Technicolor - Thomson DPL953REC manuale d’uso

1 Ta b le of Contents EN Connections and Setup Some points to check before y ou connect your TV set ..2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Fr ont panel controls and sock ets ................................3 Connecting to audio-visual equipment ......................4 Connecting the FM aerial ...............[...]

2 Connections and Setup EN Some points to check befor e you 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 , awa y fr om any sour ce of heat (fireplace) or appliances generating strong mag[...]

Connections and Setup 3 EN Fr ont panel contr ols and sock ets 1 34 5 678 9 1 0 2 11 12 13 DVD RECORDER HOME CINEMA SYSTEM DPL953REC R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO 1. ON/ST ANDBY To switch the appliance on and off. 2. OPEN/CLOSE To open and close the disc tra y . 3. RECORD To start recording. 4. REC MODE To select a recor ding mode . 5. SKIP/TUNING To[...]

Connections and Setup 4 EN S-Video cable Component cables Note: Use only one of the connection methods shown above for each type of equipment. SCAR T VIDEO OUT The SCAR T video sock et pr ovides the best quality for video signal. If there is no Scart socket is a vailable on your TV set, check whether your TV has another Video sock et (Composite, Co[...]

Connections and Setup 5 EN Note: If one of the devices is not working, check that all the cables have been inserted proper ly into the sockets which they should be connected to. Connecting the TV aerial Audio cables SCAR T VIDEO IN If there is no Scart sock et is available on y our appliance, check whether it has a composite video sock et that you [...]

Connections and Setup 6 EN P ositioning speak ers Courtesy Dolby Laboratories Connecting the speak ers 8 ohm SL SW CS R FL FR 4 ohm Six speak ers are pr ovided with the appliance (2 fr ont, 1 centre, 2 rear , 1 subwoof er). In order to enjoy g ood surr ound effects, all six speakers need to be connected to the pla yer . Speak er wires are colour -c[...]

Connections and Setup 7 EN Fr ont Speak er P osition Even if y ou cannot replicate this ideal home theatre set-up exactly , the follo wing suggestions for positioning the speak er will help you achie ve better results. Alignment Align the centre speak er ev enly with or slightly behind the left and right speak ers, but not in front of them. Angle P[...]

Connections and Setup 8 EN OPEN/CLOSE To open and close the disc tra y . SETUP To access the pla yer’ s menu. MUTE To mute and restor e the sound. ST ANDBY/ON To switch the appliance on and off. REPEA T To access the Repeat pla yback function. A-B To access the A-B repeat pla yback function. SHUFFLE To access the Shuffle pla yback function. SLEEP[...]

Connections and Setup 9 EN 1. Switch the television set on. Select the A V channel on the television set. 2. Press the ST ANDBY/ON button on the remote control to turn the a ppliance on. 3. Press ENTER . Choose a language using the or button on the remote contr ol, then confirm by pressing ENTER . 4. The EU T uner option is selected. Select your co[...]

Connections and Setup 10 EN 5. To move a channel, use the and buttons to select the channel you wish to mov e. Then select the Mo ve to option and pr ess ENTER . Then use the and buttons to reach the position y ou wish to store the channel in and pr ess ENTER . The channel will move to the new position. 6. Use the Enable/Disable option to include t[...]

11 Basic Pla yback Opera tions EN Compatible discs •D V D •D VD-R, D VD-R W , DVD+R, D VD+R W •C D • CD-R, CD-R W . Compatible formats •D VD , VCD (Video Compact Disc), SVCD (Super Video Compact Disc), JPEG, •C D, mp3, WMA, DivX, CD K odak Picture. More information about discs and compatible for mats is available at the end of the bookl[...]

Basic Pla yback Opera tions 12 EN Status menu Press the DISPLA Y button a number of times during pla yback to show in turn: DV D : Title elapsed time, Title remaining time, Chapter elapsed time, Chapter r emaining time, Displa y Off; VCD , SVCD and audio CD : Single elapsed time, Single remaining time, T otal elapsed time, T otal remaining time, Di[...]

Basic Pla yback Opera tions 13 EN Pla yback options Direct access (D VD) To directly access a title or a cha pter : 1. Press the SEARCH button. 2. Select TITLE or CHAPTER using the and buttons, enter a title or chapter n umber with the numeric buttons and press ENTER . Note: Many discs only have one title. To directly access a location on the disc [...]

14 Recor ding EN Recording options Recording options ar e available in the Recorder menu: 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Select the Recorder option using the and buttons. Recording Quality 1. Select the Record Quality option and press or ENTER . 2. Select one of the a vailable recording qualities using the and buttons and press ENTER . Notes: Record[...]

Recor ding 15 EN Instant Timer Recording 1. To set the length of time you want to r ecor d for , press the RECORD button twice. The television screen shows the r ecor ding duration. 2. Press the RECORD button again to increase the r ecording time to a maximum of eight hours. Recording fr om an A V sock et If you wish to r ecord fr om the Scar t soc[...]

Recor ding 16 EN If you select Once , enter the date of the r ecor ding using and or the numeric buttons, and and to mov e the cursor . If you select Repeat , select one or se veral da ys using and and pressing ENTER . When finished, select Done and press ENTER . 6. Select Input Source using and and press ENTER . Use and to select the recording sou[...]

Recor ding 17 EN Managing the disc contents 1. Open the tra y by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button. Place a D VD+R W or a D VD+R disc with the printed side facing up and close the tra y . 2. Press the SETUP button. 3. Select Disc from the Recor der menu and press or ENTER to access the various options. Erase Disc (D VD+R W) This option deletes all the[...]

18 mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files EN mp3 is an audio file format which compresses r ecorded music. It was dev eloped 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 compr essed files. WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format de [...]

mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files 19 EN Pla ying DivX files 1. Open the tra y by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button. 2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up . 3. The disc’ s contents are displa yed. Select the DivX file that you wish to pla y with the and buttons and press ENTER or to start playback. 4. To select another character set for DivX [...]

20 Radio EN The pla yer has a built-in tuner that allows f or FM radio function. Manual tuning 1. Connect the FM aerial in the correct manner . 2. Press the SOURCE button on the r emote control or on the fr ont panel sev eral times to select the T uner mode . 3. T une a station by pressing r epeatedly PRESET or PRESET on the r emote contr ol until [...]

21 Pla y er Menus EN Menu Press SETUP to exit. Recorder System Language Video Speaker Audio TV T uner Record Quality Chapter Length Disc Scart Input Front AV Recorder men u 1. Press the SETUP button to displa y the pla y er’ s menu. 2. Select Recorder using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. Please refer to cha pter Record[...]

Pla y er Menus 22 EN Pa r ental contr ol This setting pre vents the pla yback of D VDs that ma y not be suitable for all audiences, by using the rating le vel that ma y be encoded on the disc. If the rating level on the disc is higher than the preset le vel the pla yback function will not be enabled unless the passwor d is entered. 1. Press or ENTE[...]

Pla y er Menus 23 EN Languag e menu With this menu, you can set the language f or pla yer menus, dialogue, subtitles and the disc menus. 1. Press the SETUP button to displa y the pla y er’ s menu. 2. Select Language using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. OSD Menu (Pla y er Menu) 1. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. [...]

Pla y er Menus 24 EN Video menu 1. Press the SETUP button to displa y the pla y er’ s menu. 2. Select Video using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. TV T ype In addition to P AL D VDs and VCDs, you can enjoy NTSC films as well. If the pictur es from the D VD being play ed a ppear in black and white on y our screen, try cha[...]

Pla y er Menus 25 EN Pro gressiv e Scan Progr essive Scan pr ovides high-quality pictur es with less flick er . T urn on Progressiv e Scan if you used the Component Video sockets of the pla yer to connect a TV or monitor compatible with a progr essive scan signal. 1. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. 2. Select ON using the and buttons to activ[...]

Pla y er Menus 26 EN Audio menu 1. Press the SETUP button to displa y the pla y er’ s menu. 2. Select Audio using and . 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. Dynamic Compression Y ou can use this function to control the differ ent sound lev els via dynamic compression. It improv es the quality of the sound track at a low volume and quietens t[...]

27 Additional Inf ormation EN Tr oubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. •M ak e sure it is plugged into a mains sock et. •P r ess the ST ANDBY/ON button on the r emote contr ol or the PO WER button on the front of the a ppliance. It is impossible to read the disc . • Insert the disc with the printed side facing up . •C heck that th[...]

Additional Inf ormation 28 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 must not be obstructed. • During thunderstorms, we recommend that you isolate [...]

Additional Inf ormation 29 EN •N ev er open the appliance y ourself, since this ma y put you at risk or damage the equipment. THOMSON does not accept any liability if the a ppliance is used in any wa y other than in accordance with this manual. DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTIES: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA W , DECLARA TIONS AND W AR[...]

Additional Inf ormation 30 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 pla y cor rectly on y our play er or not depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs and the type of recording equipment used, as wel[...]