Toshiba RD-XS54SU - Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – Table of contents; Introduction
• Page 3 – Library
• Page 4 – Caution for safety
• Page 5 – About this product; Some differences; ” may appear on the TV screen during operation.; Recording Restrictions and Copyright
• Page 6 – Choosing a disc; Notes; Using different disc types for different purposes; DVD-RAM discs for your personal library; page
• Page 7 – For playback only; ALL; Disc; VIDEO CD
• Page 8 – To protect recorded contents
• Page 9 – Marks on DVD video discs; The following are examples of marks and the meanings.; L B; Mark; Standards; * Operation has been confirmed with recommended discs
• Page 10 – Playback side; On handling discs; Do not touch the playback side of the disc.; On cleaning discs; Title; : Divided contents of a title. This corresponds; Track; DVD video disc; Yes
• Page 11 – Discs and purposes
• Page 12 – Index to parts and controls; Front panel
• Page 13 – Note; Stops playback or recording.; TIME SLIP button/TIMESLIP indicator
• Page 14 – Rear panel; Connects to an antenna or cable signal.
• Page 16 – Remote control
• Page 17 – A menu screen is not recorded on some discs.
• Page 18 – Display; : Illuminates when an audio CD is loaded.
• Page 19 – Illuminates when a title number is displayed.; Channel indicator
• Page 20 – Caution; • Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray. Neglecting this; Open the disc tray.; Before operating this recorder; button
• Page 21 – Single sided; Press; Turning the power off
• Page 22 – Open; Close; Opening a disc tray; Status display; HDD; • To disable the status display, set “On screen display”
• Page 23 – Using TV Guide On Screen; Info Box; To view a TV program; Press / to select a TV program and press ENTER.; To view information of a TV program; List all shows recorded through the TV Guide On Screen system.; SEARCH; Review, add or modify scheduled recordings and reminders.; SETUP
• Page 24 – Tips on panel menu operation; used to turn the page.; Services and options
• Page 25 – Press / to select a entry point then press ENTER.; To play recorded program (“view as” is set to “group”); ) Press to select an episode and press ENTER.
• Page 26 – ) Press to select an episode and press Menu.; “delete episode” then ENTER. Press / to select “yes” or “no” then ENTER.; SCHEDULE
• Page 27 – To execute the setup again; ) Press / to select “Change system settings” then press ENTER.; To change Info Box size; ) Press / to select “Change default options” then press ENTER.
• Page 28 – To change reminder defaults; Note on watching TV with TV Guide On Screen
• Page 29 – Key operation; EASY NAVI; • You can change playback speed. See; Item
• Page 30 – Press QUICK MENU again.; Alternatively; To exit the EASY NAVI; Press EASY NAVI again.; • For a disc other than the specified one, the finder cannot
• Page 31 – Recording; Before recording; Hint on reading this manual
• Page 32 – For details of initialization of DVD-RAM discs, see; Note on recording on a DVD-RAM disc; • This recorder records on a DVD-RAM disc if it complies; Note on recording on a DVD-RW disc; • On DVD-RW discs recorded on other devices, you
• Page 33 – • DVD-Video finalize process cannot be canceled if
• Page 35 – DVD-RAM physical format; ) Press / to select “Management settings”
• Page 36 – Entering characters; Operation guidance of the remote control; : Erases one character immediately to the left; Switching a language; Title information; C h a p t e r; q w e r t y u i; Language
• Page 37 – Erasing characters; • Erasing all the characters on the writing board
• Page 38 – Purposes of use; • Recording so that the sound of bilingual broadcast; • You can repeatedly record/delete the contents.; Available disc
• Page 39 – Setting for recording on a DVD-R/RW disc in Video mode; Items to set up; DVD compatible mode; Main: In multichannel broadcasting, only the main; Aspect ratio; Set the aspect ratio to 4:3; • When the number of chapters reaches a limit, chapters are; How to set up
• Page 40 – Setting a timer recording using TV Guide On Screen; Press / to select a TV program to record.; Preparation; do not need to change recording options; With recording frequency selection only
• Page 41 – Changing the recording options; Or to search for a TV program, see
• Page 42 – Frequency of recordings/reminders and icon
• Page 43 – Set recording by specifying details manually; ) Press / to select “new manual recording” then press ENTER.; make the programing again if necessary.
• Page 44 – Deleting a recording; Correcting a recording; “Episode Options” appears.; To stop a scheduled recording
• Page 45 – Recording a TV program; Select a channel to record.; Recording mode; recording, “Off ” setting is regarded as “Main.”
• Page 46 – ) During stop or at step 3 on; • To record a high quality picture, select “MN” to raise a bit
• Page 47 – • Pausing recording automatically creates a new chapter; To change a TV channel to be recorded; ) Press CH/Page or the number buttons to; To view a TV program while recording another; ) Using the channel selector of the TV, select a; To record and play at the same time; To start recording while playing a disc; • During a dubbing job, the unoccupied drive is available for
• Page 48 – • The playback picture may appear after a delay of several; Creating chapters while recording; Press CHP DIVIDE button.; • If you want to divide into chapters at desired points on
• Page 49 – Recording an external source; Connect according to A or B.
• Page 50 – Each time you press the button, the indicator changes.; Press REC of this recorder to start recording.
• Page 51 – Check the condition of the source equipment before playing.
• Page 52 – DV recording; “EDIT MENU Main Menu” appears.; DV IN terminal; EDIT
• Page 53 – As you select each item, an explanation is provided.
• Page 55 – To display chapters, press; Deleting recorded contents; Important note; Deleting multiple specified parts; available disc volume.; ) Press HDD or DVD to select a disc that contains; “EDIT MENU Del Selected items” appears.; ) Press repeatedly to select “Start”, then press; The recorder begins the deletion process.
• Page 56 – Others; To protect recorded content; ) Perform steps 1 and 2 in “Playing recorded; The mark; Relay recording; Technical Information; About recording time; Recording start
• Page 57 – and
• Page 59 – Playback; Play your favorite contents.; Playing a DVD video disc
• Page 61 – To stop playback; • Sound is muted in still mode.; To skip by 1/20 of whole; To skip back in pre-determined increments; • Depending on playback conditions, some operations may; Erasing content; ) On CONTENT MENU, select an unnecessary; A Quick Menu appears.; ) Press / to select “Yes” or “No” then press; Reading CONTENT MENU
• Page 62 – Playing at various speeds; Playing in fast reverse or fast forward; During normal playback, press PICTURE SEARCH.; ) repeatedly until the; Press SLOW during playback.; • To resume normal playback
• Page 64 – then press QUICK MENU.; • From Quick Menu on “CONTENT MENU Title Information”,; Playback starts from the beginning of title 1.; • To stop “Play all ORG titles”, press STOP button twice.
• Page 65 – Changing the order of titles; You can change the order or sor t the titles by genres.; • Sort by genre; • To cancel, select “Display changeover” then “Cancel; Jumping to a specified page; CONTENT MENU appears.; ) Enter the page number you want by pressing; The specified page appears.; • Some disc’s conditions or discs which contain copy once
• Page 66 – • Depending on a disc, playback starts automatically by; VCD; instructions appear on the TV screen, follow those instructions.; Locating a title using the top menu; designated number with the number buttons.
• Page 67 – Selecting the sound; The current subtitle setting appears.; ) Press to select “Status,” then press ADJUST; Skip to step 3 if “On” is already displayed.; ) Press to select “Subtitle,” then press ADJUST to; The subtitles of recorded languages appear.; To turn the subtitles on or off; At step 2, select “Off ” by pressing ADJUST button.; Selecting the camera angle; ) Press ANGLE while playing a scene recorded with; To turn off the angle icon
• Page 68 – Other playback functions; Pausing a TV broadcast to resume later (Pause TV); Press PICTURE SEARCH button.; Press TIMESLIP to exit this mode.
• Page 69 – Playing a TV program currently being recorded (Chase Play); Press TIMESLIP to exit.; The current broadcast returns.; programmed operation has finished.
• Page 70 – Zooming a picture; You can magnify areas within a picture.; ) Select a zoom point and magnification level.; To cancel the zoom; Watching a TV broadcast in the sub window (P in P playback)
• Page 71 – • Pressing CLEAR button resets the numbers.; Locating by entering the number of a desired section; ) Press the number buttons to enter a number of the section.; hour
• Page 72 – You can select a preferred language and a sound format.; Sounds in playback
• Page 73 – Recorded sounds; According to your setting of “SAP” on the setup menu screen, (; Depending on a disc, a specific type of audio the disc has is output.
• Page 74 – Viewing JPEG files; Preparations; • Prepare a compatible disc (; Load a CD that contains JPEG files.; If a slide show does not start, press PLAY button.; To skip photos; During playback, press SKIP button repeatedly.; To rotate a picture; Press ANGLE repeatedly.; • The rotated image is displayed after its original posture; To magnify a picture; Follow the procedure on; • The magnified image is displayed after its original posture
• Page 75 – On “CONTENT MENU Picture List”; • “CONTENT MENU Picture List” cannot show all the files in; JPEG files compatibility; Direct input of a photo number; To change the playback order; Reverse
• Page 76 – Playing MP3/WMA files; • Set “Priority contents” (; ways are available:; current “Audio out select” (
• Page 77 – Playable files; • “CONTENT MENU Audio List” cannot show all the tracks in; Direct input of a track number; Memory list; • To cancel these modes, stop the playback or select the
• Page 78 – Press DISPLAY again to turn the display off.; Checking the current status and settings; You can confirm operational status and setting details.; Remaining time
• Page 79 – Using the time bar; The time bar shows the current progress in playback or recording.; Elapsed time; Changing the location of the time bar; The time bar shifts up and down.; Turning off the time bar; • Time display is an approximation.; Chapter division
• Page 80 – ) Press ENTER at the beginning of the segment; with the random playback function.; Functions in Quick Menu; page 30 on how to operate Quick Menu.
• Page 81 – To play in favorite order (Memory playback); using the number buttons, in favorite order.; Memory playback starts.; To display the current bit rate; To check information on a title
• Page 83 – Editing; Creating your own title
• Page 84 – You can edit recorded contents and create your own library.; Note on deleting unnecessary scenes; Editing procedure; Changing a name of a recorded title
• Page 85 – Basic flow
• Page 86 – : Changing a name of a recorded title; “CONTENT MENU Title information” appears.
• Page 87 – : Dividing a recorded title into several chapters; CHP DIVIDE; • Chapters cannot be created in the following modes:; Precise method; Simple method
• Page 88 – “EDIT MENU Chapter Editing” appears.; Press PLAY to start playback.; Locate a scene where you want to insert a chapter mark.
• Page 89 – To erase a chapter division, see “Merging chapters” (
• Page 90 – Editing chapter break; The recorder exits the adjusting mode.
• Page 91 – To merge all chapters in the title.; Naming a chapter
• Page 92 – : Collecting necessary scenes; “CONTENT MENU Title List” appears.
• Page 93 – “EDIT MENU Playlist editing” appears.; Cursor
• Page 94 – When completed, CONTENT MENU is displayed.; thumbnail cannot start playback.; Creating your own title – 3: Collecting necessary scenes (Continued)
• Page 95 – • You cannot edit a title (Playlist) of still pictures, or a title; Using a part in a Playlist also in another Playlist; • You can name a title also while viewing its information.
• Page 96 – • If you modify the recording start time or date of one of the
• Page 97 – Dubbing a whole title or a chapter; Purpose; A: High speed dubbing
• Page 98 – “Copy” and “Move”; The content is protected (
• Page 100 – The Quick Menu appears.