Toshiba Dvr18dt Instruction Manual

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© 2008 Toshiba Corporation
DVD VIDEO RECORDER / 
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
D-VR18DTKB
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Precautions
Laser Safety
This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service 
personnel should remove the cover or attempt to 
service this unit, due to the possibility of eye injury.
CAUTION:USE OF CONTROLS OR 
ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE 
OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN 
THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY 
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION 
EXPOSURE.
CAUTION:VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER 
RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND 
INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT 
STARE INTO BEAM.
LOCATION:INSIDE, NEAR THE DECK 
MECHANISM.
Power Supply
The...

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Make your contribution to the environment!!!
• Exhausted batteries do not belong in 
the dustbin.
• You can dispose of them at a collection 
point for exhausted batteries or special 
waste.
• Contact your council for details.
Connection to Power
Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of 
your electricity supply is the same as that indicated on 
the rating plate.
Mains Cord
This appliance may be...

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Notice for the Progressive Scan 
Outputs
Consumers should note that not all high definition 
television sets are fully compatible with this product 
and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. 
In case of picture problems with 480 or 576 
progressive scan output, it is recommended that the 
user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ 
output. If there are questions regarding your TV set 
compatibility with this 480p or 576p DVD recorder, 
please contact our customer service...

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EU Conformity Statement
“This product is marked with “CE” and complies 
therefore with the applicable harmonized European 
standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 
2006/95/EC and the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.”
Responsible for CE-marking is 
TOSHIBA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (U.K.) LTD, 
Toshiba Court, Weybridge Business Park, Addlestone 
Road, Weybridge,Surrey, KT15 2UL, United Kingdom
Maintenance...

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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................ 2
Precautions ........................................................... 2
Features ................................................................ 7
Guide to the Owner’s Manual................................ 8
Functional Overview............................................ 11
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ........... 15
Switching DVD / VCR mode................................ 15
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Features
The following features are available with this unit.
Recording
The unit is compatible with DVD-RW, DVD+RW discs, 
which are recordable repeatedly, and DVD-R, DVD+R 
discs, which are recordable only once.
Also, this unit allows you to record to a videotape. You 
can choose either one for your convenience.
Recording up to 12 programmes:
You can programme the unit to record up to 12 
programmes, up...

8EN Protecting titles (VR mode DVD-RW disc only): 
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To avoid accidental editing or erasing of titles, the 
protect function is useful when set to “ON” in the 
Original list.
Hiding chapters (+VR mode only): [  Page 72]
To keep others from playing back some chapters 
without permission, you can hide chapters.
Compatibility
Playing back discs recorded in Video mode on 
any regular DVD player:
Discs recorded in Video mode can be played back on 
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✔: Available Grey: Not available
*CPRM compatible disc only.
DVD players with   are capable of playing DVD-RW recorded in VR mode.
Discs for Recording, Playing
  Disc TypeDVD-RWDVD-RDVD+RWDVD+R
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FormatCan be formatted in VR or Video 
modeAutomatically 
formatted in 
Video modeAutomatically 
formatted in 
+VR modeAutomatically 
formatted in 
+VR mode
Video Mode VR Mode
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 is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing 
Corporation.
• Official DivX® Certified product
• Plays all versions of DivX® video (including DivX® 6) 
with standard playback of DivX® media files.
• Discs containing the DivX® files with the DivX® GMC 
(Global Motion Compensation) playback feature, 
which is DivX
® supplemental function, cannot be 
played back on this unit.
Unplayable Discs
The following discs will not play back on this unit.
• CD-ROM • Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I)
• Video Single...