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Summary of Contents for THOMSON DTH 2000
- Page 1 U s e r ' s m a n u a l DIGITAL VIDEO DISC english...
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Page 2: For Your Safety
Precautions Setting up Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your set. Place the DVD player on a suitable base (furniture). Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. Leave a 7 - 10 cm gap all around the unit, as shown below. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Before you start Package content ......... Fit the batteries . -
Page 4: Before You Start
Before you start Package content Please follow all steps of this chapter. • Remove all packing and protective film from the DVD player and check for the items below. • In the unlikely event that something is missing in the package, please contact your dealer. -
Page 5: Basic Connections
Before you start Basic connections • Please install your DVD player horizontally with enough space around for ventilation. • Protect the player against humidity, heat, cold and strong magnetic fields (i. e. speakers ...). • Do not stack components on top of the DVD player. •... -
Page 6: Dvd Remote Control
DVD remote control Comfort functions virtual surround * to enjoy virtual surround sound with Dolby Digital DVDs, if you only use 2 speakers (page 16). random / prog * for random play and to programme a play order (page 20). repeat * to repeat titles, chapters, tracks, programmes or the disc (page 17). -
Page 7: Menu Operation
DVD remote control STOP O P E N / C L O S E DVD / VIDEO CD / CD PLAYER PLAY P R E V I O U S N E X T PAUSE S TA N D B Y H E A D P H O N E VO L U M E C O N T RO L virtual surround... -
Page 8: Menus
Menus "Installation" menus of the player 1 Disc Languages ENG AUTO ENG 2 Rating Limit 3 Menu Language English 4 On-Screen Display 5 Display Dimming Auto Dim 6 TV Aspect 4 : 3 7 Digital Audio Output 8 SCART Output 9 Expert Settings To exit, press RETURN Press STOP button. -
Page 9: Info Displays
This page gives you an overview about the possible information you can get to see on a disc. Play a Disc; press the button PLAY. Press • 1x the yellow info button for Info level 1, • 2x the yellow info button for Info level 2. info button pressed once Page: 15/21... -
Page 10: Front And Display
Front and display HEADPHONE/VOLUME CONTROL to plug a headphone (3.5 mm jack) and control its volume. B ), PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, STANDBY (B ¨ ¨|, | Ã Ã buttons see page 6/7. Disc stop. A discs turns (according to slow, play, or fast). ¨... -
Page 11: About Discs
Discs you can play Discs you can play Digital video discs 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals. Audio CDs 12 cm and 8 cm. -
Page 12: Basic Play
Basic play Playback Switch on your DVD player and your TV set. Select the correct AV input on your TV, if necessary. You may also turn on your HiFi system (properly connected to the player). Please see page 20-21 for audio CD / video CD specials. Open the disc tray using OPEN/CLOSE button on the set. -
Page 13: Master Volume
Master volume For each: DVDs, audio CDs, video CDs The different types of discs (DVD, Audio CD, Video CD) may differ a lot regarding its volume levels. This function allows to harmonize them. Start playback using PLAY button. Press the yellow info button twice; you see the info strip (level 2) on-screen. -
Page 14: Access To A Scene
Access to a scene Chapter / track skip During playback skip to next or previous chapter / track using ¨ ¨| or | Ã Ã button. Pressing | Ã Ã button once skips to the beginning of the current • chapter / track (twice for the previous). -
Page 15: Titles, Chapters, Tracks, Or Elapsed Time
Access to a scene Titles, chapters, tracks, or elapsed time A DVD may contain several titles which could be different movies or video programmes. These titles may be divided into chapters each of which is numbered, to give you a quick access to specific parts of the DVD. Tracks give you a quick access to specific parts of the audio CD and video CD (page 21). -
Page 16: Sound And Picture
Sound and picture Virtual Surround Sound For DVDs Playing Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 channel DVDs you can hear virtual surround sound as if comming from non- existant rear speakers (even if you use only a stereo TV or a two-channel stereo system). Start playback using PLAY button. -
Page 17: Repeat Play / Karaoke
Repeat play / karaoke Repeat play Repeat the current title (or the track) "T", the chapter "C" or all the disc "A" (only audio / video CD). Start playback using PLAY button. Press the repeat button on the top left part of the remote control once, twice or three times. -
Page 18: Angle / Rating
Angle / rating • Perhaps you want to change (if available) the dialogue language of a film (synchronisation), the subtitle language, the camera angle temporarily for one disc or override the rating (Set-up, page 23/28). Three dedicated buttons ( , •... -
Page 19: Languages
Audio language For DVDs A movie or video programme may be recorded in more than one language (up to 8) onto the disc. So you can hear the dialogue in your own language (if available) or in the original language of the movie. Set-up, page 23. Start playback using PLAY button. -
Page 20: Audio Cd/Video Cd
Audio CD/video CD Programme play Playing up to 18 tracks in an order you specify. (Example: Playing track 3, 2, 5, 1, 7, 12, 13, 20, and 26 in this order.) If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the programme menu using random/prog button on the top left part of the remote control. -
Page 21: Access To A Track Without Tv Screen
Audio CD/video CD Access to a track Type in the track number you want to enjoy using the number buttons. Start playback using PLAY button. Using playback control menu (PBC) Some video CDs (version 2.0, with playback control, "PBC" is written on the disc or its jacket) offer scenes or information to be selected interactively via menu screen. -
Page 22: Preferred Languages
Preferred languages MENU The language of the player's set-up menus Do this setting if you want to change the language of the player's own menus (not necessary after initial set-up, page 5). If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the set-up menu using menu button. -
Page 23: Your Preferred Languages On Discs
Preferred languages Your preferred languages on discs Your preferred languages for dialogues, subtitles and menus are those, the player selects for you automatically for all discs (if available). Of course you can change them for each disc (page 19). There is no need to make the following settings, for the choice of the language during basic set-up (page 5) has caused these settings: Did you choose "English"... -
Page 24: Picture / Sound Output
Picture / sound output MENU "4 : 3" / "16 : 9" TV screen According to your TV screen, Wide-screen (16 : 9) or conventional size (4 : 3), choose the picture aspect. If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the set-up menu using menu button. -
Page 25: Scart Output
Picture / sound output SCART output Select here what kind of signal the player shall supply for the SCART input of your TV set. Take your TV's manual to see what is the high quality picture format your TV can receive via SCART socket. •... -
Page 26: Special Settings
Special settings On-screen messages • When using If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the set-up menu using menu button. Select "On-Screen-Display"; press number button 4. Make your selection using number buttons. To exit set-up menu press return button. Player's display dimming •... -
Page 27: Expert Settings
Special settings Expert settings • When using arrows for selection press ok button to confirm. If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the set-up menu using menu button. Select "Expert Settings"; press number button 9. a Audio for 2x playback If you want to hear the sound during visual search / scan select "Audio for 2x Playback"... -
Page 28: Select A Rating Limit
Rating limit Select a rating limit This feature helps you control the type of discs or programme your family can watch. In case some discs, or scenes exceed the rating limit you have set, they will not be played. • When using It works only with DVDs that have been assigned a rating limit and is therefore disc-dependent. -
Page 29: Changing Rating Items
Changing rating items If a disc is playing press STOP button. Call the set-up menu using menu button. Select "Rating Limit"; press number button 2. Type in your personal 4-digit code number to unlock the limit. Confirm with ok button. a To cancel the rating limit 1. -
Page 30: Universal Remote Control
Universal remote control Universal remote control set-up To prepare your remote control to work together with your TV and / or your video recorder too. This way you are able to control your video equipment using a single remote control. Position the switch dvd•vcr•tv to the device you want to control. - Page 31 Universal remote control Universal remote control set-up Table of TV set brands Multi TV brand Code Akai_____________ 008, 020 Akari ____________ 028 Bang & Olufsen ___ 009, 019 Blaupunkt ________ 023 Bluesky __________ 020 Brandt ___________ 000, 001, 010, 020 Brionvega ________ 019 CGE_____________ 016 Continental Edison 004...
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Page 32: Tv And Video Controls
Universal remote control TV and video controls This remote control lets you comfortably control your TV set and video (to prepare the remote control see the pages 30-31). Please refer to the manuals of your TV set or video recorder. Be sure to set the remote for the appliance you want to control. -
Page 33: Special Thomson Tv And Video Controls
Universal remote control Special Thomson TV and video controls Some special functions using a tv set or video recorder from Thomson, Telefunken, Nordmende, Saba, Ferguson, etc. virtual surround info random / prog repeat marker return PLAY REC vcr STOP MULTI TV/VCR dct200 Angle / rating . -
Page 34: Video Connections
Video connections Basically In order to ensure the best picture quality, you should first connect your DVD player directly to your TV set, and then arrange the connections to your other audio / video equipment. Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the DVD player. -
Page 35: Connections
Video connections Connecting an S-Video (Y-C) capable TV to the player * S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT Connecting the player to a TV with no SCART socket but only phono inputs. * VIDEO IN S-VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT * When using the S-video or video phono (cinch) connection, unlike when using the SCART connection, select on your TV set... -
Page 36: Audio Connections
Audio connections • If you have a Dolby Pro Logic surround decoder, you will obtain the full benefit of Dolby Pro Logic sound from DVD movies, either from DVD titles with the Dolby Digital mark, as well as from DVD titles with the Dolby Surround mark. -
Page 37: Connections
Audio connections The type of audio output from the connector you can select during the set-up procedure (see page 25). ** The player converts sound having 96 kHz sampling, into 48 kHz sampling before it is output from the unit's optical / coaxial digital audio output connector. -
Page 38: Surround Sound
Audio connections Surround sound MPEG Multichannel MPEG Multichannel MPEG Multichannel DVD remote control ....Menus ........Your DVD player will always deliver a high-quality 2-channel (stereo) signal to the audio output, regardless of whether the soundtracks on DVD movies are in 2-channel stereo, in Dolby Surround,... -
Page 39: Connections
Audio connections Surround sound If you have a Dolby* Pro Logic Surround decoder, you will get the full benefit of Pro Logic either from titles with the Dolby Surround Mark, or from DVD movies that provide full 5.1 channel Dolby Digital soundtracks. In both cases your Pro Logic decoder has to be hooked up to the 2-channel analog output of the DVD player. -
Page 40: Appendix
Appendix: regional codes Regional codes information This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the region management information that is recorded on a DVD disc. If the region number described on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play the disc. -
Page 41: Language Code List
Appendix: language codes Language code list For the initial settings "Your preferred languages on discs (dialogue, subtitles, menus)" (see page 23), if the language you want is not listed in the menu, select "Other" and enter the appropriate 4-digit-number from this list. - Page 42 Appendix: what to do if ... Before requesting service (troubleshooting) No power? Power is switched off automatically? Codes beginning with a "H" H No button operation is effective (by the unit and / or the remote control). There is no picture? The picture is distorted or unstable during search, forward or reverse? Jitter occurs in picture still.
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Page 43: Remote Control
Appendix: what to do if ... Operation is not possible? Single " " appears on-screen? TV or video recorder cannot be operated by the remote control. Playback does not start when the PLAY button is pressed? Playback stops immediately after the PLAY button is pressed? A screen informs you that the disc cannot be played. - Page 44 Appendix: what to do if ... Before requesting service (troubleshooting) The subtitle is not displayed? Subtitle (or Audio) setting cannot be changed? You have forgotten your code number (password) to change the rating level? Picture is not displayed correctly on the TV at 4 : 3 or 16 : 9 aspect ratio? On-screen display messages are not shown on the TV screen?
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Page 45: Dvd Copy Protection
Appendix: copy protection/index DVD copy protection In accordance with the DVD standard, your DVD player is equipped with a Copy Protection Device, 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. -
Page 46: Guarantee
Appendix: guarantee/technical data Guarantee For users in Great Britain see page 47 The guarantee certificate delivered with your DVD player includes the production type and number of your set. Keep this certificate as well as the invoice. They are indispensable documents to claim your rights to the guarantee if your set should prove to have a defect. -
Page 47: For Uk Users
Guarantee For users in Great Guarantee This guarantee is automatically effective from the date of purchase of the equipment. The appropriate sections should be completed by the dealer and purchaser at the time of purchase. This guarantee should then be retained by the purchaser and kept safely so that it may be referred to and produced if required should a claim be made during the guarantee period. - Page 48 M u l t i m e d i a 46, Quai a. le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex Nanterre M u l t i m e d i a C r o w n R o a d Middlesex EN1 1DZ• U n i t e d K i n g d o m pages...