Technicolor - Thomson DTH700 manual

1 P recautions EN EN Setting up Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your player . Install your player horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7-10 cm). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Do not s[...]

2 D iscs you can play Y our DVD player responds to the region management information recorded on a DVD disc. The region code for your player is region 2. So, if you are going to buy a DVD disc, pay attention to the logo: it has to be the right one. ALL means all regions. Other r egions - 1: USA, Canada - 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Af[...]

3 C ontents EN EN Play modes ..............................................17-18 • Automatic or Standard playback • Random play • Programming playback • Programmed play Repeat playback / Sequence marking ... 19 • Repeat play • Repeat playback of a scene between two points • Sequence marking Other functions ............................[...]

4 I nitial setup ... Insert two LR06 or AA batteries in the remote control as shown opposite. Do not mix differ ent types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use rechar geable batteries. In or der to avoid any risk of explosion, observe polarities indicated inside the battery compartment. Replace only with the type of batteries specified [...]

EN EN 5 5.1 CH SURROUND FRONT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Y Pb Pr AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUTPUT R L DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL EXTERNAL INPUT TO TV S-VIDEO SCART COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN OPTICAL United Kingdom, Ir eland Continental Eur ope 230 V ~50 Hz RGB-compatible scart/peritel cable (21 cab[...]

6 O ther connections 5.1 CH SURROUND FRONT REAR CENTER WOOFER L R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Y Pb Pr AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUTPUT R L DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL EXTERNAL INPUT TO TV S-VIDEO SCART COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN OPTICAL 2 7 1 6 5 8 3 4 1 Digital Audio Out sockets (optical or coaxial) to amplifier or TV . 2[...]

EN EN 7 Connections example V ideo recor der V ideo recor der Audio/V ideo amplifier * : not pr ovided A V Cable * Scart cable * Scart cable * Scart cable TV Y our DTH 700 Y our DTH 700 V ideo projector or or or Optical Cable * Coaxial Cable * Audio Cable * DTH700_EN 14/08/02 16:17 Page 7[...]

8 R emote control * If available on the disc being played. • Plays a disc. ( k page 15) • Returns to the previous menu or hides a banner . • TV Sound level. • Displays (or hides) the dialogue language and sound format.* ( k page 23) • Starting or stopping the Surround V irtual Sound ( 1 ) available on two AUDIO OUT L and R ( 2 ) sockets a[...]

EN EN 9 F r ont panel display 1 2 3 4 8 7 5 9 10 Player keys 1. ST ANDBY/ON Player on stand-by: Indicator light on. Player on: display lit. 2. Disc tray . 3. OPEN/CLOSE : T o open and close the disc tray . 4. PLA Y/PAUSE : T o read the disc, pause on a still frame (DVD) or pause audio playback (Audio or MP3 CD). 5. STOP : T o stop playback. 6. SCAN[...]

10 M enus… The functions of your DVD player ar e not all accessible dir ectly through the r emote contr ol or fr ont panel keys. A certain number of functions ar e accessible thr ough menus that you can display or r emove as you wish. These menus are used as follows : 1. Display the menu by pressing the menu key (disc loaded = Disc Menu) or STOP [...]

EN EN 11 … and banners In addition to menus, your player also has banners which display the main settings r elated to disc playback and operation. 1. Load a disc and press PLA Y to start playback. 2. T o display the banner, press the yellow info key . 3. Choose an icon using the Navigation keys or enter a digital value with the number keys to acc[...]

12 D isplay menu Picture format Front Display Depending on the format of the DVD being played, use the TV image function to choose the format of the pictur e which best suits the format of your TV screen (2) - letterbox format 16 x 9, or standar d format 4 x 3. • W ith a letterbox format TV (16x9), select 16 x 9 widescreen . Films in 16x9 will be[...]

EN EN and the symbol ar e r egister ed trademarks of SRS Inc . The T ruSurround TM technology is manufactur ed under license from SRS Inc . When the player menu is displayed (in stop mode): 1. select Sound using the Navigation keys, 2. press ok to validate, 3. select a function using the Navigation keys, 4. adjust the setting using the Navigation k[...]

The loudspeaker settings enable the player to dir ect the bass sounds (low fr equencies) to the subwoofer or to the loudspeakers that will best r eproduce the acoustic effects intended by the disk publisher . Y our player cannot allow certain settings that would be inconsistent with optimum use of your Home Cinema equipment. Front : select Large ( [...]

EN EN 15 Pr ess once or several times for higher speeds. Y ou can also use the player keys. • In sear ch mode, no sound is heard on DVDs. In Play mode, start the Forward or Reverse fast motion playback ( 1 ) using the FWD or REV keys ( 2 ) . Quick search of images or a track B asic functions 1. Open the disc tray by pressing the OPEN / CLOSE key [...]

16 Some V ideo DVDs contain several titles. These titles corr espond to films, documentaries or other pr ograms. As a general rule, each title is divided into number ed chapters. Audio DVDs contain gr oups of tracks. On audio CDs, the music tracks can be accessed directly . V ideo CDs may also contain Indexes. • W ith certain discs, direct access[...]

EN EN 17 P lay modes Auto Play or Standard playback Choose Auto Play On with the ok key if you wish the disk to be automatically read after closing the drawer . If you select Auto Play Off , you will need to press PLA Y to start playback. Random play (Audio CD) Choose Random Play ( 1 ) with the ok key to listen to audio CD ( 2 ) or to watch a DVD i[...]

Load a disc and press STOP . The player menu appears. 1. Select Edit Program with the Navigation keys then validate with ok . The programming menu appears. 2. Follow instructions a , b , c , d to make up your selection. a. Choose a title then a chapter (or a track only for an Audio CD or MP3 CD) using the Navigation keys or the remote control numbe[...]

EN EN 19 Sequence marking (DVDs and Audio CDs) 1. Display the banner using the info key . 2. Select the marking icon using the Navigation keys. Press ok to validate and display the marking banner . It offers you a choice of 6 sequence marking options. 3. Choose one of the 6 positions on the banner using the Navigation keys. 4. Press ok to mark the [...]

20 O ther functions Navigation keys V ideo CD - Menu de contrôle de lecture (PBC) Accor ding to the processing or r ecording softwar e used your drive will r ead the disks containing the VCD or S-VCD format video ( 1 ) . The functions described in this paragraph ar e only available if PBC mode has been activated using the functions banner . Some V[...]

EN EN 21 R eading JPEG and MP3 files MP3 CD Playback What’ s MP3? Song skip When you play an MP3 disc, the MP3 menu will be displayed instead of the DVD player menu. The DVD player menu is not available when playing MP3 discs. MP3 content is divided into album(s) and songs. A disc may hold several albums and each album can contain several songs. [...]

22 A udio DVD playback About Audio DVDs Audio DVD is a new digital r ecording format for audio discs. This format is based on the success of V ideo DVDs containing 5.1 multichannel sound. Audio DVD ther efore gives you new sound sensations by spr eading the sound over 6 loudspeakers (6 x 96 KHz/24 bits analogue channels). If possible, ther efore, y[...]

EN EN 23 CD-Rs and MP3 files - (Recommendations) (1) • As a preference, opt for CD-Rs instead of CD-R Ws (rewritable CDs) as, in certain cases, CD-R W playback may be faulty . • As a preference, opt for 74-min (650 Mb) CD-Rs instead of 80-min (700 Mb) CD-Rs. • Fermer toutes les applications de votre ordinateur personnel afin d’optimiser la [...]

24 P referr ed languages Language of player menus The language of your player menus was determined upon installation ( k page 5). Y ou can never theless change it by following the pr ocedure given on this page. T o change the language of the player menus, select Player Menus then press ok . Choose the language using the Navigation keys and press ok[...]

EN EN 25 DVD - Language of the dialogues DVD - Language of the subtitles Some discs offer a selection of languages for the dialogues. The default language is the one you selected during installation ( k page 5) or the one you set accor ding to the instructions on the pr evious page, provided this language is available on the disc being played. T o [...]

26 1. Select the Lock Player line and press ok to validate. 2. Y ou are requested to enter a “ new password ”. Enter your four-digit number ( 1 ) using the remote control number keys, then press ok to validate. 3. Y ou are requested to confirm. Repeat the operation. • T o disable the lock, select the Unlock Player line and press ok to validat[...]

EN EN 27 A ppendix Befor e r equesting service (troubleshooting). No power? • Correctly connect the AC Power Cord to an AC Outlet. Ther e is no pictur e? • T urn on the TV set and your DVD player . • Check connections. • Make the correct input selection on the TV set. • T o deactivate the Progressive Scan function, press and hold down the[...]

28 U niversal remote control (TV -HIFI) Universal remote control setting - Keys that can be used Y ou have the opportunity to adjust your remote control so that it can control your TV or A V amplifier . T o do this follow the instructions below . • When several codes ar e pr oposed to you, tr y each code so as to determine which one will cover th[...]

EN EN 29 U niversal remote control Brand codes information List of Hifi Amplifier brands Code Denon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502, 515 Harmon Kar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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