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02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp
To begin
About your device
DTH 8640 ➔ 80 Gb
DTH 8650 ➔ 160 Gb
Precautions to take
• Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification
sticker located at the back of your device • Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base
(furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) • Ensure that the
ventilation slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers,
curtain, etc. • Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder • Do not place
the device on top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat • The appliance
should not be in contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing. Therefore
be careful not to place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle, ...) on or near your
appliance • The DVD recorder must not be near or 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 fields (i. e. speakers...).
Before moving the DVD recorder, ensure the disc tray is empty. Switching off the DVD
recorder to the stand-by mode does not disconnect the electricity supply. In order to separate
the device completely from the mains, it has to be disconnected by unplugging the mains plug;
this is recommended if you haven't used the device for a certain time. When connecting, ensure
that the plugs of the various cables are pushed securely into their corresponding sockets.Your
DVD recorder is not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes only. Use of this
product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or downloading music files for sales or other
business purpose is or may be a violation of copyright law.
Important: Please read the recommendations given on the last page.
The content in brief...
• Connections and initial set up..........3
Basic connections - Other Audio- Video connections - Your
recorder's front panel - Main messages on the display -
About other displays (menus and banners)
• Recording functions ...........................8
Watching TV programmes - Taking a break (Time Shift
function) - Recording the current programme -
Programming a recording or transfer - Programming a
transfer - Automatic programming (Naviclick) - Recording
from a connected device - Library
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Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks
to its tuner you can record TV progammes on DVD R/RW (DVD
A/V FRONT CONNECTORS
+R/-R/+RW/-RW) discs or on the integrated hard disc. It can play
the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD
Ram and DVD audio.
THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES
IN DIGITAL QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS
FROM VIDEO CAMERAS OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS.
YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS
TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED.
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• Playing a disc ....................................16
Playable discs - Interactive banners - Loading and playing a
disc - Displaying banners - Playing images and sounds
(JPEG, mp3, wma) - Playing DivX files
• Menus ...............................................25
The Disc menu - Playlist - Title functions - Disc options -
Recording options menu - Language selection - Parental
check - Naviclick settings
• Further information ........................34
Advice and information about discs - Troubleshooting -
Other important information - Technical characteristics
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Page 1: About Your Device
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 To begin About your device DTH 8640 ➔ 80 Gb DTH 8650 ➔ 160 Gb Precautions to take • Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device • Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) •... -
Page 2: Remote Control
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Remote control Channel selection, Numerical value inputs, Device selection (AV button) Remove the menu Live view, View (PIP) a channel while playing a title RETURN = Returns to the previous menu TRANSPORT KEYS ADVANCE = Skip Forward, AGAIN = Skip Back, REV= Slow, Fast…... -
Page 3: Connections And Initial Set Up
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 United Kingdom Ireland Europe 220 - 240 V 50 Hz Automatic channel search 10:55 Page 3 Connections and initial set up SCART OUT (TV) SCART IN (VCR/DECODER) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Turn on your TV set. Press the recorder’s ON/STANDBY until the language menu appears. - Page 4 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Connections and initial set up DIGITAL AUDIO OUT There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player into an Audio-Video system.This depends on the sockets and other appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used. Familiarise yourself with the characteristics of the different sockets on your recorder.
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Page 5: Other Audio - Video Connections
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Other Audio - Video connections If there is no Peritel-Scart socket available on the television, check to see if there are any other Video sockets (Components, S-Video or Composite) to connect your player by using the corresponding sockets. In this case, do not forget to also connect the player’s Audio outputs (AUDIO OUT) to the Audio input sockets (AUDIO IN) on your television. -
Page 6: Front Panel View
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Connections and initial set up The front of your player recorder On / Off Playback or freeze frame. Stops the playback or recording. DVD REC - To record to a - To record to the hard disc. HDD REC Open and close the drawer. - Page 7 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Main messages on the display LIVE 1 LIVE AV2 LIVE AV3 About other displays (menus and banners) The disc menus • – Each DVD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and organisation depends on the disc’s editor.The disc menu is displayed on the screen when a DVD disc is loaded and it starts to play.You can also, at any time, display the main menu of the disc by using the MENU...
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Page 8: Recording Functions
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Recording functions 14:35 To watch TV Programmes Turn on your TV set. Turn on your DVD recorder using the recorder is replaced by the word • After a few seconds the main menu of the player appears on the television screen. •... -
Page 9: Configured Recording
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Taking a break (Time Shift function) Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes viewed. Use the scroll keys ( symbol in the information banner indicates that you are watching a delayed programme.The delay between the images being watched and the live images is indicated to the left of the banner.You can return to the live broadcast using the Note: This function which is associated with the Save Buffer function lets you save a programme for which... -
Page 10: Stop Recording
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Recording functions Destination The default recording destination is set for the DVR hard disc.To record to a DVD R/RW disc, change the setting with the key 6. Start the recording by choosing Start record with the • Recording starts. •... -
Page 11: Programming A Recording Or A Transfer
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Programming a recording or a transfer Your DVD recorder lets you program recordings or transfers. Programming several recordings is really useful when it uses the high capacity of the hard disc, thereby enabling you to go beyond the limited capacities of DVD R/RW discs.You can programme recordings using the manual 9 step method or by choosing, for channels which broadcast the programme guide, the Naviclick programming. - Page 12 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Recording functions VPS/PDC - If the channel broadcasts the VPS/PDC signals, activate the VPS/PDC function to start the recording at the time when the programme actually starts. Recording destination - or internal DVR) Quality - Choose a recording quality. Note: selecting the quality enables you to adapt the recording time on the DVD disc.
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Page 13: Automatic Programming (Naviclick)
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Automatic programming (Naviclick) Your DVD recorder offers you a TV programming guide for certain channels.The information it provides you comes from the Teletext log and the NexTView service broadcast for certain channels.The updating of Naviclick information is carried out once every 24 hours. Naviclick allows you to display on your screen the programmes of those channels and to select the broadcasts you wish to record simply by clicking on them. - Page 14 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Recording functions Library The library lets you locate the various recordings present on the DVR hard disc or the different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD library.The library groups together the recording names and parameters and lets you look for them using the search functions. The names of the recordings are distributed according to the nature of the files and title in four sub-libraries.
- Page 15 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Disc Library (DVD) The (disc) library brings together the names of all the titles recorded to the different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD collection. Note: if a disc appears in front of the name of a title it means that the disc is loaded in your DVD recorder. Note: For recordings that you have made directly or for those you have programmed, without providing them with names, appear along with the name of the channel, the time and date.
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Page 16: Playing A Disc
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing a disc Readable discs • DVD - Video layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals. Region code number management information recorded on DVDs.The regional code of your DVD recorder is 2. -
Page 17: Interactive Banners
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Interactive banners In addition to menus, your DVD recorder has representing functions or information. Some banners provide access to disc playback functions (for DVDs, CDs,VCDs, etc.) while others give you information on the channels and related functions. While watching a channel Access: INFO key. -
Page 18: Loading And Playing A Disc
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing a disc Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD recorder. It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel socket to which you connected your DVD recorder. -
Page 19: Playing Discs - Displaying The Information Banner
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing discs – Displaying the information banner The playback options depend on the discs and/or files being played. Important notice: the icons displayed in the banner depend on the type of disc being played.The icons proposed and their use in the banners depend on the nature of the discs and the files being played. -
Page 20: Disc Play Mode
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing a disc Subtitle and dialogue language Select the subtitle or dialogue language if they are available on the disc.The name of the language selected appears under the banner. Note: selecting the language of subtitles only involves the disc being played. If you remove the disc or if you switch off the DVD recorder your selection will be cancelled. - Page 21 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Camera angles A few DVD discs contain scenes shot from various different angles. If a disc being played back offers different camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the screen.With the disc in playback, press same key or the Changing camera...
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Page 22: Edit Menu (Dvd Rw Disc And Dvr Hard Disc)
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing a disc Edit menu (DVD RW disc and DVR hard disc) The edit menu can be accessed from the information banner while you are playing a title on a DVD R/RW disc or on the internal DVR. Access to the edit menu DVD R/RW Disc in playback, Select the edit icon then... -
Page 23: Playing Image And Audio (Jpeg, Mp3, Wma)
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing image and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) 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. -
Page 24: Concerning Divx Files
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Playing a disc To rent (purchase) DivX DivX VOD files are comparable to rental video DVD discs.They both allow you to view the video (film).The difference lies in the access to the media. DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial Internet sites.To allow you to download VODs you must enter the record number of your DVD player in the purchase form on the site. -
Page 25: Menus
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your DVD recorder. This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Player Menu for your recorded discs (DVD R/RW). With DVD video discs you directly access the disc menu, the selection of the language, chapter, play order and contents varies depending on the disc. -
Page 26: Title Menu
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Menus Title menu Disc MENU Rename Title Using a character chart your DVD recorder allows you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recording was made. Select Rename Title in the Rename Title or Rename Disc in the Disc menu using the ▼... -
Page 27: Disc Options
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Disc options MENU Disc Autoplay • Select Autoplay On, if you want the disc to be played automatically once the DVD recorder tray is closed. Screen Format - (DVD / VCD) Depending on the format of the DVD disc being played, select the image format that corresponds best to the format of your television screen - cinema screen 16 x 9, classic screen 4 x 3 (Letter Box or Standard). -
Page 28: Recording Options Menu
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Menus Recording Options Menu Setup MENU Buffer Length (video memory) Your recorder may save the last 60 or 120 minutes of TV programmes in its memory.You can define this duration here. Default Rec. Quality Your DVD recorder may record several hours of TV programmes or video sequences from a device connected to DVD R/RW discs or the internal DVR hard disc.This capacity depends on the space available and the quality set in the Default quality menu. -
Page 29: Selecting Languages (Dvd)
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Selecting Languages (DVD) Your DVD recorder gives you a selection of languages to choose from.You can change the language of the DVD recorder menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your preferred language for dialogues and subtitles. -
Page 30: Divx Subtitle Selection
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Menus DVD disc subtitles Certain discs propose several languages for subtitles.The default language is the one you selected during installation if this language is offered on the disc being played.To change the subtitles language, your DVD recorder provides two possibilities: From the menu of the DVD recorder Select Subtitles, . -
Page 31: Parental Control
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Parental control Your DVD recorder has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain DVDs. The discs whose content may be deemed unsuitable for your children will therefore not be visible unless a code that you have previously chosen is entered. MENU Choose a play mode and confirm with Note:Your DVD recorder is delivered in the unlocked, position without any rating limit. -
Page 32: Ratings Limits
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Menus Ratings limits This function makes it possible to restrict viewing of certain DVD discs by programming a restriction on your DVD recorder.This function can only be used with DVD discs provided with the function.Your DVD recorder proposes restriction ratings between 1 and 8. In Europe ratings limits are as yet uncommon on DVD discs on sale. -
Page 33: Download Time
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Settings The information relating to the Naviclick TV guide programmes comes from a combination of the TV programmes guide,Teletext and NexTView service transmitted by certain channels.To optimise the Naviclick programmes guide of your DVD recorder, you have the possibility of changing certain settings as shown below.The information from the NexTView service is more reliable than Teletext. -
Page 34: Further Information
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Further information Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) Choice of CD-R / CD-RW discs This player can play most CD-R and CD-RW discs. However, depending on the recorder of your personal computer, the type of disc and recording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be played, or that the performance does not meet the expected standard of quality.When... - Page 35 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 • Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 kb/sec (kilobytes/second) when recording mp3 files. Sound quality with mp3 files basically depends on the rate of compression/decompression you choose.To obtain sound quality equivalent to that of an audio CD, use files for which the sampling rate during conversion from analogue audio to mp3 format is between 128 kbps and 160 kbps.
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Page 36: Troubleshooting Guide
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Further information Troubleshooting guide You can contact THOMSON by dialling: 0871 712 1312 (For Great-Britain, all calls will be charged 0,10£ / mn) www.thomson-europe.com This symbol indicates that your unusable electronic appliance must be collected separately and not thrown away with household waste. - Page 37 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 The image format doesn’t match the screen format of your TV set • The image format is adjustable.With certain discs the format is imposed and cannot be changed. Sound problems No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings are suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sockets (coaxial).
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Page 38: Other Problems
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Further information • With a DVD: there are no subtitles. Check the disc jacket to see whether subtitles are available. Choose the ones you want. • The preferred language for DVD dialogues and subtitles was set upon initial installation of your DVD recorder. - Page 39 02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Other important information For your safety Never open the player or any of its components. It can be dangerous 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.
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Page 40: Technical Data
02_DTH8640_50_en.qxp 17/02/06 Further information Technical data Power requirements 230 V - 50 Hz Power consumption: • Operating < 30 W • Standby < 3 W Hard disc capacity: 80Gb (DTH 8640) 160Gb (DTH 8650) Functioning conditions +5°C to + 35°C surrounding humidity: 80 % maximum Playback system 2 Laser diodes - Wave length: 655 / 780 nm, Laser power CLASS 2 Reception norms LL’...
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