Playing a disc, Playing images (jpeg), and sounds (mp3,wma) files – Technicolor - Thomson DTH231 User Manual

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Playing a disc

Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3,WMA) files

Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond
400,000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your
TV screen.

mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file formats that make it possible to store a large quantity
of sound tracks on a disc. Files can be grouped in folders (albums) in the same way as files and
folders in your computer. A folder can thus contain other folders.WMA (Windows Media Audio)
was developed by Microsoft

Loading and playing a disc with mp3,WMA and JPEG files

Open the disc tray by pressing

OPEN/CLOSE

and place a disc on the tray.The disc labels

must face upwards. Close the tray using the

OPEN/CLOSE

or the

PLAY

button.The reader

reads the contents of the disc, then displays a contents menu.

Select a folder using the

keys on the remote control unit and press

.The list of

files contained in the folder is displayed.

3. Select a file using the

and

keys on the remote control unit and press

PLAY

Note: when an mp3 or WMA audio file is selected for more than 2 seconds, playback of the first ten
seconds of the file begins.

Playback of mp3,WMA or JPEG files begins with the file selected and continues with the
following files.Where there are sub-folders in the folder, these are also played. Playback then
moves to the next folder located at the same level in the tree diagram as the folder
containing the first file you selected.

Note: during playback of an audio file or a sequence of pictures, use the

keys to change

music tracks or pictures, or display the contents of the disc by pressing the

MENU

key. While pictures are

being shown, you can also tilt the image to 90° using the

key, or magnify the image using

ZOOM

and

. Change the play mode of audio files or the speed of play of JPEG files by displaying the banner with

the

INFO

key and then pressing

Stop playback using the

STOP

key or the

MENU

key.

Playing JPEG images and mp3 files simultaneously

Your player enables you to play images and sounds on a same disc simultaneously. However
simultaneous playback with WMA files is not possible.

When a disc is loaded and the disc menu is displayed on the screen, select an image folder or
file with the

and

keys on the remote control unit and then press

OK.

The

image folder or file names appear in the menu.

Then select an audio mp3 folder or file and confirm with

.The names of the selccted

folder and files appear in the menu.

To start playback of the two chosen files press

PLAY

Note: cancel a selection by pressing

CLEAR

. If playback of an audio file ends before the end of the

sequence of pictures, it will resume at the start of the folder containing the chosen audio file until the end of
the sequence of pictures.

During simultaneous play, only the picture can be changed by using the

keys.

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