Thomson DTH8000 - Manual

Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN 6. Select your country of residence using the or keys, and press OK . On the screen that is displayed, the Automatic option isalready selected. Press OK . The screen displayed is a set-up screen for the allocation ofinput terminals. 7. If you connected your dev...

Connections and initial set up 6 Sorting the channels 9. A channel sorting window will appear. The picture of the selected channel is shown in thebackground. The automatic channel search has assigned numbers to the channels is a predefined order. Thesenumbers may not be the numbers you would have ch...

Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Manual channel search If you want to set up a new channel, use the manual search procedure which will enable you toadd a channel to the ones already set-up on your DTH 8000. The channels already stored will notbe deleted. During the initial installation, if you...

Connections and initial set up 8 Channel update If new channels make their way into the audiovisual scene, you will have to update your DTH8000’s list of channels. In such a case, start a new channel search from the installation menu. Thisset-up deletes all stored channels and resets all the channel...

Connections and initial set up 9 EN EN DTH 8000 Satellite receiver TV set Satellite or cable receiver IR controller cell G-LINK CABLE - Adjusting your DTH 8000’s IR (infrared) controller cell You need to find the correct positioning of the IR controller cell in relation to the front of thesatellite ...

10 Connections and initial set up DTH 8000 / satellite or cable receiver settings 1. Switch on your TV set, your DTH 8000, then your satellite or cable receiver. 2. Place the receiver on channel 002. With your DTH 8000’s remote control, carry out the following settings: 3. If the main menu is not di...

Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN 10. Deactivating the programming of the satellite or cable receiver Yes is selected to deactivate the programmer. In that case,all your satellite recordings will have to be programmedfrom your satellite or cable receiver (this is therecommended setting). Leave...

Connections and initial set up 12 The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given are generally those which are recognised by the receivers of the brands quoted. However, they may not correspond to your device if it is anolder or more recent model. In such a case, contact your retailer. List ...

Connections and initial set up 14 Sockets and cables (outputs) 4 - Optical and coaxial Out sockets (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT) The digital sound of a disc being played is permanently available on the opticaland coaxial sockets of your player. Use one of these sockets by connecting itto a decoder or a DTS or...

Connections and initial set up 15 EN EN Front sockets (inputs) 1 - USB socket The USB socket enables you to read and/or copy from a memory cardreader, JPEG images stored through a digital camera or MP3 files from anMP3 recorder. Note: recognised players : USB 1.1 MASS STORAGE CLASS. 2 - S-Video sock...

Connections and initial set up 16 PULL HEREto openflap. The buttons on the front STANDBY/ON - To switch your DTH 8000 on or off. AV - To select the audiovisual sources (channels or devices connected to the AVsockets): PR 1 , 2 , 3 - Channel 1, 2, 3. AV 1 - Device connected on AV1 (TV set). AV 2 (or ...

Connections and initial set up 17 EN EN The messages on the display TV Functions With a disc Other indications Main menu displayed on screen (device stopped).No function selected. Real-time viewing.TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. Start of recording of TV program on selected channel. Chan...

18 Remote control The remote control handset supplied with your DTH 8000 is a 3 in 1 type remote control. Itallows 3 devices to be controlled: your DTH 8000, a television set and a satellite or cablereceiver. Thus you have remote control of all these devices by using the 3 modes: DVD, TV orSAT.CABLE...

Remote control 19 EN EN Using the remote control handset to control your televisionand satellite or cable receiver The DTH 8000 remote control handset is a 3 in 1 device that allows you to control theoperation of 3 devices: your DTH 8000, a television set, or satellite receiver. This page describest...

Remote control 20 Programming the remote control If your remote control does not control your satellite receiver (or cable) or your television setyou will need to configure it using one of the two methods proposed: automatic code search ormanual programming. Automatic code search This method can be ...

21 Recording functions EN EN To watch TV Programmes 1. Turn on your television set. 2. Turn on your DTH 8000 using the STANDBY/ON key. The time displayed on your DTH 8000 is replaced by the word MENU . • After a few seconds the main menu of the player appears on the television screen.• Watch TV func...

Recording functions 22 Record the current programme Your DTH 8000 has recording functions similar to a video recorder. It records programmes onDVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW) type discs. The recording time depends on the quality and can beadjusted according to the time remaining on a disc or can be automaticall...

Recording functions 23 EN EN Programming a recording You can record a future programme by programming its recording time. For this you have thechoice of manual programming or Naviclick programming, explained on page 25. Open the DVDtray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE key. Put in a disc with the printed ...

Recording functions 25 EN EN Naviclick programmes guide For certain channels your DTH 8000 offers a daily and sometimes following day TV programmeguide. The information that it provides come from the Teletext and NexTView services broadcastby certain channels. The updating of Naviclik information is...

Recording functions 26 Recording from a memory card Your DTH 8000 allows you to copy JPEG images or MP3 files to a recordable disc from amemory card being read in a drive connected to the front USB socket. All the files from memorycard will be recorded on the disc. You can then rename them and / or ...

Recording functions 27 EN EN Recording from a connected device Your DTH 8000 allows you to copy TV programmes (satellite or cable) sequences, or video filmsfrom a connected device. From a satellite receiver or cable receiver If you haven’t carried out the installation to control the receiver from th...

Recording functions 28 Library You can easily find the contents of your DVD+R or DVD+RW discs thanks to the library functionof your DTH 8000. With each video recording the DTH 8000 places in memory the name of thedisc and the recording parameters. The disc library allows you to access the following ...

Recording functions 29 EN EN Sort by Title This is an alphabetic sorting. The titles beginning with punctuation signs are listed first, followed bythose with digits and then those with letters, beginning with the letter. Sort by Category This is a sorting by category of titles where you have assigne...

Recording functions 30 Assign or Change the Category of a title This function allows you to allocate a title (or to change it) to a category in the list proposed bythe DTH 8000. Select Change Genre and press OK . Select the category using the or key and confirm with OK . Show discs This function all...

31 Playing a disc EN EN Discs you can record • DVD+R, DVD+RW - Most DVD+R discs (recordable once) and DVD+RW discs (re-recordable) of 4.7 Gb capacity.Recommended discs : The following list includes compatible brands ofdiscs that have been tested with your DTH 8000. There may be otherbrands of discs ...

Playing a disc 32 Current time (Time set page 6). No. and name of the channel selected on the DTH 8000 (page 21). Name of the presentbroadcast, as start and endtimes (page 21). Indications concerning the channel sound and theselection of audio channels. Selection is possiblewith the key on the remot...

Playing a disc 33 EN EN For standard playing, repeating of a title, a scenebetween 2 points A an B, or an entire disc (page 37). To choose the dialogue language and audio format (page 37). To change the viewing angle for videoDVD discs (page 39). To select the language of the subtitles for video DVD...

Playing a disc 34 Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DTH 8000. It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. 1. If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel socket towhich you connected your DTH 8000 (see page 3). 2. Open the disc tray by pr...

Playing a disc 35 EN EN Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image) During playback press PAUSE once to freeze the image. Press FWD or REV to view images in slow motion forward or backward. Press once or several times for higher speeds. To resumenormal playback press PLAY . Skipping a chapter or a track...

Playing a disc 36 To access the information banner, 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 aninformation and instruction line. When smal...

Playing a disc 38 Editing DVD+RW discs The edit menu is accessed from the information banner,when playing a title. The edit menu allows you, whenplaying a title:• to create chapters by inserting chapter bookmarks when playing a title, • to delete chapter bookmarks,• to mask an entire chapter between...

Playing a disc 39 EN EN View Chapter Display a previously masked chapter. This function is only available if you havepreviously masked a chapter by having selected Play Full Title and havingmasked a selected chapter. Or if you have selected Hide Chapter during theplaying of a title, but on condition...

Playing a disc 40 Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3) 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 is a compressed audio file forma...

Playing a disc 41 EN EN Image Functions Changing images During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR keys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Ko or Mo) the change may take several seconds. Rotating an image If an image is displayed sideways, you can rotate it ...

42 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc has been loaded into the DTH 8000. This menu enablesyou to customise certain settings or actions for disc playback. In the Main menu select the Disc line with keys, and press OK to validate. Play Disc • To start playing a disc from the be...

Menus 43 EN EN Disc options This menu provides 3 functions to optimise the discs that you wish to play. Autoplay • Select Autoplay On, if you want the disc to be played automatically once the DTH 8000tray is closed. Screen Format - (DVD / VCD) Depending on the format of the DVD disc being played, se...

Menus 44 Titles Menu This menu allows you to access recordings that you have made on your DVD+R or DVD+RWdiscs, or those carried out by other DVD recorders if they are compatible with your device (seepage 31). 1. From the Main Menu ( MENU key or in stop mode) select the Disc function with the or key...

Menus 45 EN EN Management of recordings on a disc (DVD+R / DVD+RW) For each title you can customise the name, delete it fromthe disc, delete or clear all chapter markers. Note: chapter marker are automatically inserted ever y 6 minutesduring a recording. Deleting the title or removing all chapters f...

Menus 46 Language Menu Your DTH 8000 gives you a selection of languages to choose from. You can change the language ofthe DTH 8000 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. I...

Menus 48 Parental control menu Your DTH 8000 has a child lock function which enables you to restrict access to certain DVDs.The discs whose content may be deemed unsuitable for your children will therefore not bevisible unless a code that you have previously chosen is entered. 1. From the main menu ...

Menus 49 EN EN Ratings limits This function makes it possible to restrict viewing of certain DVD discs by programming arestriction on your DTH 8000. This function can only be used with DVD discs provided with thefunction. Your DTH 8000 provides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8. The ratings limit ...

Menus 50 System Options Menu The System Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configure certain usefulfunctions and optimise the performances of your DTH 8000 to match those of the devicesconnected to it. 1. From the main menu select the Setup line with the keys, then confirm with OK...

Menus 51 EN EN Black level Adjust the contrast (Light / Dark) according to the brightness of the roomin which you are viewing your DTH 8000 images. Display Dimmer Depending on the brightness of the room where you’ve installed your DTH8000, select one of the 3 available settings (Automatic / Bright /...

Menus 52 Recording Options Menu Your DTH 8000 has several practical functions to optimise the recording quality / recording timeratio that is possible when using a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc. This menu also allows theVPS/PDC function to be activated for all your programmed recordings. 1. From the main men...

53 Further information EN EN Troubleshooting guide If you encounter difficulties Advisors are at your disposal to help you solve your problems at this telephone number. Your DTH 8000 doesn’t switch on • Did you move the DTH 8000? Check the power plug: is it well plugged into the mains socket? Also c...

Further information 55 EN EN The DVD doesn’t play, even when you press the PLAY button • The disc rating is higher than the limit that you have set (page 49). Fast forward or rewind doesn’t work • Some discs have scenes which do not allow fast forwarding, rewinding or chapter skips. When a command i...

Further information 56 Settings The information relating to the Naviclick TV guide programmes comes from a combination of theTV programmes guide, Teletext and NexTView service transmitted by certain channels. Tooptimise the Naviclick programmes guide of your DTH 8000, you have the possibility of cha...

Further information 57 EN EN NexTView Channels The number of channels offering the NexTView service is constantly increasing. At the time ofprinting these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView were as shown below. For yourinformation, an English Internet site allows you to consult the channe...

Further information 58 Caution Protect the DTH 8000 from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creatingstrong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers...). Disconnect the power cable from the mainselectricity supply if the DTH 8000 malfunctions. Your DTH 8000 is not intended for ...

Further information 59 EN EN DTH 8000 EB/UB - EN / RST - BEI / 12-2003 For your safety Never open the player or any of its components. It can be dangerous for you or for certain fragilecomponents. You could receive an electric shock or touch the laser beam. Do not place your eyesclose to the opening...