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Accessories provided ....................................................2
Front panel controls ......................................................3
Front panel display ........................................................3
The remote control ......................................................4
Basic connections (DVD/VCR + TV) ............................6
cable receiver) ..............................................................6
Other connection options ............................................6
Tuning in TV channels ..................................................9
VCR mode
Description of the VCR main menu ..........................11
Playback........................................................................11
Stopping playback........................................................11
Accelerated play ..........................................................11
Fast forward / Rewind ................................................12
Variable playback ........................................................12
Still image ....................................................................12
Frame Advance............................................................12
Ejecting the tape..........................................................12
Recording options........................................................13
Instant recording ........................................................13
Instant timer recording ..............................................13
Ending a recording ......................................................13
Programming a recording ..........................................14
Copying from DVD to VCR ........................................16
Language selection ......................................................17
Auto tracking ..............................................................17
Setting the clock..........................................................17
Colour standards ........................................................17
Video doctor ................................................................18
Sound settings..............................................................18
On screen display ........................................................18
Format..........................................................................19
Decoder ........................................................................19
OPR ..............................................................................19
NICAM ........................................................................19
Resetting the tape counter ........................................20
Child lock......................................................................20
Playing NTSC tapes ....................................................20

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DVD mode
Compatible discs ........................................................21
Compatible formats ....................................................21
Regional coding............................................................21
Operating the DVD player..........................................21
Using the menus..........................................................21
Playback........................................................................21
Accelerated play ..........................................................22
Still image ....................................................................22
Frame advance ............................................................22
Variable slow motion ..................................................22
Changing chapter/track ..............................................22
Zoom ............................................................................22
Scene replay ................................................................23
Play modes ..................................................................23
Program playback........................................................23
Screen fit ......................................................................23
Using the Info menu....................................................24
Title/Chapter / Track ..................................................25
Direct access ................................................................25
Audio ............................................................................25
Subtitles........................................................................26
Camera angle ..............................................................26
Sound ............................................................................26
discs
Playing an audio, mp3 or WMA CD ..........................27
Displaying JPEG files....................................................28
Playing DivX files....................................................................29
Using the player menus ..............................................30
The Language menu....................................................30
The Display menu........................................................31
The Audio menu ..........................................................32
The Lock menu............................................................33
The Others menu ........................................................34
VCR and DVD modes
Troubleshooting ..........................................................35
Precautions ..................................................................36
Guarantee ....................................................................37
Technical data ..............................................................38
Discs you can play........................................................38
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Copying from DVD to VCR ........16 Playing an audio, mp3 or WMA CD ......27 Displaying JPEG files............28 Advanced functions Playing JPEG and mp3 or WMA files at the same time 29 Language selection ............17 Playing DivX files..............29 Auto tracking ..............17 Setting the clock............17...

  • Page 2: Connections And Setup

    7 cm above the top are ideal. • The humidity of the room should not exceed 75%. If you have to use the appliance outdoors, do not expose it to rain or splashing water.The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the apparatus.

  • Page 3: Front Panel Controls

    Appears when the appliance is in repeat mode. Indicates that the child lock is On. Indicates that a recording is programmed or a timer recording is in progress. Appears when a tape is inserted in the video recorder. Appears when the appliance is in VCR mode.

  • Page 4: The Remote Control

    Connections and Setup The remote control Navigating through menus Use the direction buttons to navigate through the menus. Press the button on the remote control to confirm any selection you make. General functions Switch the appliance on and off. Select the DVD player.

  • Page 5: Functions In Vcr Mode

    Obtain information about the channel. (blue) Display the programme guide. GUIDE Note:The coloured buttons can also be used to access the Teletext topics indicated in colour (if your television has the Teletext function available). Select a channel. For 2-digit channels, first press...

  • Page 6: Basic Connections (Dvd/Vcr + Tv)

    (EURO AV2 DECODER) using a Scart lead (not provided). Connect the DVD/VCR to the mains socket using the mains lead. Note: If one of the devices is not working, check that all the cables have been inserted properly into the sockets which they should be connected to.
  • Page 7 AUDIO R and L and L sockets using audio cables (not provided). sockets Note: If your television set only has one audio socket connect it to the DVD/VCR’s left socket (white). The DVD exclusive sockets are dedicated to the DVD Audio cables (red...
  • Page 8 (the VIDEO OUT socket) because the colour is kept separate from the black and white part of the video signal. If your TV has S-VIDEO OUT an S-Video socket, connect the DVD/VCR to the TV with...

  • Page 9: Tuning In Tv Channels

    Note:After the automatic channel search has taken place, the time and date will set automatically. If the time is shown as --:-- on the display window, it means that the signal was too weak to allow the clock to be set automatically.
  • Page 10 To sort the new channel, see “Sorting the channels” on page 9. Note: If it is necessary for you to tune all the channels manually you may find it easier if you write the CH numbers down for each channel as you find them.You can then select each channel from the main menu and type the CH numbers in directly.

  • Page 11: Basic Playback Operations

    STOP Accelerated play While a video tape is playing you can search the tape forward and backward to look for a specific position on the tape. Press to make the tape play rapidly backwards or forwards.

  • Page 12: Fast Forward / Rewind

    4 = reverse playback 3x speed To resume normal playback, press PLAY Note: During slow motion, noise bars may appear on the picture according to the status of tape. If distortions can be seen in the picture, reduce them with the buttons.

  • Page 13: Recording

    PAUSE Notes: Tapes can be paused for up to five minutes. RECP will be displayed on the television screen while a tape is paused. After five minutes the video recorder automatically goes into STOP mode. To view one channel whilst recording another, press the button.

  • Page 14: Programming A Recording

    Play (SP), Intelligent Play (IP) and Long Play (LP). Notes: The IP feature adjusts the recording speed to quantity of video tape left. It switches speed from SP to LP if there is not enough tape left to record the whole programme in SP mode.
  • Page 15 Put the DVD/VCR in standby mode by pressing the button on the remote control. appears on the front display.The video recorder is now ready to record at the time you have specified. To watch a DVD during timer recording standby mode, press...

  • Page 16: Copying From Dvd To Vcr

    Be sure to set the Progressive Scan option to Off in the Display menu (see page 31). If the DVD you are attempting to copy is copy protected, you may not be able to copy the disc. Insert the disc you wish to copy in the DVD player and close the disc tray.

  • Page 17: Advanced Functions

    Advanced functions Language selection To change the language of the VCR menus, please refer to the Language menu of the DVD player on page 30. Auto tracking The video recorder automatically adjusts the tracking to provide the best picture quality.The message A.TRACKING is displayed when this function is in operation.

  • Page 18: Video Doctor

    Press to remove the menu from the television screen. Sound settings The video recorder can record and play back stereo sound.You can select the way sound is played back. Press to access the main menu.

  • Page 19: Format

    Press to exit the menus. OPR (Optimum Picture Response) This feature enhances the picture from the video tape by adjusting to the condition of the video tape. If you feel that the picture needs adjusting you can manually change the OPR setting.

  • Page 20: Resetting The Tape Counter

    BIL NICAM: Both audio channels are recorded on the Hi-Fi stereo tracks.The primary language channel (left) is recorded on the mono track of the video tape. MONO:The sound is recorded on the Hi-Fi tracks and the mono track of the video tape without any separation.

  • Page 21: Basic Playback Operations

    Subtitles function from the Info menu subtitles will only appear if subtitles have actually been provided on the disc. If a menu or icon is not followed by a small arrow (‹) this means that this menu or the associated function is not available.

  • Page 22: Accelerated Play

    STOP If the player is left in STOP mode for more than two minutes without any user interaction, a screen saver is activated. Accelerated play While the disc is playing, press the button one or more times to vary the speed and direction of the accelerated play.

  • Page 23: Scene Replay

    Program on top of the screen. Notes: On a Video CD with PBC (Playback Control), set the PBC option to Off in the Others menu (see page 34). Press and hold again to exit the Playback list mode.

  • Page 24: Info Menu

    Info menu. INFO Note:When one of the icons is not followed by a small arrow (‹), this means that the relevant function is not available on the disc being played. The invalid symbol indicates that the function selected or the button used is not available at this stage.

  • Page 25: Title/Chapter / Track

    Audio (VCD) Notes: This option is only available if the disc offers a number of dialogue languages or of audio formats. When you change the dialogue language using the Info menu, your choice of language is only applicable to the disc being played.When you eject the disc or switch...

  • Page 26: Subtitles

    Note:When you change the language of the subtitles using the Info menu your choice of language only applies for the disc currently being played.When you eject the disc and switch off the player, the subtitles will be displayed again in the subtitle language you selected in the Language menu (see page 30).

  • Page 27: Audio Cds, Mp3,Wma Divx And Jpeg

    Press the button twice to go to the previous track. Note: For audio CDs, enter the track number using the numeric buttons to directly access any track. Play modes Press the...

  • Page 28: Displaying Jpeg Files

    Note:The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and number of JPEG files actually on the disc. If nothing is displayed after a few minutes, it is likely that certain files are too large.

  • Page 29: Playing Jpeg And Mp3 Or Wma Files At The Same Time

    Note:The audio must be sampled at sampling frequencies between 8 and 48kHz for mp3 and between 32 and 48kHz for WMA, with an average bit rate of 8 to 320kbps for mp3 and 32 to 192kbps for WMA. Open the tray by pressing the button.

  • Page 30: Player Menus

    The Original option refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded. The Other option allows you to select a language which is not in the list: refer to the language code list at the end of the booklet, enter the 4-digit code corresponding to the chosen language and press...

  • Page 31: The Display Menu

    Caution! Once Progressive Scan has been activated, an image will only be visible on a progressive scan TV or monitor. If you activate Progressive Scan by mistake, you should follow below procedure to reset the unit: Remove any disc from the unit and close the disc tray. Check that “No Disc” appears on the TV screen.Then press the button and hold it for five seconds.

  • Page 32: The Audio Menu

    DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (DVD and DivX) Compressing the dynamic range of the audio output (the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones) allows you to listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound. Select On using the buttons to enable the DRC option and press to confirm.

  • Page 33: The Lock Menu

    Note:To access the Rating, Password and Country code submenus, you must input a four-digit password. If you have not chosen one yet, you are prompted to do so when you try to access these submenus. Rating (DVD) The disc publisher is responsible for coding scenes according to the rating limits. In Europe, very few discs have coded scenes.

  • Page 34: The Others Menu

    Auto Play (DVD) This option automatically starts playback a DVD disc as soon as it is loaded. If the Auto Play mode is set to On, the DVD player automatically searches for the longest title on the DVD disc and starts playing back that title.

  • Page 35: Additional Information

    The picture is of poor quality (with socket. snow or lines). • Press the button on the remote • Check the connections (see pages 6, 7 and 8). control or the button on ON/STANDBY the front of the appliance. There is no sound or the sound is of The remote control does not work or poor quality.

  • Page 36: Precautions

    Precautions video recorder. • Check the protection tab of the tape is • If your appliance has been stored in a cool not broken. place for any length of time, during a • Check the quality of the signal received by journey for example, wait for about 2 the television.

  • Page 37: Guarantee

    • To avoid erasing one of your tapes by accident, we recommend you protect them by breaking the security tab.To reuse a protected tape, just stick a piece of adhesive tape on this place.

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    Copy Protection system, which can be switched on and off by the DVD disc itself, in order to make SVCD - Super Video Compact Disc any recording of the relevant DVD disc onto a videotape of Most SVCDs comply with the IEC62107 standard.

  • Page 39: Mp3 Files

    (for United Kingdom, £0.10/mn inc VAT) www.thomson-europe.com In the interest of improving the quality of our products, we reserve the right to modify their features.The information in this manual is, therefore, subject to change and does not represent any kind of contract.

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