Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto W-708 del fabbricante Toshiba
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Video Cassette Recorder W -708 W -701 OWNER’S MANUAL This publication is printed on recycled paper 70971842 PLAY STOP PROG.TV POWER EJECT PAUSE/STILL REC REV FF.
2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
3 INTRODUCTION IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS Save Original Packing Materials The original shipping carton and packing materials will come in handy if you ever have to ship your VCR. For maximum protection, repack the set as it was originally packed at the factory.
4 1. Read owner’s manual After unpacking this product, read the owner’s manual carefully, and follow all the operating and other instructions. 2. Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
5 INTRODUCTION 6. Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool and the like. 7. Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
6 16. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.
7 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Provides important notes and general explanation of the VCR, including names of the buttons, jacks, etc. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................... 2 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS .............. 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .....
8 Front Panel Remote Control * These buttons are used to control the cursor on the screen. INTRODUCTION Identification of Controls See the page in for details. This manual shows the names of buttons in italics. To operate this VCR. POWER CH/TRK TV VOL TV/VCR COUNT RESET TIMER PLAY/x2 * FF * 100 TV Number buttons I.
9 INTRODUCTION Rear Panel 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 R on the Hi-Fi track.
10 Setting up the Remote Control 1 Open the batter y compar tment lid on the rear panel. 2 Install 2 batteries (“AAA” size) f ollowing the polarity diagrams. 3 Close the batter y compar tment lid. 4 P oint the remote control at the VCR and press the buttons within the operating r ange.
11 PREP ARA TION Antenna/VCR/TV Connection 1 Disconnect the antenna cab le from your TV and connect it to the RF IN ter minal on the VCR. 2 Connect the RF OUT terminal to the TV . AUDIO/VIDEO Connections The A UDIO/VIDEO jacks are also a vailab le to connect your TV .
12 Cable Connection Choose one of the below according to y our usage of the cable bo x. This set-up will enable you to: – record an unscramb led channel. – watch an unscramb led channel while recording it. – record an unscramb led channel while watching another (only when y ou connect a cable- compatible TV).
13 PREP ARA TION This set-up will enable you to: – watch an unscramb led or scrambled channel while recording it. – record any channels through the cab le bo x.
14 Auto Set Up 1 Connect the antenna cable to the VCR (see page 11). Then connect the VCR’ s power plug to an A C outlet. “A uto” flashes in the VCR displa y as the VCR automatically tunes in all active stations . When A uto Set Up is completed successfully , the current time will be displa yed.
15 PREP ARA TION SET UP PROGRAM PRESET PROG H 120 0 16 80 1 OF F O OF F O U AT O U A M EG R FA S P E TA P E LE SAP S E T SI M U L C A S T GT AN T E A LA n nn n n n OF F O n n GUA G X DS I n O F E n ED : n Optional settings on the SET UP screen Other optional settings can be made .
16 Initial Settings Using On-Screen Display (continued) 8 Press ENTER to star t the “A UT O” clock set f eature. After a while, the VCR automatically updates the clock using the data broadcast b y the local TV stations. The f ollowing screen will appear on TV depending on the broadcast at y our location.
17 PREP ARA TION Incoming Antenna/Cable (CATV) Signals The VCR scans through all receiv able TV and CA TV channels and stores only the active ones in your area into the memory . Once the stor ing is finished, y ou can select a desired channel using CH/TRK .
18 To add channels To erase channels Adding or erasing channels Adding channels If a desired channel cannot be scanned automatically because of a weak signal, it can be added to the memor y . Erasing channels Y ou can erase a stored channel from the memory if it is unnecessar y .
19 PREP ARA TION Channel reference chart Number on the VCR Corresponding channel number TV CATV STD (HRC/IRC) 12345 6789 –2345 6789 1(A-8) 234 5(A-7) 6(A-6) 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 .
20 Video Cassette Use Loading a cassette Push the cassette into the cassette compar tment with the window side f acing up and the label side tow ards the front. The VCR is automatically tur ned on. The indicator will appear in the VCR display . Ejecting a cassette Press EJECT .
21 PLA YBACK Adjusting the tracking When pla yback star ts, the VCR automatically adjusts the trac king for clear pictures and sound (Digital A uto T rac king). The “DT” indicator blinks during the adjusting. If the VCR cannot locate the best possible trac king point, hold down one of CH/TRK to adjust the trac king manually .
22 PLA YBACK V ariable Speed Playback You can play back a tape at various tape speeds. Picture Search A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the nor mal playbac k speed so that you can quic kly locate a par ticular scene. 1 Press FF or REW dur ing pla yback.
23 PLA YBACK Frame Advance A picture adv ances frame by frame . 1 Press PLA Y/x2 during still playbac k. Each time you press PLA Y/x2 , the picture advances one fr ame. If you press and hold PLA Y/x2 , the tape runs at 1/30th the normal playback speed.
24 Counter Function Y ou can vie w the clock, linear time counter or tape remaining time in the VCR display or on the TV screen. 1 Each time y ou press REMAIN/COUNTER , the VCR display changes in sequence as f ollows: The indication abov e will also appear on the TV screen by pressing DISPLA Y .
25 PLA YBACK Index Search Function The VCR can find a point where a registered inde x signal is on a tape and pla y back f or about 5 seconds. Y ou can easily locate the desired prog ram by inputting the inde x signal. Registering index signals Each time a recording star ts, an inde x signal is automatically registered.
26 Watching a TV program while recording another 1) While recording, press TV/VCR to tur n off “VCR” indicator . 2) Choose another channel using the channel selector on the TV . Skipping unnecessary scenes while recording Press P AUSE/STILL to stop recording momentarily .
27 RECORDING Timer Programming Procedure Example : T o record cable channel 25 in the SP tape speed from 9:30 p .m. until 10:00 p.m. on August 30. T oda y is August 25. 1 Load a cassette with the saf ety tab attached. 2 Press PROG. to displa y the MENU screen.
28 6 Mov e to the ne xt using FF , and set the hour and minutes of the recording star t time. 7 Mov e to the ne xt, and set the recording off time. 8 Mov e to the ne xt, and select the tape speed (SP) using PLA Y/x2 or STOP . F or the tape speed “A UTO (A uto Speed Select)”, see below .
29 RECORDING If a power failure occurs during the timer program recording (including VCR Plus+ ® system recording (page 32)) • When a power f ailure has occurred, “- -:- -” appears in the VCR display . Since the progr ammed contents hav e been cleared, reset the clock and timer prog ramming.
30 The flow char t below will giv e you an idea as to what must be done to use the VCR Plus+ ® system f eature. Setting the Clock (page 16) ↓ Storing Channels on the VCR (page 18) ↓ VCR Plus+ ® system Set-up ↓ VCR Plus+ ® system Recording (page 32) * VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.
31 RECORDING Guide Channel Setting 1 Press PROG. . 2 Select “PRESET” using FF or REW , and press ENTER . 3 Select “CH MEMOR Y” using PLA Y/x2 or ST OP , and press ENTER . 4 Set “TV/CA TV” to “TV” or “CA TV” using FF or REW . 5 Press PROG.
32 VCR Plus+ ® system Programming 1 Press VCR Plus+ . The VCR Plus+ screen appears. 2 Enter a PlusCode ® programming number . Example : T o record a program with the PlusCode ® programming number 36295 (fictitious code). Press number button 3, 6, 2, 9 and 5 .
33 RECORDING Confirming the VCR Plus+ ® system timer programs Before the VCR enters the timer standby mode (TIMER indicator not lit) 1) Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. 2) Press ENTER to select “PROGRAM”. Chec k the programmed data. 3) Press PROG.
34 MTS Broadcast Compatibility This VCR can receive or record MTS (Multichannel TV Sound) broadcasts. By connecting the VCR to your stereo system or stereo TV, you will experience the SAP or stereo sound. Preparation Connect a stereo TV or stereo system to the AUDIO OUT jacks of the VCR.
35 RECORDING Simulcast Recording When TV program such as MTV, HBO or MAX is being simulcast in FM stereo in your area, the VCR can also record the simulcast sound from an FM stereo tuner or receiver onto the Hi-Fi track and normal track. Preparation • Connect the TV and stereo system to the VCR as below.
36 Setting Control Codes 1 Press TV to set the remote control operating y our TV . 2 While holding do wn PROG. , enter the two digits of y our TV’ s brand code (listed right) using number buttons . 3 Release PROG. . 4 P oint the remote control at your TV and use each b utton listed belo w to make sure that y our TV is operated correctly .
37 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION Toshiba 01 Bell & Howell 09 Carver 10 Celebrity 03 Citizen 12 Curtis Mathes 09, 12 Dumont 14 Electro band 03 Emerson 09, 11 Fisher 09 GE 02, 07, 11 Gibralter 14 Goldstar.
38 No power. • The power cord is not plugged in. – Plug the power cord into the outlet firmly . Although the power is on, the VCR will not work. • There is no cassette. – Load a cassette. (page 20) The clock does not work. • There has been a power failure.
39 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION The remote control does not work properly. • The batteries are exhausted. – Replace all batteries. (page 10) • The remote control is operated beyond the operating range. – Make sure the remote control is within 30 ° of the remote sensor on the VCR.
40 Specifications Power supply: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption: 20 W (For W-708 only) 19 W (For W-701 only) External dimensions: 430 × 96.5 × 281 mm (W.
41 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION LIMITED W ARRANTY TOSHIBA VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (“TACP”) and Toshiba Hawaii Inc.
LIMITED W ARRANTY (continued) How to Obtain Warranty Service (1)Refer to the troubleshooting guide in your owner's manual. This check list may solve your problem. (2)Call the TACP toll free number 800-631-3811 within (30) days after you find a defective product or part.
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