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Playing a disc

Playing images (JPEG), and sounds (mp3,WMA) files

Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond 400,000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your TV screen.

mp3 and WMA are compressed audio file formats that make it possible to store a large quantity of sound tracks on a disc. Files can be grouped in folders (albums) in the same way as files and folders in your computer. A folder can thus contain other folders.WMA (Windows Media Audio) was developed by MicrosoftTM.

Loading and playing a disc with mp3,WMA and JPEG files

1.Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE and place a disc on the tray.The disc labels must face upwards. Close the tray using the OPEN/CLOSE or the PLAY button.The reader reads the contents of the disc, then displays a contents menu.

2.Select a folder using the or keys on the remote control unit and press OK.The list of files contained in the folder is displayed.

3.3. Select a file using the , , and keys on the remote control unit and press PLAY.

Note: when an mp3 or WMA audio file is selected for more than 2 seconds, playback of the first ten seconds of the file begins.

Playback of mp3,WMA or JPEG files begins with the file selected and continues with the following files.Where there are sub-folders in the folder, these are also played. Playback then moves to the next folder located at the same level in the tree diagram as the folder containing the first file you selected.

Note: during playback of an audio file or a sequence of pictures, use the PR or PR keys to change music tracks or pictures, or display the contents of the disc by pressing the MENU key. While pictures are

being shown, you can also tilt the image to 90° using the key, or magnify the image using ZOOM and OK. Change the play mode of audio files or the speed of play of JPEG files by displaying the banner with the INFO key and then pressing .

4.Stop playback using the STOP key or the MENU key.

Playing JPEG images and mp3 files simultaneously

Your player enables you to play images and sounds on a same disc simultaneously. However simultaneous playback with WMA files is not possible.

1.When a disc is loaded and the disc menu is displayed on the screen, select an image folder or file with the , , and keys on the remote control unit and then press OK. The image folder or file names appear in the menu.

2.Then select an audio mp3 folder or file and confirm with OK.The names of the selccted folder and files appear in the menu.

3.To start playback of the two chosen files press PLAY.

Note: cancel a selection by pressing CLEAR. If playback of an audio file ends before the end of the sequence of pictures, it will resume at the start of the folder containing the chosen audio file until the end of the sequence of pictures.

During simultaneous play, only the picture can be changed by using the PR or PR keys.

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Technicolor - Thomson DTH211 manual Playing images JPEG, and sounds mp3,WMA files