THOMSON DTH 8540 -, User Manual

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Page 3: ...exposed to a flame For instance do not place a candle on or near the device Protect the DVD recorder from moisture and excess heat e g fireplace or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric field...

Page 4: ...played 21 Other indications 22 About other displays menus and banners 22 Remote control 23 Description of keys in DVD mode 23 Using the remote control with other devices 24 Other functions Programming...

Page 5: ...Autoplay 58 Screen Format DVD VCD 58 Recording Options Menu 59 Buffer duration TV memory duration 59 Default quality 59 SmartRecord 59 Chapter Markers 59 VPS PDC 59 Selecting Languages DVD 60 Display...

Page 6: ...nnecting the cable to the back of the DVD recorder Note connection to a satellite or cable receiver is detailled on page 14 Basic connections Your DVD recorder has many connection possibilities to all...

Page 7: ...et your DVD recorder remote control unit in DVD mode by pressing once on the DVD key 3 Switch on your DVD recorder by pressing the ON STANDBY button on the front panel of the player 4 The first time y...

Page 8: ...ith the key and press OK 10 An installation window will appear A cursor shows the progress in the set up of the channels You will need to wait a fair amount of time When all the channels that you can...

Page 9: ...n your part If the time and date information are correct select Done by pressing OK several times A message appears It indicates that the installation of the channels are now complete Press OK The mai...

Page 10: ...l the IR controller cell as shown on the diagram below facing the cell of the satellite receiver 1 or 2 cm away If need be use the adhesive supplied to stick the cell in place Add a satellite or cable...

Page 11: ...ghted press OK The screen which appears is a set up screen for the allocation of input terminals 8 If you connected your devices as indicated on page 8 check that AV2 SAT CABL has been allocated to Sa...

Page 12: ...order sends a signal to your satellite receiver via the infrared controller cell A configuration menu will appear as the satellite receiver positions itself on channel 12 check that channel number 12...

Page 13: ...FUBA 35 37 GOODMANS 19 GRUNDIG 19 21 HIRSCHMANN 22 HITACHI 19 JOHANSSON 25 JVC 19 08 KATHREIN 26 MANHATTAN 25 MASPRO 27 MATSUI 21 MIMTECH 28 MINERVA 21 MITSUBISHI 19 MORGAN 06 NAGAI 29 NEC 30 NETWORK...

Page 14: ...L for France EURO BG BGH for Western Europe DKK for Eastern Europe I for the United Kingdom 7 Select the Reception line using the or keys and use the B key to choose the type of antenna Reception thro...

Page 15: ...the or keys and press OK to validate 4 Select the Channel search line using the or keys and press OK to validate An installation window will appear A cursor shows the progress in the set up of the ch...

Page 16: ...tions With a cable or satellite receiver or a decoder Carrry out the connection of cable 5 not supplied In grey connections already carried out connections from page 4 Cable satellite receiver TV set...

Page 17: ...a video recorder With a cable satellite receiver and a video recorder Cable satellite receiver Video recorder Video recorder DVD recorder DVD recorder TV set TV set not supplied not supplied EN EN 2_D...

Page 18: ...om your DVD recorder to another device satellite or cable receiver fitted with the same type of socket If you have connected a cable or satellite receiver to this connector in the system Options menu...

Page 19: ...vision paragraph 3 on page 4 you must as well as one of the video connections CVBS or S VIDEO connect the Audio outputs L and R of your DVD recorder to the Audio inputs L and R of your television set...

Page 20: ...ed by the Peritel Scart socket An S Video signal however provides a better quality image than a composite Video CVBS socket because colour C is separated from black and white Y in the video signal Not...

Page 21: ...g or copying of your video sequences from a camcorder or any other AV device that provides a composite video signal and analogue stereo sound Note View the images using the AV key 4 S Video socket Vid...

Page 22: ...cator lights up and if necessary to adjust recording time by pressing repeatedly Each press on the RECORD key extends recording time by 30 minutes AV To select the audiovisual sources channels or devi...

Page 23: ...1 or AV2 SAT ou CABLE if a satellite installation has been carried out Start of recording of TV program on selected channel Channel 1 currently being recorded DVD playback Playback of an Audio CD or V...

Page 24: ...e player is displayed when there is no disc playing in STOP mode Note settings will only function if the corresponding function has been provided by the editor For instance if you select the subtitle...

Page 25: ...Fl lG Skips forward or backward a chapter DVD or track CD RETURN Returns to the previous menu MENU Displays the DVD disc menu while a disc is being played CLEAR Removes the menu or banner showing on t...

Page 26: ...dby Validation of an action Move around in the menus Access to the main menu Exit the menus Change channel chapter or station Switch sound off and on Adjust the volume Access the channels Enter a nume...

Page 27: ...standby 5 Press the STOP button and hold it down until the remote control light goes off Manual programming This method involves carrying out a manual search for the codes to be used for controlling y...

Page 28: ...the top of the screen you have the possibility of choosing an audio channel if this is provided by the channel using the B key on the remote control To display information again press the INFO key of...

Page 29: ...y using the OPEN CLOSE key Note Disc Formatting When you insert a DVD RW disc for the first time your DVD recorder must format the disc This operation will take several minutes but you may begin recor...

Page 30: ...o watch another channel during the recording session select it directly on the television set using its own remote control handset With each recording session the name and programme parameters recorde...

Page 31: ...h represent the first images of each title To view a recording see page 55 Closing a DVD R or DVD RW disc Finishing a disc When a disc is full or if you do not want to record any other programmes on t...

Page 32: ...8 different programmings In the case of double programming a warning message is displayed 3 Name Give a Name to your programme Press the INFO key to access the keyboard table Use the B C and OK keys...

Page 33: ...n the DVD disc The lower the quality the longer the time available on the disc For example the time available with a clean 4 7 Gb disc with Low quality will be approximately 8 hours while in Best qual...

Page 34: ...erred transfer Select each parameter with the or key and enter the corresponding information with the number keys or the B key as described below Note your DVD recorder can memorise the parameters of...

Page 35: ...programmes for the channel move from one programme to another FWD REV move from 10 to 10 programmes To consult the programs of the channels at a given time choose a program from the list e g 9 o clock...

Page 36: ...th RCA Audio Video and Ushiden sockets for the transfer of video to a recordable disc 1 To record to disc load a DVD R or DVD RW disc into the DVD recorder 2 Place the device in its play mode 3 From t...

Page 37: ...playing compatible files and videos and is connected to the DV IN socket The USB Device line is only accessible with a compatible device To halt recording press PAUSE To stop it press STOP Recording...

Page 38: ...a video or DivX title Library disc to look for titles saved to DVD R RW Music library to look for mp3 and wma music files previously transferred from a USB peripheral device CD etc to the DVR hard dis...

Page 39: ...avoid or enable its erasure Copy to disc to conserve archive a title to a DVD R RW disc and then erase it from the hard disc Erase chapter to delete all the electronic bookmarks positioned automatica...

Page 40: ...a range of functions sort by title sort by type etc Title and disc management functions The management functions let you sort titles according to the criteria proposed by your recorder To access them...

Page 41: ...cal discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals Region code number Your DVD recorder responds to the regional management information recorded on DVDs The reg...

Page 42: ...made to ensure playability of all disc types it is not possible to guarantee playback of discs which are not in conformity with DVD CD VCD or S VCD standards Moreover this unit may not play some recor...

Page 43: ...banner is displayed to extend recording time by 30 minutes up to a total of 3 hours Recording Function in progress page 27 Interactive banners In addition to menus your DVD recorder has interactive i...

Page 44: ...ing mode Operating principle 1 Load a disc and press PLAY to start playback 2 To display the banner press the yellow INFO key 3 Select an icon using the C B keys or enter a number using the number but...

Page 45: ...disc s menu or to begin playing it recorded DVD R DVD RW discs Note the Disc heading is shown as transparent when there is no disc in the device or if the disc is not compatible Search Options Quick...

Page 46: ...he zoomed image around using C and B to view a particular spot If this does not work try again after pressing PAUSE To resume normal playback press the key several times to return to the original form...

Page 47: ...eying in the starting time Select the time elapsed icon and use the numbered keys on the remote control unit to access the place from which you want to play back Use two digits for each field For inst...

Page 48: ...chapters on the disc repeat between 2 points or repeat a disc a title The icon of the play mode is accessible via the information banner during playback During playing of a disc press the INFO key th...

Page 49: ...PBC icon Uses the or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer Play mode for Audio CDs Your player has several play modes for Audio CDs standard play that respects the order of the...

Page 50: ...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 Create a new title image DVD R DVD RW Replaces the title image on the Pl...

Page 51: ...apter position the disc during play on this chapter and select Delete Chapter Marker and confirm with OK Note For DVD R discs you cannot manually create or delete chapter markers Your DVD recorder aut...

Page 52: ...the device pauses and the image is recorded and placed in play memory Hide the chapter DVR If you wish to cut a title into two parts while playing the title select Split Title and confirm your choice...

Page 53: ...ray using the OPEN CLOSE key 2 From the main menu MENU key or in Stop mode select the Disc function with the or key then confirm using the OK key 3 Press OK to play back the disc Note the play menu de...

Page 54: ...ng to the type of image Kb or Mb the change may take several seconds Note after several seconds the information banner disappears You can redisplay it using the INFO key on the remote control With the...

Page 55: ...to the AVI file specification Apart from mp3 the audio formats recognised by your player are MPEG layer 1 2 AC3 DTS PCM The most common is mp3 Formats such as AAC and Ogg Vorbis are not supported by...

Page 56: ...e information parameters and advice relating to the use of DivX VOD files we recommend that you visit a specialised web site such as www divx com vod Concerning DivX files You can find DivX files for...

Page 57: ...ge 62 Disc Title menu DVD R DVD RW This menu allows you to access recordings that you have made on your DVD R or DVD RW discs or those carried out by other DVD recorders if they are compatible with yo...

Page 58: ...ting Unlock Disc and confirming it with OK Finalize Disc Make compatible depending on the DVD R or RW disc inserted in your DVD recorder With a DVD R disc Select Finalize Disc using the or button and...

Page 59: ...one Confirm with OK Delete a letter by selecting DEL Press the OK key Add a space by selecting SPACE Press the OK key 3 When the name is complete select Done Press the OK key 4 Exit the menu using the...

Page 60: ...icture format cannot be changed Caution the Automatic Format function of certain television sets may malfunction in 16x9 Set the Auto Format of your television to Off in order to avoid conflicts With...

Page 61: ...e 6 settings so that you can record the entire desired programme on a disc that has already been partially recorded Chapter Markers When recording a title your recorder organises the chapters by creat...

Page 62: ...When Display is selected press OK to display the choice of language menu Select a language with the keys and confirm with OK Exit the menu using the RETURN key Selecting the Audio language for dialogu...

Page 63: ...n the default language of the subtitles will be the one you selected for the dialogues see above Because of this if the default language for the dialogues is not available but subtitles are available...

Page 64: ...the unlocked position without any rating limit If you want to use the Child lock function you have to set a rating limit and position the Lock function on On Locking 4 The Lock line is already select...

Page 65: ...ed Note the DVD recorder is delivered with no restriction settings If you want to prevent certain discs from being played you must select a restriction level 5 Press OK 6 To return to the DVD recorder...

Page 66: ...evision with or without integrated decoder connected to your DVD recorder you will need to set the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets coaxial or optical so that they deliver the Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG digit...

Page 67: ...Note this function is positioned by default on On AV2 Input Choose the S Video or Video signal depending on the device connected to the AV2 Scart socket usually a satellite or cable receiver select RG...

Page 68: ...wn for a rapid selection See the list of channels on the following page Updating Naviclick via Teletext Sometimes certain channels modify the organisation of their Teletext journal In this case unless...

Page 69: ...cument supplied seperately Countries Todays Tomorrows Channels Programmes Programmes Austria ORF1 311 327 ORF2 321 330 Belgium TV1 601 TV2 161 Czchec Republic CT1 301 311 CT2 306 316 NOVA 301 311 PRIM...

Page 70: ...ecordings on the disc Video CD VCD discs VCD Video Compact Disc discs enable up to 74 minutes of VHS quality video associated with still pictures audio tracks and interactive menus to be recorded on a...

Page 71: ...d 160 kbps Higher compression rates such as 192 kbps or more will only rarely improve sound quality Conversely files with sampling rates below 128 kb sec will not be played properly Do not attempt to...

Page 72: ...e signal lamp on the remote control flashes when you use it Make sure no objects or animals are in the path of the infrared beam between the remote control and your DVD recorder They may block the bea...

Page 73: ...t codecs The majority of applications on your computer require the video and audio to be coded separately The two flows are mixed after coding More information on this can be found using the various I...

Page 74: ...work Check the corresponding fuse in your house s fuse box The menus or subtitles do not appear in the language you want With a DVD the DVD menus are not displayed in your language Check the disc jac...

Page 75: ...It switches on as soon as your DVD recorder is turned on and produces a slight hum The TV guide NAVICLICK is not displayed Downloading may be disabled Make sure that Off is not ticked page 66 Does th...

Page 76: ...connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets does not support Dolby DTS or MPEG signals your DVD recorder will deliver PCM Pulse Code Modulation signals In this case Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG must not...

Page 77: ...when your DVD recorder displays DVD B 4 Try to control your DVD recorder with the remote control Note in the event of a problem redo the setting of both components the remote control and your DVD reco...

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Page 79: ...76 1082 Towada 1147 Triumph 1023 1034 Uher 1028 Ultra 1026 Ultravox 1136 Universum 1018 1019 1039 1057 1066 1074 1081 1147 Voxson 1016 1128 Waltham 1137 Watt Radio 1145 1147 Wega 1016 Yoko 1039 1142 Z...

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Page 83: ...o Out menu Dolby Digital DTS MPEG About HDMI_Addendum qxd 7 09 05 10 14 Page I The Export function Your recorder has separate adjustments for the recording quality on the DVR hard disc and DVD R RW di...

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