User manual THOMSON DTH500B

[. . . ] IB 500B GB 21/08/01 11:23 Page 1 Precautions 1 - Setting up Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your player. Install your player horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7-10 cm). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Do not stack other, or heavy equipments on top of the player. [. . . ] DVD intro may not operate depending of the disc. 22 23 24 25 26 27 DVD Camera angle On certain DVDs, particular scenes of a movie may be recorded from various points of view (up to 9 camera angles), which you can select. If this option is available on the disc, the indication appears on the TV screen and on the player's front display. key (13) and select a camera angle number using the Navigation 1/3 2/3 If you selected the On Screen Messages = Off in the player set up menu (see p. Each angle number corresponds to a different viewing angle. 16 IB 500B GB 21/08/01 11:24 Page 17 3-D Surround / Dialogue languages Virtual 3-D Surround Sound (for DVDs, Video CDs, Audio CDs) If you use a stereo TV or a two-channel stereo system, be sure that in the audio options of the setup menu, "Dolby Digital Out" and "MPEG-2 Digital Out" are set to "PCM" (see page 24). Press twice the INFO key (10), then select Surround with keys and switch the function On or Off with keys. For optimum effect the distance between the TV set and the listening position must be about 3 or 4 times the distance between the front speakers. Turn off the TV set surround sound and other Title surround effects (HiFi system). Angle 3-D surround does not work with LPCM or DTS Chapter 1/3 sound tracks of DVD discs, or with DTS track of Repeat Time Audio CDs. It is possible only on DVDs with Dolby Track 05 Surround or Dolby Digital. 2CH 64 This feature only operates from the Analog Audio Subtitle out and from the Scart connector. It will not operate Surround ENG On from the Digital Audio Out (optical), if "Digital Info 1/2 Intro Audio Out" or "MPEG-2 Digital Out" are set to "BITSTREAM" in the Audio options of the setup Info 2/2 menu (see page 24). The simulated surround effect depends on the disc contents. This technology is manufactured under license from Desper Products Inc. "SPATIALIZER R", "N-2-2 TM" and the "Circle in square" are Trademarks owned by Desper Products Inc. GB Audio language (for DVDs) During playback, with some discs, you can choose to hear other soundtrack languages (up to 8 if available) than the original one. The audio languages available on the disc are indicated on the back cover of your DVD disc box. According to the disc you will have to access to the Audio languages selection either with the red key ( , ) on your remote control or with the MENU key. These 2 possibilities are detailed in the A or B procedure below. The audio returns to the player's initial settings after the disc is removed or power is switched off. The initial settings have been made during the DVD player's set up on page 4. A - Using the player info display. In play mode, press the red key (8). The audio display appears on-screen with (possibly) the abbreviation of the language and the corresponding audio format. Exit the Audio display with the red key (8) or press CLEAR (25) to remove the banner without making changes. ENG DOLBY DIGITAL 5. 1 CH Example DISC MENU B - Using the Disc Menu (if available). In play mode, press the MENU key (19). The disc menu appears on-screen with (possibly) the dialogue languages available on that particular DVD disc. [. . . ] Remote Control 5-10-11 There is no sound or it can hardly be heard? 17-24 The remote control does not Load the batteries and check that their polarities (+ and ) are work? Remove batteries and hold down one or more keys for several minutes to drain the microprocessor inside the remote to reset it. Reinstall batteries and try remote again. Point the remote control to the front of the player. [. . . ]