User manual THOMSON DTH231E

[. . . ] DTH231en_CIS2. ob 23/01/03 10:02 Page 1 Contents Chapter 1: 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 PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading and playing a disc with mp3, WMA and JPEG files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing JPEG images and mp3 files simultaneously. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 3: 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Programming playback (Program Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Creating your playback order (Disc Playlist). . . . 19 Automatic Playback (AutoPlay). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Introscan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Lock menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 EN Chapter 2: 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 Language of the subtitles (DVDs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Language of the dialogues (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Repeat playback of a scene between two points A and B (DVD - VCD - SVCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sequence marking (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Camera angles (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Play modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 IntroScan (Audio CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chapter 4: 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. [. . . ] Moreover high resolution scenes can be viewed if they are included on the disc. Uses the or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer. Selecting a play mode. 16 DTH231en_CIS2. ob 23/01/03 10:02 Page 17 Playing a disc Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files 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. mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file formats that make it possible to store a large quantity of sound tracks on a disc. Files can be grouped in folders (albums) in the same way as files and folders in your computer. A folder can thus contain other folders. WMA (Windows Media Audio) was developed by MicrosoftTM. EN Loading and playing a disc with mp3, WMA and JPEG files 1. Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE and place a disc on the tray. The disc labels must face upwards. Close the tray using the OPEN/CLOSE or the PLAY button. 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 ten seconds of the file begins. Playback of mp3, WMA or JPEG 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. Note: during playback of an audio file or a sequence of pictures, use the PR or PR keys to change music tracks or pictures, or display the contents of the disc by pressing the MENU key. While pictures are being shown, you can also tilt the image to 90° using the key, or magnify the image using ZOOM and OK. Change the play mode of audio files or the speed of play of JPEG files by displaying the banner with the INFO key and then pressing . 4. Playing JPEG images and mp3 files simultaneously Your player enables you to play images and sounds on a same disc simultaneously. When a disc is loaded and the disc menu is displayed on the screen, select an image folder or file with the , , and keys on the remote control unit and then press OK. Then select an audio mp3 folder or file and confirm with OK. The names of the selccted folder and files appear in the menu. 3. To start playback of the two chosen files 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. 17 DTH231en_CIS2. ob 23/01/03 10:02 Page 18 Chapter 3 Menus on your DVD player (basic principles for use) Menus 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. Use navigation keys , , on the remote control unit to highlight the desired function. Then press OK to validate your selection and start the function or access the next menu. The player menu appears when the player is in STOP mode. Sub-menus Sub-menus are indicated by an arrow on the right, telling you that the line shown is not the name of a function but that of another menu. To access it, highlight the name of the sub-menu and press OK on the remote control unit. The Sound menu is an example of a sub-menu. When the Sound line is highlighted, press OK (the functions of the sound menu appear in another menu). The Sound menu is an example of a sub-menu. The arrows point to other available functions Functions within menus Lines without arrows are functions that can be accessed directly by validating with the OK key. These functions can be used in two ways: · The function starts working after validation with the OK key. The Resume Play function is an example. [. . . ] Sound quality with mp3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you choose. Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analogue/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to mp3 format, of at least 128 kb/sec and up to 160 kb/sec. However, choosing higher rates, like 192 kb/sec or more, only rarely give even better sound quality. Conversely, files with sampling rates below 128 kb/sec will not be played properly. [. . . ]