IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servic- IMPORTANT ing is required when the apparatus has been damaged This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio in any way, such as the power-supply cord or plug is frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac- damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful in-...
PLAYING MPEG-4 AND XvID VIDEO FILES ............16 • Operating Manual If any items are missing or damaged, contact your nearest TESCO store for a CUSTOMISING PLAYER SETTINGS ..............17 replacement. Have your receipt ready when you call. Retain the packaging. If you CHANGING THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL ............
PLAYER FEATURES The regions are: GENERAL CAUTIONS Region 1: Canada, USA During playback, the disc spins at high speed, do not DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R, DVD+RW capable Region 2: Europe, Japan, Mid. East, South Africa TV format: PAL/NTSC lift or move the player, doing so may damage the Region 3: South-East Asia SCART A/V connection...
SCART AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS SCART CONNECTION You will need to purchase a SCART-SCART interconnect. Connect the DVD player to a SCART input on the TV. Audio and Video will now appear on the TV. Remember to switch the TV to the AV or SCART input when viewing DVDs. (Refer to your TV handbook for instructions.) BEFORE CONNECTING ANY EQUIPMENT ENSURE IT IS SWITCHED OFF AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAINS POWER SUPPLY! Page 5...
REMOTE HANDSET STANDBY Bring the player in and out of Standby DUAL FUNCTION KEYS* NUMBER KEYS SEARCH: NAVIGATING MENUS PROGRAM: Select and program tracks. TITLE: Display title information on a DVD. Move Up a Menu/Menu Choice Press for On Screen Functions Move Down a Menu/Menu Choice Reverse Search/Move Left* Move along a Menu/Menu Choice...
POSITIONING THE PLAYER PRELIMINARIES LOADING A DISC Place the player on a level surface where it is unlikely HANDSET BATTERIES • Press the OPEN/CLOSE key on the handset to be knocked over or fall and where the connecting or the player to open the DISC drawer. You will need to purchase two ‘...
6) Frame Advance BASIC OPERATION II► Repeatedly press STEP. NOTE: When the player is brought out of Standby, it powers on at MAXIMUM II to resume normal play. volume. This is so that you can control the volume via your TV handset 7) Zoom: 1) To play a DVD disc from the beginning Press ZOOM repeatedly...
Press the OSD key continuously to cycle the Display Modes: ADVANCED OPERATION ON SCREEN DISPLAY Title Elapsed 00:32:19 :1/3 :2/6 An On Screen Display (OSD) disc status indicator will be displayed at the top of the Title Remain 00:12:17 :1/3 :2/6 TV screen when certain functions are executed, or when the OSD button on the handset is pressed.
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CHANGING THE AUDIO SETTINGS OF A DVD To select and play a title: The player allows you to select a preferred language, and audio format from those • Press SEARCH once included on the DVD video disc. • Press • •...
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REPEATING A CHOSEN PASSAGE (A-B Repeat) 4. Press to select the title number. • Press A-B RPT at the start of the selection (point A) As you go through the list the number of chapters associated with the title will deploy. Press A-B RPT at the end of the selection (point B) •...
4) Pausing a disc PLAYING AN AUDIO CD • Press . The disc will pause. Load an Audio CD into the player. The player reads the disc. Most CDs will start • Press on the handset or the player to resume play uII on automatically - a very few won’t.
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9) A-B Repeat 7. If you make a mistake select the line again and re-enter the new values. • Press A-B RPT to select the start point (A) 8. Press to begin playback of the programmed chapters. • Press A-B RPT to select the end point (B) 9.
PLAYING A JPG DISC DSCF0218 ROOT All the folders move to Load a JPG disc into the player. The main screen will appear briefly and DSCF0219 Photos then the player will play all the images on the disc (including any that are in the left pane.
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ORGANISING FILES BY DESCRIPTION During a Slide Show: Once a slideshow has started, each photo will be displayed at 5 second intervals ROOT DSCF0218 until all the photos have been displayed. DSCF0219 Photos Select the next/previous image: DSCF0220 images 1. Press to move to the previous pictures DSCF0221 ...
THUMBNAILS PLAYING MPEG-4 AND XvID VIDEO FILES • Press STOP to stop the disc. The pictures display in THUMBNAILS of 15. XvID is an open source compressed video format. Most XvID files will play; AVI or MPEG-4 video files may be recognised by the player but may not play - this is dependent on the file structure and the way they have been burned to disc.
LANGUAGE MENU CUSTOMISING PLAYER SETTINGS The Language Menu allows you to select the language options for the OSD and the Always access the SETUP menu when the player is stopped DVD Menu, audio track and subtitles. Use the Navigation Keys to navigate through the menus. HANDSET KEYS to select an item to go to the item choice...
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MENU SUBTITLE This menu allows you to set the DVD menu language. The selected menu language This menu allows you to set the DVD subtitle language. The selected subtitle will display only if available on the DVD disc. language will display only if available on the DVD disc. AUDIO After making your selection: This menu allows you to set the DVD audio language.
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TV TYPE TV SYSTEM This menu allows you to set the aspect ratio to suit your TV. The available options are: This menu allows you to select the correct TV System for your TV to ensure the optimum picture quality. The available options are: 4:3 PS - Stretches a NTSC - Sets your TV to widescreen format to...
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BRIGHTNESS After making your selection: • Press until you return to the Main menu. This menu allows you to select one of three brightness levels. The options are: • Press to scroll through the Setup menus. Normal: AUDIO SETUP MENU Bright : Soft: When you select one...
After making your selection: CHANGING THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL • Press until you return to the Main menu. Using this feature requires a password to be entered. If you have not changed the • Press to scroll through the Setup menus. password, this will be the default password which is 9922.
CHANGING THE PASSWORD STYLE The PASSWORD menu allows you to set the Parental Control password. This menu allows you to choose the colour scheme for the Setup menus. There are four styles to choose from each with a different variety of colours. ANGLE MARK Angle mark provides a visual indication when...
• Remove the disc from the tray If your DVD player is not working properly use this guide before contacting • Set the player to Standby Tesco. Before investigating a connection problem, always switch off the player and any connected units. CARE AND CLEANING Occasionally wipe the player with a lint free duster.
Power supply AC ~110V-240V / 50/60Hz Your Technika appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months from the date of purchase. If a fault develops during this period, please contact the TESCO electrical Power consumption 12W (Operational) help line on 0845 456 6767. Please have your original purchase receipt with you <...
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