Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DTH211 Technicolor - Thomson
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1 Contents EN EN Chapter 1: Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. ........................
2 Chapter 1 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and inf ormation 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 .
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 carr 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 your D VD play 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 y ou 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 play er on or off. The light is off when the pla y er is running and lit up when the pla y er 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 y our D VD play er can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla y ers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken.
Connections and initial set up 7 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 y our D VD play er can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla y ers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, F erguson and T elefunken).
Connections and initial set up 8 Initial pla yer set-up Using the remote contr ol unit corr ectly When you use r emote contr ol, point the unit at the appliance y ou want to contr ol (D VD play er , 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 search of an ima ge or a track In Pla y mode, star t the Forwar d or Rev erse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forward) or REV (re verse) k eys. Press once or se veral times f or 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 y ou press INFO on the r emote control unit while a disc is being pla yed.
Pla ying a disc 12 T o access the information banner , press INFO on your r emote control unit during pla yback. Use arr ow k eys 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 y ed, 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 y ou wish to repeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or keys. 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 from various diff erent angles. If a disc being pla yed back off ers differ ent 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 images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pix els. 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 your TV screen.
17 Chapter 3 Menus EN EN Men us on y our D VD pla yer (basic principles f or use) The functions of your D VD pla yer ar e not all accessible dir ectly thr ough the remote contr ol or front panel k eys. A certain number of functions are accessible thr ough menus that you can displa y or remo ve as y ou 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 plays the sequences or music tra.
Menus 19 EN EN Lock menu Y ou pla y er mak es it possible to set ratings limits to playing discs and to lock pla yback for discs that contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit y ou ha v e set. This function allows you, for instance, to control the type of matter a child can watch.
Menus 20 Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla y ed, pr ess ST OP (the play er men u appears). 2. Press to highlight Lock and pr ess OK (if r equested to do so k ey in y our passw ord; the Lock men u appears). 3. Press the ke y to highlight P assw ord and pr ess OK (a screen f or entering the new passw or d appears).
Menus 21 EN EN Displa y menu The Displa y menu pr ovides y ou 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 Progr essiv e Scan function.
Menus 22 Fr ont Displa y men u Depending on the brightness of the r oom wher e y ou’ v e installed y our pla y er , select one of the 4 settings to adapt the brightness of the displa y panel to suit its environment. 1. If a disc is being pla y ed, pr ess ST OP (the play er men u appears).
Menus 23 EN EN Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides y ou with settings so you can ada pt your pla yer to the devices connected. It also enables y ou to access specific functions. Sound Logic This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing your 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 play er , 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 men us, the language of the disc men us, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pref err ed language for dialogues and subtitles.
26 Chapter 4 Fur ther informa tion T roub leshooting guide Y ou will be able to solve most pr oblems in volving y our pla y er by r eferring 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 • Ensure that the plugs of the various cables ar e secur ely 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 corr ectly 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. Howe v er , depending on the recorder of y our person.
Fur ther informa tion 29 EN EN CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files T o view y our JPEG images on a TV set y ou do not need to r ecor d y our photographs with a resolution abo ve 4.
Fur ther informa tion 30 Caution • Pr otect the pla y er fr om moisture 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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