Technicolor - Thomson TV/DVD Combo - Manual (Page 16)

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Playback –
types of discs
Several playback modes are available.This page deals with simple playback mode. For the other playback modes,
see the next page.This page also contains information about the various disc types accepted by the player.
Standard playback
1 Insert the disk as shown in the illustration on page 2, with the printed
side facing you (for single-sided disks). After a few seconds, the disc title
(or, by default, the type of disc) appears with the image and audio format
information and its total duration (if this information is available).
2 Press on the ok or PLAY button to start playback.
Some discs automatically display a menu.You can choose an item using
the
/ / / buttons and press ok to confirm your selection.
3 To stop playback, press the STOP button.
This disc location is stored by the player in its memory. If you press the
PLAY button once again, the disc will resume playing from where you
left off. If you press the STOP button twice or if you remove the disc,
this location will be deleted from the memory and the next time, the
disc will start playing from the beginning.
4 To eject the disc, press and hold the STOP button for a few seconds.
Discs you can read
Digital video discs
12 cm and 8 cm, single or double-sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high
density optical discs on which high quality images and audio are recorded
using digital signals.
Audio CDs: 12 cm and 8 cm.
Video CDs: 12 cm and 8 cm (with or without playback control).
NTSC playback: in addition to PAL DVDs and video CDs, you can enjoy
your favourite NTSC movies as well.
Discs you cannot read
Currently, the discs that you cannot play with this unit are the following:
CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CDV, CD-G. DVD discs with a
different regional code to that of your player.
Do not try to play Photo CDs or CD-R.
Regional code number: your DVD player has been designed to process
regional management information that is stored on DVD discs.
DVD discs that have different regional codes to that of your player cannot be
played.The regional code for your player is 2. (Europe, the Middle East, South
Africa, Japan).
You can switch to TV mode by pressing the button during
playback, without interrupting it.
If the player is locked and the disc has been assigned a rating limit, you
must enter the password to play the disc (see page 18).
The disc functions available (menus, access functions, dialogue and subtitle
languages, camera angles, interactivity) may vary from one disc to another.
Please check the instructions given on the disc.
Some discs may have been pre-programmed to prevent the operation of
certain functions, such as skipping chapters, still frame and repeat play.
MAGNIFY function
On some DVDs and Video CDs, this function allows you to zoom in on a
picture during playback at normal speed or during a pause. It can zoom
in 1.5, 2 or 4 times the normal size for DVDs and twice the normal size
for Video CDs.
When you press this button on the remote control, the centre of the
picture is enlarged. When the picture is large enough, you can navigate
from one zone to the next using the
buttons (on some
discs).
If you access the Info menu while the Magnify function is activated, the
buttons will only work for this menu.
The Magnify function will be cancelled if you use one of the following
functions: modification of title or chapter, disc menu, stop (STOP button),
access to a marker.
More info
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