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The content in brief... ... and detailed contents in the follo wing pag es. EN EN 1 T o begin About y our device Y our D VD recor der is a digital video play er and recorder . Thanks to its tuner , you can r ecord TV programmes on D VD+R and D VD+R W discs or on the integrated hard disc D VR.
2 Contents T o begin .........................................................1 About your de vice ...........................................................1 Precautions to tak e .........................................................1 The content in brief.
3 EN EN Contents In disc pla ying mode (Operating principle) ................42 With a D VD ,With an audio CD , With a VCD (Video CD) .......................................................42 Loading and pla ying a disc .........................43 Search Options .
4 1. Unplug the antenna cable from y our TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN sock et of your D VD recorder . 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT socket of the D VD recor der to the g antenna socket of your TV set.
Placing the remote contr ol in ser vice Inserting the batteries Using the remote contr ol unit corr ectly When you use r emote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to contr ol (D VD recor der , TV set or satellite receiv er).
6 Connections and initial set up 6. Select your country of residence using the ▲ or ▼ k eys, and press OK . Note: the ar rows indicate that other countries are available. T o find your countr y , use the ▲ ▼ buttons on your remote control. 7. On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected.
7 Connections and initial set up Sorting the channels 11. A window for classifying the channels appears with the images of the selected channel. The automatic channel search has assigned n umbers to the channels in a predefined order . These numbers ma y not be the numbers you w ould hav e chosen.
8 Connections and initial set up D VD recorder Satellite receiver IR controller cell Adjusting the G-LINK CABLE The IR (infrared) contr oller cell must face the receiv er cell of the satellite receiver .
9 EN EN Connections and initial set up Adjusting the receiv er / recor der configuration 1. Switch on your TV set, your D VD recorder , then your satellite or cable receiv er . 2. Place the receiv er on channel 002 . With your D VD r ecorder’ s remote control, carry out the following settings: 3.
10 Connections and initial set up 10. Deactivating the pr ogramming of the satellite or cable r eceiver - Ye s is selected to deactivate the programmer . In that case, all your satellite recor dings will ha ve to be programmed fr om your satellite or cable r eceiver (this is the recommended setting).
11 EN EN Connections and initial set up List of satellite or cable r eceiver codes The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given are generall y those which are recognised b y the receiv ers of the brands quoted. Howe ver , they ma y not corr espond to your device if it is an older or more r ecent model.
12 Connections and initial set up Adding a channel If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual search pr ocedure which will enable y ou to add a channel to the ones already set-up on y our D VD recorder . The channels already stored will not be deleted.
13 Connections and initial set up Reinstalling channels (updating) If new channels mak e their wa y into the audiovisual scene , you will ha ve to update your D VD recor der’ s list of channels. In such a case , star t a new channel sear ch from the installation menu.
14 Connections and initial set up Other recommended connections With a cable or satellite r eceiver (or a decoder) Carrry out the connection of cable 5 (not supplied). In grey: connections already car ried out (connections from page 4). Cable / satellite receiver TV set D VD recorder 5 2_DTH8555 X_en.
15 Connections and initial set up With a video recor der With a cable / satellite r eceiver and a video r ecorder Cable / satellite receiver Video recorder Video recorder D VD recorder D VD recorder TV set TV set (not supplied) (not supplied) EN EN 2_DTH8555 X_en.
16 Connections and initial set up P eritel sock et (scar t) 1 - A V1 (audio - video Outputs) This sock et allows you to transfer Audio and Video (sound and images) from your D VD r ecorder to a television set or other device (flat scr een, audio- video amplifier , etc .
17 Connections and initial set up 3 - Audio - Video Input Audio inputs (INPUT L, R) The analogue sound of an operating device (tele vision set or amplifier) can be input via the 2 Audio sock ets L and R of your D VD recorder . If you do not use the recommended connection, i.
18 Connections and initial set up Ushiden socket and cable for Y/C Video signal, also called S-Video. Optical socket and cable for digital audio signal.
19 Connections and initial set up 1 - D V IN socket (input) This sock et, also known as an IEEE 1394, allows the displa y and/or copying of sound and images from a digital video camera Note: to displa.
20 Connections and initial set up The buttons on the fr ont ON/ST ANDBY - T o switch your D VD recor der on or off. G REV / FWD F Fast forward or r everse (page 43). PLA Y / P AUSE - T o pla y a disc placed in the disc tray ( 11 ) of the D VD recor der .
21 Connections and initial set up The messag es on the displa y TV Functions With a disc being pla y ed - Main menu of the r ecorder on the screen (de vice stopped). No function selected. - Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched.
22 Connections and initial set up About other displa ys (menus and banners) • The disc menus – Each D VD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and organisation depends on the disc’ s editor . The disc menu is displa yed on the scr een when a D VD disc is loaded and it starts to play .
23 EN EN Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your D VD recor der is a 3 in 1 type remote contr ol. It allows 6 devices to be contr olled: your D VD r ecorder , a television set, a satellite or cable receiver , a video recor der , an amplifier or another device.
Connections and initial set up 24 Using the remote contr ol with other de vices This remote contr ol can be used to control other de vices using the programmable k eys VCR , DV D , SA T , AMP and AUX .
25 Connections and initial set up Pro gramming the remote contr ol If your r emote control does not contr ol your satellite receiv er (or cable) or your television set you will need to configur e it using one of the two methods pr oposed: automatic code search or manual pr ogramming.
26 Recor ding functions T o watch TV Pro grammes 1. T urn on your TV set. 2. T urn on your D VD r ecorder using the ON/ST ANDBY . The time display ed on your D VD recor der is replaced by the w ord MENU . • After a few seconds the main men u of the set appears on the television screen.
Recor ding functions 27 EN EN T aking a br eak (Time Shift function) Y our recor der can sav e in its memor y images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes view ed. Use the scroll k eys ( P AUSE , PLA Y , REV G / F ... ) to use this function.
Recor ding functions 28 5. Destination The default recor ding destination is set for the D VR hard disc. T o record to a D VD+R/+R W disc, change the setting with the key B . 6. Start the recording by choosing Start with the ▼ key then by pr essing OK .
Recor ding functions 29 EN EN • With a D VD+R disc , if you do not ha ve another r ecording to mak e , you need to «Finalize» the disc in order that it can be r ead by other D VD+R compatible play ers. Closing a D VD+R disc is described in detail below .
30 Recor ding functions Pr ogramming a recor ding or a transfer Y our D VD recor der lets you program r ecordings or one transfer . Programming sev eral recordings is really useful when it uses the high ca pacitu of the hard disc, thereby enabling y ou to go beyond the limited capacities of D VD+R /+R W discs.
Recor ding functions 6. Start time and stop time Enter the recor ding star t time and then the stop time. T o this end, and according to the features of the r eceivers, you must: - either program the .
Recor ding functions 32 Pro gramming a transfer 1. From the main men u ( MENU key or in Stop mode) select the Timers function with the ▼ or ▲ key then confirm using the OK key . The Timers screen appears. It contains the list of the recordings and transfers y ou hav e already pr ogrammed.
Recor ding functions 33 EN EN Automatic pro gramming (Na viclick) For certain channels your D VD r ecorder offers a daily and sometimes follo wing day TV programme guide. The information that it pro vides come from the T eletext and NexTView ser vices br oadcast by certain channels.
34 Recor ding functions Recording fr om a connected de vice Y our D VD recor der allows you to recor d TV programmes (satellite or cable) or to cop y video sequences from a connected de vice . Fr om a satellite receiv er or cable receiv er (A V2 socket) 1.
Recor ding functions 35 EN EN Recording fr om a digital camcorder Y our D VD recor der enables you to view and/or r ecord sound and images from a digital video camera connected to the D V -IN socket on the fr ont of the machine . With some video cameras, your r ecorder ma y control, via this connections, some functions on the video camera.
Recor ding functions 36 Librar y The librar y lets you locate the various r ecordings pr esent on the DVR har d disc or the different D VD+R/+R W discs in your D VD librar y . The librar y gr oups together the recording names and parameters and lets you look for them using the sear ch functions.
Recor ding functions 37 EN EN Pla ying a Video and PIP title (picture in pictur e) Select a title with the ▼ ke y and change to pla y mode with the PLA Y ke y . While a video title (from a video D VD , D VD+R/+R W or D VR har d disc) is playing, you can superpose TV pictures from y our recor der’ s tuner using the LIVE k ey .
Recor ding functions 38 Librar y (disc) The (disc) librar y brings together the names of all the titles recor ded to the different D VD+R/+R W discs in your D VD collection. When the disc librar y screen is displa yed, the titles are listed to the left with one title selected.
39 EN EN Pla ying a disc Recordab le discs • D VD+R, D VD+R W - The majority of D VD+R (write once) and D VD+R W (write many) of 4.7 Gb capacity with the f ollowing characteristics. Recommended brands and types Certain brands of discs hav e been “appro ved” for y our play er .
40 Pla ying a disc Other readab le discs • Audio CDs - Audio Compact Discs (8 and 12 cm). • CD-R, CD-R W - Most CD-R (one recor ding only) and CD-R W discs (re writable). Compatibility is dependent on which D VD writer , writer software and discs ar e used.
41 EN EN Pla ying a disc Current time Clock setting No. of the c hannel selected on the D VD recorder (page 26). Name of channel and details of the progr amme viewed if the pro gramme guide (Naviclic k) is available on this channel. Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels .
Pla ying a disc 42 For standar d playing, repeating of a title, a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (page 46). T o choose the dialogue language and audio format (page 46). T o change the viewing angle for video D VD discs (page 47). T o select the language of the subtitles for video D VD discs (page 46).
43 EN EN Pla ying a disc Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD r ecorder . It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scar t Peritel sock et to which you connected y our D VD recorder (see page 4).
44 Pla ying a disc Slo w motion (in Pause mode on an ima ge) During pla yback press P AUSE once to freeze the image. Press the FWD or REV to view images in slow motion forwar d or backward. Press once or se veral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y .
45 EN EN Pla ying discs – Displa ying the information banner T o access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote control unit during pla yback . Use the arr ow ke ys C and B on the remote contr ol unit to select the various icons. When an icon is selected it is highlighted.
46 Pla ying a disc Pla y modes Selecting the language of subtitles Selecting the language of dialogues Subtitle and dialogue langua ge (D VD) 1. While reading a disc, press the INFO k ey: the information banner is displa yed. 2. Use the C or B keys to select the icon of the subtitles or dialogues as well as the sound format.
47 EN EN Pla ying a disc Edit Camera angles (D VD) A few D VD discs contain scenes shot from various different angles. If a disc being pla yed back offers differ ent camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the scr een.
48 Pla ying a disc Edit Menu The edit menu can be accessed fr om the information banner while you ar e pla ying a title on a D VD+R W or +R disc or on the internal D VR. It lets you inter vene in r ecordings, especially: • Insert chapter bookmarks (D VD+R W) T o position marks in order to easily find your fa vourite passages.
49 EN EN Pla ying a disc The edit menu functions Insert a Chapter Bookmark (D VD+R W only) During recor ding your D VD recor der automatically inserts electronic bookmarks at regular inter vals. These bookmarks are invisible. They partition the recording and f orm chapters.
50 Pla ying a disc View Chapter Displa y a previousl y masked chapter . This function is only a vailable if you ha ve pr eviously mask ed a chapter by ha ving selected Pla y Full Title and ha ving masked a selected chapter .
51 EN EN Pla ying a disc Pla ying imag e and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to fiv e million pixels. Howev er beyond 400,000 pix els there is no perceptible impr ovement in the quality of pictur es displa yed on your TV screen.
52 Pla ying a disc Imag e Functions Changing imag es Select a folder or an image with the C , B , ▲ or ▼ keys and pr ess OK . During the picture sequence change images using the PR F l or PR l G k eys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Kb or Mb) the change ma y take se veral seconds.
53 EN EN Pla ying a disc T o pla y DivX files Y our pla yer is an Officially Certified DivX™ device. It can pla y DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3 and DivX ® V OD files according to the DivX Certified™ technical specifications.
54 Pla ying a disc T o find the registration number of your pla y er , follow the instructions below . 1. With a disc in the tra y but not playing, select System Options from the pla y er menu. 2. In the System Options menu, select DivX . The autorisation number appears on the television scr een.
55 EN EN Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your D VD recorder . This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Men u or the images menu of the Pla yer Men u for your recor ded discs (D VD+R, +R W).
56 Menus 2. Choose a title with the ▲ or ▼ ke y and validate with OK . On the left of the screen displa yed are all the chapters of the selected title.
57 EN EN Menus Accessing Title functions Rename Title Using a character chart your D VD recor der allows you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recor ding was made . Select Rename Title in the Disc Title Menu or Rename Disc in the Disc Actions menu using the ▲ ou ▼ keys and pr ess the OK ke y .
58 Menus Disc options From the Setup men u, this menu offers you 2 functions to maximise the discs y ou want to pla y . Autopla y • Select Autoplay On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automatically once the D VD recor der tray is closed.
59 EN EN Recording Options Men u Buffer duration (TV memory duration) Y our recor der may sa ve the last 60 or 120 min utes of TV pr ogrammes in its memor y .Y ou can define this duration here. 1. In the Main menu select the Setup line with the ▲ ▼ , ke ys then validate with OK .
60 Menus Selecting Languag es (D VD) Y our D VD recor der gives you a selection of languages to choose fr om. Y ou can change the language of the D VD recor der menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles.
61 EN EN Menus Selecting the Sub-title languag e for D VD discs Certain discs propose sev eral languages for subtitles. The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 6) if this language is also offered on the disc being pla y ed.
62 Menus P arental contr ol Y our D VD recor der has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for your childr en will therefor e not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pr eviously chosen is enter ed.
63 EN EN Menus Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict viewing of certain D VD discs by programming a restriction on y our D VD recorder . This function can only be used with D VD discs pr ovided with the function. Y our D VD recorder pr ovides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8.
64 Menus System Options The System Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configur e cer tain useful functions and optimise the performances of your D VD recorder to match those of the devices connected to it. 1. In the Main menu select the Setup line with the ▲ ▼ , ke ys then validate with OK .
65 EN EN Menus Standby mode Y our D VD recor der has an Eco Standby to reduce its pow er consumption when on stand-by . Select Eco. Standb y to enable this function. Note : the Eco function does not allow the display of programming w ar ning messages on the display panel.
66 Menus Settings The information relating to the Na viclick TV guide programmes comes fr om a combination of the TV programmes guide, T eletext and NexTView ser vice transmitted by certain channels. T o optimise the Na viclick programmes guide of your D VD recorder , you hav e the possibility of changing certain settings as shown below .
67 EN EN Menus NexTView Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w ser vice is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView were as sho wn below .
68 Fur ther information Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) Choice of CD-R / CD-R W discs This pla yer can pla y most CD-R and CD-R W discs.
Fur ther information for television scr eens do not allow a higher quality given their limited characteristics. In this case ensure that y ou reduce the quality of your photogra phs before r ecording on a disc in order not to impede the proper running of y our pla yer .
70 Fur ther information T roub leshooting guide If you encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solv e your pr oblems at this telephone number . This THOMSON product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused.
71 EN EN Fur ther information The colours aren ’ t natural • Check that the scart cables are w ell pushed into the sockets of the various de vices. • Check the settings Output A V1, Input A V2 and Output P AL/NTSC ( System Options menu, page 65).
72 Fur ther information The displa y or reading of digital imag es in JPEG format is slo w • Image displa y can tak e a fairly long time, depending on the size of the images. If the images are too “bulky”, your D VD recor der may not be able to displa y them corr ectly .
73 EN EN Fur ther information Y ou can ’ t access the selected men u, e ven when you pr ess OK • If the name of the menu a ppears on a transparent backgr ound, it means that the corr esponding menu or function is not available.
74 Fur ther information Other important informations F or your safety Nev er open the play er or any of its components. It can be dangerous for y ou or for certain fragile components.
75 EN EN Fur ther information DTH 8555 X / SOFT A4ZJEU_S2-09 / EN - lj - ED / aws - rst / 08-2005 Remote contr ol - Code A-B With certain devices (combined TV/D VD or other DVD pla y er) it may ha ppen that your D VD recor der controls the D VD pla yer of the other device.
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