Technicolor - Thomson DTH223 manual

1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ......2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries ..2 Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set ................................3 Other Audio - Video connections ........................3 Sock[...]

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

Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set Recommended Audio – Video connection Connect a Scart-Peritel cable (not supplied) to the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT (RGB) output sock et at the rear of y our D VD play er and to the AV 1 input socket of y our television set (sometimes called AUX 1 or EXT 1 ). Other Audio - Video co[...]

Connections and initial set up 4 Sock ets and cables There ar e sev eral wa ys y ou can integrate your D VD pla yer into its Audio-Video environment. The simplest is found on page 3. It uses the Scar t-Peritel cable that gr oups together an Audio analogue connection for sound and Video for R VB images. This type of connection ensures optimum image [...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN Fr ont panel of the pla y er 2 1 3 6 4 5 ON/ST ANDBY - T urns the play er on or off. The indicator is green when the pla yer is operating and red when the pla yer is turned off (stand by mode). EJECT - T o remov e a disc. ST OP - Stops playing a disc. NEXT - Pla ys the next chapter (D VD) or track (CD). PLA Y/[...]

Connections and initial set up 6 7 8 11 12 10 9 13 15 14 Pla yer displa y panel D VD is lit up if a D VD is loaded in the pla y er . Pla ying a disc: Video CD ( VCD ), Audio CD ( CD ). Pla ying Audio CD or MPEG files. Repla y the title (D VD) or track (CD , VCD) while pla ying. Repla y the entire disc (D VD , CD , VCD). Repla y between 2 points A a[...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Initial pla yer set-up Using the remote contr ol unit corr ectly When you use r emote contr ol, point the unit at the appliance y ou want to contr ol (D VD play er , TV set or video recor der). Ensur e that there is no obstacle betw een the r emote control unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal [...]

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

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 y our D VD pla yer can also be used to control most r ecent TV sets and video pla yers made b y THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, F erguson and T elefunken). This page describes the k eys that enable y ou to control y our[...]

10 Pla ying a disc Discs y ou can pla y • Digital video discs - 12 cm, single or double sided, single or dual la yer . D VDs ar e high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are r ecorded b y means of digital signals. • D VD+/-R, D VD+/-R W - Most D VD-R and D VD+R (one recording only), and D VD-R W and DVD+R W discs (rew[...]

Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and D VD pla yer . Note: if other devices are connected to your tele vision set and/or D VD player , it is gener ally prefer able to turn off the devices that are not in use. 1. If the pla yer men u is not displa y ed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel socket to w[...]

Pla ying a disc 12 Sear ch Options Note: the functions described below depend on the discs and/or the files read. Quick search of an ima ge or a track In Pla y mode, start the Forward or Rev erse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forward) or REV (re verse) k e ys. Pr ess once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press[...]

Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you pr ess 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), follo w the instructions on the screen and use the or k eys to br owse [...]

Pla ying a disc 14 T o access the information banner (only with D VD , VCD , SVCD or CD Audio discs), press INFO on y our r emote control unit during pla yback. Use arrow k eys and on the remote control 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. Whe[...]

Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN 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 th[...]

Pla ying a disc 16 Languag es of sub-titles and dialogues (D VD) 1. While a disc is in pla y press the gr een k ey for sub-titles or red k ey for dialogues (the information banner is displa yed), the corr esponding 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 een k e[...]

Pla ying a disc 17 EN EN Pla ying images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pix els. Howev er bey ond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible impr ov ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on your TV screen. mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file f ormats that make it [...]

Pla ying a disc 18 Pla ying imag e 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 keys on the r emote contr ol unit and press OK . The list of files contained in the folder is displa y ed. 3. Select a file using the , , and ke ys on the remote contr ol unit and[...]

Pla ying a disc 19 EN EN T o pla y DivX files Y our pla yer is an Official DivX Certified™ product that Pla ys DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3, and DivX ® V OD video content, in compliance with DivX Cer tified™ technical requirements. The corr ect pla ying of DivX in your pla yer , depends on the preparation and pr oduction of the audio and vi[...]

20 Menus Menus on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD play er ar e not all accessible directl y through the r emote contr ol or front panel k eys. A cer tain number of functions are accessible thr ough menus that y ou can displa y or remo ve as y ou wish. These menus are used as follo ws. Pla y er menu The pla [...]

EN EN 21 Menus Pla y menu 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 m usic tracks and the order in which the y are to be pla yed[...]

Menus 22 Lock menu Y our pla yer mak es it possible to set ratings limits to pla ying discs and to lock playback for discs that contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit y ou ha ve set. This function allows you, for instance, to control the type of matter a child can watch. A padlock in the P arental Control men u shows whether th[...]

EN EN Menus 23 Changing a code 1. If a disc is being pla yed, press ST OP (the pla yer men u appears). 2. Press to highlight P arental Contr ol and pr ess OK (if requested to do so k e y in your code; the P ar ental Control menu appears). 3. Press the k ey to highlight P assw ord and pr ess OK (a screen f or entering the new code appears). 4. Using[...]

Menus 24 Displa y menu The Displa y menu pr ovides y ou with settings to adapt the pictur e format and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the pla yer’ s displa y panel and activate the Progr essiv e Scan function. TV Imag e menu The TV Image men u allows y ou to set the image format (4x3, 16x9, [...]

EN EN Menus 25 P AL or NTSC TV sets If the picture on the D VD being play ed appear in black and white on y our TV screen, the standard of the video signals transmitted to your TV is incorr ect. Change the video signal fr om P AL to NTSC or vice versa. Select P AL/NTSC then with the OK k ey choose PA L or NTSC . P AL is the name of the colour codin[...]

Menus 26 Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides y ou with settings so you can ada pt your pla yer to the devices connected. It also enables y ou to access specific functions. Night Mode This function is designed for night-time listening to a v oid disturbing your neighbours. The pla yer then adjusts the differ ences in sound lev els through dynamic co[...]

Menus 27 EN EN Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es y ou a selection of languages to choose from. Y ou can change the language of the pla yer men us, the language of the disc men us, 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 available on the D VD y ou[...]

28 Fur ther information T roub leshooting guide Y ou will be able to solve most pr oblems inv olving y our pla yer b y ref erring to the tr oubleshooting 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 remo ve the plug [...]

Fur ther information 29 EN EN There is no picture • Select the cor rect In sock et on your TV set. • Important - If you don’ t ha v e a Pr ogressiv e Scan TV or you don’ t hav e the D VD play er connected to the corr ect Input Jacks, and you activate Pro gressiv e Scan in the D VD pla y er you w on’ t see a pictur e! Don’ t panic—try [...]

Fur ther information 30 If you forget your code • Ensur e that ther e is no disc in the pla y er . Displa y the pla y er menu on the television scr een. Now pr ess the ST OP button on your pla y er and hold the CLEAR k ey on the r emote control unit do wn for tw o seconds. The code that you selected is cancelled. T o recr eate a code, see page 22[...]

Fur ther information 31 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. Howe ver , depending on the recor der of your personal computer , the type of disc and recor ding method used, it ma y be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance does not meet the[...]

Fur ther information 32 CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files T o view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to r ecord y our photographs with a resolution abo ve 400,000 pix els (which corr esponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for television scr eens do not allow a higher quality giv en their limited chara[...]

Fur ther information 33 EN EN Caution • Pr otect the pla y er from moistur e and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speak ers ...). Disconnect the power cable from the mains electricity supply if the pla y er malfunctions. Y our play er is not intended for industrial use but for domestic[...]