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Harman Kardon DVD 37 User's Manual

1. Power On Turns on the player when it is in chapters or tracks After first pressing the Pause NOTE The 2 channel downmix Stereo mode and Standby mode Harman Kardon logo appears on Button press this button to step backwards the 5 1 channel presentation of multichannel audio screen through a DVD or VCD as a series of still image discs Bypass or Bass Management On modes are Open Close Press to open or close the frames not available simultaneously With bass anageme t disc tray D Search Slow Reverse This button initiates fast al eel ae s i 3 AS Audio Select Press to access various audio lan or slow play in the reverse mode For fast reverse play Audio Outputs No surround in ormation wil guages on a DVD if the DVD contains multiple audio each press of the button when playing DVD or VCD be present in the signal output at the 2 channel discs changes the speed as indicated by the number p g p reams y his Duttori may an alow you ee appearing in
2. your TV or video display for proper playback white bar in the lower right corner of the screen setting on the DVD 37 video adjustments menu if and a deep dark black bar to the left The optimal necessary to minimize the appearance of any white Test Screen contrast setting will depend on your preference and lines between the bars in the gray scale portion of l he surrounding light in the TV room the test screen mc A Hones Le VERO UENIT 2 Meet wind i mane Vocis Convergence and Edge Focus T Hiena a ed The crosshatch pattern that surrounds the test screen Te Vee color intensity seting uti Yod Ty H i arman kardon letters on op bloo over ay be used to evaluate edge focus and convergence e Proper color adjustments using the color bars which ghi into the black areas drastically decreasing in front or rear projection video displays However the Should be left to right black white yellow cyan e sharpness of the type the contrast has been controls used to adjust these parameters are often not turquoise green magenta red blue black umed up too much Reduce t e contras until user accessible In any event these adjustments
3. Level 8 All DVDs including adult materials can back from the beginning of the disc or resume at the be played point where you left off Note that even when the setting auc mS Unlocked Any DVD may be viewed without entering s activated you must press the Stop Button EIE Oop elite the password either once Resume mode or twice Stop mode but Eee UMEN ot the Pause Button EJE The unit may be Delay Unit Foot The DVD 37 is shipped from the factory with the urned off between discs The DVD 37 can store the EU E parental control system unlocked no password is information for up to five DVDs at a time required to view any DVD and with the password set ae em to the four digit code 1234 To activate the system dae ee nee a cce of Press ENTER to change AUDIO setting use the A W Navigation Buttons 9 to highlight ak Comirol upport for VGD dises Lo the Parental Control Setting on the SYSTEM plari UR VED discs whicneare a CD RON basad Figure 6 SETUP submenu and press the Enter Button ee E en a a T ing adi i parte setting be turned ON However with PBC enabled e following adjustments are available on the Audio Select the On setting from the dropdown
4. NOTE Any changes made to the Digital Output setting Delay Unit This setting selects the unit of distance IMPORTANT NOTE In order to avoid audio problems during playback will not take effect until after play has used for calculating delay times when the AUDIO when the DVD 37 is connected to a receiver or been stopped and restarted ADJUSTMENTS menu is activated The default processor that does have the capability to adjust bass PCM Limit This setting determines whether the digital unit is feet but you may select meters anagement parame ers or its multicha el inputs audio output of the DVD 37 will be sent to you Bass Management This setting activates the you have the option to either use that capability or receiver or processor at its original sampling rate or AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu s bass man adjust the settings in the DVD 37 The preferred whether high resolution 96kHz or greater materials agement settings to optimize playback of DVD Audio ethod of operation is to use the receiver for these will be downsampled to 48kHz Select the HbkHz discs through the Analog Audio Outputs C adjustments In that case remember to set the setting if your receiver is capable of resolving digital Three settings are available A i s 1 4 S E T T p ment B g in the i
5. in a way that does not allow this If you see the 9 icon Display Language This setting selects the language Panel Time Out This setting allows you to select the displayed on the screen after pressing the Setup that will be used for the DVD 37 s OSD menus and length of time the Front Panel Display EE remains Button or the Info Button press the Stop other system messages The default is English but you illuminated during disc playback as some people find Button T3 and then press the Setup or Info may also select French Spanish German or Italian the front panel display to be distracting while a movie Button 0 again Preferred Subtitle Language This setting selects is playing You nay progra the DVD 37 to refresh This method of navigation option selection and adjust the language used for the display of subtitles The the front panel display only when a button is pressed ent applies to all menus except for the Video Adjust default setting is OF F to play discs without subtitles on the remote or front panel and to turn the display ents menu which accommodates the need to view To set the player so that subtitles will always play in a off again after either five or 20 seconds When the e on screen video or the DVD 37 s internal test sig specific language when they are avail
6. 6 Although you may enter fewer programmed steps in your list than the number of tracks on the disc you ay not repeat tracks within the list However while he playlist is playing the normal Repeat functions will be available 7 When you have finished entering all of the tracks in your playlist press the Play Button ky to begin playback of your programmed list 36 PROGRAMMED PLAY During programmed play the track number shown in the front panel display will reflect its normal order on the disc However the Program Indicator s will light to remind you that the disc s tracks are playing in programmed order To cancel programmed play stop play and per form one of these steps 1 Open the Disc Drawer IT 2 Press the Playlist Button The Playlist Banner will appear on screen Fach press of the Playlist Button will toggle the mode between pro grammed order and disc order 3 Press the Info Button and navigate to the PROGRAM submenu as described above in Step 2 of the instructions for programming a playlist With the Playlist setting highlighted press the Enter Button p until the setting reads Disc s Order TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM Unit does not turn on Disc does not play No picture No sound me cture is distorted or jumps during ast forward or reverse play I Some remote buttons do not operat
7. One of the major advantages of the DVD format is its e When the audio signal is to be fed to an analog of the video connections Composite Video 9 ability to use a variety of digital audio formats for the receiver rather than to the TV connect the Analog S Video 8 Component Video 3 or HDMI ultimate in sonic performance However in order to Audio Outputs to any analog audio inputs on 0 the video input jacks on the A V receiver and enjoy the benefits of digital audio you must use a your receiver or processor The DVD 37 will down en connect the receiver s video monitor output receiver or processor that has digital audio decoding ix multichannel recordings to two channels o the TV If you will sometimes use the TV withou capabili ies and make an optical or coaxial digital audio e The analog audio connection should also be made e audio cor ponent you may optionally make the connectio betwee the DVD 37 and your home the if you wish to play high resolution 96kHz PCM Analog Audio Connection to the TV In addition ater syste This simple co nectior is made as shown audio discs where your receiver does not support o benefit from the high resolution surround sound for below with an optional coax or optical cable Only one 96kHz processing ats recorded on DVD Audio discs which are not out of these connections is required and both should not MEM put via the HDMI connection you will need to make be made at the same time
8. gressive or interlaced scan rate It also displays DVD PLAYBACK 29 DVD PLAYBACK Selecting the Audio Soundtrack NOTE Due to the variations in how DVD discs are repeat modes To end Repeat play continue pressing Many DVDs contain more than one audio soundtrack authored subtitle languages displayed by the DVD 37 the Repeat Button until the Off mode is selected On many discs you will find multiple languages while may not accurately reflect the actual languages avail ottiers wil offer a choice of different audio formats able on the disc It is recommended that subtitles be A B Repeat Play or mixes e g Dolby Digital or DTS while some will selected using the disc s menu The Repeat A B function allows you to select any por also contain commentary from the director or stars or Selecting an Angle DVD Video Discs Only tion of a DVD Video disc and have it repeat continually Descriptive Video Service content The default audio An increasing number of DVDs contain multiple angle until the unit is manually stopped language is setin the Audio Setup menu views which allow the disc s creators to provide differ To initiate a Repeat A B playback sequence follow as shown on page 21 ent views of the same scene or to present additional thes
9. e When a disc with multiple folders is playing only tracks from one folder can be displayed and played at a time Select the desired folder and press the Play Button K 2 or Enter Button p to start the first track To see and play tracks from other folders you must first select the root folder using the AV Navigation Buttons 2 and press the WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK 33 MP3 WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK Enter Button to open or close that folder You may then navigate an open folder and select the desired folder Press the Enter Button to open the folder and select the desired track Then press the Play Button I e Only stereo audio playback is available for MP3 and WMA discs Programmed playlists are not available for MP3 WMA discs e Use the A W p Navigation Buttons f to select the DI SC INFO Submenu icon on the eft side of the screen and press the Enter Button io view it If the disc contains ID3 tag informa jon then the current MP3 track information will appear song title artist album year genre and any comments For WMA and JPEG files only the file name will appear JPEG Playback The DVD 37 is capable of recognizing JPEG still image files and displaying them When a disc or folder containing JPEG files is loaded the JPEG Disc Type Indicator FEY will light in the Main Information Display J The disc will immediately begin display ing the im
10. n WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK Discs containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files are navigated and controlled differently from standard DVDs and CDs When a disc containing one or more of these types of files is loaded in the DVD 37 the Player Information menu screen will appear see Figure 11 PLAYER INFORMATION Disc CD ROM 00 00 04 Playlist Disc s ordor Repeat on Random on B 01 Track 1 WMA J 02 Track 2 WMA 7 03 Track 3 WMA I 04 Track 4WMA P 05 Track 5 WMA J 06 Track 6 WMA Press ENTER to play this track Figure 11 Repeated This screen will display a list of the main folders con ained on the disc The elapsed time will appear in the upper right corner of the screen It isn t possible to change the time display and the Time Search function is not available MP3 or WMA Disc Playback P3 and WMA discs may contain 200 tracks or even ore To get the best overview about all tracks on the disc and their names and to select them comfortably use the on screen display rather than the front panel ber and the elapsed time of the track being played for WMA files T e supported bit rate for WMA files is between 64kbps and 320kbps The supported bit rate for MP3 files is between 32kbps and 320kbps To select a folder if any press the aw Navigation Buttons f until the desired folder name is high ighted then press the Enter Button To select
11. to change the view An information Not all discs contain multiple audio soundtrack Dox wil appear p i your video screen to show you Video Off Feature choices Check the information on back of the disc dba M i Sur M ute T D d During audio only playback some listeners may prefer jacket to see what audio languages or format ee eat DrGSS O Glu S e Angle Button B or to turn off the DVD 37 s video circuitry Although the options are available the Enter Button MEM ge the curent camera video section is electrically isolated from the audio l angle When your desired selection appears press the e Some DVDs do not allow direct selection of the gt Navigation Buttons so that Done is section some users may prefer to tum the video dis audio track during playback Fo these discs you ighlighted then press the Enter Button to remove ie Mdb uus see d zad must change the audio soundtrack using the disc s e on screen display and return to normal playback ET NM y menu system Press the Disc Menu Button I9 also wish to turn the video display off if you find the c to display the disc s menu and then use the A W If you press the Angle Button 3 during a sectio enu system distracting or unnecessary during audio lt P Navigation Buttons to make your wi ere multiple view are not available t
12. indicating the highest video resolution it is capable ode two of these indicators will light to show that the ed when the parental lock system is engaged in order unit is in a Fast Play mode The on screen banner dis 0 prevent anyone from changing the rating level with of handling and the DVD 37 automatically sets the av dices the selected sheed 0 vd sp x20 on dodo video output to match it That resolution is displayed play indicates the selected speed x2 x4 x8 x20 or mE l here You may use the HD Mode Selector to x100 Fast Play mode is not available for WMA files Program Indicator This indicator lights when a manually select a lower video output resolution Lights when the disc is paused playlist has been programmed using the menu system B RM i i ME available for CDs only See page 36 for more infor Time Indicators hese positions in the display 4 Lights when the disc is in the Fas Search l ation on programming playlists will show the running time of a disc in play Reverse mode The on screen banner display indicates 3l Ange Indicator This indicator tin when NOTE The ects KNIN wil also spy Reverse mode snot va or WMA ls alternative viewing angles are available on the text messages about the DVD s status including d DVD currently playing LOADING when a disc is loading POWER Flashes when the disc is in Reverse Slow Play OFF when the unit is turned off and DISC mode The on screen banner display indicates t
13. pag of these four cases in which the Analog e 6 Channel Audio Connection to your receiver Audio Outputs are used set the bass manage or processo In order to take advantage of the high resolution ent line of the AUDIO SETUP menu to i DVD Audio output of the DVD 37 you must connect STEREO Second if your receiver or processor is not HDMI the 6 Channel Audio Outputs to the matching capable make either the Optical Digital Audio 6 channel inputs on your receiver or processor Only NOTES ON VIDEO Connection or the Coaxial Digital Audio compressed PCM Dolby Digital or DTS tracks that e With multiple video sources your audio video Connection to the receiver or processor ay be present on the disc may be listened to using receiver can be used for selecting the video signal Remember that when the HDMI connection is used the digital audio outputs Thus the DVD 37 decodes and routing it to the TV Connect the HDMI with a receiver or processor that is compliant with the the digital signal and outputs separate signals for each Component Composite or S Video HDMI format a single connection suffices for both channel front left center front right surround right output of the DVD 37 to the correct video input on audio and video except for DVD Audio discs as surround left and low frequency effects LFE your receiver and the video outputs of the receiver oted If your receiver or processor is not capable of NOTES FOR ANALOG AUDI
14. Oman n h 8 DVD TERMINOLOGY FR ONT PANEL CONTROLS DVDEH MS mu s DVD AUDIO GR ITLE Th vcd WMA i HE pen L JPEG Oo Play Pause Stop lea Skip Search AUDIO VIDEO Open Close xx 1 x x x x harman kardon IL J HH HORE 10 LE i 12 NOTE To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www harmankardon com E Power Indicator El Power On Off Standby H Play n Pause Ell Power Indicator This indicator lights amber when the unit is connected to an AC power source but is not turned on When the unit is on the indicator lights blue El Power On Off Standby Press the butt to turn the DVD 37 on Press it again to put in the Standby mode EJ Play Press to initiate playback or to resume playback after the Pause Button EJ has bee pressed on once he uni Eq Pause Press this button to momentarily pause playback To resume playback press the button again If a DVD is playing action will freeze and a still picture will be displayed when the button is pressed El Stop Press this butto the Resume mode which stop but as long as the tray is not opened or the disc changed playback will continue from the same poin on the disc when the Play Button K1
15. Press any button on the remote to restore the banner to view When you have finished making your video adjust ents press the 4 W Navigation Buttons til the word Done is highlighted and press the Enter Button The DVD 37 will return to the deo Setup submenu c lt order to recall the video adjustments menu you will need to press the Setup Button T and navigate rough the menu system as described above When you have finished using the Setup menus press e Setup Button to clear the screen If a DVD is loaded the splash screen will appear If any other ype of disc is loaded the Player Information menu will appear You may now proceed to page 26 to learn the basics of operating the DVD 37 TEST SCREEN DVD is one of the highest quality sources ever made All the bars in the gray scale should be gradually Sharpness Adjustment se eek ae of salar D and evenly changi g from black to white going Contrary to intuition the picture will appear sharper ied t es is is did My hes t ome from left to right and clearer with the sharpness or Edges setting aa EIS n E TOR Mes SUE gt d eae Contrast Adjustment backed off from the maximum setting Reduce the S Supero DIG quality 1e en 1 Adjust the contrast on your TV until you see a bright sharpness setting on your television and the Edges built in video test signal that makes it easy to calibrate
16. 2 is pressed again Resume will also work if the unit was turned off Resume will not operate for WMA files or VCDs that do not have playback control To stop a disc and have play start from the beginning press the button twice once to place the disc i eans that playback will E Stop 3 Skip Search Reverse Skip Search Forward EJ Remote Sensor 3 Skip Search Reverse Press this button once return to the start of the current chapter for a DVD track for a CD Subsequent individual presses will s E Display Dimmer iTi Disc Drawer EH Open Close EA Information Display to E Display Dimmer Press this button to reduce the or brightness of the Information Display E by 50 or kip to turn the display off completely in the following order backwards through the available chapters or tracks FULL BRIGHTNESS gt HALF BRIGHTNESS gt OFF Press and hold the button to play the disc in the fast gt FULL BRIGHTNESS reverse mode at the speed indicated in the on screen IIN Disc Drawer This drawer is used to hold the Skip Search Forward Press this butto to move to the start of the next chapter for a DVD track for a CD Subsequent presses will skip through the available chapters or tracks Press and hold the button to play the disc in at the speed indicated in the o e Playback Mode Indicators s EJ Remote Sensor The sensor ands from the re control is behind the front panel in this a
17. 8x 20x 100x discs bearing a Region Code other than O or 1 e When a DVD is detected playback will automatically NOTE Fast search is available when DVD Audio and ay not be played on the DVD 37 begin and the screen will show the program or the MP3 discs are playing but not for WMA files disc s menu depending on how the disc was created Playback capability for CD RW DVD RW DVD R e When a DVD is playing you may move forward or DVD RW or DVD R discs will vary according to tne Ifa CD is detected playback will begin automatically backward through the disc in slow motion by first quality of the disc On some occasions it is possible e f the disc contains MP3 WMA or JPEG files o pressing the Pause Button J and then hat these discs may not play on the DVD 37 This if it is a VCD without playback control the Player pressing the Search Slow Forward or Search does not indicate any problem with the DVD 37 nformation display will appear see Figure 11 To Slow Reverse Buttons kd Each e The DVD 37 will only play discs that are coded fo play one of these files you may need to use the press of the buttons will cycle the player through Region 1 or discs that are open to being played AV Navigation Buttons to select a one of the four forward slow play speeds 1 2x in all regions Region Code 0 Discs that contai older and press the Enter Button p to open it 1 4x 1 8x or 1 16x or one of the two reverse a Region Code of 2 3
18. Player Information 9 e menu to obtain detailed disc information and to con The Stereo ode is used when a 2 chan el downmix eo Zoom Press this button to zoom in on the figure the playback mode of the disc of a multichannel audio signal is desired For example image from a DVD VCD or JPEG image The image if you are playing a DVD Audio disc in which case the may be expanded by a factor of x2 x3 x4 or x5 P Step Skip Press this butt Previous Step Skip Press this button once to ultichannel presentation is only available through the Once the on screen indication of the zoom ratio disap skip back to the beginning of the current chapter o Analog Audio Outputs and you would like to pears from the screen you may use the Navigation a DVD or track on a CD or DVD Audio disc Press it have this signal available for a multiroom system select Buttons f to explore the picture again to continue to skip back through the previous the Stereo mode 12 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Play Press this button to begin the playback of E Subtitle When a DVD is playing press to select a disc or to resume normal playback when a disc has a subtitle language or to tum subtitles off been paused or scanned NOTE Due to the variations in how DVD discs are Search Slow Forward This button initiates fast authored the s
19. Repeat Ill indicator will IMPORTANT NOTE It is strongly recommended that light in the front panel display plasma video display owners use the Video Off feature to avoid burn in 32 CD PLAYBACK MPSS MP3 Windows Media and JPEG Playback The DVD 37 will recognize data from CD ROM discs recorded in the MP3 Windows Media 9 WMA or JPEG formats including images stored on Kodak Picture CDs You may also play discs with more than one of the three formats The Specific File Types That May be Played on the DVD 37 Are e MP3 Files MP3 is a popular audio compression ormat that was developed by the Motion Picture Experts Group as part of the MPEG 1 video com pression format Depending on the specific MP3 encoder used file size is greatly reduced so that you store many more songs on one compact disc than in the standard audio CD format MP3 is also used 0 download audio files to computers for home use ote however that in order to play an MP3 file on he DVD 37 the disc may not contain any encryp ion or coding that prevents playback Always be certain that you have or have purchased the proper ights or authorization before creating a CD ROM with MP3 or any other codec format Due to varia ions in the different encoders and variations of the P3 codec and the different bit rates used to ecord MP3 discs the DVD 37 may not be able to play all discs with MP3 files We cannot guarantee complete compatibility with
20. Type This section identifies the poi rack such as Dolby Digital 5 1 or linear PCM pe of information in the Time Display Sec DVD Video track Dolby Digital 5 1 or linear PCM type of information in the Time Display D a Disc ID If the disc is encoded with an identifica m Video Bit Rate This line displays the video bit tion of the display Use the Av 4 Navigation jon label such as a movie title it will appear here rate up to the limit of 10 Mbps This indication wil Buttons D to select this setting and eac m Playlist For DVDs this line will reflect that play vary as a disc is played in response to changes in subsequent press of the Enter Button vil back will occur in the disc s order Programmable the amount of compression that was applied to the change the time display from Title Elapsed to playlists are not available when a DVD is loaded video signal when the disc was created Thus as be 2 Sd Ade 2 m Repeat This line displays the current repeat m i T si i E SR time displayed on screen and in the front pa el mode or O f f if Repeat mode is not active NER l Information Display KE will change accordingly When you have finished viewing the Player menys For DVD Audio discs the time display options are PLAYER INFORMATION press the Info Button to remove the displays Group Elapsed Group Remaining Track Elapsed and mpm from the screen and return to normal play Track Remaining Using the On Screen Status Display Selecting a Titl
21. all files within the current folder The next press will turn the epeat function off Repeat A B is not available dur ing MP3 WMA playback NOTES ON MP3 AND WMA PLAYBACK During playback the front panel display and the j h j e indicator on the screen above the list will show e elapsed time of the track being played Other e display options are not available wit P3 WMA playback e The DVD 37 is only compatible with standard MP3 and WMA encoded discs Other compressed audio ormats used for Internet audio downloads will not play on the DVD 37 Due to the differences in various versions of the P3 and WMA formats and the many differences between the CD R machines used to record discs on a computer it is possible that some discs may ot play on the DVD 37 even though they will work a computer This is normal and does not indicate ault with the unit 5 ol a When a multisession disc with both standard CD audio and MP3 or WMA content is in use the D 37 will play only the CD audio sections of disc Track numbers will be visible in the display the files will not be decoded e f a disc containing MP3 WMA and or JPEG files is created in more than one session the DVD 37 may not recognize files added during the later sessions especially if the disc was finalized after the first session
22. and below the unit for ventilation If this product will be installed in a cabinet or other enclosed area make certain that there is sufficient air movement within the cabinet The unit should anges or modifications may cause this unit to fail to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Remove Front Panel Protective Film CAUTION The DVD 37 uses a laser system To pre be ick on its shelf not directly on top of In order to protect the lens covering the front panel of ndie enoe ohe lasa a ru UT T your new DVD 37 itis shipped from the factory cov the cabinet enclosure or defeat any of the safety m Do not place the unit on a carpeted surface ered by a protective plastic film Before using the unit echanisms provided for your protection DO NOT m Avoid moist or humid locations remove this film by grabbing one corner and gently STARE INTO THE LASER BEAM To ensure proper use ee peeling back the plastic sheet Note that the film must of this product please read this Owner s Manual care extremely hot or cold locations or an area that is exposed to direct sunlight or heating equipment be removed for proper operation of the remote control fully and retain it for future use Should the unit require aintenance or repair please contact your local Moving the Unit D Harman Ka
23. are e The proper color transition seen as sharp oe BESEDEGESLIMUNS ORO Silene extremely compler and require proper training and separation of the bars experience to avoid worsening the situation Therefore e The performance of the color circuits in your TV 3 If you are watching TV with customary surrounding it is recommended that if you are unable to improve d are daylight adjust the contrast so that a normal video the picture using the available controls contact the with Mae signa EIL bar edges should show picture has about the same look as the surround video display manufacturer s authorized service repre no vertical crawling dois ings in your room That way the eye is relaxed sentative for assistance With the gray scale eus he black white fields below when watching the TV picture This contrast setting When all desired setup and configuration entries have the color bars ti e brightness and contrast of your ray be reduced whe e surrounding light is been made use the A w Navigation Buttons f screen can be adjusted d med thereby usually improving the sharpness until Done is highlighted at the bottom of the Video NOTE Most of the video adjustments using the of a video significantly Adjustments submenu Press the Enter Button gt DVD 37 s test screen should be made using the 4 The gray scale in the middle line needs to have to select it to return to the on screen menu system controls on your video display with the DVD 37 s e same
24. each speaker position with equal loudness You ma PISCE Speci display However you iay i simol pee na Camis B ave Su setin P select an alternate view For most other video displays Outputs and yoy have inadvertently changed Py pea 9 make sure the Aspect Ratio setting is correct for your the Video Output Setting to Component and the already used for your receiver or processor Alter display Two choices are available Scan Type setti g to Progressive you may reset natively you may use a test disc that outputs a fixed the scan type to interlaced by pressing the Setup tone to all speakers at the same time and adjust the x 16 9 If you have a widescreen 16 9 display ora Button 9 to deactivate the Setup menu system settings here so that the tone is heard at the same display that has a widescreen mode choose this Then press the Progressive Scan Interlaced level loudness from all speakers setting Wit this setting t e DVD 37 will ad ust the Button The display will blink indicating that For the subwoofer the settings are slightly different AED EAT A a E the scan type has been reset to interlaced mode Select 0 n when a subwoofer is connected or O f f entire S28 in thie propar aspect ralio ENE in Alternatively as a last resort measure you ma tone isn ttsed Th d setina the b this setting a disc recorded in the 4 3 aspect ratio auvey you may POES O RS ESE ee ESR will appear in the widescreen as a boxed image in comp etely reset all of
25. exit this screen without selecting a lan dd 7 pao n weak and chapter the elapsed or remaining time in the cur where you establish the basic system settings for the guage use the 4 W lt d gt Navigation Buttons XE rent chapter or title a setting to adjust the time display DVD 37 Most of these settings need to be adjusted until the word RE T URN at the bottom of the l MM RN SUE and a temperature bar for the time display only once and in many cases you will find that the screen is highlighted and press the Enter Button system defaults are the correct option for your to return to the SYSTEM SETUP screen ay progra 2 e Sla y Dar PE 0 een inati iti or either five or 20 seconds after the Status Button combination of components However itis worth a This procedure selects a preferred subtitle language Di When OFF is selected the ti few minutes to briefly scan through each of the NR S pressed wen S selected the ume l but it will only be available when the disc being played is disabled andi the status bar Will icon Submenus to confirm that the settings are correct Out ls CIisaD ec and the Stus Dar will remain on tne xn i i contains that language The list of subtitles available screen until the Status Button I or Clear Button and to Hane yourself with the available options on any given disc is always shown on the disc jacket 5 pressed 80 that you are aware of the flexibility of the DVD 37 usually at the bottom o
26. isten to pro the 5 1 channel presentation of multichannel audio e co figuration process grams at a level that allows the full impact of a sound discs Bypass or Bass Management On modes are Press the Setup Button 9 to activate the Setup rack to be heard at a volume that is lower than you not available simultaneously With bass manageme enu then use the 4 W Navigation Buttons f ight otherwise use to avoid disturbing others The on the same front left and right channel informatio until the AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS submenu DVD 37 accomplishes this by compressing the audio will be available at both of the left and right Analog is highlighted within a white outline box and press the 0 a greater or lesser degree depending on which set Audio Outputs OD o surround information will Enter Button e ing you choose Three op ions are available be present in the signal OU put at the 2 channe e MAXIMUM does not make any changes to the Analog Audio Outputs Ins ereo n ode only the pee N downmixed 2 channel signal will be available at bo ee See original playbac and should be used when the vol Analog Audio Outputs I it is more conven 7 Sman Smt Smet Me setting i DE MOI roon may OI 8 Nees ient to use the remote than to change this setting i Er ie you desire the on screen menu system use the Audio Mode Xu 100 Hz e MEDIUM applies a moderate amount of compres Selector f to toggle through the three available Ey Srani Ler Surround Fight sion so that loud
27. menu system Use the 4 W Navigation Buttons he first Control Setting to highlight the Video Setup submenu and press F the Enter Button to select it The VIDEO On the Setup Main Menu the Available Figure 2 OUTPUT ine indicates whether the DVD 37 is Submends Are Instruction Line The DVD 37 wil display the using the S video or component video outputs To e The SYSTEM SETUP menu identified by a appropriate instructions in this area to assist you in change the setting press the Enter Button and wrench icon and the word S Y S T EM is used to navigating the menu system and making changes to use the A4 W Navigation Buttons f to highlight establish the general settings for the player the various settings aes M menu Press the e The AUDIO SETUP menu identified by a Within a given menu adjustments are made using the M speaker icon and the word AU DIO is used to following steps and commands on the remote control Menus and Navigation establish the settings for the player s audio output e Press the A W Navigation Buttons to The DVD 37 uses an elegant but simple on screen e The SPEAKER SETUP menu identified by select an item to be adjusted menu system for all setup and control functions a loudspeaker cabinet icon is used to establish the e When tI ine or the temto b adiusted There are two main menus that are navigated in a bass management settings for the audio output at dA curent seting Tor tne ern 10 6 acjuste simi
28. signal For that reason it is nec CD DA DVD 37 you will obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic essary to make direct analog connections between the CD Linear PCM Linear PC rom the same DVD movies that provide full 5 1 6 Channel Audio Outputs D on the DVD 37 and 44 1kHz sampling channel Dolby Digital soundtracks as well as from IUNIO GTI DUIS DR OUE receiver r P3 Linear PC itles encoded with Dolby Surround PHTDUNT processor MPEG 1 44 1 48kHz Audio depending on e The DVD 37 is designed to digitally output 96kHz Layer 3 source if digital PCM audio with a 96kHz sampling rate The 96kHz output forma indicator will light in the display However some selected as 96kHz DVDs may include copy protection codes Bitstream at do not permit digital output For full 96kHz 48kHz if digital idelity from these discs use the analog outputs of output formai e DVD 37 If your surround processor converter selected as does not support 96kHz PCM audio you must use POM e DVD 37 analog outputs for full 96KHz fidelity WMA Linear PC with these discs Windows 32 48kH7 Media When connecting a receiver or surround processor Audio with a digital input that does not contain a Dolby DVD No digital audio Digital or DTS decoder be sure to select PCM as Audio output available the initial setting in the Digital Output menu see page 21 Otherwise any attempt to play DVDs may t Digital format must be selected as Bitstream or cause such a high level of n
29. the end of the access by entering a number is not possible without passage and a third time to cancel Repeat A B mode opening the On Screen Banner Display Discs containing raw MPEG files without playbac j With PBC many discs include chapter selection menus control are played in a different manner When such H y ap nee that are similar to those found on DVDs However on gue loaded UB Mayer nen ey wil VCD discs the disc menu if any is accessed and appear with a ist of folders or files si ar to an MP3 controlled differently than on DVDs disc The disc directory is navigated using the AW Navigation Buttons Press the Enter Button e Play E99 will start with the first track which may to open or close a folder Select the desired be an intro then leading to the VCD menu if any track and press the Play Button 9 or the Enter automatically Button to begin play You will find that the Stop Next Skip Forward Ki will skip to the VCD Pause Track Skip Forward and Reverse Slow Forward menu from the intro Track 1 directly VCD PLAYBACK 35 PROGRAMMED PLAY Programmed play allows you to select tracks on a CD for playback in a specific order skipping tracks you don t wish to hear and reordering other tracks to suit your tastes To program a disc for playback follow these sim
30. to control Buttons f to move to the Submenu Selection desired The PLAYER INFORMATION the playback mode Area S3 and then press the A W Navigation enu will appear on screen automatically for audio n Buttons o select another submenu only and JPEG discs and for VCDs without PBC For e The PR 0 GR AM mer u identified by an icon e if aladi nd h DVDs and VCDs with PBC it may be accessed by showing musical notes is used to program a playlist all adjustments are aE the Setup pressing the Info Button which lets you play back selected CD tracks in the Button to exit the enu OF press order you choose Playlists are only available for the Info Button to exit the PLAYER The two main menus share a common layout and are audio CDs INFORMATION menu 2 d ie n smi ar manner The menu screen is e The DISC INFO menu identified by a disc Most DVDs are created to allow setup menus to be MUR eee eee icon provides detailed information about the video displayed while the disc is playing superimposed over and audio content on the disc being played the video playback However some discs are authored SYSTEM SETUP 19 Sd REM SETUP
31. will start from the beginning of the disc when the Play Button DEJ is pressed again D Next Step Skip Press this button once to advance to the beginning of the next chapter on a DVD or track on a CD Press it again to continue to advance through the remaining chapters or tracks After first pressing the Pause Button 2 press button to step through a DVD Video disc as a series of still image frames Disc Menu While a DVD is playing press this button to view the disc s main menu e S Status Press while a disc is playing to view the on screen status banner display The first press wil display the current title and chapter the play mode icon and the elapsed time along with a temperature bar display of the time elapsed You may use the lt gt AY Navigation Buttons and the Enter Button to select and change the current title or chapter or the time display The Status Banner is only available for DVDs and VCDs when PBC is turned off Press the button one more time to remove the status displays from the screen More detailed infor mation about the disc is available by pressing the Info Button EID Numeric Keys Press these buttons to enter a number Title When a DVD is playing press this button to go back to the main title menu for the disc being played If you are playing a DVD Audio disc that con tains other formats the DVD 37 is capa
32. 4 5 or 6 as noted by a Use the A W Navigation Buttons f to select slow play speeds 1 2x or 1 4x Press the Play umber inside a world map logo on the disc s a file for playback and press the Enter Button Button EJ to resume normal playback cover jacket or case will not play o begin play Note that there is no audio playback during fast or Both 5 inch 12cm and 3 inch 8cm discs VCD2 0 discs will begin play automatically similar to Slow forward or reverse play This is normal for DVD may be used a conventional audio CD as A V receivers and surround processors cannot 26 PLAYBACK BASICS process the digital audio streams during slow modes Slow play is not available for CD discs To advance frame by frame while a DVD is playing first press the Pause Button PJ EB then press the Skip Step Previous L or Skip Step Next kd buttons repeatedly Press the Pause EIE or Play Button K1 2 to resume normal play Frame by frame movement in reverse is not available e When a camera icon shows on the screen or the Angle Indicator appears this is your indication that there is multiple angle information on the disc being played To change the angle press the Angle Button E repeatedly until the desired angle view appears An on screen banner message will appear to indicate the angle view in use To illuminate the buttons on the remote control so that they may be seen in low
33. 5 ohms sync negative polarity C chrominance 0 286 V p p Component Video Output Y 1V p p 75 ohms sync negative polarity Pr 0 7V p p 75 ohms Pb 0 7V p p 75 ohms Analog Audio Output 2N RMS 1kHz OdB Frequency Response DVD linear PCM 2Hz 22kHz 0 0 50B 48kHz sampling 2Hz 44kHz 0 1 5dB 96kHz sampling 2Hz 88kHz 0 0 5dB 192kHz sampling CD 2Hz 20kHz 0 0 5dB Signal Noise Ratio SNR 105dB A weighted Dynamic Range DVD 100dB 18 bit 105dB 20 bit CD DVD 96dB 16 bit THD 1 kHz DVD CD 0 0025 Wow amp Flutter Below measurable limits AC Power 110 240V AC 50 60Hz Power Consumption 1 Watt on standby 13 watts max Dimensions H x W x D 2 x 17 3 10 x 11 1 4 60mm x 440mm x 285mm Weight 6 Ib 2 7kg Shipping Dimensions H x W x D 5 x 14 3 8 x 20 127mm x 365mmx 508mm Shipping Weight 8 8 Ib 4kg Depth measurement includes knobs and connectors Height measurement includes feet and chassis All specifications subject to change without notice Harman Kardon and Harman International are trademarks of Harman International Industries Incorporated registered in the United States and or other countries Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS ES are regis
34. Buttons f to select a five minutes Press a desired command key on the language When the desired language is highlighted SETUP MENU front panel or remote to wake the DVD 37 and press the Enter Button to set it as the preferred EE resume normal operation audio language If you wish to exit t j Eu without ee selecting a language use the A W Navigation Ec o Show Angle Icon Some DVDs are programmed Buttons D until the word RE TURN at the UN nc pin die Hi dun Nice bottom of the screen is highlighted and press the the angle icon will be displayed on screen during m d a Debe RUDEN those scenes to inform you that you may press the i Angle Button f to change to a different view This procedure selects a preferred audio progra you would find the appearance of the icon on screen language but it will only be available when the disc Figure 5 distracting select the Show Angle Icon setting in the being played contains that language The list of lan The first time you use the DVD 37 it is recommended System submenu and set it to OF F The Angle Sue ope eva De helt ghem dise Is aways shon that you scroll down to the Change Password line and Indicator 2 will appear in the front panel display re ae etal ba DEDI pack press the Enter Button to display the Change whenever multiple angles are available regardless of cover Note that the audio playback language may also Password screen Use the Numeric Keys KT to whether the on screen
35. EAR PANEL CONNECTIONS SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Ensure that the power switch of this unit and of e The composite video output yellow sends the com e f your receiver is capable of multiroom operation it other equipment to be connected is set to Off plete video signal to the TV or to the A V receiver is recommended that you connect both the compo before commencing connection We also strongly by one cable only Use this video output when your nent or HDMI and composite video outputs of the recommend that you leave all system components TV set is equipped with a video input jack only DVD 37 to the receiver This enables the highest unplugged from AC power until after you have com e The S separate video output connector separates quality picture component video for viewing in the pleted the interconnections described in this section e color C and luminance Y signals before trans main listening room while enabling the multiroom Do not block the ventilation holes of any of the iting them to the TV set in order to achieve a system if it is video capable to distribute the com equipment and arrange them so that air can sharper picture Use the S video cable when con posite video signal to the remote zone Consult the circulate freely necting the player to a TV equipped with an S video owner s guide for your receiver to determ
36. MP3 discs even though ey may play on a computer This is normal and does not indicate a problem with the DVD 37 Note also that when a multisession disc with both stan dard CD audio and MP3 or WMA content is used e DVD 37 will only play the CD audio sections of e disc WMA Files WMA Windows Media Audio is an audio compression format developed by the icrosoft Corporation for use with its Windows edia Player WMA files may be created wit greater compression than MP3 without sacrificing audio quality so that even more songs may be ecorded on a disc Note that there have been a umber of versions of Windows Media and the DVD 37 is compatible only with files that end in e wma extension and that were recorded using e Windows Media Series 9 encoding but only up to 320kbps e JPEG Files JPEG is the acronym used to identify image files recorded according to specifications established by Joint Photographic Experts Group for compressing still images Identified by the file exten sion jpg when they are recorded on most comput ers JPEG files may be created by a digital still cam era and then edited and burned to a disc in your personal computer recorded on a CD ROM disc from film images by a photo processor or scanned from printed photos into your personal computer and then burned onto a CD ROM
37. O o your TV For more details see the manual for your processing the HDMI audio signal then a separate audio video receiver audio connection is required If your receiver processor ef you wish to use the DVD 37 as t E input for a e f j Iv DV i as multiroom capability you may also connect the multiroom system the Analog Audio Outputs your ees NAS ONY VENUS yee Day usean should b scona cted to he sisi analogii optional HDMI to DVI cable or adapter for the con DVD 37 s analog audio outputs to the DVD analog g lefu j j iti j j audio inputs on the receiver right DVD or CD inputs on your digital receiver or nection to t e receiver In addition the video display processor used with your system must be HDCP compatible n IMPORTANT NOTE Make certain that any device order to take advantage of the HDMI output whether being connected including the DVD 37 your receiver 0 The connection from the Analog Audio Outputs itis used with HDMI or DVI connections processor and your TV or video display is turned off to the TV is optional If you plan on occasionally whenever you make connections between products using your DVD 37 alone without turning on your Connecting to a Receiver When the HDMI connection tu A aie complete system this connection must be made When using the DVD 37 with an audio video receiver system components in this order 1 television or video or p
38. ON 17 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTION Optical Digital Audio Connection Notes For Your Reference Dolby Digital and DTS Gently push the cable plug through the built in shutter Dolby Digital is a digital sound compression Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to that covers the Optical Digital Audio Output echnique developed by the Dolby Laboratories record 5 1 channel audio signals onto the digital track and connect the cable firmly so that the configurations Licensing Corporation Supporting 5 1 or 6 1 of film Both of these formats provide up to six sepa of both the cable and the connector match channel surround sound depending on the specific rate channels left right center left surround right p disc as well as stereo 2 channel sound this tech surround and LFE low frequency effects aan Output From the Unit s Optical ique enables a large quantity of sound data to be oaxial Digital Audio Output Connector x Some discs may include the 6 1 channel formats TE efficiently recorded on a disc such as Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES Discrete or Disc X So
39. Setup menu menu and the password screen will appear see B Repea Trae K Repeat Disc neangan E Figure 5 Make sure the dashes on the Password will not be available for VCDs Preferred Audio Language This setting is used to line are highlighted then enter the password code Screen Saver The DVD 37 offers a Screen Saver select the default language that will be used for pro using the Numeric Keys D and press the W option to protect your TV or video display from dam gram playback The factory defaul Se ing is English Navigation Button D age that may occur if the player is left turned on with but you may choose French Spanish German or the same still image for a period of time as there is a Italian by making a selection from the dropdown If you have el ered the password correctly the current possibility that the image may be burned into some enu To select a language other than those shown setting of the Rating line will be highlighted You may PA seat oni select 0 THER from the dropdown menu and press the Enter Button to display the ratings display devices This is particularly important for plasma EGER i i dropdown menu Select a new rating using the A W SE some GRN devices d ouo Ney da ee ae en aie Mss bed i ON so that the DVD 37 will run the screen saver with a list of language choices see Figure 4 Use Navigation Buttons and the Enter Button when no action has been detected for either one or the A W lt gt Navigation
40. a plus large de la fiche dans la borne yS em oe up within an equilateral triangle is intended to corres ondante de la rise et pousser ius u au fond 19 Menus and Navigation e etree I 20 Seip Meru nn eu M ystem oetup eubmenu The exclamation point with ilateral ji Aide Sctip cubren oasis uenis presence of important operating and 22 Aud O Adjus ments Submenu maintenance servicing instructions in the 23 Video Setup Sub enu literature accompanying the appliance 24 Video Adjustments Banner 25 lest Screen 26 Playback Basics 28 DVD Playback 31 CD Playback 33 MP3 Windows Media and JPEG Playback 35 VCD Playback 36 Programmed Play 37 Troubleshooting Guide 38 Technical Specifications 38 Trademark Acknowledgements Please register your product on our Web site at www harmankardon com Note You ll need the product s serial number At the same time you can choose to be notified about our new products and or special promotions Typographical Conventions In order to help you use this manual with the remote control front panel controls and rear panel connections certain conventions have been used EXAMPLE bold type indicates a specific remote control or front panel button or indicator or rear panel connection jack EXAMPLE OCR type refers to a message that is visible on the front panel information display or in the on screen display E number in a square refers to a specific front pa
41. a track press the aw Navigation Buttons until the desired track name is high ighted To start play of the track selected on ti ist press the Enter Button p or the Play Button E1 25 During MP3 WMA playback some of the standard CD DVD playback controls operate in their normal fashion CD e You may skip forward to the next track on the disc by pressing the Skip Next Button FA You may skip back to the previous track on the disc by pressing the Skip Prev Button F p e Press the Pause Button 2 to momentarily stop playback Press the Play Button EJ amp to resume play Press the Stop Button EJA to enter stop mode MP3 display The front panel display will only show the num e Press the Search Forward FAE or Search Reverse 1D buttons for fast search of a track Press the Play EJ Pause 9 or Stop Button FJ to end fast play e Slow play is not available during MP3 WMA playback e You may play an MP3 or WMA disc in random mode like a normal CD see page 32 You may also access the Random function while an MP3 or WMA disc is playing by pressing the Random Button The Repeat function may be accessed during play back of an MP3 or WMA disc by pressing the Repeat Button on the remote Repeatedly press the Repeat Button to scroll through the options of Repeat 1 repeat one file Repeat All repeat all files or Repeat Folder repeat
42. able select from display is of the blue Power Indicator KW wil al while the settings are being made See page 24 e choices shown in the drop down menu M ain li id ipd A s l Ta or information on changing the Video Adjustments IIE ree IME CUL SENTIS SELO i MO idi l you do not find your preferred language in the list display remains lit at all imes This feature is only i The S P E A K E R SETUP menu uses the same E optio S you may select a preferred anguage by effect when a DVD or VCD is playi g However you avigation method but with a slightly different arrange rst pressing the A W Navigation Buttons ay always press the Dimmer Button to di ent Since adjustments are made to accommodate so that O THER is highlighted in the dropdow the front panel display either by half or fully e speaker used for each channel the settings for enu Press the Enter Button and then use SM each speaker are displayed according to their place e AW lt gt Navigation Buttons lt p to select Status Bar Time Ue TS Sung saves etre ent in the listening room a subtitle language see Figure 4 When the desired out interval for the on screen Status Bar that appears anguage is highlighted press the Enter Button 3 at the top of your video screen when the Status Setup Menu o set it as the preferred subtitle language nd D p ies y a disc i play d ng ayback the status bar shows the current title The four submenus within the SE T UP menu are f you wish to
43. about 60 degrees of the front of the unit any a I i eet ze TY Pe VAWYAAN A VAYWYYMS The operating distance may vary according to the Service Life of Batteries brightness and type of lighting in a room The batteries normally last for about one year although this depends on how often the remote NOTES mENM control is used Do not point bright lights at the remote control Sensor f the remote control unit fails to work even when it Do not place objects between the remote control s operated near the player replace the batteries p J unit and the remote control sensor Use fresh alkaline AAA batteries e Do not use this remote control unit while simultane NOTES ously operating the remote control unit of any other Do not attempt to recharge short circuit disassem equipment ble or heat batteries do not throw them into fire D o not drop step on or otherwise batter the remote control unit This may damage the parts or lead to a alfunction Do not mix old and new batteries e Wipe away any leakage inside the remote control unit and install new batteries e f leakage should come into contact with your skin immediately wash it off thoroughly with water e Batteries contain chemical substances and we rec ommend that you dispose of them properly and in compliance with any local regulations e e REMOTE CONTROL OPERATI
44. ages on the disc in order When viewing JPEG images the Angle Button qk ay be used to rotate the image With the image on screen press the Angle Button E9 once to display e current orientation of the image usually 0 Press e Angle Button E again within one second o rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees The new orientation of 90 will be displayed Each additional press of the Angle Button E will continue to rotate e image clockwise by 90 degrees CD You may use the Zoom Button to enlarge a JPEG image and the A W p Navigation Buttons D5 to explore the enlarged image You may view thumbnails of the images in the selected folder by pressing the Disc Menu Button T3 When the images appear on screen you may use the AW lt gt Navigation Buttons f to move the picture frame around until the desired image is selected Press the Enter Button p to display a full size view of that image see Figure 19 Figure 19 34 MP3 WINDOWS MEDIA AND JPEG PLAYBACK VCD PLAYBACK VCD Playback and Reverse Step Forward and Reverse and Fast Once the menu options appear on the screen make Forward and Reverse Search functions are all avail your selection by pressing the Numeric Keys T s Fes E M A lae a t e d able depending on how the disc was encoded hat correspond to your desired choice The desired ques
45. any questions about the voltage require effort has been made to select high quality aterials left in the unit when it is tumed off but the unit should ments for your specific model or about the line volt or your compo ent We recom end i at caution be NEVER be moved with a disc left in the disc tray age in your area contact your selling dealer before exercised in choosing an installation location for the plugging the unit into a wall outlet component and in normal maintenance practices Important Information for the User as your warranty will not cover this type of damage This equipment has been tested and found to comply Do Not Use Extension Cords to furniture with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to We do not recommend that extension cords be used Part 15 of the FOC Rules The limits are designed to with this product As with all electrical devices do not Cleaning MM provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer run power cords under rugs or carpets or place heavy When the unit gets dirty wipe it with a clean soft dry ence in a residential insta latior This equipment gener objects on them Damaged power cords should be clo h necessary wipe it with a soft cloth dampened ates uses and can radiate radio fi equency e ergy and replaced immediately by an authorized service center with mild soapy water then a fresh cloth with clean f not installed and used in accordance with the with cords meeting factory specificatio
46. art play for more information button again to restore the video output The V Off Indicator s will light to remind you that the video back at any point in the program Use the A W To select any Repeat mode other than Repeat A B R did l J displays have been turned off Note that the video Navigation Buttons DD to highlight the time display ind Press the Numeric Keys f followed by the Enter Me ES e BUR 2 Sa e a RO RET Button to select a new point in the track from will cycle through the available repeat modes To end i which to commence play Repeat play continue pressing the Repeat Button When you have finished viewing the Player menus Q until the Off mode is selected press the Info Button to remove the displays from the screen and return to normal play A B Repeat Play The Repeat A B function allows you to select any por tion of a CD and have it repeat continually until the unit To select a track make sure the Player Information is manually stopped enu is on screen Press the Info Button to activate it if necessary Next press the A W lt q p gt Navigation Buttons so that the Track Number Selecting a Track To initiate a Repeat A B playback sequence follow these steps while a disc is playing is highlighted Use the Numeric Keys T to enter 1 Press the A B Repeat Button on the remote e desired track and press the Enter But
47. ay o ly bec anged when the setting is not available for the subwoofer of video programmi g Your choice should be made Video Output setting as been set to Compo ent according to the shape of your video display and your l i personal preferences When the HDMI Output is 2 If you have connected the DVD 37 to a video dis Output Level This setting is used to maintain bal woofer is the crossover This determines which sounds ae sa z ma 2 ed id i side of the screen If the widescreen option is chosen Bu au pressing a pe the mul p P and a widescreen movie is played on a conventional utton o DE ve SEONGS ES PLN size for any of the speakers Select the frequency from and all settings will return to the factory defaults th hawn ihatist toth tf 4 3 aspect ratio set the image will be distorted due ee eD IET ONES eee to vertical compression Video Adjustment Use this setting to access the your main left center right surround left surround Video Adjustments banner by changing the setting cluding the scan type by exiting the on screen anced reproductio 3 HOUR Te P UAM lhe used the aspect ratio will automatically be set appro Pay that is no capable of displaying progressive goal is to make certain that the sound is heard fro RE scan video using the Component Y Pr Pb Video
48. bar is highlighted Use the p gt Navigation Button to increase the setting or the Navigation Button E to decrease the setting Changes to any of the settings may be made while a test disc is playing or you may use the internal test signal by pressing the 4 W Navigation Buttons D until the word O f f is highlighted next to the Test Screen line To activate the test signal press the Enter Button and note that a special combination test signal including both color bars and gray scale along with 10096 black and white fields will be displayed behind the video adjustments banner See the Test Screen section on page 25 for more guidance in making picture adjustments To adjust the Brightness setting use the 4 W Navigation Buttons until the area between the and signs is highlighted then use the lt p gt Navigation Buttons E to increase or decrease the setting When adjusting the Black Level setting only two adjustments are available either the complete bar will appear which provides a full O to 100 black level setting or full which complies with standards for video with what is called setup or only a thin line will appear which represents a 7 5 to 100 black evel setting To remove the banner from the screen so that only the est screen appears simply wait a few seconds and e banner will disappear
49. ble of playing such as linear PCM or Dolby Digital 5 1 pressing this button may enable you to switch playback from one audio format to another REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 13 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO n OPEN WISRISQUEDE CHOC ELECTRIQUE T Me N coar y DeL NE PAS OUVRIR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ra QO Qo Qc Rd HOMI OUT beret esit rar esu Ne pas esr geri TR Aga cui US Pies 260 0 AST ARN arc I MODEL NO DVD 37 harman kardon NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA 91329 USA MADE IN CHINA AC INPUT 120V 60Hz TW ISTE Anov A d US Puer 00 9 o 0 O9 OG D NOTE To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www harmankardon com Remote Control Output Q Coaxial Digital Audio Output Q nalog Audio Outputs Remote Control Input Q Component Video Outputs 6 Channel Audio Outputs HDMI Output Composite Video Output AC Power Cord Optical Digital Audio Output Q S Video Output Remote Control Out
50. bmenu The following additional information appears next m Track This line displays the current track on the left and the total number of tracks on the disc to the right When the current track number is high lighted you may use the Numeric Keys Ti to skip to a new track The new track will begin play ing immediately without your having to press any other buttons m Play Mode Icon This icon will appear to the right of the Track display and will indicate the current playback mode m Time This section consists of three lines e Track Elapsed Displays the elapsed or remain ing time of the current track Disc Elapsed Displays the elapsed or remain ing time of the disc e Elapsed Time Bar Displays in graphical form a temperature bar reflecting the percentage of the disc that has been played Use the A W Navigation Buttons E to highlight either Track Elapsed or Disc Elapsed and each press of the Enter Button p will toggle between the elapsed and remaining settings The time displayed to CD PLAYBACK 31 CD PLAYBACK the right and in the front panel Information Display e Repeat A B Repeats any selected portion of the To turn the video displays off while a CD is playing will change accordingly disc until the disc is manually stopped see below simply press the Video Off Button 3 Press the The Time Search function enables you to st
51. ch press of The DVD 37 offers several repeat functions for CDs e Random Button will toggle the setting at allow you to take advantage of the capacity of the between Off and On meaning that the remaining unit for unattended playback racks on the disc will be played in random order Repeat Program Repeats the current playlist if The Random Indicator fq in the Front Panel Programmed Order has been selected at the Information Display EP wil light any time the Playlist setting Random setting is on Repeat 1 Track For CDs VCDs MP3s and WMAs Vid repeats the track or file currently being played until eo Off Feature e disc is manually stopped The Repeat J and During CD playback some listeners may prefer to turn 1 ff indicators will light in the front panel display off the DVD 37 s video circuitry Although the video Repeat Disc For CDs VCDs MP3s WMAs and section is electrically isolated from the audio section JPEGs repeats the entire disc until play is manually some users may prefer to turn the video displays off stopped The Repeat Ell and All Il indicators will during audio playback to prevent any possibility of light in the front panel display interference between audio and video You may also Repeat Folder For MP3s MAS ad JPEGS S ttn or unecessary tng CD pack repeats all tracks within the current folder until play y g y 9 Juss is manually stopped The
52. clear difference between each bar as Then press the Setup Button 9 to remove the controls set at their factory default position in the before the contrast adjustment If not go back to menu displays from the screen The unit will return to center If necessary you may tweak the brightness Brightness Adjustment and repeat Step 3 and normal operation and you are ready to enjoy the finest and sharpness using the controls found in the en Contrast Adjustment making only mino in DVD or CD playback DVD 37 s video adjustments menu adjustments each time for optimization se a Coor hasten B 1 When the brightness and contrast are set optimally tum up the color control to the level of your prefer Color Bars ence Adjust to the level where the colors look strong but still natural not overdone If the color ray svale level is too high depending on the TV some of the bars will seem wider or the color intensity will not 100 increase while the control is turned up Then the EB 52 color control must be reduced again Ultimately you EIEEISCBDBEBEBEBBBS also should test the color intensity with a video Figue 10 e g pictures of natural faces flowers fruit and veg TV Picture Adjustment With Test Screen etables and other common natural articles for an Brightness Adjustment optimal setting of the color intensity 1 Turn down the color control on your TV until the 2 Use the large white bar below the gray scale to color bars are vis
53. cted In order to change this setting you will need to access the PROGRAM submenu as described below m Repeat With this line highlighted press the Enter Button p or the Repeat Button to activate Repeat mode Each press will change the repeat mode from Repeat 1 to repeat one track to Repeat All to repeat all tracks on the disc to Repeat Off any functions of the DVD 37 operate the same way m Random With this line highlighted press the Enter Button 3y or the Random Button o activate Random mode Each press will toggle between turning the Random play on or off m Track List A list of tracks on the disc will appear Use the A w Navigation Buttons f to scroll hrough the list Press the Enter Button or he Play Button while a track is highlighted o begin play PLAYER INFORMATION Disc CD DA Audio Stereo Dise s order Press ENTER to change CD playlist Figure 16 Program Submenu This submenu lets you program a playlist The PROGRAM submenu is only accessible for CDs see Figure 16 m Disc This line displays the disc type m Audio This line displays the type of audio that was recorded on the disc usually Stereo m Playlist With this line highlighted press the Enter Button 3 to change the order in which the tracks are played from the order in which they appear on the disc Di sc s order to a playlist order which
54. e Protection HDCP is the specification for protecting availability of multiple angle scenes Title For a DVD a title is defined as an entire movie digitally encoded content from unauthorized copying or program There may be as many chapters within a when it is transmitted from a DVD player or other Progressive Scan Progressive scan playback takes title as the producers decide to include Most discs video source to a video display using HDMI or DVI the original video signal on the disc and formats it as a include only one title but some may have more than DVD TERMINOLOGY 7 DVD TERMINOLOGY one to give you a Double Feature presentation or to clude other special features Press the Title Button ED to see a listing of the titles on a disc When a disc as only one title pressing the Title Button amp yy may show a list of the chapters WMA Files WMA Windows Media Audio is an audio compression format that was developed by the icrosoft Corporation for use with its Windows Media ayer and other devices WMA files can be even aller in size than MP3 files while maintaining similar uality The DVD 37 is among those DVD players apable of playing discs containing WMA files Note at Windows Media Player uses other file formats owever the DVD 37 is only capable of playing WMA les that end in the wma extension See page 5 for ore information on WMA file support ao cocco a
55. e uring DVD play prohibited symbol ppears see below d a The OSD The symbol appears enu is in a foreign language Picture is displayed in the wrong aspect ratio Remote control inoperative Disc will not copy to VCR Password not accepted POSSIBLE CAUSE e No AC power Disc loaded improperly e Incorrect disc type e Invalid Region Code e Rating is above parental preset e Intermittent connections e Wrong input Progressive Scan output selected e Video Off feature active e HDMI Output amp is connected to a e Wrong video output setting in VIDEO SETUP menu ntermittent connections ncorrect digital audio selection DVD disc is in fast or slow mode Surround receiver not compatible with 96kHz PCM audio e DVD Audio disc is loaded without using analog audio connection e Wrong bass management setting in AUDIO SETUP e MPEG 2 decoding e Function not permitted at this time e Incorrect OSD language e Requested function not available at this time e Incorrect match of aspect ratio settings to disc Weak batteries e Sensor is blocked Copy protection e Incorrect password being used or password has been forgotten video display that is not HDCP compliant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SOLUTION e Check AC power plug and make certain ai outlet is turned on Load disc label side up align the disc wi it in its proper position or DVD Video other ty
56. e DVD 37 s uilt in color bar test signal or a test disc as the stan ard for the adjustments To ensure that your system is operly optimized we strongly recommend that you ust your video display using the display s own con s before making any changes to the DVD 37 s utput Once the display is properly cali ith all settings on the DVD 37 set to their midpoint use the controls on this menu to fine tune the DVD 37 s output Due to the nature of these settings the navigation is somewhat different from the DVD 37 s other menus and controls The banner is accessed from the Video Setup submenu Press the Setup Button J to display the Setup menu and then press the A W Navigation Buttons until the Video Setup sub enu icon is highlighted Press the Enter Button to access the Video Setup submenu then scroll down to the Video Adjustment line and press the Enter Button again Select O n to display the Video Adjustments banner The Setup screen will disappear from view 4 D D tJ ux CT C CT 2 cx iz e o S eo ex ie e Brightness ol Screen OF Edges _ Block Level gt ms Done LIND RRS Figure 9 24 SYSTEM SETUP To change any of the video adjustments shown first press the A W Navigation Buttons so that the parameter s setting
57. e he ie isla A TERME m Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit RI ate A T dedu To minimize the size of the carton in storage you may different from that to which the DEG is RR ately and consult an authorized service center wish to flatten it This is done by carefully slitting the m Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV ape seams on the bottom and collapsing the carton technician for help Installation Location down to a more two dimensional appearance Other This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules m To ensure proper operation and to avoid the cardboard inserts may be stored in the same manner Operation is subject to the following two conditions potential for safety hazards place the unit on a firm Packing materials that cannot be collapsed should be 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and level surface When placing the unit on a shelf saved along with the carton in a plastic bag and 2 this device must accept interference received be certain that the shelf and any mounting hard including interference that may cause undesired ware can support the weight of the product f you do not wish to save the packaging materials operation please note that the carton and other sections of the shipping protection are recyclable Please respect the NOTE C environment and discard those materials at a local recycling center m Make certain that proper space is provided both above
58. e nae e Cunt change the DVD 37 player settings for video aspect plays the current title on the left and the total num si H T some oe n Il ne g ipi MENU ratio or scan type ber of titles on the disc on the right For DVD Audio Ane ae nay SIMPY KESE pray TO e F Bo a a l beginning of the current title or group This is a func m Disc This line displays the disc type discs the number of current and total groups is on alow the Ase was n rore oum doesnot m Disc ID If the disc is encoded with an identifica SOT reflect a problem with the DVD 37 tion label it will appear here Chapter For DVD Video discs this shows the Selecting a Chapter or Track m Aspect Ratio This line displays the aspect ratio gio e ua ok duh Ps ed i To select a chapter for DVD Video discs or a track for of the video content on the disc and the format in Capers ON TG USC ON ME MYN OE ALIS PAUORG CONRES hich it is be d back accordi he s l discs the number of current and total tracks is shown DVD Audio discs first press the Status Button which ft 1s being played back according to the set We so that the Status Display appears Next press the gt ting established in the VIDEO SETUP sub e Play Mode Icon This displays the current Navigation Button f so that the Current Chapter menu as shown on page 23 Some discs may play mode icon e g Play B gt Pause Stop Wit or Track Number is highlighted and dashes contain wo version of tne same pr
59. e or Group leiten keds When a DVD is playing you may press the Status To select a title or group first press the Status Button inet bee Button at any time to view a quick summary of so that the Status Display appears The Current the disc s playback status The Status Bar not only Title or Group will be highlighted in a blue box ep gives you a snapshot of the unit s current state it also Press the Enter Button and dashes will appear provides an easy way to select a different group title enabling you to use the Numeric Keys T to enter Foure 13 chapter or track or use the time search feature the desired title Press the Enter Button again to begin playing the new title or group Note that if a o c PR 06 RAM submenu The PROGRAM sub icon appears when you attempt to select a new title menu is not accessible for DVDs ee ere ee ey group this is an indication that the disc does not DISC INFO Submenu This submenu displays allow the title group to be changed in this manner detailed information about the disc content see Figure even though a list of numbers will appear This is a 13 You will not be able to make any changes to the o unction of the way the disc was created and is not a items on this submenu However you may use the Figure 14 law in the DVD 37 For some discs press the Title Setup menu system as described on page 2310 e Group Title Gy For DVD Video discs this dis Button d UO R I
60. e standard rate video while those not capable of reproduction below 100Hz t PETE MEN that is compatible with any television set or video dis are considered small In general if you are using Se rue Mie evn play Two choices are available a packaged speaker system with smaller satellite Ry San ee t be e Progressive Select this option if you have a video type speakers and a subwoofer you should select tm A s display that is compatible with input sources of Small fora five speakers L arge should EX 480P or greater Displays labeled as HDTV Ready only be selected f you are certain that your speakers Maro including virtually all large screen LCD and plasma are capable of handling extreme low frequency displays are compatible with progressive scan sounds Press ENTER to change VIDEO setting l yn e Interlaced Select this option when you are using Delay Time This setting is used to compensate for l an older video display that has Y Pr Pb component the time it takes or sound to reach you from each Ngure g inputs but which is not capable of displaying high speaker position a sorme speakers may De placed The following adjustments are available on the Video scan rate or HD signals further from the listening position than others Selec Sanii meni the distance from the speaker to your listening position p NOTES by choosing one of the distance settings shown This Aspect Ratio This setti g Se ects the aspect ratio 1 The Scan Type m
61. e steps while a disc is playing To change the audio soundtrack press the Audio on screen or interactive information In many cases Press the A B Repeat Button on the remote Select Button to display the Audio banner and the disc will alert you to the presence of multiple when you want to choose the beginning point the show the current audio soundtrack configuration Each angles by showing a camera icon or other indication Repeat icon appears in the upper right corner of the press of either the Audio Select Button or the but in any case where multiple angle material is avail screen followed by A to indicate the beginning Enter Button will change the current audio able the Angle Indicator H will light in the front of the passage to be repeated soundtrack When your desired selection appears panel Information Display 12 and the Multiple Ange 2 Press the A B Repeat Button again to press the lt d gt Navigation Buttons f so that Icon will appear on screen if it has been turned on choose the end point Repeat A B has been set Done is highlighted and then press the Enter in the System Settings menu and the A B section will be played continuously Button to remove the banner display and return When multiple angle views are available as shown 3 Press the A B Repeat Button on the remote to normal playback by any of the available icons or indications press the again to cancel Repeat A B mode NOTES ON AUDIO TRACKS Angle Button
62. ee mS Dui e NOTE Due to the variations in how DVD discs are VS l a ae hi Hie YSTEM SETUP authored the subtitle languages displayed by the Level 2 Intermediate level between the PG and Q 9 DVD 37 may not accurately reflect the actual lan ratings The following adjustments may be made on the guages available on the disc It is recommended that Level 3 Corresponds to the MPAA s PG Parental SYSTEM SETUP menu subtitles be selected using the disc s menu Guidance rating Level 4 Corresponds to the MPAA s PG 13 Parental Guidance and 13 years old rating SETUP MENU SETUP MENU Display Language Preferred Subtitle Language Panel Time out Czech Port Hindi Danish Finnish Japanese Level 5 Intermediate level between the R and Hungarian Afrikoons Russian PG 1 3 ratings Swedish Arabic Turkish ies ne vel Level 6 Corresponds to the MPAA s R Restricted Polish Grook Korean Hobraw Dutch rating ae Level 7 Corresponds to the MPAA s NC 1 7 17 years and older rating Status Bar Time out Parental Controt Disc Recognition PBC Support Screen Saver Show Angle icon Closed Caption Press ENTER to change SYSTEM setting Press ENTER to change Subtitle Language Figure 3 Figure 4 20 SYSTEM SETUP SS TEN SETDP
63. er passages are a litte bit quieter settings Either method achieves the same result Ter OPen e MINIMUM applies more compression so that Audio Adjustments Submenu Press ENTER to change AUDIO setting louder passages are much softer Feel free to experiment with the settings at any time Thig menu allows you 16 adust pass management set Figure 7 Note that if your receiver or processor also allows you Ings Rab pale he audio output of te G Channel to program the dynamic range setting also known Audio Outputs for speaker size output level and The following adjustments are available on the as the Night Mode you do not need to make a y BUTS The proper SATIN LODS SPUR 1s AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS menu for each adjustments on the DVD 37 and should leave the key to optimal reproduction of DVD Audio discs when speaker position It is recommended that you cycle setting at MAX IMUM the DVD 37 is used with a receiver or processor that through the adjustments for each speaker position i does not have audio adjustment capabilities for the using the A W p Navigation Buttons Qf to direct inputs enter the settings that are appropriate for your system 26 OY STEM SETUP STEM GETUP Pressing the Enter Button p displays a dropdow
64. evision for analog audio playback control based automation systems corresponding digital audio input on your receiver or 6 Channel Audio Outputs Connect these out HDMI Output If you ave an HD compatible processor but not both puts to the matching 6 channel analog audio inputs on eceiver or video display device connect this output e The coaxial digital output should only be connected your receiver or surround sound processor This con pie HDN input on the ana video disp ay lor to a digital input Even though it is the same RCA nection is required to listen to the multichannel tracks hig baal pressed digital audio and video type connector as standard analog audio connec on DVD Audio discs If the disc also contains a linear Even if your receiver is not capable of processing tions DO NOT connect it to a conventional analog PCM Dolby Digital or DTS track you may listen to it ONE ANE aa input jack using the HDMI Output Optical Output or ws m ii s i Q Component Video Outputs These outputs carry Coaxial Digital Audio Output or the Analog your video display has a DVI input you may use an the component video signals for connection to display Audio Outputs optional HDMI to DVI cable or adapter for the connec monitors with component video inputs For standard D AC Power Cord Connect the AC power cord to on to the display In all cases the video display must analog TVs or projectors with inputs marked Y Pr Pb an AC outlet If the
65. f the back cover Note that the dicc 5 onera F subtitles may also be switched on or off or a new lan SE Nao IE s password system System Setup Submenu guage selected during playback using the Subtitle allows you to restrict viewing of certain materials that The SYSTEM SETUP submenu is where you Button as described on page 30 may not be suitable for younger members of the establish the control options languages and displays inc lected a bil d subi household by requiring the viewer to enter a password In most cases the system default options are sufficient er Mb earn A CE bitten before viewing those materials The system is based for normal operation but you may wish to change Do A av the Subf a er Eedi on rating information encoded in the DVD that classi them to tailor the unit s operation to your preferences Zal p fies materials into eight levels roughly corresponding Enter Button will cycle through the subtitle lan to the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA Access the SYSTEM SETUP submenu by guages available on the disc If subtitles still do not Rae ete es i pressing the Setup Button 9 to display the main appear press the Disc Menu Button to make so eae SETUP menu The System icon should be high sure that subtitling has been selected in the disc s Level 1 Corresponds to the MPAA s G General lighted If it isn t use the 4 W Navigation Buttons menu system Audiences rating and is considered suitable for all S Ue
66. ge of features not all discs include every capability of the DVD system For example although the DVD 37 is compatible with multi angle discs that feature is only possible when the disc is specially encoded for multi ple angle play In addition the DVD 37 is capable of playing back both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks but the number and types of tracks available will vary from disc to disc To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available please check the options noted on the disc jacket e Playback of DTS audio discs requires connection to processor or receiver with a DTS decoder and the correct setting of the Digital Output in the Audio Submenu to Bitstream see page 21 5 Playback capability for CD or DVD recordable discs ay vary due to variations in the quality of the disc and the recorder used to create the disc e The DVD 37 is compatible with most discs recorded with files encoded using MP3 or Windows Media 9 up to 320kbps as well as JPEG still images owever note that variations in the encoder or odec used and the bit rate of the encoding may ffect the DVD 37 s ability to play back a specific sc As a result we cannot guarantee complete ompatibility with all encoders and versions of e codecs For best results we recommend that MP3 files be encoded at bit rates ranging between 32kb
67. h as languages aspect ratios subtitles depending on the features recorded on a disc Experts Group which developed a standard for com number of titles and more The slight delay while the pressing still images such as photographs JPEG files contents of the disc are read is normal Chapter DVD programs are divided into chapters and may be created on a personal computer by importing titles Chapters are the subsections programmed into images from a digital camera or scanning printed Resume The operation of the Stop Button J a single title on a disc Chapters may be compared to photographs These files may be burned onto a com on the DVD 37 works differently from what you are the individual tracks on an audio CD Press the Disc pact disc The DVD 37 is capable of recognizing used to on CD players On a traditional CD player Menu Button to see a listing of the chapters JPEG files and enabling you to view them on you when you press the Stop button the unit does jus ona disc video screen that it stops playback On a CD player when you press the Start button again the disc starts from the Component Video This form of video signa MP3 Files MP3 is an audio compression format that beginning With the DVD 37 however you have two eliminates many of the artifacts of traditional composite was developed by the Motion Picture Experts Group options when playing most discs Pressing the Stop video signals by splitting the signal into a separate as an adj
68. harman kardon DVD 3 PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD AUDIO VIDEO PLAYER WITH HDMI OWNER S MANUAL DVDEH AUDIO VIDEO Open Close Oo Play Pause harman kardon 3 DVD 37 DVD PLAYER 3 Introduction For Canadian model 4 Safety Information CAUTION aci Em This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian oos dos EM RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ICES 003 9 Front Panel Controls DO NOT OPEN For models having a power cord with a polarized plug 10 Front Panel Information Display CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock CAUTION lo preven electric shock match wide blade 11 Remote Control Functions Na E of plug to wide slot fully insert user Inside d oe a MM Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Mod le pour les Canadien etup and Connections 15 Connecting to a TV Only pales is a siena e Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme 1 h ifi T io not use this polarizea plug wi A 16 Connect ng o a Recelver Amplifier With a an extension cord receptacle or other outlet la norme NMB 003 du Canada i Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder unless the blades can be fully inserted to Sur les mod les dont la fiche est polarisee 17 Remote Control Operation prevent blade exposure ATTENTION Pour viter les chocs lectriques introduire i e a ins Connection The lightning fash with arrowhead symbol la lame l
69. he ERROR when a disc not compatible with the selected speed 1 2 or 1 4 DVD is put into the play position 10 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Power On Open Close Audio Select D Clear OPaayiist Repeat A B Repeat Random hno Setup Previous Step Skip Search Slow Reverse D Angle D A w 4 Navigation Buttons D Light O Video Off Audio Mode Selector HD Mode Selector D Dimmer pe Progressive Scan Interlaced SETUF D MENU STATUS D Pause STOP NEXT STEP 3 Zoom Play Search Slow Forward e PAUSE Stop LE ZOOM ext Step Skip J 3 Disc Menu Status N Ti Ey NM HESL Subtitle Power Off LIGHT V OFF DIMMER P I R Emitter D 6 LU GJ L3 AUDIO MODE HD MODE 9 Q 8 VSLOW PLAY SEARCH SEOW 660 6 e 6 6 SKRELL o6 harman kardon DVD NOTE To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www harmankardon com REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 11 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
70. he A amp W Navigation eature and selecting the menu while playing a enlargement are available Buttons D to highlight the submenu s icon and Playback Resume Feature pressing the Enter Button to select it These submenus are different from the Setup menus in that many items are for display only and cannot be changed using the menu system movie may mean that you will have to go back to either the beginning of the program or the start 0 ti a chapter This feature is out of the control of The DVD 37 offers a Resume feature for DVD play e DVD 37 as it is set by the disc s internal back that is different from the conventional Stop programming function you may be used to on CD players When Important Notes on DVD Playback the Stop Button EJE is p essed once he disc will stop and Resume wil appear briefly in the The DVD 37 is capable of all the features and options upper right corner of the video screen and in the Main covered by the DVD standards However it is up to Information Display J While the Resume feature the producer of a DVD disc to decide which of those is active the disc s position is entered into the unit s features and functions are available on any given disc memory so that when the Play Button EY is For that reason not all discs will function identically pressed to resume playback the program will continue and some discs will not have
71. he An le banner playback selection following the navigation scheme of the will simply indicate that view T of 7 is being displayed PORTANT NOTE It is strongly recommended that individual disc Repeat Play plasma video display owners use the Video Off feature e When you change the audio soundtrack or language The DVD 37 offers several repeat functions that allow 0 avoid burn in with the Audio Select Button on the remote POR takeradvaintage of M6 capaciy ot Mounto To turn the video displays off while a CD is playing control as shown above you only override the audio unattended playback simply press the Video Off Button 9 Press the language setting established in the Audio Setup Repeat 1 Repeats the DVD chapter or DVD Audio button again to restore the video output The V Off menu for the disc currently being played The unit rack currently being played until the disc is manually Indicator J will light in red to remind you that the will revert to its default setting with the next disc stopped in the front panel display Repeat i video displays have been turned off Note that the Selecting or Changing the Subtitle DVD Video will ight and Track or Chapter Y will flash and the yideo output will automatically be restored each time Repeat Chapter or Track icon will the DVD 37 is turned on Discs Only appear on screen any DVDs contain one or more subtitle languages ad d MM S yis E am title or group currently being pla
72. he player s action These icons include the or CD disc being played at fast speed press the e he DVD 37 wil ony display video inte NTSC for ariete ed don P ERN foward sere horace VoU Bus AED eS and reverse fast and slow search track skip the at Although the PAL format is generally used in close disc d bol th t and or press and hold the front panel Skip Search Europe and other regions of the world outside North as Pad gt kan Si Buttons EA briefly until fast play begins and Ameri ior other WDE ae availble i dom modes and the prohibit icon 2 if the command then release them Once one of these buttons is MENCA SUME MUSIC OFONEF VAS AG aVvalage I action is not available at that time or for that disc As Harti PAL with a Region Code of 0 which i ab M pressed the fast search will continue until the WITT a REJIO VOUE 01 77 WiICN TPA 1S Tey explained in more detail in other sections of this Play Butt d Each h may be played on any DVD player around the world ing the Status Button di ay Button EY is pressed Fach press of the The DVD 37 wil ically detect the PAL for manuai pressing tne status Button esa fo US Search Forward Reverse Buttons 3E e WIL AMOI Gary Get gie TUE the Status Banner for DVDs and pressing the Info B will cycle to the next speed in the following mat and make the necessary conversions so that Button displays the Player Information menu e video may be displayed on an NTSC TV PAL order 2x 4x
73. ible in black and white tweak the warmth of the picture Every viewer has a 2 Adjust the contrast on your TV to the lowest level preference as to how the glow of the picture should where you still can see all bars within the gray scale be Some prefer a little colder picture some a in the test picture separately and clearly warmer glow The Tint function on your TV and the 3 Adjust the brightness using the DVD 37 video white bar can be used to control th s Adjust the Tint i to the level where you feel the white color has the adjustments control so that the bars in the gray scale are all visible The bar furthest to the left has tone you prefer to be as black as possible rather than gray but the next gradation must clearly be distinct from it TEST SCREEN 25 PLAYBACK BASICS Loading Discs e When loading CDs or DVD Audio discs load the To load discs in the DVD 37 first turn the DVD 37 BUSH lanal s09 p PLAYER INFORMATION 000 on by pressing in the Power On Off Switch EA e When loading DVD Video discs with printed labels m Playa ripaal ry bce or Power On Button Note that the Power load them labe
74. icon appears be elioed a any NT OHIO DIVERS seg TTG MEE a Audio Select Button y as described on page 30 enter your new password once at the New Password Closed Caption This setting enables viewing o but any changes made wil only be effective during line and a second time at the Confirm Password line closed caption messages if they have been encoded playback of that disc The DVD 37 will return to the screen shown in Figure in the video material Closed captions text displays l 5 where you may then change the Ratings Setting of the program s dialogue which are normally hidden Digital Output This setting selects the digital audio Since you had previously entered a valid password from view are made available for the hearing data stream that is routed to the Optical Digital you will not be required to enter a password again impaired or others Select the ON setting to activate Output or the Coaxial Digital Output before changing the rating However once you press the DVD 37 s closed captioning decoder so that these Two choices are available the lt gt Navigation Button f and return to the essages may be viewed e Bitstream the default setting outputs the SYSTEM SETUP submenu the new password Dolby Digital or DTS signal as selected from the will take effect Audio Setup Submenu disc s menu or by using the Audio Select Button Disc Recognition The setting for the Disc Recog This submenu establishes the DVD s configuration f
75. ideo or recommended that you connect one of the video Component Video fF your television or video composite video connection if your TV does no outputs from the DVD 37 to the corresponding input n DME papel ies i Ms oi have component video inputs The component and on your receiver to simplify operation of your home connection as TRO SIT aa al S video outputs are not available simultaneously entertainment system Refer to the owner s guide for vidga EDEL DTS paier cord your receiver for more information NOTE When using the HDMI connection turn on the television or video display before the DVD 37 TV To Y green To video To HDMI Pb blue To S video input To analog audio or DVI Pr red input connectors input connectors To power outlet porton TV component connectors yellow red white on the TV AC 120V 60Hz video on the TV on the TV connectors t 7 eni me olde 10 MODELNO DVD37 DA NEPAS OUVRIR harman kardon v DU NORTHRIDGE I CALIFORNIA 31329 USA OPTICAL MADEIN CHINA gm r Ph t us AUDIONIDEO ee pave Pit Tap inse Fairs tk EQUIPMENT amp CH AUDIO OUT SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 15 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS Connecting to a Receiver Amplifier With a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder
76. ine Read through the instructions before connecting input for improved picture clarity whether it has video multiroom capability other equipment i Ensu ei i you observe the color coding when con TUS component ET s in ii separat the pasa g l PA d s j nating ando and Video cables color components of the video signal optimizing the praying omp l DVD 37 s video performance Component video ously f you have used either of ti ese video connec ions and have no picture temporarily connect the VIDEO NOTES connections are preferred when available on your TV or receiver If you are using a TV or video display at is compatible with high resolution 480P video ignals use the input jacks on the video display arked HD Component if available Also be sure o configure the display s input settings for use with Composite Video Output to your video display and then press the Setup Button f to access the enu system Use the 4 W Navigation Buttons D to highlight the Video Setup submenu and press he Enter Button p to select it The VIDEO OUTPUT line indicates whether the DVD 37 is For the best quality if your receiver or processor and or video display are HDMI capable we recom mend using the HDMI output With a single cable connection between components HDMI is able to deliver uncompressed high definition digital video l eo and digital audi
77. ing Press the 4 W Navigation Buttons l B D until the desired option is highlighted then press In many cases you will be able to accept the default he Enter Button p to select that option See settings Of course these settings may be changed at j any time to reflect changes to the other equipment in Figure 1 TEE your home theater system or to adjust the DVD 37 s CN Menu Title The top line identifies which main output or operation to your needs and preferences enu is on screen EE nunt IMPORTANT NOTE The DVD 37 is not capable of The submenus listed in a vertical column at b a age puero displaying S video and component video simultane he left side of the screen access the specific groups D 99 9 Wisin ously If you have used either of these video connec of settings or controls The submenu that is at the Disc Recognition tions and have no picture temporarily connect the op of the list will be highlighted As indicated on the copi ge Composite Video Output to your video display Instruction Line press the Enter Button Gaid Captions On and then press the Setup Button 9 to access the o select that submenu which will move the cursor to Use UP DOWN button to select Language
78. ing CD play A greater variety of playback options are available during play including programmed p a aylists These and other features unique to CD play e described in this section Using the Player Information Menu The DVD 37 s Player Information menu displays disc information and enables you to program playback modes Press the Info Button to display the Player Information menu Figure 14 PLAYER INFORMATION Disc CD DA Playlist Disc s order Repent on orn 00 00 12 J Track 7 Press ENTER to ploy this track Figure 15 The Player Information menu has three submenus which may be easily accessed by using the A W Navigation Buttons to highlight the submenu s icon and pressing the Enter Button p to select it These submenus are different from the Setup menus in that many items are for display only and cannot be changed using the menu system Playback Info Submenu This submenu displays basic disc and playback mode information see Figure 15 m Disc This line displays the disc type suc CD DA Compact Disc Digital Audio m Audio This line displays the type of audio recorded on the disc usually Stereo o ceo m Playlist You may choose to play the tracks in order as they appear on the disc or you may pro gram a playlist containing some or all of the tracks in the order in which you wish to hear them This line indicates which of these two modes has been sele
79. ion Code 1 or for discs that do not contain Region Code information If there is any other Region Code on a disc that disc will not play on the DVD 37 INTRODUCTION 3 SAFETY INFORMATION Verify Line Voltage Before Use Some surface finishes may be particularly sensitive to ake certain that you disconnect the unit from the Your DVD 37 has been designed for use with absorbing permanent marks from the rubber feet on AC outlet 110 240 volt AC current and the plug is specifically he bottom of your component This may be due to a designed for 120 volt applications Connection to variety of factors beyond Harman Kardon s control IMPORTANT NOTE To avoid damage to the DVD 37 a line voltage other than that for which it is intended including the nature of the finish cleaning materials that may not be covered by the warranty be certain can create a safety and fire hazard and may damage used and normal heat and vibration caused by the that the disc is removed from the unit before it is the unit use of the product or other factors Although every oved Once the DVD 37 is installed a disc may be If you have
80. l down reconstruction of film based programming When used with an HDMI compatible audio video receiver and video display the program quality is preserved By passing an uncompressed signal degradation is virtually nonexistent And the single cable connection eliminates the problem of wire management If you have not yet upgraded to an HDMI video dis play you may still enjoy pristine picture quality with the DVD 37 s precision video DACs which output a Y Pr Pb progressive scan component signal and composite and S video Thus no matter what type of video display used you will see images that are the closest thing to the original film or performance this side of your local theater To further fine tune the video output a built in test pattern may be used in conjunc ion with either the controls on your display or the video output adjustments on the DVD 37 keeping with its 50 year tradition as a leader in audio technology Harman Kardon has loaded the DVD 37 with cutting edge features In addition to both optical and coaxial digital outputs for Dolby Digital DTS or PCM recordings the analog outputs for down mixed stereo o phile grade digital to analog converters for crystal clear outputs The DVD 37 s exclusive graphical interface makes it easy to get started simplifying
81. l side up If the disc contains both EE Random or Indicator i will turn amber when the unit is con Standard and high definition versions of the pro B01 Track 1WMA ected to an AC power source It will turn blue when gram make sure the Standard DVD label faces up y 03 m NMA the Power On Button El y is pressed e Some DVD Video discs are double sided The tile 7 05 Track SWMA ext press the Open Close Button EE until the information for these will be printed on the inner ring Tene ENTUM io MET tua treat disc tray opens of the disc very close to the center hole The title for Hold the disc by the edge and gently place it into the PESOS You weil tg play should We TG Figure 11 disc drawer making certain that the disc is properly After a disc is properly loaded press the Open Close Ibadketedicads mad seated in the tray s insert If the disc is not correctly Button H to close the disc drawer After the us s ad yn i NONE d dicia centered you may damage both the disc and the drawer closes you will see a brief indication of pud bise d de AUN P player when the drawer closes When loading discs LOADING in both the Main Information nne me sa uneton ap i egom please note the following Display IE and in the on screen display to alert you the point where t was stopped If the disc was o the fact that the unit is d inina th fd stopped by pressing the Stop Button EJ twice e The DVD 37 will play discs with the following logos 6 Tac
82. lar fashion e 6 Channel Audio Outputs that are used 5 highlighted press the Enter Button e The SETUP menu is used to establish the basic when a DVD Audio disc is playing e Press the AW Navigation Buttons 2 to configuration settings for all aspects of the DVD e The VIDEO SETUP menu identified by a TV pes ong Iie opts Siow M ui ined at player s operation including language and display icon and the word VIDE is used to establish c ae L th ad BS P SERT IB settings audio settings video settings and adjust e video formatting and configuration settings and esired setting using the Numeric Keys f9 ents speaker bass management settings parental 0 access the video adjustments screen for the pic e When the desired setting is highlighted or the control and other settings that you may customize ure settings numeric entry made press the Enter Button 3 The SETUP menu is accessed by pressing the on the Player Information Menu the Available e Press the AW Navigation Buttons f to Setup Button Submenus Are select another item for adjustment if required Ihe PLAYER INFORMATION menu e The PLAYBACK INFO menu identified by When all required adjustments on this submenu displays information about the current disc allowing an i icon includes the disc type and name if avail have been made press the lt gt Navigation you to set the playback mode and create a playlist if able on the disc and contains settings
83. lem with the DVD 37 as these features are Stop Button J either once to enter Resume parts of the program These chapters may be oniaitever the wit S cantial mode or twice to enter Stop mode and remove it accompanied by thumbnail pictures of a scene from the player Even if you tum the DVD 37 off the rom the specific chapter to help you select the Zoom Feature next time you insert that disc you will be presented desired spot on the disc ME amm l with the option of either starting playback from the When a disc is playing press the Disc Menu Button e s advanced digital video processing beginning or resuming playback at the point at which to pause the playback and display the disc s Circuits include a Zoom feature which allows you to you stopped previously The DVD 37 can recognize up menu As there are no hard rules about style and enlarge the image for closer examination of a particular to five discs total contents for DVD menus the way they appear on the part of the picture Four steps of enlargement are Usi 2 in available sing the Player Information Menu screen and the information they contain will vary from one disc to another However the following general To use the Zoom feature press the Zoom Button The DVD 37 s Player Information menu displays disc rules apply to most menus while a disc is playing or paused Each press information and enables you to program playback syst move d
84. light conditions press the Light Button 9 PLAYBACK BASICS PLAYBACK BASICS 2 DVD PLAYBACK Using a DVD s Menu addition it is common for the producers of DVD You may resume a DVD Audio or Video CD VCD discs to block the use of certain functions during only with Playback Control MP3 or JPEG disc after placing One of the unique features of the DVD system is gt s l af oers odore EHEC UTED Inn some parts of a disc For example many discs prohibit the DVD 37 in Standby mode Resume will not oper a p pp e use of fast play buttons or prohibit access to the ate for WMA files or for VCDs that do not have play de range of features on a disc including multiple guage tracks subtitles in a variety of languages pecial information such as movie trailers and cast ormation as well as other customized information Chapter Menu display during the playback of copyright back control otices studio logos movie credits or trailers The appearance of the Feature Prohibited icon D co Disc Recognition Feature al or the inability of certain features to operate when When the Disc Recognition feature is turned on in the addition Prodi ees sey ave Movie or program e disc itself has prohibited them does not indicate SYSTEM SETUP menu you may press the o chapters that allow for quick access to specific a prob
85. many of the features of at the point where it was when the Stop Button the DVD system For example most current DVD discs E was pressed do riot tak aclanege of MMe multiplea ge ae To completely stop playback press the Stop Button When you press a button and the player displays the HA tice Feature Prohibited icon this is an indication that the disc has not been programmed for that feature 28 DVD PLAYBACK DVD PLAYBACK PLAYBACK INF 0 Submenu This submenu how the program is being played back based e Time Bar B This display is a graphic represen displays basic disc and playback mode information on the setting established in the VIDEO tation of the time elapsed for the title being played see Figure 12 You may not make any changes to SETUP submenu as shown on page 23 As the disc plays the number of bars will increase to the items shown in this submenu except for the m Audio Resolution This line displays the sample reflect approximately what percentage of the title has Repeat mode rate and bit rate for the current audio format been played thus far m Disc This line displays the disc type such as m Audio Format This line displays the current audio e Time Display
86. ment adjustments being diniatacad video sett Playlist is active the Player Information screen indi applied This mode is used with receivers and proces jM M HL RL dE cates Programmed Order on the Playlist line sors at are capable of applying bass ma agement p Enter Press this button to enter a setting in the settings speaker size output levels and delay times DVD 37 menu system or to confirm a menu selection Info Press once to access the Player Information to their 6 channel analog inputs choice in a disc s on screen menu enu for information on the current disc and the play Ev a back mode settings Press again to remove informa The On setting is used with receivers and processors Pause Press this button to pause the disc ion from screen See page 28 for more informatio that pass the audio signals from their 6 channel analog and freeze the picture during DVD or VCD playback on the Player Information menu inputs directly to the outputs without applying any or to pause the playback of a CD or DVD Audio bass management settings With bass management disc To play a DVD or VCD in the slow forward or M Setup Press this butto to use the DVD 37 s on it is recommended that you use the AUDIO reverse mode first press this button and then press M MEE bs ie Baten pT ADJUSTMENTS submenu to set the DVD 37 s either the Search Slow Forward or Reverse j bass management settings See page 22 Button be pressed to access the DVD 37 s
87. n right speakers are able to reproduce If you are not e 4 3 If you have a standard 4 3 aspect ratio video enu with the selections available for that setting Use familiar with that information it may be found in the display choose this setting You will see the entire the A W Navigation Buttons f to highlight the owner s manual for your speakers The output level frame of the movie as it is recorded on the disc appropriate setting and then press the Enter Button should be set the same way as for the other speakers without any image cutoff at the left and right sides to select it When you have finished entering all settings on this While this allows widescreen movies to be shown in You will notice that the adjustments for speaker size menu use the 4 W Navigation Buttons D their entirety they will occupy a smaller portion of and distance used to calculate delay times are set in to highlight the word Do n e at the bottom of the the screen and black letterbox bars may appear tandem for the front left and right speaker pair and for screen and then press the Enter Button p to at the top and bottom of the screen the surround left and right speaker pair Changing the enter your settings into the DVD 37 s memory Video Output This setting selects between the settings for either speaker in these pairs also affects S Video Output and Component Video that setting for the other speaker in that pair For this Video Setup Submenu Ou
88. nel control numbe number in a circle refers to a rear panel connection TA in an oval refers to a button or indicator on the remote control VA letter in a square refers to an indicator in the front panel information display letter in a circle refers to a type of cable connection between the DVD player and another component Y letter an oval refers to a section of an on screen display 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Thank you for choosing the Harman Kardon DVD 37 The DVD 37 is a state of the art optical disc player that can play almost every music movie and still image disc in your library with the highest fidelity available today Along with playback of conventional DVD movie discs and audio CDs the DVD 37 lets you enjoy the latest high resolution DVD Audio discs with HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface output of pure uncompressed digital audio and video that showcases your favorite movies and music as you ve never experienced them before o A virtually universal player the DVD 37 can also play files recorded on a computer s optical drive in the MP3 or Windows Media formats CD R RW discs DVD R RW and DVD R RW discs and VCD pro grams and still images recorded in the JPEG format Regardless of a disc s format the DVD 37 s video and audio playback is of the highest quality thanks to pixel by pixel video processing and true 3 2 pul
89. ns water Wipe immediately with a dry cloth NEVER use instructions may cause harmful interference to radio benzene aerosol cleaners thinner alcohol or any communication However there is no guarantee that Handle the AC Power Cord Gently volatile cleaning agent Do not use abrasive cleaners armful interference will not occur in a particular instal When disconnecting the power cord from an AC out as they may damage the finish of metal parts Avoid ation If this equipment does cause harmful interfer let always pull the plug never pull the cord If you do spraying insecticide near the unit ence 0 adio or televisio recep ion which can be not intend to use the unit for any considerable length determined by turning the equipment off and on the of time disconnect the plug from the AC outlet Unpacking user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by The carton and shipping materials used to protect your one or more of the following measures Do Not Open the Cabinet new receiver during shipment were specially designed There are no user serviceable components inside this to cushion it from shock and vibration We suggest m Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna product Opening the cabinet may present a shock that you save the carton and packing materials for m Increase the separation between the equipment hazard and any modification to the product will void use in shipping if you move or should the unit ever and receiver your S f wa a OF
90. nt chapter When a DVD Audio or NOTE The DVD 37 does not have an HDCD High a specific passage for repeat playback has been CD disc is playing they will show the current track Definition Compact Digital decoder Therefore to selected number benefit from HDCD encoding ake Sure to connect Z VCD Playback Control Indicator This indicator N Group T itle Indicators These two positions in one of the DVD 37 s Digital Audio Outputs 00 lights when the playback control function is tumed on the display will show the current title number when to your receiver or processor with HDCD encoding for VCDs a DVD disc is playing or the current group for a If your receiver or processor does not ave HDCD Bl Repeat mdicatars These desi lant whet DVD Audio disc mt oo B Audio Bitstream Indicators Whe a Dolby V OFF Indicator This indicator lights in red when ie e iini Digital DTS or linear PCM digital audio signal is UR This indicator will flash when the disc is in Forward present on the disc one of these indicators will light the V OFF Button on the remote control Slow Play mode The on screen banner display indi DVD Audio MP3 and WMA bitstreams will be indicated 4 Video Output Indicators When the DVD 37 is cates the adlacted speed 1 2 1 4 1 8 or 1 16 by the Disc Type Indicator FEN connected to a video display using the HDMI Output DH Parental Lock Indicator This indicator lights in the display sends information to the DVD 37 cei sae M ee
91. o programming Even without audio 480P video signals You will also need to change pane Eun id 7 rocessing capability your HDN I ready receiver will e scan ype In the DYD Syne SUE meniu DAE aa aa able s ie fan pressed dii tal video fom MIELE to Progressie S pa p ed pes E n Mons HA ii mE use the avigation Buttons 0 highlig signal to your video display e Modern audio video receivers are capable of con he desired setting on the dropdown menu Press the NOTE If your video display has a DVI input you ectio io Several video source devices such as Enter Button to select it e DVD 37 and a VCR cable television set top box HDTV tuner or other device The receiver is Connecting to a TV Only may use an optional HDMI to DVI cable or adapter for the connection to the display In all cases the video display must be HDCP compliant in order to equipped i monitor dE Mund When using the DVD 37 with a television but no audio use the HDMI output vendan i Prud e z receiver or processor connect it as follows Make the e If your equipment is not HDMI ready we recom selects the correct video inpu and routes it to the Analog Audio Connection ane ong of tne Video mend the use of component video for higher quality correct video monitor output to your television It is connections Composite video S Video e pictures You may also use the standard S v
92. ogramita e Time Display amp This section of the display appear Use the Numeric Keys Ti to enter the ee es TUE shows the time corresponding to the type of display desired chapter or track and press the Enter Button and a standard aspect fatio on tMg GR indicated in the Time Display Type y The Time to begin playing the new chapter track m Video Standard The disc s format is shown Search function enables you to start playback at any To select a specific chapter or track on a DVD at any here For Region 1 players this will normally be point in the program Use the lt gt Navigation time during playback simply press the number corre NTSC although some DVDs that are open region Buttons D to highlight this display and the num sponding to the chapter or track you wish to view playable in all regions may be in the PAL format bers will change to dashes You may then use the using the Numeric Keys D You may also move The DVD 37 will convert the video to the NISC Numeric Keys to enter the numbers corre one by one through the chapters or tracks at any time format used by your television sponding to the time on the disc at which you wish by pressing the Skip Reverse Previous Ski Thie line di play to commence Press the Enter Button alind p p m Scan Type This line displays whether the video Forward Next Buttons dD program on the DVD was recorded with a pro ihe immediately begin at the selected ime position
93. oise that it may be PCM in Digital Output menu see Digital Output harmful to your ears and damage your speakers section on page 21 CDs can be played as they would in a conventional CD player e Dolby Digital DTS and PCM signals are passed through the HDMI Output However DVD Audio signals are not carried via the HDMI connection You must connect the 6 Channel Audio Outputs to the corresponding input jacks on your receiver or processor in order to enjoy DVD Audio materials 18 DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTION SYSTEM SETUP 99 Control Settings The main area of each menu screen shows a list of the control settings available for System Setup The final step in the installation of the DVD 37 is to establish the system s configuration Before proceeding SETUP MENU the n ae On pi A the n id further to make any adjustments make certain that Tape Engish sa pi g of t che T AAE o pu i Se OD co nonu MSHEREERMMENEM conos any ja C power source T e p d Parental c on D until the setting or the desired item is highlighted pressing the Power On Off Switch EJ and the f Disc Recognition On Power Indicator jj will change from amber to blue PBO next om ext press the Enter Button and a dropdown You do not need to play a CD or DVD in the unit to OET PAA ina menu will appear that contains the available options for ake system setup adjustments Closed Caption On hat sett
94. opy of the ogram material recorded in the standard Dolby igital DTS MPEG or linear PCM formats The DVD ill play back those portions of the disc regardless the format of the rest of the disc f ayback of CD R RW and DVD R RW discs created on a computer requires proper formatting and finalization of the disc before playback Some computers and or software programs may not be capable of creating compatible discs t Q zx OS FEATURES amp DISC COMPATIBILITY DVD Video Disc Compatibility e 3 8cm or 5 12cm discs e Single sided or double sided discs e Single layer or dual layer discs Dolby Digital DTS MPEG or Linear PCM digital audio tracks MPEG 2 digital video e Discs are generally divided into one or more titles which may be further subdivided into chapters DVD Audio Disc Compatibility e 3 8cm or 5 12cm discs e Single sided discs e Single layer or dual layer discs Linear or packed PCM digital audio e Some discs may contain MPEG 2 video and Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG digital audio Discs are generally divided into one or more groups which may be further subdivided into tracks Audio CD Compatibility e 3 8cm or 5 12cm discs inear PCM digital audio Audio CDs are divided into tracks CD R RW Compatibility e 5 12cm discs e Linear PCM MP3 32kbps 320kbps or Windows edia WMA 64kbps 320kbps digital audio e May con
95. or as explained on page 30 This setting should nition feature when turned on allows you to pause general audio settings such as preferred language and be used when your receiver or processor is capable of or stop a DVD Video disc remove it from the player digital audio settings decoding signals in the Dolby Digital or DTS format play another disc and then resume playback of the As with all setup menus press the Setup Button qD e PCM outputs a standard PCM signal for decoding by original disc at a later time from the point at which YOU tg activate the main menu screen and then press the receivers or processors that are not capable of paused When a previously played disc is reinserted in AW Navigation Buttons until the AUDIO decoding a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream This set the DVD 37 you will be presented with an on screen SETUP icon is highlighted and press the Enter ting enables 2 channel audio playback or matrix status message asking whether you wish to start play Button again decoding where available SYSTEM SETUP 21 SYSTEM SETUR
96. os peut i atis similar to CD Althouoh However the Status Banner is not available for these selection will begin playing automatically 9 g types of VCDs the DVD has for the most part replaced VCD as a for e Direct number entry without any VCD menu shown mat the DVD 37 offers VCD playback so that you may Using the Status Bar for VCD Playback on screen has no effect even when the Status play your existing library of VCD discs or home movies When playing VCD discs it is possible to access the Banner is on that you have recorded as VCDs on your computer disc s features using the Status Bar Press the Status Button to see the Status Bar Note however that The Disc Menu Button used during DVD play There de ue versions of the VCD format an early when PBC is on some features may not be available SO IS NOL peel Tor VEE Playpack version which is simply called VCD and a later with that VCD Use of functions when PBC is on will vary according to version with Playback Control which is called Version the disc type Note that if the disc was created with 2 0 or PBC The DVD 37 is compatible with both Te cialis Banner wil appiear tne sameas TOt DVDS Playback Control PBC it is not possible to change forms of VCD although playback will vary according see Figure 14 except
97. oui beet ance of the button will increase the zoom in effect When modes Press the Info Button to display the e gt AY Navigation Buttons as the you have zoomed through all four steps the picture Player Information menu Figure 12 disc s programming allows The option selected MAUS to mortal Bee will typically be highlighted in a certain color or e When the zoom feature is activated you may use PLAYER INFORMATION inside an outline box the A W p Navigation Buttons to lt r explore the enlarged picture once the information box with the zoom ratio and playback time no longer appears on the screen To select a highlighted option which may either play a portion of the disc or move to a submenu press the Enter Button amp p e Some discs are created in a way that prevents the Zoom feature from operating In addition the Zoom On some discs when you select the DVD menu during the playback of a movie the disc will return Disc Information UP feature will not operate on disc menus and may not o the point in the program where the menu was operate on subtitles selected by offering a Play Movie option Press l i l Figure 12 e Enter Button or Play Button He Tr hber je us d The Player Information menu has two submenus which o resume play However not all discs offe this EU Illes Only p may be accessed by using t
98. outlet is controlled by a switch be HDCP compliant in order to use the HDMI output or Y Cr Cb connect these outputs to the correspon make certain that it is in the ON position If the cord For best results we do not recommend HDMI connec ding inputs If you have a high definition television somehow becomes damaged contact your authorized ons in excess of ten feet or projector that is compatible with high scan rate Harman Kardon dealer for a replacement The following audio ormats may be output via the p ogressive video 480p o better connect these NOTE You ll find more details about all audio video HDMI connection jacks to the HD component inputs If you are using a connections under Setup and Connections on the Audio CD 2 Channel PCM or 5 1 channel DTS progressive scan display device PROGRESSIVE following pages DVD Audio and SACD 2 Channel PC ust be selected in the Video e uin order to take DVD Video Up to 5 1 channel Dolby Digital or DTS advantage of the progressive scan circuitry See the a i l Scan Type section on page 23 for more information NOTE To hear the high resolution surround sound on progressive scan video ecorded on DVD Audio discs you need to connect he 6 Channel Audio Outputs to the correspon ding input jacks on your receiver or processor These ormats are not output digitally IMPORTANT These jacks should NOT be connected to standard composite video inputs 14 R
99. pes will not play e Use Region 1 or Open Region 0 disc o Enter password to override or change rati Check all video connections Check input selection of TV or receiver Use Progressive Scan The HDMI Output connection see pages 14 through 16 e S and component video are not available Check all audio connections See page 22 make sure to change the BASS M STEREO see pages 12 and 22 some distortion during rapid play y switched the guides and place Check to see that the disc is CD CD R CD RW VCD MP3 WMA JPEG DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW standard conforming DVD Audio y composite video to access VIDEO SETUP VIDEO OUTPUT setting to desired type see page 23 g settings see page 20 ode only with compatible TV Press Progressive Scan Interlaced Button f to toggle to the correc Press Video Off Button to reactivate video circuitry ay not be used with video displays that are not HDCP compliant Unplug the cable and select another audio and video ode see page 23 simultaneously Temporarily connect enu and change eck digital audio settings on DVD 37 and on receiver here is no audio playback on DVD discs during fast or slow modes Change PCM LIMIT setting in AUDIO SETUP menu to HB kHz Use 6 Channel Audio Outputs or Analog Audio Outputs e n order to hear a downmixed 2 channel signal at the Analog Audio Output
100. ple steps 1 Load the desired disc but stop play if it begins automatically Playlists may only be programmed in Stop mode 2 Press the Info Button to display the Player enu Use the A W Navigation Buttons f to ighlight the icon for the PROGRAM submenu and press the Enter Button p to display it 3 Use the A W Navigation Buttons to ighlight the Playlist setting Press the Enter Button p so that the setting changes to Programmed Order anda grid of program steps appears on the bottom of the screen see Figure 17 CD PLAYER INFORMA TION Disc CD DA Audio Stereo Playlist Programmed order P01 7 P02 2 PO3 3 POs 4 POS 5 P06 6 POT 7 P08 8 POS 9 P10 10 P1t 11 Press ENTER to Program track Press PLAY Figure 17 Repeated 4 At this time the playlist will simply contain the tracks the disc s order Thus Step PO1 will display track 1 from the disc Step P02 will display track 2 from the disc and so forth The track assigned to Step P01 will be highlighted Use the Numeric Keys EID to enter the number of the track on the disc which you wish to hear first in your playlist When you have finished entering it press the W Navigation Button to move to Step P02 5 Continue entering the disc track numbers into he desired program step positions Note that you eed not do so in step order you may use the wW A lt Navigation Buttons to navigate o any step in the list
101. please contaci ur best source of local i ot answered in ormation ugh our Web site located INTRODUCTION m Plays a wide range of formats including DVD Video discs DVD Audio discs CD audio discs CD R RW DVD R RW DVD R RW MP3 Windows Media Audio JPEG still images and VCD discs m HDMI 1 0 port with HDCP outputs uncom pressed high definition digital video 720p and 1080i and up to six channels of Dolby Digital DTS or PCM digital audio depending on the source disc m High quality video reproduction with pixel by pixel processing progressive scan output and 3 2 pull down reconstruction m Simultaneous composite and component or S video video outputs m Complete bass management for DVD Audio playback m Dolby Digital and DTS data signal output through both optical and coaxial digital audio connections m Audiophile grade output DACs for the finest audio reproduction m Easy to use on screen navigation system m Extensive programming capability m Parental lock controls prevent unauthorized viewing of restricted movies m Multiple options for language soundtrack and subtitle selection m Multiple angle capabilities with specially encoded DVD discs m Backlit ergonomically designed remote control NOTE This player is designed and manufactured for compatibility with Region Management Information that is encoded on most DVD discs This player is designed only for playback of discs with Reg
102. pressing When playing VCD discs most standard DVD CD play the Zoom Button Repeatedly pressing this but back controls are used including Play Stop Pause ton will cycle through the possible settings of 1x 2x Resume Track Skip Forward and Reverse Slow and 3x zoom Forward Step Forward and Fast Forward The Reverse Playback Control Search and Step Reverse functions are not available with VCDs VCD discs made under the Revision 2 0 specification With VCDs you have access to information on the will usually offer PBC playback control disc playing by pressing the Info Button on The PBC Indicator E in the front display will turn on e remote automatically with any VCD when the disc is played The availability of the Repeat and Random functions With PBC you can select titles and navigate the disc will depend on whether PBC Support has been activated as with DVDs However the access to some functions using the System Setup Submenu see page 18 With may be prohibited by PBC playback control in that PBC Support on Repeat and Random will not be case the prohibit icon will appear on screen available Repeat A B is always available Si py press When the VCD is made without PBC the disc can be e Repeat A B Button o cag he beginning of controlled the same as an audio CD but direct track e passage to be repeated again at
103. ps and 320kbps WMA files should be encoded at bit rates between 64kbps and FEATURES amp DISC COMPATIBILITY 5 FEATURES amp DISC COMPATIBILITY 320kbps Although the DVD 37 is capable of playing some WMA 9 files not all features of version 9 are supported JPEG files should contain no more than 5 megapixels and the file size should be no larger than 5Mb Supplied Accessories The following accessory items are supplied with e DVD 37 If any of these items are missing ease contact Harman Kardon Customer Service www harmankardon com C 5 Remote control 2 AAA batteries AN cable for stereo analog audio and composite video HDMI cable S video cable Mini plug remote interconnect cable 6 FEATURES amp DISC COMPATIBILITY DVD TERMINOLOGY Since DVD pla
104. put Connect this jack to the Optical Digital Audio Output Connect this Composite Video Output Connect this jack to infrared IR input jack of another compatible remote jack to the optical digital input of an A V receiver or the video input on a television or video projector or to controlled product to have the built in Remote Sensor surround processor for Dolby Digital DTS or PCM a video input on an A V receiver or processor if you on the DVD 37 provide IR signals to other compatible audio playback are using that type of device for video input switching products Coaxial Digital Audio Output Connect this S Video Output Connect this jack to the S video Remote Control Input Connect the output of a jack to the coaxial digital input of an A V receiver or input on a television or video projector or to an S video remote infrared sensor or the remote contro output surround processor for Dolby Digital DTS or PCM input on an A V receiver or processor if you are using of another compatible product to this jack This will audio playback that type of device for S video input switching enable the remote control to operate eve when the NOTES Analog Audio Outputs Connect these jacks to fro panel Remote Sensor on the DVD 37 is blocked e Connect either the Optical Digital Audio Output an audio input on an A V receiver surround processor This jack may also be used with compatible IR remote or the Coaxial Digital Audio Output to a or your tel
105. rd composite or S video inputs of a TV See page 33 for more information on MP3 files played again it will start from the beginning or recorder Multiple Angle DVDs have the capability to show Resume mode the Harman Kardon screen wi Group The individual tracks on a DVD Audio disc up to four different views of the same scene in a appear and the RESUME message will appear in may be combined into Groups There may be more program When a disc is encoded with multiple angle e Information Display E The resume function is than one Group on a disc Depending on the way a information pressing the Angle Button amp J wil ot available for WMA files For DVDs CDs MP3 files disc s producers create the program the Groups can enable you to switch between these different views JPEG files and VCDs with PBC Playback Control contain different program material or they may repeat Note that at present few discs take advantage of this only the resume function will be retained even after the disc s content in different audio formats such as capability and when they do the multiple angle tech e DVD 37 has been placed in Standby mode by 5 1 audio or high resolution stereo nology may only be present for short periods of time pressing the Power Off Button EJ 9 but not after within the disc Producers will usually insert some sort e unit has been unplugged from AC power HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content of icon or graphic in the picture to alert you to th
106. rdon service center Refer servicing to m Do not obstruct the ventilation slots on the top of Before moving the unit be certain to disconnect any qualified personnel only the unit or place objects directly over them interconnection cords with other components and 4 SAFETY INFORMATION Disc Formats Supported by This Player The DVD 37 can play the following types of pre recorded discs ave BYP 2 AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO ZAA LEA VIDEO DVD CD 3 8cm disc 3 8cm disc 5 12cm disc 5 12cm disc The DVD 37 will also play most recordable discs but we cannot guarantee complete playback compatibility of CD or DVD recordable discs due to the wide variation in recorders and blank discs WES Ge DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO ReWritable DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT COMPACT MSE aise ReWritable CD RW CD R VCD 5 12cm disc 3 8cm disc 5 12cm disc 5 12cm disc 5 12cm disc e The DVD 37 is compatible with most discs recorded with files encoded using MP3 or Windows Media 9 up to 320kbps as well as JPEG still images including Kodak Picture CDs However variations in e encoder or codec used and the bit rate of the coding may affect the capability of the DVD 37 to play a specific disc As a result we cannot guaran ee complete compatibility with all encoders and codec versions D e Most DVD Audio discs also contain a c
107. rea To ensure proper operation of t player with the remote it is important that this area be covered In the even a cabinet or if the remote sensor is covered you extend the remote sensor by connecting a external remote sensor on the rear panel see page 14 Whe external IR blasters are used for system control should be positioned so that they point al cx p CD display and by the Playback Mode Indicators 9 once orward e Fast Play mode screen display and by at receives com that the player is enclosed in optional o the Remote Control Input optional it Be certain to seat all discs carefully within the recess in the drawer Do not press or down on the drawer when it is open to avoid damage to the player When the drawer is left open with no activity for 5 minutes it will automatically close to pre vent dust or dirt from entering the component and to prevent accidental damage If a disc is present the discs played in the u DVD 37 will immediately begin playback E Open Close Press this button to open or close the disc tray e EA Information Display The Information Display not provides status information on the player and the disc being played through a series of specific indicators ay and messages that appear in the display See page 10 for more information on the display he
108. rocessor connect it as follows First make one display 2 receiver or processor and 3 DVD 37 HDMI DVI Component d Center A eal Subwoofer S video and or Left Right Speaker Left Right Composite video x monitor outputs TV Dolby Digital DTS A V Receiver or Processor A To Y green To S video To video To analog audio To 6 channel To To optical To coaxial Pb blue input input input connectors analog audio HDMI digital digital Pr red connectors connectors red white inputs on or DVI audio audio component yellow on the TV receiver To power outlet port input input video or receiver AC 120V 60Hz connectors connectors connectors see above H IWARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN JAVISRISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Ol Qul Y zm rm MODEL NO DVD 37 harman kardon NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA 81223 USA MADEIN CHINA CAUTION ACINPUT 5 esu L5 P A USTED Aio d US ENT REMOTE CONTROL HDMI OUT Senet 16 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Battery Installation Remote Control Operation Range Insert the two AAA batteries supplied while observing Point the remote control unit from no more than about the correct positive and negative polarities 20 feet from the remote control sensor and within
109. s ANAGEMENT setting to e t is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures to jump or show e With most discs some functions are not permitted at certain imes e g Track Skip or at all e g direct audio track selection e Change the display language selection see page 23 e Certain functions may be disabled by the DVD itself during passages of a disc e Change aspect ratio settings see page 23 e Change both batteries Clear path to sensor or use optional outboard remote sensor Many DVDs are encoded with copy protection to prevent copying to VCR e Stop play of disc Press and hold Clear Button until the display blinks This resets the password and all settings to their defaults TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 37 DVD 37 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Applicable Disc Disc formats 5 inch 12cm or 3 inch 8cm DVD Video DVD Audio standard conforming DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW VCD CD CD R CD RW or MP3 discs Region code DVD video disc with Code 1 or O only DVD layers Single side single layer single side dual layer dual side dual layer Audio formats DVD Audio MLP lossless linear PCM MPEG Windows Media 9 Dolby Digital or DTS audio discs Still image format JPEG Video Signal System NTSC HDMI Output Video 480p 720p 1080i HDMI Version 1 0 compliant HDCP Version 1 1 compliant Composite Video Output 1V p p 75 ohms sync negative polarity S Video Output Y luminance 1V p p 7
110. s not have 6 channel setting in the Audio Setup submenu is ommend that you leave this setting at the defaul a DS DU s scio sel Stereo set to P CM and the PCM Limit setting is set to Bypass and adjust the bass management set pud Management singin B KH z no audio will be outputted and the mes ings on your receiver e AUDIO SETU Sem Then m e a DRY TRE ae st M e Stereo f your receiver or processor is no Analog Audio Outputs to any 2 channel analog General Management System Should this message equipped with 6 channel i puts a al then change inputs on your receiver appear change the PCM Limit setting to HAk Hz 5 setting to St ereo which will send a down Before proceeding with the DVD 37 s audio setup to hear the audio at a lower resolution xed 2 channel signal to the Analog Audio adjustments we recommend that you first use the nails Anae Mies AG ioeie Outputs for use with any 2 channel analog enu system in your receiver or processor to ascer y ge dici d put on your receiver You may then select an ana ain the settings already established for Speaker Size did cu di bas encoding p s on og surround mode available on your receiver Output Level and Delay Time which may be set as some Dolby Digital recordings to reduce the volume o GN ME NE Sidet Aa wil ia ing intelligibility of qui NOTE The 2 channel downmix Stereo mode and a distance Write these settings down to refer to during etel passages This means that you may
111. setup and configuration adjustments During playback the on screen menus allow a wide range of program options Additional menu options provide a full range of parental control features to control which discs may be viewed by younger members of the household as well as a complete status screen which provides the technical details on the disc being played DVD Audio playback use audio eithe unctions that y you are able to eceive by bei as he she is yo Support is also DVD players are and options rese irst DVD player lexibility the DVD 37 o take a few mi will pay major dividends i ew DVD player ou are unfami e fastest growing consumer electronics products ever brought to market so his may be the first DVD playel eplacement for an early ge case while some of the DVD 37 s features ble those of a CD playe ere are likely to be a nu you own or a eration machine In Or your ber of liar with To ensure that ake advantage of all the power and as to offer we encourage you utes to review this installing the DVD 37 That small investment of time anual before g able to use available thro at www harmal kardon com hat are your dealer or installer e enjoyment you will all the capabilities of your f you have additional questions about this product its installation or its operation his manual
112. signals greater than 48kHz and does not require e On If your receiver or processor is equipped with diera RAS s ane RUE uan Bpwpesmplngor yal sect nes TR KE 2 sett direct 6 channel inputs and the receiver is not is important that the d settings for the idi Mie Ee CQ GA PENNE CUP S capable of performing bass management on these ch a direct inputs be disabled or set to Large for eae SPI Te TEETH ae inputs then change this setting on the DVD 37 to t Speaker dm and O for the level adjust a a ULL RU UMS NOLO OMS On and proceed to the AUDIO ADJUST and a times unless these settings i also used aree nen OUI URS TQUE MENTS menu to program the bass management fd e dd other source ii in which case LENET Epas SAPNE TAERE ean settings they should be left the way you set them whe you IGS e Bypass This is the default setting If your configured your receiver If you have any questions NOTE Due to copyright restrictions the DVD 37 will receiver or processor is equipped with 6 channe about the capabilities of your receiver or processor we ot output an uncompressed signal in the PCM format inputs and is capable of adjusting the bass manage recommend that you consult its owner s manual or the rom a disc recorded with 96kHz 24 bit resolution ent settings speaker size output levels and delay anufacturer s Web site for further information sidli a5 some D19 eee DEED imes for its 6 channel analog inputs then we rec our receiver or processor doe
113. t inat UE UNNE 1S Seve I 1G Be ede the disc will begin playing from its beginnin as well as most DVD RW or DVD RW discs and pu ideo OE GE VED JPEG WIMA 0r MES ibd aa most WMA and JPEG discs including Kodak Picture and is reading the data for track chapter title and other Playback Features for DVD and CD Discs CDs but not Kodak Photo CDs DO NOT attemptto om lon about the disc To momentarily pause playback and freeze the play another type of disc Once the disc s data has been read the type of disc current picture frame on a DVD press the Pause play typ will be displayed by the Disc Type Indicator EY and Button EJE To resume playback after pressing DVD DVD DVD its type will be identified in the upper right corner of he Pause button press the Play Button F VIDEO screen If the disc is a DVD CD or vcD2 0 disc it To move forward or backward through the tracks compact _ COMPacT coMPacr will automatically begin playing The disc s track timing on a DVD Audio disc or CD or the chapters on a aise cise aise or ation and 0 e Televant data will appear in the DVD press the Skip Forward Reverse Buttons DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO Main Information Display EJ KAE on the front panel or the Previous Next tili este MP3 Any time a control button is pressed an icon wil Buttons 3 on the remote DIGITAL AUDIO appear in the Uppe ight corner of the screen to e To move forward or backward through the DVD ReWritable indicate t
114. tain JPEG still images up to 5 megapixels ile size up to SMb limit of approximately 250 files per disc Linear PCM discs are generally divided into tracks ke an audio CD MP3 WMA and JPEG discs or scs that contain more than one of these formats e divided into files which may be organized into olders depending on how the disc was created VCD Compatibility e 5 12cm discs e Linear PCM MP1 MPEG 1 Layer 1 MP3 MPEG 1 Layer 3 digital audio MPEG 1 digital video e May contain JPEG still images Video CD Version 2 0 e Some discs may contain menus and chapters while other discs simply contain tracks Version 2 0 discs ay offer interactive playback control PBC I ga The DVD 37 will NOT play the following e DVD discs with a Region Code other than 1 or O e DVD ROM data discs DVD RAM discs e CD I discs e CD G discs e SVCD discs Kodak Photo CD discs Kodak Picture CD discs available to consumers may be viewed using the DVD 37 Discs intended for use in video game consoles e Discs recorded in the VR mode or at any speed other than SP High definition optical discs such as WMVHD SACD HD DVD and Blu ray Disc NOTE Due to differences in the formatting of certain discs it is possible that some discs may include features that are not compatible with the DVD 37 Similarly although the DVD 37 is capable of a wide ran
115. tered trademarks of DTS Inc odak and Photo CD are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company icrosoft Windows Media HDCD and High Definition Compatible Digital are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Blu ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu ray Disc Association HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HD DVD is a trademark of the DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation DVD FLLC SACD is a trademark of Sony Corporation This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 38 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS H A Harman International Company h a r m a n ka rd o n 250 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury New York 11797 www harmankardon com 2006 Harman International Industries Incorporated All rights reserved Part No CQX1A1049Z
116. that the current and total num taek numbers directly to which version is used and the specific way in which ber of tracks will be shown rather than titles and there the disc was created is no chapter display Even though VCD discs provide video because the f PBC is off you may select the track number and format is based on CD technology the playback change it to skip to another track You may also begin functions for a VCD disc are similar to CD To play a play from a specific time marker by selecting the VCD disc place it in the DVD 37 as you would do umeric time display and entering the desired starting with any other CD or DVD disc The unit takes a few point using the Numeric Keys T You may also seconds to read the disc s contents the VCD Disc change the time display from Track Elapsed to Track Type Indicator EY in the front panel display will light Remaining to Disc Elapsed to Disc Remaining and and the disc will begin playing However keep in mind back to Track Elapsed just as with DVDs The elapsed that the exact level of functionality for any VCD will vary ime will appear as a graphic temperature bar with widely and it is ultimately determined by the way the additional lines added as more of the track or disc disc was created not by the DVD 37 particularly if the is played disc has been created under VCD Version 2 0 with Zoom Function Playback Control see Playback Control I The Zoom function is available for VCDs by
117. the DVD 37 s settings i i e center with black columns on the left and right D SYSTEM SETUP 23 St STEM SENUR from O f f to On See below for more information on using the Video Adjustments banner to optimize your picture settings HDMI Settings This setting displays the characteris ics of the video output signal at the HDMI Output When the DVD 37 is connected to a video dis play using the HDMI Output the display sends information to the DVD 37 that indicates the highest video resolution it is capable of handling and the DVD 37 automatically sets the video output to match it That resolution is displayed here You may use his setting to manually select a lower video outpu esolution Changes made here remain active until the DVD 37 or the display is turned off When either is urned off and then on again the DVD 37 will revert o the default setting transmitted by the display Make sure your video display or other video switching equip ent such as an HDMI capable receiver is capable of handling the DVD 37 s HDMI output signal Video Adjustments Banner is banner menu allows you to adjust the brightness arpness and black level of the video signal to com sate for differences between your DVD player and er video sources You may use either th
118. the upper right corner of the screen For Analog Audio Outputs In Stereo mode only other audio for ats on DVD discs such as linear PCM slow reverse play first press the Pause Button e the downmixed 2 channel signal will be available a Y Dolby ae i s or other formats if theyve id eac subsequent press of this button wil change both Analog Audio Outputs Use the Audio ene ABe the slow play speed as indicated by the numbe Mode Selector to toggle through the three Clear Press this button to remove on screen appearing in the upper right corner of the screen available settings enus or par ers from the display screen Press this Angle Press this button to change the camera D HD Mode Selector When the DVD 37 is con ie X oe e current E br is angle on discs programmed for multiple angle views ected to a video display using the HDMI Output 6 a ce progra p a playlist In im When a JPEG is being displayed pressing the Angle he display sends information to the DVD 37 ind cating i E all menus is e is rom 5 Button repeatedly causes the on screen image he highest video reso ution it is capable of handling Splay Press and Nola this Dutton Tor Tive seconds to rotate clockwise by 90 degrees each press The and the DVD 37 automatically sets the video output to to reset all settings to their factory defaults current orientation in degrees will be displayed i atch it Pressing this button allows you to manually Playlist Press this but
119. to enter the start amp 9 Audio Mode Selector This button adjusts the nn ne ee TG cinta see ons des OLEI eee Bass Management setting which is also found in the the following order FULL BRIGHTNESS gt HALF The second press enters the end of the selection to AUDIO SETUP menu see page 22 Stop sues ete u NS be repeated Once the A start and B end points playback of the current disc in order to use this selec Progressive Scan Interlaced Button Fach ave been entered the player will repeat the selection or There are three available Settings Bypass the press of his button selects between the progressive until the Play Button 29IY is pressed or the disc is default On and Stereo The first press displays the scan and interlaced modes for the Component Video stopped If the Player Information Screen is active the current setting and eac additional press cycles Outputs O This butto has 0 effect while the Setup changes will be displayed on screen hrough the three settings enu system is active i dicated by SETUP Bando ch cress of fis Dub n Bypass mode the analog audio information is appearing in the Information Display KF Press the stops playback in random order The Random function passed through the Analog Audio Outputs as Setup Button D to clear the Setup menu and then stops playt DIRSI ee press this button to toggle between the progressive 5 only available when playing CDs but not when a s without any bass manage
120. ton 3 when you want to choose the beginning point the o begin playing the new track Repeat icon appears in the upper right corner of e screen followed by A to indicate the begin To select a specific track on a CD at any time during ing of the passage to be repeated playback simply press the number corresponding to e track you wish to listen to using the Numeric 2 Press the A B Repeat Button again to Keys D You may also move one by one through choose the end point Repea A B has been set e chapters at any time by pressing the Skip and the A B section will be played continuously Reverse Previous Skip Forward Next Buttons 3 Press the A B Repeat Button on the remote AED A When you press the Previous again to cancel Repeat A B mode or Skip Reverse button once e player will return to the start of the current track Random Play Additional presses of either button will step back rough the available tracks one at a time e Random Play function will play all of the tracks on CD in a random order as selected by the DVD 37 NOTE When a JPEG MP3 or Windows Media disc is nce the DVD 37 has played all of the tracks on the playing a special screen will appear See page 33 for sc once it will stop ore information You may select the random mode by pressing the Repeat Play Random Button on the remote Ea
121. ton to access the Playlist the upper right corner of the screen debe A m um me on screen menu which enables you to change the T naicated Dy the Video Uutput Indicators ps order in which tracks are played on a CD or DVD e lt gt AW Navigation Buttons Use to move The DVD 37 will not allow you to select a resolution Audio disc See page 36 for more information o me eee eer SEM beyond the capabilities of your display and if you try creating and playing playlists B Light Press to illuminate the buttons on the o do so an on screen error message will appear to Repeat Each peta remote controller alert you to the selection of an incompatible video for Each press of this button changes the ith thi ain acti i hui p i ales ene bc M ie Video Off Press this button to tum off the video at Changes made with this button remain active until eire diei reae corti spen Besunpec rat output for improved audio performance when playing e DVD 37 or the display is tun ed off W en either is comer of the screen indicating the current repeat discs Press it again to view the on screen menus It umed off and then on again the DVD 37 will revert to ode If the Player Information Screen is active the is highly recommended that you use this function to default setting transmitted by the display changes will be displayed on screen prevent burn in of your plasma video display D Dimmer Press to change he brightness of the A B Repeat Press this button
122. tputs which are not available simultaneously reason it is important to select the same brand and This menu establishes the DVD s configuration for If you have connected one of these outputs to your odel for both speakers in each pair and also to video format settings such as aspect ratio and output video display and the screen is blank you will need to place them at about the same distance from the scan It also allows access to the Video Adjustments temporarily connect the Composite Video Output listening position banner see next section to your TV in order to view the on screen menus Speaker Size Speaker size is part of the bass man As with all setup menus press the Setup Button D and change this setting agement system which determines which frequencies to activate the main menu screen and then press the Scan Type This setting allows you to select are sent to the specific speaker position and whic AW Navigation Buttons until the VIDEO between progressive and interlaced scanning for are sent to the subwoofer The designation of size SETUP icon is highlighted and then press the the Component Video Outputs to maximize does not refer to the speaker s physical size but rather Enter Button the image resolution for the type of video display in to the lowest frequency a speaker can handle For this use The output at the S Video and Composite purpose full range speakers are considered large Video outputs will always b
123. ts used are con format and the DVD 37 HDMI is a serial bus form of communication between figured for an HD signal Although the progressive e DVD player and the video display or audio video scan output uses the component video jacks it is Aspect Ratio This is a description of the width of a eceiver With 5Gbps of bandwidth it is capable of ot compatible with older conventional analog video video image in relation to its height A conventional passing uncompressed digital audio and high displays even when they have component inputs video screen is four units wide for every three units of definition digital video using a single cable With HDMI height making it almost square Newer wide aspect he DVD 37 is capable of outputting high resolution Reading This is a message that you will see when ratio video displays are 16 units wide for every nine 720p or 1080i video and 5 1 channel Dolby Digital you first press the Play Button EJ It refers to units of height making them more like the screen in or DTS digital audio with the convenience of just a the fact that the player must first examine the contents a movie theater The program material on a DVD may single cable connection of the disc to see whether it is a CD or DVD and then be recorded in either format and in addition you may extract the information about the type of material on configure the DVD 37 to play back in either format JPEG Files JPEG stands for the Joint Photographic the disc suc
124. ubtitle languages displayed by the or slow play in the forward mode For fast forward DVD 37 may not accurately reflect the actual lan play each press of the button when playing DVD or guages available on the disc It is recommended VCD discs changes the speed as indicated by the that subtitles be selected using the disc s menu number appearing in the upper right corner of the screen For slow forward play first press the Pause KI Power E Pashe playerin Sandt moak Button e and each subsequent press of this D IR Emitter This s all clear button like device button will cha ge the slow play speed as indicated sends the IR commands from the remote control to by the number appeari g in the upper ig corner of the DVD 37 To ensure proper perfo mance of the the screen remote control be sure to point it toward the unit and Stop When a DVD is playing press this button Ue it with your fingers when sending remote once to place the disc in the Resume mode whic eans that playback will stop However as long as the disc drawer is not opened playback will continue from the point where the disc was stopped when the Play Button K is pressed again as indicated by e LAST SCENE message for DVDs or the RESUME message for CDs MP3 files JPEG files d VCDs with PBC in the Information Display EE Resume will not operate for WMA files or VCDs that do not have playback control Pressing the butto twice will stop the disc and play
125. unct to the MPEG 1 video compression for Button J once will stop the playback but i luminance channel the Y signal channel and two at A number of encoding software programs are actually puts the unit in the Resume mode This means color difference signals the Pr and Pb signal available for transferring CDs and other audio pro at you can turn the machine off and when you channels With a component video connection you grams into the MP3 format The main benefit of MP3 press the Play Button kJ the next time the disc will see greater picture resolution and eliminate many is that it reduces the size of audio files considerably will resume playback from the point on the disc where picture imperfections such as the moir patterns often depending on the amount of compression selected e Stop Button EJ was pressed This is helpful seen on check patterned cloth However in order to during the encoding process enabling you to store if you are watching a movie and must interrupt your benefit from component video you must have a video any more songs on one compact disc than in the viewing session but wish to pick up where you left off display with Y Pr Pb component video inputs Do not standard audio CD format The DVD 37 is capable of Pressing the Stop Button J twice will stop the connect the component video outputs of the DVD 37 playing MP3 files using its advanced graphic interface achine in a traditional manner and when the disc is to the standa
126. und recording Optical coaxial digital l bs ormat audio output e DTS is another digital audio technology developed atrix These formats add an additional surround back by Digital Theater Systems Inc It supports 5 1 and channel behind the listener to create an even more DVD Dolby Digital e pou ae 6 1 surround sound depending on the specific ealistic sense of envelopment a m 16 bit disc tha ks 0 a sophisticated encoding system Remember that Dolby Digital or DTS will only play Some receivers and processors also feature 5 1 channel sound if you ve connected the optical or near ROMI Lineal RCM ach Dolby Pro Logic lix and DTS Neo 6 matrix post coaxial output of the DVD 37 to a DTS or Dolby Digital ORANE ey processing decoders that may be used with DTS eceiver or decoder see page 16 and if the disc was 16 20 24 bit 16 20 24 bit 5 1 discs to derive the surround back channel ecorded in the Dolby Digital or DTS format DIS ue ng e Linear PCM is a signal recording format used in NOTE Some first generation DTS decoders that do CDs While CDs are recorded in 44 1kHz 16 bit ot support DVD DTS interface may not work properly PEG 2 0 PEG DVDs are recorded in 48kHz 16 bit up to with the DVD CD player bitstream 2ch 96kHz 24 bit or linear PCM DVD Audio and SACD 2ch 48kH7 ia c Male E idi vocal The high resolution output of DVD Audio discs is only VCD PEG 1 Linear PCMt selon thanks to the inm i mE of the available as an analog
127. y his area FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 9 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY B 3 Ia c 2 D 3 RANDA B REP TALL HDMI 720p 1080i HOUR PBC V OFF MIN 480p SEC MP3 DOLBY DTS LPCM DVD AUDIO GROUP TITLE TRACK VCD WMA Il HHHH HHHH H H A lt P gt si JPEG EE ENa Ea o N m NOTE To make it easier to follow the instructions that refer to the controls and connectors in this illustration a larger copy may be downloaded from the Product Support section for this product at www harmankardon com FA Disc Type Indicators a Random Indicator 4 Video Indicators E Audio Bitstream Indicators e A B Repeat Indicator Time Indicators Parental Lock Indicator EJ VCD Playback Control Indicator V Chapter Track Number Indicators P Program Indicator Wl Repeat Indicators V Group Title Indicators E Angle Indicator V OFF Indicator e Playback Mode Indicator FA Disc Type Indicators The DVD DVD Audio al Random Indicator This indicator lights when the MM Chapter Track Number Indicators When a CD VCD MP3 WMA or JPEG indicator will light to unit is in the Random Play mode DVD disc is playing these two positions in the display show the type of disc currently being played t A B Repeat Indicator This indicator lights when will show the curre
128. yed until the disc is d mein 2 ae do diua anually stopped in the front panel display Repeat ERA RCM ime dirig a diss playback E will light and Title or Group N vil flash and the Repeat Title or Group icon wil To change the subtitle language or turn the subtitles appear on screen n or off press the Subtitle Button to display e Subtitle banner and show the current configuration ach press of either the Subtitle Button or the Repeat Title or Group This mode repeats the e e Repeat A B Repeats any selected portion of the disc until the disc is manually stopped see below for more information Enter Button will change the current subtitle lan guage or turn subtitling off When your desired selec To select any Repeat mode other than Repeat A B ion appears press the lt gt Navigation Buttons While a disc is playing press the Repeat Button D until Done is highlighted and then press the on the remote The Repeat icon will appear on screen Enter Button to remove the banner display and indicating the new repeat mode Each press of the eturn to normal playback Repeat Button will cycle through the available 30 DVD PLAYBACK for CD playback as for DVD play however there are some important differences When a CD is loaded the DVD 37 will automatically display the Player Information menu Status banners are not available dur
129. yers share some of the characteristics connections In order to take advantage of the high igh scan rate output with twice the scan lines of con and technology of CD players many of the terms and esolution output of the DVD 37 via its HDMI output ventional video images Progressive scan outputs must operational concepts used in a DVD player are similar your display must be HDCP compliant Virtually all dis be connected to digital ready or high definition video to what you may be familiar with from CD players and plays with HDMI inputs are HDCP compliant but not displays regardless of the technology of the specific changers or older video disc formats such as Laser all DVI equipped displays are If you are using the display e g conventional direct view television front Disc However if this is your first DVD player some DVD 37 with an optional HDMI to DVI cable or adapter or rear projector plasma display panel or LCD In of the terms used to describe the features of a DVD check the owner s manual for your display to deter some cases the displays may have special inputs for player may be unfamiliar The following explanations ine whether it is HDCP compliant use with high scan rate inputs and in others you may should solve some of the mysteries of DVD and help eed to make adjustments to the display s setup you to enjoy all the power and flexibility of the DVD HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface enus to make certain that the inpu
130. you may program Programmed order If you select Programmed order alist of pro gram steps and the track programmed for each step will appear at the bottom of the screen You may enter a track number using the Numeric Keys T and then press the W Navigation Button D to program another track Use the AW 4 Navigation Buttons to select the desired program steps Note that you may not enter a track more than once in the playlist if it appears in an earlier step However you may use the Repeat function while the playlist is playing After you have finished programming the playlist press the Play Button KJ 25 to begin play See page 36 for more information CD PLAYBACK PLAYER INFORMATION Disc Audia Stereo Playlist Programmed order P012 1 POZ 2 PO3 3 POs 4 POR 5 P06 6 PO7 7 P08 8 POS 9 P10 10 P11 11 Press ENTER to Program track Press PLAY Figure 17 Disc Information Submenu This screen displays abbreviated track and playback infor mation plus more detailed timing information PLAYER INFORMATION Disc CD DA Audio Stereo Playlist Disc s order Repeat ort Random off veo Track FREI gt Time Track Elapsed 00 00 20 Disc Elapsed 00 00 20 Figure 18 The information at the top of the screen provides the same information on the disc type audio format playlist setting Repeat play setting and Random play setting as on the Playback Info su

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