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26/09/05
About your device
Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks to its tuner you can watch and
record TV progammes on DVD+R and DVD+RW discs. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12
cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio.
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, etc.). Before moving the
device, 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.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 notice: Please read the recommendations given on the last
Contents
• Facade ...............................................4
• Recording..........................................7
• Library ............................................10
THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES IN DIGITAL
QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS FROM VIDEO CAMERAS
15:24
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OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS.
YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS
TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUY DISCS
WITH THE «+» SYMBOL ON THE PACKAGING.
page.
• Information Banners .....................12
• Menus ..............................................19
• Languages .......................................22
• Troubleshooting guide...................29
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    • 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...

  • Page 2: Basic Connections

    The simplest of these uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image.This connection ensures the optimum image quality (like Y, U,V). If you cannot use Scart-Peritel sockets, the explanations on this and the followings pages should enable to you to choose the method of connection best suited to the sockets and appliances you have.
  • Page 3 Note: the available video signal on these 3 sockets depends on the selection made at the rear (1H or 2H) of your player. The available signal can be Y, Cb, Cr (1H) for a progressive interlaced or Y, Pr, Pb (2H) for a non interlaced progressive signal (no frame interleave).

  • Page 4: Facade

    PR 1 - Channel 1, 2, 3. Video device. AV 1 - Device connected to Note: do not forget to connect the audio cables (téléviseur). since the S-Video socket handles only images and AV 2 - Device connected to (satellite not sound.
  • Page 5 – Each DVD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and organisation depends on the disc’s editor.The disc menu is displaye don te 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 button.

  • Page 6: To Watch Tv Programmes

    PR+/PR- button several times to select one of the three connectors (AV1, AV2, AV3) to which the device is connected. No. and name of the channel selected...

  • Page 7: Recording

    - The time remaining on the disc is indicated next to Recording Quality. (1 hour 27 min in the example). In order to increase the available recording time, you need to change the quality settings. Select Recording Quality with the key, then select a lower recording quality using the B key, this will increase the amount of time available on the disc.

  • Page 8: Programming A Recording

    Note: if you selected AV2 during step 4, you do not need to enter the start and stop times, since it is the device that is connected that triggers the start and stop of the recording at the times set via its programming menu.

  • Page 9: Recording From A Connected Device

    CB. Confirm by pressing You can turn off your DVD recorder or leave it turned on (don’t forget to load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc). In this case the DVD recorder will automatically seek the channel to automatically record at the correct recording time.

  • Page 10: Library

    (6 titles at once). Note: if a disc appears in front of the name of a title it means that the disc is loaded in the DVD recorder. 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.

  • Page 11: Playing A Disc

    Note: in spite of progress made to ensure playability of all disc types, it is not possible to guarantee playback of discs which are not in conformity with DVD, CD, VCD or S-VCD standards.

  • Page 12: Information Banners

    While playing a disc Select an icon using the CB keys, or enter a number using the number buttons to access a chapter, a title or a track depending on the disc being played (when the corresponding T, C, P icon is selected).

  • Page 13: Loading And Playing A Disc

    If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel socket to which you connected your DVD recorder. Note: the Disc heading is shown as transparent when there is no disc in the device or if the disc is not compatible.
  • Page 14 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. In all cases, follow the help line at the bottom of your screen. Time counter The timer provides direct access to a scene or a musical passage by keying in the starting time.
  • Page 15 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. In this case the default language, chosen when your DVD recorder was first installed, Selecting the will be reactivated.
  • Page 16 This function enables you to make interactive selections of some scenes or information through an on-screen menu. Moreover, high resolution images may be viewed if they are included on the disc. During playing of a disc, press key (the information banner is displayed). Press C or B to select INFO the PBC icon.
  • Page 17 To set markers to enable you to find your favourite sequences easily. Since it is not possible to delete a passage in title, you can use this function to mark the start and end of undesirable sequences (e.g. advertising) in order to mask it from being played using the Hide Chapter function (see further on).
  • Page 18 A note on copying: before making use of DivX or mpeg4 files, please be sure of their origin and that you have legally purchased or rented the content. Pirate copying is illegal and may result in sanctions. Private copies of your...

  • Page 19: Menus

    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).
  • Page 20 DVD players. Note: the space occupied by titles on the disc are represented by coloured bands at the bottom of the Title menu.You can thus get an idea of the space occupied by the various video recordings (Titles) and the remaining time available on the disc.

  • Page 21: Disc Options

    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 22: Languages

    European countries. Leave this function active to benefit from its benefits for all your programming. If the channel does not broadcast VPS or PDC signals, your DVD recorder will record at the start and stop times selected during the programming of the recording.

  • Page 23: Selecting The Audio Language For Dialogue Boxes Of Dvd Discs

    Select a language with the keys and confirm with Note : if the language chosen is also available on the DVD, it will be selected as the dialogue language. If it is not available, the preferred disc language will be selected.

  • Page 24: Parental Control

    To change the code, you must deactivate the Lock function to be able to return afterwards. From the Parental Control, menu enter the 4 figure code, then confirm with OK. The Locking line is highlighted. Press OK. Select No (deactivated) and confirm with OK.

  • Page 25: System Options

    QSound/Qxpander This function provides you with virtual reproduction of the multichannel sound of a Dolby or DTS film onto the two channels of your TV or stereo amplifier.The sound effects of a 5.1 system are then simulated. Your television set Note : The name and logo are registered trademarks of Qsounds Labs Inc.

  • Page 26: Nextview Channel Downloading Time

    Teletext allocated to the programmes guide.The list of pages is generally broadcast with the Teletext journal. Use the Teletext function of your television set to find this information. Look for the number of the page for the current day programmes and the number of the page for the following day programmes.

  • Page 27: Further Information

    They must be recorded in the form: title.mp3. Care of discs Ensure that you do not leave spaces or use special characters such as ( . , / , \ , = ,+) in the Always handle your discs with care. Hold a disc name..
  • Page 28 GMC are not supported) • Resolutions up to 720 and methods for mp3 file recording on CD-Rs x 480 at 30fps and 720 x 576 at 25fps are prevent optimal playback of these files on your supported • Macroblocks per second 40500 DVD player (that is degraded sound quality and •...

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Guide

    This THOMSON product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused. This symbol means that electrical and electronic equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from your household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your local community waste collection/recycling centre.
  • Page 30 If it is definitively locked separately.The two flows are mixed after coding. you can no longer record on it. If it is locked More information on this can be found using the you can unlock it.

  • Page 31: Other Problems

    Other problems icon for dialogues or for subtitles. This choice is only valid for the disc if it has not Reconfiguring your player’s initial set-up been removed from the disc drawer. • Open the disc tray and make sure there is no The menus of your DVD recorder do disc in it.

  • Page 32: Technical Data

    Concerning batteries • Respect the polarities. Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries. Do not use rechargeable batteries. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat, do not incinerate them and do not recharge them.

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