User manual THOMSON DTH8650

[. . . ] 02_DTH8640_50_en. qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 1 To begin About your device A/V FRONT CONNECTORS DTH 8640 80 Gb DTH 8650 160 Gb Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder. Thanks to its tuner you can record TV progammes on DVD R/RW (DVD +R/-R/+RW/-RW) discs or on the integrated hard disc. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of 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. · Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder · Do not place the device on top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat · The appliance should not be in contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing. Therefore be careful not to place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle, . . . ) on or near your appliance · The DVD recorder must not be near or exposed to a flame. [. . . ] Moreover, high resolution images may be viewed if they are included on the disc. During playing of a disc, press the INFO key (the information banner is displayed). Use the or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer. Your player has several play modes for Audio CDs: standard play that respects the order of the tracks; random play that reads music tracks in a random order; repeat play: Repeat A-B, Repeat track, Repeat disc, Repeat de-activated. Standard play EN Selecting a play mode Play mode for Audio CDs IntroScan The IntroScan function enables you to listen to the first few seconds of each track of an audio CD. Note: when the first few seconds of all tracks have been played the player starts playback from track one. IntroScan Repetition Rotating an image 90°, 180°, 270° Zooming in on an image (zoom) 1X, 1. 5X, 2X, 4X Speed of the slide show 21 02_DTH8640_50_en. qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 22 Playing a disc Edit menu (DVD RW disc and DVR hard disc) The edit menu can be accessed from the information banner while you are playing a title on a DVD R/RW disc or on the internal DVR. Access to the edit menu 1. Select the edit icon then OK. Note: the edit menu cannot be accessed while playing a title or chapter list. To delete the list being played, eject the disc or delete the list. Carry out your searches in a title using the PLAY, PAUSE, REV, FWD, STOP keys and select a function. Split title for a title played from a DVR if you selected Play all chapters in the title menu. or New title image with a DVD R/RW. Insert Chapter Marker Delete Chapter Marker Hide Chapter Split Title · Insert chapter markers (DVD RW and DVR) To position marks in order to easily find your favourite passages. Since it is not possible to delete a passage in title, you can use this function to mark the start and end of undesirable sequences (e. g. advertising) in order to mask it from being played using the Hide Chapter function (see further on). · Delete chapter markers (DVD RW and DVR) To delete undesirable markers in order to form longer chapters within a title, or to redefine the position of bookmarks to your own requirements. · Hide Chapter (DVD RW and DVR) To mask the chapter being played (the passage between two bookmarks) in order not to play an undesirable passage (advertising, violent scenes. . . ). If you do not wish to play the masked chapters, you must select Play Title in the title menu. If you wish to play all the chapters, including those you have masked, select Play All Chapters in the title menu. With this function, you can, for example, hide chapters on a title present on the DVR before copying the title to a DVD RW. In this way, only chapters which are not hidden will be copied to the DVD RW. · Create a new title image (DVD R/RW and DVR) Replaces the title image (on the Play menu) displayed by your DVD recorder with an image of your choice. · Split title (DVR) This function can only be used for the title present on the DVR hard disc (not for DVD RW discs). To access it you must first select Play all chapters in the Video library title menu as before you can divide a title on the DVR, no titles must be hidden. To cut a title in two to separate then rename the sequences with different themes. To delete the end of a recording which too long and free up some space on a disc. Note:You can also access this function by pressing the EDIT button on the remote control. 22 02_DTH8640_50_en. qxp 17/02/06 10:55 Page 23 Playing a disc Playing image and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond 400, 000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your TV screen. MENU Disc OK OK Music Pictures Video OK EN Note: the play menu depends on the content of the disc being played. Sound: Select a folder or a title, possibly a playback function and press OK. · · · · · · · Play Play All Random All Random Repeat folder Repeat file Restart Playback of files begins with the file selected and continues with the following files. Playback then moves to the next folder located at the same level in the tree diagram as the folder containing the first file you selected. Images: Select an image or start the slideshow from the selected image. Choose a play mode and confirm with OK (Play, Play all, Random, Random all). Changing images During the picture sequence change images using the PR Fl or PR lG keys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Kb or Mb) the change may take several seconds. To play DivX files Your player is an Officially Certified DivXTM device. It can play DivX®5, DivX®4, DivX®3 and DivX®VOD files according to the DivX CertifiedTM technical specifications. [. . . ] This choice is only valid for the disc if it has not been removed from the disc drawer. The TV guide (NAVICLICK) is not displayed · Downloading may be disabled. · Does the channel broadcast a TV guide ? Other problems Reconfiguring your player's initial set-up · Open the disc tray and make sure there is no disc in it. Hold down the AV key of your DVD recorder, then press the OPEN/CLOSE key by holding it down for 3 seconds, until INIT is displayed on the screen of your DVD recorder. When MENU reappears on your display, turn off and then turn on your DVD recorder using the ON/STANDBY button on the front. The menu displayed on screen is the menu which enables you to choose your DVD recorder's display language. It confirms that all settings made since initial installation have been deleted. The DVD recorder has been reconfigured as it was when purchased (factory settings). [. . . ]