User manual THOMSON DTH231

[. . . ] 2_DTH231_EN 21/08/03 15:50 Page 1 Contents Connections and initial set up Precautions and information before connecting . . . . . . 2 Accessories provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up the remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important information regarding the batteries. . 2 Connecting: DVD player + TV set + VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recommended Audio ­ Video connection. . . . . . . . . . 3 Other Audio - Video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sockets and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Audio sockets and cables (for sound). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 VIDEO sockets and cables (for image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front panel of the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Player display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Initial player set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the remote control unit correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Switch on your DVD player and your TV set . . . . 7 Displays on your player (menus and banners) . . 7 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Description of keys in DVD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the remote control unit to control your TV set or VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Controlling a TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Controlling a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing sound files (mp3 or WMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Simultaneous JPEG and mp3 play (images and sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing image files (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Displaying the image summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Adjusting the speed of the image sequence . . . . 17 Changing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rotating an image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Enlarging an image (zoom) and Pan and Scan function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 To stop the picture sequence and return to player menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 EN Menus Menus on your DVD player (basic principles for use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Player menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sub-menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Functions within menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Play menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Random play (CDs - mp3 - WMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Programming playback (Program Play) (DVDs - CDs - mp3 - WMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Automatic Playback (AutoPlay). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Introscan (CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Parental Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locking your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Unlocking your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Changing a password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting a ratings limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Discs without ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TV Image menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Front Display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PAL or NTSC TV sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Progressive Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sound menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sound Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Virtual Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Language menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Playing a disc Discs you can play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Region code numbers of DVD discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading and playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Quick search of an image or a track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Still picture and frame advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image). . . . . . 11 Skipping a chapter or a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Enlarging an image (zoom). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Scene AgainTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the information banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Information banner with a DVD disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Information banner with an Audio CD disc . . . . 12 Information banner with a VCD disc (Video CD), SVCD disc (Super Video CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Title or Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Screen fit (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Play modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Repeat playback of a scene between two points A and B (DVD - VCD - SVCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Languages of sub-titles and dialogues (DVD) . . 15 Sequence marking (DVDs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs) . . . . 15 Camera angles (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Further information Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Recommendations and information concerning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CD-R and CD-RW discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CD-R and CD-RW discs with mp3 format "Sound" files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CD-R and CD-RW discs with JPEG format "image" files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Video CD (VCD) discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Super Video CD (SVCD) discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 DVD discs recorded in NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 DVD-R and DVD-RW discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 DVD copy protection In accordance with the DVD standard, your DVD player is equipped with a Copy Protection system, which can be triggered on and off by the DVD disc itself, in order to make any recording of the concerned DVD disc onto a videotape of very poor picture quality, or even impossible. "This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home use only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. [. . . ] A folder can thus contain other folders. WMA (Windows Media Audio) was developed by MicrosoftTM. Playing sound files (mp3 or WMA) 1. Load a disc and begin play. The list of files is displayed. The reader reads the contents of the disc, then displays a contents menu. 2. Select a file using the or keys on the remote control unit and press OK. The list of files contained in the folder is displayed. , , and keys on the remote control unit and press PLAY. Note: when an mp3 or WMA audio file is selected for more than 2 seconds, playback of the first seconds of the file begins. Playback of files begins with the file selected and continues with the following files. Where there are sub-folders in the folder, these are also played. 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. 4. Simultaneous JPEG and mp3 play (images and sound) Your player enables you to play images and sounds on a same disc simultaneously. 1. When a disc is loaded and the disc menu is displayed on the screen, use the , , , keys and OK to select (and / or open a folder), and then to select an mp3 sound file. The name of the selected piece appears in the "Current Selection" area of the screen ( ). 2. Use the (once or twice) to return to the disc menu. , , , keys and OK to select (and /or open a folder), and then to select a JPEG image file. The name of the selected photograph appears "Current Selection" area of the screen ( ). 4. To start play press PLAY. Note: cancel a selection by pressing CLEAR. If playback of an audio file ends before the end of the sequence of pictures, it will resume at the start of the folder containing the chosen audio file until the end of the sequence of pictures. During simultaneous play, only the picture can be changed by using the PR or PR keys. 16 2_DTH231_EN 21/08/03 15:51 Page 17 Playing a disc Playing image files (JPEG) 1. Load a disc and begin play. The list of folders (and / or photographs) is displayed. Select a file using the or keys on the remote control unit and press OK. The list of files contained in the folder is displayed. , , and keys on the remote control unit and press PLAY. The picture sequence begins. The information banner showing both Sound (mp3) and image (JPEG files appears. After a few seconds the first image selected is displayed and the banner disappears. To recall the banner press INFO. EN Displaying the image summary You can display the images in the form of an illustrated partial summary by pressing TITLE once during the picture sequence. The images are displayed in the form of nine vignettes. The nine images may be displayed for quite a long time. To view the following or preceding nine or PR keys on the remote images use the PR control unit. To view one of the nine images on the whole screen select the image using the , , and keys and press OK. Adjusting the speed of the image sequence Display the banner using the INFO key, then use or to select one of three speeds. This adjustment does not alter the display time between images but only the length of time each image is displayed. Changing images During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR keys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Ko or Mo) the change may take several seconds. Rotating an image If an image is displayed sideways, you can rotate it through 90° using the control unit. key on the remote Enlarging an image (zoom) and Pan and Scan function To view a detail press ZOOM once or several times and use the , , and . Return to normal size picture by pressing ZOOM several times or by pressing PLAY to resume the picture sequence. To stop the picture sequence and return to player menu Press STOP or press MENU several times 17 2_DTH231_EN 21/08/03 15:51 Page 18 Menus Menus on your DVD player (basic principles for use) The functions of your DVD player are not all accessible directly through the remote control or front panel keys. A certain number of functions are accessible through menus that you can display or remove as you wish. These menus are used as follows. Player menu The player menu appears when no disc is being played. When a disc is being played, press STOP to stop play. [. . . ] Do not attempt to record protected mp3 files. Such files are coded and protected. Important: The above recommendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play mp3 recordings, or as an assurance of sound quality. You should note that certain technologies and methods for mp3 file recording on CD-Rs prevent optimal playback of these files on your DVD player (that is degraded sound quality and even, in some cases, inability of the player to read the file or files). · · Information updated in January 2003 29 2_DTH231_EN 21/08/03 15:51 Page 30 Further information CD-R and CD-RW discs with JPEG format "image" files To view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to record your photographs with a resolution above 400, 000 pixels (which corresponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots), for television screens do not allow a higher quality given their limited characteristics. In this case ensure that you reduce the quality of your photographs before recording on a disc in order not to impede the proper running of your player. This is because excessively loaded pictures would slow down or might prevent the proper functioning of the slide show during playback on your player. Compatibility of JPEG files depends on the software on which they were created and on the size of files expressed in pixels. [. . . ]