPB Variable Speed Playback 21 Picture Search Commercial Movie Skip Still Picture Frame Advance Slow motion Picture Useful Functions in Tape Operation 23 Counter Function Tape Remaining Time Memory Stop Feature RECORDING Explains recording functions Recording a TV Program 25 Basic Record...

Page 8: ... compartment REC VCR Display Remote Sensor CHANNEL STOP PLAY FF REW 15 25 25 19 20 20 20 20 REC EJECT CHANNEL VCR Display Cassette compartment LINE IN 2 VIDEO jack LINE IN 2 AUDIO L MONO R jacks POWER STOP PLAY FF REW Remote Sensor 15 25 25 19 20 20 20 20 POWER Cassette compartment REC EJECT LINE IN 2 AUDIO L MONO R jacks LINE IN 2 VIDEO jack CHANNEL STOP PLAY FF REW Remote Sensor VCR Display W 52...

Page 9: ... FF REW PLAY ENTER 25 23 25 23 30 A SELECT 29 POWER CH TRK CM SKIP 100 ENTER PLAY FF STOP PROG CANCEL TIMER COUNT RESET SP SLP PAUSE STILL TV VOL REC I SELECT REMAIN COUNTER DISPLAY SLOW REW EJECT PLAY A SELECT only for model W 528 W 522 Number buttons VCR TV 20 15 18 20 20 15 15 20 21 25 23 27 28 25 TV VCR 21 Multifunctional indicator VCR indicator Cassette indicator Timer recording indicator VCR...

Page 10: ...utlet Rear Panel model W 422 CH selector 3 4 LINE OUT AUDIO jack LINE OUT VIDEO jack RF IN FROM ANT terminal LINE IN AUDIO jack RF OUT TO TV terminal LINE IN VIDEO jack CH OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT OUT IN VIDEO AUDIO 3 4 RF To wall outlet LINE IN 1 AUDIO Rear 2 Front jacks If the connected equipment is monaural has one audio output jack connect the L MONO side the same sound is recorded on both L and ...

Page 11: ... If the remote control does not operate correctly replace all batteries with new ones If the remote control is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery corrosion Caring for the remote control Do not expose the remote sensor of the VCR to a strong light source such as direct sunlight or illumination especially high frequency lighting when u...

Page 12: ...e which is applicable to your equipment PREPARATION L R CH OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT LINE OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO AUDIO 3 4 RF LINE OUT VIDEO VIDEO IN AUDIO IN LINE OUT AUDIO Cable Connection Choose one of the below according to your usage of the cable box This set up will enable you to record an unscrambled channel watch an unscrambled channel while recording it record an unscrambled channel while watchi...

Page 13: ...OUT LINE IN 1 VIDEO AUDIO 3 4 RF A B A B A B This set up will enable you to record an unscrambled channel watch an unscrambled channel while recording it record an unscrambled channel while watching another scrambled or unscrambled You will need to set TV channel to the output channel of the cable box turn on the cable box and select cable channel 3 or 4 according to the output channel of the VCR ...

Page 14: ...is on standby mode Notes It may takes several minutes during the Auto set up Press CANCEL on the remote control to cancel the auto set up SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP SLP DISPLAY TV VOL COUNTER PROG CANCEL REMAIN RESET COUNT EJECT CM SKIP 1 2 3 6 5 4 100 9 8 7 0 STOP FF REW PLAY ENTER A SELECT CANCEL Auto Set Up The VCR s clock and tuner channels are set automatically when t...

Page 15: ...G CANCEL REMAIN RESET COUNT EJECT CM SKIP 1 2 3 6 5 4 100 9 8 7 0 A SELECT ENTER STOP FF REW PLAY VCR POWER REW FF PLAY STOP PROG ENTER 3 Select the language using PLAY or STOP and press PROG The screen turns to the MENU screen ENTER Page 23 Page 29 Page 24 To change the language move down here and set to the desired one For W 528 W 522 only PREPARATION Initial Settings Using On screen Display The...

Page 16: ...tion 2 Set TIME ZONE If you select AUTO for your time zone the VCR sets the clock using the first Coordinated Universal Time information it finds If the time is not correct select another time zone or use the MANU option 3 Set CLOCK DATA CH If you don t know the clock data channel select AUTO The VCR will scan automatically to tune the channel carrying the clock data If AUTO CLOCK SET is unsuccess...

Page 17: ...R 3 Select CH MEMORY using PLAY or STOP and press ENTER 4 Set TV CATV to TV or CATV using FF or REW TV To store channels received via the antenna CATV To store channels received via the incoming cable 5 Select AUTO SCAN using PLAY or STOP and press FF to set to ON The VCR starts scanning and the channels are stored in the VCR in ascending order When the scanning is finished the screen automaticall...

Page 18: ...to 3 of Incoming Antenna CATV Signals 2 Select ADD CH or ERASE CH using PLAY or STOP Channel reference chart Number on the VCR Corresponding channel number TV CATV STD HRC IRC CH NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 A 8 2 3 4 5 A 7 6 A 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 A B C D E F ...

Page 19: ... in injury or damage Take special care with children to avoid accidents Precautions when using video cassettes Video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent accidental erasure If the tab has already been removed recording cannot be performed To prevent accidental erasure Remove this safety tab with a screwdriver To record again Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Avoid exposing cassettes to direc...

Page 20: ...playback Press PLAY Rewinding Fast forwarding Press REW or FF in the stop mode S S L P VCR REC L TIMER PLAYBACK ST VCR L SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP SLP DISPLAY TV VOL COUNTER PROG CANCEL REMAIN RESET COUNT EJECT CM SKIP 1 2 3 6 5 4 100 9 8 7 0 ENTER A SELECT STOP FF REW PLAY CH TRK 2 FF REW 3 1 Press PLAY during playback A tape runs at double speed playback Double Speed Pl...

Page 21: ...yback The still picture may shake if a picture of a fast moving object or scene is frozen This is not a defect in the unit Adjusting Still Picture Stability If the still picture is distorted or flickers hold down one of CH TRK until the picture becomes stable Note The distortion of the still picture may not be eliminated completely SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP SLP DISPLAY TV...

Page 22: ...es between 1 7th and 1 15th To resume normal playback Press PLAY Notes The slow motion picture mode is automatically cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback The slow motion picture may flicker up and down This is not a defect in the unit Adjusting the Tracking Manually If the slow motion picture is noisy hold down one of CH TRK until the best picture is obtained Note The noi...

Page 23: ...ill also appear on the TV screen by pressing DISPLAY They are switchable with REMAIN COUNTER To reset the linear time counter to 0 00 00 The counter is automatically reset to 0 00 00 when a cassette is ejected If you want to reset at another point such as the beginning of a new recording just press COUNT RESET Notes The linear time counter does not work on non recorded portions on the tape When th...

Page 24: ...ion for this feature Notes If you are rewinding the tape and the VCR stops at 0H00M00S M press REW again to continue rewinding If you press the FF fast forward button and the time counter never reaches 0H00M00S M between that point and the end of the tape the VCR will continue to fastforward to the end of the tape Memory Stop Feature Zero Return SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP ...

Page 25: ...ripling recording time but with less picture and sound quality than using the SP tape speed 5 Press REC on the VCR or simultaneously press both REC on the remote control Recording starts 6 Press STOP to stop recording Recording off time setting By setting the recording off time the recording stops and the VCR is turned off automatically While recording press simultaneously both REC on the remote r...

Page 26: ...ressing I SELECT depending on your connection See pages 13 To make corrections Press REW to move back to the item or FF to forward Continued RECORDING SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP SLP DISPLAY TV VOL COUNTER PROG CANCEL REMAIN RESET COUNT EJECT CM SKIP A SELECT 1 2 3 6 5 4 100 9 8 7 0 FF REW PLAY ENTER STOP Number buttons 10 2 9 PLAY FF ENTER STOP REW Timer Program Recording ...

Page 27: ... VCR enters the timer standby mode Auto Speed Select If you are not sure the tape is long enough for timer program recording in the SP tape speed set the recording tape speed to AUTO Recording starts in the SP tape speed and the VCR automatically selects the tape speed to record the program to the end If the tape length is not long enough the tape speed automatically changes from SP to SLP Notes M...

Page 28: ...ars in the VCR display if you press both TIMER when a cassette is not loaded the loaded cassette has no safety tab timer recording is in progress In these cases a recording can not be made To cancel the Timer Recording By pressing the POWER button on the front panel of the VCR it will cancel the timer recording and go to standby P M P M Overlaps of the programs If two timer programs overlap the re...

Page 29: ... MONO ON lit lit MONO MONO SAP OFF lit lit MONO MIXED STEREO STEREO Regular monaural audio Stereo Regular SAP Stereo SAP Sounds in playback You can play SAP and or stereo broadcasts with this VCR Press A SELECT to select a desired sound Note When the TV is connected to the RF OUT terminal of the VCR the output sound is monaural Desired sound SAP sound Stereo sound L R indicators in the On Screen d...

Page 30: ...ER key Point the remote control at your TV and use each button listed below to make sure that your TV is operate correctly Important Some TVs may not respond to all the operations above or may not be operated at all with this remote control In this case operate your TV with it s own remote control SLOW PAUSE STILL REC TIMER TV VCR POWER I SELECT SP SLP DISPLAY TV VOL COUNTER PROG CANCEL REMAIN RES...

Page 31: ...ette has no safety tab Use a cassette with a safety tab or cover the hole with adhesive tape page 19 The playback picture is poor Tracking is not set appropriately Adjust the tracking manually page 20 The video heads are dirty Clean the video heads with a commercially available cleaning tape The desired sound is not heard such as SAP stereo or regular sound Setting of sounds is not correct Select ...

Page 32: ...le may be in the way of the operation Remove the obstacle The operating mode of the remote control is not set correctly Press VCR or TV depending on the equipment you want to operate pages 15 30 The cassette is ejected immediately after it is loaded The cassette was inserted with the label side not paralleling the compartment Reload it carefully page 19 The cassette does not go into the cassette c...

Page 33: ...ck VHS format SP LP SLP Cassette Video cassette with mark Tape speed SLP 11 1 mm s SP 33 4 mm s Video recording playback time SLP 480 minutes SP 160 minutes When T 160 video cassette is used Fast forward rewind time Within approx 60 s When T 120 video cassette is used Video input 1 V p p 75 Ω unbalanced negative sync pin jack Video output 1 V p p 75 Ω unbalanced negative sync pin jack Audio input ...

Page 34: ...t purchased this product This is one way to enable TACP THI to provide you with better customer service and improved products Failure to return the card will not affect your rights under this warranty Your Responsibility The above warranties are subject to the following conditions 1 You must retain your bill of sale or provide other proof of purchase 2 You must notify an Authorized TACP THI Servic...

Page 35: ...nd the terms of these warranties in any manner whatsoever The time within action must be commenced to enforce any obligation of TACP THI arising under the warranty or under any statute or law of the United States or any state thereof is hereby limited to ninety 90 days from the date you discover or should have discovered the defect This limitation does not apply to implied warranties arising under...