Thomson DTH 6000 - Manual

EN EN 5 Set-up O ther devices Decoder, camcorder, satellite receiver, another DVDplayer, another video recorder, etc. (AV2 socket) Connect another device to the AV2 socket of the DVD/VCR using the SCART cable (supplied). The pictures from the other device go through the AV1 socket of the DVD/VCR and...

6 Set-up R emote control General functions Switch the appliance on or off. Switch the appliance on andchange to DVD mode. Switch the appliance on andchange to VCR mode. Navigate through the menus. Increase the volume. Mute and restore the sound. Number entry. Confirm a selection in a menu. Start pla...

8 Set-up F ront panel controls 1 Switch the appliance on and off. 2 Switch the appliance on, and change from DVD mode toVCR mode and vice versa. 3 Start recording in VCR mode. 4 Start a fast forward or reverse search for a chapter, trackor index in DVD mode; change channel in VCR mode. 5 Eject the c...

Appears when the appliance is in VCR mode. Appears when a tape is inserted in the video recorder. Indicates that a recording is programmed or in progress. Appears when the sound of a recorded cassette or one being recorded ishigh fidelity. Indicates the tape recording speed (SP, LP or SLP). Appears ...

10 Set-up I nitial Installation Modulator If you haven't used a SCART cable (supplied) to connect your TV to the AV1 socket of theDVD/VCR, then proceed with the settings below before you go to channel set-up.If you have used a SCART cable, go directly to the Automatic channel search section. 1 Switc...

12 Set-up New or encoded channel To complete the set-up of your video recorder when the automatic channel set-up hasnot stored all of the channels or when you wish to store a new channel. 1 Press the VCR key on your remote control. 2 Using the MENU key call up the OVERVIEW menu. 3 The Installation l...

13 M enus Set-up EN EN Press the VCR key when you want to access the unit’s video recorder functions, and the DVD key when you want to access its DVD player functions. You will see that the VCR symbol is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of thevideo recorder’s menus so that you always know w...

14 Use P laying a tape Inserting a tape Check that the window on one side of the tape isfacing upwards. The label should be facing you withthe arrow next to the window pointing towards theappliance. Insert the tape. Playing a tape Load a tape and press the PLAY key. Continuous play You can permanent...

EN EN 15 Use R ecording Getting prepared 1 Load a tape and position it to the desired section using the REV., FWD, STOP, PLAY. 2 You may call up the information on the television screen by pressing the INFO key. 3a Choose a programme with the PR+/- key or 0 to 9 keys. For 2-digit channels, first pre...

16 Use P rogramming a recording Your video recorder has eight programming memories. Thus, you will be able toprogramme eight recordings over a 1-year period. Load a tape and position it to the desired section using the REV., FWD, STOP and PLAY keys. Programming using a PlusCode® number Each televise...

EN EN 17 Use • Connection by the aerial cable - During the automatic channel set-up, the video recorder has assigned channel number 99 to the satellite receiver connected by theaerial socket. Select this number to view the pictures of the satellite channels. Shouldthese pictures not come up on the s...

18 Use TIMER OVERLAP If you programme two or more recordings with overlapping time periods, the TIMER REVIEW menu comes up along with an error message and the overlapping programmed recordings are flashing. Delete the programmed recordings using the 0000 key. INCOMPLETE TIMERCheck that you have comp...

EN EN 19 Use S ound control Sound selection in playback mode 1 Load a tape and press PLAY . 2 Call the OVERVIEW menu using the MENU key and select the Sound mode line using the ▼ key. 3 Confirm with OK. The SOUND MODE menu appears. 4 Using the C or B key, select the sound tracks. - Stereo : stereo s...

20 Use P references 1 Display the OVERVIEW menu using the MENU key, then select the Preferences line using the ▼ key. Confirm using OK . 2 Select a line using ▼ . 3 Use the C or B key to choose one of the available options or the OK key to activate ( ) or deactivate a function. Eco mode The Eco feat...

EN EN 21 Use O ther functions Index search Indices allow you to mark particular tape sections (beginning of films, sequences, etc.)to retrieve them quickly. At the beginning of every recording, the video recorderautomatically marks an index on the tape. To retrieve the previous or next index mark, p...

22 Use P lay Simple play 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the appliance to open the disc tray. 2 Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in thecase of a single-sided disc). 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. 4 Press PLAY to start playback. Some discs provide a menu automatically. Ch...

EN EN 23 Use P lay modes DVD 1 Load a disc and press STOP. 2 Select the Play Mode option and press OK to confirm. The content of the Play Mode menu varies depending on the type of disc. 3 Select a play mode with the ▲ and ▼ keys, and press OK to confirm. Standard Play (all discs) Use this option for...

24 L ock Use DVD Select the Lock line in the main menu and press OK . The corresponding menu is displayed. Lock Player 1 To activate locking according to your pre-set ratinglimits, select the Lock Player line using the ▲ and ▼ keys and confirm with OK . You are asked for a new password. 2 Enter four...

25 D isplay Use EN EN DVD Select the Display option in the main menu using the ▼ and ▲ keys, and press OK to confirm. TV Image Depending on the format of the DVD disc, you canchoose the picture format best suited to the format ofyour TV screen. 1 Select a format using the ▼ and ▲ keys: 16x9 Widescre...

26 S ound Use Select the Sound option in the main menu using the ▼ and ▲ keys and press OK to confirm. Sound Logic You can use this function to control the different soundlevels via dynamic compression. It improves the qualityof the sound track at a low volume and quietens theloudest sounds. Select ...

27 L anguages Use EN EN DVD If you chose “English” during initial set-up, the mainmenu is displayed in English, any menus generated bythe disc are in English, as is the language of thedialogues (if this language is available on the disc). 1 Select the Languages option in the main menu using the ▼ an...

28 I nfo Menus Use To display the menu, press PLAY to start playback then press on the remote control. The info menu varies depending on the type of disc. Direct access DVD discs Audio CD and MP3 discs Video CD discs To directly access a title or a chapter (DVD), a track (audio CD) or an index (vide...

30 R eading MP3 files Use DVD What is MP3? MP3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. It was developed incollaboration 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-friendlycompressed files. This co...

31 D iscs you can play Use EN EN DVD-Video Digital video discs - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDsare high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded bymeans of digital signals. Region code numberYour DVD player responds to the region ...

32 Use T roubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. Remote control The remote control does not work orworks only intermittently. Picture There is no picture. The picture is of poor quality (withsnow or lines). Sound There is no sound or the sound is ofpoor quality.Stereo sound is not reproduce...

EN EN 33 Use T echnical data DTH6000 / EN- BK /06-2002 Mains supply: AC-230 V - 50 Hz - Consumed power: 27 W when ON - 5.5 W in eco mode - Functioningconditions: +5°C to +35°C - Surrounding humidity: 80 % maximum VCR HiFi pass-band: 20 to 20 000 Hz - Dynamic: 80 dB - Tuner: PLL, VPS/PDC Type - Recep...