User manual THOMSON DTH7000E

[. . . ] DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:23 Page 1 Important Installation About . . . Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device. Install the device horizontally, on a suitable base (solid unit with a nonslippery surface), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm). Do not stack other devices, or heavy equipment on top of your machine. Do not place it on amplifiers or other equipment which may give off heat. [. . . ] During playback, press yellow info key: info strip is displayed on-screen. 1. Video CD, version 2. 0 with playback control (PBC). When the PBC function is present on the disc, "PBC" is printed on the disc jacket. 2. Some version-2 Video CDs with PBC may not have an on-screen menu. video CDs or audio CDs. 33 DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:24 Page 34 Disc menu In the MAIN MENU select the Disc, line and press ok to validate. Player function The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc has been loaded into the DMR. This menu enables you to customise certain settings or actions for disc playback. Start To start disc playback from the beginning. Select Start, then press ok to validate. Screen Format - (DVD / Video CD) Depending on the format of the DVD being played, use the Screen Format, function to choose the picture format which best suits the format of your TV screen (1) - letterbox format 16 x 9, or standard format 4 x 3. Films in 4x3 will have vertical black bands on each side of the picture. With a 4x3 television, select 4 x 3 Letterbox to take advantage of the pictures recorded in that format (2) or 16x9. Select 4 x 3 Standard to take advantage of a 4x3 picture without distortion. For films in 16x9, the edges of the picture may extend beyond the edges of the screen. 1. On certain DVDs, the picture format cannot be changed. 2. Horizontal black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. Playlist (CD audio) Enables you to customise disc playback by setting the order of the sequences or music tracks. Select Playlist, and follow on-screen instructions. Autoplay Select Autoplay Yes, if you want the disc to be played automatically once the DMR tray is closed. DVD Menu After a few moments, the menu of the DVD in the DMR is displayed. Select DVD Menu, and press ok to access the disc menu. DVD Title Certain discs have title menus (DVDs may have more than one title and each title has a separate menu for that film or program). Select DVD Title, and press ok to access the disc menu. 34 DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:24 Page 35 Player function Aspect ratios of the TV screen Images which appear on the TV screen differ depending on the type of software and the TV set connected. Picture format on the DVD disc. 4:3 TV set connected to the DMR EN 16:9 "FULL" mode "ZOOM" mode Top and bottom edges are cut off. "AUTO" mode Full screen For wide-screen (foreseen in Pan and Scan) Right and left edges are cut off. Full screen For wide-screen (not in Pan and Scan) Letterbox (with black bands at top and bottom). ## Full enlarged screen with few deformations. Top and bottom edges are cut off. (4x3) Full screen Full screen (with black bands at left and right) (4:3, Letterbox) Letterbox (with black bands at top and bottom) Screen horizontally enlarged (with black bands at top and bottom) Full screen Full screen # 35 ( = Preferred setting) The images which appear on the TV screen, and what each screen mode is called, may differ depending on the TV set manufacturer or type. Consult the user's manual provided with your TV set. DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:24 Page 36 Displaying digital photos Displaying image files in JPEG format Player function Your DMR can read CD-Rs containing JPEG files whose image size does not exceed 2. 1 million pixels. Open the disc tray and insert a disc containing JPEG images. The disc contents may or may not appear, depending on the play mode selected (automatic or manual k page 34). Use the Navigation keys to select an image or folder (if any) and press ok to validate. The speed at which each image is displayed depends on the size of the corresponding JPEG file and the play mode selected. To exit the disc contents, press the menu key. 1. Play Mode: - Fast: the image remains on screen for about 10 seconds before the next image appears, - Normal: approximately 15 seconds between images, - Slow: approximately 30 seconds between images, - Resume: to resume the slide show after a pause. During the slide show, press the yellow info key to display an information banner. Name of folder displayed. Name of photo displayed. Play mode: - u PLAY - K PAUSE Display speed. If the image appears upside-down or sideways, press PAUSE then use the image the right way up. . . . keys to display the If JPEG or MP3 files are recorded on the disc or the disc is a Video CD containing JPEG image files, a contextual menu is displayed. 36 DTH7000-EN 23/08/02 10:24 Page 37 Playing audio files Your DMR can play CD-Rs containing audio files in MP3 format. Player function What's MP3? MP3 is the audio file format allowing you to easily compress music recordings, and was codeveloped by . The main advantage of MP3 is that it enables storage of CD-quality music tracks on a home computer in manageable, compressed files. [. . . ] As a preference, opt for CD-Rs instead of CD-RWs (rewritable CDs) as, in certain cases, CD-RW playback may be faulty. Close all other applications on the computer to ensure reliable CD-R disc recording. If the recording is too short, disc identification time may be increased. About MP3 files copied onto CD-Rs In the case of CD-R MP 3 discs, please follow all the recommendations for CD-R above, plus the comments below: Format Your MP3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET format. ISO 9660 format and Joliet MP3 files are compatible with Microsoft's DOS and Windows, and with Apple's Mac. [. . . ]