Toshiba D-VR4SU Service Manual page 14
Hi-fi vcr & dvd video recorder
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Tape playback
Loading and unloading a cassette tape
Use only video cassette tapes marked
and
• Cassettes marked "VHS" (or "S-VHS") can be used with this video cassette recorder However, S-VHS recording
is not possible with this model.
• This model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that makes it possible to playback S-VHS
recordings with regular VHS resolution.
• HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment.
Loading
Push the center of the tape until it is automatically in-
serted.
VCR
P
Automatic power ON
When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn ON automatically.
Automatic playback
When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically.
Unloading
You can eject the video tape while the unit is turned off.
1
Press EJECT on the unit or the remote control.
Automatic tape eject
This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended. And when the tape is rewound to its
beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automatically.
To prevent accidental erasure
Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver.
Screwdriver
Erase prevention tab
Tape speed and maximum recording time
Tape Speed
T-160
T-120
SP (Standard Play)
2-2/3 hours
2 hours
SLP (Super Long Play)
8 hours
6 hours
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Tape playback
Special playback
Picture search
Reverse picture search function
Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press F.FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
To return to playback: Press PLAY.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
TAPE SPEED
PRESS ONCE
PRESS TWICE
SP (Standard Play)
3 X
5 X
LP (Long Play)
7 X
9 X
SLP (Super Long Play)
9 X
15 X
Still picture
Press PAUSE during playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.
Slow motion
During playback press SLOW.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the TRK + or – to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + or – to
stabilize the still picture.
Frame by frame picture
Press PAUSE during playback.
Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame
by frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.
Adjusting tracking condition
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic
tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal
to enable optimum picture quality during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press TRK +/– to eliminate the noises.
"MANUAL TR." will appear. Press it briefly for a fine ad-
justment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
• Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again.
"AUTO TR." will appear.
NOTES:
• The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH,
STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.
• During picture search mode there will be noise bars
which are caused by the system.
• The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear.
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Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up
and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left. An
inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted.
Erase prevention tab
2
Remove the cassette tape.
To record again
Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape.
Adhesive
Tape
Video cassette tape
T-90
T-60
T-30
1-1/2 hours
1 hour
30 minutes
4-1/2 hours
3 hours
1-1/2 hours
Repeat playback
The entire video tape will be played until its end. The
tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and
the playback will be repeated.
1
Press REPEAT while the VCR is playing back.
2
By pressing REPEAT
REPEAT ON
each time, "REPEAT
ON" or "REPEAT OFF"
is selected in turn.
3
When "REPEAT ON" is selected, the tape is played
back to the end, and then, it is automatically re-
wound to the starting point and played back again.
The display "REPEAT ON" goes out in about 3 sec-
onds.
To cancel repeat playback: Press REPEAT to se-
lect "REPEAT OFF".
Instant skip
Press INSTANT SKIP during playback.
The video is rapidly forwarded for approx. 30 seconds
and playback resumes.
You may press the button up to six times in a row to
move 180 seconds ahead.
To display VCR operation status
Press DISPLAY. The clock, day of the week and more
information will be indicated.
While watching TV
DAY OF THE WEEK
CLOCK
CHANNEL
8 : 47
MON
CH 125
AM
STEREO SAP
STEREO AND
SECOND
AUDIO
00 : 00 : 00 SP
PROGRAM
(SAP)
While operating a tape
OPERATING
8 : 30
MON
AM
MODE
HI-FI
HI-FI
STEREO
TAPE IN
AUTO
TAPE SPEED
00 : 15 : 12 SP
REPEAT
REAL TIME COUNTER
To cancel the display: Press DISPLAY until all indi-
cators disappear.
Cassette tape playback
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
• Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
1
Load a prerecorded tape
(When loading a cassette tape
without the erase prevention
tab, playback will start automatically).
2
To start playback
Press PLAY.
Playback will start.
"
" will appear on the screen for
about 4 seconds.
To stop playback
Press STOP once.
The tape will stop but remain fully
loaded and ready to play.
"
" will appear on the screen for about
4 seconds.
To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly
Press STOP.
To rewind the tape:
Press REW.
To stop the tape-winding, press STOP. To switch to playback directly
(without STOP), press PLAY.
NOTES:
• This VCR selects the playback
Forward/Reverse picture search mode
tape speed SP, LP or SLP auto-
When the tape is being winded, you can switch to picture search mode
matically.
(see next page). To do this, press REW or F.FWD and hold it down. The
• A cassette tape and DVD disc can
unit will resume the tape winding as soon as the button is released.
be played back simultaneously. If
you press VCR, the tape playback
and DVD playback alternate with
each other on the screen.
ZERO RETURN function / Video index search system
1
Press DISPLAY.
The counter display shows the tape run-
ning time during playback or recording.
ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape rewind-
ing stop at the counter "00:00:00"
position automatically.
2
Press COUNTER RESET at the desired
tape position. The counter display will be
reset to the "00:00:00" position (e.g. the be-
ginning of recording).
3
Press STOP when playback or recording is finished.
Press ZERO RETURN.
The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and automatically stop
at the "00:00:00" position.
Switching the display between clock and counter
Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock
and tape counter alternate with each
other in the display.
Video index search system
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any record-
ing made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX MARK
The Index search function automatically records
NOTES for Counter Display:
an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a record-
• If you rewind the tape beyond
ing is initiated.
"00:00:00", a minus sign ("–") will
be displayed in front of the time.
• When you load a tape, the counter
will reset to "00:00:00".
• The counter does not function on
Index search
nonrecorded (blank) sections of
Press INDEX
the tape. When you rewind, fast
mode.
forward or play tapes through
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX
blank sections, the counter stops.
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO.
NOTES for Video index search
up to 9.)
system:
When the INDEX
• When you record an INDEX mark
unit starts searching the INDEX NO. selected
at the very beginning of the tape,
and finds the portion, then playback starts
the mark may not be found.
• During INDEX search, the tape
automatically.
may stop and begin to play at a
To stop the Index Search, press STOP.
slightly different location.
• INDEX may not function properly
with old or worn out video tapes.
• INDEX marks may not be found if
it is extremely close to the point
where the search began.
• In recording, if you stop recording
temporarily, the INDEX mark is not
recorded on the tape.
To forward the tape:
Press F.FWD.
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8 : 47
MON
AM
HI-FI
00 : 04 : 38 SP
8 : 47
MON
AM
HI-FI
00 : 00 : 00 SP
CH 001
INDEX
or
during stop or play
+3
.
.
or
is pressed, the
or
is displayed
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
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