THOMSON DTH5400 Owner'S Manual Download

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ontents

Precautions

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About discs and sound

......................2

Before you start

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Basic connections - Initial set-up
Fit the batteries

Front and display

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Basic functions

..................................6-7

Power / Stand-by
Additional handy functions
Playback - Selections via menu
Menu operation

Menus

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Info displays

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Video and Audio connections

.10-11

Video connection settings

Basic set-up

for the initial

installation of the DVD player.

Preferred languages

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Player menu language
Your preferred languages on discs

Picture setting

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“4 x 3” / “16 x 9” TV screen

Playback

your Discs, DVD, audio

CD, video CD

Scene Access

...................................14-16

Fast motion / Picture and track scan
Slow motion - Stills and frame advance
Direct Access to a track - CD intro
Titles, chapters, tracks, or elapsed time
Scene again - Index and Markers
DVD intro (Mosaic) Chapter view
DVDs Camera angle

Advanced Playback

3-D Surround /
Dialogues languages

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Virtual 3-D Surround Sound
Audio language

Subtitle languages

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DVDs Subtitles on / off
DVDs Subtitles selection

Zoom / Random play

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DVDs and video CDs Zoom - Random
play - To clear Random play

Repeat and random Play

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Repeat play

Repeat a scene between point A and point B

Repeat CD’s with TV Off - Slow Repeat

Programme Play

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About DVD discs

Deleting programmed items

Playing MP3 CDs

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Video CD special operation

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Track View / Index View

Set-up

the player, to play discs

the way you want.

Display Options

.................................24

Screen format - Still state

On-screen messages

Front display panel brightness

Black level adjustment

Audio Options

....................................25

Digital audio output - Dolby digital

MPEG2 - DTS - Dynamic Compression

2x Playback Audio

Speakers

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System audio quality

Speaker setting principle

Speaker icons display and size

Delay between peakers

Volume setting amongst speakers

Rating limit

....................................28-29

Rating - Overriding the Rating

Universal remote control

..........30-32

Universal remote control setting

To control other equipments

Brand codes information

Troubleshooting guide

....................33

Disc Playback
recommendations

.........................34-35

Technical data

....................................36

Guarantee

.........at the end of the manual

IB5400GB 3/09/01 16:13 Page 3

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Page 1: ...rous 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 3 For your safety 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 single sided disc Always ...

Page 2: ...label facing upwards double sided discs have a small label on both sides near the center Open the disc tray with the OPEN CLOSE key on the set or on the Remote Control 1 USA Canada 2 Europe the Middle East Rep of South Africa Japan 3 Southeast Asia Taiwan 4 Central America South America Australia Mexico New Zealand 5 Russian federation Africa except Egypt and Rep of South Africa India Pakistan 6 C...

Page 3: ...languages 18 DVDs Subtitles on off DVDs Subtitles selection Zoom Random play 19 DVDs and video CDs Zoom Random play To clear Random play Repeat and random Play 20 Repeat play Repeat a scene between point A and point B Repeat CD s with TV Off Slow Repeat Programme Play 21 About DVD discs Deleting programmed items Playing MP3 CDs 22 Video CD special operation 23 Track View Index View Set up the play...

Page 4: ...lect a language 1 for english 2 for french If you do not press any number key you will have to select manually all menus related to the languages 3 You can now play discs However we recommend you complete the set up first p 12 13 The menus of the player and the menus dialogues and subtitles of DVDs will now be in the language chosen in step 2 This choice applies to all DVDs To change the language ...

Page 5: ...en 14 Front Panel Display 15 PHONE LEVEL Sets the volume level of the headphones 16 Headphone jack Plug headphones here for private listening 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 1 Indicates that the Angle feature is available you can select multiple angles of a scene recorded by different cameras page 16 2 Indicates a video CD VCD audio CD CD or DVD DVD disc is loaded in the player 3 Indicates pla...

Page 6: ...ne on the disc If you now press PLAY 27 playback starts from this point To erase Resume memory press STOP 29 Resume memory does not work with interactive discs without elapsed play time information If the player is left in STOP mode for more than 1 minute without any user interaction a screen saver will be activated fade in fade out After about 30 minutes have elapsed in STOP mode without user int...

Page 7: ...lays on and off the dialogue language name abbreviation and the audio format on screen page 17 23 Displays on and off the disc s special features on screen pages 8 9 15 16 20 Displays on and off the disc s contents on screen pages 8 23 Introscan for CD Audio CD Video page 14 Displays on and off the camera angle number on screen page 16 Confirms a selection Arrows move to items Use the number keys ...

Page 8: ...le Chapter Time Audio ENG 2CH Subtitle ENG Info 1 2 Time Repeat Track 05 Master Vol 64 Track Angle 1 3 Repeat Track 05 Master Vol 64 Intro Surround On Info 2 2 DVD MAIN MENU 1 Audio English 2 Subtitles Automatic 3 Player Menu English 4 Disc Menu English 5 Rating Limit Unlocked 6 Audio Options 7 Display Options RETURN OK i m R R Move to the items using the arrow keys 18 16 14 17 Press ok 15 to conf...

Page 9: ...you to harmonize them To enjoy Virtual Surround Sound p 17 To access a particular chapter p 16 Track number 01 is being played p 15 ARA _______ Arabic CHI ________ Chinese CZK _______ Czech DAN _______ Danish DEU _______ German ENG _______ English ESP ________ Spanish FRA________ French FIN ________ Finnish GRE _______ Greek HUN _______ Hungarian IND ________ Hindi ITA ________ Italian JPN _______...

Page 10: ...cap and always reattach the cap when the connector is not in use to keep it dustfree V1 V2 R1 L1 R2 L2 PCM BITSTREAM 5 1 Analog Audio Audio S Video Scart Input RGB Video Composite Digital Audio Input TV Video Inputs DVD Audio System or TV Audio Inputs Good picture Hosiden socket Better picture S Video connection page 11 SCART socket Best picture if RGB is selected in SET UP MENU p 11 S Video Cable...

Page 11: ...5 Black Level Normal 6 NTSC disc Output PAL 60Hz 7 SCART Output C CB B S Video RETURN OK i m R R 3 S Video Output via Hosiden socket In order to link your DVD player up to an S Video compatible Home Cinema system you will need to enable S Video output through the Scart or S Video Hosiden sockets Change the factory settings of the Scart output of your DVD player from RGB to S Video by following ste...

Page 12: ...umber 1 24 If Original is selected the player will choose the original soundtrack on the disc 1b For the Subtitle language press key number 2 24 If Automatic is selected the player will choose the same language as under Audio Preference for subtitles That means if your preferred dialogue language Audio is available subtitles are not shown and if your preferred dialogue language is not available on...

Page 13: ... On some DVD discs the screen aspect ratio may be fixed and cannot be changed 16x9 movie 4x3 TV screen 16x9 TV screen 4x3 movie 16x9 movie 4x3 movie TV zoom function Do not use the zoom function on your TV during this set up as parts of the picture and menu could be hidden When using the S video or video connection unlike when using the SCART connection the TV screen aspect has to be selected manu...

Page 14: ...er speeds Turn on the left or on the right for higher speeds Direct access to the selected album only Direct Access to a track Audio CD MP3 Enter the desired track number Stills and frame advance DVDs and Video CDs Only possible in forward mode If the player is left for 5 minutes in PAUSE mode it will STOP Press repeatedly to see the pictures one after another or With JOG on Turn the Shuttle dial ...

Page 15: ...ay mode access the Index or Markers pressing the marker 4 key 3 To erase a marker 2 To play a marked scene 1 Placing markers 3 maximum 4 Exit the display with the marker key 4 Index and Markers DVDs and Video CDs Markers are cleared when the tray is opened and or when power is turned off OK 1 PLAY CLEAR 1 2 PLAY CLEAR 1 2 PLAY CLEAR Title Chapter Time Audio ENG 2CH Subtitle ENG Info 1 2 Select one...

Page 16: ...DVD intro Mosaïc Chapter view 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 If you selected the On Screen Messages Off in the player set up menu see p 24 the camera icon will not appear Each angle number corresponds to a different viewing 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 s...

Page 17: ...rcle in square are Trademarks owned by Desper Products Inc Audio language for DVDs 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 Select the desired language with Navigation keys then press ok 15 to confirm A Using the player info display In play mode press the red key ...

Page 18: ...vigation keys then press ok 15 to confirm During playback with some discs you can choose the subtitle language up to 32 if available The subtitles available on the disc are indicated on the back cover of your DVD disc box Depending on the disc you will have to access to the Subtitle languages selection either with the coloured key on your remote control or with the menu key These 2 possibilities a...

Page 19: ...l view again press ZOOM key 31 once or twice depending on the current setting This function also works in Pause and Slow motion modes DVD and video CD Zoom Random play for DVDs and Audio CDs To clear Random play Your player can play the tracks on the disc in random order Press prog random 3 on the remote control and select Random On Press ok 15 to confirm and start random playback Press prog rando...

Page 20: ...to yellow Wait few seconds before pressing again the ok 15 key to mark the end of the scene to be repeated B point A B is displayed in yellow repeat play starts To define the B point of the A B section the player must be in Normal play mode Do not use REV key 26 or FWD key 28 otherwise A B Repeat mode will be lost If the title or track is completed before marking the end B the end of title or trac...

Page 21: ...amming If there are 2 or more titles on the DVD disc If all titles contain only 1 chapter each then it will do title programming if at least one title contains more than one chapter then it will choose the first title with the largest number of chapters and do chapter programming on that title Programme play for DVDs and Audio CDs About DVD discs Deleting programmed items chapters tracks Remove th...

Page 22: ...mber keys 3 If you are in a song list and want to return to the album list press return 20 to return to the previous menu screen MP3 is the audio file format allowing you to easily compress music recordings and was co developed by The main advantage of MP3 is that it enables storage of CD quality music tracks on a home computer in manageable compressed files Thanks to compression you now only need...

Page 23: ...played When no further selections are to be played press STOP 29 to exit the menu During playback press yellow info key 10 info strip is displayed on screen level 1 1 Collie 2 Terrier 3 Bobtail 4 Shepdog 5 Husky Pedigree dogs Video CD Audio Channels Selection In play mode press the red key 8 The Audio channel banner appears on screen Select Stereo Right or Left with the Navigation keys With the Vi...

Page 24: ...an access all the settings related to the picture and display Follow these intructions 2 Still state 1 Screen Format i m MAIN MENU 1 Audio English 2 Subtitles Automatic 3 Player Menu English 4 Disc Menu English 5 Rating Limit Unlocked 6 Audio Options 7 Display Options RETURN OK R R DISPLAY OPTIONS 1 Screen Format 4x3 PS 2 Still State C CB B Auto 3 On Screen Messages On 4 Display Brightness Auto Di...

Page 25: ...e the Digital audio out menu see above to convert the Dolby Digital audio bitstream output to linear PCM The same should be applied with the so called Optical or Coaxial REC OUT socket of Dolby Digital decoders when they are connected to this DVD player Since REC OUT is a 1 1 copy of the decoder s input no other equipment should be connected there Available Digital Decoder Dolby Digital MPEG2 DTS ...

Page 26: ...urround speakers and for the central speaker according to its position compared to the front speakers Test the setting by running a test sound pink noise If you do not have the 5 recommended speakers 1 the Subwoofer for multichannel surround sound Click twice on the icon corresponding to your missing speakers subwoofer and or surround speakers they disappear from the screen Multichannel sound will...

Page 27: ... to the surround speakers is greater than or equal to the distance D1 from the listening position to the front speakers no adjustments are required Otherwise adjust the settings according to the chart below D1 D1 D2 D3 D3 C L R SR SL SW Surround speaker L Surround speaker R Subwoofer Front speaker L Front speaker R Centre Speaker Delay time Distance between D1 and D2 D3 1 3 ms approx 150 cm Centra...

Page 28: ... appears Rating Limit selection 3 To select the Rating Limit press key number 2 The SET RATING LIMIT screen appears 4 Set the Rating Limit you want with the arrows 14 17 and confirm with ok 15 to permit or prohibit playback of unsuitable scenes or adult programmes Limit 8 allows all titles to be played whereas limit 1 will be the most restrictive for children for example eg if you select limit 5 a...

Page 29: ...g guide at the end of this manual page 33 Player unlock and Rating Limit cancellation 1 Select Rating Limit 2 Enter your 4 digit password 3 Select No in the menu Use Password line 1 Password change 1 Proceed with steps 1 to 4 as described on page 28 2 Press key number 3 24 The Change Password screen appears 3 Enter your new 4 digit password Confirm by re entering your new 4 digit password again 4 ...

Page 30: ...our TV set model it may be necessary to try several of the proposed codes 4 Release the menu key 19 Try to operate the equipment by switching it on off with the B B key If it does not work repeat from step 2 with another 3 digit code Your DTH 5400 DVD TV set Video recorder 1 Place the dvd vcr tv switch on the equipment you want to control Not all TV and VCRs can be operated with this universal rem...

Page 31: ...if the switch is in TV position the PLAY STOP REV FWD and PAUSE keys control the DVD player Video control TV control To start playback To start the recording VCR only To rewind or fast forward To stop For a still picture on pause To select the AV input To switch your set on and off stand by Menu controls or special functions To select programmes TV Mute sound off TV Sound level IB5400GB 3 09 01 16...

Page 32: ...020 027 029 Radiola 019 021 Radiomarelli 019 Rex 005 Saba 000 001 005 010 019 020 Salora 005 Samsung 020 030 Sanyo 008 018 Schaub Lorenz 005 016 020 Schneider 019 021 Seleco 005 Sharp 018 022 Siemens 023 Singer 001 002 019 Sinudyne 019 Sonitron 008 Sony 014 018 Teleavia 001 010 020 Telefunken 000 001 002 010 020 Thomson 000 001 002 010 020 Toshiba 006 016 018 024 Wega 019 Yokan 020 025 Yoko 020 Co...

Page 33: ...ithin an 8 m range from the player Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the red LED on the player Playback Check that the subtitle is recorded on the disc Subtitles disappear from the TV screen See how to display subtitles While in stop mode hold down STOP and PLAY keys of the player in that order and simultaneously for more than 3 seconds The password lock will be released and all ...

Page 34: ... 700 Mb format 80 minutes recording time Some studies show that blue color CD Rs may sometimes give lower playback quality than other color CD Rs Never use CD RW recordable rewritable discs These CDs are designed for multiple use and are oriented to computer use rather than music Playback quality with these discs can vary with the equipment used and many other technical factors Use a completely br...

Page 35: ... 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 Do not try recording copyright protected MP3 files Certain securized files are encrypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying These files are of the following types Windows Media registered trade m...

Page 36: ...kHz sampling 4 Hz to 22 kHz DVD linear audio 96 kHz sampling 4 Hz to 44 kHz CD Audio 4 Hz to 20 kHz 2 S N ratio 110dB A wtd 3 Dynamic range DVD linear audio 100dB CD audio 100dB 4 Wow and flutter below measurable limits 5 Total harmonic distortion less than 0 004 Wave length 655 nm Laser power CLASS 2 2 Laser diodes THOMSON Multimedia reserves the right to change the specifications without notice ...

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