User manual THOMSON DTH8657

[. . . ] 02_DTH8657_en. qxp 18/04/06 16:23 Page 1 To begin About your device 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. The hard disc is also called the HDD or DVR. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Ram and DVD audio. DTH 8657 160 Gb THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES IN DIGITAL QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS FROM VIDEO CAMERAS OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS. YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED. EN The content in brief. . . Connections and initial set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Basic connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Automatic channel search The sockets and their uses Other Audio - Video connections The front of your player recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Main indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About others displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Interactive banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 While watching a channel While playing a disc Playing image and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 To play DivX files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Disc menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Play disc - Disc title menu - Playlist - Disc actions Copy to DVR - Export to USB Title menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Disc options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Disc Autoplay - Screen Format Recording options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Buffer Length - Default Rec. [. . . ] 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. EN Selecting a play mode Play mode for Audio CDs 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 IntroScan The IntroScan function enables you to listen to the first few seconds of each track of an audio CD. IntroScan Note: when the first few seconds of all tracks have been played the player starts playback from track one. Rotating an image This function is used to display an image correctly while playing JPEG images (90° - 180° - 270° rotation). Zooming in on an image (zoom) During play, this function is used to increase the image 1. 5 - 2 or 4 times. Speed of the slide show This function is used to adjust the time images are displayed while playing JPEG images. 23 02_DTH8657_en. qxp 18/04/06 16:23 Page 24 Playing a disc Interactive banners In addition to menus, your DVD recorder has interactive information banners with icons representing functions or information. Some banners provide access to disc playback functions (for DVDs, CDs, VCDs, etc. ) while others give you information on the channels and related functions. While watching a channel Access: INFO key. Channel being viewed delayed Current time or delayed time live Current programmes (if identified) 14:35 Subtitles: English (<) Subtitles: French (>) Number and name of the channel viewed Language of the channel being watched Other language with the B key Subtitles of the channel being watched Other language with the B key While playing a disc Access: INFO key. Select an icon using the C, B keys, or enter a number using the number buttons to access a chapter, a title or a track depending on the disc being played (when the corresponding T, C, P icon is selected). Remove the banner using the yellow INFO key or the CLEAR key, or wait a few seconds until it disappears. With a DVD Chapter 1 currently being played. Time elapsed 00 : 00 : 10 For standard playing, repeating of a title, a scene between 2 points A an B, or an entire disc. F R Espace vide : 125 h 55 min 5 GB To change the viewing angle Empty space: 125 h 55 min for video D E Leerer PLatz: 125 Std 55 Min DVD discs. IT Spazio vuoto : 125 h 55 min ES Espacio disponible : 125 h 55 min S W Tomt utrymme: 125 h 55 min Play mode To choose the dialogue language and audio format. To select the language of the subtitles for video DVD discs. To access the edit menu for DVD R/RW discs. Marc Rensonnet - 25 Oct 2005 DTH 8540/8550 - soft 5. 09 du 03/10/05 Bandeaux - version 01 With an audio CD or VCD (Video CD) disc Track / Title / Index while playing To select the play mode (Standard, Random) To control the repeat reading of a disc, a musical track or repeating of a music track between 2 points A and B. introscan - To play the first seconds of each track. To select the PBC function where available on the disc. PLAY MODES (PLAY, PAUSE, REV, FWD buttons) B PLAY (Play) Fast forward (B x3, x6. . . ), or reverse (C -x3, -x6. . . ). K PAUSE (Pause) Slow motion, forward (KBB 1/2, 1/6 . . . ), or backward (CCK -1/2, -1/6 . . . ). 14:35 24 02_DTH8657_en. qxp 18/04/06 16:23 Page 25 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. This lets you carry out operations on the recordings which have been made. 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. 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. EN 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. 25 02_DTH8657_en. qxp 18/04/06 16:23 Page 26 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. [. . . ] Hold down the STOP key on your player and press the DVD REC key for more than 3 seconds. Your DVD recorder menu disappears · As with computers, your DVD recorder has a screen saver which replaces the fixed menu by a mobile THOMSON logo. Press on a navigation key to bring back the fixed menu. You can't switch channels · During the recording of a TV program (or video sequence from a connected device), switching channels is impossible. To change channels, you have to stop the recording completely. Some channels or radio stations have numbers above 50 or 80. · The procedure for installation encrypted channels and radio stations (for which the numbers are not commonly attributed) allocates numbers from 80 for encrypted channels and 50 for radio stations. In quiet moments, you hear a slight hum coming from your DVD recorder · Your DVD recorder is equipped with a fan. It switches on as soon as your DVD recorder is turned on and produces a slight hum. Other important information For your safety Never open the player or any of its components. It can be dangerous for you or for certain fragile components. You could receive an electric shock or touch the laser beam. [. . . ]