Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DTH311 THOMSON
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1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries .
2 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and information befor e 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 .
2 3 4 1 5 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 television set, only car r y out the connections shown in stages 1 and 5. If no Scar t-P er itel socket is av ailable on the TV set consult your retailer .
Connections and initial set up 4 Sock ets and cables There ar e several wa ys in which you can incorporate y our D VD pla yer into an Audio-Video system. The simplest of these is described on page 3. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image.
Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN VIDEO sock ets and cables (for ima ge) 3 - Component output (Y , P R ,P B ) YP B P R sock ets deliver an optim um image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable).
Connections and initial set up 6 ST ANDBY/ON - T urns the pla yer on or off. The light is off when the pla yer is running and lit up when the pla yer is s witched off (in stand-by mode).
Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Initial pla y er set-up Using the remote contr ol unit correctl y When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance y ou want to control (D VD pla yer , TV set or video recor der).
Connections and initial set up 8 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD pla yer can also be used to control most r ecent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken.
Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Using the r emote contr ol 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 control most r ecent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken).
10 Pla ying a disc Discs y ou can pla y (12 cm) • 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, • sound files in WMA files.
Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Sear ch Options Quick sear ch of an imag e or a track In Pla y mode , start the Forward or Re verse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forward) or REV (re verse) k eys. Pr ess once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y .
Pla ying a disc 12 Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you press INFO on the r emote contr ol unit while a disc is being pla yed.
Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN To access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use arr ow ke ys and on the r emote 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 14 Languag e of the subtitles (D VDs) 1. While a disc is being pla yed, press 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 a ppear .
Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN Repeat pla yback of a scene between tw o points A and B (D VD - VCD - SVCD) A-B Repeat mode allows y ou to select exactly the sequence y ou wish to r epeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or ke ys. A-B Repeat a ppears under the banner .
Pla ying a disc 16 Camera angles (D VDs) A few 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 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. Howev er beyond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on your TV screen.
18 Menus Menus on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD play er are not all accessible directl y through the r emote control or fr ont panel ke ys. A cer tain number of functions ar e accessible thr ough menus that you can displa y or remo ve as y ou wish.
Menus 19 EN EN Pla y menu Y our pla yer has se veral Pla y modes: Standard pla y which f ollows the or der of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random pla y which plays the sequences or m .
Menus 20 Lock menu Y ou pla yer 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 ha ve set. This function allows y ou, for instance , to control the type of matter a child can watch.
Menus 21 EN EN Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla yed, press ST OP (the pla yer menu appears). 2. Press to highlight Par ental Control and press OK (if r equested to do so ke y in your passw ord; the Pa r ental Control menu a ppears).
Menus 22 Displa y menu The Displa y menu pr ovides you with settings to ada pt the picture format and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the pla yer’ s displa y panel and activate the Progr essive Scan function.
Menus 23 EN EN P AL or NTSC TV sets If the picture on the D VD being play ed appear in black and white on your TV screen, the standard of the video signals transmitted to your TV is incorr ect. Change the video signal from P AL to NTSC or vice versa. Select P AL/NTSC then with the OK ke y choose PA L or NTSC .
Menus 24 Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides you with settings so y ou can adapt your pla yer to the devices connected. It also enables you to access specific functions. Sound Logic This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing y our neighbours.
25 Menus EN EN Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es you 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 y our pref err ed language for dialogues and subtitles.
26 Fur ther informa tion Tr oubleshooting guide Y ou will be able to solve most pr oblems involving y our play er by refer ring to the troubleshooting guide below .
Fur ther informa tion 27 EN EN There is no sound, or it can hardly be heard • Ensure that the plugs of the various cables ar e securely fitted into the sock ets. • If you connect an a ppliance (such as an amplifier) that includes a DTS or Dolby Digital decoder , check that the input parameters of the appliance ar e correctly defined.
Fur ther informa tion 28 Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) CD-R and CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs.
Fur ther informa tion 29 EN EN CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files To view y our JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to r ecord y our photographs with a r esolution abo ve 400.
Fur ther informa tion 30 Caution • Pr otect the play er from moistur e and excess heat (e .g. fireplace) or equipment creating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Disconnect the power cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the pla yer malfunctions.
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