THOMSON DTH223 manual

1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation befor e connecting ......2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries ..2 Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set ................................3 Other Audio - Video connections ........................3 Soc[...]

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 pla yer . Install y our pla yer horizontally , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for v entilation (7-10 [...]

Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set Recommended Audio – Video connection Connect a Scart-Peritel cable (not supplied) to the TV A UDIO VIDEO OUT (RGB) output sock et at the r ear of your D VD pla yer and to the AV 1 input socket of y our television set (sometimes called AUX 1 or EXT 1 ). Other Audio - Video c[...]

Connections and initial set up 4 Sock ets and cables There ar e several wa ys you can integrate y our D VD pla yer into its Audio-Video envir onment. The simplest is found on page 3. It uses the Scart-Peritel cable that gr oups together an Audio analogue connection for sound and Video f or R VB images. This type of connection ensures optim um image[...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN F r ont panel of the pla y er 2 1 3 6 4 5 ON/ST ANDBY - T urns the pla yer on or off. The indicator is green when the pla yer is operating and red when the pla yer is turned off (stand b y mode). EJECT - T o r emove a disc. ST OP - Stops pla ying a disc . NEXT - Pla ys the next chapter (D VD) or track (CD). PL[...]

Connections and initial set up 6 7 8 11 12 10 9 13 15 14 Pla y er displa y panel D VD is lit up if a D VD is loaded in the pla yer . Pla ying a disc: Video CD ( VCD ), Audio CD ( CD ). Pla ying Audio CD or MPEG files. Repla y the title (D VD) or track (CD , VCD) while playing. Repla y the entire disc (D VD , CD , VCD). Repla y between 2 points A an[...]

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Initial pla y er set-up Using the remote contr ol unit correctl y When you use r emote control, point the unit at the a ppliance you want to contr ol (D VD play er , TV set or video recor der). Ensure that ther e is no obstacle between the r emote control unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal c[...]

Connections and initial set up 8 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, F erguson and T elefunk en. Y ou thus ha ve three r emote control units in one using to the thr ee modes – D VD , TV and VCR – accessible by [...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Using the r emote contr ol unit to control 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, F erguson and T elefunken). This page describes the k eys that enable y ou to control y our [...]

10 Pla ying a disc Discs y ou can pla y • Digital video discs - 12 cm, single or double sided, single or dual la yer . D VDs are high density optical discs on which high quality pictur e and audio are r ecorded by means of digital signals. • D VD+/-R, D VD+/-R W - Most D VD-R and D VD+R (one r ecording onl y), and D VD-R W and D VD+R W discs (r[...]

Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and D VD pla y er . Note: if other devices are connected to your tele vision set and/or D VD play er , it is generally prefer able to tur n off the devices that are not in use. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel sock et to [...]

Pla ying a disc 12 Sear ch Options Note: the functions described below depend on the discs and/or the files read. Quick sear ch of an imag e or a track In Pla y mode , start the Forward or Re v erse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forward) or REV (re verse) k eys. Press once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback pres[...]

Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the scr een when you press INFO on the r emote contr ol unit while a disc is being pla yed. Use the and ke ys to select the various icons. When an icon is activated (highlighted), follo w the instructions on the screen and use the or k eys to br owse [...]

Pla ying a disc 14 T o access the information banner (onl y with D VD , VCD , SVCD or CD Audio discs), pr ess INFO on y our remote contr ol unit during pla yback. Use arr ow 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.[...]

Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN Repeat pla yback functions Pla y modes Y our pla yer has sev eral pla y modes according to the type of disc pla yed: Standard pla y which follows the or der of the tracks, titles and cha pters on the discs; Random pla y which pla ys the sequences or music tracks in a random order ; Pr ogrammed pla y which allows y ou to cho[...]

Pla ying a disc 16 Languag es of sub-titles and dialogues (D VD) 1. While a disc is in pla y press the green k ey for sub-titles or red k ey for dialogues (the information banner is displa yed), the corresponding icon is already selected. 2. If a vailable on the disc , select the language of sub-titles or dialogues using the same red or gr een ke y[...]

Pla ying a disc 17 EN EN 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 five million pix els. How ev er beyond 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 and WMA are compressed audio file f ormats that mak e[...]

Pla ying a disc 18 Pla ying image files (JPEG) 1. Load a disc and begin pla y . The list of folders (and / or photographs) is displa yed. 2. Select a folder using the or ke ys on the r emote contr ol unit and press OK . The list of files contained in the folder is displa yed. 3. Select a file using the , , and k eys on the remote contr ol unit and [...]

Pla ying a disc 19 EN EN 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 r equirements. The corr ect pla ying of DivX in your pla yer , depends on the pr eparation and production of the audio and v[...]

20 Menus Menus on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD pla yer ar e not all accessible directly thr ough the r emote contr ol or fr ont panel k eys. A certain number of functions ar e accessible thr ough menus that y ou can display or remo v e as you wish. These menus ar e used as follo ws. Pla yer men u The pla[...]

EN EN 21 Menus Pla y menu Y our pla yer has sev eral 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 ; Pr ogrammed pla y which allows you to choose the sequences or m usic tracks and the order in which the y ar e to be pla[...]

Menus 22 Lock menu Y our pla yer 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 ha ve set. This function allows you, for instance , to contr ol the type of matter a child can watch. A padlock in the P arental Contr ol menu shows whether[...]

EN EN Menus 23 Changing a code 1. If a disc is being pla yed, pr ess ST OP (the pla yer men u appears). 2. Press to highlight P arental Contr ol and press OK (if r equested to do so k ey in y our code; the P arental Contr ol menu a ppears). 3. Press the k ey to highlight P asswor d and press OK (a screen f or entering the new code a ppears). 4. Usi[...]

Menus 24 Displa y menu The Displa y menu pro vides you with settings to ada pt the picture format and TV standard (P AL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. Y ou can also adjust the brightness of the play er’ s displa y panel and activate the Pr ogressiv e Scan function. TV Imag e menu The TV Imag e menu allo ws you to set the image f ormat (4x3, 16x9, [...]

EN EN Menus 25 P AL or NTSC TV sets If the picture on the D VD being pla yed a ppear in black and white on your TV screen, the standard of the video signals transmitted to your TV is incorr ect. Change the video signal fr om P AL to NTSC or vice versa. Select P AL/NTSC then with the OK k ey choose PA L or NTSC . P AL is the name of the colour codin[...]

Menus 26 Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides you with settings so y ou can adapt y our play er to the devices connected. It also enables y ou to access specific functions. Night Mode This function is designed for night-time listening to a void disturbing y our neighbours. The play er then adjusts the differ ences in sound lev els through dynamic co[...]

Menus 27 EN EN Languag e menus Y our pla yer gives y ou a selection of languages to choose from. 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 pref err ed language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD you wi[...]

28 Fur ther informa tion T r oubleshooting guide Y ou will be able to solve most pr oblems involving y our play er by refer ring to the tr oubleshooting guide below . Note: if you encounter difficulties, you can contact our Help-line by dialling the following number : The player does not work at all • Switch the pla yer off and r emove the plug f[...]

Fur ther informa tion 29 EN EN There is no picture • Select the corr ect In socket on y our TV set. • Important - If you don’ t hav e a Progr essive Scan TV or you don’ t ha v e the D VD pla yer connected to the corr ect Input Jacks, and you activate Pr ogressiv e Scan in the D VD pla yer y ou won’ t see a pictur e! Don’ t panic—tr y [...]

Fur ther informa tion 30 If you forget your code • Ensur e that ther e is no disc in the pla yer . Displa y the pla y er menu on the tele vision scr een. Now pr ess the ST OP button on y our play er and hold the CLEAR ke y on the remote contr ol unit down for tw o seconds. The code that y ou selected is cancelled. T o recr eate a code, see page 2[...]

Fur ther informa tion 31 EN EN 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 ever , depending on the recorder of y our personal computer , the type of disc and r ecording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance does not meet the[...]

Fur ther informa tion 32 CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG f ormat “imag e” files T o view y our JPEG images on a TV set y ou do not need to recor d your photographs with a resolution abo v e 400,000 pix els (which corr esponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for tele vision screens do not allo w a higher quality giv en their limited[...]

Fur ther informa tion 33 EN EN Caution • Pr otect the play er from moistur e and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speak ers ...). Disconnect the pow er cable from the mains electricity supply if the pla yer malfunctions. Y our pla yer is not intended for industrial use but for domestic[...]