THOMSON DTH8005 manual

1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation befor e connecting ..................2 Inserting the batteries ..............................................................2 Important information regarding the batteries ........................2 Basic connections.........................................................[...]

2 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and information bef ore 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 device. Install your de vice horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for v entilation (7-10 cm) ?[...]

Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN 1. Unplug the antenna cable fr om your TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN sock et of your DTH 8005. 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT sock et of the DTH 8005 to the g antenna sock et of your TV set. 3. Using the Scart cable supplied, connect the DTH 8005’ s A V 1 (T[...]

Connections and initial set up 4 About y our device Y our DTH 8005 is a digital video pla yer and recor der . Thanks to its tuner you can watch and recor d TV pr ogammes on D VD+R and D VD+R W discs. It can pla y the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of D VD Rom, D VD Ram, and D VD audio . Placing the DTH 8005 in ser vice Using t[...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN 6. Select your country of residence using the or k eys, and press OK . Note: the ar rows indicate that other countries are available. T o find your countr y , use the buttons on your remote control. 7. On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected. Press OK . 8. An installation win[...]

Connections and initial set up 6 Sor ting the channels 9. A channel sorting window will appear . The picture of the selected channel is sho wn in the backgr ound. The automatic channel sear ch has assigned numbers to the channels is a predefined or der . These numbers ma y not be the numbers y ou w ould ha ve chosen. Should this be the case, you ca[...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Man ual channel sear ch If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual sear ch pr ocedure which will enable y ou to ad d a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on your DTH 8005. The channels already stor ed will not be deleted. During the initial installation, if y ou carried out the automatic installatio[...]

Connections and initial set up 8 Channel update If new channels mak e their wa y into the audiovisual scene, you will ha ve to update y our DTH 8005’ s list of channels. In such a case, star t a new channel sear ch from the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stor ed channels and resets all the channels that y our DTH 8005 can receiv e . I[...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN DTH 8005 Satellite receiver TV set Other r ecommended connections Satellite or cable r eciev er (or decoder) Carrry out the connection of cable 5 (not supplied). In grey: connections already car ried out (connections from page3). 5 2_DTH8005_en 9/03/04 17:20 Page 9[...]

10 Connections and initial set up Video recor der Satellite recie ver and video r ecorder Satellite receiver Video recor der Video recor der DTH 8005 DTH 8005 TV set TV set (not supplied) (not supplied) 2_DTH8005_en 9/03/04 17:20 Page 10[...]

Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN The connections pr oposed on page 3 permit the rapid connection of y our DTH 8005 and ensure optimum sound, visual quality (RGB) and standar ds. Depending on the sock ets a vailable on your other devices or to benefit fr om the maximum performance of y our DTH 8005 y ou ma y make other connections. The DTH 80[...]

Connections and initial set up 12 Sock ets and cables (outputs) 4 - Optical and coaxial Out sock ets (DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT) The digital sound of a disc being pla yed is permanentl y a vailable on the optical and coaxial sock ets of your DTH 8005. Use one of these sock ets by connecting it to a decoder or a DTS or Dolby Digital amplifier . Some of th[...]

Connections and initial set up 13 EN EN Fr ont sockets (inputs) 1 - S-Video sock et For the connection of a Camcor der or other S-Video device. Note: do not forget to connect the audio cables since the S-Video socket handles only images and not sound. 2 - A V sockets (Audio/Video) The AUDIO-VIDEO connectors allo w the viewing or cop ying of your vi[...]

Connections and initial set up 14 PULL HERE to open flap. The buttons on the fr ont ST ANDBY/ON - T o s witch y our DTH 8005 on or off. A V - T o select the audiovisual sour ces (channels or devices connected to the A V sock ets): PR 1 , 2 , 3 - Channel 1, 2, 3. A V 1 - Device connected on A V1 (TV set). A V 2 - Device connected on A V2 (satellite [...]

Connections and initial set up 15 EN EN The messag es on the displa y TV Functions With a disc Other indications - Main menu displa yed on screen (de vice stopped). No function selected. - Real-time vie wing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. - Start of recor ding of TV program on selected channel. - Channel 1 curr ently being recor ded. [...]

16 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your DTH 8005 is a 3 in 1 type r emote control. It allows 3 de vices to be contr olled: your DTH 8005, a tele vision set and a satellite or cable receiv er . Thus you ha v e r emote contr ol of all these devices b y using the 3 modes: D VD , TV or SA T .C ABLE that are accessed by 3 corr [...]

Remote contr ol 17 EN EN Using the r emote control handset to contr ol y our television and satellite or cable r eceiver The DTH 8005 remote contr ol handset is a 3 in 1 device that allo ws you to contr ol the operation of 3 devices: your DTH 8005, a tele vision set, or satellite receiver . This page describes the k e ys that control y our televisi[...]

Remote contr ol 18 Pr o gramming the r emote control If your r emote control does not contr ol your satellite r eceiver (or cable) or your tele vision set you will need to configur e it using one of the two methods pr oposed: automatic code search or manual pr ogramming. Automatic code sear ch This method can be used to automatically find the most [...]

19 Recor ding functions EN EN T o watch TV Pr ogrammes 1. T urn on y our television set. 2. T urn on y our DTH 8005 using the ST ANDBY/ON ke y . The time display ed on your DTH 8005 is replaced b y the wor d MENU . • After a few seconds the main men u of the pla y er a ppears on the tele vision screen. • W atch TV function is already selected. [...]

Recor ding functions 20 Recor d the cur rent pr ogramme Y our DTH 8005 has r ecording functions similar to a video r ecorder . It recor ds programmes on D VD (D VD+R, D VD+R W) type discs. The recor ding time depends on the quality and can be adjusted according to the time r emaining on a disc or can be automatically adjusted if the SmartRecor d™[...]

Recor ding functions 21 EN EN Stop r ecording Press the ST OP button twice. • With a D VD+R disc, if you do not ha ve another r ecording to mak e , you need to "Finalize" the disc in order that it can be r ead b y other D VD+R compatible pla yers. Closing a D VD+R disc is described in detail on page 44 ( Finalize Disc function). If you [...]

Recor ding functions 22 Pr o gramming a r ecording Y ou can r ecord a futur e programme by pr ogramming its recor ding time . For this you ha v e the choice of manual pr ogramming or Naviclick pr ogramming, explained on page 24. Open the D VD tra y by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE k ey . Put in a disc with the printed side upwards. Close the tra y using [...]

Recor ding functions 23 EN EN 6. Star t time and stop time Enter the recor ding star t time and then the stop time. T o this end, and according to the featur es of the receivers, y ou must: - either pr ogram the receiv er with the same beginning and end times, then switch off the DTH 8005 and the receiv er , - or lea ve the satellite r eceiv er s w[...]

Recor ding functions 24 Na viclick pr ogrammes guide For certain channels your DTH 8005 off ers a daily and sometimes following da y TV programme guide. The information that it pro vides come from the T eletext and NexTView ser vices broadcast by certain channels. The updating of Na viclik information is carried out once ev er y 24 hours. Na viclic[...]

Recor ding functions 25 EN EN Recor ding fr om a connected de vice Y our DTH 8005 allows y ou to recor d TV pr ogrammes (satellite or cable) or to cop y video sequences fr om a connected device. Fr om a satellite receiv er or cable receiv er ( A V2 sock et ) 1. Place a D VD+R or D VD+R W disc in the DTH 8005. 2. Fr om the Main Menu and with the W a[...]

Recor ding functions 26 Librar y Y ou can easily find the contents of y our D VD+R or D VD+R W discs thanks to the librar y function of your DTH 8005. With each video recor ding the DTH 8005 places in memor y the name of the disc and the recor ding parameters. The disc librar y allows you to access the f ollowing information: • Identity of the di[...]

Recor ding functions 27 EN EN Sor t by Title This is an alphabetic sorting. The titles beginning with punctuation signs are listed first, f ollow ed by those with digits and then those with letters, beginning with the letter . Note: sor ting by title displays a char acter char t. Using the , , , buttons select the first letter of the title being so[...]

Recor ding functions 28 Assign or Change the Categ or y of a title This function allows y ou to allocate a title (or to change it) to a categor y in the list pr oposed by the DTH 8005. Select Chang e Genr e and press OK . • Select the category using the or ke y and confirm with OK . Sho w discs This function allows y ou to display the men u of al[...]

29 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can recor d • D VD+R, D VD+R W - Most D VD+R discs (recordable once) and D VD+R W discs (re-r ecordable) of 4.7 Gb capacity . Recommended discs : The following list includes compatible brands of discs that ha ve been tested with y our DTH 8005. Ther e ma y be other brands of discs you can use to r ecord, but y [...]

Pla ying a disc 30 Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels . Selection is possible with the k ey on the remote contr ol. Time elapsed since the beginning of the recor ding. Remaining recor ding time available on the disc according to the quality selected (pages 20-53). Press REC once. T o select recording time p[...]

Pla ying a disc 31 EN EN F or standard playing, r epeating of a title , a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (pag e 35). T o c hoose the dialogue language and audio f ormat (page 35). T o c hange the viewing angle f or video D VD discs (page 36). T o select the language of the subtitles for video D VD discs (page 36). T o access the [...]

Pla ying a disc 32 Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and DTH 8005. It ma y be necessar y to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa y ed on TV screen, select the TV set Scar t P eritel sock et to which you connected y our DTH 8005 (see page 3). 2. Open the disc tra y by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . Place the disc on[...]

Pla ying a disc 33 EN EN Slo w motion (in Pause mode on an ima g e) During pla yback press P AUSE once to freeze the image. Press FWD or REV to vie w images in slow motion forwar d or backward. Press once or se veral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y . Skipping a chapter or a track (D VD - VCD - CD) During pla yback y[...]

Pla ying a disc 34 Timer (D VD , VCD , CD) This icon shows the time ela psed since the start of pla yback. The time displa yed is that of the title of a D VD disc during pla yback. The timer provides direct access to a scene or a m usical passage b y ke ying in the star ting time. Select the time elapsed icon and use the n umber ed k e ys on the r [...]

EN EN 35 Pla ying a disc Pla y modes Selecting the languag e of subtitles Selecting the languag e of dialogues Subtitle and dialogue langua g e (D VD) 1. While reading a disc, press the INFO k ey: the information banner is displa y ed. 2. Use the or k e ys to select the icon of the subtitles or dialogues as well as the sound f ormat. 3. If a vailab[...]

Pla ying a disc 36 Edit Camera angles (D VD) A fe w D VD discs contain scenes shot fr om 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 pla yback, press ANGLE on the remote contr ol unit and choose the angle using the s[...]

Pla ying a disc 37 EN EN Edit Men u The edit menu can be accessed fr om the information banner , while pla ying a title on a D VD+R W or +R disc . It allows y ou to edit the recordings made and more particularly to: • Insert chapter bookmarks (D VD+R W) T o position marks in order to easily find y our fav ourite passages. Since it is not possible[...]

Pla ying a disc 38 The edit menu functions Insert a Chapter Bookmark (D VD+R W only) During recor ding your DTH 8005 automatically inserts electronic bookmarks at r egular inter vals. These bookmarks are in visible . They partition the recor ding and form chapters. Each chapter has an a v erage length of 6 minutes (fr om 5 to 8 minutes depending on[...]

Pla ying a disc 39 EN EN Vie w Cha pter Displa y a previousl y mask ed chapter . This function is onl y a vailable if you ha ve pr eviousl y mask ed a cha pter by ha ving selected Play Full Title and ha ving masked a selected cha pter . Or if you ha ve selected Hide Chapter during the pla ying of a title, but on condition that the chapter bookmark [...]

Pla ying a disc 40 Pla ying imag es (JPEG), and sounds (mp3) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pix els. How ev er beyond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible impr ov ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen. MP3 is a compressed audio file f ormat that stocks a large quantity [...]

Pla ying a disc 41 EN EN Imag e Functions Changing imag es During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR k eys on the remote contr ol unit. According to the type of image (K o or Mo) the change ma y tak e sev eral seconds. Rotating an imag e If an image is displa y ed side wa ys, y ou can r otate it through 90° using the , , and ke [...]

42 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in y our DTH 8005. This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Pla y er Menu f or y our recor ded 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 y [...]

Menus 43 EN EN T o access disc functions: 2.a When the name of the disc is selected, pr ess the OK button to displa y the disc menu. This menu permits y ou to: • Rename Disc , allo ws y ou to change the name chosen by the DTH 8005 (Thomson xx) for a name of your choice selected using a table of alphabetic characters (page 44). • Erase Disc , de[...]

Menus 44 T o access the title functions: 2.b Select fr om the list using the or ke ys and press OK . The menu displa y ed concerns the selected title only . Y ou ma y: • Rename Title , allo ws you to change the title that y our DTH 8005 has allocated your recor ding (e .g. Pr7 14:39 14-Ma y 2004 ) by accessing the character chart (page 44). • P[...]

Menus 45 EN EN Pla y er Menu Displa y the picture titles disc menu loaded into y our DTH 8005. • Select Play er Menu using the k eys, and pr ess OK . Use the same buttons to scroll and choose a picture (title. Note: Picture men u contents - your DTH 8005 creates and stores to the disc a ‘picture menu contents’ each time you will eject a D VD+[...]

Menus 46 Disc options This menu pr ovides 3 functions to optimise the discs that you wish to pla y . Autopla y • Select Autopla y On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automatically once the DTH 8005 tra y is closed. Screen F ormat - (D VD / VCD) Depending on the format of the D VD disc being pla yed, select the image format that corr esponds b[...]

Menus 47 EN EN Languag e Menu Y our DTH 8005 giv es y ou a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the DTH 8005 menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pref erred language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD y ou[...]

Menus 48 Subtitles (Languag e of D VD subtitles) Certain discs pr opose sev eral languages for subtitles. The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 5) if this language is also offer ed on the disc being pla yed. T o change the subtitles language, your DTH 8005 pr ovides two possibilities: Fr om the menu of the DTH 8[...]

Menus 49 EN EN P ar ental contr ol menu Y our DTH 8005 has a child lock function which enables y ou to restrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for y our children will ther efore not be visible unless a code that y ou ha ve pre viously chosen is entered. 1. Fr om the main menu select the Setup line with th[...]

Menus 50 Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict viewing of certain D VD discs by pr ogramming a restriction on y our DTH 8005. This function can only be used with D VD discs provided with the function. Y our DTH 8005 pr ovides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8. The ratings limit function does not w ork if the disc being pla y[...]

Menus 51 EN EN System Options Menu The System Options men u in the Setup menu off ers you settings to configur e certain useful functions and optimise the performances of y our DTH 8005 to match those of the devices connected to it. 1. Fr om the main menu select the Setup line with the k eys, then confirm with OK . 2. Select Options system with the[...]

Menus 52 Black le vel Adjust the contrast ( Light / Dark ) according to the brightness of the r oom in which you ar e viewing y our DTH 8005 images. Displa y Dimmer Depending on the brightness of the r oom wher e you’ v e installed y our DTH 8005, select one of the 3 a vailable settings ( Automatic / Bright / Dim ) to adapt the brightness of the [...]

Menus 53 EN EN Recor ding Options Men u Y our DTH 8005 has sev eral practical functions to optimise the recor ding quality / recording time ratio that is possible when using a D VD+R or D VD+R W disc. This menu also allows the VPS/PDC function to be activated for all y our programmed r ecordings. 1. Fr om the main menu select Setup using the k eys,[...]

54 Fur ther information T r oub leshooting guide If y ou encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solv e y our pr oblems at this telephone number . Y our DTH 8005 doesn’t switch on • Did you mov e the DTH 8005? Check the power plug: is it w ell plugged into the mains sock et? Also check the power cable jack at the r ear[...]

Fur ther information 55 EN EN No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings ar e suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sock ets (coaxial or optical) (page 51). The sound is ver y lo w or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a v er y low le vel. Press the ( ) k ey on your[...]

Fur ther information 56 Other pr oblems Reconfiguring your player’ s initial set-up • Open the disc tray and mak e sur e there is no disc in it. Close the disc tra y . Hold down the ST OP ke y of your DTH 8005, then press the ST ANDBY/ON ke y by holding it down for 3 seconds, until INIT is displa yed on the scr een of your DTH 8005. When MENU r[...]

Fur ther information 57 EN EN Settings The information r elating to the Naviclick TV guide programmes comes fr om a combination of the TV pr ogrammes guide, T eletext and NexTView service transmitted by certain channels. T o optimise the Na viclick programmes guide of y our DTH 8005, you ha ve the possibility of changing certain settings as shown b[...]

Fur ther information 58 NexTVie w Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w ser vice is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTVie w w ere as sho wn belo w . For your information: ther e is an Internet web site in English and German that allows y ou to consult the list of the chann[...]

Fur ther information 59 EN EN Caution Pr otect the DTH 8005 fr om moistur e and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers...). Disconnect the power cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the DTH 8005 malfunctions. Disclaimer of warranty! T o the extent allow ed b y a pplicable la w [...]

Fur ther information 60 DTH 8005 - EN / RST - BEI / 03-2004 Remote contr ol - Code A-B Remote contr ol setting on code B Note: the remote control of your DTH 8005 is set to code A (3000). T o set it to code B (3001) follow the procedure described below . 1. Press and hold the D VD key . 2. With the number k eys, press 3 , 0 , 0 , 1 . 3. Release the[...]