Operation with non-compliant peripherals or peripherals not recommended by Toshiba is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by Toshiba, or parties authorized by Toshiba, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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In the spaces provided below, record the Model and Serial No. located on the bottom of your DVD player. Model No. Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Location of the required label SD-P1600_E_P02-16 05.1.14, 10:42 AM...
Introduction IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
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Take the battery pack to an authorized Toshiba service provider. f) Keep the battery pack away from heat or fire, if...
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Introduction IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS c) Do not charge, heat, open, or short-circuit the batteries. Do not throw the batteries into a fire. d) Do not leave a dead or exhausted battery in the remote control. e) If you do not use the remote control for a long period of time, remove the battery to avoid possible damage from battery corrosion.
Precautions Notes on handling Do not shock the LCD monitor. It may cause unit damage and malfunction. Do not use the player in a place subject to vibration. Neglecting this may cause malfunction of the player or damage to the disc. Do not leave the player in a vehicle.
Introduction Notes and Information Structure of disc contents Normally, DVD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. VIDEO CDs/audio CDs are divided into tracks. DVD video disc Title 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 VIDEO CD/Audio CD Track 1 Track 2...
About this owner’s manual This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this player. Some DVD video discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. As such, the player may not respond to all operating commands.
If you happen to experience any difficulty playing a DVD on a Toshiba DVD player, please feel free to call our Contact listed in “How to Obtain Warranty Services” SD-P1600_E_P02-16...
Table of Contents Introduction SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ... 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ... 4 Precautions ... 7 Notes and Information ... 8 Notes on region numbers ... 9 Table of Contents ... 11 Identification of Controls ... 12 Main unit ... 12 Side view ...
Introduction Identification of Controls See the page in for details. Main unit Press the open switch to open the LCD monitor. Disc cover Remote sensor POWER/CHG (Power/Charge) indicator 18 60 Open switch MODE button 54 56 TOP MENU button MENU button PAUSE/STEP button Disc cover OPEN button SD-P1600_E_P02-16...
Side view Power switch AV IN jack DC IN jack Volume control Headphone jack 1 AV OUT jack BITSTREAM/PCM jack Headphone jack 2 58 59 SD-P1600_E_P02-16 05.1.14, 10:42 AM...
Introduction Identification of Controls (continued) The instructions in this manual describe the functions of the remote control. See the page in Remote control MENU button (see below) MODE button 54 56 DISPLAY button TOP MENU button SUBTITLE button AUDIO button PAUSE/STEP button STOP button REV button...
Loading the remote control battery Gently insert a fingernail in groove 1 and pull out the holder in direction 2 . Backside Take care not to break your fingernail. Place a coin-shaped battery (CR2025) with the side up on the holder. Keep the holder horizontal so that the battery does not fall through.
Introduction Power Connection Connect the supplied AC adapter to power the player. For mobile use, the battery pack (supplied) is also available. When using the battery pack, follow the instructions on page CAUTION • Do not connect the power plug to a power outlet other than that indicated on the label, as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
About this manual • The numbers indicated by lines on the illustrations correspond to the associated steps of the operation. • Aside from the section “Playing a Disc”, explanations of operations only include illustrations of the corresponding buttons on the remote control. The buttons sharing the same name on the main unit can also be used in an identical manner.
Basic playback Playing a Disc This section shows you the basics on how to play a disc. indicates a reference page of this manual. See the page in for details. DVD-V Basic playback Preparations • Connect the AC adapter or the battery pack player.
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This type of damage is not covered by your Toshiba Warranty. To avoid this, be sure to press the STOP button once the movie is completed. NOTICE Never operate the player in a moving vehicle.
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Basic playback Playing a Disc (continued) Basic playback (continued) To change an on-screen language. 1 Press SETUP during stop. The following on-screen display appears. 16:9 Widescreen 2 Press to select “ (LANGUAGE MENU)”, then press ENTER. 3 Press to select “OSD Menu”, then press ENTER.
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About the screen saver If 20 minutes elapse while the power is on and there is no disc in the player or while the disc is stopped, the screen saver is automatically displayed (when “Screen Saver” is set to “On” ).
Basic playback Variable Speed Playback You can play discs at various speeds, and resume playback from the location where you stopped playback. DVD-V Playing in fast reverse or fast forward directions Press REV or FWD on the remote control during playback. REV: Fast reverse playback FWD: Fast forward playback Each time you press the REV or FWD...
DVD-V Playing in slow-motion Press SLOW while pressing SHIFT during playback. Each time you press the SLOW button, the slow-motion speed changes. If you press the SLOW during playback, you can view the picture in reverse slow-motion. (Only when using a DVD video disc.) Each time you press the SLOW button, the slow-motion speed...
Basic playback Locating a Specific Title, Chapter, or Track Normally, DVD video discs are divided into titles, and the titles are sub-divided into chapters. Contents of VIDEO CDs and audio CDs are divided into tracks. You can quickly locate any specific title, chapter, or track. DVD video disc Title 1 Title 2...
Directly Accessing a Specific Location You can access a specific location by entering its corresponding time (hours, minutes, seconds). DVD-V Entering the time counter of the desired location Press T several times. The display changes each time this button is pressed.
MP3 and WMA formats, prior to the downloading thereof. Toshiba has no right to grant and does not grant permission to download any copyrighted content.
Viewing JPEG Files You can play JPEG files that have been recorded on a CD-R on this player. Viewing JPEG Files Preparation Prepare a disc that contains JPEG files you want to view Set a disc contains JPEG files and close the disc cover.
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Basic playback Viewing JPEG Files (continued) Viewing JPEG Files (continued) Playing in a Favorite Order You can select a combination of files and play them in a desired order. You can program up to 12 selections. 1 Press MEMORY during playback or while playback is stopped.
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JPEG files compatibility Discs and pixels whose compatibility with this unit has been confirmed by TOSHIBA are as follows. Kodak Picture CD JPEG disc compatibility with this unit is limited as follows: • Playable discs: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW • File system: ISO9660, UDF without interleave •...
SD-P1600_E_P31-44 Advanced playback Customizing the performance of your player. Repeat Play Playing in a Favorite Order Playing in Random Order Zooming a Picture Selecting the Sound Enhancement (E.A.M.) Selecting a Camera Angle Selecting Subtitles Selecting a Language On-screen Display Mode Adjusting the Picture 05.1.14, 10:42 AM...
Advanced playback Repeat Play You can play a specific title, chapter, track, or segment repeatedly. (Title repeat, chapter/track repeat, A-B repeat) DVD-V Repeating a title, chapter, or track Press REPEAT. Each time you press the REPEAT button, the repeat mode changes as follows.
Playing in a Favorite Order You can combine your favorite titles, chapters, or tracks and play them in the order you determine. You can program up to 12 selections into the memory. (Memory playback) DVD-V Setting titles, chapters, or tracks in a favorite order Press MEMORY.
Advanced playback Playing in Random Order You can play chapters or tracks in random order. (Random playback) DVD-V Playing chapters or tracks in random order Press RANDOM. Each time you press the RANDOM button, the random mode changes as follows. Shuffle Off Shuffle Off Resumes normal...
Zooming a Picture You can magnify areas within a picture. DVD-V Zooming a picture During normal, slow, still, fast reverse or fast forward playback, press ZOOM. The player enters the zoom playback mode, and the zoom icon appears. e.g. The picture is enlarged to twice the size.
Advanced playback Selecting the Sound Enhancement (E.A.M.*) You can easily select a preferred audio enhancement. *E.A.M.: Enhanced Audio Mode DVD-V Selecting the sound enhancement Press E.A.M. The sound enhancement menu appears. 3D Off Select the sound enhancement by pressing E.A.M. If you press E.A.M.
Selecting a Camera Angle If a scene was recorded with multiple angles, you can easily change the camera angle of the scene you are viewing. DVD-V Changing the camera angle Press ANGLE while playing a scene recorded with multiple angles. While playing a scene recorded with multiple angles, the angle icon ( appears on the screen.
Advanced playback Selecting Subtitles You can display subtitles on the screen and select a subtitle language from those included on the DVD video disc. Good evening! Bonsoir! ¡Buenas tardes! DVD-V Selecting a subtitle language Press SUBTITLE during playback. The current subtitle setting is displayed.
Selecting a Language You can select a preferred language and sound recording system from those included on the disc. Good morning! Bonjour! DVD-V Selecting a playback audio setting Press AUDIO during playback. The current audio setting is displayed. e.g. D 2 ch ENG Press AUDIO while the audio setting is displayed on the screen.
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Advanced playback Selecting a Language (continued) DVD-V Selecting a playback audio setting (continued) Output sound conversion table (sampling frequency/quantization bit) Sound recording system Discs Dolby Digital 48 kHz/16 bit 48 kHz/20 bit Linear 48 kHz/24 bit video discs 96 kHz/16 bit 96 kHz/20 bit 96 kHz/24 bit MPEG1, MPEG2...
On-screen Display Mode You can confirm the disc usage status and player operation information on the screen. DVD-V On-Screen Display Press DISPLAY while pressing SHIFT during playback. The following display appears. e.g. 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 Title 1/3 Chapter4/13 Audio 2 ch ENG Subtitle Bitrate...
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Advanced playback On-screen Display Mode (continued) DVD-V On-Screen Display (continued) When playing a VIDEO CD or audio CD Elapsed time of Current track number the current track e.g. 00:00:00 00:00:00 Track 1/11 Note This may not be displayed for some discs. SD-P1600_E_P31-44 Remained time of the current track...
Adjusting the Picture You can easily select a preferred picture. DVD-V Adjusting the picture Press PICTURE. (This function can only be set when the LCD mode is LCD Screen Only and EXT.IN is selected.) The picture setting display appears. BRIGHTNESS Each time you press the button, the setup items changes as follows.
SD-P1600_E_P45-52 Function setup You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. Customizing the Function Settings 05.1.14, 10:42 AM...
Function setup Customizing the Function Settings You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference. DVD-V Setting procedure Press SETUP during stop. The following on-screen display appears. 16:9 Widescreen Press to select the setting you want to change, then press ENTER. (See the next page.) e.g.
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Setting Setting TV MENU TV Shape LANGUAGE OSD Menu MENU Subtitle Audio DVD Menu AUDIO MENU E.A.M. D.R.C. Digital Out OPERATION Parental MENU Screen Saver Default EQUALIZER EQ Mode MENU SD-P1600_E_P45-52 Details Details To select a picture size according to the aspect DVD-V ratio of your TV.
Function setup Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Setting details TV Shape 16:9 Widescreen TV Shape DVD-V 4:3 Normal: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen. Either or both sides of the picture are cut off. 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
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AUDIO MENU E.A.M. Normal D.R.C. Digital Out Analog 2ch E.A.M. DVD-V You can obtain expansive virtual surround sound effects from just two speakers. Normal: Normal sound. To obtain expansive virtual surround sound effects from just two speakers. Note Pressing the E.A.M. button on the remote control also allows you to achieve the same setup.
Function setup Customizing the Function Settings (continued) Setting details OPERATION MENU Parental Password _ _ _ _ _ Rating 8. Adult Screen Saver Default Parental DVD-V DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
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EQUALIZER MENU EQ Mode None EQ Mode DVD-V You can select a preferred equalizer mode. None : Equalizer is not used. Jazz : Equalizer mode for Jazz. Hall : Equalizer mode for Hall. Stadium : Equalizer mode for Stadium. SD-P1600_E_P45-52 None Jazz Hall...
SD-P1600_E_P53-61 Connections You can connect the player to a TV or audio system. Also, you can connect a battery pack to power the player. Connecting to a TV or audio system Connecting to Headphones Viewing Pictures From Connected Video Equipment Connecting to Audio Equipment Using the Battery Pack Using the automobile/vehicle...
Connections Connecting to a TV or audio system Connect the player to your TV or audio system. For details of output sound, see Connecting to a TV • Make the following setting. On-screen display Select: “Analog 2ch” “Digital Out” Notes •...
Connecting to an audio system To AV OUT Notes • Refer to the owner’s manual of the connected equipment as well. • When you connect the player to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections.
Connections Connecting to Headphones You can listen to movies and music privately by connecting headphones. Headphones (not supplied) (headphone) jack Viewing Pictures From Connected Video Equipment You can use the LCD of this player to monitor pictures of video equipment connected via the AV IN jack. To select the external AV input mode, press the MODE button.
Connecting to Audio Equipment You can enjoy high quality dynamic sounds by connecting the player to audio equipment. • For connection to your TV, see “Connecting to a TV” • For details of output sound, see • This section uses the following reference marks. : Front speaker : Rear speaker : Sub woofer...
Connections Connecting to Audio Equipment (continued) Connecting to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home. You can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with this dynamic realistic sound by connecting the player to a 6 channel amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital processor.
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder MPEG2 sound You can enjoy motion picture and live concert DVD video discs with dynamic realistic sound by connecting an amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder or MPEG2 audio processor. Amplifier equipped with an MPEG2 audio decoder To digital audio input...
Connections Using the Battery Pack WARNING • Do not use a battery pack other than one specified as it can result in a fire or damage to the unit. • Do not heat, open, or short-circuit the battery pack. Do not throw the battery pack into a fire. Doing so may cause an explosion or a fire.
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Detaching the battery pack 1 Turn the player off. 2 Disconnect the AC adapter and the power cord from the player. 3 Turn the player upside down. 4 Slide the battery pack’s lock switch in the direction of the arrow , then slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow 5 Attach the connector cover on the bottom of the...
Connections Using the automobile/vehicle adapter or power port For use of the DVD player in a car, this adapter can power the DVD player from the cigarette lighter socket. WARNING • NEVER operate the DVD player or view a DVD Video while operating an automobile or other vehicle. Note: doing so is illegal in many jurisdictions.
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Instructions for Use 1 Turn off the DVD player. 2 Insert the pin plug of the adapter into the DC IN 12V jack of the DVD player. The LED illuminates when powered. 3 Insert the plug of the adapter into the cigarette lighter socket or power port fully.
Others Before Calling Service Personnel Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptoms and correction Symptom Cause No power. • The AC adapter or power plug is disconnected. • The battery pack has been removed. •...
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Symptom Cause The remote control does not • The remote control is not pointed at the work properly. remote sensor of the player. • The remote control is too far from the player. • The batteries in the remote control are exhausted.
Others Specifications Player / Connectors / Liquid crystal display / Supplied accessories Player Power supply Mass External dimensions Signal system Laser Frequency range Operating conditions Connectors AV output (AV OUT) AV input (AV IN) Audio output (BITSTREAM/PCM) Headphone terminal Liquid crystal display Panel size Projection system Driving system...
Limited United States Warranty for Portable DVD Player Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“TACP”) makes the following limited warranties to original consumers in the United States. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES EXTEND TO THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER OR ANY PERSON RECEIVING THIS PORTABLE DVD PLAYER AS A GIFT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONSUMER PURCHASER AND TO NO OTHER PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE.
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(1) To find the nearest TACP Authorized Service Station for Portable DVD Players purchased in the United States, visit TACP’s web site at www.toshiba.com/tacp, or call toll free 1-800-631-3811. (2) Present your bill of sale or other proof of purchase to the TACP Authorized Service Station, together with the entire Portable DVD Player.