Thomson DTH4500 - Manuals

GB GB 5 B efore you start Press 1 for English Pressez 2 pour Français Drücke 3 für Deutsch Premere 4 per Italiano Pulsar 5 para Español Tryck 6 för Svenska Connect all devices before plugging any power cords in the wall outlet. Always turn off the DVDplayer, TV and other devices before you connect o...

6 DVD remote control Comfort functions Power / Stand-by Playback To switch yourplayer on and off. * Press key again to remove display. To enjoy virtual surround sound, if you onlyuse a stereo TV or 2 speakers (page 26).* To open or close the disc tray (page 22). To memorize scenes for replay (page 2...

GB GB To go back in menu levels (p. 17). Displays (on and off): - the disc's menu (if available) duringplayback (page 26),- the player's set-up menu after havingstopped a disc with the STOP key (page 8,pages 17-18). 7 DVD remote control Selections via menu Menu operation Displays (on and off) the su...

MAIN MENU 1 Audio English 2 Subtitles Automatic 3 Player Menu English 4 Disc Menu English 5 Rating Limit Unlocked 6 Audio Options7 Display Options RETURN OK im RR ✔ 8 M enus DISC CONTENTS Raising dogs Food History Pedigree dogs Player Menu "Disc contents" menu Move to the items using the arr...

GB GB 9 I nfo displays This page gives you an overview of the possible information available on a disc. Track number 01 is beingplayed p.25 info key pressed once / Interactive screen info key pressed twice / Interactive screen 1 Press PLAY ( 27 ), to play a disc. 2 Press:• 1x yellow info key ( 10 ) ...

10 F ront… STANDBY/ON : Use to turn the power on and off. DISC TRAY OPEN/CLOSE : Press to open and close the disc tray. INFO : Displays the information banner for the disc that is currently playing (p. 9). TITLE : Use to access the disc guide (if available). Introscan for CD Audio/CD video (p. 7). M...

GB GB 11 …and display 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Indicates that the Angle feature is available (you can select multiple angles of a scene recorded by different cameras). Indicates a video CD ( VCD ), audio CD ( CD ) or DVD ( DVD ) disc is loaded in the player. Indicates playback ...

12 V ideo and Audio connections If the S-Video / RGB SCART socket is not free. You need a special S-Video cable (not provided) for the video connection and a Cinch cable for audioleft and right inputs (provided). Connect your DVD player to your TV set with only one video cable - either SCART, orS-Vi...

GB GB 13 V ideo connections A Connecting a video recorder and a decoder (for pay TV) B Connecting to a TV with two SCARTsockets C Connecting a satellite receiver, videorecorder and decoders In order to ensure high picturequality, first connect your DVDplayer directly to your TV set,and then perform ...

14 A udio connections • The SCART connector delivers the same audiocontent as the 2 cinch audioout jacks. Reading a DVD disc whoseselected track is in DolbySurround, Dolby Digital ormultichannel MPEG:• Activate the Dolby ProLogic decoding mode on youramplifier. A Connecting a mini HiFi system, a ste...

15 A udio connections GB GB Dolby Digital “Dolby”, “Dolby Digital”,and the double-D symbol aret r a d e m a r k s o f D o l b yL a b o r a t o r i e s L i c e n s i n gCorporation. Copyright 19921997 Dolby LaboratoriesInc. All rights reserved. DTS is a digital Sound compression technique. “DTS” and ...

16 A udio connections Caution for the optical / coaxial digital audio output connector: • When connecting an amplifier (with an optical/coaxial digital input connector) which does not contain the Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder, be sure to select: - “Dolby Digital” = PCM- “DTS” = Offof the init...

17 GB GB P referred languages Set-up menus Player menu language ok key return key 1 If a disc is playing, press STOP ( 29 ). 2 Call the “ MAIN MENU ” with the menu key ( 19 ). 3 Make your selection with the , arrows ( 14 , 16 , 17 , 18 ). 4 Use ok ( 15 ) to confirm a selection (or use number keys ( ...

18 P referred languages Your preferred languages on discs Your preferred languages for dialogues, subtitles and menus are those that the player selects for youautomatically for all discs (if available). Of course you can change them for each disc (page 26-27). There is no need to make the following ...

19 GB GB P icture setting Select picture format according to your TV screen,Wide-screen (16 x 9) or conventional size (4 x 3) (see p.50). "4 x 3" / "16 x 9" TV screen 1 If a disc is playing, press STOP ( 29 ). 2 Call the “ MAIN MENU ” with the menu key ( 19 ). 3 Select “ Display Opti...

20 Select what kind of signal the player will supply to the SCART input of your TV set. Refer to yourTV's user manual to see what kind of high quality picture format that your TV can receive via theSCART socket.• See Video connections pages 12-13.• Be sure to have performed the appropriate settings ...

21 GB GB P icture output S-Video S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN TV 7 Amplifier DVD Player S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN TV 1 Amplifier DVD Player S-Video link between the DVD player and an amplifier In order to link your DVD player...

22 Resume memory B asic play 1 Open the disc tray with the OPEN / CLOSE key on the set or on the Remote Control. 2 Place a single-sided disc with label facing upwards.(double-sided discs have a small label on both sides nearthe center). 3 Press OPEN / CLOSE again to close the drawer. • Some discs ma...

23 GB GB During playback to skip to next or previous chapter / track. a On the remote control: (DVDs, Audio CDs) • Press | Ãà ( 21 ) once to skip to the beginning of the current chapter / track (twice for the previous one). • Press ¨¨ | / | Ãà ( 21 ) repeatedly to go to the next or previous track/ch...

24 S cene Access Fast motion Playback / Picture and track scan 1 Press PLAY ( 27 ) to start playing a disc. 2 Start Reverse or Forward fast motion playback: a On the Remote Control: • Using REV key ( 26 ) or FWD key ( 28 ). • Press repeatedly for higher speeds (DVD: x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 - CD: x4, x8...

26 3 - D Surround / Dialogue languages If you use a stereo TV or a two-channel stereo system, be sure that in the audio options of the setup menu,“ Dolby Digital Out ” and “ MPEG-2 Digital Out ” are set to “PCM” (see page 16). Virtual 3-D Surround Sound (for DVDs, Video CDs, Audio CDs) 1 Press PLAY ...

27 GB GB S ubtitle languages Subtitle language (for DVDs) 1 Press PLAY ( 27 ) to start playback. 2 Press the green key ( 9 ); you see the subtitles display on-screen with (possibly) theabbreviation of the language. 3 Use the arrows ( 18 , 16 ) to highlight “ On ”. 4 Use the ( 18 , 16 ) arrows to swi...

28 For DVDs and Video CDs 1 Press PLAY ( 27 ) to start playback. 2 Press the ZOOM key ( 31 ) of the remote control:A square will appear on the screen indicating the zoomarea. 3 Select the part of the scene you want to zoom, with the ( 14 , 17 ) or ( 16 , 18 ) arrows. 4 When the selection box is over...

29 GB GB R epeat Play Repeat play (for DVDs and Audio CDs) Repeating sections between point A and point B. Repeat the current track, chapter, title, a chosen section ( A-B ) or the whole disc. 1 Start playback with the PLAY key ( 27 ). 2 Press repeat ( 7 ) on the remote control. The “ Repeat ” scree...

30 P rogramme Play 1 If a disc is playing, press STOP ( 29 ). • Program playback lets you set up a specific order for DVD / Audio CD / Video CD playback up to 20 chapters / tracks. • Program playback is not available when you play Video CD in PBC mode when Video CD Menu is “ON” mode(see p. 33). 2 Pr...

31 GB GB R andom Play Random play (for DVDs and Audio CDs) To clear Random play Your player can play the tracks on the disc in random order. 1 If a disc is playing, press STOP ( 29 ). 2 press prog / random ( 3 ) on the remote control, the “ PROGRAM / RANDOM ” menu appears. 3 Use the ( 18 , 16 ) arro...

32 P laying MP3 CDs MP3 CD Playback What’s MP3? Skipping songs When you play an MP3 disc, the MP3 menu will be displayedinstead of the DVD player menu. The DVD player menu is notavailable when playing MP3 discs.MP3 content is divided into album (s) and songs. A disc may holdseveral albums and each a...

33 GB GB V ideo CD special Video CD: Using Playback Control (PBC) menu Some video CDs (version 2.0 with playback control, “PBC” written on the disc or its case) offerscenes or information to be selected interactively via menu screen. This menu appears after the discis loaded (or after PLAY ( 27 ) or...

34 D isplay Options If the picture should flicker when you pause a DVD, try changing the still mode settings. 1 Select “ Still state ”; then select a value with ( 18 , 16 ) arrows. 1a “ Auto ”: let the player choose the best format for still picture: “ Frame ” for film or “ Field ” for video. Howeve...

35 GB GB D isplay Options 5 - Black level adjustment (only for video and S-video) Films are made originally to be watched in a very dark environment (e.g.: movies theaters). When watching themat home, some scenes may be too dark for some details. 1 Select “ 5 ”: “ Black level ”; then select with ( 1...

36 A udio Options 1 In “ AUDIO OPTIONS ” menu, select “ 5 ”: “ 2x Playback Audio ”. 2 Make your selection, “ On ” or “ Off ” with ( 18 , 16 ) arrows.• No sound will be heard on discs with LPCM or DTS during 2x Playback. This function, designed for late-night viewing withoutdisturbing neighbours, red...

37 GB GB S peakers System audio quality Speaker setting is required only if you use the 6 cinch jacks on the rear of the DVD player. In thatcase, the Dolby Digital / MPEG-2 decoder sends a decoded 5.1 signal to the amplifier (for furtherinformation, refer to figures 3 and 5 on pages 14-15). Speaker ...

1 If a disc is playing, press STOP ( 29 ). 2 Call the “ MAIN MENU ” with the menu key ( 19 ). 3 Select “ Audio Options ” with key number 6 ( 24 ). 4 Select “ Speakers ” with key number 6 ( 24 ). 5 Move to the items using the arrow keys ( 18 , 16 ), ( 14 , 17 ) and press ok (15) to confirm. 6 Select ...

39 GB GB S peakers Delay between speakers Volume setting amongst speakers • Delay settings allow you to adjust the virtual space between front and rear speakers. This means you can reproduce the sound space of a movie in your home. • If the surround speakers or the central speaker cannot be installe...

40 R ating limit Rating (for DVDs) Rating (for DVDs) This feature allows you to control the type of discs or programmes your family can watch. If somediscs contain information, or scenes which exceed the rating limit you have set, they will not beplayed. There are up to 8 Rating levels. This functio...

41 GB GB R ating limit Overriding the Rating For DVDs If you have previously set a rating limit, playing some discs maydisplay this screen: 1 Choose “ Override ” with the ( 14 , 17 ) arrows and press ok ( 15 ) to confirm. 2 Enter your 4-digit password and press ok ( 15 ) to confirm. • Not all DVD di...

42 U niversal remote control Universal remote control setting You have the option to set your remote control to control your video-recorder, TV set, satellitereceiver or amplifier. This enables you to control your video devices with a single remote control. 2 Look for the 3-digit code of your device...

43 GB GB U niversal remote control To control other devices This remote control allows you to control your video-recorder, TV set, satellite receiver or amplifier.Make sure you set the remote control for the device you want to control.To control TV Sound or Amplified Hifi Sound whatever the switch p...

44 U niversal remote control Brand codes information List of TV brands List of Video Recorder brands All rights reserved as regards to code list modification. If you do not find the brand of your video recorder or TV, you may succeed with codes from other brands. Code Akai . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

46 A ppendix: troubleshooting Symptom Page Remedy Before requesting service (troubleshooting) No power? Power is switched offautomatically? “Will not read disc” or othererror message. The keys do not activate thefunctions they control (playerand / or remote control). Cannot copy DVD discs tovideo ta...

49 GB GB A ppendix: index Index 4 x 3 preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 4 x 3 / 16 x 9 TV screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 A-B Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 About discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

50 A ppendix Aspect ratios of the TV screen • The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, may differ depending on the manufacturer of the TV set or on the type of the TV set. Consult the instructionmanual provided with your TV set. = Recommended) ( Images which app...

51 GB GB A ppendix Technical data Power requirements:Power consumption: Weight:Dimensions:Operating temperature range:Operating humidity range:Disc formats: TV set system: Audio signal output characteristics: Pickup: AC 110V - 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz18W (approx. 2,5 W when power is OFF) 3,3 kg430 x 89 x ...