THOMSON Dpl909vd User Manual
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8 •Use the supplied audio cables to connect AUDIO IN jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV, VCR or other audio/visual components. •Use the audio cables to connect AUDIO OUT jacks to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on the TV, CD or TAPE recorder.• Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack to the S-Video input jack on the TV using a S-Video cable. (not included) • Connect the VIDEO OUT jack to the Video input jacks on the TV using a video cable. • Connect the AUX2 jacks to any audio/video device using Audio/Video cables • Connect the SCART out jack to the TV with corre- sponding input (if available). Connecting to TV and additional components Connections TV TO VIDEO IN (VCR) TO AUDIO IN (VCR) SAT TO AUDIO OUT (VCR) TO AUDIO OUT (SAT) VCR S-VIDEO S-video provides a better connection for the video portion of the signal than composite video (yellow color terminal). When connecting S-video cable, a Composite video cable (yellow RCA connector) must also be used. S-video provides video output for DVD playback only. VIDEO IN (TV) S-VIDEO IN (TV) SCART IN (TV) SCART video output SCART video terminal provides the best quality for video signal. If there is no SCART socket is available on your TV set, check whether your TV has another Video socket (Composite, S-Video) that you can use to connect your player. (If available) L 1 Setup Video output You can select either S-video or SCART as your video output, then you must turn off and on the unit to validate selection. When S-video output is selected, only S-video and composite output will function properly. When SCART output is selected, only composite output will function properly. 2
EN 9 Basic Setup General setup 1. Setting the TV display You can select the aspect ratio of the TV display. •4x3 Standard If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is not formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting. A wide picture is displayed on the whole TV screen with a portion automatically cut off. •4x3 Letterbox If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting. Wide bands will be displayed on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen. •16x9 Widescreen If you have a widescreen TV set, use this setting (you must also set your widescreen TV to “full size”) 2. Selecting the language for OSD This function allows you to select the desired language. The default setting is English. Option: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish. Setting up the Digital Home Theater system You must connect all the speakers and setup the system properly in order to enjoy the Cinema experience at home. You will have the feeling of being in the middle of the action, because sound is coming from everywhere around you. The subwoofer can enhance the bass performance of your system dramatically. 1Press the EQUALIZER button to select a channel. The level of the channel will appear on the front panel display. (FL, FR, C, SL, SR, SUB, TRE, BASS change cyclically) TRE (Treble level) and BAS (Bass level) adjustable range: - 10 dB to +10 dB, at 2 dB/step. 2Use the TUNER+ and TUNER- buttons to adjust the selected channel’s level. The value will be stored in the system automaticallywhen you release the TUNER+ or TUNER- buttons for a few seconds. 3 Press the DSP key, the surround mode will show on VFD. Note •The optional items vary with the change of listening mode. To adjust the volume of all the speakers (Master Volume) at one time Use the VOL+ and VOL- buttons in normal mode. Enter Setup Menu 1Press STOP to enter SETUP MENU when a DVD/VCD/CD disc is playing. Press Info twice after press STOP when a mp3 disc is playing.(If there is no disc in the disc tray, system will enter SETUP MENU automatically) 2Use / / / to select your preferred option. 3Press OK to confirm a highlighted selection. 4To exit setup menu, return to the main menu and select Play.
10 Basic Setup Audio Setup Downmix This function can process a multi-channel audio source to a two channel stereo signal. The options are Stereo and Off. Speaker setup 1 Distance setup In order to make the surround sound more effective and suit the accoustic conditions in your listening room, you may need to delay the signal coming from some of the speaker by setting the distance between the speakers and the listening position. • This function is to set the distance of the front speaker, center speaker and rear speaker. • The distance range is from 1.5m to 9.2m. 2 Test tone • This function is available to DVD mode only. • When setting TEST TONE on, the unit will give signals to each speaker respectively, so you can decide if any fine-tuning is needed for that speaker. • The test tone function can be activated even when there is no disc in the tray. Dynamic range setting In many listening situations, it is not recommended to set the volume too high, and thus the loudest sound must be compressed downwards in level. Likewise, the very quiet sounds would be inaudible and must be brought upwards in level to be heard. Dolby Digital satisfies these needs through the dynamic range controlling. Selects the dynamic range compression to fit the indi- vidual listening situation of the audience. The variable range is Softer, Soft and OFF. •Softer: Audio with highly compressed dynamic range. •Soft: Audio with partially compressed dynamic range. •OFF: Audio without compressed dynamic range. Note: Dynamic range is only applicable on Dolby Digital soundtrack.
EN 11 Basic Setup Preferences setup Setting the TV type You can setup the colour system of this unit to match up your connected TV set. If the colour system of this unit is different from that of the TV set, the images can not be displayed normally on the screen. The default setting is PAL. •MULTI If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode. The output format will change in accordance with the video signal of the disc. •NTSC If the connected TV is NTSC system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and output in NTSC format. •PAL If the connected TV is PAL system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a NTSC disc and output in PAL format. (Default setting) WARNING: Do not change the setting unless you have a NTSC TV set imported from other countries. Play mode setup Setting the Program You can use this functon to play follow the program list you edit. • Use / / / keys to select the Title / Chapter. • Select Add to add new chapter to the program list. • Select Delete to delete chapter from the program list. • Select Play to play the program list. • Select Done to save the changing.
12 Basic Setup Setting the language This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used on TV screen menus or DVD menus that will always be used for every disc to be played. The default setting is ENGLISH. •AUDIO: Select the desired audio language. •SUBTITLE: Select the desired subtitle language •DISC MENU: Select the desired disc menu language. Lock setup Lock player/Unlock player If you choose Lock player, you have to input the pass- word you set before enter the Lock setup menu the next time. Choose Unlock player to exit Lock player mode. Change password To change password, you should Lock player first. Note :If you forget the NEW password • Input the default password 3308 to enter the Lock setup menu. • Choose Unlock player • Go to Lock player and enter your new code. Reset as Defaults Select the RESET and press OK, all settings in DVD/CD mode will be reset to default setting. Setting the Parental This function allows to set playback limitation level. Playing some DVD discs can be limited depending on the age of the user. Explanation of Ratings Limits The Rating Limits feature lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player, and what types of discs will require a password to override the rating limit that you’ve set. In the United States of America (USA), the ratings feature is based on the ratings set up by the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) such as R, PG, G, etc. Some countries use a different rating system. The system ranks the ratings from 1 to 8 in order to accom- modate the ratings systems used in other countries (1 is considered material that is least offensive and 8 is consid- ered the most offensive). Note: In order for the Ratings Limits to be enforced, the DVD Player must be locked and the disc you’re playing must contain a movie (or a title) that is rated.
EN 13 Playing Discs General operation 1When you complete all the connections, plug the AC power cord of the player and subwoofer. 2Press STANDBY/ON to switch ON the main power. 3Press SOURCE to select the input source. 4Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, press again to close the disc tray. 5Press VOL +/- to increase or decrease the volume level. 6Press MUTE to shut off the sound. To restore the volume, press it again. Basic playback Start playback •Press PLAY / PAUSE ll on the front panel. To interrupt playback, press ll again . Note •Some discs will start playing automatically, and others will display the menu on the TV screen. use the / / / to select the track, or press the number keys (0 ~ 9) to go to the desired track/chapter. Stop playback •Press STOP . Skip to another track/chapter •Press l / l repeatedly during playback to skip to next or previous track/chapter. Fast search •For DVD / mp3 discs FF(fast forward) : FF 2x, FF 4x, FF 6x, FF 8x. FR(fast reverse) : FR 2x, FR 4x, FR 6x, FR 8x. •For VCD / CD discs FF(fast forward) : FF 1x, FF 2x, FF 3x, FF 4x. FR(fast reverse) : FR 1x, FR 2x, FR 3x, FR 4x. •To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Using the menu for different types of discs Using the On-screen banner display 1Press INFO while playing a DVD disc. The on-screen banner display appears on the TV screen. 2Use the / buttons to select the item you want to change. And use the / buttons to change the set- tings. Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons (0~9 ) to select the item. 3 Use the number buttons (0~9) to input the time you want to access. 4Press INFO again to exit. Time Display (all Info Displays) This feature displays the elapsed time during playback. For DVD discs, the time displayed refers to the current title and acts as a Time Search feature. You can skip right to any scene. Highlight the Time Display, and use the number buttons on the remote to enter the elapsed time you want to go to. You must use two digits for each field. For example, if you enter 01: 35: 12, playback will start at 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 12 seconds. Note: For Audio CDs, the time displayed refers to the track that’s playing. Title/ Track Icon (all Info Displays) Some DVD discs contain more than one title. Each title is divided into chapters. CDs are divided into separate tracks. To select a title/ track: After you highlight the Title/ Track icon, use the number button( s) on the remote to enter the title number (track number) and press OK, or press the / buttons to scroll through the titles/ tracks. Note: Many discs only have one title. Time DisplayTitle ChapterSubtitles Audio Playmode Angle
14 Playing Discs Picture Zooming This function allows you to enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged image. 1Press ZOOM repeatedly to select a zoom factor as below: Changes as Play, Zoom x 1.5, Zoom x 2, Zoom x 3 cyclically. 2To pan though the enlarged image, press / / / buttons to move the zoomed picture left, right, up or down. Subtitles Icon (DVD Info Display) By default, subtitles are off. To turn subtitles on: 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO (the Info Display appears). 2. Use the button to scroll to the Subtitle icon. 3. To change the subtitle language, press the / button repeatedly to see what subtitle languages are available (the subtitle language options appear in the box at the bottom of the Info Display). 4. Press OK. Notes: Changing the subtitle language with the Info Display will only affect the disc you are currently playing. When the disc is removed or the player is turned off, the subtitle language will revert to the language setting specified through the DVD player’s main menu. If the disc doesn’t contain the language you select, the disc’s default language is automatically selected. Some discs are programmed to allow access to the subtitle feature through the disc’s menu only. During playback, press MENU to access the disc’s menu. Audio Language Icon (DVD Info Display) If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages), you can change the language while you’re playing the disc. 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO (the Info Display appears). 2. Press the button until the Audio icon is highlighted. 3. Press the button on the remote to scroll through the available audio languages. 4. When the language you want to use is highlighted, press the OK button (the dialog plays in the language you se- lected). Notes: The language feature only works if the disc was created with multiple language tracks. If the disc doesn’t contain the language you selected, the disc will play in the default language. When you choose an audio language during disc playback, you only override the audio language setting in the DVD Player’s main menu temporarily. The audio language can also be changed through the DVD player menu. During playback, press MENU to access the disc’s menu. Play Mode Icon (DVD, CD Info Displays) The Play Mode options available depend upon the type of disc you’re playing. The default play mode (standard play) plays the disc’s contents in the order in which the disc was created (i. e., track 1 plays first, followed by track 2, etc.) Repeat By default the Repeat feature is Off. The options available depend upon the type of disc you’re playing. • With DVD discs you can repeat the title, chapter or use AB repeat. • With Audio CDs you can repeat the disc, a track, or create a program that plays repeatedly. Repeating Discs, Titles, Chapters, or Tracks 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO (the Info Display appears). 2. Press the button until the Play Mode icon is high- lighted. 3. Press the / button to scroll through the different options until you see the repeat option you want to use (the options appear at the bottom of the Info Display). Press OK to select and activate. 4. To turn off the Repeat feature, press the / button repeatedly until Play Mode: Repeat Off appears. Camera Angle Icon (DVD Info Display) Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene. If the disc has only one angle, this feature won’t work. 1. While a disc is playing, press ANGLE on the remote. If the disc wasn’t created with multiple angles, (the invalid sym- bol) appears. If the disc contains multiple angles, the Angle icon appears with the current angle number and the number of angles available. For example, 1/ 4 indicates that Angle 1 is displayed and there are 4 different angles available. 2. Press the ANGLE button again to go to the second camera angle. Press ANGLE again to go to the third angle, etc. 3. To resume normal playback, scroll through the camera angles until you get to Angle Off .
EN 15 Playing Discs Playing mp3 music files and displaying JPEG files This unit is able to play mp3 files and view JPEG image files. Please read the following for detailed procedures. 1. Open the tray by pressing the OPEN•CLOSE button. 2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up. 3. If the AutoPlay option in the Play Mode menu is enabled, the disc’s contents are displayed, otherwise press the PLAY button to display them. 4. Select a folder using the / / / buttons on the remote control, then press OK to display the list of files or press PLAY to start playing all the files contained in the folder. 5. Select a file using the / / / buttons in stop mode, then press PLAY to start playback. 6. To display the Info menu, press the INFO button when playback is stopped. * mp3 file: use the / buttons to select folder/file/ playmode in the SMART NAVI menu, then use the / buttons to choose your desired folder/file/playmode. * mp3 playmode: there are 5 playmodes totally such as Normal, Disc Repeat, Folder, Folder Repeat and Track. * JPEG file: During the slide show you can use the ZOOM button to magnify the picture and then press / / / to pan the image. 7. When the player has played all the music or JPEG files, the disc’s contents appear. 8. Press STOP to end playback at any time. Note: The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and number of JPEG files on the disc. If nothing is displayed after a few minutes, it is likely that certain files are too large. Tr y reducing the files’ resolution and write another disc. Displaying JPEG files or playing mp3 files Before inserting a disc, check that it is compatible with the player. mp3 recommendation • Use .mp3 as the extension when converting audio files into mp3 for saving onto CD-R(W) or CD-ROM, e.g. Rocky08.mp3. Do not use any other extension e.g. .doc, .pdf. • Do not use the .mp3 extension for other text or non-audio data files as this may result in serious malfunction and harmful noise interference. • Most commonly available CD creation software can make files compatible for the system but do not forget to finalize your disc after creation. This set cannot read DirectCD recordings. •In order to get audio CD quality, you need to record your mp3 CD at 128 kbps. You can record up to 256 kbps. Be- yond 256 kbps, the unit might not read the CD. • Do not combine CD Audio and mp3 tracks onto a CD-R(W) or CD-ROM. The player will only playback CD audio tracks from mixed CD formats. .. BUT SERIOUSPHIL COLLIN 1MP3 .. PHIL COLLIN 2MP3 PHIL COLLIN 3MP3 PHIL COLLIN 4MP3 PHIL COLLIN 5MP3 SMART NAVI PLAYMODE NORMAL
Playing Video CDs with PBC When playing Video CDs (Version 2.0) with PBC functions, you can enjoy simple interactive operations, operations with search functions, etc. PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs interactively, following the menu on the TV screen. 1Press INFO to set PBC function on. 2Start playing a Video CD with PBC functions, the system will enter PBC playback automatically. The menu appears on the TV screen. 3Use the number keys (0 ~ 9) to select the item you want. For some discs, you can only select the items using the number buttons. 4Press OK to execute your selection. 5Follow the instructions on the menu screen for interac- tive operations. Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the Video CD. To go back to the menu screen • Press RETURN to go to the main menu when PBC on. • Press STOP when playing a VCD disc with PBC on/off. To cancel PBC playback function and play a Video CD with PBC functions in Continuous Play mode. •Press INFO and set PBC OFF. If a disc is playing, the playback will not stop. •Press PLAY to start playing the disc in Continuous Play mode. Using the VCD menu 1Press INFO while playing a VCD disc. The VCD menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. 2Use the / buttons to select the item you want to change. And use the / buttons to change the set- tings. Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons (0~9 ) to select the item. 3Press the INFO again to exit. Item 1: Select VCD Track Use the / buttons to select the track you want to play. Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons (0~9 ) to select the track. Note •This function is no use when at PBC ON mode. Item 2: Set PBC ON/OFF Use the / buttons to set PBC ON/OFF Item 3: Select VCD Audio Channel Use the / buttons to select Audio Channel, the options are: Stereo, Mono right, Mono left. In SVCD mode,press “AUDIO” to toggle 4 different audio channels ( if available ) Playing Discs 16
EN1Press the INFO while playing a CD disc. The CD menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. 2Use the / buttons to select the item you want to change. And use the / buttons to change the settings. Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons (0~9 ) to select the item. 3Press the INFO again to exit. Item 1: Select CD Track Use the / buttons to select the track you want to play. Depending on the disc, you can use the number buttons (0~9 ) to select the track. Using the CD menu Playing Discs 17 Item 2: Select CD Program Mode Use the / buttons to select CD Program Mode. Normal play: Plays tracks in normal order. Shuffle on: Plays tracks in random order. Item 3: Repeat The repeat modes are: Repeat A-B, Repeat all, Repeat track and Repeat Off. Item 4: CD Intro Mode If you set this function on, it will play the front segments of each tracks for about 10 seconds, in order to give you a brief introduction of all the tracks.