User manual THOMSON DTH 8540

[. . . ] 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 1 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 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. DTH 8540 80 Go DTH 8550 160 Go 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. [. . . ] 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 Full Title in the title menu. With this function, you can for example hide chapters in a title present on the DVR before copying that item to a DVD+RW. This way only the unmasked chapters will be copied to the DVD+RW. · Create a new title image (DVD+R, DVD+RW) Replaces the title image (on the Play menu) displayed by your DVD recorder with an image of your choice. · Divide the title This function can be used only for items present on the DVR hard disc and not for those on DVD+RW discs. To access it, first choose Play All Chapters from the titles menu in the Video Library. This is because before dividing up a title on the DVR, no titles must be masked. To cut a title in two in order to separate and then rename the sequences. To cut a title in two in order to separate and then rename the sequences. To delete the end of a recording that is too long and thus free up space on the disc. 21 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 22 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 Image Video OK Note: the play menu depends on the content of the disc being played. Sound: Select a folder or title, along with a playback function if desired, and press OK. Play options: · Play · Play all · Random all · Random · Repeat Folder · Repeat File · Resume 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 slide show from the selected image. Play options: 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. The correct playing of DivX in your player, depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs used, the type of recording equipment employed and the parameters of your computer. It is therefore possible that you cannot play a DivX file or that part or all of it is defective. It can also sometimes happen that you can play the images (video) but not the sound (audio). Note: To guarantee playback of DivX files the audio must be mp3 format. DivX Certified devices can play back any interleaved mp3 audio at any bitrate, both CBR and VBR. The audio must be sampled at standard frequencies, such as 32 khz, 44. 1khz, and 48khz, and must conform to the AVI file specification. Apart from mp3, the audio formats recognised by your player are MPEG layer 1/2, AC3, DTS, PCM. 22 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 23 Playing a disc To rent (purchase) DivX® VOD files DivX VOD files are comparable to rental video DVD discs. They both allow you to view the video (film). The difference lies in the access to the media. DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial Internet sites. In order to permit the downloading of VOD you need to input on the purchase form of the site, the registration number of your DVD player. You can find your player's registration number using the System Options (DivX) menu. Write down this VOD 8 character recording number, in order to complete the form on the web site where you purchase your DivX® VOD files. Note: If you cannot play a DivX VOD file, recorded on a CD-R disc after downloading, it is possible that the rental period allocated during purchasing from the web site has expired. [. . . ] Hold down the STOP key of your DVD recorder, then press the ON/STANDBY 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). Refer to page 5 of this manual to restart the installation of your DVD recorder. The menus of your DVD recorder do not appear in the language you want · Check that your language is available in the settings menu. [. . . ]