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Display menu

The 

Display

menu provides you with settings to adapt the picture format and TV standard

(PAL/NTSC) to that of your TV set.You can also adjust the brightness of the player’s display panel
and activate the Progressive Scan function.

TV Image menu

The 

TV Image 

menu allows you to set the image format (4x3, 16x9, etc.) of films according to

the format of your TV screen.

1.

If a disc is being played, press 

STOP

( the player menu appears).

2.

Press

to highlight 

Display

and press 

OK

(The 

Display

menu appears giving a choice of

options).

3.

TV Image 

is already highlighted; press 

OK

(the

settings of the image format are shown).

4.

Use the 

or

key to highlight one of the three

formats described below, then press 

OK

.

4 x 3 Letterbox

– Select this setting if you want to

watch films in their original format (height/width ratio).
You will then view the whole image, but it may fill a
smaller area of your screen.The film might appear
between black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

4 x 3 Standard

– Select this setting if you want to the

film to fill the whole of the screen. In this case the left
and right edges of the image will not be visible.

16 x 9 widescreen

– Select this setting if your DVD

player is connected to a 16x9 TV set. If you select this
setting for a TV set with a different screen size, the
images may appear deformed due to vertical compression
of the image.When a DVD disc with a 4x3 image format
is played vertical black bands appear to the left and right
of the image.

4 x 3 Letterbox

4 x 3 Standard

16 x 9 widescreen

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Summary of Contents for DTH311

Page 1: ...menu Video CDs 16 Playing images JPEG and sounds mp3 WMA files 17 Loading and playing a disc with mp3 WMA and JPEG files 17 Playing images JPEG and sounds mp3 WMA files 17 Menus Menus on your DVD pla...

Page 2: ...m the mains it has to be disconnected by unplugging the mains plug When connecting ensure that the plugs of the various cables are pushed securely into their corresponding sockets Your player is not i...

Page 3: ...s available on the TV set check whether the set has another Video socket Components S Video or Composite that you can use to connect to your player using the corresponding socket In this case do not f...

Page 4: ...r of your TV set or amplifier to the Audio In L R sockets Note audio sockets and cables are usually identified by a colour code red for the left channel and white for the right channel 2 Optical and c...

Page 5: ...Note Setting the selector on SCART RGB enables a Composite CVBS and RGB signal to be delivered to the corresponding Scart Peritel socket If you set the selector on Y Pb Pr COMPONENT only the Composite...

Page 6: ...ays the next chapter DVD or track CD PLAY Plays a disc Front panel of the player 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 Player display panel To play Audio CD CD Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD Forward play or pause...

Page 7: ...language you ve chosen if it is available on the discs played 5 Choose a language using the keys on the remote control unit then confirm by pressing OK Displays on your player menus and banners Disc...

Page 8: ...being played CLEAR Removes the menu or banner showing on the TV screen Audio Displays or hides the dialogue language and sound format Subtitles Displays or hides the subtitle language INFO Displays th...

Page 9: ...larges zooms in on the picture on some TV sets MENU Displays the main menu of the TV set orVCR RETURN Returns to the previous menu CLEAR Removes menu or other information displayed on the screen GUIDE...

Page 10: ...an 6 China DVD Rewritable Loading and playing a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD player It may be best to turn off other appliances 1 If necessary select the Scart Peritel socket to which you connec...

Page 11: ...om the disc Slow motion in Pause mode on an image During playback press PAUSE once to freeze the image Press FWD or REV to view images in slow motion forward or backward Press once or several times fo...

Page 12: ...nner with aVCD disc Video CD SVCD disc SuperVideo CD To choose the subtitle language where available on the disc page 14 To reframe the DVD image according to the screen format of your TV page 13 To c...

Page 13: ...or instance if you enter 01 35 12 you will access the sequence beginning 1 hour 35 minutes and 12 seconds after the start of the title Note For audio CDs and VCDs the timer refers to the track current...

Page 14: ...e banner Note selecting the language of subtitles only involves the disc being played If you remove the disc or if you switch off the player your selection will be cancelled In this case the default l...

Page 15: ...time on the display This may not work correctly with certain discs Video CDs in PBC mode Sequence marking DVDs This function enables you to mark sequences on a disc so that you can access them easily...

Page 16: ...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 ke...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...name of the sub menu and press OK on the remote control unit The sub menu appears to the right of the previous menu The Sound menu is an example of a sub menu When the Sound line is highlighted press...

Page 19: ...ck Program Play To program the playing of a disc you must create your playback list The player menu must be displayed If it is not displayed press STOP Select Play Mode and validate by pressing OK Sel...

Page 20: ...Note the first time you access the Parental Control menu your player will ask you to enter a password 3 Lock is highlighted press OK on the remote control unit a screen for entering the password appea...

Page 21: ...not have a rating limit In Europe ratings limits are as yet uncommon on DVD discs on sale Setting a ratings limit 1 If a disc is being played press STOP the player menu appears 2 Press to highlight P...

Page 22: ...escribed below then press OK 4 x 3 Letterbox Select this setting if you want to watch films in their original format height width ratio You will then view the whole image but it may fill a smaller are...

Page 23: ...OK to validate your choice Dim for Movies dimmed lighting during replay of a disc Off for Movies no display during replay of a disc Always Bright Always Dim 5 To return to the player menu press until...

Page 24: ...yer menu with the player running but no disc in play highlight the Sound function and press OK on the remote control unit the Sound menu appears 2 Press to highlight Virtual Surround and press OK on t...

Page 25: ...the subtitles and change the language of the subtitles using the banners The Languages menu enables you to set preferred language options for player Menus disc Menus Audio dialogues Subtitles The met...

Page 26: ...by the player The DVD player and discs are area coded If the area code is different the disc will not be recognised by the player The code number for your area is 2 Play starts then stops immediately...

Page 27: ...ible because they depend on the disc playing The language of subtitles or dialogues is not the one you selected at the time of the initial setup When the language of subtitles or dialogues is not avai...

Page 28: ...s but also the following specific recommendations The format of your mp3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET These files are compatible with DOS and Windows applications as well as with Mac OS Your mp3...

Page 29: ...o 74 minutes of VHS quality video associated with still pictures audio tracks and interactive menus to be recorded on a CD Super Video CD SVCD discs SVCD Super Video Compact Disc discs comply with sta...

Page 30: ...place disc with the label facing upward in case of a single sided disc Always place the disc properly into the tray using the proper guide area Always use a soft cloth to clean discs if necessary wip...

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