THOMSON IB5400GB manual

GB GB 1 P recautions 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 [...]

2 A bout discs and sound Discs you can play + NTSC Digital video discs Y our 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. ALL means all regions. Discs you cannot play Region [...]

GB GB 3 C ontents 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-b[...]

4 B efor e you start Pr ess 1 for English Pressez 2 pour Français Drücke 3 für Deutsch Premere 4 per Italiano Pulsar 5 para Español T ryck 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. 1 Basic connectio[...]

GB GB 5 F r ont display 1. ST ANDBY/ON : Use to turn the power on and of f. 2. DISC TRA Y 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 [...]

6 B asic functions Additional handy functions Power / Stand-by Playback T o switch your player on and off. T o open or close the disc tray (page 8). T o memorize scenes for replay (page 15). For random play and programme play (pages 19-20-21). T o enjoy virtual surround sound, if you only use a stereo TV or 2 speakers (page 17). T o repeat the last[...]

GB GB 7 GB GB B asic functions Read pages 30-31 on the UNIVERSAL r emote control to operate your TV set or video r ecor der . T o 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 [...]

8 M enus The info displays and disc menus may differ since they depend on the type and content of the discs (DVD, Audio CD, and V ideo 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[...]

GB GB 9 I nfo 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 PLA Y ( 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[...]

10 V ideo and Audio connections W ith a S-V ideo or Video(cinch) connection, (Not required when using the SCAR T connection). Select on your TV set the correct A V input and set the TV screen aspect : 4x3 or 16x9 (see your TV user's manual). If the SCAR T socket (with S-Video or RGB) is not free. Connect your DVD player using a special S-V ide[...]

GB GB 11 V ideo connection settings SCAR T Output If your TV can receive RGB, select “ RGB ”. (recommended selection). If your TV can receive S-video (Y/C) via the SCAR T socket, select “ S-Video ” in the DISPLA Y OPTIONS menu. In this case, set the VIDEO OUT SELECT button at the rear of the device to the SCAR T position. If your TV can onl[...]

12 P referr ed languages Player menu language Configure this setting if you want to change the language of the player ’ s menus (not necessary after initial set-up, page 4 ). Y our preferred disc language Y our preferred languages for dialogues, subtitles and menus are those that the player selects for you automatically for all discs (if availabl[...]

GB GB 13 P ictur e setting "4x3" / "16x9" TV screen 1. Select “ Scr een Format ”, press key number 1 ( 24 ). 2a. Y ou have a standard (4x3) TV screen. Press key number 2 ( 24 ), if you want to see the full 16x9 picture (letterbox). • W ith a 16x9 movie, you will see black strips appear at the top and bottom of the screen. [...]

14 S cene Access Fast motion / Picture and track scan Press repeatedly for higher speeds. • Y ou can also use the same name keys with the same name on the fr ont panel of the player . • In sear ch mode with DVD discs, no sound will be hear d, except in (2x) if the pr oper selection has been made (p 25). 2x - 2x 2 ; 4 ; 8 ; 16 ; 32 ; 128 2 ; 4 ;[...]

15 GB GB S cene Access T itles, chapters, tracks, or elapsed time Select titles / chapters / tracks or directly enter a figure with the numeric keys. • If you select an amount of time not existing on the disc, “ ” may then appear on-screen. • Some discs cannot be searched, even if the elapsed time is displayed. A DVD may contain several tit[...]

16 S cene Access Another way to access a particular chapter is to use the DVD intro function when the player is in play mode. Press twice the info key ( 10 ), then select Intro with keys and confirm with ok . The small still photos from the first 9 chapters appear slowly on the screen (it takes 3 seconds for each one). Select the chapter you want t[...]

17 GB GB 3 - D Surround / Dialogue languages If you use a stereo TV or a two-channel stereo system, be sure that in the audio options of the setup menu, “ Dolby Digital Out ” and “ MPEG-2 Digital Out ” are set to “PCM” (see page 25). Press twice the info key ( 10 ), then select Surround with keys and switch the function On or Off with k[...]

18 S ubtitle languages DVD Subtitles selection In play mode, press the green key ( 9 ) to see the subtitles display with possibly the abbreviation of the language and use the Navigation keys to switch on or off the subtitles. • When there is no subtitle on the disc the “***” indication appears instead of the language name. DVD Subtitles on / [...]

19 GB GB Z oom / Random play x 2 x 4 In play mode, press the ZOOM key twice ( 31 ) and select the part of the scene you want to zoom. When the selection box is over the area you want to view , press ok ( 15 ) to zoom in: • For DVDs, by pressing ok ( 15 ) repeatedly , you zoom-in x2 times / x4 times / X2 times / back to normal. • For video CDs, [...]

Put the player in Frame advance mode by pressing successively the PLA Y ( 27 ), PAUSE ( 30 ), FWD ( 28 ) keys. Press repeatedly the FWD ( 28 ) key to chose the slow motion speed ( 1/8 , 1/4 , ….). Display the second Info banner by pressing twice the info ( 10 ) key . Select the Repeat function then proceed as for the repetition of a scene between[...]

21 GB GB P r ogramme Play The programme play function allows you to programme the CD tracks or DVD disc chapters you want to play . • Program playback lets you set up a specific order for DVD / Audio CD / V ideo CD playback up to 20 chapters / tracks. • Program playback is not available when you play V ideo CD in PBC mode when V ideo CD Menu is[...]

22 P laying MP3 CDs MP3 CD Playback What’ s MP3? Skipping songs When you play an MP3 disc, the MP3 menu will be displayed instead of the DVD player menu. The DVD player menu is not available when playing MP3 discs. MP3 content is divided into album(s) and songs. A disc may hold several albums and each album can contain several songs. (Similar to [...]

23 GB GB V ideo CD special operation V ideo CD: Using Playback Control (PBC) menu Some video CDs (version 2.0 with playback control, “PBC” written on the disc or its case) of fer scenes or information to be selected interactively via menu screen. This menu appears after the disc is loaded (or after PLA Y ( 27 ) or menu key ( 19 ) is pressed). S[...]

24 D isplay Options 5 - Black level adjustment (only for video and S-video) Films are made originally to be watched in a very dark environment (e.g.: cinemas theaters). When watching them at home, some scenes may be too dark to distinguish detail. Select “ 5 : Black level ”, then select “ Light ” or “ Normal ”. 4 - Front display panel b[...]

25 GB GB A udio Options 1 Dolby Digital Output: PCM / Bitstream. 2 MPEG-2 Digital Out: PCM / Bitstream. 3 DTS: On / Off. 4 Dynamic Compression: On / Off. 5 2X Playback Audio: On / Of f. 6 Speakers Underlined options are factory settings. Depending on the audio equipment connected to the digital output (coaxial or optical), you will need to adjust t[...]

26 S peakers From the “ AUDIO OPTIONS ” menu you can access all the settings. Follow these intructions: 1. Move to the items and press ok (15) to confirm and select the value to be adjusted and press ok ( 15 ) to confirm. 2. T o save your settings when you have finished, press retur n key ( 20 ). (Otherwise, all the original settings are restor[...]

27 GB GB S peakers Speaker icons display and size • If the speaker is connected, display the corresponding icon on-screen. If it is not connected, delete the icon. • If the speaker is capable of reproducing low frequencies (<100 Hz), select the lar ge icon. • If the speaker provides poor quality at low frequencies (<100 Hz), select the [...]

28 R ating limit Rating (for DVDs) This feature allows you to control the type of discs or programmes your family can watch. If some discs contain information, or scenes which exceed the rating limit you have set, they will not be played. There are up to 8 Rating limits. This function only works with DVDs that have been assigned a rating limit by t[...]

29 GB GB R ating limit Overriding the Rating For DVDs If you have previously set a rating limit, playing some discs may display this screen: 1. Choose “ Override ” with the ( 14 , 17 ) arrows and press ok ( 15 ) to confirm. 2. Enter your 4-digit password and press ok ( 15 ) to confirm. • Not all DVD discs include rating information that make [...]

30 U niversal remote control Universal remote control setting Y ou have the option to set your remote control to control your TV set and/or video recorder . This enables you to control your video equipment with a single remote control. 2. Look for the 3-digit code of your equipment's brand in the table of brands on the page 32 (Highlight it wi[...]

31 GB GB U niversal remote control T o control other equipment This remote control allows you to control your TV and video recorder . Make sure you set the remote control for the equipment you want to control. Even if the switch is in TV position, the PLA Y , STOP , REV , FWD , and PAUSE keys control the DVD player . V ideo control TV control T o s[...]

32 U niversal remote control Brand codes information List of TV brands List of V ideo Recorder brands All rights reserved with respect to code list modification. If you do not find the brand of your video recorder or TV , you may succeed with codes from other brands. Code Akai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .008, [...]

33 GB GB T r oubleshooting guide Symptom Page Remedy Before requesting service (troubleshooting) No power? There is no picture? There is no sound or it can hardly be heard? The remote control does not work? There are no subtitles? Y ou have forgotten your password to change the rating limit? The menu language is not the one you want? Audio (spoken)[...]

34 DVD discs. When playing a Dual-layer DVD disc (DVD-9 or DVD-18 is indicated on the jacket of the disc), you may notice some disturbance or picture freezing for a few seconds during the layer change. CD-R discs. This unit can play most CD-R discs. However , depending on the condition of the CD-recorder , computer and the disc used, you may find t[...]

35 GB GB “Close the complete disc” at the end of recording. This means that no more recording can be added, later on, on this disc. Y our home computer will only do this if you have ticked the right option in your recording program, at the end of the recording session. CD-R MP3 discs. In the case of CD-R MP 3 discs, please follow all the recomm[...]

36 T echnical data Conception : M.Rensonnet - Réalisation : BEI Communication DVD - SEC / DTH 5400 / GB - XX / RST - BEI / 09 - 2001 Power requirements: Power consumption: W eight: Dimensions: Operating temperature range: Operating humidity range: Disc formats: TV set system: Audio signal output characteristics: Pickup: AC 230 V , 50 Hz 15W (appro[...]