Technicolor - Thomson DTH 6000 manual

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    EN EN 1 C ontents Installation Precautions and guarantee . . . . . . . . . .2 Box contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Basic connection - Other connection possibilities Other devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Genera[...]

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    2 P recautions and guarantee S ETTING UP - Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located on the back of your appliance. Install your appliance horizontally , away from any source of heat (fireplace) or appliances creating strong magnetic or electric fields. The components of this appli[...]

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    EN EN 3 Set-up B ox contents Thank you for purchasing one of our videos. Unpack the set completely and tear off the protection films. To respect the environment, we have printed this document on unbleached recycling paper . - + SIZE AA 1,5 V 0%MERCURY G R E E N E L L E X T R A H E A V Y D U T Y - + S I Z E A A 1 , 5 V 0 % M E R C U R Y G R E E N E [...]

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    Basic connection 1 Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV set and reconnect it to the IN socket of the DVD/VCR. 2 Using the coaxial cable (supplied), connect the OUT socket of the DVD/VCR to the aerial socket g of the TV. 3 A SCART cable (supplied) connection between the appliance and your TV makes it easier to use and improves picture and sound [...]

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    EN EN 5 Set-up O ther devices Decoder , camcorder , satellite receiver , another DVD player , another video recorder , etc. (A V2 socket) Connect another device to the AV 2 socket of the DVD/VCR using the SCART cable (supplied). The pictures from the other device go through the AV 1 socket of the DVD/VCR and then on to the TV set. Camcorder (A V3 s[...]

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    6 Set-up R emote control General functions Switch the appliance on or off. Switch the appliance on and change to DVD mode. Switch the appliance on and change to VCR mode. Navigate through the menus. Increase the volume. Mute and restore the sound. Number entry . Confirm a selection in a menu. Start playing a disc or a tape. Stop play , accelerated [...]

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    EN EN Functions in DVD mode Return to the previous menu on an interactive disc or hide the info menu . Access the audio function of the info menu (see page 29). Access the subtitle function of the info menu (see page 29). Access the info menu (see page 28). Access the contents menu of the disc. Access the camera angle function (see page 29). Access[...]

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    8 Set-up F ront panel controls 1 Switch the appliance on and off. 2 Switch the appliance on, and change from DVD mode to VCR mode and vice versa. 3 Start recording in VCR mode. 4 Start a fast forward or reverse search for a chapter , track or index in DVD mode; change channel in VCR mode. 5 Eject the cassette from the video recorder . 6 Start playi[...]

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    Appears when the appliance is in VCR mode. Appears when a tape is inserted in the video recorder . Indicates that a recording is programmed or in progress. Appears when the sound of a recorded cassette or one being recorded is high fidelity . Indicates the tape recording speed (SP , LP or SLP). Appears when the appliance is locked. Indicates the ti[...]

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    10 Set-up I nitial Installation Modulator If you haven't used a SCART cable (supplied) to connect your TV to the AV1 socket of the DVD/VCR, then proceed with the settings below before you go to channel set-up. If you have used a SCART cable, go directly to the Automatic channel search section. 1 Switch the DVD-VCR ON by pressing the B key on i[...]

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    EN EN 11 Set-up  If your TV set is fitted with the NexTView Link function or similar , the video recorder automatically initiates channel download once you have selected the country . Y ou can view channel download on the video recorder display (Pr1, Pr2, Pr3…). On completion of download, the video recorder switches over to standby . Channel s[...]

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    12 Set-up New or encoded channel To complete the set-up of your video recorder when the automatic channel set-up has not stored all of the channels or when you wish to store a new channel. 1 Press the VCR key on your remote control. 2 Using the MENU key call up the OVERVIEW menu. 3 The Installation line is already selected, press OK . 4 Using the ?[...]

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    13 M enus Set-up EN EN Press the VCR key when you want to access the unit’s video recorder functions, and the DVD key when you want to access its DVD player functions. Y ou will see that the VCR symbol is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of the video recorder’s menus so that you always know where you are. The terms VCR and DVD are used[...]

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    14 Use P laying a tape Inserting a tape Check that the window on one side of the tape is facing upwards. The label should be facing you with the arrow next to the window pointing towards the appliance. Insert the tape. Playing a tape Load a tape and press the PLA Y key . Continuous play Y ou can permanently play a tape. When the end of the tape is [...]

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    EN EN 15 Use R ecording Getting prepared 1 Load a tape and position it to the desired section using the REV ., FWD, STOP , PLA Y . 2 Y ou may call up the information on the television screen by pressing the INFO key . 3a Choose a programme with the PR+/- key or 0 to 9 keys. For 2-digit channels, first press 0/-- (0, 1, 2 or PR 12). 3b Or make use o[...]

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    16 Use P rogramming a recording Y our video recorder has eight programming memories. Thus, you will be able to programme eight recordings over a 1-year period. Load a tape and position it to the desired section using the REV ., FWD, STOP and PLA Y keys. Programming using a PlusCode ® number Each televised broadcast has its own PlusCode number guid[...]

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    EN EN 17 Use • Connection by the aerial cable - During the automatic channel set-up, the video recorder has assigned channel number 99 to the satellite receiver connected by the aerial socket. Select this number to view the pictures of the satellite channels. Should these pictures not come up on the screen, refer to the chapter “New or encoded [...]

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    18 Use TIMER OVERLAP If you programme two or more recordings with overlapping time periods , the TIMER REVIEW menu comes up along with an error message and the overlapping programmed recordings are flashing. Delete the programmed recordings using the 0000 key . INCOMPLETE TIMER Check that you have completed all the requirements for the recording (s[...]

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    EN EN 19 Use S ound control Sound selection in playback mode 1 Load a tape and press PLA Y . 2 Call the OVERVIEW menu using the MENU key and select the Sound mode line using the ▼ key . 3 Confirm with OK.  The SOUND MODE menu appears. 4 Using the C or B key , select the sound tracks. - Stereo : stereo sound of the Hi-Fi tracks, - Mono : mono s[...]

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    20 Use P references 1 Display the OVERVIEW menu using the MENU key , then select the Preferences line using the ▼ key . Confirm using OK . 2 Select a line using ▼ . 3 Use the C or B key to choose one of the available options or the OK key to activate (  ) or deactivate a function. Eco mode The Eco feature decreases power consumption when the[...]

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    EN EN 21 Use O ther functions Index search Indices allow you to mark particular tape sections (beginning of films , sequences, etc.) to retrieve them quickly . At the beginning of every recording, the video recorder automatically marks an index on the tape. To retrieve the previous or next index mark, press C or B ; this function requires the tape [...]

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    22 Use P lay Simple play 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the appliance 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 to close the disc tray . 4 Press PLA Y to start playback. Some discs provide a menu automatically . Choose a heading using ▼ , ▲ , C and B , an[...]

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    EN EN 23 Use P lay modes DVD 1 Load a disc and press STOP . 2 Select the Play Mode option and press OK to confirm. The content of the Play Mode menu varies depending on the type of disc. 3 Select a play mode with the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press OK to confirm. Standard Play (all discs) Use this option for sequential playback of the disc. Random Play[...]

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    24 L ock Use DVD Select the Lock line in the main menu and press OK .  The corresponding menu is displayed. Lock Player 1 To activate locking according to your pre-set rating limits, select the Lock Player line using the ▲ and ▼ keys and confirm with OK .  Y ou are asked for a new password. 2 Enter four digits using the number keys and pr[...]

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    25 D isplay Use EN EN DVD Select the Display option in the main menu using the ▼ and ▲ keys, and press OK to confirm. TV Image Depending on the format of the DVD disc, you can choose the picture format best suited to the format of your TV screen. 1 Select a format using the ▼ and ▲ keys: 16x9 Widescreen : reproduces 16x9 format films in ful[...]

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    26 S ound Use Select the Sound option in the main menu using the ▼ and ▲ keys and press OK to confirm. Sound Logic Y ou 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 the Sound Logic option, and then set the f[...]

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    27 L anguages Use EN EN DVD If you chose “English” during initial set-up, the main menu is displayed in English, any menus generated by the disc are in English, as is the language of the dialogues (if this language is available on the disc). 1 Select the Languages option in the main menu using the ▼ and ▲ keys and press OK to confirm. 2 Sel[...]

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    28 I nfo Menus Use To display the menu, press PLA Y to start playback then press on the remote control. The info menu varies depending on the type of disc. Direct access DVD discs Audio CD and MP3 discs Video CD discs To directly access a title or a chapter (DVD), a track (audio CD) or an index (video CD), select one of these icons with the C and B[...]

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    EN EN 29 Use 4 To delete a bookmark, select the button, and then press OK to confirm. Audio (DVD) Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages. To change the language during play , select the audio icon with the C and B keys, or press the key on the remote control, and then choose a language with the ▼ and ▲ keys. Subtitles[...]

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    30 R eading MP3 files Use DVD What is MP3? 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. This compression means that you need only 4 MB of memor[...]

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    31 D iscs you can play Use EN EN DVD-Video 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 picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals. Region code number Y our DVD player responds to the region management information recorded on a DVD disc[...]

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    32 Use T roubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. Remote control The remote control does not work or works only intermittently . Picture There is no picture. The picture is of poor quality (with snow or lines). Sound There is no sound or the sound is of poor quality . Stereo sound is not reproduced. Recording The symbol flashes on the displ[...]

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    EN EN 33 Use T echnical data DTH6000 / EN- BK /06-2002 Mains supply: AC-230 V - 50 Hz - Consumed power: 27 W when ON - 5.5 W in eco mode - Functioning conditions: +5°C to +35°C - Surrounding humidity : 80 % maximum VCR HiFi pass-band: 20 to 20 000 Hz - Dynamic: 80 dB - Tuner: PLL, VPS/PDC Type - Reception bands: I-III-IV Hertzian (aerial) - Inter[...]