Toshiba D-vr4su User Manual

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Read this before recording on disc
Images that cannot be recorded
Some DVD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restriction signals to
protect copyrights. There are 3 types of copy-restriction signals: “Copy
Free”, “Copy Never” and “Copy Once”.
“Copy Free” (unrestricted recording)
Land-based TV broadcasts and images you record yourself with a video
camera allow unrestricted recording. There are no restrictions on re-
cording.
“Copy Never” (recording prohibited)
•Images that contain the recording prohibited signal cannot be re-
corded.
•If the recording prohibited signal appears halfway through an image
you are recording, recording is paused at that instant. When the re-
cording prohibited signal ends, recording resumes.
•This unit incorporates a built-in copy guard. It cannot record soft-
ware or broadcasted programs that contain copy restriction signals
designed to protect copyright, etc.
“Copy Once” (one-time recordable)
Programs (images) that contain the one-time recordable signal can be
recorded only in the VR mode using a DVD-RW disc that supports
CPRM Ver. 1.1 and Ver 1.2 and DVD-RAM disc. The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
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Recording a TV program
Preparation:
•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
•Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit.
•Press DV D or VCR to select the appropriate mode.
1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the re-
cording mode.
The recording mode will appear on the TV
monitor and change every time REC
MODE/SPEED is pressed.
VCR recording modes: SP/SLP
DVD recording modes: XP/SP/LP/SLP
SP is the normal recording mode for video tapes. SLP offers 3
times the recording time as SP. For more information on DVD re-
cording modes, see page 50.
2Set the TV/CABLE option to the appropriate position (page 25).
3Press the numeric keys or CH / to select the channel to be
recorded.
TO SELECT Cable TV CHANNELS:
1-9 Press 0 twice and then 1-9 as required.
Example: To select 2, Press “002”.
10-12 Press 0 first and then the remaining 2 digits in order
from left to right.
Example: Press 012 for “12”.
13-99 Press 2 digits in order.
Example: Press 22 for “22”.
100-125 Press the 3 digits in order.
Example: Press 110 for “110”.
TO SELECT TV CHANNELS 1-12:
If only 1 or 2 buttons are pressed, the corresponding channel will
be selected in 2 seconds.
VHF/UHF/CABLE CHANNELS
4Press REC/OTR.
“ 
 ” appears on the screen for about 4
seconds and recording will start.
NOTES:
•When recording onto a DVD, it takes
some time to start recording when you
press REC/OTR.
Recording starts when you press  REC/
OTR to record onto a video tape.
•If the erase prevention tab of video tapes
is removed, the tape will eject when
REC/OTR is pressed for recording. You can record programs you watch on
TV onto video tapes or DVDs.
00 : 00 : 00  SP
SP
DVD mode VCR mode
CH  110
CH  110
VCR mode
DVD mode
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and may
subject you to civil and/or criminal
liability.
TV
VHF
2-13
UHF
14-69CABLE
VHF
2-13
STD/HRC/IRC
14-36 (A) (W)
37-59 (AA) (WW)
60-85 (AAA) (ZZZ)
86-94 (86) (94)
95-99 (A-5) (A-1)
100-125 (100)(125)
01 (5A)
TV - VHF/UHF channels
CABLE - CABLE TV channels
Auto Rewind featureThis VCR will automatically rewind the
tape when the tape has ended (except
during OTR and TIMER REC). It will also
eject the tape.
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Recording a TV program
To stop recording
Press STOP to stop recording.
“ 
 ” will appear on the screen for about 4
seconds.
NOTE:
Recording does not stop instantly even if STOP is pressed during DVD
recording. Recording may continue for as long as 1 minute maximum.
To stop recording temporarily
Press PAUSE/STILL to avoid recording
unwanted material.
“
” will appear on screen for about 4 sec-
onds.
Press REC/OTR to resume recording.
NOTES:
•In DVD recording, the pause function will be released after 5 min-
utes to prevent damage. The unit will change to the STOP mode.
•When recording onto a video tape, you can select a recording chan-
nel in the recording pause mode. (You cannot change a recording
channel in the DVD recording pause mode.)
Recording one program while watching another
While the unit is recording, you can watch a different channel. Press
TV/VIDEO to switch to your TV tuner, then select a different channel
on your television.
NOTE:
Some CABLE hookups do not permit viewing one channel while re-
cording another. See pages 18 and 19.
VCR mode
DVD mode
NOTES:•In DVD recording, the recording will
stop automatically if the DVD/VCR
cannot recognize a broadcasting
signal continues 30 minutes.
•If the disc space become full, the
recording is stopped and “No
space on the disc.” will appear on
the screen.
•In case of a power failure, the pro
gram cannot be recorded on the
disc during DVD recording.
When the power resumes, after the
DVD/VCR is turned on, the set
checks the disc to repair the error
which is caused by a power
failure. This checking process may
require about 1 minute depending
on disc condition.
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
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One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)
The One-touch Timer Recording
feature provides a simple and con-
venient way to make a timed re-
cording.
00 : 00 : 00  SP
SP
DVD mode VCR mode
CH  110
CH 110 OTR  0 : 30
OTR  0 : 30
VCR mode
DVD mode
Preparation:
•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
•Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit.
•Press DVD or VCR to select the appropriate mode.
Example: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes.
1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the
recording mode.
For the recording mode, see step 1 on page
52.
2Set the TV/CABLE option to the
appropriate position (See page
25).
3Press numeric keys or CH / to select
the channel to be recorded.
4Press REC/OTR. Each time you press REC/OTR will increase the
recording time as shown in the char t below, up to a maximum of 6
hours. The OTR and recording time will appear on the screen for
about 4 seconds.
To cancel OTR
Press STOP.
“ 
 ” will appear on screen for about 4 sec-
onds.
TV - VHF/UHF channels
CABLE - CABLE TV channels
NOTE:
If you wish to watch the DVD play-
back during the VCR OTR, press
DVD to change to DVD mode and
perform the DVD playback. You can
also playback the VCR during DVD
OTR.
Press
once
twice
3 times
4 times
5 times
6 times
NORMAL REC
OTR - : - -
OTR 0:30
OTR 1:00
OTR 1:30
OTR 2:00
OTR 3:00
OTR 4:00
OTR 5:00
OTR 6:00
OTR - : - -
Recording time
Press
 7 times
 8 times
 9 times
10 times
11 timesRecording time
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
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Timer recording
The timer recording system allows
you to select the date, time, chan-
nel and record the desired pro-
grams. Up to 12 timer programs
within a month can be stored in this
unit.
Setting timer recording
Preparation:
•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
•Load a recordable DVD or video tape.
•Press DVD or VCR to select the appropriate mode.
•Confirm that the clock is indicating the correct time.
Example: Set the recording mode to LP; the TV program is on channel
12 starting at 8:00 PM and stopping at 9:30 PM on a date of 20th.
1Press SETUP.
The Easy Menu screen appears.
External Audio InputTimer Rec SetSetup MenuAdd Chapter MarkSet Index Picture
2Press  or  to select “Timer Rec Set” and press ENTER.
The Timer Record List screen will appear.
CANCELSelect
Delete
Timer Record ListNew
Enter Back
End ENTERRETURN
SETUP
Rec Rec
TOMode CH End Start Date
3Press  or  to select “New” and press ENTER.
The program screen will appear.
NOTE:
If a recordable tape is not inserted
or no disc space is available, the
timer record indicator “
” flashes.
Replace the tape or disc to allow re-
cording.
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
RETURNSelect
Back
Timer Rec SetRemain = LP 4:14:51
Rec Rec
TO Mode CH End Start Date
DVDLP  21:21 AM12:21 AM
Set EnterENTER
1/ 1 [Sat]
The remaining record time displayed 
changes to match the recording mode.
End SETUP
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56Timer recording
4Press  or  to select “Date”.
Press 
 or  to select the date to be recorded from the list and
press ENTER.
5Press  or  to select “Start”.
Set the recording start time.
•To switch over the selection item (hour or minute), press 
or .
•Press 
 or  to adjust the time.
6Press  or  to select “End”.
Set the recording stop time in the same manner in step 5.
7Press  or  to select “CH”.
•Press 
 or  to select the channel to be recorded.
•You can select the external input (Line1 or Line2) by pressing 
or .
8Press  or  to select “Rec To”.
Select the media (DVD or VCR) to be recorded from the list.
9   Press  or  to select “Rec Mode”.
The recording modes for the media selected in “Rec To” item are
listed up.
Select the recording mode.
For the recording modes in VCR, see page 46. For the recording
modes in DVD, see page 50.
Select
Timer Rec SetRemain = LP 4:14:51
Rec Rec
TOMode CH End Start Date
DVDLP 209:30 PM8:00 PM
End SETUP
11/20 [Sun]
RETURNBackSet EnterENTER
NOTES:
•
You can record same day of every
week or from Monday to Friday us-
ing the items. The items you can
select are as follows:
Every Sun: Recording every Sun.
Every  Mon: Recording ever y Mon.
Every  Tue: Recording ever y Tue.
Every  Wed: Recording every Wed.
Every  Thu: Recording every Thu.
Every  Fri: Recording every Fri.
Every  Sat: Recording every Sat.
Mon-Fri: Recording from Mon. to Fri.
Mon-Sat: Recording from Mon. to
Sat.
Everyday: Recording everyday.
•The starting and stopping times for
recording are displayed on the 12-
hour (am/pm) clock. Twelve o’clock
midnight is displayed as “12:00AM
”, whereas twelve o’clock noon is
displayed as “12:00PM”.
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
10   Press ENTER.
The timer program is determined and the Timer Record List screen
appears again.
CANCELSelect
Delete
Timer Record ListNew
Enter Back
End ENTERRETURN
SETUP
Rec Rec
TOMode CH End Start Date
DVD LP  20  9:30 PM  8:00 PM 11/20 [Sun]
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8 : 00
11 : 00 9 : 00
10 : 00Program 1
Prog.1Deleted Parts
Non Recorded Portion PartsProg.2 Prog.3 Program 2
Program 3Recording 
Control Settings
Timer recording
NOTES:
•
Recording starts a few seconds be-
fore the preset starting time.
Timer recording starts before the
preset time; one second for DVD, or
five seconds for VCR.
•You can playback the DVD during
the VCR timer recording. You can
also playback the VCR during the
DVD timer recording.
•You cannot record the DVD during
the VCR timer recording. You also
cannot record the VCR during the
DVD timer recording.
11  When you enter the other program for the timer recording, re
peat the steps 3 to 10.
12   Press SETUP.
The Timer Record Set screen disappears and the display will
return to the normal screen.
13   Press TIMER REC. The timer indicator “  ” will appear on the
display and the unit stands by for recording.
Stopping the timer recording
After the timer recording has started, you can cancel the timer
recording (but continue recording), or stop recording completely if
you want.
To cancel the timer recording, press and hold TIMER REC for more
than 2 seconds. The timer indicator “ 
 ” disappears from the display
and recording continues. Press STOP to stop recording completely.
Checking or changing the timer recording
When you want to check the selected timer recording, follow the steps 1
and 2 of “Setting timer recording” on page 55 and display the Timer
Record Set screen.
To change the timer recording, select the program to be changed and
press ENTER. The program screen will appear. Do step 4 to step 10 on
page 56.
When you want to change the program after the timer recording has
started, stop the timer recording.
Cancelling the timer recording
Display the Timer Record List screen.
Select the program you want to cancel and press CANCEL. “Delete
selected Title. Continue?” will appears. Press 
 or  to select “Yes”
and press ENTER.The selected program will be erased from the Timer
Record List.
In case Timer programs overlap
Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the conflicting programs
will be lost. The first recording time has priority over the next recording
time as shown in the diagram below.
In this case, the next recording time is delayed a maximum of about
1minute.
The unauthorized recording, use,
distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs and
other materials, is prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United
States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and/or
criminal liability.
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							Recording
58Chase playback
Still playback:
Press PAUSE.
•To resume chase playback, press PLAY.
Fast forward/Review playback:
Press SEARCH 8/9. Every press of SEARCH, it increases
the speed.
•To resume chase playback, press PLAY.
•If the playback position catches up to within about 60 seconds,
chase playback resumes. It may differ depending on the
recording condition and search speed.
Locating a chapter:
Press SKIP 6/7 to locate a chapter that you want to watch.
•If you press SKIP 7 while playing back the lastest chapter,
it starts playing back from about 15 seconds before the
recording position.
Locating a specific scene:
Press PLAY MODE enables you to do a Time Search. (See
page 35.)
You can begin playback from the
beginning of a program currently
being recorded. You will find this
function of great advantage on
long programs, as you do not have
to wait for the end of recording to
begin playback.
NOTES:
•Chase playback is not available
when recording a DVD-RW/R disc
and video tape.
•Chase playback is not available
when recording in XP mode.
•A-B repeat does not work during
chase playback.
•Chase playback does not work
until 5 seconds of recording have
elapsed.
•If you press DISPLAY during
chase playback, the information
screen is displayed (see page 33).
1While recording a TV program on the DVD-RAM disc, press PLAY
to start chase playback.
The TV program as it is being recorded will playback.
2Locate a scene you want through the following operations if nec-
essary.
3Press STOP to stop playback.
The DVD/VCR memorizes the stopped point, depending on the
disc. “
” appears on the screen for approx. 4 seconds.“” keeps
blinking in the display until the playback is stopped completely.
Press PLAY to resume playback (from the scene point).
4Press STOP again to stop recording.
    Then press STOP again, the DVD / VCR will clear the stopped
    point.
Press
RECPress
PLAYPress
STOP
Recording
startsChase playback
startsPress
STOPPress
STOP
Playback
stops temporarilyRecording
stopsPlayback stops
completely
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Stereo recording and playback
The VHS Hi-Fi audio system per-
mits high fidelity recording of MTS
STEREO TV  broadcasts.
STEREO
OUTPUT
SELECTION
STEREO
L ch
R ch
MONO
SOUND HEARD ON BOTH
SPEAKERS
STEREO
LEFT CHANNEL AUDIO
RIGHT CHANNEL AUDIO
MONO
NOTES:
•When playing back a video tape
or disc that is not recorded in Hi-Fi
stereo mode, the audio will auto-
matically be monaural.
•When listening to a Hi-Fi video
tape, disc or MTS broadcast
through the RF OUT (UHF/VHF)
jack (Audio/Video cabel not con-
nected), the sound will be monau-
ral.When a MTS STEREO broadcast is re-
ceived, the word “STEREO” will appear on
the screen and the program can be viewed
or recorded in stereo.
The Hi-Fi STEREO recording procedure is
the same as for normal recordings.
NOTE:
When using a Cable TV system, stereo TV programs may be transmit-
ted over a mono cable channel. In this case the word “STEREO” will
not appear and the sound will be in mono.
Output selection
When viewing an MTS STEREO TV program, or playing a prerecorded
Hi-Fi STEREO on video tape, press AUDIO SELECT to select how the
audio will be heard through the speakers. Normally set to the Hi-Fi
STEREO position, this button can be set to the MONO position if the
stereo audio is of poor quality. The “R” and “L” positions allow the audio
from the Right or Left Hi-Fi channel to be heard over both TV speakers.
This button has no effect when viewing a monaural audio  program.
Each time when you press the button, output selection display appears
on the screen for several seconds. Refer to the chart below.
Output selection for DVD
It is not possible to switch between channels otherwise as only the
channel selected in the setting of SAP (Second Audio Program; ON
or OFF) is recorded  (see page 27).
NOTE:
When a stereo or monaural broadcast is recorded, either stereo or
monaural is played back respectively.
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							Editing the disc
60Editing the disc
This section explains how to edit
the recorded contents on DVD-
RWs. However, the items that you
can edit vary with the recording
formats. In VR mode, you can edit
various title menus, whereas in
Video mode, you can edit only a
few items.Title menu
When the content is recorded, a title name that includes the date, time,
channel number and other information is created automatically.
The title menu can be used when you playback after confirming the
contents (see page 32), or when you check the contents recorded on
the disc.
Original title
The titles explained above are called original titles; these will be added
with every recording. In VR mode, you can do various editing opera-
tions i.e., you can rename the titles or add the chapter marks. In addi-
tion, you can erase the unnecessary titles to increase the disc space.
Playlist
You can create a playlist based on the original titles.
You can combine or erase undesired chapters.
If you create a playlist, it will become the primary list used by the disc.
If you create a playlist to customize your viewing preferences, and
choose to delete it, the original titles will not be affected.  It is recom-
mended to create and edit the playlist to prevent important titles from
being erased accidentally.
Editable items
The items that can be edited are different between original title and
playlist.
The items can be edited in each are as follows:
NOTES:
•This unit cannot record or edit a
disc which was recorded or edited
using another DVD recorder.
•You cannot edit or record the disc
on which disc protection is set. In
such a case, make sure that the
disc protection is cancelled before
starting the operation.
•When a scene has been erased,
the selected position for erasing
may vary slightly from the actual
erased position.Using these editing functions to modify copyrighted content for any
purpose other than your private viewing may be prohibited under
the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and
may subject you to civil and criminal liability.
Editing itemsVR mode Video  mode
 Original
Changing title name
Combining chapters
Combining titles
 
 Erasing titles
Set index pictureOriginal Playlist
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
YY
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
YY
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N Playback
Creating playlist
Adding chapter mark
Erasing chapter
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