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    1 Contents EN EN Connections and initial set up Precautions and information bef ore connecting ....................2 Accessories provided ........................................................................2 Inserting the batteries ..............................................................2 Important information regarding the batteries .... ...

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    2 Connections and initial set up Precautions and inf ormation before connecting • Ensure that the mains suppl y in your house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located at the back of your de vice. Install your device horizontall y , on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it f or ventilation (7-10 cm) ? ...

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    Connections and initial set up 3 EN EN 1. Unplug the antenna cable from y our TV set and plug it into the ANTENNA-CABLE IN sock et of your DTH 8000. 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the ANTENNA-CABLE OUT socket of the DTH 8000 to the g antenna sock et of your TV set. 3. Using the Scart cable supplied, connect the DTH 8000’ s A V 1 (TV ...

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    Connections and initial set up 4 About y our de vice Y our DTH 8000 is a digital video pla yer and recor der . Thanks to its tuner you can watch and recor d TV progammes on D VD+R and D VD+R W discs. It can pla y the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, D VD Ram, and D VD audio. Placing the DTH 8000 in ser vice Using the ...

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    Connections and initial set up 5 EN EN 6. Select your country of residence using the or k eys, and press OK . On the screen that is displa yed, the Automatic option is already selected. Press OK . The screen displa yed is a set-up scr een for the allocation of input terminals. 7. If you connected y our devices as indicated on page 3, check that Ant ...

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    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 the background. The automatic channel search has assigned n umbers to the channels is a predefined or der . These numbers ma y not be the numbers you w ould ha ve chosen. Should this be the case, you can ch ...

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    Connections and initial set up 7 EN EN Manual channel sear ch If you want to set up a ne w channel, use the manual search pr ocedure which will enable you to add a channel to the ones alr eady set-up on your DTH 8000. The channels already stored will not be deleted. During the initial installation, if you carried out the automatic installation desc ...

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    Connections and initial set up 8 Channel update If new channels mak e their way into the audiovisual scene, you will ha ve to update your DTH 8000’ s list of channels. In such a case , start a new channel search fr om the installation menu. This set-up deletes all stored channels and r esets all the channels that your DTH 8000 can receiv e. If yo ...

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    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 Y ou need to find the corr ect positioning of the IR controller cell in r elation to the front of the satellite or cable receiv er so that your DTH 8000 ca ...

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    10 Connections and initial set up DTH 8000 / satellite or cable r eceiver settings 1. Switch on your TV set, your DTH 8000, then your satellite or cable receiv er . 2. Place the receiv er on channel 002 . With your DTH 8000’ s remote contr ol, carr y out the follo wing settings: 3. If the main menu is not displa yed, press the MENU k ey on the re ...

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    Connections and initial set up 11 EN EN 10. Deactivating the pro gramming of the satellite or cable receiv er Ye s is selected to deactivate the programmer . In that case, all your satellite r ecordings will hav e to be programmed from y our satellite or cable receiver (this is the recommended setting). Lea ve Ye s selected and press OK . 11. IR co ...

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    Connections and initial set up 12 The list of codes is given as a guide. The codes given ar e generally those which are recognised b y the receiv ers of the brands quoted. Howe ver , they ma y not correspond to y our device if it is an older or more r ecent model. In such a case , contact your r etailer . List of satellite receiv er codes List of c ...

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    Connections and initial set up 13 EN EN The connections proposed on page 3 permit the ra pid connection of your DTH 8000 and ensur e optimum sound, visual quality (RGB) and standards. Depending on the sockets a vailable on your other devices or to benefit fr om the maximum performance of your DTH 8000 y ou ma y make other connections. The DTH 8000 ...

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    Connections and initial set up 14 Sock ets and cables (outputs) 4 - Optical and coaxial Out sockets (DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT) The digital sound of a disc being pla yed is permanently a vailable on the optical and coaxial sock ets of your pla yer . Use one of these sockets by connecting it to a decoder or a DTS or Dolby Digital amplifier . Some of these ...

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    Connections and initial set up 15 EN EN Fr ont sockets (inputs) 1 - USB socket The USB sock et enables you to r ead and/or copy fr om a memor y car d reader , JPEG images stored thr ough a digital camera or MP3 files from an MP3 recor der . Note: recognised players : USB 1.1 MASS STORAGE CLASS. 2 - S-Video socket For the connection of a Camcor der ...

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    Connections and initial set up 16 PULL HERE to open flap. The buttons on the fr ont ST ANDBY/ON - T o switch y our DTH 8000 on or off. AV - T o select the audiovisual sour ces (channels or devices connected to the A V sock ets): PR 1 , 2 , 3 - Channel 1, 2, 3. AV 1 - Device connected on AV 1 (TV set). AV 2 (or SA 1 if an installation with a satelli ...

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    Connections and initial set up 17 EN EN The messag es on the display TV Functions With a disc Other indications Main menu displa yed on screen (de vice stopped). No function selected. Real-time viewing. TV mode activated; channel 1 being watched. Start of recording of TV program on selected channel. Channel 1 curr ently being recor ded. Start of di ...

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    18 Remote contr ol The remote contr ol handset supplied with your DTH 8000 is a 3 in 1 type remote contr ol. It allows 3 devices to be contr olled: your DTH 8000, a television set and a satellite or cable receiv er . Thus you hav e remote control of all these de vices by using the 3 modes: D VD , TV or SA T .C ABLE that ar e accessed by 3 corr espo ...

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    Remote contr ol 19 EN EN Using the remote contr ol handset to control y our tele vision and satellite or cable r eceiver The DTH 8000 remote contr ol handset is a 3 in 1 device that allows you to contr ol the operation of 3 devices: your DTH 8000, a television set, or satellite receiver . This page describes the k eys that contr ol your television ...

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    Remote contr ol 20 Pr ogramming the r emote control If your r emote control does not control y our satellite receiver (or cable) or y our television set you will need to configur e it using one of the two methods proposed: automatic code search or manual pr ogramming. Automatic code search This method can be used to automatically find the most appr ...

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    21 Recor ding functions EN EN T o watch TV Pr ogrammes 1. T urn on your tele vision set. 2. T urn on your DTH 8000 using the ST ANDBY/ON k ey . The time displa yed on your DTH 8000 is replaced b y the wor d MENU . • After a few seconds the main men u of the pla yer appears on the television scr een. • W atch TV function is already selected. Not ...

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    Reco r ding functions 22 Reco r d the cur r ent p r o gramme Y our DTH 8000 has r eco r ding functions similar to a video r eco r de r . It r eco r ds p r ogrammes on D VD ( D VD+R , D VD+ R W) type discs . The r eco r ding time depends on the quality and can be adjusted acco r ding to the time r emaining on a disc or can be automatically adjusted ...

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    Recor ding functions 23 EN EN Pr ogramming a r ecording Y ou can recor d a future programme by pr ogramming its recording time. For this you ha ve the choice of manual pr ogramming or Na viclick programming, explained on page 25. Open the D VD tra y by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE k ey . Put in a disc with the printed side upwards. Close the tra y using ...

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    Recor ding functions 24 7. Recording quality Select a recor ding quality from the 6 pr oposed using the ke y . *1: Best , *2: High , *3: Good ,* 4: Normal , *5: Basic , *6: Low . Note: the choice of quality allows an adaptation to the remaining recording time on a D VD disc . The lower the quality is, the more space there will remain on the disc . ...

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    Recor ding functions 25 EN EN Na viclick pro grammes guide For certain channels your DTH 8000 offers a dail y and sometimes following da y TV programme guide. The information that it provides come fr om the T eletext and NexTView services broadcast by certain channels. The updating of Naviclik inf ormation is carried out once ev er y 24 hours. Na v ...

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    Recor ding functions 26 Recording fr om a memor y card Y our DTH 8000 allows y ou to cop y JPEG images or MP3 files to a recor dable disc from a memor y car d being read in a driv e connected to the front USB sock et. All the files from memor y card will be r ecorded on the disc. Y ou can then rename them and / or delete them (T o manage your r eco ...

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    Recor ding functions 27 EN EN Recording fr om a connected device Y our DTH 8000 allows y ou to cop y TV programmes (satellite or cable) sequences, or video films from a connected de vice . Fr om a satellite receiver or cab le receiv er If you ha ven’ t carried out the installation to control the r eceiver from the DTH 8000 (recommended on page 9) ...

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    Recor ding functions 28 Librar y Y ou can easily find the contents of y our D VD+R or D VD+R W discs thanks to the librar y function of your DTH 8000. With each video recording the DTH 8000 places in memory the name of the disc and the recor ding parameters. The disc library allows you to access the following inf ormation: • Identity of the disc. ...

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    Recor ding functions 29 EN EN Sort by Title This is an alphabetic sorting. The titles beginning with punctuation signs are listed first, followed by those with digits and then those with letters, beginning with the letter . Sort by Category This is a sorting by categor y of titles wher e you hav e assigned titles to par ticular categories after eac ...

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    Recor ding functions 30 Assign or Change the Category of a title This function allows y ou to allocate a title (or to change it) to a category in the list proposed by the DTH 8000. Select Change Genre and pr ess OK . Select the category using the or key and confirm with OK . Sho w discs This function allows y ou to displa y the menu of all the disc ...

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    31 Pla ying a disc EN EN Discs y ou can recor d • D VD+R, D VD+R W - Most D VD+R discs (recor dable once) and D VD+R W discs (re-r ecordable) of 4.7 Gb capacity . Recommended discs : The following list includes compatible brands of discs that ha ve been tested with y our DTH 8000. There ma y be other brands of discs you can use to r ecord, but yo ...

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    Pla ying a disc 32 Current time (Time set page 6). No. and name of the c hannel selected on the DTH 8000 (page 21). Name of the present broadcast, as star t and end times (page 21). Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels . Selection is possible with the k ey on the remote control. Indications concerning the cha ...

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    Pla ying a disc 33 EN EN For standar d playing, repeating of a title , a scene between 2 points A an B , or an entire disc (page 37). T o choose the dialogue language and audio format (page 37). T o change the viewing angle for video D VD discs (page 39). T o select the language of the subtitles for video D VD discs (page 37). T o create chapter s ...

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    Pla ying a disc 34 Loading and pla ying a disc Switch on your TV set and DTH 8000. It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. 1. If the pla yer menu is not displa yed on TV screen, select the TV set Scart Peritel sock et to which you connected y our DTH 8000 (see page 3). 2. Open the disc tra y by pressing OPEN/CLOSE . Place the disc on the ...

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    Pla ying a disc 35 EN EN Slo w motion (in Pause mode on an imag e) During pla yback press P AUSE once to fr eeze the image. Press FWD or REV to vie w images in slow motion forwar d or backward. Press once or sev eral times for higher speeds. T o resume normal pla yback press PLA Y . Skipping a chapter or a track (D VD - VCD - CD) During pla yback y ...

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    Pla ying a disc 36 T o access the information banner , press INFO on y our remote control unit during pla yback. Use arrow k eys and on the remote contr ol 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 arro ws appear abov e and below the sel ...

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    EN EN 37 Pla ying a disc Repeat pla yback of a scene between two points A and B (D VD - VCD - SVCD) A-B Repeat mode allows y ou to select exactly the sequence y ou wish to repeat. 1. Select the repeat pla yback function using the or keys. A-B Repeat appears under the banner . 2. Press OK to memorise the beginning of the scene y ou want to repeat (p ...

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    Pla ying a disc 38 Editing D VD+R W discs The edit menu is accessed fr om the information banner , when pla ying a title . The edit menu allows y ou, when pla ying a title: • to create cha pters by inserting chapter bookmarks when pla ying a title , • to delete chapter bookmarks, • to mask an entire cha pter between 2 bookmarks, • to create ...

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    Pla ying a disc 39 EN EN View Chapter Displa y a previously mask ed chapter . This function is only a vailable if you ha ve pre viously mask ed a chapter by ha ving selected Pla y Full Title and ha ving mask ed a selected chapter . Or if you ha ve selected Hide Chapter during the pla ying of a title , but on condition that the chapter bookmark had ...

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    Pla ying a disc 40 Pla ying images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3) files Y our pla yer can pla y JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pix els. Howe ver be yond 400,000 pix els there is no per ceptible improv ement in the quality of pictures displa yed on y our TV screen. MP3 is a compressed audio file f ormat that stocks a large quantity of ...

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    Pla ying a disc 41 EN EN Imag e Functions Changing imag es During the picture sequence change images using the PR or PR k eys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (K o or Mo) the change may tak e several seconds. Rotating an imag e If an image is displa yed sidewa ys, you can r otate it through 90° using the , , and keys of t ...

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    42 Menus Disc menu The Disc menu is only accessible if a disc has been loaded into the DTH 8000. This menu enables you to customise certain settings or actions for disc pla yback. In the Main menu select the Disc line with k eys, and press OK to validate. Pla y Disc • T o start pla ying a disc from the beginning, press the OK key . Note: if your ...

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    Menus 43 EN EN Disc options This menu pr ovides 3 functions to optimise the discs that y ou wish to pla y . Autopla y • Select Autopla y On , if you want the disc to be pla yed automatically once the DTH 8000 tra y is closed. Screen F ormat - (D VD / VCD) Depending on the format of the D VD disc being pla yed, select the image format that corr es ...

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    Menus 44 Titles Menu This menu allows y ou to access recordings that you ha ve made on y our DVD+R or D VD+R W discs, or those carried out by other D VD recorders if the y are compatible with y our device (see page 31). 1. From the Main Men u ( MENU k ey or in stop mode) select the Disc function with the or k ey then confirm with OK . The disc menu ...

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    Menus 45 EN EN Manag ement of recordings on a disc (D VD+R / D VD+R W) For each title y ou can customise the name, delete it from the disc, delete or clear all chapter mark ers. Note: chapter marker are automatically inser ted e ver y 6 minutes during a recording. Deleting the title or remo ving all chapters fr om the title (D VD+R W) 1. From the a ...

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    Menus 46 Languag e Menu Y our DTH 8000 gives y ou a selection of languages to choose from. Y ou can change the language of the DTH 8000 menus, the language of the disc menus, the language of the dialogues and that of the subtitles. In the menu, choose your prefer red language for dialogues and subtitles. If it is a vailable on the D VD you will be ...

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    Menus 47 EN EN Subtitles (Languag e of D VD subtitles) Certain discs propose sev eral languages for subtitles. The default language is the the one you selected during installation (page 5) if this language is also offer ed on the disc being pla yed. T o change the subtitles language, your DTH 8000 pr ovides two possibilities: Fr om the menu of the ...

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    Menus 48 P arental contr ol menu Y our DTH 8000 has a child lock function which enables you to r estrict access to cer tain D VDs. The discs whose content ma y be deemed unsuitable for your children will ther efore not be visible unless a code that you ha ve pre viously chosen is entered. 1. From the main men u select the Setup line with the k eys, ...

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    Menus 49 EN EN Ratings limits This function mak es it possible to restrict vie wing of certain DVD discs b y programming a restriction on y our DTH 8000. This function can only be used with D VD discs pro vided with the function. Y our DTH 8000 pro vides ratings limits on a scale of 1 to 8. The ratings limit function does not work if the disc being ...

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    Menus 50 System Options Menu The System Options menu in the Setup menu off ers you settings to configur e cer tain useful functions and optimise the performances of y our DTH 8000 to match those of the devices connected to it. 1. From the main men u select the Setup line with the ke ys, then confirm with OK . 2. Select Options system with the k eys ...

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    Menus 51 EN EN Black le vel Adjust the contrast ( Light / Dark ) according to the brightness of the r oom in which you ar e viewing your DTH 8000 images. Displa y Dimmer Depending on the brightness of the room wher e you’v e installed your DTH 8000, select one of the 3 available settings ( Automatic / Bright / Dim ) to adapt the brightness of the ...

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    Menus 52 Recording Options Men u Y our DTH 8000 has sev eral practical functions to optimise the recording quality / recor ding time ratio that is possible when using a D VD+R or D VD+R W disc . This menu also allows the VPS/PDC function to be activated for all y our programmed r ecordings. 1. From the main men u select Setup using the k eys, then ...

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    53 Fur ther informa tion EN EN T roubleshooting guide If you encounter difficulties Advisors are at y our disposal to help you solve y our problems at this telephone n umber . Y our DTH 8000 doesn’t switch on • Did you mo ve the DTH 8000? Check the po wer plug: is it well plugged into the mains sock et? Also check the pow er cable jack at the r ...

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    Fur ther informa tion 54 No sound • Check that the DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG settings ar e suited to the specifications of the device connected to the digital audio sock ets (coaxial or optical) (page 50). The sound is ver y lo w or inaudible • The sound of the TV set has been cut or set at a very low lev el. Press the ( ) ke y on your TV set ...

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    Fur ther informa tion 55 EN EN The D VD doesn’t play, ev en when you press the PLA Y button • The disc rating is higher than the limit that you ha ve set (page 49). Fast forw ard or re wind doesn’t work • Some discs ha ve scenes which do not allow fast forwar ding, re winding or chapter skips. When a command is prohibited or is not a vailab ...

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    Fur ther informa tion 56 Settings The information r elating to the Na viclick TV guide programmes comes fr om a combination of the TV programmes guide, T eletext and NexTView service transmitted by cer tain channels. T o optimise the Na viclick programmes guide of y our DTH 8000, you ha ve the possibility of changing certain settings as shown below ...

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    Fur ther informa tion 57 EN EN NexTVie w Channels The number of channels offering the NexTVie w service is constantly increasing. At the time of printing these instructions, the channels diffusing NexTView wer e as shown below . For your information, an English Internet site allows you to consult the channels offering the NexTVie w ser vice: “ ht ...

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    Fur ther informa tion 58 Caution Protect the DTH 8000 fr om moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment cr eating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers...). Disconnect the power cable fr om the mains electricity supply if the DTH 8000 malfunctions. Y our DTH 8000 is not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes o ...

  • Technicolor - Thomson DTH8000 - page 59

    Fur ther informa tion 59 EN EN DTH 8000 EB/UB - EN / RST - BEI / 12-2003 F or your saf ety Nev er open the pla yer or any of its components. It can be dangerous for y ou or for certain fragile components. Y ou could receiv e an electric shock or touch the laser beam. Do not place your ey es close to the opening of the disc tra y or any other openin ...

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