Technicolor - Thomson DPL912VD Function Setup, Surround Sound & Sound Effects, Sleep, Radio

FUNCTION SETUP

Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used.

BASIC OPERATIONS

To access the setup menu the unit must be in STOP mode.

Play Insert a disc

Play Mode

Lock

Display

Sound

Languages

Use the Active Navigation keys to browse and make selections in the menus.

To make selections within a menu, press and then OK.

A parent menu exists,		Play
press	or EXIT	Play Mode			A root menu exists,
		Lock	Player Menus	English	press	or OK.
		Display	Disc Menus	English
		Sound	Audio	English
		Languages	Subtitles	English

Speaker Setup

Two options are available to adjust your speakers setting to best fit your listening environment.

Distance

You can specify the distance (changing the sound delay) between speakers (front, center and surround speakers) and the listener for optimal stereo sound.

The default distance is 3m for front and center speakers and 1.5m for surround speakers.

Change the distance from 0.5 to 9m according to your actual listening

environment by pressing and then OK.

Volume

You can make fine adjustment to the loudness of each speaker from -10 to +10 dB. When this option is selected, a test noise will generate automatically from each speaker, one by one. To go to the next speaker manually,

press .

Adjust loudness by pressing and press OK to confirm setting and exit the

Speaker Setup

Front

Center

Surround

Speakers

Distance

Volume

Distance

Volume

Front Speaker Distance

3 meter

Center Speaker

0 dB

Selecting EQ Modes

There are 6 EQ modes available while you are listening to 2 channel output (e.g. Music CD). Press TONE repeatedly on remote control for selection among FLAT, ROCK, POP, CLASSIC, JAZZ, and EXTENDED BASS.

CH PL

L R

LSSW RS

SURROUND SOUND & SOUND EFFECTS

Display Indicators

DTS Indicator

Dolby Digital Indicator

L C R

LSSW RS

Speaker Indicator

Dolby ProLogic II Indicator

Note: For proper surround sound make sure you have followed the setup and installation procedure fully.

Dolby Digital Surround

The Dolby Digital Surround system requires connections of all 5 speakers

(front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left) for the correct surround sound reproduction.This 5.1 channel digital surround format enables five individual

SLEEP

Setting the Sleep Timer

This feature allows you to select a time for the system to switch to the Standby mode automatically.

1.Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to cycle through the below sleep timer options.

The available options are :

SLEEP OFF -> SLEEP 120 -> SLEEP 90 -> SLEEP 60 -> SLEEP 30 -> SLEEP 15

2.The ‘SLEEP’ icon will appear when the desired Sleep time is set on.

Checking remaining Sleep Time

When the Sleep timer is switched on, you can check the remaining time before the unit switches to Standby mode. Press SLEEP once, the remaining time will be displayed.

Cancelling the Sleep Timer

To switch off the Sleep Timer, press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” is displayed.

Note: Repeat A-B allows a passage to be repeated continuously. Press OK at the start of the required passage (A), then press OK again at the end of the required passage

(B). The passage will then be repeated continuously between point A and B.

Press to select between PBC (Playback Control) on/off. The PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title directly with numeric keys. (Some discs may

not have this function)

Press OK to enter Index mode and index menu will be display on top of screen. Press OK during playing to set any scene as indexed.

To play/cancel indexes, use the Active Navigation keys to select (Play) or (Cancel) in an index and press OK.

Angle

Press INFO twice to display the angle bar (if available on disc).

Press to select viewing angles.

Note: When the selection is completed, exit the Navigation Bar by pressing INFO or EXIT.

MP3 files along with JPEG files or JPEG files only:

Timer

Display the discs current playback time.

Slideshow Speed Selection

Press	to select a slideshow speed:
Fast > Slow	> Normal

Note: When the selection is completed, exit the Navigation Bar by pressing INFO, or EXIT.

PLAYING DIVX DISC

Your player is an Official DivX Certified product that Plays DivX 5, DivX 4, DivX 3, and DivX VOD video content, in compliance with DivX Certified technical requirements. 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

PLAY

Play

Play

No menu is available without disc loaded. (See under “When Disc is stopped”)

menu.

Pro Logic II Mode	Pro Logic
The additional flexibility of Pro Logic II allows it to be	Music
tailored for specific applications. Three standard modes
are available.	Movie

full-range (120Hz-20KHz) channels plus an LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for the low-range (20Hz-120Hz) effects. It creates a realistic sound similar to the theaters and cinemas. A large proportion of DVD discs use this system for sound.

Dolby Pro Logic II Surround

PLAYING DVD/CD/VCDS

1. To play DVD/CD/VCD discs, press to open the disc tray.

PLAYING MP3 / WMA /JPEG DISC

equipment employed and the parameters of your computer. It is therefore possible that you cannot play a DivX file or that part or all of it is defective. It also sometimes happens that you can play the image (video) but not the sound (audio).

Note: To guarantee playback of DivX files the audio must be mp3 format. DivX Certified devices can play back any interleaved mp3 audio at any bitrate, both CBR

PLAY MODE

Play Mode Play Mode

No menu available without disc loaded. (See under “When

Disc is stopped”)

LOCK

Lock Player	Enter New Password
Create your password here using the numeric keys. The
	OK
player is delivered without a password. When you set
the rating limits (see under “Rated Titles”) for the first
time, you are required to enter your own password (e.g.
1,2,3,4). This becomes the password for the unit. You
must memorize this password in order to change it
in future.
Change Password	Enter New Password
Change your existing password to a new one using the	OK
numeric keys to replace the existing one.

Rated Titles

DVD discs have parental levels assigned to them. The range of parental controls are from 1 to 8. The player can be

set in a similar way by pressing . If the unit’s rating limit is set to 8, it will play all discs. If the player’s rating limit is set below 8, only discs with a lower or equal parental level will play.

For example if the player is set to 5, only discs with parental control ratings of 5,4,3,2, & 1 will play. To play a higher rated disc you must change the unit’s rating to a higher number.

DISPLAY

	TV Image	4x3 Letterbox
Display	PAL/NTSC	PAL
	Progressive Scan	Off
	Video	Component

TV Image 4 x 3 Letterbox

Three options available: 1) 4x3 Letter Box, 2) 4x3 Standard

& 3) 16x9 Wide Screen. Press OK to select a suitable 4 x 3 Standard one.

Pro Logic II Control	Dimension	Off
PL II Control lets you to customize the Pro Logic II	Panorama	Off
Music Mode Sound Effect. The option is available
		Off
	Center Width
only when the player is in Music Mode.

Dimension / Panorama / Center Width Control

It’s recommended to set the control to use the position 3 values for the Music mode. This will also help distinguish the Music mode from the Movie mode, which automatically presets the Center-width control to position 0.

Notes:

DTS is a digital sound compression technique developed by Digital Theater Sound Systems for digital multichannel audio signals. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks registered by Digital Theater Systems Inc.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

LANGUAGES

Player Menus

Select among the 7 languages as default language for player menus. Press OK to confirm selection.

Disc Menus

Select among the 7 languages (if available on disc) as default language for disc menus. Press OK to confirm selection.

Audio

Select amongst the 7 languages (if available on disc) as the default audio language. Press OK to confirm selection.

Subtitle

Select among the 7 languages (if available on disc) as the default subtitle language. Press OK to confirm selection.

The Dolby Pro Logic II Surround system is the next generation in Dolby Surround decoding. It creates five full-bandwidth output channels from two- channel sources.

This is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations. Diferent mode Pro Logic II mode are available:

Pro Logic - it offers users the robust surround processing of the original Pro Logic. Music - it’s recommended as the standard mode for autosound music systems (without

video), and is optional for A/V systems.

Movie - It can be called simply “Pro Logic II”. It has stereo surround channels and no surround filter, unlike Pro Logic which has a mono surround channels

and a 7KHz surround filter. Movie mode is the standard required for all A/V systems.

Dimension - A simple control that alters the ratio of L+R to L-R for the two-channel

input signals. It allows the user to gradually adjust the soundfield either towards the front or towards the rear. If a recording is too spacious or strong from the surrounds, it can be adjusted “forward” to get a better balance.

Likewise, if a stereo recording is somewhat too “mono” or “narrow” sounding, it can be adjusted toward the rear to get a more enveloping, immersing result.

Panorama - Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wraparound” effect with side-wall imaging.

Center Width Control - With Pro Logic decoding, dominant center signals can come only from the center speaker. If no center speaker is present, the decoder splits the center signals equally to the left and right speakers to create a “phantom” center image. The Center Width control allows variable adjustment of the center image so it may be heard only from the center speaker; only from the left/right speakers as a phantom image; or from all three front speakers to varying degrees.

Note: Pro LogicII mode is disabled when playing MP3/WMA.

3 Stereo

3 Stereo produces three channels (front left, center, front right) of sound from a two channels analog signal. It is not a surround format so it does not require surround speakers.

Soundfield Effects

The digital Soundfield Effects recreates the effects of sounds reflected from walls or ceilings to obtain the sound presence of real environments.

-Stadium: recreates a large stadium using very long reverberation times.

-Stage: recreates a stage environment, emphasizing sound from the front speakers.

-Hall: recreates a hall using lots of reflections. Suitable for orchestral music such as classical and opera.

-Disco: recreates the disco or club music effect. It is suitable for all types of music that are played in disco.

-Live: suitable for all types of music.

RADIO

2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward.

3. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc.

WHEN DVD/CD/VCD DISC IS PLAYING

Pause, Slow Motion and Frame-by-Frame Advance for DVD/VCD Playing

Press to freeze playing temporarily. Press repeatedly to select between

“Pause” and “Freeze” modes. In the “Pause” mode, press to start forward/backward slow motion play ( increase or decrease speed by pressing repeatedly). In “Freeze” mode, each press of will move the

play forward/ backward by one frame. Press to resume normal playing.

Skip

Press to skip forward or backward a chapter/track.

Fast Search

Press to search through the disc forward or backward quickly.

Pressing will increase/ decrease the search speed.

(Note: there is no sound in Fast Search, Slow Motion and Frame-by-frame

Advance modes. Press to resume normal playing.)

Quick keys (MENU, TITLE) for DVD Playing

Press corresponding keys to go into their respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK.

Stop and Resume stop

Press once to resume stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from

the stop point by pressing . Press twice to stop playing completely

and press will start playing from the beginning.

Numeric keys (0-9) for CD Playing

Input track number for direct track selection.

Active Navigation

Press INFO to display the control bar on TV screen to make menu selections

without interrupting playing. Select options by pressing . Press INFO or EXIT to quit from showing the control bar.

For DVD Discs:

1. To play MP3/WMA/JPEG disc, press			to open the disc tray.
2.	Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward.
3.	Press	to close the tray, then the files in disc will be detected.

SELECTION MENU

The Selection Menu will appear when starting the MP3/WMA or MP3+JPEG

or JPEG playback. Use active navigation keys to access the files. Press OK to select. The names of the selected folders and files will appear in the Menu. To start playback of the chosen files, press PLAY.

MP3/WMA files only:

The player begins playing all the files in the currently selected folder and followed by all the files in the subfolders contained within its parent folder. After that, the player plays the remaining folders in the disc.

JPEG files only:

The player starts the slideshow with the JPEG files currently selected and proceeds to display all the JPEG files in the same folder. It then goes onto the JPEG files in the subfolders contained in the same folder.

MP3 files along with JPEG files:

The player begins the slideshow with the JPEG files in the currently selected folder. At the same time, it plays the selected MP3 file.

Note: If you haven’t confirmed a selection, the player will automatically play the first 10 seconds of the track you select. No PLAY indicator will appear. IntroScan playback will not skip to next file automatically.

and VBR. The audio must be sampled at standard frequencies, such as 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48kHz, and must conform to the AVI file specification. Apart from mp3, the audio formats recognised by your player are MPEG layer 1/2, AC3, DTS, PCM.

Formats such as AAC and Ogg Vorbis are not supported by this player.

1.Open the tray by pressing the button, insert the disc and then press again the

button to close the tray.

2.The disc’s contents are displayed. Select the DivX file that you wish to play with and buttons and press OK to select it.

Noted: To delete your selection, press the CLEAR button.

3. Press to start playback.

A note on copying: Before making use of DivX or mpeg4 files, please be sure of their origin and that you have legally purchased or rented the contents. Pirate copying is illegal and may result in sanctions. Private copies of your own material for your own use may be legal in some countries. Make sure you are aware of applicable laws.

To rent (purchase) DivX VOD files

DivX VOD files are similar to DVD video rental discs. The difference lies in the access to the media. DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial web sites. Prior to downloading a VOD you need to input the registration number of your DVD player on the purchase form of the site.

Follow the instructions below to find the registration number of your player:

1.Insert a disc.

2.In the DVD menu, select DivX. The registration number is displayed on the screen of the television set.

3.Write down this VOD 8-character registration number in order to fill in the form on the web site you purchase your DivX VOD files from.

Note: If you cannot play a DivX VOD file recorded on a CD-R disc after downloading it, the rental period allocated during purchasing from the web site may have expired. It may also be that the recorded file is not compatible with your player because of different versions or incorrect download parameters. The parameters used during the copying to CD-R may also be a cause. Since it is not possible here to supply all the information, parameters and advice relating to the use of DivX VOD files, we recommend that you visit specialised web sites such as www.divx.com/vod.

Select TV Image according to your TV type.

16 x 9 Widescreen

PLAY T : 01 C : 12

If you have a wide-screen (16:9) TV, select “16x9 Widescreen”

-for 16:9 movie, you will have full screen viewing.

-for 4:3 movie, black bars show on left and right sides of screen.

For conventional 4:3 TV,

-if you select 4x3 Letter Box for 16:9 movie, black bars show on top and bottom of screen.

PAL/NTSC

Press OK to select between PAL or NTSC output to match your TV or other equipment.

Progressive Scan

By displaying all the lines of a picture simultaneous (instead of displaying odd and even lines alternatively such as a conventional TV), Progressive Scan greatly enhances picture resolution while minimizing distortion and flickering.

To use this feature, your TV must be Progressive Scan compatible with Component Video input jacks connected to the DVD unit.

1.Set your unit to PAL output mode.

2.Select the Progressive Scan option and press OK (or V.Select on the remote control) to activate.

3.A caution message will display. Press OK to continue.

Caution: If you see distorted or no picture after pressed OK, then check the following:

i)Your TV may not be Progressive Scan compatible. Wait a few seconds and the unit will have return to the previous setting before change.

ii)Make sure your TV is connected with Component Video output from the DVD unit and is now switched to view such input through which Progressive Scan signals are transmitted . There will be no video signal from AV output, in case you have both Component Video and AV connections.

4.A message requesting for confirmation will appear on screen. Select Yes (confirm)

or No (return to previous setting) by and press OK to confirm.

Video Output Component

Press OK to select between Component Output and

SCART

SCART Output to match the video output of your DVD unit .

SOUND

DRC

Speaker Setup

PL II Mode Music

Sound PL II Control

DRC

OFF

Press OK to turn on/off. This controls the Dynamic Range

Compression (DRC) for night time listening. DRC reduces ON

the difference between normal voices and sounds such as like explosion to avoid waking your neighbours. The amount of range control available depends on the disc.

GENERAL OPERATION

Selecting the source

Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source:

-AV SEL (press SOURCE on front panel or AV SEL)

-TUNER

MHz

- DVD/CD/VCD

Adjusting the Master Volume

The master volume adjusts all channels at the same time: Press on the remote control, OR rotate the master volume knob on the front panel.

Muting the Sound

Press MUTE to mute the speaker output. The Speaker Indicator will disappear on the display and the MUTE icon appears. Press MUTE or the volume button on the remote or volume knob on the front panel to restore the speakers output.

Selecting Surround Output Modes

The number of output modes varies according to the system setup and the

input sources. Press MODE repeatedly on the remote control to select the

different surround modes as shown below:
- Dolby Pro Logic II Surround				-	3 Stereo
	CH	PL II			CH
			R
	VIDEO	L C				L	C	R
		LS SW	RS				SW
-	Stereo			-	Digital Soundfield Simulation - Stadium
	CH	L	R		CH	PL		R
						L
		SW				LS SW		RS
-	Stage			-	Hall
	CH	PL	R		CH	PL		R
		L				L
		LS SW	RS			LS SW		RS
-	Disco			-	Live
	CH	PL	R		CH	PL		R
		L				L
		LS SW	RS			LS	SW	RS

Display Indicators

Stereo Indicator

ST

MHz

FM Frequency Indicator

Tuning

Manually

1.Press TUNER to select tuner mode, the display will change to show the current band and frequency.

MHz

2. Press or / on the Front Panel to change the frequency.

Automatic tuning

1.Press TUNER to select tuner mode.

2.After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency.

3. Press and hold or for more than one second to activate auto tuning mode. When a station is reached, auto tuning will stop.

Tuning to a weak FM stations

1. Press to tune in a weak FM station manually.

MHz

2.Press FM MODE on the remote control to switch to Mono mode. This will reduce the background noise and make the station easier to listen.

Preset Stations

When a preset station is selected, the preset number (CHXX) will be displayed for 5 seconds and then the frequency.

Selecting Preset Stations

Use the remote’s numeric keys or to select desired preset station.

Storing Preset Stations

The unit can store up to 20 stations in the FM.

1. Press to tune in the desired station.

		MHz
2.	Press and hold OK until the preset channel icon flashes.
3.	Press	or use the remote’s numeric keys to select the preset channel
	number.

4.Press OK once more to store into memory when “SAVED” icon flashes.

MHz

00:33:10

For CD Discs:

For VCD Discs:

For DVD playing, input the desired time you want to play from, by using the numeric key. Associated scene will be played on screen. Display the CD/VCD current track time.

Press to select the title/track you want to play.

Press to select the chapterof DVD you want to play.

Press to select the screen fit option [Normal,

Enhanced or Maximum] according to the availability on disc.

Press to select subtitle language according to the availability on disc.

Press to select audio output mode according to the availability on disc.

Press repeatedly to select play mode and repeat mode as below:

For DVD disc:

Standard > Program > Random > Disc Repeat > Title Repeat > Chapter Repeat > Repeat A-B

For CD disc:

Standard > Program > Random > Disc Repeat > Track

Repeat > Repeat A-B > IntroScan

For VCD disc:

Standard > Disc Repeat > Track Repeat > Repeat A-B

Press OK to confirm.

WHEN DISC IS PLAYING

Pause	to stop playing temporarily. Press again to resume playing.
Press
Skip	to skip forward or backward a track.
Press
Stop and Resume Stop
Press	once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from
the stop point by pressing		. Press	twice to stop playing completely
and press	will start playing from the beginning.

Quick keys (ROTATE, MENU, ZOOM)

Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK. Each

press of ROTATE will rotate the picture by 90 degrees. Press MENU during picture music or picture only playback to display the picture/music selection menu, while playback stops. Press ZOOM to zoom the picture in and out during a picture slideshow.

Active Navigation

Press INFO to display the info bar on TV screen to make menu selections without interrupting the playing.

MP3 / WMA files only:

Timer

Display the discs current playback time.

Play Mode Selection

Press repeatedly to select play mode and repeat mode as below:

Standard > Program > Random > Track Repeat > Folder Repeat > Disc Repeat

Press OK to confirm.