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asic functions

1.

Open the disc tray by pressing the

OPEN / CLOSE 

key.

2.

Insert a disc. The disc label must face
upwards (Audio CD, Video CD, 
single-sided DVD 

(1)

, etc.)

3.

Close the disc tray by pressing the

OPEN / CLOSE 

key.

Disc playback starts as soon as the tray is closed (if programmed 

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page 16). If it doesn’t start

automatically, press 

PLAY

.

• With a DVD, the disc menu appears. Press 

OK

to start playback or select another option 

(4)

, in the

disc menu using the 

Navigation

keys. To validate your selection, press 

OK

.

• With an audio CD or video CD, playback starts. 

To access a specific CD track, DVD title or chapter, press the 

INFO

key to display the Info banner

(

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Pr +

.

To stop playback momentarily

(2)

press 

STOP 

once. Press twice to stop it completely 

(3)

.

Loading a disc

Playing a disc

Double-sided discs have a small label on both sides near the centre. With most DVDs, a 
disc-specific menu appears. In that case, follow the instructions.

The player has memorised the last scene on the
disc. If you now press 

PLAY

: playback starts

from this point. To erase 

Resume memory

,

press 

STOP

Your player records which was the last scene it
played in each of the last 5 DVDs.

Resume memory does not work with interactive
discs (without elapsed play time information).

If the player is left in STOP mode for more than
2 minutes without any user interaction, a screen
saver will be activated (fade in / fade out). After
about 30 minutes have elapsed in STOP mode
without user interaction, the player will be
automatically switched off.

Depending on the DVDs, it may be possible to
change the language during playback 
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Loading a “single-sided” disc

1.

Press once or several times for higher speeds.

You can also use the player keys.

• In search mode, no sound is heard on DVDs.

In Play mode, start the Forward or Reverse fast motion playback 

(1)

using the 

FWD

or

REV 

keys 

(2)

.

Quick search of images or a track

1.

2.

2.

3.

4.

Navigation
keys

DTH220E_EN  22/03/02 11:08  Page 14

Summary of Contents for DTH220E

Page 1: ...y of its components It can be dangerous for you or for certain fragile components You could receive an electric shock or touch the laser beam Do not place your eyes close to the opening of the disc tray or any other opening to look inside the player Discs Always handle your discs with care Hold a disc with fingers on the border or hole Always place disc with the label facing upward in case of a si...

Page 2: ...icture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals Video CD VCD Video Compact Disc CD on which you can record up to 74 min of VHS quality video associated with still images audio tracks and interactive menus MP3 files CD Rs containing SOUND files in MP3 format JPEG files CD Rs containing IMAGES in JPEG format CD R CD RW Most CD R one recording only and CD RW discs rewritable Depending on th...

Page 3: ...d functions Precautions 1 Discs you can play 2 Initial setup 4 5 Before you start Initial setup of your remote control Initial setup of your DVD player Other connections 6 7 Connections Connections example Remote control 8 Front panel display 9 Menus and banners 10 11 Selecting menu functions and options using the remote control navigation keys Titles chapters Audio language Subtitle languages Seq...

Page 4: ...nly with the type of batteries specified above Do not throw them into fire do not recharge them If you are not using the remote control for a long period of time remove the batteries Initial setup of your remote control Before you start Thank you for purchasing one of our videos Unpack the set completely and tear off the protection films DVD player Remote control 2 non rechargeable batteries AA ty...

Page 5: ...n on your player it will ask you to select a preferred language for the various displays via the menu which appears on your TV screen If this menu is not displayed on your TV screen select the AV socket to which you connected your player The player menus as well as the dialogues and subtitles of the DVDs will always be presented in the language you ve chosen if it is available on the discs played ...

Page 6: ... page 5 provides a rapid connection of your player This setup gives standard quality sound reproduction and an optimum quality picture RGB You may need to use other connection setups suited to the connectors available on your other devices or to get maximum performance out of your player Your player has other sockets for these purposes OPTICAL OUT socket 7 Toslink optical connector digital signal ...

Page 7: ...1 2 Video recorder Audio Video amplifier not provided AV Cable Scart cable Scart cable Scart cable TV Your DTH 220 Your DTH 220 Video projector Video recorder or or Optical Cable Coaxial Cable Audio Cable DTH220E_EN 22 03 02 11 08 Page 7 ...

Page 8: ...use playback and switch to Frame advance mode k pages 14 15 Displays the contents of a DVD k page 10 Repeats the last scene Each press steps backward 10 seconds during DVD playback Displays the programming menu k page17 Displays the sequence marking function k page 18 Skips forward or backward a chapter DVD or track CD Displays the disc menu if available during playback or when resuming playback k...

Page 9: ... OPEN CLOSE To open and close the disc tray 6 PLAY To play the disc 7 STOP To stop playback 8 SEARCH Fast forward or reverse k page 15 9 SKIP To skip a chapter forward or backwards k page 14 10 Front panel display 11 is lit up if a DVD is loaded in the player 12 or is lit up if the disc being played has Dolby or DTS 1 sound 13 Time elapsed DVD k hours minutes seconds Audio CD k minutes seconds 14 ...

Page 10: ...ssing OK 4 Change Settings by pressing the Navigation keys 5 To exit the menus press MENU or TITLE Disc Menu or go back to the previous menu by pressing RETURN Player Menu Selecting menu functions and options using the remote control navigation keys Player menu 1 Disc Menu 2 Automatic playback OFF k page 16 Automatic playback ON k page 16 or The player menu enables you to configure the player lang...

Page 11: ...kers k page 18 INTROSCAN To play the first 10 seconds of each track Track 1 currently being played k page 15 In addition to menus your player also has banners which display the main settings related to disc playback and operation 1 Load a disc and press PLAY to start playback 2 To display the banner press the yellow INFO key 3 Choose an icon using the Navigation keys or enter a digital value with ...

Page 12: ...splay then tick one of the settings Dim for Movies Off for Movies Always Bright Always Dim The Display menu provides you with settings to adapt the picture format and TV standard to that of your TV set You can also adjust the brightness of the player s display panel When the player menu is displayed in stop mode 1 select Display using the Navigation keys 2 press OK to validate 3 select a function ...

Page 13: ...TS film onto the two channels of your TV or stereo amplifier The sound effects of a 5 1 system are then simulated Select Sound then Virtual Surround and switch the function to On Dolby Digital is a sound compression technique elaborated by Dolby Laboratories for digital audio multichannel signals The Dolby Digital system enables any audio channel configuration from a stereo sound 2 channels up to ...

Page 14: ...a disc specific menu appears In that case follow the instructions The player has memorised the last scene on the disc If you now press PLAY playback starts from this point To erase Resume memory press STOP Your player records which was the last scene it played in each of the last 5 DVDs Resume memory does not work with interactive discs without elapsed play time information If the player is left i...

Page 15: ... DVD or a track CD VIDEO CD Change the language of DVD dialogues or subtitles For direct access to a specific scene on the disc select the first icon with the navigation keys Enter the requested place in the scene expressed in hour minutes seconds with the remote control number keys enter 001205 to access a scene which is 12 minutes and 5 seconds away from the start of the disc DVD or track VIDEO ...

Page 16: ... function is enabled It does not work with Video CDs 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 ...

Page 17: ...ion keys The programming menu appears 2 Follow instructions a b c d to make up your selection a Choose a title then a chapter or a track only for an Audio CD using the Navigation keys or the remote control number keys b Select Add 1 then press OK to validate Check that the title has been memorised in table 2 c Repeat steps a and b as many times as you wish d Select Play and validate by pressing OK...

Page 18: ...t B A B Repeat appears to tell you that the repeat playback of the sequence is starting To stop repeating the sequence select Off with the Navigation keys or press STOP Repeat functions remain active until you turn them off open the disc tray or turn off the power Repeat play only works with discs that show the elapsed time on the display This may not work correctly with certain discs Video CDs in...

Page 19: ...e played press STOP to exit the menu During playback press yellow INFO key info strip is displayed on screen 1 Collie 2 Terrier 3 Bobtail 4 Shepdog 5 Husky Pedigree dogs DVD Camera angles On certain DVDs scenes may be recorded under various angles up to 9 viewing angles In that case an icon appears on the TV screen To change the viewing angle use the Navigation keys when the icon is displayed on t...

Page 20: ...e previous song or to the next one Press as many times as the number of songs you want to skip wait a few seconds after each press Navigation keys If JPEG or MP3 files are recorded on the disc or the disc is a Video CD containing JPEG image files a contextual menu is displayed Reading JPEG files Your player can read discs containing JPEG image files with a resolution of up to 2 1 million pixels If...

Page 21: ...iet MP3 files are compatible with Microsoft s DOS and Windows and with Apple s Mac These two formats are the most widely used When naming your MP3 files do not exceed 12 characters and place mp3 as the file extension General name format of Title mp3 When composing your title ensure that you use 8 characters or less have no spaces in the name and avoid the use of special characters including Use a ...

Page 22: ...s In the menu choose your preferred language for dialogues and subtitles If it is available on the DVD you will be playing it will be selected automatically The default language is the one which is selected in the main menu During playback you can display or remove the subtitles and change the language of the subtitles using the banners If you chose English during the initial setting carried out o...

Page 23: ... will be selected as the dialogue language If it is not available the preferred disc language will be selected Original corresponds to the original soundtrack language of the film on the disc With DVDs which have a DVD menu we recommend that you use the disc menus rather than the player menu You can also change the language of the dialogues and subtitles if they are available on the disc During pl...

Page 24: ...to validate lock To enable the Lock Player function you must enter a password The Ratings Limits function enables you to control the type of discs or programs that your family can watch If certain discs contain information or scenes that exceed the rating limit you ve set they will not be played There are 8 rating levels This function is only available on DVDs for which the publisher has set a rat...

Page 25: ...omatically If you want another language press AUDIO key and SUBTITLE key to select it temporarily for this disc Or press MENU during playback if the disc has its own language selection menu If you forget your code key number for the parental rating locking function you must do the following Open the player s disc tray and if it contains a disc remove the disc Close the disc tray The player now dis...

Page 26: ...cial functions Keys to select programmes TV Mute sound off TV Sound level whatever the switch position dvd tv TV control To switch your set on and off stand by This remote control enables you to control your TV set To do this you must program it using one of the 3 digit codes given below Universal remote control setting 1 Press the TV key 2 Look for the code number s that correspond to your device...

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