Technicolor - Thomson DTH 8550 DVD Recorder User Manual


 
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Connections and initial set up
About other displays (menus and banners)
The disc menus – Each DVD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and
organisation depends on the disc’s editor.The disc menu is displaye don te screen when a
DVD disc is loaded and it starts to play.You can also, at any time, display the main menu of
the disc by using the
MENU button.
Player banners – while a disc is playing back you can display or remove banners using the
INFO key on the remote control unit.The banners appear in the form of a succession of
icons at the top of the screen (page 42).
Player menus – your DVD recorder has menus enabling you to use functions that are not
accessible using the remote control unit keys.The main Menu of the player is displayed when
there is no disc playing (in STOP mode).
Note: settings will only function if the corresponding function has been provided by the editor. For instance, if
you select the subtitle icon in the banner, subtitles will only appear if they actually exist on the disc. Check
the sleeve to see what subtitles are provided. Check the jacket to see whether there are any subtitles. If a
menu or icon appears in “grey” it means that the function is not available.
- Indicates the Lock function is activated.
(page 62).
- Indication of the selected source:
AV 2: AUDIO/VIDEO input connector at the rear.
AV 3: AUDIO/VIDEO input sockets on the front.
AV 4:AV/ S-VIDEO or AUDIO/ VIDEO input
sockets at the rear.
- Display of digital video from a video camera connected
to the
DV-IN socket on the front.
Other indications
- Recording error or programming error
- Naviclick programmes guide displayed on the screen.
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