THOMSON DTH7000 manual

About … I mportant 1 EN EN Installation Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device. Install the device horizontally , on a suitable base (solid unit with a non- slippery surface), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm). Make sure the ve[...]

About … Y our DTH 7000 E 2 About your device Y our DTH 7000 E is classed as a DMR ( Digital Media Recorder ). In a single unit, it combines a DVD, Audio CD, VCD and CD-R player , a TV tuner and a 40-gigabyte hard disc. Depending on the setting you choose, you’ll have close to 36 hours for your video recordings, JPEG images or MP3 files. W ith i[...]

About … D iscs you can play 3 EN EN Y our device responds to the regional management information recorded on DVDs. The regional code of your DMR is 2. Before buying a DVD, make sure that it bears the correct logo. ALL means all regions. Other r egions - 1: USA, Canada - 2: Europe, the Middle East, Rep. of South Africa, Japan - 3: Southeast Asia, [...]

About … C ontents 4 Universal r emote contr ol ..........................52 Contr olling the other devices ...................53 NA VI CLICK settings .................................54 Channel identification ..............................55 T roubleshooting guide .........................56-57 CD-Rs and MP3 files - (Recommendations) .. 58 Remote[...]

About … F unctions index 5 EN EN INDEX Page INDEX Page Display Banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Playback control menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Installation U npack your equipment 6 Thank you for purchasing one of our products. Unpack the box and check that nothing is missing. DMR (Digital Media Recorder DTH 7000 E) Remote control and batteries (non-rechargeable batteries AA type) IR Controller R.F . lead Mains lead Scart/peritel cable (21 cabled pins) This manual will enable you to instal[...]

EN EN I nser ting the batteries 7 Installation Remove the cover from the battery compartment. Insert two LR06 or AA batteries, ensuring correct polarities (+/-). Put the cover back on the battery compartment. Do not mix differ ent types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use r echar geable batteries. In or der to avoid any risk of explos[...]

Installation B asic connections 8 TV DMR-DTH 7000 E 3 1 2 4 Scart cable Coaxial Cable Unplug the antenna cable from your TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN socket of your DMR. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT socket of the DMR to the g antenna socket of your TV set. Using the Scart cable supplied, connect th[...]

1. T urn on your TV set. 2. T urn on your DMR by pressing the ST ANDBY / ON button (on the fr ont panel). The first time you turn it on, your DMR will ask you to select a preferred language for the various displays through the menu which appears on your TV screen. If this menu is not displayed, on your TV select the A V socket to which you connecte[...]

Installation A utomatic channel search 10 In each r egion, TV stations are br oadcast on differ ent channels. Y our DMR cannot be factor y-set to r eceive the TV channels of your ar ea. Y ou will have to set up the channels by following the automatic pr ocedure r ecommended below . 5. Select your country of residence using the ˆ or ‡ , keys, and[...]

EN EN Installation 11 Sor ting the channels 8. A channel sorting window will appear . The picture of the selected channel is shown in the background. The automatic channel sear ch has assigned numbers to the channels is a pr edefined or der . These numbers may not be the numbers you would have chosen. Should this be the case, you can change these n[...]

Installation 12 Manual channel search If you want to set up a new channel, use the manual sear ch pr ocedur e which will enable you to add a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on your DMR. The channels already stor ed will not be deleted. 1. If the main menu is not displayed, press the menu key . 2. Select the Setup line using the ‡ or ˆ , keys[...]

EN EN Installation 13 Channel update If new channels make their way into the audiovisual scene, you will have to update your DMR’ s list of channels. In such a case, start a new channel sear ch fr om the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stor ed channels and resets all the channels that your DMR can r eceive. If you only want to set-up a[...]

Satellite set-up S atellite or cable receiver 14 Y our DMR is designed to control a satellite r eceiver . For this purpose, the satellite r eceiver must be connected to the A V2 and IR SA T/CABL sockets of the DMR. Befor e you connect your satellite r eceiver to your DMR, you need to set up all the channels on the satellite r eceiver (receiver dir [...]

EN EN Satellite set-up 15 DMR / satellite or cable receiver settings 1. Switch on your TV set, your DMR, then your satellite or cable receiver . 2. Place the receiver on channel 002 . W ith your DMR’ s remote control, carry out the following settings: 3. If the main menu is not displayed, press the menu key on the remote control. 4. Select the Se[...]

Satellite set-up 16 10. Deactivating the programming of the satellite or cable r eceiver Y es is selected to deactivate the programmer . In that case, all your satellite recordings will have to be programmed from your satellite or cable receiver (this is the recommended setting). Leave Y es selected and press ok . 11. IR controller connection • F[...]

EN EN Satellite set-up 17 The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given ar e generally those which are r ecognised by the receivers of the makes quoted. However , they may not correspond to your device if it is an older or mor e recent model. In such a case, contact your r etailer . AKAÏ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Installation R ear connectors 18 The connection setup shown on page 8 pr ovides rapid connection of your DMR. This setup gives standar d-quality sound r epr oduction and an optimum-quality pictur e (RGB). Depending on the connectors available on your other devices or to get maximum performance out of your DMR, you may need to use other connection s[...]

Installation O ther connections 19 EN EN Connections recommended through Scart sockets (Audio-Video connections) VCR (the SCART sockets must transmit RGB signals) V ideo recor der Sat/Cable decoder TV TV Y our DTH 7000 E Y our DTH 7000 E Sat/Cable decoder For the inter connection of the devices, if is pr eferable to use Scart cables with 21 pins co[...]

Installation 20 Connections through the S-Video (picture) and RCA (sound) sockets Plasma Scr een V ideo Projector Y our DMR - DTH 7000 E Audio/V ideo amplifier Sat/Cable decoder Camcor der TV VHS or S-VHS video cassette r ecor der DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:24 Page 20[...]

EN EN Occasional use 21 File or video transfer to your DMR DMR DTH 7000 E Pull her e to open flap. Car d r eader HiFi headphones Camcor der The sockets located behind the flap on the fr ont of your DMR allow easy connection for occasional use. • USB : The USB socket enables you to read and/or copy JPEG images from a memory card reader ( 1 ) , or [...]

Overview of main functions R emote control 22 * If available on the disc being played. • T o switch your machine on or of f (stand-by). T o control your DMR, place the function selector on the dvd position. For the other devices, you have to program the remote control to match the code of the device to be controlled ( k page 52) . • T o open or[...]

Overview of main functions R emote control 23 EN EN • T o play a disc ( k pages 26-30) . • T o play a VIDEO recording ( k page 44). • T o play a JPEG, or MP3 recording ( k page 39). • Fast forward or reverse. Fast playback, forward or backward. • Slow motion, forward or backward, from the P AUSE mode. • T o skip chapters (DVD) or tracks[...]

Operating principles F r ont panel 24 1 5 2 6 3 8 7 14 9 4 12 11 13 10 The buttons on your DMR 1. ST ANDBY/ON : T o switch your DMR on or of f. 2. A V : T o select the audiovisual sources (channels or devices connected to the A V sockets). P P R R 1 1 , 2 2 , 3 3 : : Channel 1, 2, 3. A A V V 1 1 : : Device connected on A V1 (TV set). A A V V 2 2 : [...]

EN EN Operating principles D isplay panel 25 TV Functions MENU LIVE PR 1 P A USE -00:38 -00:39 LIVE PR1 REC ORD LIVE PR1 Main menu displayed on screen (device stopped). k No function selected. W ith a disc 00 1 0:00:0 7 0:00:0 1 0 1 0:00:2 4 0:00:38 0 1 0:00:2 4 V OL 1 8 Live a v3 GUIDE DVD playback. Start of disc playback. Playback of an Audio CD [...]

Operating principles H ow to use the menus 26 The basic functions of your DMR ar e accessible directly thr ough the r emote control or fr ont panel buttons. Many functions are only accessible thr ough menus displayed on your TV scr een. This page shows you how to use these menus. The layout of your DMR’ s menus is shown on the next page. Main men[...]

EN EN Operating principles 27 M enu layout Fr om the Main Menu, you access the various sub-menus of your DMR using the Navigation keys. Other menus ar e accessible through the sub-menus shown on this page. When a function or a sub- menu is not available, the corr esponding MENU appears on a transpar ent backgr ound. Her e, the Memor y Car d menu is[...]

Operating principles I nteractive banners 28 In addition to menus, your DMR has interactive information banners with icons r epr esenting functions or information. Some banners pr ovide access to disc playback functions (for DVDs, CDs, VCDs, etc.) while others give you information on the channels and r elated functions (selection, pause, recor ding[...]

EN EN Operating principles 29 In DISC PLA YING mode (Operating principle) 1. Load a disc and press PLA Y to start playback. 2. T o display the banner, press the yellow info key . 3. Choose an icon using the Navigation keys or enter a number using the number keys to access a chapter or a title (when the corresponding icon is selected). 4. T o remove[...]

Player function B asic functions 30 1. Open the DMR’ s disc tray by pressing the OPEN / CLOSE button. 2. Insert a disc. The disc label must face upwards (Audio CD, V ideo CD, single- sided DVD ( 1 ) , etc.) 3. Close the disc tray by pressing the OPEN / CLOSE key . Loading a disc Double-sided discs have a small label on both sides near the centr e[...]

EN EN Player function 31 Some DVDs contain several titles. These titles corr espond to films, documentaries or other pr ograms. As a general rule, each title is divided into number ed chapters. Most DVDs have chapters only . On audio CDs, the music tracks can be accessed dir ectly . V ideo CDs may also contain Indexes. V ideo CDs and DVDs. If the D[...]

Player function R epeat playback 32 T o repeat the playback of a title, chapter , track, scene, selected A-B segment (except on V ideo CDs) or entir e disc. Y our DMR enables you to mark your favourite DVD scenes or music tracks on audio CDs thanks to a marking function accessible thr ough the banner . Repeat playback of a scene between two points [...]

Player function Z oom / Angle /Video CD 33 EN EN Zoom - (DVD / Video CD ) T o blow up the picture (1.5x - 2x - 4x) during playback of a DVD, video sequence or JPEG images, press the zoom key on the remote control several times. When the image is blown up, you can move it using the Navigation keys. Press once more to return to normal size (1x). Came[...]

Player function D isc menu 34 The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc has been loaded into the DMR. This menu enables you to customise certain settings or actions for disc playback. In the MAIN MENU select the Disc , line and press ok to validate. Start T o start disc playback from the beginning. • Select Start , then press ok to validate. Pla[...]

Player function 35 EN EN Aspect ratios of the TV screen Images which appear on the TV scr een differ depending on the type of softwar e and the TV set connected. Pictur e format on the DVD disc. For wide-scr een (for eseen in Pan and Scan) Full screen T op and bottom edges are cut off. Full screen For wide-scr een (not in Pan and Scan) Letterbox (w[...]

Player function D isplaying digital photos 36 Displaying image files in JPEG format Open the disc tray and insert a disc containing JPEG images. Close the disc tray . The disc contents may or may not appear , depending on the play mode selected (automatic or manual k page 34). If it does not appear , press the PLA Y button. Use the Navigation keys [...]

Player function P laying audio files 37 EN EN What’ s MP3? MP3 is the audio file format allowing you to easily compress music recordings, and was co- developed by . The main advantage of MP3 is that it enables storage of CD-quality music tracks on a home computer in manageable, compressed files. Thanks to compression you now only need about 4 Mb [...]

38 Recording functions R ecording (music and images) Y our DMR enables you to copy JPEG images and MP3 files to your hard disc. Y ou can r ecor d those files fr om a CD-ROM or memory car d read in a device connected to the USB socket at the fr ont of your DMR. All files pr esent on the CD-R or memory car d will be r ecorded on your DMR’ s har d d[...]

EN EN 39 Playing the recordings I MAGES and MUSIC menus MUSIC Menu (JUKEBOX function) PICTURES Menu This menu gives you access to the JPEG images that you copied fr om a CD-R or memor y car d r ead in an external reader connected to the USB socket on the fr ont of your DMR. The menu which appears displays the images or folders in which your images [...]

40 TV Function Y our DMR in TV mode T o take full advantage of the TV functions and TV pr ogram recor ding featur es, your DMR must be used as if it wer e at the centre of your TV setup. The connection shown on page 8 will allow you to do this. Consider your DMR as a television set without a scr een and your TV set as a scr een only . The channels [...]

EN EN 41 TV Function Y our DMR has the same recor ding functions as a VCR. Only the r ecor ding medium is differ ent (a hard disc instead of a video cassette). The capacity of your har d disc depends on the quality you set for your r ecordings. Refer to page 45. Replaying what you missed When you watch a TV pr ogram in r eal time, you can at any ti[...]

42 Recording functions P r ogramming a TV recording Like a VCR, your DMR allows you to pr ogram recor dings. Y ou can do this thr ough either of your DMR’ s two programming systems: the pr ogrammer or the NA VICLICK TV guide. Recor ding with the programmer In the Main Menu , select the Recording , menu and press ok to access the Timer menu. Selec[...]

EN EN 43 Recording functions The Naviclick function allows the storage of the TV guide broadcast by certain channels. This guide is updated every 24 hours thr ough T eletext (electr onic text information) or NexTV iew . NA VICLICK pr ovides on-screen display of the TV guide of the channels that br oadcast them and allows you to choose the programs [...]

44 Playing the recordings V IDEO menu This menu gives you access to all the r ecordings you made fr om TV channels or devices connected to your DMR’ s front or r ear A V sockets. In the Main Menu , select the Video line and press ok to confirm. The menu which appears displays the list of recordings (up to 6 titles) along with the name of the prog[...]

Playing the recordings M anaging your recordings 45 EN EN Y ou can customise your r ecordings by giving a name to your video sequences, JPEG images and MP3 files saved on your DMR’ s har d disc. Renaming the recordings From the Rename function in the Video , Pictures or Music , menus, press ok to access the character grid. Deleting recordings Fro[...]

Player function P referr ed languages 46 Y our DMR gives you a selection of languages to choose from. Y ou can change the language of the DMR menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your pr eferred language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is available on the DVD you will[...]

EN EN Player function 47 • If you chose “ English ” during the initial setting (carried out on page 5): - the main menu, in English, - the menus of the disc, in English (if available), - the language of the dialogues, in English (if available). • If ther e is no English on the disc for menus, dialogues, and / or subtitles, the player select[...]

48 Player function C hild (lock) Y our DMR has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain DVDs. The discs whose content may be deemed unsuitable for your childr en will ther efor e not be visible unless a code that you have pr eviously chosen is enter ed. DVD – Locking the DMR 1. The Lock line is already selected. Press[...]

EN EN 49 Player function R ating limits The Rating limits function enables you to contr ol the type of discs that your childr en can watch. If certain discs contain information or scenes that exceed the rating limit you’ve set, they will not be played. Ther e are 8 ratings ranging fr om 1 to 8. Level 1 is the least r estrictive. DVD - Rating limi[...]

is a trademark of SRS Labs , Inc . T ruSurround TM technology is incorporated under license agr eement fr om SRS Labs , Inc . Settings T he OPTIONS menu 50 The Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configur e certain useful functions and optimise the performances of your DMR to match those of the devices connected to it. In the Main[...]

EN EN Settings 51 If the images of the DVD being played appear in black and white on your TV screen, the standard of the video signals transmitted to your TV is incorrect. Change the video signal from P AL to NTSC ( 1 ) or vice versa. P AL or NTSC output Choose the RGB , S-Video or V ideo ( 2 ) . signal, depending on the device connected to the A V[...]

52 Appendix U niversal remote control The r emote control supplied with your DMR enables you to contr ol other devices such as a TV set, a satellite r eceiver or a hifi system. T o do this, you must program your r emote control using one of the 3-digit codes given at the end of this manual. Pr ogramming the remote control About the TV/DMR key 4. Re[...]

EN EN 53 * If the function is available on the original r emote control of the device to be contr olled. C ontr olling the other devices Appendix • Only devices made by the THOMSON gr oup benefit fr om extended functionalities on most of the r emote contr ol keys. TV Satellite Receiver Hi-fi system or amplifier Set the switch to tv Set the switch[...]

54 Recording functions settings Naviclick guide downloading time The pr ograms are downloaded either at 3 AM or 8 AM. T o choose the downloading time, follow the instructions below: 1. If the main menu is not displayed, press the menu key on the remote control. 2. W ith the navigation keys, select Setup then Installation followed by Naviclick . Eac[...]

EN EN 55 3Sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3SA T Anglia TV . . . . . . . . . .ANGL ANIM . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANIM Antena3 . . . . . . . . . . . .ANT3 ARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARD Arte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AR TE AR TE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AR TE BBC W orld . . . . . . . . .BBCW BBC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BBC1 BBC2 . .[...]

56 If you have a problem T r oubleshooting guide Nothing works Y our DMR doesn’t switch on. • Did you move the DMR ? Check the power plug: is it well plugged into the mains socket? Also check the power cable jack at the rear of the DMR; is it well pushed in. • Is the mains socket to which you DMR is connected receiving current ? T ry to plug [...]

EN EN 57 If you have a problem - Video is only accessible once you have recorded a TV program or video sequence (from an external device). - Music is only accessible if you have copied an audio file in MP3 format. - Pictur es is only accessible once you have copied an image in JPEG format. - Card is only accessible once you have connected a card re[...]

58 Additional info C D-Rs and MP3 files - (Recommendations) (1) Important: The above r ecommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play MP3 r ecor dings, or as an assurance of sound quality . Y ou should note that certain technologies and methods for MP3 file r ecor ding on CD-Rs pr event optimal playback of these files o[...]

Additional info R emote control - Code A-B 59 EN EN 59 W ith certain devices (TV/DVD combos or other DVD players) the r emote control of your DMR may contr ol the DVD player of the other device. If such is the case, you can pr ogram the DMR’ s r emote contr ol and the DMR on another code called code B ( 1 ) . Remote control setting on code B Y ou[...]

60 Additional info T echnical data Conception: M.Rensonnet - Réalisation: BEI Communication DMR-DTH 7000 / RST - BEI / A WS - BK / Issue 3 / 08-2002 Advisors are at your disposal to help you solve your problems at this telephone number . Y ou can contact THOMSON by dialling: 0845 601 3093 (For Great-Britain, all calls will be charged at local rate[...]