Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DTH211 THOMSON
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1 Contents EN EN Chapter 1: Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation befor e connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. .......................
2 Chapter 1 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and information bef ore 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 pla yer .
Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set + VCR If you are only connecting your player to your tele vision set, only car r y out the connections shown in stages 1 and 5. If no Scart-Peritel socket is av ailable on the TV set consult your retailer .
Connections and initial set up 4 The back of y our D VD pla y er 230V 50Hz SERIAL N ° CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 3 4 1 2 Sock ets and cables Ther e ar e sev eral wa ys in which you can incorporate your D VD pla yer into an Audio-Video system. The simplest of these is described on page 3.
Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN Pla y er displa y panel ST ANDBY/ON - T urns the pla yer on or off. The light is off when the play er is running and lit up when the pla yer is switched off (in stand-by mode). OPEN/CLOSE - Opens and shuts the disc tra y .
Connections and initial set up 6 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD pla yer can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunk en.
Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Using the r emote control unit to contr ol y our TV set or VCR The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD pla yer can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunk en).
Connections and initial set up 8 Initial pla y er set-up Using the remote contr ol unit correctly When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to contr ol (D VD pla yer , TV set or video recor der).
9 Chapter 2 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can pla y • video D VDs, D VD-R, D VD-R W , D VD+R, D VD+R W , • Audio CDs (Compact Disc), CD-R, CD-R W , • Video CDs (VCD), Super Video CDs (SVCD), • discs containing: • image files in JPEG format, • sound files in mp3 format, • WMA files.
Pla ying a disc 10 Sear ch Options Quick sear ch of an imag e or a track In Pla y mode , star t the Forwar d or Rev erse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forwar d) or REV (re verse) k eys. Pr ess once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o r esume normal pla yback press PLA Y .
Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you pr ess INFO on the remote contr ol unit while a disc is being pla yed.
Pla ying a disc 12 T o access the inf ormation banner , pr ess INFO on your r emote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use arr ow ke ys and on the remote contr ol unit to select the various icons. When an icon is selected it is highlighted. The line under the banner is an information and instruction line.
Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN Languag e of the subtitles (D VDs) 1. While a disc is being pla yed, pr ess INFO to displa y the information banner . 2. Press until the subtitle icon is highlighted. 3. Press OK to star t (or stop) the function. Subtitles a vailable on the disc appear .
Pla ying a disc 14 Repeat pla yback of a scene betw een tw o points A and B (D VD - VCD - SVCD) A-B Repeat mode allo ws y ou to select exactly the sequence you wish to repeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or ke ys. A-B Repeat a ppears under the banner .
Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN Camera angles (D VDs) A fe w D VD discs contain scenes shot fr om various differ ent angles. If a disc being pla yed back offers diff erent camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the scr een.
Pla ying a disc 16 Pla ying imag es (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) 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 impr ov ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen.
17 Chapter 3 Menus EN EN Men us on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD pla yer are not all accessible dir ectly thr ough the remote contr ol or fr ont panel k eys. A cer tain number of functions ar e accessible through menus that y ou can display or remo ve as you wish.
Menus 18 Pla y menu Y our pla yer has se veral Pla y modes: Standard pla y which follows the or der of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random pla y which pla ys the sequences or music tr.
Menus 19 EN EN Lock menu Y ou pla y er mak es it possible to set ratings limits to pla ying discs and to lock pla yback for discs that contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit y ou hav e set. This function allows you, for instance , to contr ol the type of matter a child can watch.
Menus 20 Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla yed, pr ess ST OP (the pla yer men u appears). 2. Press to highlight Lock and pr ess OK (if requested to do so k ey in y our passw ord; the Lock men u appears). 3. Press the k e y to highlight P asswor d and press OK (a screen f or entering the new passw ord appears).
Menus 21 EN EN Displa y menu The Displa y menu pro vides you with settings to adapt the pictur e f ormat and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the pla yer’ s display panel and activate the Pr ogressiv e Scan function.
Menus 22 Fr ont Displa y menu Depending on the brightness of the r oom wher e you’ v e installed y our play er , select one of the 4 settings to adapt the brightness of the displa y panel to suit its envir onment. 1. If a disc is being pla yed, pr ess ST OP (the pla yer men u appears).
Menus 23 EN EN Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides you with settings so y ou can adapt your pla yer to the de vices connected. It also enables y ou to access specific functions. Sound Logic This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing y our neighbours.
Menus 24 Digital output According to the amplifier or TV set (with or without an in-built Dolby or DTS decoder) to which you connect y our D VD pla yer , you will ha ve to set the parameters of the CO.
Menus 25 EN EN Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es y ou a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the pla yer menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pr eferr ed language for dialogues and subtitles.
26 Chapter 4 Fur ther informa tion T roub leshooting guide Y ou will be able to solv e most pr oblems involving y our play er by ref erring to the tr oubleshooting guide below .
Fur ther informa tion 27 EN EN Ther e is no sound, or it can hardly be hear d • Ensur e that the plugs of the various cables are secur ely fitted into the sock ets. • If y ou connect an appliance (such as an amplifier) that includes a DTS or Dolby Digital decoder , check that the input parameters of the appliance ar e correctl y defined.
Fur ther informa tion 28 Recommendations and information concerning discs CD-R and CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs. How ev er , depending on the r ecorder of your person.
Fur ther informa tion 29 EN EN CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files T o vie w your JPEG images on a TV set y ou do not need to r ecor d y our photogra phs with a resolution abo ve .
Fur ther informa tion 30 Caution • Pr otect the pla yer from moistur e and excess heat (e .g. fir eplace) or equipment creating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speak ers ...). Disconnect the pow er cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the pla yer malfunctions.
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