2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 1 To begin About your device Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and recorder.Thanks to its tuner, you can record TV programmes on DVD+R and DVD+RW discs or on the integrated hard disc DVR. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio.
_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 2 Contents To begin .........................................................1 Remote control...........................................23 About your device ...........................................................1 Precautions to take .........................................................1 The content in brief... .....................................................1 Description of keys in DVD mode ...............................
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 3 Contents Recording Options Menu ...........................59 In disc playing mode (Operating principle) ................42 With a DVD,With an audio CD, With a VCD (Video CD).......................................................42 Buffer duration (TV memory duration) .....................59 Default quality ...............................................................59 SmartRecord™..............................................................
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 4 Connections and initial set up Basic connections Your DVD recorder has many connection possibilities to allow it to fit into a setup comprising several devices.We recommend that you follow the connection setup on this page, and then carry out the adjustments shown on the following pages.You will first need to set up the channels as explained in the following pages before the final interconnection of the devices, described on pages 14 to 18.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 5 Connections and initial set up Placing the remote control in service Inserting the batteries 1 2 3 EN Using the remote control unit correctly When you use remote control, point the unit at the appliance you want to control (DVD recorder,TV set or satellite receiver). Ensure that there is no obstacle between the remote control unit and the appliance, otherwise the infrared signal carrying the remote control commands will be blocked.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 6 Connections and initial set up Automatic channel search In each region,TV stations are broadcast on different channels.Your DVD recorder cannot be factory-set to receive the TV channels of your area.You will have to set up the channels by following the automatic procedure recommended below. 6. Select your country of residence using the ▲ or ▼ keys, and press OK. Note: the arrows indicate that other countries are available.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 7 Connections and initial set up Sorting the channels 11. A window for classifying the channels appears with the images of the selected channel. The automatic channel search has assigned numbers to the channels in a predefined order.These numbers may not be the numbers you would have chosen. Should this be the case, you can change these numbers by following the instructions at the bottom of the screen.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 8 Connections and initial set up Add a satellite or cable receiver Your DVD recorder is designed to control either a cable or satellite receiver, this enables you to program the recording of satellite programmes simply by programming your DVD recorder. In this case, the device must be connected to the AV2 and IR SAT/CABL connections of the DVD recorder. Connect cables (5) (not supplied) and cable (6) the G-LINK cable (supplied) as shown below.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 9 Connections and initial set up Adjusting the receiver / recorder configuration 1. Switch on your TV set, your DVD recorder, then your satellite or cable receiver. 2. Place the receiver on channel 002. With your DVD recorder’s remote control, carry out the following settings: 3. If the main menu is not displayed, press the MENU key on the remote control. 4. Select the Setup line using the ▲ or ▼ keys, and press OK to validate. 5.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 10 Connections and initial set up 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 programmed from your satellite or cable receiver (this is the recommended setting). Leave Yes selected and press OK. 11. IR controller connection - Refer to the diagram on page 8, follow the instructions on the screen and press OK. 12.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 11 Connections and initial set up List of satellite or cable receiver codes 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 an older or more recent model. In such a case, contact your retailer. Satellite receiver codes AKAÏ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ALBA . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 12 Connections and initial set up Adding a channel If you want to set up a new channel, use the manual search procedure which will enable you to add a channel to the ones already set-up on your DVD recorder.The channels already stored will not be deleted. During the initial installation, if you carried out the automatic installation described on page 6, you do not need to carry out the steps shown on 12 and 13. 1.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 13 Connections and initial set up Reinstalling channels (updating) If new channels make their way into the audiovisual scene, you will have to update your DVD recorder’s list of channels. In such a case, start a new channel search from the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stored channels and resets all the channels that your DVD recorder can receive. If you only want to set-up a single channel, refer to the manual search on page 12. 1.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 14 Connections and initial set up Other recommended connections With a cable or satellite receiver (or a decoder) Carrry out the connection of cable 5 (not supplied). TV set DVD recorder 5 Cable / satellite receiver In grey: connections already carried out (connections from page 4).
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2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 16 Connections and initial set up Sockets and cables There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player into an Audio-Video system.The simplest of these is described on page 15. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image.This connection ensures the optimum image quality (like Y, U,V).
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 17 Connections and initial set up Other Audio - Video connections If there is no Peritel-Scart socket available on the television, check to see if there are any other Video sockets (Components, S-Video or Composite) to connect your player by using the corresponding sockets. In this case, do not forget to also connect the player’s Audio outputs (AUDIO OUT) to the Audio input sockets (AUDIO IN) on your television.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 18 Connections and initial set up 5 - Composite Video Outputs (Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) (YUV) The Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr sockets deliver an optimum image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable). RCA sockets and cables for Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr Video signals, also called Component.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 19 Connections and initial set up The front of your player recorder Access to sockets The sockets located behind the trapdoor on the facade enable easy connection to view or copy images and sound from a camcorder or a memory card reader.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 20 Connections and initial set up The buttons on the front 10 11 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON/STANDBY - To switch your DVD 8 recorder on or off. 2 G REV / FWD F PLAY / PAUSE - To play a disc placed in the disc tray (11) of the DVD recorder. - Pause during playback (audio CD or mp3) or pause on an image (DVD). 4 DVD REC - To record to the DVD+R/+RW disc.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 21 Connections and initial set up The messages on the display TV Functions - Main menu of the recorder on the screen (device stopped). No function selected. - Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. - Example of a device connected to the AV1 or AV2 (SAT ou CABLE if a satellite installation has been carried out). - Start of recording of TV program on selected channel. - Channel 1 currently being recorded.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 22 Connections and initial set up Other indications - Naviclick programmes guide displayed on the screen. - Recording error or programming error - Indicates the Lock function is activated. (page 62). - Indication of the selected source: • AV 2: AUDIO/VIDEO input connector at the rear. • AV 3: AUDIO/VIDEO input sockets on the front. • AV 4: AV/ S-VIDEO or AUDIO/ VIDEO input sockets at the rear.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 23 Connections and initial set up Remote control The remote control handset supplied with your DVD recorder is a 3 in 1 type remote control. It allows 6 devices to be controlled: your DVD recorder, a television set, a satellite or cable receiver, a video recorder, an amplifier or another device.Thus you have remote control of all these devices by using the 6 modes: DVD,TV or SAT.CABLE that are accessed by 6 corresponding keys.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 24 Connections and initial set up Using the remote control with other devices This remote control can be used to control other devices using the programmable keys VCR, DVD, SAT, AMP and AUX. Here is the list of devices you can control with each key: VCR: video recorder, DVD: DVD player, SAT: cable network / satellite receiver, AMP: Hi-Fi system, Home Cinema amplifier, AUX: any type of device.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 25 Connections and initial set up Programming the remote control If your remote control does not control your satellite receiver (or cable) or your television set you will need to configure it using one of the two methods proposed: automatic code search or manual programming. Automatic code search This method can be used to automatically find the most appropriate code for your appliance. 1. Switch on the appliance you wish to use the remote control with. 2.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 26 Recording functions To watch TV Programmes 1. Turn on your TV set. 2. Turn on your DVD recorder using the ON/STANDBY. The time displayed on your DVD recorder is replaced by the word MENU. • After a few seconds the main menu of the set appears on the television screen. • The Watch TV function is already selected. Note: turn off non used devices to avoid problems of selecting sockets or other types.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 27 Recording functions Taking a break (Time Shift function) Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes viewed. Use the scroll keys (PAUSE, PLAY, REVG/F...) to use this function. Note: This function, associated with the Save Buffer function lets you save a programme for which you missed the start to the DVR hard disc. Record the current programme Your DVD recorder has recording functions similar to a video recorder.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 28 Recording functions 5. Destination The default recording destination is set for the DVR hard disc.To record to a DVD+R/+RW disc, change the setting with the key B. 6. Start the recording by choosing Start with the ▼ key then by pressing OK. • Recording starts. • The indication RECORD is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DVD recorder. The red lamp on the front lights up. It confirms that recording has started.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 29 Recording functions • With a DVD+R disc, if you do not have another recording to make, you need to «Finalize» the disc in order that it can be read by other DVD+R compatible players. Closing a DVD+R disc is described in detail below. If you do not close a DVD+R disc, it will still be possible to make other recordings on it later on, providing there is enough disc space.You can therefore safely store it.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 30 Recording functions Programming a recording or a transfer Your DVD recorder lets you program recordings or one transfer. Programming several recordings is really useful when it uses the high capacitu of the hard disc, thereby enabling you to go beyond the limited capacities of DVD+R /+RW discs.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 31 Recording functions 6. Start time and stop time Enter the recording start time and then the stop time. To this end, and according to the features of the receivers, you must: - either program the receiver with the same beginning and end times, then switch off the DVD recorder and the receiver, - or leave the satellite receiver switched on, on the channel to record, program the DVD recorder, then switch it off.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 32 Recording functions Programming a transfer 1. From the main menu (MENU key or in Stop mode) select the Timers function with the ▼ or ▲ key then confirm using the OK key. The Timers screen appears. It contains the list of the recordings and transfers you have already programmed. If you didn’t programme anything, the screen displayed only indicated Timers and Set transfer. 2. Select Set transfer with the B key and press OK. The transfer programming menu appears.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 33 Recording functions Automatic programming (Naviclick) For certain channels your DVD recorder offers a daily and sometimes following day TV programme guide.The information that it provides come from the Teletext and NexTView services broadcast by certain channels.The updating of Naviclik information is carried out once every 24 hours.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 34 Recording functions Recording from a connected device Your DVD recorder allows you to record TV programmes (satellite or cable) or to copy video sequences from a connected device. From a satellite receiver or cable receiver (AV2 socket) 1. To record to disc, load a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc into the DVD recorder. 2. From the Main Menu and with the Watch TV function selected, press OK.The images of the last channel watched appear.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 35 Recording functions Recording from a digital camcorder Your DVD recorder enables you to view and/or record sound and images from a digital video camera connected to the DV-IN socket on the front of the machine.With some video cameras, your recorder may control, via this connections, some functions on the video camera. 1. To record to a disc, load a DVD+RW disc in the DVD recorder. 2.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 36 Recording functions Library The library lets you locate the various recordings present on the DVR hard disc or the different DVD+R/+RW discs in your DVD library.The library groups together the recording names and parameters and lets you look for them using the search functions. The recording names are distributed according to the nature of the files and titles in four sublibraries. Each one will let you access functions specific to the nature of the recordings.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 37 Recording functions Playing a Video and PIP title (picture in picture) Select a title with the ▼ key and change to play mode with the PLAY key. While a video title (from a video DVD, DVD+R/+RW or DVR hard disc) is playing, you can superpose TV pictures from your recorder’s tuner using the LIVE key.This will let you monitor programmes on a channel while you are watching a video recording.You can change channel with the PR+/PR- key.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 38 Recording functions Library (disc) The (disc) library brings together the names of all the titles recorded to the different DVD+R/+RW discs in your DVD collection.When the disc library screen is displayed, the titles are listed to the left with one title selected.The images on this title are displayed in the frame on the right hand side with its recording parameters.The titles are presented six by six.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 39 Playing a disc Recordable discs DVD+R DVD+Rewritable • DVD+R, DVD+RW - The majority of DVD+R (write once) and DVD+RW (write many) of 4.7 Gb capacity with the following characteristics. Recommended brands and types Certain brands of discs have been “approved” for your player. Other brands can be used but the discs must be good quality to produce successful recordings. Recommended brands: Imation, Maxell, Philips, Ricoh,Verbatim, Sony, etc.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 40 Playing a disc Other readable discs • Audio CDs - Audio Compact Discs (8 and 12 cm). • CD-R, CD-RW - Most CD-R (one recording only) and CD-RW discs (rewritable). Compatibility is dependent on which DVD writer, writer software and discs are used. • Video CD (VCD) - Video Compact Disc. Disc which enables you to record to a CD up to 74 minutes of VHS quality video associated with fixed pictures, audio tracks and interactive menus.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 41 Playing a disc Interactive banners In addition to menus, your DVD recorder has interactive information banners with icons representing functions or information. Some banners provide access to disc playback functions (for DVDs, CDs,VCDs, etc.) while others give you information on the channels and related functions. In television mode (Operating principle) 1. Turn on your TV set and your DVD recorder. 2.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 42 Playing a disc In disc playing mode (Operating principle) 1. Load a disc and press PLAY to start playback. 2. To display the banner, press the yellow INFO key. 3. Select an icon using the C, B keys, or enter a number using the number buttons to access a chapter, a title or a track depending on the disc being played (when the corresponding T, C, P icon is selected). 4.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 43 Playing a disc Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD recorder. 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 to which you connected your DVD recorder (see page 4). 2. Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE. Place the disc on the tray.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 44 Playing a disc Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image) During playback press PAUSE once to freeze the image. Press the FWD or REV to view images in slow motion forward or backward. Press once or several times for higher speeds.To resume normal playback press PLAY. Skipping a chapter or a track (DVD - VCD - CD) During playback you can access the following or previous chapter (or track) by pressing PR Fl and/or PR lG on the remote control unit.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 45 Playing a disc Playing discs – Displaying the information banner To access the information banner, press INFO on your remote control unit during playback. Use the arrow keys C and B on the remote control unit to select the various icons.When an icon is selected it is highlighted.The line under the banner is an information and instruction line.When small arrows appear above and below the selected icon these point to other possible options.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 46 Playing a disc Subtitle and dialogue language (DVD) 1. While reading a disc, press the INFO key: the information banner is displayed. 2. Use the C or B keys to select the icon of the subtitles or dialogues as Selecting the language of subtitles well as the sound format. 3. If available on the disc, select the language of the subtitles or dialogues using the ▲ or ▼. keys.The selected language name appears beneath the banner.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 47 Playing a disc Camera angles (DVD) Changing camera angles A few DVD discs contain scenes shot from various different angles. If a disc being played back offers different camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the screen.With the disc in playback, press ANGLE on the remote control unit and choose the angle using the same key or the ▲ or ▼ keys.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 48 Playing a disc Edit Menu The edit menu can be accessed from the information banner while you are playing a title on a DVD+RW or +R disc or on the internal DVR. It lets you intervene in recordings, especially: • Insert chapter bookmarks (DVD+RW) To position marks in order to easily find your favourite passages. Since it is not possible to delete a passage in title, you can use this function to mark the start and end of undesirable sequences (e.g.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 49 Playing a disc The edit menu functions Insert a Chapter Bookmark (DVD+RW only) During recording your DVD recorder automatically inserts electronic bookmarks at regular intervals.These bookmarks are invisible.They partition the recording and form chapters. Each chapter has an average length of 6 minutes (from 5 to 8 minutes depending on the disc type and the recording settings).
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 50 Playing a disc View Chapter Display a previously masked chapter.This function is only available if you have previously masked a chapter by having selected Play Full Title and having masked a selected chapter. Or if you have selected Hide Chapter during the playing of a title, but on condition that the chapter bookmark had not already passed or been created.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 51 Playing a disc Playing image and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond 400,000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your TV screen. Mp3 or wma files are a compressed audio format that allow a great quantity of music (files) to be stored on a disc.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 52 Playing a disc Image Functions Changing images Select a folder or an image with the C, B, ▲ or ▼ keys and press OK. During the picture sequence change images using the PR Fl or PR lG keys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Kb or Mb) the change may take several seconds. Note: after several seconds the information banner disappears. You can redisplay it using the INFO key on the remote control.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 53 Playing a disc To play DivX files Your player is an Officially Certified DivX™ device. It can play DivX®5, DivX®4, DivX®3 and DivX®VOD files according to the DivX Certified™ technical specifications. The correct playing of DivX in your player, depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs used, the type of recording equipment employed and the parameters of your computer.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 54 Playing a disc To find the registration number of your player, follow the instructions below. 1. With a disc in the tray but not playing, select System Options from the player menu. 2. In the System Options menu, select DivX.The autorisation number appears on the television screen. 3. Write down this VOD 8 character recording number, in order to complete the form on the web site where you purchase your DivX® VOD files.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 55 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc is inserted in your DVD recorder. This menu allows access to the list of titles of the Disc Title Menu or the images menu of the Player Menu for your recorded discs (DVD+R, +RW). With DVD video discs you directly access the disc menu, the selection of the language, chapter, play order and contents varies depending on the disc. Note: if no disc has been inserted the line Disc remains greyed out.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 56 Menus 2. Choose a title with the ▲ or ▼ key and validate with OK. On the left of the screen displayed are all the chapters of the selected title. All is selected, press OK to place them all in the play list (with all the chapters) or select one by one the chapters that you wish to add to the play list by using the ▲, ▼ keys and OK. Note: to remove a chapter from the list, select it with the B key and press OK.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 57 Menus Accessing Title functions Rename Title Using a character chart your DVD recorder allows you to change the names of discs or titles allocated when the recording was made. Select Rename Title in the Disc Title Menu or Rename Disc in the Disc Actions menu using the ▲ ou ▼ keys and press the OK key. In the following screen select YES and confirm with OK.The character chart is displayed.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 58 Menus Disc options From the Setup menu, this menu offers you 2 functions to maximise the discs you want to play. Autoplay • Select Autoplay On, if you want the disc to be played automatically once the DVD recorder tray is closed.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 59 Menus Recording Options Menu Buffer duration (TV memory duration) Your recorder may save the last 60 or 120 minutes of TV programmes in its memory.You can define this duration here. 1. In the Main menu select the Setup line with the ▲ ▼, keys then validate with OK. 2. Select the Record options line using the ▲ ▼, keys then validate with OK. 3. Select an option with the ▲ ▼keys, confirm with OK, adjust and confirm with the ▲ ▼ and OK.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 60 Menus Selecting Languages (DVD) Your DVD recorder gives you a selection of languages to choose from.You can change the language of the DVD recorder menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your preferred language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is available on the DVD you will be playing, it will be selected automatically.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 61 Menus Selecting the Sub-title language for DVD discs Certain discs propose several languages for subtitles.The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 6) if this language is also offered on the disc being played.To change the subtitles language, your DVD recorder provides two possibilities: From the menu of the DVD recorder With the ▲ ▼ keys, select Audio and confirm with OK to access the proposed list of languages.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 62 Menus Parental control Your DVD recorder 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 be visible unless a code that you have previously chosen is entered. 1. In the Main menu select the Setup line with the ▲ ▼, keys then validate with OK. 2.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 63 Menus Ratings limits This function makes it possible to restrict viewing of certain DVD discs by programming a restriction on your DVD recorder.This function can only be used with DVD discs provided with the function.Your DVD recorder provides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8.The Ratings Limit function does not work if the disc being played does not have a rating limit. In Europe ratings limits are as yet uncommon on DVD discs on sale. 1.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 64 Menus System Options The System Options menu in the Setup menu offers you settings to configure certain useful functions and optimise the performances of your DVD recorder to match those of the devices connected to it. 1. In the Main menu select the Setup line with the ▲ ▼, keys then validate with OK. 2. Select the System options line using the ▲ ▼ keys, then validate with OK. 3.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 65 Menus Standby mode Your DVD recorder has an Eco Standby to reduce its power consumption when on stand-by. Select Eco. Standby to enable this function. Note: the Eco function does not allow the display of programming warning messages on the display panel. Only the record icon will flash. AV link Allows a television set to control your DVD recorder and download the same channels to the same numbers during installation of channels (page 6).
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 66 Menus Settings The information relating to the Naviclick TV guide programmes comes from a combination of the TV programmes guide,Teletext and NexTView service transmitted by certain channels.To optimise the Naviclick programmes guide of your DVD recorder, you have the possibility of changing certain settings as shown below.The information from the NexTView service is more reliable than Teletext. Download time The programs are downloaded either at 3 AM or 8 AM.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 67 Menus NexTView Channels The number of channels offering the NexTView service is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView were as shown below. For your information: there is an Internet web site in English and German that allows you to consult the list of the channels providing NexTView service (http://nxtvepg.sourceforge.net, then consult the link List of NexTView providers).
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 68 Further information Recommendations and information concerning discs (12 cm) Choice of CD-R / CD-RW discs This player can play most CD-R and CD-RW discs. However, depending on the recorder of your personal computer, the type of disc and recording method used, it may be that some discs cannot be played, or that the performance does not meet the expected standard of quality.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 69 Further information for television screens do not allow a higher quality given their limited characteristics. In this case ensure that you reduce the quality of your photographs before recording on a disc in order not to impede the proper running of your player.This is because excessively loaded pictures would slow down or might prevent the proper functioning of the slide show during playback on your player.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 70 Further information Troubleshooting guide If you encounter difficulties You can contact THOMSON by dialling: 0871 712 1312 (For Great-Britain, all calls will be charged 0,10£ / mn) www.thomson-europe.com Advisors are at your disposal to help you solve your problems at this telephone number. This THOMSON product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 71 Further information The colours aren’t natural • Check that the scart cables are well pushed into the sockets of the various devices. • Check the settings Output AV1, Input AV2 and Output PAL/NTSC (System Options menu, page 65). The image format doesn’t match the screen format of your TV set • The image format is adjustable. Refer to page 58.With certain discs, the format is pre-set and cannot be changed.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 72 Further information The display or reading of digital images in JPEG format is slow • Image display can take a fairly long time, depending on the size of the images. If the images are too “bulky”, your DVD recorder may not be able to display them correctly. Recording problems You cannot record on the disc • If a message is displayed on the screen, press the CLEAR key of the remote control to remove it. • Check that you are using a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 73 Further information You can’t access the selected menu, even when you press OK • If the name of the menu appears on a transparent background, it means that the corresponding menu or function is not available.The Disc, Titles, Playlist and Card menus are contextual menus: they depend on operations performed beforehand such as: • Disc is only accessible if there is a disc in the disc tray of your DVD recorder.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 74 Further information Other important informations For your safety Never open the player or any of its components. It can be dangerous for you or for certain fragile components.You could receive an electric shock or touch the laser beam. Do not place your eyes close to the opening of the disc tray or any other opening to look inside the player.
2_DTH8555 X_en.qxd 18/08/05 10:15 Page 75 Further information Remote control - Code A-B With certain devices (combined TV/DVD or other DVD player) it may happen that your DVD recorder controls the DVD player of the other device. In this case you can adjust your remote control and the DVD recorder on another code known as code B. Remote control setting on code B Code A Code B No. to key in On display panel 3000 3001 DVD A DVD B Note: the remote control of your DVD recorder is set to code A (3000).