Thomson DTH223 - Manual

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN Front panel of the player 2 1 3 6 4 5 ON/STANDBY - Turns the player on or off. The indicator is green when the player is operating and red when the player is turned off (stand by mode). EJECT - To remove a disc. STOP - Stops playing a disc. NEXT - Plays the nex...

Connections and initial set up 6 7 8 11 12 10 9 13 15 14 Player display panel DVD is lit up if a DVD is loaded in the player. Playing a disc: Video CD (VCD), Audio CD (CD). Playing Audio CD or MPEG files. Replay the title (DVD) or track (CD, VCD) while playing. Replay the entire disc (DVD, CD, VCD)....

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Initial player set-up Using the remote control unit correctly When you use remote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to control (DVD player,TV set or video recorder). Ensure that there is no obstacle between the remote control unit andthe applian...

Connections and initial set up 8 Remote control The remote control unit supplied with your DVD player can also be used to control most recentTV sets and video players made by THOMSON, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and Telefunken. You thushave three remote control units in one using to the three modes – DVD...

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN Using the remote control unit to control your TV set or VCR The remote control unit supplied with your DVD player can also be used to control most recentTV sets and video players made by THOMSON (Saba, Brandt, Ferguson and Telefunken). This pagedescribes the ke...

10 Playing a disc Discs you can play • Digital video discs - 12 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audioare recorded by means of digital signals. • DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW - Most DVD-R and DVD+R (one recording only), and ...

Playing a disc 11 EN EN Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD player. Note: if other devices are connected to your television set and/or DVD player, it is generally preferable to turnoff the devices that are not in use. 1. If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select t...

Playing a disc 12 Search Options Note: the functions described below depend on the discs and/or the files read. Quick search of an image or a track In Play mode, start the Forward or Reverse fast motion playback using the FWD (forward) or REV (reverse) keys. Press once or several times for higher sp...

Playing a disc 13 EN EN Using the information banner The information banner appears at the top of the screen when you press INFO on the remote control unit while a disc is being played. Use the and keys to select the various icons. When an icon is activated (highlighted), follow the instructions on ...

Playing a disc 14 To access the information banner (only with DVD, VCD, SVCDor CD Audio discs), press INFO on your remote control unit during playback. Use arrow keys and on the remote control unit to select the various icons. When an icon isselected it is highlighted. The line under the banner is a...

Playing a disc 15 EN EN Repeat playback functions Play modes Your player has several play modes according to the type of disc played:Standard play which follows the order of the tracks, titles and chapters on thediscs; Random play which plays the sequences or music tracks in a randomorder; Programme...

Playing a disc 16 Languages of sub-titles and dialogues (DVD) 1. While a disc is in play press the green key for sub-titles or red key for dialogues (the information banner is displayed), the correspondingicon is already selected. 2. If available on the disc, select the language of sub-titles or dia...

Playing a disc 17 EN EN Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3, WMA) files Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond400,000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on yourTV screen. mp3 and WMA are compresse...

Playing a disc 18 Playing image files (JPEG) 1. Load a disc and begin play. The list of folders (and / or photographs) is displayed. 2. Select a folder using the or keys on the remote control unit and press OK . The list of files contained in the folder is displayed. 3. Select a file using the , , a...

Playing a disc 19 EN EN To play DivX files Your player is an Official DivX Certified™ product that Plays DivX ® 5, DivX ® 4, DivX ® 3, and DivX ® VOD video content, in compliance with DivX Certified™ technical requirements. The correct playing of DivX in your player, depends on the preparation and p...

20 Menus Menus on your DVD player (basic principles for use) The functions of your DVD player are not all accessible directly through the remote control orfront panel keys. A certain number of functions are accessible through menus that you can displayor remove as you wish. These menus are used as f...

EN EN 21 Menus Play menu Your player has several Play modes: Standard play whichfollows the order of the tracks, titles and chapters on thediscs; Random play which plays the sequences or musictracks in a random order; Programmed play which allowsyou to choose the sequences or music tracks and theord...

Menus 22 Lock menu Your player makes it possible to set ratings limits to playing discs and to lock playback for discsthat contain information or scenes that exceed the ratings limit you have set. This function allowsyou, for instance, to control the type of matter a child can watch. A padlock in th...

EN EN Menus 23 Changing a code 1. If a disc is being played, press STOP (the player menu appears). 2. Press to highlight Parental Control and press OK (if requested to do so key in your code; the Parental Control menu appears). 3. Press the key to highlight Password and press OK (a screen for enteri...

Menus 24 Display menu The Display menu provides you with settings to adapt the picture format and TV standard(PAL/NTSC) to that of your TV set. You can also adjust the brightness of the player’s display paneland activate the Progressive Scan function. TV Image menu The TV Image menu allows you to se...

EN EN Menus 25 PAL or NTSC TV sets If the picture on the DVD being played appear in black and white on your TV screen, the standardof the video signals transmitted to your TV is incorrect. Change the video signal from PAL toNTSC or vice versa. Select PAL/NTSC then with the OK key choose PAL or NTSC....

Menus 26 Sound menu The Sound menu provides you with settings so you can adapt your player to the devicesconnected. It also enables you to access specific functions. Night Mode This function is designed for night-time listening to avoid disturbing your neighbours. The playerthen adjusts the differen...

Menus 27 EN EN Language menus Your player gives you a selection of languages to choose from. You can change the language of theplayer menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of thesubtitles. In the menu, choose your preferred language for dialogues and subtitles...

28 Further information Troubleshooting guide You will be able to solve most problems involving your player by referring to the troubleshooting guide below. Note: if you encounter difficulties, you can contact our Help-line by dialling the following number : The player does not work at all • Switch t...

Further information 29 EN EN There is no picture • Select the correct In socket on your TV set. • Important - If you don’t have a Progressive Scan TV or you don’t have the DVD player connected to the correct Input Jacks, and you activate Progressive Scan in the DVD player you won’t see a picture! Do...

Further information 30 If you forget your code • Ensure that there is no disc in the player. Display the player menu on the television screen. Now press the STOP button on your player and hold the CLEAR key on the remote control unit down for two seconds. The code that you selected is cancelled. To ...

Further information 31 EN EN Recommendations and information concerning discs CD-R and CD-RW discs This player can play most CD-R and CD-RW discs. However, depending on the recorder of yourpersonal computer, the type of disc and recording method used, it may be that some discs cannotbe played, or th...

Further information 32 CD-R and CD-RW discs with JPEG format “image” files To view your JPEG images on a TV set you do not need to record your photographs with aresolution above 400,000 pixels (which corresponds to an image format of about 720 x 576 dots),for television screens do not allow a higher...

Further information 33 EN EN Caution • Protect the player from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Disconnect the power cable from the mainselectricity supply if the player malfunctions. Your player is not intended ...