Technicolor - Thomson DTH311 manual Camera angles DVDs, Play modes, IntroScan Audio CDs

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Playing a disc

Changing camera

angles.

Selecting play

modes.

Listening to the beginning of each audio track.

Selecting a play

mode.

Camera angles (DVDs)

A few DVD discs contain scenes shot from various different angles. If a disc being played back offers different camera angles the icon in the banner will show the number of the angle on the screen.

With the disc in playback, press on the remote control unit and choose

the angle using the same key or the or keys.

Note: if the scene is only recorded in one angle the invalid command symbol appears for a moment.

Play modes

Your player has several Play modes: Standard play which follows the order of the tracks, titles and chapters on the discs; Random play which plays the sequences or music tracks in a random order; Programmed play which allows you to choose the sequences or music tracks and the order in which they are to be played;Automatic play which starts playback as soon as the disc tray is closed.

The play mode icon can be accessed from the information banner when a CD or VCD disc is in play.

While a disc is being played back, press PLAY MODE (the information banner appears), the Play Mode icon is already selected. Press to call up the play mode (standard, programme, repeat) in the text area of the information banner.

Note: the standard mode is reactivated for any new disc loaded in the player. The programme mode only works if you have keyed in a programme (see page 19).

IntroScan (Audio CDs)

This function enables you to listen to the first few seconds of each track on an audio CD disc.

While a disc is being played back, press INFO (the information banner

appears). Press the or keys to select the play mode icon, then select

the Introscan icon using or keys and press OK on the remote control unit.

Note: when the first few seconds of all tracks have been played the player goes into Stop. To stop IntroScan press PLAY to continue play and listen to the whole track, or press STOP.

PBC - Playback control menu (Video CDs)

This function enables you to make interactive selections of some scenes or information through an on-screen menu. Moreover high resolution scenes can be viewed if they are included on the disc. During playback press INFO (the

information banner appears). Press or to select the PBC icon. Uses the

or key to see other screens or deactivate the functions on offer.

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