Technicolor - Thomson DTH311 User Manual
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Connections and initial set up
Precautions and information before connecting ......2
Accessories provided ....................................................2
Setting up the remote control unit.............................2
Important information regarding the batteries..2
Connecting: DVD player + TV set + VCR ....................3
Recommended Audio – Video connection ..........3
Other Audio - Video connections ........................3
Sockets and cables ........................................................4
Audio sockets and cables (for sound)..................4
VIDEO sockets and cables (for image)................5
Front panel of the player..............................................6
Player display panel ......................................................6
Initial player set-up........................................................7
Using the remote control unit correctly ............7
Switch on your DVD player and your TV set ....7
Displays on your player (menus and banners) ..7
Remote control ............................................................8
Description of keys in DVD mode ......................8
Using the remote control unit to control your TV set
or VCR ............................................................................9
Controlling a VCR ....................................................9
Controlling a TV set ................................................9
Using the remote to Navigate through On-Screen
Menus..............................................................................9
Playing a disc
Discs you can play (12 cm) ........................................10
Region code numbers of DVD discs..........................10
Loading and playing a disc..........................................10
Search Options ............................................................11
Quick search of an image or a track..................11
Still picture and frame advance............................11
Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image)......11
Skipping a chapter or a track ..............................11
Playback options..........................................................11
Enlarging an image (zoom)....................................11
Scene Again™ ..........................................................11
Using the information banner ..................................12
Information banner with a DVD disc ................12
Information banner with an Audio CD disc ....12
Information banner with a VCD disc (Video CD),
SVCD disc (Super Video CD) ..............................12
Timer............................................................................13
Title or Track ..............................................................13
Chapter (DVDs) ..........................................................13
Screen fit (DVDs) ........................................................13
Language of the subtitles (DVDs)..............................14
Language of the dialogues (DVDs) ............................14
Repeat play ..................................................................14
Repeat playback of a scene between two points
A and B (DVD - VCD - SVCD) ..........................15
Sequence marking (DVDs) ........................................15
Camera angles (DVDs) ..............................................16
Play modes ..................................................................16
IntroScan (Audio CDs) ..............................................16
PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs) ............16
Playing images (JPEG),
and sounds (mp3,WMA) files ....................................17
Loading and playing a disc with mp3,
WMA and JPEG files ..............................................17
Playing images (JPEG),
and sounds (mp3,WMA) files ..............................17
Menus
Menus on your DVD player
(basic principles for use) ............................................18
Player menu..............................................................18
Sub-menus ................................................................18
Functions within menus ........................................18
Play menu ....................................................................19
Start............................................................................19
Random play ............................................................19
Programming playback (Program Play) ..............19
Automatic Playback (AutoPlay)............................19
Introscan....................................................................19
Lock menu ..................................................................20
Locking your player................................................20
Unlocking your player............................................20
Changing a password..............................................21
Ratings limits ............................................................21
Setting a ratings limit..............................................21
Discs without ratings limits ......................................
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Display menu ..............................................................22
TV Image menu ......................................................22
PAL or NTSC TV sets............................................23
Front Display menu................................................23
Progressive Scan......................................................23
Black Level................................................................23
Sound menu ................................................................24
Sound Logic ..............................................................24
Virtual Surround......................................................24
Voice + ......................................................................24
Language menus..........................................................25
Further information
Tr oubleshooting guide ................................................26
Recommendations and information concerning
discs (12 cm) ................................................................28
CD-R and CD-RW discs ......................................28
CD-R and CD-RW discs with mp3 format
“Sound” files ............................................................28
CD-R and CD-RW discs with JPEG format
“image” files..............................................................29
Video CD (VCD) discs..........................................29
Super Video CD (SVCD) discs ............................29
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs ................................29
Caution ........................................................................30
Technical data ..............................................................30
DVD copy protection
In accordance with the DVD standard, your DVD player is equipped with a Copy Protection system, which can be triggered
on and off by the DVD disc itself, in order to make any recording of the concerned DVD disc onto a videotape of very poor
picture quality, or even impossible. “This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method
claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights
owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home
use only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.”
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Precautions and information before connecting
• 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) • Ensure that the ventilation
slots, and the player itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc. o
Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD player. o Do not place the player on top
of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat • The appliance should not be in
contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing.Therefore be careful not to
place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle,...) on or near your appliance • The player
must not be near or exposed to a flame. For instance, do not place a candle on or near the player
• Protect the player from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating strong
magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Before moving the player, ensure the disc tray is
empty. Switching off the DVD player to the stand-by mode does not disconnect the electricity
supply. In order to separate the player completely from the mains, it has to be disconnected by
unplugging the mains plug.When connecting, ensure that the plugs of the various cables are
pushed securely into their corresponding sockets.Your player is not intended for industrial use
but for domestic purposes only. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or
downloading music files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright
law
Important notice: Please read the recommendations given on page 30.
Accessories provided
• One Scart-Peritel cable – one remote control unit with two non rechargeable AAA batteries.
Setting up the remote control unit
Important information regarding the batteries
• Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use rechargeable
batteries. In order to avoid any risk of explosion, observe polarities indicated inside the
battery compartment. Replace only with the type of batteries specified above. Do not throw
them into fire, do not recharge them. Remove the batteries from the remote control unit if
you are not going to use it for several weeks. Immediately remove any leaking batteries.Take
care in doing this, as leaking batteries may cause burns to the skin or other physical injury.
• Please respect the environment and prevailing regulations. Before you dispose of
batteries ask your dealer whether they are subject to special recycling and if he
accepts to take them back.
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Connecting: DVD player + TV set + VCR
If you are only connecting your player to your television set, only carr y out the connections shown in stages 1
and 5. If no Scart-Peritel socket is available on the TV set consult your retailer. If you already have a VCR the
connections shown in stages 3 and 4 should, in most cases, already be in place.
Recommended Audio – Video connection
1.
Plug the Scart-Peritel cable provided into the TV AUDIO VIDEO out socket at the back of
your DVD player and into the AV 1 in socket (sometimes also called AUX 1 or EXT 1) on
your TV set
2. Plug your VCR Scart-Peritel cable into the VCR/SAT/AUX socket on your DVD player and
into the TV socket on your VCR.
Other Audio - Video connections
If no Scart-Peritel socket is available on the TV set, check whether the set has another Video
socket (Components, S-Video or Composite) that you can use to connect to your player using
the corresponding socket. In this case do not forget to also connect the Audio out socket
(AUDIO OUT) to the Audio in socket (AUDIO IN) on your TV set.
Note: if your TV set is equipped with Component sockets and you opt for this connection, you must set the
RGB/YPRPB selector on YPRPB (see page 5). For more information about signals, cables and
Audio/Video sockets refer to pages 4 and 5.
3. Plug the outside aerial or the network into the aerial in socket (IN ) on the VCR.
4. Use a coaxial cable to connect the aerial out socket on the VCR (OUT ) and the aerial in
socket ( ) on your TV set.
5. Plug the mains plug of your player into a mains socket.
Continue on page 6
The rear panel of your television set and your video player may be different from the ones illustrated here.
Television set
Video recorder DTH 311
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Sockets and cables
There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player 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 image quality (like Y, Pr, Pb). If you cannot use Scart-Peritel sockets, the explanations on
this and the following page should enable to you to choose the method of connection best suited
to the sockets and appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the
types of connections used.
Audio sockets and cables (for sound)
1 -
Audio Out L / R
Analogue sound of a disc being played is permanently available on the two L
and R sockets on your player. If you do not use the recommended ScartPeritel connection to the TV set (paragraph 1 on page 3), you must, in
addition to one of the video connections (CVBS ; S-VIDEO ;Y, Pr, Pb)
described on page 5, connect the Audio Out L / R sockets on your DVD
player of your TV set (or amplifier) to the Audio In L / R sockets.
Note: audio sockets and cables are usually identified by a colour code (red for the left
channel and white for the right channel).
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Optical and coaxial Out sockets
The digital sound of a disc being played is permanently available on the optical
and coaxial sockets of 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.
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.
RCA sockets and
cables for analogue
L and R audio
signal.
Optical socket and
cable for digital
audio signal.
Coaxial socket and
cable for digital
audio signal.
The back of your DVD player
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VIDEO sockets and cables (for image)
3 -
Component output (Y, PR,PB)
YPBPR
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).
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.
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Video out selector (
RGB/YPRPB
)
RGB for Scart Peritel our socket
YPrPb for Progressive Scan out socket
If you connect your player to a monitor (or other equipments) set equipped
with a Progressive Scan function (using out sockets
Y, P r , P b ) you must set
the
VIDEO SELECTION selector on these sockets (slide it to the right) and
validate the function in the Display menu (see page 23). If the TV set is
connected to you player using the
TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT socket leave the
selector on the corresponding position (slide it to the left), and check that
the Progressive Scan function is turned off in the Display menu.
Note: Setting the selector on SCART (RGB) enables a Composite (CVBS) and RGB
signal to be delivered to the corresponding Scart-Peritel socket. If you set the selector
on Y.Pb.Pr COMPONENT only the Composite (CVBS) signal will be available on
the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT socket; if, moreover, the Progressive Scan
function is activated in the Display menu, no video signal will come through the TV
AUDIO VIDEO OUT
socket. In that case only the Y, P b , P r socket swill deliver
video signals. To return the video signal to the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT socket
you must slide the selector to the
SCART (RGB) position.
5 -
S-Video out socket (Y/C)
The S-Video socket delivers a lower quality video signal than component
sockets.An S-Video signal however provides a better quality image than a
composite video socket, because colour (C) is separate from black and white
(Y) in the video signal.
Note: Do not forget to also connect the audio cables, because the S-Video cable
transmits images and not sound.
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Composite Video Out socket (
CVBS
)
The yellow video socket is also called composite video, or CVBS.The image
quality delivered by the video socket is the least good of all video
connections. Only use this socket if all other sockets are already in use.
RCA sockets and
cables for
Y, P r, Pb Video
signals, also called
Component.
Hoshiden socket and
cable for Y/C Video
signal, also called
S-Video.
RCA socket and
cable for CVBS
Video signal, also
called Composite.
Video out selector
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STANDBY/ON - Turns the player on or
off.The light is off when the player is
running and lit up when the player is
switched off (in stand-by mode).
EJECT - To r emove a disc.
STOP - Stops playing a disc.
PREV - Skips back to the beginning of the
chapter (DVD) or of the track (CD)
during playback, or to the beginning of the
previous chapter or track.
NEXT - Plays the next chapter (DVD) or
track (CD).
PLAY - Plays a disc.
Front panel of the player
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Player display panel
To play:
Audio CD (CD),
Video CD (VCD),
Super Video CD (SVCD).
Forward play ( ),
or pause on still frame ( ).
or show if the disc being played
has a DTS or Dolby digital sound system.
Time elapsed (minutes, seconds) and
chapter (DVD) for a few seconds during
change of chapter.
Track (CD) or Title (DVD) in play during a
change of DVD chapter .
is lit up if a DVD is loaded in the
player.
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PROG
DIGITAL
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Using the remote control unit correctly
When you use remote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to control (DVD player,
TV set or video recorder). Ensure that there is no obstacle between the remote control unit and
the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal carrying the remote control commands will be
blocked.To control your DVD player, ensure that the remote control unit is in DVD mode by
pressing once on the DVD key before using any other keys.
Switch on your DVD player and your TV set
1.
Turn on your TV set.
2. Set your DVD player remote control unit in DVD mode by pressing once on the DVD key.
3. Switch on you player by pressing the STANDBY/ON button on the front panel of the player.
4. The first time you turn on your player, it will ask you to
select a preferred language for the various displays via
the menu which appears on your TV screen. If this
menu is not displayed, on your TV screen select the AV
socket to which you connected your player.The player
menus as well as the dialogues and subtitles of the
DVDs will always be presented in the language you’ve
chosen if it is available on the discs played.
5. Choose a language using the , keys on the remote control unit, then confirm by
pressing
OK.
Displays on your player (menus and banners)
• Disc menus – Each DVD disc offers a menu, the layout and order of which depend on the
editor of the disc.The main menu of the disc is displayed on the screen when a DVD disc is
loaded and play begins.You can also display or remove the main menu of the disc at any time
by pressing the
MENU key.
• Player banners – while a disc is playing back you can display or remove banners using the
INFO key on the remote control unit.The banners appear in the form of a succession of
icons at the top of the screen.The number of icons varies according to context.
• Player menus – your player has menus enabling you to use functions that are not accessible
using the remote control unit keys.The player menu is displayed when the player is not
playing a disc (in STOP mode).
Note: settings will only function if the corresponding function has been provided by the editor. For instance, if
you select the subtitle icon in the banner, subtitles will only appear if they actually exist on the disc. Check
the sleeve to see what subtitles are provided. If a menu or icon appears in “grey” it means that the function
is not available.
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Remote control
The remote control unit supplied with your DVD player can also be used to control most recent
TV sets and video players made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and Telefunken.You thus
have three remote control units in one using to the three modes – DVD,TV and VCR – accessible
by pressing the three corresponding keys.This page describes the keys that enable you to control
your DVD player (in DVD mode).
For a description of the TV and VCR functions, see the following page.
Description of keys in DVD mode
Switches the DVD player on or off.
DVD Sets the remote control unit in DVD mode (by
pressing once), enabling you to control your DVD
player.
PR Skips forward or backward a chapter (DVD) or
track (CD).
RETURN Returns to the previous menu.
MENU Displays the DVD disc menu while a disc is being
played.
CLEAR Removes the menu or banner showing on the TV
screen.
Audio - Displays or hides the dialogue language
and sound format.
Subtitles - Displays or hides the subtitle language.
INFO Displays the player information banner on the TV
screen while a disc is being played.
TITLE Displays a sub-menu on the disc (where available
on the disc).
Angles – to access a choice of angles of an image if
available on the disc.
0 to 9 Keys used to enter information such as a chapter
or track number, or to make choices from menus.
PLAY MODE Direct access to play mode icon.
REV REVERSE - Fast backward while a disc is being
played.
PLAY Plays a disc.
FWD FORWARD - Fast forward while a disc is being
played.
STOP Pause during playback to display player menu.
PAUSE Pause during playback (CD) or pause on an image
(DVD).
AGAIN Skips backward – each press sends play backward
last seconds during DVD playback.
ZOOM Enlarges the picture during playback, slow motion
or pause mode.
OPEN.CLOSE
Ejects a disc from the player
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Using the remote control unit to control your TV set or VCR
The remote control unit supplied with your DVD player can also be used to control most recent
TV sets and video players made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and Telefunken).This page
describes the keys that enable you to control your TV set or VCR providing they are equipped
with the same functions.
Controlling a VCR
VCR Sets the remote control unit in VCR mode (by pressing once) and then enables you to control
your VCR.
Note: colour keys LOCK, TIMER, INFO make it possible to use the programming functions on your VCR.
The cassette running control keys - PLAY, FWD, REV, PAUSE STOP and the RECORD key have the
same functions as the buttons on your VCR.
Controlling a TV set
TV Sets the remote control unit in TV mode (by pressing once) and enables you then to control
your TV set.
Switches the TV set or the VCR on or off.
Volume control.
Switches sound off or on again.
PR Switches channel or selects an AV socket.
AV Selects an AV socket.
0 to 9 Keys enter digital values or change channel.
ZOOM Enlarges (zooms in on) the picture on some TV sets.
MENU Displays the main menu of the TV set or VCR.
RETURN Returns to the previous menu.
CLEAR Removes menu or other information displayed on the screen.
GUIDE Displays TV programme guide - Displays the Naviclick page (if available) (VCR).
INFO Displays information about the channel or running the VCR.
OPEN.CLOSE
To eject a disk.
Note: colour keys enable one to use the teletext function on THOMSON TV sets.
Using the remote to Navigate through On-Screen Menus
No matter what on-screen display you’re using (the DVD player’s menu, the Info Display that
appears during playback, or a disc’s menu), you’ll use the same buttons on the remote control to
navigate through the on-screen display: the four arrow buttons and the
OK button.
Use the the arrow buttons on the remote to move through on-screen menus in the direction of
the arrow button (to move right, press the right arrow button; to move left, press the left arrow
button, etc.). The arrow buttons are used to highlight an option. Once highlighted, press the
OK
button to select the option that is highlighted.
To m o v e :
up, down, right, left.
OK key to validate.
Note : Use the arrow buttons to highlight on-screen options. Use the OK button to select an option that is
highlighted.
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