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- Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 1
Video Cassette Recorder W-808 W-804 OWNER'S MANUAL POWER EJECT PROG.TV REC REV FF PLAY STOP PAUSE/STILL This publication is printed on recycled paper 70971856 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 2
and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. Product Name: Video Cassette Recorder Model Number: W-808 Toshiba Corporation or parties authorized by Toshiba - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 3
. Do not leave rubber or plastic products touching the unit for a long time. They VHS recordings are possible only with cassettes marked "S-VHS". By using S-VHS ET it is possible to record and play back with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes with this VCR. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, TOSHIBA - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 4
, OR YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS VOLTAGE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY. 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 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 5
with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) 11 touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 6
into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as indicates a need for service. 17. Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 7
a TV program while recording another • Recording off time setting S-VHS (SuperVHS) and S-VHS ET Recording 28 • To Record in S-VHS Mode • To Record in S-VHS ET Mode Timer Program Recording 30 VCR Plus+ C3 ® system Set-up ......... 33 VCR Plus+ C3 ® system Recording .. 35 Cable Box Set-up 37 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 8
Identification of Controls See the page in for details. This manual shows the names of buttons in italics. Front Panel CHANNEL operate this VCR. TV 46 To operate your TV. DISPLAY 25 100 19 POWER 15 EJECT 20 SP/SLP 27 PLAY/x2 * 21 FF * 21 STOP * 21 PAUSE/STILL 23 DNR 21 (For W-808 only) TIMER - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 9
indicator Cassette indicator POWER indicator Timer recording indicator REMAIN indicator S-VHS indicator OFF indicator S-VHS ET indicator POWER REMAIN SLP VCR REC TIMER DT CH H AM PM L OFF R M S Hi-Fi (L/R) indicators L: Left channel R:Right channel OFF: Normal track REC (Recording - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 10
How to Use the Remote Control This section explains how to get ready for remote control operation. Whenever you operate the VCR, press VCR to set the remote control operating the VCR. Setting up the Remote Control 1 Open the battery compartment on the front of the Remote Control by pressing on the - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 11
UHF antenna only 1 IN (FROM ANT.) 2 OUT (TO TV) Setting the VCR Output Channel When the VCR is connected in this way, the VCR sends the output signals to channel 3 or 4 on your TV. Set the For the video input mode, refer to the manual of your TV. LINE OUT VIDEO VIDEO IN LINE OUT AUDIO AUDIO IN 11 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 12
input mode on your TV. For the video input mode, refer to the manual of your TV. S-Video Cable (supplied) Audio/Video Cable (supplied) record a channel while watching another, press TV/VCR on the remote control to turn off the "VCR" indicator in the VCR display and select a desired channel on the - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 13
3 or 4 to receive video signals. (See page 11.) • set VCR channel to the output channel of the cable box, and select a desired cable channel on the cable box. • while the VCR is turned off or the "VCR" indicator is not lit in the VCR display, set TV channel to the output channel of - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 14
Auto Set Up is completed successfully, the current time will be displayed. VCR display VCR display PM Tuning in progress. Auto Set Up completed. • If the VCR fails to set the clock, "- : - -" will be displayed. Set the clock manually. (Refer to "Setting the clock" on page 17.) Notes • If you - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 15
if you made the Audio/Video connection (page 11). • Press VCR to set the remote control operating the VCR. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP VCR POWER REW PLAY/x2, STOP FF ENTER PROG. Setting the Language - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 16
On S - VHS ET On PLAY DnR F I nE RF DnR On S I nPUT DnR On PRESET OFF OFF SOFT OFF OFF EnD: PROG Page 28 Page 29 With "DnR On" selected (see page 21), move down here to obtain a "FInE" or "SOFT" playback picture. (For W-808 only) Setting to ""FInE" will give a normal picture with - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 17
x2 or STOP. AUTO: The VCR automatically sets or adjusts the clock. If you select "AUTO" mode, proceed to step 8. MANU: You can set the clock manually. If you select "MANU" start the "AUTO" clock set feature. After a while, the VCR automatically updates the clock using the data broadcast by the local - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 18
section is required if you receive only normal TV or unscrambled cable channels, or use a cable box between your TV and the VCR. Incoming Antenna/Cable (CATV) Signals The VCR scans through all receivable TV and CATV channels and stores only the active ones in your area into the memory. Once the - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 19
number button needs to be pressed within 2 seconds. CH/TRK To shift up or down the stored channel numbers. Channel reference chart Number on the VCR Corresponding channel number TV CATV STD (HRC/IRC) 123456789 -23456789 1(A-8) 2 3 4 5(A-7) 6(A-6) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 20
the cassette into the cassette compartment with the window side facing up and the label side towards the front. The VCR is automatically turned on. The appear in the VCR display. indicator will Ejecting a cassette Press EJECT. The cassette is ejected from the cassette compartment. Warning Do not - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 21
VHS or S-VHS ET format. This section explains the basic playback operation. Preparation • Select the video channel (3 or 4) or video input mode on the TV. • Press VCR to set the remote control operating the VCR the manual tracking point to the center, press both CHANNEL on the VCR simultaneously for - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 22
/ Fast-forwarding Press REW or FF in the stop mode. Note Tapes recorded in S-VHS mode can not be played back successfully on normal VHS VCRs. S-VHS ET Playback 1 Load a cassette recorded in S-VHS POWER ET. Power is turned on. If the cassette has no safety tab, playback starts automatically - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 23
789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN is not a defect in the unit. Adjusting the Tracking Manually If the slow-motion picture is noisy, hold down one VHS or S-VHS ET format, distortion may occur during the variable speed playback. (Continued - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 24
Press PLAY/x2. Jog Dial Operation You can control the speed of frame advance. 1 During playback, press PAUSE/STILL. 2 Turn the jog dial on the VCR. The speed of frame advance varies as you turn the jog dial. When you stop turning the dial, the picture freezes. To cancel the jog - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 25
PLAYBACK Useful Functions in Tape Operation These functions will help your playback. PLAYBACK 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP Counter Function You can view the clock, linear time counter or tape - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 26
INDEX: To search in the reverse direction. 0H 0 0M 0 0S INDEX f: To search in the forward direction. The VCR fast-forwards or rewinds the tape. When an index signal is found, the VCR plays back the tape for about 5 I NDEX MARK seconds, and then resumes fast- forwarding or rewinding. This is - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 27
6 Press STOP to stop recording. Watching a TV program while recording another (including S-VHS/ S-VHS ET recording) 1) While recording, press TV/VCR to turn off "VCR" indicator. 2) Choose another channel using the channel selector on the TV. Skipping unnecessary scenes while recording (including - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 28
ET Recording S-VHS allows you to make high quality video recordings with a horizontal resolution of 400 lines compared with 240 lines of resolution of normal VHS recordings. To Record in S-VHS Mode Cassette marked with "S-VHS" should be used. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 29
5 2 To Record in S-VHS ET Mode This VCR is equipped with Super VHS ET that makes it possible to record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. 1 Load a cassette with the safety tab attached. 2 Press TV/VCR so that the "VCR" POWER indicator appears in the VCR display. SLP VCR CH 3 Select - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 30
DSS® satellite receiver set-up (pages 41 - 43), and turn on the DSS® satellite receiver. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP 4 CANCEL PLAY/x2, STOP FF ENTER REW 10 2, 9 Timer Programming Procedure Example: To - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 31
10 Press both TIMER simultaneously. REC TIMER The power turns off and the VCR enters the timer standby mode. POWER Auto Speed Select If you are not speed to "AUTO". Recording starts in the SP tape speed and the VCR automatically selects the tape speed to record the program to the end. If - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 32
the screen disappears. Changing/cancelling the timer programs 1) If the TIMER indicator is lit, press both TIMER to turn it off, and then turn the VCR on by pressing POWER. 2) With steps 2 to 9, change the items. To cancel a program, select the program you want to cancel in step 4, and press CANCEL - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 33
from cable company. If you cannot find the numbers, call Gemstar's customer service department at 1-800-4321-VCR. Sample of a Guide channel chart from a local TV listing VCR Plus+® SYSTEM CHANNEL NUMBERS Broadcast Assigned channels channels 3 KCRA (NBC 3 6 KVIE (PBS 6 10 KXTV (CBS 10 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 34
) HBO 33 7 ESPN 34 AMC 35 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP 7 2,4 3,6,7 ENTER 1,5,8 Guide Channel Setting 1 Press PROG.. 2 Select "PRESET" using FF or REW, and press ENTER. 3 Select "CH MEMORY - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 35
Plus+ C3 ® system Recording After performing the VCR Plus+ C3 ® system set-up, you can easily program a recording simply by entering the PlusCode® programming number. The numbers are published in the TV listings of newspapers, TV guide magazine, etc. Preparation • Make sure that the clock is set - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 36
appears. After about 30 seconds, the screen disappears. Canceling the VCR Plus+ C3 ® system timer programs 1) If the TIMER indicator is lit, press both TIMER to turn it off, and turn on the VCR by pressing POWER. 2) Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. 3) Press ENTER - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 37
they bounce off walls and other objects in the room and are received by the cable box. The VCR sends out infrared signals to your cable box even during timer program recording or VCR Plus+ C3 ® system recording. Notes • If the channels cannot be controlled properly because the infrared signal fails - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 38
CATV" (page 17). 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP 38 Cable Box will be selected by the own channel selector of the cable box. The VCR channel should be set to the output channel of the cable box. USE nO - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 39
number buttons. Refer to the table on the next page. Example: For a TOSHIBA cable box, identified by number 36. PROGRAM SET UP PRESET USE nO C. BOX 3 CH COn TROL BRAnD TYPE OFFnO . On 36 Cable box display VCR display EnD: PROG Cable channel number Make sure that the channel display of - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 40
Cable Box Set-up (continued) Table of cable box brand codes Brand name of your cable box Toshiba Anvision Archer Cablestar Cableview Citizen Curtis Diamond Eagle Eastern GC Brand Gemini General Instrument Hamlin Hitachi Jerrold Macom Magnavox Movietime NSC OAK OAK Sigma Panasonic - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 41
® satellite receiver equipped with an infrared wireless remote control. You can select satellite channels from the DSS® satellite receiver by operating this VCR. DSS® is registered trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of GM Hughes Electronics. It is also possible to automatically change the satellite - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 42
up (continued) Preparation Select the video channel (3 or 4) or video input mode on the TV. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP DSS® Satellite Receiver Set-up 1 Press PROG. to display the MENU screen. Number - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 43
the table on the next page. Example: For a TOSHIBA DSS® satellite receiver, identified by number 99. VCR display PROGRAM SET UP PRESET USE nO C. BOX DSS on channel 200. If not, relocate the DSS® satellite receiver on the VCR so that it can receive the infrared signal. 8 Press PROG. to exit - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 44
the SAP or stereo sound. Preparation Connect a stereo TV or stereo system to the AUDIO OUT jacks of the VCR. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP DISPLAY 1,2 1 VCR Plus+ DNR A.SELECT POWER REMAIN COUNTER CH DOWN COUNT RESET CH UP A.SELECT Recording the SAP/Stereo Broadcast 1 On - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 45
and normal track. Preparation • Connect the TV and stereo system to the VCR as below. • Turn on the connected FM tuner and tune to the EnD: PROG 2 Press PROG. to exit. 3 Select the desired channel using CHANNEL on the VCR or CH/TRK on the remote control. If you use a cable box, select a desired - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 46
control codes. The TOSHIBA code has initially been set to control TOSHIBA TVs. 123 456 789 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW ENTER FF STOP VCR Plus+ DNR adjust the sound level. I.SELECT To select an external source such as a VCR. Number buttons To select TV channels. When selecting channels 1 to 9, - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 47
Table of Brand Codes Brand name of your TV Toshiba Bell & Howell Carver Celebrity Citizen Curtis Mathes Dumont Electro band Emerson Fisher GE Gibralter Goldstar Hallmark Hitachi Infinity JBL JCB JVC LXI Magnavox Marantz Megatron - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 48
servicing. No power. • The power cord is not plugged in. - Plug the power cord into the outlet firmly. Although the power is on, the VCR - Adjust the tracking manually. (page 21) The VCR Plus+ C3 ® system recording cannot be done. • The guide channel numbers are not set up correctly. - Make the guide - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 49
) • An obstacle may be in the way of the operation. - Remove the obstacle. • The operating mode of the remote control is not set correctly. - Press VCR or TV depending on the equipment you want to operate. (pages 14, 46) The cassette is ejected immediately after it is loaded. • The cassette was - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 50
dynamic range (Hi-Fi): Utilization conditions: 120 V AC, 60 Hz 25 W (For W-808 only) 24 W (For W-804 only) 430 × 96.5 × 314 mm (W.H.D.) 4.2 125 UHF/VHF: 75 Ω F type connector Standard NTSC Recording: VHS format (SP, SLP) Playback: VHS format (SP, LP, SLP) Video cassette with mark SLP: 11 - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 51
manual thoroughly before operating this product. You should complete and mail the enclosed Demographic card within ten (10) days after you, or the person who has given you this product as a gift, purchased this product. This is one way to enable TACP/THI to provide you with better customer service - Toshiba W-804 | Owners Manual - Page 52
TOSHIBA VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER (continued) How to Obtain Warranty Service (1)Refer to the troubleshooting guide in your owner's manual. This check list may solve your problem -631-3811 In Hawaii contact Toshiba Hawaii 327 Kamakee Street, Honolulu, HA 96814 (808)-591-8377 All warranties implied by
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Video Cassette Recorder
W-808
W-804
OWNER’S MANUAL
This publication is printed
on recycled paper
70971856
PLAY
STOP
PROG.TV
POWER
EJECT
PAUSE/STILL
REC
FF
REV