Toshiba VTD1420 User Manual

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MODEL VTD1420/VTD2020
USER GUIDE
DIGITAL VIDEO
Region
discs only
Combination TV and
DVD Video Player
TELETEXT
5J20301A Cov-In
1
23/4/03, 1:04 PM

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  • Page 1 MODEL VTD1420/VTD2020 USER GUIDE DIGITAL VIDEO Region discs only Combination TV and DVD Video Player TELETEXT 5J20301A Cov-In 23/4/03, 1:04 PM...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyright television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. MAINS SUPPLY This unit is designed to operate from AC 230V~240V 50Hz household mains supply.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    FEATURES • Multi-Language • Auto Channel Memory • Multi-Angle • TELETEXT Function • Repeat Playback • On-Screen Programming • Memory/Random Playback • Picture Control Adjustments • Zoom • Auto Power Shut Off • Video Aspect Ratio • On Screen 5 Language Display •...
  • Page 4: Precautions

    PRECAUTIONS DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment. DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of your equipment. DO NOT remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages. DO NOT place hot objects such as candles or nightlights on, or close to, the equipment.
  • Page 5: Location Of Controls

    LOCATION OF CONTROLS Front Disc tray STAND BY ( ) Indicator Power ( ) button Remote sensor Phones socket PLAY button VIDEO/AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (AV2) OPEN/CLOSE button VOLUME buttons Forward SKIP button Reverse SKIP button CHANNEL buttons STOP button Rear Indoor Aerial Holder Mains Lead...
  • Page 6: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL page TV/DVD Select to operate TV or DVD 8,9,13,21 OPEN/CLOSE Open or Close the tray ON/STANDBY Power on/off Direct channel selection of TV Input setting 26,27 Enter a security code 33,34 VOLUME Volume Up/Down MUTE Mute CALL Display TV or DVD operation status 14,21 0/AV Scart Input or AV-Front input...
  • Page 7 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Open the battery compart- Install two “AAA/R03/UM-4” Replace the cover. ment cover in the direction (penlight size) batteries, of the arrow. paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compartment. BATTERY CAUTIONS • Use two "AAA/R03/UM-4" size penlight batteries for the remote control transmitter. •...
  • Page 8: Aerial Connections

    INDOOR AERIAL A loop aerial is supplied with the unit (VTD1420 only). Insert the aerial holder into the mounting hole on the back cabinet until it locks into place. Insert the aerial adaptor (supplied with VTD1420 only) to the aerial socket. Adjust the angle of the loop aerial to receive the best possible picture.
  • Page 9: Connection To Other Equipment

    CONNECTION TO OTHER EQUIPMENT The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the unit is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs.
  • Page 10 CONNECTION TO OTHER EQUIPMENT Input Selection If you connect the unit to a VCR, camcorder or games console, you can select this input by pressing the 0/AV button. AV1(Scart socket) Press the TV/DVD button to select TV mode and then press the 0/AV button repeatedly to select AV1 AV2(Front-AV-input) or AV2.
  • Page 11: Language Setting

    LANGUAGE SETTING This unit has 5 different languages for PREPARATION MENU set up which can be selected Press Power ( ) on the front panel of the unit. Then press ON/ through ON Screen Display: English, STANDBY on the remote control to turn on or off your unit. German, French, Italian or Spanish.
  • Page 12: Presetting The Channels

    PRESETTING THE CHANNELS Once you have connected up this unit, - Automatic tuning The stations will be preset in the order you will need to tune in the channels in that they appear when the automatic order to watch TV stations. There are two tuning is activated.
  • Page 13 PRESETTING THE CHANNELS MANUAL TUNING How to tune a station to channel 10 position. Press SETUP/MENU. MENU Press to select the CHANNEL SETUP CHANNEL SETUP mode, then PICTURE press SELECT/ENTER. AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: / ENTER / MENU Press to select the MANUAL mode, then press CHANNEL SETUP...
  • Page 14 PRESETTING THE CHANNELS TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS EXAMPLE: Changing of channel position from CH2 and CH5. Press SETUP/MENU. MENU Press to select the CHANNEL SETUP CHANNEL SETUP mode, then PICTURE press SELECT/ENTER. AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: / ENTER / MENU Press to select the CH ALLOCATION mode, then press...
  • Page 15: Tv Operations

    TV OPERATIONS After completing the connection and Press Power ( ) on the front panel of the unit. Then press presetting the channels, follow these ON/STANDBY on the remote control (STANDBY indication steps for viewing. will goes off). Press TV/DVD to select TV mode. Direct Channel Selection buttons (0-9) Press the Direct Channel Selection button on the remote control.
  • Page 16: Convenient Functions

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS The following functions are available TV/AV Selection from the remote control handset only. For receiving the desired signal: Press 0/AV to select the TV or AV mode. +0 # TV position - to view a AV position - to receive through the direct Video normal TV.
  • Page 17: Picture Adjustments

    PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS The picture settings have been Press SETUP/MENU. adjusted at the factory under optimum signal reception conditions. However, you can adjust for BRIGHTNESS, Press to select the CONTRAST, COLOUR and SHARP- MENU PICTURE mode, then press NESS to your preference. SELECT/ENTER.
  • Page 18: Av Colour Adjusting

    AV COLOUR ADJUSTING When connecting external equipment Press SETUP/MENU on your to the unit, the picture may become remote control. The on screen MENU black and white. This can be corrected display will appear. CHANNEL SETUP by selecting AV (Extension) Colour as PICTURE Press to select the AV...
  • Page 19: Reception Of Interference

    RECEPTION OF INTERFERENCE The most common types of television interference are as follows. IGNITION Black spots and horizontal streaks may appear, the picture may flutter or drift. This is usually caused by interference from car ignition system, neon lamps, electric drills or other electrical appliances.
  • Page 20: Teletext

    TELETEXT Most broadcasting stations offer a Teletext service in addition to their standard TV program. Teletext offers news, weather forecast, winning Lotto numbers, TV listings and other interesting news. The text is received page by page, as soon as you select the broadcasting station. A single page can be displayed on the screen.
  • Page 21 TELETEXT To call a teletext page Leaf through the pages with the PAGE (M M M M M /? ? ? ? ? ) - button (forward or Enter the three-digit page number with the backward). number buttons. Note: You will not necessarily find a page for every page number you Example: enter.
  • Page 22: Disc

    DISC DVD discs must be Region 2 type to play on this unit. The loaded Disc (DVD, Video-CD and Audio-CD) will be recognized automatically. The suitable Disc-formats are: DVD, CD-R and CD-RW. Some CD-R/RW discs may be incompatible. Do not play DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio, CDV, CD-G or Photo CD to prevent accidental erasure of prerecorded material. Some DVDs are copy protected and forbid dubbing on to video tape.
  • Page 23: Preparation

    PREPARATION/STATUS DISPLAY OF DISC The following pages describe the Preparation setup/operation in DVD mode. Before DVD/CD operation, please make preparations as follows. Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 230V~240V 50Hz AC outlet. • If the AC cord plug is plugged in for the first time, wait for about 5 seconds before pressing ON/STANDBY.
  • Page 24: Setting Language

    SETTING LANGUAGE You can change the default settings to Press TV/DVD to select DVD Main Menu customise performance to your prefer- mode. Language ence. Press SETUP/MENU in the Picture stop mode. Sound Press to select Parental “Language”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. /Enter/Setup/Return Press to select...
  • Page 25: Playback Procedure

    PLAYBACK PROCEDURE Press (OPEN/CLOSE) on the unit or OPEN/ CLOSE on the remote con- trol. The disc tray will open. Place a disc onto the tray. Position it with the printed label side up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position.
  • Page 26: Special Playback

    SPECIAL PLAYBACK Note: There may be a slight delay be- Fast Forward Playback tween when you press the button and Press SEARCH during normal playback. the function activating. Each press of the SEARCH button will increase the speed of the search (x 2), (x 4), (x 8),...
  • Page 27: Mp3 Playback

    MP3 PLAYBACK This player can play back the MP3-data Preparation: which has been recorded on CD-R or CD- Turn on the unit. • RW. To produce the MP3-data, you need a • Press TV/DVD to select the DVD mode. Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and a MP3- encoding Software (not supplied).
  • Page 28: Zooming

    ZOOMING/LOCATING DESIRED SCENE Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. Press ZOOM during play- back. The centre part of the image will be zoomed in. Each press of ZOOM will change the ZOOM (x 2),...
  • Page 29: Repeat/Random/Program Playback And Repeat A-B

    REPEAT/RANDOM/PROGRAM PLAYBACK AND REPEAT A-B Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode. Each time you press PLAY MODE, playback mode changes as follows. Audio CD/MP3 CD/Video CD On screen On screen Operation Operation display display → → Title: Repeats the current title. All: Repeats entire disc.
  • Page 30: Marking Desired Scenes

    MARKING DESIRED SCENES The unit stores the points that you Marking the Scenes want to watch again. You can resume Press MARKER during Marker playback from that scene. playback. /Enter/Cancel/Marker Select the blank Marker Marker using , then press SELECT/ENTER at the desired scene.
  • Page 31: Changing Soundtrack Language/Subtitles

    CHANGING SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGE/SUBTITLES Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. Press AUDIO during play- back. 2/8 Fra Dolby Digital The current soundtrack language will appear. Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired language 1/8 Eng Dolby Digital is selected.
  • Page 32: Changing Angles

    CHANGING ANGLES/TITLE SELECTION/DVD MENU Changing Angles When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facil- ity, you can change the view angle. Press ANGLE during play- back. The current angle will ap- pear. Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Title Selection Two or more titles are recorded on some discs.
  • Page 33: Setting The Aspect Ratio Of Tv Screen

    SETTING THE ASPECT RATIO OF TV SCREEN/SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen You can select the aspect ratio of the picture. Press SETUP/MENU in the Main Menu stop mode or No Disc. Language Press to select Picture “Picture”, then press Sound...
  • Page 34: Dynamic Range Control

    DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DRC (Dynamic Range Control) ena- Press SETUP/MENU in the Main Menu bles you to control the dynamic range stop mode. Language so as to achieve a suitable sound for Press to select Picture your equipment. “Sound”. Sound Parental /Enter/Setup/Return Sound...
  • Page 35: Parental Control Setting

    PARENTAL CONTROL SETTING Some discs are specified not suitable Press SETUP/MENU in the Main Menu for children. Such discs can be limited stop mode. Language not to play back with the unit. Press to select Picture “Parental”, then press Sound SELECT/ENTER.
  • Page 36: To Change The Parental Level

    TO CHANGE THE PARENTAL LEVEL Press SETUP/MENU in the stop mode or No Disc. Press to select “Parental”, then press or SE- LECT/ENTER. Press to select Parental “Password”, then press Password or SELECT/ENTER. Parental Level Press number buttons (0– Password 9) to enter the password 1 2 3 4 Password...
  • Page 37: Temporary Disabling Of Rating Level By Dvd Disc

    TEMPORARY DISABLING OF RATING LEVEL BY DVD DISC Depending on the DVD disc, the disc Load a DVD disc and press may try to temporarily cancel the PLAY (see page 23). rating level that you have set. It is up to you to decide whether to cancel the rating level or not.
  • Page 38: Language Code List

    LANGUAGE CODE LIST Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "AUDIO", "SUBTITLE" and/or "MENU LANGUAGE" (see page 22). Language Name Code Language Name Code Language Name Code Language Name Code Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish...
  • Page 39: Before Requesting Service

    BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE If your unit does not work properly check the following before calling a service engineer. SYMPTOMS CAUSE SOLUTION PAGE POWER The Mains lead is not connected. Connect Mains lead to AC outlet. No power. ON/STANDBY button is OFF. Set it to ON.
  • Page 40: Specification

    SPECIFICATION VTD1420 VTD2020 TELEVISION 14" (34 cm "V") measured diagonally 20" (48 cm "V") measured Picture Tube: 90 degree deflection diagonally 90 degree deflection UK 625 Lines 50 Fields Television System: PAL I Electronic Tuner Tuner: UHF: 21 - 69...
  • Page 41 QUICK SET-UP GUIDE MODEL VTD1420/VTD2020 Aerial Connections Connect as follows. Loop Aerial supplied (VTD 1420 only) Aerial RF IN Aerial socket Mains lead How to install the batteries Use battery type UM-4 (AAA-Size). Open the cover in direction of Install the batteries as shown Replace the compartment cover.
  • Page 42 Unit turning on Unit turning on Gerät einschalten Press Power ( ) button. The STAND BY ( ) indicator will light up. Power ( ) button Press ON/STANDBY. The STAND BY ( ) indicator will go off. On-screen language selection Press TV/DVD to select TV mode.
  • Page 43 Channel preset Automatic tuning Press TV/DVD to select TV mode. Press SETUP/MENU. MENU Press to select CHANNEL SETUP. Then press SELECT/ENTER. CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: / ENTER / MENU Press to select AUTO. CHANNEL SETUP MANUAL AUTO CH ALLOCATION PRESS:...
  • Page 44 Playback Press TV/DVD to select the DVD mode. Press (OPEN/CLOSE) on the unit or OPEN/ CLOSE on the remote control. The disc tray will open. Place a disc onto the tray. Hold the disc, position it with the printed label side up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position.

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