THOMSON DTH460E, Manual

Page 1: ...ny 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 Do not place your eyes close to the opening of the disc tray or any other opening to look inside the player Discs Always handle your discs with care Hold a disc with fingers on the border or hole Always place disc with the label facing upward in case of a s...

Page 2: ...ure and audio are recorded by means of digital signals Video CD VCD Video Compact Disc CD on which you can record up to 74 min of VHS quality video associated with still images audio tracks and interactive menus MP3 files The disks containing SOUND files in MP3 format JPEG files The disks containing IMAGES in JPEG format CD R CD RW Most CD R one recording only and CD RW discs rewritable Depending ...

Page 3: ...n be used Brand codes information Operation Advanced functions Precautions 1 Discs you can play 2 Initial setup 4 5 Before you start Initial setup of your remote control Initial setup of your DVD player Other connections 6 7 Connections Connections example Remote control 8 Front panel display 9 Menus and banners 10 11 Selecting menu functions and options using the remote control navigation keys Ti...

Page 4: ...o not recharge them If you are not using the remote control for a long period of time remove the batteries Initial setup of your remote control Before you start Thank you for purchasing one of our videos Unpack the set completely and tear off the protection films DVD player Remote control 2 non rechargeable batteries AA type Scart peritel cable Instructions for installation and use 1 2 3 Please re...

Page 5: ...rn on your player it will ask you to select a preferred language for the various displays via the menu which appears on your TV screen If this menu is not displayed on your TV screen select the AV socket to which you connected your player The player menus as well as the dialogues and subtitles of the DVDs will always be presented in the language you ve chosen if it is available on the discs played...

Page 6: ... setup shown on page 5 provides a rapid connection of your player This setup gives standard quality sound reproduction and an optimum quality picture RGB You may need to use other connection setups suited to the connectors available on your other devices or to get maximum performance out of your player Your player has other sockets for these purposes OPTICAL OUT socket 6 Toslink optical connector ...

Page 7: ...ideo recorder Audio Video amplifier not provided AV Cable Scart cable Scart cable Scart cable TV Your DTH 460 Your DTH 460 Video projector Video recorder or or Optical Cable Coaxial Cable Audio Cable DTH460_EN 7 08 02 10 41 Page 7 ...

Page 8: ...unctions banner k page 11 Pause playback and switch to Frame advance mode k pages 15 16 Repeats the last scene Each press steps backward 10 seconds during DVD playback Direct access to Play mode from the functions banner k page 11 Displays the sequence marking function k page 19 Skips forward or backward a chapter DVD or track CD Displays the disc menu if available during playback or when resuming...

Page 9: ...ck 7 SKIP To skip a chapter forward or backwards k page 15 8 Front panel display 11 12 16 15 14 13 On the display 11 is lit up if a DVD is loaded in the player 12 or is lit up if the disc being played has Dolby or DTS sound 13 Switched on according to the loudspeaker adjustment made on page 14 14 Time elapsed DVD k hours minutes seconds Audio CD k minutes seconds 15 Forward play reverse or pause o...

Page 10: ...essing ok 4 Change Settings by pressing the Navigation keys 5 To exit the menus press menu or title Disc Menu or go back to the previous menu by pressing return Player Menu Selecting menu functions and options using the remote control Navigation keys Player menu 1 Disc Menu 2 Automatic playback OFF k page 17 Automatic playback ON k page 17 or The player menu enables you to configure the player lan...

Page 11: ...ng angle k page 20 To memorise and use the markers k page 19 To reframe the DVD image according to the screen format of your TV To repeat the playback of a title chapter track scene or entire disc k page 19 To repeat the playback of a disc or music track k page 19 To select the play mode Standard Random Program k pages 17 18 Chapter 2 currently being played k page 16 Title 1 currently being played...

Page 12: ...lack Level The films were originally produced to be watched in a very dark environment a cinema When you watch them at home some scenes may be too dark to be able to make out the details The Display menu provides you with settings to adapt the picture format and TV standard to that of your TV set You can also adjust the brightness of the player s display panel When the player menu is displayed in ...

Page 13: ...d SRS 1 TruSurround This function provides you with virtual reproduction of the multichannel sound of a Dolby or DTS film onto the two channels of your TV or stereo amplifier The sound effects of a 5 1 system are then simulated Select Sound then Virtual Surround and position the function on On with the ok key Dolby Digital is a sound compression technique elaborated by Dolby Laboratories for digit...

Page 14: ... back speakers 3 from 1 5 to 3 meters Volume Depending on the position of the speakers in the room you should adjust the sound volume of each speaker so as to optimize the listening area A noise is emitted by each of the speakers one after the other When the speaker that you wish to adjust is selected lower or raise the volume with the help of the Navigation tools The adjustments on this page allo...

Page 15: ...o key to display the Info banner k page 11 or press pr To stop playback momentarily 2 press STOP once Press twice to stop it completely 3 Loading a disc Playing a disc Double sided discs have a small label on both sides near the centre With most DVDs a disc specific menu appears In that case follow the instructions The player has memorised the last scene on the disc If you now press PLAY playback ...

Page 16: ...rectly using the Navigation keys Choose a title or a chapter DVD or a track CD VIDEO CD Change the language of DVD dialogues or subtitles For direct access to a specific scene on the disc select the first icon with the Navigation keys Enter the requested place in the scene expressed in hour minutes seconds with the remote control number keys enter 001205 to access a scene which is 12 minutes and 5...

Page 17: ...he Lock Player function is enabled It does not work with Video CDs Your player has several Play modes Standard play which follows the order of the tracks titles and chapters on the discs Random play which plays the sequences or music tracks in a random order Programmed play which allows you to choose the sequences or music tracks and the order in which they are to be played Automatic play which st...

Page 18: ...t Edit Program with the Navigation keys then validate with ok The programming menu appears 2 Follow instructions a b c d to make up your selection a Choose a title then a chapter or a track only for an Audio CD or MP3 CD using the Navigation keys or the remote control number keys b Select Add 1 then press ok to validate Check that the title has been memorised in table 2 c Repeat steps a and b as m...

Page 19: ...point B A B Repeat appears to tell you that the repeat playback of the sequence is starting To stop repeating the sequence select Off with the Navigation keys or press STOP Repeat functions remain active until you turn them off open the disc tray or turn off the power Repeat play only works with discs that show the elapsed time on the display This may not work correctly with certain discs Video CD...

Page 20: ...s On certain DVDs scenes may be recorded under various angles up to 9 viewing angles In that case an icon appears on the TV screen To change the viewing angle use the Navigation keys when the icon is displayed on the TV screen To access the viewing angle icon directly press the key on the remote control To blow up the picture 1 to 4 times during playback press the key repeatedly on the remote cont...

Page 21: ...tion of up to 2 1 million pixels If automatic playback mode was selected a slide show displaying each image recorded on the disc will start automatically if manual playback mode was selected you will be asked to select each image for display individually If automatic playback mode was selected the menu used to set each image s display time is displayed Use the remote control s Navigation keys to s...

Page 22: ...ality Conversely files with sampling rates below 128 kb sec will not be played properly Protection Do not try recording copyright protected MP3 files securized files are encrypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying These files are of the following types Windows Media registered trade mark of Microsoft Inc and SDMI registered trade mark of The SDMI Foundation You must not copy such files...

Page 23: ...oose your preferred language for dialogues and subtitles If it is available on the DVD you will be playing it will be selected automatically The default language is the one which is selected in the main menu During playback you can display or remove the subtitles and change the language of the subtitles using the banners If you chose English during the initial setting carried out on page 5 the mai...

Page 24: ...ill be selected as the dialogue language If it is not available the preferred disc language will be selected Original corresponds to the original soundtrack language of the film on the disc With DVDs which have a DVD menu we recommend that you use the disc menus rather than the player menu You can also change the language of the dialogues and subtitles if they are available on the disc During play...

Page 25: ...idate lock To enable the Lock Player function you must enter a password The Ratings Limits function enables you to control the type of discs or programs that your family can watch If certain discs contain information or scenes that exceed the rating limit you ve set they will not be played There are 8 rating levels This function is only available on DVDs for which the publisher has set a rating li...

Page 26: ...the disc has its own language selection menu If you forget your code key number for the parental rating locking function you must do the following Open the player s disc tray and if it contains a disc remove the disc Close the disc tray The player now displays its menu on the TV screen While pressing and holding down your player s SKIP key press and hold down the remote control s STOP key for at l...

Page 27: ... your device s brand in the table of brands on the page 28 Highlight it with a pencil for example 3 Hold the menu key down and key in the 3 digit code corresponding to the make of your TV set Depending on your TV set model it may be necessary to try several of the proposed codes 4 Release the menu key Try to operate the device by switching it on off with the B B key If it does not work repeat from...

Page 28: ... Formenti 019 Goldstar 020 Grundig 016 023 024 Hitachi 007 Imperial 016 JVC 013 Kneissel 020 025 Loewe 020 Loewe opta 019 020 Luxor 005 Metz 013 019 023 Mitsubishi 017 018 020 Mivar 016 Nokia 005 Nordmende 000 001 010 020 Orion 005 020 Panasonic National 005 012 026 Philips 019 021 Phonola 019 021 Pioneer 001 005 Polytron 020 027 029 Radiola 019 021 Radiomarelli 019 Rex 005 Saba 000 001 005 010 01...