User manual THOMSON DTH-8560

[. . . ] DTH8560E User manual FR EN DE ES IT ATTENTION CAUTION VORSICHT PRECAUCIÓN ATTENZIONE - RAYONNEMENT LASER EN CAS D'OUVERTURE. NON GUARDARE DENTRO IL FASCIO . DVD / VIDEO PLAYER CD / CD DTH 210 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT To begin About your device Your appliance is a digital video player/recorder. It has a built-in tuner so you can record TV programmes directly onto DVD+R and DVD+RW discs or onto the built-in 250 Go hard disk. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio. Precautions to take · Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device · Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) · Ensure that the ventilation slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc. [. . . ] It may also be that the recorded file is incompatible with your player because of different versions or incorrect download parameters. Since it is not possible here to supply all the information, parameters and advice relating to the use of DivX® VOD files, we recommend that you visit a specialised web site such as www. divx. com/vod. EN Concerning DivX files You can find DivX files for download as well as generating them your self from your own content. In the same way as mp3 files are used for audio, DivX and mpeg4 can be used for video. Files can be recorded from your computer on to a CD-R or RW disc, which, owing to the much higher compression than that used for DVDs can contain a complete movie. The DivX, XviD and RV9 formats are all file formats using the same type of compression known as MPEG-4. Though these formats all utilize a different codec. A note on copying: before making use of DivX or mpeg4 files, please be sure of their origin and that you have legally purchased or rented the content. Private copies of your own material for your own use may be legal in some countries. Make sure you are aware of applicable laws. 23 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your DVD recorder. This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Player Menu for your recorded discs (DVD+R, +RW). With DVD video discs you directly access the disc menu, the selection of the language, chapter, play order and contents varies depending on the disc. Note: if no disc has been inserted the line Disc remains greyed out. Access: Main Menu, Disc, then OK. Note: depending on the discs and/or files, all functions may not be available. Play Disc · To start playing a disc from the beginning, press the OK key. Note: this function allows the playing of the last title on a DVD+R/DVD+RW disc. If your DVD recorder is locked (small padlock displayed), a message appears asking you to enter your secret code. Disc Title menu (DVD+R, DVD+RW) This menu allows you to access recordings that you have made on your DVD+R or DVD+RW discs, or those carried out by other DVD recorders if they are compatible with your device. Playlist Allows you to customize the playing order of a disc by changing the play order of titles and/or chapters on DVD, DVD+R and +RW discs, or the play order of music tracks on Audio CDs. Note: to remove a chapter from the list, select it and press OK. To delete the list, press the STOP button and confirm your request in the following screen using the C key and OK. Disc functions Rename Disc, allows you to change the name chosen by the DVD recorder for a name of your choice selected using a table of alphabetic characters. Erase Disc, deletes all the titles on the disc. Lock Disc (or Unlock Disc) protects the disc against accidental recording. This is not an irreversible choice; you can unlock the disc later if required. Finalize Disc / Make compatible (depending on the DVD+R or +RW disc inserted in your DVD recorder). Your DVD recorder, closes the disc session and prepares a home screen made up from images representing each recorded title. FINALIZING Remains displayed during this operation and disappears once the disc is ready. Note: you need to make a DVD+RW disc compatible if you have added or deleted chapter bookmarks in order that the disc can be played on other DVD players. Note: the space occupied by titles on the disc are represented by coloured bands at the bottom of the Title menu. Copying to DVR enables you to copy titles and files to your recorder's hard disc. 24 Menus Title functions Rename Title Using a character chart your DVD recorder allows you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recording was made. Select Rename Title in the Rename Title or Rename Disc in the Disc menu using the v ou w keys and press the OK key. In the following screen select YES and confirm with OK. The character chart is displayed. Use the C, B, v, w and OK keys to move around in this chart to compose the name of the disc or title you want. EN Note: The CLEAR/EXIT key on the remote control or Clear in the menu allows the displayed name to be deleted. 1. Exit the menu using the RETURN key. Play title, to play the title except for the hidden chapters. Play Full Title, allows you to play all the chapters of the selected title, even those you have masked using the Edit disc; Hide chapter function. Delete Title, allows you to delete the corresponding recording. Clear Chapters, allows you to delete all the bookmarks (electronic markers) related to the recording. This function deletes the bookmarks automatically positioned by your DVD recorder and those thay you may have added. Note: The available functions differ depending on the type of disc. Copy to DVR, lets you copy the selected title to the hard disc. [. . . ] Press the corresponding key on the remote control, while holding it pressed down, enter one of the codes corresponding to the make of the device. If the remote control light flashes you have entered the wrong code or it is not possible to program the remote control. Point the remote control at the appliance and press the relevant button. Depending on the year of manufacture and the type of appliance, some functions may not be available. [. . . ]