Technicolor - Thomson DTH111E - Manual (Page 2)

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.
2. Press the button on the remote control or the STANDBY/ON 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.
2. Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in the case of a single-sided disc).
3. Press OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray. Play starts automatically. If a menu
appears,
button. one of its options can be selected to start playing the disc. Select it and press ENTER
Accelerated play
While the disc is playing, press the REV or 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/STEP once for freeze frame.
Note:
Note : Under Zoom function for JPEG file , press ZOOM button goes to Zoom x 1 mode, then Press the REV or
FWD button a number of times to vary the Zoom steps which you want, then press ZOOM to quit Zoom mode.
After five minutes in PAUSE with no user interaction, the player goes into screen saver mode.
Frame advance (DVD and VCD only)
1. While the disc is playing, press PAUSE/STEP once.
2. Press the PAUSE/STEP button a number of times to advance forward image by image.
3. Press PLAY button to resume normal playback.
Variable slow motion (DVD and VCD only)
1.
While the disc is playing, press SLOW button.
2. Press the SLOW button repeatly to change slow speed.
3. Press PLAY to r button esume normal playback.
Changing chapter/track
While the disc is playing, press the SKIP or SKIP button to go immediately to the
next or previous chapter, or to the next or previous track.
Or enter the track number with the number buttons.
SHUFFLE playback
You can play all the tracks on the disc in a shuffle order (chosen by the player).
1. Insert a disc.
2. Press the SHUFFLE button during playback."SHUFFLE" appears.Once all tracks have
been played, the player automatically stops playback.
3. Press the SHUFFLE button again to stop random playback.
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.
Status menu
Press the OSD button, a number of times during playback to show in turn:
DVD:Title elapsed time, Title remaining time, number of title, number of Chapter, Chapter
VCD and audio CD: Single elapsed time, Single remaining time,Total elapsed time and
Total remaining time. PBC (VCD)
DVD disc
1. Press the GOTO button to select GOTO mode.
2. Press the DOWN button highlight desired item and then press ENTER button.
TITLE : Input title number.
CHAPTER : Input chapter number
AUDIO : select audio channel
SUBTITLE : select subtitle
ANGLE : select angel
CH TIME : input chapter time
REPEAT : select repeat mode
TIME DISP. : select time display mode.
TT TIME : Input time h:mm:ss
3. Press ENTER button.
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
TITLE button to access the PBC menu and the MENU button to turn the PBC
function on and off.
Player menus
Using the player's menus
Press the SET UP button to display the player's main menu. Select a menu icon ( , ,
and buttons.Then select one of the available options using
and buttons. Press the button to access the submenu and use the and
buttons to select an option.Then press ENTER button 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 ENTER button 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.
Disc menu
To change the language of the disc menus, choose the language using the
and buttons
and pr
Parental Control
Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to pre-determined level
(KID SAFE/G/PG/PG 13/PGR/R/NC 17/ADULT).
1. In the Preference Setup menu,highlight the PARENTAL selection and press ENTER button.
2. Highlight the desired settings and press ENTER button to confirm.
3. Enter the 4- digits password and press ENTER button to confirm.
4. Press SETUP button to save the setting and quit.
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Additional Information
Troubleshooting
The appliance does not switch on.
Mak
This option allows you to set or change the password.
1. Press
ENTER to enter the Change Password menu.
2. 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 prompte to enter
it again in the “Confirm Password” box to confirm and press
OK .
e sure it is plugged into a mains socket.
Press the button on the remote control or the STANDBY/ON 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.
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Turn the MIC LEVEL switches 1 and/or 2 clockwise, slowly to a suitable level.
Press AUDIO
Do not hold the microphones too close nor direction toward the loud speakers,
otherwise, howling may occur.
If howling still occurs, turn the MIC LEVEL anti-clockwise.
NOTE
button to select the disc Karaoke channel (depends on disc design)
4. Press STOP to stop pla button yback.
Notes:The player stores the point where playback was interrupted. If you pr button ess PLAY again, playback resumes
from this point.To stop playback completely or to start again from the beginning, press STOP button twice.
If the player is left in STOP mode for more than one minute without any user inter action, a screen saver is activated.
6. Press the STOP button to stop the programme playback. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button
to cancel the programme playback.
The subtitles do not appear
Forget Password
If you forget your own password, enter “9999” to reset.
.
Check that the DVD disc provides subtitles.
Refer to the section on how to display subtitles.
Aim the remote control at the appliance.The infrared beam must not be blocked or
interrupted.
ENTER button to confirm.
elapsed time and Chapter remaining time.
Note: In most cases these two types of connection give similar results; the only difference lies in the type of
cable used and the cost of these cables, the coaxial cable being the least expensive one to buy. However it
sometimes happens that some coaxial cables are parasitised by high frequency interference caused by
household electrical appliances, high voltage electric cables or radio transmitters.
Note : when connecting the optical audio digital cable:
1. Remove the protection cap from the connector and connect it firmly as shown on the drawing.
2. Keep the protection cap and always reattach the cap when the connector is not in use, to keep it dustfree.
Component
Progressive
Choose the type of video signal that the
The Video Setup menu
TV or monitor connected to the back of your
player will accept.
RGB : this gives the best quality picture output from the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT SCART socket.
YUV Interlace : used when a YCrCb monitor is connected to the 3 component video sockets.
YUV Progress. : used when a YPrPb monitor is connected to the 3 component video sockets.
Note :
Note :
the composite (CVBS) video signal output from the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT SCART socket remains
available whatever selection has been made.
Component output (Y, Pr, Pb / Y, Cr, Cb)
YPrPb sockets deliver an optimum image quality due to the separation of the video signal
into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable).
Note: the video signal available from these 3 sockets depends on the choice made in the Video Out menu.
In order to obtain the best possible image quality, always use very high quality cables for the
connections.Your dealer can provide Y, Pr, Pb cables that are sold together and come in the
standard colour codes (red, green and blue) used for these types of sockets and cables.
Note: do not forget to also connect the audio cables, because Component cables only transmit images, and not sound.
Optical and coaxial Out sockets
The digital sound from a Video DVD in playback is permanently available at the optical and
coaxial sockets on your player. Use one of these sockets by connecting it to a decoder or a
DTS or Dolby Digital amplifier. Some of these appliances are equipped with a coaxial In
socket (COAXIAL) or an optical In socket (OPTICAL), while others are equipped with both
sockets. Choose one of the two connections.
Zoom (DVD,VCD and JPEG)
1.
While a disc is playing, press the ZOOM button until you reach the zoom size you require.
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 m
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. usic tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files.
GOTO a desired section
Press the GOTO button to play ata desired title,chapter or time.
Menu Language
To change the language of the player menus, choose the language using the
and
buttons and press ENTER button to confirm.
ENTER button to confirm.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories.
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
Note:This function is available only on DVD discs recorded in Dolby Digital.
The Preferences Setup menu
Note:The Preferences Setup menu is only available at stop mode.
The Password Setup Menu
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.
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.
The openings located on the top and bottom are for ventilation and must not be obstructed.
During thunderstorms, we recommend that you isolate the appliance from the electrical
supply so that it is not damaged by electrical or electromagnetic surges.
This appliance is designed for continuous use. Switching off the DVD player to stand-by mode
does not disconnect it from the mains supply.To completely isolate the equipment, remove the
plug from the mains socket as some components remain connected to the electrical supply.
If you notice any burning or smoke, disconnect the appliance immediately to avoid any risk
of electrocution.
Do not attempt to look inside the appliance through the disk tray opening or any other
opening.You may be electrocuted or exposed to laser radiation.
This appliance is for domestic use only and must not be used for industrial purposes.
Total or partial copying of recordings protected by copyright legislation, without the
explicit permission of the holder of the rights, contravenes current legislation. Copying or
downloading music files for sale or any other business purpose constitutes or could
constitute a violation of copyright law.
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;
2. Move from one area to another using the , , and buttons.
CD disc
1. Press the GOTO button repeatedly to enter different GOTO modes.
Disc Go To :--:-- Input desired time of the disc
Track Go To :--:-- Input desired time of the track
Select Track :-- Input desired track number
2. Press ENTER button.
Playing mp3, WMA or DivX files
Before inserting a disc, check that it is compatible with the player.
1. Open the tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button.
2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up and close the tray.The disc's contents are displayed.
3. Select a folder using the and buttons on the remote control, then press ENTER
button to see the f older's contents.
4. Press the STOP button to stop playback.
5. 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.
, , ) using the
the
Last Memory
When the player is stopped during DVD/VCD playback,the player will memorize the last
scene of the playback.When the disc is loaded again,playback will continue from the last scene.
ON: Activate the last memory function.
OFF: Deactivate the last memory function.
Note:This function will not be activated if the playback is stopped by pressing STOP button twice.
The Audio Setup menu
Audio
To change the dialogue language, choose the language using the
and buttons and
press
Subtitle
To change the subtitle language, choose the language using the
and buttons and press
ENTER button to confirm.
ENTER button to confirm.
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
ENTER button to confirm.
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Repeat playback
While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT button repeatedly to select a play mode:
mp3 and WMA :Repeat One, Repeat Folder, Folder (=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.
1. Insert a disc.
2. In playing and 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). 3.
Use CURSOR button moving to the next input. Repeat step 3 until programming is
completed. 4.
Highlight the "Start" icon, press ENTER button to start the program play. 5.
Karaoke connection
Karaoke do NOT function through Digital Audio outputs.
Connect the L,R or 5.1 channel decoded output for karaoke. NOTE
Complete the video and audio connections referring to this manual.
Connect microphones to the MIC jack 1 and/or 2 on the front panel.
Turn the MIC LEVEL switch 1 and 2 anti-clockwise to the lowest level.
Power on the
a Karaoke disc.
Switch on the
on the front panel.
unit and play
microphone.
To rent (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: insert a disc and
press the SET UP button and then the ZOOM button. 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.
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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.