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1 Contents EN EN Chapter 1: Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation befor e connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries ..2 Connecting: D VD pla yer + TV set + VCR ..[...]
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2 Chapter 1 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 pla yer . Install y our play er horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for v entilation[...]
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Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set + VCR If you are only connecting your player to your tele vision set, only car r y out the connections shown in stages 1 and 5. If no Scart-Peritel socket is av ailable on the TV set consult your retailer . If you already have a VCR the connections shown in stages 3 and 4 sho[...]
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Connections and initial set up 4 The back of y our D VD pla y er 230V 50Hz SERIAL N ° CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 3 4 1 2 Sock ets and cables Ther e ar e sev eral wa ys in which you can incorporate your D VD pla yer into an Audio-Video system. The simplest of these is described on page 3. This uses a Scar t P eritel cable that combines an Audio analog c[...]
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Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN Pla y er displa y panel ST ANDBY/ON - T urns the pla yer on or off. The light is off when the play er is running and lit up when the pla yer is switched off (in stand-by mode). OPEN/CLOSE - Opens and shuts the disc tra y . ST OP - Stops playing a disc. PREV - Skips back to the beginning of the chapter (D VD) o[...]
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Connections and initial set up 6 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD pla yer can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunk en. Y ou thus ha ve thr ee r emote control units in one using to the thr ee modes – D VD , TV and VCR – accessible by [...]
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Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Using the r emote control unit to contr ol y our TV set or VCR The remote contr ol unit supplied with your D VD pla yer can also be used to contr ol most recent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunk en). This page describes the k eys that enable you to contr ol your T[...]
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Connections and initial set up 8 Initial pla y er set-up Using the remote contr ol unit correctly When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to contr ol (D VD pla yer , TV set or video recor der). Ensure that ther e is no obstacle between the r emote control unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrar ed signal carrying[...]
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9 Chapter 2 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can pla y • video D VDs, D VD-R, D VD-R W , D VD+R, D VD+R W , • Audio CDs (Compact Disc), CD-R, CD-R W , • Video CDs (VCD), Super Video CDs (SVCD), • discs containing: • image files in JPEG format, • sound files in mp3 format, • WMA files. Note: Before loading a disc in the play er , check[...]
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Pla ying a disc 10 Sear ch Options Quick sear ch of an imag e or a track In Pla y mode , star t the Forwar d or Rev erse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forwar d) or REV (re verse) k eys. Pr ess once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o r esume normal pla yback press PLA Y . Still picture and frame advance During pla yback press P AUSE onc[...]
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Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you pr ess INFO on the remote contr ol unit while a disc is being pla yed. Use the and k e ys to select the various icons. When an icon is activated (highlighted), f ollow the instructions on the scr een and use the or k eys to bro ws[...]
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Pla ying a disc 12 T o access the inf ormation banner , pr ess INFO on your r emote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use arr ow ke ys and on the remote contr ol 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. When small arr ows appear abov e and below the[...]
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Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN Languag e of the subtitles (D VDs) 1. While a disc is being pla yed, pr ess INFO to displa y the information banner . 2. Press until the subtitle icon is highlighted. 3. Press OK to star t (or stop) the function. Subtitles a vailable on the disc appear . 4. Choose the subtitle language using the or k eys. The language chose[...]
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Pla ying a disc 14 Repeat pla yback of a scene betw een tw o points A and B (D VD - VCD - SVCD) A-B Repeat mode allo ws y ou to select exactly the sequence you wish to repeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or ke ys. A-B Repeat a ppears under the banner . 2. Press OK to memorise the beginning of the scene y ou want to repeat (poi[...]
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Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN Camera angles (D VDs) 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 on the remote contr ol unit and choose the angle using the same [...]
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Pla ying a disc 16 Pla ying imag es (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pixels. Howe v er be yond 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 and WMA ar e compr essed audio file formats that make it po[...]
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17 Chapter 3 Menus EN EN Men us on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD pla yer are not all accessible dir ectly thr ough the remote contr ol or fr ont panel k eys. A cer tain number of functions ar e accessible through menus that y ou can display or remo ve as you wish. These menus ar e used as follows. Pla y e[...]
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Menus 18 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 pla ys 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; Aut[...]
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Menus 19 EN EN Lock menu Y ou pla y er mak es it possible to set ratings limits to pla ying discs and to lock pla yback for discs that contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit y ou hav e set. This function allows you, for instance , to contr ol the type of matter a child can watch. A padlock in the Lock menu shows whether the pla[...]
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Menus 20 Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla yed, pr ess ST OP (the pla yer men u appears). 2. Press to highlight Lock and pr ess OK (if requested to do so k ey in y our passw ord; the Lock men u appears). 3. Press the k e y to highlight P asswor d and press OK (a screen f or entering the new passw ord appears). 4. Using the number ed ke[...]
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Menus 21 EN EN Displa y menu The Displa y menu pro vides you with settings to adapt the pictur e f ormat and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the pla yer’ s display panel and activate the Pr ogressiv e Scan function. TV Imag e menu The TV Imag e men u allows y ou to set the image format (4x3, [...]
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Menus 22 Fr ont Displa y menu Depending on the brightness of the r oom wher e you’ v e installed y our play er , select one of the 4 settings to adapt the brightness of the displa y panel to suit its envir onment. 1. If a disc is being pla yed, pr ess ST OP (the pla yer men u appears). 2. Press to highlight Displa y and press OK (The Displa y men[...]
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Menus 23 EN EN Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides you with settings so y ou can adapt your pla yer to the de vices connected. It also enables y ou to access specific functions. Sound Logic This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing y our neighbours. The pla yer then adjusts the differ ences in sound levels thr ough dyn[...]
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Menus 24 Digital output According to the amplifier or TV set (with or without an in-built Dolby or DTS decoder) to which you connect y our D VD pla yer , you will ha ve to set the parameters of the CO AXIAL OUT digital signal out sock et so that they can deliver Dolb y Digital or DTS digital signals that ma y be present on D VD discs play ed on you[...]
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Menus 25 EN EN Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es y ou a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the pla yer menus, the language of the disc menus, 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 a vailable on the D VD y ou[...]
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26 Chapter 4 Fur ther informa tion T roub leshooting guide Y ou will be able to solv e most pr oblems involving y our play er by ref erring to the tr oubleshooting guide below . Note: if you encounter difficulties, you can contact our Help-line by dialling the follo wing number : The player does not work at all • Switch the pla yer off and r emov[...]
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Fur ther informa tion 27 EN EN Ther e is no sound, or it can hardly be hear d • Ensur e that the plugs of the various cables are secur ely fitted into the sock ets. • If y ou connect an appliance (such as an amplifier) that includes a DTS or Dolby Digital decoder , check that the input parameters of the appliance ar e correctl y defined. • Ac[...]
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Fur ther informa tion 28 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. How ev er , depending on the r ecorder of your personal computer , the type of disc and r ecording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the perf ormance does not meet the exp[...]
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Fur ther informa tion 29 EN EN CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files T o vie w your JPEG images on a TV set y ou do not need to r ecor d y our photogra phs with a resolution abo ve 400,000 pix els (which corresponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for tele vision screens do not allo w a higher quality given their lim[...]
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Fur ther informa tion 30 Caution • Pr otect the pla yer from moistur e and excess heat (e .g. fir eplace) or equipment creating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speak ers ...). Disconnect the pow er cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the pla yer malfunctions. Y our pla yer is not intended for industrial use but for domestic pur[...]