User manual THOMSON DTH6350E

[. . . ] Table of Contents Connections and Setup Some points to check before you connect your TV set . . 2 Accessories provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Basic connections (DVD/VCR + TV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Basic connections (DVD/VCR + TV + satellite or cable receiver) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Other connection options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tuning in a video channel on your TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tuning in TV channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 DVD mode Basic playback operations Compatible discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Compatible formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Regional coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Operating the DVD player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Accelerated play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Still image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Frame advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Variable slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing chapter / track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Scene replay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 EN VCR mode Basic playback operations Description of the VCR main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Stopping playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Accelerated play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fast forward / Rewind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Variable playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Still image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Frame Advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ejecting the tape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adavnced functions Play modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Program playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Info menu Using the Info menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Title/Chapter / Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Direct access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Subtitles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Camera angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Recording Recording options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Instant recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Instant timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ending a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Programming a recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Audio CDs, mp3, WMA, Divx and JPEG discs Playing an audio, mp3 or WMA CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Displaying JPEG files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Playing JPEG and mp3 or WMA files at the same time. . 25 Playing DivX files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Advanced functions Copying from DVD to VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Language selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Auto tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Setting the clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Colour standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Video doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 On screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 OPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NICAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Resetting the tape counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Child lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing NTSC tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Player Menus Using the player's menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Language menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Lock menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Others menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 VCR and DVD modes Additional Information Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Discs and formats you can play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 1 Connections and Setup Some points to check before you connect your TV set · · Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located on the back of your appliance. Install your appliance horizontally, away from any source of heat (fireplace) or appliances generating strong magnetic or electric fields. The components of this appliance are sensitive to heat. The maximum ambient temperature should not exceed 35° Celsius. Leave sufficient space around the appliance to allow adequate ventilation: 10 cm on either side and at the back, as well as 7 cm above it are ideal. If you have to use the appliance outdoors, do not expose it to rain or splashing water. The appliance should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on top of it. [. . . ] Press the button twice to go to the previous chapter or track. Zoom 1. While a disc is playing, press several times the ZOOM button until you reach the zoom size you require. 2. Move from one area to another using the , , and buttons. 19 Advanced functions Play modes While the disc is playing, press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly to select a play mode: DVD play modes: Chapter, Title, Off, 5. Press PLAY or OK to start playback. Tracks are played in the order of the playback list. To remove a track from the playback list, select the track using the , and buttons and press the CLEAR button. To erase the complete playback list, press to move to the playback list, select Clear All and press OK. Note:The playback list is erased when the disc is removed from the player. EN DVD karaoke DVD play modes: Title, Off, Random, Normal, VCD play modes: Track, All, Random, Normal. Note: On a VCD with PBC (Playback Control), set the PBC option to Off in the Others menu (see page 31). Program playback (VCD) With this option, you choose and program the playback order. In Stop mode, press and hold the PLAY MODE button for a few seconds to enter the Playback list mode. An E mark appears next to Program on top of the screen. Notes: On a VCD with PBC (Playback Control), set the PBC option to Off in the Others menu (see page 31). Press and hold PLAY MODE again to exit the Playback list mode. VIDEO CD List TRACK01 TRACK02 TRACK03 TRACK04 Program TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 E Clear All 3. Select a track in the list using the and buttons and press OK to add the track to the playback list. Then press and select the track you want to start playback from. 20 Info menu Using the Info menu You can display information about the disc during playback using the Info menu. To display the menu, press PLAY to start playback and then press the INFO button (yellow) on the remote control. Then follow the instructions which appear on the screen and use the and buttons on the remote control to scroll through the options, or the numeric buttons if appropriate, or the OK button to execute the setting. Press the INFO button again to exit the Info menu. Note:When one of the icons is not followed by a small arrow (), this means that the relevant function is not available on the disc being played. EN DVD The invalid symbol indicates that the function selected or the button used is not available at this stage. DVD Info menu Title 1/3 Chapter Time Audio ABC 1 / 12 0:20:09 1 ENG 1/3 Subtitle Angle Title 3D SUR Sound Move 0-9 Input OK Enter VCD Info menu Track Time Audio 3D SUR 1/3 0:20:09 Sound Track Move 0-9 Input OK Enter DivX Info menu Track Time Audio Subtitle Sound Track Move 0-9 Input OK Enter ABC 1/3 0:20:09 MP3 2/0 1 ENG 3D SUR 21 Info menu Up OK Left Press the INFO button on the remote control while a disc is playing to display the Info menu. Use the and buttons on the remote control to select the icon you want. Then use the and buttons to select an option, or the numeric buttons if appropriate, or the OK button to execute the setting. EN DVD Down Right 1/3 Title/Chapter (DVD) / Track (VCD and DivX) To directly access a title or a chapter (DVD), or a track (VCD and DivX), and press the INFO button, then select one of these icons with the buttons, and choose a number using the and buttons or enter a number directly with the numeric buttons. Note: Many discs only have one title. Title/Track 1 / 12 Chapter 0:20:09 Direct access To directly access a location on the disc which does not correspond to the start of a title, chapter or track: Time 1. Press the INFO button, then select the Time icon with the buttons. and 2. Enter a time with the numeric buttons (format h:mm:ss). Note: If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to remove numbers and then input the correct numbers. 3. Press OK to confirm. Audio Audio (DVD) Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages or different audio formats. To change the language or audio format during playback: and press the INFO button, then select the Audio icon with the buttons and choose a language or an audio format with the and buttons, or press the button repeatedly to select a language or an audio channel. Notes: This option is only available if the disc offers a number of dialogue languages or audio formats. When you change the dialogue language using the Info menu, your choice of language is only applicable to the disc being played. When you eject the disc or switch off the player, the dialogue language will revert to the one you selected in the Language menu (see page 27). 22 Audio (VCD) - MP3 2/0 Audio (DivX) Info menu ABC 1 ENG Subtitles (DVD and DivX) Subtitles are disabled by default. To enable the subtitle function while the disc is playing: press the INFO button, then select the Subtitle icon using the buttons. Select a language using the and buttons, or press the button repeatedly to select the subtitle language. [. . . ] Conversely, files with sampling rates below 128 kB/sec will not play properly. · Do not try recording copyright-protected mp3 files. "Securized" files are encrypted and code-protected to prevent illegal copying. You must not copy such files. DVD+Rewritable VCD - Video Compact Disc CD on which you can record up to 74 min. of VHSquality video associated with still images, audio tracks and interactive menus. EN SVCD - Super Video Compact Disc Most SVCDs comply with the IEC62107 standard. SVCDs can be used to record up to 70 minutes of digital sound and images in accordance with MPEG-2 standards for video and MPEG-1 standards for audio. Audio CDs Audio CDs (8 and 12 cm). CD-R, CD-RW Most CD-R (one recording only) and CD-RW discs (rewritable). [. . . ]