Further Information - THOMSON DTH-8560 User Manual

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
playing a CD-R disc, it is completely normal for
the unit to take up to 20 seconds to recognize
the disc before starting to play. If the disc is not
recognized after a period of 20 seconds, remove
the disc, and then insert it again.
• Whatever the actual recording capacity of a
disc, do not fill it to maximum capacity.
• Use CD-R discs rather than CD-RW (re-
recordable CDs), as replay of CD-RWs may
sometimes not work properly.
• Use a reliable and good quality recording
software.
• Before recording on a disc, close all applications
on you personal computer in order to optimise
the quality and reliability of recordings on the
disc.
Video CD (VCD) discs)
VCD (Video Compact Disc) discs enable up to 74
minutes of VHS quality video associated with still
pictures, audio tracks and interactive menus to be
recorded on a CD.
About DVD+R, +RW discs
Choose good quality discs.To avoid any problems,
choose brands such as: Imation, Maxell, Philips,
Ricoh,Verbatim, Sony, etc...
Disc Formatting
When you insert a DVD+RW disc for the first
time, your DVD recorder must format the disc.
This operation will take several minutes, but you
may begin recording onto the disc shortly after
the formatting process starts (around 10 to 20
seconds). During these few seconds, the display
indicates FORMAT DSC.
Care of discs
Always handle your discs with care. Hold a disc
with fingers on the border or hole. Always place
disc with the label facing upward (in case of a
single-sided disc). Always place the disc properly
into the tray using the proper guide area. Always
use a soft cloth to clean discs if necessary, wipe
from the centre to the border. Always put discs
back into their cases after playing and store in a
vertical position. Never use record cleaning
sprays, benzine, static electricity liquids or any
other solvent, if the disc surface is dirty.Wipe
gently with a soft damp (water only) cloth, never
wipe the disc in a circular motion, since circular
scratches are likely to occur and could cause
noise during playback.
Image files and CD-R / CD-RW discs
To view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not
need to record your photographs with a
resolution above 400,000 pixels (which
corresponds to an image format of about 720 x
576 dots), for television screens do not allow a
higher quality given their limited characteristics. In
this case ensure that you reduce the quality of
your photographs before recording on a disc in
order not to impede the proper running of your
player.This is because excessively loaded pictures
would slow down or might prevent the proper
functioning of the slide show during playback on
your player. Compatibility of JPEG files depends
on the software on which they were created and
on the size of files expressed in pixels. Some JPEG
files, including Progressive JPEG files (display in
stages) cannot be played on this appliance.
Audio files and CD-R / CD-RW discs
In the case of discs that include mp3 files, follow
not only the general recommendations for CD-R
and CD-RW discs, but also the following specific
recommendations.
• The format of your mp3 files must be ISO 9660
or JOLIET.These files are compatible with DOS
and Windows applications, as well as with Mac
OS.
• Your mp3 files must have a name no longer than
12 characters as well as the suffix ".mp3".They
must be recorded in the form: title.mp3. Ensure
that you do not leave spaces or use special
characters such as ( . , / , \ , = ,+) in the name.
• 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.
Higher compression rates, such as 192 kbps or
more, will only rarely improve sound quality.
Conversely, files with sampling rates below 128
kb/sec will not be played properly.
• Do not attempt to record protected mp3 files.
Such files are coded and protected.
Important:The above recommendations cannot
be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will
play mp3 recordings, or as an assurance of sound
quality.You should note that certain technologies
and methods for mp3 file recording on CD-Rs
prevent optimal playback of these files on your
DVD player (that is degraded sound quality and
even, in some cases, inability of the player to read
the file or files).
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