THOMSON DTH8000 manual

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

2 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and information bef or e connecting • Ensure that the mains suppl y in y our house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of y our device. Install y our device horizontall y , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it f or v entilation (7-10 c[...]

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 y our DTH 8000. 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT socket of the DTH 8000 to the g antenna sock et of y our TV set. 3. Using the Scart cable supplied, connect the DTH 8000’ s A V 1 ([...]

Connections and initial set up 4 About y our de vice Y our DTH 8000 is a digital video play er and r ecorder . 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 8000 in ser vice Using [...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN 6. Select your country of residence using the or k eys, and press OK . On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected. Press OK . The screen displa yed is a set-up scr een for the allocation of input terminals. 7. If you connected y our devices as indicated on page 3, check that Ant[...]

Connections and initial set up 6 Sorting the channels 9. A channel sorting window will appear . The picture of the selected channel is shown in the backgr ound. The automatic channel sear ch has assigned numbers to the channels is a pr edefined order . These numbers ma y not be the numbers you w ould hav e chosen. Should this be the case , you can [...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Manual channel sear ch If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual search pr ocedure which will enable y ou to add a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on y our DTH 8000. The channels already stor ed will not be deleted. During the initial installation, if you carried out the automatic installation d[...]

Connections and initial set up 8 Channel update If new channels mak e their way into the audio visual scene, you will ha ve to update y our DTH 8000’ s list of channels. In such a case, star t a new channel sear ch from the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stored channels and r esets all the channels that your DTH 8000 can receiv e . If[...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN DTH 8000 Satellite receiver TV set Satellite or cable receiver IR controller cell G-LINK CABLE - Adjusting your DTH 8000’ s IR (infrared) contr oller cell Y ou need to find the correct positioning of the IR contr oller cell in r elation to the fr ont of the satellite or cable receiv er so that your DTH 8000 [...]

10 Connections and initial set up DTH 8000 / satellite or cable r eceiv er settings 1. Switch on your TV set, your DTH 8000, then your satellite or cable r eceiver . 2. Place the receiv er on channel 002 . With your DTH 8000’ s remote contr ol, carr y out the following settings: 3. If the main menu is not displa yed, press the MENU k ey on the re[...]

Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN 10. Deactivating the pro gramming of the satellite or cable receiv er Ye s is selected to deactivate the programmer . In that case, all your satellite r ecordings will ha ve to be pr ogrammed fr om your satellite or cable r eceiver (this is the recommended setting). Leav e Ye s selected and press OK . 11. IR [...]

Connections and initial set up 12 The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given ar e generally those which ar e recognised by the receiv ers of the brands quoted. Howe v er , they ma y not corr espond to your de vice if it is an older or more r ecent model. In such a case , contact your r etailer . List of satellite receiv er codes List of[...]

Connections and initial set up 13 EN EN The connections pr oposed on page 3 permit the rapid connection of y our DTH 8000 and ensur e optimum sound, visual quality (RGB) and standards. Depending on the sockets a vailable on your other devices or to benefit fr om the maximum performance of your DTH 8000 y ou may mak e other connections. The DTH 8000[...]

Connections and initial set up 14 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 permanently a vailable on the optical and coaxial sock ets of y our pla yer . 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 15 EN EN Fr ont sockets (inputs) 1 - USB sock et The USB sock et enables y ou to read and/or cop y from a memory card reader , JPEG images stored thr ough a digital camera or MP3 files from an MP3 recor der . Note: recognised play ers : USB 1.1 MASS STORA GE CLASS. 2 - S-Video sock et For the connection of a Camcor de[...]

Connections and initial set up 16 PULL HERE to open flap. The buttons on the fr ont ST ANDBY/ON - T o switch your DTH 8000 on or off. AV - T o select the audiovisual sources (channels or devices connected to the A V sock ets): PR 1 , 2 , 3 - Channel 1, 2, 3. AV 1 - Device connected on AV 1 (TV set). AV 2 (or SA 1 if an installation with a satellite[...]

Connections and initial set up 17 EN EN The messag es on the displa y TV Functions With a disc Other indications Main menu displa yed on scr een (device stopped). No function selected. Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. Start of recording of TV program on selected channel. Channel 1 curr ently being r ecor ded. Start of [...]

18 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your DTH 8000 is a 3 in 1 type remote contr ol. It allows 3 de vices to be contr olled: your DTH 8000, a television set and a satellite or cable receiv er . Thus you ha ve remote contr ol of all these devices by using the 3 modes: D VD , TV or SA T .C ABLE that are accessed by 3 corr espo[...]

Remote contr ol 19 EN EN Using the r emote contr ol handset to contr ol your tele vision and satellite or cable r eceiver The DTH 8000 remote contr ol handset is a 3 in 1 device that allows y ou to contr ol the operation of 3 devices: your DTH 8000, a television set, or satellite receiver . This page describes the k eys that contr ol your televisio[...]

Remote contr ol 20 Pr o gramming the r emote contr ol 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 proposed: automatic code search or manual pr ogramming. Automatic code sear ch This method can be used to automatically find the most [...]

21 Recor ding functions EN EN T o watch TV Pr ogrammes 1. T urn on your television set. 2. T urn on your DTH 8000 using the ST ANDBY/ON ke y . The time displa yed on y our DTH 8000 is replaced b y the w ord MENU . • After a few seconds the main menu of the pla yer appears on the television scr een. • W atch TV function is alr eady selected. Not[...]

Reco r ding functions 22 Reco r d the cur r ent p r o gramme Y our DTH 8000 has r eco r ding functions similar to a video r eco r de r . It r eco r ds p r ogrammes on D VD ( D VD+R , D VD+ R W) type discs . The r eco r ding time depends on the quality and can be adjusted acco r ding to the time r emaining on a disc or can be automatically adjusted [...]

Recor ding functions 23 EN EN Pr o gramming a r ecor ding Y ou can record a futur e pr ogramme by pr ogramming its recording time. For this y ou hav e the choice of manual pr ogramming or Na viclick programming, explained on page 25. 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 u[...]

Recor ding functions 24 7. Recording quality Select a recor ding quality fr om the 6 pr oposed using the k ey . *1: Best , *2: High , *3: Good ,* 4: Normal , *5: Basic , *6: Lo w . Note: the choice of quality allows an adaptation to the remaining recording time on a D VD disc . The lower the quality is, the more space there will remain on the disc [...]

Recor ding functions 25 EN EN Na viclick pro grammes guide For certain channels your DTH 8000 off ers a daily and sometimes follo wing da y TV programme guide. The information that it pr ovides come fr om the T eletext and NexTView ser vices broadcast by certain channels. The updating of Naviclik inf ormation is carried out once e very 24 hours. Na[...]

Recor ding functions 26 Recording fr om a memor y card Y our DTH 8000 allows you to cop y JPEG images or MP3 files to a recordable disc fr om a memor y card being r ead in a driv e connected to the fr ont USB sock et. All the files fr om memor y card will be r ecor ded on the disc. Y ou can then rename them and / or delete them (T o manage your r e[...]

Recor ding functions 27 EN EN Recording fr om a connected de vice Y our DTH 8000 allows you to cop y TV programmes (satellite or cable) sequences, or video films fr om a connected device. Fr om a satellite receiv er or cable r eceiv er If you ha ven’ t carried out the installation to contr ol the receiv er from the DTH 8000 (recommended on page 9[...]

Recor ding functions 28 Librar y Y ou can easily find the contents of your D VD+R or D VD+R W discs thanks to the librar y function of your DTH 8000. With each video r ecording the DTH 8000 places in memory the name of the disc and the recor ding parameters. The disc librar y allows y ou to access the following inf ormation: • Identity of the dis[...]

Recor ding functions 29 EN EN Sort by Title This is an alphabetic sorting. The titles beginning with punctuation signs are listed first, follow ed by those with digits and then those with letters, beginning with the letter . Sort by Category This is a sorting by categor y of titles where y ou ha ve assigned titles to particular categories after eac[...]

Recor ding functions 30 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 category in the list proposed by the DTH 8000. Select Change Genre and pr ess OK . Select the category using the or key and confirm with OK . Sho w discs This function allows y ou to displa y the menu of all the di[...]

31 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can r ecor d • D VD+R, D VD+R W - Most D VD+R discs (r ecordable 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 v e been tested with y our DTH 8000. There ma y be other brands of discs you can use to r ecord, but [...]

Pla ying a disc 32 Current time (Time set page 6). No. and name of the c hannel selected on the DTH 8000 (page 21). Name of the present broadcast, as star t and end times (page 21). Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels . Selection is possible with the k ey on the remote control. Indications concerning the cha[...]

Pla ying a disc 33 EN EN For standar d playing, repeating of a title, a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (pag e 37). T o c hoose the dialogue language and audio f ormat (page 37). T o c hange the viewing angle f or video D VD discs (page 39). T o select the language of the subtitles for video D VD discs (page 37). T o create c hapt[...]

Pla ying a disc 34 Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and DTH 8000. It ma y be necessary to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scar t Peritel sock et to which you connected y our DTH 8000 (see page 3). 2. Open the disc tra y by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . Place the disc on th[...]

Pla ying a disc 35 EN EN Slo w motion (in P ause mode on an image) During pla yback press P AUSE once to fr eeze the image. Press FWD or REV to vie w images in slow motion forwar d or backwar d. Press once or sev eral 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 [...]

Pla ying a disc 36 T o access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use arro w k eys 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 arro ws appear abov e and below the s[...]

EN EN 37 Pla ying a disc Repeat pla yback of a scene between two points A and B (D VD - VCD - SVCD) A-B Repeat mode allows y ou to select exactly the sequence y ou wish to repeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or k e ys. A-B Repeat appears under the banner . 2. Press OK to memorise the beginning of the scene y ou want to repeat [...]

Pla ying a disc 38 Editing D VD+R W discs The edit menu is accessed fr om the information banner , when pla ying a title . The edit menu allows y ou, when pla ying a title: • to create cha pters by inserting chapter bookmarks when pla ying a title , • to delete chapter bookmarks, • to mask an entire cha pter betw een 2 bookmarks, • to creat[...]

Pla ying a disc 39 EN EN View Chapter Displa y a previously mask ed chapter . This function is only a vailable if you ha ve pre viously mask ed a chapter by ha ving selected Pla y Full Title and ha ving mask ed a selected chapter . Or if you ha ve selected Hide Chapter during the pla ying of a title , but on condition that the chapter bookmark had [...]

Pla ying a disc 40 Pla ying imag es (JPEG), and sounds (mp3) files Y our play er can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pix els. Howe v er bey ond 400,000 pix els ther e is no per ceptible impr ov ement in the quality of pictur es displa yed on your TV screen. MP3 is a compressed audio file f ormat that stocks a large quantit[...]

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 r emote contr ol unit. According to the type of image (K o or Mo) the change may tak e sev eral seconds. Rotating an imag e If an image is displa yed sidewa ys, you can r otate it through 90° using the , , and ke ys [...]

42 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc has been loaded into the DTH 8000. This menu enables you to customise certain settings or actions for disc pla yback. In the Main menu select the Disc line with k eys, and press OK to validate. Pla y Disc • T o star t pla ying a disc fr om the beginning, press the OK key . Note: if you[...]

Menus 43 EN EN Disc options This menu pr ovides 3 functions to optimise the discs that y ou wish to play . Autopla y • Select Autopla y On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automaticall y once the DTH 8000 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 corresp[...]

Menus 44 Titles Menu This menu allows y ou to access recordings that y ou ha ve made on your D VD+R or D VD+R W discs, or those carried out by other D VD recorders if the y ar e compatible with y our device (see page 31). 1. Fr om the Main Menu ( MENU k ey or in stop mode) select the Disc function with the or k ey then confirm with OK . The disc me[...]

Menus 45 EN EN Manag ement of recor dings on a disc (D VD+R / D VD+R W) For each title y ou can customise the name, delete it fr om the disc, delete or clear all chapter mark ers. Note: chapter mar ker are automatically inserted ever y 6 minutes during a recording. Deleting the title or remo ving all chapters from the title (D VD+R W) 1. Fr om the [...]

Menus 46 Languag e Menu Y our DTH 8000 gives you a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the DTH 8000 menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose y our pref err ed language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD you will b[...]

Menus 47 EN EN Subtitles (Languag e of D VD subtitles) Certain discs propose 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 8000 pr ovides tw o possibilities: Fr om the menu of the[...]

Menus 48 P arental contr ol menu Y our DTH 8000 has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for your childr en will theref or e not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pr eviousl y chosen is enter ed. 1. Fr om the main menu select the Setup line with the k ey[...]

Menus 49 EN EN Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to r estrict viewing of certain D VD discs by programming a restriction on y our DTH 8000. This function can only be used with D VD discs pro vided with the function. Y our DTH 8000 pro vides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8. The ratings limit function does not work if the disc being[...]

Menus 50 System Options Menu The System Options menu in the Setup men u offers y ou settings to configur e certain useful functions and optimise the performances of y our DTH 8000 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 ke ys[...]

Menus 51 EN EN Black le v el Adjust the contrast ( Light / Dark ) according to the brightness of the r oom in which you ar e viewing your DTH 8000 images. Displa y Dimmer Depending on the brightness of the r oom where y ou’ve installed y our DTH 8000, select one of the 3 available settings ( Automatic / Bright / Dim ) to adapt the brightness of t[...]

Menus 52 Recording Options Men u Y our DTH 8000 has several practical functions to optimise the r ecording quality / r ecording 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 pr ogrammed r ecordings. 1. Fr om the main menu select Setup using the k eys, then[...]

53 Fur ther information EN EN T r oubleshooting guide If y ou encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solve y our problems at this telephone number . Y our DTH 8000 doesn’t switch on • Did you mov e the DTH 8000? Check the power plug: is it w ell plugged into the mains sock et? Also check the power cable jack at the r [...]

Fur ther information 54 No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings are suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sock ets (coaxial or optical) (page 50). The sound is ver y lo w or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a ver y low lev el. Press the ( ) k ey on your TV set?[...]

Fur ther information 55 EN EN The D VD doesn’t play , even when you press the PLA Y button • The disc rating is higher than the limit that you ha ve set (page 49). Fast forw ard or r ewind doesn’t work • Some discs hav e scenes which do not allow fast forwarding, rewinding or cha pter skips. When a command is pr ohibited or is not a vailabl[...]

Fur ther information 56 Settings The information r elating to the Na viclick TV guide programmes comes fr om a combination of the TV pr ogrammes guide, T eletext and NexTView ser vice transmitted by certain channels. T o optimise the Na viclick pr ogrammes guide of y our DTH 8000, you ha v e the possibility of changing certain settings as shown bel[...]

Fur ther information 57 EN EN NexTVie w Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w service is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView wer e as shown belo w . For your information, an English Internet site allows you to consult the channels off ering the NexTView ser vice: “ ht[...]

Fur ther information 58 Caution Pr otect the DTH 8000 fr om moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e . speakers...). Disconnect the pow er cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the DTH 8000 malfunctions. Y our DTH 8000 is not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes[...]

Fur ther information 59 EN EN DTH 8000 EB/UB - EN / RST - BEI / 12-2003 F or y our safety Nev er open the pla yer or an y of its components. It can be dangerous for y ou or for certain fragile components. Y ou could receiv e an electric shock or touch the laser beam. Do not place your ey es close to the opening of the disc tra y or any other openin[...]