Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SD-3960SU Toshiba
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2 18 26 34 60 72 Introduction Connections Basic playback Adv anced playbac k Function setup Others D VD VIDEO PLA YER SD-3960SU OWNER’S MANUAL DIGITAL VIDEO.
2 Introduction SAFETY PRECA UTIONS W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGER OUS HIGH V OL T AGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NO T OPEN THE CABINET . REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED PERSONNEL ONL Y .
3 Introduction The instructions shall state that an ALL-POLE MAINS SWITCH with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incor porated in the electrical installation of the building. CA UTION: These ser vicing instr uctions are for use b y qualified ser vice personnel only .
4 Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CA UTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS O WNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . RET AIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manu factured to assure personal saf ety .
5 Introduction 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, sto ves, or other appar atus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
6 Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14. Ref er all ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel.
7 Introduction 18. K eep your fingers well clear of the disc tra y as it is closing. Neglecting to do so ma y cause serious personal injury . 19. Do not place a hea vy object on or step on the apparatus. The object ma y fall, causing ser ious personal injury and ser ious damage to the apparatus.
8 Introduction Precautions Notes on handling When shipping the D VD video player , the or iginal shipping car ton and packing materials come in handy . F or maximum protection, repack the unit as it w as originally packed at the f actor y . T ake care not to give it a shoc k or shake when carrying.
9 Introduction Notes on Discs On handling discs Do not touch the pla yback side of the disc. Do not attach paper or tape to discs. On cleaning discs Fingerpr ints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outwards with a soft cloth.
10 Introduction Play able discs This D VD video player can pla y the following discs. • Y ou cannot pla y discs other than those listed abov e. • Y ou cannot pla y D VD-RAM discs or non-standardized discs , etc., ev en if they may be labeled as abov e .
11 Introduction T able of Contents Introduction SAFETY PRECA UTIONS .......................... 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS .... 4 Precautions ................................................ 8 Notes on Discs .....................................
12 Introduction Identification of Controls See the page in for details . Front panel.
13 Introduction Rear panel.
14 Introduction Identification of Controls (continued) The instructions in this manual descr ibe the functions on the remote control. See the page in f or details. Remote control * MENU button Use the MENU button to displa y the menu included on many D VD video discs.
15 Introduction Open the cov er . Inser t batter ies (AA size). Make sure to match the + and – on the batteries to the marks inside the batter y compar tment. Close the cov e r . Notes on batteries Improper use of batteries may cause battery leakage and corrosion.
Connections Read this chapter first to make all necessary preparations. Connecting to a T V Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Connecting to an amplifier equippe.
18 Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the D VD video play er to your TV . For details of output sound, see 43 . Connecting to a TV Notes • Refer to the owner’ s manual of the connected TV as well.
19 Connections Notes • Refer to the owner’ s manual of the connected equipment as well. • When you connect the D VD video player to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet bef ore making any connections.
20 Connections Connecting to Optional Equipment Y ou can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds by connecting the D VD video playe r to optional audio equipment.
21 Connections Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters sho wing the latest movies , and is no w availab le to reproduce this realistic effect in the home.
22 Connections Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a DTS decoder Digital Theater Systems (DTS) DTS is a high quality surround technology used in theaters and now a vailable f or home use, on D VD video discs or audio CDs. If you ha ve a DTS decoder or processor , you can obtain the full benefit of 5.
23 Connections Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input 2 channel digital stereo Y ou can enjoy the dynamic sound of 2 channel digital stereo by connecting an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system (right and left front speakers).
Basic pla ybac k Begin your operation. Playing a Disc V ar iable Speed Pla ybac k Locating a Desired Section.
26 Basic pla yback Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tra y . Playbac k star ts. If you insert a D VD video disc that contains a top menu, a men u ma y appear . See “Locating a title using the top menu. ” 30 • Y ou ma y need to press the TOP MENU or MENU button to displa y disc menu (depending on the actual D VD video disc.
27 Basic playbac k T o pause playbac k (still mode) Press P A USE/STEP dur ing playbac k. T o resume nor mal playbac k, press the PLA Y button. • The sound is muted during still mode. T o stop playbac k Press ST OP. T o remov e the disc Press OPEN/CLOSE.
28 Basic pla yback V ariable Speed Playback Y ou can play discs at v arious speeds, and resume pla yback from the location where you stopped pla yback.
29 Basic playbac k Playing in slo w-motion Press SLO W during playbac k. Each time you press the SLO W button, the slo w-motion speed changes. T o resume nor mal playbac k Press PLA Y.
30 Basic pla yback Locating a Desired Section D VD video disc Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Tr a c k 1 T rac k 2 T r ack 3 T rack 4 T rack 5 VIDEO CD/audio CD Normally , D VD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters.
31 Basic playbac k Locating a desired section by entering the corresponding n umber Press T . If you are using a VIDEO CD/audio CD , skip step 2. Then at step 3, enter the number f or the track y ou want using the number b uttons. Press / to select a section you w ant to locate.
32 Basic pla yback.
Ad v anced pla ybac k Customizing the performance of your D VD video play er . Accessing a Specific Location Directly Repeating a Specific Segment Playing in a V aried Order Playing in a F av orite Order Zooming a Picture Selecting the Picture Enhancement (E.
34 Advanced pla yback Press T sev eral times. Y ou may ha ve to press further depending on the disc. Press the button repeatedly until the time counter is highlighted. Press the number b uttons to enter the time. Accessing a Specific Location Directly Y ou can access a specific location by entering its corresponding time (hours, minutes, seconds).
35 Advanced pla yback Playing in a V aried Order Y ou can play titles, chapters within a title , or trac ks in a v aried order . Playing titles, chapters or trac ks in a varied or der Press PLA Y MODE. Each time you press the PLA Y MODE button, the pla yback mode changes as f ollo ws.
36 Advanced pla yback Playing in a Favorite Order Y ou can combine your fa vorite titles, chapters, or trac ks and play them in the order you determine. Y ou can program up to 30 selections into the memor y . (Memor y pla yback) Setting titles, chapters, or tracks in a fa v orite order Inser t a disc and press MEMOR Y during stop .
37 Advanced pla yback Zooming a Picture Y ou can magnify areas within a picture. Zooming a picture DVD VCD Press ZOOM during nor mal, slow or still playbac k .
38 Advanced pla yback Normal: Standard blac k lev el (7.5 IRE). Enhanced Black Le vel: Enhanced Black Lev el (0 IRE). Movie1: Brightness lev els raised f or enhanced picture clarity . Movie2: For deeper , richer color reproduction. Animation: For enhanced color contr ast.
39 Advanced pla yback Normal: Normal sound. 3D*: T o obtain expansiv e vir tual surround sound effects from just two speak ers. Dialogue**: T o control dynamic range to make dialogue more intelligible . • T o use this enhancement on sounds output from the BITSTREAM/PCM jack, be sure to set “Digital Output” to “PCM.
40 Advanced pla yback Selecting the Camera Angle If the scene was recorded from multiple angles , you can easily change the camera angle of the scene you are watching. Changing the camera angle Press ANGLE while playing a scene recorded with multiple angles.
41 Advanced pla yback Selecting Subtitles Y ou can display subtitles on the TV screen and select a subtitle language from those included on the D VD video disc. Selecting a subtitle language Press SUBTITLE during playbac k. The current subtitle setting is displa yed.
42 Advanced pla yback Press A UDIO or / while the audio setting is displa y ed on the TV screen. Each time you press the A UDIO button, the audio settings included on the D VD video disc change. T o tur n off the audio setting displa y , press the CLEAR or ENTER button.
43 Advanced pla yback Output sound conv ersion table • Signals of 96kHz from the BITSTREAM/PCM jack are depressed to 48 kHz by down sampling process when: – “3D” is selected. 39 – “PCM Do wn Sampling” is set to “On. ” 63 – a copy right protected disc is played.
44 Advanced pla yback On-screen Display Operation When you turn on the on-screen display , y ou can view inf ormation on operational status and access features and settings . Press NA VI. The follo wing display appears . Each time you press the NA VI button, the on-screen displa y changes as follo ws.
45 Advanced pla yback F eatures ( * : There is no need to press the ENTER b utton.) T o jump to the bookmar k: 1 Dur ing stop, press NA VI so that the on-screen displa y appears . 2 Press / to select “ ”. 3 Press ENTER. Notes • Y ou can save only one bookmark.
46 Advanced pla yback On-screen Display Operation (Continued) : DNR Y ou can view a picture with less video noise. Press / to select then press ENTER. Off: The DNR picture enhancement does not activate . O n : The DNR picture enhancement activates . Notes • Actual picture enhancement may va r y depending on the quality of the disc.
47 Advanced pla yback Viewing the operational status 1 Press DISPLA Y. The f ollo wing displa y appears. 2 T o tur n off the display , press DISPLA Y again. Notes • The time bar will not appear when playing: - a PBC-featured VIDEO CD while “PBC” 68 is set to “On”.
48 Advanced pla yback Playing MP3/WMA Files Y ou can play MP3/WMA files that hav e been recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM on the D VD video player . Pla ying MP3/WMA files Preparations • Make sure that a disc you w ant to play is compatible with this D VD video play er.
49 Advanced pla yback Play able files MP3/WMA disc compatibility with this play er is limited as f ollows: • Play able discs: CD-ROM, CD-R (650MB / 74 min.
50 Advanced pla yback V iewing JPEG Files Y ou can play JPEG files that ha ve been recorded on a CD-R or CD-R OM on the D VD video play er . Y ou can select a preferred vie w: a page of 6 thumbnail images, a single image view , and slide show of a selected f older.
51 Advanced pla yback Notes • If you display a thumbnail view from the automatic mode and lea ve it unattended for appro ximately 20 seconds, slide show star ts automatically . • When “Screen Sav er” is set to “On” 66 , a thumbnail view which is unattended f or about 10 minutes automatically changes to slide show .
52 Advanced pla yback T o displa y a folder list 1 Press / / / to select “ ”. 2 Press ENTER. A f older list appears. Y ou can select a folder to pla y . F or details, see page 56 . T o rev erse the order Some cameras ma y hav e given the first file number (e.
53 Advanced pla yback Notes • Some files may not display their own entire image depending on the size. • When “Screen Saver” is set to “On” 66 , a single image which is unattended for about 10 min utes automatically changes to slide show .
54 Advanced pla yback V iewing JPEG Files (Continued) T o magnify an image Press ZOOM repeatedly . Each time you press the ZOOM b utton, the magnification le v el changes as follo ws: “Zoom Off ” (The icon and monitor scope appear .) “Zoom1” “Zoom2” “Zoom3” (Maximum) “Shrink” Original size (The icon and monitor scope disappear .
55 Advanced pla yback Playing slide sho w On a thumbnail view , select an image from which you w ant to star t slide show . Y ou can skip this step. Slide show will star t from a photograph currently selected. Press PLA Y . Slide show starts. T o quit the JPEG pla ybac k, press ST OP .
56 Advanced pla yback Press / to select a folder . : If you press this button while selecting a sub folder , you can view the contents of the f older . • Sub folders will appear if contained in the selected folder . • If the selected folder contains a file to view , a thumbnail image of the file will appear in the background.
57 Advanced pla yback JPEG files compatibility Discs whose compatibility with this D VD video play er has been confirmed by TOSHIBA are as f ollows . Many of these discs, when loaded, will mak e the D VD video play er enter the automatic mode 50 to pla y a prescribed folder in the disc.
58 Advanced pla yback.
Function setup Y ou can change the default settings to customize performance to your pref erence. Customizing the Function Settings T able of Languages.
60 Function setup Customizing the Function Settings Y ou can change the default settings to customize perf ormance to your preference . Press SETUP during stop. The f ollowing on-screen display appears. Press / to select a symbol for the setting you w ant to change.
61 Function setup TV Shape Progressiv e Progressiv e Con version P ause/Still PCM Down Sampling Digital Output Dynamic Range Control Karaoke V ocal On-Screen Language Disc Menu Language A udio Languag.
62 Function setup TV Shape 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. Displa ys theatr ical images with masking bars abov e and below the picture. 4:3 Nor mal: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. Displa ys pictures cropped to fill your TV screen.
63 Function setup P ause/Still A uto: F or normal use. Still and fast motion images can be paused. F rame: The resolution of still pictures is improved, so that you can mak e a motionless picture more clearer when you pause it.
64 Function setup Setting details Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Karaoke V ocal Off: The pr imary vocal is not output. On : The pr imar y vocal is output when it is recorded on the disc. Notes • The vocal output feature is used during playbac k of Dolby Digital (multi-channel) recorded D VD KARAOKE discs.
65 Function setup On-Screen Language English: T o view on-screen displa ys in English. F r ançais: T o view on-screen displa ys in F rench. Español: T o view on-screen displa ys in Spanish. Disc Menu Language English: T o display disc men us in English.
66 Function setup On-Screen Displa ys Off: Operational modes (e.g. “ ”, “ ”) are not displayed. On: Operational modes (e.g. “ ”, “ ”) are display ed on-screen. Backg round Blue: Blue background. Gray: Gray background. Picture: T o use the picture which appears when you turn on the D VD video pla yer as a background.
67 Function setup Parental Lock D VD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
68 Function setup Title Stop Off: The D VD video play er continues after playbac k of a title is completed. On: The DVD video player stops after playback of a title is completed. PBC Off: When pla ying a VIDEO CD without using the menu. On: T o use the menu when playing a PBC-f eatured VIDEO CD .
69 Function setup Initial Setup 1) Press the / buttons to select “On-Screen Language,” and press the ENTER button. 2) Select a language pressing the / buttons, and press the ENTER button. See page 65 , “On-screen Language. ” 3) Make your selection in the same manner as step 1) then step 2).
70 Function setup T able of Languages T able of langua g es and their abbreviations – – – CHI (ZH) DUT (NL) ENG (EN) FRE (FR) GER (DE) IT A (IT) JPN (JA) K OR (KO) MA Y (MS) SP A (ES) AA AB AF A.
Other s Before Calling Service P ersonnel Specifications LIMITED W ARRANTY D VD VIDEO PLA YER.
72 Others Before Calling Service Personnel Check the f ollowing guide for the possible cause of a problem bef ore contacting ser vice. Symptoms and correction Symptom No powe r . The D VD video player turned off by itself . No picture. No sound. The pla yback picture has occasional distor tion.
73 Others Specifications D VD video player / outputs / supplied accessories D VD Video Play er P ower supply 120 V AC , 60 Hz P o w er consumption 14 W Mass 2.
74 Others LIMITED W ARRANTY D VD VIDEO PLA YER T oshiba Amer ica Consumer Products, Inc. (“T A CP”) and T oshiba Hawaii, Inc. (“THI”) make the f ollowing limited w arranties to original consumers for D VD Play ers purchased and used in the United States.
75 Others LIMIT A TION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES ALL WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY THE LAW OF ANY ST A TE OF THE U.S .A., INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSL Y LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE LIMITED W ARRANTIES SET FORTH ABO VE.
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