THOMSON DTH231 manual

1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ......2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Setting up the remote contr ol unit. ............................2 Important information regarding the batteries ..2 Connecting: D VD pla y er + TV set + VCR .............[...]

2 Connections and initial set up Pr ecautions and information befor e 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 your pla yer horizontall y , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for v entilation (7-10 cm)[...]

2 3 4 1 5 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 television set, only car r y out the connections shown in stages 1 and 5. If no Scar t-P er itel socket is av ailable on the TV set consult your retailer . If you already have a VCR the connections shown in stages[...]

Connections and initial set up 4 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 3. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image. This connection ensures the optimum ima[...]

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN VIDEO sock ets and cables (for ima ge) 3 - Component output (Y , P R ,P B ) YP B P R 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). In order to obtain the best possible image quality [...]

Connections and initial set up 6 Pla y er displa y panel ST ANDBY/ON - T urns the pla yer on or off. The light is off when the pla yer 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 pla ying a disc . PREV - Skips back to the beginning of the chapter (D VD) or of[...]

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 appliance y ou want to control (D VD pla yer , TV set or video recor der). Ensure that there is no obstacle betw een the remote control unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal car[...]

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 control most r ecent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken. Y ou thus ha ve three r emote control units in one using to the three modes – D VD , TV and VCR – accessible by pr [...]

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Using the r emote contr ol 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 control most r ecent TV sets and video pla yers made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and T elefunken). This page describes the k eys that enable y ou to contr ol your [...]

10 Pla ying a disc 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, • sound files in WMA format. Note: Before loading a disc in the player , check[...]

Pla ying a disc 11 EN EN Sear ch Options Quick sear ch of an imag e or a track In Pla y mode , start the Forward or Re verse fast motion pla yback using the FWD (forward) or REV (re verse) k eys. Pr ess once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o r esume normal playback press PLA Y . Still picture and frame advance During pla yback press P AUSE o[...]

Pla ying a disc 12 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 k eys to select the various icons. When an icon is activated (highlighted), follow the instructions on the scr een and use the or k eys to br owse for op[...]

Pla ying a disc 13 EN EN T o access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote 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[...]

Pla ying a disc 14 Repeat pla yback functions Pla y modes Y our pla yer has se veral pla y modes according to the type of disc pla yed: Standard pla y which follows the or der of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random pla y which plays the sequences or m usic tracks in a random order ; Programmed pla y which allows you to choose the s[...]

Pla ying a disc 15 EN EN 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 ee[...]

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. Howev er beyond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on your TV screen. mp3 and WMA are compr essed audio file formats that make it possibl[...]

Pla ying a disc 17 EN EN Pla ying image files (JPEG) 1. Load a disc and begin pla y . The list of folders (and / or photogra phs) is displa yed. 2. Select a folder using the or k eys 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 r emote control un[...]

18 Menus Menus on y our D VD pla y er (basic principles for use) The functions of your D VD play er are not all accessible directl y through the r emote control or fr ont panel ke ys. A cer tain number of functions ar e accessible thr ough menus that you can displa y or remo ve as y ou wish. These menus are used as follo ws. Pla yer men u The pla y[...]

Menus 19 EN EN Pla y mode 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 plays the sequences or m usic 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 y[...]

Menus 20 P arental Contr ol Y ou 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 Par ental Contr ol menu shows[...]

Menus 21 EN EN Changing a passw ord 1. If a disc is being pla yed, press ST OP (the pla yer menu appears). 2. Press to highlight P arental Contr ol and press OK (if requested to do so k ey in y our passwor d; the P arental Contr ol menu appears). 3. Press the k ey to highlight Pa ss wo rd and press OK (a screen f or entering the new passw ord appea[...]

Menus 22 Displa y menu The Displa y menu pr ovides 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 pla yer’ s displa y panel and activate the Pr ogressiv e Scan function. TV Imag e menu The TV Im age menu allows you to set the image f ormat (4x3, 16x9, e[...]

Menus 23 EN EN Fr ont Displa y menu Depending on the brightness of the r oom where y ou’ ve 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, press ST OP (the pla yer menu appears). 2. Press to highlight Displa y and press OK (The Displa y [...]

Menus 24 Sound menu The Sound menu pr ovides you with settings so y ou can adapt y our pla yer to the devices connected. It also enables you 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 lev els thr ough dynamic c[...]

Menus 25 EN EN Digital output According to the amplifier or the TV set (with or without inbuilt DTS or Dolb y decoder) to which you connect y our D VD pla yer , you will ha ve to define the CO AXIAL OUT and OPTICAL OUT digital signal out sock ets so that they can deliv er DTS or Dolby Digital digital signals that ma y be on a disc that you want to [...]

Menus 26 Languag e menus Y our pla yer giv es you 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 y our pref err ed language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD you will b[...]

27 Fur ther informa tion EN EN T roubleshooting guide Y ou will be able to solv e most problems inv olving your pla yer by r eferring to the troubleshooting 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 e the[...]

Fur ther informa tion 28 There is no sound, or it can hardly be heard • Ensur e that the plugs of the various cables are secur ely fitted into the sockets. • 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 correctly defined. • According to[...]

Fur ther informa tion 29 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 ev er , depending on the recorder of y our personal computer , the type of disc and recording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be pla yed, or that the performance does not meet the[...]

Fur ther informa tion 30 CD-R and CD-R W discs with JPEG format “image” files 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 television scr eens do not allow a higher quality given their limited chara[...]

Fur ther informa tion 31 EN EN Caution • Pr otect the play er from moistur e and excess heat (e .g. fir eplace) or equipment creating str ong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Disconnect the power 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[...]