User manual THOMSON DTH311

[. . . ] 2_DTH311_EN 25/08/03 14:45 Page 1 Contents Connections and initial set up Precautions and information before connecting . . . . . . 2 Accessories provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up the remote control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Important information regarding the batteries. . 2 Connecting: DVD player + TV set + VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Recommended Audio ­ Video connection. . . . . . . . . . 3 Other Audio - Video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sockets and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Audio sockets and cables (for sound). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 VIDEO sockets and cables (for image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front panel of the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Player display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Initial player set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the remote control unit correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Switch on your DVD player and your TV set . . . . 7 Displays on your player (menus and banners) . . 7 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Description of keys in DVD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the remote control unit to control your TV set or VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Controlling a VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Controlling a TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the remote to Navigate through On-Screen Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 IntroScan (Audio CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Loading and playing a disc with mp3, WMA and JPEG files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Menus Menus on your DVD player (basic principles for use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Player menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sub-menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Functions within menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Play menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Programming playback (Program Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Automatic Playback (AutoPlay). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Introscan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Lock menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locking your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Unlocking your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Changing a password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Setting a ratings limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Discs without ratings limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TV Image menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 PAL or NTSC TV sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Front Display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Progressive Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Black Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sound menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sound Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Virtual Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Voice + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Language menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 EN Playing a disc Discs you can play (12 cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Region code numbers of DVD discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading and playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Quick search of an image or a track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Still picture and frame advance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image). . . . . . 11 Skipping a chapter or a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Enlarging an image (zoom). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Scene AgainTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the information banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Information banner with a DVD disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Information banner with an Audio CD disc . . . . 12 Information banner with a VCD disc (Video CD), SVCD disc (Super Video CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Title or Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Screen fit (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Language of the subtitles (DVDs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Language of the dialogues (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Repeat playback of a scene between two points A and B (DVD - VCD - SVCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sequence marking (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Camera angles (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Play modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Further information Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CD-R and CD-RW discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CD-R and CD-RW discs with mp3 format "Sound" files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CD-R and CD-RW discs with JPEG format "image" files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Video CD (VCD) discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Super Video CD (SVCD) discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 DVD-R and DVD-RW discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 DVD copy protection In accordance with the DVD standard, your DVD player is equipped with a Copy Protection system, which can be triggered on and off by the DVD disc itself, in order to make any recording of the concerned DVD disc onto a videotape of very poor picture quality, or even impossible. "This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home use only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. [. . . ] Press to call up the play mode (standard, programme, repeat) in the text area of the information banner. Note: the standard mode is reactivated for any new disc loaded in the player. The programme mode only works if you have keyed in a programme (see page 19). Selecting play modes. IntroScan (Audio CDs) This function enables you to listen to the first few seconds of each track on an audio CD disc. While a disc is being played back, press INFO (the information banner appears). Press the or keys to select the play mode icon, then select the Introscan icon using or keys and press OK on the remote control unit. Listening to the beginning of each audio track. Note: when the first few seconds of all tracks have been played the player goes into Stop. To stop IntroScan press PLAY to continue play and listen to the whole track, or press STOP. PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs) This function enables you to make interactive selections of some scenes or information through an on-screen menu. Moreover high resolution scenes can be viewed if they are included on the disc. Uses the or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer. Selecting a play mode. 16 2_DTH311_EN 25/08/03 14:45 Page 17 Playing a disc Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond 400, 000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your TV screen. mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file formats that make it possible to store a large quantity of sound tracks on a disc. Files can be grouped in folders (albums) in the same way as files and folders in your computer. A folder can thus contain other folders. WMA (Windows Media Audio) was developed by MicrosoftTM. EN Loading and playing a disc with mp3, WMA and JPEG files 1. Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE and place a disc on the tray. The disc labels must face upwards. Close the tray using the OPEN/CLOSE or the PLAY button. The reader reads the contents of the disc, then displays a contents menu. 2. Select a file using the or keys on the remote control unit and press OK. The list of files contained in the folder is displayed. , , and keys on the remote control unit and press PLAY. Note: when an mp3 or WMA audio file is selected for more than 2 seconds, playback of the first ten seconds of the file begins. Playback of mp3, WMA or JPEG files begins with the file selected and continues with the following files. Where there are sub-folders in the folder, these are also played. Playback then moves to the next folder located at the same level in the tree diagram as the folder containing the first file you selected. Note: during playback of an audio file or a sequence of pictures, use the PR or PR keys to change music tracks or pictures, or display the contents of the disc by pressing the MENU key. While pictures are being shown, you can also tilt the image to 90° using the key, or magnify the image using ZOOM and OK. Change the play mode of audio files or the speed of play of JPEG files by displaying the banner with the INFO key and then pressing . 4. Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Your player enables you to play images and sounds on a same disc simultaneously. 1. When a disc is loaded and the disc menu is displayed on the screen, select an image folder or file with the , , and keys on the remote control unit and then press OK. Then select an audio folder or file and confirm with OK. The names of the selccted folder and files appear in the menu. 3. To start playback of the two chosen files press PLAY. Note: cancel a selection by pressing CLEAR. [. . . ] Sound quality with mp3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you choose. Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analogue/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to mp3 format, of at least 128 kb/sec and up 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. [. . . ]