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Recording functions

Playing a Video and PIP title (picture in picture)

Select a title with the key and change to play mode with the PLAY key.

While a video title (from a video DVD, DVD+R/+RW or DVR hard disc) is playing, you can superpose TV pictures from your recorder’s tuner using the LIVE key.This will let you monitor programmes on a channel while you are watching a video recording.You can change channel with the PR+/PR- key.

Managing titles (on the hard disc)

Select a title with the key and confirm it with OK.

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Among other things, the management functions let you rename, copy or delete a title.To access

 

them, when a title in the Video library is selected, press OK.The functions to manage the chosen

 

title appear:

 

Play title, to play the title except for the hidden chapters.

Play all chapters, to play the title, even the hidden chapters.

Rename title to give it the name of your choice letter by letter using the character grid.

Delete the title to free up space on the hard disc.

Lock the title (or unlock it) to avoid (or enable) its erasure.

Copy to disc to conserve (archive) a title to a DVD+R/+RW disc and then erase it from the hard disc.

Erase chapter to delete all the electronic bookmarks positioned automatically at regular intervals in order to define others.

Note: Jpeg, mp3, wma and DivX files cannot be copied using this menu. To do this, use the library’s Export function (see below).

Note: copying files or discs to the hard disc is detailed on page 38.

Musical library (on the hard disc)

The musical library brings together the names of all the MP3 or WMA files recorded on the hard disc.When the musical library screen is displayed, you can play a title or file, create or edit playlists, rename a title, delete it or sort titles.

Picture library (on the hard disc)

The picture library lets you look for and view photos one by one or look at them using a slideshow.The library displays six photos recorded on a screen which brings together the six snapshots with selection buttons.The other photos can be accessed using the key. Select a photo using the C, B, , keys and confirm with OK or start the slideshow with the PLAY key.

Export

You can copy one or more titles to a DVD+R/+RW disc.

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Technicolor - Thomson DTH8555 X Playing a Video and PIP title picture in picture, Musical library on the hard disc, Export

DTH8555 X specifications

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