Thomson DPL953REC - Manual

Connections and Setup 5 EN Note: If one of the devices is not working, check that all the cables have been inserted properly into thesockets which they should be connected to. Connecting the TV aerial Audio cables SCART VIDEO IN If there is no Scart socket is available on your appliance, check wheth...

Connections and Setup 6 EN Positioning speakers Courtesy Dolby Laboratories Connecting the speakers 8 ohm SL SW C SR FL FR 4 ohm Six speakers are provided with the appliance (2 front, 1centre, 2 rear, 1 subwoofer). In order to enjoy goodsurround effects, all six speakers need to be connected tothe p...

Connections and Setup 7 EN Front Speaker Position Even if you cannot replicate this ideal hometheatre set-up exactly, the followingsuggestions for positioning the speaker willhelp you achieve better results. Alignment Align the centre speaker evenly with or slightlybehind the left and right speakers...

Connections and Setup 8 EN OPEN/CLOSE To open and close the disc tray. SETUP To access the player’s menu. MUTE To mute and restore the sound. STANDBY/ON To switch the appliance on and off. REPEAT To access the Repeat playback function. A-B To access the A-B repeat playback function. SHUFFLE To acces...

Connections and Setup 9 EN 1. Switch the television set on. Select the AV channel onthe television set. 2. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the remote control to turn the appliance on. 3. Press ENTER . Choose a language using the or button on the remote control, then confirm bypressing ENTER . 4. The ...

Connections and Setup 10 EN 5. To move a channel, use the and buttons to select the channel you wish to move. Then select the Move to option and press ENTER . Then use the and buttons to reach the position you wish to store the channel in and press ENTER . The channel will move to the new position. ...

11 Basic Playback Operations EN Compatible discs • DVD • DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW • CD • CD-R, CD-RW. Compatible formats • DVD,VCD (Video Compact Disc), SVCD(Super Video Compact Disc), JPEG, • CD, mp3, WMA, DivX, CD Kodak Picture. More information about discs and compatibleformats is available a...

Basic Playback Operations 12 EN Status menu Press the DISPLAY button a number of times during playback to show in turn: DVD : Title elapsed time, Title remaining time, Chapter elapsed time, Chapterremaining time, Display Off; VCD , SVCD and audio CD : Single elapsed time, Single remaining time, Tota...

Basic Playback Operations 13 EN Playback options Direct access (DVD) To directly access a title or a chapter: 1. Press the SEARCH button. 2. Select TITLE or CHAPTER using the and buttons, enter a title or chapter number with the numeric buttons andpress ENTER . Note: Many discs only have one title. ...

14 Recording EN Recording options Recording options are available in the Recorder menu: 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Select the Recorder option using the and buttons. Recording Quality 1. Select the Record Quality option and press or ENTER . 2. Select one of the available recordingqualities using t...

Recording 15 EN Instant Timer Recording 1. To set the length of time you want torecord for, press the RECORD button twice. The television screen shows therecording duration. 2. Press the RECORD button again to increase the recording time to a maximumof eight hours. Recording from an AV socket If you...

Recording 16 EN If you select Once , enter the date of the recording using and or the numeric buttons, and and to move the cursor. If you select Repeat , select one or several days using and and pressing ENTER . When finished, select Done and press ENTER . 6. Select Input Source using and and press ...

Recording 17 EN Managing the disc contents 1. Open the tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button. Place a DVD+RW or a DVD+R disc with the printed sidefacing up and close the tray. 2. Press the SETUP button. 3. Select Disc from the Recorder menu and press or ENTER to access the various options. Erase Di...

18 mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files EN mp3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. It was developed in collaboration with . The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files. WMA (Windows...

mp3, WMA, JPEG and DivX files 19 EN Playing DivX files 1. Open the tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button. 2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up. 3. The disc’s contents are displayed. Select the DivX filethat you wish to play with the and buttons and press ENTER or to start playback. 4. ...

20 Radio EN The player has a built-in tuner that allows forFM radio function. Manual tuning 1. Connect the FM aerial in the correctmanner. 2. Press the SOURCE button on the remote control or on the front panel several timesto select the Tuner mode. 3. Tune a station by pressing repeatedly PRESET or ...

21 Player Menus EN Menu Press SETUP to exit. Recorder System Language Video Speaker Audio TV Tuner Record Quality Chapter Length Disc Scart Input Front AV Recorder menu 1. Press the SETUP button to display the player’s menu. 2. Select Recorder using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the s...

Player Menus 22 EN Parental control This setting prevents the playback of DVDs that may notbe suitable for all audiences, by using the rating level thatmay be encoded on the disc. If the rating level on the discis higher than the preset level the playback function willnot be enabled unless the passw...

Player Menus 23 EN Language menu With this menu, you can set the language for playermenus, dialogue, subtitles and the disc menus. 1. Press the SETUP button to display the player’s menu. 2. Select Language using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. OSD Menu (Player Menu) 1. Pre...

Player Menus 24 EN Video menu 1. Press the SETUP button to display the player’s menu. 2. Select Video using the and buttons. 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. TV Type In addition to PAL DVDs and VCDs, you can enjoy NTSCfilms as well. If the pictures from the DVD being playedappear in black a...

Player Menus 25 EN Progressive Scan Progressive Scan provides high-quality pictures with lessflicker. Turn on Progressive Scan if you used theComponent Video sockets of the player to connect a TVor monitor compatible with a progressive scan signal. 1. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. 2. Select...

Player Menus 26 EN Audio menu 1. Press the SETUP button to display the player’s menu. 2. Select Audio using and . 3. Press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. Dynamic Compression You can use this function to control the different sound levelsvia dynamic compression. It improves the quality of the sound...

27 Additional Information EN Troubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. • Make sure it is plugged into a mains socket. • Press the STANDBY/ON button on the remote control or the POWER button on the front of the appliance. It is impossible to read the disc. • Insert the disc with the printed s...

Additional Information 28 EN Precautions Use • If your appliance has been stored in a cool place for any length of time, during ajourney for example, wait for about 2hours before using it. • The openings located on the top and bottom are for ventilation and must notbe obstructed. • During thundersto...

Additional Information 29 EN • Never open the appliance yourself, since this may put you at risk or damage theequipment. THOMSON does not acceptany liability if the appliance is used in anyway other than in accordance with thismanual. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: TO THEMAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BYAPPLIC...

Additional Information 30 EN DivX files DivX is the name of a revolutionar y new video codecwhich is based on the new MPEG-4 compressionstandard for video. Whether DivX files play correctly onyour player or not depends on the preparation andproduction of the audio and video files, the codecs andthe ...