Technicolor - Thomson DTH231 manual

1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries ..2 Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set + VCR .............[...]

2 Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation before connecting • Ensure that the mains supply in y our house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your pla yer . Install your pla yer horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for v entilation (7-10 cm) ?[...]

2 3 4 1 5 Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN Connecting: D VD pla yer + TV set + VCR If you are only connecting your player to your television set, only car r y out the connections shown in stages 1 and 5. If no Scar t-P er itel socket is availab le on the TV set consult your retailer. If you already have a VCR the connections shown in stages 3[...]

Connections and initial set up 4 Sock ets and cables There ar e several wa ys in which you can incorporate your D VD pla yer into an Audio-Video system. The simplest of these is described on page 3. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image . This connection ensures the optimum ima[...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN VIDEO sock ets and cables (for ima ge) 3 - Component output (Y , P R ,P B ) YP B P R sock ets 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). In order to obtain the best possible image quality ,[...]

Connections and initial set up 6 Pla y er displa y panel ST ANDBY/ON - T urns the pla yer on or off. The light is off when the pla yer is running and lit up when the pla yer is switched off (in stand-by mode). OPEN/CLOSE - Opens and shuts the disc tra y . ST OP - Stops pla ying a disc. PREV - Skips back to the beginning of the chapter (D VD) or of [...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Initial pla y er set-up Using the remote contr ol unit correctly When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to contr ol (D VD play er , TV set or video recor der). Ensure that ther e is no obstacle between the remote contr ol unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal car[...]

Connections and initial set up 8 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD play er can also be used to control most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken. Y ou thus ha ve thr ee remote control units in one using to the thr ee modes – DVD , TV and VCR – accessible by pres[...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Using the remote contr ol unit to control y our TV set or VCR The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD play er can also be used to control most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken). This page describes the k eys that enable y ou to control y our TV [...]

10 Pla ying a disc Discs y ou can pla y • video D VDs, D VD-R, D VD-R W , D VD+R, D VD+R W , • Audio CDs (Compact Disc), CD-R, CD-R W , • Video CDs (VCD), Super Video CDs (SVCD), • discs containing: • image files in JPEG format, • sound files in mp3 format, • sound files in WMA format. Note: Before loading a disc in the player , check[...]

Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Sear ch Options Quick search of an ima ge or a track In Pla y mode , start the Forward or Rev erse fast motion playback using the FWD (forwar d) or REV (re verse) k eys. Press once or se veral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y . Still picture and frame advance During pla yback press P AUSE onc[...]

Pla ying a disc 12 Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you press INFO on the r emote control unit while a disc is being pla yed. Use the and k eys to select the various icons. When an icon is activated (highlighted), follow the instructions on the scr een and use the or k eys to br owse for opt[...]

Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN T o access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote control unit during pla yback. Use arr ow k eys and on the remote contr ol unit to select the various icons. When an icon is selected it is highlighted. The line under the banner is an information and instruction line. When small arro ws appear above and belo w [...]

Pla ying a disc 14 Repeat pla yback functions Pla y modes Y our pla yer has se veral pla y modes according to the type of disc pla yed: Standard pla y which follows the order of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random pla y which plays the sequences or music tracks in a random order; Programmed pla y which allows you to choose the sequ[...]

Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN Languag es of sub-titles and dialogues (D VD) 1. While a disc is in pla y press the green k ey for sub-titles or r ed ke y for dialogues (the information banner is displa yed), the corresponding icon is already selected. 2. If a vailable on the disc, select the language of sub-titles or dialogues using the same red or gr ee[...]

Pla ying a disc 16 Pla ying images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pix els. How ev er bey ond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen. mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file formats that mak e it poss[...]

Pla ying a disc 17 EN EN Pla ying image files (JPEG) 1. Load a disc and begin pla y . The list of folders (and / or photographs) is displa yed. 2. Select a folder using the or ke ys on the remote contr ol unit and press OK . The list of files contained in the folder is displa yed. 3. Select a file using the , , and keys on the r emote control unit [...]

18 Menus Menus on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD pla yer are not all accessible dir ectly through the remote contr ol or front panel k eys. A cer tain number of functions are accessible thr ough menus that you can displa y or remov e as you wish. These menus ar e used as follows. Pla yer menu The pla yer m[...]

Menus 19 EN EN Pla y mode Y our pla yer has se veral Pla y modes: Standard pla y which follows the or der of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random pla y which plays the sequences or music tracks in a random order; Programmed pla y which allows you to choose the sequences or music tracks and the order in which the y are to be pla yed;[...]

Menus 20 P arental Contr ol Y ou pla yer mak es it possible to set ratings limits to playing discs and to lock pla yback for discs that contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit you ha ve set. This function allows you, for instance, to control the type of matter a child can watch. A padlock in the Parental Control men u shows whet[...]

Menus 21 EN EN Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla yed, press ST OP (the pla yer menu appears). 2. Press to highlight P arental Contr ol and press OK (if requested to do so k ey in your passw ord; the P arental Contr ol menu appears). 3. Press the k ey to highlight Pas sw or d and press OK (a screen for entering the ne w password appears[...]

Menus 22 Displa y menu The Display menu pr ovides you with settings to adapt the pictur e format and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of y our TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the pla yer’ s displa y panel and activate the Progr essive Scan function. TV Imag e menu The T V Image menu allows you to set the image format (4x3, 16x9, etc[...]

Menus 23 EN EN Fr ont Displa y menu Depending on the brightness of the room wher e you’v e installed your pla yer , select one of the 4 settings to adapt the brightness of the displa y panel to suit its environment. 1. If a disc is being pla yed, press ST OP (the pla yer menu appears). 2. Press to highlight Displa y and press OK (The Displa y men[...]

Menus 24 Sound menu The Sound menu provides y ou with settings so you can adapt your pla yer to the de vices connected. It also enables you to access specific functions. Sound Logic This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing your neighbours. The play er then adjusts the differences in sound le vels through dynamic compr[...]

Menus 25 EN EN Digital output According to the amplifier or the TV set (with or without inbuilt DTS or Dolby decoder) to which you connect y our DVD pla yer , you will hav e to define the COAXIAL OUT and OPTICAL OUT digital signal out sock ets so that they can deliv er DTS or Dolby Digital digital signals that ma y be on a disc that you want to pla[...]

Menus 26 Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es you a selection of languages to choose from. Y ou can change the language of the pla yer menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your prefer red language f or dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD you will be [...]

27 Fur ther information EN EN T r oubleshooting guide Y ou will be able to solve most pr oblems involving your pla yer b y refer ring to the troubleshooting guide below . Note: if you encounter difficulties, you can contact our Help-line by dialling the following number : The player does not work at all • Switch the pla yer off and remov e the pl[...]

Fur ther information 28 There is no sound, or it can hardly be heard • Ensure that the plugs of the various cables ar e securely fitted into the sock ets. • If you connect an a ppliance (such as an amplifier) that includes a DTS or Dolby Digital decoder , check that the input parameters of the appliance are corr ectly defined. • According to [...]

Fur ther information 29 EN EN Recommendations and information concerning discs CD-R and CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs. Howev er , depending on the recorder of your personal computer , the type of disc and recording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance does not meet the ex[...]

Fur ther information 30 CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files T o view y our JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to recor d your photogra phs with a resolution abov e 400,000 pixels (which corr esponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for television scr eens do not allow a higher quality given their limited charac[...]

Fur ther information 31 EN EN Caution • Pr otect the play er from moistur e and excess heat (e .g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Disconnect the power cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the pla yer malfunctions. Y our play er is not intended for industrial use but for domestic p[...]