Technicolor - Thomson DTH 8550, DTH 8540 Troubleshooting guide, If you encounter difficulties

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Further information

Troubleshooting guide

You can contact THOMSON by dialling: 0871 712 1312 (For Great-Britain, all calls will be charged 0,10£ / mn) www.thomson-europe.com

If you encounter difficulties

Advisors are at your disposal to help you solve your problems at this telephone number.

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Remote control

The remote control doesn’t work

• To control your DVD recorder, you must first press the DVD key of the remote control.

• Point the remote control at the front of your DVD recorder, not at your TV set.

•The operating range of the remote control is 6 to 8 metres. It gradually decreases as the batteries wear down.This is a good indicator of the state of the batteries.When the batteries require replacing, the signal lamp on the remote control flashes when you use it.

•Make sure no objects (or animals) are in the path of the infrared beam between the remote control and your DVD recorder.They may block the beam and thereby cause a malfunction of your DVD recorder.

•The recorder is in copy mode. COPYING appears on the display.

The remote control of your DVD recorder also controls another device

•Some DVD players made by the Thomson group (Thomson, Brandt, Ferguson, Saba, Telefunken) react to the same codes.To avoid this inconvenience, you can program your DVD recorder and its remote control so they have a different code to those of the other devices. Refer to page 75.

The remote control and the DVD recorder don’t work anymore: everything seems blocked

• Unplug your DVD recorder from the mains for a few moments and plug it back in.

Image problems

You don’t see any picture

•Turn on your TV set and your DVD recorder.

•On your TV set, select the socket which receives the signals from your DVD recorder (AV1,TV1,AUX1, etc., depending on the make, if connected as shown on page 4).

•Make sure that all sockets are well pushed into the various sockets.

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Contents Detailed contents in the following pages Precautions to takeContent in brief To beginContents Contents Connections and initial set up Basic connectionsUsing the remote control unit correctly Placing the remote control in servicePlacing the DVD recorder in service Switch on your DVD recorder and your TV setAutomatic channel search Then select the Done line with the key, and press OKClock setting Sorting the channelsAdjusting the G-LINK Cable Add a satellite or cable receiverAdjusting the receiver / recorder configuration Deactivating the programming Satellite receiver codes List of satellite or cable receiver codesCable receiver codes Adding a channel France LL’ for FranceReinstalling channels updating Sorting channelsCarrry out the connection of cable 5 not supplied With a video recorder With a cable / satellite receiver and a video recorderAV1 audio video Outputs Sockets and cablesPeritel socket scart AV2 audio video Input and OutputAudio Video Input Other Audio Video connectionsAudio Video Output Optical Audio Output digital sound Composite Video Outputs Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr YUVVideo Input and Output Digital Audio Video outputs DTHAccess to sockets Front of your player recorderButtons on the front Play / PauseTV Functions Messages on the displayWith a disc being played Other indications About other displays menus and bannersRemote control Description of keys in DVD modeUsing the remote control with other devices Other functionsAutomatic code search Programming the remote controlManual programming To watch TV Programmes To change channelConfigured recording on hard disc, DVR or DVD+R, +RW discs Record the current programmeSave Buffer Stop recordingStop recording Closing a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc Finishing a discName Programming a recording or a transferManual programming in 10 steps ChannelRecord destination Keep TimerStart time and stop time Recording qualityProgramming a transfer Consulting the TV guide with Naviclick Automatic programming NaviclickRecording through the Naviclick TV guide From a satellite receiver or cable receiver AV2 socket Recording from a connected deviceFrom a Camcorder or other device AV3,AV4 socket Recording from a digital camcorder Recording from a USB peripheralAccessing the library LibraryPicture library on the hard disc Playing a Video and PIP title picture in pictureMusical library on the hard disc ExportOther disc managemetn functions Library discTitle and disc management functions Copying to DVRReadable discs Recordable discsRecommended brands and types Other readable discs Files which your player can readInformation on the TV channel being watched Television mode Operating principleInteractive banners Recording the channel being watched here, channelWith an audio CD Disc playing mode Operating principleWith a DVD With a VCD Video CDQuick search of an image or a track Loading and playing a discSearch Options Still picture and frame advancePlay options Title or Track DVD,VCD, CD Timer DVD,VCDPlaying discs Displaying the information banner Chapter DVDSubtitle and dialogue language DVD Play modes of discs DVD VCDPBC Playback control menu VCD Play mode for Audio CDsCamera angles DVD IntroScan CDAccess to the edit menu Edit MenuInsert a Chapter Bookmark DVD+RW only Edit menu functionsHide the chapter DVD+RW and DVR New title image DVD+RW only View ChapterHide the chapter DVR Playing image and audio JPEG, mp3, wma Sound functionsImage Functions To play DivX files To play DivX filesTo rent purchase DivX VOD files Concerning DivX files Play Disc Disc menuPlaylist Disc Title menu DVD+R, DVD+RWDisc actions With a DVD+R discAccessing Title functions Rename TitleAutoplay Disc optionsScreen Format DVD / VCD Buffer duration TV memory duration Default qualityRecording Options Menu SmartRecordFrom the menu of the DVD recorder Selecting Languages DVDDisplay Language of DVD recorder menus From the bannerSelecting the Sub-title language for DVD discs DivX subtitle selectionLocking Parental controlChanging the code Ratings limits Non categorized titlesDigital output audio System OptionsDivX QSound/QxpanderAV link Standby modeAV2 Input Choice of NexTView channel SettingsDownload time Updating Naviclick via TeletextNexTView Channels Channels and Teletext pages NaviclickVideo CD VCD discs Recommendations and information concerning discs 12 cmChoice of CD-R / CD-RW discs Image files and CD-R / CD-RW discsDivX files and CD-R / CD-RW discs Audio files and CD-R / CD-RW discsWhat codecs can your player read? Image problems Troubleshooting guideRemote control If you encounter difficultiesSound problems Playing problemsRecording problems Other operating problemsOther problems Other important informations Remote control setting on code B Remote control Code A-BTechnical data DVD recorder setting on code B
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