Technicolor - Thomson DTH8657E Bedienungsanleitung

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The content in brief... EN EN 1 T o begin About y our device Y our D VD recor der is a digital video play er and recor der . Thanks to its tuner you can r ecord TV progammes on D VD R/R W (D VD +R/-R/+R W/-R W) discs or on the integrated hard disc. The hard disc is also called the HDD or D VR. It can pla y the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with[...]

2 Inserting the batteries Important information about batteries • Respect the polarities. Do not mix differ ent types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use rechargeable batteries. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat, do not incinerate them and do not recharge them. Do not tr y to open them as they ma y leak or explode . Remove t[...]

Automatic channel sear ch T o view channels then r ecord TV programmes with this r ecorder you m ust first install your r egion's channels. Installation inv olves looking for then storing the channels for the diff erent stations that can be receiv ed by your aerial. Follow the instructions below to start then continue with the instructions whi[...]

The sock ets and their uses There ar e several wa ys in which you can incorporate your D VD play er into an Audio-Video system. This depends on the sockets and other a ppliances you ha ve. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used. Familiarise yourself with the characteristics of the differ ent sock ets on yo[...]

5 EN EN Connections and initial set up 3 - Composite Video Outputs (Y , Pb, Pr) (YUV) The Y , Pb , Pr sockets deliver an optim um image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable). T o obtain the best image quality possible, use very high quality cables f[...]

6 Connections and initial set up The fr ont of your pla y er recor der On / Off Change channel or skip chapter . Open and close the dra wer . Stops the pla yback or recording. Pla yback or freeze frame. HDD RE C - T o recor d to the hard disc. T o select the audiovisual sources (appliances connected to the A V sock ets): AV 2 - Appliance connected [...]

7 EN EN Connections and initial set up Main indications on the displa y Channel selection, Numerical value inputs, Device selection (A V button) Remove the menu Live view , View (PIP) a channel while playing a title On / Off Access to pla y mode icon Open / Close the disc draw er Access to the edit menu Access to the Settings menu Display the r eco[...]

Connections and Setup 8 About other displa ys (menus and banners) Depending on the operating mode, your r ecorder will displa y different interfaces on y our TV screen to let y ou access settings, select functions or obtain information. D VD disc menu Each D VD video disc offers menus and f or which the presentation and organisation depends on the [...]

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10 Recor ding functions Record the cur rent pr ogramme Configured r ecording (HDD or D VD discs) Configured r ecording lets you r ecord the pr ogramme after a quick adjustment of the duration, the quality and the destination of the programme to be r ecorded to the hard disc (HDD) or to a D VD R/R W disc. Note: Y ou can start a recording at any time[...]

11 EN EN Recor ding functions Sa ving the buffer This function lets you start to recor d a programme to the D VR hard disc even if y ou missed the start thanks to the Time Shift function. In the recor ding menu which appears, select then activate (position YES ) the Sav e Buffer function with the ▼ and B keys. Confirm with OK . The programme is r[...]

12 Recor ding functions 12 Pr ogramming a recor ding or a transfer Y our D VD recor der lets you pr ogram recordings or transf ers. Programming se veral recor dings is really useful when it uses the high ca pacity of the hard disc, thereby enabling y ou to go bey ond the limited capacities of D VD R/R W discs. Y ou can programme recor dings using t[...]

13 EN EN Recor ding functions VPS/PDC If the channel broadcasts the VPS/PDC signals, activate the VPS/PDC function to star t the recor ding at the time when the programme actually starts. Recording destination Select the disc where the pr ogramme will be recor ded (D VD R/R W or internal DVR) Quality Choose a recor ding quality . Note: selecting th[...]

14 Automatic pro gramming (Na viclick) Y our D VD recor der offers you a TV programming guide f or cer tain channels. The information it pro vides are br oadcast by these channels and can be downloaded. The updating of Na viclick information is carried out once e very 24 hours. Naviclick allo ws you to displa y on your scr een the programmes of tho[...]

15 EN EN Recor ding functions Libraries The librar y lets you locate the various r ecordings pr esent on the D VR hard disc or the differ ent D VD R/R W discs in your D VD librar y . The librar y gr oups together the recording names and parameters and lets y ou look for them using the search functions.The names of the r ecordings ar e distributed a[...]

16 Recor ding functions Librar y (on D VD R/R W discs) The (disc) librar y brings together the names of all the titles recor ded to the different D VD R/R W discs in your D VD collection. When there is a D VD disc in the recor der a disc symbol is display ed before the name of each title. - Choosing a title then pr essing OK to confirm gives y ou a[...]

Connections and Setup 17 EN EN Cop y to disc (D VD R/R W) Y ou ma y copy titles or files fr om the D VR hard disc to a D VD R/R W disc . In the Librar y menu select Copy to disc and press OK to confirm. Select the type of file/title to be copied and follow the indications which appear on the scr een. Note: Y our recorder has a separate setting for [...]

Connections and Setup 18 Cop ying titles and files Y our recor der lets you cop y titles and files from one media form to another . The illustrations on this page summarise the different possibilities and the functions to be chosen in the diff erent menus for cop ying. Cop y to disc Export to USB Cop y to D VR Cop y to disc Cop y to D VR Export to [...]

19 EN EN Pla ying a disc Readable discs • D VD - Video - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual la yer . D VDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are r ecorded by means of digital signals. Region code number - Y our DVD r ecorder r esponds to the regional management information recor ded on D VD[...]

20 Pla ying a disc Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and D VD recor der . It ma y be necessar y to turn off other appliances. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel sock et to which you connected y our D VD recorder . Note: the Disc heading is shown as transparent when there is no disc in[...]

21 EN EN Pla ying a disc Pla ying discs – Displa ying the information banner T o access the information banner , press INFO on your remote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use the arr ow ke ys C and B 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[...]

22 Pla ying a disc Subtitle and dialogue langua ge Select the subtitle or dialogue language if they ar e available on the disc. The name of the language selected appears under the banner . Note: selecting the language of subtitles only involves the disc being played. If you remove the disc or if you switch off the D VD recorder your selection will [...]

23 EN EN Pla ying a disc Camera angles A few D VD discs contain scenes shot from various differ ent angles. If a disc being pla yed back offers diff erent camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the scr een. With the disc in playback, press ANGLE on the remote contr ol unit and choose the angle using the same ke y [...]

24 Pla ying a disc Interactive banners In addition to menus, your D VD recorder has interactiv e information banners with icons repr esenting functions or information. Some banners provide access to disc pla yback functions (for D VDs, CDs, VCDs, etc .) while others give y ou information on the channels and related functions. While watching a chann[...]

Pla ying a disc Edit menu (D VD R W disc and D VR hard disc) The edit menu can be accessed fr om the information banner while you ar e pla ying a title on a D VD R/R W disc or on the internal D VR. This lets you carry out operations on the recordings which ha ve been made. Access to the edit menu 1. Title being pla yed  INFO  OK . 2. Select t[...]

26 Pla ying a disc Pla ying imag e and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pixels. How ever be yond 400,000 pix els there is no perceptible impr ov ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen. Note: the play menu depends on the content of the disc being played. Sound:[...]

27 EN EN Pla ying a disc T o pla y DivX files Y our pla yer is an Officially Certified DivX™ device. It can play DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3 and DivX ® V OD files according to the DivX Certified™ technical specifications. The correct pla ying of DivX in your pla yer , depends on the preparation and pr oduction of the audio and video files,[...]

28 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your D VD recorder . This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Men u or the images menu of the Pla yer Men u for your r ecorded discs (D VD R/R W). With D VD video discs you dir ectly access the disc menu, the selection of the language, chapter , pla [...]

29 EN EN Menus Title menu Select a title and press OK . Rename Title Using a character chart your D VD recor der allows you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recor ding was made . Select Rename Title in the Rename Title or Rename Disc in the Disc Actions menu using the ▲ or ▼ keys and pr ess the OK ke y . In the followin[...]

30 Menus Disc options Disc Autopla y • Select Autoplay On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automatically once the D VD recor der tray is closed. Screen F ormat - (D VD / VCD) Depending on the format of the D VD disc being play ed, select the image format that corr esponds best to the format of your tele vision screen - cinema scr een 16 x 9, [...]

31 EN EN Menus Selecting Languag es (D VD) Y our D VD recor der gives you a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the D VD recor der menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pr eferr ed language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is ava[...]

32 Menus P arental contr ol Y our D VD recor der has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for your childr en will therefor e not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pr eviously chosen is enter ed. Choose a pla y mode and confirm with OK . Note: the padlock[...]

33 EN EN Menus Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict viewing of certain D VD discs by pr ogramming a restriction on y our D VD recorder . This function can only be used with D VD discs pro vided with the function. Y our D VD recorder pr oposes restriction ratings betw een 1 and 8. In Europe ratings limits are as y et uncommon [...]

34 Menus System Options The System Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configur e certain useful functions and optimise the performances of your D VD recorder to match those of the de vices connected to it. DivX Selecting DivX displa ys the authorisation number for the videos y ou hav e purchased ov er the Internet (V OD: Video On[...]

35 EN EN Fur ther information Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) Choice of CD-R / CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs. Howe ver , depending on the recor der of your personal computer , the type of disc and recor ding method used, it may be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance do[...]

36 Fur ther information • Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 kb/sec (kilobytes/second) when recor ding mp3 files. Sound quality with mp3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompr ession you choose. T o obtain sound quality equivalent to that of an audio CD , use files for which the sampling rate during conv ersion [...]

37 EN EN Fur ther information T roub leshooting guide If you encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solv e your pr oblems at this telephone number . This symbol indicates that your unusable electronic appliance must be collected separately and not thrown away with household w aste. Therefore, the European Union has create[...]

38 Fur ther information Sound problems No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings are suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sock ets (coaxial). The sound is ver y lo w or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a very low lev el. Press the ( MUTE / ) k ey on your TV set?[...]

39 EN EN Fur ther information • Y ou can also change the language while a disc is pla ying by pressing the INFO k ey and selecting the icon for dialogues or for subtitles. This choice is only valid for the disc if it has not been remov ed from the disc dra wer . The menus of your D VD recorder do not appear in the language you w ant • Check tha[...]

40 40 Fur ther information D VD copy pr otection In accordance with the D VD standard, your D VD recor der is equipped with a Copy Pr otection system, which can be triggered on and off by the D VD disc itself, in order to mak e any recor ding of the concerned D VD disc onto a videotape of very poor picture quality , or ev en impossible . “This pr[...]

Safety information - UK sock et Equipment for the UK is supplied with a mains cable fitted with a moulded plug. Mains connection This appliance is suitable for use on A.C. mains supply , 230 V - 50 Hz only . It must not be connected to D. C . mains. Note: The mains lead of the appliance is fitted with a moulded plug. If the mains sock ets are not c[...]

HDMI • Y -P r -Pb • RGB Connection via HDMI or Y -Pr -PB (also see page 5 of the manual) Y our D VD recor der is preset to pr ovide RGB and CVBS output video signal. If you connect a tele vision set or monitor fitted with HDMI or Y -Pr -PB ( YUV ) sockets y ou must modify the pr esets or else you will not get a picture on these sock ets. The fo[...]

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Basic Set up QSG 10/05/06 14:17 Page 1 Connection via HDMI or Y -Pr -PB (also see page 5 of the manual) Y our D VD recor der is preset to pr ovide RGB and CVBS output video signal. If you connect a tele vision set or monitor fitted with HDMI or Y -Pr -PB ( YUV ) sockets y ou must modify the presets or else y ou will not get a picture on these sock [...]

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