Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SD-3980SC Toshiba
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2 16 24 32 50 60 Introduction Connections Basic playback Adv anced playbac k Function setup Others D VD VIDEO PLA YER SD-3980SU SD-3980SC OWNER’S MANUAL © 2004 T oshiba Cor poration 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 TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. D ANGEROUS 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 incorporated in the electrical installation of the building. CA UTION: These servicing instructions are for use b y qualified ser vice personnel onl y .
4 Introduction IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CA UTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTR UCTIONS 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 manufactured to assure personal saf ety .
5 Introduction 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instr uctions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, sto ves , or other apparatus (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. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
7 Introduction 18. K eep your fingers well clear of the disc tra y as it is closing. Neglecting to do so may cause serious personal injury . 19. Do not place a hea vy object on or step on the apparatus. The object ma y f all, causing ser ious personal injury and ser ious damage to the apparatus.
8 Introduction Precautions Notes on handling When shipping the D VD video pla yer , the original 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 Pla yback side T rac k 1 T rac k 2 T rack 3 T rack 4 T rack 5 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.
10 Introduction Play able discs This D VD video pla yer can pla y the following discs. • Y ou cannot pla y discs other than those listed above . • 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 Rear panel Identification of Controls See the page in for details . Front panel 16 17 19 16 17 16 20 21 24 24 24 29 25 25 24 14 24.
13 Introduction Identification of Controls (continued) The instructions in this manual descr ibe the functions on the remote control. See the page in for details. Remote control * MENU b utton Use the MENU button to displa y the menu included on many D VD video discs .
14 Introduction Open the cover . Insert batteries (AAA siz e). Make sure to match the + and – on the batteries to the marks inside the batter y compar tment. Caution • Ne ver throw batteries into fire. Notes • Be sure to use AAA size batteries. • Dispose of batteries in a designated disposal area.
15 Introduction Connections Read this chapter first to make all necessary preparations. Connecting to a TV Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Connecting to an am.
16 Connections Connecting to a TV Connect the D VD video play er to your TV . For details of output sound, see 41 . Connecting to a TV Notes • Ref er to the owner’ s manual of the connected TV as well.
17 Connections Notes • Ref er to the owner’ s manual of the connected equipment as well. • When you connect the D VD video pla yer to other equipment, be sure to tur n off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet bef ore making any connections.
18 Connections Connecting to Optional Equipment Y ou can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds b y connecting the D VD video play er to optional audio equipment.
19 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 now a vailab le to reproduce this realistic effect in the home.
20 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.
21 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 ariable Speed Pla ybac k Locating a Desired Section.
24 Basic pla yback Press the ON/ST ANDBY button. The D VD video pla yer turns on. The ON/ST ANDBY indicator on the pla yer illuminates . Press OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tr ay opens . Place the disc on the disc tray . With the playbac k side down • There are two different disc siz es.
25 Basic playbac k T o pause pla ybac k (still mode) Press P A USE/STEP during playbac k. T o resume nor mal playbac k, press the PLA Y button. • The sound is muted during still mode. T o stop pla ybac k Press ST OP . T o remo ve the disc Press OPEN/CLOSE.
26 Basic pla yback V ariable Speed Playback Y ou can play discs at v ar ious speeds, and resume pla ybac k from the location where you stopped pla yback.
27 Basic playbac k Press ST OP at the location where you want to interrupt playbac k. The D VD video pla yer memorizes the location where playbac k is stopped. Press PLA Y . The D VD video pla yer resumes pla yback from the location where you stopped pla ybac k.
28 Basic pla yback Locating a title using the top menu Press T OP MENU . The top menu appears on the TV screen. e.g. Press / / / to select the title y ou want. If the titles in the top menu are assigned a number , y ou can directly locate a specific title by pressing its designated number with the number buttons .
29 Basic playbac k Locating a desired section by entering the corresponding n umber Locating a specific chapter or trac k Press SKIP or repeatedly to access the chapter or trac k number you want. Playbac k star ts from the selected chapter or track. T o locate succeeding chapters or tra ck s.
Ad v anced pla ybac k Customizing the performance of your D VD video player . Accessing a Specific Location Directly Repeating a Specific Segment Playing in a V aried Or der Pla ying in a Fa vorite Or der Zooming a Picture Selecting the Picture Enhancement (E.
32 Advanced pla yback T o set and pla y fav orite bookmark during pla yback 1. Press T twice, the displa y of Bookmar k appears, then press ENTER to mark the desired scene. 2. Press ENTER to play the f avorite bookmark. T o set other bookmarks. F ollow step 1 and mo v e through the menu b y pressing the or button.
33 Advanced pla yback Repeating a specific segment Repeating a Specific Segment Y ou can specify a desired segment and repeat it. T o resume normal pla yback Press A-B RPT until Rep off is display ed . Notes • Some discs may not permit A-B repeat operation.
34 Advanced pla yback Play mode Random Repeat Off Off Press PLA Y . Press the PLA Y button, the D VD video play er star ts playbac k in the selected mode. Playing in a V aried Order Y ou can pla y titles, chapters within a title, or tr acks in a v ar ied order .
35 Advanced pla yback Playing in a Favorite Order Y ou can combine your f avorite titles, chapters, or tr acks and pla y them in the order you determine. Y ou can program up to 12 selections into the memory . (Memory playback) Setting titles, chapters, or trac ks in a fa v orite or der Insert a disc and press MEMORY during stop.
36 Advanced pla yback Zooming a Picture Y ou can magnify areas within a picture. Zooming a picture Press ZOOM during normal, slow or still pla yback. The centre part of the image will be zoomed in. Each time you press the ZOOM button, the magnification le vel changes as follo ws: Press the ZOOM button to select the magnificant le v el.
37 Advanced pla yback Press E.P .M. The picture enhancement menu appears. Select the picture enhancement by pressing / , then press / to make y our selections. Each time you press the / button, the picture enhancement changes. Selecting the Picture Enhancement (E.
38 Advanced pla yback 3D*: T o obtain e xpansive virtual surround sound effects from two speak ers. T o use this enhancement on sounds output from the ANALOG A UDIO OUT jacks, be sure to set “Digital Output” to “PCM”. * Eff ectiv e in pla yback of a D VD video disc or a VIDEO CD .
39 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 m ultiple angles.
40 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.
41 Advanced pla yback Press A UDIO during playback. The current audio setting is displa yed. Recorded audio f ormat number changes sequentially . (The maximum n umber of possible audio f ormats is 8) The abbre viation of the language appears instead of the language name.
42 Advanced pla yback : T o stop playbac k. 25 : Playbac k star ts from the beginning of the current chapter or trac k. 29 : T o star t playbac k. 24 : T o locate succeeding chapters or trac ks.
43 Advanced pla yback On-screen Display Operation (Continued) On-screen display operation Viewing the operational status 1 Press DISPLA Y. The f ollowing display appears . 2 T o tur n off the display , press DISPLA Y again. Bit rate (Mbit/s) Amount of picture, sound and subtitle data in the D VD video disc transf erred per second.
44 Advanced pla yback Playing MP3/WMA Files Y ou can play MP3/WMA files that ha ve been recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM on the D VD video play er . Playing MP3/WMA files Preparations • Mak e sure that a disc you w ant to pla y is compatible with this D VD video pla yer .
45 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.
46 Advanced pla yback Search Track Viewing JPEG files T o quit the JPEG pla ybac k, press ST OP . • Pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tra y can also quit the pla yback. T o pause pla yback Press P A USE/STEP during playbac k T o resume nor mal playbac k, press PLA Y .
47 Advanced pla yback Press the / / / to select an image, press PLA Y to view one image in full-screen and automatically images will be displa yed one b y one again in a fe w seconds. Notes • Depending on the file size, some files ma y not display the entire image.
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 to play a prescribed folder in the disc.
Function setup Y ou can change the def ault settings to customize perf ormance to your preference . Customizing the Function Settings T able of Languages.
50 Function setup Press / to select the setting y ou want to change, then press ENTER. Change the selection by / b uttons, by ref erring to the corresponding pages, then press ENTER. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change other settings. T o select another option, press RETURN to go back to step 2.
51 Function setup Setting Details P age T o select a pref erred language for on-screen display . T o select a preferred langua ge for subtitles. T o select a pref erred language for the sound track. T o select a pref erred language for disc menus. T o select a picture size according to aspect ratio of your TV .
52 Function setup OSD Menu English: T o view on-screen displays in english. Deutsch: T o vie w on-screen displa ys in ger man. Fr ançais: T o view on-screen displays in french. Español: T o view on-screen displa ys in spanish. Italiano: T o view on-screen displa ys in italian.
53 Function setup A udio English: T o play sound tr acks in english. Deutsch: T o pla y sound tracks in german. F rançais: T o pla y sound trac ks in french. Español: T o pla y sound tr acks in spanish. Italiano: T o play sound tr acks in italian. 1) Press ENTER.
54 Function setup Setting details Customizing the Function Settings (continued) TV Shape 1) Press / to select the Video. 2) Press ENTER. 3) Press ENTER button, then press the / to shift and change the TV type 4) Press ENTER. 5) Press RETURN. 4:3 Pan Scan: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
55 Function setup Digital Output Selected the output sound fo r mat corresponding to your system connection. 1) Press / to select Audio . 2) Press ENTER. 3) Press ENTER button, then press / to shift and change the output sound f or mat. 4) Press ENTER.
56 Function setup Setting details Customizing the Function Settings (continued) The parental lock le v el is equivalent to the f ollowing ratings: Lev el 1: Kid Safe Lev el 2: G Lev el 3: PG Lev el 4: PG-13 Lev el 5: PG-R Lev el 6: R Lev el 7: NC-17 Le ve l 8: Adult Indicates Parental loc k is not active .
57 Function setup T able of Languages T able of languages and their abbre viations – – – CHI (ZH) DUT (NL) ENG (EN) FRE (FR) GER (DE) IT A (IT) JPN (JA) K OR (K O) MA Y (MS) SP A (ES) AA AB AF A.
Other s Before Calling Service P ersonnel Specifications United States Warranty Canadian W arranty.
60 Others Before Calling Service Personnel Check the f ollowing guide f or the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptoms and correction Symptom No power . The D VD video play er tur ned off by itself . No picture or abnormal color (pinkish, greenish, etc.
61 Others Specifications D VD video player / outputs / supplied accessories D VD Video Player P ower supply 120 V AC , 60 Hz P ower consumption 11 W Mass 1.
62 Others Limited United States W arranty D VD Player s - Exchange W arranty T oshiba Amer ica Consumer Products, L.L.C . (“T A CP”) makes the f ollowing limited warranties to original consumers in the United States.
63 Others How to Obtain W arranty Services If, after following all of the operating instructions in this manual and checking the section “ T roubleshooting, ” you found that service is needed: (1) For instructions on how to obtain warranty service for exchange prog ram D VD Pla yers, contact T ACP’ s Call Center toll free at 1-866-583-7353.
Should service be required on this unit during the one year warranty period, TCL ’ s option will be to repair or exchange the defective unit. It will be necessary to follow this procedure: Contact: T oshiba of Canada Limited at the Consumer Electronics Group, customer support line.
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