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  • Page 1 DTH8657E User manual...
  • Page 2 ATTENTION - RAYONNEMENT LASER EN CAS D'OUVERTURE. NE PAS REGARDER DANS LE FAISCEAU. CAUTION - LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. VORSICHT - LASERSTRAHLUNG,WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL BLICKEN. PRECAUCIÓN - RADIACIÓN LÁSER CUANDO ESTA ABIERTO. NO MIRAR FIJAMENTE AL RAYO DE LUZ.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To begin About your device DTH 8657 ➔ 160 Gb 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.

  • Page 4: Precautions To Take

    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.

  • Page 5: Automatic Channel Search

    Basic connections The connections suggested below are recommended first of all for installing the channels explained later on. By following, the instructions in this page you will avoid any setup problems related to the interaction between several devices. If you have any other audio video devices, do not connect them now;...

  • Page 6: The Sockets And Their Uses

    Connections and initial set up The sockets and their uses 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.

  • Page 7: Other Audio - Video Connections

    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 8: The Front Of Your Player Recorder

    Connections and initial set up The front of your player recorder On / Off Change channel or skip chapter. Open and close the drawer. Stops the playback or recording. Playback or freeze frame. - To record to the hard disc. HDD REC To select the audiovisual sources (appliances connected to the AV sockets):...

  • Page 9: Main Indications On The Display

    Main indications on the display One of the recorder's menus is activated on the screen. menu No functions are activated. live pr1 Channel 1 in progress. Images from a device connected to the SCART socket AV2 live av2 (SCART IN). record Start of the recording.

  • Page 10: Connections And Setup

    Connections and Setup About other displays (menus and banners) Depending on the operating mode, your recorder will display different interfaces on your TV screen to let you access settings, select functions or obtain information. DVD disc menu 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.

  • Page 11: Recording Functions

    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. • The Watch TV function is already selected. 00 : 00 : 10 The main menu Press the...

  • Page 12: Record The Current Programme

    Recording functions Record the current programme Configured recording (HDD or DVD discs) Configured recording lets you record the programme after a quick adjustment of the duration, the quality and the destination of the programme to be recorded to the hard disc (HDD) or to a DVD R/RW disc.

  • Page 13: Saving The Buffer

    Saving the buffer This function lets you start to record a programme to the DVR hard disc even if you missed the start thanks to the Time Shift function. In the recording menu which appears, select then activate (position YES) the Save Buffer ▼...

  • Page 14: Programming A Recording Or A Transfer

    Recording functions 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 15: Programming A Transfer

    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 Select the disc where the programme will be recorded (DVD R/RW or internal DVR) Quality Choose a recording quality.

  • Page 16: Automatic Programming (Naviclick)

    Recording functions Automatic programming (Naviclick) Your DVD recorder offers you a TV programming guide for certain channels.The information it provides are broadcast by these channels and can be downloaded.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 17: Libraries

    Libraries 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 18 Recording functions Library (on DVD R/RW discs) The (disc) library brings together the names of all the titles recorded to the different DVD R/RW discs in your DVD collection.When there is a DVD disc in the recorder a disc symbol is displayed before the name of each title.

  • Page 19: Export To Usb

    Copy to disc (DVD R/RW) You may copy titles or files from the DVR hard disc to a DVD R/RW disc. In the Library menu select Copy to disc and press OK to confirm. Select the type of file/title to be copied and follow the indications which appear on the screen.

  • Page 20: Copying Titles And Files

    Connections and Setup Copying titles and files Your recorder lets you copy titles and files from one media form to another.The illustrations on this page summarise the different possibilities and the functions to be chosen in the different menus for copying. Copy to DVR Copy to disc Copy to DVR...

  • Page 21: 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. Before buying a DVD, make sure that it bears the correct logo.

  • Page 22: Loading And Playing A Disc

    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 23: Title Or Track

    Playing discs – Displaying the information banner Banner with a DVD video disc. Note: the icons displayed in the banner depend on the type of disc being played. 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 24 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 25: Camera Angles

    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 ANGLE on the remote control unit and choose the angle using the same key ▲...

  • Page 26: Interactive Banners

    Playing a disc Interactive banners In addition to menus, your DVD recorder has interactive information banners with icons 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: key.

  • Page 27: Access To The Edit Menu

    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.This lets you carry out operations on the recordings which have been made. Access to the edit menu Title being played INFO...

  • Page 28: Playing Image And Audio (Jpeg, Mp3, Wma)

    Playing a disc 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 29: To Play Divx Files

    To play DivX files Your player is an Officially Certified DivX™ device. It can play DivX DivX ® VOD files according to the DivX Certified™ technical specifications. The correct playing of DivX in your player, depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs used, the type of recording equipment employed and the parameters of your computer.

  • Page 30: Menus

    Menus 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 31: Title Menu

    Title menu Disc MENU Select a title and press 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 Actions menu using ▲...

  • Page 32: Disc Options

    Menus 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 33: Selecting Languages (Dvd)

    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 34: Parental Control

    Menus 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 35: Ratings Limits

    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 36: System Options

    Menus System Options The System Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configure certain useful functions and optimise the performances of your DVD recorder to match those of the devices connected to it. MENU DivX Selecting DivX displays the authorisation number for the videos you have purchased over the Internet (VOD:Video On Demand).

  • Page 37: Further Infomation

    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 playing a CD-R disc, it is completely normal for...
  • Page 38 Further information • 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.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting Guide

    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. Therefore, the European Union has created a specific collection and recycling system for which producers are responsible.
  • Page 40 Further information 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). The sound is very low or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a very low level.

  • Page 41: Other Important Information

    • You can also change the language while a disc is playing by pressing the INFO key and selecting icon for dialogues or This choice is only valid for the disc if it has not been removed from the disc drawer. The menus of your DVD recorder do not appear in the language you want •...

  • Page 42: Technical Data

    Further information DVD copy protection In accordance with the DVD standard, your DVD recorder 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.

  • Page 43: Mains Connection

    Safety information - UK socket Equipment for the UK is supplied with a mains cable fitted with a moulded plug. Mains connection This appliance is suitable for use on A.C. mains supply, 230 V - 50 Hz only. It must not be connected to D.C.
  • Page 44 HDMI • Y -Pr-Pb • RGB auto 576p 576p 720p 1080i 1080i ANTENNA /CABLE Connection via HDMI or Y-Pr-PB (also see page 5 of the manual) Your DVD recorder is preset to provide RGB and CVBS output video signal. If you connect a television set or monitor fitted with HDMI or Y-Pr-PB (YUV) sockets you must modify the presets or else you will not get a picture on these sockets.The following instructions are used to change the signal settings for the sockets used.
  • Page 45 Model and serial number DTH8657E THOMSON Sales Europe 46, quai A. Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE 322 019 464 RCS NANTERRE http://www.thomson-europe.com 5619471A © Copyright THOMSON 2006 Dealer's address...
  • Page 46 DTH 8657 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 47 OUTPUT VIDEO COAXIAL AUDIO ANTENNA DIGITAL /CABLE HDMI OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pb/Cb AV 1 (TV) Pr/Cr AV 2 (SAT-CABLE-DECODER) United Kingdom Ireland Europe 230 V 50 Hz...

  • Page 48: Basic Setup

    Basic Set up Automatic channel set-up 1. Switch on your TV set. 2. Press and release the STANDBY/ON button on the recorder.Wait a few seconds until the language menu appears. If no menu is displayed after a moment or two, select the AV socket on the TV set that you have connected your recorder to.
  • Page 49 Model and serial number DTH8657E THOMSON Sales Europe 46, quai A. Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE 322 019 464 RCS NANTERRE http://www.thomson-europe.com 5633736A © Copyright THOMSON 2006 Dealer's address...

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