THOMSON DTH8060 manual

1 EN EN T o begin About y our de vice Y our D VD r ecorder is a digital video pla yer and r ecorder . Thanks to its tuner you can watch and r ecord TV progammes 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. Pr ecautions to tak e • Ensure that the mains su[...]

2 Contents T o begin .........................................................1 About your advice ...........................................................1 Precautions to tak e .........................................................1 The content in brief... .....................................................1 Contents .......................[...]

3 Contents EN EN Interactive banners ....................................40 In tele vision mode (Operating principle) ...................40 Information on the TV channel being watched ..................40 Recording the channel being watched ................................40 In disc pla ying mode (Operating principle) ................41 With a D VD[...]

4 Connections and initial set up 1. Unplug the antenna cable fr om your TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN sock et of your D VD r ecorder . 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT sock et of the D VD recor der to the g antenna socket of y our TV set. 3. Using a P eritel cable (Scar t) [not supplied] connect conn[...]

5 EN EN Connections and initial set up 12 3 Placing the r emote contr ol in ser vice Inserting the batteries Using the remote contr ol unit corr ectly When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to contr ol (D VD recor der , TV set or satellite receiver). Ensure that ther e is no obstacle between the remote contr ol unit [...]

Connections and initial set up 6 6. Select your country of residence using the or k eys, and press OK . Note: the ar rows indicate that other countries are available. T o find your countr y, use the buttons on your remote control. 7. On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected. Press OK . 8. If you connected y our dev[...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Sor ting the channels 11. A window for classifying the channels a ppears with the images of the selected channel. The automatic channel sear ch has assigned numbers to the channels is a predefined or der . These numbers ma y not be the numbers you w ould hav e chosen. Should this be the case , you can change t[...]

8 Connections and initial set up IR controller cell Adjusting the G-LINK CABLE The IR (infrared) contr oller cell must face the receiv er cell of the satellite receiv er . Y ou can locate the receiv er cell of the satellite receiver b y bringing its remote contr ol as close as possible to the fr ont of the device and trying to change channels. Move[...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Adjusting the receiv er / recor der configuration 1. Switch on your TV set, your D VD recorder , then your satellite or cable r eceiver . 2. Place the receiv er on channel 002 . With your D VD r ecorder’ s remote contr ol, carr y out the following settings: 3. If the main menu is not displa yed, press the ME[...]

Connections and initial set up 10 10. Deactivating the pr ogramming of the satellite or cable r eceiver - Ye s is selected to deactivate the pr ogrammer . In that case , all your satellite recor dings will ha ve to be programmed fr om your satellite or cable r eceiver (this is the recommended setting). Leav e Ye s selected and press OK . 11. IR con[...]

Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN List of satellite or cable r eceiv er codes The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given ar e generally those which are r ecognised by the receiv ers of the brands quoted. Howe ver , they ma y not correspond to y our device if it is an older or more r ecent model. In such a case , contact your r eta[...]

Connections and initial set up 12 Adding a channel If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual search pr ocedure which will enable you to add a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on your D VD r ecorder . The channels already stor ed will not be deleted. During the initial installation, if you carried out the automatic installation describ[...]

13 EN EN Connections and initial set up Reinstalling channels (updating) If new channels mak e their wa y into the audiovisual scene, you will ha ve to update your D VD recor der’ s list of channels. In such a case , star t a new channel sear ch from the installation men u. This set-up deletes all stored channels and r esets all the channels that[...]

14 Connections and initial set up D VD recorder Cable / satellite receiver TV set Other r ecommended connections With a cable or satellite r eceiver (or a decoder) Carrry out the connection of cable 5 (not supplied). In grey: connections already car ried out (connections from page 4). 5 2_DTH8060_en.qxd 17/08/05 12:21 Page 14[...]

15 EN EN Connections and initial set up With a video r ecorder With a cable / satellite r eceiver and a video r ecorder Cable / satellite receiver Video recor der Video recor der D VD recorder D VD recorder TV set TV set (not supplied) (not supplied) 2_DTH8060_en.qxd 17/08/05 12:21 Page 15[...]

2 8 3 4 5 6 7 1 16 Connections and initial set up Sock ets and cables There ar e several wa ys in which you can incorporate y our D VD pla yer into an Audio-Video system. The simplest of these is described on page 15. This uses Scar t-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image. This connection ensu[...]

Connections and initial set up 17 EN EN RCA sockets and cables for analo gue L and R audio signal. RCA socket and cable for CVBS Video signal, also called Composite. 3 - Audio - Video Input Audio inputs (INPUT L, R) The analogue sound of an operating device (tele vision set or amplifier) can be input via the 2 Audio sock ets L and R of your D VD re[...]

Connections and initial set up 18 5 - Composite Video Outputs (Y , Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) (YUV) Y , Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr sock ets deliver an optim um image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable). Note: the available video signal on these 3 sock ets depends on the sel[...]

Connections and initial set up 19 EN EN 1 - D V IN socket (input) This sock et, also known as an IEEE 1394, allows the displa y and/or copying of sound and images fr om a digital video camera Note: to display the images , select D V -C AM in the main menu 2 - USB sock et The USB sock et is used to read and/or cop y JPEG images or mp3 files from a c[...]

20 Connections and initial set up The buttons on the fr ont 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 10 ON/ST ANDBY - T o switch y our D VD recor der on or off. G REV / FWD F Fast forwar d or re verse (page 43). PLA Y / P AUSE - T o pla y a disc placed in the disc tra y ( 11 ) of the D VD recor der . - Pause during pla yback (audio CD or mp3) or pause on an image (D V[...]

Connections and initial set up 21 EN EN The messag es on the displa y TV Functions With a disc being pla y ed - Main menu of the r ecorder on the screen (de vice stopped). No function selected. - Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. - Start of recor ding of TV program on selected channel. - Channel 1 curr ently being recor[...]

Connections and initial set up 22 - Displa y of digital video from a video camera connected to the D V -IN socket on the fr ont. About other displa ys (menus and banners) • Disc menus – Each D VD disc offers a menu, the la yout and order of which depend on the editor of the disc. The disc menu is displa yed on scr een when a D VD disc is loaded[...]

23 EN EN Connections and initial set up Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your D VD recor der is a 3 in 1 type remote contr ol. It allows 6 de vices to be controlled: your D VD recor der , a television set, a satellite or cable receiver , a video recor der , an amplifier or another device. Thus you ha ve r emote control of a[...]

Connections and initial set up 24 Using the remote contr ol with other de vices This remote contr ol can be used to control other de vices using the programmable k eys VCR , DV D , SA T , AMP and AUX . Here is the list of de vices you can contr ol with each ke y: VCR: video recor der , D VD: D VD pla yer , SA T : cable network / satellite r eceiver[...]

25 EN EN Connections and initial set up Pr ogramming the r emote control 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 automatic[...]

26 Recor ding functions T o watch TV Pro grammes 1. T urn on your tele vision set. 2. T urn on your D VD r ecorder using the ON/ST ANDBY ke y . The time displa yed on y our D VD recor der is replaced b y the wor d MENU . • After a fe w seconds the main menu of the pla yer appears on the tele vision screen. • W atch TV function is already select[...]

27 EN EN Recor ding functions Record the cur r ent pr ogramme Y our D VD recor der has recor ding functions similar to a video recor der . It records pr ogrammes on D VD (D VD+R, D VD+R W) type discs. For the same disc, the recording time depends on the quality settings that you can adjust accor ding to the time left on the disc. The recording ma y[...]

28 Recor ding functions Stop recor ding Press the ST OP button twice . • With a D VD+R disc , if you do not ha ve another recor ding to make, you need to "Finalize" the disc in order that it can be r ead by other D VD+R compatible pla yers. Closing a D VD+R disc is described in detail below . If you do not close a D VD+R disc , it will [...]

29 EN EN Recor ding functions Pr ogramming a r ecording Y ou can recor d a future pr ogramme by programming its r ecording time. For this you ha ve the choice of manual pr ogramming or Na viclick pr ogramming, explained on page 31. 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 usi[...]

30 Recor ding functions 6. Start time and stop time Enter the recor ding start time and then the stop time . T o this end, and according to the featur es of the receiv ers, you must: - either pr ogram the receiv er with the same beginning and end times, then switch off the D VD recor der and the receiv er , - or lea ve the satellite r eceiver switc[...]

31 EN EN Recor ding functions Automatic pr ogramming (Na viclick) For certain channels your D VD recor der offers a daily and sometimes following da y TV pr ogramme guide . The information that it provides come fr om the T eletext and NexTView ser vices br oadcast by certain channels. The updating of Naviclik inf ormation is carried out once ev er [...]

32 Recor ding functions Recording fr om a connected de vice Y our D VD recor der allows you to r ecord TV programmes (satellite or cable) or to cop y video sequences fr om a connected device. Fr om a satellite receiv er or cable receiv er (A V2 socket) 1. Place a D VD+R or D VD+R W disc in the D VD recorder . 2. Fr om the Main Menu and with the W a[...]

33 EN EN Recor ding functions Recording fr om a digital camcorder Y our D VD recor der enables you to vie w and/or recor d sound and images from a digital video camera connected to the D V -IN socket on the fr ont of the machine. With some video cameras, your r ecorder ma y contr ol, via this connections, some functions on the video camera. 1. T o [...]

Recor ding functions 34 Librar y The librar y function allows y ou to find a title among those that you ha ve alr eady recor ded using your D VD r ecorder and which is on the various D VD+R or D VD+R W disks in y our collection. Y our sear ch is made easier by the title, type , date and disk sorting function. With each video recor ding your D VD re[...]

35 EN EN Recor ding functions Scr olling thr ough the title list Scr oll through the title lists using the or ke y . For each title selected, the recor ding parameters are sho wn in the window (title, date , type , name of disc , number of disc). Once the title you ar e seeking is found, load the corresponding disc in the r ecorder . Note: The numb[...]

36 Recor ding functions Sorting by Date The Sort by date displa ys the most recent titles at the top of the list. All discs This function displa ys the list of all discs in the librar y so that, for example , you can sear ch for a disc that will allow y ou to recor d on it for a giv en time, this is done using the sor t by space function (recor din[...]

Deleting a disc When the Librar y is full, or ev en before if y ou wish, you ma y Delete a disc (and all its titles) in order to mak e space for other recor dings. This function allows y ou to delete in one go all the titles on a disc in the librar y . Note: If you delete a disc , it is still possible to “reload” the titles of the disc by addin[...]

38 Pla ying a disc Recordab le discs • D VD+R, D VD+R W - The majority of D VD+R (write once) and D VD+R W (write many) of 4.7 Gb ca pacity with the following characteristics. Recommended brands and types Certain brands of discs hav e been “appro ved” for y our play er . Other brands can be used but the discs must be good quality to pr oduce [...]

Other r eadable discs • Audio CDs - Audio Compact Discs (8 and 12 cm). • CD-R, CD-R W - Most CD-R (one recording onl y) and CD-R W discs (re writable). Compatibility is dependent on which D VD writer , writer software and discs ar e used. • Video CD (VCD) - CD on which you can r ecord up to 74 min. of VHS- quality video associated with still [...]

Pla ying a disc 40 Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels . Selection is possible with the k ey on the remote control. Time elapsed since the beginning of the recor ding. Remaining recor ding time available on the disc according to the quality selected (pages 27-59). Press REC once . T o select recor ding time [...]

Pla ying a disc 41 EN EN For standar d playing, repeating of a title , a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (page 45). T o choose the dialogue language and audio f ormat (page 45). T o change the viewing angle for video D VD discs (page 46). T o select the language of the subtitles for video D VD discs (page 45). T o access the edit [...]

Pla ying a disc 42 Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and D VD recor der . It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel sock et to which you connected y our D VD recor der (see page 4). 2. Open the disc tra y by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . Place the[...]

Pla ying a disc 43 EN EN Slo w motion (in Pause mode on an ima ge) During pla yback press P A USE once to freeze the image. Press FWD or REV to view images in slow motion forwar d or backward. Press once or se veral 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 yo[...]

Pla ying a disc 44 Timer (D VD , VCD) This icon shows the time elapsed since the start of pla yback. The time displa yed is that of the title of a D VD disc during pla yback. The timer pro vides direct access to a scene or a m usical passage by k eying in the star ting time. Select the time elapsed icon and use the number ed keys on the r emote con[...]

45 EN EN Pla ying a disc Pla y modes Selecting the language of subtitles Selecting the language of dialogues Subtitle and dialogue langua ge (D VD) 1. While reading a disc, press the INFO k ey: the information banner is displa yed. 2. Use the or k eys to select the icon of the subtitles or dialogues as well as the sound f ormat. 3. If a vailable on[...]

Pla ying a disc 46 Edit Camera angles (D VD) A fe w D VD discs contain scenes shot from various differ ent angles. If a disc being pla yed back offers differ ent camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the scr een. With the disc in playback, press ANGLE on the remote contr ol unit and choose the angle using the sam[...]

Pla ying a disc 47 EN EN Edit Menu The edit menu can be accessed fr om the information banner , while pla ying a title on a D VD+R W or +R disc. It allows you to edit the r ecordings made and more particularly to: • Insert chapter bookmarks (D VD+R W) T o position marks in order to easily find y our fa vourite passages. Since it is not possible t[...]

Pla ying a disc 48 The edit menu functions Insert a Chapter Bookmark (D VD+R W only) During recor ding your D VD recorder automatically inserts electr onic bookmarks at regular inter vals. These bookmarks are in visible . They partition the recording and f orm chapters. Each chapter has an a verage length of 6 minutes (fr om 5 to 8 minutes dependin[...]

Pla ying a disc 49 EN EN View Cha pter Displa y a previousl y masked cha pter . This function is only a vailable if you ha ve pr eviously mask ed a chapter by ha ving selected Pla y Full Title and having 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 50 Pla ying imag e and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pix els. Howe ver bey ond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on your TV screen. MP3 or WMA files are a compr essed audio format that allow a great quantity [...]

Pla ying a disc 51 EN EN Imag e Functions Changing imag es During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR ke ys on the remote contr ol unit. According to the type of image (K o or Mo) the change may tak e sev eral seconds. Note: after sever al seconds the information banner disappear s . Y ou can redisplay it using the INFO key on the[...]

Pla ying a disc 52 T o pla y DivX files Y our pla yer is an Official DivX Certified™ product that Pla ys DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3, and DivX ® V OD video content, in compliance with DivX Cer tified™ technical requir ements. The corr ect pla ying of DivX in your pla yer , depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video fi[...]

Pla ying a disc 53 EN EN 1. With a disc in the tra y but not playing, select System Options from the pla yer men u. 2. In the System Options menu, select DivX . The autorisation number appears on the television scr een. 3. Write down this V OD 8 character recor ding number , in order to complete the form on the web site wher e you pur chase your Di[...]

54 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your D VD recorder . This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Pla yer Men u for your r ecorded discs (D VD+R, +R W). With D VD video discs you dir ectly access the disc menu, the selection of the language , chapter , pl[...]

55 EN EN Menus Select fr om the list using the or ke ys and press OK . The menu displa y ed concerns the selected title only . Y ou ma y: Rename Title , allows y ou to change the title that your D VD recorder has allocated y our recor ding (e.g. Pr7 14:39 14-Ma y 2005) by accessing the character chart (page 56). Pla y Full Title , allows y ou to pl[...]

56 Menus Disc Actions: Rename Disc , allows y ou to change the name chosen by the D VD recor der (Thomson xx) for a name of y our choice selected using a table of alphabetic characters (page 56). Erase Disc , deletes all the titles on the disc. Lock Disc (or Unlock Disc) pr otects the disc against accidental recording. This choice is not definitive[...]

57 EN EN Menus Rename a disc or a title (D VD+R, D VD+R W) Using a character chart your D VD recorder allo ws you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recor ding was made. Select Rename Title in the Rename Title or Rename Disc in the Disc menu using the or ke ys and press the OK k ey . In the following scr een select YES and co[...]

58 Menus Disc options This menu pr ovides 2 functions to optimise the discs that y ou wish to pla y . 1. Fr om the main menu select Setup using the k eys, then confirm with OK . 2. Select Recording Options with the k eys, then confirm with OK . Autopla y • Select Autopla y On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automatically once the D VD recor [...]

59 EN EN Menus Recording Options Men u Y our D VD recor der has sev eral practical functions to optimise the recor ding quality / recor ding 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 programmed r ecordings. 1. Fr om the main menu select Setup using the [...]

Menus 60 Selecting Languag es (D VD) Y our D VD recor der gives y ou a selection of languages to choose from. Y ou can change the language of the D VD recor der 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 f or dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailabl[...]

61 EN EN Menus Selecting the Sub-title languag e for D VD discs Certain discs propose sev eral languages for subtitles. The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 6) if this language is also offer ed on the disc being pla yed. T o change the subtitles language, your D VD recor der pro vides two possibilities: Fr om t[...]

Menus 62 P arental contr ol Y our D VD recor der has a child lock function which enables you to r estrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for y our children will ther efor e not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pr eviousl y chosen is entered. 1. Fr om the main menu select the Setup line with the ke [...]

Menus 63 EN EN Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict vie wing of certain D VD discs by pr ogramming a restriction on y our D VD recor der . This function can only be used with D VD discs provided with the function. Y our D VD recor der pro vides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8. The Ratings Limit function does not work if t[...]

Menus 64 System Options The System Options menu in the Setup menu off ers you settings to configur e cer tain useful functions and optimise the performances of y our D VD recorder to match those of the de vices connected to it. 1. Fr om the main menu select the Setup line with the ke ys, then confirm with OK . 2. Select Options system with the ke y[...]

65 EN EN Menus Standb y mode Y our D VD recor der has an Eco Standby to reduce its po wer consumption when on stand-by . Select On to enable this function. Note: the Eco function does not allow the display of progr amming warning messages on the display panel. Only the record icon will flash. A V link Allows a television set to contr ol your D VD r[...]

66 Menus 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 your D VD r ecorder , you ha ve the possibility of changing certain settings as shown below . The [...]

Menus 67 EN EN NexTVie w Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w ser vice is constantly incr easing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView w ere as shown below . For your information: there is an Internet web site in English and German that allo ws you to consult the list of the channels pr ovidi[...]

68 Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) Choice of CD-R / CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs. How ev er , depending on the recorder of y our personal computer , the type of disc and recording method used, it ma y be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance does not meet the expected s[...]

Fur ther information 69 EN EN Imag e files and CD-R / CD-R W discs T o view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to recor d your photogra phs with a resolution abo ve 400,000 pix els (which corresponds to an image f ormat of about 720 x 576 dots), for tele vision screens do not allow a higher quality giv en their limited characteristics. In[...]

70 T r oubleshooting guide If y ou encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solv e your problems at this telephone number . This THOMSON product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electr ical and electronic equipment, at their end-[...]

Fur ther information 71 EN EN The colours aren ’ t natural • Check that the scart cables are w ell pushed into the sock ets of the various devices. • Check the settings Output A V1, Input A V2 and Output P AL/NTSC ( System Options menu, page 65). The imag e format doesn ’ t match the screen format of y our TV set • The image format is adj[...]

72 The displa y or reading of digital imag es in JPEG format is slo w • Image displa y can take a fairl y long time, depending on the size of the images. If the images are too “bulky”, your D VD recor der ma y not be able to display them cor rectl y . Recording pr oblems Y ou cannot record on the disc • If a message is displa yed on the scr[...]

Fur ther information 73 EN EN Y ou can ’ t access the selected menu, e ven when y ou press OK • If the name of the menu a ppears on a transparent backgr ound, it means that the corr esponding menu or function is not a vailable . The Disc , Video , Music , Pictures and Card men us are contextual menus: they depend on operations performed befor e[...]

Fur ther information 74 Other important informations F or y our safety Nev er open the pla yer or any of its components. It can be dangerous f or you or f or 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 opening to look inside th[...]

75 EN EN Fur ther information DTH 8060 / EN - RST - AWS / 08-2005 Remote contr ol - Code A-B With certain devices (combined TV/D VD or other D VD pla yer) it ma y happen that y our D VD recor der contr ols the D VD pla yer of the other de vice. In this case you can adjust y our remote contr ol and the D VD recorder on another code kno wn as code B.[...]