Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DTH8005 Technicolor - Thomson
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1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ..................2 Inserting the batteries..............................................................2 Important information regarding the batteries ...
2 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and inf ormation before connecting • Ensure that the mains suppl y in your house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your de vice.
Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN 1. Unplug the antenna cable fr om y our TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN sock et of your DTH 8005. 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT sock et of the DTH 8005 to the g antenna sock et of your TV set.
Connections and initial set up 4 About y our de vice Y our DTH 8005 is a digital video pla yer and r ecorder . Thanks to its tuner you can watch and recor d TV pr ogammes on D VD+R and D VD+R W discs. It can pla y the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of D VD Rom, D VD Ram, and D VD audio.
Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN 6. Select your country of residence using the or k eys, and press OK . Note: the ar rows indicate that other countries are available. T o find your countr y , use the buttons on your remote control. 7. On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected.
Connections and initial set up 6 Sor ting the channels 9. A channel sorting window will appear . The picture of the selected channel is sho wn in the background. The automatic channel search has assigned n umbers to the channels is a predefined order .
Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Man ual channel sear ch If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual search pr ocedure which will enable y ou to ad d a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on your DTH 8005. The channels already stored will not be deleted.
Connections and initial set up 8 Channel update If new channels mak e their way into the audio visual scene, you will ha ve to update your DTH 8005’ s list of channels. In such a case, star t a new channel sear ch from the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stored channels and r esets all the channels that your DTH 8005 can receiv e .
Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN DTH 8005 Satellite receiver TV set Other recommended connections Satellite or cable r ecie ver (or decoder) Carrry out the connection of cable 5 (not supplied). In grey: connections already car r ied out (connections from page3).
10 Connections and initial set up Video recor der Satellite recie ver and video r ecorder Satellite receiver Video recorder Video recorder DTH 8005 DTH 8005 TV set TV set (not supplied) (not supplied).
Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN The connections proposed on page 3 permit the ra pid connection of your DTH 8005 and ensure optimum sound, visual quality (RGB) and standards. Depending on the sock ets a vailable on your other devices or to benefit fr om the maximum performance of your DTH 8005 y ou may mak e other connections.
Connections and initial set up 12 Sock ets and cables (outputs) 4 - Optical and coaxial Out sock ets (DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT) The digital sound of a disc being pla yed is permanentl y a vailable on the optical and coaxial sock ets of your DTH 8005. Use one of these sock ets by connecting it to a decoder or a DTS or Dolby Digital amplifier .
Connections and initial set up 13 EN EN Fr ont sockets (inputs) 1 - S-Video sock et For the connection of a Camcor der or other S-Video device. Note: do not for get to connect the audio cables since the S-Video socket handles only images and not sound.
Connections and initial set up 14 PULL HERE to open flap. The buttons on the fr ont ST ANDBY/ON - T o s witch your DTH 8005 on or off. A V - T o select the audiovisual sources (channels or devices connected to the A V sock ets): PR 1 , 2 , 3 - Channel 1, 2, 3.
Connections and initial set up 15 EN EN The messag es on the displa y TV Functions With a disc Other indications - Main menu displa yed on scr een (device stopped). No function selected. - Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched.
16 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your DTH 8005 is a 3 in 1 type remote contr ol. It allows 3 devices to be contr olled: your DTH 8005, a tele vision set and a satellite or cable receiv er . Thus you ha v e r emote control of all these de vices by using the 3 modes: D VD , TV or SA T .
Remote contr ol 17 EN EN Using the r emote contr ol handset to contr ol y our television and satellite or cable r eceiver The DTH 8005 remote contr ol handset is a 3 in 1 device that allows y ou to control the operation of 3 devices: your DTH 8005, a tele vision set, or satellite receiv er .
Remote contr ol 18 Pr o gramming the r emote control If your r emote control does not control y our satellite receiver (or cable) or y our television set you will need to configur e it using one of the two methods proposed: automatic code sear ch or manual pr ogramming.
19 Recor ding functions EN EN T o watch TV Pr ogrammes 1. T urn on your tele vision set. 2. T urn on your DTH 8005 using the ST ANDBY/ON key . The time displa yed on your DTH 8005 is replaced b y the wor d MENU . • After a few seconds the main men u of the pla y er a ppears on the television scr een.
Recor ding functions 20 Recor d the cur r ent pr ogramme Y our DTH 8005 has recor ding functions similar to a video recorder . It records pr ogrammes on D VD (D VD+R, DVD+R W) type discs.
Recor ding functions 21 EN EN Stop recor ding Press the ST OP button twice . • With a D VD+R disc, if you do not ha ve another recor ding to mak e, you need to "Finalize" the disc in order that it can be r ead b y other D VD+R compatible pla yers.
Recor ding functions 22 Pr o gramming a r ecording Y ou can recor d a future programme by pr ogramming its recording time. For this you ha v e the choice of manual pr ogramming or Na viclick programming, explained on page 24. Open the D VD tra y by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE k ey .
Recor ding functions 23 EN EN 6. Star t time and stop time Enter the recor ding start time and then the stop time. T o this end, and according to the featur es of the receiv ers, y ou must: - either p.
Recor ding functions 24 Na viclick pro grammes guide For certain channels your DTH 8005 off ers a daily and sometimes follo wing da y TV programme guide. The information that it pro vides come from the T eletext and NexTView services broadcast by certain channels.
Recor ding functions 25 EN EN Recor ding fr om a connected de vice Y our DTH 8005 allows y ou to recor d TV pr ogrammes (satellite or cable) or to cop y video sequences from a connected de vice . Fr om a satellite receiver or cab le receiv er ( A V2 sock et ) 1.
Recor ding functions 26 Librar y Y ou can easily find the contents of y our DVD+R or D VD+R W discs thanks to the librar y function of your DTH 8005. With each video recording the DTH 8005 places in memory the name of the disc and the recor ding parameters.
Recor ding functions 27 EN EN Sor t by Title This is an alphabetic sorting. The titles beginning with punctuation signs are listed first, follow ed by those with digits and then those with letters, beginning with the letter . Note: sor ting by title displays a character chart.
Recor ding functions 28 Assign or Change the Category of a title This function allows y ou to allocate a title (or to change it) to a category in the list pr oposed by the DTH 8005. Select Chang e Genre and pr ess OK . • Select the category using the or key and confirm with OK .
29 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can r ecord • D VD+R, D VD+R W - Most D VD+R discs (recor dable once) and DVD+R W discs (re-r ecordable) of 4.7 Gb capacity . Recommended discs : The following list includes compatible brands of discs that ha ve been tested with y our DTH 8005.
Pla ying a disc 30 Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels . Selection is possible with the k ey on the remote control. Time elapsed since the beginning of the recor ding. Remaining recording time available on the disc according to the quality selected (pages 20-53).
Pla ying a disc 31 EN EN F or standard playing, repeating of a title, a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (page 35). T o choose the dialogue language and audio format (page 35). T o change the viewing angle for video D VD discs (page 36).
Pla ying a disc 32 Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and DTH 8005. It ma y be necessar y to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa y ed on TV screen, select the TV set Scar t P eritel sock et to which you connected y our DTH 8005 (see page 3).
Pla ying a disc 33 EN EN Slo w motion (in P ause mode on an imag e) During pla yback press P AUSE once to fr eeze the image. Press FWD or REV to vie w images in slow motion forwar d or backward. Press once or se veral times f or higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y .
Pla ying a disc 34 Timer (D VD , VCD , CD) This icon shows the time elapsed since the start of pla yback. The time displa yed is that of the title of a D VD disc during playback. The timer provides direct access to a scene or a m usical passage b y k e ying in the starting time .
EN EN 35 Pla ying a disc Pla y modes Selecting the language of subtitles Selecting the language of dialogues Subtitle and dialogue langua g e (D VD) 1. While reading a disc, press the INFO k ey: the information banner is displa y ed. 2. Use the or ke ys to select the icon of the subtitles or dialogues as well as the sound f ormat.
Pla ying a disc 36 Edit Camera angles (D VD) A fe w D VD discs contain scenes shot from various differ ent angles. If a disc being pla yed back offers differ ent camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the scr een.
Pla ying a disc 37 EN EN Edit Men u The edit menu can be accessed fr om the information banner , while pla ying a title on a D VD+R W or +R disc. It allows you to edit the r ecordings made and more particularly to: • Insert chapter bookmarks (D VD+R W) T o position marks in order to easily find y our fa vourite passages.
Pla ying a disc 38 The edit menu functions Insert a Chapter Bookmark (D VD+R W only) During recor ding your DTH 8005 automaticall y inserts electronic bookmarks at r egular intervals. These bookmarks are in visible. They partition the recording and f orm chapters.
Pla ying a disc 39 EN EN Vie w Chapter Displa y a previousl y mask ed chapter . This function is onl y a vailable if you ha ve pr eviousl y mask ed a cha pter by ha ving selected Pla y Full Title and having mask ed a selected chapter .
Pla ying a disc 40 Pla ying images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pixels. Howe v er be yond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen.
Pla ying a disc 41 EN EN Imag e Functions Changing imag es During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR k eys on the remote control unit.
42 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your DTH 8005. This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Pla y er Menu f or your recor ded discs (D VD+R, +R W).
Menus 43 EN EN T o access disc functions: 2.a When the name of the disc is selected, press the OK button to displa y the disc menu. This menu permits y ou to: • Rename Disc , allo ws y ou to change the name chosen by the DTH 8005 (Thomson xx) for a name of your choice selected using a table of alphabetic characters (page 44).
Menus 44 T o access the title functions: 2.b Select from the list using the or ke ys and press OK . The menu displa y ed concerns the selected title only . Y ou may: • Rename Title , allo ws you to change the title that y our DTH 8005 has allocated your recor ding (e.
Menus 45 EN EN Pla y er Menu Displa y the picture titles disc menu loaded into your DTH 8005. • Select Play er Menu using the keys, and press OK . Use the same buttons to scr oll and choose a picture (title.
Menus 46 Disc options This menu pr ovides 3 functions to optimise the discs that y ou wish to play . Autopla y • Select Autopla y On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automaticall y once the DTH 8005 tra y is closed.
Menus 47 EN EN Languag e Menu Y our DTH 8005 giv es y ou a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the DTH 8005 menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pref erred language f or dialogues and subtitles.
Menus 48 Subtitles (Languag e of D VD subtitles) Certain discs pr opose sev eral languages for subtitles. The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 5) if this language is also offer ed on the disc being play ed.
Menus 49 EN EN P ar ental contr ol menu Y our DTH 8005 has a child lock function which enables y ou to restrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for your childr en will therefor e not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pr eviously chosen is enter ed.
Menus 50 Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict vie wing of certain D VD discs by pr ogramming a restriction on y our DTH 8005. This function can only be used with D VD discs provided with the function. Y our DTH 8005 provides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8.
Menus 51 EN EN System Options Menu The System Options men u in the Setup menu off ers you settings to configur e cer tain useful functions and optimise the performances of y our DTH 8005 to match those of the devices connected to it. 1. From the main men u select the Setup line with the ke ys, then confirm with OK .
Menus 52 Black le vel Adjust the contrast ( Light / Dark ) according to the brightness of the r oom in which you ar e viewing your DTH 8005 images. Displa y Dimmer Depending on the brightness of the r.
Menus 53 EN EN Recor ding Options Men u Y our DTH 8005 has sev eral practical functions to optimise the recording quality / r ecording time ratio that is possible when using a D VD+R or D VD+R W disc . This menu also allows the VPS/PDC function to be activated for all y our programmed r ecordings.
54 Fur ther informa tion T r oub leshooting guide If y ou encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solv e y our problems at this telephone n umber .
Fur ther informa tion 55 EN EN No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings are suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sock ets (coaxial or optical) (page 51). The sound is ver y lo w or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a ver y low le vel.
Fur ther informa tion 56 Other prob lems Reconfiguring your player’ s initial set-up • Open the disc tra y and make sur e there is no disc in it. Close the disc tra y . Hold down the ST OP ke y of your DTH 8005, then press the ST ANDBY/ON ke y by holding it do wn for 3 seconds, until INIT is displa yed on the screen of y our DTH 8005.
Fur ther informa tion 57 EN EN Settings The information r elating to the Na viclick TV guide programmes comes fr om a combination of the TV pr ogrammes guide, T eletext and NexTView service transmitted by certain channels.
Fur ther informa tion 58 NexTVie w Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w ser vice is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTVie w wer e as sho wn below .
Fur ther informa tion 59 EN EN Caution Pr otect the DTH 8005 fr om moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers...). Disconnect the pow er cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the DTH 8005 malfunctions.
Fur ther informa tion 60 DTH 8005 - EN / RST - BEI / 03-2004 Remote contr ol - Code A-B Remote control setting on code B Note: the remote control of your DTH 8005 is set to code A (3000). T o set it to code B (3001) follow the procedure described below.
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