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- Single-disc HD DVD player
- SE-R0285 Wireless remote control
- 2 "AAA" batteries
- 6' Detachable AC power cord
- "The Bourne Identity" HD DVD disc
- "300" HD DVD disc
- Owner's manual
- Product registration card
- Firmware update request card
- Firmware update information
- Toshiba contact information
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Features
Inputs and Outputs Notes
Features
HD-DVD Overview:
HD-DVD is
a new high-definition disc format that is up to six times the resolution of
standard DVD-video and is designed from the ground up to maximize
the viewing experience available from today's HDTVs. HD-DVD discs and
players offer several advantages over the standard DVD format:
- Better picture quality: HD-DVD is a true high-definition format offering video at 1080i or 720p resolution. While standard DVDs look
very good on an HDTV, they don't provide a high-definition signal (not
even when you use an up-converting
DVD player). HD-DVD delivers an extraordinarily sharp, clean, detailed
picture, with deeper, richer colors.
- Better sound quality:
HD-DVD offers the same multi-channel sound formats - Dolby Digital and
DTS - you're accustomed to with DVD. But HD-DVD goes further, offering
advanced new versions of Dolby Digital and DTS formats that will give
soundtracks startling clarity and dimensionality.
- Much greater storage capacity:
What makes HD-DVD's superior picture and sound possible is the much
higher storage capacity of HD-DVD discs. A single-layer HD-DVD can hold
15 gigabytes of data, which is over three times the amount a standard
DVD can hold. (Dual-layer HD-DVDs hold 30 gigabytes.) This increased
storage capacity allows HD-DVD to fit several hours of high-definition
video and high-resolution multi-channel audio, plus the added features
and material that require multiple discs with standard DVD.
- Compatibility with your current disc
collections: To ensure
backward-compatibility with your existing library of discs, HD-DVD
players actually use a dual-laser mechanism: a blue laser for
playing high-definition HD-DVD discs, and a conventional red laser for
playing DVDs and audio CDs.
- Internet access: HD-DVD players include an Ethernet jack for use with a high-speed
Internet connection.
Slim Cabinet Design:
The Toshiba HD-A3 has a slim profile design and a depth advantage that
allows them to fit into almost any home entertainment environment. The player
measures only 16.9375" wide x 2.375" tall x 14.125" deep (including cables).
Compatible Discs: The HD-A3 is capable of
playing back the following disc formats:
- HD-DVD
- DVD-Video
- DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
- Audio CD
- CD-R & CD-RW (CD-DA audio only)
Note: This unit is not capable of
MP3 or WMA playback and does not support Blu-ray discs.
HDMI Output with Up-conversion: The HD-A3 features an HDMI output which provides
a high definition signal to your compatible HDTV when playing back HD-DVD
discs. HDMI output resolution options include 480i, 480p, 720p and1080i. It also has the ability to up-convert a standard DVD signal to any
of those resolutions and pass it through its HDMI video output to match the native
resolution of your television.
Component Video: The player's component video output allows
the video signal to be sent from the DVD player to a component video equipped
interlaced or progressive scan TV. Component video resolution options include
480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i. When this connection is utilized with today's
HD-compatible sets, typical NTSC artifacts-like video noise, dot crawl, and
flicker-are virtually eliminated, resulting in a low-noise, highly detailed
picture with color purity.
Simultaneous Video Output: The HD-DVD
player supports simultaneous output of video on its HDMI and component video
ports.
Auto Video Adjust: The HDMI output can be
set to change automatically to match the maximum available resolution of your
display. If you have the HDMI and component video cables both connected the
resolution on the component output will also change when the HDMI output
auto-adjusts.
Picture Settings: The Toshiba
HD-A3 offers the following picture adjustments through its Picture Setting
screen.
- TV Shape: select between
16:9, 4:3 or 4:3 letter box
- Enhanced Black Level:
select On to adjust the black level to a deep richer black
- RGB Output Range:
Standard or Enhanced to match display
- Picture Mode: select
between Film, Video, or Auto
- Resolution:
480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i
Slow Motion: You can play a
video forward in slow-motion at a 1/4x, 1/2x, or 1/8x of normal speed.
Resume Play: Resume
play allows you to resume playback of a disc from the point where you last
stopped. The stopping point is cleared when the Stop button is pressed more than
once or the disc tray is opened.
Title Search: Title Search
allows you enter the number of the Title, Chapter and/or elapsed time of a scene
you want to view on a disc and then directly go to that spot on the disc.
Repeat Mode: The Toshiba HD-A3
features disc, title, and chapter repeat; and also offers A-B repeat.
Camera Angle: If a scene has been recorded
with multiple angles, you can change the camera angle of the scene you are
watching on the disc.
Advance Navigation: Select HD-DVD movie titles offer you new and unique
ways to interact with your movie like never before. These titles allow you to
watch and listen to the film makers explain how they created their vision, all
while the movie continues to play. The unit's Advance Navigation feature allows
you to watch and listen as the director gives exclusive behind-the-scenes
details while watching that same incredible action sequence.
Cursor Function: Future HD-DVD
discs may include game software and drawing software. If they do, this
function lets you use the Cursor button on the remote to move the onscreen
cursor, allowing you to interact with the software.
Language Settings: The HD-A3
allows you to change the language of the Disc Menu, Subtitles, and Audio track
(as supported by the disc). The player's on-screen menu can be set to English,
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, and
Turkish.
Digital Audio Processing: The Toshiba
HD-A3 features an Analog Devices high-performance SHARC Digital Signal
Processor to provide you with incredible audio detail.
Surround Sound Formats:
This HD-DVD player supports Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD
and DTS HD (core only). The HDMI output will transfer all these surround formats
while the optical digital output will transfer the Dolby Digital, DTS, and two
channel PCM.
Dolby TrueHD:
Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding
technology that supports up to 8 channels of multi-channel surround sound, the
reproduced sound is true to the original source bit-for-bit.
Audio Settings: The HD-DVD
player provides the following audio adjustments within its Audio settings
screen.
- Digital out SPDIF: Choose the digital audio format that is passed through the
optical output:
- Bitstream:
when the amplifier is equipped with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG
decoders
- PCM: 2-channel stereo
- Digital out HDMI: Choose the digital audio format that is passed through the HDMI output:
- Auto: select when
connected to an HDMI device equipped with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG or linear
PCM decoder
- PCM: select when
connected to an HDMI device that has multi-channel output and a Dolby
Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, or DTS-HD decoder
- Downmixed
PCM: select when a 2-channel digital stereo amplifier is
connected to this player
- Dynamic Range Control: the DRC function makes faint sounds easier to hear, even at lower volume, choose from On, Off, or Auto; only available for
HD-DVDs and DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby
Digital TrueHD format
- Dialogue Enhancement: increases the dialog volume during playback, only available for Dolby
Digital recorded HD-DVDs or DVDs
Internet Connection: By
utilizing the rear-panel Ethernet port, you can connect the player to the Internet
via an always-on broadband connection. Future HD-DVD discs will enable you to access
special HD-DVD sites. If an HD-DVD site includes content such as movie trailers,
you can watch the content on the player via the Internet if your internet
connection provides sufficient bandwidth. You may also use the Internet
connection feature to update the player's firmware.
Extension Port: The front panel USB
extension port may be used in the future for additional control options.
Parental Lock: The Parental
Lock feature allows you to use to activate an 8-level rating system protected
by a 4-digit password to limit what discs can be played back on your player.
Dimmer: From the remote control you can
dim the display of the unit or turn the display completely off.
Screen Saver: When activated a Screen
Saver will appear if a picture is paused continuously for about 20 minutes.
Auto Power Off: When activated the Auto
Power Off feature will turn the player off if the picture is paused for
about 20 minutes.
Remote Control: The HD-A3 comes supplied with an IR wireless remote
control from DVD operation only.
Inputs and Outputs
Notes
1080i HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface): The unit's HDMI output simplifies A/V connections by carrying video and
audio in one cable. This unit features HDCP copyright protection
technology, and must be connected to an HDCP-compliant device. If your TV has a
DVI input instead of an HDMI input, you can connect this unit to your TV using
an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. You will also need to connect audio cables to the player
because DVI is a video only cable.
Video Output: In addition to the unit's HDMI output, the HD-A3
features a component video and composite video output.
Audio
Out: The unit features an optical digital output for transferring
a Dolby Digital/DTS bitstream or 2-channel stereo PCM and is also equipped
with a pair or RCA analog stereo outputs.
LAN: The rear-panel Ethernet
port gives you access to Internet-based content on some HD-DVDs and possible
firmware updates.
Extension Port: The
HD-A3 has a front-panel USB Extension port hidden behind a fold-down
door. The USB extension port may be used in the future for additional
control options or firmware updates. Future control options may include extra
storage for downloadable content off of HD-DVD discs.
Note: The USB port is simply a gateway interface for the player and its movies so their
potential is limited to downloadable disc content.
