Thomson DPL933VD manual

DPL933VD User manual[...]

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1 Ta b le of Contents EN Connections and Setup Some points to check before y ou connect y our TV set ..2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Fr ont panel controls ......................................................3 Fr ont panel displa y ........................................................3 Connecting [...]

2 Connections and Setup EN Some points to check befor e y ou connect y our TV set • Ensure that the mains supply in y our house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located on the back of your appliance. • Install your appliance horizontall y , a wa y fr om any sour ce of heat (fir eplace) or appliances generating strong [...]

Connections and Setup 3 EN Fr ont panel contr ols (buttons appearing left to right belo w) Fr ont panel displa y WMA ON/ECO VOLUME SOURCE SUBWOOFER + - SD/MMC/SM/MSC CARD Com pact Flash DVD Home Cinema System DPL933VD ON/ECO - T o switch the appliance on and off. - T o open and close the disc tra y . - T o stop disc pla yback. - T o skip to the pr [...]

Connections and Setup 4 EN S-Video cable Component cables SCAR T VIDEO OUT The SCAR T video socket pr ovides the best quality for video signal. If there is no Scart socket is a vailable on y our TV set, check whether y our TV has another Video socket (Composite, Component or S-Video) that you can use to connect your pla yer . VIDEO OUT sock et This[...]

Connections and Setup 5 EN Note: If one of the devices is not working, check that all the cables have been inserted properly into the sockets which they should be connected to. Connecting the aerial The FM aerial (pro vided) should be connected to the FM aerial sock et at the back of the appliance. Note: For FM reception, extend the aer ial to its [...]

Connections and Setup 6 EN P ositioning speakers 1 1 2 3 3 1 Left, Right (Front Speak ers) They mainly transmit m usic and sound effects. 2 Centre In surr ound mode, the centre speak er transmits much of the dialogue as well as music and eff ects. It should be positioned between the left and right speak ers. 3 Surr ound (Rear Speak ers) Their overa[...]

Connections and Setup 7 EN Pref err ed surr ound position Location If possible, place surround speak ers at either side of the viewing ar ea, not behind it. Height If space permits, install surr ound speak ers 2-3 feet abov e view ers. This helps minimise localisation effects. Direction Directing surr ound speak ers straight acr oss the r oom, rath[...]

Connections and setup 8 EN Functions in D VD . CD mode To switch the appliance on and off. DV D . CD To select the DVD pla yer . To toggle between a vailable media. +/- To adjust the sound volume. (mute) T o mute and restor e the sound. RETURN To return to the pre vious menu. To directly access the next or pre vious chapter (D VD) or track (CD). CL[...]

Connections and setup 9 EN Functions in T uner mode TUNER To select the tuner . +/- To adjust the sound volume. (mute) T o mute and restor e the sound. To select programmed stations. MENU To store a station. TUNER- / TUNER+ To tune down and up the radio frequencies. INFO . RDS To display RDS information. A UDIO To switch from Ster eo to Mono mode a[...]

10 Basic Pla yback Oper ations EN Operating the D VD play er 1. Switch on your TV set. 2. Press the DV D . CD button on the remote control. Press the button on the remote contr ol or the ON/ECO button located on the D VD pla yer’ s front panel. 3. When the pla yer first comes on a men u appears asking y ou to select the pla y er menu language. Se[...]

Basic Pla yback Oper ations 11 EN Pla yback Switch the D VD play er and TV set on. 1. Press the button on the front of the a ppliance to open the disc tra y . 2. Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in the case of a single-sided disc). 3. Press again to close the disc tra y . • Pla y starts automatically , or • the Disc menu appears. [...]

12 Info Menu EN Using the Info Menu Y ou can display inf ormation about the disc during pla yback using the Info men u. It will also allow y ou to access certain functions. T o display the menu, press PLA Y to star t pla yback and then press the INFO button on the remote contr ol. Select the various options using the and buttons. Then follow the in[...]

Info Menu 13 EN Press the INFO button on the remote contr ol while a disc is pla ying to displa y the Info men u. Use the and buttons on the remote contr ol to select the icon you want. Then use the and buttons to select an option and press OK to confirm your selection. Time displa y Press the INFO button, select the Time display icon with the and [...]

Info Menu 14 EN Audio (D VD , VCD and DivX) Some discs ha ve se veral audio tracks used f or differ ent languages or different audio formats. To change the language or audio format during play: 1. Press the INFO button, then select the Audio icon with the and buttons, or press the A UDIO button on the remote contr ol. 2. Choose a language or an aud[...]

Info Menu 15 EN Bookmark (D VD and audio CD) The pla yer can stor e up to 12 disc locations as long as the disc r emains in the pla yer and the unit r emains switched on. Note: This function is only available with discs whose elapsed or remaining time appears in the Info menu. 1. Press the INFO button, then select the Bookmark icon with the and but[...]

16 mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files EN mp3 is an audio file format which compresses r ecor ded music. It was developed in collaboration with . The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user -friendly compressed files. WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format dev [...]

mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files 17 EN PLA Y PLAY Angels None mp3 mp3 Play Mode : Standard Z Z Z . . . 00:02:36 PLA Y PLAY Holidays 03 Slideshow speed: Fast jpg Z Z Z . . . 00:00:00 PLA Y Current Selection Robbie Williams mp3 Angel Not selected 2000 I will survive Robbie Williams To r n Beautiful T estify   PLA Y Current Selection Not selected /[...]

mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files 18 EN PLA Y PL A Y 00:02:16 Z Z Z . . . avi Vo l t eface Time display Audio Sleep Subtitles Pla ying DivX files Current Selection Not selected Not selected Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6   1. Open the tra y by pr essing the button, insert the disc and then press the button again to close the tra [...]

mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files 19 EN Renting (purchasing) DivX ® V OD files DivX V OD files are similar to D VD video rental discs. The difference lies in the access to the media. DivX V OD files are do wnloaded after pa ying a rental fr om certain commercial w ebsites. Prior to downloading a V OD y ou need to input the registration n umber of your[...]

20 Radio EN The pla yer has a built-in tuner that allo ws for FM radio function. Manual tuning 1. Connect the FM aerial in the correct manner . 2. Press the TUNER button on the remote control. 3. When the FM station broadcasts Ster eo sound, ST is displa yed. 4. T une a station by pressing r epeatedly TUNER + or TUNER - on the remote control until [...]

21 Pla y er menus EN Using the pla y er’ s menus The pla yer’ s main menu is displa yed when ther e is no disc in the pla y er or when the disc has been interrupted during pla yback by pr essing the ST OP button. Select a menu option using the , , and buttons. Press OK to confirm your selection. Return to a previous menu using the button. Pla y[...]

Pla y er menus 22 EN Pa r ental Control settings Y ou can control access to the pla y er and the type of discs y our famil y can watch with the lock function. There are eight lev els of parental contr ol. Select the Pa r ental Control option fr om the main menu and press OK . The corresponding menu is displa yed. Free Access Play Play Mode Parental[...]

Pla y er menus 23 EN Displa y settings Select the Displa y option in the main menu using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. Select an option using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. 4x3 standard Dim Normal PA L Play Play Mode Parental Control Display Sound Languages Front displa y Black level P AL/NTSC  TV Image  TV Imag e Depen[...]

Pla y er menus 24 EN Sound settings Y ou can adapt your pla yer to other equipment and access specific functions with the Sound menu. 1. Select the Sound option in the main menu using the and buttons and press OK to confirm. 2. Select an option using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. Play Play Mode Parental Control Display Sound Languages D[...]

Pla y er menus 25 EN Languag e settings With this menu, you can set the language for pla y er menus, dialogue , subtitles and the disc menus. If you chose "English" during initial set-up , the main menu is displa yed in English, any menus generated b y the disc are in English, as is the language used in dialogue (if this language is a vai[...]

26 Additional Inf ormation EN Tr oubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. •M a k e sure it is plugged into a mains sock et. •P r ess the button on the r emote control or the ON/ECO button on the front of the a ppliance. The device switches off spontaneously . • The device switches off automaticall y when it is in ST OP mode for more th[...]

Additional Inf ormation 27 EN Precautions Use • If your a ppliance has been stored in a cool place for an y length of time, during a journey for example, wait for about 2 hours befor e using it. • The openings located on the top and bottom are f or ventilation and m ust not be obstructed. • During thunderstorms, we recommend that you isolate [...]

Additional Inf ormation 28 EN equipment. THOMSON does not accept any liability if the appliance is used in an y wa y other than in accordance with this manual. DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTIES: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W , DECLARA TIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT OR O THER INTELLECTUAL PR OPER TY RIGHTS RESU[...]

Additional Inf ormation 29 EN DivX files DivX is the name of a revolutionar y new video codec which is based on the new MPEG-4 compression standard for video. Whether DivX files play correctly on yo ur player or not depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs and the type of recording equipment used, as well a[...]

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