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DVD Player User’s Guide

Model: DGE100N

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Page 2: ...rohibited This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player this DVD player cannot play the disc The Region number for this DVD player is Region No 1 Refer to the identification rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating volt...

Page 3: ...e 17 Selecting a Chapter 19 Selecting Subtitles 20 Play Mode 23 Table of Contents Changing the Audio Language 21 Using the Repeat Feature 22 Changing the Camera Angle 23 Audio CDs 24 Using the Play Mode Feature 24 IntroScan 26 Video CDs 27 Playing MP3 Discs 28 Viewing JPEG files 31 Chapter 4 Using the On Screen Menu System The Play Mode Menu 32 The Lock Menu 34 The Display menu 38 The Sound Menu 4...

Page 4: ...our antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin lead cables away from audio video cables Connection Pictures Audio video cables are usually bundled together For better visibility the connection pictures in this book show each cable separately audio left audio right and video Types of discs your DVD player can play DVD discs contian picture and sound DVD R DVD RW...

Page 5: ... following chart to determine which connection is best for you Turn to the appropriate page and connect your DVD Player Components Cables Needed Connection Go to Title Coaxial DVD TV VCR 4 Audio video S Video optional Coaxial DVD TV 5 Audio video S Video optional Coaxial DVD TV 6 Audio video Audio Receiver S Video optional IB 100N GE 4_9 4 12 02 10 17 AM Page 3 ...

Page 6: ...VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV sometimes labeled VIDEO IN b S Video optional If your TV has an S Video jack connect the S Video cable not provided to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S VIDEO jack on your TV 3 Connect the antenna or cable to the Antenna Input jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA 4 Conne...

Page 7: ...onnect the S Video cable not provided to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S VIDEO jack on your TV 3 Connect the AC power cord into an AC outlet 4 Connect your cable or off air antenna to your television as you normally would You may need to consult your television manual for details Go to page 8 R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO AUDIO L R S VIDEO CABLE ANTENNA Back of TV example Ba...

Page 8: ... DTS format Please Read This Before Using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack This player s digital output jack is designed for a connection to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder Older digital equipment may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream Such a connection can create a high level of noise that may be harmful to your ears and could damage headphones or speakers It is important to ...

Page 9: ...the setting in the Sound menu go to page 42 Note To finish connecting your receiver go to the manual that was packed with it 3 Connect the video cable a Basic video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV sometimes labeled VIDEO IN b S Video optional If your TV has an S Video jack connect the S Video cabl...

Page 10: ...pt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged Discard leaky batteries immediately Leaking batteries can cause skin burns or other personal injury Point the Remote in the Right Direction and Put it in DVD Mode When you want the remote to operate the DVD Player point the remote at the DVD Player not the TV The remote has to be pointed in the correct direction and toward the correct com...

Page 11: ...iar with the remote control Chapter 2 has details If you want to skip straight to playing discs go to Chapter 3 page 14 It explains playback features of DVDs Audio CDs Video CDs discs that contain MP3 files and discs that contain JPEG files The DVD Player s menu system is outlined in Chapter 4 page 31 and Chapter 5 contains troubleshooting assistance your Limited Warranty and additional informatio...

Page 12: ...ome menu screens Arrow buttons up down left right Use the arrow buttons to move through the on screen menu system and Info Display AGAIN No function for this player ANGLE Accesses various camera angles that might have been added to the disc when it was created Note Currently very few movies provide multiple camera angles AUDIO Accesses the audio portion of the on screen Info Display that enables y...

Page 13: ...e DVD Player DVD mode In TV mode accesses the Video Input Channel s so you can see what s playing in the DVD Player on the TV screen MENU Accesses the disc s menu disc guide if one is available MUTE No function when operating the DVD Player DVD mode In TV mode lowers the volume to its minimum level Press again to restore volume OK When a menu is on the screen selects the highlighted item ON OFF Tu...

Page 14: ...VD Player menu press the STOP button SUBTITLE Accesses the Subtitle part of the on screen Info Display TV Puts the remote in TV mode so it can operate it this remote operates most models of RCA GE and Proscan brand TVs VOL If your remote is capable of operating your TV increases and decreases the volume level ZOOM Enlarges the image on the screen so you can zoom in on details To pan horizontally a...

Page 15: ...orresponds with the jacks you used to connect the DVD Player to the TV If this remote operates your TV do the following 1 Press the TV button on the remote 2 Press the INPUT button until you see the picture from the DVD Player the DVD main menu or if a disc is playing you ll see the movie on the screen If this remote doesn t operate your TV and you need more help finding your Video Input channel g...

Page 16: ...t s turned on and off with the INFO button on the remote The DVD player menu The DVD player s menu system is accessed only when a disc isn t playing It appears automatically when you press the STOP button on the remote Remember A feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature For example if you choose subtitles on the Info Display the subtitles will only appear if the disc was...

Page 17: ... closes The DVD Player reads the disc s table of contents and then one of three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed The disc starts playing The disc menu appears on the screen One of the options will start disc play Highlight that option and press OK The DVD Player s main menu appears on the screen Highlight the Play option and press OK When you stop playing a disc the player r...

Page 18: ...ame To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow Motion in Freeze Frame Mode While a disc is playing press PAUSE Press REVERSE or FORWARD each time you press REVERSE or FORWARD the slow motion will get even slower until you reach the player s slowest speed To resume normal playback press PLAY Playback options Many of your DVD Player s playback features are accessed through the Info Display described ...

Page 19: ...s are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature i e if you select the Angle icon you won t be able to change the camera angle unless the disc was created with different camera angles Also if one of the icons is grayed out the Info Display feature isn t available for the disc you re playing The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have ...

Page 20: ... the remote to enter the elapsed time you want to go to in that title You must use two digits for each field For example if you enter 01 35 12 playback will start one hour 35 minutes and 12 seconds into the title Note For Audio CDs the time displayed refers to the track that s playing Selecting a Title Some discs contain more than one title For example there might be four movies on one disc each m...

Page 21: ...he right arrow button until the chapter icon is highlighted 3 Press the up or down arrow button to go to the next or previous chapter The title starts playing from that chapter Notes You can also use the number button s on the remote to enter the chapter you want to play enter 2 digits for example to go to chapter 4 press 0 and then press 4 The movie starts playing at the beginning of the chapter ...

Page 22: ...utton repeatedly to see what subtitle languages are available the subtitle language options appear in the box at the bottom of the Info Display 5 To turn subtitles off press the OK button again Notes Changing the subtitle language with the Info Display will only affect the disc you are currently playing When the disc is removed or the player is turned off the subtitle language will revert to the l...

Page 23: ...isplay appears with the Audio icon already highlighted 3 Press the down arrow button on the remote to scroll through the available audio languages 4 When the language you want to use is highlighted press the OK button the dialog plays in the language you selected Notes The language feature only works if the disc was created with multiple language tracks If the disc doesn t contain the language you...

Page 24: ...tton to scroll through the different Repeat options Chapter Repeat Title Repeat AB Repeat and Repeat Off the modes will appear at the bottom of the Info Display 4 To turn off the Repeat feature press the up or down arrow button repeatedly until Repeat Mode Off appears AB Repeat AB Repeat lets you define a specific segment on the disc that you want to repeat For example you might want to watch the ...

Page 25: ...ancelled when you eject the disc from the player Changing the Camera Angle Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence If the disc only has one angle this feature won t work Currently very few discs have this feature 1 While a disc is playing press ANGLE on the remote If the disc wasn t created with multiple angles the invalid symbol appears If the disc contains multiple a...

Page 26: ...u want to go on the disc For instructions go to page 18 in the Playing DVDs part of this chapter Selecting a Specific Track You select a track on a CD the same way you select a chapter when you re playing a DVD When the Info Display is on the screen highlight the Track icon Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the track number you want to play Using the Play Mode Feature When playing an A...

Page 27: ...he Random option plays the tracks in a random order 1 While you re playing a disc press INFO the Info Display appears 2 Press the left or right arrow button to highlight the Play Mode icon 3 Press the down arrow button until Play Mode Random appears in the text at the bottom of the Info Display the tracks start playing in random order To switch back to standard playback follow steps 1 through 3 ab...

Page 28: ...e to preview the first few seconds of each track on the CD 1 While the CD is playing press INFO the Info Display appears 2 Use the arrow buttons to highlight the IntroScan icon 3 Press OK the first few seconds of each track starts playing 4 To stop IntroScan before it is finished playing the first few seconds of every track press STOP IB 100N GE 4_9 4 12 02 10 17 AM Page 26 ...

Page 29: ...ain less information than a DVD disc some of the features of your DVD Player might not work with some VCDs Time display Track PlayBack Audio Repeat Control Using the Playback features While you re playing a VCD press INFO on the remote the on screen Info Display shown above appears on the screen Time Display Go to page 18 for details Track Go to page 19 for details Playback Control Use the arrow b...

Page 30: ...ome charge a fee Creating an MP3 Disc on Your Computer Your DVD player handles MPEG 1 layer III audio If you encode your own MP3 files from an audio CD avoid using the features of MPEG 2 such as the 22kHz sampling frequency Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD If you make an audio CD you will lose the extra features and compression of the MP3 format When you burn a CD take the followi...

Page 31: ...into the player the player reads the contents and the MP3 menu appears The MP3 files and folders are displayed in the order you placed them on the disc 1 To open a folder use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the folder and press OK the songs in the folder appear 2 Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight the song you want to play and press OK Skipping Songs Use the CH button to move ...

Page 32: ...s correspond to the amount of time between each picture 2 Press OK the slide show starts If the picture appears upside down or sideways press the ANGLE button until it s right side up 3 If you press STOP during the slide show thumbnails of all the JPEG files on the disc appear thumbnails are much smaller versions of the pictures so nine of them can fit on the screen at one time Use the arrow butto...

Page 33: ...item and press OK The next set of menu choices appears to the right of the menu item The Main Menu The main menu contains the following Play Resume Play starts playback Play Mode enables you to play chapters or tracks in a different order than the way they were created on the disc Lock enables you to set up rating limits and lock the player so you can control which discs require a password in orde...

Page 34: ...n a disc play in the order listed on the disc starting with chapter track 1 Random Play The Random option plays a disc s chapters in random order If there is more than one title the title with the most chapters is selected If there is more than one title and all titles have an equal amount of chapters the first title is selected If each title has only one chapter each the titles chapters will be p...

Page 35: ...eat steps 3 and 4 until you ve programmed all of the chapters you want to play 6 Press OK to start programmed playback 7 To stop Program Play press STOP twice To resume normal playback select Standard Play from the Play Mode menu AutoPlay You can set up the DVD Player so a disc automatically starts playing whenever the disc tray is closed 1 If you re playing a disc press STOP the main menu appears...

Page 36: ...lock the player you need to set the password first You ll also need to set the ratings limits go to page 36 2 If you re playing a disc press STOP the DVD Player s main menu appears 3 Press the down arrow button until Lock is highlighted and press OK the Lock menu items appear 4 Highlight Change Password and press OK Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter your personalized password 5...

Page 37: ...ss the left arrow button until the main menu appears on the screen Changing Your Password You can change your password but the player must be locked 1 If a disc is playing press STOP the main menu appears 2 Press the down the arrow button until Lock is highlighted and press OK Enter your current password if asked the Lock menu items appear 3 Press the down arrow button to highlight Change Password...

Page 38: ...8 is considered the most offensive Note In order for the Ratings to be enforced the DVD Player must be locked To set Ratings Limits for Rated Titles The Ratings Limits menu pertains to discs that contain movies that have an MPAA Motion Pictures Association of America rating assigned to them R PG 13 PG G etc 1 From the main menu highlight Lock and press OK enter your password if asked 2 Highlight R...

Page 39: ...1 From the main menu use the arrow buttons to highlight Lock and press OK enter your password if asked 2 Press the arrow down button until Unrated Titles is highlighted and press OK another screen appears 3 Press the down arrow button to highlight Password Required and press OK your password will be required to play Unrated Titles as long as you make sure you lock the player 4 To return to the mai...

Page 40: ...row buttons to highlight Display Press the OK button on the remote the Display choices appear 3 Since the TV Image is the first submenu it s already highlighted press the OK button the TV Image options appear 4 Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight your choice the options are explained below and press OK to select 5 To return to the main menu press the left arrow button until the main menu ap...

Page 41: ... up a smaller portion of the screen vertically The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen 16 x 9 Widescreen Choose this setting if your DVD Player is connected to a widescreen TV If you choose this settng and you don t have a widescreen TV the images on the screen might appear distorted due to vertical compression If you play a disc recorded in 4 x 3 format on a wid...

Page 42: ...Display and press OK the Display options appear 2 Highlight Front Display and press OK the choices appear Always Bright Always Dim Dim for Movies dims when disc is playing Off for Movies no display when disc is playing 3 Highlight the setting you want to use and press OK the Display menu appears with your choice listed next to the Front Display menu 4 To return to the main menu press the left arro...

Page 43: ...oud while whispered dialog is quiet The Sound Logic feature evens out the range of the volume by making loud sounds quieter and soft sounds louder There are no adjustments for Sound Logic you turn it on or off The default setting is Off To turn Sound Logic on 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Sound and press the OK button on the remote the Sound options appear 2 If Sound Log...

Page 44: ...rn on the Digital Output feature via this menu 1 With the player on no disc playing press STOP the main menu appears 2 Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight Sound Press OK 3 Use the down arrow button to highlight Digital Output Press OK the options appear 4 To turn on the Digital Output setting press the down arrow button to highlight On 5 Press OK 6 To return to the main menu press the left ...

Page 45: ... turn it on or off The default setting is Off To turn the Virtual Surround feature on 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing press the down arrow button on the remote to highlight Sound and press OK the Sound options appear 2 Press the down arrow button to highlight Virtual Surround 3 To turn on Virutal Surround feature press the OK button To turn it off press OK again 4 To return to the m...

Page 46: ...om the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Languages and press the OK button on the remote the Languages options appear 2 If Player Menus isn t already highlighted press the up arrow button on the remote control to highlight it and press OK the languages appear 3 Press the down or up arrow buttons to highlight the language in which you want the menus to appear and press OK 4 To return to...

Page 47: ...rence you set might be ignored Also if the language isn t available on the disc you put in your DVD player the disc s default language will be chosen 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Languages and press the OK button on the remote the Languages options appear 2 Press the down arrow button on the remote to highlight Disc Menus and press OK the languages appear 3 Press the do...

Page 48: ... the movie you re playing the disc s default language will be chosen 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Languages and press the OK button on the remote the Languages options appear 2 Press the down arrow button on the remote to highlight Audio and press OK the languages appear 3 Press the down or up arrow buttons to highlight the language in which you want movies titles to pl...

Page 49: ...e Subtitles menu the discs default subtitle language will be chosen 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Languages and press the OK button on the remote the Languages options appear 2 Press the down arrow button on the remote to highlight Subtitles and press OK the languages appear 3 Press the down or up arrow buttons to highlight the language in which you want the subtitles to...

Page 50: ...n If the regional codes don t match the disc cannot be played This player is Region No 1 Play starts but then stops immediately The disc is dirty Clean it Condensation has formed Allow player to dry out No picture Turn your TV to its Video Input Channel go to page 59 Turn on the TV Make sure your player is connected properly No sound or distorted sound Make sure your player is connected properly M...

Page 51: ...vance through a movie You can t advance through the opening credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of movies because the disc is programmed to prohibit that action The invalid icon appears on screen The feature or action cannot be completed at this time for one of the following reasons The disc s software restricts it The disc s software doesn t support that feature e g angle...

Page 52: ... as Menus Lecteur Highlight the language you prefer and press OK Play doesn t begin The rating of the title on the disc exceeds the rating limit set in the Ratings Limits menu Unlock the player and or change the rating limit in those menus No forward or reverse scan Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning or title and chapter skip If you re trying to skip through the warning informat...

Page 53: ...9 Highlight Unlock Player and press the OK button Highlight Change Password and press OK Handling Cautions Before connecting other components to this player be sure to turn all components off Don t move the player while a disc is being played The disc may get scratched or broken and the player s internal parts may be damaged Don t put any container filled with liquid or any small metal objects on ...

Page 54: ...ndensation forms on a disc wipe the disc with a soft dry cloth by moving the cloth from the center hole toward the outer edge Handling Discs Don t touch the disc s signal surfaces Hold by the edges or by one edge and the hole in the center Don t affix labels or adhesive tape to label surfaces Don t scratch or damage the label Do not use damaged cracked or warped discs Cleaning Discs Dirty discs ca...

Page 55: ...jacks on your DVD Player and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks left and right on your TV or receiver VIDEO OUT If you are using color coded red yellow and white RCA cables connect the yellow video cable to this jack and to the Video Input jack on your TV DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL type connector You can connect a compatible Dolby Digital receiver to this jack S VIDEO OUT If your TV has an S VI...

Page 56: ...c tray PLAY Press to begin playback During playback press to pause STOP Stops disc play REV Reverse Searches backward on a disc FWD Forward Searches forward on a disc PREV Allows you to move to the beginning of the preceding title chapter or track on a disc in effect skipping the title chapter or track NEXT Allows you to move to the beginning of the next title chapter or track on a disc in effect ...

Page 57: ...abor cost for its repair How you get service Call 1 800 311 9263 and have your unit s date of purchase and model serial number ready The model serial number information is on the back of your unit A representative will troubleshoot your problem over the phone If the representative determines that you should receive a replacement unit you will be provided with a Service Request SR number and the lo...

Page 58: ...ou of its arrival 3 Take your unit and evidence of purchase date such as a bill of sale to the exchange location and you will be provided the new or refurbished unit Please retain all accessories such as the remote control hand unit 4 If the repairs are covered by your warranty you will not be billed Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments from the customer to the factory if not s...

Page 59: ...ration Card packed with your DVD product It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage Limitation of Warranty THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HER...

Page 60: ... or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state If you purchased your product outside the United States This warranty does not apply See your dealer for warranty information IB 100N GE 4_9 4 12 02 10 17 AM Page 58 ...

Page 61: ...mation in the manual or can t find the manual review the following list of ways to access Video Input Channels on TVs There might be a button on the TV s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel see table below for examples You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV s menu system You might tune to it by pressing a specific channel number see table below Press the Channel up a...

Page 62: ...o a compatible receiver 3 feet part number DV3 price 15 95 6 feet part number DV6 price 19 95 Optical Plug to Mini Plug 3 feet part number DV3M price 15 95 6 feet part number DV6M price 19 95 busy protected wiring reset off Surge Protector part number SCTV 160 price 49 95 VCR TV ON OFF MENU CLEAR SPEED INFO GUIDE SEARCH GO BACK VOL CH TRACK ANTENNA INPUT PLAY REV FWD REC STOP PAUSE MUTE Remote Con...

Page 63: ...r 7 DVD TV VCR 4 DVD TV 5 D Digital output 44 Disc menus 14 Discs compatible with player 2 Display 40 DVD button 11 DVD Discs 14 15 F Forgot password 51 FORWARD button 11 Frame advance 16 Freeze frame 16 Front panel controls 55 G GO BACK button 11 GUIDE button 11 H Handling cautions 52 Handling discs 52 I INFO button 11 Info display 14 17 Icons 17 INPUT button 11 13 Input jacks and cables explanat...

Page 64: ...ers 22 Titles 22 Tracks 22 REVERSE button 12 S S Video cable 3 4 57 Scene Again 10 16 Search options 16 Slow motion 16 Sound 43 Digital output 44 Menu 43 Sound Logic 43 Virtual surround 44 SoundLogic 43 Standard play 27 34 STOP button 12 Subtitles 17 47 Button 12 20 Language 47 Selecting 20 T Time display 17 18 26 29 Time search 18 Title 17 18 Selecting 18 Troubleshooting 48 TV 3 4 Button 12 13 Vi...

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Page 68: ...a TOCOM 15909360 Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson multimedia Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 THOMSON IB 100N GE 4_9 4 12 02 10 18 AM Page 64 ...

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