Technicolor - Thomson IB5400GB User Manual

Precautions

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 stack other, or heavy equipments on top of the player. Do not place the player on amplifiers or other equipment which may become hot. Before moving the player, ensure the disc tray is empty. This player is designed for continuous use. 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, especially when left unused for a long period of time.

Condensation

If your player or a disc have been stored in a cold atmosphere, as for example during transportation in the winter, wait for approximately 2 hours until they have reached room temperature.

Protect the player from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Disconnect the power cable from the mains electricity supply if the player malfunctions. 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.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN AS HEREABOVE SPECIFIED ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.

2 - Caution

1 - Setting up

Never open the player or any of its components. It can be dangerous for you or for certain fragile components. You could receive an electric shock or touch the laser beam. Do not place your eyes close to the opening of the disc tray or any other opening to look inside the player.

3 - For your safety

Always handle your discs with care. Hold a disc with fingers on the border or hole. Always place disc with the label facing upward (in case of a single-sided disc). Always place the disc properly into the tray using the proper guide area. Always use a soft cloth to clean discs if necessary, wipe from the centre to the border. Always put discs back into their cases after playing and store in a vertical position. Never try to play a Photo CD. Never use record cleaning sprays, benzine, static electricity liquids or any other solvent, if the disc surface is dirty. Wipe gently with a soft damp (water only) cloth, never wipe the disc in a circular motion, since circular scratches are likely to occur and could cause noise during playback.

4 - Discs

5 - Batteries

Please respect the environment and prevailing regulations. Before you dispose of batteries or accumulators, ask your dealer whether they are subject to special recycling and if he accepts to take them back.

THOMSON multimedia shall not be responsible if the player is not used according to this manual.

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.”

DVD copy protection

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About discs and sound

Discs you can play

Digital video discs

Your 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. ALLmeans all regions.

Discs you cannot play

Region code number

Other regions

According to the disc

Functions and information available on the DVD (titles, chapters, time info, sound track languages, subtitles, ratings (age limit), camera angles and more) may differ from disc to disc. Refer to the instructions accompanying the disc. Some discs may have been designed to prevent operations such as: Chapter skip, picture scan, and repeat play.

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.

12 cm and 8 cm (with or without playback control).

Video CDs

NTSC playback on PALTV set

CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-AUDIO, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, CDV, CD-G. DVD with regional code other than that of your player. Do not play Photo CDs.

Place a single-sided disc with label facing upwards. (double-sided discs have a small label on both sides near the center). Open the disc tray with the OPEN / CLOSE key on the set or on the Remote Control.

1: USA, Canada - 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia, Taiwan 4: Central America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand 5: Russian federation, Africa (except Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan 6: China.

This symbol on-screen indicates that you have pressed the wrong key or that the requested function is not available.

In addition to the PAL DVDs and video CDs, you may enjoy your favourite NTSC movies as well (a 60 Hz PAL compatible TV set is required) (For monitors with only NTSC input, please see p 11).

12 cm and 8 cm.

12 cm.

Audio CDs

Sound

MP 3 files on Audio CDs

Most recordable - CD audio

cm (Depending on the type of disk writer and the disks used)

CD-R

12 cm discs

8 cm discs

Playback

DVD Disc structure

Title

Chapter

VIDEO CD Disc or CD

Track

structure

Dolby Digital

DTS is a digital Sound compression

technique. “DTS” and “DTS Digital” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Logo registered by PHILIPS Corp.

MPEG Multichannel

DIGITALOUT

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NTSC

Contents

Precautions............................................1

About discs and sound......................2

Before you start...................................4

Basic connections - Initial set-up Fit the batteries

Front and display................................5

Basic functions ..................................6-7

Power / Stand-by Additional handy functions Playback - Selections via menu Menu operation

Menus.......................................................8

Info displays..........................................9

Video and Audio connections .10-11 Video connection settings

Basic set-up for the initial

installation of the DVD player.

Preferred languages

.........................12

Player menu language Your preferred languages on discs

Picture setting.....................................13

“4 x 3” / “16 x 9” TV screen

Playback your Discs, DVD, audio

CD, video CD

Scene Access

...................................14-16

Fast motion / Picture and track scan Slow motion - Stills and frame advance Direct Access to a track - CD intro Titles, chapters, tracks, or elapsed time Scene again - Index and Markers DVD intro (Mosaic) Chapter view DVDs Camera angle

Advanced Playback

3-D Surround / Dialogues languages

.........................17

Virtual 3-D Surround Sound Audio language

Subtitle languages.............................18

DVDs Subtitles on / off DVDs Subtitles selection

Zoom / Random play .....................19

DVDs and video CDs Zoom - Random play - To clear Random play

Repeat and random Play...............20

Repeat play Repeat a scene between point Aand point B Repeat CD’s with TVOff - Slow Repeat

Programme Play................................21

About DVD discs Deleting programmed items

Playing MP3 CDs..............................22

Video CD special operation ..........23

Track View / Index View

Set-up the player, to play discs

the way you want.

Display Options

.................................24

Screen format - Still state On-screen messages Front display panel brightness Black level adjustment

Audio Options....................................25

Digital audio output - Dolby digital MPEG2 - DTS - Dynamic Compression 2x Playback Audio

Speakers..........................................26-27

System audio quality Speaker setting principle Speaker icons display and size Delay between peakers Volume setting amongst speakers

Rating limit....................................28-29

Rating - Overriding the Rating

Universal remote control..........30-32

Universal remote control setting To control other equipments Brand codes information

Troubleshooting guide ....................33

Disc Playback recommendations

.........................34-35

Technical data ....................................36

Guarantee .........at the end of the manual

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Before you start

Press 1 for English

Pressez 2 pour Français

Drücke 3 für Deutsch

Premere 4 per Italiano

Pulsar 5 para Español

Tryck 6 för Svenska

Connect all equipment before plugging any power cords in the wall outlet. Always turn off the DVD player, TV and other equipment before you connect or disconnect any cables.

Basic connections

AV1

1. Press STANDBY/ON on the DVD front panel or press

on the

remote control to switch on your DVD player.

• The first time you turn on the DVD, the language menu is displayed. If it is not displayed, select the appropriate AVinput of your TV set manually (see the manual of your TV set).

2. Press the appropriate number key on the remote control to select a language (1 for english, 2 for

french, ...). If you do not press any number key, you will have to select manually all menus related to the languages.

3. You can now play discs. However we recommend (you complete the set-up first.)

(p 12-13):

• The menus of the player and the menus, dialogues, and subtitles of DVDs will now be in the language chosen in step 2. This choice applies to all DVDs.To change the language, see page 12. To temporarily change the language of the dialogues and subtitles, see pages 17-18.

Do not mix different types of batteries (alkaline, rechargeable ...) or new and used ones. The pages of this publication are printed on recycled paper. Other connections? See pages 10-11.

United Kingdom,

Ireland

Continental Europe

Initial set-up

Audio connections (See page 10).

Fit the batteries

Peritel cable not supplied. Use an RGB compatible Scart/Peritel cable (21 cabled pins)

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Front display

1. STANDBY/ON: Use to turn the power on and off.

2. DISC TRAY

3. OPEN/CLOSE: Press to open and close the disc tray.

4. INFO: Displays the information banner for the disc that

is currently playing (p. 9).

5. JOG: Use to change the function of the shuttle ring:

when JOG is pressed indicator lights up (frame advance/CD track selection) (p.14).

6. Shuttle: Use during DVD and CD play to fast forward

or reverse (p. 14).

7. MENU: Use to access the disc menu (if the disc is

playing) or the player menu (if disc is stopped) (p. 8).

8. Arrows and ok: To select and confirm the current menu

setting.

9. RTN: Return to the previous menu screen.

10. STOP: Stops disc play.

11. PAUSE: pauses disc play.

12. PREV: Allows you to move to the beginning of the next

title, chapter, or track on a disc (in effect, “skipping” the title, chapter, or track). Press and hold to forward through the DVD or CD; each subsequent press and hold increases the forward speed (p. 14).

12. NEXT: Allows you to move to the beginning of the preceding title, chapter, or track on a disc (in effect, “skipping” the title, chapter, or track). Press and hold to reverse through the DVD or CD; each subsequent press and hold increases the reverse speed (p. 14).

13. PLAY: Begins disc play (and closes disc tray if open).

14. Front Panel Display:

15. PHONE LEVEL: Sets the volume level of the

headphones.

16. Headphone jack: Plug headphones here for private

listening.

1 2 3 4

7 689101112141516

1. Indicates that the Angle feature is available (you can

select multiple angles of a scene recorded by different cameras). page

2. Indicates a video CD (VCD), audio CD (CD) or DVD (DVD) disc is loaded in the player.

3. Indicates playback direction.

4. Lights when 3-D Surround is turned on. page

5. Indicates repeating or programming of the titles, with REP, ALL and PROG. page

6. Indicates repeating or programming of the chapters, with REP, ALL and PROG. page

7. Indicates repeating or programming of the tracks, with REP, ALL and PROG. page

8. Indicates that the Repeat mode is set (REPEAT). page

9. Indicates that the Repeat All feature is in use

(ALL1). page

10. Indicates that the A-B Repeat is in use. page 20

11. Indicates that LPCM sound is available on DVD

disc.

12. Indicates that Dolby Digital sound is available

on DVD disc.

13. Indicates that DTS (Digital Theater System) sound

is available on DVD disc.

14. Indicates that MP3 sound is available on CD-R

disc.

15. Indicates that MPEG-2 audio sound is available

on DVD disc.

16. Indicates the DVD modes:

PPLLAAYY, SSTTOOPP

LLOOAADD

RRAANNDDOOMM, NNOO DDIISSCC

: ex: Load: The player is loading

information from the disc.

3 4 16 15

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Basic functions

Additional handy functions

Power / Stand-by

Playback

To switch your player on and off.

To open or close the disc tray (page 8).

To memorize scenes for replay (page 15).

For random play and programme play (pages 19-20-21).

To enjoy virtual surround sound, if you only use a stereo TV or 2 speakers (page 17).

To repeat the last 10 seconds of a DVD disc (page 15).

To access the INTRO (MOSAÏC) function (page 16).

For fast reverse or forward and visual search (while playing) in both directions. Press

¨¨| / |ÃÃ (21) repeatedly to go to the next or previous track/chapter; press as many times as the number of required track/chapter skips.

To start playback (page 14).

To stop a disc (to stop completely press twice

The player has memorised the last scene on the disc. If you now press PLAY (27): playback starts from this point. To erase Resume memory, press STOP (29). Resume memory does not work with interactive discs (without elapsed play time information).

• If the player is left in STOP mode for more than 1 minute without any user interaction, a screen

saver will be activated (fade in / fade out).

• After about 30 minutes have elapsed in STOP mode without user interaction, the player will be

automatically switched off.

For pause / still picture, frame advance, and slow motion (page 14).

To zoom-in during playback, slow motion or pause mode on the selected area of a scene (page 19).

To also use the remote control with

your video-recorder or TV set (page 30-32).

To skip chapters or tracks.

Switch on your DVD player and TV set. Select the correct AV input on your TV, if necessary. You may also turn on your hifi system and select AUX,CD or DVD (properly connected to the player).

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Basic functions

Read pages 30-31 on the UNIVERSAL remote control to operate your TV set or video recorder.

To go back in menu levels.

Displays (on and off):

- the disc’s menu (if available) during playback (page 8),

- the player’s set-up menu after having stopped a disc with the

STOP key (pages 12 and others).

Selections via menu

Menu operation

Displays (on and off) the

subtitle language name

abbreviation on-screen

(page 18).*

Displays (on and off) the

dialogue language name

abbreviation and the audio

format on-screen (page 17-23).*

Displays (on and off) the disc’s special features on-

screen (pages 8-9-15-16-20).*

Displays (on and off) the disc’s contents on-screen (pages 8-23).* Introscan for CD Audio/CD Video (page 14)

Displays (on and off) the camera angle number on-screen (page 16).*

Confirms a selection.

Arrows move to items.

Use the number keys to input chapter or track numbers or to select menu items.

Clears on-screen displays Clears markers in the marker on-screen display (p. 15). Clears program, repeat and random play. (p. 19-20-21).

*If available

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Menus

The info displays and disc menus may differ since they depend on the type and content of the discs (DVD, Audio CD, and Video CD, see pages 9-15-23).

DISC CONTENTS

Raising

dogs

Food

History

Pedigree

dogs

Player Menu

"Disc contents" menu

Disc Menu

1 Language selection 2 Jump to a scene 3 Special features 4 Play the movie

DISC MENU

Dialogue Language

1 English 2 Deutsch 3 Français 4 Italiano

Info displays

DVD

Audio CD

Title

Chapter

Time

Audio:ENG 2CH

Subtitle ENG

Info 1/2

DVD

MAIN MENU

1 Audio English

2 Subtitles Automatic 3 Player Menu English 4 Disc Menu English 5 Rating Limit Unlocked 6 Audio Options 7 Display Options

RETURN OK

✔

Move to the items using the arrow keys (18, 16), (14, 17). Press ok (15) to confirm a selection (or use number keys to select without confirmation). Use return (20) key to go back to previous menu. Press info (10), title (12) and menu (19) once again to remove the menus.

To use playeror disc Menus

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Angle 1/3

Repeat Track 05

Master Vol. 64

Surround On

Intro

Info 2/2

Track

Time

Repeat Track 05

Master Vol. 64

Info displays

This page gives you an

overview of the possible

information available on a disc.

info key pressed once / Interactive screen

info key pressed twice

/ Interactive screen

1. Press PLAY (27), to play a disc.

2. Press:

• 1x yellow info key (10) for Info level 1,

• 2x yellow info key (10) for Info level 2.

For some DVDs which offer a DVD menu, you can also press the

menu key (19) during

playback and follow the steps offered by the disc-specific menu to make your dialogue, subtitles, language selection according to what is available on that particular disc.

With DVD disc

Angle 1/3

Repeat Track 05

Master Vol. 64

Intro

Surround On

Info 2/2

Camera angle number 1 (out of 3 available on that disc) is being played p.

To repeat a scene, a chapter, a disc or a track (CD) p.20.

Audio CD, video CD or DVD: The different types of discs (DVD, Audio CD, V ideo CD) may differ a lot in volume level. This function allows you to harmonize them.

To enjoy Virtual Surround Sound (p.17).

To access a particular chapter (p.16).

Track number 01 is being played p.

ARA _______ Arabic CHI ________ Chinese CZK _______ Czech DAN _______ Danish DEU _______ German ENG _______ English ESP ________ Spanish FRA________ French FIN ________ Finnish GRE _______ Greek HUN _______ Hungarian IND________ Hindi

ITA ________ Italian JPN ________ Japanese NLD _______ Dutch NOR _______ Norwegian POL________ Polish POR________ Portuguese RUS________ Russian SVE________ Swedish TUR _______ Turquish ZAF________ Afrikaans

***

________ Others

Language abbreviations used in the player's menus.

See pages

17& 18

Subtitle language p.

With audio CD or video CD

Elapsed time from the beginning of the current track p.

Track 05 is Repeated p.

Adjust the volume.

With DVD disc

Title 01 is being played p.

Chapter 01 is being played p.

Elapsed time from the beginning of the current title p.

Title

Chapter

Time

Audio:ENG 2CH

Subtitle ENG

Info 1/2

DVD

Audio language p.

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Track

Time

Repeat Track 05

Master Vol. 64

Video and Audio connections

With a S-Video orVideo(cinch) connection, (Not required when using the SCART connection). Select on your TV set the correct AV input and set the TV screen aspect : 4x3 or 16x9 (see your TV user's manual).

If the SCART socket (with S-Video or RGB) is not free.

Connect your DVD player using a special S-Video cable (not provided) for the video connection and a Cinch cable for audio left and right inputs (provided).

Note: Always connect your DVD player to the other set (tv, AVAmplifier, ...) with only one video cable - either SCART, S-Video or Video (Cinch).

Remove the protection cap from the DVD socket and connect the optical audio digital cable firmly as shown. Keep the protection cap and always reattach the cap when the connector is not in use, to keep it dustfree.

5.1

Analog Audio

Audio S-Video Scart Input

RGB

Video

Composite

Digital Audio

Input

Video Inputs

DVD

Audio System or TV

Audio Inputs

Good

picture

Hosiden socket Better picture (S-Video connection page 11)

SCART socket

Best picture

(if RGB is selected in

SET UP MENU) (p.

)

S-Video

Cable*

Scart Cable*

Cable

Coaxial

Cable*

Optical Cable*

OROR OR

* in grey : not provided

Please use an RGB capable

SCART cable (all 21 pins

connected).

The VIDEO OUT SELECT button at the rear of the device permits the S-Video signal to be sent to the Scart connector

or the Hosiden connector. If SCAR Tis selected, the SVideo signal will not be available at the Hosiden connector. If S-VIDEO is selected, the S-Video signal will not be available on the Scart connector.

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PCM/BITSTREAM

R2 L2

R1 L1

Video connection settings

SCART Output

If your TV can receive RGB, select “RGB”. (recommended selection).

If your TV can receive S-video (Y/C) via the SCART socket, select “S-Video” in the DISPLAY OPTIONS menu. In this case, set the VIDEO OUT SELECT button at the rear of the device to the SCART position.

If your TV can only receive normal (composite) video signals via the SCART socket, select “Video”.

• If RGB is selected, there will be no output on the S-Video Hosiden plug.

NTSC Disc Output on SCART

If your monitor has only a NTSC video input, select “NTSC”. If not, leave “PAL 60 Hz” (default setting: ex factory).

DISPLAY OPTIONS

1 Screen Format 4x3 PS 2 Still State Auto 3 On Screen Messages On 4 Display Brightness Auto Dim 5 Black Level Normal 6 NTSC disc Output PAL 60Hz

7 SCART Output

CCBB

Video

RETURN OK

✔

DISPLAY OPTIONS

1 Screen Format 4x3 PS 2 Still State Auto 3 On Screen Messages On 4 Display Brightness Auto Dim 5 Black Level Normal 6 NTSC disc Output PAL 60Hz

7 SCART Output

CCBB

S-Video

RETURN OK

✔

S-Video Output via Hosiden socket

In order to link your DVD player up to an S-Video compatible Home Cinema system, you will need to enable S-Video output through the Scart orS-Video (Hosiden) sockets. Change the factory settings of the Scart output of your DVD player from RGB to S-Video, by following steps 1 to 4.

Amplifier

DVD player

S-VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO IN

Amplifier

DVD player

Display the DISPLAY OPTIONS menu and set SCART output to S-Video in order to set the DVD output to S-Video.

Set the VIDEO OUT SELECT button at the rear of the device to the S-Video position.

Final connections

Connect the DVD player (VIDEO OUT) to the amplifier (VIDEO IN) via the twin yellow plugs of the Audio/Video RCA phono cable supplied with the DVD player.

Unplug the RCA phono cable (see Step 1 above) and connect the DVD player to the amplifier by means of an S-Video cable (not supplied).

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S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO OUT

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