Technicolor - Thomson DTH159E User Manual

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Basic Playback Operations

Regional coding

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).ALL means all regions.When you buy a disc check that it bears the correct logo.

Operating the DVD player
1.

Switch on your TV set.

Press the

button on the remote control or the

STOP/STANDBY

button located on

the DVD player’s front panel.

Playback
1.

Press the

OPEN/CLOSE

button on the front of the appliance or on the remote control

to open the disc tray.

Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in the case of a single-sided disc).

Press

OPEN/CLOSE

again to close the disc tray. Play starts automatically. If a menu

appears, one of its options can be selected to start playing the disc. Select it and press

Press

STOP

to stop playback.

Notes:The player stores the point where playback was interrupted. If you press PLAY again, playback resumes
from this point.To stop playback completely or to start again from the beginning, press STOP twice.

If the player is left in STOP mode for more than five minutes without any user interaction, a screen saver is
activated.

Accelerated play

While the disc is playing, press the

REV

FWD

button one or more times to vary the

speed and direction of the accelerated play.

Still image

While the disc is playing, press

PAUSE

once for freeze frame.

Note: After five minutes in PAUSE with no user interaction, the player goes into screen saver mode.

Frame advance (all discs except audio CD, mp3,WMA and DivX)
1.

While the disc is playing, press

PAUSE

once.

Press the

PAUSE

button a number of times to advance forward image by image.

Press

PLAY

to resume normal playback.

Variable slow motion (DVD and VCD only)
1.

While the disc is playing, press

PAUSE

once.

Press the

REV

FWD

button a number of times to vary the speed and direction of the

slow motion.

Press

PLAY

to resume normal playback.

Note: Reverse slow motion is not possible with a Video CD.

Changing chapter/track

While the disc is playing, press the

SKIP

button to go immediately to the

next or previous chapter, or to the next or previous track.

For audio CD and VCD only: enter the track number with the number buttons and then
press

Zoom (DVD,VCD and DivX only)
1.

While a disc is playing, press the

ZOOM

button until you reach the zoom size you

require.

Move from one area to another using the

and

buttons.

Play modes

Repeat playback

While the disc is playing, press the

REPEAT

button repeatedly to select a play mode:

DVD: Repeat Chapter, Repeat Title, Repeat Off;
VCD and audio CD: Repeat Track, Repeat All, Repeat Off;

A-B repeat

To repeat a sequence between two points A and B, press the

A-B

button at the beginning of

the sequence you want to repeat.Then press the

A-B

button again at the end of the sequence.

Then the sequence is played repeatedly until you press

A-B

to resume normal playback.

Programme playback (DVD,VCD and audio CD)

With this option, you choose and programme the playback order. You can store up to 20 tracks.

Insert a disc.

In Stop mode, press the

PROGRAM

button.The Program menu appears.

Use the number buttons to enter the title number and then the chapter number (for
DVD) or the track number (for VCD and Audio CD). Repeat Step 3 as often as necessary.

Use the

and

buttons to select Start and press

to start playback.

Tracks are played in the order of the playback list. Playback stops once all tracks have
been played.

Press the

STOP

button to stop the programme playback. Press the

STOP

button twice

or the

OPEN/CLOSE

button to cancel the programme playback.

Random playback (all discs except DVD)

You can play all the tracks on the disc in a random order (chosen by the player).

Insert a disc.

Press the

RANDOM

button during playback.“Random” appears. Once all tracks have

been randomly played, the player automatically stops playback.

Press the

RANDOM

button again to stop random playback. “Off” appears on the TV

screen.

Advanced functions

Audio (DVD,VCD and audio CD)

Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages or different audio formats.

To change the language or audio format during play, press the

AUDIO

button one or more

times to select one of the available audio formats or languages.

Note:This option is only available if the disc offers a number of dialogue languages or audio formats.

Bookmarks

The player can store up to 12 disc locations as long as the disc remains in the player and the
unit remains switched on.

Press the

BOOKMARK

button during play.A menu is displayed.

To create a bookmark, select a free bookmark using the

and

buttons and press the

PLAY

button.

Repeat Step 2 as often as necessary.

To start playback from a bookmark, press the

BOOKMARK

button, select the bookmark

using the

and

buttons and then press the

PLAY

button.

To delete a bookmark, press the

BOOKMARK

button, select the bookmark using the

and

buttons and then press the

CLEAR

button.

To exit the bookmark function, press the

BOOKMARK

button again.

Status menu

Press the

DISPLAY

button a number of times during playback to show in turn:

DVD:Title elapsed time,Title remaining time, Chapter elapsed time, Chapter remaining
time, Display Off.
VCD and audio CD: Single elapsed time, Single remaining time,Total elapsed time,Total
remaining time, Display Off.
mp3 and DivX: Single elapsed time, Single remaining time.

PBC (VCD)

The PlayBack Control function offers scenes and information which can be selected interactively
via a menu. It can also be used to display high-resolution pictures, if the disc contains any.

Press the

DISC MENU

button to access the PBC menu and the

TITLE MENU

button to

turn the PBC function on and off.

Preview (DVD and VCD)
1.

Press the

PREVIEW

button during playback to display the Digest menu. It includes

various options depending on the type of disc:

DVD:Title Digest, Chapter Digest,Title Interval, Chapter Interval and Bookmark Digest;
VCD:Track Digest, Disc Interval and Track Interval.

Select one of the digest types:

- Title Digest/Chapter Digest/Track digest: shows a digest of all titles/chapters/

tracks available on the disc.

- Title/Chapter/Disc/Track Interval: shows a digest of the current title/chapter/disc/

track in 10 minutes interval.

- Bookmark Digest: shows a digest of all bookmarks created on the disc.

To display the next page, press the

button or select Next in the menu and press

To start playback from a particular title, chapter, track, interval or bookmark, select it
using the

and

buttons and press

, or input the corresponding number

in the Select box and press

To return to the digest menu, select the Menu button, and press

To leave the digest menu, select the Exit button and press

or press the

PREVIEW

button again.

IntroScan (audio CD)

This option plays the first five seconds of each track.

Press

PLAY

to start playback, then the

DISPLAY

button to display the Single elapsed time

and then the

PREVIEW

button to start the IntroScan. Press

PLAY

to continue playing the

current track.

Playback of mp3,WMA, JPEG and DivX files

mp3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. It was developed in
collaboration with

.The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-

quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format developed by Microsoft.
JPEG files are image files. Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels.
Your player is an Official DivX Certified™ product that plays DivX®5, DivX®4, DivX®3, and
DivX®VOD video content, in compliance with DivX Certified™ technical requirements.

Displaying JPEG files or playing mp3 or WMA or DivX files

Before inserting a disc, check that it is compatible with the player.

Open the tray by pressing the

OPEN/CLOSE

button.

Place the disc with the printed side facing up and close the tray.The disc’s contents are displayed.

Select a folder using the

and

buttons on the remote control, then press

see the folder’s contents.

Select a file using the

and

buttons on the remote control, then press

to start

playback.

Press the

STOP

button to stop playback.

To go back to the folder list, press the

button in stop mode.

Note: During playback you can use the SKIP

or SKIP

button to go back to the previous file or go on

to the next one.

Playing JPEG and mp3 music files at the same time

You can display JPEG files while listening to mp3 music files recorded on the same disc.

Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player.

Select an mp3 music file using the

and

buttons, then press

to confirm your

selection.

Then select a JPEG image file using the

and

buttons, then press

to confirm

your selection.

Note:To delete your selection, press the CLEAR button.

Press

to start playing the two files at the same time.

Press the

STOP

button to stop playback.

To rent (or purchase) DivX®VOD files

DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial websites.
Prior to downloading a VOD you need to input the registration number of your DVD player
on the purchase form on the site.

Follow the instructions below to find the registration number of your player: press the

SET

button. Select the VOD option from the General Setup Menu and press

Write down this VOD 8-character registration number so that you can fill in the form on
the website you purchase your DivX VOD files from.

Note: If you cannot play a DivX VOD file recorded on a CD-R disc after downloading it, the rental period
allocated during purchasing from the website may have expired. It is also possible that the recorded file is not
compatible with your player because of different versions or incorrect download parameters.The parameters
used when copying to CD-R may be another reason for this. Since it is not possible here to supply all the
information, parameters and advice relating to the use of DivX VOD files, we recommend that you visit
specialist websites such as www.divx.com/vod.

Repeat playback

While the disc is playing, press the

REPEAT

button repeatedly to select a play mode:

JPEG, mp3 and WMA: Repeat One, Repeat Folder, Folder (=Off),
DivX: Repeat One, Repeat All, Repeat Off.

Programme playback (mp3 and WMA)
1.

Insert a disc.

Use the

and

buttons to select the file you want to add to the playback list

and press the

BOOKMARK

button. Repeat this step as often as necessary.

Press the

PROGRAM

button to display the playback list and press

PLAY

to start

playback. Files are played in the order of the playback list. Playback stops once all files
have been played.
To delete a file from the list, press the

PROGRAM

button, use the

and

buttons to

select the file from the playback list and press

BOOKMARK

to delete it.

Press the

OPEN/CLOSE

button to delete the playback list.

Player menus

Using the player’s menus

Press the

SET UP

button to display the player’s main menu. Select a menu icon using the

and

buttons.Then select one of the available options using the

and

buttons. Press

the

button to access the submenu and use the

and

buttons to select an option.Then

press

to confirm your selection. Return to a previous menu using the

button.

To exit from the player menus, press the

SET UP

button again.

The General Setup menu

TV Display

Depending on the format of the DVD disc, you can choose the picture format best suited to
the format of your TV screen.

Select a format using the

and

buttons and press

to confirm:

Normal/PS:

reproduces a 4:3 picture without distortion,

Normal/LB:

gives best reproduction of pictures recorded in this format (i.e. with
horizontal bands at the top and bottom of the screen) or in 16:9,

Widescreen:

reproduces 16:9 format films in full on a 16:9 screen.

TV Type

In addition to PAL DVDs and VCDs, you can enjoy NTSC films as well (a 50Hz or 60Hz PAL
compatible TV set is required). If the pictures from the DVD being played appear in black
and white on your screen, try changing the colour standard.

Set the function to PAL or NTSC and press

to confirm.

Menu Language

To change the language of the player menus, choose the language using the

and

buttons and press

to confirm.

VOD

Refer to “To rent (or purchase) DivX VOD files”.

The Dolby Digital Setup menu

Dolby and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under

license from Dolby Laboratories.

General Setup Menu

TV Display

Normal/PS

TV Type

PAL

Menu Language

ENG

VOD

DivX(R)

VOD

Dynamic

You can use this function to control the different sound levels via dynamic compression. It
improves the quality of the sound track at a low volume and quietens the loudest sounds.

Select an option using the

and

buttons, and press

to confirm.

Note:This function is available only on DVD discs recorded in Dolby Digital.

The Preferences Setup menu

Note:The Preferences Setup menu is not available when there is a disc in the player.

Audio

To change the dialogue language, choose the language using the

and

buttons and

press

to confirm.

Subtitle

To change the subtitle language, choose the language using the

and

buttons and press

to confirm.

Disc menu

To change the language of the disc menus, choose the language using the

and

buttons

and press

to confirm.

Ratings

You can control access to the player and the type of discs your family can watch with the
rating function.There are eight levels of parental control.

Note:The disc publisher is responsible for coding scenes according to the rating limits. In Europe, very few discs
have coded scenes.

Select the rating level using the

and

buttons.

Press

to enter the Password Setup menu.

Note:To access the Ratings submenu, you must input a four-digit password. If you have not chosen one yet, you
are prompted to do so when you try to access it (see option Password).

Enter your four-digit password and press

. If you have not chosen one yet, the factory

preset password is 1369.

Password

This option allows you to set or change the password.

Press

to enter the Change Password menu.

To change the password, enter the current four-digit password in the “Old Password”
box. Then enter the new password in the “New Password” box.You are then prompted
to enter it again in the “Confirm Password” box to confirm and press

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

The appliance does not switch on.
• Make sure it is plugged into a mains socket.
• Press the

button on the remote control or the

STOP/STANDBY

button on the

front of the appliance.

It is impossible to read the disc.
• Insert the disc with the printed side facing up.
• Check that the disc can actually be played by this device (see below).
• Check that the disc’s regional code matches the player’s regional code.This player’s

regional code is 2.

• Clean the disc (see below).

There is no picture.
• Check you have switched on the TV set.
• Check the connections.
• Select the AV input assigned to the player on the TV.

The picture is of poor quality (with snow or lines).
• Check the connections.

There is no sound or the sound is of poor quality.
• Check the connections.
• Turn on the audio equipment connected to the player, if any.

The remote control does not work or works only intermittently.
• Check that batteries are inserted or change them.
• Aim the remote control at the appliance.The infrared beam must not be blocked or

interrupted.

The subtitles do not appear.
• Check that the DVD disc provides subtitles.
• Refer to the section on how to display subtitles.

The disc menu language is not the correct one.
• The disc menu language has not been set up.
• The language of your choice is not available on the disc.

You have forgotten your password (Parental control).
• Open the disc tray, press

CLEAR

and then enter 00001 with the numeric buttons.Turn off

the player and then turn it on again.

Precautions

Use
• If your appliance has been stored in a cool place for any length of time, during a journey

for example, wait for about 2 hours before using it.

-- Dolby Digital Setup --

Dynamic

FULL

3/4

1/2

1/4

OFF

-- Preferences Setup --

Audio

ENG

Subtitle

ENG

Disc menu

ENG

Ratings
Password

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